Chapter 22: The Swordsmanship Genius Is Also Good at Hunting Monsters (Part 4)

Dungeon Boss.

A being that can be said to be the master of the dungeon, located in the deepest part of the dungeon, and refers to a monster with powerful power.

“As you can probably guess from the monsters that have appeared so far, the boss monster of this tutorial area is a Ratman.”

“I see.”

And in general, that boss monster was often of a similar type to the general monsters in the dungeon.

And this time too, that rule was not wrong.

‘It doesn’t seem to be much different from ‘that world’.’

In ‘that world’, the leader monster located in the deepest part of this abandoned orphanage was also a type of Ratman.

Perhaps because they copied that world, that point did not seem to change even though it became a game.

Following Shihyun, who was walking ahead, for a while, other users began to appear around.

It seemed that they were people waiting to defeat the boss.

‘There are quite a lot of people?’

With this many people, will I even be able to see the boss?

Perhaps noticing my concern, Ji-eun grinned.

“Are you thinking that it will be difficult to catch the boss because there are a lot of people right now?”

“Ah, yes. It seems like it will take a long time to wait.”

When I nodded and said that, Ji-eun suddenly burst into laughter.

She laughed and patted my shoulder.

“Ahaha, Shihyun. Haven’t you played many RPG games?”

“What?”

[She’s showing that she hasn’t played RPGs LOL]

[But if you don’t think about it, you’ll obviously think so]

[For real, she’s a newbie LOL]

“Of course, the boss room of such a small dungeon is an instant dungeon! There’s no need to wait in line in an instance, right?”

“Ah.”

Only then did I feel like my head was clearing.

‘Instant dungeon!’

That’s right. I was now looking at this game too much in terms of ‘that world’.

This is in a game. Of course, it’s a world where game-like allowances are fully possible!

‘It’s a bit embarrassing.’

I raised my hand and touched my burning cheek.

At this rate, anyone would be able to tell that my cheeks were slightly red.

“Well, you could forget. Don’t think too much about it.”

“Yes.”

“Then, shall we enter the boss room for now?”

Ji-eun said that and took me to the arched door at the end of the dungeon.

There was a translucent barrier on the door, and it seemed that if you crossed this barrier, you could enter the boss room.

“Let’s go!”

I crossed the barrier with Ji-eun.

Then, the world changed in an instant.

I feel a similar sense of alienation as when I connected to the multi-game waiting room in the square before.

I felt a little bitter about the sense of alienation that I had become accustomed to.

‘No, get a hold of yourself.’

I shook my head and looked around.

I saw the same space as I had seen in ‘that world’.

An arched passage made of bricks.

It was old and broken by the passage of time, but its shape was clearly made by humans.

It’s probably a part of the underground waterway of the Imperial Capital.

As if to prove that fact, I can see a waterway.

At the end of the waterway, a huge iron cage was erected, probably to prevent something from invading the inside of the underground waterway.

And that iron cage was the reason why this place was the boss room.

-Bubble bubble

Suddenly, bubbles began to form in the waterway.

The bubbles gradually grew in size, and then a huge splash of water rose and something emerged from the water.

“Squeak!”

It was the boss monster, the Giant Ratman.

“Squeak…….”

The Giant Ratman was different from other Ratmen.

Unlike the normal Ratmen who had no weapons, this guy was holding a cleaver that looked like it was made by tearing off a steel plate.

It was also different in that it was wearing armor made of steel plates on its body.

And the size.

The size, which could be almost 5 or 6 meters, had something that overwhelmed people.

Ji-eun, who saw the Giant Ratman, said with sparkling eyes.

“Shihyun, can you deal with this guy too? I believe you can do it!”

Saying that, Ji-eun took a step back.

It seems that she has no intention of helping me in the battle with the boss.

Seeing that, a smile naturally appeared on my lips.

‘It’s interesting.’

It seems that she thinks I will struggle with this guy.

Her face is full of playfulness, and the way she’s standing with her hands behind her back makes it seem like she wants me to suffer.

‘Then.’

I have no choice but to shatter that expectation, right?

-Swoosh!

I drew my longsword.

The sword drawn from the scabbard with a cool metallic sound shines.

