298. Code Zero (3)
Seongjin and his party, running at high speed, had already covered half of the central maze. Without any crisis situation or even without stepping on the trap alarm once.
Where is that? By following precise instructions and working closely together, they even cleaned up the mobs they encountered on the way!
‘This is definitely not a coincidence!’
Dexter thought as he adjusted his crooked goggles from running.
How many crossroads have they passed so far? But running smoothly through a continuously changing maze without a set route, without encountering a single dead end?
‘Lee Seong-jin, what on earth is he doing?’
Bwak bwak bwak!
Dexter looked at the back of a small goat running majestically, making cute footsteps.
Now that I think about it, did you say that that guy is the son of the highest person in the Delcross dimension?
‘I thought he was a brat who fearlessly resorted to fraud based on the power of those in power… … .’
That may not be all.
Once I close the connection, I’ll have to ask the old man in detail about that guy. Dexter promised that.
[This is going to be too easy, right?]
[Relax! Just organize everything as you go!]
[You can’t let down your guard, but as the group said, there’s no need to be overly nervous!]
At this rate, after arriving at the boss room, you only need to worry about attacks coming from the two remaining directions.
Everyone was relieved to think that, but surprisingly, the face of Seongjin, who led them, was not that bright.
“There are points of slight discrepancy… … .”
“huh? Newbie, what did you say?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Seongjin waved his hand at Owen and then looked back at Dexter.
“Even though it’s faster than expected, we don’t have that much time to spare. “You know that too, right?”
“… … .”
Coincidentally, Dexter was also thinking the same thing.
The reason they chose a defensive battle was probably for the safety of party members.
Move forward by defeating the mobs that gather along the way. And after completely passing through one maze, you fight a defensive battle against the mobs that come from there.
If you have enough power and luck, it is obvious which one will be faster.
‘Lee Seong-jin is right. There won’t be much difference in the time required for a defense battle no matter how many times you do it. In the end, the key to determining the success of our plan will be how quickly we get through the maze in the first place!’
In ‘A Terrible Fraudster’, he is a guy who has an uncanny talent and is also quite smart.
Dexter’s perception of Lee Seong-jin was slowly changing in that way.
[Gurreubpplabgurlubrp.]
sparkle!
Seongjin, with a strange sparkle in his eyes again, calls out to the group.
[Is the longbow unit next? good night! This body, take the mound!]
Just by being called, this strange ranger understood Seongjin’s words perfectly.
Meandering.
He pulled the strings while making funny gestures that I couldn’t tell if it was a dance or a warm-up move.
[Go the strongest! Prepare for shock!]
It was right then.
Dudduddu!
A sudden change occurred in the dungeon. As soon as we were faced with a small unit from a distance, the maze changed a beat quickly.
[…] … ?!]
[Oh! Blocked!]
[Just step back, group!]
[what? Change is too fast?]
Kurrrrrr… … .
And by the time the maze was finally re-established, the Orc longbow troops on the other side of the passage had already recognized them.
Peeing! ping! ping!
As soon as the road opens, arrows come raining down from them.
[this… … !]
A longbow that is evaluated as extremely ineffective in narrow dungeons.
However, since they could not close the distance in a straight passage, there was no more threatening curtain of arrows.
[Group! First you have to attack them! Even if we move forward while blocking with a shield, we won’t be able to last long there unless we resolve the ‘condition’!]
Hatasu Titi held out his shield and shouted, but Gurup violently shook his hair in denial.
[It’s impossible here! The longbow has a long range! I need to dig deeper!]
That’s right, the group’s weapon is a composite bow that has been modified to focus on power rather than range. It was an obvious choice to run through the dungeon.
[Then what? Are you going to jump in like this?]
[Let’s ask wise Dexter! Is there some easy strategy?]
[huh? No, that’s it… … .]
Dexter looked at the rain of arrows with a perplexed expression.
‘what? As the maze changed, a long straight passage was accidentally created. Thanks to this, the Orc longbow units are making full use of long-range special skills. ‘Is it possible for there to be space within the maze to provide this much range?’
Moreover, their skill cooldowns had somehow been reduced, and strangely enough, the spacing between the arrows flying felt very tight.
“Your eyes are red… … .”
“… … ?”
Suddenly, I turned my head to see Seongjin Lee rubbing his eyes with his hoof and making a serious expression.
“eye? What eyes?”
“Their eyes are gradually turning red. “Don’t you know?”
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Dexter looked in the opposite direction in confusion, but the evil eyes of the orcs staring this way were not much different from the first time.
You’ll still earn it, right? What on earth has changed?
“But why do you keep rubbing your eyes? “Where does it hurt?”
“No, the noise… … .”
“noise?”
At that time, Owen grabbed the ax and stepped forward.
