Tap, tap.
To block the attack of an orc approaching from behind, I lightly shifted my feet to bring all the orcs into my view.
“Chwiiik!”
The orc at the front roared and charged with its club raised.
Clang!
With the ‘Block’ skill activated, my sword easily deflected the orc’s attack.
This time, two orcs on both sides swung their clubs simultaneously.
Clang clang!
The sword, held diagonally, moved swiftly to deflect all the orcs’ attacks.
After blocking the last orc’s attack, the withdrawn sword was swung like lightning towards the front.
Swoosh!
Slash!
“Ki, kieek!”
Blood splattered, and the orcs screamed.
“Phew.”
After taking down four orcs, I stood in place and caught my breath for a moment.
[Drizzle Rain]
[Swordsman]
[Level 11 (88.14%)]
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[Block (E)]
-Blocks attacks from the front 180 degrees.
Although not displayed when first acquiring the skill, skills in this game have ranks.
A structure where the skill rank increases the more you use it.
The exact rank effects could only be known by using it, but certainly, the damage received when blocking had decreased quite a bit compared to when I first changed jobs.
I minimized potion use through the Block skill and repeatedly used the basic attack skills Slash and Thrust to take down orcs.
Now, I could face three or four orcs at once without much HP loss.
After about thirty minutes of hunting, I only needed to use one potion without rest or recovery time.
After several hours of continuously hunting orcs like that, a field announcement popped up on my screen.
[The field boss of the Orc Forest, ‘Orc Warrior’, has appeared!]
“Huh?”
I tilted my head.
Field boss?
“Hey, the field boss has spawned!”
“Where? Quickly mark the coordinates!”
Pitter-patter!
The users hunting nearby quickly moved somewhere.
Feeling a strong urge to follow them, I also worked my short legs hard to keep up.
Pitter-patter!
After running for several minutes, in the center of a clearing in the Orc Forest, an orc wore armor that looked twice as big as the other orcs.
“Krchwup!”
Whoosh!
That orc swung a huge axe held in one hand, threatening the users gathered around.
“Its attack power isn’t that strong! It’s just a blood pig!”
“Alright, let’s take it down quickly!”
Thud, thud!
Boom boom boom!
The gathered users’ melee attacks and magic attacks focused on the Orc Warrior.
Certainly, it was clear that it had a lot of HP as it didn’t fall easily.
I, who had hesitated to approach because of the many users, swallowed hard and gripped my sword tightly.
Usually, this type of field boss gives rewards differentially based on contribution when defeated.
I need to inflict damage on the Orc Warrior to get a reward.
Although I didn’t really want to hunt with other people, I had to attack anyway to claim a reward.
Pitter-patter.
Quickly approaching the Orc Warrior from behind, I made a thrusting attack with a large motion.
Thwack!
My sword pierced between the gaps of the Orc Warrior’s armor, creating a small wound.
“Kiieek!”
The wounded Orc Warrior swung its axe widely.
The Orc Warrior’s attack range, swinging all the way to the rear, also included me.
Clang!
But my Block skill, which had increased in rank, excellently blocked the Orc Warrior’s axe attack.
After blocking the axe, I immediately activated a thrust that chains from blocking.
Thwack, thwack thwack!
Blocking the wide-area axe swings and immediately activating thrusts, my sword repeatedly pierced the Orc Warrior’s body.
Other melee-type users, having consumed quite a bit of HP from the Orc Warrior’s wide-area axe attacks, were drinking potions at a distance to recover HP.
The job classes that continued to attack were Swordsmen like me with blocking skills, a few Fighters who caught the counterattack timing, and Mages and Elementalists attacking from a distance.
“Chwiiiik!”
Thud.
Finally, the Orc Warrior’s HP was completely depleted under the continuous barrage of user attacks, and its large body fell to the ground.
Beep.
“Oh.”
I checked the items given to my inventory.
[Orc Warrior’s Essence x3]
[When used, you can obtain one of the Orc Warrior’s weapon, accessory, or costume.]
My mouth fell open.
A random reward?
And could not only equipment but also costumes come out?
“I got two.”
“What, why do I only have one!”
“Yes! I used one and got a weapon!”
Cheers and sighs could be heard from the surrounding users.
I quietly slipped away through the gaps between users.
