Camille Rowe (2)

The newly arrived ones weren't from the same tutorial as Evren so they didn't recognise him and thought he was like the man in front of them.

An older adventurer who arrived before.

This actually was quite normal. There were 10 000+ tutorial areas after all.

The man, Felor, was also dumbfounded. He hadn't seen that man before but from how easily he made it look to dodge he was probably from the trunk or above.

'That's the only explanation, he must be one of those guests from the top clans but.... Why can't I see any identication on him or attendants?'

...

Booooom!

Camille's short spear sliced the air .

<Orungen's Short Spear drenched in Poison>

Something which Camille had attained two months ago at the Base Root .

The hardness and sharpness had saved Camille from dangerous situations multiple times now .

Camille's short spear, which was filled up with <Great Fear Reinforcement> swung down at Evren .

She didn't really have thoughts of reinforcing the edge either .

Since she just wanted to beat him down despite being quite infuriated .

But her thoughts were completely different now .

Kududududuk .

'…This bastard . He's a beginner?'

His body was covered by two ghastly purple and dark lights. He simply grabbed the weapon with his fingers.

A guy who didn't have anything on his body .

There was no beggar like this .

But she could guess to as why he didn't have any artifacts left .

'…I can't even imagine what you need to go through in order to gain something like that . '

This guy was not a normal guy if you just take into account of the fact that he had attained that ghastly purple reinforcement without anything else .

You couldn't gain anything for free in the tutorial stage which meant that in order to attain something like that, he had gone into an equally tricky place .

All the artifacts that he had previously would've all been smashed apart .

Kugugugung .

'Dammit . He blocked it again . '

Camille grinded her teeth as she looked at her short spear which was stuck in between His fingers. She pulled and pulled but it didn't budge.

That Reinforcement's defense was so high to the point that he was blocking her spear's attacks with his bare skin and even dulling the edges of it with his fingertips!!!

'Dammit… the density of the Magic Force'

<Mana Reinforcement>

One of the three factors that determined the value of the Reinforcement .

It amplified the durability of the weapon or armor that was covered with the reinforcement and as well as the destructive power .

For it to have such an amplification even when it was over bare skin .

She wouldn't really say anything if it was just that .

'How high is the amplification of the runes . ' (*PR Note: How much stats are improved by the reinforcement)

His strength was unreal. It felt like a mountain sat in her spear when she tried to retrieve it.

The second factor in determining the quality of the Reinforcement .

With just these two she could tell the quality of the Reinforcement this guy has is high beyond reason .

Since she had never even seen something like before .

Camille, who had been fiercely fighting with him, bit her lips .

She felt like dying from embarrassment due to the fact that she was fighting on par with a 1st year who didn't even have any artifacts but she had to acknowledge what she had to .

No.. They weren't on par. Their roles were reversed. She the third year should be treating him like a baby. Not the other way around!!!

She could not win at this rate .

But she had a hidden card which could turn the situation yeah right who was she kidding.

'With this much… if I use the special skill of my <Great Fear Reinforcement>… its still hopeless'

Camille thought up to this point and then pulled back her body instantly .

'Hmm . '

Evren spoke to Camille who had made distance from him and was glaring at him . He felt slightly smug.

"Are you done? You aren't gonna keep going? Don't you have more things to show me?"

Camille clenched her teeth as she spoke .

"You think I'm stupid? You didn't even use the special skill . "

Three factors that determined the quality of the Reinforcement .

First . Amplification of Runes .

Second . Magic Force's efficiency and power .

And third .

<Special Skill . >

Something which every Reinforcement had .

If you say that the true worth of a Reinforcement was determined by the third factor, the Special Skill, that you probably wouldn't be wrong .

The Blood Jade Reinforcement had the ability to use blood to create a very hard Magic Force and Beast Reinforcement could change parts of the user's body into that of a beast .

With such a Reinforcement, she didn't know what the special skill was but it was sure to be incredible, and he had yet to take it out .

'I feel like I'll die of embarrassment . Damn it . '

She acknowledged the fact that her battle strength was a bit weaker than the other 3rd years .

Since she focused on hunting the Calamity Fish while others were getting stronger .

But for her to lose to somebody who came from the tutorial area .

'Okay . I accept the fact that you have a good hand . '

Actually her mind was more at ease after accepting it .

Since she just needed to think while ignoring the fact that he was a 1st year .

But that was that and this was this .

Camille, who had calmed down, looked at Evren as she spoke .

"You aren't thinking of beating down the Calamity Fish with just that right?"

'With just that trifling ability?'

She had thought that he didn't really have anything but nothing changed even after she found out that he had something .

No, this was actually more infuriating .

Since the fact that he had come here to hunt the Calamity fish with just that battle power alone was quite absurd .

If you could beat that down with battle power then everyone would've charged at it and beaten it down already .

Since the fact that he had come here to hunt the Calamity fish with just that battle power alone was quite absurd .

