In Ares, there are various stats that start from the five basic stats.
The total number of these stats exceeds twenty.
It can be said that the acquisition of these stats mostly varies according to the job group.
There are stats that are much superior to these more than twenty stats.
These are called legendary stats.
Legendary stats.
They are the stats that exhibit the most outstanding effects among all existing stats.
The methods to obtain them are truly diverse.
And, of course, not just anyone can obtain these legendary stats.
Only those who meet certain qualifications can obtain them.
Lee Se-jin, who was visiting the Special User Management Team, marveled at Hyun-soo who was advancing while reciting ‘Even if it breaks’ under his breath.
“How likely do you think it is for Hyun-soo user to unlock the legendary stat of Will today?” Upon Se-jin’s question, Tae-seok thought for a moment and then said, “It seems a bit difficult.
“As you know, the stat of Will literally requires pulling up to the extreme of mental strength.” Lee Se-jin agrees.
User Hyun-soo somehow manages to obtain the stat of Will.
The title ‘Even if it breaks’ itself eventually bestows that stat on Hyun-soo.
The will that Hyun-soo has shown so far and the related matters accumulate to sprout into a stat.
Lee Se-jin estimated this to happen in about 3 months.
And as Kim Tae-seok said, the second method was for Hyun-soo to obtain it by pulling his mental strength to the extreme.
But it is not an easy task.
‘After all, the stat of Will was made for those with such mental strength.’ However, Lee Se-jin was confident that user Hyun-soo had enough qualifications.
It wasn’t for no reason that he was endowed with the title ‘Even if it breaks.’
The regret is this.
‘If he faints there, the quest with Ben will fail.’
But then, just when it seemed Hyun-soo was about to close his eyes, he stood up.
[Not back down.]
After murmuring so, he grasped the wooden sword again.
At that moment.
[User Hyun-soo satisfies the conditions for unlocking the Will stat.]
Lee Se-jin shuddered at the notification he heard.
‘The Will stat, it was indeed too suitable for user Hyun-soo…!’
The legendary stat was also the most suitable stat for the user.
‘That’s why it will create the greatest synergy for user Hyun-soo.’
Tae-seok spoke with a surprised expression.
“Mr. President, maybe user Hyun-soo has taken a step closer to a sentence-type title?”
“Right.”
Representative Lee Se-jin had another expectation for user Hyun-soo.
Unknown to user Hyun-soo, his ‘My Own Title,’ a special title, can also transform into a sentence.
And when multiple words come together to form a sentence, only then does My Own Title exert greater power.
How it will exert greater power is unknown to Lee Se-jin.
After all, it was Ares who had bestowed My Own Title.
A little while ago, user Hyun-soo said across the monitor.
‘Not back down.’
As a result, a small sentence was completed.
‘Even if it breaks, Not back down.’
A sentence that represents a firm will.
‘What power will it wield once completed?’
And what will fill the yet incomplete sentence in the future?
Lee Se-jin looked at Hyun-soo beyond the monitor with anticipation.
***
Hyun-soo’s blurred vision cleared.
The muscles throughout his body, which had been alternating between tension and relaxation with a burning sensation, relaxed.
Like the refreshment one feels after waking up from sleep, Hyun-soo’s entire body loosened.
The abnormal state that had dominated his mind and body.
It had disappeared without a trace.
[You have acquired the Legendary Stat. Will.]
The reason Hyun-soo’s body could heal cleanly.
It was thanks to the first-time opening privilege.
Furthermore, it wasn’t just that his physical condition returned to its original state.
He became 20% less fatigued than usual and felt a surge of vitality.
‘The stat of Will…’
Hyun-soo savored the pleasant name.
He had never heard of anyone in the world possessing such a stat.
‘It’s a stat made only for me.’
Hyun-soo checked what Will was through the detailed description feature.
