Episode 72: Limitless Mana Dungeon (2)
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“Oh, really. This is ridiculous.”
“Captain, what happened?”
“There’s a hunter who went inside here. While I was taking my time, he paid a high price for mana and got in.”
“How… did you get in there?”
“How did you get in there? You had to pour all your mana into it.”
“Is that possible?”
“Do you want to play a joke with me?”
“……sorry!”
Kang Dong-hyun, who had gathered useful combat personnel from inside and outside of Hades, placed a hunter at the entrance to the dungeon.
When the interior of a closed dungeon is cleared, the exit opens in two ways.
A new exit opens, or an existing entrance becomes an exit, leading you to the same place.
Since the odds are 50/50, we have deployed our forces just in case.
And if the attack fails, you have to return to the entrance you came in from… … .
In some ways, it was a meaningful power allocation.
Hunters of all kinds were deployed.
Of course, there are melee classes that can handle various weapons, and ranged classes that have various control attack options.
They also deployed a Hunter who was good at using space movement and acceleration. It was a combination that had everything except what was missing.
“Can you tell me who the guy that came in is?”
Everyone seemed curious about the presence of the uninvited guest.
This is because no hunter has entered the Limitless Mana Dungeon within Eclipse so far.
If he was able to confidently enter this dungeon that even Kang Dong-hyun couldn’t enter, how great of a skill would he be?
“You won’t know even if I tell you. When you come out later, catch him yourself and find out his name. If you find out, I’ll give you a reward.”
Kang Dong-hyun smiled faintly and put a cigarette in his mouth.
From now on, it’s a battle of waiting.
It’s been a long time since I’ve waited for someone sincerely, but now there’s no other answer than waiting.
As a test, Kang Dong-hyun tried to continuously push mana into the dungeon entrance.
But even though I helped out by drinking potions, I couldn’t get the ‘entrance ticket’ that the dungeon required.
Squeak.
Kang Dong-hyun sat on a chair in front of the entrance, lost in thought.
First of all, a siege net was set up to capture Kang-hoo as soon as he appeared.
Unless you have the ability to suddenly teleport, you won’t be able to escape Hades.
In that case, we can assume that Kang-hoo’s capture is certain.
If we catch him, what should be the follow-up action?
‘It’s true that he’s too smart to be controlled by a sane person. It’s not easy to tame a guy like this.’
I wish I could be led by my heart and become my servant, but that’s not so easy.
Even among the confidants who were called hunting dogs at the time, were there one or two who changed their minds and tried to betray him?
Moreover, it is highly unlikely that Kang-hoo, who had been buttoned up wrong from the beginning, would follow him obediently.
‘tracker.’
If so, there is only one way.
A good example would be the Tracker, which is one of Eclipse’s pride(?) and fears.
If the mechanism of the tracker, a human weapon that is controlled and activated through drugs, is good, then Kang-hoo can be ruled.
There is no need to use them as combat personnel.
With that level of mana utilization ability, just throwing it into a magic stone mine would replace the value of countless recipients.
“Oh my. I’ve never had to wait like this before, but I guess I’ve been made to wait like this even though it’s not in my destiny.”
Kang Dong-hyun’s bitter feelings were not easily appeased, so he took out another cigarette and put it in his mouth.
As the joke was blurted out, laughter could be heard here and there.
“The one who laughs first, go forward. You will be kept in a riding position until I specially end the wait.”
It was Kang Dong-hyun who played mischievous pranks for no reason.
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About 10 minutes after that.
Kkueeeek!
Adga bit his tongue and fell down in front of Kang-hoo with his eyes wide open. He had stopped breathing.
“I didn’t know I could use this much stamina just to deal with one guy. The dungeon level is really high.”
Kang-hoo nervously wiped away the large beads of sweat running down his forehead. It was taking longer than he thought.
I don’t know if the previous fight with Kang Dong-hyun helped, but I didn’t have a hard time.
But I definitely felt that it wasn’t easy, and my desire for growth naturally increased.
Perhaps this longing would only disappear when it reached a point where it could no longer rise any higher.
If we compare it to the level, it would be 999? It’s something that will happen in the distant future. Of course, it’s also a wish that I definitely want to achieve.
The level is now 88.
The experience buff that was steadily accumulated felt like a greater increase in experience points in places like this dungeon where the experience points were abundant.
“Two red stones. Now, skills that require two red stones as an upgrade condition can be converted.”
The red stone I got from my son was strong.
The potential uses of the sapphire are so limitless that calculating its monetary value is meaningless.
“There’s skill there.”
What satisfied Kang-hoo the most was the skill he stole from Aad.
There were several candidates, but I chose the skill that seemed most efficient.
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【Frenzy Healing】
【Skill Proficiency: Lv Max】
【Recovers by converting 1 mana into 1 stamina while stationary. Ultra-fast recovery is possible.】
If you eat Mad Solarkyum, it is a skill that allows you to recover stamina almost infinitely.
Although it is assumed that it is stationary, it is something that can be stopped for a while.
Or you can just stand there quietly in stealth mode and recover your stamina.
“At least now there is no healer in my dictionary. I can heal myself.”
You don’t have to look far to find examples of what it means to eat everything yourself.
