#62
Episode 62
Second Cataclysm (7)
The progress of the KNM team, which had made up for any shortcomings, was very smooth.
No, the progress itself was fine even before Jeong Do joined, so if I hadn’t encountered any mutant monsters, I would have cleared it smoothly.
Still, with the addition of dealers, the dungeon progressed at a significantly different pace than before.
As Jeong-do finished off the Kaumka warrior who was charging at him like a berserker, Jin Chang-hu opened his mouth.
“Excellent. I can’t believe it’s B grade. “Can I tell you what guild you belong to?”
“I’m still independent.”
Jin Chang-hu’s eyes changed at the correct answer. If just a moment ago the gaze had been that of a reliable helper, it had now changed to that of a wild beast hunting its prey. To some extent, I became anxious for no reason.
“If you don’t have a guild, how about our KNM guild? “If you are a talented person like Jeong Do, we will push you as much as possible at the guild level.”
‘Is it like this?’
I was grateful for the recommendation, but I also didn’t want to belong anywhere. To be precise, he hated belonging under someone. It was not because I simply disliked the position of receiving orders, but because there was an issue of efficiency.
‘I don’t know when and where information will come out.’
What if crisis information comes out, but movement is restricted due to the guild? This situation had to be avoided as much as possible. Jeong-do chose words to gently but firmly reject Chang-hu’s offer.
“sorry. “Thank you for the recommendation, but actually, my goal is to create a guild.”
“Hoo.”
Jin Chang-hu’s words seemed quite unexpected, and he quietly expressed his admiration. And although he looked like he had a lot to say, he obediently backed away.
“Is that so. Excuse me. “Please forget what I just said.”
Jin Chang-hoo was a man who was sure to conclude his words. As expected, he looked like the star that KNM is proud of.
And one more. KNM’s main star is currently.
“That’s class B? And it’s a guild… .”
He was muttering to himself in a low voice. I was somewhat uneasy because she looked so different from her usual Kim Soha.
‘Isn’t that what causes accidents?’
However, the first phase of the mission proceeded smoothly, as if such concerns were unfounded.
About two hours later.
With some guidance, the group was able to quickly find the Kaumka village.
“There really is a village.”
Jin Changhu looked at the village with admiration. The shape of this village was also basin-shaped, so it could be seen from above.
A tower in the middle of the village.
If we just destroy that, the first stage of the mission is over.
however.
“Then we will rush into the village in a moment.”
This time, rather than dealing with javelins, I decided to rush into the village directly.
The reason was simple.
To catch at least one more fish and get at least one more Sun Moon Soul!
“A warrior from another world has invaded the village!!!”
“You’re here! Warriors who will liberate us!”
There were only about a dozen ordinary(?) Kaumka warriors in the village. They were unable to break through Jin Chang-hoo’s defense and were helplessly defeated by Jeong Do and Kim So-ha’s attacks.
yet.
“bout!”
The tower in the center of the village collapsed with a loud noise.
<You have successfully completed the first stage of the mission. Proceed to the next step.>
Then, we moved to the space where the altar was with a message announcing the success of the mission.
* * * * * *
When he returned, the altar was the same as before he left.
Of course, the difference was that the crystal ball that showed the KNM guild carrying out missions did not show any video.
“There doesn’t seem to be any problem with the specialist.”
Jin Chang-hoo and Kim So-ha were not surprised when they saw the altar and crystal ball because Jeong-do had explained it to them in advance. However, he was looking at the image in the crystal ball with a curious expression.
“yes. But it’s better to clear it as quickly as possible.”
While saying that, I gathered the newly acquired Sun Moon Soul and stood in front of the altar held by the Specialist Guild. Even though she knew Sanghee had participated in the war, she had no way of finding the Kaumka village.
“then. “I’ll be back.”
Jeong Do laid down on the altar with 30 Sun and Moon Souls in his arms and disappeared from the spot a moment later.
