Trait Absorption Hunter Hunter 129
129. Shadow of the Desert
Shadow of the Desert was a low difficulty dungeon even among S-class dungeons.
This can be guessed just by looking at the fact that you can enter starting at level 2,000.
However, since this is a S-class dungeon, it is not a place to be taken lightly.
‘however…….’
There was no sign of tension on the faces of the party members who entered the dungeon.
‘What is this atmosphere?’
Rather, I was happy like a child who had received a gift.
It’s because I received an achievement.
[Achievement – Conditions of a True Hunter]
-Condition: Enter an S-class dungeon for the first time in your life.
-Reward: Stat points +2
All twenty people received the award without exception.
It was like going up two levels in one breath, so I couldn’t help but feel good.
However, there was no change in Min Do-jun’s expression.
It’s not because the rewards are small.
‘It’s good to have gained stat points, but they’re too loose… … .’
Because I didn’t like the party members who were letting their guard down.
‘The moment you step foot into the dungeon, it’s like entering a battlefield where bullets are flying. You can’t let your guard down.’
As the saying goes, the hunters were currently in the middle of the desert.
It was the main setting of the dungeon and the habitat of monsters.
‘It wouldn’t be strange if we were attacked at any time.’
In particular, you must always be prepared for surprise attacks from sand worms that crawl through the sand.
‘But everyone is putting down their weapons just because they received one achievement.’
Min Do-jun may have the skills to prepare at any time, but aren’t other hunters different?
‘It may be because there are more people than usual, so I feel less nervous.’
But from the moment you enter the portal, you have to change your mindset.
‘Because it’s most dangerous when we’re relaxed like this.’
As expected.
A monster was caught by his special abilities of presence detection and life detection.
‘I came within 30 meters.’
Min Do-jun’s gaze was directed straight at the target.
The sand was moving even though there was no wind.
‘That means… … .’
It means that sand worms are crawling under the ground.
“be careful!”
At the same time that Min Do-jun shouted.
Phew!
A sand worm rose from the sand and swallowed one of the hunters.
“Eww!”
The moment the sand worm, having swallowed its prey, is about to dive back into the sand for a surprise attack.
Wheeeeeeing-!
Min Do-jun swung his Gust Blade, being careful not to cut the swallowed hunter.
Creak creak!
The sand worm was torn into three pieces, leaving behind experience points.
[Experience +55,200] (Contribution 100%)
‘I guess I died in one hit because my stamina is low.’
If you can avoid surprise attacks, it’s definitely easier to kill low-health assassin monsters.
Saaaah-
The sand worm that had been divided into three parts disappeared with smoke, and the hunter that had been eaten appeared.
But it was already too late, his appearance had melted into a horrible form.
‘If you’re exposed to the acid in the sand worm, you’re bound to get sick.’
The scope of application of defensive power is limited to equipment.
No matter how expensive the A-class equipment you wear, if you take damage to a part of your body that you can’t defend against, you will definitely suffer.
It is obvious that it is difficult to defend against stomach acid, especially if it covers the entire body.
‘You should consider it dead from the moment it’s eaten whole.’
That’s why I always said you shouldn’t let your guard down.
‘What I was worried about has become reality.’
Min Do-jun closed his eyes slightly and prayed for the deceased’s soul to rest in peace.
On the other hand, other party members didn’t even have the luxury of doing so.
“What, what happened?”
“A monster suddenly appeared… … .”
“That guy… … is dead.”
When the peace was suddenly broken, no one could help but be bewildered.
Oh Yoon-sik, who was receiving compensation and happily increasing his stats, was the same.
‘Poem, what is this from the beginning!’
Oh Yoon-sik quickly ran to the fallen party member.
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
It looked like he was dead at first glance, but you never know.
“What the heck… … .”
I checked his pulse, but, as expected, he was dead.
furthermore.
‘You’re a supporter of our group, right?’
It just so happened that one of his group’s few supporters died.
“ha…….”
