Chapter 53
Do-hyeon, who was looking at the mirror, stroked his chin and grinned.
“Looking sharp.”
It wasn’t just an offhand remark.
Previously, his appearance in a mismatched red top, blue pants, and random patches of black and green scread either a hiker or a complete newbie.
But now?
“It’s two-toned, but that makes it even better, don’t you think?”
– Well… It’s not bad, Master.
Jihad reluctantly nodded, but even he thought it wasn’t half bad.
The quality of the leather itself was excellent, and the red base with blue streaks gave off a fierce, almost tribal vibe.
It looked like the intentional war paint of a primitive tribe trying to intimidate their enemies.
The training sword he carried instead of a greatsword added a sharp and agile impression.
‘I’ll sell everything else.’
Aside from his new equipnt, there were miscellaneous items and rewards obtained from hunting warriors, but those were either stuffed in his inventory or destined for the auction house.
True to his thoughts, Do-hyeon imdiately put the items up for auction.
[You have registered an item for auction using default settings.]
[The starting bid has been set based on the average market price.]
[Your auction item has been successfully registered.]
…
[The auction will end in 12 hours.]
The items he listed were Warrior Sets obtained from hunting.
‘Totally unnecessary for .’
For soone else, they might serve as Raven’s semi-graduation equipnt, but for Do-hyeon, they were even less useful than junk items.
They directly overlapped with the Great Warrior Set he already owned.
Weapons or gear with potential future utility were kept, but the Warrior Set had no such value, so he sold them off without hesitation.
‘They’re worth around 2 to 3 million won per set, right?’
Although the price for tops, pants, and belts wasn’t too high, he listed six sets, which added up to a significant amount.
That ant he would earn roughly 15 million won.
‘This is my first real profit from God of Savior.’
Not 1.5 million won, but 15 million won.
In DemRock, he had to achieve the rank of number one to earn this kind of money, but now he was making it in the very first city on the mainland.
It felt strange, but the emotions stirring in his chest were clearly pride.
Do-hyeon took a deep breath, filled with pride, a hint of regret, anticipation, and an inexplicable thrill.
‘Let’s keep this montum.’
Rank 1?
He could reclaim that anyti.
What mattered now was that he was once again earning real money through the ga. It was exhilarating.
“Phew…”
Feeling his heart swell, Do-hyeon rubbed his hands together and forced himself to calm down.
This feeling could wait until the money was actually in his hands.
That would be the true mont of joy.
‘For now, this takes priority.’
When is the happiest mont after obtaining a new skill or equipnt?
Most players would answer the sa way.
It’s right before testing its performance—when anticipation and excitent build up.
It’s like buying a car, waiting for it during the delivery period, and then driving it for the first ti on the day it arrives.
This was no different.
“Let’s go.”
– Where are we off to this ti, Master? Aren’t you rushing around too much?
“We have to stay busy. There’s no ti to rest now.”
With that, Do-hyeon moved without a hint of hesitation.
“There’s a perfect opponent waiting.”
– Soone perfect? After you’ve already taken down the Great Warrior? Who could possibly… Ah?
Trailing behind, Jihad, who had been questioning, suddenly seed to realize sothing and opened his mouth wide.
Now that he thought about it, he hadn’t seen it himself, but he vaguely recalled hearing rumors.
After his disappearance, a new ruler had erged in the forest.
Do-hyeon turned his head, his gaze fixed on the air.
More precisely, on the quest window floating in the air.
[To reach the next city, you must pass the Trial of the Continent.]
[Field Boss Hunt]
– Grade: First Trial
– Description: Those who wish to graduate from Raven, the first city of the mainland, must pass the Trial of the Continent.
The rewards’ rank will be determined based on achievents proportional to the results of the Field Boss hunt. To clear the trial, the official ruler of Raven, the “Spider Queen Elisa,” must be defeated.
