312. Underwater (3)
“You did that last time, and this time you’re losing your mind again. Newbie, where are you hurting?”
Owen followed Seongjin and asked persistently.
“Because it’s no big deal. don’t mind.”
“but… … .”
It wasn’t just Owen who was worried about Seongjin. The silent villains and Dexter were also watching him with concerned faces.
Since the so-called party leader was mesmerized as soon as he entered the dungeon, their concerns were not something I could understand.
“What should I do? “Do you want to just rest this time?”
Tsk, what a fuss.
Seongjin didn’t even look at Owen and just waved his hand as if he was annoyed.
“Say what makes sense. You heard it from Dexter earlier, right? The role of the wizard is the most important in this dungeon. But how are you going to clear this place without me?”
Theme Dungeon B Rank, Witches’ Coven.
Unlike the ‘Orc King’s Maze’, where mobs of various classes were evenly distributed, this was a dungeon mainly dominated by wizard-type mobs that used mental magic or summoning.
Naturally, the magician’s power is absolutely necessary to solve ‘Justitia’s conditions’.
In terms of type alone, it would be similar to Ice Banshee’s dungeon. In that D-rank dungeon, didn’t Seongjin and the silent villains almost die?
‘Besides, the strategy Dexter came up with this time was probably supplemented based on my abilities. It would be absolutely impossible to clear it without me, right?’
Seongjin snorted inwardly and added.
“Don’t forget, Owen. “We are still in the time challenge.”
“That’s true, but. If you overdo it and something dangerous happens… … .”
“Ah, don’t you worry needlessly? are you okay. “This dungeon will actually be safer than the Orc King’s maze.”
Seongjin’s words were sincere.
He was confident that he could wipe out any dungeon in one go. No matter what anyone says, his condition is at its best right now.
Justitia of Darkness.
The thing that had been making errors big and small and gnawing at Seongjin like a leech, has now completely lost its power. So, no unexpected situations would occur for a while, and Seongjin’s fatigue was also expected to be much less than before.
‘Plus, there are things I stole from Justitia.’
However, despite Seongjin’s confirmation, Owen’s expression did not ease.
Why? The moment I saw the newbie standing next to the dark red flame, I suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu.
‘what? Have you ever seen a scene similar to this?’
Owen thought through his memories, but no matter how much he thought about it, nothing came to mind.
[Now, stop concentrating.]
Seongjin warned Owen, who was still thinking about something else.
Meanwhile, they finally encountered the first mobs. They were witches wearing black cloaks.
Hehehehe… … .
Women emitting a cloud of black energy with ominous laughter.
Perhaps, the moment they enter their range of perception, mental magic will be poured mercilessly towards the party.
[Now, please. Seongjin Lee!]
As Dexter ordered in a nervous voice, Seongjin confidently stepped forward. This is to remove the condition through a magic attack.
Wow!
However, what Seongjin brought out this time was not Hayes’ evil spirit.
“Ignition.”
A short phrase that I have heard for the first time from the mouth of a baby goat is recited.
[…] … ?]
Everyone was confused and didn’t know what was going on, but then something amazing happened right in front of their eyes. Dark red flames erupted from the group of witches all at once!
Grumble!
Kyaaaaa… … !
The fire burned briefly and fiercely. The witches burned up and disappeared into thin air before their death spell was even over.
Without any conditions or anything, damage leading to instant death was inflicted.
[…] … !?]
[Hmm, the problem is that the damage is too strong? There’s no point in party hunting like this, right?]
Everyone was bewildered and their mouths were wide open, but only Seongjin was worried and checked the skill window. There, the new skill I had just acquired from Justitia was blinking.
〚new! Unique Skill – Ignition〛
〚When the caster designates a target, spontaneous combustion occurs in an instant, regardless of the target’s defense, reducing HP to 0.〛
〚Maximum number of possible targets: 5〛
〚Acquisition conditions – □□□ □□〛
〚MP consumption: 1〛 per object
〚Rank: SSS〛
〚Proficiency: SSS〛
A skill that has no class or level requirements and is only available to Seongjin.
It doesn’t matter how much life the enemy has or how much defense they have. There was almost no MP consumption.
