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nI was a little annoyed because I had to go to the trouble of killing this monster once again, but I took it without any complaint.

nThen I started to attack the monster again.

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nThud! Thud! Bang! Bang!

nOf course, the resurrected monster’s 50% combat power increase was by no means negligible. If I had an increase in my combat power by 50%, I would be completely different to what I was now, and it was the same for the monster in front of me.

nBang!

n“Well, I can still withstand his attacks…”

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nI had more than 6 million health and 45,000 stamina.

nBesides, my items were in the top 0.1% of all items and could not be taken lightly.

nThat’s why I didn’t suffer significant damage from the Cursed Kin of the Abyss’s attacks despite its combat power being increased by 50%.

nI fought the monster back and forth before I tightened my grip on the 7 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword in my right hand.

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n“Great. I’m done scouting out this monster anyway. Let me attack then. Ice Weapon! Blink!”

nYou have used level 3 Ice Weapon.

n: The 7 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword has been imbued with cold ice energy.

nI approached it using Blink, then swung the 7 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword, before immediately retreating.

n“Ice Spear! Ice Punishment!”

nPuck! Puck! Bang!

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nKhuuuuuuuk!

nI attacked the monster repeatedly. But I could not kill it perhaps because of its 50% increase in health. It charged at me again, much faster than before because of its 50% increase in combat power.. But he was still very slow compared to me.

nIn particular, Ice Field and Thin Ice that I had laid out were still there to slow down its movement.

n“Multiple Ice Arrows! Ice Wave!”

nPuck! Puck! Puck!

nRight after the monster charged at me, I appeared by its side using Blink, then wielded the 7 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword.

nPuck!

nKheeeeeeeeeeek!

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nI stabbed its ribs with the 7 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword.

nSince my attack was successful, I retrieved my sword embedded in the monster’s side and stepped back.

nOf course, I could attack it again because it realized my position only after I took out the sword. However, I used Blink because I could attack it faster by moving to the opposite side rather than striking the same spot repeatedly.

nBut I didn’t have to use Blink because the monster could no longer withstand my attacks and collapsed.

nFlop!

nThe monster collapsed because it couldn’t withstand my attack any longer.

nAnd this time, I found something nearby where the monster collapsed, namely, coins.

n“Well, it was pretty strong, but not strong enough to rival me…”

nObviously, the monster became stronger after it resurrected, which I noticed immediately.

nBut it didn’t become mighty enough to make me feel intimidated or threatened.

nI could defeat it even with my combat power reduced by 20~30% if the debuff restrictions were applied to me.

nAnyway, I was done testing the monster here, so I teleported toward the other monsters using Blink to confront them front on.

nWhile Juyoung Hong was busy hunting in the level 2700 hunting ground, those strong players who performed well in various events and quests were also busy in their own hunting grounds. Of course, the regular quests or events also allowed those who were relatively weak to participate, but it was the strong players who enjoyed the most benefits. However, this time’s event ‘Collect More Coins Than Others’ drew lots of participants because it was conducted according to each player’s evaluated level. This meant that those who were evaluated as relatively weak could still compete with their strong counterparts.

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nBut the unexpected appearance of debuffs plunged everybody into a dilemma.

nIn order to be included in the top rankings, they had to actively use the restriction, but it was highly likely they could find themselves in a dangerous situation because of their reduced combat power. If they died, their participation in the event would come to an end.

nMoreover, if they lowered their combat power by increasing the coin drop frequency and the number of dropped coins, it would slow down their hunting speed greatly. As a result, they moved quickly to find the most effective restriction level for them.

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nAt the level 2700 hunting ground Garden of the Gods.

n“Ice Field! Multiple Thin Ice!”

nPasasak!

nFirst of all, I transformed the terrain into a land of ice and poured AOE skills directly on it.

n“Ice Storm! Pouring Hail!”

nPuck! Puck! Puck! Puck!

nPatter- Patter-

nOf course, I had a couple of skills that were at least twice as powerful as Ice Storm and Pouring Hail, namely, Blizzard and Ice Tornado.

nI was saving those two skills since I expected the real fight to begin only after the monsters were resurrected. Besides, I didn’t have to use them before their resurrection.

nOf course, I didn’t sit idle after using the AOE skills.

n“Ice Ball! Ice Bolt!”

nPuck! Puck! Puck! Puck!

nSince my Intellect was now over 60,000, my Ice Ball and Ice Bolt achieved zero cooldown like Blink. I endlessly used them against the monsters by alternating between them with Ice Spear and Multiple Ice Arrows.

nPuck! Puck!

nAs for those monsters approaching me closely, I used the 7 Enhancement Ice Emperor’s guardian sword to strike them down one by one.

nSome time later, however, their fallen bodies raised one by one as if they were zombies. Watching them closely, I found out one important fact.

nThose with only one horn on their foreheads were resurrected once, while those with two horns could be revived twice. I could figure this out as the horn of the one-horned monsters disappeared up on their revival, while the two horns of the two-horned monsters turned into one when they were resurrected.

nThat’s why I was not surprised when a two horned monster resurrected for the second time with the following message.

nThe Cursed Kin of the Abyss has been resurrected.

n-The combat power of the Cursed Kin of the Abyss has increased by 100%.

n-The health of the Cursed Kin of the Abyss has increased by 100%.

n“Alright. Do whatever you want.”

nRegardless of whether they were resurrected once or twice, they could not be my rival as long as I could exercise my full power. The only thing that bothered me was that it took me a little longer to get rid of them.

nAnyway, I continued to hunt in the 2700 level hunting ground as if I were hunting in the level 1500 hunting ground, thinking that the system seemed to have underestimated my strength too much. Of course, it was possible that the system gave me this hunting ground, considering the debuff restrictions.

nAt dinner time at the Myongjin Shelter.

n“Alright. Don’t say it. Let me try to guess right!”

n“…”

nObviously, I didn’t say anything about my performance in the level 2700 hunting ground.

nWhen I was about to take out a chair and sit down at the table, my sister placed her index finger on my lips and spoke to me. Of course, I knew what my sister was trying to talk about.

nIn other words, the debuff restrictions.

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