Episode 392
392. Episode 392
Black liquid spurting out from a crack in the solid ground where the moon was embedded.
It has a unique thickness and the appearance of exploring its surroundings like slime as soon as it rises to the surface.
It was a typical outerwear look without needing to identify it.
“Ruin!”
– Kroong!
Ruin immediately rushed in and bared his fangs, but Outer did not sit still and take it.
Even though he hadn’t used the power of destruction yet, he somehow figured out that Seun was a threat and immediately went to the nearest host.
Stretching out towards the Arcana.
“I told you it’s still gross even when I look at it again~”
Five huge cards are lined up in front of her.
While the outer hesitates at the perfect defense without any gaps, Se-un puts down the Durangdal and takes out his staff from the Manbyeongjiham.
– The power of ‘Inferno’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
The staff is imbued with the power of destruction, and the flames that spew out from it are also imbued with the power of destruction.
An outer that starts to ache as soon as it touches the flame.
They curled up into a ball to protect their bodies, but when the flames showed no sign of stopping, they prepared to lose some of their bodies and threw some outward.
– Kwang!
Crunch.
Ruin, who had been waiting, immediately opens his mouth and chews and swallows the outer.
“Is it the end?”
“I have to check.”
Se-un grabs the handle again and turns it forcefully.
There was a cracking sound as the ground scraped, and the gap opened slightly wider.
I definitely thought the outer would burst out again this time, but contrary to my expectations, nothing happened.
“Ruin, check it out.”
– Sniff sniff. Sniff… … .
Ruin put his nose through the gap, but soon frowned and shook his head.
It seems like the outerwear that just came out was all there was. No, maybe it’s because the ground hasn’t been dug yet.
The ground is so hard that even if you strike it with your back, 1/3 of the blade will go in, but there is nothing you can’t do.
At that moment, I was about to dig down into the ground again.
Kookung!
There was a noise like something collapsing behind me, along with a thick cloud of dust.
When I turned my head, I saw the bone dragon lying on the ground, completely wounded.
Even though it was already a finished match for anyone to see, the Bone Dragon tried to gather the scattered bone fragments around it in order to somehow recover its body and stand up.
– Player Yushua uses ‘Tarantula’s Fang’.
Phew!
Yusua walked leisurely between the ribs of the bone dragon that had been shattered by Kangcheol’s fist and swung her twin swords.
The target is the Dark Orb, the Bone Dragon’s weakness that Harry discovered.
It was located in the same location as Dragon Heart, but it did not have the same power as Dragon Heart and was simply a core that allowed it to maintain its form as an undead.
Although it is said to be a weakness, it is not easily broken by physical attacks.
However, Yusua’s attacks are not simple physical attacks.
Baal’s poison flowed into the Dark Orb through the blade, consuming it.
Not long after.
“Ka-la-la-la-la-”
The bone dragon let out a monstrous roar as the bones in its entire body began to disintegrate and crumble.
The battle ended much sooner than Seun expected.
I knew that each individual was strong, but the strength of the Diablo Guild, united under the command of Yushua, was far beyond my expectations.
As the boss monster fell, of course.
– Successfully defeated the ‘Bone Dragon’ that rose from the Crucible of Death.
– Public service values are calculated in total per guild.
– Calculating public figures… … .
There were signs that the ordeal was coming to an end.
As always, the last floor right before the shelter will naturally move to the next shelter as soon as the ordeal is over.
I wanted to look into this a little more, but didn’t have time.
“If you want to come back up from Lilac, I can help you~”
Arcana came up to Seun and read his thoughts, but Seun shook his head.
‘What’s here is most likely a trace or a part of something.’
Looking back on the trials so far, that possibility becomes even greater.
The Mercury Temple on the 10th floor is connected to the next shelter, Skabe, the Ice Lake on the 20th floor is connected to the next shelter, Ice Fortress, and the Meteorite Impact on the 30th floor is connected to the next shelter, the Underground Bunker.
The subsequent trials were the same.
In other words, the outer, who was presumed to be sleeping underground now, was also likely sleeping underground in the seventh shelter.
“Ruin, remember the smell.”
– I understand, my lord.
Ruin frowned as he brought his nose to the gap where the outer had been emitting smoke, but he clearly remembered the smell.
“Oh my, isn’t that the game we played together?”
“that’s right.”
Smell memory, and then detection. This was one of the games Arcana and Ruin played at the shelter.
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She once played a game where she would hide the target and have Ruin find it after giving him an extremely faint trace of a scent.
This method was invented by Seun, who recalled the play back then.
And not long after.
– Total accumulated merit points: 280,000 points
– Congratulations! You passed the 60th floor trial with a ranking of 2nd.
– You have earned 50,000 points as a reward.
The 60th floor ordeal is over.
Unfortunately, the result was 2nd place.
I thought I would be able to easily take first place since the boss monster raid ended earlier than expected, but the result was a bit disappointing.
In fact, in this battle, Seun only managed to slightly deflect the Bone Dragon.
Arcana also just quietly watched Seun from behind.
It was a great achievement to get 2nd place in a raid without the guild leader participating.
but.
“… … Mr. Se-un, I’m sorry. I could have finished a little earlier.”
“I’m sorry, Master.”
Some in the Diablo Guild didn’t seem to think so.
He approached me as if he had committed a crime and bowed his head, which made Se-woon feel sorry.
“No. Rather, I should be sorry. It’s because I couldn’t help you while I was busy with other things that this happened.”
“but…….”
“It’s okay. And thank you all for your hard work.”
