Chapter 14 …
“Why do you always fight in reckless situations? Are you some kind of brawler? A brawler is fine being reckless, but you—?”
One day, after clearing a dungeon, Bora Ajussi made that comment.
Why bother taking risks when you could just leave the dungeon? If you die, you’d just lose items—that’s a loss.
He asked Do-hyeon that, curious why the unluckiest guy would take such chances.
Do-hyeon replied:
“? Reckless? What do you mean?”
“…? What if there’s hardly any HP left, and suddenly a mid-boss shows up like a raid boss, and you charge at it headfirst—isn’t that reckless?”
“Well… we defeated it, didn’t we?”
“…True, but it was dangerous.”
At the time, Do-hyeon couldn’t understand this.
No need to fight while taking risks? He knew that too. But…
‘What’s reckless about it?’
The thing was, Do-hyeon had never fought recklessly.
Unless there was an enormous reward or a hidden piece to discover, he wouldn’t risk himself unnecessarily. Being extremely unlucky, he had no intention of taking pointless risks. He only attacked because he could handle it.
“Pfft! Right. You go after what you can handle. You’re correct.”
“…Actually, when Kaiser said to attack, we did defeat them all.”
“And… honestly, except for other times, this time I think Kaiser’s right. Why couldn’t anyone else defeat that?”
“I agree.”
Hearing this, Kukku Dak-Kukku and Geomje’s reactions made Bora Ajussi shake his head, thinking, Sigh, this is why talents are like this….
Of course, after seeing Do-hyeon succeed every time, Bora Ajussi no longer questioned him.
Sigh. Fine. If it works for you, it works. He grumbled but followed along.
And Do-hyeon always repaid that trust.
Thwack!
It was the same now.
“What…!?”
“It’s dangerous! We need to escape now!”
Just as the group tried to retreat, Do-hyeon charged forward, ignoring all threats.
‘Thirteen goblins. Seven daggers, four blunt weapons, two poison darts…’
He simply assessed the situation coldly and completed his simulation quickly.
The first targets were the goblins with poison darts.
‘This is convenient.’
When facing multiple enemies, neutralizing ranged attackers is fundamental. Alone, he could let other goblins take hits instead, but with companions present, there was no need for unnecessary variables.
Crack!
He swiftly struck down a goblin trying to stab him with a poison dart and snapped its neck. Another goblin rushed in, but Do-hyeon shoved the fallen one aside, tripping the charging enemy.
Slice!
Do-hyeon cut down another poison dart goblin that had been staring blankly.
[Skill ‘Smash’ activated.]
[Critical Hit!]
[Green Goblin defeated.]
[As a reward, ‘Kaiser’ has obtained the Green Goblin’s hide.]
After slashing its neck and piercing its heart, it collapsed. Without hesitation, Do-hyeon stabbed the back of another fallen goblin.
Thud! Thunk!
Keek! Kek!
Goblin after goblin surrounded him, stabbing with daggers, but Do-hyeon didn’t stop. A few scratches were manageable. The poison dart attackers eventually let out their death cries from sheer relentless madness.
[Critical Hit!]
[Green Goblin defeated.]
The ranged attackers were annihilated in an instant. Now, there was no one to obstruct him. The melee began.
Simultaneously, Do-hyeon’s movements changed.
As if he hadn’t been focused on a single enemy, he moved unpredictably, disrupting their encirclement.
Slice—Thud!
Swish—Crack! Thwack!
He dodged dagger attacks with minimal movement, immediately countering with joint locks. Blunt weapon attacks were absorbed by fallen goblins, thrown aside, or used to trip them, allowing him to strike adjacent enemies while they panicked.
Swish—.
Keek!
When ambushed, he detected it and deflected with uncanny precision. The goblins, as if he had eyes on his back, screamed, but their screams soon became death throes.
And in the process, Do-hyeon discovered something remarkable.
[Weapon Master effect: equips restrictions removed.]
[Adventurer effect: Dagger basic skill ‘Pierce Gap’ available.]
[Weapon Master effect: equips restrictions removed.]
[Adventurer effect: Blunt weapon basic skill ‘Swing’ available.]
‘This works too.’
By using Weapon Master to grab the goblins’ weapons, the Adventurer class activated basic weapon skills. Ignoring class restrictions and using skills was already amazing—but this was even better than expected.
‘At the start, nothing could be better than this.’
Compared to others with only one basic skill, having many weapons meant he could spam multiple skills. Theoretically, he could use up to ten skills—an overpowered ability. In early levels, whoever had more skills dominated duels.
