I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents Chapter 12

I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

Chapter 12

Mercury’s War (4)

 

The collapsed orc legion commander’s corpse was fixed in my vision.

The problem was that my body was far from normal. I began to feel a sensation like my body was shattered into pieces.

My consciousness momentarily went out.

But suddenly, it surged back up.

[Level has increased!]

[Lv.6 → Lv.8]

[‘Strength’ increases by 11.]

[‘Agility’ increases by 11.]

[‘Health’ increases by 12.]

[‘Mana’ increases by 8.]

A two-level increase.

This didn’t even happen when I defeated the first-floor stage boss ‘Queen Anthransthrop’.

Killing a legion commander who wasn’t even a boss resulted in a two-level increase, so it seemed I would have definitely died if I hadn’t acquired the ‘Doombringer’ skill.

It appeared I hadn’t yet reached the stagnation period of stat increases.

I couldn’t bring myself to open the status window.

Because I could feel the gazes.

Gazes looking at me like a monster, regardless of whether they were orcs or humans.

TOOOOT─WOOOOO!

The sound of a horn blew in my ears.

The orcs began to retreat like a receding tide. Killing two with throwing spears and one with a straight sword ended my pursuit.

This was because the orcs escaped riding huge wild boars hidden in the camp they had set up. Perhaps because their leader, the legion commander, had disappeared.

The orcs fled faster than expected.

Why hasn’t the second-floor stage ended even after killing the legion commander?

Pandemonium.

This damn difficulty.

I examined the orc legion commander’s corpse before me.

Despite all the hard work, there didn’t seem to be anything I could take from this guy.

No matter how I looked at it, the axe he used was too large for me to handle.

Disappointingly so.

My gaze moved to the legion commander’s waist.

Oh ho.

I saw something somewhat useful. A one-handed axe that I could probably use was attached there. I immediately tore it off and put it in my inventory.

And in a situation where the terminal is invisible to NPCs, I couldn’t miss taking a verification photo after killing the orc legion commander.

I took a photo of the legion commander’s corpse and put away the terminal.

I sensed a presence.

“Yoseong.”

Risellin approached, calling my name.

Risellin carefully looked me over from top to bottom. Though she seemed to be taking a beating during the fight, now that the battle was over and I looked perfectly fine, she was feeling strange.

“…Are there no injuries?”

Yes.

There were definitely injuries.

They’ve mysteriously disappeared.

“For now, as Yoseong said, after killing the legion commander, the orcs have retreated. Let’s enter the fortress.”

“Understood.”

As I stepped into the fortress walls, I felt gazes focusing on me.

No, these gazes had been felt since immediately after killing the orc legion commander.

I looked at the text positioned at the edge of my right visual field.

5 days remaining until the exchange meeting.

There was still plenty of time, but in a few more days, I would be pressed for time.

Today, it seemed no more orcs or other monsters would appear.

At least it should end within three days.

Only then did I look at Risellin, who was lowering her weapons.

“By any chance, what was the name of the previous Lucerna mercenary captain?”

“…Suddenly?” Risellin opened her eyes wide.

Yes, it might feel strange. Asking something like this. Since she had been working hard, she thought it wasn‘t worth asking.

At least she had proven that she was not a strange person.

“Yes, the Lukerna Mercenary Corps. I feel like I’ve heard of it somewhere.”

She decided to fill out her appearance a bit so as not to be treated like a strange person.

“The previous mercenary corps commander’s name is Delisa. She is my mother. It is a fairly famous mercenary corps, although it’s all thanks to the honor built up in the past. She is now resting in her hometown.”

One of the Lukerna Mercenary Corps members standing next to her listened to Risellin’s words and let out a bitter smile.

“If we compare it to the era of the previous generation, we naturally become miserable. It was the time when the Hero Helion was together with us.”

The member with a stylishly grown mustache spat out the words and suddenly bowed his head to Risellin.

“I apologize. For my slip of the tongue.”

Although he seemed older than Risellin, he seemed to be showing respect for his position as the corps commander.

There was no time to wonder why that was a slip of the tongue.

“It’s okay. My father passed away a long time ago. When I was ten years old.”

Helion.

I etched that name in my mind.

To tell the brothers of the Gallery.

I had forgotten to ask one thing.

“Is Ed okay?”

At my words, Risellin let out a light sigh and then nodded.

“He is currently being treated. He survived thanks to you.”

