The Taming Master

The fight with the Eight Absolutes .

The outline of the quest was quite clear now .

Although Ian"s curiosity raised the difficulty of the quest a little more, it wasn"t a quest that would drag on .

Once the battle with the Eight Absolutes was done, the quest would end .

"Okay then, the eight battles will all be over by today . I can join the war after I finish this quest . "

That was all Ian needed to do .

The difficulty of the quest was slightly increased since he asked for information about the users .

Woong-!

[After 10 seconds, the first opponent will appear . ]

[Prepare for battle . ]

[The first Absolute of the Desert Tribe, "Kaizek" of the Magellan Tribe . ]

After seeing the message, Ian took a deep breath and waited for his opponent to appear .

There wasn"t much to prepare for the battle .

The only weapon that he could use was the "Judgement of the Spirit King" and the only skill that he could use was the "Selamus Warrior" .

"By the way, the name Magellan sounds a bit familiar…"

Ian was able to realize why the name Magellan was so familiar .

Magellan was the desert tribe that the DarkRuna guild was a.s.sociated with during their first arrival on the Central Continent .

The Magellan was the only desert tribe that remained so far .

"The Absolute of the Magellan Tribe… its cla.s.s would likely be a warrior or an a.s.sa.s.sin . "

Ian tackled the Magellan tribe countless times, which was why he could make a rough guess about the opponent .

After a while .

A white light appeared, and a typical a.s.sa.s.sin came out as Ian"s opponent .

[Selamus Warrior, Prove your worth to me!]

Woong –

A voice resonated within the white fog that was spreading into the surrounding .

Ian nervously looked at the movements of his opponent .

"a.s.sa.s.sin . The toughest cla.s.s right in the beginning . "

When he was with Kaka, there was no reason to fear the a.s.sa.s.sin cla.s.s .

With Kaka"s inherent abilities, even the most powerful of the a.s.sa.s.sins were useless .

But now, Ian didn"t have Kaka, so there was no way he could relax .

"My opponent"s level and basic information are all hidden . Should I test the waters a little bit first?"

Whilst Ian was thinking, his opponent, the a.s.sa.s.sin quickly ran towards Ian .

Thwatt – !

Ian"s spear and Kaizec"s swords clashed .

Their confrontation made Ian smile .

"What is this? This guy is weaker than I imagined . "

It was because the power that he felt from Kaizec"s swords when it came in contact with his spear was weaker than he expected .

That increased Ian"s confidence by a lot, making him wield his spear with pride .

Kkang- p.h.u.k-!

Ian"s spear went through his opponent"s sword and was able to hit Kaizec"s shoulder .

Unless there was a difference in skill, there was no way Ian—even after having the range advantage because of his spear—could"ve managed to hit an a.s.sa.s.sin with two swords .

The moment Kaizec"s shoulder was pierced with Ian"s spear, he disappeared like a mirage .

Phat-!

However, Ian didn"t panic .

Since his opponent was an a.s.sa.s.sin, he knew the possible tricks his opponent could do .

"Back…!"

The skills that Kaizec used, was a cla.s.s that Ian knew well about .

It was one of the hidden skills that many a.s.sa.s.sins have, s.p.a.ce .

It was a skill that allowed one to move to their desired location in a short distance if activated at the moment of receiving damage . It was a technique that was preferred by a.s.sa.s.sins who prefer a technical battle style .

Since the skill"s cooldown time was short and the consumption value was small, it was possible to use it constantly if the user had great control .

However, there was one flaw to this skill . If the opponent had a good visual acuity, their position could be grasped .

As soon as the skill was activated, the after image of the one who used the skill would shake .

That was the skill"s biggest flaw .

Srrrk-!

When Ian felt the s.p.a.ce distort, he turned the spear and pulled it up .

He turned around and strongly swung his spear .

The location where Kaizec moved was right behind Ian, and Ian just pushed his spear by predicting accurately where his opponent would show up .

It was a move that couldn"t be stopped .

Nor could it be avoided .

Kw.a.n.g-!

[Fatal damage was done to the Desert Absolute Kaizec . ]

[Kaizec"s vitality has been reduced by 275090 . ]

Being struck by the spear, Kaizec bounced onto the floor .

What made that happen was Ian"s precise blow .

Yet he didn"t leave Ian .

Thwatt –

Ian began to move around along with Kaizec .

He thought that if he could keep hitting his opponent then, he could win .

However, Kaizec wasn"t that easy to deal with .

Kaizec, who regained his balance, just as his name—Absolute—implies, quickly responded by lunging at Ian with his swords .

Ian was a little fl.u.s.tered, but he remained calm and held onto his spear .

He used the lower part of his spear to block Kaizec"s attacks .

When Kaizec"s sword met with Ian"s spear, it made a blunt sound .

The distance between them opened up instantly .

Kaizec, who felt that his attacks were unsuccessful, kept moving .

They were getting close to each other .

The two of them gazed at each other and checked the distance between them .

Kaizec suddenly decided to speak .

