Jinwoo could not believe what he was hearing .
‘ . . . Penalty Zone?’
Ah-
He remembered . He did not do the daily quest today . He had purposely skipped it to enter the Penalty Zone, in order to test out his progress against the centipedes and see if he could continue the Demon Castle Raid . To think that it would work out like this .
shaaaaaake-
Like back in the hospital, the area started shaking vigorously .
pshhhh
pshaaaaah
One by one, even the knights that he was fighting turned into sand .
The world changed around him .
‘Ha… ha ha…’
He silently laughed . The System’s words before the quest started kept appearing in his head .
I wish you luck .
Was it because it was that difficult of a quest? Or did it want him to be lucky in obtaining more advancement points?
Luck, coincidence, call it what you want . It was just another chance for him . The important thing was how he would use this chance .
Shaaaake-!
The tremors became stronger . Instead of fighting to keep his balance like in the past, Jinwoo gave himself up to the earthquake and closed his eyes .
‘Be calm…’
And just like that, he felt a sense of weightlessness, and all sounds disappeared . When he opened his eyes, it was in the middle of a familiar desert . Jinwoo collapsed onto the sand .
“gasp- gasp- pant- pant-”
He grabbed the sand with his hands and let loose a torrent of panting . His lungs filled with a refreshing breath of air, spreading the feeling to his entire body .
Finally,
“I feel alive . ”
With the sense of safety surrounding his mind, Jinwoo stayed lying on the ground . He looked up at the empty, black sky . The vision of an endless pitch black ceiling filled his view . It was the Penalty Zone that he remembered .
‘Oh wait, now’s not the time to be lying down . ’
Because he had just escaped from an incredibly dangerous place, he forgot that this place was not exactly a safe one . Still, he didn’t want to get-up, so he called up the status screen while lying down .
HP: 104 / 10,270
MP: 202 / 850
Fatigue: 91
He wondered why it was so hard to move . Now he knew why; his fatigue had risen over 90 .
‘This is the first time that happened, I think . ’
He didn’t feel like moving a finger right now . His health was one thing, but at the moment, it was important to recover his stamina .
“Shop . ”
ring~
The words “Buy” and “Sell” appeared in the air . No matter how he looked at it, the System had clearly created the so-called shop with the bare minimum of effort, but today, it was an incredibly welcoming sight . Jinwoo purchased the most expensive healing potion . The moment he confirmed the transaction,
shooo-
A glass bottle with a red liquid appeared in his sprawled arm .
pop
In his state, it took effort even to uncork the bottle . He poured the potion down his mouth .
gulp gulp
The red liquid passed through his throat .
Your stamina is recovered .
Your stamina is recovered .
Your stamina is recovered .
Since it was the highest level healing potion, just one bottle was enough to completely undo his fatigue . Strangely, his health did not recover .
HP: 106 / 10,270
MP: 204 / 850
Fatigue: 0
Even when the bottle was emptied, his health stayed the same . It was drastically different than the fatigue that was now zero .
‘Why?’
The moment the last drop of potion fell into his mouth, he was able to find out why .
ring .
Your health is below 10% . You cannot recover your health with a potion .
The reason was simple . It was because his health was too low .
‘Now that I think about it…’
Even healing magic had their limits . This was not an unfamiliar phenomenon . Just as Healers could not heal someone past a certain point depending on their skill, it appeared that potions had similar limits .
‘And you''re telling me that the limit is 10% remaining health . ’
This was good to know . Had he placed faith in the potion at a wrong time, he could’ve made a grave mistake . This is why experience was important . Wasn’t there a saying?
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger . ”
That was all due to the power of experience . Even right now, he thankfully had the experience of encountering the Penalty Zone .
‘It’s about time…’
And indeed it was . He felt a lifeform rising beneath the sand . Jinwoo raised his legs and shot up from the ground . His body felt as light as a feather . Thanks to the potion, his strength had completely returned . Jinwoo landed few steps away and turned around .
shaaaaah
As expected, the spot he was lying on was sinking to the ground .
