Yu IlHan shouted, enraged at the unfair reality. However, Erta also shouted with a justified face.
[It is different! Why donât you take a look at the skill evolution condition for spearmanship!]
He did as she said.
[Instakill a 3rd class monster with a piercing strike 0/500]
[Instakill a 3rd class monster with a slashing strike 0/500]
[Magic stones of 3rd class monsters 0/200]
[Magic stone of 4th class monster 0/1]
âOh my Xelânaga.â
As Erta said, it was definitely different. And it was the difference between Mount Baekdu and Mount Everest! (T/N: Mount Baekdu is about 2.2km high)
âThat doesnât mean that itâs easy to climb mount Baekdu!â
[I thought it will be easy for you.]
Erta had evaluated him correctly, but perhaps due to his force he emited when he was making the Traps of Destruction was too big, she was now inclining towards overevaluating him.
âNo matter how high my status is and how high my martial art levels are, in the end, Iâm just level 28, and I canât use mana.â
[Oh yeah, you were like that, werenât you. 3rd class might be a little difficult for you.]
The wall of mana was absolute. According to whether one could use mana or not, the power one could produce differed like heaven and earth.
The reason how Yu IlHan can produce an attack power that can overwhelm other people is due to the peak level martial art that was trained to the peak and went over the piled up status on his body. If he was lacking in any of the two, he would have been overtaken by another person.
In reverse, if Yu IlHan acquired the ability to use mana in this situation, then the definition of âlevelsâ and âclassesâ that the Akashic Records, which ruled the worlds, may be shaken by him, much less the life forms.
That day will arrive soon. It must arrive.
Erta realized that she was inwardly looking forward to that moment and she stopped thinking. Even during that, Yu IlHan was tidying up his bed, washing his face, and changing his clothes while complaining.
âJust where do you want me to go kill trolls? Do they even appear on Earth?â
[Monsters donât only refer to the existences evolved from the original animals on Earth. If mana activates, the monsters that didnât exist on Earth will start apearing. Itâs the same as ores that werenât on Earth appearing. Like a lobster cannot live on other environments than 1st class waters, there are many life-forms which cannot live unless the concentration of mana reaches a certain point, in this universe.]
âDid you major in the faculty of explanation or something?â
Yu IlHan cleared things up while complaining at Ertaâs perfect explanation. Even if he goes out in pajamas, no one would realize him due to the passive concealment, but he didnât want to admit that as he even put on the Direwolf Skull Mask.
âLetâs see.â
The reason he turned on the TV just before he went out was because of the thought that the TV may broadcast him the results of the Trap of Destruction that should have activated yesterday. Erta told him to not mind about it, but how ocould he? A master had to take responsibility for the item he makes.
However, on TV, a scene out of his expectations was being broadcasted.
ââŠâŠIsnât that the scene where I fought two days ago?â
[You mean the square you left the Giant Leopardâs corpse.]
The view of the video was shaking as it was taken from a helicopter, but the scene the camera was showing was without a doubt, the place a lot of people, including Yu IlHan had fought the gigantic leopard.
Some high-rise buildings had collapsed miserably, and in some places, even the rubble matched so this wasnât a recording.
However.
âTo think they divided that up in such a short period of time. Thatâs interesting.â
He couldnât find any traces of the huge leopardâs body, even after he rubbed his eyes. the mountains of leopard meat that Yu IlHan had left on the scene was also gone. With only traces of the battle, the corpse, and the large number of humans had cleanly disappeared.
[âŠâŠIt may be a bit different to what youâre thinking.]
At that moment, Erta spoke with a slightly stiff voice. When Yu IlHan was about to ask back while tilting his head, he could hear a voice from the screen.
[The place which had the 2nd class monsterâs corpse, is, as you see, clean. It had disappeared along with the people who were fighting over the spoils of war after the battle.]
ââŠâŠWhat?â
It didnât take long for Yu IlHan to realize that something was wrong.