[You can acquire it by performing or repeating actions related to Will. Furthermore, as the Will stat increases, you will become slightly less fatigued and your body will be invigorated.]
“Wow…”
Hyun-soo marveled.
The reason he deemed the stat of Will excellent was because it could be accumulated through repetitive actions.
For example, dexterity could be cited.
The Dexterity stat can be acquired whenever one consistently creates something.
Similarly, Will could be steadily acquired.
Moreover, according to the description, it makes you slightly less fatigued and invigorates your body.
For instance, if the physical vitality level is 100%.
Gaining one Will might raise it by 0.1%.
What if ten Will stats are accumulated?
‘You gain 1% more endurance and vitality.’
What if it’s 100? That becomes 10%, and what if it’s 1,000?
‘It means becoming significantly less fatigued than now.’
Of course, it’s regrettable that it can only be increased through repetitive actions.
However, stats are, after all, something that accumulates over time.
‘This is the stat I need the most.’
The reason Hyun-soo considers this Will stat to be perfectly suited for him lies in his usual working method.
Whenever he creates something, he works through nights and days on end.
In the process of staying up all night, Hyun-soo naturally becomes tired.
A tired person’s concentration significantly decreases.
But if one is less tired, perhaps they could produce better work.
Marveling at this, Hyun-soo resumed his ghost step training.
One of the reasons Hyun-soo couldn’t stop practicing the ghost step was because he was getting the hang of it.
How to plan his movement lines and how to move.
Just when physical and mental limits were regretfully holding him back, Hyun-soo, who became less fatigued, continued to refine his movements.
After 4 hours had passed,
[You have acquired 1 Will stat.]
“……Kuh!”
Hyun-soo marveled.
The application through such repetition.
‘The stat of Will will also increase when doing blacksmith work.’
Of course, the just increased 1 Will stat didn’t seem significant.
But, every little bit adds up to a lot.
Thanks to the once recovered condition, Hyun-soo could become much more accustomed to the ghost step.
And then he triggered it for the last time.
Hyun-soo’s body moved smoothly, unlike when he first started three days ago.
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th times… And then.
Crash-
His path got tangled and he fell.
Though he fell, Hyun-soo smiled slightly.
‘A confirmed six times.’
He succeeded six times out of ten, ten times.
And from the 7th time, it felt like a demonic barrier to Hyun-soo.
Despite repeating the transition from 6 to 7 times a hundred times, it didn’t work.
Still, he was satisfied.
‘His Highness Ben suggested four times. But I did two more than that.’
[Training for the ghost step concludes.]
The training was over.
‘I wish to show it to His Highness Ben quickly.’
Hyun-soo left the training ground.
As he came out, two soldiers were guarding outside.
“Where is His Highness?”
“He is preparing for a banquet.”
Hyun-soo realized.
He seemed to have heard it briefly from Ben.
After the Minor World Tree revived, Ben, who had shared many stories with Hyun-soo, seemed to have experienced a change of heart and decided to hold a banquet.
‘The banquet is to gather many noble families, right?’
He remembered the expressions of Pan and Frak, excited by the fact that their families were coming.
‘Should I also go to the banquet?’
Hyun-soo moved towards the banquet hall.
***
The Crimson Dragon Squad was not raised by Ben but was an assassin group nurtured by the Praham Kingdom, by a rather renowned noble.
Their main mission was assassination.
And while some may wish for peace between the Goyard and Praham Kingdoms, many did not.
The Crimson Dragon Squad was a prime example.
A group created for war.
Peace might mean their obsolescence.
Kun, the leader of the Crimson Dragon Squad.
He received a report.
“I hear that more people will be returned to the Goyard Kingdom than the promised prisoners.”
Returning prisoners.
This was the greatest step towards peace.
Kun no longer felt the need for their presence here.
Moreover, the Crimson Dragon Squad had many places they wanted to go, not just the Praham Kingdom.
The number of the Crimson Dragon Squad gathered in the darkness was about seventy.