‘Heh, I remember thinking that I’d slip and fall into that in the past . ’
Now, he could stare at the sinkhole with a carefree attitude . The bottom of the depression boiled like in the past, and-
pshaaaah!
A column of sand exploded from the ground, revealing the form of the giant centipede .
screeeeech!
It was all just as he remembered .
‘Man, they looked a lot scarier back then…’
Now, they appeared to be moving in slow motion in Jinwoo’s eyes . He raised his gaze and confirmed the red letters above the centipede’s head .
‘Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede’
A red name . Just like the Cerberus from the Demon Castle . The quest message appeared .
ring~!
Penalty Quest: Survive
Goal: Survive for the required time .
Required time: 4 Hours
Remaining time: 4 Hours 0 Min 0 Sec
After reading the message, Jinwoo clenched his fists .
‘I can buy some time with this . ’
As he did not use the Instant Return Stone out of the Dungeon, he probably still had a chance .
‘I’ll probably be moved back after the penalty quest . ’
And if the 4 hours he spent here was added to the endurance timer? The advancement points he would gain would be massive . Well, he still did not know just how the math worked .
‘Still…’
When he thought about how the System worked up until now, this might become an incredible windfall .
‘Four fucking hours!’
He couldn’t last 10 minutes back there and was about to use the Instant Return Stone . Now, thanks to the Penalty Zone, he would be able to add 4 hours to that timer . There was one problem left . He had to survive this world with barely a 100 health remaining . Since he could not recover using a potion, he had to level-up through the centipedes without receiving any damage . In a way, this was an additional condition of the penalty quest .
‘ . . . Let’s do this . ’
Jinwoo summoned Casaka’s Poisoned Fang .
Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 59 Sec
The moment the penalty quest started, Jinwoo began to move . Because of his experience, he knew to move before the centipedes did . He closed the distance in a flash and jumped .
land!
He reached a halfway point on the insect’s body then started working his way to the head while slashing at its body .
stab! stab stab! slash!
Wherever the dagger attacked, the exoskeleton of the centipede cracked and seeped a liquid .
screeeech!
Every time Jinwoo made a new wound on its body, the centipede thrashed in pain .
‘Sprint!’
Jinwoo’s legs sped up .
step, step, step, step!
He quickly reached the top of the monster’s head and grabbed the dagger with both hands .
‘Vital Stab!’
He used the skill and brought down the dagger onto the centipede’s head . The dagger dug deep into the head .
crack!
‘Vital Stab’ has leveled up!
‘Alright!’
It had been a while! The leveled-up skill appeared to have done quite a damage . The centipede shook its head in pain .
screech, screee!
Jinwoo did not stop there . He moved from its head towards the centipede’s back . The monster’s back was completely exposed .
stab!
After stabbing a point behind the centipede’s head, Jinwoo held the dagger in place and jumped down .
cra-cra-cra-cra-craaaaaack!
Combined with the strength over 120 and a leap from a height of a 5 story building, the dagger slid completely across the centipede’s back, cutting it wide open .
cra-cra-crack!
land .
Jinwoo landed safely .
screeech, screeeeee!
The centipede spewed a liquid all over the place then finally fell .
Boom!
Its body raised up a cloud of sand .
ring~
You’ve defeated the Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede
Jinwoo patted the sand off his body and checked the time .
Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 42 Sec
‘That took 17 seconds . ’
It took him less than 20 seconds to take down the centipede . It was completely different than the time he took down the Cerberus . His strength had reached a different dimension .
‘Well, if I think about all the leveling I did and the items I’ve obtained…’
It made sense . At this rate, Jinwoo was confident he could continue hunting without losing life .