-Clear Condition: Reach level 24, eliminate Spider Queen Elisa (0/1).
-Clear Rewards: Differentiated rewards by rank (D~S Rank).
-Ti Limit: None.
The Spider Queen Elisa, the field boss in the western forest and the key to the Graduation Quest.
It was finally ti to take her down.
* * *
Spider Queen Elisa.
At first glance, she might seem like a nad boss, but that wasn’t the case.
Unlike nad bosses whose data vanished permanently after being killed, Elisa consistently respawned and appeared in the forest.
Then why was she called Elisa?
-Elisa, Elisa, Elisa, Elisa, Elisa…
“Ugh, I’m sick of hearing it!”
“Sobody shut that spider up! Throw a Fireball into its mouth!”
“That thing’s so nasty it screams ‘Elisa’ even when it’s dying. Truly a freak.”
“It’s relentless!”
This was because she would utter nothing but the word “Elisa” with all her might.
A massive spider speaking human words?
And only repeating the word “Elisa”?
It was creepy enough to make one’s skin crawl, and most players found enduring her screams harder than actually defeating her.
However, God of Savior was a ga enjoyed by a billion players.
So players didn’t dismiss this as re creepiness but sought to uncover its origins.
“Why does she keep saying Elisa?”
“Is there an NPC nad Elisa? Could it be a hidden piece or sothing? Like a secret quest?”
“Sounds plausible.”
A non-nad boss repeatedly muttering “Elisa”?
It was a rare phenonon in the vast God of Savior world, sothing players wouldn’t see outside of the Raven continent through normal gaplay.
Clearly, there was sothing hidden. Sharp-eyed players concluded as much.
However…
“Hidden piece, my ass.”
“Ugh, I wasted so much money. Do you know how much I spent on explorers for this?”
“We scoured Raven and Fratel, and there’s nothing. How does that make sense?”
“Hey, even the Adventure King searched the main continent and gave up. He basically declared there’s nothing there.”
“If the Adventure King gave up, well… that’s the end of it.”
No one could ever find a hidden piece related to Elisa.
“What? I saw an Elisa though.”
“? Stop trolling.”
“No, seriously. There’s a general goods vendor nad Elisa in the fourth city…”
“Is she pretty?”
“Uh, yeah. She’s really pretty. Pure and elegant.”
Grasping at straws, players even sought out this general goods vendor, but she seed completely clueless about the Spider Queen.
Eventually, players reached a conclusion.
God of Savior loved creating unique bosses and had implented this creepy design just to tornt players in a new way.
It was an infuriating setup, but what could they do? To graduate from Raven, they had to defeat this monster.
Still, there was one redeeming aspect.
“At least she’s manageable.”
“Yeah, thank goodness they didn’t add so crazy traits like the Mutant Goblin Warrior.”
“If they added that kind of nonsense here, people would’ve quit. Dealing with a mutant trait while enduring her noise pollution? Ew, disgusting.”
“Agreed.”
Compared to previous bosses, Elisa’s traits were relatively ta.
And her respawn rate was on the quicker side.
Since every player needed her for the Graduation Quest, her respawn ti was made faster for convenience.
“But wasn’t she supposed to respawn quickly?”
Of course, quicker than other field bosses didn’t an every few minutes.
And she didn’t always respawn in the sa spot.
Roughly once an hour, she would appear at one of four spider nests spread across the north, south, east, or west.
The first to find her claid her.
No one politely lined up for their turn.
“These spider nests are infuriating, for real.”
“Does it even make sense that the entrance gets sealed off with webbing after one party enters? What kind of field boss is this?”
“It’s fine. The web’s effect wears off after 90 minutes.”
“If you can’t beat her in an hour and a half, isn’t that your fault? It’s basically just a waiting ga.”
Upon spotting prey, Spider Queen Elisa would block the entrance with webs.
From her perspective, it was to trap her prey, but since the entrance was blocked, outsiders couldn’t enter either.
