Episode 133
The sky is too red to be considered a sunset.
Below it, half-collapsed stone buildings are scattered.
A musty smell stings my nose, and the moisture slowly eats away at my skin.
“It’s an unpleasant place in many ways.”
Everyone had the same feelings as Yuk Cheol-wan.
Although the dungeon was far from its original beauty, it was a place full of ominous energy from the beginning.
As you pass the entrance, you will see a line of broken buildings ahead.
Judging by the shape of the building, it looks like a temple, but it is not particularly important.
I’m just concerned about the level of difficulty of the monsters you’ll encounter here on the ‘1st floor’.
Various types of monsters appear on each floor, and naturally, the difficulty increases exponentially as you go down.
Stairs of hell.
We are now on the first floor of the infamous dungeon.
Crunchy.
I hear the sound of footsteps that really bothers my ears.
They clearly seem to be surrounding us, but we can’t see them because of the broken stones.
“and. “The sky was so red that it seemed like everyone’s faces were covered in blood.”
You’re saying something that really fills my morale right before the battle.
However, as Bisu said, an unusual light was shining from the sky.
I feel like what would happen to my mind if I only had 30 minutes instead of the three hour limit.
Since it is the first floor that is considered the most worth doing among the Stairs of hell, it must be completed as quickly as possible… … .
Crack, thump, thump.
“Uh… … ?”
Before I could organize my thoughts, there was Inyoung running to the front.
Hunters take out their swords from their scabbards and rush to the largest temple.
It was Chen.
“hey! Where… … !”
Bisu shouted urgently, but Chen didn’t even pretend to hear and moved on.
At the same time, the ‘crunching’ sound rapidly increased.
Pot.
Front and back, left and right.
Crustaceans the size of Yukcheolwan’s forearms stuck out from the broken wreckage.
“Now… … !”
A moan-like voice came out from Yuk Cheol-wan’s mouth.
At the same time, V1 sent me a red flag.
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A nine-legged monster wearing an armor-like outer shell.
After hearing Yuk Cheol-wan’s words, Kang Jeong-hyeon asked in surprise.
“Nowem…” … So does that mean a boss-level monster appeared from the beginning?”
“I guess so. I haven’t even gone inside yet… … .”
The ‘key’ to go down to the lower floor can be obtained by defeating the boss mob on that floor.
However, the point where we are located is at best the starting point of the dungeon.
That means,
“The boss mob from another dungeon… … They’re nothing more than random mobs here… … .”
Kang Jeong-hyeon muttered with a tired face.
And soon, a voice close to a scream came out from Bisu.
“Dangerous!”
Nowem, who had surrounded Chen, rushed at him from all directions.
Unlike other parts, the three front legs were in the shape of pincers.
Judging from its hard material and sharpness, it seemed difficult to avoid fatal injuries if bitten, even by an S-rank hunter.
The bigger problem is that the number of Nowems attacking Chen reaches dozens.
Some crawl on the ground.
Some at face height.
Some cut through the red sky.
A number of individuals who wondered where they had been hiding all at once raised their pincers and rushed towards them.
Ugh.
at that time.
A faint but familiar sound was heard among the ‘crunching’ footsteps.
This is something I heard a few days ago when I had a fight with him.
The sound of Chen injecting special power into his sword.
Taiwan’s secret weapon that it had been hiding was finally shown to its true value in ‘Stairs to Hell’.
Wow!!
The bluish sword energy on the surface of the sword spreads left and right as if it could even cut through the air.
Suddenly.
Then, the outer skin of Nowem, which seemed like it might even be scratched, split apart like tofu.
“That can’t be possible…” … !!”
Yuk Cheol-wan, who had been sighing at the sight of Nowem, shakes his shoulders and lets out an exclamation this time.
Okay.
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Once, again.
Chen moves his sword as if dancing towards the Nowems who approach one after another.
The nowems that looked like they were going to cling to Chen at any moment break into pieces and fall to the floor as if they had never happened before.
“It’s amazing… … .”
Kang Jeong-hyeon cannot close his mouth in the sword dance.
‘Looking at it again, it’s an incredibly elegant move. ‘I almost got hit by that move.’
The appearance of the approaching Norwems was extremely hideous, but the sword Chen wielded was, on the contrary, beautiful.
Pieces of Nowem falling like autumn leaves.
How many seconds have passed?
Before he knew it, Chen had killed all the Nowems around him.
“Cheon Hae-seon. “Do you think it’s worth it for you to scam me?”
Bisu moves his elbow slightly and touches my side.
But my eyes were still facing forward.
“It’s still too early to praise.”
“That’s harsh. That’s strong enough… … .”
“He’s not dead yet.”
“huh?”
Bisu, who has no prior knowledge about monsters, won’t know much.
Chen’s sword skills and sword dance are certainly at a great level, but if it were just this level, Nowem would not have reached 8-star difficulty or become a boss mob in other dungeons.
Crunchy.
“What?”
Now I start to hear footsteps again that I thought I would never hear again.
The Nowems, who had been shaking their ugly ships, suddenly began to form a complete formation.
Because it was split in half, the body was only half the size, but its appearance was the same as the disgusting appearance I had seen at first.
“No, then… … .”
Bisu frowns and asks me.
“What happens if we cut them down here again?”
“It will erupt again. “Doubling down.”
“What if I cut it?”
“… … .”
I’m probably not asking because I don’t know.
Monsters that are difficult to injure with normal physical force differentiate into smaller sizes when their bodies are cut, and attack them endlessly.
An immortal monster that comes back to life even if it is cut down.
