Absolute Dweller

Chapter 57: Savior (5)

[Episode 12] Savior (5)

After enduring the usual pain, the monsters in the domain were converted into experience points, and citizenship was granted to the people.

This level-up expanded the dome shape, so the annex was also enlarged.

Up to this point, the process was the typical level-up.

The difference was.

[A dungeon has been found.]

[You have discovered a dungeon for the first time.]

[You have gained 100 crystals as a reward.]

A dungeon was discovered within the expanded area.

‘The fact that crystals were given as a reward means that there must be something related to crystals there.’

The area where the dungeon was found was near the middle of Hwangnyeongsan¹Or Hwangnyŏng-san. behind the apartment complex.

‘I should send Lee Joon-hyuk’s party.’

They would have enough power with him and all his party members signing a subordinate contract.

With the expansion of the area, the radius the relief team was operating in had all entered the domain, so there was no need to attach a hunting team anymore.

Using the Absolute Dweller’s Eyes, I looked at Lee Joon-hyuk’s party.

They were spread out across the alley, giving off an atmosphere as if a battle had suddenly ended.

Since it was a newly-included area in the level-up process, it seemed that the monsters they were hunting had been swept away.

I spoke to the bewildered Lee Joon-hyuk.

[Mr. Joon-hyuk, please lead your party to come see me.]

“Yes, understood.”

Lee Joon-hyuk began to gather his party members without any questions and started to return to the apartment complex.

While observing their movements, I continued to leave one view on Ha Dong-geon’s party.

But there was nothing for me to do.

With their overall abilities upgraded, Ha Dong-geon’s party now had the ability to break through the monster horde on their own.

Moreover, since they had eliminated the Twin Headed Ogre, the leader of the area, it was smooth sailing afterwards.

Ha Dong-geon’s party was now heading towards an apartment complex.

The brand name of the apartment complex where Ha Dong-geon, Kang Deok-su, and Kim Geon’s families were living could be seen.

They had already arrived at their destination.

However.

“Chwik!”

As soon as they entered the entrance of the apartment complex, they were greeted not by the possibility of survival but by a horde of orcs with jet-black skin.

These orcs were different from ordinary orcs.

Unlike the orcs in the Jeonpo area who only had glaives as weapons, each one of them had a unique weapon.

Spears, bows, swords, knives, hammers, axes, etc.

Along with the variety of weapons, the red tattoos on their bodies told at a glance that they were not ordinary monsters.

And their levels.

[Black Orc (Lv. 31)]

Even the weakest orcs were in the early level 30s, stronger than the Orc Chief of Jeonpo. And…

[Black Orc Warrior (Lv. 35)]

The level of the orcs wearing armor was even higher.

Furthermore.

“Chwik?”

“Chwik²취익 – Don’t ask me why their sfx is kind of cute. It really is that in Korean T_T!”

Their numbers were constantly increasing.

Dozens of black orcs were pouring out from the underground parking lot right in front of the main gate.

The meaning was clear.

There would barely be any survivors left here.

And that meant there was a high possibility that Ha Dong-geon, Kang Deok-su, and Kim Geon’s families had all been killed by those monsters.

“Rise!”

Ten steel knights rose along with an angry roar from Kang Deok-su.

“Kill them!”

The knights faithfully carried out their orders.

Swoosh!

The knights bravely charged at the black orcs with their halberds.

“Graargh!”

[You have hunted a Black Orc (Lv. 31).]

[You have hunted a Black Orc (Lv. 32).]

Indeed, their brave charge produced results, successfully hunting two lower-ranked orcs immediately.

However.

“Chwik!”

Kwacha! Kwong kwong kwong!

The following black orc warriors overwhelmed them, and they fell back without making much progress.

Although their halberds couldn’t pierce the black orc warriors’ armor, the black orc warriors’ attacks crushed their silver armor.

The result was completely different from before.

That was how powerful they were.

‘No wonder why there were no monsters around.’

It was strange that the many marine monsters were nowhere to be seen, but it seemed that they had all been hunted down by them.

