by Park Saenal
“Hunting is relatively easy. Hit them with the God Hands while they’re sleeping and then finish them off. Simple.”
The large distance between the tents was helping Grid. It didn’t seem dangerous unless he made a lot of noise. Grid smiled with satisfaction as he moved next door to slaughter the couple. The couple in the next tent and the couple in the tent after that…
‘Dammit.’
Grid shook as he watched the dying hamsters hold each other. This hunting was too terrible. It wouldn’t be strange if he obtained the title ‘Couple Slaughterer.’ Braham scoffed. ‘Are you feeling compassion for creatures? That is a severe weakness.’
“No, doesn’t it look cute? Loving each other like that. It doesn’t matter if they’re monsters.”
He didn’t know why he had to hunt couples. Making a player slaughter couples in Satisfy, there was probably a psychopath on the development team.
“Okay. I have cleaned up the outskirts.”
There were 500 tents filled with hamsters. He took care of the tents on the outskirts in order, then headed a little deeper. Due to the nature of the circular formation, the closer he got to the center, the narrower the distance between tents became. If he made a mistake then he would have to fight at least four hamsters.
“Well, it isn’t bad.”
The experience of the hamsters was similar to the true blood vampires. But their overall strength was less than the true blood vampires. Of course, the true blood vampires were also different in level. Grid was looking at the average ones. The true blood vampires weren’t a problem for Grid, so hunting several vampires at once wasn’t an issue.
“I should reduce their numbers as much as possible before nap time ends. Now I will begin in earnest.”
Suuuk.
Four golden hands rose behind Grid. Grid grasped that the mana regeneration rate was 1.5 times faster than normal and commanded the God Hands.
“Shoot!”
Pepepepeok!
The Magic Missile bombardment fell on the hamsters.
Taack!
Grid rushed with the God Hands and raided the hamsters. The hamsters tried to defend or counterattack, but the combination of the God Hands and Mjolnirs was perfect.
“Revolve.”
Jjeejeeeong!
While fighting in the vampire cities, Grid had become more efficient in using the God Hands in combat. Rather than defending against the enemy’s attacks with the God Hands, Grid handled them directly while the God Hands swung Mjolnir during that time. Once the target was stiffened?
“Linked Kill.”
Puok! Puk! Puk puk!
He would finish them off.
“Good.”
Two pairs of couples… No, four hamsters died and Grid leisurely picked up the items they dropped.
“…Eh?”
On one side of the tent. He was something that was very familiar to modern people. It was a frying pan. Grid was surprised and checked its information.
“Unbelievable…”
Chapter 519
Chapter 519
[Big Poisonous Rat’s Frying Pan]
Durability: 5/9 Attack Power: 2
* When equipped, Beginner Cooking skill Lv.1 will be generated.
A favorite cooking tool for the big poisonous rats.
The big poisonous rats cook all types of food in this frying pan and use it as tableware at the same time.
It is a frying pan made with coarse technology, but it’s better than nothing.
Conditions of Use: None.
Weight: 70
“…How did this happen?”
He thought it was Idan’s frying pan. But it turned out to be the hamster’s frying pan. Grid was baffled.
“No, this is ridiculous. Where in the world is there a hamster that cooks with a frying pan?”
Of course, he knew that the intelligence of the big poisonous rats was very high because he experienced it himself. Looking at the language skills and living standards, they seemed much better than orcs or goblins. But in order to create tools, the concept itself was actually needed.
In the end, the big poisonous rats were monsters. They were bound to be faithful to their survival instincts. This meant they understood that tools were needed to catch prey, producing weapons. But frankly, it was amazing that they even thought about cooking.
“They normally eat raw meat. It’s funny that monsters have a desire for gourmet food.”
Would they also be interested in cleanliness? However, they had bad breath. They should’ve made a toothbrush as well as a frying pan. Grid threw the frying pan to one side and left the tent.
‘The hamsters came up with the idea of making a frying pan from somewhere.’
Maybe it was because Idan’s frying pan was abandoned here?
‘To clarify. They would’ve been influenced after finding Idan’s frying pan. Then things will fall into place.’
Tak.
The tent was in tatters from the aftermath of the battle. Grid lightly moved to the center of the big poisonous rats’ community. An exceptionally large tent appeared. It was 10 times bigger than a typical tent.
‘Over here.’
It was the location of the boss of the big poisonous rats.
‘There’s a high possibility that Idan’s frying pan is inside there.’
The problem was reaching there. Should he break through one point, or keep methodically getting rid of the tents on the edges?
‘It would be nice if I could go straight.’
The gap between tents was really large. He would need to smash the tents in front of it, but that wasn’t a problem. Just.
‘If I reach the boss with most of the tents untouched…’
The risk was too big. It would be annoying if the boss had a skill to call its surrounding allies. He might be swarmed by tens or hundreds in an instant, leading to death.
‘I will move forward from the outskirts. That will be easiest.’
In any case, there were no players on the East Continent. He didn’t need to worry about anyone stealing his prey.
“Right. There’s no need to fret.”
