#10
Episode 10
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Convenience store in front of Bukhansan Mountain hiking trail.
Choi Cheol-yoon looked nervously at the dungeon crack.
‘It’s getting longer… .’
The clear time was delayed compared to the specifications put in. The dungeon type is also annihilation type, so all you have to do is hunt without any special strategies.
As the CEO’s worries deepened.
Jijijijik
An abnormality appeared in the dungeon crack.
“CEO! “Signs of clearing have been confirmed.”
Eventually, the dungeon began to disappear and at the same time, human silhouettes began to appear.
“good. Support team. Prepare to deploy as there may be injured… ”
Cheolyun’s urgent cries did not last long.
The people who came out of the dungeon.
Calm too. And Yoon Seo-yoon faints while being held by Jeong-do. There were only two people.
“that… .”
There was only one case where the user did not come out of the dungeon even though the dungeon was cleared.
death.
An uncomfortable silence fell on the waiting support team. Choi Cheol-yoon suppressed the emotions that threatened to burst out as much as possible and performed his role as representative.
“What are you doing? “Quickly check the kids’ condition!”
“yes… four!”
Jeong Do carefully handed over Seoyoon to the rushing support team. And he walked straight to the representative.
“I will report to you on your return to duty, Representative.”
“… Are you okay before that?”
“yes. I have almost no injuries, and Seo-yoon’s life is not in danger. and… “I think it would be best to explain the situation in a private place.”
“okay. I get it. hey! The support team needs to take care of Seo-yoon and return after finishing the post-mortem. “We’ll return to the guild first.”
The CEO shouted and returned to the guild alone with Jeong Do.
* * * * * *
The representative office within the guild.
“okay. “What on earth happened?”
In addition to A-level users and B-level users, two C-level users were also sent to the D-level dungeon. They have enough strength to tackle a B-level dungeon, but only two people who have just awakened are coming back alive. According to Cheolyun’s common sense, this was something that could never have happened.
Jeongdo opened his mouth with mixed feelings.
“Cho Hak-rae was a murderer and a villain.”
“what?!”
Jeong-do held out a recording device to Cheol-yoon, who was astonished.
“This is the dungeon cam of Jeong Yu-na and Jo Won, who participated as supporters.”
“… … .”
When I go on an expedition to a dungeon, I usually film a video. The main purpose is to analyze the monsters in the dungeon and create strategy materials. In addition, it can be used as audio-visual material for newbies, and it can also be edited and posted on the Internet to make a profit. And it also proved the users’ signatures like this.
With trembling hands, Cheol-yoon received the cam from Jeong-do and took out the data storage device inside. And it was played back on the computer in the representative office.
Yuna Jeong’s dungeon cam contained all the situations that occurred in the dungeon.
A scene where Jo Hak-rae skips the formation and moves right after entering the dungeon.
The scene where you first encounter the Lizardman.
A scene where the final blow is delivered only to Seoyoon.
The scene where Hakrae subdues the Lizardman warrior in the boss room.
As the cam video progressed, sweat began to seep from CEO Choi Cheol-yoon’s tightly clenched hands.
yet.
[…] Avoid!] [Big… Gagging]
bang!
The moment when Kim Tae-sik, a Class B user, is hit by Hak-rae’s sword after an urgent cry. Cheolyun hit the desk.
“What a piece of shit!”
The video continued.
A scene where a tearing scream is heard and Crane’s sword blows off Jinsu’s head. The sword passes straight towards the bottom of the cam after that. Squeak. After the sound, the cam only showed the wrong place. If she knew that the cam was mounted on Jeong Yu-na’s helmet, she could have guessed that her head was blown off.
Cheolyun, who had seen that far, turned off the computer with trembling hands and closed his eyes tightly.
“It’s my fault.”
Cheolyun blamed himself for recruiting him because he was blinded by the title of A-class user.
“no. This incident is not anyone’s fault except Jo Hak-rae. “Don’t blame yourself.”
“… “I guess the death incident from the last expedition was also his fault?”
“yes. It probably has a skill that becomes stronger by hunting users. “Blue light came out of the corpse and was absorbed by Jo Hak-rae.”
“okay. “I think I’ve heard of such a skill.”
Murders in dungeons occur surprisingly frequently.
Mana stones and by-products from dungeons. These are truly items worthy of the name treasure.
A dungeon is a disconnected space where communication with the outside world is impossible. And the users are equipped with the power to easily kill others. Moreover, once the dungeon is cleared, the body disappears, leaving no evidence behind. It is a perfect crime space.
Early days after the cataclysm. It was especially severe right after the concept of ‘dungeon expedition’ was created. Accordingly, each country required all Mana users to wear dungeon cams and applied very large penalties if they were damaged or lost. And the policy was effective, causing the dungeon crime rate to plummet…
“Damn data protection laws!”
