294. Justitia (6)
The silent villains’ raid on the theme dungeon continued.
[The place we will attack this time is the C-rank dungeon, ‘The Orc King’s Maze.’ From now on, the level of difficulty will change as your rank increases, right? There are a lot of rules to follow, and the patterns of the mobs are becoming more and more complex.]
And while Dexter was pushing me away, he suggested that we beat the themed dungeon to the end.
[Because in order to obtain the advancement item, you must eventually conquer the S-rank themed dungeon.]
After you clear the themed dungeon up to A rank without failure, you will be given the opportunity to challenge for S rank based on your time challenge performance.
As this S rank is quite difficult, it is famous for giving out rare items. Thanks to this, it is one of the dungeons that players who are keen on upgrading items have been working hard on recently.
[The time challenge records of the top ranked players are all similar. So, you should try it when you have the chance. If other parties come up, you have to try again from the beginning to qualify.]
That made sense.
The only problem was that most of our party members were guest ID users.
[I said it before, Dexter. Guest ID users should always put safety as their top priority.]
On the first day I logged in, Owen told a scary story to Seongjin to raise awareness.
-One day, there was a guest ID user who was covered in the flames of a desert dragon and was immediately disconnected. However, Sang Tae-chang said that even in his own world, he was found reduced to ashes.
Dexter shook his head at Seongjin’s concerns.
[You don’t play with other users, and your abilities aren’t displayed properly, so you can’t really feel it. However, when I evaluate it objectively, I think our party’s current strength is considerable.]
Dexter said that even after Seongjin and the silent villains finished logging in, he remained alone and played for a while longer. Naturally, there were opportunities to compare them with other players.
This was a conclusion reached after carefully analyzing the strategy records of rankers posted in the community. By matching advanced enhanced weapons with appropriate level set items, silent villains can immediately rise to the ranks of rankers.
[Still, I am against anything that poses even the slightest risk.]
Seongjin’s attitude was stubborn, but the situation was different for the silent villains, who were already completely intoxicated with the results of their successful strategy.
[Wouldn’t it be okay to listen to it and decide?]
Red fox Owen let out a comforting sound next to him.
They glared at the immature guy, but the deer and octopus also noticed Seongjin’s notice and quietly helped Owen.
[Isn’t this a suggestion because the possibility is very high? If there is a risk, there are also appropriate measures for it.]
[Dexter, you are very smart! For the second time, memorize the long name!]
[of course! I already know all the main strategies of the theme dungeon! Even though it is just theory without practice!]
These are truly fearless!
A pissed off Seongjin made an angry expression, but-
[Let’s just listen to it, okay? I’m a newbie.]
[I will follow your decisions as leader. So, can you please just review it for a moment?]
[Lee Seong-jin, I apologize!]
It was difficult to completely ignore the gaze of the cute animals, who were looking at us with their bright, shining eyes.
[…] Well then, just listen to it.]
In this way, the party listened in detail to the strategy explained by Dexter.
[C rank, the setting is that ‘The Orc King’s Maze’ has a unique story. The goddess Justitia left a prophecy to the king of the orcs about a hero who would appear someday. So he decided to build a huge maze to stop the hero… … .]
And surprisingly, Seongjin, who was indifferent at first, was also listening carefully to what Dexter was saying.
‘This is quite… … .’
It’s quite authentic since a genius engineer is serious about the game. Instead of simply memorizing the listed strategy, didn’t you properly analyze the silent villain’s abilities and create a strategy that can deal with various variables?
Also, sometimes there was a sharp perspective that only those involved in the development of the Homunculus engine could have.
‘If I had met Dexter on Earth, I think I would have hired him on the strategy team right away.’
Even the picky Seongjin would have thought so, but what about the silent villains who are extremely sloppy? In their minds, even the slightest bit of anxiety that was left in a corner had already been blown away!
[If everything goes according to his plan, he can quickly gain the upper hand in the political war with the Barum Trees!]
[Group! Our compatriots suffering from the devil! The moment of liberation is near!]
Even Owen spoke brightly.
[With this, you can shorten the main stream produced by Sang Tae-chang! Then it won’t be a dream to return to the imperial capital any time soon, right?]
[…] … .]
Thanks to this, Seongjin’s stubborn attitude softened a little.
is it? Would it be better to take a little risk and achieve quick results as a shortcut to bringing this runaway teenager back home?
[Haha, leave everything to me regarding strategy from now on!]
Dexter confidently patted his stomach and gave all the silent villains the reinforced weapons he had prepared.
[I took care of it during the day when you guys were away. Now you can definitely feel the power increase.]
[Dexter… … .]
Everyone looked at him with moved eyes.
[You are a really good guy!]
[Dexter! How can I express this gratitude!]
[moved! The warrior’s intestines shed hot tears… … !]
The silent villains made a fuss for a while, then ran out to the field to test their respective weapons.
“Hehe, it was worth dedicating the day to the game.”
Dexter said in a somewhat satisfied voice.
He said he played games alone during the day, and before he knew it, he had completed his first job change. Equipped with a fancy wizard’s robe and a nice reinforced staff.
“You hated it so much at first, but you’re more serious about the game than I thought, right?”
“Why not? When everyone needs my skills, I feel the greatest sense of accomplishment and joy. “I feel like I truly belong to everyone.”
The mole who responded like that looked for a moment with faint eyes at the doorway where the silent villains had disappeared.
“okay. “Isn’t that the time when people truly feel the worth of living in this world?”
“… … .”
“… No, but isn’t it strange? “Why do I keep saying such useless things to you?”
