I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

I stared at the Kobold Champion in the distance.

‘There’s no intimidation.’

There wasn’t the same intimidation I felt when facing the Orc Army Commander.

But that was only in my case.
Except for Laura, the other five in front seemed to be feeling quite pressured.

I saw Jake taking steps backward.

At this rate, it seemed like the front line would collapse.
Even though it was just a front line of only 7 people.

When the tank gets scared like that, things fall apart in an instant.

I gripped the black javelin in my right hand.
My target wasn’t that imposing Kobold Champion standing there.

Because kobolds were blocking the way as if guarding it.

Swaaaash!

One of the kobold soldiers standing in the center of the line in front of the kobold had its upper body pierced by the short spear I threw.

When one dies.

Kwaaaaaaak!!

The rest react.
The Kobold Champion brought down the shaft of the huge spear it was holding vertically.

Kuuuung!

Was the action of bringing down the spear a signal for the Champion to give orders to the kobold soldiers?
About 20 kobold soldiers rushed in at once.

Laura started darting around with her longsword.
Perhaps because she had killed these before, her movements looked clearly better than yesterday.

Kigigigigik-!

Interestingly, Misaki was a player who used a bow.
And she used it quite well.

Puwook!

Kaaak!

While Misaki’s arrows piercing the kobolds’ bodies didn’t cause instant death, it was enough to provide a foothold for Laura or Sun Haoran to finish them off.

My vision was observing the entire dungeon room.

Kigik!

Apparently quite annoyed by Misaki shooting her bow, I slashed the bodies of two kobolds rushing at her.

“Th-thank you.”

Misaki expressed her gratitude to me without even thinking to wipe off the sweat covering her face.
By now, most of the kobolds had met their death.

When exactly four were left.

Jweooong!

The Kobold Champion’s body shot upwards.

Landing.
The problem was where the Kobold Champion landed.

It was on top of Jake’s shield, the only tank in this exchange meeting group.

Jwejejejejek─!!

The shield was mercilessly crushed.
To an unbelievable degree for a solid shield that had blocked numerous kobold attacks so far.

The fragments of the broken shield spread out widely like pieces of a shattered mirror.

“Kwaaak!”

A pain-filled scream I hadn’t heard since entering the exchange meeting was heard.
Jake’s abdomen was properly hit by the Kobold Champion’s sharp right foot claw, which was no different from a spear.

Chwak!

I pulled out the black javelin I had thrown as a short spear from the right shoulder of the kobold in front.
Then I ran as fast as I could towards the front where Jake was.

“You…!”

Laura glared at me as I suddenly rushed to the front.
I slashed down at the Kobold Champion’s ankle with my straight sword.

Kaaak!

Ignoring the Kobold Champion’s angry voice, I picked up Jake’s body with both hands and threw myself backwards.
Misaki and Xu Xuan bravely blocked in front of me as I came back with Jake.

“Kuk… kuhuk!”

A handful of blood flowed from Jake’s mouth.
I had heard that for potions, many players hang them in a separate pouch on their waist to prepare for urgent situations where there’s no time to take them out of the inventory during battle.

Jake was one of those players. He took out a low-grade potion from the pouch tied to his waist.

He poured the potion accurately on the wounded area.
There were also bandages in the pouch.
He hurriedly tied the bandages as well.

“I’ve done this much, so don’t blame me even if you die.”

Jake nodded awkwardly at me even in that situation.

“Its movements have slowed down a bit! Attack simultaneously!”

Laura’s shout was heard.
The reason the Kobold Champion’s movements slowed down was probably because I had given it a stab in the ankle.

Before entering the exchange meeting, I had talked about last hits in the Transcendent Gallery.

Title: How is the experience distribution when killing monsters in exchange meetings?
Author: ㅇㅇ*

-Is there something where the person who deals the last attack gets more?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ You probably won’t have much to do, but it applies the same in party play outside of exchange meetings. The one who deals the final blow gets the most experience.

ㄴ SpearKing) Thumbs up if you’re a climber excited about the idea of throwing a short spear at the end to get the last hit.
ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Thumbs up.
ㄴ Nice!!!!
ㄴ You guys are having fun, keep at it.

ㄴ LightSword) Why bother throwing a short spear? You can just use a ranged sword slash.
ㄴ LightSword) Ah, you can’t use that yet. It’s before level 20.
ㄴ lololololololololololol Look at this idiot
ㄴ But at this growth rate, won’t he hit it soon?

ㄴ Priestess) Sorcery is essentially a curse, so it’s easy to get the last hit. You should learn sorcery.
ㄴ DragonKing) Beltu-i, last hit games are fun.
ㄴ IceQueen) Hehe! I once got the last hit by just stopping the heart inside an Ogre Lord’s body without anyone noticing! Freeze!

ㄴ If a hidden boss room appears, try to enter if possible ㅇㅇ Clearing it gives double experience event
ㄴ If it’s five stars, maybe avoid it
ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) Why avoid it if it’s five stars? It just makes it more exciting.
ㄴ I’m a normal mediocre noob so I’ve never entered anything above three stars.
ㄴ A smart mediocre who knows their place ㅇㅇ

I’ll go for the last hit in this boss room.
The experience I’m losing out on by observing now can be made up for in the hidden boss room.

