MTLNOVEL Chapter 20
[I understand now.]
Beru had realized.
[The pet system seems to be a kind of war captive.]
The Shadow Extraction skill was the ability to extract shadow soldiers from the bodies of enemies. On the other hand, the pet system allowed enslaving enemies without killing them. The difference between the two was the presence or absence of ‘growth’.
[If you kill Growler right now and extract him as a shadow soldier, he will be a wolf cub forever.]
Gray’s situation differed from Beru, who had temporarily shrunk due to a lack of mana. If he became a shadow soldier, he would be extracted in his current weak and young form.
[Of course, there will be some influences as your level increases, but there will be clear limits. On the other hand, if we keep him alive and raise him…]
“He could become a huge wolf like Broki in the future.”
[Yes. By then, he could also be of help to you, Little King.]
“When will that be?” Sooho chuckled at the idea that the cub would be helpful to him and looked at Gray.
[Gray Lv.2]
Canine Wolf
“Kooong…”
Gray returned to being a wobbly little puppy as the effect madness of ‘Skill: Cruel Command’ disappeared.
Although he seemed like he could die at any moment at first, his condition seemed much better, thanks to the level-up. However, he still huddled in a corner and stared at them, making Sooho slightly uncomfortable.
Sooho sighed. “When will we ever be able to use that guy?”
[Well, even though he’s worthless now, he could be helpful if he grows bigger. You’ll earn experience points automatically, so to speak.]
“It feels like an automatic hunting game.”
However, the problem was that the game was currently at a mini-game level.
“Okay. Let’s keep raising Gray here from now on.”
– I agree. Since we have to feed him magic beasts for three meals a day anyway, this environment couldn’t be better.”
“Mm?”
[Mm?]
– Wh-what? Aren’t we on the same side now?
“…”
It was Rakan’s Fang that had chimed in from the side. By the way, Rakan’s Fang had been floating around Sooho by Ruler’s Authority since earlier.
Snap
.
Sooho snatched its handle and said, “Okay, then should I start leveling up too?” His coming into the Shadow Dungeon wasn’t just for Gray.
Even after completing the four-hour survival quest last time, wild goblins still wandered around the Shadow Dungeon. Even without a quest, he would still gain experience by hunting them.
‘Last time, I was too weak and just ran away, but now the situation is much different.’
Indeed, it was worth leveling up then. Most of the goblins’ name tags had turned white. At this level, Sooho was confident enough to face them no matter how many of them there were.
However, there was no way he could go around looking for the creatures hiding in the darkness one by one.
“Inventory.” Sooho took out an item that dropped from the goblins when they were killed during the last survival quest from his inventory.
Beru looked at him quizzically.
[Little King, what is that?]
“This?” Sooho smiled.
[Item: Horn Flute]
Acquisition Difficulty: E
Type: Musical Instrument
A horn flute used by the Goblin Chief to call his subordinates.
“Since we got this item, we should use it, shouldn’t we?” Sooho put the horn flute in his mouth and blew it powerfully.
Hooooonk-!
[Use ‘Item: Horn Flute’ to call nearby goblins.]
At that moment.
Khihihi-!
The black-and-white world that had been silent became noisy as the goblins hiding in the darkness began to jump out one after another. And they expressed their anger at the fact that the one who called them was a human, revealing their sinister intentions.
Krrhok! Krrhok!
[Oh! How clever! This kind of recycling!]
Sooho bared his teeth as he watched the goblins attack him from all sides.
“Beru.”
[Yes!]
“Now it’s your turn to eat.”
[Kieeek!]
Beru, with greedy eyes and a smile, was pleased. Although mana stones were good, charging mana by eating magical creatures directly was much more efficient.
But then, something happened.
Ding!
[‘Daily Quest: Cleaning the Shadow Dungeon’ has arrived.]
“Huh?”
A message suddenly appeared before their eyes.
[Daily Quest: Cleaning the Shadow Dungeon]
100 Goblins: Incomplete (0/100)
10 Goblin Chiefs: Incomplete (0/10)
1 Goblin Commander: Incomplete (0/1)
“A daily quest?” Sooho’s eyes widened. Since he was going to hunt anyway, it was fortunate that a timely quest had emerged. “That’s good, right?”
Since it was a quest, there would be rewards.
Since it was a daily quest, the rewards would be given daily.
[It seems that the system wants to make this place entirely your domain]
“… It’s a system my father used,” Sooho murmured with a nostalgic expression.
‘I remember when I was little I used to polish Dad’s shoes for pocket money.’
“Alright! Let’s check how much pocket money we’ll get this time!” Sooho swung his sword vigorously.
[Use ‘Skill: Storm Slash’.]
A violent storm raged.
***
And after a while…
“Keeck!”
[You have defeated Goblin Archer.]
[100 Goblins: Incomplete (89/100)]
“Krrhok!”
[You have defeated Goblin Chief.]
[10 Goblin Chiefs: Incomplete (9/10)]
Sooho was slaughtering goblins like crazy with his dual swords, but he wasn’t fighting alone like before.
