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‘Is it because I destroyed the circle?’

When he had destroyed the summoning circle the first time he hadn’t received a notification . No, he did, but it wasn’t for the quest, instead, creating another quest to destroy a recovery circle .

‘So, this species is a Wolf-Orc chimera?’

A chimera itself was a monster that was created by combining different monsters and this particular variant of chimera was a combination of both an Orc and a Wolf as the name suggested .

Soo Hyuk never thought that the chimera would literally be named for its previous parts . Though, it didn’t matter much to him, so he turned around with a shrug .

– Soo Hyuk: I am done here . I’m coming back .

Soo Hyuk sent Kamian a voice message as he returned then, opened his quest window .

〈The Troubled Underground Waterway〉

In the underground sewers of Hadrac, chimeras suddenly began appearing in the waterways . Ian and Alex made the decision to clean up the underground waterways, but the chimeras were strong and possessed powerful poison . In the end, the expedition failed, and the most they could achieve was to prevent the chimeras from escaping . Clean the underground waterways of the chimeras and identify their source!

[Chimera Summoning Circle A: 1 / 1]

[Chimera Summoning Circle B: 0 / 1]

[Chimera Summoning Circle C: 0 / 1]

[Chimera Summoning Circle D: 0 / 1]

[Chimera Summoning Circle E: 0 / 1]

[Chimera Summoning Circle F: 0 / 1]

[Chimera: 64 / ??? ]

[Quest reward: S-Rank Promotion, ??? ]

‘Still, five of them left . ’

Soo Hyuk had completed one of the quest requirements by destroying the Wolf-Orc summoning circle A . Now the remaining summoning circles B, C, D, E, and F remained . If he destroyed the remaining summoning circles then he would complete the quest .

‘If I include the Recovery circles, then it would add up to 10 magic circles . ’

Of course, there wasn’t any guarantee that was a Recovery circle with every Summoning circle . But, the possibility wasn’t low, so if he kept that suspicion in mind, then the total number of magic circles should be as many as 10 .

‘Should I do what I did with the first Summoning circle?’

Soo Hyuk calculated his next moves as he closed the quest window . Last time when he tried to destroy the summoning circle a quest had appeared to destroy the recovery circle . His mind moved, trying to figure out what his next steps should be .

“The reason why I saw the recovery circle and not Roa, it was all because I received the quest…’

If Roa had the quest, then she could have seen the recovery circle . But, she didn’t have it and was unable to see the circle .

‘If I cast magic on that place…’

Just because the recovery magic was invisible, didn’t mean it didn’t exist . So, what would happen if he cast magic on that spot?

‘I’ll need to experiment . ’

He needed to know if his experiment would lead to the destruction of the magic circles, or if nothing would happen . So, Soo Hyuk decided his next destination .

‘It would be better without them . ’

He would be relieved if there wasn’t much chance of there being recovery circles .

“You’re here!”

“Yes, shall we continue?”

Returning to the intersection, Soo Hyuk answered Kamian as he replied to Kamiam . He pulled out his Map and unfolded it while gesturing toward his next destination .

“What kind of chimeras is there?”

Soo Hyuk asked Kamian while gesturing to his next destination .

“Is this where you are going?”

“Yes . ”

“From here . ”

Kamian pointed his finger at a certain part of the map and answered .

“Hmm, the chimeras here should be a combination of foxes and goblins . ”

So, that was their new destination .

“A Fox and Goblin?”

“Yes, and they are called Fox-Goblin chimeras . ”

Kamian saw Soo Hyuk’s confused expression and nodded his head .

“They are quite different than those Wolf-Orc chimeras . ”

“Different?”

“Yes, in Wolf-Orc chimeras, the wolf was the one who attacked with poison, right?”

“Yes, you’re right . ”

“Unlike the Wolf-Orc, the fox isn’t who attacks with poison, it’s the goblin . Whenever the Wolf-Orc attacked, it was the orc who used physical attacks while the wolf spat out poison .

“Hmm, that would be tricky . ”

Soo Hyuk commented .

“Yes, but I don’t think you’ll have to worry about the poison attacks . ”

“…”

Hearing Kamians words, Soo Hyuk couldn’t help wondering why he wouldn’t need to worry . Were they prepared for it?

