Taming Master

A musical that has proven itself against General Kai in the past.

And the advantage of a class called 'Assassins' that specializes in PVP.

Given all these premises, it was too clear that Jonathan could not beat Ian one-on-one.

But even so, if it's limited to PVP, it's also true that Ian and Jonathan are not that big.

However, it was only when it was literally limited to PVP, and the story was completely different if the comparison group was switched to PVE.

If the Assassin class was optimized for PVP, the Summoner class was optimized for PVE.

As soon as the occupational differences were reversed, the differences between Ian and Jonathan were inevitably exponential.

‘No, that's ridiculous...! ’

So Jonathan, who was chasing after Ian now, was appalled.

Whenever Ian wielded the Great Sword, he could see the monsters of the transcendent 100th century crumbling like straw piles, and his reality was so unrealistic.

Even the Dark Keep field was built around narrow passageways, so Ian hasn't even been summoned yet.

That was enough to embarrass Jonathan.

‘There was a monster like that in Human Faction's Warrior Class...'? ’

Of course, Jonathan has the ability to hunt monsters in the transcendent 100th level without difficulty.

However, it is impossible to move forward, sweeping away two or more objects like Ian.

If it wasn't a single target technique, Jonathan was unable to extract extreme damage.

Simply put, you are seeing multiple targets pulling similar or more damage from the assassin's single target class.

It was absurd.

“Friend, I'll pass! ”

“Uh, uh...? Copy that. I'll take care of it. ”

You little...!

One of the monsters Ian sent came into Jonathan's sight.

And Jonathan, who found him, moved calmly as if he was surprised, and quickly finished him off.

- You triggered a unique ability, the Bloody Assault!

-Unique ability, the 'Secret Hunter’ effect applies.

- Critical damage dealt to the Dark Mechanical Soldier!

- You have successfully defeated the Machine of Darkness Soldier!

Top ranker in assassin class, clean skill management and precise hit.

Ian looked a little surprised to see that.

"Oh, you were better than I thought, weren't you? ’

The most skilled assassins Ian has ever met were Lim Long and Jorgand, and I think he may be compared to them or more.

Of course, I told you to hurry.

“What are the next coordinates? ”

“Check the northwest. I've got it.”

“Okay.”

And over time, the speed of field progression between the two rankers becomes faster.

See Ian at first (?) Jonathan, who moved passively, is now actively participating in the battle.

Even though there was not a lot of dialogue, the consensus between the two began to be correct.

And in the process, Jonathan had to stick out his tongue.

"Wow, this is how you feed it? ’

Even though he usually likes to play solo and has less party play experience than other rankers.

It was unbelievable that my hands and feet would fit so well with the first user.

Once you have demonstrated your unique abilities, you will be able to lead monsters to use them most efficiently.

I doubted that even the power of the main skills I use was already known.

As Jonathan, Ian's playing was about to get cold sweat.

‘Hoo, he's crazy. He must be crazy.’

And it's been, what, an hour?

“Here are the last coordinates you recorded.... ”

“This is the right spot. ”

“Then why is it a dead end? ”

“Yes, there are still conditions that need to be met. ”

“Oh, yeah? ”

Jonathan was finally able to reach the final place to complete the quest, and now he has to admit it.

‘If PK was possible when we first met...... maybe I lost. ’

Jonathan shakes his head and picks up the Blood Jewel from his previous matching quest.

It was a mediator that could operate the machine equipment of this dark fortress, and it must be used to enter the 'secret laboratory’ which was the destination.

Jerk-jerk-jerk-.

Jonathan, holding the jewel of blood, slowly moves toward the dark wall.

The jewel was then carefully lifted up and inserted into the eye area of the fierce leopard symbol carved into the wall.

“If I put this in here.... ”

Click-!

- Tyring!

- You used the 'Gem of Blood’ item.

- The conditions are met.

And the leopard on the wall flashes red at the same time.

Flash-!

-Mechanical equipment in the Dark Keep is starting to operate.

The terrain of the fortress, which was a narrow dead end, starts to move with a huge bang.

Kuku Gugu -!

Giiiing- Gigging-!

“ ……! ”

And a giant leopard, who thought to be a sculpture carved on the wall, bared his teeth toward the two of you.

* * *

- Tyring!

- Party Member ‘??? triggered the Dark Machine Leopard.

