Chapter 32
Yuneria was a game that supported separate dragon control.
The problem was that you could only do it if you turned the dragon control function ON. But in this real-life version of Yuneria, that function didn’t exist.
So?
“Emergency Rations, to the left!”
There was no choice but to give orders.
Following Ned-nim’s command, I shouted as well.
“Elde, to the right!”
But there was a small problem here.
Emergency Rations was used to getting hit (?), so he followed quickly. The one giving the order, however, looked apologetic.
And Elde, of course, had never been a dragon missile before, so his face was scrunched up.
—You cruel human!
“Dragons have insane defense, don’t they?”
If I went in there, I’d die at least ten times. Then who would save the continent? And who would feed you Yenus premium meat?
When I gave Elde a thumbs-up, he frowned even more.
—KWA-ROOOOM!
The boss’s attack crashed down on top of Elde.
—Hmph.
Judging by how much Elde’s HP dropped, that skill was definitely something we shouldn’t take head-on.
While we left only the two dragons inside the boss zone like that…
“……”
Ned-nim looked extremely sorry toward the dragons.
Throw away your conscience. They were born for this.
“……I should look for some delicious food.”
In the end, Ned-nim muttered that. At this rate, was he going to develop something even more expensive than Yenus premium meat and cloud candy?
There were occasionally people who fed dragons food they personally developed.
Naturally, once a dragon tasted expensive food, it wouldn’t even look at cheap stuff anymore. They’d turn into money-devouring monsters.
That was why most people never fed their dragons such things—unless they wanted their wallets emptied.
“Emergency Rations, just hold on a little longer! I’ll make you something tasty!”
Ned-nim cheered.
—KROOOO!
At that, Emergency Rations started enthusiastically running around to get hit by attacks.
—Ahem.
From the side, I could feel Elde’s subtle gaze.
Should I cover his eyes—wait, no. Hold on.
When we go back to normal… won’t I be the one feeding Emergency Rations after he gets a taste for expensive food?
But I couldn’t stop Ned-nim.
If it had been me, and I met a dragon expressing all kinds of emotions right in front of me instead of just seeing it as a PC-version pet, I probably would’ve acted the same.
Emergency Rations snorting at me but acting cute in front of him made me want to smack him once, but still… it was understandable.
—KWA-RUNG! KWA-RUNG!
After a few more minutes of the dragons suffering…
“Elde, good job!”
When I called out, Elde turned into an accessory and settled on my shoulder.
“Emergency Rations, return!”
Following Ned-nim’s command, Emergency Rations did the same.
—Wooong!
At that moment, the boss room returned to its original state, as if no one had ever entered.
“I think I get the general idea of how to beat it.”
Boss pattern analysis complete. I pointed at Lilith.
True to this cost-performance game’s nature, Lilith’s movements were identical to the final boss of a level 500 dungeon.
No wonder the way she walked out felt familiar!
It was just like Sagolia—the game notorious for reusing graphics and monsters by simply changing their colors.
“Watch carefully. Like this.”
I opened my hand and slowly clenched it into a fist.
“If she slowly makes a fist, that’s a strong single-target attack.”
And when she spreads her arms wide, that’s an AoE skill.
If she suddenly starts laughing like ‘kya-ha-ha-ha,’ she’s gathering energy for a big attack, so we need to interrupt that.
“And if she slightly lowers her body, that’s a charge. So you have to dodge in the direction she’s facing.”
When I finished, Ned-nim exclaimed in admiration.
“You have keen observation skills.”
“Well, it’s not really observation…”
Such pure praise made my conscience sting. I shrugged.
“It’s experience.”
If you play this game for ten years, this is what happens.
I didn’t add that part.
I didn’t dislike the way a newbie looked at me with admiration.
Whenever a new dungeon or boss was updated, I was always the first to jump in.
[Did Uni clear the new boss?]
[When’s the guide coming out?]
[I’ll go eat ramen until the guide’s posted lol sweet]
There were quite a few people on the boards waiting for me.
Because they were too lazy to think.
But I found researching and defeating unknown bosses to be the fun of Yuneria, so I willingly posted guides to share.
And from all that experience—
“When the boss’s HP drops, it might use new skills, okay? If that happens, come to the side where I disappeared earlier.”
We needed at least one contingency plan.
Explaining about the Stairway to Heaven in detail would take too long, so that was all I could say.
As I drew the Sword of Thor, I checked again that Elde was on my shoulder.
—Shrring.
Meanwhile, Ned-nim drew the sword I used to use most often.
Wow. That weapon had survived the hellish enhancement rates that shaved off durability every attempt and reached +22. Why did it look so shabby now?
If enhancement failed, the weapon would shatter. And after I broke through 21 successful enhancements, my screenshot had flooded the forums.
But next to the Sword of Thor, even that blade looked like nothing more than a metal stick.
“Let’s go.”
Let’s finish this quickly!
The moment we rushed into the boss room, a notification appeared.
[Entering ‘Boss Room: Necromancer Lilith.’]
With that familiar message, the battle began.
A monster with level ‘???’.
In cases like this, since it wasn’t four question marks, you had to assume it was a three-digit number.
Which meant the level could be as high as 999.
And the current max level for Yuneria players was 500.
In short, it could be insanely strong.
—Clang!
[-1]
Which also meant our damage barely registered.
But who are Koreans?
The kind of people who defeat boss monsters placed in games specifically so they wouldn’t be beaten.
—Zzzzt!
And we had the Sword of Thor, which inflicted paralysis.
“Kya-ha-ha-ha!”
Lilith’s sharp laughter rang out. I quickly tapped her shoulder with the Sword of Thor.
—Crackle!
Because of the paralysis effect, the energy she was gathering scattered.
Usually, bosses like this weren’t fully affected by paralysis. But you could at least make them flinch for a moment.
And that alone made the Sword of Thor broken.
Besides, I wasn’t the one doing the damage anyway.
—Wooooong!
Several differently colored magic spears appeared above Ned-nim’s head.
They weren’t skills I often used. But even without being taught, he was combining them skillfully.
—KWA-KWA-KWA-BOOM!
[-129]
[-98]
[-117]
[-213!]
A decent amount of damage went in. Lilith’s HP bar dropped ever so slightly.
This was doable.
My character—no, Ned-nim—well done!
After a few minutes, Ned-nim began using even stronger combinations.
[-502]
[-416]
Naturally, Lilith’s HP began dropping faster.
It didn’t seem difficult to defeat her.
But it was still ridiculous.
Did they really have to put something like this in Alaban, a level 30 scenario region?
Sure, it wouldn’t have been a problem in the PC version—but unfortunately, we were in the real version.
They’ve never had a history of properly making games!
I was grinding my teeth when—
[-1,023!]
Ned-nim was now handling my character more and more freely.
As if he knew exactly how to combine skills efficiently.
Some of the combinations were things I’d never even heard of—only known among top-ranked players.
[-4,569!]
And they were effective.
That was real talent.
“Wow, you’re really good.”
I was sincerely impressed.
If the people who came to high-end raids performed like this, they wouldn’t have been cursed out for doing ramen-tier damage!
I want him more and more…!
Just as my eyes sparkled, Ned-nim gave a short bow.
“Thank you.”
“But with talent like that, why are you playing such a trash game…?”
Well, to be fair, where are the masterpiece games these days?
I clicked my tongue and dodged Lilith’s attack.
That was when it happened.
As Lilith’s HP dropped below 50%, she suddenly stopped in place.
Then she began to tremble.
“You… vermin-like creatures…!”
And then she entered full rage mode. Even teleporting to the center of the map while shouting that cliché line.
That was the signal for a powerful attack.