He had selected only the largest Goblin Chiefs among the goblins and used them as shadow soldiers. There were as many as seven of them.
[Available number of extractable shadows: 7/7]
It was thanks to his Intelligence stat rising after defeating Broki.
However, despite the significant development compared to before, Sooho still felt unsatisfied.
“It’s a shame that the shadow soldiers disappear on their own over time. My father had a skill to store the shadows, didn’t he?”
[Yes, that’s right. My liege commanded eternal soldiers.]
“Then is it possible for me to do it later?”
[I don’t know that far.]
Sooho licked his lips, expressing his regret.
‘By the way…’
Despite his progress, he had not received any news of leveling up. The experience gained from battles was low because they were too easy.
‘This is only at the level of morning exercise?’
Well, it would be stressful if the daily quests were too difficult. Imagine fighting for your life every day.
But.
‘This feels pointless.’
Sooho took out the horn again as he sighed.
Hoonk! Hooonk!
[Use ‘Item: Horn Flute’ to call nearby goblins.]
Then immediately,
Krrhok! Krrhok! Krrhok! Krrhok!
New goblin troops began to emerge from the darkness.
Beru opened his eyes wide and looked at Sooho.
[Little King? Haven’t you almost finished the daily quest?]
“So what? We have plenty of time today, let’s run until I level up.”
[Hmph. My little king is indeed a natural soldier ant.]
“Is that a compliment?” Sooho chuckled and was surrounded by the new goblins.
And after a while.
[Daily Quest: Cleaning the Shadow Dungeon]
100 Goblins: Complete (107/100)
10 Goblin Chiefs: Complete (10/10)
1 Goblin Commander: Complete (1/1)
[You have completed ‘Daily Quest: Cleaning the Shadow Dungeon’.]
[The completion reward has arrived.]
[Do you want to check the reward?] (Y/N)
“… Huh?” Sooho’s eyes suddenly widened as he checked the quest window. Frantically fighting goblins, he had not even checked the message announcing the arrival of his reward yet, when he noticed something strange.
[100 Goblins: Complete (107/100)]
‘Why is the count still increasing even though I’ve already reached the goal?’
Sooho’s eyes gleamed sharply for a moment.
Could this really be a coincidence?
Swish!
He sliced the throat of the attacking Goblin Chief.
[You have defeated Goblin Chief.]
[10 Goblin Chiefs: Complete (11/10)]
‘As I suspected!’
The count for the other targets also continued to accumulate.
Suddenly, he became curious.
‘How high can the count go?’
Sooho began to hunt goblins with even greater enthusiasm than before. Eventually, he ended up leveling up in the process, but he did not stop hunting.
As a result…
[100 Goblins: Complete (200/100)]
[10 Goblin Chiefs: Complete (20/10)]
[1 Goblin Commander: Done (1/1)]
As soon as the target number doubled exactly, the count did not accumulate any more.
‘There’s something about this.’
Sooho’s curiosity had turned into certainty.
[1 Goblin Commander: Complete (1/1)]
Now, there’s only one Goblin Commander left.
“Krrhok!”
After killing that guy, all the numbers would double. What would happen then?
He would find out and see.
“Don’t let him escape, grab him!”
[Krrhok!]
At Sooho’s command, the Shadow Goblins rushed in and grabbed the limbs of the big Goblin Commander.
“Kyaagh!” the Goblin Commander writhed and screamed, trying to break free.
Sooho ran up and slashed its neck.
Then.
Ding!
[You have completed ‘Hidden Quest: Cleaning the Shadow Dungeon’.]
[The completion reward has arrived.]
[Do you want to check the reward?] (Y/N)
“Hidden Quest?”
When all the counts doubled, the type of quest changed.
Sooho was delighted that his hunch was correct. Since no more goblins were attacking, he immediately checked the reward.
“Check the reward.”
Ding!
[The following rewards are prepared.]
Reward 1: Status Recovery
Reward 2: Ability Points +3
Hidden Reward 3:
1) Blessed Random Box (optional)
2) Cursed Random Box (optional)
[Do you want to accept them all?]
‘There are three rewards?’
He decided to check the first reward first. Although he had leveled up in the middle of the battle with 200 goblins, his body was completely exhausted.
“Accept the first reward.”
Sooho’s whole body was enveloped in a faint blue aura at that moment. Just like when leveling up, all statuses were completely restored.
“Oh, isn’t this nice?”
As soon as he experienced it, he realized how he could use this reward in the future. If he saved this reward and used it at the right time when he got hurt during battle, he wouldn’t have to wait vaguely for a level up.
“Accept the second reward.”
The second reward, ‘Ability Points +3’, was also great. He had experienced today that the higher his level, the more difficult it was to level up. But since this was a daily quest reward, he could become stronger every day in this way.
And now, finally…
Only the reward for the hidden quest was left.
Hidden Reward 3:
1) Blessed Random Box (optional)
2) Cursed Random Box (optional)
A choice was placed in front of Sooho.
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