GM Ch34

“I can put it in my inventory like this and go camping.”

“Do you like camping?”

“Not in particular but I just want to give it a try.”

“It’s not bad for a hobby. Get a driver’s license first. That way you can wander around far.”

Minjun and Soohyuk sat side by side, lighting a vintage lamp and continued talking about various things. Although the two people were not very conscious of it, there were seven pairs of eyes watching them. Some people thought they were just getting along well and moved on without thinking much about it. However, the remaining few silently exchanged glances, wondering if their guild leader ate something bad for lunch.

They would have never imagined that Soohyuk took out a lot of items from his inventory to impress Minjun. Of course, Soohyuk, the person in question, was not yet aware of it. But only one. Park Hanyoung, who lost the fire spirit to Soohyuk, watched the two with very suspicious eyes.

Soohyuk had a much more unpredictable personality than was known to the outside world. He was well-liked with a friendly smile, but he was arrogant and self-righteous like an S-class hunter. He wasn’t someone you could get closer to beyond a certain point.

He was clearly hitting on the new baby chick. That’s why he kept him in check earlier.

Park Hanyoung, who saw through the inner thoughts that even the person involved did not notice, turned his eyes away from Soohyuk, who was behaving like a hen with a baby chick.

He wasn’t interested in other people’s relationships.

***

The boss of the grassland dungeon was a pair of bull-headed monsters with five eyes, six legs, and a human-like upper body with four arms.

The names were Tyrant of the Grassland and Villain of the Grassland.

The Tyrant of the Grassland used ice magic on his blue mane, and the Villain of the Grassland used fire magic on his red mane. As an animal-type boss monster, they had skills such as roaring, stomping, charging, and shock waves.

They were an all-round boss who was agile, had high stamina, excellent defense, and excellent attack power. As the two monsters complemented each other’s weaknesses, and if one of them was hunted first, the remaining one’s attack and defense would double. Both of them were known to be difficult bosses to attack, as they even summoned minions through the rally skill when their vitality was reduced beyond a certain level.

The key to conquering the grassland dungeon boss was to separate the Tyrant from the Villain. Originally, the seven hunters on Team 1 were divided into two halves and each took on one boss to subdue. If the aggro on one side of the boss was released at a near miss, a catastrophe would occur, and since it was a strategy that required almost no time difference between killing two bosses, the key was not to lose concentration until the end.

However, when Soohyuk, an S-class hunter, joined the dungeon raid, the difficulty of the attack dropped significantly. When Minjun’s buff was added, it became even easier.

Soohyuk took on the Tyrant of the Grassland, and Team 1 hunters took on the Villain of the Grassland. As a result, The two bosses’ health was reduced faster than usual.

“It’s the final phase!”

Team 1 leader Choi Yohan shouted loudly. Accordingly, Soohyuk attacked the Tyrant with a powerful blow. The Tyrant soon entered the final phase.

The two bosses summoned their minions at almost the same time. They were Red Steel Bighorns with high defense. As dozens of Red Steel Bighorns and the boss ran rampant at the same time, a melee soon broke out.

Minjun, who followed his duties as a C-class hunter and retreated to a distant place, quietly watched the battle. The action radius of the two bosses was wide, so they were separated by a distance that almost seemed like a dot, but he focused on the movements of the Team 1 hunters.

At first, he wanted to throw a rock or something to reduce the number of times he had to attack the 99 dungeon bosses. But the priority was not to disturb the raid, so he held back.

Then, as time passed, he started wanting to fight alongside his teammates. It wasn’t his personality to stand still alone at the side.

Just when he resolved that he must quickly lift the curse and restore his rank… An unexpected incident occurred.

One of the Red Steel Bighorns summoned by the Villain of the Grassland was attacked by Ryu Kyungoh and was thrown away. But as it happened, Minjun was standing there.

Thanks to paying attention, he quickly retreated as soon as the Red Steel Bighorn flew towards him. However, he could not escape the range of the Red Steel Bighorn’s first strike.

Shit. Minjun clicked his tongue inwardly. The Red Steel Bighorn summoned by the boss of the grassland dungeon was A-class. Even a slight graze on the large horn was enough to guarantee serious injury.

“Minjun!”

Soohyuk called to him, panicked, but he didn’t have the energy to help right away as he had to deal with a boss and several monsters at the same time.

