Episode 7, 3rd floor
The name that was shouted out proudly.
Petit Gongdu.
[Once a nickname is set, it cannot be changed.]
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“yes.”
I nodded as I saw the notification again asking if I really wanted to use that nickname.
A truly secret nickname is one that you can’t proudly say in front of others.
Even if it’s by mistake, I won’t shout out “I’m Petit Gongdu!”
It’s hard to remember that I’m a healthy, 28-year-old South Korean youth who served in the military and is 178 centimeters tall.
If you just look at the functions, it can be seen as perfect.
“Ahem.”
I coughed.
I suddenly had a thought that it was embarrassing to be doing this at this age, but I ignored it. This is all strategy and survival skills.
“Let’s take a look.”
I decided to look around the community a bit more to clear my mind.
Everyone who passed the second floor except me had a bald head.
The nickname is strange, but it seems like he has some skills.
Objectively speaking, there is a high possibility that he is better than me.
I was able to clear the second floor thanks to the eyes that were watching the S-class power star.
If I hadn’t known about the effects of the essence, I wouldn’t have been able to clear it so safely.
If you hadn’t hit the bolt early on, then maybe not.
Let’s skip that.
Your hair loss. The bald man was no longer posting.
It’s only natural, since there were many people attacking me in the comments.
All of those people are above us.
I guess we should consider them stronger than us.
There is nothing good to be gained by giving in.
Does that mean we have to become close? No, that’s not true.
“In the end, it’s anonymous. You don’t even know who’s who.”
How often do you see people helping each other in real life because they met on the Internet?
It’s the same principle.
It would be different if I had an affiliation.
In that case, you can get direct help.
[Tycoon Phoenix]: Seniors, do you have any potions left? I’m about to die.
[Shield Warrior_Phoenix]: Make a private deal. If you’re a goner, you’re really screwed.
[Tycoon Phoenix]: Thank you! I will never forget your kindness!
This is the case for people who are active by adding the guild name to their name.
Since they are in the same guild, it seems like they help each other out.
This is one of the reasons why the climbing rate of hunters belonging to guilds is so high.
There may be a way to get help by pretending to be a guild member.
“The moment you get caught, you’ll be lynched by a mob.”
If you think about it, it’s like committing fraud against the guild.
I’ve heard that each guild has a password to verify each other. It also seems like there are a few other verification devices.
It’s impossible not to get caught.
The list will be passed on to the senior guild members upstairs, so you can practically say that climbing the tower is out of the question.
I see that not everyone has a guild name though.
[Bosongsong]: New members this time! Did Pink Punk release a new song? ㅠㅠ I miss the goddesses, ahaha.
-It seems like it’s been a while since you came up here? They were forcibly disbanded.
-Last month, the agency collapsed due to Monster Wave.
-I think two members died? One was hospitalized.
-ah…….
[Horn]: Hey guys, lol. What happens if a cow burns?
└It’s carbon, lol.
-Hey, old man… Please go out and get out.
[Murim ZI Zone]: Ah, the NPC is really picky. Just go ahead and ram them? Huh?
-What should I do with my nickname? When on earth are you from?
People talking about their own topics.
Sometimes I hear news from outside and sometimes I talk nonsense.
I don’t know if those people are part of a guild or not, but there must be some independents mixed in.
Because the top doesn’t just pick people from the guild.
There are rumors that ordinary people belonging to strangely large guilds are often selected, but since this has not been confirmed, let’s skip over it.
“Let’s just throw out some bait for now.”
Who knows, maybe some of you out there know that the tutorial is wrong.
You can also see why people react so aggressively to the fact that the tutorial is flawed.
It would be better if I could take advantage of that opportunity and receive help.
I think it would be good to have some interaction with those who are climbing the tutorial with me.
At least within the community.
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After finishing my thoughts, I quickly started typing.
It’s important to not be as direct as the bald man. It’s important to maintain a delicate line between drawing a moderate amount of aggro and not making others go crazy with their comments.
[Petit Gongdu]: Petit Gongdu is here!
