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Soo Hyuk was startled at what Rhino said .

‘Help?’

That was so out of the blue . Soo Hyuk eyed Rhino’s expression and saw that the old man was serious . For him, it wasn’t a joke at all . In other words, Rhino must have come to earnestly aid him .

‘Why?’

The problem was that this was his first meeting with Rhino . Soo Hyuk didn’t know him, but for the latter, it seems like he knew Soo Hyuk .

‘Why on earth would you want to help me?’

Is it?

‘Are you thinking of me as the next leader?’

Is it because he knows that Ian and Alex believe I am the next poison tower’s master?

“Yes, if you are going . We, the Tower of Poison would like to help you . ”

At Soo Hyuk’s reaction, Rhino waited with anticipation and was filled with solemnity as he awaited Soo Hyuk’s answer .

“Oh, but it’s okay . ”

Looking at Rhino’s grim expression, he would have been fine without all the help . No, to be honest, he didn’t want the help, it was annoying .

Though they could be helpful, they also came with a lot of inconveniences as they were just some NPCs . In the first place, if he intended to get some help, he would have prefered Alex’s help instead of Rhino’s .

“No, please give us a chance to help…!”

However, despite Soo Hyuk’s refusal, Rhino didn’t back down .

“But, we’re really fine . ”

Of course, Soo Hyuk didn’t back down either, and before Rhino could speak again, he quickly changed the subject .

“But I have a question . ”

Rhino, who opened his mouth to reply, was surprised at Soo Hyuk’s sudden change in topic .

“How do you know me?”

“Ah…”

Rhino exclaimed at Soo Hyuk’s words . Then he put a smile on his face and proceeded to answer .

“I went to the tower a few days ago and accidentally happened to hear a few things about you . ”

Frankly, it wasn’t an accident . In the first place, the reason why Rhino went to the tower was to get information about him . But it was impossible, to tell the truth .

‘A few things about me?’

Soo Hyuk thought .

‘What did you hear?’

At first, he thought that just like Ian and Alex, Rhino too wanted Soo Hyuk to be the next head .

But if you have heard the rumor, he should know that Soo Hyuk was not the next master of the tower . But why does he react so modestly? What on earth did he hear?

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Rhino was the head branch manager of The Tower of Poison located in Hadrac . A branch manager is under no circumstances a low position . So, why was Rhino being so modest?

There must be a reason .

‘Did he think I was a disciple of the tower?’

Soo Hyuk was able to learn magic from Pavian, the leader of The Tower of Poison . Perhaps because of that, the tower is mostly known to learn magic from Pavian . Is he doing this because he thinks Soo Hyuk was Pavian’s student?

‘I’ll have to ask him later . ’

Soo Hyuk, while thinking, nodded toward Rhino who was waiting for his response .

“Oh, I see . ”

Then he told Rhino .

“Then later I’ll visit you at the branch office . ”

Rhino who was shocked with such a response nodded and said .

“Okay, I’ll be waiting . ”

Rhino stopped nodding, continued with a scary and spooky look, said .

“If you need any help…”

“Yes, if I require help, I’ll be sure to let you know . ”

That’s how the conversation with Rhino ended .

Afterward, Rhino disappeared, leading the poison mages who waited behind him away .

After Rhino left, Soo Hyuk moved back to the entrance of the underground waterway . He could see both Kamian and his Guild members looking at him with a puzzled look on their faces .

Kamian and his guild members knew about Rhino . He must have been embarrassed by the reaction he showed to Soo Hyuk .

“You’ve been waiting for a long time, haven’t you?”

Soo Hyuk spoke sheepishly toward Kamian and the other Koma guild members .

“No, no . ”

Kamian shook his head as the representative answering Soo Hyuk’s words .

“We just got here and it wasn’t like you were late!”

It was just that Kamian had arrived a bit early and had been waiting for about 30 minutes but it still had yet to strike 9 as there were still 10 minutes remaining . So, Soo Hyuk wasn’t late either .

