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As Se-hyeon picked up the reward box, his eyes caught a heavy iron mace lying next to the boss’s corpse.
‘Wait, is that a drop?’
In dungeons, Elite or Boss monsters occasionally leave behind “trophies”—items they actually used in life that crystallize into artifacts upon their death. Se-hyeon walked over and hoisted the heavy weapon.
“Ho, it really is a drop.”
Unlike the boxed rewards, these were physical items converted into artifacts. While he’d need an appraiser to see the specific rank and options, artifacts were high-value commodities regardless. If he couldn’t use it, he could always sell it for a hefty sum.
As he examined the mace, Choi Min-cheol approached. “Is that a trophy drop?”
“Yes, looks like it.”
Min-cheol’s expression flickered with a hint of envy before he sighed. “That’s a shame for us. Usually, trophies are split among the party, but with a contribution gap this massive… you practically soloed him. I can’t in good conscience ask you to share it. Anyway, congratulations.”
The other hunters had contributions under 1%. It was embarrassing to even claim they had helped.
“Do the others feel the same?” Se-hyeon asked. Even if Min-cheol was being reasonable, there were always people who would greedily eye even a 0.1% share of a jackpot.
“Those of us in the top ten are more than satisfied with the Boss boxes we just got,” Min-cheol said, glancing back at the crowd as if daring anyone to disagree. “Without you, we wouldn’t have even dreamed of a boss raid. And those who didn’t make the rankings know they didn’t do enough to earn a piece of the trophy.”
The other hunters chimed in quickly.
“Haha, I got a boss reward for the first time in my life. I’m happy with just that!” “I’d be a monster to covet the trophy after being carried that hard. Aye!” “We’ll take our share of the carcass, though. Even at a tiny percentage, a boss corpse is worth a lot.”
“Fine by me,” Se-hyeon nodded. He knew that since he held 97% of the contribution, he’d be getting the lion’s share of the meat and magic stone proceeds anyway. There was no need to sour the mood over scraps.
“By the way,” Min-cheol asked curiously, “why haven’t you opened your box yet?”
“Oh, I’m going to open it later, privately.”
Se-hyeon wanted to open it at home. Given his 97% contribution, his reward quality was likely scaled to the moon. Opening a legendary-tier pull in front of people who got wooden boxes would only breed resentment. Plus, he wanted to savor the “gacha” moment in peace.
“I see. Well, it was a great hunt. I hope we can party again if the chance arises.”
“I’m planning to move to E-rank dungeons next, so we’ll see,” Se-hyeon replied. Since these hunters primarily worked F-ranks, their paths weren’t likely to cross soon unless they ranked up.
It took about an hour after clearing the dungeon to finalize the settlements with the collection company.
“Whew! In all my years, I’ve never seen a single hunter walk away with a settlement this large,” Assistant Manager Park Sang-su exclaimed. Usually, a 5-man party splits the loot after 2 or 3 days of hunting. Se-hyeon had cleared half the dungeon and both bosses solo in hours.
“Kobold carcasses are 100,000 won each, and the magic stones are also 100,000 won. You have 115 sets. That’s 23 million won.”
In low-rank dungeons, the purity of the stones is low, so the body and the stone often have equal value. Park then moved to the big tickets.
“The Elite Kobold is 800,000 won for the body and 1.2 million for the stone. The Boss, the Kobold General, is 5 million for the body and 10 million for the stone. Combined with the commons, your total is 40 million won ($30,000+ USD).”
Se-hyeon’s heart skipped a beat. 40 million won for a few hours of work? A month of back-breaking labor at a convenience store barely netted him 3 or 4 million.
“I’ll transfer the amount minus taxes immediately. And please,” Park said, looking at Se-hyeon with stars in his eyes, “call me whenever you go hunting. I’ll drop everything to come to your location.”
“I’m heading to an E-rank dungeon next. Is that okay?”
“I don’t care if it’s a D-rank or a C-rank! Just call me,” Park laughed.
Se-hyeon confirmed the deposit on his phone and left the dungeon site, heading straight for the Appraiser’s District.
He entered a nearby appraisal shop. A young woman greeted him.
“I have two items for appraisal.”
“Appraisal fee is 200,000 won per item, with possible surcharges for complex options,” she said. She placed her hand over the bracelet he found earlier. A faint light glowed—she was the appraiser herself.
“This is finished. F-rank Artifact: Bracelet of Strength. Option: Strength +5.”
Next, she touched the iron mace. The light pulsed, but the information didn’t trigger immediately. She tilted her head. “Oh? A special option?”
She channeled more mana.
“There we go. This is E-rank: Berserker’s Mace. It has a built-in skill! Even low-rank gear with skills is rare. Options: Strength +5, Stamina +10. Special Skill: [Berserker’s Cry] (Buff).”
The mace was a massive find. Items with active skills commanded astronomical prices.
“That will be 500,000 won total including the surcharge.”
Se-hyeon paid happily. Even after taxes and fees, he was up over 32 million won in cash and possessed a high-value weapon. He declined to sell the items to the shop; he intended to give them to his sister, Se-hee. Even if she used a sword and shield, the stats alone were worth it. If she didn’t want the mace, he’d sell it later.
Back home, Se-hyeon sat at his desk and pulled out the iridescent Boss box.
“The trophies were a success. Now for the main event.”
He took a breath. “Open.”
The box dissolved into a blinding crimson light. When it faded, a single red leather glove remained.
“A glove?”
Since Boss rewards are pre-identified by the system, he checked the stats immediately.
[D-Rank] Belstian’s Magic Glove [Set Item]
Set Options:
“10% efficiency boost?” Se-hyeon’s eyes widened. “That means my Shadow Orb damage goes up. If I play this right, I might be able to one-shot an Orc.”
Currently, it took two orbs to kill a D-rank Orc, but the first orb usually left them with less than 10% health. A 10% boost was exactly what he needed to cross the “one-shot” threshold.
But the real treasure was the set bonus. All stats +100 for three pieces? That was an insane jump in power.
“A set, huh? The options are incredible, but… where the hell am I going to find the other four pieces?”
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