[Some are saying that a dungeon had opened and swallowed them. The authorities are mentioning the possibility that a dungeonâs entrance may have opened in the middle of the city, and are cautioning not to approach this area andâŠâŠ]
The broadcasterâs words continued, but Yu IlHan couldnât focus on that. His eyes trembled.
âThereâs no way itâs a dungeon.â
[So you know well.]
Erta nodded her head. Her expression was frozen codly like an ice field.
[The dungeons in Korea have already gone through their 1st activation. If new monsters appear due to the activation of mana, then there maybe a possibility of new dungeons appearing at that time, but it definitely isnât now.]
âThat means.â
Immediately after Yu IlHan muttered. The camera screen which was showing the ruined city, instantly colored black with a loud crash sound. Immediately after that, the screen changed to the news desk and showed the dumbfounded news caster.
The news caster tried to hide the ripples, and said âIt seems there is an accident at the sceneâ and was proceeding to cover it up, but Yu IlHan had already seen through the situation.
âThere was another monster.â
[âŠâŠSo you saw it.]
âOf course I did. Its strategy seems familiar.â
Yu IlHan had acquired almost all martial arts and methods to move his body in 1000 years. However, this was limited to human techniques, there was no way he would be able to realize the technique that monsters used.
However, Yu IlHan had seen through it. What did this mean? The answer was already there.
Concealment, it was a master of concealment.
âIt was definitely a leopard. And it was a pitch black one too. âŠâŠErta, you.â
[I didnât know either. The giant leopard was definitely dead, and you even procured its magic stone. 99.99% of monster hunting end at that point.]
âWhat about the 0.01%?â
[If it was pregnant with a child.]
âI knew it.â
Yu IlHan facepalmed. He felt like he would collapse just from that so he had to endure while clenching his teeth.
The black-furred leopard that appeared for an instant on the screen, was the child of the Giant Leopard that died 2 days ago.
[If you dismantled it properly, then this wouldnât have happened. In the end, this is a disaster that was called forth by human greed.]
âI had to take a step back at that time.â
[Although itâs true that the black leopard was born as a result of you not dismantling it, but that doesnât make you responsible for that disaster.]
To Yu IlHan, who was muttering bitterly, Erta retorted with a bitter smile.
[You canât make a mistake about that. Please look back at the reason why you had no choice but to leave that corpse there.]
âI have no regrets about my actions then. However, I canât take the deaths of countless people lightly. Among them, there were some who I rescued, and some who showed me good will, and some who intended to take it fairly.â
Yu IlHanâs despair was bigger than she thought. Erta still hadnât understood him fully. Erta despaired for a bit when she realized that obvious fact just now.
She thought that she wanted to console Yu IlHan. After that, she thought about why this situation occurred. Just why did a higher existence such as her couldnât see through the existence of that monster.
[If you want to talk about mistakes, then itâs with me. I should have thought more deeply about the reason why the Giant Leopard had gone in a frenzy.]
âSo it was to hide its offspring?â
[Itâs definitely to hide its child in its womb that it had gone in a frenzy when it was near death. Originally, it might have fooled humans, but it shouldnât have fooled me butâŠâŠ]
Yu IlHan thought up of the black leopardâs figure which appeared on the TV screen a moment ago.
âConcealment. This is the reason why you couldnât find it.â
[Yes. Itâs an amazing condition. Even I donât act while thinking that a frenzied monster had a child and that childâs special ability is concealment.]
Moreover, Yu IlHan, who had max level dismantling and could dismantle even a huge animalâs body in a short time, didnât completely dismantle it.
Thanks to the humansâ skirmish, the dismantling of the huge monster was postponed, and as a result, the black leopard was born safely and hadâŠâŠ
Thinking like that, it wasnât an exaggeration to say that the birth of the black leopard was a miracle.
âI wish that it wasnât, though.â
Yu IlHan asked while looking at the panicked and sweaty expression of the news caster inside the screen.
âIs it a 3rd class?â
[Considering itâs abnormal concealment ability, it probably is.]