‘Now the problem is if there are enough monsters here for a level-up…’
Only then would he have a chance of surviving when he went back to the class advancement quest . If he went back without recovering his health, he was sure to be crushed like an insect . As he was deep in worry, multiple sand columns appeared around him .
pshhhhh-
pshaaaah-
The centipedes had arrived after smelling their kin’s blood .
screeech-
screeech-
Jinwoo’s face brightened .
‘Just how many are there?’
Looking at the heads of the centipedes popping up from the ground, Jinwoo could not hide the smile on his face .
You’ve leveled up!
You’ve leveled up!
You’ve leveled up!
You’ve leveled up!
After nearly 4 hours, Jinwoo had gained 4 levels after taking down countless centipedes . He had reached level 51 . The penalty quest was almost over .
Penalty Quest: Survive
Goal: Survive for the required time .
Required time: 4 Hours
Remaining time: 0 Hours 3 Min 19 Sec
It was about time he’d return . Jinwoo looked around at the corpses of the centipedes that littered the area . Thanks to their sacrifice, he was able to recover his health .
‘It’s a shame they didn’t drop any items or gold…’
Well, it wouldn’t have made sense for a place of punishment to reward him that much . Now, it was time to prepare for his return .
‘Shop . ’
Current Gold: 3,115,629
On top of the various moneybags from the humanoid monsters, he had earned a whopping 1,500,000 gold from Ygritte . He had plenty of funds now . With that in mind, he looked through the shop for a new weapon . A suitable upgrade caught his eye:
Knight Killer
Rarity: B
Type: Dagger
Attack Power +75
‘Knight Killing’: +25% damage against heavy armored opponents
It’s a sturdy and sharp dagger designed to cut a knight’s armor . Because of its serrated blades, it will not slip easily against armor .
It was a weapon meant to be used for killing heavily armored targets . The cost was 2,800,000 gold . He would have to spend most of his gold, but this was not the time to be stingy .
‘Can’t take my gold with me to the afterlife . ’
Without hesitating, Jinwoo bought the weapon . Additionally, he also purchased some wrappings .
You’ve purchased “Knight Killer” .
You’ve purchased “Wrappings” .
As its description noted, it was a scary looking dagger with a serrated blade . He took the weapon with his right hand and used the wrappings to tightly bind it in his hand .
slash! slash slash!
He swung the blade around . It felt natural in his hand, as if it was a part of his body .
‘At the very least, I won’t be dropping it like this . ’
He briefly considered wrapping Casaka’s Poisoned Fang to his left hand but decided against it . It would be too inconvenient to lose both of his hands . He would keep the usage of his left hand just in case . He placed the leftover wrappings into the inventory then noticed the Runestone he had gotten from Ygritte .
‘Ah right, there was this . ’
Runestone: Ruler’s Hands
Break the Runestone to absorb the skill .
He needed every little bit right now, whether it was an item or a skill . Jinwoo smashed the Runestone without a regret .
You’ve learned ‘Ruler’s Hands’ (Lv . 1)
Ruler’s Hands (Lv . 1)
Active Skill
Mana Cost: 0
Exert your will over an object without physically touching it .
‘Ah…’
Reading the explanation, he remembered a scene from earlier . It was when Ygritte stretched a hand to his sword and brought it to his hands from a distance .
‘So he used this skill to move the longsword . ’
A skill to move an object from a distance just with his mind! On top of that, it didn’t have a mana cost .
‘If I can really move anything, it’s an incredible skill . ’
Jinwoo quickly tried it out on the corpse of the centipede next to him .
Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object .
Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object .
It seemed that moving something heavy required more practice .
‘What about this one?’
Jinwoo dropped Casaka’s Poisoned Fang onto the ground, then stretched a hand toward it . The dagger easily moved into his hand .
grab!
‘Oh~ . ’
Jinwoo stared at the dagger with amazement .
‘Alright, this is helpful enough . ’
And with that, he had completed all preparations . Jinwoo raised his head and saw that the time was almost over .
