Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 68: The Forest Covered by Snake (2) (1)

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“Keep pushing forward! We have to hunt to the end!”

The voice of Kwon Oh-jun echoed through the mountains.

2:00 PM.

Our party, gathered at the entrance of Inwangsan Field, had all completed their preparations and entered the field without delay.

Inwangsan Field was a higher-level field than Bukhansan Field, where I had previously gone for a C-grade promotion.

The grades of the monsters appearing from the beginning to the middle were mostly C-grade or higher, and B-grade monsters appeared frequently in the middle.

Our party’s dungeon assignment this time wasn’t difficult for no reason.

Roar-!!

Growl-

The expression ‘main residence of tigers’ was spot on.

Most of the monsters appearing from the beginning to the middle were tiger-type monsters.

Not only Shovel Tigers and Black Tigers, but also B-grade monsters of the Sabretooth Tiger lineage like ‘Smilodon’ often appeared.

These creatures were monsters that didn’t unleash any special magical attacks, but due to their highly developed physical abilities such as strength and speed, they weren’t easy opponents.

“We’ll finish this battle without rear support. Do Jae-hyun, utilize magical attacks, and Shin Yuna, focus on striking! Jae-hyun, don’t forget to use your shield for tanking!”

“Understood…!!”

“Move when it’s time to answer!”

Since entering the battle.

The atmosphere of Kwon Oh-jun, the party leader, had changed drastically.

He, who was usually playful, was a completely different person in battle.

He seriously formed combat strategies, assigned necessary personnel in appropriate positions.

In situations that required concentration, he guided his team members decisively.

Especially in this assignment, Do Jae-hyun and Shin Yuna, who was a C-grade Holders assigned for growth purposes, were pushed harder.

Thanks to that, sparks flew relentlessly from my shield and sword, as well as from Shin Yuna’s knuckles.

[Go deeper, go faster! The concentration of the fiery flame within you burning fiercely increases. Your proficiency in handling fire increases significantly.]

[The level of the ‘Fiery Flames’ rune has increased.]

[You gain 1 magic power and 1 fire resistance through the rune’s nature.]

[The depth of handling magic power shines brighter in urgent situations. Your magic control is already at an advanced level.]

[The level of the ‘Magic Control’ rune has increased.]

[You gain 1 magic power through the rune’s attributes.]

Real combat is the best training.

This saying, which has been used to the point of exhaustion throughout history.

It was no different in the Holder world.

The best comrades, the best party members.

And the best combat instructor who had accumulated years of hunting experience.

Continuing the battle with them, the growth speed of the runes was explosive.

The rune levels of my [Fiery Flame] and [Magic Control] had each risen by 2 levels, becoming level 7 and level 6, respectively, by the time we reached the outskirts of the middle part of Inwangsan Field.

While I mainly used a one-handed sword and a shield for tanking, and frequently utilized the offensive aspects of the two runes, my growth was evident.

‘The rise in magic power is somewhat elastic.’

If there’s one focus of my training now.

It would probably be the growth of the ‘Magic Power’ stat and the rune levels of [Wave Sword Technique] and [Water Sword Technique].

The ultimate skills of these two runes, [Sky-Shattering Heavenly Sword] and [Water Sword Dance].

To utilize them, the prerequisite conditions must be satisfied.

While the rune levels of sword techniques will naturally rise with consistent training, the growth of the magic power stat can’t be achieved through training alone, so the growth through runes was welcome.

My magic power had already reached 22.

Considering that I was hovering around 10 not too long ago…

The growth was remarkably rapid.

‘The new runes… While they might not provide significant advantages, they’re quite substantial.’

Tiger-type monsters.

Because I had acquired so many runes from animal-type monsters, most of the runes I possessed were already familiar, to say the least.

But there were still some runes that I didn’t have.

[You’ve won in a duel! Your high contribution in the duel has been recognized. With the mysterious power of the Rune Hunter, you can replicate one of the opponent’s runes. Please choose the rune to replicate.]

[You have selected Sharp Claws. Since it’s an 11th-level rare rune, its level will decrease and be registered as level 6.]

[You have acquired a new rune.]

[You gain 2 agility through the rune’s attributes.]

[Sharp Claws].

A rune obtained by hunting the B-grade monster ‘Smilodon’ in the middle part of the field.

The runes it possessed were mostly things like [Agile Agility], [Sturdy Fangs], [Quadruped Combat].

In short, runes I had already acquired.

I had hoped that there might be a rune like the tiger’s hide among them, but it seemed not all animal-type monsters had defense-type runes.

‘…I wonder if there’s a use for this.’

[Sharp Claws] was a rare rune in the physical enhancement category based on agility.

Its special effect was that when attacking an opponent using the claws, their toughness would be reduced by half.

A familiar effect, much like [Sturdy Fangs].

‘They sure have a lot of beast-type runes.’

Scales, fangs, claws, quadruped combat…

At this rate, I might become the true king of beasts or something.

“Okay. You both did well.”

“Huff… Huff… Thank you.”

“Great job.”

While lost in thought for a moment.

Kwon Oh-jun signaled the end of the battle.

Looking around, we had hunted down all the monsters nearby.

Mostly C-grade monsters, with about two B-grade monsters like Smilodon…

With the addition of Shin Yuna’s strikes and my magical attacks, we managed to hunt them down somehow.

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