For someone who handles a sword, it was truly a nightmare.
Okay.
However, Chen’s sword was still strong, and his sword dance was unstoppable.
Chen’s sword was constantly cutting through Nowem, as if cutting again and again was enough.
Crunchy.
However, the outlook did not look very bright.
While the number of Nowem was increasing, Chen’s sword was still only one.
In addition, as the size of the nowem became smaller, the movement of the knife required more and more precision.
Pop.
One drop.
Sweat drips down Chen’s angular jawline.
Yuk Cheol-wan’s thick eyebrows twitched at the sight.
“I feel like I’m slowly getting physically exhausted… … .”
“Yes.”
“Aren’t you going to help me?”
“Help me. Chen? haha.”
“… … ?”
“The same goes for Chen, who didn’t show his true skills. “He’s just biding his time.”
I was the only one here who confirmed Chen’s true powerlessness.
So, even when the other four people were stamping their feet, I was the only one watching the battlefield peacefully.
“When the time comes…” … .”
Sigh.
“Tsk… … !”
One Nowem, now the size of a finger, bit Chen on the back of his neck.
As the number of individuals doubled and became infinitely smaller, gaps appeared in the seemingly perfect sword dance.
Bright red blood flowed from Chen’s delicate, white neck.
Even if he looks like that, his body is probably an ‘S’ rank knight.
Although Nowem’s tongs were reduced in size, their power remained the same.
“Healing… … .”
“Arthur. “She could get caught up in Maria too if she goes there.”
When I stopped Maria from approaching, she bit her lip.
“The situation is very bad. This is the first attack allowed, but it will continue… … .”
“Let’s wait a little longer. “It will be over soon.”
It’s over.
Nowem?
Or Chen?
Maria looks at me with that face.
Seeing is better than hearing about it.
Instead of answering, I turned my gaze to Chen.
Shashak.
The ‘crunching’ sound of footsteps could no longer be heard from the Nowems who had become smaller in size.
There are only slightly more stealthy and lethal movements.
Meanwhile, Chen was frantically swinging his knife while trying to stop the bleeding in his neck with one hand.
Is it because he thought he had won?
Nowem, who were spread out in all directions, begin to unite themselves.
As these guys, who already had thick skins, came together, it looked as strong as an impregnable fortress.
“association… … !”
I was depressed as I watched Nowem coming together.
Little by little, a small dome is formed around Chen’s feet.
I thought it was up to my knees, but before I knew it, it rose up to my shoulders.
On the other hand, there was no significant change in Chen’s movements.
He just silently looks at the walls of Nowem surrounding him.
“If that’s the case, isn’t it the tongs that are the problem and the death of suffocation?”
To the extent that Bisu asked such a question, there was not a single gap in the dome that Nowem had created.
Segmentation and clustering.
If Nowem wanted to, he could confine a division in a dome and then slowly narrow the area.
Moreover, it would not be an easy task to imprison just one Chen.
Their bodies being torn apart by the tip of Chen’s sword.
That may have been what the Nowem had hoped for.
“I just can’t stand it. I need to save you quickly… … !”
Shurrr… … .
Kang Jeong-hyeon, who was watching, could not bear it anymore and took a step forward.
Just as the sharp stems were about to extend from his shoulders, I lightly grabbed Kang Jeong-hyeon’s shoulder.
“wait.”
“Hunter. but… … !”
Regret and urgency are evident on Kang Jeong-hyeon’s face.
From his perspective, it looks like Chen is going to die at any moment.
Either get eaten by thousands of pincers that narrow the range.
Either that or, as Bisu said, he suffocates to death.
But before the dome was completely completed, I heard a voice that tickled my ears.
The sound of a small spark, ‘popping’.
“Chen is staying still on purpose. After chopping it into small pieces.”
“yes… … ?”
“If you want to grill with electricity, that’s better.”
Pajijijik.
All my colleagues turned their heads at the sound coming from the front.
Now everyone could clearly hear even if they weren’t listening.
The sound of lightning striking in the dry sky.
Gurgling!
“?!”
White cracks begin to appear in the pitch-black dome, which seemed to not allow even an inch of space.
The gap that seemed barely enough to fit a needle widened to the size of a little finger, and soon countless similar cracks began to appear throughout the dome.
“th… … dog?”
Bisu muttered to himself in an absurd voice.
There was not a single cloud visible in the blood-red sky.
Of course, there is no way lightning could strike this place.
However, the sound I heard just now clearly resembled the sound of thunder and lightning.
Gurgling!
A sound that makes you believe your ears is heard once more.
The sturdy Dome of Nowem was now so full of cracks that it seemed dangerous.
One more time.
Quack!
Surprisingly, the once black walls of Nowem were now completely white.
‘No, rather than saying it shines… … .’
I’d say it’s being roasted by lightning.
pop!!!!
I’m sorry.
“Ouch!”
A sharp sound of lightning, the sound of something exploding, and the smell of something burning come all at the same time.
The Nowem surrounding Chen had suddenly turned into a black ashes.
Its hard outer shell and inner body had turned into powder and were flying in all directions.
Thunderbolt sword.
It was the name of the skill he used that Chen reluctantly told him.
“Boss-level monsters… … alone… … .”
Not being able to believe what you see with your own eyes is a phrase used in times like this.
Yuk Cheol-wan was unable to close his mouth.
The situation was no different with other colleagues.
Everyone was staring at the swordsman in front of them with shocked expressions.
In fact, Chen just nodded in this direction with an indifferent expression.
“What are you doing. “Are you not going?”