This was also possible because of the Weapon Master trait.
‘Unexpected synergy.’
Do-hyeon grinned and moved his hands quickly. He wanted to test this overpowered potential.
Just as a goblin attempted a surprise attack, he began experimenting.
[Skill ‘Pierce Gap’ activated.]
[Hit the enemy’s gap. Critical hit applied.]
[Skill ‘Swing’ activated.]
[Enemy knocked back.]
Daggers were countered with dagger skills. Blunt weapons were grabbed, thrown back, and then smashed. In close quarters, he targeted vital points with daggers; at range, he slashed with his sword; when surrounded, he used Swing to create space. Every weapon became an extension of his body.
[Blunt weapon proficiency increased.]
[Blunt weapon skill level 2.]
[Dagger proficiency increased.]
[Dagger skill level 2.]
[Sword proficiency increased.]
[Sword skill level 3.]
Thus, even non-sword weapon proficiency rose. Accuracy improved, power increased, knockback was stronger, and enemies fell more easily.
‘This is fun.’
Harvesting skills as he went made it addictive. Do-hyeon became more reckless, to the point the goblins seemed pitiful.
“Wow…”
“…What am I even watching?”
“Crazy…”
The party couldn’t speak. What was happening? At first, he seemed mad, charging in recklessly, but he snapped the poison dart goblin’s neck and unleashed a solo rampage. Only four goblins were down, yet it felt like he wouldn’t lose. Left alone, the goblins would eventually fall.
Shield Master shouted:
“…We can’t just watch. Let’s help!”
“Y-Yeah… we should.”
“Right! That’s what I was going to do!”
He lifted his shield, and the two others who had been retreating began supporting. The battle, previously hopeless, became manageable.
Fshhh! Fshh!
Bang!
Keek! Kek!
The fight became advantageous. Goblins, already overwhelmed by Do-hyeon alone, couldn’t cope with Shield Master joining. Mi-gan Ddakdae and Yu-bin Kyung freely attacked like punching bags. All from one person’s presence.
‘…Is this even possible?’
Shield Master couldn’t comprehend it. How could a level 1 handle thirteen goblins alone? Even veteran rankers couldn’t do it.
Normally, a level 1 party of four handles five goblins. Skilled parties might take more; experienced parties could stretch to ten.
‘And he’s fighting thirteen alone?’
He’d only downed five so far, but it felt like he could have taken all if left alone—it all happened so quickly. His username came into view:
‘Kaiser.’
At first, Shield Master thought he was just a fan, but… maybe not.
If this was the same Kaiser who ranked higher than annihilation in Demroc, this insane scenario made sense. Even his movements were like the incarnation of battle.
‘Ugh.’
Still, Shield Master shook his head. Kaiser had been silent for 1 year and 6 months, then suddenly started today, and by chance, was in their party?
‘This is too unreal.’
Humans tend to perceive overwhelming truth as illusion. He thought it was more natural to believe he was overthinking, rather than accepting that he was witnessing such a rare event.
Perhaps the thirteen goblins weren’t truly defeated alone—just the appearance of power was overwhelming.
‘I’ve heard Kaiser’s fans are skilled… maybe he’s one of those elite fans.’
Thus, Shield Master focused on hunting, impressed by their luck with the party from the start, unaware that it was actually Kaiser.
[Green Goblin defeated.]
[As a reward, ‘Kaiser’ obtained the Green Goblin’s hide.]
[Level up!]
After defeating the last goblin, Do-hyeon lowered his sword, and exclamations erupted.
“Wow… he really defeated them all.”
“This is my first time seeing something like this.”
“Crazy… that was so fun.”
“Honestly, I worried that the battle would be too realistic, but it was amazing. I can’t wait for the boss fight.”
Their voices still trembling from excitement, the party discussed the battle like fans discussing a masterpiece movie, naturally praising Do-hyeon.
“Really… wow, Kaiser. How does someone move like that?”
“You’re not a veteran, right? I’ve never seen anything like it. Did you learn martial arts?”
“There’s no martial arts like that. Were you in special forces? Even I almost fell for it, bro.”
Mi-gan Ddakdae and Yu-bin Kyung’s excited praise reminded Do-hyeon of Charlie. Especially Mi-gan Ddakdae, now calling him ‘bro.’
While half-listening, he couldn’t help but react to their next words.
“Your name really lives up to it. This must be the real Kaiser, right?”
