Chapter 59: Chapter 59

It had been a while since Jeong-Hoon had been to the Autobahn estate.

Unlike Idenharc, this was his second time in Autobahn.

This town was a major turning point for Jeong-Hoon before his second regression.

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[NPC Information]

-Nickname: Blaine

-Level: 120

-Job: Lord of Autobahn

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Blaine’s gaze naturally fell on Jeong-Hoon.

He bowed his head slightly.

“My name is Hoon.”

“Welcome. I am Blaine, Lord of Autobahn. Thank you for helping our knights.”

Blaine hurriedly showed his courtesy.

“It’s nothing. It was something I had to do.”

“I see.”

Blaine admired him inwardly.

It had been a while since he had seen such a pure stranger.

“By the way, is something going on? It seems busy around here.”

When Jeong-Hoon brought it up, Blaine sighed deeply and explained the situation.

“The Ogre King?”

“Yes. That’s why Isaac’s absence was sorely felt, and it’s fortunate that he returned at the right time.”

So, he meant to order Isaac to subjugate the Ogre King in the north.

Isaac knelt on one knee with a hardened face.

“If you allow me, my lord, I will leave immediately.”

The fact that a crisis had befallen the territory as soon as he returned.

And the fact that he was the only one who could resolve the crisis, he was ready to leave as soon as the order was given.

“No, that won’t do.”

Blaine shook his head.

Isaac had been working hard for eight years and had finally returned, wasn’t it too harsh to order him to leave right away?

“But we don’t know when the Ogre King will attack again.”

“Sigh, but sending you…”

“Please!”

At Isaac’s plea, Blaine’s face was filled with conflict.

He was happy to see him volunteering, but he was not comfortable sending him back to the battlefield without a proper break.

“It’s okay. I’ll go.”

At that moment, Jeong-Hoon stepped forward.

“R-Really?”

“Yes.”

When Jeong-Hoon nodded, an exclamation mark blinked above Blaine’s head.

The quest was complete.

[Quest Completed]

[100,000 experience points have been awarded.]

[Blaine’s trust has increased slightly.]

[You can proceed to the next quest.]

Upon completing the quest, another question mark blinked above Blaine’s head.

[General Quest: Subjugate the Ogre King]

-Restriction: Blaine’s Trust Level 10% or higher

-Reward: Autobahn Honorary Knight

-Description: Subjugate the Ogre King.

The Ogre King subjugation quest.

A quest completed by annihilating all the hordes led by the level 190 Ogre King and finally subjugating the Ogre King himself.

‘The Ogre King appears around this time.’

The Ogre King was a new monster added to New World.

It had only been a week, but no one had cleared it yet.

The rewards were meager, and it was much more efficient to hunt and level up during the quest time.

Users who had completed their second class advancement usually stayed in towns like Autobahn until they reached level 150, and they all spent most of their time hunting monsters.

[Focus on dungeons after the second class advancement ]

-It’s good to get rewards by doing quests, but… honestly, if you’re over level 100, it’s time to focus on leveling up.

└This is true, the quest rewards aren’t that great.

└Well, if you work hard, you might get something good lol. But it’s much more profitable to level up and move on to the next town and get quests.

└I agree, I focused on quests without knowing anything and wasted a lot of time ㅠㅠ

World Com’s guide also recommends that users who are between levels 100 and 150 after their second class advancement should go around dungeons as much as possible.

“Wait! Then I’ll go with you too!”

As soon as Jeong-Hoon accepted the quest, Isaac shouted urgently.

“It’s okay. I’ll do it alone.”

Isaac had lived on the streets for eight years.

It was not pleasant for Jeong-Hoon to take him along, as he had endured a long time with longing for his family.

“But still…”

“It’s okay. Leave this to me.”

Isaac finally raised the white flag at Jeong-Hoon’s resolute face.

“…I understand.”

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Jeong-Hoon, who received the quest, immediately moved to the northern field.

Unlike the previous beginner zone, Autobahn had over 100 fields.

He had to cross 20 more fields to reach the Ogre King in the north.

‘But the reason he can come down is.’

A hidden portal near the lord’s castle.

The portal was connected to the Ogre King’s home base.

The portal was locked and unusable for users who received the quest, but the Ogre King and his minions could come and go through the portal.

Of course, they couldn’t use it every time, but as far as he knew, they could come and go once a month.

“Spot taken.”