- Blood energy moves the machine.

- The conditions are met.

- Mechanical Lukak has been restored.

Goooooo-!

Among the noisy sounds of eardrums bursting, Ian was checking system messages with a relaxed expression.

"Oh, is this the gatekeeper? ’

And Ian's relaxation was perhaps natural.

From Jonathan's point of view, it's death.), but for Ian, the S-grade quest was just a warm-up level of difficulty.

‘Given that you are the last gatekeeper...... would it be roughly 130 laps beyond transcendence? ’

As the noise subsides and the smoke from all around subsides, a giant leopard with red gleaming eyes walks out of the darkness.

And then I saw a box of systems floating over his head.

‘Bingo.’

Ian had to laugh.

His predictions were almost exactly right.

-Mechanical Lucaque (Legendary)/Lv.138 (transcendent)

After checking his level, Ian turned his gaze to Jonathan and opened his mouth in a low voice.

“Friend, what should we do? ”

“What...? ”

“You want me to hold it? Or give you a chance? ”

“ ……! ”

“Don't worry, I'll support you. ”

After hearing Ian's words, Jonathan shakes his eyes slightly.

Not exactly what he meant by that.

‘With the boss behind the transcendent 130 laps in front of his eyes, this relaxation……. ’

Boss monsters that appear at the end of this dungeon in Kailan have a slightly different drop system than regular monsters.

Basically, equipment items were meant to be dropped unconditionally like regular monsters, but items such as gold or dimensional coins or general goods needed for quests were designed to be dropped differently for each user based on their contribution to defeating the boss.

So Ian's suggestion was actually a consideration for Jonathan.

This quest itself was brought to you by Jonathan, and it was the final quest of all the matching quests he played.

That means I will give him the best possible contribution to the defeat of the last boss.

However, despite knowing that it was caring for him, Jonathan was embarrassed because the boss in front of him looked too powerful.

When he tried his best, he could not seem normal to mention Ian's leisure to drive his contribution even in a situation where he seemed to have a hat.

“What, are you impressed? ”

“ ……. ”

“There's nothing to be impressed about. Thanks to you, all you have to do is give me the map. ”

“Phew… you……. ”

“I'll take the last shot anyway. ”

“ ……. ”

Jonathan is absurd, but he can no longer continue his conversation with Ian.

Gaaaaaaao-!

The mechanical beast approaching their noses started wielding sharp claws.

You little...!

Kuang -!

And as the battle began, I was once again certain of one thing.

‘He's definitely crazy. It's obvious.'

It's not just saying that, it's really trying to drive contribution.

Ian playing in the corner (?) I started talking.

“Aren't you a little slow? It's gonna hurt like hell if I get hit by one of them. ”

“Crazy……! ”

“Let me know if you have any trouble. I'm just glad I caught him sooner. ”

“Shut up!”

Nevertheless, Jonathan was unable to tell Ian that he was to participate.

‘If only we could dominate the boss contribution of transcendent level 138……! ’

This obstacle (?) was so attractive.

‘Damn……! I do it somehow. ’

And watching Jonathan like that, Ian was smiling with a single smile.

“Oh, that was good. Nice timing. ”

“Quiet, you lunatic. ”

“You know, right? If you hadn't absorbed physical damage with your self-immolation, you might be dead. ”

“Shut up!"

Jonathan focused on fighting with his lower lip clenched, but he couldn't help but overhear Ian's grumpy voice.

I could close my eyes, but there was no way to close my ears because I didn't want to hear.

"Damn, how can you hate him like that? ’

Even in the meantime, Ian intervenes at a time when he absolutely needs help.

“Girl, do something good. That was dangerous!”

“ ……. ”

“I'm going to be holding him all day. ”

As Jonathan reached the edge of the sea, he really began to focus on the battle.

‘Yes. Let's pretend he's not there and fight. Shit, it's gonna work. ’

He focused his whole mind on the movement of the mechanical leopard and desperately started swinging his sword.

Pow, pow, pow!

Ian looks satisfied and nods to confirm that he is focused on the battle.

‘Good, good. A little more help, and he'll take out the gatekeepers on his own. ’

Ian, who then supported Jonathan with his buff skills and debuff effects, began to move quietly somewhere.

‘Now, shall we begin? ’

Ian's mouth is already hanging in both ears as to what he's trying to do in this situation.