Seongjin looked at the shy little mole for a moment, fiddling with his goggles.
“Dexter,”
“huh?”
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“Are you going to return to Earth someday? Or would you like to come visit Delcross when you have time?”
Even though I am like this, I am the son of someone who is quite high up in Delcross. I will treat you well.
Then, as if hearing something unexpected, the mole opened its eyes and looked at Seongjin.
“Well, it’s not like I don’t want to go see the sights. But the elders strongly forbade it. Are you saying that if I, who inherited Ionian technology, set foot in Delcross, there is a risk of greatly harming the causality of the dimension?”
“okay?”
Seongjin thought for a moment and then shook his head.
“I have a feeling that will be okay? don’t worry.”
“But the old man… … .”
“Oh, it’s okay, it’s okay.”
If it’s that dragon old man, my father will definitely deal with it.
The man who stole the race key from the elder in a matter of hours is my father!
“Well, if that’s the case.”
Dexter answered hesitantly and asked Seongjin.
“Anyway, why don’t you hurry up and change jobs? You’ve leveled up, right? You’ve passed the first hurdle to becoming a summoner. Do you want to become a summoner now? “It would be better to have a full range of professions in the party.”
hmm. As a guest ID user with many limitations in career choices, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
But Seongjin was reluctant for something.
“Or, become a warrior according to your talents. “I saw you use a sword quite well yesterday.”
“well. Do I really have to change jobs?”
Then Dexter made a puzzled face.
“Why won’t you do it? You have to change jobs to really use special skills! The difference in damage is huge, so is there any reason not to do it?”
“Yeah, but.”
Seongjin was thinking hard, but soon the silent villains came back, very excited.
[Is this huge?]
[Preparation is perfect! Let’s quickly enter the orcs’ maze!]
[Everyone is dead!]
Ah, yes.
How can I stop those excited guys? Seongjin also sighed and prepared to enter the dungeon.
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But that was right then.
Crackling!
Noise appeared in my vision, and a strange lamenting sound came from somewhere.
[Ah, □□□ □□. This is what happens in the end. You should never have come here in the first place!]
It was a very unfamiliar voice, not the thoughts of anyone Seongjin had heard so far.
‘… … ?’
But there was no time to wonder.
Kikikiki.
With a strange laughter sound as if someone was whispering in my ear, my vision suddenly darkened and darkness came in an instant.
* * *
‘What is this again?’
Seongjin stood alone in the dark.
In complete darkness, not only the silent villains who were right next to you until now, but also the scenery in front of you cannot be seen.
‘Am I really awake?’
The body’s presence was intact. When I quietly raised my hand, I saw ten faintly glowing fingers.
Not the small hooves of a goat, but his own proper hands with the calluses characteristic of a swordsman.
‘… ‘Isn’t it a mountain goat?’
Chichik.
At that time, a crude noise appears in my field of vision again. After applying the ‘Gather Friends’ skin, I thought the graphical problem was completely solved, but was it just Seongjin’s mistake?
‘… … !’
However, when Seongjin’s vision became clear again, he was facing a woman he had never seen before.
It is a tall woman holding a long golden spear in one hand and covering both eyes with a red cloth. A dress made of thin fabric flowed down to her feet, fluttering in the air as if it were her wings.
‘… Justitia?’
It doesn’t look that different from the illustration on the site that Dexter first showed me.
Above all, that strong presence shining alone in the darkness clearly did not belong to an ordinary person. That woman is truly the goddess of the Pangea Chronicle.
[Be careful.]
At that time, a low, gloomy thought entered my mind.
[You have already disrupted the order of this world several times, □□□ □□.]
What do you mean?
[It is no longer dangerous. Please do not stir up chaos any further than this.]
… that?
At that time, Seongjin realized that she was looking somewhere other than him.
Although the goddess’s eyes were completely covered, Seongjin could clearly feel the direction of her gaze.
‘Behind me?’
An eerie chill ran down my entire body in an instant.
And I felt a clear presence like never before.
Long black hair like seaweed gently reaching her ears, and a woman’s pale arms wrapping around her shoulders and neck.
‘This… … !’
For some reason, someone has been sticking behind him like a spider.
Crackling.
He was even biting something hard behind Seongjin’s back.
Although it didn’t cause particularly severe pain, Seongjin could feel something, whether blood or vitality, slowly escaping through the wound.
I wonder why I’ve been feeling particularly tired lately!
‘what’s this?!’
Frightened, Seongjin quickly turned around and swung his arms, but the thing that stuck to him like a leech still did not come off.
Giggling.
An unpleasant sound of laughter flows down along with the thick blood.
‘Why did I never notice the existence of this guy until now?’
But at least I could clearly see why his vision had been imperfect up until now.
Gigi geek.
That’s because the guy was covering Seongjin’s eyes with his fingernails. Warm blood was also flowing from the area around his heavily injured eyes.
[…] … !]
Seongjin frowned and grabbed the guy’s hand.
‘Get away, you nasty bastard!’
Just then, the goddess in front of me warned me.
[You won’t be able to shake it off. □□□ □□.]
Tdu-duk-duk.
Red blood also flowed from the eyes of the goddess who said that.
At that moment, Seongjin realized. The red cloth covering her eyes was not originally red… … .
[Justitia has already melted into the atmosphere here, and it can no longer be restored.]
… Justitia?
When Seongjin turned around at those words-
Another goddess with gaping eye sockets opened her blood-soaked mouth wide and laughed, as if she was happy that her presence had finally been noticed.
Kyakyakyakyakya!
fantasy,
