Chapter 4 (1/2)
‘… Level 368!? 371!? Is there so with the SYSTEM transceiver?’
Vulcan stood speechless
It was an unbelievable number
They were nuh existed He rubbed his eyes in shock What had he just seen?
‘Is this a dreaht Vulcan, as a deep crease formed between his eyebrows
Having hunted down every monster type in the Rubel Continent, he had poured blood, sweat and tears into his training, day in and day out This was all done for the possibility of reaching level 99
He had thought that there was none with levels above his, as he had done as much as humanly possible
There was no one who even caest human on Rubel was level 94: the Duke of willyf, the ‘Sword of the Empire’ Yet, even he was incomparable to Vulcan, not to mention anyone below him
Undeads of the Elder Lich Frezole were slain in hopes to find monsters above level 100, however none were found
It was because of this, thatVulcan had accepted he was stuck at a level cap
It was ier than him to exist, as his poas already monstrous
He had ‘Staic Power’ that was even higher This combination made the impossible possible A casual punchshattered a two-story stone building, and an easily conjurable fire roup of boss monsters
His lowest stat was his ‘Hit Points’ (HP), nu around 100 points His HP re’s mace would only tickle him
‘If I got er… Would I perhaps become a God?’
Those were the thoughts he once had
He know realized they were stupid and naive
Vulcan turned his eyes back onto Fulvike and Jung Yeop Lee’s ability screens, which were still open froo
Emptiness and shah years of training As the shaed over, the self-confidence washed away like a sandcastle on a beach
‘A God eh? My level wasn’t even anywhere near a street merchant’
Vulcan dropped his head in embarrassment
His face flushed It felt like showing a stranger your childhood diary, which detailed your drea a superhero
A ed merchant, Jake, approached Vulcan and asked:
“Son, I onderin’ Is this your first time here?”
Vulcan looked up in surprise and saw a gentle-looking merchant
“… How did you know?”
“You can usually tell a newbie frolance Well, in your case, it was hard to tell I found that rather strange ”
His two sapphire eyes see Jake appeared to have distinguished so, and continued to talk
“By any chance, are you a player? You know… the one that uses a transceiver and ability scans?”
Vulcan’s face filled with astonishment
Jake gave Vulcan a confident look, as Vulcan gaped in astonishht he would never hear in this world
“Of course you are Haha, I haven’t seen a player in a long long time Nice to meet you”
Vulcan’s head was bombarded withquestions He had finallyabout the players
It had been 5 years since he had entered this world, but he had never seen someone with similar abilities
When he first arrived, he asked around and looked into every corner of Rubel, hopingto find other people like him
He tried joiningthe Adventurer’s Guild, the Thieves’ guild, and the Empire’s Faculty of Infor
Loneliness was Vulcan’s only companion, as hewas the only human player in the world After that, Vulcan only focused on co quests
He gave up his l hopes of seeing another hu, and continued to move forithout any expectations
But now, in front of him, was someone who kneho he was
Vulcan spoke to the man in excitement
“How did you know? Are there others like me? Could it be Mister Jake… That you are one of those Err… Players? What is this pl-”
“bloody hell, son Don’t you think it’s better to ask one question at a time? I won’t be able to answer if you don’t
As Jake tried to calhtly irritated Unfortunately for Vulcan, Jake ignored his desperate and uncertain questions, and reached his hand into the air He then pulled out a bottle of liquor, which appeared to be a whisky
Vulcan’s eyes sparkled again in surprise
‘Inventory…’
It seemed Jake did not care whether Vulcan was shocked or not After he took a sip of his liquor, he began to talk after taking a sip of his liquor
“Well… It’s a long story If I explained how I found out you were a Player, we’d be here all day You saw ht? I’m a Player, too We call people like ourselves‘Players’ The man in the black robe fro is a ‘Powel’ I’ to tell you what this place is If I did, it would really take forever to explain Also, it’s not so I should say
“Um, what? Err… Hey…”
“Stop If I explained everything, I’dhave to close my shop for today Trust me, kid, I don’t want to do that Not today Mhm”
Vulcan looked at Jake, hoping to get more answers, but it appeared like Jake had already made his mind up He refused to answer any more questions
Vulcan looked doith a sullen look
He wanted to abduct him even with force and question him all day
‘But he’s stronger than me… fuck…’
One needs strength to de
As a lower level Player, there was nothing Vulcan could do
He sighed and dropped head, lookinglike the most unfortunate person in the world
His only concern nohether to give up, or beg like a dog