Solo Resurrection Chapter 22

Episode 22 Dungeon Conquest (2)

22. Dungeon Strategy (2)

Time passed quickly.

“Take care on your way back. Don’t get hurt.”

“Do you still not trust your brother?”

“…”

“This time, we’re just going on a picnic, so don’t worry.”

“Okay. Go make lots of money.”

After seeing Ahyeon off, Kang-hyun left the house.

“I need to buy a car, even if it’s used.”

You can take the subway to get there, but I’m worried about the return trip.

It was a nuisance to use public transportation while clearing dungeons and looking disheveled.

“If you hang out with that bastard, An Yu-seong, you won’t have to worry about moving around.”

For a moment, I thought of the crazy guy I met at the ability training school, but I quickly shook my head.

“If I hang out with him, it’s obvious I’ll be the first to go crazy.”

As I continued to think about this and that, I arrived at the station where I had to get off.

The dungeon is a 30-minute walk from the station. It was a bit far, but I had plenty of time, so I decided to walk.

“I see. It’s over there.”

Kang Hyun finally arrived at the meeting place and could tell at a glance where the attack team was.

Even from a distance, the entrance to a fairly large dungeon is noticeable.

But what was more impressive were the people dressed in various outfits.

“Everyone’s outfits are shocking.”

People of all ages, regardless of gender, were loitering in front of the dungeon, including a man wearing an iron plate that looked like it might be used at a construction site, and a woman holding a huge spear.

‘You must have put it in your inventory and changed into it here, right?’

It was obvious that if you walked around downtown dressed like that, you would attract all kinds of attention. 

-Clap

At that moment, Kang-Hyeon’s head turned at the sound he heard from the side.

At the same time, Kang Hyun could see that his thoughts were wrong as he watched the man getting out of the car.

‘I think I’ve watched too many movies.’

The man was wearing very thick iron chains wrapped around his entire body.

‘Can you move?’

Kang Hyun was planning to wear the armor he got from the Skeleton Knight today. However, most people have yet to farm for proper items, so they either craft the armor themselves or commission it.

The equipment made in this way was not treated as an item and could not be stored in the inventory, so they were all worn.

“There are 30 minutes left until departure. Please check again to make sure nothing is missing!”

A familiar middle-aged man’s voice was heard on the phone a few days ago. Kang Hyun walked towards the direction of the voice.

“Is that man Kim An-seong?”

Finally, when they reached the vicinity, the man who had discovered Kang-Hyeon approached them.

“Are you participating in the raid?”

“Yes. This is Kang Hyun.”

“Kang Hyun, Mr. Kang Hyun… Ah! In the tank position?”

As he spoke, Kim An-seong looked Kang Hyeon up and down.

“I’m sorry, but don’t you have any special equipment?”

“It’s in your inventory. Wear it now.”

Kang Hyun put down his backpack and took out the skeleton knight’s armor and sword from his inventory.

Skeleton Knight armor usually comes in F grade, but I always kept it in my inventory when E grade equipment dropped.

“Wow, what is that?”

“Is it an item?”

“It looks like the armor worn by professional raiders who clear E-rank dungeons.”

The Skeleton Knight’s armor is all matte black.

Kang Hyun wearing it stood out at first glance.

It was quite cool, as if it was an outfit that came straight out of a cartoon or a movie.

“Where did you get this?”

“If you have any leftover, would you sell them to me?”

In an instant, the people who had gathered around Kang Hyun started asking questions.

“There are some left, but they’re just E-grade weapons and armor. They’re nothing special.”

“I’ll buy it for two hundred. What do you think?”

“What’s two hundred? I’ll buy it for five hundred!”

“Five hundred and fifty!”

Suddenly, an auction for Kang Hyun’s equipment took place among the people.

‘What’s wrong with these people…?’

Most of the people who enter the dungeon are poor and from difficult family circumstances, and come here looking to make a quick buck. 

However, there were some exceptional cases, one of which was a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s.

I was laid off from my job and had severance pay and savings, but in today’s world, I can’t just rashly start another business.

In the end, I came into the dungeon to continue making a little money.

“eight hundred!”

Those people were emptying their retirement savings to buy Kang Hyun’s items.

“Ugh… That won’t do.”

When the man with his head finally revealed his coolness and shouted eight hundred, the other men shook their heads.

“Haha! It’s over. Will you sell it to me for eight hundred?”

“Yes, of course. I’ll give it to you as soon as I confirm your deposit.”

Kang Hyun, who suddenly won a lot of money, barely managed to hold back his gums from blooming as he answered.

