Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 45

After auctioning off the dropped items from Sunforce, a short respite was granted.

Except for those who logged off to smoke, everyone’s expressions were far from pleasant.

It had to do with the [Divine Blessing of the Sun], commonly known as the taechuk, a doping item.

I sat on the ground in a daze.

I had spent most of my accumulated gold on taechuk buffs. The thought of the sunlit potions cluttering my storage only deepened my despair.

Of course, I could still use them out in the regular fields as I had been.

But the future was the real concern. What if I couldn’t use taechuk buffs in the raids next season?

No, this wasn’t the time to worry about the next raid. The use of taechuk was blocked by the last named boss, Sunforce.

It wouldn’t be any different from the final boss of the raid.

“I’m just going to do a quick experiment.”

The other party members hadn’t all returned yet.

I stood up and dumped a taechuk doping potion into my mouth.

Immediately, an aura of sunlight began to rise from my body.

As I walked along the path, I noticed a giant radiating black light, standing bewilderingly in front of a large altar.

[Fallen Sun God Sola]

To my recollection, the last boss did not have a skill-triggering pattern upon entry.

As you entered, it would spout a predetermined line and then attack the one who pulled aggro first.

It was just as I stepped into the boss room on my own.

[A terrible aura can be felt here.]

The first line that came to memory was entirely different.

Sola glared at me and stretched a massive arm into the sky.

At that moment, a pillar of black light descended from the heavens.

Boom!

It was an instant-death pattern triggered without any forewarning.

In a blink, my health plummeted, and my immortality skill activated.

But the pattern didn’t stop. Another pillar of light fell from the sky.

Boom!

Thanks to the effect of my immortality skill, I didn’t collapse.

But Sola unleashed the same pattern, pouring it down upon me until I met my demise after drinking the Divine Blessing of the Sun.

I had confirmed the necessary information. As soon as I was resurrected, I returned to the spot where my party members were waiting.

Perhaps due to our scheduled time drawing near, the party members who had been absent had returned as well.

“It seems like the final boss won’t allow taechuk either. If we drink it, we’ll be instantly killed.”

“Ah…”

A sorrowful sigh escaped the lips of my party members.

Having used it myself, they must know just how effective that doping item could be.

Now, we wouldn’t be able to use that item in the raid.

“The taechuk performance was good…”

“Should we sell off the items we have right now?”

“I’ll need to sell everything after today’s raid. The price will drop significantly after a few days anyway. I can buy them again later when I need to use them in the fields.”

Listening to my party’s discussion, I gathered that each of them held an average of about 1,000 taechuks.

As they glanced over to check each other’s taechuk reserves, their gazes turned toward me.

They were probably curious. How many taechuks did I have?

The guild members would know.

They knew exactly how much I had used and accumulated taechuk.

Whenever hunting regular monsters, running dungeons where the damage was sufficient, or engaging in PvP, I would consume taechuk like it was air.

“How many do you have, Party Leader…?”

“Um…”

I couldn’t bring myself to utter the overwhelming number that came to mind when I closed my eyes.

During the event period, I had been holed up in dungeons, tirelessly farming taechuk.

If I counted everything in my storage and inventory, it would certainly exceed 100,000.

“Y-you all go ahead and sell off what you need first… If I flood the market with my stock, it won’t sell…”

“How many do you think you have…?”

“Doesn’t combining our stocks mean there’s a good amount? You have more than that, right?”

“Shouldn’t you have collected enough to burst like a hamster?”

The party members began whispering among themselves.

I turned my eyes away from their stares.

“Hey, how much have you stockpiled?”

At that moment, Hwarang, who had been observing, quietly approached and asked.

I replied in a low voice, so others wouldn’t hear.

“If you combine my storage and inventory, it’s about 100,000…”

“Insane… 100,000 means at least… 7,000 gold…?”

It would probably drop to at least half that price.

I buried my head in my hands.

“It’ll be hard to sell all of it…”

Yes, it really would be hard to sell it all off. Unless I wanted to offload it at massively low prices, I wouldn’t be able to get rid of it all within this week.

I had to hold onto it desperately.

It would also take considerable time to drain all the taechuks from my party members.

But it wasn’t just the party members. Due to the crazy effectiveness of taechuks, they were essential when battling in the fields.

My alliance members and other guild members most likely possessed considerable amounts of taechuk as well.

It wasn’t just us. Other guilds, hostile alliances, and other parties were in the same boat.

“Sigh…”

I slumped down on the ground, letting out a quiet groan.

I knew it was going to drop, but I couldn’t handle it.

It felt like I was hugging a bomb.

First, let’s save the party members.

I quickly rose to my feet and said, “Everyone… let’s go outside the dungeon and sell off our taechuk.”

“What about you, Party Leader?”

“As for me…”

What would people think if 100,000 items appeared in the auction house all at once?

I smiled silently.

Once I sent my party members out, only Hwarang and Helena remained in the dungeon.

I watched the two of them and said, “Are you two sure you’re okay not selling?”

“I usually buy and use them as needed, so I don’t have much with me right now.”

“Me too.”

Good, that was a relief.

The party members who returned after selling their items had relaxed expressions compared to before.

It seemed they were checking messages about taechuks selling in real-time.

“Let’s tackle the last boss.”