Because Kang-hoo himself is the one who proves those words.
It’s safe to say that it’s fraudulent for an assassin, whose weakness is low defense, to have a self-healing skill.
“Okay then. Let’s speed things up a bit.”
Now that we’ve gotten over the difficult mid-boss hill, it’s time to find another monster to turn into a sandbag.
I quickened my pace again.
It wouldn’t be strange if Kang Dong-hyun or his gang showed up behind me at any time.
If you don’t want to give them even one, you have to move forward while diligently drying up the monsters’ seeds.
It was smooth sailing.
The footsteps are quick.
Relax your mind.
I took on the monsters sequentially. I took them out one by one while inducing a one-on-one situation.
Thanks to killing every single small monster without missing a single one, my level went up all the way to 91.
Considering that it is usually difficult to raise level 2 even if you ‘monopolize’ one dungeon.
The benefits that Kang-hoo got from entering the Limitless Dungeon were not just like sucking honey, but were like immersing himself in a honey pot.
There wasn’t just good news at Level.
I discovered a Solarkyum habitat by chance in the middle and collected a large number of Solarkyums, increasing my holdings to 30.
Since general solar energy can be used for a variety of purposes at any time, we secured plenty of spares.
Also, I killed one more middle boss.
The name is King Slime.
It was called a middle boss, but you could also call it a bonus monster.
This is because it had no attack capability to begin with.
Not only did he give me a one-sided beating while whining, he also gave me generous compensation.
So there are three red stones.
With the item drop, one more talisman item has been added.
【Soft amulet】
【Rating: None】
【Emergency Use: You can use the skill once without consuming any mana. Cooldown 1 hour.】
It was a useful talisman.
What if you need to use a skill that consumes a large amount of mana in a situation where mana recovery is slow?
You can use the ‘Emergency Use’ option of the soft amulet. It’s perfect for insurance purposes.
Just one thing.
The name of the skill stolen from King Slime, which was difficult to get used to no matter how hard I tried, kept coming to mind.
It would be better if you only checked yourself, but if there was an issue where you had to shout out the skill name, it would have been annoying.
【Cute!】
【Skill Proficiency: Lv Max】
【Summons a medium-sized slime, approximately 3m wide and 2m high. It has no attack ability.】
“hmm…….”
It was a skill that I didn’t want to mention directly to anyone.
However, contrary to its name, the skill itself was useful in times of emergency.
The slime has a considerable volume and is opaque in color, so it can be used as an obstacle.
On the one hand, it also had the potential to be used as a shield to defend against rough attacks coming from a distance.
“If I hadn’t intercepted it, I think I would have regretted it for a long time.”
It was worth it to come in even though it was a struggle.
There is no reward that is lacking in terms of robbery skills, experience points, gemstones, or items.
I think all of these must have gone straight to Kang Dong-hyun or someone related to him… … .
My stomach definitely hurt.
Growing on your own is good, but it’s even more satisfying to take advantage of the ‘villain’s’ gains as a driving force for growth.
Because the differences in the items and the gems that you don’t get here today could come back to haunt you later.
The point at which Kang-hoo succeeded in conquering the boss monster was half a day after he entered the Limitless Mana Dungeon.
The final level achieved was 94.
With this alone, level 100, which is called the second golden age of a hunter’s life, is just around the corner.
There, the boss monster dropped a whopping 2 redstones, so the number of redstones available increased to 5.
Considering that more than 90% of hunters never get to see the Jeokjeok itself in their entire lives, it’s a jackpot in itself.
Here, the passive skill stolen from the boss monster permanently increases Kang-hoo’s health.
【Enlightenment – Blood】
【Skill Proficiency: Lv Max】
【Permanently increases ‘Stamina’ by 100.】
The passive skill ‘Enlightenment’ can also increase mana depending on your choice.
However, as Kang-hoo had already obtained the skill book of the Age of Savagery, there was no reason to increase his mana.
【Skill Book – Age of Savagery】
【Special Note: For Light Warriors Only】
【If the learner’s mana stat is less than 50, the mana usage value of all skills is reduced by 50%.】
If that happens.
This is because skill books become useless once your mana stat exceeds 50.
Because Kang-hoo has so many skills and diversity, his stats also required in-depth calculation.
It is a special worry that only Kang-hoo has, something that others would never have to worry about.
“I’ll think carefully about how to use the five red stones for the upgrade.”
Depending on how you upgrade a skill, its application in battle will be completely different.
There are many choices that come to mind, but too many is the problem. It is not something to be thought about impulsively.
“Then… … take a deep breath.”
Kang-hoo took a deep breath.
When you enter through the exit, you may come out to an unexpected place, or you may come out through the same entrance you entered through.
In the latter case, Kang Dong-hyun will be there no matter what.
Of course, he wouldn’t be alone, and there would be a lot of subordinates waiting.
If you hesitate for even 0.5 seconds, you could end up trapped in a hive or die, or be tied up so you can’t move.
【Self-defense – Stage 2】
【Protective Barrier】
After Kang-hoo finished the preliminary settings.
Ugh.
I stepped out towards the exit.
The next moment.
“It’s out! Catch me!”
“Tie it up!”
“Block the area of activity!”
As expected, it turned out to be the same.