Remaining time: 0 Hours 0 Min 4 Sec
As the 4 seconds decreased to 3, the System messaged him .
ring~
The Penalty Quest will end soon .
And another one followed,
ring~
Because you’ve hunted in the Penalty Zone,
The next Penalty Quest’s difficulty will be adjusted .
An adjustment of difficulty . It would make it harder to hunt so that the penalty will feel like a penalty . Well, would there even be a next time? Jinwoo gulped .
‘Now, the class advancement quest will resume . ’
Hundreds of monsters would probably be waiting for him back in the boss room . Perhaps even more . Although he thought of it as “returning” to the room, it was more like he was being “thrown” back there .
Health, mana, fatigue, equipment and skill . In addition to those, even his mind had improved in the past 4 hours . Still, he was feeling nervous .
ba dum ba dum ba dum
The beating of his heart was almost painful .
Jinwoo closed his eyes to calm himself .
Then, the electronic tone rang .
ring .
The Penalty Quest will end now .
‘This is my last chance…’
When Jinwoo opened his eyes, he saw the mass of silver knights starting to turn towards him . They were not his target . Jinwoo’s eyes shifted side to side, looking for his target .
‘First, the mages!’
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.
Jinwoo could not believe what he was hearing . .
.
‘ . Penalty Zone?’.
.
Ah-.
.
He remembered . He did not do the daily quest today . He had purposely skipped it to enter the Penalty Zone, in order to test out his progress against the centipedes and see if he could continue the Demon Castle Raid . To think that it would work out like this . .
.
shaaaaaake-.
.
Like back in the hospital, the area started shaking vigorously . .
.
pshhhh.
.
pshaaaaah.
.
One by one, even the knights that he was fighting turned into sand . .
.
The world changed around him . .
.
‘Ha… ha ha…’.
.
He silently laughed . The System’s words before the quest started kept appearing in his head . .
.
I wish you luck . .
.
Was it because it was that difficult of a quest? Or did it want him to be lucky in obtaining more advancement points?.
.
Luck, coincidence, call it what you want . It was just another chance for him . The important thing was how he would use this chance . .
.
Shaaaake-!.
.
The tremors became stronger . Instead of fighting to keep his balance like in the past, Jinwoo gave himself up to the earthquake and closed his eyes . .
.
‘Be calm…’.
.
And just like that, he felt a sense of weightlessness, and all sounds disappeared . When he opened his eyes, it was in the middle of a familiar desert . Jinwoo collapsed onto the sand . .
.
“gasp- gasp- pant- pant-”.
.
He grabbed the sand with his hands and let loose a torrent of panting . His lungs filled with a refreshing breath of air, spreading the feeling to his entire body . .
.
Finally,.
.
“I feel alive . ”.
.
With the sense of safety surrounding his mind, Jinwoo stayed lying on the ground . He looked up at the empty, black sky . The vision of an endless pitch black ceiling filled his view . It was the Penalty Zone that he remembered . .
.
‘Oh wait, now’s not the time to be lying down . ’.
.
Because he had just escaped from an incredibly dangerous place, he forgot that this place was not exactly a safe one . Still, he didn’t want to get-up, so he called up the status screen while lying down . .
.
HP: 104 / 10,270.
MP: 202 / 850.
Fatigue: 91.
.
He wondered why it was so hard to move . Now he knew why; his fatigue had risen over 90 . .
.
‘This is the first time that happened, I think . ’.
.
He didn’t feel like moving a finger right now . His health was one thing, but at the moment, it was important to recover his stamina . .
.
“Shop . ”.
.
ring~.
.
The words “Buy” and “Sell” appeared in the air . No matter how he looked at it, the System had clearly created the so-called shop with the bare minimum of effort, but today, it was an incredibly welcoming sight . Jinwoo purchased the most expensive healing potion . The moment he confirmed the transaction,.
.
shooo-.
.
