Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later

CH 39

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Chapter 38: The Chosen One (Part 3)

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— First of all, Dae Su, you react quickly and lure monsters well.
However, you try to attack and defeat them with physical strength alone.
You attack even when it’s not necessary.
You use your strength in vain and when you eventually tire yourself out, you make yourself an easy target.
Don’t try to do everything alone, and don’t rush to attack.
Go with the flow.

— Oh… I understand.
— Excited by Kang Yu’s first criticism, Dae Su stepped up and nodded slightly.

Kang Yu turned towards Choi Eun Bi.

— Eun Bi, when you kill monsters, don’t use so much magic.
Si Hoon is the main Damager, and you should act as his assistant.
Just now, you were so passionate about killing those three monsters that when five other monsters attacked, there was nothing you could do against them.
Isn’t that right?

— Ye… that’s right, oppa.

— It’s enough to paralyze the monsters with a lightning strike.
Save your strength for when you really need it.

— Got it!

— Han Sol.

— Yes, Kang Yu, — said the girl who was excited to hear his feedback for everyone.

Kang Yu continued in a calm tone:

— You pick great times to buff.
But using arrows to hold back monsters is risky.
You’re not hunting alone, so you have to act with caution.

— Ah… sorry.

— Just be more careful next time.
Si Hoon…

— Yes.
— He looked at Kang Yu calmly and waited for him to continue.

— You don’t have to fix anything.
So far, you’re doing your job perfectly.

— Thank you, — he replied in a calm tone and nodded.

Si Hoon’s appearance showed that he wasn’t too surprised by that assessment.
Rather, he’d expected it.

Kang Yu thought for a moment when he saw Si Hoon react like that

‘He’s behaving more confidently.’

Even Kang Yu, who had been fighting for ten thousand years and had been building up his skills, could tell Si Hoon’s sense of battle was unusually good.

Even though he didn’t have a lot of combat experience and acted a bit naive, Kang Yu admired this guy.

‘I guess that’s what they call a genius.’ Despite his lack of experience, he adapted to the combat conditions at an alarming rate.

Si Hoon could fight with his sword in ways that Kang Yu had taken decades to learn.

‘Maybe that’s how Young-ju feels when she looks at me.’ Kang Yu seemed good at everything, particularly in combat, in her eyes.

Since Young-ju didn’t know about his past, he seemed like an extremely talented player to her.

But Kang Yu wasn’t really such a talented person.

The reason for his ‘talent’ was the time, ten thousand years, during which he was able to train and gradually accumulate experience.

But Kim Si Hoon was different from him.

‘He’s real.’ He was a naturally, damn talented man.

He was so talented that during this battle with the Orcs, he already improved his movements a little bit more.

‘A diamond in the rough’ was an expression perfectly suited to Si Hoon.

— Let’s go even further, — Kang Yu said, wondering how much more Si Hoon could improve.

— Good idea.

— Heh heh! This time, we’ll be even better, Hyung! — Dae Su announced, motivated as he raised his shield.

The party traversed deep into the forest and started hunting for more Orcs.

This time, it wasn’t only Si Hoon but everyone who, taking Kang Yu’s advice into account, proved themselves to be even better than before.

‘If they keep this up, they’ll rise to the Level C Gate in a month.’

Taking into account that regular Players reach Level C in two months, they would become stronger at a much quicker pace.

But, of course, there was no way they could compete with Kang Yu who reached the C gate in just five days.

— Oh? Hyung, who’s that monster over there? It doesn’t look like an orc.

— Huh? — When Kang Yu heard Dae Su saying that, he came forth from the shadows.

The creature that had appeared was a wolf with two large horns on its forehead.

The healthy wolf with black fur glared fiercely at Dae Su.

‘Demonic Wolf.’ Kang Yu frowned.

Of course, it wasn’t the Hellhound he’d seen recently, but this creature was also a resident of the First Thousandth Circle of Hell.

— Оh? Оhhh? — Dae Su, whom the Demon Wolf was running towards at great speed, confidently put his shield forward with a serious look.

However, it was clear to anyone that the Demonic Wolf was far superior to Dae Su.

Kang Yu’s expression changed, and he put one hand forward.