I scratched the back of my head.

“I thought I might have pushed a bit too hard.”

Risellin slowly shook her head.

“If you hadn’t pushed that hard, he might have died. Ed is also grateful.”

Risellin pointed to a tent on the left side.

When I slightly lifted it, I could see Ed, the attack commander of the Lukerna Mercenary Corps, sleeping.

Looking at the bandages wrapped around his upper body, I couldn’t bear to touch him.

I was given a personal tent on the city wall. It seemed to be a spot given because they were deeply impressed by the appearance of killing the corps commander.

I lay down in my sleeping bag.

Although the wounds on my body were perfectly healed due to the level-up effect, the mental fatigue was not recovered by that healing.

Well, it would be strange if my mood suddenly soared from being depressed to rising in a curve just because I leveled up.

I was about to open the Gallery, but something else came to mind first.

The status window.

<Player Status>

Name: Han Yuseong

Race: Human

Lv.8

Strength: 47

Agility: 45

Health: 46

Mana: 26

Skills: Pain Suppression Lv.3 Composure Lv.3 Cover Lv.1 Crisis Detection Lv.2

Sight Expansion Lv.1 Concentration Enhancement Lv.2 Fighter’s Movement Lv.3

Magical Body Enhancement Lv.2 Doombringer Lv.1

Considering that the level was 3 right after entering the 2nd stage, it was a growth rate that was frighteningly fast.

I didn’t know if this rapid growth was because of the Pandemonium difficulty or not, and I would have to ask the Gallery about that.

I took out the terminal and opened the Transcendence Gallery.

Title: Guys, I killed the Orc Corps Commander. But was this guy originally on the 2nd floor?

Writer: Anonymous*

-Almost got completely annihilated. Barely killed him. But the more surprising thing is that the corps commander is not a boss monster. Even if you kill him, the stage doesn’t end. HAHAHAHAHAHA

As soon as I posted the post, comments started pouring like rain.

ㄴ ?

ㄴ ??

ㄴ Nonsense NO

ㄴ ???? What? 

ㄴ Why is the Orc Corps Commander on the 2nd floor HAHAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ Why is he here, it’s HAHAHAHA Pandemonium HAHAHA

ㄴ The world is just telling you to die, and you survived HAHAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ Pioneer) Hmm, Pandemonium is real. I saw the corps commander on the 5th floor.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) There are also cases where in hard mode, he appears on the 2nd floor. I wrote it in the appendix. Hmm, I didn’t look at it carefully.

Ah.

I vaguely remember seeing it. It was a list of monsters with a high probability of appearing on the 2nd floor. But at that time, I was too busy being beaten by the practice golem mk.2 you sent.

From the 3rd floor, I should at least receive a monster list from the Gallery members.

ㄴ Hard mode is crazy. I’m in normal mode, and the Orc Corps Commander appears on the 12th floor. I encountered him then and was overwhelmed.

ㄴ You met him on the 2nd floor? And killed him? HAHAHAHAHAHA Climber, this guy is unbelievable.

ㄴ He’s a genius talent for a 21st-century Earthling.

ㄴ Archmage) I told you, people with clearing possibilities are the ones who get summoned.

Well. This time, I was so close to dying that the Archmage’s words didn’t really sink in.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Well done.

ㄴ Anonymous*) Without your advice, I would have died. If I hadn’t acquired the Doombringer skill, I would have been immediately sliced in half.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) Oh, you acquired the Doombringer skill. As expected, my eye for people hasn’t rusted.

ㄴ Acquired the Doombringer skill? Also on the 2nd floor? Fuck… Talent confirmed.

ㄴ Anonymous*) Isn’t this just a skill you get when you reach level 3 of Fighter’s Movement?

ㄴ No~~ On easy and normal difficulty, Fighter’s Movement itself doesn’t appear well. A very small number of top-tier players acquire Fighter’s Movement, but no one has gotten Doombringer just by reaching skill level 3.

ㄴ Pioneer) Even on hard mode, there are many who learn Fighter’s Movement, but those who reach level 3 and acquire Doombringer are rare.

What?

I thought ‘Fighter’s Movement’ skill would just be a linked skill when reaching level 3.

ㄴ Anonymous*) You don’t have it either?

ㄴ Pioneer) Yes, I acquired Fighter’s Movement and reached level 10, but I still didn’t get Doombringer.

