Episode 3
Kang Jin-hyeok immediately entered the dungeon and began hunting.
Even though they were low level, goblins were considered trash mobs among trash mobs, so they weren’t difficult to deal with.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who encountered five or six of them at once, remembered the emotional counselor’s advice.
This time, he aimed precisely for the heads and dispatched the goblins in no time.
[You have leveled up.]
Kang Jin-hyeok opened his inventory and stuffed the goblin’s corpse inside.
It was surprising to see goblins as tall as 110cm fit into a pouch the size of a pouch.
It was a shame that the cheap inventory could only store monsters and items.
“But there are still plenty of empty seats.”
Kang Jin-hyeok was very excited to discover the unexpected Nodaji.
But no matter how much you love someone, you have to cherish your own life.
Kang Jin-hyeok took out two return stones from his inventory just in case and placed one outside the attic.
And the other one was tightly packed in his trouser pocket.
“It costs 500,000 won each, but if I don’t use it now, when will I use it?”
Now, if there was a problem, I could immediately use the return stone and escape out of the attic.
It was a million-dollar escape, but it was better than burying my bones here.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who had prepared the insurance, then took out a disc that looked like a hand mirror.
“I never thought the day would come when I would actually use this.”
I was deceived into purchasing a search radar (regular price 398,000 won) because of the advertisement that said I could find the location of monsters anytime, anywhere.
As expected from a home shopping product, the reality was that it was a trash item that could only be detected within a range of 50m.
This piece of junk that can’t be refunded or exchanged because the production company ran off with the money has finally started working.
Numerous spots appearing on the plate.
This was a sign that there were a lot of monsters around.
“Good!”
In the winding labyrinth, radar guidance was a great help.
Kang Jin-hyeok ran to the nearest spot holding a baseball bat.
“Squeak?”
When the goblin was startled by the sudden noise, it was already too late.
The bat, swung with all its might like a batter dealing with a fastball, smashed the goblin’s face.
The loud sound of the impact struck Kang Jin-hyeok’s heartstrings.
“homer!”
The notification window of Kang Jin-hyeok cheering while watching the goblin flying backwards came to mind once again.
[You have leveled up.]
It seemed like his level had increased a bit, so Kang Jin-hyeok checked the stats window for the first time in a while.
[Kang Jin-hyeok]
Level: 13
Race: Human
Class: None
Power 😀
Agility 😀
Horsepower: F
Stamina: C
The level went up quite a bit, but contrary to expectations, the stats were still miserable.
The stats of lower class hunters who did not have any skills were usually at this level.
“You can just start uploading now, okay?”
Until yesterday, I would sigh just looking at the stats, but now it was different.
Kang Jin-hyeok had a dungeon overflowing with monsters.
It was time to say goodbye to the days when I was worried about when I would be able to level up.
“Okay, where to next?”
I checked the radar and the three spots were closest to my current location.
As expected, their true identities were also goblins.
As the name ‘Goblin’s Labyrinth’ suggests, all the monsters around here seem to be goblins.
Although it was monotonous, it was the best hunting ground for Kang Jin-hyeok, who was low level.
Realizing that there was nothing as simple and exciting as smashing a goblin’s head, Kang Jin-hyeok ran through the dungeon following the radar.
“Eek!”
“Kkyaak!”
For three whole hours, the goblin’s screams continued incessantly within the labyrinth.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who had been swinging his bat wildly like a fish in water, stopped swinging his bat only after confirming the limits of his inventory.
“Ugh… … You’ve already filled it all up.”
Even if you do well, there is only room for one or two more to go forward.
I would have liked to have left the body in the labyrinth and then come back to pick it up.
But that wasn’t a very smart way to do it.
Goblins will not hesitate to eat the corpses of their own kind, so leaving the corpses behind will only fill their bellies.
If you want to hunt more, you have to empty your inventory and then come back.
“If it’s the last one, I’d rather have a big one.”
Among goblins, those taller than 130cm could receive more money.
The bigger and stronger the animal, the better the quality of its hide and bones.
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As I was turning left, a spot was shining.
Even if Kang Jin-hyeok didn’t go, Banjeom was already approaching the corner on his own.
“If we wait here and launch a surprise attack, it’ll be over easily.”
Kang Jin-hyeok held the bat tightly with both hands and leaned his back against the wall.
And I waited patiently for my opponent to turn the corner.
Kang Jin-hyeok swung his bat reflexively the moment the spot came close to his nose and his figure caught his eye.
