Taming Master

* * *

Rest area of LB Soft Planning team.

Two men were having coffee and talking.

They were, by the way, surrogate Nazi Chan from the planning team and his successor, Im Chul-woo.

“Agent, I have a question. ”

“What?”

“I'm glad it went well.... You've left your planning to chance, haven't you? ”

“Luck? What do you mean? ”

“You see, Muran's crystal was a random drop in the first place... If Ian hadn't eaten that, the whole scenario would have been ruined, wouldn't it? ”

In Im Cheol-woo's question, Najchan smiled and rebuked.

“Who says Muran's crystals are random drops? ”

“Yes? I thought you had a different drop rate? ”

Najchan shakes his head and replies.

“It's the item that must meet certain conditions to be dropped. ”

“ ……? ”

“Think about it. Even if the drop rate was low, if it was random, it would have been dropped only once so far. ”

“Well, that, too. ”

It's been half a year since I joined the planning team.

When I heard the story for the first time, the two ears of Cheolwoo stood up.

And Najchan continued.

“The bottom line is, to get Muran's crystal, you have to meet a lot of conditions. ”

“What conditions...? ”

“I don't know all of them, but I can use my skills starting with my average quest achievement rating. And control. Every condition collected from the data must be met before you can obtain Muran's Crystal. And the directionality of the quest that has been carried out must match. ”

Najchan's eyes slightly widened.

“Is that true? ”

“I told you.”

“There is one strange part, though, sunbae. ”

“What else? ”

“If a user meets the conditions and gets Muran's crystal, he or she can sell it to another user or transfer it to another user to take over the job. Ian may be the one who bought it lucky.... ”

“Who would have sold that...? Not you, idiot. Muran's Crystal is a commodity item, right? ”

“Ah……. I did, by the way. ”

Najchan shakes his head and goes on again.

“Anyway, that's why the user who became Muran's crystal is already a proven user by that fact alone. You can see that you have the ability to solve a crazy quest. ”

“I see. So there must be a conditional drop item, like Muran's Crystal, in the case of the other former one?" ”

“Some of them, some of them aren't. ”

“Aha…. ”

Najchan's explanation continued, and Im-cheol took out a notebook and wrote it down.

In Kylan's case, even though the scale itself was so vast that it had been in the company for over half a year, there were still many things that had not been acquired.

And Im Chul-woo, who understood all the goals of the approximate scenario, opened his mouth to Najchan, mumbling.

“Darling, now that you've activated Muran's relief, there's nothing more to worry about in this scenario? ”

Najchan nodded and replied.

“Of course. Ian is not a user who lacks the ability to solve quests.... Maybe it'll go smoothly. ”

However, unlike the answer, there was an unknown anxiety in one corner of Najchan's mind.

‘Ian is an unreliable user.... Well, what could possibly go wrong? ’

* * *

Southeast of Colonard.

A powerful empire that almost brought the continents together for the first time in history.

Muran, the capital of the Ruspel Empire, still remains.

The magnificent palace, erected like a stake through the sky to prove the glory of the past.

The magnificent structures that stretch along its walls.

But it was literally a waste, and Muran was now just a ‘ruin site'.

Monsters occupied many crowded cities instead of people, and dungeons were created everywhere.

So now Muran was just one of the many hunting grounds in the southeast of the continent.

A great hunting ground for high-level users, filled with monsters of over 300 levels.

But in the center of the city, which was designated as a hunting ground, there was one unusual place.

A place that feels like a sanctuary, where no monster approaches.

In a space around a 50-meter radius centered on where one giant statue stands, no monster steps foot.

So this special space, it became a resting place for the users who came out hunting.

It is a safe zone in the middle of the hunting grounds, so it must be useful for the users.

And now, having just reached level 290, Young-hoon and the seminar could be considered the largest beneficiaries of this safe zone.

The ability of two people was originally able to hunt this place, which is a difficult hunting ground, thanks to the safety zone.

“Young-hoon, by the way, why aren't the monsters here? ”

“I don't know. Maybe it's the statue. ”

In response to the seminal question, Young-hoon nudged the rising statue and replied unequivocally.

Dust piled up and the place was destroyed, but the statue of the warrior still exudes great power.

It was Muran, the hero, who was pulling out his sword while riding a horse.

Muran, an absolute conqueror of Ruspel, a warrior hailed as a continental hero.

In Young-hoon's answer, the semi frowned and opened its mouth.

“Maybe, right? So it's like the strength of the hero Muran left to stop the monsters from approaching? ”

“Well, that's the kind of detail only the planners know about. ”

Young-hoon replied with a non-obvious expression and checked the durability of the equipment.

Then, the semi looked embarrassed and pulled the corner of Young-hoon's clothes.

“Young-hoon. ”

“Oh, why again? ”

“The statue moved...! ”

At that, Young-hoon, who was embarrassed, looked back in astonishment.

However, the statue was just standing in the same shape that Young-hoon had just seen.

Young-hoon sighs deeply and shakes his head.

“Phew, why is the statue moving so still? You were hunting, you dozed off, and now you see nothing? ”

“No, that's not it! Really?”

