Psycho in Ancient World
Copyright© 2026 by K.W
Chapter 15. Critical Error
Dong Bong-su tried to grab the skills with his hands and place them into the skill shortcut slots, but it did not work. All three of these techniques were passive skills, ones that were automatically applied without needing to be actively used. It was not that he did not know this; he was simply checking to be sure.
Bang, whoosh, thud.
He immediately lifted his sword and tried slashing, thrusting, throwing, and blocking.
Then he checked the proficiency right away. Each had increased by 0.1%. In other words, if he repeated these actions a thousand times each, the proficiency level would become Lv .2. After that, it would obviously become progressively harder to level up.
He had discovered yet another way to grow stronger. How effective it would be was something he would only know once the levels went up, but this clearly had its own advantages. Being able to grow stronger without having to hunt would bring a huge advantage in carrying out the game.
After swinging the sword around a few more times, he closed the skill window.
Now there was only one blinking window left.
《Quest》
This was the part Dong Bong-su had paid the least attention to since starting New Murim Online. Not only had the quest window never been activated until now, but it also did not seem like any quests would appear in the first place.
Click.
Hoping this time would be different, he pressed the quest window, the last one remaining.
At that moment.
Beep -.
[Critical ERROR occurred! Critical ERROR occurred! Critical ERROR occurred! The NPC required to proceed with the quest does not exist! Because there is no NPC, the quest cannot be progressed!]
A red flashing warning light appeared, and a loud alarm blared as the error message violently churned through his mind.
‘There is no NPC.’
Now it was clear.
Various errors were occurring due to the discrepancy between reality and the system. Strictly speaking, only the system of Murim Online and the character Dong Bong-su were implemented under the physical laws of reality or the unique Murim-like rules of this place.
Interpreting it that way,
The reason such extremely critical error messages appeared in the quest window was obvious. Unlike skills or stats, the original source that could transform the system—NPCs—did not exist in this ‘Murim’ in the first place, and that was why this happened.
Dong Bong-su did not know much about games, but he did know that quests were the core thread running through the entire game. Since something that important had a problem, it was only natural for the system to make such a fuss. Most likely, unless NPCs naturally came into existence in this Murim, this problem would never be resolved.
To block out the increasingly noisy mechanical voice, he immediately closed the quest window. He had briefly seen several activated quests, but since all of them were marked with an X, it was clear that none of them could be progressed. They were only activated in name; without NPCs, they had no practical effect.
No matter how loudly the warning alarm sounded, it was all happening inside his interface, so no one in the Danri Family could hear it, but the noise itself was still unpleasant.
When hearing is overly activated, other senses naturally weaken.
The five senses and instinct must always manifest in balance. That is far more advantageous for survival.
With that, he abandoned any lingering attachment to quests without a second thought.
Only then did the world become quiet again.
That silence was his own world—New Murim Online. In reality, calling it online did not fit at all, since it was a real world, but considering that a system was implemented, one could say it was partially true.
“Hoo.”
Even that brief disturbance from moments ago made his head throb. Dong Bong-su took a deep breath and steadied his mind.
He had more or less finished checking what he gained from his first level-up. Now it was time to organize everything in his head.
Ding-ding -.
Just as he was about to organise today’s gains.
A strange bell sound rang inside his mind.
[The activation conditions for piercing vision have been met. Piercing vision is automatically cast.]
[An enemy with a level difference of 10 or more compared to you has approached within 20 meters. 19, 18, 17... ]
Ding-ding-ding, dingriririring...
As the numbers decreased, the ringing became increasingly urgent.
‘This is...? Like an early warning system?’
From the holographic message and the urgent ringing, Dong Bong-su was able to infer the effect of piercing vision.
Murim Online enhanced realism by making all monsters and enemies as close to reality as possible, giving them a strong sense of physical presence. Unlike conventional 3D online games, it was programmed so that you could not simply see NPC levels or health at a glance. Naturally, all information about NPCs was also strictly controlled. Through this, it attempted to differentiate itself from existing 3D online games.
Experience it, try it, collide, break, and figure it out. Find fun in that process.
That was the motto of Murim Online.
By now, much about Murim Online had been uncovered, and information was being shared through the internet, but because of this ‘differentiation policy,’ many people who first connected to Murim Online would recklessly charge at enemies without any information and end up dying.
This policy had always been maintained and remained the same even now.
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