“Don’t kill the monsters we’ve gathered there.”

Upon entering the field, he saw four users partying and hunting.

They warned Jeong-Hoon not to touch the monsters.

Since the party members who took the spot first had the rule of monopolizing the monsters, the users had to watch each other and fight for the spot.

“Yes.”

Jeong-Hoon was not interested in such monsters, so he quietly moved on to the next field.

“Spot taken!”

“Don’t touch them!”

The next field was the same.

After that, every field was occupied by users who were hunting.

It was so bad that the monsters that should have been roaming the field were hunted as soon as they were generated, and there wasn’t a single monster around.

“Hey!”

“Stop right there.”

And as there were many users, a variety of things happened in the field.

Two users walked towards Jeong-Hoon.

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[Player Information]

-Nickname: SaltySoup4Mom

-Level: 141

-Class: Assassin (2nd class)

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A rare grade assassin with an unusual nickname.

And the one next to him was even more spectacular.

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[Player Information]

-Nickname: UngratefulSon

-Level: 142

-Class: Ora-Knight (2nd class)

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A level 142 Ora-Knight.

The Ora-Knight was a rare grade, a superior version of the regular Knight.

Jeong-Hoon’s eyes narrowed as he saw them.

‘I was wondering why they didn’t show up.’

There were always those who picked fights in the starting village and Idenharc.

It was the same in Autobahn.

Those who preyed on those who seemed relatively low-level and weak.

They even had nicknames that advertised, “I’m a villain.”

“Trying to pass through here?”

The assassin asked with a wicked smile, pointing his chin towards the portal in the distance.

“So what?”

“So what, you bastard! You were just going to pass us by?”

The Ora-Knight pointed his sword at Jeong-Hoon.

“Ah, a troll?”

“You’re quicker than I thought. 10 gold.”

What bandits.

He was dumbfounded by their audacity to demand 10 gold.

“Die here if you don’t want to.”

“Let’s make a deal instead.”

“A deal?”

“Yeah. There are monsters a little further ahead. Help me kill them, and I’ll let one of you live.”

There were more than 500 monsters to kill.

It was a number he could handle alone, but it would be a little easier if he had someone to help him from behind.

The assassin and the Ora-Knight burst into laughter at the absurd suggestion.

“Hahaha! Did this punk just say something?”

“Yeah, he must not have a mother, that… Gah!”

The Ora-Knight’s words were cut short.

Jeong-Hoon had already used his movement technique and struck the Ora-Knight in the solar plexus with the Underworld King’s Fist Technique.

Struck squarely in the solar plexus, the Ora-Knight was flung 5 meters back and crashed to the ground.

“Ha, you damn bastard.”

Jeong-Hoon’s face, which had been calm until just a moment ago, was now filled with rage.

He brushed his bangs back and approached the trembling Ora-Knight.

“Ugh… Gah…”

The Ora-Knight couldn’t even stand up properly, unable to breathe properly from the blow to his solar plexus.

Jeong-Hoon stepped on the Ora-Knight’s head with a sneer.

“I wanted to let this go peacefully, but you should know who you’re talking to before you say such things.”

“What, what are you saying… you crazy bastard…”

The Ora-Knight glared at Jeong-Hoon with bloodshot eyes.

[Blackfield activated.]

Jeong-Hoon activated Blackfield.

The ground turned black, and human arms emerged from it, grabbing the Ora-Knight’s entire body.

It was a hallucination visible only to him.

“Gah… Ugh…”

The Ora-Knight couldn’t even scream properly, unable to breathe.

“See you in 24 hours.”

With those words, Jeong-Hoon took out a dagger and slit the Ora-Knight’s throat.

The assassin was overwhelmed with shock at the sudden turn of events.

His friend’s level was 142.

And the martial artist in front of him was 102.

A whopping 40 level difference.

Normally, his friend should have been able to easily defeat him.

But the situation unfolding before his eyes was the opposite.

“What, what the…?”

“Now it’s your turn.”

Jeong-Hoon’s eyes turned to the assassin.

The assassin shuddered as he met Jeong-Hoon’s gaze head-on.

‘I’m scared of that guy…?’

Unbelievable.

He was a level 141 assassin!

How could he be scared of a mere common-grade martial artist!

His friend might have been caught off guard, but this time it wouldn’t be easy.

SaltySoup4Mom used Stealth.

