The instant he confirmed the enemys skill, he prepared autonomously.

Sword of Regeneration!

He bent backwards and used the secret sword technique.

The skill greatly enhanced his health points and defense.

< Health points increased by 200%. Influence of nearby plants increased defense.

Wrecked trees and grasses transfer all their remaining energy. Defense increased by 12%.>

*Ch-ch-ching!*

The Loa Sword and the assassins dagger clashed relentlessly in close distance.

At first, it seemed that the assassins incoming attack was going to land straight on him, but he barely deflected it.

Kyaaah!

Weed-nim!

Dodge Huh?

In the eyes of his approaching comrades, he was just about to be assassinated, but in the next split second, he was already ready to defend himself.

Then, the assassin flung his arm. This time, five daggers flew toward Weed.

Condemning Throw!

A secret technique in assassination!

It throws a poisoned dagger on the enemy.

Ive heard about it. It is a fearful, lethal skill.

One dagger could dish out 100,000 damage. That being said, about half was poison damage over time.

Assassins had minimal health points and lacked defensive skills as a tradeoff for the best burst damage.

Weed swung the Loa Sword, deflecting three daggers.

Defensive skills like Closing Eyes Shut had no meaning in this situation!

I need some distance.

He took two daggers to the body while activating his dimensional gate glove, escaping from the attackers reach.

He distanced himself about 10 meters and earned enough time to catch his breath.

Healing Touch!

Weed only put his trust in reliable priests like Irene.

They were capable of healing health points or abnormal status right away.

Dwarf. You are quite skilled in surviving.

Zultan slowly approached, slipping out from the veil of darkness.

One of the boss level enemies that guarded Kayberns lair now stood in front of him.

Weed whispered while keeping his eyes on Zultan.

Are there any other enemies following us within a 2 km radius?

Swift Coldwind: I am sorry. It seems like he moved among the ashes as I did not spot him.

Let bygones be bygones. What about the enemy?

Swift Coldwind: There are small groups of monsters in sight. No other significant movements spotted.

What about Kaybern?

Swift Coldwind: It is heading to the dwarf village in the west.

He was able to deduce quickly.

Assassins do have tracking skills. He must have followed my tracks by chance.

Weed gave a glance to Pale and Seasoned Crab.

Pale: Understood.

Seasoned Crab: Hu-hu-hu-hu.

The comrades and high-level users that were waiting at Tis Village slowly backed away and surrounded the area.

Seasoned Crab hid in the shadows.

Weed tapped the Loa Sword on his palm and spoke.

Hey. Did you come alone?

I alone am enough to kill a lowly dwarf.

Zultan knew of Weed only as one of the countless dwarves that robbed Kayberns lair.

Oblivious he had chased down the bandits truly evil boss.

Weed let out a deep sigh.

Wheeew.

Are you afraid? Do not worry. Death is close.

It was common to lure out boss level monsters to their defeat.

The minions were taken care of in advance, or there was the other option of setting traps in a good location and playing the waiting game.

Weed didnt like luring because it usually took too much time.

I think this is what they mean when something falls into your lap. After such a splendid time at the dragons lair, more items are delivering themselves to me. I wonder just how much misfortune there will be after all this luck today.

Pale, Python and the dwarven warriors assembled in Tis Village.

At least a hundred users had surrounded him.

A typical boss level monster would have fled, but Zultan greatly underestimated humans and dwarves.

Much like how Kaybern looked down on humans, his subordinates did the same.

Let us begin right away.

The instant Weed gave the order, Pales arrow fired from Zultans right.

Lets go!

Kill it!

All the users charged at once.

Back at the lair it was an unfavorable battle and they were forced into a defensive stance.

However, if it was a boss monster that came all the way here all on its own, the glory was only for the first to kill!

Weaklings! I will slaughter you all.

Zultan sprayed his daggers and dropped smoke as he engaged in battle.

Harmonious Light!

Intensifying Flash!

Rolling Wind!

Numerous magic spells cleansed the smoke.

The users stuck close so that cloaking couldnt be used, followed by concentrated fire, ice and lightning magic attacks.

Flash Storm!

Arrgh!

Who used an area of effect magic skill?!

Calm down and focus on the fight.

Zultan was overwhelmed by various magic spells each second.

Surprisingly, most magic spells were swallowed by the darkness, but some did come in direct contact.

He managed to kill ten dwarves, but as he was an assassin his health points were declining fast.

Weed grasped the Loa Sword and engaged in the biggest human contemplation.

Do I go for the last hit, or not?

Finishing Zultan would grant him combat achievements.

Wouldnt it be too obvious? Im sure there are quite a number of groups that are jealous of me.

Even if he were to be criticized by other people, it was a stupid thing to give up on such an opportunity.

Yeah, this is what it should be. I can deal with the guilt later.

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pat!

