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nKill The Hero – Chapter 127 – Golden Lion (4)

nTranslator: Seven

nEditor: Ana_Banana

nKrrr…

nThe Golden Lion that had been sleeping opened his eyes when the fully armored Ogre Skeleton was about 20 meters away from him.

nEven though the skeleton was so large, the lion hadn’t woken up until it was that close.

nThat wasn’t all.

nThe Golden Lion simply opened its eyes and observed the skeleton without roaring or preparing to fight even though it had noticed the threatening Ogre Skeleton in the distance.

nIts golden mane blew in a breeze that passed and seemed to enhance the sheer magnificence of its aura.

nGulp!

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n‘It’s a monster.’

n‘It doesn’t even see them as threats.’

nIt was so majestic that the players watching in the distance couldn’t help but gulp without realising.

n‘It’s not that vigilant.’

nOf course, by Kim Woo-jin’s standards, he saw it as nothing more than being careless.

n‘As expected.’

nBut it was a natural reaction.

nFor the Golden Lion, the third floor of this dungeon was his territory, his kingdom.

nIt was impossible for him to feel threatened here.

nAnd after battling with them once before, he realised that these players who had suddenly appeared weren’t a threat either.

nIf the Golden Lion showed a hasty, anxious and impatient appearance in his own kingdom then that would be disgraceful.

n‘This is why first challenges have high success rates.’

nThis was also why players have a relatively high chance of success when challenging a dungeon for the first time.

nIf the Golden Lion faced five or six attacks from players in the future then it would definitely not act in this way.

n‘And this is the moment with the highest rate of success.’

nTherefore, now was the perfect time to aim for the Golden Lion’s flaw.

nIf the rest of the players had chosen to launch their attack first, then in the battle, they would have done a fair amount of damage, which would have awakened the Golden Lion’s cautious nature.

nHowever, at the moment the Golden Lion only had the experience of overwhelming one group of players with its might.

nOf course, Kim Woo-jin intended to take advantage of that fact.

nKung!

nAs the Golden Lion relaxedly observed the Ogre Skeleton Soldier, the other Skeleton Soldiers positioned themselves around the Golden Lion.

nWhen everything was ready, the battle began.

nHung!

nThe giant Ogre skeleton swung a tree sized club toward the Golden Lion and at the same time, the Golden Lion lunged toward the Ogre skeleton, showing no intentions to avoid the oncoming club.

nKung!

nFaced with the Golden Lion’s lunge, the Ogre skeleton chose to roll away and avoid it.

nKrrr

nWhen it landed the Golden Lion quickly spun around to face the skeleton that had deftly avoided its attack, before lunging again.

nWhat followed was just a replay of the previous scene.

nWhenever the Golden Lion lunged, the Ogre Skeleton Soldier avoided the attack with all of its might.

nWhen such a scene was replayed four times, the Golden Lion stopped before its fifth lunge.

nRoar!

nThen it opened its mouth and let out a loud roar.

nThe Golden Lion’s Rage spreads.

nFear influences all directions.

nAbilities of those afflicted by Fear reduced.

nThe roar was an announcement that he was now angry.

nKyaah!

nIt was also a signal which told the Skeleton Knight that was waiting, that it was its turn to join the battle.

nRattle!

nThe moment the Golden Lion let out its roar, a Skeleton Knight approached him, riding on a skeleton wolf.

nKung! Kung!

nAnd this time, the Ogre Skeleton also began to rush toward the Golden Lion.

nKrrr…

nWhen it saw the two figures rushing towards it, the one the Golden Lion chose to attack was of course the Ogre skeleton.

nClang!

nAs the distance between them closed, the forelimb of the furious Golden Lion collided with the Ogre’s skeleton’s body, which was then sent rolling away as it could not withstand the power behind the attack.

nKehung!

nAt the same time, the Golden Lion let out another cry.

nOnly this one was much different from all the ones that it had let out before.

nIt wasn’t a cry of arrogance or dignity, but it was instead a cry of pain.

nPuk!

nThe reason for this cry was that the Percival’s Spear, wielded by the Skeleton Knight, was now embedded deep into his side.

