Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Trampling those with Gold Spoons (5)

'Should I give a tribute?’

The ogre wouldn’t attack and the base would also be protected from external invasions .

Kang-jun didn’t think it was necessarily a bad offer .

Of course, his pride wouldn’t easily let him bow his head to an ogre .

If it wasn’t for the penalty then he probably would have given 500 nodes to hire the ogre as a mercenary . If the ogre was protecting his base at the Eco building then Kang-jun could lure Jung Kwang-hyeon’s troops over .

500 nodes were worth defeating Jung Kwang-hyeon without losing any of his troops .

It was literally releasing his hand from his nose!

The ogre could maintain its pride and Kang-jun could get the task done!

However, charisma was a fixed stat and the most important one . Therefore, the decrease of one charisma point was a hard penalty to accept .

‘No . I will regret it . ’

One day, he might shed tears of blood because of that one point .

The problem was that Kang-jun had no countermeasures prepared for saying ‘no . ’ The furious ogre might rush over straight away and he wasn’t confident about winning .

‘If the fight is inevitable then I must win . ’

It might be a reckless fight .

There were only a few days left to knock down the golden spoon Jung Kwang-hyeon .

The ogre was also a golden spoon .

The boss of the 7th floor! He was like the owner of a seven storey building in reality .

‘I will step on the ogre . ’

Kang-jun’s eyes filled with flames .

At that moment, the message appeared again .

[The ogre Germuz once again requires a tribute . ]

[Would you like to offer a tribute to him? Yes/No]

“No! I reject . ”

Kang-jun made his decision .

[The ogre Germuz is very angry with you for rejecting the tribute . ]

A roar was suddenly heard!

“Kuwaaaaaah!”

The sound was so loud that the building shook .

It was like a dinosaur roaring . Of course, it wasn’t a dinosaur but the ogre Germuz .

‘How great . I almost fell down just from that roar . ’

Anyway, now wasn’t the time to admire him .

Kang-jun quickly went to his base in Room 307 .

He picked up the iron sword that he had previous stored .

Suuk .

He felt a strange thrill as he held the sword .

What was this feeling?

The sword felt so familiar, it was like Kang-jun had been training in swordsmanship for a long time! It was incomprehensible but swordsmanship felt more familiar than taekwondo .

‘Is it because of that?’

After learning Heaven’s Blood Sword Style, Kang-jun’s body had changed into the best condition for the sword .

‘This will be worth it . ’

Then a message appeared .

[Mission 7] Repel the Ogre Germuz!

Compensation: Experience, 1000 nodes, Warrior's Sword (Rare)

In the end, a mission showed up .

A mission to repel the ogre Germuz!

‘Enormous rewards . ’

A huge 1,000 nodes!

It also gave a rare grade weapon, the Warrior’s Sword .

‘I have to defeat him anyway, so it is better to do it for a mission . '

It wasn’t wrong to say that a sovereign was given a mission they wanted .

But if the difficulty was raised like this from the beginning, what would Mission 100 turn out to be? Common sense told him that Mission 100 would be much harder .

‘Let’s just think about the current mission . ’

It was something he brought upon himself . And it wasn’t a bad thing that the mission was difficult .

It was hard but the rewards were huge .

In other words, even if 100 missions were passed, the rewards would differ depending on the difficulty level of the missions .

Kuwuong!

It was at that moment . Did a bomb hit the building? The building shook as there was huge roar .

“Kuwaaaaaah!”

The ogre’s shout .

'The roof . ’

Kang-jun’s expression stiffened . It was clear that the ogre Germuz had jumped from the roof of the Dain building to the roof of the Eco building .

'He is a really ignorant bastard!’

Anyway, he had decided to fight so there was no time to hesitate .

Kang-jun headed directly to the roof .

The centre of the roof was expanded like a school playground .

Something was standing there .

He was four metres tall . He was similar to the minotaur that Rodiam had transformed into not long ago .

However, he was even tougher . There were bones and skulls hanging from his waistband . They were human and monster skulls .

"Kukuku! Puppy sovereign, you came after hearing my roar . It still isn’t too late . Swear that you will give me a tribute . Then I will save you . ”

The dark eyes covered in grey hair were shining eerily .

A wild-looking appearance . His entire body was muscular and as hard as steel . One tight fist seemed to be larger than an adult’s head .

An ogre looked like this .

One hit from those fists seemed capable of killing him .

Just one hit! It would be enough to send someone to hell . Indeed, that strength really seemed capable of killing him .

However, Kang-jun just smiled and shouted .

"You dare to ask me for a tribute! Why don’t you become one of my subordinates? Then I will spare you . ”

"What?"

Germuz was stunned and stared at Kang-jun with an incredulous expression . Kang-jun’s words about sparing Germuz’s life were completely ridiculous .

Germuz lifted one of the skulls hanging from his waist and said .

"Puppy sovereign, do you know what this is? It is the skull of a sovereign who dared to resist me like you are doing . ”

Sovereign’s skull! Was that true? There had been a sovereign here . Kang-jun was surprised .

"Kukuku, you don’t seem to believe it . Look . The cloak I’m wearing now is the sovereign token I took from him . ”

Germuz swiftly turned and showed off his cloak .

The cloak was worn like a scarf and made him look ridiculous .

Kang-jun laughed .

“What about it? Do you think you have become a sovereign just because you have the sovereign token?”

Germuz scowled .

“No, I am not a sovereign . The ones who will become a sovereign are already fixed . But it is my destiny to eat those who reject my offer . I will subdue the sovereigns and rule over them . Kukakakat!”

"That is just a dog’s dream . ”

“What? What did you say just now?”