After that, the situation was the same as during the KNM guild.
Jeong-do joined the group safely and was already in a situation where his power was overflowing due to Sang-hee. Jeongdo simply acted as a guide and collected the Ilwolhon. In fact, after becoming a specialist, there may be no need for Sun Moon Hon anymore.
Hidden information that appeared when checking the dungeon with the <Observe> skill.
<If you successfully complete the mission, the boss monster will become weaker.>
That was what I had in mind. Because Sun Moon Soul may be needed to weaken the boss monster.
The Specialist side was easier to proceed with than KNM. I feel a little sorry for Jin Chang-hoo, but as expected, Yang Hak was a dealer rather than a tank. Jeong Do arrived at the Kaumka village, feeling Sanghee’s luxury bus once again.
bang!
I was able to easily destroy the tower.
And finally, just like when we first entered the dungeon, everyone gathered together. Sanghee opened his mouth as the leader.
“First of all, I’m glad you all completed your mission safely. “Is there anything special between each team?”
“KNM. “There is nothing wrong.”
“Specialist. “It’s the same.”
“great. Then after this… ”
Sanghee was speechless.
What should I do after this?
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The space where the away team was currently located was an enclosed space with three altars and three crystal spheres that no longer showed images. What should I do here to proceed further? Sanghee looked at Jeongdo with eyes asking for help.
however.
‘I don’t have any sharp skills either.’
The status window, which was supposed to inform the strategy guide, was quiet. I can’t help it. I have no choice but to use <Observe> on the altar and look for hints.
Just as Jeong-do made up his mind and was about to walk towards the altar.
Paaaat!
The three altars began emitting light at the same time.
“Tsk. what!”
“everyone. “Be prepared for any emergency!”
At Sanghee’s shout, everyone closed their eyes and tensed, holding their weapons tightly. The light was so intense that even the user’s body could not keep their eyes open.
Just like that, a moment passed and the intense light disappeared. And the scenery had changed.
“… “No matter how many times I enter the dungeon, it’s truly amazing.”
Everyone nodded as if they agreed with what Jin Chang-hu said.
Before I knew it, the three altars and crystal spheres had disappeared without a trace.
Instead, a large door appears before your eyes and an altar next to the door.
Everyone felt the strong energy that could be felt even beyond the door.
Boss room.
It was clear that this dungeon was the boss room. After checking the time, Sanghee calmly opened his mouth.
“Current time. 21:43. “I checked the boss room.”
“… 21:00?”
Everyone was surprised by Sanghee’s words and checked the time.
“… “Really.”
“It takes less than 12 hours to reach the A-class mission dungeon boss room… “Isn’t this a new Korean record or a new world record?”
When it comes to A-level mission dungeons, it usually takes a week to clear the dungeon. But twelve hours… The expedition members looked at the reason why the clear time could be drastically reduced.
Calm too.
His value was not just B level. Because his ghostly ability to carry out missions was more valuable than his combat skills. Just as two people from the Specialist Guild were about to talk to Jeong Do to propose recruitment.
“Everyone is probably exhausted, so we will rest here tonight and then challenge the boss room tomorrow morning. “From now on, I will decide on the watch-to-watch order.”
An order was given from the expedition leader.
To some extent, my heart sank. She is currently in a state where she has used up quite a bit of mana by observing with Jeong Yak-yong’s rod. I wondered what would happen if I rushed into the boss room like this, but Sanghee was definitely an experienced captain. Rest was instructed at appropriate moments.
“Captain. Just a moment before that. “I want to check the altar next to the boss room.”
Jeong-do presented his opinion to Sang-hee. If his thoughts were correct, there would definitely be a way to weaken the boss at that altar.
“Oh, I see. “Please investigate.”
After receiving Sanghee’s permission, Jeongdo walked to the altar next to the boss room door, placed the Sun Moon Soul on it like a conventional altar, and concentrated his mind.
Then two options appeared.