nOf course, the Skeleton Knight wasn’t satisfied with just this.

nKyaah!

nThe Skeleton knight commanded the skeleton wolf which then swiftly moved around again and allowed him to stab once again with his spear.

nPuk!

nAnother hole was made in the Golden Lion’s skin.

nKehung!

nThe Golden Lion chased after the knight, but the skeleton wolf was too fast and they constantly evaded its attempts.

nKung!

nMeanwhile, the Ogre Skeleton, which had taken the time to gather itself, had finally revealed itself to the lion once again.

nKung!

nAnd at the same time, the Golem appeared in front of the Golden Lion.

nFaced with this new enemy, the Golden Lion’s eyes began glowing blue and at the same time, Kim Woo-jin used a skill.

n“Berserker.”

nRattle.

nThe skeletons that had been waiting at the side began moving after he used the skill.

nTheir eyes were yellow with madness.

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nAlthough it was hard to make a wound, it was easy to make one worse.

nTherefore, the most important factor when deciding whether to hunt a monster or not was whether it could be hurt or not.

nFirst class players were able to make any wound fatal.

nWhen it came to a hunting dog on the same level as Kim Woo-jin, even a wound the size of a needle prick could become fatal.

nKim Woo-jin proved this against the Golden Lion.

nIt was his skeleton soldiers who proved it.

nPuk!

nThe moment the Skeleton Knight made a wound in the Golden Lion’s skin with the Percival Spear, the other skeletons would then attack that wound.

nPuk!

nThe already pierced skin would be easily torn further and cause the wound to be more open.

nRattle!

nAnother wound was thus expanded by the skeletons.

nThe whole process went incredibly quickly.

nIn the eyes of those watching from far away, it was as though the Golden Lion’s injuries were alive and moving.

nKehuuuung!

nOf course, the Golden Lion expressed its rage loudly without hesitation.

nHowever, the Golden Lion’s offensive wasn’t easy to handle either.

nIt didn’t give the Skeleton Soldiers a second chance.

nCrack!

nWith just one attack, it would smash a skeleton to pieces.

nTwelve skeletons had already been smashed in such a way.

nThe Ogre skeleton was missing its right shoulder, and its rib cage had been crushed while the Golem seemed to be about half its original size.

nRattle!

nKung! Kung!

nBut this still meant that the Ogre skeleton and the Golem were still alive to disturb the Golden Lion.

nRoar!

nFaced with these two, the Golden Lion had no choice but to grow more and more enraged.

n“Oh my God.”

n“Is this Isaac’s Power?”

nThe players from afar were watching this sight in surprise.

nHowever, Kim Woo-jin’s view of the situation was different.

n‘It wouldn’t die so easily.’

nPeople looking at it might think that the situation was advantageous, but only he felt that it was still unfavourable.

nIn fact, the situation was not positive.

nRoar!

nThough the Golden Lion’s body was covered in blood, there were no wounds on it that would really kill it.

n‘Poison wouldn’t work.’

nMost importantly, poison, one of Kim Woo-jin’s strongest trump cards, couldn’t be used.

nThat meant he couldn’t deal with it the way he dealt with most monsters.

nIn fact, Kim Woo-jin had actually consumed quite a lot in this fight already.

nOver ten skeletons had been destroyed and the Golem and ogre skeleton consumed a lot of magic power to use.

nHis magic power had been raised using items and achievements, but as someone who had basically invested all of his attribute points into health, he was now forced to feel the limit of his magic power.

n‘But its physical strength and concentration has fallen a lot since the beginning.’

nIt wasn’t that Kim Woo-jin didn’t expect this situation.

nIn fact, he had predicted this.

n‘It has completely forgotten the existence of me and Lee Jin-ah.’

nSince he had expected it, that meant he had also made preparations.

n‘It’s time to move.’

nAt that moment, Kim Woo-jin signalled to Lee Jin-ah who was waiting.

n“Siba!”

nLee Jin-ah let out a shout and it was unclear whether he was cursing or just shouting, as he activated the skill of the Heavenly Dragon Sword in his hands.

