GBAS Ch 3

[Party] BlueBadge: That

[Party] BlueBadge: What is that??????

BlueBadge’s expression was painted with shock.

[Party] JuJuPresident: Ah?

[Party] JuJuPresident: You haven’t seen it before

[Party] NoRetryKeepGoing: No wonderzzzzi ㅠㅠㅠ

While they were gaping and grasping the situation, the white object silhouetted against the moon came closer and closer.

[Party] JuJuPresident: How’s our puppy?

[Party] BlueBadge: Puppy?

A large shadow fell over the party members’ heads. The shadow grew darker and darker as the white object approached. Just as the bewildered BlueBadge was about to step back,

Thud-!

A monster the size of a house landed softly in front of them and put down what it had been carrying in its mouth.

[Party] NationalSlaveShowoff: Good boy!!!!!

Surprisingly, what the creature had brought was their party member, NationalSlaveShowoff, who had been falling until just a moment ago.

[Party] NationalSlaveShowoff: Good job

He treated the monster, which looked ferocious at first glance, like a puppy, scratching its head and then pulling out a large piece of dried meat from his inventory and throwing it into the open space.

[Party] JuJuPresident: Nice one, our puppy~lol

Noticing BlueBadge, who was still frozen, only his eyes darting around, Vice Guild Master Camellia approached him with a smile.

[Party] Camellia: You don’t have to worry about him, he rarely dies

[Party] Camellia: His summon is so fond of its owner haha

[Party] BlueBadge: Ah

BlueBadge, finally understanding, followed the monster’s movements with his eyes.

The creature, running with its magnificent silver mane fluttering, was a ‘Frost Wolf’ monster, Hyunwoo the summoner’s partner summon, named Frost.

Frost, who had quickly devoured the dried meat and returned, licked Hyunwoo’s head with its large tongue.

It even opened its mouth and nibbled, but Hyunwoo, seemingly accustomed to it, pushed the beast’s head away and took out small snacks from his pocket, throwing them around to distract it.

Growl-!

Frost, having eaten enough snacks to be satisfied, ran to its owner, lay down, and rolled half a circle on the ground.

[Party] NationalSlaveShowoff: Aww, so cute ><

That terrifying monster, which looked like it could swallow a person whole, was lying on its back. BlueBadge’s mouth dropped open again at the affectionate gesture, which didn’t match its intimidating aura at all.

That was when it happened. The golems that had been watching from afar started to move all at once. It seemed they were irritated at having their attention stolen by the giant puppy.

Thump- Boom!

A pale cloud of dust rose around the creatures as they approached, stomping their feet. Then, Camellia, the paladin, who was the first to be ready, stepped forward and said to the party members behind him,

[Party] Camellia: Let’s go!

[Party member ‘Camellia’ has used ‘God’s Blessing’.]

[God’s gaze touches you. Attack and defense increase.]

[Party member ‘Camellia’ has used ‘Prepare for Battle!’.]

[Fighting spirit overflows. Maximum health and critical hit rate increase.]

As expected of a tank paladin who borrowed the power of God, a white light flashed over the party members’ heads as Camellia used his skills. Following this, buffs from the supporter, Bishop BlueBadge, who also used holy-type protection skills, poured down in succession.

[Party member ‘BlueBadge’ has used ‘Light Step’.]

[A holy light surrounds you. Your steps become lighter. Evasion rate increases.]

[Party member ‘BlueBadge’ has used ‘Wind Armor’.]

[A strong wind surrounds you. Physical defense increases.]

[Party member ‘BlueBadge’ has used ‘Blessing’.]

[A holy light surrounds you. Attack and defense increase.]

Hyunwoo, checking the multiple buff icons that appeared at the top of the screen, cast Ice Bolt, his sub-attack skill, and checked the locations of his party members.

At the front, Camellia, the melee blaster NoRetryKeepGoing, and JiNyeongKun, the avenger who switched between melee and ranged, formed a defensive line, and on the high cliff to the right, JuJuPresident, a ranger who used a bow, was hiding.