If you could beat that down with battle power then everyone would've charged at it and beaten it down already .

The amount of people who had been eaten by the Calamity fish over the past 20 years had reached tens of thousands .

But nobody had the thoughts of getting revenge against the Calamity Fish .

Since they saw what happened to those who challenged the Calamity Fish .

And those who had experienced it were just unlucky .

"If it was easy then why would I have come to you . I came because it's hard . Help me . I have a plan anyways . "

He wouldn't have come to Camille if that was something he could beat down with strength .

"…"

Camille's expression turned colder and colder .

"You really talk with ease . If you came to me thinking that I'll be of help to you then you have a huge misconception . You think I have something great?"

It seems like he had heard something about her and come to find her but that was a huge misconception .

A person who tried hard to hunt the Calamity Fish .

Those were nice words .

But reality was that she was just a retard .

But Evren just shook his head .

"You have gone in and come out from the Calamity fish before . I just need that experience and the preparations you have made . "

Camille smirked at those words .

"Ha! I have indeed gone in and come out before . But I have done just that!"

Camille, who had taken a breather, opened her mouth with a cold expression .

'I hope he gets lost after hearing this . '

It was tiring to go against him .

Camille opened her mouth resolutely .

"Listen well . You bastard . On the first challenge we left behind 27 people inside that thing . Only I came out . The only thing we gained was how the scales felt like . "

That thing had gulped down the tree root that her parents were on .

While she was away for just a moment the Root where her parents, whom had come with her and had lost an arm to save her and crossed the tutorial together with her, were had been devoured whole .

If Camille herself was a bit unluckier then she would've been eaten just like that too .

Of course Camille was filled up with rage and gathered 27 comrades in similar situations as her and proceeded with her plan .

The result was misery in itself .

But people in the Red zone weren't really surprised .

Since this was the estimated result .

They didn't even laugh at her .

Since nobody would laugh at a kid who lost after going against an adult .

Since it was an obvious thing .

"And then?"

"On the second attempt, I gathered 118 people who were filled up with greed and then went in . Though we did go in a bit deeper this time . And since two people had survived back it was a huge progress right?"

"…"

"From the third attempt nobody helped me so I climbed up and down as I prepared for it and attempted it 10 more times by myself . And I failed them all . What kind of help do you want from somebody like me? The only thing you have seen is the outer part of that thing . You presumptuous bastard? Huh? What do you know!"

She started out calmly but by the time she finished she was close to crying .

13 attempts .

She had searched the method to deal with it by researching its weakness and climbing up and down the Red zone endlessly .

And the only thing she had gained from this .

Defeat and despair .

And the method to run away .

She wasn't attempting for her parent's sake at this point .

She was lying to herself in her head but she already knew .

That it was impossible .

There was only one reason why she was still trying .

Since she thought that this was the most significant way to die in this damnable place .

Wouldn't dying here while avenging be better than getting killed by someone's blade or getting ripped apart by a beast on the way up .

'No . It's not even that . '

Camille wasn't even doing that properly .

If she really wanted to die while avenging her parents then she would've gone in much deeper and into more dangerous places .

But she was just a retard who couldn't even do that due to fear and was using her brother, who nobody knew of his arrival in this place, as an excuse and stayed alive .

And in result, she was spending her time while stuck in between her ambition to stay alive and her impossible revenge .

'Goddamnit . '

Camille felt into a state of lethargy and lost her rage .

Since the words she had spat out in order to stimulate that guy had twisted her chest .

Evren walked over and moved her hair from her ear .

"That fish is just that, a fish. And it isn't impossible to kill"

"You failed that because I wasn't here . Don't worry . I need you and I can kill the Calamity Fish if you help me . "

"…"

Camille made an expression of disbelief at his attitude of just saying what he wanted to say . And pushed him away.

At the same time she felt like she was crazy .

Because she felt like she wanted to trust this crazy guy once .

Camille made a complicated expression as she looked at the guy who told her he needed her when everyone was ignoring her for doing such absurd things and was even telling her that he will fulfill her wish .

'Dammit… I must've been really lonely . To get attracted by such random words . '

At this point she was getting quite curious .

To see what was his basis for his confidence .

No, there was something she was more curious of before that .

"Let me ask you one thing . Why are you trying to kill that?'

The artifact that would come out once you killed that thing .

Or revenge like herself .

Camille was curious about that .

As to why he wanted to kill the Calamity Fish .

When Camille, who had turned lethargic after pouring out her feelings, asked with a tired expression, Evren pondered.

Those years as a machine that only existed to kill.

It was like they had him in an invisible cage.

But he broke free and now he was sure.

He hated being chained and suppressed.

Being Caged, that unbearable feeling.

The calamities were mental chains of this zone.

And he was going to break them.

Never again, will he submit or be controlled.

'The chains that bind us, the fear we possess. I'm going to break it'

He reached out to the sky with open palms and then tightly closed his grasp.

"..."