Your fairy, Petit Gongdu, has come to visit you.
All my friends who are climbing the tutorial, let’s do our best together. Hurrah! Hurrah!
An outstanding rush in concept. Although it lacked horsepower, it held on with a strong will.
Because this is important right now.
Avoid attacking others by making them think of your concept as a slightly playful, non-serious, and light-hearted approach.
So that people who were already on top can snicker and press back.
Distract the attention by making some noise.
[Petit Gongdu]: The beginning of a heart-pounding top life.
The goblins on the first floor are petite, but they don’t look like fairies like me! It’d be really creepy if all the green gummies swarmed around, wouldn’t you say?
It leaves room for thought here and there.
It’s unclear whether this refers to the fact that there are several goblins on the first floor, or to goblins living in groups.
Ambiguity. That’s the point.
finally.
[Petit Gongdu]: It’s important to catch it quickly, but it’s more important to not get hit in the back of the head!
The back of your head could become a polygon.
It would be sad if my already ugly head got crushed. Sob sob.
I think you all already know this! (wink!)
It ends with the nuance that I have also experienced it.
Anyway, people on the first floor can’t read my posts. The community opens only after clearing the second floor.
In short, it’s a tip that isn’t a tip.
For those who have already passed the tutorial section, I think this is a story about when you fight the goblins later.
Anyone who is climbing the tutorial like me.
“You’ll notice that I encountered several goblins on the first floor.”
Even though he mentioned it in passing, he said that we should work hard together and clear the tutorial.
If you didn’t notice, there’s nothing you can do.
If you don’t have that level of insight and observation, then there’s nothing I can do.
I’m sorry to say this, but I can’t help but think that he’s lacking in anything to be considered a colleague.
“I wonder what kind of reaction there will be.”
I shrugged.
-Tiring
Not long after, the alarm rang.
The corners of the mouth go up.
Click.
[Your hair is bald]: Yeah, right. You’re a good person, Petit Gongdu! No, fairy!
The balding man, who was thought to have disappeared, was the first to react.
It seems he didn’t survive by luck. His nickname is strange, but he definitely has ability.
It’s a little creepy to hear other people call me a coward, but I’ll deal with it since it’s my karma.
Than that.
“There’s one more.”
[Lick the top of your head]: Goblin f*cking bugs. I thought I was going to die.
Another nickname appeared.
I took note of his sentences.
Goblin Ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Plural. He’s saying it too, though he doesn’t say it out loud.
I met several goblins.
“It turns out I’m not the only one.”
It was the moment when suspicion became certainty.
* * *
After clearing the second floor, I searched all over the dungeon.
Just in case I could gain something else through the power.
The more points you get, the better.
To sum up the results, there was nothing. It seemed like there wasn’t much to see other than the liquid.
Instead, I decided to get some rest before climbing to the third floor.
The tutorial strategy has already lost credibility.
It was no different from taking on a challenge when you know virtually nothing.
What I mean is that it’s important to stay in top condition.
[Supply provision]
[1 full meal, 1 drinking water]
Top must have had a conscience because he gave them something to eat.
A bowl of rice, something bland, and drinking water.
It looks like it’s given out when you clear each floor.
I don’t think I received it on the first floor.
[Tip. Food is provided during the tutorial section.]
-Supplies will be distributed starting from the 2nd floor.
A tip message that comes to mind in response to my question.
Additional explanations followed through the eyes of the stargazer.
The first floor wasn’t given to me.
Anyway, it’s good.
Because you can save food in your backpack.
A tower where you never know what might happen. It’s better to save what you can.
“Then let’s start moving slowly.”
I slept and filled my stomach.
Don’t worry, I’ve put the remaining drinking water in a water bottle.
“position.”
I lightly stretched my body and passed through the portal.
-Gooooo
Changed perspective.
I lowered my posture.
It was to prepare for a possible attack.
“What’s missing?”
There wasn’t a single thing that looked like a monster.
A space that is almost desolate.