It was just then .

“Hello!”

Roa, who was standing at the back, came forward and greeted Soo Hyuk . And with her as the lead, all the Koma Guild members one by one came out and introduced themselves with greetings .

“Good morning . My name is Ketoto!”

“Hello, my name is Garan . ”

“This is Healer . ”

“It’s K-Cross but you can call me K . ”

Finally, when all of the self-introductions of the Koma Guild ended, Soo Hyuk opened his mouth .

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“I am Soo Hyuk . Nice to meet you . ”

Soo Hyuk’s greeting ended it and they all went back to the business .

“Let me show you the quest we’ve received . ”

Kamian said then suddenly, a quest window appeared in front of them .

[The chimeras have been causing havoc within the underground waterway . What happened? Find out why the chimera showed up!]

[Reasons about the Chimeras appearance: 0 / 6]

[Time Remaining: 46 days]

[Quest reward: ???]

It was the S-Class Guild Quest that the Koma Guild received . It seems that there are six reasons why the Chimeras had started to live in the underground waterways .

‘We have to check out the Magic Circles . ’

Soo Hyuk knew why the Chimera appeared . It had been listed in the quest “The Troubled Underground Waterways . ”

The reason the Chimera had appeared was because of the magic circles and the number of magic circles that had been summoned by the mages had been six . If they could check them all, then the quest would be completed .

‘This quest will be completed . ’

Of course, the quest “The Troubled Underground Waterways” would be finished as soon as the Guild quest is completed .

“Thanks, so, shall we begin?”

After looking over the quest, Soo Hyuk questioned Kamian .

“Yes!”

Saying that Kamian closed the quest window that floated in the air . Then Soo Hyuk, Kamian, and Koma Guild members Moved toward the entrance guarded by the NPCs .

“Can you show me the token?”

However, before Soo Hyuk could pull out his S-class token, Kamian took out his own . But not the mercenary token but the guild token . The guild token was golden just like the mercenary ones, the S was carved with a dragon .

“Here you are . ”

“Ah, you’re the master of the Koma Guild . Be careful!”

Listening to the NPC’s concerns about the guild, the group headed inside the waterway .

As soon as they entered, the whole atmosphere changed . It was too spooky, murky and the air was mixed with a stench .

“Soo Hyuk, can you show me the map?”

“Oh, yes . ”

Soo Hyuk opened his inventory taking out the ‘Hadrac’s secret underground map’ and gave it to Kamian .

“This is where we are,” Kamian said, who had already been here, pointed at their current location .

“The nearest place is…”

Kamian moved his finger, pointed at the red spot closest to the entrance . The number of red dots on the map was six, making it clear that they were the Magic Circles .

“In this section, the Chimeras guarding this area are the incorporation between orcs and wolves . ”

“Orcs and wolves?”

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“Ah, Ketoto, yes they are very powerful . mostly, their vitality and their attacking powers are significantly high . ”

While Soo Hyuk and Kamian were busy talking and marking the map, K-Cross took part in their conversation .

“I’ve checked with the eyes of a dragon . ”

K-Cross was a hunter, with his hunter-only skill ‘The eyes of a Dragon’ he had confirmed the Chimera’s vitality .

“The Chimeras have the HP that ranges from 1 million to 1 . 2 million . ”

Considering that the vitality of the chimera is around 1 . 2 million and a 200-level troll’s vitality ranges from 300,000 to 500,000 the difference is unimaginable .

“A million to 1 . 2 million?”

Soo Hyuk, who knew the vitality of the monsters from the website, had no choice but to ask .

“Yes, and it is getting higher as we get near the red spot . I’m thinking maybe, 1 . 2 million is just in the middle, the range is getting higher . ”

The chimeras at the entrance had a lifespan of 1 million to 1 . 2 million . And as they will move forward, the vitalities of the chimeras will get higher . The HP of the chimera, when they reach in the middle, could be estimated to be more than 1 . 2 million .