[Party] JuJuPresident: I just enhanced it today

[Party] JuJuPresident: These bastards are screwed

Bishops, whose abilities were focused on support skills, had low defense and almost no offensive skills to protect themselves, but luckily, the enemies were only at the front. Then there would be no need to worry about the rear.

Having finished his assessment, Hyunwoo whistled. Then, Frost, who had been rolling around on its back behind everyone, leaped nimbly and landed next to Hyunwoo.

After stroking the creature’s head a couple of times, Hyunwoo took out a fist-sized piece of meat from his snack pouch. As its owner stared at the center of the golem gathering, Frost, gradually baring its teeth, growled and assumed a fighting stance.

Growl-.

As befitting its name, Frost Wolf, white frost emanated from its slightly parted jaws.

“Frost.”

Hyunwoo, meeting the wolf’s eyes, jerked his chin towards the golems and threw the piece of meat he was holding into the midst of the monster cluster.

[Party] NationalSlaveShowoff: Go go

Simultaneously, Frost leaped, and the brawl with the golems began.

[‘Earth Golem’ has been defeated! + 2,160xp (Party bonus +10%)]

[Party member has defeated ‘Small Earth Golem’! + 1,760xp (Party bonus +10%)]

Frost, jumping into the golem cluster, dodged the rocks being thrown from all directions, repeatedly inflicting appropriate damage to the monsters and pulling back.

Growl-!

[Frost Wolf (Frost)’s howl ignites fighting spirit. Attack power increases, critical hit rate increases.]

Frost had good battle sense. It provided useful buffs at the right time, matching the cooldown times of the supporters’ skills, and it drew aggro by approaching party members who were in danger after failing to maintain distance from the monsters, showing top-tier performance incomparable to any other partner monster.

Whew-!

Hyunwoo, calling Frost, which was frantically biting and ripping off the golem’s arms, gestured with his chin towards NoRetryKeepGoing, who was on the defensive.

Grrr!

The wolf nodded as if understanding, changed direction and leaped. Frost, pouncing on the golem’s back, pulled out and threw the head protruding from the top of its body without a moment’s hesitation.

[Party member has defeated ‘Earth Golem’! + 2,160xp (Party bonus +10%)]

[Party] NoRetryKeepGoing: Whoa

[Party] NoRetryKeepGoing: Nice one, our puppy!!!!!

Now there were three golems left. Just when he thought they could clear them without any problems, Hyunwoo’s gaze was fixed somewhere. It was the flames emanating from NoRetryKeepGoing’s weapon, who had recently changed his class to blaster.

Ah…….

Someone’s face overlapped with the crackling bonfire, and Hyunwoo’s pupils dilated hazily.

At that moment, several red pop-ups appeared in front of Hyunwoo.

[Party member ‘Camellia’ sends a warning.]

[Party member ‘Camellia’ sends a warning.]

[Party] Camellia: Noja-nim, watch out!!!

Startled, Hyunwoo came to his senses and looked straight ahead.

Damn it.

Hyunwoo, spotting the large rock flying towards him, grimaced. The largest one, which had been holding out until now, had picked up a fragment of the fallen golem and thrown it towards him.

His feet always seemed to freeze at times like this.

If he couldn’t dodge, there was no other way. He had to take it with his body. It would hurt, but he wouldn’t die. Thinking that he hoped it wouldn’t hit him in a vital spot, Hyunwoo, who had pre-cast Ice Bolt, squeezed his eyes shut and waited for the impending pain.

When the container-sized rock reached right in front of Hyunwoo, Frost, rushing over, threw itself in front of Hyunwoo.

Crash!!!!!

The rock crashed somewhere into the blue grassland, and when Hyunwoo opened his eyes, Frost, with its nose scraped red, stood before him, looking triumphant.

Keng!

It was overflowing with a sense of showing off its coolness, as if asking, “How about that?”

“Oh, you.”

Hyunwoo, slapping the creature’s backside forcefully, took out a large lump of herbs from his pocket and shoved it between the wolf’s teeth.