A glass bottle with a red liquid appeared in his sprawled arm . .
.
pop.
.
In his state, it took effort even to uncork the bottle . He poured the potion down his mouth . .
.
gulp gulp .
.
The red liquid passed through his throat . .
.
Your stamina is recovered . .
.
Your stamina is recovered . .
.
Your stamina is recovered . .
.
Since it was the highest level healing potion, just one bottle was enough to completely undo his fatigue . Strangely, his health did not recover . .
.
HP: 106 / 10,270.
MP: 204 / 850.
Fatigue: 0.
.
Even when the bottle was emptied, his health stayed the same . It was drastically different than the fatigue that was now zero . .
.
‘Why?’.
.
The moment the last drop of potion fell into his mouth, he was able to find out why . .
.
ring . .
.
Your health is below 10% . You cannot recover your health with a potion . .
.
The reason was simple . It was because his health was too low . .
.
‘Now that I think about it…’.
.
Even healing magic had their limits . This was not an unfamiliar phenomenon . Just as Healers could not heal someone past a certain point depending on their skill, it appeared that potions had similar limits . .
.
‘And you''re telling me that the limit is 10% remaining health . ’.
.
This was good to know . Had he placed faith in the potion at a wrong time, he could’ve made a grave mistake . This is why experience was important . Wasn’t there a saying?.
.
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger . ”.
.
That was all due to the power of experience . Even right now, he thankfully had the experience of encountering the Penalty Zone . .
.
‘It’s about time…’.
.
And indeed it was . He felt a lifeform rising beneath the sand . Jinwoo raised his legs and shot up from the ground . His body felt as light as a feather . Thanks to the potion, his strength had completely returned . Jinwoo landed few steps away and turned around . .
.
shaaaaah.
.
As expected, the spot he was lying on was sinking to the ground . .
.
‘Heh, I remember thinking that I’d slip and fall into that in the past . ’.
.
Now, he could stare at the sinkhole with a carefree attitude . The bottom of the depression boiled like in the past, and-.
.
pshaaaah!.
.
A column of sand exploded from the ground, revealing the form of the giant centipede . .
.
screeeeech!.
.
It was all just as he remembered . .
.
‘Man, they looked a lot scarier back then…’.
.
Now, they appeared to be moving in slow motion in Jinwoo’s eyes . He raised his gaze and confirmed the red letters above the centipede’s head . .
.
‘Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede’.
.
A red name . Just like the Cerberus from the Demon Castle . The quest message appeared . .
.
ring~!.
.
Penalty Quest: Survive.
Goal: Survive for the required time . .
Required time: 4 Hours.
Remaining time: 4 Hours 0 Min 0 Sec.
.
After reading the message, Jinwoo clenched his fists . .
.
‘I can buy some time with this . ’.
.
As he did not use the Instant Return Stone out of the Dungeon, he probably still had a chance . .
.
‘I’ll probably be moved back after the penalty quest . ’.
.
And if the 4 hours he spent here was added to the endurance timer? The advancement points he would gain would be massive . Well, he still did not know just how the math worked . .
.
‘Still…’.
.
When he thought about how the System worked up until now, this might become an incredible windfall . .
.
‘Four fucking hours!’.
.
He couldn’t last 10 minutes back there and was about to use the Instant Return Stone . Now, thanks to the Penalty Zone, he would be able to add 4 hours to that timer . There was one problem left . He had to survive this world with barely a 100 health remaining . Since he could not recover using a potion, he had to level-up through the centipedes without receiving any damage . In a way, this was an additional condition of the penalty quest . .
.
‘ . Let’s do this . ’.
.
Jinwoo summoned Casaka’s Poisoned Fang . .
.
Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 59 Sec.
.
The moment the penalty quest started, Jinwoo began to move . Because of his experience, he knew to move before the centipedes did . He closed the distance in a flash and jumped . .
.
land!.
.