All of them devoted their lives to Kun’s commands, as he had brainwashed them for a long time.
“Let’s give a gift to the king who intends to abandon us. Lek, take seven assassins and head straight to the banquet hall. The rest will move to the frontier with me.”
Kun knew.
He and his members couldn’t lay a finger on Ben.
But……
“Take away the king’s precious ones.”
Who were these precious ones?
The second-in-command of the kingdom, Pan, and the nobles, along with their families.
“Understood.”
With Kun’s command, the assassins disappeared.
And there stood Lek.
He was the vice-captain who replaced Frak, who had lost an arm.
He led seven assassins toward the banquet hall.
***
Walking towards the banquet hall, Hyun-soo could see Pan at the end of the corridor with his family.
‘Oh, he had many children?’
The second-in-command of the kingdom, Pan.
He was there with several children and his wife.
‘This is the first time I’ve seen such a scene.’
Always expressionless, fitting for someone of the strategist profession.
Seeing such a person smile like that was a first.
“The banquet will start soon!”
At those words, people in the corridor rushed inside.
Hyun-soo followed them into the crowded banquet hall.
There were already many people in the banquet hall.
And at the end of the banquet hall, about 120 meters away from Hyun-soo, Ben sat with an unusually joyful smile.
And next to him, Frak, the descendant of Spear Heaven, was exchanging greetings.
Meanwhile, Hyun-soo’s brows furrowed.
He felt something was off because a knight passing by him had slipped his hand into his pocket.
The knight at the forefront.
He was exchanging eye signals with other knights scattered around.
Hyun-soo realized.
Something was about to happen.
Before it could happen, he warned the man five steps away.
“If you draw, you die.”
Soon, his gaze met with the man who turned his head.
He was wearing a deep smile.
That gaze was of someone who was prepared for death and confident in completing his mission.
Ding!
[Pop-up Quest: The Rebellion of the Crimson Dragon Squad]
Grade: S
Restriction: Witness to the rebellion
Reward: Negotiation Skill
Failure Penalty: Decrease in intimacy with Ben.
Description: The goal of the Crimson Dragon Squad members in the banquet hall is to assassinate Pan and his family, including the nobles. Stop them.
Quests sometimes reveal truths unknown to the user.
But the truth was realized too late.
“There is no peace!”
The assassin standing in front shouted.
Everyone in the banquet hall turned their heads abruptly.
It seemed like a signal flare as assassins disguised as ordinary knights moved simultaneously.
At this moment, everything seemed to slow down for Hyun-soo.
His eyes met with Ben’s, who was seated far away.
Ben’s expression was terribly distorted.
Ben had realized it too.
Even him, at this distance, couldn’t stop the assassins’ swift attacks.
After all, they had planned every move, every step.
Hyun-soo saw the assassins moving in various directions from eight different locations.
Instinctively, he activated the Command of Monarch.
They stopped in their tracks, each frozen in position.
But they managed to neutralize him and moved towards their targets again.
At this moment, Hyun-soo thought of the ghost step.
‘There are eight of them.’
Only the ghost step, which activates for a second, can stop them.
The problem was that there were eight of them.
Even after 100 attempts, Hyun-soo couldn’t break through the barrier of six times.
“Aaah…….”
The screams sounded slow.
The bewildered eyes seemed like they were in slow motion.
Ben’s increasingly distorted expression was visible.
-Good, this happiness. It’s all thanks to you.
Ben’s gentle smile, as he said those words during their conversation, flashed through his mind.
Swoosh-
There’s nothing he can’t do. He must do it.
Grasping the sword, he collects his breath.
As if he had practiced hundreds of times.
Hundreds of people in view. He only focuses on the mere eight among them.
And in an instant, the path is complete.
Whoosh-
“Ghost Step.”
A ghost walks through the banquet hall.
Cliche Novel 
And Successful use of Ghost Step x8
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