Without thinking twice, Minjun used the Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Ring’s skill, ‘Lucky Protection’.

Mmehhhh!

At the same time, the Red Steel Bighorn, which recognized Minjun as the target of attack, roared.

By a narrow margin, the defense skill was activated faster. Thanks to that, he didn’t get stunned from the roar of the Red Steel Bighorn. It also blocked the attack of the Red Steel Bighorn that was charging at him.

Minjun quickly assessed the situation. The invincible defense skill maintenance time was 5 minutes. The speed of the Red Steel Bighorn was faster, so it was impossible to escape.

“Come here!”

“Baby chick. Hang in there!”

Soohyuk and Shin Youngjae each shouted. Minjoon had two options: keep his aggro turned off and join Soohyuk and the Team 1 hunters, or hold on until they came to his rescue.

But Minjun didn’t do either. Instead he had the earth spirit dig deep into the ground. He left grass on top so that the Red Steel Bighorns would not notice the existence of the pit. After some time had passed, the earth spirit announced that all the ground had been dug.

Minjun lured the Red Steel Bighorn toward the pit. He called on the wind spirit to lighten his body, and then he deliberately stepped over the pit.

Mwehhhh!

The Red Steel Bighorn that was charging towards Minjun fell in the trap. The ground beneath his feet collapsed and the Red Steel Bighorn screamed and fell into the deep pit.

Minjun didn’t bother to get closer. He dug deeper, eliminating any possibility of the Red Steel Bighorn coming to the surface. He thought that was it…

In an instant, a whole series of notifications in the window popped up in succession. At the same time, a large bull-headed monster with a yellow mane, similar in appearance to the two bosses of the grassland dungeon, suddenly appeared.

“Oh dear.”

Minjun looked at the hidden boss that appeared just above the pit and made a face. It seemed to be an event in which a hidden boss appears when one of the subordinates summoned by two boss monsters becomes isolated.

It was too close. As soon as the boss appeared, Minjun threw his body backwards. He knew that if he went to where the hunters were currently fighting, there would be chaos, so he moved to the other side.

The hidden boss, the ruler of the grassland, immediately recognized Minjun as an enemy and unleashed a blast of magic. No matter how much Minjun prepared first, he couldn’t avoid the attack itself.

Boom!

His vision flashed white and there was a loud sound as if the world was collapsing. Minjun, who saved his life with the skill of the Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Ring, did not let his guard down. The situation was not good.

Soohyuk and Team 1 hunters were still facing off against the monster. It seemed unlikely that they would be able to defeat the boss while the invincible defense was maintained.

In the end, he had to buy time by avoiding the hidden boss himself. This time, Minjun thought it would be best to throw him into a hole, so he gave a command to the earth spirit.

But just then.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Five large swords shining in gold and white were embedded in the hidden boss’s back. It was Soohyuk’s skill, ‘Sword of Light.’

It was a skill that allowed him to be called Korea’s strongest S-class hunter. Because it was a target-type skill, it never missed the target, and its attack power was enormous. Nevertheless, he was unable to kill the hidden boss of the A-class dungeon at once.

The hidden boss, the Lord of the Grassland, who was struck directly by the Sword of Light, roared with anger. However, the attack target did not change to Soohyuk. The hidden boss fired lightning magic at Minjun, who was still nearby.

“Damn!”

Minjun cursed. Most monsters would target the hunter who had fired the most attacks. However, the hidden boss with the yellow mane was only targeting him, not Soohyuk. The lightning magic struck again. There was now less than 3 minutes left of invincible defense time.

Just when he was wondering how deep he should dig the ground,

“Minjun! Look up!”

Hearing Soohyuk’s voice, Minjun raised his head even in confusion. The space above his head distorted and a white furry animal’s paw popped out.

“Eh… ?”

Minjun was bewildered. Because he felt like he knew the owner of that foot. Why would it…? Before any doubts could be asked, the owner of the furry feet appeared.

Its overall appearance was similar to that of a large wolf. However, unlike regular wolves, the two golden horns on the tip of its head extended long behind. The sight of its four legs floating in the air without touching the ground showed the special nature of its existence.

“Harha!”

Happy to see him, Minjun called him by name.

He was the spirit king who resembled a giant wolf. Its real name was White Roar Born Under A Glorious Flash. The name was too long, so Minjun shortened it to Harha.