#17
Episode 17
Boss dungeon (3)
Someone said that. Notification of experience gain. Or that the level up notification is clear evidence that you have defeated the enemy.
Jeongdo now fully understands the meaning of those words.
Tiring!
<Level up!>
<Mana 1 and strength 2 increased.>
“Whoa… .”
It’s really over. There was no way the Orc Lord would be resurrected like before. As soon as Jeongdo transformed the Balmung-shaped Panacea into Amrit, an alarm rang again.
<You have succeeded in loading an object of extremely high rank. Some of the target’s abilities reside in the user’s body.>
<Mana increased by 3, strength by 1, stamina by 10, reflexes by 1, and mana sensitivity by 2.>
<You have acquired the skill Dragon Blood Awakening.>
“… uh?”
The increase in abilities was expected, but the acquisition of skills was unexpected. Second skill acquisition following Lu Bu’s Changryongbo. So far, I have been able to increase my abilities with the gold business card, but I have not been able to acquire any skills.
‘Could it be that the skill can only be acquired from a diamond business card?’
Since the number of gold business cards and diamond business cards selected so far was small, it was difficult to use them as a sample, but I thought my thoughts were probably correct.
‘Anyway, it’s Dragon Blood Awakening… .’
A unique skill that Siegfried had.
Activates when in a dying state. Temporarily invincible. Wound fully recovered. Ability increase option. It is a perfect skill that leaves nothing to be missed. It was nice to see it as an extra life.
However, I felt a little uncomfortable. If Jeong-do activates Dragon Blood Awakening and the opponent has an item or skill with the Dragon Slay option, doesn’t that mean that he himself will be cut in two in an instant?
‘Well, there’s no chance of that happening.’
Even if I thought about it myself, what happened today didn’t make sense.
Who would have imagined that the mutant painter of the Orc Lord would copy Siegfried’s Dragon’s Blood Awakening and that Balmung’s option would be activated in that Dragon’s Blood Awakening?
Jeongdo stroked the king of all diseases, who had returned to the form of Amrit.
‘I never thought such a function would exist.’
When a weapon is completely restored, its abilities are also restored. This was only possible to the extent that the <Relationship Draw> could be used. The Dwarves had truly seen this level of ability.
‘Anyway, let’s clean up now… .’
When Jeong-do approached to collect the magic stone of the Oak Road, Haesik called out to Jeong-do.
“older brother.”
“huh? Why fire… .”
At least I couldn’t forget what I said. Hae-sik’s face was really stiff.
“Are you going to kill us all now?”
The rest of Team B were startled by Haesik’s words. Even Seongtae.
“What nonsense? “Why do I kill people?”
“Brother, you are actually a high-level user who has hidden his identity. “Aren’t you planning to kill us all now just to keep us quiet?”
“… … .”
Is this a joke? To think that way, Haesik’s face was even more serious. She was so dumbfounded that she burst out laughing.
“Have you read too many cartoons or novels? “What kind of crazy person would kill an innocent person for that reason?”
Hearing those words, team B members sighed in relief. Even Seongtae!
“And I’m not even a high-level user with a hidden identity. “Before I came here today, my level was 2.”
The rest of the people wanted to ask, ‘Then why is he so strong?’, but they held back. This is because since the User Information Protection Act was applied, asking for specific information between users has become taboo.
of course,
“Then how are you so strong, brother?”
There were people who didn’t care about such taboos.
“… The first skill is just a little special. “It’s a secret what kind of skill it is.”
To a certain extent, I answered obediently. He judged that excessive mysticism would only amplify suspicion once his strength was revealed.
“Oh oh. Then, if I get my first skill, I can become much stronger.”
Contrary to his degree, Haesik, who came to the academy immediately after awakening, still had no skills.
“… “I guess so.”
As long as you have a level 3 talent. Jeong Do swallowed back his words and wished Haesik good luck.
* * * * * *
The TF, led by Seo Sang-hee, continued to wait painfully.
‘It’s still red.’
The color of the dungeon indicated that there were still users in the dungeon.
‘Should we assume the worst case scenario?’
The worst case scenario is not that all users in the dungeon are wiped out. Even worse than that is being arbitrarily isolated within a dungeon.
Dungeons explode 30 days after creation. The so-called dungeon break phenomenon. There were no exceptions. The problem was that these 30 days passed even when users were isolated in the dungeon. Even though you need to clear the dungeon and close it, you cannot clear the dungeon and time passes by. If the dungeon explodes like that, then the war begins. Human and economic damage will occur on an astronomical scale.
Therefore, the first mindset a user must have is a readiness for death. Just as the attitude that a doctor must have is the contents of the Hippocratic Oath, users must keep moving forward even if they know that they will never be able to attack it, and in the worst case scenario, they must always keep suicide in mind.