“Please check.”

“Welcome. Here are the armor and sword.”

“thank you!”

The man who received the equipment from Kang Hyun was jumping for joy.

After a while, as the man put on his armor, envious and jealous looks gathered around him.

“Hey! That’s great!”

The Skeleton Knight’s armor was plate armor, weighing a little over 20kg. It was a heavy burden for a man, but he didn’t care because he was so excited by the attention from those around him.

‘If I had known this would happen, I would have taken all the F-class.’

Kang Hyun felt sorry for the dozens of suits of armor he had left behind at the tutorial, but that was already in the past.

“Attention please!”

Kim An-seong noticed that all 20 members of the raid team had gathered and drew people’s attention.

“Now we will enter the dungeon. Please follow me and enter according to the pre-determined positions.”

“yes!”

“Okay, let’s go!”

“Wow!”

Several people joined in and cheered at Kim An-seong’s powerful shout.

‘It really feels like we’re going on a picnic.’

They did it to relieve some of the tension, but to Kang Hyun, it seemed a bit funny.

-Wow!

A huge cavity.

Kang-Hyeon opened his eyes with a feeling he hadn’t felt in a long time, and a strange space unfolded before him.

There were dozens of caves in a huge cavity that seemed to be over 1km in diameter.

Kang Hyun thought that if an underground ant hole were enlarged hundreds of times, it would look like this.

“This cave is the fastest route to the core.”

Kim An-seong said, standing in front of one of the caves.

“Please sit in the position you agreed upon in advance.”

People in formation followed Kim An-seong slowly.

“Keeeek, keeek!”

“Five baby taranches ahead. Coming!”

At Kim An-seong’s shout, the people at the very front each took a defensive stance.

“It’s dangerous to get hit by acid, so please keep your distance from each other. Those of you with shields in the front line, please block them well and don’t dodge! Those of you with buffs, put them on right now!”

Kim An-seong conducted the operation quite skillfully, even though it was not his first time challenging the Taranq hatchery.

[Strength increases by 1]

[Increases reflexes by 3]

…

When several buffs were stacked, the total stats jumped by about 10 in an instant.

‘It’s true that the buff is good.’

Kang Hyun, who had already tasted the buff, felt his senses sharpen and prepared for the clash.

-bang!

“Keeeek!”

The sound of the running tarancs clashing with shields echoed through the cave, and the people behind them immediately thrust their weapons.

“Everyone, please remain calm and put safety first!”

The baby Taranq wasn’t a very strong monster to begin with.

The battle ended in a trivial manner in less than 5 minutes, as 20 people attacked 5 of those monsters.

There were no casualties.

“It’s a good start. The number of monsters that appear will gradually increase, but if we continue like this, it will be enough.”

“yes!”

“Let’s push through to the core without anyone getting hurt!”

“Wow!”

“The dungeon isn’t that great either. It’s easier than what we did at school, isn’t it?”

As the battle ended without any damage and Kim An-seong’s speech was added, the people’s morale soared to unprecedented highs.

‘That guy named Kim An-seong is quite capable.’

In fact, Kang Hyun was disappointed that the situation ended so petty, but this time, he decided to be satisfied because it was only for the sake of experience.

“Here it is.”

“Oh, thank you!”

“I haven’t received it yet either.”

After taking a moment to distribute the magic stones taken from the monster’s corpse in order, the raid party continued to advance.

**

A few days later, the number of taranches, which had been increasing every time, now reached 30.

“The injured person should immediately retreat and receive treatment!”

However, the raiding party, which had fought continuously and killed over 300 Taranks over the course of two days, skillfully held off the enemies.

“asleep!”

“I’m going to get stuck here. Help me!”

“Kkaaaah!”

Then a man screamed and rolled on the ground, his face covered in Taranq’s acid.

The man hurriedly retreated and received healing, but it seemed difficult for him to regain his original face.

“be careful!”

Seeing that, people moved more cautiously and pushed the taranka forward.

“It looks like the core will appear just a little bit more. Let’s all do our best!”

After a while, all the enemies fell.

However, the morale of the raiding party fell considerably when the first heavy casualty came.

“Are you okay?”

“You don’t have to worry about me. A man should be hurt to this extent.”

The man whose one side of his face had melted away was surprisingly indifferent.

Despite the concerns of those around him, the man just waved his hands and laughed, saying it was nothing serious.

‘It seems like he’s in good spirits, but it’s a shame.’

Some people, including Kang Hyun, noticed that he was trying to pretend that everything was okay, but they didn’t bother to come forward.

