The Taming Master

Chapter 2: Large update (2)

Ping-!

A sharp piercing projectile emitting a blue light ripped through the air with incredible force .

Schwaff-

“Keuh-aaahhh-!”

The Ogre cried out loudly before falling onto the ground as the arrow filled with cold air directly hit the Ogre’s forehead .

Koong-!

-You have killed the Ogre . You have gained 5,910 Experience Points .

Jinsung, no, Ian collected his breath and slowly ran to the corpse of the Ogre .

“Good, I’m getting faster . ”

As Ian placed his hand on the Ogre, it turned into a grey light before disappearing .

-You have obtained 745 gold from the ‘Ogre’ .

-You have obtained the ‘Ogre’s thick leather’ .

Ian opened his inventory as he confirmed the system message that appeared .

“I’ll have to rest after I collect 100,000 gold . ”

Nicknamed the ‘Ogre Field’ by the players because of a large amount of Ogres that spawned on the hunting grounds, Click Mountain was where Ian was currently hunting .

For Ian who was currently lv 93, Ogres who were around lv 80 might seem easy but that was only for hunting parties . From the perspective of Solo Players, Click Mountain was one of the most challenging hunting grounds for even high-ranking players . This was because Ogres had higher health and dealt more damage than other monsters in the same level range .

For the purpose of leveling, it would have been more efficient to join a party made up of people of the same level as the hunting ground and enter together; however, Ian had a different purpose for soloing Click Mountain . The reason was because this location was the optimal ‘Gold Grinding Spot’ in his opinion .

Kailran had its own developed system that exchanged game money for cash . Not only could cash be traded in for game money but game money could also be sold . Since the system was as transparent as for how real world banks worked, the goods in Kailran had almost no difference in value to cash .

Currently, Kailran’s exchange rate to cash from gold was about 1:2 and Ogres gave about 800 gold each . For each Ogre, you earned around 1,600 Won[1] .

At Ian’s speed of easily killing 100 Ogres an hour, it was basically equivalent to working a job that paid 200,000 Won an hour .

Ian’s habit of collecting money to pay off his student loans remained in that he still spent an hour grinding gold whenever he was online .

“Shall we move again…”

After confirming that there were no more Ogres left, Ian started to walk to move to another hunting ground .

Ian was hyped when he experienced a faster hunting speed thanks to the ‘Dark Composite Bow’ he obtained from the Drake Raid he joined last week .

Ian

Lv 93: 79,954,300/98,500,000 (81 . 2%)

Race: Human

Class: Archer (Skilled Sharpshooter)

Nickname: Drake Hunter

Fame: 158,920 (If your fame drops below 0, it changes into Notoriety)

Power: 150 (+75)

Agility: 275 (+305)

Intellect: 75 (+25)

Health: 105 (+137)

Vitality: 12,420 (+5,600)

Mana: 3,725 (+2,215)

After looking at his Status Window once, Ian shook his head .

“Haa, I’ve only gone up 6% despite the amount of Ogres I’ve hunted since last week . ”

He was talking about his Experience . After passing lv 90, you needed to put in an incredible amount of effort to even level up once .

“It’s not like I’m hunting these guys to level up, but this is too much . ”

Grumbling, Ian began to scan the surrounding area for monsters through the use of the Archer class’s special skill – Hawkeye .

A moment later, an unfamiliar being caught Ian’s attention .

‘What the heck? Did a Heroic Rank monster besides the Ogre King infest Click Mountain?’

The only thing you could see through Hawkeye was the location of monsters and their levels within a certain range from the user . To find out what kind of monster it was, you needed to go find it and see it with your own two eyes .

‘It’s a bit risky if it’s a Heroic Rank monster…’

The only known Heroic Rank monster on Click Mountain was the Ogre King, which was at lv 95 . Of course, Ian had killed an Ogre King before but he didn’t do it alone .