It felt like having a whole server to himself! Grid decided to eat comfortably and moved with slow but sure steps. He moved steadily from the outer tents towards the center of the community, killing the hamsters. The result.
[You have defeated a big poisonous rat.]
[36,445,900 experience has been acquired.]
[A big poisonous rat’s gallbladder has been acquired.]
[You have defeated a male big poi…]
[Your level has risen!]
[As someone with a second class, you will receive a level up bonus. 12 stat points have been acquired.]
[Six points have been forcibly invested into intelligence due to the influence of the second class, Legendary Great Magician.]
[Your intelligence is over 1,300.]
[A new magic spell can now be learned!]
It was already his second level up since arriving at the monster community. By destroying hundreds of peaceful homes, Grid reached level 319 and surpassed 1,300 intelligence. But Grid felt ashamed rather than happy.
“I… I am a homewrecker.”
The big poisonous rats were very loving. The couples were sleeping in the beds and before their death, they gazed at each other gently.
‘Is this a new form of torture?’
A hunting system that made players feel guilty. It left a bad taste. Grid felt increasingly sure there was a psychopath in the Satisfy development team. Braham prompted the agonized Grid.
‘Rejoice! You get to experience my strength which is different from the inferior people in the world!’
The greatest power in the world? It was his magic. Braham was confident about it. He wanted to remind Grid of his greatness. On the other hand, Grid became excited.
‘New magic!’
It was the second time since he got this second class. Apart from Magic Missile that he acquired by default
, he had only learned Magic Detection. The reason was his low intelligence. Despite having the class ‘legendary great magician,’ it was very sad because he could only use Magic Missile and Magic Detection.
But now wasn’t the time to be sad. The opportunity to acquire legendary magic would come as he increased his intelligence! Grid was filled with tremendous excitement and anticipation.
“Now I can use Fireball!”
A notification window popped up in front of Grid.
Ttiring~
[A new magic spell can now be learned.]
[Alarm (Enhanced) Lv. 1]
A spell developed by the legendary great magician who has completely overturned the activation formula.
You can set all types of alarm sounds at the desired timing and location.
As the level rises, the diversity of the sounds and the range will increase.
Resource Consumption: 500 Mana.
Skill Cooldown Time: 1 minute.
-If you use this spell three times in Great Magician mode, you will learn it.
“…?”
Grid was stunned after verifying the notification window. He couldn’t understand the situation properly as Braham’s laughter rang in his ears.
‘Huhuhut. This alarm…’
“Noisy… No, be quiet.”
‘…?’
“Please be quiet.”
Grid wanted to be alone. It was common knowledge that the lowest level magic included Alarm, but he never dreamt that Alarm would be acquired after Magic Missile and Magic Detection.
‘Isn’t it a spell that should be learned by default like Magic Missile?’
What garbage spell needed 1,300 intelligence to learn? Grid was stunned as his expectations were shattered. He was so frustrated that killing intent slowly filled his eyes. The anger boiling in his heart needed an outlet.
“Kill…”
Kkuok.
He tightly gripped the Sword Ghost. Grid gritted his teeth and walked into the nearest tent. It was the beginning of the fierce but stealthy slaughter. Grid didn’t have any hesitation about killing the loving hamster couple. He couldn’t afford to care about other people’s circumstances right now.
***
“Hah… Hah… I can now live a little.”
The large community of tents filled with big poisonous mice. All of their tents were burned, torn, or collapsed. It was the result of Grid’s massacre that took half a day. There was only one thing still intact in front of him. The large tent in the center of the community. It was the place with the hamster boss and where Idan’s frying pan should be located.
The level 320 Grid used Magic Detection. It was to gauge the existence of the boss and to roughly guess the level.
[Magic Detection (Enhanced) has been used.]
[Magic Detection (Enhanced) has risen from Lv.2 to Lv.3!]
[The power of Magic Detection (Enhanced) has increased! Magic Detection can now identify the target’s stats!]
Name: Strong Male Rat
Level: ???
Class: ???
Stats: ???
Species: Big Poisonous Rat
Status: Monster
Name: Queen Rat
Level: ???
Class: ???
Stats: ???
Species: Big Poisonous Rat
Status: Monster
“Two here as well…”
The boss didn’t even enjoy a harem and was a single-minded couple!
“Truly principled rats!”
Grid had felt expectant when the level of Magic Detection rose. Now he was once again angry. It was because the status windows showed question marks, making him feel betrayed by Magic Detection.
‘My Magic Detection is a great magic. The only thing lacking is your intelligence.’
“Haha! That’s right! Blame me! It’s my fault that Alarm magic was created! Shit!”
Why would a legendary magician use Alarm? The moment he became upset at Braham. Grid unwittingly raised his voice and it was transmitted to the hamsters inside the tent.
“Muong? Why is a human here?”
“You will pay the price for impeding our happy nap time. Muong.”
The queen hamster wearing a crude crown and cloak was huge. She was twice as big as Grid. The hamster queen showed off her white chest fur proudly and pulled out a paw from her red cloak. She pointed the paw at Grid.