It wasn’t until the bat hit its head that it realized its opponent wasn’t a goblin.
After hearing the sound of metal clashing with metal, the opponent sat down, clutching his head.
“… … It’s ruined.”
I mistook him for being exactly the size of a goblin.
The bearded opponent threw off his helmet and shouted.
“ᛋᚢᛞᛒᚢ! ᛏᚺᛖᛋᛒᚱ!”
Even though the other person was talking excitedly with a red face, Kang Jin-hyeok couldn’t understand it at all because it was a language from a completely different world.
But I could guess the general meaning.
I must have asked about my parents’ well-being at least three times.
“sorry!”
Since they couldn’t communicate, Kang Jin-hyeok bent his back at a 90-degree angle and expressed his apologies as best he could.
If you bow your head so low that it seems cowardly, your sincerity might be conveyed.
‘I didn’t know there would be people in the dungeon.’
Although it was small for a human and had a lot of hair, it didn’t look like a monster at all.
“ᚢᚱᚨᛈᚫᚳᚢᚳ!”
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”
As the other person’s shouts were incomprehensible, all Kang Jin-hyeok could do was keep lowering his head.
Then, the opponent who had been hit by the bat grumbled, took a necklace out of his pocket, and threw it at Kang Jin-hyeok.
When Kang Jin-hyeok took it absentmindedly, the other person moved his hand and pretended to put on the necklace.
“Are you telling me to use this?”
I couldn’t understand why he was suddenly giving me this gift, but I did as he said.
The moment Kang Jin-hyeok put on the necklace, the voice of the person he was talking to, which had sounded like an alien language, could be heard clearly.
“Do you understand now, you little X-slut?”
When Kang Jin-hyeok, surprised, did not answer and just opened his eyes wide, the other person shouted again.
“Can you hear me? You little shit!”
“It wasn’t me who did X, it was you… … .”
“What the heck, you little punk?”
“Oh, no! Sorry!”
The other person clicked his tongue roughly as he saw Kang Jin-hyeok bow his head again and apologize.
“I’m a fucking dwarf. In my 132 years as a dwarf, I’ve never seen such a fucking dwarf.”
“Are you a dwarf?”
“Yeah, Emma! Is this your first time seeing a dwarf?”
Kang Jin-hyeok nodded immediately and answered.
The dwarf looked dumbfounded.
“Not only are you talking about things I’ve never heard of, but you’ve never even seen a dwarf? Where are you from in the countryside?”
“I’m from Bangi-dong… … .”
“What’s that? Is that a neighborhood at the end of the road?”
“Korea.”
“I guess you’re from the countryside since I’ve never heard of it.”
Kang Jin-hyeok thought that the dwarf seemed to be a person from a completely different world.
Not only do you not understand the language, you also don’t know Korea.
It was strange that I didn’t know the name at all, even though I must have heard it at least once because of the fat guy living in the North.
And in the first place, dwarves did not exist on Earth.
“What is your name?”
“Huh? Why are you suddenly calling my name… …?”
“I want to know the name of the kid who tried to screw my head over! Why!?”
“Hey, this is Kang Jin-hyeok.”
“Kang Jin-hyeok? I don’t know who he is, but he really has a beggarly name.”
“Well, it’s true that I was wrong, but please refrain from being so critical.”
“What the f*ck, you! I dropped all my luggage because of you!”
The dwarf grumbled and began picking up the equipment scattered on the floor one by one.
As Kang Jin-hyeok watched the scene quietly, the dwarf’s neck became bloodshot.
“What are you doing, Emma! It’s your fault! Help me quickly!”
Kang Jin-hyeok started to get annoyed after hearing the dwarf’s scolding.
I know it’s counterproductive, but I couldn’t help but get angry when I kept hearing curses and yelling.
As the baseball bat felt like it wanted blood, Kang Jin-hyeok took deep breaths repeatedly.
“Okay, I’ll help you.”
Kang Jin-hyeok put down the bat and helped the dwarf unpack his luggage.
What he dropped were a hammer, a pair of tongs, and a number of other weapons.
Every time Kang Jin-hyeok picked them up, a message window popped up in front of his eyes.
[You picked up a rare item.]
[You picked up a rare item.]
“… … .”
Hunters kept seeing messages that they would only see once in their lifetime of hunting monsters.
Kang Jin-hyeok looked at it and it seemed so unrealistic that he ended up making a blank expression.
