Chapter 113
[Minotaur"s Blazing Horns have been acquired.]
Perhaps my choice was too unexpected but Damian asked again, “Are you sure you"re okay with this?”
“That"s right.”
“If you want something else then we can exchange it.”
“I"ll take this one since I interfered in your raid originally.”
The young people looked happy with my answer. The listening Reinhardt laughed. “Kuahaha! I like this friend even more now! Damian! Can I forcefully take this friend with me?”
“Reinhardt, calm down. You might be beaten if you continue like this.”
“Wuhahaha! Then it can"t be helped!”
Reinhardt struck his chest once again. It was just like the orcs.
[Chwiik. Is he an orc in the body of a human?]
"Well, there is that possibility."
[The appearance is completely different? In what way is it a possibility?]
"He is as ignorant as you."
[Chwiiik! Youuuu!]
"Kekeke!"
I was inwardly smiling as the young people in front of me chose their favorite things. The Scorpion Star"s Beloved I paid attention to earlier chose the blazing leather. It was a pity. Well, it was unavoidable.
-Crystal: Father! We"ll arrive in 5 minutes! Hold on a little longer.
-Jackson: No need.
-Crystal: Huh? What does that…
-Jackson: Come slowly. The calf has been handled.
-Crystal: Yes????
-Jackson: It will take too long to explain. In any case, you know so just come slowly.
At the same time, I turned off the whisper and opened the information window for the item I selected earlier.
[Minotaur"s Blazing Horns]
[Rating: Legend
+50% fire resistance when in your possession.
The son of the Bull Demon King, who is one of the pillars of the Demon World—this is the horn left behind by Minotaur, who has the t.i.tle of "Scorching Heat."
It is strong enough to be made into a weapon and due to the fire resistance, it can be sold at a high price.
-Skill: Big and Beautiful Horn! (Legend) (Active)
You can hear the language of all cows and become their idol. Cows with stats higher than the caster won"t follow you. The cows with stats lower than than you will succ.u.mb unconditionally to you.]
“Hrmm. First of all, my fire resistance is now 100%.”
In fact, there were more choices with the fire resistance option than just this. It was a basic option that was attached to even the heart, leather, and hammer. The difference was that there were more useful options attached to the other items. If there was one strange thing, it was the skill attached to my horns. It was a skill that seemed completely useless at first glance yet it had a legend rating.
Tsk. Perhaps after a period of time, Minotaur would"ve become a constellation or a demon king and this would"ve been a Star Piece. However, Minotaur had already died and disappeared. Those who weren"t a constellation went straight to the Underworld without reaching the cradle of the stars.
“By the way, it was true.”
He was really a demon king. If it was Aldebaran"s temperament then he might storm in right now. However, those in the Demon World were also affected by the taboo. A demon could only use 70% of their power in the Human World. Of course, it was the same when the G.o.ds and constellations went to the Demon World. The taboo meant that it was impossible for them to violate it or there would be another war like Ragnarok.
“Still, I have to go there someday.”
Just then, I heard the sound of footsteps. It was quite a large number. A little while later, voices were heard. My hearing had risen due to super sensitivity and I could vaguely hear their words. I listened closely and they seemed to be broadcasting officials. “Those d.a.m.n reporters are chasing me every moment.”
I quietly pressed the log out b.u.t.ton.
The monitoring room was filled with silence. Everyone there couldn"t keep their mouths shut about what had just happened. The most surprised one was Lee Seokjun next to Yoo Minseok. Lee Seokjun smoothed out his surprised expression.
“Hey, do you know who that person is?” Lee Seokjun pointed to the werewolf with short limbs on the monitor. Then an employee manipulated something and shook his head.
Lee Seokjun frowned. "Who is it? Who? How does he have that type of power?"
It was incomprehensible. Since the beginning of Arkstar"s launch, he had been following the moves of all the rankers. He purely enjoyed the users" play and cheered for them in the world compet.i.tion. There was no such ranker in his memories. No, he honestly wondered if it was even a user. Yes, it must be an NPC.
“Check to see if he is an NPC.”
The monitoring staff who shook his head earlier tapped hard on the keyboard. After a short time, the employee cried out, “It isn"t an NPC. He is a user.”
“……”
Once again, everyone was engulfed in silence. It had been a year since Arkstar opened. Then who was this man? He defeated Minotaur who even the best Zeus Guild found hard to raid.
"If he is really a user then this world compet.i.tion will be out of balance. This is a big problem…"
Last year"s world compet.i.tion was hosted by his older brother, Lee Myeongjun. However, Lee Seokjun was in charge of this year"s world compet.i.tion. He was planning on taking advantage of this opportunity to step up to take the position of the next chairman. He wanted to make himself known to his father, Lee Geonmyeong. Yet the user in front of him had become an unexpected variable.
"It doesn"t matter who he is. If this person appears in the "Best League" I am planning, all the rankers will be ma.s.sacred. The crowd will be disappointed and sales will drop significantly. Everyone will swear that it is an unbalanced game."
Spectators loved fierce fights. In tense situations, they either laughed or cried. They applauded the fierce compet.i.tion and spent money to see it. Recently, the Eight Supernovas who gained the power of a Star Fruit had all expressed their desire to partic.i.p.ate in the world compet.i.tion, so it was simply a celebration of stars.
