MAX 15

Han Jiho tilted his head. He felt as if he had seen a sentence he wasn’t supposed to see.

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: lol Go ahead and do that~

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: 0 damage taken

[Party] 1Jiho: ㅠㅠ Sowwy

[Party] Hansum: Sigh.. lol

Anyway, just what had Chaehyun been doing that Hansum was so disgusted with him?

Actually, in Han Jiho’s eyes, Hansum had also reached a level that went beyond simply being a fan who liked him. Ordinary people wouldn’t put a photo of their favorite pro gamer as their profile picture on social media for everyone to see.

That alone revealed he wasn’t a normal fan, but Han Jiho couldn’t get a grasp at all on what level Chaehyun was supposed to be.

So, while he was silently watching the boisterous chat window with a complicated mind, Hansum spoke to Han Jiho.

[Party] Hansum: 98-nim, do you want to go do some PvP with me later?

[Party] Hansum: How about a match between fellow Jiho hyung fans? hhh

[Party] EchoThief: Wow, are you flirting with 98-nim right now?

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: That line is sooooo lame

[Party] EchoThief: The worst

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: Even from my perspective, this is a bit.. lol

[Party] HanJiHo98: hhh

[Party] HanJiHo98: Sure, let’s do it together lol

[Party] Hansum: Ah hhh thank you lol

[Party] 1Jiho: hhh

[Party] 1Jiho: Me too.. ㅣㅅㅇ

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: Look at him trying to slide in sneakily lolol

[Party] EchoThief: 98-nim is truly kind

[Party] EchoThief: If it were me, I would have left the party already, seriously;;

[Party] Hansum: You guys f*ck off

[Party] HanJiHo98: lololol

Han Jiho burst into a silly laugh at the non-stop banter between the party members. This was practically the first time he had played a game while chatting so peacefully.

Users of Xenoforce were always busy blaming others, swearing, and fighting. Due to the nature of the game—the fast tempo, the distinct roles for each position, and the fact that you could check each other’s stats—the structure made “politics” inevitable.

‘It was a total mess…’

It was so bad that some people even quit the game because of the chat.

Han Jiho felt his chest tighten as he recalled the past, and he erased Xenoforce from his mind. He had no intention of playing Xenoforce for a while anyway. He was already sick and tired of it.

[Party] HanJiHo98: But Hansum-nim, don’t you need to do the weekly quest too?

[Party] Hansum: Ah, yes lol

[Party] Hansum: I’ll go grab the quest quickly

[Party] EchoThief: I’m going too, wait

[Party] Hansum: Let’s go to PvP after clearing the weekly lol

[Party] Hansum: Is there any mode you want to do?

A mode he wanted to do.

At Hansum’s words, Han Jiho immediately thought of Dimension Clash. A type of rule he had never seen before had piqued his curiosity.

[Party] 1Jiho: Oh

[Party] 1Jiho: Since we did S non-stop yesterday

[Party] 1Jiho: Do you want to try Corruption or Dimension Clash today? lolol

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: I don’t care

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: Let’s go with what 98-nim wants to do go go

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: But if we do Dimension Clash, one person has to sit out

[Party] EchoThief: Ah, don’t worry

[Party] EchoThief: I’m leaving right after the weekly lol

[Party] EchoThief: My mom said she’s hungry and ordered chicken lolol

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: f*ck, I’m so jealous

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: Traitor

[Party] EchoThief: lolol ㅗ^^ㅗ

[Party] HanJiHo98: Chicken sounds delicious ㅠㅠㅠ

[Party] HanJiHo98: Can I try Dimension Clash?

[Party] HanJiHo98: I want to try it once hhh

[Party] Hansum: Then Dimension Clash go go go

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: Dimension Clash is fun as hell

[Party] 1Jiho: Yep yep lolol

[Party] 1Jiho: Let’s clear the weekly fast and go do Dimension Clash lol

[Party] 1Jiho: 98-nim, you can put the armor fragments into the Restorer over there lol

[Party] HanJiHo98: Okay thx thx

The long chatter finally came to an end.

Following 1Jiho’s instructions, Han Jiho approached the large machine that appeared to be the Restorer and inserted the 100 armor fragments he had collected. After pressing the start restoration button, the text ‘Restoring’ appeared for a moment, followed by a grand musical score along with flashy effects.

The armor he obtained was a pair of gloves named ‘Shining Sanctuary Guardian’s Gauntlets (Legacy)’.

At the same time, a server message popped up at the top center of the screen and in the chat window.

[Global] An anonymous player has acquired ‘Shining Sanctuary Guardian’s Gauntlets (Legacy)’!