But how can a person’s mind only operate in an idealistic way? Despair of not being able to go out. Fear of death. Regret for entering the dungeon. When the same things are mixed together, humans become desperate. He does not conquer the dungeon or commit suicide, but simply becomes isolated and passes time.
‘It won’t happen as long as Seongtae goes in, but… .’
Seo Sang-hee is a case where he moved from being an instructor at an academy to working at a user association. During their time as instructors, Seo Sang-hee and Kim Seong-tae had a senior-junior relationship. Because of this, she had a very good health.
A man who always carries out his duties quietly. He is serious and responsible. If he was Seongtae, he would definitely challenge it even if he knew it was a boss-type dungeon, but there was no guarantee that the wannabes who went in with him would do the same. Since Seo Sang-hee came here as the team leader of the TF, we had to prepare for the worst.
Will all dungeons on Earth be cleared?
The answer is obviously no.
Among the dungeons, there were some truly ridiculous levels of difficulty. Dungeons of difficulty that only SS level users can clear. However, there were very few SS level users and there were many dungeons compared to them.
So, do all of these high-difficulty dungeons explode after 30 days?
The answer to this is also no.
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Of course, in the early days of the cataclysm, dungeons broke out frequently. Humanity had no choice but to use military equipment to exterminate the monsters that exploded, causing many aftereffects. But humans, as always, found the answer.
Dungeon Closing System (DCS).
It was a technique that consumed mana stones to forcibly close the dungeon. The mana stones consumed increased exponentially in proportion to the difficulty of the dungeon, but it was much cheaper than going to war with monsters. With the development of this technology, dungeons changed from an enemy of humanity to a resource for humanity.
Even though there were people still inside the dungeon, Seo Sang-hee had DCS in mind.
at that time.
Jijijijijik
“manager. “Signs observed!”
“… I get it. TF. Everyone, prepare to enter the dungeon.”
I will make sure to get revenge. Thinking like that, as Sanghee was gathering her equipment, the teammate spoke again.
“no! “Not signs of dungeon reloading, but signs of clearing the dungeon were observed!”
“… what?”
She asked back in surprise, but there was no need to answer again. The cracks before her eyes really began to disappear.
“… … .”
She watched the scene blankly.
Soon the dungeon disappeared and a total of 8 people appeared there. All returned without a single fatality.
After confirming that he had come out of the dungeon, Seongtae opened his mouth.
“Team B. Dungeon cleared. We announce the end of the exam. Thank you all for your hard work… .”
“Why are you talking so calmly, man!!!”
Sanghee ended up yelling at the tone as if he was talking about someone else’s business.
“… Seniors?”
“okay. He is your senior. Is the test a problem now? “Did you notice that the dungeon was scammed?”
Seongtae nodded and responded to Sanghee’s urging.
“yes. I also figured out that it was a boss-type dungeon. “I didn’t know the specific grade.”
“It was grade A, bastard! No, how on earth can I clear it… .”
Sanghee’s words could not continue. Because she saw ‘it’ that she was behind Team B.
At first, I thought it was equipment for wannabes, but the quality of mana spewing out from the equipment was different.
Orc Lord’s War X.
The weapon of an S-class boss monster was placed behind the aspirants.
Sanghee approached the WarX as if possessed and began to examine it.
‘It’s genuine.’
She gulped. Orc Lord’s Warx is a dream item for axe users. Seo Sang-hee was also an axe user. The performance is great, but it is an ultra-rare item that cannot be obtained because there are so few items on sale. A luxury product that is less than 10 sold in Korea! She was surprised and shouted at Seongtae.
“Did you defeat the Orc Lord? “How on earth?”
Just as Seongtae was about to answer those words.
“Hahaha! As expected, Kim Seong-tae, the instructor that the Academy is proud of! “I never thought I would defeat the Orc Lord!”
A heavy-bodied man walked forward, making too much fuss. Sanghee frowned at that voice.
The man’s name is Kim Min-jae.
In this case, while Seo Sang-hee was the representative of the User Association, Kim Min-jae was here as the representative of the Academy.
However, since this incident was clearly the academy’s fault, they hid behind the scenes and just watched. He was anxious to avoid responsibility somehow, but Seongtae cleared the dungeon and came out.
He said as he walked towards War Ex on the Orc Road.
“Instructor Kim Seong-tae belongs to the Academy, so it would be right for the Academy to collect this loot as well. “I will take responsibility for carrying it.”
Kim Min-jae’s eyes were clearly stained with greed.
Just as his hand was about to touch the war x.
Hot!
There was a man grabbing his hand.
“It’s mine.”
“what?”
Minjae Kim turned his head towards where the voice was coming from.
“I caught it, so I own it.”
He said that in a somewhat calm voice.
