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‘Good thing I switched.’
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Kang Juho clearly felt the power of his new iron warhammer.
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He shouted:
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“Seokju! Shackles!”
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“Elemental Shackles!”
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Kim Seokju, who had been waiting, instantly cast his spell.
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Chains shot out and bound the six remaining orcs.
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“Hammer of Fury!”
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Juho activated his signature skill and swung his weapon.
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Swaaak! Swaaak! Swaaak!
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Three shockwaves erupted.
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Thud! Thud!
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The orcs dropped like flies, ending the battle.
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Immediately, Juho scanned his surroundings.
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The hammer’s shockwaves had made orcs scream—there was always a risk of drawing in nearby mobs.
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‘Whew.’
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Fortunately, no orcs were coming. Juho breathed a sigh of relief.
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“It’s manageable with cooldowns!”
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Seokju approached, grinning.
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“Yeah, switching weapons was the right call.”
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Juho replied while checking the loot window:
- 4 Orc Tendons
- 2 Orc Blood
- 2 Orc Hide Fragments
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Seven orcs down, and already a pile of materials.
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‘Wonder how much this will fetch?’
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He was already looking forward to offloading the loot.
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“You’ll keep using it every cooldown, right?”
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“Of course.”
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He recovered HP with potions.
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Their win had seemed easy—but only because of Hammer of Fury and Elemental Shackles.
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Without either, the battle would’ve been dangerous.
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‘I need another offensive skill, not just Hammer of Fury…’
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Elemental Shackles could be swapped with Multi-Chain later, but Hammer of Fury had no substitute.
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Orcs hit too hard to be taken out with just normal attacks like zombies or ghouls.
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‘This can’t be the final version of that skill.’
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There had to be an evolution or upgrade to Hammer of Fury.
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He hoped for new skills to unlock soon.
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***
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When the cooldown ended, Juho spotted another orc group 80 meters west and moved in.
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“I’ll save the buff for the next wave.”
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“Okay!”
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The buff duration had increased thanks to skill proficiency.
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They could handle this group without using it.
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Screech!
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Just like the last fight, one orc saw him and snorted, triggering the pack to charge.
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“Hammer of Fury!”
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Juho cast the skill just before the orcs entered range.
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The 20-second duration was enough for multiple waves.
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Starting cooldown early was the smart move.
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“Elemental Shackles!”
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The moment they were surrounded, Seokju cast his bind.
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And as the chains exploded—
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Thwack! Swaaaak!
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The first shockwave burst out.
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Suddenly, a system message appeared:
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[Skill ‘Hammer of Death’ has increased to Proficiency 2.]
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‘Wait, Hammer of Death?’
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He blinked in confusion.
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He expected Hammer of Fury to level up, not this.
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‘Why did that one go up?’
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Hammer of Death wasn’t even supposed to work on orcs (who were level 105+), yet its proficiency rose.
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‘So it is activating behind the scenes… but the chance must be set to 0% due to level difference?’
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It seemed the skill could still trigger, just with no visible effect.
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Thwack! Swaaak!
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The fight wasn’t over—Juho kept swinging.
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Then:
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[Skill ‘Hammer of Fury’ has increased to Proficiency 3.]
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With the orcs defeated and no new threats nearby, Juho finally opened his skill menu.
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<Hammer of Death [Passive]>
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Proficiency: 2 (1%)
- 30% chance to inflict “no HP recovery” for 3 minutes (Level 1–100)
- 20% chance to inflict “no HP recovery” for 3 minutes (Level 101–200)
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‘Hot damn.’
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The success rate and effective level range had expanded—just as he hoped.
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If this continued:
- Proficiency 3 = Level 201–300
- Proficiency 4 = Level 301–400
- …and so on.
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At Proficiency 10, it could possibly work on level 901–1000 enemies.
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While useless now, the skill would become extremely powerful later—especially in PvP or boss fights.
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‘How will it work on bosses or players, though?’
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Skills like this often had reduced effects on elite monsters, bosses, or players.
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A 3-minute debuff on normal mobs might shrink to just a few seconds on others.
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Still, it was worth leveling and testing.
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Next, he checked Hammer of Fury:
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Proficiency: 3 (0%)
- Normal attacks trigger shockwaves (4 times, 5m range, 110% of dealt damage)
Mana Cost: 350
Duration: 20 seconds
Cooldown: 2 minutes
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‘Whoa, everything got buffed.’
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At Proficiency 2, only mana cost and area increased.
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But now—shockwave count and damage both went up.
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He could already kill orcs in 4 hits, 3 with Shackles.
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Now, with 4 waves at 110% damage, he no longer needed Shackles to kill them safely.
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‘This is huge.’
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Before, he had to tank orcs while waiting for Seokju to bind them.
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Now, he could start attacking immediately.
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Also, saving Elemental Shackles for emergencies made things even safer.
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“Seokju.”
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As Seokju arrived, Juho closed his skill window and said:
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“We don’t need Shackles anymore.”
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“What?”
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Seokju looked confused.
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Juho showed him the updated skill info.
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“Whoa. That’s crazy.”
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Seconds later, Hammer of Fury’s cooldown reset, and they approached the next orc pack.
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“Physical Buff…”
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Seokju cast the buff.
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The orcs charged.
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“Hammer of Fury!”
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Juho blocked their attack with his shield, then swung.
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In the middle of grinding.
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[Skill ‘Relentless’ has increased to Proficiency 3.]
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The message he had been waiting for finally appeared.
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He opened the skill window immediately.
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<Relentless [Passive]>
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Proficiency: 3 (0%)
- Basic attacks reduce Hammer of Fury cooldown by 5 seconds
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It used to reduce cooldown by 3 seconds, then 5.
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‘Just Hammer of Fury alone gives me -20 seconds per fight now…’
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Juho grinned and set off to find the next group of orcs.
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***
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Meanwhile…
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“I’m telling you, tonkatsu is the best.”
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Yoo Janghyuk returned from lunch, visibly satisfied.
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He sat down and checked the main episode’s progress.
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“Yes! Perfect pace.”
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Things were progressing steadily.
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At this rate, the main episode would start right on schedule when the Auction House opened.
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Next, he checked the Special Monitoring List.
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“Hmm?”
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A puzzled sound escaped his lips.
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“Was Hammer of Fury always this good?”
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The player that caught his attention—Kang Juho.
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Even with just buffs and two players, their efficiency rivaled that of full five-member meta parties—possibly even faster due to experience gains.
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“Might need to bump up that class’s rank…”
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“Battle Blacksmith” was considered one of the weakest special classes.
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But Juho’s performance suggested otherwise.
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Still, changing class ranks didn’t affect live stats or balancing—only the difficulty of the advancement quest.
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And nobody had even attempted the Blacksmith class path—except for Juho, who reached level 30 without crafting or refining once.
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“Wait a sec…”
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Suddenly, a worrying thought crossed Janghyuk’s mind.
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“He’s not heading to Evador, right?”
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Evador Mountain Range was the upcoming Main Episode zone, and it happened to be near Boredos—where Juho and Seokju were currently farming.
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But if they were simply grinding, they had better zones to choose.
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“Even if they go, it’s not a big deal…”
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They might sense something was odd, but they couldn’t break the event.
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Everything was prepared to handle outliers like wandering adventurer players.
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Plus, Janghyuk checked the scenario state regularly—he’d catch any problems early.
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Satisfied, he leaned back and kept watching his screen with a smile.
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