Sage Warrior

sage warrior

-8 Volume 16

As a psychic power, a tamer was able to mentally suppress monsters and treat them like limbs.

Of course, this ability was also absolutely affected by the amount of mana, and there was a problem of compatibility, so it was difficult to see it as universal.

However, the ability of taming itself was rare, and when entering the dungeon, monsters were everywhere, so it had to be useful in some way.

Therefore, the tamer boasted a huge ransom as much as its rarity.

As for the all-in-one Jung Daesik, even the most insignificant tamer could choose and enter any raid according to his taste.

Of course, even the tamers who belonged to the Phoenix raid must have been receiving an unimaginable amount of pay.

'Envy you. You can't be able to build it up with your own wealth. You won't be embarrassed about money because you're smart like me.'

Jung Daesik looked at the tamer in front of his eyes and had a crazy idea.

He wished he would have liked if his abilities were at this level of mediocre (?).

But it was a futile lament no matter how many times I tried, so Jung Daesik threw away useless thoughts and opened his mouth.

“Hello, Oliver. My name is Jung Daesik, the commander of the contingent from Korea.”

“Oh, yes. Hello."

Oliver McCurry, a 25-year-old man from Australia, had a very likable appearance.

He had a sad smile and his dimples slipped into his big mouth, making it look like women would be delighted.

He said Jung Daesik clasping his outstretched hand and waving it to each other.

“To see the all-in-one that I had only heard of through rumors. This is really exciting. Listen, is there anything you want me to do?”

“Yes, your ability is absolutely essential in attacking Herbor.”

“You seem to have some tricks, what should I do?”

“It’s simple. Please tame the serpent.”

Oliver's expression darkened at Jung Daesik's request.

He soon stained his face in astonishment and waved his hands in a nonsensical way.

“That’s absurd! Thank you for buying my abilities highly, unfortunately, the timing is usually affected by the size of the monster. The bigger the monster, the more powerful it is. Even a medium-sized breed can do several at a time... I don't know how and if I can even do one large-sized breed, but the serpent is a very large breed. Never.”

Jung Daesik looked at Oliver as he protested and said sternly.“You’re a hunter with supernatural powers, but you’re making it too easy to say absolutely no.”

“Yeah, that’s because it’s not okay. I don't want to put everyone at risk by overconfidence in my abilities. don't you know Skills like mine come with risks. If you try to perform a skill that exceeds the limit, you may have a serious accident.”

After saying that, Oliver looked at Jung Daesik for a moment and continued.

「Didn't a similar incident happen in the past in the Titan raid that Jung Daesik belongs to? Was it the Cthulhu army? I heard that the commander there tamed a monster that didn't fit his abilities, and that a disaster happened during the hunt? I don't want to do something like that.”

Maybe Oliver knew what he was doing in Cthulhu's army, I thought.

It was an accident with a tamer, and he was right to assume that if he was a tamer he would know.

Unsurprisingly, Oliver cut Jung Daesik's request with a single blow, just bringing the incident up.

But Jung Daesik spoke without losing his composure.

“I understand what you are concerned about. But I don't want a job that is beyond your ability. It just takes a moment. Just enough to lure the Serpent to the target point...」

“It is beyond my ability. Super-large monsters such as Serpents have a very large consciousness. I'm only capable of sticking a needle through a cloud. You cannot summon lightning with just one needle.”

“Your abilities may be comparable to needles at the moment, but I can turn them into lightning rods.”

"Yes? What did that mean…”

「As with all abilities, taming is ultimately affected by the amount of mana, isn't it? Seeing that you belong to the Phoenix Raid, Oliver, your magical powers must not be formidable. However, there is a lack of attacking Serpent, isn't it?"

"That's right."

“So, I’m going to increase your magic power enough to attack the Serpent. I was using my all-in-one ability.”

Oliver blinked his eyes in disbelief.

「Even if it’s an all-in-one… is that possible? Even if it were possible, it would take quite some time.”

"Available. That too in a short time.”

Jung Daesik shrugged his shoulders.

“Of course, it is up to you.”

He had no one to deny that he would make him stronger than he is now.

Oliver still didn't show a hint of anger, but he nodded that he would understand for now, as he was commanded to follow Jung Daesik's instructions from Adam, the engineering commander, and it was the only thing he had to do.

Jung Daesik emphasized it once again to Oliver, who had a long and brooding expression.

“As I said, I am not asking you to kill Herbor while taming the Serpent. Your role is only to guide the Serpent to the designated location.”