It was a truly fraudulent instant kill that did not even require precise aiming.
[…] Just now, what is that?]
Dexter, who has finally come to his senses, asks in a trembling voice. However, Seongjin gave a vague answer and walked forward quickly.
[Eh, no big deal.]
[wait for a sec! It’s nothing special, hey!]
This skill, whose performance was so extreme that it was even crude, had just been created by Justitia with considerable effort. Seongjin didn’t ask for it, but he voluntarily gave it to me.
-There is no need for this. Because I have Demon King No. 2. Just fulfill the requirements I mentioned.
Seongjin thought that his current strength was sufficient, but Justitia’s position seems to have been very different.
-This is a gift from me, independent of your request, □□□ □□.
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-gift? Without conditions?
-exactly. There are no conditions. So please, get these skills and never bring out that dangerous flame in Pangea Chronicle again!
A voice that seems quite desperate. Justitia was clearly extremely wary of Demon King No. 2.
Why not? Didn’t he just witness a leech with the same name and status as himself disappearing in vain?
If we can eliminate the errors that have accumulated and become laws, then we can eliminate not only the correct laws but also the world itself without difficulty.
“Hey, Seongjin Lee!”
At that time, the mole engineer approached at a hurried pace and whispered urgently in Seongjin’s ear.
“What happened to you? “You didn’t have this skill before, right?”
However, Seongjin only responded calmly, gauging the distance to the next group of witches.
“There are other things too, so it’s still too early to be surprised.”
“… what?”
okay. Even the skill that Justitia had was [Ignition].
〚new! Unique Skill – Lava Field〛
〚Creates the floor in the area designated by the caster into a lava field. It can be activated not only on the ground, but also on ice or water. Once trapped in the field, the target cannot escape, and regardless of fire defense, it receives additional damage of 30% HP upon activation and 10% HP per second thereafter.〛
〚Acquisition conditions – □□□ □□〛
〚MP consumption: 5〛
〚Rank: SSS〛
〚Proficiency: SSS〛
This is also a trick that completely ignores the game’s balance.
If 30% is cut when activated and an additional 10% per second, this means that it is possible to capture any target within 7 seconds.
‘Shall we try it?’
There is no need to delay.
Seongjin muttered softly as soon as the witches came into view.
“Lava field.”
Then, in the distance, the floor where the mobs were standing turned into an extensive lava floor.
Grumble!
Kia… … !
This time too, the witches were wiped out before they even found Seongjin and his group.
[…] … !?]
A sight you cannot easily believe even when you see it with your own eyes.
Dexter and the silent villains could only watch dumbly as the group of witches suddenly turned into light.
‘Is it quite useful?’
okay. The only way to prevent Seongjin from bringing out Demon King No. 2 is to give him a morale skill equivalent to that.
Even if the balance is messed up, it seems like they thought it would be better than Demon King No. 2 unfolding indiscriminately again.
〚new! Unique Skill – Flame〛
〚Applies a flame aura to the caster’s weapon. Magic properties are added to the weapon’s unique properties. 200% damage of attack is added.〛
〚Acquisition conditions – □□□ □□〛
〚MP consumption: 1〛 per second
〚Rank: SSS〛
〚Proficiency: SSS〛
Kyaaa! Wow!
A beginner’s sword engulfed in red flames slaughters witches.
[Lee Seong-jin! Not close range! To solve the ‘condition’, you have to use magic… … !]
Dexter, who was embarrassed and tried to stop them, soon closed his mouth after seeing the witches disappearing into light.
A buff skill that allows you to receive a magic judgment even if you hit at close range. Of course, the damage increase is far outside the range of the buff.
‘Anyway, if I have this, I can solve Justitia’s [conditions] without a wizard.’
These were skills sufficient to run through themed dungeons. The intention seemed so transparent that I almost laughed.
‘Aren’t you telling me not to bring out Demon King No. 2 at all costs?’
Seongjin, who tested the last skill, was satisfied. First of all, I like that the startup language is intuitive and not grand. Probably because it was made in a hasty manner.
[Sorry everyone. I think I should take the test first when I have some free time.]