ㄴ Archmage) I can’t confirm if there are skills that can be definitely obtained within the tower. Because players are entities who take away different things even from the same experience.

As my thoughts settled somewhat, I realized that I now had the answer to the hottest topic in the Transcendence Gallery.

Title: Found out the name of Risellin’s mercenary corps commander’s father. Author: Anonymous*

-Have you heard of Helion? Do you know who he is?

After a brief moment of silence, comments began to appear.

ㄴ HAHAHAHAHA Cheonchul! Winning!

ㄴ Hey, he’s still not an average knight HAHAHAHAHA He’s one of the seven heroes

ㄴ Yeah~~ Even if he is, he’s still Cheonchul. Monarch <<<<<<<<vs Common People

ㄴ Absolute Monarch) …it happened. Helion is someone worthy of being blessed.

ㄴ SH*T HAHAHAHAHA If someone saw this, they’d think I’m a father sending off his daughter, not someone who overcame hardships together HAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ But it’s not just the monarch who was screwed over, but the entire Easy Normal and Hard modes, so why are they reacting like such cool-headed people?

ㄴ RLY talking like nothing was taken from them HAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ Sword King) It’s not about being taken… it’s the flow of life, the destiny of existence. Just an inevitable meeting and parting.

ㄴ WTF N

ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) Are Helion and Delisa living well?

ㄴ Sewer Hero… stop, it’s too disgusting and sad TTTT

ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) I’m just asking.

ㄴ HAHAHAHAHA Isn’t this not just disgusting but creepy? HAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ Anonymous*) Delisa seems to be doing well back in her hometown… but Helion died? When Risellin was 10 years old.

ㄴ Gasp

ㄴ Huh? Umm…

ㄴ Tsk, dying after all that suffering.

ㄴ Isn’t early death for seven heroes the standard? Why act surprised.

ㄴ Top scenario special, good guys die early ㅇㅇ

ㄴ Priestess) Hawa, Helion… we fought the demon race together. I hope he found peace before his fate.

ㄴ Sewer Hero, you weren’t asking how he was doing, but asking about his life and death? I was slow. Sorry HAHAHAHAHA

ㄴ Sewer Sword Sage) No. The former is correct.

ㄴ Absolute Monarch) I see… Helion is dead. Delisa must be lonely.

ㄴ F*CKING STOP, JUST TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE KEYBOARD!!!!! My perception of you guys is getting increasingly distorted.

The last comment was quite relatable.

ㄴ Anonymous*) So it’s rare for Hard difficulty brothers to have a legion commander appear on the 2nd floor?

ㄴ Absolute Monarch) I haven’t had one appear, at least.

ㄴ Archmage) I did, and it was a boss.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) That monster was a boss monster for me. Killing it ended the 2nd floor.

ㄴ Dragon King of Demons) Beltuie- also had a legion commander on the 2nd floor. And Beltuie- was also a boss monster.

Hard difficulty 2nd floor has had legion commanders appear, but in all cases, the boss monster was the legion commander.

This damn Pandemonium.

But there was one nickname I’d never seen before.

Dragon King of Demons?

ㄴ Anonymous*) Who are you?

ㄴ Dragon King of Demons) I’m a dragon awakened from Beltuie-‘s hibernation. Greetings Beltuie- Greetings Pandemonium.

I could tell he was a weird one.

ㄴ Anonymous*) Anyway, what monster could be a boss on the 2nd floor? What’s above the Orc Legion Commander?

ㄴ Archmage) Orc Grand Warrior, orc sorcerer. There’s also an Orc King, but he probably won’t appear.

ㄴ Light’s Sword) With a Grand Warrior, you’d have to kill him the same way you killed the legion commander.

ㄴ Archmage) If a Priestess appears, it’ll be easier to kill with one wizard. But that’s beyond the knowledge of NPCs at that level. He’ll tell me if I inform him. If he’s at least a 3rd tier wizard.

ㄴ Anonymous*) Oh, tell me first.

The Archmage explained a method I could use assuming there’s a wizard nearby.

ㄴ Anonymous*) But aren’t wizards usually stubborn? What if he doesn’t believe me?

ㄴ Archmage) What do you mean, ‘what if’? You beat him up a few times and then take control of the atmosphere.

Very decisive.

Why does he seem to have a hatred for wizards despite having the name Archmage?

ㄴ Archmage) If you can’t come up with logic to persuade someone, you persuade with force.

It seemed to just be his personality.