<Raises the level of the boss monster. (Increased difficulty, increased reward) – 10 Sun Moon Souls.>
<Decreases the status of the boss monster. (difficulty decrease, reward decrease) – 10 Sun Moon Soul.>
‘bingo.’
It was as expected. There was a hidden strategy for boss monsters in Sun Moon Soul. At least he told everyone what he had found out and the meeting went on for a while.
Is it low risk, low return?
Is it high risk, high return?
The meeting time was very short. As soon as Jeong Do told him what he had found out, a unanimous opinion was reached. Sanghee spoke as the representative.
“We will attack weakened monsters.”
The reason for entering the new dungeon was not to obtain rewards, but to gather information. Everyone agreed on that fact.
“Then we will take a break now. “I will attempt to defeat the boss tomorrow at 9 am.”
With those words, the expedition members began taking out the tents and sleeping bags they had packed in advance.
* * * * * *
To some extent, I am not used to sleeping homeless in a dungeon. And I couldn’t fall into a deep sleep because of the tension. Judging from the regular breathing sounds of the other group members next to him, it seemed like he was the only one having trouble sleeping.
‘What time is it?’
Jeongdo checked the current time.
AM 04:13.
It was still early. He could have slept a little longer as he had already performed his assigned duty of vigilance, but he got up and came out of the tent. He was thinking of swinging the spear a few times to relieve the tension.
‘huh?’
As soon as I came out of the tent, I felt uncomfortable. Something is strange. I feel like I don’t have what I need…
“ah. vigil.”
The watchdog who was supposed to be on guard outside the tent was nowhere to be seen. After quickly returning to the tent, he looked around at the people who were sleeping.
‘There is someone who is not there now…’ ‘
A person who is not in bed. Because that person must be on watch. And as soon as he saw who that person was, his face hardened.
‘Kim So-ha!’
The sleeping bag where Kim So-ha should have been was empty. Jeong Do quickly came out of the tent and looked for Kim Soha.
‘Maybe he was just gone for a while.’
I had a bad feeling. I searched for Kim So-ha by wandering around a small space and was able to find her quickly.
Kim Soha was standing fully armed at the altar right next to the boss room.
no way. Probably not.
I prayed that it wouldn’t be worse and called him in a quiet voice to avoid provoking Kim Soha as much as possible.
“Mr. Soha Kim. “What are you doing now?”
I flinch.
Kim So-ha, who was suddenly called, was surprised and turned to Jeong-do. And after she confirmed that it was the person who called her, many emotional changes passed over her face.
surprised. Embarrassment. period. anger. Resignation.
and.
desperation.
Kim So-ha shouted at Jeong-do.
“only you! It means that you are not the only one who is smart! “I can do it too!”
Soha Kim. He felt a great sense of inferiority to Jeong Do.
From the moment of birth, the attention of others was solely on one’s own. And he had the appropriate abilities, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
But this expedition was the worst.
An expedition that started solely to get Sang-hee’s attention. But she didn’t pay any attention to herself. No, she didn’t pay any attention to herself or anyone else. There was another person who monopolized everyone’s attention.
Although he is a B-class user, he is much stronger than himself. Additionally, the aspects outside of combat were also excellent. Compared to that, his own abilities were insignificant.
Of course, there were many users who were better than him. Kim Soha herself acknowledged that, and it was okay because she had the confidence to surpass them someday.
But also soothing.
I heard you said it hasn’t been long since you became a user. What do you mean by that ability?
Soha Kim felt a wall for the first time.
And the worst part is.
The point was that Seo Sang-hee’s attention was focused on Jeong-do. Besides, it’s not just ordinary interest…
‘It can’t go on like this.’
He had to prove that he, too, was special. In the current situation, special measures were needed to get her attention.
‘Let’s take down the boss monster alone.’
I thought the word teamwork was thrown away, but Soha Kim thought it was the right answer. From a young age, she did whatever she wanted and as a result, her body grew without anyone to put a brake on it.