“at las!”

Several more battles were fought after that, and the raiding party finally reached the core.

“Everyone, this is the last one! Let’s just deal with those guys and go home!”

“Yes!”

As the summit came into view, the exhausted people mustered up their last bit of strength.

“Instead of advancing together, we will lure them to this narrow entrance and deal with them little by little. Everyone, please stay in your positions!”

The core was located outside the cave and had to be taken to a fairly large space. There, a huge number of Taranks were visible at a glance, so Kim An-seong decided to lure the enemies and kill them.

“Come. Get ready!”

The Taranks reacted to the sound of people and ran towards them, and soon humans and monsters clashed.

-Bang!

“Ugh, why are there so many?!”

Several people groaned at the number of Taranqs, which was far greater than expected.

“Just keep calm and do what you’re doing. The entrance is narrow, so only a few will attack at once!”

It was at this moment that the attack force was finding stability under Kim An-seong’s skillful command.

“It’s a full-grown taranka!”

“What?! Isn’t that only in the boss room?”

Two adult taranches appeared out of nowhere and were running at high speed.

The baby taranks I’ve encountered so far are at best the size of a medium-sized dog that doesn’t even reach my waist.

However, an adult taranck is the size of a giant beast several times larger than that.

Some people panicked at the sight of the unexpected giant monster.

“That can’t be stopped!”

“You can do it. Hold your ground!”

“How are you supposed to stop that? You’ll die!”

Even before the adult Taranq had fully arrived, the battle lines had begun to break down.

“Keeeek.”

“Eww!”

Finally, an adult Taranq came near the patrol party and started spewing acid from afar.

People were in complete panic.

“We have to run away!”

“Save me!!”

In an instant, the battle lines were shattered and people turned around and started running away.

“No, come with me!”

The man who bought the armor from Kang Hyun was at the very front in the tank position.

In addition, because of the weight of the armor, he could not run quickly and gradually fell behind.

“Run away quickly!”

Then a man with acid poured over his face blocked my way.

“shit..!”

The man’s two legs shook uncontrollably.

‘Why am I like this? I should have just run away!’

He had moved to save others without realizing it. While he was regretting it, the adult Taranq arrived. It stretched out its legs without a moment’s hesitation.

‘I’m dying…!’

-Whew!

The moment I sensed death.

The leg that was flying at him was cut off in an instant.

“Run away!”

The one who swung the sword was Kang Hyeon.

“Yaaaah!”

[The Lion of Wrath is activated]

[All enemies’ morale and abilities have been reduced]

Kang Hyun used the Lion of Anger.

The use of the skill slowed down the enemy’s movements slightly, but that was it. The Lion of Anger was not a skill that drew aggro.

“I’ll handle it, so everyone focus on defense!”

Kang Hyun, who used even the strength of a giant, jumped into the middle of the enemies to draw aggro.

“Keeek!”

“Where did you get that jaw clenching!”

-Crash!

Kang Hyun kicked the head of the rushing young Taranq as if he was kicking a soccer ball.

The impact caused the bastard’s head to explode.

“One stroke of a sword, two cuts!”

Kang Hyun, who used the skill, swung his sword with all his might.

In one fell swoop, the adult Taranq’s legs were severed.

The legs were targeted first, as attacking the head could have affected the venom sacs located on the upper part of the body.

-thud!

As Taranck fell with one leg cut off, Kang-Hyeon immediately stabbed him in the head with his sword and went on a rampage.

-Crack! Crack!

Attacks come from all sides.

You can’t avoid it all.

Kang Hyun trusted in the defensive power of his armor and his own regenerative abilities and pushed ahead with a frontal assault.

“Don’t fall back and defend! Thud!”

While Kang Hyun was talking, he spat out the fluid from Taranq that had entered his mouth.

My mouth felt like it was on fire, maybe because there was a little bit of acid mixed in.

“If you run away, the damage will increase! Block them all!”

As Kim An-seong led the people after seeing Kang Hyeon’s performance, the battle line gradually began to stabilize.

“You can do it! Just hang in there!”

“Whoaap!”

One by one, people came to their senses and returned to their seats.

The battle lines quickly stabilized, and the men now calmly held off the enemies.

“What is that man’s identity..?”

People who had completely settled down and had some free time watched Kang Hyun blankly as he fought.

“Keeeek!”

-bang!

With each swing of the sword, with each blow of the kick, a Taranq died.

-Quick

“Phew…”

Kang Hyun finally exhaled after stabbing his sword into the head of the last remaining Taranq.