Taming Master

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Hun was embarrassed and opened his mouth.

“What is it? How many are there? One... two... three... ”

Ian replied calmly.

“Seventeen marines, gun. ”

“ …. ”

Ian, who was momentarily confused, took a deep look at the faces of Baloch.

‘What? I thought even colonies would have to have about 5-6 bodies to queek... ’

Generally, colonies refer to a place where the same monsters of at least 50 to 60 individuals are gathered.

But that didn't mean that all the numbers were in one place.

Three or four of them, at least. because there were about seven or eight of them coming together in a colony of more than 50 horses in total.

Even the legendary horses that appeared in groups on every floor in the Commander's Tower, did not exceed seven individuals at a time.

It was true, but it was not other legends, and I certainly did not think that Baloch would appear so many times.

It's only two zones apart, and all of a sudden, how hard can it be?

At that time, Hun called Ian.

“Ian, but those Baloch... they have a strange name. ”

“Huh?"

At Hun's words, Ian stepped forward a little and looked at Baloch, who was moving to the nearest place.

Then you see the name of the monster floating overhead.

[Junior Rock/Lv 265]

“Oh...?” His name is Junior Baloch, something Ian has never even heard of.

Besides, isn't the level definitely low enough for the name Junior?

"This might be worth a shot. ’

Ian also checked out the rest of the footlocks.

There were dozens of red rocks at once, so I was scared without even checking the level.

Moreover, one of the first ones I found was a typical level 355 Baloch, so I assumed that all the new ones would.

‘264… 271… 252…. All new recruits are of this level. ’

Ian checks everything from Kaka to Baloch, who is far away, and starts working on the operation.

“Well, this... this isn't going to leave us any chances. It's worth a shot. ”

Hun said to him,

“No matter how low level Junior Rock or whatever... aren't there too many of them? It won't be easy for the best barons to gather such numbers... ”

Ian nods.

“Yeah, it's definitely not going to be easy. And if things start to get messy... we'll lose for sure. ”

The unique ability of 'Soul Eating’ was the ability to use Pia without compromising.

If he eats his soul, he will be invincible and his combat strength will increase by 30%.

Moreover, since the duration of the spiritual retreat had been 30 minutes, there was no ability to be as helpless as this.

Ian suddenly muttered, thinking of a contingency plan.

“We need to focus our attack on Junior Baloch and cut them off one by one. The variable is that Junior Baloch may have different abilities than regular Baloch.... ”

Kanoel, who was by your side, said to Ian,

“Bro, maybe Junior Baloch is not that different from regular Baloch. ”

In the almost assertive words of Kanoel, Ian became a curious face.

“Huh? How do you know that? The monster's name is different after all, isn't it? Have you ever met Junior Baloch? ”

I know it's not possible, but I was just wondering, Ian.

Kanoel shakes his head and says,

“Hey, do you know a guy called Steragon? ”

Ian, who knows almost everything about summoners, nods of course.

“Of course I do. It's not some hero-grade summoning in the southern Central Continent. Why is that?”

Steragon was a well-known summoner.

A supply dragon that feels like a drake?

With great maneuverability and aggressiveness, Steragon was very popular, with a flying ability and a modest appearance.

So in the nest of Steragon in the southern Central Continent, the party for capturing or gathering the eggs is always constant.

Of course, not everyone was able to summon him, as he was a heroic type of dragon.

However, if you are a level 170-190 summoner, you can try capturing enough, and now there are hundreds of summoners who reached that level, so you are also a pretty good summoner in the auction house.

Kanoel's words continue.

“I went to the Steragon Nest to catch it, and I met Junior Steragon. ”

“Oh…? ”

Whether it was starting to excite me or not, Hun also approached Kanoel's side and began to listen.

“But he still has all the power of the Steragon. Unlike full-grown steragons, how low are the coefficients of their own abilities? ”

“So... Valrok will be similar, too? ”

“That's right. Maybe Junior Rock will be no different." It seems that Junior Steragon's high power coefficient was approximately 30-40% lower than normal Steragon overall. I captured them myself and compared them. ”

Ian's eyes were filled with doubles.

Then the difficulty level would be lower than we thought.

“Damn, that's worth teaching. You're my apprentice. ”

Kanoel, who is excited by Ian's compliment, adds a word.

“As I level up, I keep track of all the growth factors as data. Do you want some?”

Ian was greatly impressed.

“Khh... Noelle's all grown up now. ”

Hun glanced at the two of them alternately with his bored eyes.

“Ugh, what's wrong with you? Don't give it to Ian...! ”

Ian narrows his eyes.

“What are you moving? ”

“What do you think? It's a virtue. ”

“It was you, wasn't it? ”

But as they quarrel, Kanoel's words resume. His story did not end here.

“Wait, I have more information. ”

At the same time, Hun and Ian's gaze returned to Canoe, and his words continued.

“Junior has another trait. ”

Ian is a little excited (?) I urged him with my face.

