Newbie Life of a Former Ranker

The dark red chitinous sheath is shiny.

The ants moving in groups looked well over 100 even at a rough estimate.

It was fortunate that the only access road to Gulak Village was the gorge in the north.

If people like that had come from all sides, the village would have been ruined without even using their hands.

It was fortunate that there was a village on top of a towering peak.

However, it is not enough that the access road is only one-way.

Do-jin needed a device to limit not only the direction, but also the number and speed of the ants that came in at once in order to handle all the ants that came in alone.

These were the ‘things to burn’ that the villagers persistently collected and piled up at the exit of the canyon in front of the village.

“Oh, wizard, oh, over there! There are ant cubs coming up!”

At someone’s cry, the villagers who were working outside the village panicked and took refuge inside the fence.

Do-jin, who was watching the ants with 「Suggestion」, lit a pile of wood in front of them just before they left the canyon.

The fire, fueled by mana, quickly spread to the pre-sprinkled oil and engulfed the wood.

Then, a change occurred to the ants climbing the canyon.

In the midst of escaping the canyon, the flames narrowed the road and began to gather in the middle.

It was a bottleneck caused by so-called worms.

‘I was wondering what if it doesn’t work… Fortunately, they act according to their instincts.’

In fact, it was not possible to stop Gulak Ant with fire that burns oil and wood in a way other than magic.

It could kill a low-level monster, the Kobold, but the level 29 monster, the Gulag Ant, could break through with only a certain amount of damage.

So, Do-jin ordered the villagers to pile up firewood and broken furniture on the left and right sides of the canyon entrance.

To keep the gate open and induce the ants to enter only through that gate.

“Ugh! They’re trying to get through the middle, wizard!”

The answer to the cry of the village youth who occupied one of the two watchtowers in the north was a ball of fire cutting through the air.

《Fireball》

Unlike ‘Arrow’, which specializes in single attack and penetration, a sphere of fire with greater firepower and explosive power.

This was also one of Do-jin’s newly learned magic.

In particular, this magic is a 2-star magic learned to hunt ants in the wasteland, whose weakness is fire.

It was a means prepared to kill as many of them as efficiently as possible.

puffy.

Three ants, who had entered the narrow gap to avoid the burning woodpile from both sides, were caught in the explosion at the same time.

Instead of a penalty, he wore a “suspicious ceremonial sword” that ignorantly increases magic attack power, and Dojin’s fireball, which extended to the Book of Truth, was enough to instantly kill the ants caught in the explosion.

In the first place, there are so many Gulak Ants that they are scary because they are grouped together, not each one is powerful.

If you come to hunt when you are at a similar level, you will be bloody sh*t, but if you have the conditions to deal with multiple animals in one magic shot, it is said that it is a hidden lump of honey that can level up while sweeping experience points.

But those lumps of honey come walking on their feet?

I don’t know who plotted it, but from Dojin’s point of view, it was no different from an experience event.

However, the problem is that it is a bloody event where life runs away if it is twisted.

‘Let’s see who collapses from exhaustion first.’

Dojin cast a fireball again.

This time, 5 ants were burned to death thanks to the RBI hit a little further back.

Because they are so close together, even though the explosion range is narrow, it is easy to die.

Did the blazing flames, exploding flame magic, and the smell of burned dead comrades excite them?

The Gulag Ants snapped their jaws in a frenzy.

Then it starts to come in even more violently.

However, the instinct to get away from the fire as much as possible still remains, and in the end, what they chose was the life gate that Dojin had pierced.

A low-class insect monster with little intelligence and only driven by instinct, did not realize that it was a death gate resembling a life gate even when it saw its kind dying.

Dojin endlessly poured magic fire at such ignorant bugs.

“Wow, that’s great… … !”

The man standing on the watchtower on the other side of Dojin muttered as if possessed.

His eyes looked at Do-jin and followed the fireball that Do-jin shot.

When the fireball exploded, he let out a sigh.

“How are things out there right now!”

Then the village men gathered under the watchtower shouted at him.

Steam rises from the body as if until just now, no, I was still collecting things to burn.

Looking at them like that, the watchtower man said.

“Ooh, it looks like we bought it.”

“Stop mumbling and speak plainly!”

“It looks like we bought it! You children!”

At the words almost crying, a faint joy spread across the villagers’ faces.

Look at that! There are people who make fireballs out of their hands and shoot them like that, but bugs must be a problem!

To forget fear, or because they were excited, they shouted as they saw Dojin shooting a flame ball.

But.

‘Damn it, I’ll turn around.’

In fact, Do-jin tasted like dying.

Dojin poured the second bottle of mana potion into his mouth.

Unless it is originally a special potion, you need to rest after drinking this potion to expect proper recovery.

But now, Do-jin has no time to rest and has to cast magic.

It is a situation where the recovery efficiency is less than 1/4, let alone half.

“If they catch any bastard, they really kill it.”

As soon as the mana depletion went away even a little bit, Dojin shook his head to get rid of the dizziness and then used magic.

“Crawling Fire”

This time it wasn’t a fireball, it was a 3-star magic “Crawling Fire”.

Instead of flying and exploding, the wriggling snake-like fire literally crawled across the floor and devoured the ants.

Key gain, key gain.

The ants screamed as much as an insect could, and went mad in horror.

Some tried to climb over the less hot piles of burning wood to avoid the fire of the hotter Dojin.

“No!”

Do-jin, who saw that, hurriedly cast a fireball with increased output.

Quaang.

The pile of timber explodes and the ants that cross it die.

But because of that, it resulted in a hole in that part.