[Great . A warrior who can challenge the Absolute . ]

Ian looked down and answered him .

“Thank you for your kind words . ”

Kaizec continued .

[By the way, did you know that the Absolute of the Selamus has never appeared after Eos?]

Kaizec"s question made Ian think for a moment .

He remembered what he heard from Eclipse .

“That"s right . I heard that there was only one Absolute in the Selamus Tribe till now . ”

[Then, did you know that there were way too many Absolutes for the other tribes? Even our Magellan Tribe produced around 5 Absolute after me . ]

“Ah, That was something I wasn"t aware of . ”

[Other tribes, except the Selamus had a minimum of two Absolutes so far . Ah, the descendant of Seril came not long ago . ]

Ian started to listen closely to what Kaizec was trying to say .

He didn"t think that his opponent would attack in the middle of a conversation, but he was prepared if that would happen .

[Why do you think is the reason there hasn"t been any Absolute for the Selamus till now?]

“I"m not sure . ”

[The reason is simple . For a long time the summoners have been training to develop their combat capabilities through their pets which get sealed rather than developing their own combat abilities . ]

“Aha…”

[As a result, the arrival of the second Absolute of Selamus was much later than the tribe of Illuosin, a tribe of priests . The gateway of Sky is the only gate through which you must pa.s.s through . ]

“In the end, this game is against summoners, isn"t it?”

[Nothing of that sort . A wizard or priest isn"t much different than a summoner . They also get skills sealed in the gate . The warrior and knight cla.s.ses are advantageous cla.s.ses, but it would be wrong to say that summoners are the most unfavoured . ]

“Hearing that makes sense . ”

Ian wondered what Kaizec wanted to talk about .

After a moment, Kaizec spoke again .

[But you seem different . ]

“Wha . . what was it?”

[You are better than any summoner who has ever come through the gate . ]

Kaizec held his swords and made a stance .

Ian was looking closely, waiting for Kaizec to speak .

[Normally, I don"t do this… but I will do my best . Even if you don"t win, you"ll still be able to win the next three battles with your skills . ]

Hrrr-!

A black thing spread from Kaizec"s entire body .

He picked up his swords hanging on his back instead of his daggers . He put his daggers onto his waist .

Ian spoke while pouting .

“Ah, can"t you just fight normally?”

Kaizec smiled and said .

Not the voice from the air, but the voice from his mouth could be heard .

“I can"t do that . I just met an opponent who managed to bring out the long lost pa.s.sion inside my heart . But it won"t be the first for you . ”

Chuk- Chuk –

Kaizec"s demeanor changed . He now started approaching Ian and said .

“I don"t think it will, but if you win, I"ll give you a very reasonable reward . ”

Kaizec started to wield his black swords .

Bae Cheol-Hoon, an ordinary 30-year-old worker, was rus.h.i.+ng to work after taking his meds .

Bae Cheol-Hoon was sitting on the subway chair with stooping shoulders while tapping onto his phone .

However, his expression was kind of revitalizing .

“Huh, these are the only ones?”

He was swiping his phone"s screen up and down .

What appeared on his smartphone was "Betting Kailan" .

It was kind of a Sports app in a way for the large scale war that was happening in Kailan .

Bae Cheol-Hoon recently made a lot in Betting Kailan .

The maximum amount of bet was 3000,000 won, and the amount he earned in the last two weeks was around 8 million won .

It was due to the defeat of the high ranked guilds that he succeeded

"Keu, thanks to Lotus Guild, I"m now a salary picker!"

In fact, he was never earning that much in betting .

Due to his personality, he liked to choose between those whom he liked and even those whom he didn"t .

It was the same for this bets too .

The Lotus Guild"s Guild Wars attracted the attention of many users .

Cheol-Hoon betted on Lotus Guild till their 7th consecutive win .

On their 6th war, he was a bit tiled to support the opponent, but he eventually decided to walk along with Lotus and it was a huge win .

Today was the day for betting on the 8th war that would be held tomorrow .

He didn"t hesitate to bet 300,000 cash on Lotus today as well .

It was around 15 times the dividend, and the users" opinion didn"t seem so good . However, he still decided to go with Lotus .

"What the h.e.l.l? Did anyone guess that Lotus would win the 7th and 6th war?"

On the 5th war, the thought of Lotus winning seemed hard for anyone to accept .

There wasn"t any disdain towards Lotus, it was just that most of their troops were consumed in the war .

Even in the current war, there was a shortage of troops inside the Lotus Guild, so the dividend went up .

"Yeah, this is what has happened . I"ll place the bets carefully on a tie from 8th to 12th . "

He stopped momentarily and went to another window .

He placed all his bets on Lotus .

There wasn"t any basis on why he did it .

If he would bet like that, there was going to be a chance that not even a single penny would come back to him, but he would earn a lot if he wins .

“Keu, yeah! This should be enough!”

He put back his smartphone into his pocket .

If he wins, then he would earn a huge amount with his 300,000 won .

There was no ground for it, but for some reason, the G.o.d of gambling seemed to be helping him .