*

When Yeo’s middle schoolers entered the [Fallen Sun God] raid, everyone expected one thing.

That they wouldn’t clear the raid on the first day.

And it was justified. The party leader Yeo could only play until 10 PM.

As soon as it hit 10 PM, Yeo would vanish like Cinderella, not allowing for efficient progress on the raid.

10 PM had come.

As expected, there was no message announcing that a clear had been achieved.

Thus, the first day of the middle school girls’ raid on the [Fallen Sun God] ended without incident.

[Deron Online Gallery]

[Looks like the middle school girls didn’t clear itㅋㅋㅋ] [2]

[Suddenly a lot of taechuk for sale?] [6]

[Anyone want to sell an orc ring…?] [1]

[I nearly got horrifically murdered on the bus today.] [2]

[Is there an empty spot for the last run?]

[Did anyone do a stream of the middle school girls’ raid?] [4]

[Where do you get this item?] [2]

[Things to do tomorrow.txt] [2]

[Found a silly IDㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [1]

Everyone had anticipated it. Generally, clears don’t come on the first day.

Thus, the topic in the gallery began to drift smoothly, just like any other ordinary day.

Time flowed on into the early hours of the morning.

As office workers and students were all asleep, a post for recruiting players for a “late-night run” was posted during the time when the true veterans remained active.

[Looking for late-night run DPS to run with taechuk buffs] [15]

Due to overlapping schedules, my main group couldn’t run this week.

Instead of giving up on the raid, I thought it better to run a late-night session this week, right?

Healers and tanks are all set; they are original members, so they won’t have any issues.

I’m looking for DPS. If you’re interested, leave a comment or send me an in-game message.

If there’s a chance to clear it, we’ll definitely give it a try.

Izeus <PM>

Not taking archers and thieves. Berserkers and barbarians need to hold rings.

[Comments]

[Isn’t this taechuk viral?]


ㄴ[Seriously, it’s suspicious that suddenly there’s so much for sale]

ㄴ[I’m not dealing with people who aren’t carrying taechuk]

[Why aren’t you accepting archers? Do you hate archers?]


ㄴ[I’ll accept if they’re from the national archery or shooting team]

[Is dark magic possible? I’ve pre-farmed up to level 45]


ㄴ[Sure, just let me know your nickname.]


ㄴ[I’ll log in in a bit, hurry]

[How long will you be stuck?]


ㄴ[Until this morning, once the sun rises, this will be over]

[Can barbarians join? I have a ring]


ㄴ[Yeah, come on in]

[Not accepting if you don’t have a ring…?]


ㄴ[Right]

ㄴ[You jerk…]

Izeus was a well-known user who often recruited for late-night runs in the gallery.

As he had decent leadership skills, the late-night run was able to start quickly.

Izeus’s party showed a steady pace.

After spending a long time on both games and in the gallery, you would get to know other users to some extent even without formal interactions.

That meant Izeus could successfully recruit players who were reliable and not just bombers.

Thanks to the insane effectiveness of taechuks, they managed to take down the first named monster, then the second and even the third.

Though there were some hiccups due to not being a regular raid party, the presence of taechuk buffs meant that there wasn’t much of an issue with the raid strategy.

Thus, Izeus’s late-night run confronted the last named monster, [Fallen Divine Dragon Sunforce].

“Let’s do a doping check and head in right away.”

Everyone thought the same thing. It would go smoothly again.

And then it dawned on them. The first party that had attempted that raid.

Why was it that they couldn’t clear it? It was so easy.

Izeus shook off these stray thoughts from his mind and readied his shield.

Thus was the moment he stepped into the named room.

The dragon’s massive head soared high into the air, and its chest ballooned beneath it.

Without any forewarning, the breath pattern activated.

Kwaaaahhh!

The corrupted breath showering in all directions wiped out Izeus’s party instantly.

Everyone was taken aback. They had no idea what was happening.

Thus, they wrapped themselves in buffs and entered the named room once more.

But.

Kwaaaahhh!

The result was the same.

Total annihilation.

Everyone was bewildered, and yet they persisted in trying.

Once, twice, three times, four times.

As they crossed the mark of ten attempts, Izeus let out a deep sigh.

“Is there a bug?”

It was a situation that raised suspicions of a bug.

Other party members nodded in agreement.

“Isn’t it likely that the middle school girls’ party couldn’t clear it because of this bug?”

“Seems like it.”

That was a reasonable assumption.

Izeus nodded in acknowledgment.

Meanwhile, the promised time was fast approaching.

“I think it’s a bug. Everyone, send in an inquiry. Good work today, let’s disband.”

With that, the late-night run gathered at dawn and disbanded, and Izeus drafted a post on the Deron Online gallery.

He intended to make the bug public for everyone to see.

[There’s a bug in the raid right now.] [15]

(Video)

The level 45 raid against the Fallen Sun God has a bug.

Once combat starts, it always uses the instant-death pattern.

You’ll be able to see it in the video.

Even being invincible doesn’t help; if anyone is still alive after the breath, it’ll go for another shot.

There’s nowhere to dodge.

If this patch isn’t resolved quickly, we’ll only manage to take down three named monsters this week.

The raid itself was fine; it wasn’t very hard.

If the bug gets fixed, a clear should be possible right away?