Kim So-ha took out the Sun and Moon Soul from her bosom.
The Sun Moon Spirits that were stolen just in case during the first stage mission. Kim So-ha didn’t even know that she would be writing it here.
“sleep… ”
Jeongdo shouted, but it was too late.
Soha Kim quickly placed the Sun, Moon Soul on the altar and activated the altar.
It’s really unfortunate, but Kim So-ha also had enough magical talent to operate the altar.
Wooooow.
The altar trembled slightly and radiated weak light, and the Sun and Moon Soul melted and disappeared. After confirming that, Kim So-ha immediately opened the door to her boss’ room.
Of course, Kim Soha also acted thinking that she had a chance of winning. He thought the dungeon’s boss was the mutant Kaumka warrior he had met in the first stage of the mission. If the status has been lowered from there, it would be enough to do it alone.
But his thoughts turned out to be wrong in two ways.
Firstly, the boss monster was ‘barely’ not at the level of a mutant Kaumka warrior.
Quaaaaa!
From the open door, deep and dense mana hit Soha Kim’s body.
“… uh?”
Second, Kim So-ha’s magical operation was immature.
Do-do, who felt an enormous amount of magic and spirit leaking out from the door that So-ha Kim opened, quickly used Changryongbo and ran to So-ha Kim.
“danger!”
It was a little late.
Jeong Do pushed Kim So-ha away with the same force as Chang Ryong-bo, but before he could, three small chains protruding from the door swept across Kim So-ha’s face.
Kim So-ha flew away without even being able to scream and fell into the dungeon wall.
Quaaaang!
Anyone can see that it is an instant death blow. No, even if he survives, he will have to live with severe aftereffects for the rest of his life.
And the members of the expedition team, noticing the commotion, came out of the tent fully armed.
“oh my god.”
“What is this… ”
As the team was made up of veterans, their embarrassment was short-lived. The crew members quickly grasped the situation and took their respective positions. And Yoo Si-jin, a supporter, ran towards where Kim So-ha flew and Sang-hee asked Jeong-do.
“How did this happen?”
“… Soha Kim opened the boss room on her own. Moreover, this mana… ”
There was no doubt about it.
Kim So-ha used the altar to lower her status, but ended up raising her status due to her inexperience in using it!
“Hmm. Thank you for opening the door. “Courageous warriors of this world.”
Before I knew it, the boss monster came out of the dungeon door and looked around.
Chief Kaumka.
On the outside, it didn’t look very strong. He was smaller than the average Kaumka warrior and the weapon he was holding in his hand was strange.
flail.
It was a flail made entirely of iron. This was the identity of the weapon that struck Kim So-ha in the face earlier.
Chief Kaumka continued.
“And I commend you for your courage in taking risks to gain greater power. but.”
Except for Jeong-do, the other characters could not understand the chief’s words, but they intuitively sensed that his words did not mean anything good.
“You cannot give power to a foolish person who cannot distinguish between courage and temerity.”
“Huh!!!”
Jin Changhu rushed towards Chief Kaumka with great enthusiasm.
Shield charge using weight!
It was an attack that most monsters would just bounce off, but the moment the chief’s light flail exploded on the shield.
bang!
Instead, Jin Chang-hoo bounced around a little more. And not to be outdone, Seo Sang-hee rushed in with War X.
Sigh.
The flail’s chain wrapped around Sanghee’s warx. The chief smiled and shouted, as if he was satisfied with the sight.
“They are great warriors. “Fight for your life!”
‘SS level!’
Surprisingly, the Chief was showing dominance even against two S-class opponents. After loading the wire, Jeongdo hurriedly used <Binding Draw>.
For two days after deciding to participate in a mission-type dungeon expedition.
To some extent, I prepared as much as I could.
First of all, we have carried out the <Location Draw> right up to the confirmed rare and checked various luck-related items.
The luck-related corrections affecting the current degree were as follows.
Yoo Seon’s luck.