[Party member has defeated ‘Small Earth Golem’! + 1,760xp (Party bonus +10%)]

[Party member has defeated ‘Earth Golem’! + 2,160xp (Party bonus +10%)]

Cough- Cough-!

Looking around the field, he saw that all the small fries had been dealt with while he was struggling with Frost. What remained was the boss-level monster, the Earth Moss Golem. Seeing how little health it had left, it seemed like one or two hits would finish it off.

And it just so happened that the summon experience buff event was going on……

Hyunwoo, watching for the right timing to get the last hit, gestured towards the remaining golem, giving a look to Frost, who was sticking out its tongue and retching to spit out the herb ball he had just fed it. Then he whispered into the ear of the wolf that had come closer.

Let’s catch that and……

“Shall we go for a walk?”

Keng!!!

“Shall we go for a walk?” The magic words that canines went crazy for were no exception for wolves. Frost, dashing out faster than light, crashed its body into the golem’s core with its blue eyes blazing.

The guild members’ attacks poured down on the staggering golem, and Frost, taking a running start from a short distance away, once again threw itself at the creature.

[Critical!]

[Your summon ‘Frost (Frost Wolf)’ has defeated ‘Earth Moss Golem’! + 7,820xp]

[‘Earth Crystal Fragment’ has been acquired.]

The large moss golem crumbled, and at the same time, the intense BGM that had been playing in the background changed back to the original peaceful music.

[The minion of the Blue Land disappears.]

After the battle ended, Frost, returning to its owner, threw the green core it had been holding in its mouth in front of Hyunwoo. It seemed to be an Earth Crystal Fragment.

“Good job.”

Hyunwoo, picking up the crystal, scratched the chin of the Frost Wolf, which was pushing its head under his hand as if asking to be petted.

[Party] JuJuPresident: Wow, that was intense

[Party] JiNyeongKun: So this is what a continent is like

The recently opened Viloa Peninsula of the new continent had an area at least ten times larger than the Silvian Island, where they had mainly stayed before, even considering only the currently revealed parts.

Perhaps because of this, even the monsters were several times stronger than the ones they had faced before. Regular field monsters had health and damage comparable to mid-boss level monsters on Silvian Island, and the consequently increased difficulty provided a new source of dopamine for the veteran users who had been complaining about the lack of content.

[Party] Camellia: That was fun after a while lol

[Party] JuJuPresident: For real

[Party] NoRetryKeepGoing: If the field is like this, the dungeons must be insane

[Party] JuJuPresident: So where is the castle anyway

There was another main content feature in this continent opening, and that was map surveying.

Unlike Silvian Island, where the entire map was revealed along with the island’s opening, in this new continent, users had to run around and complete the map themselves.

After taking a ship from the port at the edge of Silvian Island and arriving at the grassland area ‘Blue Land’, the Viloa Peninsula map would be activated. The detailed map would only open up as much as the area the user had stepped on.

Some of the veteran users were happy, saying they had more to do, but most complained that they had been burdened with a tedious task.

[Party] JuJuPresident: Ugh, this is so annoying

Within Hyunwoo’s guild, <Chain Reaction>, the opinion that it was annoying was also dominant. So, the guild members decided to form teams and explore the locations of major castles and dungeons to share information.

[Party] JuJuPresident: When will this group project end

[Party] JuJuPresident: I really hate wandering around aimlessly

[Party] JiNyeongKun: 22222

[Party] Camellia: That’s what exploration is all about

[Party] JuJuPresident: Aaaack, I hate it anywayㅠ

[Party] JuJuPresident: Someone please find it and sell the coordinates

According to the trailer video, the name of the castle that could be found in Blue Land was Ribe Castle. They thought they would find it quickly since it was a castle standing tall on a plain, but it was surprisingly difficult to find structures in a place mostly made up of open grasslands. This was because the area was excessively vast.

The reason they didn’t give up despite wandering around for a long time was because of the field events like this that popped up every now and then to refresh the atmosphere just when they were losing interest. The fact that there was no information about it on the community, as if others were also struggling, was also a comfort in its own way.