“Ketoto! Show him!”

Seeing Soo Hyuk’s puzzled expression, Kamian exclaimed .

“Okay!”

Ketoto, who was vaguely listening to their conversation, suddenly opened his inventory pulling out a shield .

However, even after looking at the shield, Soo Hyuk couldn’t shed off his doubts . They may use the shield, but it was too small . No more than 40cm in diameter .

However, in the following moment, Soo Hyuk was able to let go of his doubts .

Siaak!

The small shield suddenly enlarged in size .

“This shield is a specialized weapon, so we don’t have to worry about their poison . ”

“So the poisonous attacks are not of concern,”

Kamian said looking at the shield .

“But…”

He slurred his words as he looked into Soo Hyuk’s eyes, saying .

“B-But there is one problem . ”

Of course, there was a problem, if not they would have met the requirements for completing the quest .

“Problem?”

“Yes, we might be safe from the incoming attacks, but it won’t be easy for us to attack . ”

The main issue was the fox who didn’t take part in the offense but instead moved around, making it difficult to hit the Fox-Goblin chimera .

The shield could protect them from the poison attack, however, they couldn’t attack while the shield was up .

“Oh, I see…”

Soo Hyuk nodded, understanding the situation .

‘But if I cast Poison Storm or FireStorm…’

It was true Soo Hyuk had various tricks up his sleeves which included spells that could be cast regardless of a protective shield . But, the issue was the duration and continuous casting such spells .

‘It’ll take too long . ’

The spells took too much time .

“Then for now . ”

After pondering, Soo Hyuk opened his mouth .

“I’ll take the hits . ”

“Huh?”

Kamian was taken aback, not only him, but Ketoto, K-Cross, and Garan who had been silently listening to the conversation in silence were also surprised .

“We can fully block the poison attacks, and they wouldn’t be weak . ”

The poison attacks wouldn’t be light . So, Kamian couldn’t help but voice his concern as he was sure they were able to completely block the attacks with the shield .

Moreover, Soo Hyuk was a mage, and it was basic common sense that they have very low health .

But of course, Kamian’s concern was fully valid as he didn’t know Soo Hyuk well . All he knew was that Soo Hyuk had a strong offensive power, what he didn’t know was his health was more than 110 thousand, much higher than their tanker Ketoto .

“I’m afraid it’ll take too long if we rely on the shield . First, let me try to hit and kill them, if it gets too difficult, we can use the shield . ”

Soo Hyuk explained himself with reason and logic, so he didn’t need to explain about his health . Listening to him, Kamina and the Koma guild members agreed with his plan .

With that decided, he looked at the map and the group set out, a few moments later, K-Cross who was walking ahead of the group signaled them to stop . He had been watching ahead with his skill ‘Hawk’s Eye . ’

“There are chimeras ahead . ”

K-Cross warned .

“I see three of them . They might range between 900,000 to 1 million . ”

Saying that K-Cross couldn’t help but stumble back a bit .

-Huh? What’s this smell?

-Smells like a human .

-Huh, really a human?

Just as K-Cross stumbled back, they heard a voice in front of them .

‘Voices?’

If their health were between 900,000 to 1 million, that meant they were normal chimeras . But unlike a Wolf-orc chimera . The Fox-Goblin chimeras were fluent in human language .

‘Is it because it’s part Goblin?’

Are they the same level as before just with an intelligent goblin?

“Wait a moment . ”

Soo Hyuk stepped forward .

“Just in case, Ketoto, be ready!”

What if the Fox-Goblin chimeras are more cunning than we expected and unexpectedly attack . So, Ketoto moved forward upon hearing Soo Hyuk .

“Ok! Just give me a signal, and I’ll be there in no time . ”

After Ketoto’s assurance, Soo Hyuk proceeded forward .

-Huh? Only one?

-Huh? But I smelled several of them?

-I think he’s here alone .

Soon, Soo Hyuk met the chimeras face to face . Just like the Wolf-Orc variant, the Fox-Goblin chimeras had a goblin for its upper body .

-Be paralyzed!

The center chimera attacked first, it tried to paralyze him with its poison attack .