It was possible to lure her out of the nest before the webbing started…
“But why bother?”
“She’s practically ensuring a safe hunt for us. Why go out of your way to make it harder?”
“Preventing steals is the real perk!”
Normally, that would be the case, but field bosses in Raven were a bit different.
The Graduation Quest rewards varied depending on how the boss was hunted.
Unless several parties worked together to take her down and forwent so rewards, there was no reason to risk being stolen from.
Thus, the first to find her owned the kill, and this was why Kang Do-hyeon was wandering the forest.
“Do you even know where the field boss is?”
-No. I’ve been buried for 150 years, master. That boss ca after my ti…
“Didn’t you say you know everything about the forest?”
-Ahem.
Jihad awkwardly avoided Do-hyeon’s gaze.
While Jihad’s ignorance was disappointing, Do-hyeon didn’t bla him.
Jihad had already done plenty.
After all, he’d helped Do-hyeon acquire an entire hero-grade equipnt set and two Advanced Skill Draw Tickets!
‘Yeah, asking for more would’ve been too greedy.’
This ti, Do-hyeon needed to rely on his own abilities.
[Ti Remaining Until Field Boss Respawns: 00:04:49]
[Field Boss will respawn shortly.]
‘About five minutes left.’
The system ssage must have popped up for every player in the western forest.
Because of that, the forest was bustling with people everywhere.
Particularly around Do-hyeon, as standing in the center offered the best vantage point to check all four spider nests.
“Hurry up and spawn, field boss.”
“I’ll pull aggro first since I’m the fastest.”
“You rembered to spread people around, right? We need to secure it no matter what.”
So players were ready to monopolize the boss with speed and tactics.
“Hey, since we’re just here for the quest, how about we team up?”
“Honestly, we’re not even geared enough to get more than a C rank. Saving ti is the better option.”
Others opted to join forces with multiple parties to achieve their graduation goal.
There was a diverse mix of strategies.
The forr were often well-equipped and confident, while the latter mostly wore basic warrior sets or less.
Either way, competition would be fierce.
Once the boss spawned, the quiet waiting would vanish, and chaos would erupt as players raced to claim her.
“If we’re late and they spot her first, just spam ranged skills.”
“If we lure her out of the nest, they’ll have no choice but to cooperate.”
“Won’t we get flagged for that?”
“Who cares? If we attacked first, it counts as our attempt.”
So were prepared to use underhanded tactics to secure the boss.
The chatter around Do-hyeon was just a glimpse; other players were likely the sa elsewhere.
‘It was like this back in DemRock, too.’
Back then, many couldn’t hold back and got into fights.
God of Savior was a violent ga full of battle-hardened players.
As soone who had reached rank 1 in that chaos, Do-hyeon had no intention of going easy.
The mont the boss appeared, he planned to use Backstab to claim her first.
He trusted his reflexes.
While those standing directly in front of the spider nests might have an advantage, Do-hyeon had no choice but to take his chances.
‘I don’t trust my luck with gacha, so there’s no helping it.’
Do-hyeon had never guessed a respawn location correctly before.
Hoping for luck this ti would be foolish.
Betting on Backstab had a higher chance of success.
‘If only the Eye of Truth could reveal this kind of thing too.’
It was a wishful thought as the tension in the air grew.
“Phew…”
“So tense.”
The murmur of voices gradually faded.
[Ti Remaining Until Field Boss Respawns: 00:01:01]
Everyone was aware the respawn ti was nearly up.
It was as if the forest held its breath, silent except for faint breathing, like the calm before a starting pistol fired.
*Ding.*
A cheerful notification sound rang, followed by a ssage.
[Conditions fulfilled.]
[The Slayer trait activates.]
[Nearby boss detected.]
[Field Boss ‘Spider Queen Elisa’ location revealed.]
‘Huh?’
A ssage appeared—visible only to Do-hyeon.
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