Seongjin asked for understanding from the group who were looking at him with wide eyes. He held his small hooves forward out of habit.
[Lee Seong-jin… … .]
[I’ll give you a detailed explanation later, so for now, let’s finish the dungeon. Because I’m still in the time challenge.]
Then, the tense atmosphere of the group softened like a lie.
[Yes, that’s right! We need to save time now!]
[I understand, Seongjin Lee.]
Seongjin, who was looking at the group hurriedly maintaining the equipment, suddenly felt dumbfounded.
‘no. ‘I’m the one who said it, but why is everyone so obediently believing without any doubt?’
The mental world of thugs is sometimes really difficult to understand.
Anyway, Seongjin summoned Hayes’ evil spirit as originally planned. The skill test was almost over, and I was about to follow the strategy that Dexter had worked so hard to plan.
‘Besides, that guy is so quiet… … .’
Strangely, every time Seongjin fires a flashy flame-type skill here and there, Owen’s expression gets worse. That has been on my mind since a while ago.
[Owner of my soul!]
Hayes’ evil spirit appeared as if it had been waiting, and shot towards the witches, flowing black fog.
[let’s go!]
With the baby goat’s signal, the group began to run vigorously toward the boss room.
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“All errors in the game have temporarily disappeared… … .”
“Yes, it is.”
Matilda frowned after receiving the report from her subordinate.
She is a senior executive at Impulse Soft and the chief engineer of the Homunculus engine development department. It was natural to receive real-time reports of events occurring in Pangea Chronicle, the first game to use the Homunculus engine.
“What is the cause?”
“We are still figuring it out.”
“okay… … .”
Matilda answered indifferently, as if she wasn’t expecting much.
This is because I know better than anyone else that the game is already so twisted that investigating the logs is not easy.
“Let’s just go. If there is anything unusual, report it and post it right away.”
Matilda gestured to the employee and suddenly felt the concentration of nicotine in her blood drop sharply. Her beautifully lipsticked lips flick on her new cigarette.
“Phew… … .”
After inhaling a few puffs of smoke, the headache subsides a bit and the body relaxes. It was a sign of strong addiction.
As I’ve been paying attention to the precarious Pangea Chronicle, my smoking has noticeably increased recently.
“You sound like a damn director… … .”
It was a purely lazy game director’s mistake that caused this huge mass of errors to become a god.
In the process of refining the hastily created game, the author was ultimately unable to let go of the settings for his earlier work, Chronicles of Astria.
He loved his work and world view. I was particularly attached to his last series, ‘Astria of Darkness’, because it received favorable reviews for providing new tension by exposing the duality of a good goddess.
It was the golden age of that old-fashioned author.
“Isn’t that why the hastily created world almost ended in vain? … .”
In any case, it was fortunate for both users and Impulse Soft that the error was resolved.
Matilda, who had been thinking for a while, suddenly realized that her subordinate had not yet left, and turned her head.
“Is there anything else you want to say?”
Then the employee hesitated before opening his mouth.
“I… It’s none other than the former item, the Ice Heart… … .”
Ah, heart of ice.
That’s a huge headache as well.
“They said they were asking the VIP carefully, but they said it would be difficult to return it in the near future.”
“this… … .”
Although it was expected to some extent, I was even more disappointed after hearing the results. I firmly believed that VIPs would not cause any problems.
But you can’t blame only him. It was Matilda’s arbitrary decision to rush the completion of the game even by pouring in sources from other games.
“I will try to find a solution. “Just leave now.”
Matilda, who waved her hand to bite a subordinate, silently smoked a cigarette and looked at the pictures on the monitor for a moment.
It was a screenshot of the game taken by an observation drone from afar.
Sometimes it was hard to see because the focus was blurry, but in any case, the main character taking up most of the photo was a small mole wearing goggles.
“okay. “It seems like you are doing well after leaving Earth.”
Matilda’s short fingers carefully caress the monitor. Although it was a gesture that seemed fearful at first glance, what was still conveyed in her fingertips was clear affection.
“But why, even with your new body in this new world, are you still as small as before, Dexter…” … .”
fantasy,
