Right after the phoenix shot out light at everyone below it and stung their eyes, Baek Haemin quickly pulled Kang Minho with him to go to Ryu Jinmu.
"Eh? H, Haemin-ssi? Where are we going?"
The young porter frantically asked while following behind.
Baek Haemin answered without looking back.
"To your guildmaster."
"What?! No, we're not!"
Kang Minho pulled him back, but he did not give in.
"Hurry up, unless you want to get buried in this dungeon!"
Haemin frowned.
"What are you even going to do? That thing could kill you with a nudge!"
Minho creased his brows as if he were looking at someone crazy. A healer going straight to a battlefield would be asking for death.
"That's why you're coming with me. Just in case, use your barrier and protect me."
Haemin looked Minho straight in the eye, making him flinch.
"Are you insane? That's an SS-Rank monster. What do you think we could even do? My barrier would be crushed in no time. Only the guildmaster could stand a chance!"
"It's just in case, okay? And I'm telling you, we're going to help him! Stop stalling and get your ass here already, you brat!"
Haemin tightened his grip and pulled the porter to him again.
"B, brat? You–!"
Kang Minho wanted to say more but seeing Baek Haemin's face, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
He decided to just follow the man without a word and got ready to form a barrier when they needed it.
The first thing Baek Haemin did when they finally got to Ryu Jinmu was use his skill.
[System:
Skill: Fire of Purification (SS)
Activated.]
There was a scene in the novel where Ryu Jinmu was fighting the SS-Rank phoenix in a dungeon. The monster used the same technique which caused everyone's eyes to bleed and sting for over half an hour.
The healer tried to use their power to heal their eyes, but it was useless. The solar burst from the phoenix was not an ordinary injury, but a type of curse, a debuff.
That's why this skill is the best one to negate it.
Following the purification skill, Baek Haemin quickly used the skill, Healing Hand, in order to heal the other damage Ryu Jinmu had suffered.
It was a stroke of luck that Baek Haemin had everything you need in a support hunter. Seeing the blood flowing from Ryu Jinmu's eyes, Haemin's hands trembled.
He failed to notice that his grip on Jinmu's hand tightened.
You're the main character, you know? How could you let an overgrown chicken do this to you?
Ryu Jinmu's brows creased and smacked his hands.
"Get away from here."
"No."
Haemin shook his head, making Jinmu frown deeper.
"Get away, you're just in the way."
"No, I won't. I even brought this guy here with me."
He pointed towards Kang Minho who seemed frightened of his guildmaster getting mad at them.
Ryu Jinmu glanced at the porter, then at Baek Haemin.
"It's useless. Go now, while I'm still being nice."
He waved his hand and walked away. The ground started glowing, not just for him but for all three of them. He turned back to see where it came from.
"You…"
Baek Haemin smiled.
"Trust me, just this once. You will need my help."
[System:
Skill: Maiden's Sanctuary (S)
Activated.]
Yes, I did it! I activated it just through my mind! I'm getting the hang of using my skills now. Now then, lemme see…
System-nim, can I see his stats?
Ding!
[System:
Answer. Yes, understood.]
[System:
{Status Window}
Name: Ryu Jinmu
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Type: Attack
Rank: SS
Strength: 910
Defense: 885
Speed: 820
Agility: 790
Stamina: 858
Mana: 1052/1468
Available Stat Points: 2]
Dammit, look at this. It's obvious that the author favored him. Those numbers say it all! Anyway, since his attacks aren't piercing deep enough, then I should use it on strength, right? Alright, let's do it to the maximum I can.
He shut his eyes and breathed in the air. Recalling how all the other skills work, if he so willed it, then it should happen. It was simple enough.
[Strength: 910 (+455)
Defense: 885
Speed: 820
Agility: 790
Stamina: 858
Mana: 1052/1468
Available Stat Points: 2]
Oh, it worked! It instantly added a 50% boost!
Ryu Jinmu's eyes widened as he stared at his palms. His jet-black eyes glowed for the first time as the sensation of having his strength enhanced moved him.
A huge shadow loomed over them from the sky. The Neo Phoenix slowly started flying around them in circles, from one loop to another. Ryu Jinmu clicked his tongue and clenched his sword.
Ice encircled Baek Haemin and Kang Minho together, and Jinmu jumped high up.
"Just, don't go outside of the golden light!"
Baek Haemin reminded Ryu Jinmu, who didn't bother to respond.
The skill, Maiden's Sanctuary, only works if the hunter is within 50-meter radius. If they went out of its range, then the enhancements made inside of it would be removed.
Haemin looked at the system again.
Could I do more? I should, right? Then, let's add some on his mana since that's what fuels his skills.
[Mana: 1047 (+734)/1468]
Heh, even with his mana enhanced, I still got way more than he does combined.
He rubbed his nose as he smirked. Completely forgetting about the current situation, he got occupied with watching over the main character's stats.
Jinmu's eyes beamed at the overflowing amount of mana coming through his body.
[Skill: Frost Vein (S+)]
Ice veins quickly shot out of his sword, going straight towards the phoenix, and his eyes twitched. The ice moved swiftly, bending as if it were made out of rubber until it finally managed to catch the phoenix's feet.
"Kyaar!"
The monster wailed as it struggled to get the ice out of its feet.
"Fuu…"
Ryu Jinmu exhaled.
His eyes turned from black to blue, and the ice holding the phoenix's feet hardened, eventually holding the giant monster down.
[Stamina: 858 (+429)]
[Skill: Frozen Lance (S+)]
Instead of making a few ice arrows, one large ice spear was summoned from his palms and he threw it at the phoenix without hesitation.
It was the first time Ryu Jinmu felt his body so light, as if he could do anything he wanted without any restraint, and without any regard for conserving his strength.