"I will show you that dream is false . Now stop talking nonsense and attack . ”

Germuz stared at Kang-jun like he was prey to be eaten . Then he started crazily laughing .

"Keuk! Kukukuk! Kukakakat! It seems like I will gain one more skull today . ”

Germuz pounded his chest with his fists and ran towards Kang-jun . Kang-jun’s eyes became cold .

‘If I don’t kill him then I will die . ’

He forgot everything else for the moment . The fact that he was a sovereign and that he needed to make money .

He was only absorbed in the duel .

Kung kung kung kung!

Germuz was 10 metres in front of him .

‘Aura of the Wind!’

His movement speed and attack speed were accelerated by the wind, so it was the most beneficial skill .

“Kukakakat! Die, you little sovereign!”

The ogre’s fist flew in front of Kang-jun . If hit by that punch, it would be like having a truck moving at 120 km/hr slamming into him .

Swiiing!

If he didn’t avoid this then he would die .

Kang-jun moved quickly .

Sswiing! Sswing sswing!

Germuz’s fists kept on moving . He seemed infuriated that Kang-jun had avoided it .

Swi sswing! Papapat!

However, Kang-jun was able to avoid Germuz’s attacks in a stable manner .

Susuk! Susususu! Sususuk!

His feet moved in a strange trajectory and suddenly rotated . Kang-jun’s body reacted and avoided being damaged by Germuz .

Surprisingly, the footwork of Heaven’s Blood Sword Style unfolded by itself . Kang-jun’s level was still too low to show its true power . Fortunately, it combined with Aura of the Wind and allowed him to avoid Germuz’s attack .

But that was it . Kang-jun hurriedly dodged the attack .

'Shit! I don’t have time to strike at all . ’

He barely even had a chance to breathe . However, he shouldn’t be too impatient . If he lost even a little bit of concentration, then it would be all over .

In the meantime, Germuz screamed as his attacks were constantly dodged .

“Kuaaaah! This rat!”

At that moment, Kang-jun leapt forward . His sword instantly sliced across Germuz’s neck like a ray of light .

Supak!

It was a hit . He had aimed for the hole in Germuz’s stance . It truly was the unconscious use of Heaven’s Blood Sword Style .

But Germuz pulled away at the same time . Kang-jun’s sword only swiped Germuz’s neck a little bit . The thick, solid skin was only slightly scratched .

'Shit!'

Kang-jun inwardly swore . A normal person would have suffered a deadly injury .

Yet Germuz only suffered a scratch, even with the added wind attribute damage . Germuz’s skin was hard but the power of the iron sword was also bad .

"Kuoh! Nice move . ”

On the other hand, Germuz was surprised by Kang-jun’s move . From then on, Germuz started moving more carefully .

Hwik! Sswing sswing! Swi swi sswing Papapat!

He unleashed an onslaught of moves towards Kang-jun like Germuz had met a lifelong opponent .

‘Ugh, I don’t see any gaps . ’

Due to Aura of the Wind, his black magic energy was constantly being consumed . He had black magic recovery potions but there was no chance to drink while avoiding the ogre’s fists .

The same went for his health . Even if Kang-jun was injured, he couldn’t help but fight .

'At this rate, I will be defeated . ’

Kang-jun took a deep breath . Germuz was running amok .

Kang-jun was putting in a lot of effort while Germuz had a leisurely smile on his face .

After some time?

Kang-jun’s cold eyes shone .

‘It can't be helped . It is dangerous but will be worth it . ’

Kang-jun’s body jumped as Germuz’s fist headed towards his head . No, he seemed to jump forward .

Sswiing!

Germuz thought that Kang-jun had jumped so he swung his fists .

However, Kang-jun had leapt towards the other side of Germuz .

Syuok!

Germuz was shocked but quickly blocked the sword with his hand . Kang-jun’s expression became awful .

‘It failed!’

Germuz really had amazing reflexes .

Kaaang!

Then something unexpected happened . Kang-jun’s sword that hit Germuz’s hand was broken .

At the same time, the broken fragments of the sword flew towards Germuz’s eyes .

Paak!

“Kuaak!”

Kang-jun didn’t miss the moment when Germuz was staggering around with his eyes covered . The remaining part of his sword sliced across Germuz’s neck .

Chwaack!

Although the blade was shorter, it succeeded in dealing a deep wound .

“Kuwaaaaaah! I will kill you . ”

Germuz roared and rushed towards Kang-jun . Kang-jun blocked Germuz’s fist with his sword .

Bam!

"Kuuack!”

Kang-jun was pushed back 20 metres .

“Ugh, shit!”

He immediately jumped up after falling .

Health: 162/310 .

Only one hit! It was blocked by the sword yet almost half of his health was still gone .

Blood fell from his mouth but Kang-jun just glared at Germuz .

“ . . . . . . ?”

In the meantime, Germuz had disappeared . He turned and saw that Germuz was climbing the wall of the building next to the Dain building .

"Oduk! Y-you will see soon . I’ll let you go today, but next time will be different . ”

After that, Germuz could no longer be seen .

He ran away?

Kang-jun could barely regain his spirit as he looked around .

[Mission 7 has been accomplished . ]

A message appeared at that moment!

[As a reward, enough experience will be given to increase your level . ]

[1000 nodes will be given as compensation . ]

[The Warrior’s Sword has been given as compensation . ]

‘Phew! I barely succeeded . '

Kang-jun placed a hand over his heart . He was fortunate enough to repel the ogre Germuz .

Thanks to fulfilling Mission 7, Kang-jun reached Lv13 .

In addition, a black sword had appeared in front of Kang-jun .