“Hey, what are you doing? Did you see a ghost?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
I wish I could ask for one.
But that couldn’t be done because there was a previous record of trying to split the opponent’s pot.
‘Shall I take a quick look?’
Kang Jin-hyeok shook his head at the selfish thoughts that suddenly arose in him.
If you get caught by any chance, you might die at the hands of a dwarf.
Judging by the number of these rare items the dwarf must be of high level.
Even if a low-level hunter without even a class were to rush in, it would obviously be beaten up legally.
While Kang Jin-hyeok was struggling alone, the dwarf tied the luggage back up with a rope and reached for the bat that Kang Jin-hyeok had put down.
“What on earth did he hit me with that makes my head still hurt.”
The dwarf was curious about the baseball bat, as it seemed to be a weapon made of fairly good quality iron.
The dwarf picked up the bat without asking his master’s permission and examined it from all sides.
Kang Jin-hyeok discovered the dwarf’s behavior too late.
“What are you doing with my bat?”
I asked a question, but there was no answer.
As I watched, the dwarf’s shoulders were trembling.
I thought it was the aftereffects of being hit in the head, but that wasn’t it.
The dwarf ran towards Kang Jin-hyeok with a pale face.
“Where did you get this!?”
“Why, why?”
“Why, why!”
The dwarf took a deep breath and shouted for the labyrinth to leave.
“This is Orichalcum!”
“… … That’s aluminum?”
“Is that what you call Orichalcum in your neighborhood?!”
“It’s just called aluminum because it’s aluminum… … .”
Rather, Kang Jin-hyeok wanted to ask the dwarf why he gave such a grand name to something like aluminum.
The Orichalcum that we encountered in games and novels was clearly a metal that was considered extremely precious, called the metal of the gods.
But to shout that while holding an aluminum bat.
In Kang Jin-hyeok’s eyes, it only seemed like the behavior of a crazy person or someone suffering from belated second-year syndrome.
“Be honest with me. Did you steal this?”
“What the hell are you talking about! You stole something I bought with my own money!?”
“You paid for this? Does that make sense?”
Kang Jin-hyeok was starting to feel annoyed.
You’re saying he stole something that was just a baseball bat made of aluminum?
I was so frustrated that I couldn’t even believe that I had paid for it.
“Why are you making such a fuss over such a cheap bat?”
“Is this guy crazy? He’s calling Orichalcum cheap.”
“No, what the hell is that Orichalcum?”
“Are you a guy who grew up ignorant… … Do I really have to explain that to you with my own mouth?”
Kang Jin-hyeok barely managed to hold back the blood that was about to rush to his head.
“I don’t know how great of a piece of iron Orichalcum is, but my bat is just an ordinary thing.”
“Stop talking nonsense. How is this normal?”
“You’re the one talking nonsense. If you don’t believe me, try hitting me with the hammer you’re holding!”
Of course, if that was really the case, I was going to do whatever it took to get compensation.
If possible, it should be the rare items he carries around.
But contrary to expectations, the dwarf did not take out his hammer.
Instead of conducting experiments, the dwarf went on and on about how Kang Jin-hyeok was an ignorant human.
“Don’t you know that Orichalcum is nothing more than a soft metal if left alone? If you hit it in its current state, it will naturally shatter!”
Watching the dwarf shouting out a scolding tone, Kang Jin-hyeok felt that he was seriously mistaken.
According to the dwarf, orichalcum is a metal that becomes great when processed separately.
Aluminum is a soft metal no matter how it is processed.
‘If I do this well, I might be able to get a hit.’
Kang Jin-hyeok decided to take advantage of the dwarf’s stubbornness and made him an offer.
“Then do you want to make a bet with me?”
“A bet? What bet?”
“I wonder if that’s Orichalcum or something.”
“You keep saying that’s right. This idiot keeps insisting.”
“So show me the proof. I won’t believe it until I see it with my own eyes.”
“Oh my! Look at what this guy is saying!”
The dwarf beat his chest with his fist and expressed his frustration.
“Okay, I’ll prove it to you. Don’t come back later and say anything else!”
“Sir, if you find out that it’s cheap, be prepared to hand over all your equipment.”
“Huh… … . You see this cheeky guy? You better brace yourself today.”
Kang Jin-hyeok laughed inwardly as he watched the dwarf grumbling.
Kang Jin-hyeok had no doubt that the aluminum bat could not be anything special, so he had no doubt that the dwarf’s rare equipment would soon be his.