“Enough! Stop talking nonsense and go to sleep when you're tired. I'm going to sleep on some more hunting. ”

Young-hoon got up from his seat, giving him a glass.

But this time, I heard screams from somewhere other than the semi.

“Aaaah, a monster! ”

“What? Why are monsters in the safe zone all of a sudden? ”

And at the sound of that scream, Semi- and Young-hoon quickly got ready for battle.

If the monsters were to enter the safe zone, it was because they didn't know when they would arrive even where they were resting.

“What happened all of a sudden? ”

“I see. It was a safe haven where no monsters have entered in months. ”

The semi quickly looks around, muttering.

But it was right at the end of the seminar.

Cough, cough, cough!

A huge bang rang out, and the statue standing behind you began to collapse.

* * *

- So the darkness has finally come....

City, Muran sky.

A man with a translucent figure stood in the air, looking down at the ground anxiously.

And the appearance of the man was very similar to that of the statue that just collapsed.

-Charlian……. That wicked man was finally freed from the Magic System...

The man who closed his eyes slowly gathered his hands in front of his chest.

A white light flashed from his hand, and it appeared in front of his eyes as a large sword.

- Now it's time to deliver everything I have.

The man mutters an unknown story, wrapping a large sword around his back.

And after a while.

His figure that was floating in the sky disappeared indefinitely.

Instead, there were only white clouds left, flowing in the wind.

* * *

Boom, boom, boom!

- You have successfully defeated the Black Horseman monster!

- Earn 19,827,198 XP!

- You have successfully defeated the ‘Dark Salamander’ monster!

- Earn 13,875,421 XP!

Hunting rankers' parties, truly ecstatic.

As the party members were almost at their best, up to a 500-level new dragon Lugarix, the phylloxera dungeon was literally decimating.

Nevertheless, Ian's nagging was continuing.

“Yousshi, the provocation timing just went too fast. You got released into Aggro last time and escaped a few monsters! ”

“Hun, you should have used a single skill when casting Souldike. In a situation like that, the efficiency of the area is dropping. ”

And looking at that scene, Remir shakes his head.

“Phew, there's no such thing as freaks. ”

Levia hears Remir's muttering and opens her mouth with a bloody smile.

“But, Remir, there's nothing wrong with that, is there? ”

“Well, yes……. ”

“And check out the Experience Gauge. Then you won't be complaining. ”

“ ……! ”

Lemir, who followed Levia's advice to check the EXP gauge, made a silly face.

Her hunting speed was never slower, but there were times as many experienced sheep as usual.

Considering the difference between a solo and a triple, it was an absurd figure.

‘That's why even if you call me at dawn... ’

There was a strong force to seduce Ian's sweet EXP like drugs.

You don't have to do it again after a run, but if Ian calls you, you don't even know it.

By the time I woke up and regretted, it was already time for the hunt.

“It's a good thing.... ”

It was Lemir who was just casting self-rationalization.

She follows Ian's instructions and begins casting her magic vigorously.

“Great, let's clear three floors underground in half an hour and head downstairs! ”

Towards Ian, who shouts excitedly, Hun grunts.

“Bro, we're still halfway to the third floor. How do we clear it in 30 minutes? No, even if you could, why do you need to hunt so fast? Let's take a 10-minute break. ”

But Ian coldly ignored Hun's kindly request.

“This is the enemy camp, man. We don't know when the Latafel Territories will notice. We need to clear it as soon as possible and find out what's at the end of the dungeon. ”

This time, the Shrine raised an objection with a blunt expression.

“But how did the Latafel Territories know? ”

“Hmm?"

“I started with the guards and got rid of all the rats without leaving any rats..." The territory will know if we run away. ”

It was a reasonable argument.

Ian, however, was obliterated, as if he had no time to reconsider.

“Shut up.”

“ ……. ”

Ian, who simply silenced the party members' complaints, began to walk again.

Now that Elkarix has been through more than one serving, hunting is even more exciting.

“El, the restraint of light! ”

“El, the Dragonic Barrier! ”

“Well done, El! ”

And Elkarix, who made a deal with Ian, followed closely on Spartan hunting schedules.

“Hehe, Dad. I'm the best, right? ”

“Yeah! El thinks you're 20 times better than him. ”

“Heh, I want to clear here and go to the Auction House. My dad was supposed to buy me some pretty clothes. ”

“ ……. ”

There is little noise, but Ian's group clears the dungeon smoothly.

The dungeon's difficulty was similar to that of Kels' underground encephalon, so it was natural for Ian's party to become more powerful than before.

It's been about 30 minutes....

“Oh, there's the stairs! ”

“Phew, I didn't think I could break through in 30 minutes. ”

“I mean……. ”

Ian's group, who have cleared the third floor of the pith, has succeeded in locating the stairs going down to the fourth floor.

But the moment everything seemed to be going smoothly....

Kung-kung-kung-kung!

“What? What's going on? ”

“Uh, uh-uh...? ”

The entire dungeon is shaking violently, and the dark aura begins to surge in front of the group.

And after a while.

Whoo-hoo!

With a loud resonance, a loud voice echoes out loud.

- How dare you step in here! You really want to die!

But the voice, somehow, was the voice of a strange man.