[Why are you so embarrassed? Just because you’ve achieved some easy results these days, it’s natural that you can’t always get away with it, right?]
[Owen?]
Maybe it was because he had been on the front line for a long time, but he seemed completely unfazed even in this situation.
[Don’t waste time looking for a way out, just do what you always do. First, Titi takes Gurup and approaches the guys as much as possible. Then, when it reaches the range, the group immediately leaves the shield and fires an arrow!]
Then Hatasu Titi looked straight ahead with a worried face.
[But the moment you leave the shield to attack, you will be defenselessly exposed to their special skills.]
[Don’t worry too much about that. I will go with you by your side.]
Owen slowly turned his shoulders and raised the corners of his mouth.
[When the right time comes, I will first focus their attention with ‘War Cry.’]
War Cry.
A basic aggro skill possessed by melee warriors.
[…] … .]
Everyone was silent and looked at Owen. What he said was clearly a correct method, but there were two big problems with it.
Hatasu Titi’s shield can additionally protect only one group. And the attacks of the Orc longbow unit are not that light to induce concentrated fire with War Cry.
In other words, Owen approaches the enemy’s arrows with his bare body and makes dangerous noises that will eventually focus the attack on himself.
[What’s wrong with you? are you okay. This is something that can happen at least once in a defensive battle anyway… … .]
Wow!
[…] 100 million!?]
Owen, who had been talking cheerfully, fell backwards clutching his forehead due to the sudden shock.
‘… what?’
He was hit so hard that some of his HP was blown away. For a moment, he thought he had been hit by an orc’s blind arrow.
When he looked up in confusion, he saw a small mountain goat glaring at him with very murderous eyes.
[Dude, do you always do this?]
[…] Are you a newbie?]
[After all this, you’ve been nagging others like they shouldn’t die and telling them to take care of themselves, which doesn’t work? Isn’t this guy completely lacking?]
It was an unprecedentedly harsh criticism.
[No, newbie. But there’s no way, right? What would you do if you caused damage to a party member in a situation like this?]
Owen protested fiercely, but what came instead of an answer was another night.
[You get hit even if you get hit!]
Wow!
[What!?]
Owen rolled on the floor again, holding his forehead and making a puzzled expression.
what? It’s just one night, why can’t I avoid it? And it hurts like this?
Next to Owen, a potion bottle wrapped around his hair creeps up.
[Have you tried drinking the HP recovery potion?]
[ah. Thank you, group.]
Seongjin looked at Owen with pitiful eyes for a moment as he gulped down the potion, then turned his head towards Hatasu Titi.
[TT. What is the scope of War Cry? Can we influence them here too?]
Then the quick-witted shield warrior quickly nodded.
[Of course it’s possible. War Cry is a skill that is mainly used in large fields.]
[Then there is no need to follow the group’s range. Here, protect yourself with a shield and use your skills with that idiot.]
[But Lee Seong-jin. Even if we get their attention from afar, if the group moves closer, their goals will likely change. War Cry is powerful, but not enough to completely ignore enemies that come close.]
[But while the goal is changing, there will definitely be a momentary gap in that arrow curtain.]
After answering like that, Seongjin took out his beginner’s sword and called out his name.
[Gureupkkeullabgurleup bikyoleulleup. follow me.]
[Group?]
[…] … ?]
Before everyone even understood what it meant-
Wow!
The mountain goat hit the ground with force and shouted.
[Let’s hit the ceiling like before! First, let’s catch up with them!]
[hey! Newbie!]
Startled, Owen belatedly got up and shouted, but-
Wow!
Seongjin, who had already stepped onto the relief of the stone wall, slightly twisted his body to avoid an incoming arrow, and jumped straight up toward the high ceiling.
Wow!
Eventually he reached the corner of the passage. A blind spot that narrowly escapes the curtain of arrows.
[…] Dangerous!]
Of course, one orc archer recognized the target and fired an arrow aimed right at the corner –
Taean!
The mountain goat, which seemed to have guessed this, struck it away with its sword, flew away again and headed towards the corner under the stone wall. It seemed like he had properly identified a location that was difficult to aim with a bow.
Wow!
Everyone was looking at the strange movement with their mouths wide open, but the beautiful ranger shouted in a bright voice and launched herself.
[I understand well! Leave it to me!]
The case of the group was even simpler. Isn’t wall climbing his specialty in the first place?
Shiriririk!
The ranger aimed his bowstring with his arms and hair and began to climb the wall with ease, waving his remaining arm and two legs strangely.
‘… … !’
And in keeping with Seongjin, he zigzags back and forth between both corners of the ceiling. When Seongjin touched the ceiling, he hid behind him, but when he went down again, he immediately fell into the opposite ceiling.
Shrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
But the movement was so smooth, like a bug crawling across the ceiling.
‘… ‘What is that again!?’