‘I’ll have to take the hit . ’

Soo Hyuk was wondering how strong the attack might be .

Hiikk!

Soon, saliva flew out of the goblin’s mouth; Soo Hyuk raised his arms to take a direct blow . As soon as it made contact, a notification appeared .

[You have resisted poisoning . ]

Just as he expected, he didn’t get poisoned, then he opened his stats, checking his health .

‘500 . ’

He lost 500 health .

‘I don’t have to worry . ’

He knew, the more health taken, the higher the damage . However, he didn’t need to worry even though the Chimeras had the health of 900,000 to 1 million . Even if he got hit three times, it would still only add up to 1,500 .

It would take a long time for 110,000 health to reach zero, and by that time, Soo Hyuk was confident he could kill these Fox-Goblins .

-Oh, he’s moving .

-I guess the poison hasn’t had its effect yet .

Soo Hyuk, who was busy looking at his stats while those chimeras were talking, opened his mouth .

“Fire Spear!”

Just one spell was enough to heavily damage one of the Fox-Goblins, there wasn’t much need to attack much more .

Kwang!

Though Fire Spear was quite explosive, it was just the beginning .

“Flame Dance!Poison Chains! Firebolt! Fireball! Poison Spear!”

Soo Hyuk showered them in spells, soon, a notification appeared before him .

-Fox-Goblin’s special poisonous needles [2] .

-Fox-Goblin’s poison .

‘I knew, I didn’t need to worry . ’

Looking at the window in front of him, Soo Hyuk wondered why the chimeras were unable to resist his attacks . Soon he concluded it was because he didn’t give them any room to attack . But, they were different from Wolf-Orc’s who narrowed the distance little by little .

‘I think we can move forward . ’

Soo Hyuk, who thought something might go wrong and had attacked so fiercely, took his items and returned to where Kamian and the Koma guild waited .

Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!

Hearing such a swift and fierce battle, Kamian, Ketoto, Garan, and K-Cross had their mouths wide open from shock .

‘I don’t think he needs a shield . ’

After such a shock, Ketoto was the first to break the silence .

He couldn’t help but feel bitter . No matter how strong Soo Hyuk was, he thought he would be the tanker .

This stage had a much higher difficulty than the previous zone, so he had been hoping this was his chance to show off his abilities, but…

Just like the Wolf-Orc’s, Soo Hyuk defeated the Fox-Goblin chimeras on his own, he simply didn’t need a tanker’s help .

‘I’m useless . ’ (1)

At least K-Cross and Garan could help, it wasn’t much, but they could still help while he did nothing making him feel bitter .

He forced himself to stop his self-loathing and looked forward . Finding Soo Hyuk approaching .

‘Should I change my job and be a mage?’

Looking at him, Ketoto had an impulsive thought . Seeing Soo Hyuk’s strength, the mage class looked quite attractive .

Of course, such a thing happening was unthinkable to Ketoto who had invested a lot into being a tanker . Changing to the mage class was just a fancy thought .

“I don’t think we need the shield for now . ”

As soon as Soo Hyuk arrived, Ketoto, who was already feeling bitter, felt worse . But the conflicts didn’t show on his face, there was no need for him to ruin such a good team and wasn’t it a good thing that the tanker didn’t need to step up?

“Let’s go!”

“Okay!”

Hearing Soo Hyuk’s words, Ketoto snuffed out his bitterness and replied with a voice full of energy, following behind him .

‘Huuu…’

With his feeling snuffed, Ketoto sighed .

‘Will there be a situation where I’m needed?’

Will there be an opportunity where he could execute his role as a tanker?

‘I want to do something, but…’

Ketoto followed Soo Hyuk, because of the name he has gained as the Demon hunter who slaughtered the Demon guild . He thought following Soo Hyuk would bring him a new scapegoat .

But just as he was swimming in his bitterness, Ketoto’s wish came true . (2)

“Ketoto . ”

“…Yeah!”

Ketoto, who had been, lost in thought, heard Soo Hyuk call him and came to his senses . Then, he couldn’t help but smile when he heard his words .

“I have a favor to ask of you . ”

Translator and Editor Notes:

1: Poor guy, he just wants to do his job .

2: I would say careful what you wish for…