This is all because of the strong firepower that is incomparable to the same level.

“How many are there to burn!”

Dojin, who quickly turned his head, saw men waving their hands.

“I’ve gathered a lot here, Wizard!”

As if there was really nothing to collect now, in the pile of junk they collected, there were pieces of wood that looked like roofs and doors had been torn off, as well as the remains of carts that were being destroyed in real time.

It was a desperate desire to survive.

I want to live like that, but I have to let them live.

Grinding his teeth, Dojin mobilized mana.

The book of truth gave off a golden light, and his magic circuit also shone.

In line with that, the things the villagers had gathered floated into the air one after another.

“Oh oh… … !”

Do-jin threw the things he lifted up like that with all his might.

The mana recovered at most due to the continuous casting of [Depression] is reduced like water.

Kwajijik.

The thrown things lost their power from the middle and scattered, and rainwater poured over the burning wreckage.

It’s like a shotgun shooting a parabola.

Dojin repeated it several times, and eventually the place was engulfed in flames again.

“Keugh.”

With nosebleeds in the aftermath of excessive mana mobilization, Dojin poured the third bottle of mana potion into his mouth.

The taste of the potion, which should have been sweet, was a little bitter and a bit bitter.

It was a signal that the symptoms of potion addiction would begin if I drank more here.

‘If you drink at this rate…’ About 10 bottles would be the limit.’

After that, even if you drink potions, you won’t be able to recover much.

Dojin looked ahead.

It was to estimate the number of enemies remaining.

I get sick of seeing the dead ants piled up and burning, and the guys trying to climb over the corpses of their fellow countrymen.

Still, since I killed as much as I did, wouldn’t it have reduced by half?

I tried to use magic again with hopeful thoughts.

But then.

Kwurlung.

An ominous sound rang out.

It wasn’t the ant’s side, the Dojin’s side, or somewhere in the mountain.

“no way… … .”

The place where the ominous sound came from, which the villagers including Dojin looked at, was the sky.

shoot ah-

“f*ck.”

Looking at the rain that started pouring, Dojin spat out a curse.

Nervously flipping through her wet hair in an instant, the front view she looked at was terrifying.

The canyon driveway, which had been filled with blazing fire, now burned only with the fury of the ants.

Crackle, crackle.

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Moving violently to abrade their jaw joints, they ferociously tore and smashed piles of obstructions that were starting to go out.

There was no stopping them now.

“Everyone run away and hide where you can!”

From the moment it started to rain, the least hope disappeared from the faces of those who were anxiously looking at Dojin.

“Aww, it’s over!”

“Damn it! You had better run away too! Now that they’re blocking the canyon, you’re stuck here!”

“Since this has happened, let’s fight even if we die. Aren’t the kids supposed to live?”

Villagers talking about Jung-gu heating.

At that time, Dojin’s cry pierced the strong rain and flew to them once again.

“Quickly get away from me!”

With that momentum, people’s eyes once again focused on the wizard.

“Ugh!”

The magician’s robe fluttered in their eyes, and golden magic condensed into his hand.

The wizard hadn’t given up the fight yet.

“Everyone, let’s run away quickly! Even if we stay here, we’re just a hindrance to the mage. I’d rather go to my own house and hide in a hole!”

Seeing that, Hanolds pushed people away.

Some panic-stricken people were punched, and if that wasn’t enough, their butts kicked.

“Hannolds is right! We should be nothing but a burden to him, let alone help. I’d rather hide so that it’s easier for the mage to fight.”

In addition to that, the calm words of the village chief were added, and the people gathered scattered.

Hanolds also ran towards the house.

“Huh… … !”

Scary, hopeless, and sorry for Do-jin.

A roar rang out from behind Hanolds, who was running and crying with various emotions.

It was magic.

* * *

It’s not a situation to save mana or not.

We have to reduce the power of the guys who will come rushing in now, who can hit unilaterally.

That way, the later annihilation battle will be a little easier.

《Earth Spear》

quadruple.

The ground rises due to a 3-star attack spell.

Originally, it was a magic that raised a large, pointed rock, but Dojin transformed it into several small spikes.

As a result, about 5 ants, which had been excitedly attacking through the obstacle, were swept away at once.

“Heo-eok-”

The highest level of magic that can be used.

Its output was raised as it was, and since it was transformed there, the mana consumption was enormous.

The aftermath made my heart ache.

The fourth bottle of potion entered Dojin’s mouth.

I don’t know if the liquid dripping down my chin and neck because of my trembling hands is rainwater or potion.

Anyway, the blurred vision came back as the mana recovered a little.

“It’s damn fast.”

And at the sight he saw, Dojin laughed bitterly.

It was because the Gulag Ants had arrived right in front of the village and were trying to climb the barrier.

Catapult. Catapult.

The sound of hard jaws and feet tapping against wooden fences was truly disgusting.

“I can’t get him to climb up easily.”

Saying that, Dojin squeezed the recovered mana.

《Breaking Lightning》

Rain-soaked bugs are excellent conductors.

Quite a few Gulag Ants were caught in the lightning and died because they were so mixed together.

It was fortunate that I bought an additional 3-star lightning magic and learned it just in case.

‘I’m sure I’ll pass out like this.’

The mana, which had been filled up a little, tried to reveal the floor again with a 3-star magic.

Still, Dojin endured dizziness and fled under the watchtower.

Into the village filled with heavy rain.

‘Let’s try it until the end.’

If circumstances change, it is enough to take advantage of them.

The darkness and the rain made it a perfect tent to hide.

From now on, it would be a matter of starting a quiet hunt.