n“Heavenly Dragon’s Will.”

nThe moment the skill was activated, the translucent sword began filling up with white light.

nAll stamina has been consumed.

nThen he heard a notification.

nWithout paying attention to it, he began rushing toward the Golden Lion.

nKrrr!

nHowever, the Golden Lion did not even look at Lee Jin-ah.

nNo, it hadn’t noticed him.

nWith the Ogre Skeleton and the Golem charging back and forth in front of it, the skeleton knight riding the skeleton wolf, hovered around it looking for an opportunity and the skeleton soldiers holding their weapons to ready to attack the moment it was injured, it couldn’t afford to pay attention to a single human.

nKrr?

nThis way, the Golden Lion didn’t notice Lee Jin-ah until he was already very close to it.

nHung!

nAs soon as it noticed him, the Golden Lion swiped at Lee Jin-ah, expressing its hostility.

nLee Jin-ah swung his arm.

nPuuuk!

nThen the Golden Lion’s paw smashed into his body while the sword that Lee Jin-ah had just thrown, flew through the air.

nSik!

nAt that moment, using the golem as a stepping stone, Kim Woo-jin, who appeared above the Golden Lion’s head, snatched the sword from the air before bringing it down on the Golden Lion’s neck before it could realise what happened.

nKehung!

nThe Golden Lion had not expected such an attack.

nIt wasn’t without reason.

nNone of the attacks on its body had ever been made in such a way.

n‘Now the flaw is very clear.’

nNaturally, this was Kim Woo-jin’s intentions.

nFilled with the power of Lee Jin-ah, the Heavenly Dragon Sword was chopped into the neck of the Golden Lion before it could understand the situation.

nPuk!

nThe blade was so deep that it could not even be seen in its entirety.

nBrrr!

nThe Golden Lion could barely react to the deadly attack.

n‘It’s shallow.’

nHowever, Kim Woo-jin was not satisfied.

nPok!

nWith one hit, the sword was embedded deeper.

n‘More.’

nAs if it still wasn’t enough, Kim Woo-jin once again hit his fist to the sword.

nPok!

nEven though the bones in his hand cracked, Kim Woo-jin didn’t stop.

nPok!

nIn a short while the sword was already so deep that Kim Woo-jin’s shoulder was also inside.

nKehok!

nA bizarre cry burst from the Golden Lion’s mouth.

nSoon after it began to stagger, its large golden body convulsing.

nKyaah!

nOf course the Skeleton Knight would not miss this opportunity.

nRattle!

nAnd neither would the other skeletons.

nOnce again, all the skeletons began to cling to the Golden Lion like ants that were clinging to the flesh of a dying animal.

nKung!

nEventually the Golden Lion fell.

nAnd immediately after the notification was heard.

nThe Golden Lion has been slain.

nYour level has increased.

nEarned Achievement Golden Lion Hunter.

nThe Emissary of the Underworld praises your spectacular performance.

nThe rank of Skeleton Warrior Mastery skill has increased by one.

nThe Skeleton Warrior Mastery skill has transcended the ranks.

nIt was a happy notification, but Kim Woo-jin wasn’t exactly happy with the announcement.

nIt wasn’t what he really wanted.

nKim Woo-jin, who had become all bloody, pulled the sword out of the lion’s corpse and landed beside it.

n“You got it?”

nLee Jin-ah, who had been sent flying by the Golden Lion’s blow asked as he approached.

nKim Woo-jin glanced at him.

n“Open it.”

n“Huh?”

n“Open its mouth.”

n“What?”

nKim Woo-jin pointed with his chin instead of using more words and Lee Jin-ah, who finally understood what he meant, pulled on the Lion’s chin.

nAnd Kim Woo-jin walked into it.

n‘He’s a real weirdo.’

nWhile Lee Jin-ah grumbled to himself, Kim Woo-jin kept moving forward.

nHercules’ Ring

nRating: Legendary

nRequired Level: Level 1 or Higher

nDescription: This is the ring of the Great Hero Hercules. Increases power based on the number of accumulated achievements.

n 10% Health when equipped

n 10% Stamina when equipped

n 10% Magic Power when equipped

nWhen equipped additional stat points are added depending on the number of achievements

n‘The distance is narrowed a lot this time.’

nThe distance to Horus’ Golden Ring.