Persimmon of Ixia.
An amulet that Seo-yoon blessed.
A necklace that controls talent that Winry gave to her.
There’s one more thing to add.
The mythical artifact obtained by holding the monkey mask also had a similar effect.
The abilities of that artifact are.
<Blessing of Gesuna>
<This is a pendant containing the blessings of Gesuna, the god of light. It protects the user’s mind and body and repels evil spirits.>
<Effect 1: Mana increases by 2. All abilities increase by 5.>
<Effect 2: Completely blocks mental magic interference below myth level.>
<Effect 3: <Geshna’s Blessing>, which reduces damage by 70%, can be used once a day.>
<Effect 4: Dispels unclean energy.>
It was truly a scary option, but I paid attention to the last option. In fact, she realized that she was lucky, but she still had her back.
If you happen to have any bad luck, wouldn’t it be enough to ward off that too?
Did that level of wish come true?
Paaaa!!
The countless business cards falling down were as brilliant as diamonds.
‘good!’
I was expecting black, but even diamonds are more than enough. The diamond business card was absorbed into Jeongdo’s forehead.
Kuaaaa!
A storm of mana raged around Jeongdo. At that momentum, the chief looked at Jeongdo and shouted.
“This is great! “It is truly the spirit of a warrior!”
The diamond figure was loaded, but Jeong Do’s weapon was still in Bangcheonhwageuk form. Since the character loaded this time didn’t have a special weapon, did he use a weapon that was familiar to him?
Of course not.
Tiring!
<Yu Bu Bongseon (呂布奉先) is strengthened by +1!>
<One Black Lord limited skill will be unlocked as a +1 reinforcement reward!>
The commander said to be the strongest in the Three Kingdoms has descended once again.
<It’s been a while.>
As Yeo Bu said, it’s been a really long time. This was the first time since the Cho Hak-rae incident, so it had been almost two months.
Jeong Do opened the status window to check a notification he had never seen before.
Name: Jinjeongdo
Level: 99
Mana available: 138
Strength: 157 (+5) Stamina: 143 (+5) Reflexes: 155 (+5) Mana Responsiveness: 98 (+5)
Talent: <horsemanship-lv.3>, <soldier-lv.2> <close-quarters combat-lv.2>, <lance-skill-vl.2>, <archery-lv.2>, <swordsmanship-lv. 2>, <Brave-lv.2>, <Mercenary-lv.1>, <Explosive-lv.1>, … and 7 more
Possessed Skills: <Summon Red Tomb (Black Road Limited)>, <Jin Guigok>, <Lion’s Hood>, <Moon River Spear>, <Changryongbo>, … and 3 others
‘Summon Red Tomato!’
A skill that did not exist in the previous Yeo Bu was created. Considering that it is limited to Black Road, it is a skill that cannot be used originally. However, as a +1 reinforcement reward, you can also use the diamond business card pouch. Jeongdo used the skill for strong attraction.
Faaah!
With the fluctuation of mana, the space split and a horse walked out.
Can this be expressed in words?
divine beast
Nothing came to mind other than those words. It is three times larger than an ordinary horse. The blood-red fur and strong muscles gave a frighteningly intimidating feeling.
Red Toma (赤兎馬).
One of the greatest horses in Chinese history knelt in front of Jeongdo, as if asking him to ride. And Jeongdo also naturally rose to the top of the Red Toma.
<<horsemanship-lv.3> is activated. The user’s abilities increase dramatically while on horseback.>
<The fatigue of the horse decreases drastically.>
<A significant bonus is given to strategic tactics using horses.>
philtrum follicle
Majung Jeokto (馬中赤兎).
The follicle loaded last time was literally only half.
The weight of the name Yeopo Bongseon.
Because it was completed when it was together with red soil.
Jeong-do was unable to control his overflowing power and drove the red crow horse.
and.
The degree to which it became a human became a red flash and flew towards Chief Kaumka.