After exchanging blows, the Steel Knights and the orc horde kept each other in check. Tension ran high.

Then.

Woooong!³Docs keeps wanting to change ‘wooong’ into ‘wrooong’. This ain’t Star Rail Dr. Ratio lol!

A spear engulfed in black energy fell in the center of the orcs, causing a huge explosion.

Ha Dong-geon looked at the scene with indifferent eyes and quietly muttered.

—

“Battle Start.”

With the explosion marking the start of the battle, the war began.

The most aggressive were, of course, Ha Dong-geon, Kang Deok-su, and Kim Geon.

Baang!

Kim Geon’s pistol continued to fire; the steel knights swung their halberds even as their armor crumpled and tore; and Ha Dong-geon, unsatisfied with just throwing spears, charged directly at the orc horde.

“Blessing!”

At the same time, Kim Da-jeong placed a blessing on Ha Dong-geon.

His actions were not simply driven by rage.

Black orcs were generally high level and agile. The spears didn’t do much damage as the orcs would avoid it, so he decided to charge in himself.

Bam!

At the same time, Ha Dong-geon was making full use of the steel knights summoned by Kang Deok-su.

He steadily pierced the weak points and caught them off guard.

Black energy exploded, blowing apart the side of a black orc.

[You have hunted a Black Orc (Lv. 31).]

[You have gained experience points.]

[731,093,221 won has been deposited in the Absolute Dweller’s wallet.]

Ha Dong-geon, who had soared to level 38 with all the hunting, was displaying movements befitting his level.

Moreover, with the power of trust and the Baron title buff, his abilities were amplified several times.

The low-ranking black orcs could hardly withstand him.

“Graaah!”

On one side, Oh Eon-ju ran wild while Kim Ga-yeong, Kim Geon, and Moon Byeong-ho provided cover. In terms of firepower, Ha Dong-geon’s party was far ahead of the black orcs.

However.

Bam bam bam!

“Che.”

When the warrior class orcs stepped forward, the one-sided situation began to waver.

‘Summon warehouse, warhead.’

Fwoosh!

Although I was able to help them survive critical moments, the situation would have been a dangerous tightrope walk without my assistance.

In the end.

Screeeech!

With a menacing sound, Ha Dong-geon’s right shoulder was deeply pierced.

“Urgh.”

Despite doing his best, they were outnumbered.

If he blocked one side, an attack came from the other.

“Heal!”

Kim Da-jeong’s heal immediately healed the wound, but the future of this fight did not look bright.

Orcs kept pouring out endlessly from the underground parking lot.

They had killed ten, but more orcs replaced them.

Moreover, the warrior orcs were not just wielding swords or spears.

Swooosh! Stab!

“Aargh! Da-jeong!”

An orc arrow pierced the weakest part of Ha Dong-geon’s party, Kim Da-jeong’s stomach.

Since the arrow was stuck, using heal was futile.

This meant they could not rely on Kim Da-jeong’s heals anymore.

Although Oh Eon-ju could hold on to some extent with her regeneration ability, Ha Dong-geon could not.

If Ha Dong-geon, who had been injured, withdrew from the battle, the balance of the fight would tilt sharply.

This battle had already been decided from the beginning.

If they were to flee, now was their last chance.

However, Ha Dong-geon could not easily give the order.

“Aaargh!”

My heart ached seeing him in such a desperate state.

Normally, the right command would be to flee, but I couldn’t say it easily. Because I sympathized with their anger.

So, the method I chose was to empower them.

‘Ha Dong-geon, level up. Up to level 40.’

From level 35 to 40, the amount needed per raise was 1 billion.

I spent 2 billion to raise his level from 38 to 40.

At the same time.

“Kim Geon, level up. Kang Deok-su, level up.”

I forced Kim Geon and Kang Deok-su, who were level 32, to level up to 40.

It cost more than 10 billion, but it didn’t matter.

The amount of money Ha Dong-geon’s party had earned so far was more than that, and by killing those damn black orcs, they would make even more.

