Chapter 67

[Your level has increased. You have been given bonus points.]

[You have been given the title ‘Four Seas Assassin’.]

“Phew. It’s over.”

As the tension eased, his whole body suddenly felt weary. Carpe, unable to resist the fatigue, slumped to the ground.

“Lord, are you alright?”

“Carpe, are you alright?!”

As the fragments dissipated, the permanent permafrost also vanished, and Tina, freed from the ice, and Mirage, who had already transformed back into Altear, approached.

“Mew! Nya!”

And Mokhyang, whose brainwashing had been lifted, ran over and tried to swallow the fallen fruit of Ludram again.

“Ah, that’s not yours. From now on, I will keep it.”

As Altear took back the fruit right in front of Mokhyang, her ears drooped.

“Mew…”

“Don’t be too disappointed. No matter what anyone says, you were the number one hero in protecting the fruit. When we return to the village, I will treat you to as many acorns as you want.”

“Mew?! Nya mew!”

Mokhyang, as if she had never been disappointed, approached Altear and rubbed her cheek against his.

At this scene, Carpe burst out laughing.

-You sly dog. You really managed to catch it.

“I’m exhausted. It’s fun, but it’s too tiring.”

-That’s why I said to take it easy. You’re always looking for the hardest path, so of course it’s tiring.

“Ah, but you know, the easy path doesn’t give good rewards.”

That’s right. Rewards.

He had gone through all this madness for the sake of the rewards.

In the place where the fragments of Sebingje had turned into ice powder and scattered, three items were waiting, emitting a dazzling light.

“This is it.”

Carpe sprang to his feet.

After all, nothing restores fatigue better than confirming the rewards.

It’s the same principle as how the fatigue disappears the moment you see your salary credited to your bank account!

“Is it a sure thing? It has to be a sure-thing! Sebingje isn’t just some stray dog.”

-It’s just a fragment, not the main body, but still, given the insane difficulty, the rewards should be good.

When he defeated Maenade, the first event boss and the invincible boss, he obtained two items.

A Legendary-grade necklace, ‘Dragon’s Eye’.

And a Unique-grade weapon, ‘Fanatic’s Sickle’.

“1 Legendary, 1 Unique. It was a real jackpot. This time, it should be at least that much, right?”

No, this time, the opponent was even tougher, so maybe an even bigger jackpot was waiting.

“Maybe all three are Legendary?”

-It’s unlikely, but it could happen.

Although Cheonma had always scolded Carpe for his outrageous statements, this time he couldn’t say anything.

The opponent was just too unreasonable.

Considering the name ‘Four Seas,’ it wouldn’t be strange if anything dropped.

“Phew.”

Carpe took a deep breath and walked over to the items to check their silhouettes.

All three items were not very large.

A ring.

A magic material.

And… a skill card.

“Huh? A skill card? Not a card pack?”

-…A skill card? Really?

They say that when you encounter something too absurd, you don’t get angry but become calm instead.

That’s how Cheonma felt right now.

-No… What is this…

“Tch. If it had come out as a card pack, I could have chosen repeatedly, but since it’s just one card, I can’t do that. Oh well.”

-…Oh well, my ass. Stop talking nonsense and log out.

“Huh? Why log out suddenly?”

-Take a pill to calm down and log back in. Otherwise, you might have a heart attack. You don’t want to become a ghost, do you?

“…What are you talking about?”

Carpe looked at this person, wondering what he was saying, but Cheonma’s face looked as if he had reached enlightenment.

-Do you know why Lase users go to great lengths to kill boss monsters?

“Well, it’s obvious, isn’t it? Because boss monsters give good items. It’s not just Lase; most games are like that.”

Cheonma nodded at Carpe’s answer.

-That’s true. Some people do it for quests, but most hunt bosses to get boss items.

Most boss monsters drop unique items.

And these unique items from bosses are usually better in performance than other equipment of the same level.

-But there’s one more jackpot hidden among the items dropped by boss monsters.

That’s the skill pack.

Unlike regular monsters, Lase’s boss monsters can drop skill packs with a very low probability.