At Ertaâs report, Yu IlHan heaved a sigh and turned the TV off. It was just a moment ago when he concluded that he couldnât win against a 3rd class monster, and now⊠he felt frustrated.
However, he couldnât leave it like that as if he did, there was no knowing how many accidents it would cause. Moreover, although he might be taken over by the people who were doing quests in other worlds, Yu IlHan was still the strongest on Earth. If he pulled out saying he couldnât kill it, then just who would be able to confront it?
Finally, although there was no one looking for him to be responsible for this, Yu IlHan himself couldnât stay still as he felt disturbed. To Yu IlHan, who always thought that he should clean up what heâs done, that leopard was a mess that he had to clean up with his own hands.
He thought up of the figures of the soldiers who were looking at him with admiration, and the figures of the people who cheered after they survived the ordeal.
He subconsciouly clenched his fists.
âI should prepare.â
[Are you confident?]
âIt maybe a bit difficult to deal with it alone, but if I make the necessary preparations, it isnât an opponent I should fear so much, is it?â
Unlike the Yu IlHan, who always thought up his path of survival first, he looked very spirited. Erta slightly wondered at that fact, but the reason for Yu IlHanâs confidence was extremely simple.
It was because the ability of the leopard, which is expected to be 3rd class, was concealment.
If it was a case where its stats were all put into strength or defense, then he wouldnât know, but if its special ability was concealment, then there was no reason to fear! Since Yu Ilhan, who had mastered concealment without even training for it!
Immediately after Yu IlHan showed his confidence, he asked Erta with a careful voice.
ââŠâŠItâs not awesomely strong in strength and defense even after all that, right?â
[Your predictions are correct to a point so donât worry. Itâs impossible for an existence to show exceptional ability in all areas. Thatâs especially the case with monsters. In that leopardâs case, to gain its high concealment ability, its other stats would have decreased.]
âSo itâs like that, ehâŠâŠâ
Yu IlHan thought and left the house. Just by his feelings, he wanted to kill it after levelling up massive amounts, but he couldnât let it free in the middle of the city. if it was a dungeon instead, then he might have left it alone, but as it was a living, and a 3rd class monster specialising in concealment at that, he couldnât do that.
Kill that monster after making equipments optimized for killing it in as little time as possible and kill it. This was the best method. If that didnât work, then he would just run.
Also, there was another method to decrease casualties while killing it.
âA man shouldnât speak two things with his mouth thoughâŠâŠâ
But there was no helping it. There were a lot of things in this world more important than a manâs pride.
Yu IlHan licked his lips even while unhesitatingly heading towards a public phone booth he had marked beforehand. Then he checked the ID card that he received two days ago, and entered the Empressâ, Kang Miraeâs, phone number, clumsily with his fingers.
This was the beginning of the strategy to save the front line with the dropout and the Empress.
Authorâs notes
Oh my Xelânaga : In the starcraft world, protosses treat their creators, Xelânaga, as their God. and this line became famous from that. Oh my God! â itâs the same nunace as that. Of course, Yu IlHan isnât a protoss!
The most awkward thing in the scenario progress is the fact that Erta didnât notice the existence of the black leopard. A mere 3rd class had deceived a higher existence with concealment!? I will be thankful if you just think that itâs a result from the mother leopardâs frenzy. You should know from the flow of my story, but in this story, human effort or parental love can easily surpass the limits
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There were many readers who predicted that the child of the leopard would appear. However, itâs not a pet! It clearly knows the enemy of its mother! (T/N: Donât blame my translation for those who thought it was a zombie)
It doesnât mean that he will get in to a permanent party just because of the shared plan with the Empress. Whether you want a party with her, or not, please watch!
Translatorâs notes
People are taking a liking to Erta now, eh? Me too. Iâm just like you. Rita ftw, Erta ftw, Empress go away. Will there be new girls? Should I spoil?
Also, it seems like when MC dismantled âhalfâ of the giant leopard for the empress, it seemed like he had cut the âfrontâ half, and not the âleftâ or ârightâ half.