He reached a halfway point on the insect’s body then started working his way to the head while slashing at its body . .
.
stab! stab stab! slash!.
.
Wherever the dagger attacked, the exoskeleton of the centipede cracked and seeped a liquid . .
.
screeeech!.
.
Every time Jinwoo made a new wound on its body, the centipede thrashed in pain . .
.
‘Sprint!’.
.
Jinwoo’s legs sped up . .
.
step, step, step, step!.
.
He quickly reached the top of the monster’s head and grabbed the dagger with both hands . .
.
‘Vital Stab!’.
.
He used the skill and brought down the dagger onto the centipede’s head . The dagger dug deep into the head . .
.
crack!.
.
‘Vital Stab’ has leveled up!.
.
‘Alright!’.
.
It had been a while! The leveled-up skill appeared to have done quite a damage . The centipede shook its head in pain . .
.
screech, screee!.
.
Jinwoo did not stop there . He moved from its head towards the centipede’s back . The monster’s back was completely exposed . .
.
stab!.
.
After stabbing a point behind the centipede’s head, Jinwoo held the dagger in place and jumped down . .
.
cra-cra-cra-cra-craaaaaack!.
.
Combined with the strength over 120 and a leap from a height of a 5 story building, the dagger slid completely across the centipede’s back, cutting it wide open . .
.
cra-cra-crack!.
.
land . .
.
Jinwoo landed safely . .
.
screeech, screeeeee!.
.
The centipede spewed a liquid all over the place then finally fell . .
.
Boom!.
.
Its body raised up a cloud of sand . .
.
ring~.
.
You’ve defeated the Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede.
.
Jinwoo patted the sand off his body and checked the time . .
.
Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 42 Sec.
.
‘That took 17 seconds . ’.
.
It took him less than 20 seconds to take down the centipede . It was completely different than the time he took down the Cerberus . His strength had reached a different dimension . .
.
‘Well, if I think about all the leveling I did and the items I’ve obtained…’.
.
It made sense . At this rate, Jinwoo was confident he could continue hunting without losing life . .
.
‘Now the problem is if there are enough monsters here for a level-up…’.
.
Only then would he have a chance of surviving when he went back to the class advancement quest . If he went back without recovering his health, he was sure to be crushed like an insect . As he was deep in worry, multiple sand columns appeared around him . .
.
pshhhhh-.
.
pshaaaah-.
.
The centipedes had arrived after smelling their kin’s blood . .
.
screeech-.
.
screeech-.
.
Jinwoo’s face brightened . .
.
‘Just how many are there?’.
.
Looking at the heads of the centipedes popping up from the ground, Jinwoo could not hide the smile on his face . .
.
.
You’ve leveled up!.
.
You’ve leveled up!.
.
You’ve leveled up!.
.
You’ve leveled up!.
After nearly 4 hours, Jinwoo had gained 4 levels after taking down countless centipedes . He had reached level 51 . The penalty quest was almost over . .
.
Penalty Quest: Survive.
Goal: Survive for the required time . .
Required time: 4 Hours.
Remaining time: 0 Hours 3 Min 19 Sec.
.
It was about time he’d return . Jinwoo looked around at the corpses of the centipedes that littered the area . Thanks to their sacrifice, he was able to recover his health . .
.
‘It’s a shame they didn’t drop any items or gold…’.
.
Well, it wouldn’t have made sense for a place of punishment to reward him that much . Now, it was time to prepare for his return . .
.
‘Shop . ’.
.
Current Gold: 3,115,629.
.
On top of the various moneybags from the humanoid monsters, he had earned a whopping 1,500,000 gold from Ygritte . He had plenty of funds now . With that in mind, he looked through the shop for a new weapon . A suitable upgrade caught his eye:.
.
Knight Killer.
Rarity: B.
Type: Dagger.
Attack Power +75.
‘Knight Killing’: +25% damage against heavy armored opponents.