Oh Yoon-sik looked around at the party members, thinking to himself that he was unlucky.
Unlike a little while ago when they were joking around, the atmosphere was like a funeral.
‘If I do this, my qualifications as a leader will be questioned.’
Before entering, Oh Yoon-sik made a promise.
I will conquer it safely without a single casualty.
But that promise was broken from the start.
A situation where you could easily lose trust as a leader.
“I’m sorry, everyone. As a leader, I should have been more mindful of my surroundings, but this kind of accident happened… … .”
In times like this, it is best to respond with a quick apology and resolution of the situation.
“Sandworms are monsters that excel at surprise attacks. I had to be careful all the time, but I didn’t expect it to be like this from the start… … .”
“But who caught the sand worm?”
“You said you took action first when we were all letting go.”
“Judging by the wind magic you used, you seem to be a wizard?”
People started murmuring, ignoring the leader’s words.
Oh Yoon-sik asked as a representative, suppressing his irritation.
“Who caught the sand worm?”
“I’m going.”
Oh Yoon-sik looked back toward where the sound came from and made a surprised expression.
‘Kakdugi Magic Swordsman?’
The hunter who was considered to be the lowest rank among the party members raised his hand.
“Are you sure you caught it?”
“yes.”
Min Do-jun, who didn’t really need to hide it, spoke calmly, but Oh Yoon-sik still had a look in his eyes that said it was hard to believe.
‘You killed it in one shot with magic when you were only in the early 2000s?’
A magician managed to do something that even a normal magician would be able to defeat in one shot?
‘Is the Sand Worm’s health lower than expected?’
As a level 2,786 wizard, Oh Yoon-sik couldn’t help but think that way.
It would be difficult for a swordsman with low magic power to defeat monsters with magic alone since he has to raise all stats evenly.
Oh Yoon-sik patted Min Do-jun’s shoulder.
“The quick response was good. Even though we couldn’t save the supporter.”
“… … .”
Oh Yoon-sik said that and looked around at the party members and shouted.
“It’s unfortunate that there were casualties from the start, but this should make us all alert! We can’t stop like this, even if it means avenging the dead victims. Let’s move forward!”
Oh Yoon-sik took the lead with those words.
There was no particular response, but everyone silently followed the leader.
I walked around cautiously, holding my weapon.
Perhaps because someone had died, I felt a different tension than before.
Srrrrrr-
Oh Yoon-sik shouted as he discovered the movement of the sand.
“It’s a sand worm! Everyone, watch your step!”
Phew!
Thanks to his warning, the party members were able to evacuate in advance.
The sand worm that leapt up to prey only bit the air.
I tried to hide in the sand again.
‘Where!’
Oh Yoon-sik’s staff emitted light.
‘Gust of Wind!’
A fierce gust of wind tore the sand worm to pieces.
No, I thought so.
‘Oh, you’re not dead?’
At best, only a little flesh was peeled off.
The sand worm was still wriggling and crawling into the sand.
“attack!”
Whack- Whack!
In the end, he was finished off by the rest of the hunters, but the shock Oh Yoon-sik received was still there.
‘Even I, a great wizard, couldn’t kill him with one blow, so what about that guy… … .’
Oh Yoon-sik looked at Min Do-jun with eyes that said he couldn’t understand.
‘Did you get addicted to magic?’
Even so, the sand worm wasn’t so weak that it could be killed by a single magic attack.
I can tell for sure after dealing with it in person.
‘Are my eyes deceiving me? How can I kill someone with one blow?’
It was a strange thing, but you will find out as the battle progresses.
“Let’s keep moving forward like this!”
Oh Yoon-sik led his party members through the desert.
Phew!
As we passed through the desert, sand worms appeared occasionally.
Shhh, shhh!
The party members quickly hunted the bugs as if they would not be hit twice.
“Okay! When the Sand Worm appears, just attack it right away. Feel free to attack without worrying about other groups.”
Everyone killed the sand worms with flashy skills, as if they were A-class hunters.