‘What to do…’

Ian pondered . Except for Field Bosses that appeared at designated locations, it was extremely rare to find a Heroic Rank monster like this . Also, there was an established theory that Heroic Rank monsters that appeared randomly on the field like this had a high drop rate for good items .

“First, let’s go!”

If he were to die, the Experience Ian gained would reset and the week would be wasted but to give up such a good chance was not his playing style .

After making sure that the cooldown times for all his skills were over and his skills were refreshed, Ian slowly moved towards the marked location of the Heroic Rank monster .

And moments later, a two-headed monster three times bigger than a normal Ogre appeared in his vision .

‘What the heck, was there such a guy?’

With the appearance of such a rare and fascinating monster unknown to Ian until now, his desire to obtain the monster grew like fire .

Ian calmly brought out some traps and installed a couple in appropriate places . They were expensive items unable to be reused that he was saving up for a Heroic Rank monster .

“Tsk, to have to use these so soon . ’

Although purchased to be used, he couldn’t help but feel like it was a waste to use them . This was because these traps were the best quality and cost 50,000 gold each .

“Well, even if one part of the Ogre’s Warrior set drops, it’s worth it…”

Even the shoes, which are the cheapest part of the Ogre’s Warrior set, were at a set cost of 1 . 3 million gold . If the Ogre’s Warrior set dropped, not only would it be beneficial, it would be hitting the jackpot .

Ian, who finished perfectly placing the traps, took out his bow and aimed at the Ogre’s head

-‘Weak Point Capturing’ skill has been triggered . The weak point of the target will be indicated with the accuracy rate rising 40% and the chance to critical hit increasing 37% . If the weak point is hit, evasiveness will increase 255% .

-‘Deadly Arrow’ skill has been triggered . When hit, the target will be slowed for 10 seconds and will cause a steady decline in their vitality .

Ping-!

The arrow that left Ian’s hands precisely hit the Ogre’s head and once Ian was discovered, the Two-Headed Ogre let out a loud roar filled with rage before beginning to run towards Ian .

“Koo-uuhhhhh-!”

Ian’s eyes slightly widened as he watched his opponent run swiftly towards him despite its house-sized stature .

‘It’s definitely different from the normal Ogres . It’s fast…!’

Whether it was because it was a trait of the Ogre race, even the Ogre King’s movements were slow . Though like its status as a Heroic Rank monster, its health and power were far superior to other ogres .

So for Ian who calmly expected the Two-Headed Ogre to be just as slow couldn’t help but be a little bewildered .

Using the continuous skill, Ian shot the arrows at the Ogre quickly to lure him into the traps .

Thump- . Thump- . Thump- .

Whether it was because of the constant damage he received from the poison, the Ogre’s expression slightly distorted .

Ta-tat-!

Having almost dragged the Ogre to the destination, Ian moved with fast reflexes, climbing a tree before pulling his bowstring back again .

-‘Explosive Arrow’ skill has been triggered . Once the arrow hits the target, it will explode a second later with 300% additional damage .

The arrow that left Ian’s hand undoubtedly hit the Ogre’s weak spot, which was highlighted in red due to the Weak Point Capturing skill . Even considering the Archer class’s trait and skill to calibrate his accuracy, his skill was admirable .

Kwang-!

The arrow that lodged into the Ogre’s chest exploded, causing the running Ogre to jump back slightly .

The damage from the Critical Hit and the Weak Point Capturing along with the explosion raised the attack by twenty times in one hit, dealing enough damage to even hinder a Heroic Rank monster .

However, it was only for a brief moment before the Ogre suddenly ran over to where Ian was and swung a monstrous Ogre’s club at Ian .

Kwang-!

Along with a roar, the tree that Ian was sitting on collapsed .

However, this was already after Ian had moved out of the way .

A cold sweat broke out from Ian’s back as he saw the power of the Ogre’s wooden club .

‘I might die with just one hit…!’

Ian swallowed hard . There was a need to be a little more cautious .

While Ian rolled around on the ground to avoid the Ogre’s attack, the Ogre finally stepped onto one of Ian’s traps .

Ka-chink-!