“Oh, what is that? Is there something else? ”

Hun shakes his head, but he still wonders and waits for Kanoel's words to follow.

Then Kanoel opens his mouth after a few moments of moxa.

“I don't know exactly, but junior individuals seem to be connected to the mother. ”

“Connect…? ”

“First, a few things are clear: you don't want to go beyond a certain range around the adult who becomes the parent. And the mother is very sensitive to the death of junior subjects. ”

“What do you mean, sensitive? ”

“It's like a parent-child relationship. If he tried to kill Junior Individuals, his mother would have put her life on the line. ”

“Oh...? ”

When Ian came across unexpected information from Kanoel, he quickly revised the strategies he had in mind.

Then I started placing orders on Hun and Canoe.

“Come on, this should win for sure. ”

Hun shines his eyes and asks.

“What's the odds?"

“Hah… 93.3%? ”

“What, it's lower than I thought? ”

“I have some variables. But it's taller than the Behemoth, right? ”

It was a conversation between two people who could only think it was a joke if anyone saw them, but their expressions were very serious.

It was because he knew that the odds from Ian's mouth were not endless numbers.

And the reason I said 93.3% is low is because Ian used to say 99.9% in most cases.

Ian had a 70% chance against Behemoth.

“Anyway, let's move on. Any later and my next plan will be compromised. ”

Ian's last words don't quite make sense, but Hun and Canoe nod and begin to move on with the plan.

And then half an hour passed.

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[Khhh...! How dare a human like you exterminate a noble spirit!]

With the exception of the Dragon Khalifa, Baloch was the only intelligent man Ian had ever seen who could pronounce a pseudonym.

And now, Ian's group, who killed a few Junior Rocks, is sweating.

“This is what happened, Noelle. You don't care if Junior Balock dies or not, do you? ”

“Oh, really? It's not like steragons.”

No, not that I didn't care, to be exact.

Every time Junior Balock dies, his fighting strength rises in anger.

[Due to Junior Baloch's death, he is furious.]

[All Balock Combat Abilities +2% for 150 min.]

Every time a Junior Footlock dies, his combat ability rises by 2%.

This 2% seemed to be nothing special, but it was a problem of overlapping.

There are 5 Junior Baloch who have succeeded in defeating Ian's group so far.

Thanks to this, Balock's combat abilities rose by 10% in total, similar to his level of 35.

Baloch's level was 350.

‘I'm starting to feel stronger. ’

Ian's original strategy was simple.

It was a strategy to attack Junior Baloch intensively and easily harm his mother to protect Junior Baloch.

But Parent Baloch did not try to protect Junior Baloch, dead or not.

Plus, Junior Baloch is getting stronger every time he dies, so it's a total disaster.

‘It's about 10% now, so it's still worth it... but after all 16 of these die, it takes 32% of the buff, right? ’

With a combat stat of 32%, the level is comparable to level 112.

If he survives by the end of killing only Junior Baloch, he will have to deal with a level almost 450.

Of course, it will be weaker than the real 450 levels of Baloch, but it is true that Ian's group is getting stronger than ever before.

“Lots, tents of water! ”

Shhhhh!

Ian defends the bundle of Magi emanating from the furious Baloch's hands, controlling the summoners and starting to move the camp again.

It was because Junior Baloch, who had flinched at his colleague's death, started attacking again roughly.

‘In order to win this battle, we have to hunt the mother first...' ’

But it wasn't easy anymore.

Unlike summoned steragons whose mothers are desperate to protect junior subjects, these baloque ones were desperate to protect their mothers.

In fact, if it had been easy, Ian's group wouldn't have been able to hunt yet.

But then...

I had a good idea for Ian's brain.

‘Wait…. Do we really need to catch this Baloch adult? ’

Now Ian's group came to this forgotten soul tomb to get the Heart of Balock.

Of course, if you can hunt, it is better to hunt down the adults of Baloch to get your reward, but if it is difficult, there is no reason to overdo it.

Ian starts to move fast somewhere, avoiding the attack by the Balrocks.

“Brother! Where are you going all of a sudden! ”

“Hold on, keep moving! ”

Ian is headed for the body of the fallen junior baloch nearest him.

Chae-in!

Ian reaches out to the corpse with one of Junior Footlock's claws slashed into the spear.

And then...

Tyring -

[You obtained the 'Ring of Warrior Decaf’ item.]

[You won the 'Little Horn of Balock’ item.]

[You obtained the item ‘Intermediate Stop Stone x3’.]

[You obtained the 'Greater Magic Stone’ item.]

[You obtained the 'Fierce Horseman's Armor’ item.]

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Junior Baloch's corpse drops a lot of luxury items at once.

In the last line of messages, Ian smiles.

[You obtained the item 'Heart Fragment of Balock x2’.]

And in doing so, Ian thought of a conspiracy.), the final piece of the puzzle was perfectly matched.

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