As a result, the sand worms tended to die as soon as they rose, rather than attacking by surprise.
Sometimes all three would rise at the same time, but there was no change in the time of death.
‘Isn’t this total competition?’
If you want to gain even a little bit of experience, you have no choice but to attack desperately.
Knowing that fact, the party members were scanning the desert with fire in their eyes.
The most desperate group among them was Group D.
The reason is none other than this.
‘If things continue like this, we won’t have any share.’
This was because the swordsman in the same group was taking it away with overwhelming skill.
“come!”
Just then, the sand shifted under Group D’s feet.
While the party members duck to avoid the sand worms that will soon pop up.
The swordsman raised his sword as if to tell the sand worm to come out, ready to cut it.
and.
Phew! Creak! Creak!
The sand worm split vertically as it jumped up.
I had to cut the torso of the squirming guy once more to gain experience without dying in one hit.
[Experience +55,200] (Contribution 100%)
‘No matter how strong it is, it seems difficult to kill it with one normal attack.’
But if you keep stacking up the Battlefield Incarnation buffs, won’t you eventually get a single hit?
With that thought in mind, Min Do-jun wiped the bodily fluid on his sword onto the floor and looked out into the desert again.
Without even realizing that his crew members were staring at him with blank expressions.
So let’s have a 4 hour battle in the desert.
“Gasp, gasp… … .”
The party members’ breathing became ragged.
That was only natural.
Because we walked for long hours under the hot heat and sun of the desert.
Moreover, because the ground was sandy, it consumed more physical strength than on flat ground.
My whole body has been soaked with sweat for a long time.
“Leader, let’s take a break.”
“Would you like that? Then I’ll just rest here for five minutes.”
“What’s 5 minutes? Let’s just take it easy for 30 minutes!”
Even for an A-class hunter, it is not easy to survive in the desert.
Especially if it’s a dungeon desert rather than a regular desert.
‘There’s a reason why the goal of this place is survival.’
The objective of Shadow of the Desert is to survive for 48 hours.
But it is not easy to survive for two days here without food or water.
‘Especially when catching monsters.’
The party members’ throats were already parched.
Only Min Do-jun, who had high stamina and could recover by killing monsters, was holding out in good shape, but even he was not confident that he could last two days.
‘This is why we need attribute resistance elixirs.’
It would be a great help if you used an elixir that increases resistance to fire by 50% for 24 hours.
Of course, other party members were aware of this fact.
“Is everyone wearing attribute resistance items well?”
“You mean a fire attribute resistance item?”
“yes.”
Since everyone had come in knowing the strategy, they were all equipped with fire-attribute resistance equipment.
“But why is it so difficult?”
“If you just consider the resistance of what you’re wearing, it’s over 20%?”
However, the resistance that could be increased with equipment was only 20% at most, so it could not be compared to the elixir that increased it by 50%.
‘I’m holding on because I have 20% left, otherwise I would have had a hard time even lasting 3 hours.’
Min Do-jun also considered drinking the elixir to increase his resistance, but decided against it.
‘It only lasts for 24 hours, so it’s a waste to use it yet.’
Even without the elixir, Min Do-jun’s resistance was quite high.
‘20% for fire resistance, 5% for low resistance, and 15% for medium resistance.’
There was nothing to worry about since there were only three traits that increased resistance.
‘In addition, the Trinity effect increases by an additional 20%.’
This means that your resistance increases four times.
‘If the damage is reduced four times in a row due to resistance, it means that you will eventually be able to resist by about 50%.’
In short, the numbers are no different from taking an elixir.
But Min Do-jun saved the elixir.
‘You need to be higher than this to face the boss.’
Because there was a need to further increase resistance.
‘First of all, it’s best to save your elixir before entering the sub-dungeon… ‘
That was when.
“I found the car!”
Oh Yoon-sik, who was looking around, suddenly pointed to a place and shouted.
“I found an oasis!”
It was because I discovered a sub-dungeon, an oasis.