From mid-grade skill packs to the highest-grade skill packs.

Since there are very few ways to obtain skill packs other than leveling up, the ‘high-grade’ and above skill packs dropped by boss monsters are considered jackpot items, with prices that can be named.

-But there’s one more hidden piece.

That’s the skill card that drops as a single card, not a pack.

This is exactly the situation Carpe was facing now.

“A single card? Why is that a hidden piece? At least with a pack, you can choose repeatedly.”

-Because a single card has a fixed skill.

“Huh?”

Choosing repeatedly?

The thrill of choosing repeatedly from a skill pack is nothing compared to the thrill of a single card.

-The single card dropped by a boss contains… one of the skills possessed by that boss.

“…What?”

After a moment of buffering.

Carpe’s mouth dropped open. He immediately understood why Cheonma was overreacting.

The fragment of Sebingje.

It had a total of 6 skills.

8th-grade Blizzard Nova. 8th-grade Mental Domination. 8th-grade Ultimate Camouflage. 6th-grade Tanglang Quan.

And… 9th-grade Permanent Permafrost and 9th-grade Quarter Life.

“…Is there some kind of grade limit? It won’t be 8th-grade or lower, right?!”

-There’s no such thing, man. No grade limit. All of them can appear. All of them.

“Wow… insane.”

His heart started to race.

A 1/3 chance for a 9th-grade skill. And a 5/6 chance for an 8th-grade skill or higher!

Even if he was really unlucky, he just had to avoid the 6th-grade Tanglang Quan!

“What if it’s a boss-exclusive skill that users can’t learn….”

-There’s no such thing! Even boss-exclusive skills are modified to fit users, so you don’t have to worry about that.

Cheonma’s assurance made Carpe’s heart swell.

No, it was swelling so much it felt like it would burst.

In Lase, if a user’s emotions fluctuate too much, they are forcibly logged out, but even if that happened, it wouldn’t be strange.

“Ah, I should have taken a pill.”

This couldn’t go on.

He needed to calm his heart by checking the other two items first.

“Phew. Let’s start with the ring.”

Carpe picked up the ring among the three items and checked its information.

[Frozen Shackles Ring]

[Grade: Legendary]

[Wear Restriction: One who has defeated the fragment of Sebingje]

[Magic Attack: 80]

[A ring containing the aura of Sebingje, one of the Four Seas. It emits a cold chill that can freeze even the soul.]

- Magic Power + 15

- Additional Option 1: 20% increase in Ice-type skill damage

- Additional Option 2: 50% reduction in Ice-type skill damage

- Additional Option 3: Ice-related binding effects are twice as strong.

*Non-tradable

“Wow.”

His heart, instead of calming down, started to race even more.

He didn’t expect it to be Legendary!

-Oh man. This crazy game. How many Legendaries already? The options are also ridiculously good. Even if you ignore all other options, just the 50% reduction in ice damage is worth using forever.

“…And if an Ice-type skill just happens to drop, it would be perfect.”

-This foreshadowing is making me uneasy…

“Next item!”

The second item was a hexagonal magic material that looked like a snowflake.

[White Ice Crystal]

[Grade: Legendary]

[Category: Magic Stone]

[The condensed cold of ages is an excellent magic material in itself. This substance, called an ice crystal, is extremely dangerous but contains the immense power of ice.]

[It carries the aura of an entity that cannot be approached.]

“Cannot be approached?”

As Carpe tilted his head and picked up the ice crystal, a chime sounded.

Ding.

[A trap item has been activated!]

“…Huh? A trap item?”

-Holy crap.

This was the first trap item he had encountered since the egg-shaped trap item from the tutorial.

The problem was the content of the trap. It was very different from the situation where a random monster hatched.

[Sebingje – Gazer’s Mark has been activated.]

[From now on, Sebingje, one of the Four Seas, will watch over you.]

One of the Four Seas had marked him!

“Ah! Ah!”

-Insane! Hey, throw it away!

The alarming notification made both Carpe and Cheonma lose