Dexter was shocked by the unimaginable sight, but surprisingly, the other silent villains seemed quite familiar with the sight.
[Newbie guy, what are you going to do if you end up screwing up a lot of people and then getting out like that?]
[Owen. Think about it later and focus properly! Soon the group comes into range. In order for him to be able to use his skills, we need to get their attention properly at least once!]
After that, it was simpler than I thought.
A war cry that violently shakes the passage. That one-second gap where the Orc archers were momentarily distracted.
[now!]
At Seongjin’s signal, the group clinging to the ceiling pulled the bowstring vigorously with its hair.
ping! Wedge!
Ugh… … !
With a tremendous sound, the Orc archer in the lead died. The arrow that was aimed properly at Uldae pierced the guy’s neck and cut it off!
[good!]
The condition has been resolved!
Seongjin, who confirmed that the mob had completely melted, easily kicked the wall one last time.
Wow!
And it landed gently at the rear of the Orc unit, which was shaking and confused about the priority of the goal. Just by running up and down the wall, I really caught them off guard.
After that, it’s purely a close-range warrior’s interval.
Seongjin kicked away the cumbersome longbow of the guy closest to him and plunged the knife right into his clearly exposed carotid artery.
Sigh!
Keke!
A critical hit appears immediately, and 2/3 of HP disappears in an instant.
Puff puff!
However, it was the arrows of other orcs that completely finished him off. Before the archers’ arrows left the field, Seongjin pulled the sword from the man’s neck and turned it into a shield.
Slurp-
The guy whose HP was low quickly melted into a handful of light. The cover that covered his body was gone, but Seongjin had already kicked off the floor and dug deep inside, sinking his sword into the heart of another guy.
Phew!
[Newbie! It’s too dangerous! Don’t dig in alone!]
[Lee Seong-jin! Please wait!]
Owen and Hatasu Titi came from behind Seongjin, and the battle situation took a dramatic turn. They literally started slaughtering their enemies like crazy.
puck! Flutter! Phew!
Owen smashed their heads with one sharp blow every time, and Hatasu Titi wielded his shield like a weapon and knocked down the archers.
In that way, the Orc small unit was completely eliminated in an instant.
[What is this… … .]
When the matter was resolved more smoothly than expected, Dexter slowly approached them with a blank expression on his face.
No, let alone the other guys. Seongjin Lee What on earth is that guy doing that makes him move like that? Are you saying that you are the well-bred son of a high being?
Perhaps aware of Dexter’s suspicious gaze, the little goat, who was sharpening his blood-soaked sword, answered indifferently.
[They’re all low level mobs, right? There aren’t many off-beats in the attacks, and there aren’t any complicated skills. The AI is very simple, so it is not difficult to respond.]
[…] … .]
As the saying goes, the things that appear in C-rank dungeons are relatively low-level monsters. Like elite mobs or bosses, they do not use complex skills such as ‘skill absorption’ or ‘damage reflection’. That said, there isn’t that much to calculate.
but.
‘It’s suspicious. ‘You’re so suspicious!’
Dexter repeatedly promised himself that he would definitely find out about that guy when he got back.
* * *
After that, there were no more situations that would hold them back.
Although there were times when the maze’s deformation and the tempo of the attack were slightly off, we were still able to continue the attack relatively smoothly.
Above all, as long as they followed Seongjin, they never lost their way. It also takes less time than expected.
So Dexter thought everything was going well. Except for the occasional muttering from Seongjin behind me.
“It’s still within the range of response, not yet… … .”
Every time he did that, a strange feeling of anxiety came over Dexter. Doesn’t this guy who has shown inhumane tricks on several occasions keep repeating those words make people more anxious?
And unfortunately, Dexter’s fears became reality the moment he reached the boss room.
Bleep-
With an ear-piercing alarm, the boss room suddenly opened and a huge orc came out.
Wow!
“… Orc king? Why all of a sudden now?”
thud! thud! thud!
Every time he takes a step with his heavy body, the entire dungeon shakes violently due to the recoil.
At the same time, Dexter’s mind gradually turned white. what? What’s this? I don’t know anything about this situation… … !
[Everyone come to your senses!]
Just then, there was a voice that seemed to pierce into his brain and awaken his mind.
[We expected attacks from three sides from the beginning! yes?]
[Lee Seong-jin… … !]
[The center has been swept clean, so all that remains is the corridors on both sides, the boss, and attacks from three sides!]
Dexter couldn’t stop talking.
No, that’s not true, Seongjin Lee.
Bosses are different. AI is different. This is not a simple opponent that matches like rock, paper, scissors!
But even so, Seongjin’s next words had a strange power that touched Dexter’s heart.
[You just have to proceed with the defensive battle as planned! Leave everything else to me!]
fantasy,