It’s a sturdy and sharp dagger designed to cut a knight’s armor . Because of its serrated blades, it will not slip easily against armor . .
.
It was a weapon meant to be used for killing heavily armored targets . The cost was 2,800,000 gold . He would have to spend most of his gold, but this was not the time to be stingy . .
.
‘Can’t take my gold with me to the afterlife . ’.
.
Without hesitating, Jinwoo bought the weapon . Additionally, he also purchased some wrappings . .
.
You’ve purchased “Knight Killer” . .
You’ve purchased “Wrappings” . .
.
As its description noted, it was a scary looking dagger with a serrated blade . He took the weapon with his right hand and used the wrappings to tightly bind it in his hand . .
.
slash! slash slash!.
.
He swung the blade around . It felt natural in his hand, as if it was a part of his body . .
.
‘At the very least, I won’t be dropping it like this . ’.
.
He briefly considered wrapping Casaka’s Poisoned Fang to his left hand but decided against it . It would be too inconvenient to lose both of his hands . He would keep the usage of his left hand just in case . He placed the leftover wrappings into the inventory then noticed the Runestone he had gotten from Ygritte . .
.
‘Ah right, there was this . ’.
.
Runestone: Ruler’s Hands.
Break the Runestone to absorb the skill . .
.
He needed every little bit right now, whether it was an item or a skill . Jinwoo smashed the Runestone without a regret . .
.
You’ve learned ‘Ruler’s Hands’ (Lv . 1).
.
Ruler’s Hands (Lv . 1).
Active Skill.
.
Mana Cost: 0.
Exert your will over an object without physically touching it . .
.
‘Ah…’.
.
Reading the explanation, he remembered a scene from earlier . It was when Ygritte stretched a hand to his sword and brought it to his hands from a distance . .
.
‘So he used this skill to move the longsword . ’.
.
A skill to move an object from a distance just with his mind! On top of that, it didn’t have a mana cost . .
.
‘If I can really move anything, it’s an incredible skill . ’.
.
Jinwoo quickly tried it out on the corpse of the centipede next to him . .
.
Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object . .
.
Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object . .
.
It seemed that moving something heavy required more practice . .
.
‘What about this one?’.
.
Jinwoo dropped Casaka’s Poisoned Fang onto the ground, then stretched a hand toward it . The dagger easily moved into his hand . .
.
grab!.
.
‘Oh~ . ’.
.
Jinwoo stared at the dagger with amazement . .
.
‘Alright, this is helpful enough . ’.
.
And with that, he had completed all preparations . Jinwoo raised his head and saw that the time was almost over . .
.
Remaining time: 0 Hours 0 Min 4 Sec.
.
As the 4 seconds decreased to 3, the System messaged him . .
.
ring~.
.
The Penalty Quest will end soon . .
.
And another one followed,.
.
ring~.
.
Because you’ve hunted in the Penalty Zone,.
The next Penalty Quest’s difficulty will be adjusted . .
.
An adjustment of difficulty . It would make it harder to hunt so that the penalty will feel like a penalty . Well, would there even be a next time? Jinwoo gulped . .
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‘Now, the class advancement quest will resume . ’.
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Hundreds of monsters would probably be waiting for him back in the boss room . Perhaps even more . Although he thought of it as “returning” to the room, it was more like he was being “thrown” back there . .
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Health, mana, fatigue, equipment and skill . In addition to those, even his mind had improved in the past 4 hours . Still, he was feeling nervous . .
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ba dum ba dum ba dum.
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The beating of his heart was almost painful . .
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Jinwoo closed his eyes to calm himself . .
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Then, the electronic tone rang . .
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ring . .
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The Penalty Quest will end now . .
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‘This is my last chance…’.
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When Jinwoo opened his eyes, he saw the mass of silver knights starting to turn towards him . They were not his target . Jinwoo’s eyes shifted side to side, looking for his target . .
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‘First, the mages!’.