chapter 65
65 – Couldn’t be forever
Before leaving, I handed over all the runes I needed to Yeonhee.
She was about to just pretend she didn’t know, but the Helen duo weren’t the ones who didn’t know that much, and she remembered Helen’s honesty and credit drip, so she couldn’t bear it.
And if you have a conscience, you will give us a lot of stake.
“Ah… 6…”
“Wow, Lee Yeong-chul, you bastard, you said you’ve been through a lot of dungeons, so half of them are regular runes? And there are only 6 of them? Didn’t you have a lot of luck?”
“Isn’t it the type of person who doesn’t receive runes and gets a higher payout? Even the D-class hunters I know haven’t filled all the runes yet.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, and 6 is a lot on the drop side.”
Yeonhee, who was listening to their conversation, spoke carefully.
“Hey, since I decided to have the first three, I’ll take out one Rune of Magical Power first. The other five runes will go around in order…”
As Yeon-hee said while holding the magic rune with her finger, Helen and Jin-kyung seemed to think for a while before answering.
“Did we do more than just lie down? Yeon-hee, have it all.”
“That’s right, if it weren’t for that skeleton, we would have all died… No, we would have had a more horrific experience.
‘Oh? Is it the Helen combination of honesty and trust?’
I involuntarily nodded.
“No, let’s do what we decided at first.”
‘Yeonhee, what’s wrong? Let’s just eat it all!’
“We also have a conscience, so it can’t be…”
‘Yes! Helen! Instead, I’ll take care not to die until I leave!!’
However, Yeon-hee emphasized the pre-determined principles to Helen several more times, and in the end, the Helen combination agreed to only receive 3 general grades.
It’s normal for someone to fight to get even one more, so I stupidly looked at this unfamiliar sight.
‘I think it’s a bit different from being kind. It’s a principle… A principle…’
It felt strange to see a cross section of her who liked to follow the manual even before she was alive. In the end, the fundamental tendencies will not change.
Yeonhee was going to give me all three of her lesser runes, but when I held out her magic rune to her again, she scratched her head as if she had no face.
‘I know him, but I don’t know.’
What the summoned beast did was his own ability, but strangely, I seemed to have a strong tendency to recognize it separately.
Anyway, the two runes of vitality that were handed over were both normal values of +7.
‘Where is this?’
—–
[Skull Bomber Sun Moon – Lv.31]
Strength: 80 Agility: 105 (+8) Stamina: 105 (+14)
Wisdom: 79 (+8) Magic: 110 Resistance: 7
Sense: 42 (+8) Restoration: 43
—–
I invested stats in agility, wisdom, and sense as my physical strength increased by 14 and the level rose by 2 due to the rune effect.
As a perk in 5 levels, the value of 8 each rose, and this level was a middle-to-upper class among the lower class.
Even though you’ve diligently improved your stats, are you still in the upper middle? You can think of it, but it was surprising that the basic ability itself was so trash in the first place that it was raised to this level.
Of course, numerical abilities and combat power were different. Because I have a skull bomb.
‘I’ve collected quite a few runes now.’
—–
Vitality Rune (Lesser) Stamina +7
Vitality Rune (Lesser) Stamina +7
Vitality Rune (Lesser) Stamina +7
Vitality Rune (Normal) Stamina +4
Vitality Rune (Normal) Stamina +4
Magical Rune (Lesser) Magic +8
Giant’s Rune (Low) Strength +9
Giant’s Rune (Low) Strength +8
—–
A total of 8 runes.
‘How did the runes of vitality come together? 7 Full House? It’s neat and looks good.’
I feel better because the numbers are the same as if they matched.
“Ms. Yeon-hee, should you fill up your mana and move?”
“Uh, anyway… Even if I’m not there, they’ll smell it and flock to it, so I think it’s better to move.”
“Okay!”
The way back to the entrance wasn’t too difficult. There were battles in the middle, but all of them were less than 10, and the battle of the three who went through a crisis was quite… Active.
“Die! Die!!”
“No. 1! Wipe it all out!!”
Kwajik! Kwajijik!!
“Wait, sister! Just one steal!”
Jjallang-
Jin Kyung diligently did not forget to take silver. When the thief class steals silver during battle, it makes a difference of up to 50% more than silver dropped by killing, so such a sincere appearance was a pleasure from our point of view. Of course, it’s not a lot of money, but it’s a matter of attitude.
I was able to steal the Lizardman’s second attribute after killing over 10.
Puuuong!!
Kehehehe-!
– You have killed the Lizardman!
– Attribute [Kleptomaniac] Has been activated.
– Acquired the attribute [Blessing of Pipp]!
‘Surely, stealing is easy because the probability of stealing increases by several percentage points.’
Thinking that my choice was not bad, I read the newly acquired characteristics.
Pipp’s protection
– Legacy left by Pipp, the great warrior of the Lizards
– The longer the battle time, the higher the HP recovery rate (up to 50%).