“Oh…”

Seeing that, Han Jiho blinked with a fascinated look on his face. Seeing that a server message appeared, it seemed the armor he acquired was quite a good item.

Plus, the reactions of the party members followed one after another.

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: wtf

[Party] Hansum: Oh

[Party] 1Jiho: Whoa lolol

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: Whoa

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: So that actually exists lolol

[Party] 1Jiho: I don’t know who it is, but I’m so jealous..

[Party] EchoThief: I seriously

[Party] EchoThief: thought they rigged the rates on that

[Party] EchoThief: Because it never drops lololol

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: fr lol

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: Why do I only get things like [Diligently Wrapped Cloth Scrap Belt], god dmn it [Party] WrigglingDdorak: The word “Diligently” is making me so fcking tilted

[Party] EchoThief: lololol

[Party] 1Jiho: lolololol

[Party] Hansum: Just throw it away lol

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: Wow, I wonder how much that would sell for

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: As if it would sell ^^

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: No;;

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: Not yours;;

[Party] Hansum: You should pay money to get rid of that, don’t even think about getting anything for it

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: Where is your conscience?

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: k

[Party] EchoThief: lololol

[Party] 1Jiho: lololol

After watching the chat and laughing for a bit, Han Jiho checked the item information.

【Item Information】

Shining Sanctuary Guardian’s Gauntlets

Type: Armor – Gloves

Grade: Legacy

Equippable Level: 1

Class Specific: Vitalis

Basic Effects:

• Skill Cooldown -10%
• Grenade Cooldown -10%
• Attack Speed +10%
• Reload Speed +10%
• Critical Hit Chance +15%

Unique Effects:

• Upon a Critical Hit, restores +0.5% health per second (up to 30%) to the ally with the lowest health within a 10m radius.
• Upon landing 3 or more Basic Attacks, 30% chance to apply ‘Brand of the Sanctuary’ to the enemy for 5 seconds (stacks up to 3 times).
• Enemies with ‘Brand of the Sanctuary’ take +3% increased damage.
• Upon the death of an enemy with ‘Brand of the Sanctuary’, restores +10% health to allies within a 10m radius and increases caster’s Attack Power by +10% for 8 seconds (Cooldown 30s).

“Oh…”

Han Jiho’s eyes sparkled as he checked the item information.

Since he was a beginner who had just started the game, he didn’t know exactly how good the Legacy grade was, but judging by the party members’ reactions alone, it seemed certain that it was a high grade.

On top of that, he really liked that it was packed with options. Although there were conditions like critical hits and trigger chances, it seemed to fit his style of healing while killing enemies.

[Party] Hansum: 98-nim, what did you get?

[Party] 1Jiho: Yeah, what did you get? lolol

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: what is it what is it

Hansum and 1Jiho asked. At that, Han Jiho felt a strange sense of awkwardness and guilt as he linked the item info and pressed enter.

[Party] HanJiHo98: [Shining Sanctuary Guardian’s Gauntlets]

[Party] HanJiHo98: This.. hhh

[Party] 1Jiho: Huh

[Party] 1Jiho: ?

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: ?

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: ?

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: ????

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: ??????????

[Party] EchoThief: Whoa lololol

[Party] Hansum: Oh

As expected, the chat room was flooded with question marks. The atmosphere was one of disbelief.

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: No, how does this drop like this?

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: ;;;;

[Party] EchoThief: Is this what they call beginner’s luck?

[Party] 1Jiho: This is insane lolol

[Party] 1Jiho: 98-nim, grats on the loot grats grats

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: Wow, I’m seriously so fcking jealous, 98-nim.. [Party] JunkCollectionMaster: End-game gear on the first try dmn

[Party] HanJiHo98: hhh thank you

[Party] HanJiHo98: Is this end-game gear?

[Party] 1Jiho: Yes, they are the end-game gloves for this season

[Party] 1Jiho: Looking at it, I think you even got the best options lolol

[Party] 1Jiho: 98-nim, you’re gonna be flying around lolol

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: Ah, my stomach hurts, I’m so jealous. Congratulations ㅠㅠ

[Party] EchoThief: fr, I guess “desire sensors” really do exist

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: yup, I told you they exist. Look at Ddorak.

[Party] WrigglingDdorak: Me what ㅡㅡ

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: hh

[Party] JunkCollectionMaster: 98-nim, grats on the loot

[Party] Hansum: grats grats

[Party] EchoThief: grats grats. Please keep carrying us in the future lolololol

[Party] HanJiHo98: Thank you, I’ll work hard lolol

Thus, Han Jiho’s first weekly quest concluded amidst the congratulations and envy of the party members. Now, it was time to go do Dimension Clash.