Emperor of solo play

Chapter 38 : Golden Skeleton (1).

Golden Skeleton (1)

‘2 minutes and 30 seconds.’

Looking at the result of the Climbing Test he just took, An Jaehyun shook his head.

‘It’s still not as good as it was when I was at my prime.’

Recently, An Jaehyun performed another Climbing Test. It was the first time since he visited Peach Store to buy a V-Gear. The time he got this time was 2 minutes 41 seconds, even longer than his last score at the Peach Store.

Even so, An Jaehyun wasn’t surprised. He was only bitter. Why? Because he had expected it.

It was only obvious. It has been a long time since An Jaehyun fought on the front lines with his life at risk. After the Hahoe Mask Guild’s betrayal, he was forced to quit Warlord.

Then, there was a long period of rest.

Even after he returned to the past, An Jaehyun’s battle style put safety first and foremost. Although he took risks when necessary, he avoided them otherwise.

Growth only came about through pushing past one’s limit. To run a 100 meter in 9 seconds, one had to do so in 10 seconds countless number of times.

In any case, after this experience, An Jaehyun pushed himself more often in Warlord. He worked himself more diligently, more harshly, and more fiercely. He took the Climbing Test every day to measure his transformation. As a result, it didn’t take long until he reduced his time to 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

Even so…

‘I still need to lose another 10 seconds from here. I must have been crazy back then. How did I do it?’

He was still far from his prime. It was only now, that An Jaehyun realized how much of a monster he truly was.

‘I’m the best alright.’

At the same time, he understood that no matter how strong his summons became, they would never be as strong as An Jaehyun himself. It wasn’t an unjustified confidence. It was the truth, one that no one could argue about.

However, he had totally forgotten about it until recently. He had focused solely on making his skeletons stronger without minding to his own abilities.

‘Body Modification.’

Until recently, he had even forgotten about his plan to use his strong personal capabilities.

Summoning, Curses, and Body Modification!

These three must be what An Jaehyun aimed for. Without them, it would be impossible to achieve his goals. Even without just one of them, there would be no point to An Jaehyun’s efforts. Even so, An Jaehyun couldn’t even get started on Body Modification.

‘Damn money problems.’

The reason was, of course, money.

‘I have 3,000,000 won to spare.’

For someone who constantly complained about not having money, he had amassed a fair amount. At the moment, he could cash about 3,000,000 won, which could not be considered a small sum. If he were to liquidate all the items in his possession, he would have even more money. Considering the enormous amount of money it would take for other players to get as strong as Hyrkan, the amount Hyrkan had spent so far was impressive. Not to mention, he had started from nothing. If he were to make an autobiography, it would surely be a best seller.

‘I can buy Slow Curse and Skin Sewing with the money I have now but…’

If An Jaehyun really wanted to, he could buy Slow Curse, which was a higher tier skill than Demon Curse, and Skin Sewing, which was the start of Body Modification. The problem was the price of the two!