Maybe it’s because we’re nearing the end of the exchange meeting.
The five people whose coordination hadn’t meshed well started to sync up.

By now, the soldiers guarding the Champion had been completely wiped out.
Laura and Sun Haoran rushed at the kobold standing alone majestically at the same time.

“You attack the right side!”

Laura shouted that as she brought her sword down towards the Kobold Champion’s left shoulder.

Kaang!

But that sword didn’t tear through the leather. The Champion’s spear held in its left hand. Laura’s longsword was completely blocked by the blade of that spear.

The spear Sun Haoran thrust was caught barehanded.

Puwook-!

An arrow shot by Misaki, who was still sweating profusely, lodged into the Champion’s upper body.
The accuracy was praiseworthy, but the problem was that there was no change at all in the Kobold Champion’s face after being hit.

The rest of the group was working hard to divert its attention.
It was an optimal situation for getting the last hit.

[Mana Body Enhancement Lv.3 – Activating skill.]

The mana flowing from my mana heart spread throughout my entire body.
The muscles trained so far swelled up on their own.

[Concentration Enhancement Lv.3 – Activating skill.]

I used self-suggestion after a very long time.
This is the mound.

Stepping one foot forward, I leaned my body back.
Rotating my waist, I swung my right hand holding the black javelin.

Swaeaeaeaeaeaeaek!

The javelin split the air.

─Kwajik.

The javelin that charged through lodged precisely between the Kobold Champion’s eyebrows.

Strike.

[Boss monster ‘Champion Kobold’ has been defeated.]

[Your level has increased!]

[Lv.12 → Lv.13]

Finally, my level went up.

[‘Strength’ value increases by 7.]
[‘Agility’ value increases by 6.]
[‘Vitality’ value increases by 6.]
[‘Mana’ value increases by 5.]

[‘Kobold’s Cradle’ dungeon has been cleared!]

I felt the gazes of Laura and the others all focused on me.
Every single one of them had a dumbfounded look on their face.

[‘Tower Exchange Meeting’ dungeon contribution score is being calculated.]

[You are in ‘1st place’.]

[1000 coins are awarded as the 1st place reward.]

[An item is awarded as the 1st place reward.]

[Great Sword Karnavalt]
Category – Weapon (Sword)
Attack Power: +50
Effect: Increases critical hit chance when facing 2 or more enemies
Usable level: 12 or higher
Grade: B+

SpearKing sunbae.
I successfully got the last hit with a thrown spear.

Laura walked towards me, letting out a mocking laugh.

“You got 1st place, right?”
“Yes.”
“Want to know how I knew?”

I nodded at Laura’s words. I already knew the reason from the Transcendent Gallery seniors, but I’m playing the newbie role right now.

“In lower floor exchange meetings, they usually use who dealt the final blow as the criteria for 1st place. Hiya, you’re really skilled. Your thrown spear technique is amazing.”

In Laura’s hand, which was kindly explaining the reason, was the black javelin I had thrown.

What’s this?
Is she going to stab? Or throw?
Making me feel foolish for briefly doubting Laura, she held out the spear with the non-sharp end facing me safely.

“But I’m not upset. If you hadn’t thrown that spear, I think we would have been struggling with that bastard for a while longer.”

Jake, who seemed to have leveled up and recovered instantly, was standing next to Laura. He bowed his head to me.

“Thanks. I survived because of you.”

Misaki approached hesitantly and.

“Good job…!”

Xu Xuan just shrugged her shoulders.

“Well, I’m satisfied with just surviving.”

Laura was waving her longsword in her right hand through the air.
It wasn’t hard to guess what action she was performing.

“I’m going first.”

Laura spoke softly.

“We’re unlikely to meet again with this same group in an exchange meeting, but if we do, let’s at least greet each other.”

A white circle was drawn under Laura’s feet.
And from that circle, a burst of pure white light enveloped Laura’s body.

The German woman from the Hard difficulty disappeared like that.
Misaki suddenly approached me.

“Um, would you like to add me as a friend?”

I don’t want to.
Because I’m not done playing the newbie role yet.

“Let’s do that next time we meet.”

It’s not worth it either.
The latter reason was clearly bigger.

Misaki seemed to guess why I refused, and smiled bitterly.

“Okay, then!”

But her voice was cheerful.

“Then we’ll be going too!”

Paat!

The cheerful Misaki and her friend Xu Xuan disappeared simultaneously with a burst of light.

“I’ll be going too!”

Jake waved his hand at me and disappeared.
The only people who hadn’t returned to their towers yet, besides me, were two.
I had just decided that when those two return, I should head straight to the hidden boss room alone.

Sreung.

Baek Jin-young pointed his sword at me.

“If you don’t want to die, move as I say.”

Next to him, Sun Haoran was holding a spear.
The direction of the spear tip was pointed at me, just like Baek Jin-young’s sword.

Sun Haoran opened his mouth.

“You’ll still die, but it’ll hurt less.”

Well, well.