“Rise!”

There was an immediate change in Kang Deok-su’s skill.

The steel knights, which had been only 10, increased to 30, and their movements became more agile according to their level.

Bang!

“Chwik?”

The strength of their armor also increased.

Swooosh!

The feeble appearance against the orc warriors had disappeared, and now they began to overwhelm them.

30 steel knights scattered Kang Deok-su’s rage in all directions.

[You have hunted a Black Orc Warrior (Lv. 35).]

[You have gained experience points.]

[1,023,322,854 won has been deposited in the Absolute Dweller’s wallet.]

Additionally, there was a change in Kim Geon’s crows.

“Caw!”

They concentrated on attacking the orcs equipped with bows.

Their sharp claws and beaks were injuring the orcs.

The orc archers aiming at Kim Da-jeong had no choice but to shoot at the crows threatening them.

Meanwhile…

Swoosh!

Kim Ga-yeong’s light arrow pierced the head of a black orc archer.

‘What happened to Kim Da-jeong? Can she return to the front lines?’

With Kim Ga-yeong’s help, Kim Da-jeong managed to pull out the arrow and was gasping while clutching her abdomen.

It seemed she had no strength left to use heal.

‘Quest assignment to Kim Da-jeong, quest reward: complete recovery.’

I granted a quest with no specific content, and the quest reward was immediately applied.

[Citizen Kim Da-jeong has completed the quest.]

[Quest cost: 100,000,000 won.]

Kim Da-jeong fully recovered with her wound restored.

At the same time…

‘Kim Ga-yeong, Moon Byeong-ho, Kim Da-jeong, level up.’

I raised the levels of the remaining members to level 40.

Once again, more than 10 billion won was spent, but it was not a waste.

Bang!

Moon Byeong-ho, who appeared suddenly, blew off the head of an orc archer.

[You have hunted a Black Orc Archer (Lv. 36).]

[You have gained experience points.]

[1,243,234,460 won has been deposited in the Absolute Dweller’s wallet.]

More money was pouring in, so there was no regret. As much as money was going out, Ha Dong-geon’s party was doing their part.

‘Then…’

So far, the money earned by them had been used to repair the expanded area, cover electricity, gas, and water used by the citizens, and build new facilities.

It wouldn’t be too bad to use the money earned here for Ha Dong-geon’s party.

The three most efficient fighters against the black orcs were Ha Dong-geon, Oh Eon-ju, and Kang Deok-su.

‘Raise Ha Dong-geon, Oh Eon-ju, and Kang Deok-su to level 45.’

Oh Eon-ju, who was level 44, needed 3 billion, and Ha Dong-geon and Kang Deok-su, who had just reached level 40, received a total investment of 15 billion.

Level 45.

In other words, on par with the Twin Headed Ogre they encountered earlier.

Three crazy monsters.

As they rampaged, the orcs began to die in droves.

“Grooaaar!”

“Gaaaargh!”

“Grraaawr!”

Cornered, the orcs made their final stand.

The tattoos that covered their bodies emitted a red light, and their muscles swelled as if they were about to burst.

Only the orc warriors were able to unleash the power contained in their tattoos.

“Grraaargh!”

[Black Orc Warrior (Lv. 37)]

There was a real-time change in level.

However.

Boom!

With a thrust into the gap in the armor, the black energy at the tip of Ha Dong-geon’s spear exploded, blowing off the orc’s head.

[You have hunted a Black Orc Warrior (Lv. 37).]

[You have gained experience points.]

[1,323,546,574 won has been deposited in the Absolute Dweller’s wallet.]

The thirty Steel Knights moved systematically, cutting off the throats of the rampaging orcs.

“Crunch!”

Slam!

Oh Eon-ju directly tore off the orcs’ armor with her enhanced physical abilities.

Among Ha Dong-geon’s party, there was no one waiting kindly for their awakening.

A few minutes later.

The only ones left standing on the battlefield were the members of Ha Dong-geon’s party.