"They can"t be disgraced in front of people all over the world. d.a.m.n, if only there was Dr Kang Jaeseong…"
Dr Kang Jaeseong was the only one who had the master key to control Gaia. If he hadn"t fallen into a coma then it would be easy to find out the ident.i.ty of this person.
“It would be nice if we knew the whereabouts of the master key.”
Then Yoo Minseok opened his mouth, “Director-nim.”
“Huh?”
“I know the ident.i.ty of that person.”
The lid of the capsule opened with a loud sound. I raised my body and stretched. “Ucha!”
It was a strange phenomenon but now whenever I exited out of virtual reality, it felt like my body was heavy. Perhaps it was because I was leveling up. Groan. I didn"t know what was going on with my body anymore. I also didn"t know if I should like it or not. The sun was setting. Kanghyun, who hadn"t left work early in a long time, was sitting on the sofa watching TV. I sat down next to him while rubbing one shoulder.
“Father, are you in pain? Would you like me to examine you?”
“No, I"ve just been lying down for a long time so it"s painful.”
“Everything"s good but you should think about yourself more.”
“Yes, I know. I still have better physical strength than you.”
“Aish, Father is old. Now I will win against you.”
“Hey, I can"t believe you. Come to think of it, hasn"t it been a long time since you"ve been hiking with me?”
“Yes, I think it has been 20 years. I remember Father went up at the same speed as us at that time.”
My first son, Kanghyun, resembled my wife and wasn"t as good at exercising. This was why whenever I went on a hike, I took my second son with me. Due to this, my second son Jeonghyun had a very strong body.
“Let"s go sometime soon.”
“Good. Shall I call Jeonghyun too?”
“Yes, call the second son.”
How would these guys react if they knew I had been walking very slowly at that time? I imagined it and couldn"t help smiling with satisfaction.
“Father, did something good happen?”
“Cough. No. By the way, what are you watching on TV?”
The drama currently playing on TV was called "Temptation of Husband [1]".Until recently, I had liked this drama. It was a makjang drama where a husband abandoned by his wife came back to get revenge. It seemed to be a replay.
“Father, what do you want to watch? I was just watching this because there was nothing else.”
I changed the channel straight away. It was to a professional broadcast of Arkstar.
Kanghyun laughed at me. “Father, did you know that your tastes in TV have changed a lot?”
“It has…?”
“In the past, you loved dramas and would sit in front of the TV as soon as it was 10 o"clock. You said that makjang dramas are good.”
“It was my only pleasure at the time. The world was such a mess.”
“Father, it feels like you are younger than I am.”
“I"m still young.”
We burst out laughing. I turned my attention to the TV where Windy Hill was appearing. It looked like a pretty fierce battle had dug up the area. It was a complete mess. Surely the lord wasn"t going to ask for compensation? I was frowning with anxiety when a familiar face emerged. They were the young people I saw before.
The reporter opened his mouth.
-Is it true that the person who played the decisive role in the Minotaur raid is called Dark Wolf?
Dark Wolf? Everyone was hesitating when the young man called MIchael opened his mouth as their representative.
-He just intercepted what we had raided.
-Really? It wasn"t the case when I saw it on TV previously.
-…The interview is up to here.
It seemed Dark Wolf was referring to me. There was a flash and a loud noise as these people disappeared. The screen switched at the same time. Familiar commentators were seen. They were those who claimed to be experts on Arkstar.
-The Zeus Guild was disgraced this time.
-Still, many fans are supporting them.
-This isn"t the important thing. The users who watched the broadcast are praising Dark Wolf on the A.S.L community.
-Shall we look at the video once again?
The floating screen was shot from a bit further away. The lava raced toward Windia until a sudden ma.s.s of ice blocked the lava. Then I appeared. Well, it was the me who was filmed. It was ridiculous that they were still shooting even in that chaos. Next was the scene where I transformed into a giant wolf. Kanghyun marveled at the sight from next to me.
“Hey, that"s cool.”
“Cough cough.”
My ears couldn"t help turning red. On TV, Minotaur and I were fighting, and we got hooked watching it. After a while, the angle changed to the faces of the experts.
-It is amazing. Even the Zeus Guild had a hard time yet one user is fighting like this.
-He must have a Star Fruit power. He is a talented man who is beyond Michael.
-My guess is that his abilities are probably related to the wolf constellation revealed at this time. Many users are currently trying to get to the North Pole.
-Well, I"d rather focus on this than that. In fact…
There was nothing particularly special that appeared. They just noticed that Wolf Mask and the Hero of Mulan were the same person. They even hypothesized that I had a high level. There was some nonsense that my species was a wolf and I couldn"t help laughing at the absurd story. By the way, Dark Wolf… did it mean black wolf?
I didn"t like it. By my standards, wolves referred to all those who flirted with Mido. This was why I became a bit furious when I was called a wolf. Then I heard the sound of the front door being unlocked.
Diririri-
The door opened and the one who came in at this time was Mido. However, there seemed to be one more footstep. Who was it? Did she bring a friend? I smiled and greeted Mido but a familiar face stood behind her. The moment I saw it, my face unknowingly twisted.
Mido introduced him, “This is Jincheol oppa.”
It was the moment when the real wolf appeared.
[1] Play on the extremely popular South Korean drama, Temptation of Wife