He wasn’t planning to interfere unless something out of the ordinary happened, and this situation more than fit that description.

Even though Dae Su was an excellent tank, this was not a good time for him to prove himself.

At this point in time, no one from the party could stand up to a creature from Hell.

‘Well, why…’ Kang Yu sighed as he stared firmly at the Demonic Wolf that should only be found in Hell, just like the Hellhound.

Kang Yu surrounded himself with strong Magi.

But before Kang Yu could attack the wolf, Si Hoon rushed at it.

— Hyu… hyung!

— Get back here!

The sword thrown at the wolf by Si Hoon glowed blue.

His sword was moving at a speed incomparable to just now.

The tip of the sword left a long cut on the back of the Demonic Wolf.

The wounded wolf howled in pain, then growled low before rushing forward at Si Hoon.

The guy deftly stuck his sword out and countered the attack.

But a Player of the 2nd rank couldn’t be strong enough to stop a monster from Hell.

Si Hoon was thrown back and fell to the ground.

However, even though he was attacked by the Demonic Wolf, he staggered up from the ground, refusing to accept defeat.

The animal threw itself again towards Si Hoon, but at that moment Kang Yu jumped on its back from behind.

He used the Power of a Thousand to increase his strength and hit the Demonic Wolf straight on the head.

With a single blow, its head was blown apart.

A blue notice came up before his eyes.

[You have defeated a D level splinter from the rift.]

[Level increased by 1 unit]

— Ha-ha, thank you very much, Kang Yu.
— After taking a deep breath, Si Hoon bowed to him.

Dae Su came over and shouted out loud:

— Wow! As expected of Kang Yu hyung! You took out a monster like that with one blow! For me, I don’t think there’s anyone like you!

Kang Yu decided not to answer him.

— Um, Si Hoon, what was that blue light from your sword?

— Oh, it was…

— You sure you only have two ranks? Just now, it glowed with such a bright light!

— Yes, that’s right.
— Si Hoon looked awkwardly at Dae Su, who appeared agitated.

Kang Yu was quietly observing Si Hoon’s behavior.

‘He’s strong.’

By fighting the Demonic Wolf, he showed even higher sword skill mastery and sense of battle.

He was unusually strong even for a Player with a Class A special ability at rank 2.

Too strong.

‘It reminds me of the situation with Moon Yeon Ho.’

Maybe Yeon Ho felt the same way when he was watching Kang Yu.

‘Does he really have only two ranks?’

In Kang Yu’s case, there was a reason why he was superior to other Players in his rank.

But the situation with Si Hoon was quite different.

He certainly couldn’t have been in Hell for ten thousand years like Kang Yu.

Suddenly, Kang Yu looked at him with suspicion and used the Observer’s power.

The Magi emitting from his own body headed towards Si Hoon.

[Master Magician (Class: A) hides the use of Power]

Along with the sound of notification, Magi disappeared from the visible eye.

The Magi, hidden, easily enveloped Si Hoon’s body.

[Status Window]

[Player’s name: Kim Si Hoon]

— Huh? — Kang Yu tilted his head sideways, surprised by the status window that appeared before his eyes.

In the status window, Si Hoon’s name was clearly indicated.

‘The Power of Observation can do that?’ Kang Yu was just going to check if Si Hoon was hiding some kind of ability, but he found out something new about his own power.

In order for the Observer’s Power to see more of Si Hoon’s status window, he directed more Magi towards him.

[Level: 14 (Rank 2)]

‘I really can see his status window.’ His eyes shone with this new piece of information.

‘Anyway, he really is only at rank 2.’

According to the status window, Si Hoon was at level 14.

Originally, he said he was at level 12, but there was nothing unusual about raising it to level 14 during this hunt.

‘Then what is it?’ It had to mean that he possessed a strong power at rank 2.

Kang Yu tilted his head and used the Observer’s Power with more concentration.

[Rank 1 Special Ability: Descendant of Musin* (Class: SSS)]

(P.P.: Musin — God of war, lord of war.)

The power of Musin has not been fully harnessed, making it inaccessible.

[Special ability 2nd rank: Sharper than Sword (Class: A)]