The air was chilly, and the long corridors, stained with stone and iron plates, were not even lit by torches.
Still, the view wasn’t dark.
“A luminous stone. Isn’t that also a rather expensive item?”
It was thanks to the fist-sized glowstone embedded in the ceiling.
A mineral that emits light on its own. It was one of the most useful items in dungeons where electronic devices did not work.
[3rd floor]
[Break through the trap.]
-Wheee!
While I was looking at the glowstone, a notification popped up.
At the same time, a murderous noise rings out.
It sounded like a chainsaw spinning.
“Really?”
My hearing was spot on.
The previously empty hallway was now filled with all sorts of sinister equipment.
All you can see right now is a giant saw blade.
It keeps popping out and going back in regardless of up, down, left, or right.
That’s not all.
-Whooooooow!
Flames shooting upward like a stage special effect.
A distance that appeared to be about 10 meters was burning sequentially.
The heat was unusual. Even though there was quite a distance, my face was burning hot.
If you pass through the trap even a little late, you’ll be turned into charcoal.
Gulp.
I swallowed without realizing it.
Are you out of your mind? To jump into a place like this?
This is all that is visible at the moment.
The third floor is a trap section.
There will definitely be lots of hidden traps.
I don’t know how much there is though.
It’s so ridiculous I can’t even laugh.
“I’m not even kidding, the portal is right there.”
A portal visible in the distance, across the hallway.
It’s swaying as if calling you in.
A structure that can only be thought of as truly malicious.
Is this just running forward without looking back?
No. If you do that, you’ll die with your whole body torn apart.
“Let’s take it slow, take it slow.”
Safety first. Respect for life.
I’m not crazy, and of course I have fears.
Aren’t people the type that jump up and down just by stepping on a Lego?
Unless you’re a pervert, there’s no need to deliberately put yourself in danger.
Even I am a beginner among beginners who has not yet awakened.
Don’t be overconfident.
“We need to check what traps there are first.”
That way, your chances of survival will increase to some extent.
Since it’s a tutorial section, the traps won’t change much, right?
I hope so.
Is this the starting line?
There was a line drawn in front of me.
-Swoosh
The moment I carefully extended my front paw.
-Druk
I could hear a very faint noise.
At the same time, a flash of light.
It was the same thing I saw on the second floor.
“Damn it!”
-Kagagagagak!
I threw back my body as if having a seizure.
I was so embarrassed that I fell down on my butt, but I didn’t feel ashamed.
I was just terrified by the trap right in front of me.
[Changing Blade Trap]
-If you dream of becoming a skewer, now is your chance!
A spear blade shoots out of the ground just as the notification pops up.
Made of iron up to the spearhead, it dug into the ceiling and then slowly sank downwards.
-Thud, thud
The power was so deadly that it even shattered the ceiling.
It’s really just a sheet of paper. What would have happened if I hadn’t pulled away as soon as I saw the halo?
How is it going to happen? How is it going to happen?
You must have had a mystical experience of physically levitating.
I thought as I was hit by falling rocks.
‘I think the fake tutorial strategy said to go while extending your hand?’
Those crazy guys. If I had followed that advice, I would have lost an arm right away.
At this point, it could be considered malicious.
If I hadn’t sensed danger with my powers, I would have been in big trouble.
“Wait a minute, can’t I just write it down?”
I have the power. The power to see hidden information.
Of course, it is also possible to identify traps.
Maybe this floor will be easy to get through.
“Hmm!”
I strained my eyes and looked down the hallway.
I’m not used to using it intentionally yet.
I hope this will be a chance for me to practice a little.
-Jiiiiing
Did the effort pay off?
After some time, my vision began to change.
My eyes are itchy. Tears are starting to flow.
Trembling eyelids.
At that moment, a burning sensation rose beyond the tingling sensation.
[Power, Stargazing Eyes (S) is activated.]
A myriad of halos of light began to appear.
Information about the traps that are revealed along with it.
I looked at all of that intently.
“Haha. This is crazy.”
I burst out laughing.