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nSlurp!

nOh Se-chan who’d just finished a cup of ramen, wipe the sweat off of his shiny bald head with a handkerchief.

n“Burp!”

nNot long after, under the tired gazes of his subordinates, he let out a loud burp to signify the end of his meal.

n‘He can really have ramen for three meals a day…’

n‘He is really someone who can drink even petrol as long as it’s free.’

nThe reason for their exasperation was that Oh Se-chan had stuck through to his words of having ramen as three meals a day.

nOne of the subordinates couldn’t help but exclaim.

n“You’re really amazing.”

n“Huh? Why?”

n“I didn’t know you could really have ramen for every meal.”

nOh Se-chan looked at them with a sullen expression.

n“You guys said you won’t eat them so I have to eat them all. They have expiration dates on them don’t they?”

nThe staff were again surprised at his words.

n“So you’re really going to eat all of them?”

n“Of course! It’s free! What else do you expect me to do with them?”

nAt the question, his subordinate made a bit of an embarrassed expression.

n“That, I…thought that you would sell them.”

n“Huh?”

nThe subordinate’s words surprised Oh Se-chan.

n“It’s ramen, so it can be sold at a reasonable price. Because the turnover is good.”

n“Would it sell well if I put it on a website?”

n“Why don’t you just trade them for other ramen?”

nOf course the subordinate didn’t say those words seriously.

nNo matter who heard it, it was obviously a joke.

nHowever, Oh Se-chan put on a shocked expression and covered his mouth with both hands.

n“Oh my God, I missed such an amazing method…”

nHis staff couldn’t even laugh as they saw him sighing and contemplating something that was supposed to be a joke.

nEventually one of them changed the subject.

n“What will happen to Kim Woo-jin and Lee Jin-ah?”

nThey mentioned Kim Woo-jin and Lee Jin-ah who had entered the dungeon.

nTo that question, Oh Se-chan responded calmly.

n“What do you mean, that man is probably showing off his skills to the fullest.”

n“Showing off his skills?”

n“Yeah, he’ll have to show off very well.”

nAs he said that, Oh Se-chan gave a smile.

n“To the point where he’ll become a rising star.”

n“Rising star…”

n“If something were to happen to the world’s ‘Savior’ he’ll be the one who will then take up the mantle.”

n“Ah.”

nThis made the subordinates speechless.

nOh Se-chan continued smiling.

n‘It would be meaningless to end your debut without leaving an impression.’

nHe didn’t simply intend to clear the 3 Floor Dungeon as his debut.

nNo, it was even more important because it was his debut.

n‘You need to do a hat trick on your debut to become a superstar.’

nThis debut stage was never going to come again, so Kim Woo-jin and Oh Se-chan planned to engrave this debut into the memories of the world.

n‘We’ll take advantage of the Messiah Guild’s style this time.’

nIsaac Ivanov would replace the Savior, Lee Se-jun.

n‘Well, it still wouldn’t be enough.’

nOf course, this could be expected.

nCompared to Lee Se-jun’s strength and presence, Kim Woo-jin was still lacking a bit.

n‘Dammit, at that time I should’ve recovered King Arthur’s Ring somehow. Now that it’s with the Great One Guild it’s virtually impossible to retrieve it.’

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n“Yeouido Dungeon has been cleared!”

nOh Se-chan stopped worrying as he heard his subordinate’s words.

n“The attack is over…”

nThen as if he had something else to worry about, his expression hardened once again.

nThe atmosphere in the room also seemed tense because of his expression.

n“I only have one question.”

nIn the serious atmosphere, Oh Se-chan turned to look at his subordinate.

n“If Russian people like Bulgogi, would people send that as a gift too?”

n(Note:

nBulgogi, literally “fire meat”, is a grilled dish(gui) made of thin, marinated slices of beef or pork grilled on a barbecue or on a stove-top griddle. It is also often stir-fried in a pan in home cooking. )

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