The Master of Strength

[Level Up!]

The Monstrous Fox fell down to the ground and Myenghu went ahead and pick up the dropped items.

-You have obtained the Pelt of the Monstrous Fox

-You have obtained the Steel Claws of the Monstrous Fox.

“Awesome!”

Myeonghun smile as he checked his inventory. Sitting in there were the 14 Monstrous Fox Pelts, 8 Tails and 10 Claws.

“Now I only need 20 more.”

Myeonghun mumbled to himself as he checked his quests.

✿<Tilto’s Craftsmanship 1>

Tilto is crafting an Item and requires the Claws of the Monstrous Fox which are known to be as hard as steel. Go hunt the Monstrous Foxes and return with Steel Claws for Tilto!

[Monstrous Fox’s Steel Claws: 10/30]

Difficulty: D

Quest Reward: ???, Tilto’s Craftsmanship 2

✿<Ga Dogu’s Experiment Material A>

Ga Dogu, the Chief and Doctor of Himise is experimenting with a new recipe and requires a lot of raw material. However it would be too time consuming for him to do it himself. Go out and gather the required materials for Ga Dogu!

[Bear’s Gallbladder 0/50]

[Great Fox King Inner Core 20/10]

[Aqua Wolf’s Liver 0/5]

Difficulty: E

Quest Reward: Mana Enhancement potion

If he were to collect just 20 more Steel Claws, he would have completed Tilto’s request.

“It should be some nice rewards.”

The Quests demanded a ridiculous 30 Steel Claws, so naturally the reward was something to look forward to.

“Wait a minute….”

He suddenly noticed something while thinking about the rewards.

“There was also the chain quest….”

Normally a follow up quest would increase in difficulty as well as reward, but would it also ask to collect materials?

“What would he ask me to bring?”

It was still likely to be a quest related to materials which left Myeonghun somewhat troubled.

“Well, let’s just think about this later.”

He closed the quest window and checked on his character page.

Name: Myeonghu
Nationality: Helioka [Empire]
Age: 22 
Class: Berserker
Level: 157
HP: 301450
MP: 420
Strength:15030(+40) Agility: 15 Stamina:17 Intelligence: 10 Wisdom: 11
Bonus Stats: 180

His level had already exceeded the 150 threshold and was closing in on 160.

He then thought about what to do with his Bonus Stats.

“… Nevermind, let’s keep amassing them.”

He was really tempted to distribute them, but he eventually shook his head and simply closed the window. He didn’t have any particular reason to assign them right now since he could hunt the current Monstrous Foxes without too much trouble.

Myeonghun went out in search of another clearing.

“Someday I’ll have to catch that Nine Tails….”

It had been the monster responsible for his first death and he wanted his revenge, but it wouldn’t be easy. Its attack power was very strong, a single strike could easily shave off tens of thousands of hitpoints.

“I’ll try my best not to be enthralled next time….”

Of course the biggest hindrance was that he would fall for her charm attack every time, leading him to be unable to attack.

“Huuu…”

Myeonghu let out a brief sigh, before continuing his search. It didn’t take too long to find another clearing, and he crept up to it and peered in through the bushes.

‘Oh, 8 of them?’

It was the largest empty expanse he had come across so far in the forest, and it was inhabited by 8 Monstrous Foxes.

‘There’s no Nine Tails right?’

He took his time to carefully scan the area to make sure that the Boss wasn’t around, after which he smiled and walked out confidently.

Rawrr! Raawr!

Rawwr! Rawwr!

The foxes spotted him as soon as he entered, but Myeonghun quickly dashed towards them.

Raawrr! Raawrr!

Rawwr! Rawrr! Rawrr!

Likewise they were unafraid as four of them rushed to meet the invader.

Myeonghu however wasn’t interested in catching only the four foxes which were running to him as he kept an eye on the remaining four which had stayed still.

Raawrr! Raawrr!

It didn’t take long for them to meet up as the foxes let loose multiple paw strikes

Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak!

Despite the numerous hits, the total damage suffered didn’t even exceed 1000.

Rawrr? Raawr?

Rawwr?

Seeing their attacks be surprisingly ineffective, the foxes growled in surprise.

Finally the other Monstrous Foxes which had originally hung back, now joined the fray.

Seeing that, Myeonghun slowed down.

Raawrr! Raawrr!

Rawwr! Rawrr!

The four Monstrous Foxes were running towards him and swung their front paws. Myeonghun smiled as he couldn’t wait for the attacks to land.

Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak!

The four foxes slashed with their claws, but soon after felt as if something was wrong as they were unable to move their bodies.

Bang!

[Level Up!]

Myeonghun didn’t strike nearly as many times as the foxes, just needing eight punches, but that was more than enough to quickly make short work of them.

There were soon no longer any Monstrous Foxes left standing, and Myeonghun grinned to himself as he proceeded to pick up the loot.

-You have obtained the Pelt of the Monstrous Fox

-You have obtained the Steel Claws of the Monstrous Fox.

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-You have obtained the Steel Claws of the Monstrous Fox.

“Oh, their drop rate isn’t at all bad.”

He had obtained a total of 6 Steel Claws which he placed in his inventory.

Name: Myeonghu
Nationality: Helioka [Empire]
Age: 22 
Class: Berserker
Level: 163
HP: 301450
MP: 420
Strength:15030(+40) Agility: 15 Stamina:17 Intelligence: 10 Wisdom: 11
Bonus Stats: 240

“It’s getting harder to level.”

He had caught 8 Monstrous Foxes but only gained 6 level. He had reached a point where killing a single Monstrous Fox wouldn’t necessarily translate in a level up.

“It’s been an easy road up to now.”

For regular players they would need to hunt hundreds on regular monsters in order to level up just once. It was a leveling speed which was simply incomparable to his own, and that was a fact that Myeonghu was well aware of.

“Now I’d need to hunt two of them, or maybe even three soon.”

Of course that alone was still a ridiculously fast leveling speed.

Myeonghun then kept exploring, looking for more Monstrous foxes.

* * * *

“Wow”

Kaiser couldn’t help but exclaim while faced with the Auction house NPC. the reason for his surprise were the two Unique items up for auction.

<Howling Fox [Unique]>
Restrictions: Strength 400, Agility 300, Stamina 200
Physical Attack: 400 ~ 450
Attack Speed +30%, Movement Speed +20%
50% chance to deal an additional 20% damage.
20% chance to have a 10% Attack Speed buff for 20 seconds (Max 3 stacks)
I’m very fond of Foxes, are you? – Hunter Kerasil

<The Black Gloves of the Sly [Unique]>

Restrictions: Thieves, Assassins. Agility 1000, Wisdom 400, Dodge 500

Physical Defense: 100

Magic Defense: 100

Agility +100, Dodge+100, Dodge Rate + 20%

When attacking, a 20% chance of reducing the opponent’s movement speed by 20% (can’t stack)

When defending, a 30% chance of reducing the opponent’s attack speed by 15% (can’t stack)

When defending, 5% chance to increase Dodge rate by 20% for the next 20 seconds (can’t stack)

“If only…”

It could be really helpful for some of his followers. Of course in the end he would be the final recipient that reaps the rewards.

“What should I do?”

The properties of these Uniques items were cheat-like but the only problem was the price. The bids on them had already exceeded 50 million won.

“Still, If we had these we’d be able to earn much more….”

In the end Kaiser decided to go ahead and purchase them. He had sufficient capital and was confident that he wouldn’t lose to anyone.