‘It’s good, it’s good. I may not have a chance to experience it for a while.’
Chu roll-!!
Kagagak!!
‘What are you doing, bastard?’
Chew?!
The last remaining lizardman hit my torso hard with a machete from left to right, but I didn’t take any damage.
‘An iron sleeper’s chain mail, sure of its performance.’
Puong ㅡ!!
The Lizardman, who had a puzzled look on why his attack didn’t work, was blown off the lower half of his body by a bomb that exploded from the ground.
—–
Skull Bomb Lv.4
– The bones of the monsters you killed are processed into magical bombs and stored, and when needed, they are thrown to inflict damage (330% of attack power).
– The higher the grade of the processed bone, the more damage occurs.
– In storage 0/56
—–
Perhaps because he killed Lee Yeong-chul with a bomb, after killing several Lizardmen, the level of the Skull Bomb skill went up quickly.
I was more pleased that the number of bombs that could be stored increased by 2 rather than the 10% increase in attack power.
“Hya- I think lizards are definitely nutritious and good for practice. The kids are a bit stupid, but they have their own combat intelligence, so it’s fun to fight.”
“It’s not persuasive to say such a thing when you’re such a dirty rag, Jin-kyung-ah.”
“No, are you serious? My sister said it was fun earlier!”
“Rather than that fun, I’m talking about the fun of collecting runes. Honestly, the environment itself doesn’t suit me. See this? Waterproof or something is useless here?”
“No, do you care about having your face covered in blood?”
“There is a saying that their blood is good for the skin.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Guraji.”
“Oh! Really!”
‘Still, I think Yeon-hee will have some positive aspects if she goes out with them.’
You can see the corners of Yeon-hee’s lips twitching as she listens carefully to Helen Combi’s delightful (?) Conversation from the side. He doesn’t have the courage to intervene in the conversation, and seems content to just listen.
We went round and round towards the entrance and went through 4 more battles, killing a total of 37 Lizardmen.
It was convenient to see if the coordinates were clearly set for us after noon, and they attacked us on their own without having to go looking for them.
And as Helen said, the rune drop rate was higher than other dungeons, so I was able to get two more runes. In other dungeons, it was hard to see even a single rune in a day, and it was a satisfactory result because he obtained 4 runes only through hunting.
Giant’s Rune (Low)
– Strength +6
The runes were divided one by one in order, but this time we lost a little bit. We had Strength +6, and the other side had Strength +10. That’s why I got the best one I could get from the lower runes.
‘Sheesh… I’ve used up all my luck while receiving chain mail!’
Human greed seems to have no end.
After a while, as the entrance was now close enough to be caught in sight, Helen gave off a sorrowful look as she watched Yeon-hee.
“·······.”
Yeon-hee tried to avoid that gaze, but in the end, she told Helen that she couldn’t bear it any longer.
“Do you want to join us tomorrow?”
‘Hmm… Negotiations such as raising the settlement ratio are just skipped over. Our Yeon-hee is also… Far from this.’
I think it’s right for Yeonhee to be taken care of by the guild. Or would someone like me take care of it next to me?
Before I knew it, the Helen Combi, who was sitting on both sides of Yeon-hee, arms crossed, constantly making her candy-coated noises, as if a bright tomorrow would welcome us.
‘Both are cute.’
Yeon-hee, who was flustered by her arms, looked at me and gave me a helping eye, but I looked at the distant mountain and put my hands on my back.
Because apart from Helen and Jinkyung’s abilities, being actively attached to Yeonhee was a good thing by my standards.
‘The picture isn’t bad. Hmm…’
I know that Yeon-hee has been relying on me a lot since sometime. I don’t know why, but our relationship with her can’t last, so little by little we have to help her live in the world outside her fence.
Since I don’t even know how I became a skeleton, it could well happen that my mind is suddenly blown away and only a stupid skeleton remains.
So she needs to relate to other people. If it’s so good that you forget me, I’ll be a little sad… But I can’t help it.
Of course, I have no intention of staying still.
It’s only natural to protect Yeonhee, so aside from that.
I have to find a way to get out of the dark space before I have a variable. Or at least it should be enough to be able to cross at will.
Apart from wishing Yeonhee well, I have my own life.
Life has dictionary meanings such as living and being alive.
I am not alive, but I have to live.
* * *
From what I heard from Yeon-hee after returning home, Lee Yeong-chul’s case was all sorted out as expected. It was a natural result.
In the first place, the officials belonging to the Hunter Management Agency are not very idle people. In order to increase their armed forces, they had to perform more than a certain amount in the dungeon for half of the month, and for the other half, they were doing paperwork and managing dungeons, so even ten bodies were not enough.
Of course, they receive unconventional rewards, but their main base is the Hunter. In the first place, it didn’t matter who died in the dungeon.