The force of the dwarves and the other users was elevating.

They too knew that Zultans end wasnt too far.

Kill it.

Its mine.

He took out a poisoned long sword and swung it in resistance, damaging nearby dwarves.

Even so, the users charged fearlessly to end Zultans life with their own hands.

Even mages and priests were preparing their most powerful spells.

This fight will end in a split second.

They didnt have time to check Zultans remaining health points. They left it all on instincts and just bombarded their skills.

It was when all the users were waiting for Zultans demise.

A shadow elongated from behind Zultan and pounced.

Executioners Blade!

It was an assassin skill that executed a target instantly if its health points had fallen below 5%.

Seasoned Crab had made his appearance.

Oh, no way!

This cannot be!

The dwarven users screamed.

Ah heck, merciless axes!

Doom Smash!

Berserk!

Each user landed the most powerful skill on Zultan.

Kaybern could stand its ground thanks to its high resistance and health points, but assassin Zultan did not have the luxury of having such stats.

< Assassin Zultan of Ulta Mountain Pass, the overseer of death has entered eternal rest >

Weed passed through multiple dimensional gates the moment Seasoned Crab appeared.

Users were blocking either the entrance or the exit, so he took a few detours, and in the last moment, he debated using Instant Sculptural Technique.

I dont have much temporal energy left, and I have to reserve it for Kaybern

He was just 3 meters away when Zultan met his end!

Even as Zultans body was fading away with the darkness, melee attacks, as well as magic spells, shamanic chants, arrows and other attacks, were landing a moment too late.

The interest of the users was not about winning against Zultan.

What, who got it?!

Who is it?

The users searched their surroundings. They suspected one another, trying to confirm who took Zultans loot.

Seasoned Crab stealthily picked up the item dropped by Zultan.

So, SeasonedCrab-nim got it in the end?

Assassin SeasonedCrab. SeasonedCrab-nim got the loot.

Such a turd.

We did all the work, and SeasonedCrab-nim took the last hit.

Seasoned Crab became subject to the grudge of all the users!

Seasoned Crab felt this was unfair and he also had a say against this matter.

He was the one who contested Zultan back in the dragons lair to begin with.

Assassins with lethal attack damage aiming for surprise attacks and the cutthroat finish was by the books.

Funny enough, the finishing attack led to the hate of all users at the location.

Though achievement points were split up based on the contribution in combat, it was incomparable to the finisher.

Weed sheathed the Loa Sword and spoke as he passed by.

A man cannot live like that if he has a conscience.

I know how to strike last too, but I didnt.

***

The dwarven users of Thor were expecting to welcome a massive change.

First of all, a large forest fire lit between Ulta and Sygorn Mountain Pass, followed by the invasion of monsters led by Kaybern.

Just what are we going through because of Weeds robbery?

Exactly. My house, my blacksmith shop, everything is gone.

What about our homeland? I lived there for four years

Kaybern set the dwarves as the target for revenge.

On the day of the robbery alone, he destroyed five dwarven cities and demanded tremendous offerings.

The usual offerings paid by the dwarves increased tenfold!

What are we supposed to do? This is just telling us to die.

The dwarves hated Weed so much that they wanted to kill him.

On the Royal Road discussion board of each race, there was a relay of criticism and complaints about Weed but the impact didnt spread any further.

The dwarven race quest!

The robbery of the dragon lair was also a release of the old dwarven grudge.

Of course, the quest itself said to steal the Brazier of Sacrifice, not loot as many treasure as possible

Kaybern is a seriously evil dragon. Any dwarven user is aware of it. A quest to slay that dragon will arise at any moment.

Would now be the time? Judging by its pure strength, it just seems impossible.

Hes carrying out the Wish of the Dwarf, the racial quest and its bound to cause some unintended damage. If youre a dwarf, you have to endure it.

Did you lose your house? I lost my house that I worked over a year to get.

I agree. Weed has caused too much damage for us dwarves.

I sincerely hope that he succeeds in the quest and slays Kaybern. This time around, the humans became the target, but it was us dwarves that suffered for a really long time. Now I just wish that we wont be bullied anymore.

The Arpen Empire quickly released a statement.

Weed wasnt in the least interested but Seoyoon created a relief program for the victims.

I sincerely apologize for the damages. Those of you who lost homes and blacksmith shops in Thor may migrate to the Arpen Empire. Better homes and blacksmith shops will be built for free. For a smooth settlement, we will provide iron ores and various materials for no profit for three months.

The dwarves lost their establishments, but the Arpen Empire offered sincere assistance.

Until now, damages that arose due to quests in Royal Road were never compensated.

Users were trampled upon under the principle of power as prestigious guilds kept killing and stealing.

In comparison, the Arpen Empire stepping up to provide compensation for damages from the race quest remedied the complaints from the dwarves.

(To be continued)