His body became translucent.

With Stealth, no one could see him for 60 seconds.

Of course, this skill wouldn’t work against a higher-level opponent, but the martial artist in front of him was only level 102.

‘You’re dead.’

He wouldn’t kill him easily.

He would inflict extreme pain, take everything he had, and then kill him.

And then, 24 hours later, he would wait for him to log in and kill him again.

“Hiding won’t help you.”

With those words, Jeong-Hoon took out Anima and drew the bowstring.

‘Huh? Why does a martial artist have a bow?’

Normally, martial artists would wear knuckles, but he was holding a bow even though he wasn’t an archer.

Well, it didn’t matter.

It was impossible for a level 102 to see through his Stealth.

But what was this?

As he tried to move, the man’s gaze was fixed on him.

‘Can he see me…?’

That couldn’t be.

The assassin took out the dagger from his pocket and approached Jeong-Hoon.

That was when it happened.

Jeong-Hoon aimed at the assassin and released the drawn bowstring.

Whoosh!

The arrow pierced the assassin’s neck accurately.

“Cough!”

The assassin, his neck pierced, collapsed on the spot.

‘What, what the…?’

How could a level 102 find his Stealth?

The assassin barely held onto his fading consciousness and looked up at Jeong-Hoon as he approached.

“Uh… Uh…”

He couldn’t speak properly.

Looking down at him, Jeong-Hoon uttered a short phrase.

“Now get lost.”

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Whoosh-

“Damn it!”

The capsule door opened, and a young-looking man came out, cursing.

He was Hong Hyun-Woo, a level 142 Ora-Knight.

He had dropped out of high school and was now obsessed with New World, playing it all day at home.

He had just been killed by a martial artist who was only level 102.

And it was a humiliating defeat at the hands of a common-grade martial artist.

“That damn bastard! I’ll kill him for sure!”

Hong Hyun-Woo threw everything he could see at the wall, causing a commotion.

Then the door burst open, and a middle-aged woman entered.

It was Lee Mi-Jung, Hong Hyun-Woo’s mother.

“Why are you doing this again? Huh?”

She asked Hong Hyun-Woo with a worried face.

“Get out! Get out!”

Hong Hyun-Woo threw the pen he was holding at her.

“Kyaak!”

“Hong Hyun-Woo! You crazy bastard!”

A man who looked to be in his early 20s entered.

It was Hong Jin-Woo, Hong Hyun-Woo’s older brother.

He was about 10 cm taller and 20 kg heavier than Hong Hyun-Woo.

Hong Hyun-Woo flinched as his brother glared at him with a menacing look.

“I-It’s because you’re being noisy!”

He glared at Lee Mi-Jung, but Hong Jin-Woo approached and grabbed Hong Hyun-Woo by the collar.

“I warned you. I don’t care if your life gets screwed up, but I won’t stand for you disrespecting our parents.”

“Ugh, gah!”

“Jin-Woo, stop.”

Lee Mi-Jung hurriedly stopped the two.

Finally, Hong Jin-Woo let go of his brother’s collar.

“Yes.”

“Thank you. And Hyun-Woo… it’s okay to play games, but please don’t throw things. Please.”

Lee Mi-Jung said and left the room with Hong Jin-Woo.

Hong Hyun-Woo, left alone, trembled with his fists clenched.

‘That bastard.’

It was all because of that martial artist bastard.

Hong Hyun-Woo took out his smartphone and sent a message to his friend Kim Bong-Goo.

Since he had been killed by the martial artist and logged out for 24 hours, the only way to contact him was through messaging.

But less than 5 seconds after sending the message, the ‘1’ indicating an unread message disappeared.

[Ha, f*ck, I died too]

Kim Bong-Goo even replied that he had also been killed by the martial artist.

[You too?]

[Yeah, what’s with that guy?]

[Let’s get back in 24 hours later. Tell Seon-Ho and Ji-Ho, let’s all gang up on him]

Hong Hyun-Woo had no intention of letting this go.

He would definitely get back at the martial artist who had humiliated him like this.

[Okay, I’ll contact them right away]

24 hours passed.

Hong Hyun-Woo, gritting his teeth, immediately logged into New World.

And

“You’re back?”

He saw the martial artist who had killed him grinning and releasing the drawn bowstring.

Whoosh!

The arrow flew and pierced Hong Hyun-Woo’s head.

“Cough!”