“Muong. Humans are nasty because they have no fur. So disgusting. Muong, I’ll kill you right away.”
The queen hamster also used a trident as a weapon.
Swaeek!
The queen’s trident was fast and seemed like it would skewer Grid. Grid hurriedly avoided it while Braham spoke.
‘Leave it to me. I will show you how to use Alarm.’
“…”
How to use Alarm? Grid didn’t expect much. But he couldn’t ignore Braham’s words.
‘The Alarm spell can be used during a battle?’
Magic used by a legendary great magician. It wasn’t trivial if he thought about it calmly.
“Okay.”
Sururuk.
Grid’s hair turned white.
Chapter 520
Chapter 520
[Assimilation has been used.]
[You have become one with Braham’s soul. Control of your body has been given to Braham.]
[Your class will be changed from Pagma’s Descendant to Legendary Great Magician.]
[Braham is searching for intelligence related items.]
[Malacus’ Cloak has been equipped.]
[The Holy Light Crown has been equipped.]
[There are no wearable items.]
Sururuk.
The moment that Grid used Assimilation. The angular jaw full of muscular beauty became thinner and the muscled shoulders and forearms changed.
“Kukukuk!”
White hair flowed down underneath the crown. The white skin contrasted with the ruby eyes, creating a mysterious atmosphere. It was the emergence of the legendary great magician Braham, who was once a vampire.
“I never thought this body would be used to get rid of rats. It’s refreshing.”
Braham laughed with an arrogant attitude. Grid prompted him three seconds after Assimilation started.
‘Come on, use magic! Don’t waste Assimilation again and be vigilant!’
“You’re a legend. Don’t feel worried like the other lowly people.”
Braham clicked his tongue and waved his hand. Then a master level Magic Missile (Enhanced) was created and circled around him. Grid was startled.
‘How are you doing that?’
Magic Missile was the type of magic that launched after specifying the target. It immediately flew to the target as soon as it was used. There was no way to stop it in place. That was common sense.
Pajik!
Pachichik!
A ball of mana, which contained explosion power, was thrown up beside Braham. Braham gave an amazing answer to Grid.
“It’s Alarm.”
‘What? Alarm?’
“Alarm is something that rings with no limit and isn’t simply noise.”
‘…?’
“The Alarm spell is meant to ring in specified situations and times. Therefore, Alarm is inherently a timer magic. Then I strengthened that timer magic.”
‘I don’t understand what you’re saying. What does that have to do with stopping Magic Missile?’
“Before using the magic, I entered the command ‘act when the alarm rings.’ It is like the ticking time bomb that dwarves make.”
‘Ticking time bomb?’
Braham’s clear example helped Grid understand. At that moment.
“Muong! Human! You dare invade the queen’s castle! Myong!”
The intermediate boss of the monster community, the Strong Male Rat, shouted. He only targeted the white-haired Grid, Braham. Braham revolved mana around him and didn’t care. It was either bravery or ignorance. The big poisonous rats were a clever species, but they wer
e a physical species and couldn’t use magic. The proof was that there were no magicians or shamans in the rat community.
“Muong!”
The wild-eyed Strong Male Rat reached Braham and stabbed with his trident. Braham precisely matched the timing.
Didididi!
There was a beeping sound from the Magic Missile hanging around Braham.
Peeeeeong!
“…!”
The male rat was hit by the Magic Missile and fell back without even screaming.
“Watch.”
A few steps away from the male rat, Braham cast a total of six Magic Missiles simultaneously. It was the multi-spellcasting that could be achieved as a result of combining the master level Magic Missile and the legendary great magician passive.
Pa-ang!
Paang! Pang! Papapapang!
‘Wow…’
Grid admired it. The white mana balls looked like moonlight around Braham. They were like illusions, but also beautiful. Grid had no artistic sense and even he could tell. He switched to the observer’s viewpoint and captured the current scene with a screenshot.
‘I should set it as my phone wallpaper.’
He was the only one who had even seen the wallpaper for his phone.
“M-Muong…! Cowardly human!”
How could the Strong Male Hamster be humiliated by a human with the Queen Rat watching? The male rat was ashamed and angry, and once again rushed towards Braham. His speed wasn’t lacking compared to Grid and the trident overwhelmed Grid’s strength.
‘At least level 400?’
The intermediate boss was incredibly strong. It was unknown how strong the Queen Rat would be. A chill went down Grid’s spine.
Didididi!
Didididididi!
The six Magic Missiles around Braham all sounded an alarm. And.
Peng!
Pepepepeng!
“…!”
One pierced the male rat’s chest, two in the side, on in the elbow of both hands, and the last one in a vital spot. The Magic Missile accurately pierced between his eyes. The male rat once again couldn’t scream as he shed blood, while Braham made a ridiculing sound.
“This is one of the ways to use the Alarm spell. Predict when and how the enemy will move, set the time, and assign it to an attack spell. Then your attack spell will smash the enemy at the correct timing. With a minimum of magic, you can exert the same power as the God Hands.”