The Ogre began to roar along with the blunt sounds of the steel trap .

-The advanced slowing trap has been triggered . For ten minutes, the speed of the target will decrease 30% .

With the combination of the Deadly Arrow’s effect, the total slowing effect was at 40% . The Ogre was visibly slower, even to the naked eye and Ian pulled his bowstring again .

-‘Swift’ skill has been triggered . For 15 minutes, any movement will become 50% faster .

Pi-ing- . Ping- . Ping- .

With the speedy movements backed up with the Swift skill, Ian shot three arrows in the blink of an eye before he began running away . This was because the Ogre had reached Ian’s location again .

“Hoo-oo…”

Ian took a deep breath before he directly taunted the Ogre at a distance .

From the outside it looked like Ian was easily fooling the Ogre, however, that wasn’t the truth .

Ian’s Two-Headed Ogre hunting method was almost as dangerous as walking on a tightrope . Even allowing one hit would send him off…

Truthfully, Archers, along with Magicians, were known to be an incredibly hard class to solo play . This was because they would become helpless once a monster closed in .

After a long game of cat and mouse with the Ogre, a system message popped up in front of Ian’s eyes .

-‘Swift’ skill has one minute left remaining .

“Keu-eum…”

Ian let out a low groan .

Once the Swift skill was over, it would be difficult to continue this battle . No matter what, he needed to win this in under a minute .

‘There’s one trap left . Stun trap…’

Ian’s mind began to spin violently . Ian threw his body in order to differentiate the winner in such a short amount of time .

“Over here, you disgusting piece of shit!”

Ian shot arrows while provoking the Ogre and with the slowing effect gone, the Ogre recklessly charged towards him .

And…

Chul-kuk-!

The sound of the last trap being triggered was heard .

-The advanced stunning trap has been triggered . For five seconds, the target will be stunned and be in an unprotected state .

The moment the trap was triggered, one of Ian’s knees was bent as he got into a steady position .

The trapped Ogre stood stunned in an awkward position and Ian had his bow pointed at the shining red weak point of the Ogre .

-‘Critical Shot Fortification’ skill has been triggered . If the attack is a critical hit, evasiveness will increase 300% .

-‘Sniper’ skill has been triggered . For 10 seconds, you will not be able to move and offensive power will increase 400% .

-‘Concentration’ skill has been triggered . With the bowstring pulled back, offensive power will increase proportionately to the amount of time focused on a target (max . increase: 500%)

Ian used all the buffing skills and fortification skills he currently owned .

‘Now everything is dependent on this one shot…!’

If this arrow accurately penetrated the Ogre’s weak point, he was confident the Ogre would collapse .

Even if he didn’t collapse, he was sure this shot would at least put him in a dying state .

With the use of the ‘Sniper’ skill, there was no turning back for Ian now . If the Ogre wasn’t hit properly and was released from its stunned state, Ian would still be rooted for another 5 seconds and become helpless .

Counting down the seconds, Ian maximised the Concentration skill and released the arrow .

Swiiiiish!

A sound of air violently ripping apart sounded out and, at the same time, the Ogre was released from its stunned state .

However, before the Ogre could move, Ian’s arrow had already reached its heart .

Thud-!

The arrow, filled with all of Ian’s strength, was lodged deep into the Ogre’s weak point and Ian’s subsequent attacks flew into the same spot .

And with its vitality all gone, the Two-Headed Ogre’s gigantic body began to collapse .

Koong-!

A heavy thud rang out as the large figure collapsed onto the floor and a happy system message popped up .

-You have killed the Two-Headed Ogre . You have obtained 98,500 Experience points .

“Hoo-oo, hoo…”

Ian breathed heavily . He had finally slain the Two-Headed Ogre after fighting it for almost 30 minutes . He had drained all his energy after running for a whole 30 minutes .

‘Shall we see what items you’ve dropped…’

The moment of tension more nerve-wracking than the final blow…!

Ian placed his hand on top of the corpse of the Ogre .