“That’s incredible!”

Soo Hyuk had no choice but to praise . But, it didn’t mean he meant it in a good way .

‘What’s its level?

‘What is their level that they have so much vitality?’

Ketoto asked when Soo Hyuk, while lost in his thoughts .

“But their attacking power is not very strong when compared to their vitality . If I am right, they should be about a regular level, 250 Ogre . ”

Ketoto was a tanker-type fighter who mainly focused on defense, more than offense . Naturally, he would be the one to take the lead when fighting with the chimeras .

At first, Ketoto was worried about hearing high vitality . But now hearing that even if he was attacked they wouldn’t do much damage . All he had to do was endure .

“But the poison attack is ridiculously high . ”

Of course, the only thing that could be endured was their physical attacks . Chimeras spewed out their poison even at the end of their physical attacks and the damage caused by being poisoned couldn’t be compared to that of a physical attack .

“I’ve invested a lot in magic and you’re saying that you’re scared . ”

The problem was that Ketoto had a high level of magical defense . A warrior who heavily invested in attacking skills didn’t possess much if any magical defense though could only block physical damage

But, Ketoto was a taker-type warrior who gave up on his attacking skills . Instead, he possessed all the physical and magical defenses . Nevertheless, they could encounter terrible damage .

“You said that the poison attack is over 300 levels . ”

“Oh, I see . ”

Soo Hyuk said as if he understood .

It was just then .

“I’m back . ”

Roa, who had gone out all alone to check the waterways, came back .

“There is a chimera heading right up . It’s a Wolf Ork . ”

“One?”

“Yes, turn right and you’ll see it right there . ”

She replied to Soo Hyuk’s question .

‘Just one . ’

Looking at Roa’s nod, Soo Hyuk thought .

‘If it’s one, then . ’

Soo Hyuk looked at the map and said to Kamian .

“Can you wait here for a moment? I’ll be right back . ”

How strong is the chimera and how much strength would he need to catch it? If it could be caught, Soo Hyuk thought, how long it would take .

“I’ll tank for you . ”

Ketoto said at Soo-hyuk’s words .

“It’s okay . I have a wide range of attacks… . ”

Soo Hyuk answered and that was enough for them to understand . The Koma Guild members knew the level Soo Hyuk had in magic . Ketoto thought he would suffer more from Soo Hyuk’s magic than he would while tanking for him .

“Please let me know if something happens . I’ll step in immediately . ”

Ketoto, who understood, nodded .

“Um, if something happens I’ll shout . So, then I’ll be back . ”

Soo Hyuk after talking moved to the direction Roa pointed . And when he turned right, he could see a chimera made of wolves and orc, just as Roa described .

‘It’s upper body was that of an orc and the lower half was like that of a wolf . ’

It didn’t look as strange as I thought it would be .

Chiiik!

Awoooooo!

The wolf-orc looking chimera, who found Soo Hyuk, began to approach .

“Firebolt!”

Soo Hyuk used his magic at the approaching chimera .

Suaak!

Chiiiik!

Ugh! Owowowowowow!

Does it have two heads? A painful scream came from the mouths of the orc and the wolf . Then at that moment, a green lump came out of the wolf’s mouth .

Soo Hyuk, who was watching the reactions of the wolf-orc chimera, quickly dodged to the side as soon as he saw the green mass flying towards him at a high speed .

Fuaaaaahhhh!

The green mass hit the exact spot Soo Hyuk was standing . The mass just as it touched the ground burst and started to spread . Soo Hyuk’s eyes narrowed when he saw the particles were now flying towards him .

‘Damn it!’

The lump itself could be avoided . But, it was impossible to avoid its small particles . Soon the green particle touched his thigh and a message appeared in front of him .

[You are not poisoned . ]