Humans always repeat the same mistakes.
As time passed while dungeon crimes subsided, the issue of users’ human rights began to emerge, especially among some users. They took issue with the fact that the dungeon cam exposed skills and combat methods that they wanted to hide. Of course, it was a superficial reason, and the real intention was something else.
People who experienced the disaster in the early days of the cataclysm vehemently opposed that opinion, but the general trend was in favor of protecting information. In the end, each country voted on enacting information protection laws among users.
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result
97% in favor 3% against
The bill was passed with an overwhelming vote and has been in effect for three years in Korea. Coincidentally, it was around the same time that Cho Hak-rae awakened as a user.
Jump, jump, jump.
After pouring cold water on his stomach, the representative asked Jeong Do what he was most curious about.
“What happened next?”
The fact that Jo Hak-rae was actually a villain… Yes, it can happen if you give in a hundred times. It’s not like there aren’t cases. But how do we explain the fact that the newly awakened chicks came back alive from the hand of an A-level villain?
I thought about it for a while. Should he tell the representative the truth or not? Should he tell us about the opportunity he gained?
‘Dangerous.’
As the dwarves said, he did not yet have the strength to protect the treasure. If his secret is exposed, he may become angry not only with himself but with the entire guild. It’s not that I don’t trust the CEO, but the fewer people who know a secret, the higher the security level. In the end, Jeong Do told a lie.
“The Lizardman warrior who was suppressed has become a mutant.”
“her?”
Mutant anger.
It was a phenomenon that occurred with a very rare probability, and most users did not even know that such a phenomenon existed.
In fact, the number of mutants reported since the cataclysm does not exceed three figures.
The characteristic of this phenomenon is that monsters use new skills that have not been used before. Depending on the newly created skill, an ordinary monster could turn into a terrible disaster. Researchers put their heads together to study the phenomenon and came to a conclusion.
‘The new skill used by the mutant is one of the skills of the users existing in the dungeon.’
“… “Okay.”
Choi Cheol-yoon groaned. What ridiculous odds.
Of course, no matter how many new skills are used, it is far from possible for a D-rank dungeon boss to defeat A-rank Jo Hak-rae. But in this case.
“no way… “What new skills did the mutants gain?”
“yes. It was Jinsu Lee’s <Stealth>. They attacked Jo Hak-rae, who was completely off guard, against me and Seo-yoon. “Jo Hak-rae immediately cut off the Lizard Man’s head, but he was already mortally wounded.”
“indeed… .”
Cheolyun was dumbfounded. Is this retribution? He died because of the skill of the user he killed.
“okay. I knew the story. You must have worked hard too, so go back and get some rest. “Let’s talk about post-processing later.”
“yes. All right. then… .”
Jeong Do, who left the representative office, stopped by the infirmary to check on Seoyoon’s condition before returning home. She was asleep on the bed, having received treatment. The woman who was nursing next to her saw the extent and spoke to her.
“oh? Team Leader Jin?”
“How is Seoyoon?”
“I suffered some internal injuries, but they are not serious. “If you rest well, you will probably recover within a few days.”
“Thank goodness…” . Please take good care of Seoyoon.”
Jeong-do stared at Seo-yoon’s pale face for a few more minutes and then returned home.
* * * * * *
I’m tired. When I got home, I just wanted to collapse and sleep, but there was still work to do. I had to look back on what happened today.
“Whoa… .”
First of all, Jeong-Do called up the status window and checked the <Location Draw>. Just as the <Information Box> category appeared the first time you used <Information Draw>, something could have appeared this time as well.
“her?”
It really was there. As a subcategory of <Destiny Draw>, there is a category called <Confirmed Draw>. Jeongdo touched the part marked <Confirmed Draw>.
Clap la la la rock
What unfolded before my eyes was an album. It was filled with photos of all the users that Jeongdo had met so far.
album. And the name Guaranteed Draw. It was easy to reach a conclusion. And just to be sure, I tried clicking on anyone.
Tiring!
<To load user Jaewon Choi, 2 mana is consumed. Do you want to load?>
‘I guess this means that we will see Lu Bu again soon.’
The pages of the album were organized in ascending order by weak users. Jeong-do hurriedly opened the back part of the album. And there.
“there is.”
A man wearing a rapid-fire tube with two red feathers. The two wide eyes seemed to be staring at me.
I was in a bit of a hurry to touch the photo.
<Yeopo Bongseon. Mana consumed 99>
“this… .”
The amount of mana is 10. It also increases by 3 to 10 due to the benefit of today’s bond draw. It wasn’t enough. And judging from the number of 99, it seemed like mana was being consumed according to the level of the person being summoned. Just as I was about to heave a sigh of regret and close the album.
“huh?”
There were still more pages left behind. That’s three too.
gulp.
Jeong Do opened the next page with trembling hands.