After reaching a place where users weren’t visible, I took out the Orc Warrior’s Essence from my inventory and held it in my hand.
So if I use this, I might get a weapon.
But to think it’s a random gacha from the very first game reward.
I bit my lip at the evil game company’s reward distribution method and used the Orc Warrior’s Essence.
Beep.
I checked the item that entered my inventory with the notification sound.
“Ee… eek!”
I was angry.
[Orc Warrior’s Hat]
[Head decoration item]
A costume item with a cute pig face drawn on the front.
It was the Orc Warrior’s hat.
“Co-costume items don’t increase stats!”
I stamped my feet in place.
But I still have two left.
I took out all the Orc Warrior’s Essences from my inventory and used them consecutively.
Beep, beep.
[Orc Warrior’s Top]
[Orc Warrior’s Bottom]
“Hee, hee.”
Having acquired the full set of Orc Warrior costumes, including the hat, I couldn’t help but whimper.
Anyway, I couldn’t not wear the full Orc Warrior costume set.
This seems to be the first spawn of the Orc Warrior.
If no one else who got three Orc Warrior’s Essences like me obtained all three parts of the costume, I would be the first to acquire the full Orc Warrior costume set.
I wiped away the tears that had unconsciously welled up in my eyes and put on the costume items.
A beret with a cute pig face drawn on it.
A T-shirt with the same cute pig character in the center.
And a women’s skirt with a pig face peeking out from the left side of the hem.
“Heh.”
Wearing the cute costume set, my mood improved a bit.
In high spirits, I hopped up and down in place.
I’m an Orc Warrior costume full-set owner!
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[Comments]
-Nuooooo lololololol
-Hueeeeerk lololololol
-Wow; It’s so cute. How are the character customization settings for that character?
ㄴ They probably won’t share the customization, right? Must have put a lot of effort into making it.
-But if you make such a small character, doesn’t the strength stat drop a bit? The race seems to be human too. And looking at the sword they’re holding, it seems to be a Swordsman?
ㄴ I saw them briefly while killing the Orc Warrior, and they are indeed a Swordsman. After killing the Warrior, I tried to talk to them, but they ran away.
-Let me tell you about VR games. If you don’t make it similar to your own build, the synchronization rate drops significantly, and playing the game is hard. It’s definitely a female user focusing on looks.
ㄴ For someone like that, they seemed to be dealing good damage though? To get a full costume set at once, you need to eat 3 essences, which requires dealing a lot of damage.
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I logged back in after some sleep and a simple meal, just in time for the field boss to spawn.
The Orc Warrior’s respawn time was quite long, about half a day, even in real-time.
Only after killing it three more times was I finally able to acquire all of the Orc Warrior’s accessories and weapons.
I smiled brightly while looking at the weapon I obtained from this field boss hunt.
[Orc Warrior’s Sword]
[Rare Grade]
[Attack Power 30]
[Additional 5% damage reduction when blocking succeeds]
A rare weapon with a special option that increases the performance of the ‘Block’ skill!
The attack power was 10 higher than the common grade Vigilante weapon that costs 10 silver.
Shop weapons are common grade.
Weapons like this that can be obtained from field monsters are rare grade.
In elite dungeons that users haven’t conquered yet, elite-grade weapons will probably drop.
Of course, there should be weapons of higher grades, but according to beta tester information, only weapons of up to elite grade have been confirmed to exist.
Fortunately, the job class of the weapon that comes out when using the essence isn’t random.
If you acquire a weapon through a field boss’s essence, you can get a weapon for the job class of the essence user.
[Drizzle Rain]
[Swordsman]
[Level 14 (90.27%)]
Hunting in the Orc Forest was coming to an end.
I, who had been hunting continuously while taking minimal rest, waiting for the field boss, was approaching level 15.
Once I reach level 15, I can finally go to the first elite dungeon.
From areas after level 15, monster specs increase to the point where you can’t hunt unless you finish all farming in the current area’s elite dungeon.
Judging from the conversations of passing users, it seems parties are already being formed among users who have reached level 15 to tackle the first elite dungeon.
“Hmm.”
I looked towards the first elite dungeon visible from the edge of the Orc Forest.
[Entry Level 15]
[Elite Dungeon (4-person party recommended)]
[Orc King’s Cave]
Party play, I don’t like it.
Well, they wouldn’t have made it impossible to clear alone, right?