After Oliver's release, the next person Jung Daesik met was another special talent in the Foreign Legion.

It was none other than necromancer Yoo Tae-hoon.

He appeared relaxed and listened carefully to Jung Daesik.

And unlike Oliver, he meekly nodded his head.

"I understand the outline. Well, I have no reason to refuse. I will try as hard as I can."

"Thank you for saying that."

Tae-Hun Yoo, a member of the Titan Raid with Jung Daesik, was well aware of the miraculous events that had happened to the Fenrir unit.

The abilities of the Fenrir troops increased dramatically due to Jung Daesik, so of course he, too, would like to seize the opportunity.

However, it was only natural that Jung Daesik was willing to ask for his ability and to increase the amount of mana, a problem that has always plagued Yoo Tae-hoon.

"Even so, I was in trouble because I couldn't digest the heart of the recently acquired Undead Queen."

Tae-Hoon Yoo spoke frankly about his situation, and Jung Daesik opened his eyes a little wide in surprise.

"The heart of the undead queen? Did you buy it?"

"I was wondering if I could use that to create a greater number of undead. However, the dead power in the heart of the undead queen is stronger than my magical power, so I can't use it at all. If I make a mistake, I will become a ghoul. I wasn't able to get my hands on it, but if I do the purifying, I might end up not using it at all."

"Then it would be very important to strengthen the magic."

"Yes. Once I have enough magical power to overwhelm the heart of the undead queen, I will be able to digest even the dead force of the undead queen with my own, so it won't be a problem to turn a serpent into an undead."

"It's nice to hear that."

Jung Daesik said with a cheerful smile.

"Then I will make you king of the dead."

* * *

"Are you okay for a moment?"

The next day, Jung Daesik, who had been preparing to train Oliver and Tae-Hoon Yoo from early in the morning, met an unexpected visitor.

Jung Daesik made a puzzled expression when he saw God Deokhwa visiting his barracks.

"I have to leave soon, so I can't take a long time. If it's not urgent, we'll go and talk."

"It's just a moment."

"Yes? Then come in."

God Deok-hwa was very reticent and had a slightly gloomy personality, so he did not get along with any of the Fenrir troops.

He was also the eldest in the Fenrir unit, and for his age, he was also at fault for his demeanor, which made other units difficult for him.

But he didn't really care, as his character didn't adversely affect the fight.

When such a person suddenly came to visit him, he immediately wondered what was going on.

Jung Daesik asked God Deok-hwa what he was doing while wearing Magjeon.

"Why did you come to me this early?"

In response to Jung Daesik's question, Godokhwa hesitated for a moment.

But he soon raised his head as if he had made up his mind.

"I heard that you're taking Tamer from the Phoenix raid and Tae-Hoon Yoo from the Foreign Legion out today. Perhaps they're trying to develop their innate abilities to defeat Serpent. Considering the characteristics of the two, I think you can understand what kind of operation they are."

"You probably didn't come here to evaluate my strategy. What do you want to say?"

Godok-hwa said, clenching his fists.

“I don’t know if it’s Yoo Tae-hoon, but that tamer is not.”

"Can't you?"

"Aren't you trying to train a tamer to tame a serpent? Please reconsider the strategy.

Jung Daesik was a bit absurd and smirked.

"Even so, that tamer said the same thing as you. Well, I can understand even if you say something like that because you're the person involved. But it's ridiculous that you, not a tamer, talk like that."

"I'm sorry, but I couldn't help but object."

Godok-hwa spoke, shaking his clenched fists.

"It's because the captain can't see it. It's because you don't know what kind of atrocity will happen if the tamer's abilities are off. What's more, the opponent is the Serpent. Even a single large Chimera could wipe out all of the Cthulhu troops. You never know what will happen if you try to suppress your mind and things go wrong."

Jung Daesik sighed as he rubbed his hand with a magic sword.

I can only guess how he felt when he said something like that.

He must have watched all his teammates die due to the overconfidence of the commander he trusted and followed, so he would have had to stop Jung Daesik's plan to tame the serpent.

It felt pitiful that his fear seemed to take hold of him, but he could not object to what Jung Daesik had planned and what the tamer himself was going to do.

Jung Daesik deliberately strengthened his voice and spoke strictly.

"I understand your concerns, but what you are saying is that you are questioning my judgment."

"Captain, that's not what I mean."

"So what do you mean? To tell me to reconsider my plan doesn't mean my plan is unreliable?"

God Deok-hwa was silent for a moment.

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