I held the sword and took a stance.

A standard stance with the tip of the sword pointing towards the center.

In that state, I scanned the Giant Ratman.

‘It’s a little different.’

It was a little different from the Ratman I had defeated.

Perhaps it’s because of the difference in time.

The type of armor it’s wearing is like that, and the size is also a little different.

But it doesn’t matter.

“Squeak!”

Anyway, that’s just a ‘minion’.

-Thud!

Kicking off the ground, I rushed towards the Ratman.

A rapidly approaching form, at the same time the monster moves its hand holding the cleaver.

With agility that doesn’t match its size, the monster swung the cleaver.

-Whoosh!

That.

“……!”

I kick it.

Kicking the side of the swinging cleaver and leaping.

I jumped up to the monster’s nose.

Perhaps surprised to see me reach its eyes in an instant, the monster’s pupils momentarily shrink.

I aimed the tip of the sword at the monster’s left eye.

‘So, it’s easy.’

My lips twisted at that thought.

-Thrust!

“Huh!”

At the sight of Shihyun suddenly kicking off the ground and rushing, Ji-eun took a sharp breath.

She had wondered, but she didn’t expect her to charge immediately.

‘I thought she would at least look at the pattern…….’

Certainly, Shihyun was definitely not well versed in this type of game.

Otherwise, there’s no way she would charge forward without thinking.

[Just charging LOL]

[Ah LOL The beauty sword master doesn’t need to know the pattern]

[Isn’t it dangerous? The tutorial room boss is quite tricky for newbies.]

[LOL Shihyun is what kind of newbie? She is Newtype Beast]

[She will suffer once.]

The chat window was also saying that Shihyun’s actions were reckless.

Of course, in terms of common sense, it has to be.

No matter how much Shihyun has shown really unbelievable appearances until now, the opponent is the boss monster of the dungeon.

Its size is different from that of a normal Ratman, and compared to humans, it’s like heaven and earth.

In addition, that Ratman is agile and is wearing weapons and armor.

That means it’s not easy to deal with it in a normal way.

Of course, most ordinary people can only imagine Shihyun struggling.

But.

-Thud!

“Uh, uh?”

Shihyun transcended common sense.

As if the appearances shown so far were just a part, Shihyun kicks off the side of the swinging sword and jumps up.

At that, the chat window exploded.

[????]

[What was that just now??What was that just now??]

[How the f*ck did she do that?]

[Does that make sense?]

[She’s playing a different game by herself]

But that wasn’t the end.

Shihyun, who arrived at the Giant Ratman’s nose in an instant, stabbed the monster’s left eyeball with her sword.

-Thrust!

“Squeak!”

At the same time, the Giant Ratman’s scream erupts.

A cry of pain echoed in the cave.

The monster twists its body violently in the pain of its eyeball bursting.

The Giant Ratman hit its own eye with its fist to catch Shihyun, who stabbed its eye.

But Shihyun had already escaped from near the monster’s eye.

Shihyun, who had already grabbed the monster’s armor, had reached its chest.

She swung her sword.

At that moment, Ji-eun doubted her eyes.

“I, it’s unbelievable!”

Shihyun’s swung sword cut off a part of the armor that was wrapped around the Giant Ratman’s body.

Because of that, a part of the armor that the monster was wearing fell to the floor.

Whether Shihyun did it on purpose or not.

Ji-eun knew what that action meant.

‘Armor breaking!’

Armor breaking.

It’s a job called can-opening in Arfellium slang, and it refers to removing the armor when dealing with an armored enemy.

Of course, Arfellium, which has no concept of HP or defense, doesn’t really matter whether you remove the armor or not in terms of damage.

It’s not like you can’t do damage if you don’t remove the armor, and if you just keep attacking the area without armor, the monster will eventually die from excessive bleeding.

The problem is time.

If you don’t attack the vital points, the time it takes to hunt the monster increases exponentially.

And of course, monsters wear armor to protect their vital points.

In order to hit the vital points, you have no choice but to tear off the armor.

But that job was not easy.

Isn’t it unlikely that it will be easy to ride on the body of a rampaging monster, avoid the monster’s attacks, and remove only the armor?

But.

Shihyun, she was doing that crazy thing.