We will soon be moving to the next shelter.
The guild members nodded to Seun’s words and began preparing to leave for the next trial.
Even though it was preparation, Go Chang-seok and the twin sisters helped collect the bones of the Bone Dragon, saying, “We have to collect this!”
Thanks to everyone’s help, by the time we were done collecting all the bones of that giant bone dragon.
– Move to the seventh shelter, the silent city ‘Death Hill’.
Everyone’s vision became blurry and they were moved to the seventh shelter, Death Hill.
* * *
The Diablo Guild has overcome the 60th floor of trials and reached the seventh shelter.
What caught everyone’s eye as soon as they arrived.
“Ugh, surprise!”
“Why are you so surprised? I came up from the 51st floor looking at living, moving skeletons.”
“I thought this place would be okay!”
There were hundreds of graves.
The sight of tombstones without names filling the field of vision was like a scene from a horror movie.
Death Hill.
This place, also called the City of Silence, had so many tombs that it was called a ‘place honoring the dead.’
‘There were even rumors that when players died, they would be buried here.’
At first, he thought it was just a rumor, but Se-Woon had seriously considered the possibility of the rumor.
Before returning, I spent a lot of time in Death Hill doing various quests, so I happened to coincidentally overlap with an important event in the tower.
That’s right, the day when a new player enters the top once a year.
The tutorial begins and there is a short period of time where most players die.
At that time, Se-un was able to notice.
Hundreds of nameless tombstones are erected on the outskirts of Death Hill.
Of course, the timing was just coincidental, and we couldn’t be sure that they were the tombstones of players who died in the tutorial.
Well, it doesn’t matter whether that’s true or not.
“Is this really a shelter? It looks like the undead will crawl out of there at any moment. Ugh… … .”
“Oh, that would be great. If we can get our test subjects from so many tombs, we can experiment without worry while we’re at the shelter!”
“Baekhyun oppa, I’m scared… … .”
“Huh? Haha… … .”
“Where else should we go? It’s a shelter, so there should be a place to rest, right? If it feels like this, I think it would be better to go to our residence.”
Everyone is appreciating Death Hill and sharing their own thoughts.
Even though they didn’t say anything, everyone was probably tired from attacking the Bone Dragon, so they were trying to quickly move to the city center and find a place to stay.
Outside, near the entrance to the tomb, I sensed a presence.
Because they were so obviously showing off their presence, the Diablo Guild’s attention was naturally drawn to them.
“Oh, hello. Welcome to Death Hill. You all look so strong. Are you hurt?”
Dressed in pitch-black clothing that blends in with the surrounding darkness, with hair tied neatly. As he speaks with his head down and his hood pulled down, his face cannot be seen properly.
He looks very timid as he twiddles his hands, but he somehow manages to continue talking. It looks like he’s having quite a hard time.
The first one to step forward from the Diablo Guild was Yusua.
“Who are you?”
“Oh, I didn’t introduce myself. I, I’m here to guide those who are arriving at Death Hill for the first time.”
“Is it like a guide?”
“I would appreciate it if you thought of me as a volunteer rather than a guide. Aren’t you all hungry?”
“I’m hungry!”
“me too!”
“What kind of food is there here?”
“The fish dish at Jehetten was really delicious!”
“… … The convenience food these days is also delicious.”
“Wow, Hancheol oppa is special. He really was forced to eat that.”
“It looks like you’re all hungry. Hey, would you like to follow me? I’ll take you to a famous restaurant in Death Hill.”
Although everyone was expecting it, Yu Seo-ah didn’t let her guard down.
I guess he’s acting like that because he almost got scammed at Jeheton.
And that was the right answer.
“go away.”
“yes yes?”
“We have no intention of setting foot on the Black Cross, so get out.”
The black clothes she was wearing were typical attire worn by members of the Black Cross guild. No, by believers of the Black Cross.
That is to say, she appeared here under the instructions of Felches.
‘Even though the Black Cross values evangelism, it is unlikely that it will be waiting at every starting point.’
Once you pass the 60-floor trial, you will be randomly transported to one of the numerous points in Death Hill.
No matter how large the Black Cross’s power is in Death Hill, it is not enough to monitor all of the places.
But is it a coincidence that she appeared now?
‘It can’t be a coincidence.’
There was a reason for this to be expected.
Putting aside the events before his return, Se-Woon had a history of entering the auction house in Lilac and stealing the ‘Hero’s Leap’ that he was trying to bid on.
Even if it was stolen, it was obtained rightfully with the help of Arcana and with overwhelming wealth.
Moreover, as he was leaving the auction house, he was openly ignored by Arcana.
If it was Pelches, who Se-un knew, there was no way he would let this go.
‘Because he’s the kind of guy who tramples on those who don’t come under him.’
Perhaps since he left the auction house, Felchez had been investigating the whereabouts of Arcana and the Diablo Guild.
From the moment Arcana joined the Diablo Guild and the Diablo Guild began challenging the trials, they placed followers at all of Death Hill’s starting points.
“Well, I think you’re misunderstanding something. We at Black Cross… … .”
BANG!!
“Eek!”
“Didn’t I tell you to get out?”
Perhaps frustrated by the lack of communication, Kang Han-cheol approached and swung his fist.
He blew the gravestone next to her as a threat, and the blow was so strong that the pressure of the wind ripped off her hood.
“Go tell your guild leader. If you mess with us, he won’t let you off easy.”
It seems that I will not be able to avoid my bad relationship with Felches in this life either.
fantasy,
