Episode 139
“how… … .”
This can happen.
Chen looked around the floor in silence.
There was a pure white poisonous snake lying miserably on the floor.
These monsters, called ‘white snakes’, were judged to be ‘S’ level in terms of physical level and toxicity.
The guys were all gathered in one place and lying in the same spot as if they were holding a neighborhood meeting.
“Are you really saying you did this on your own?”
“No problem.”
Cheon Hae-sun sighed and slightly raised his shoulders, and Chen’s eyes narrowed even further.
Dealing with a white snake wearing ‘stealth’ alone?
It was something I couldn’t even dream of.
Basically, there is a reason why melee types are weak to ‘White Snake’, but even if it were a psychic type, it wouldn’t be any different.
As long as ‘Stealth’ was applied, there would have been no way to prevent the attack of ‘White Snake’ who was ambushing nearby.
“We certainly would have had no choice but to allow the attack.”
“I allowed it. “I even got bitten on the cheek.”
“what?”
However, contrary to what Cheon Hae-seon said, there was not even a single hair damaged on his entire body.
Although he is an S-rank healer, if he had been bitten by a white snake, it would have taken a long time to recover.
Whether he knew Chen’s feelings or not, Cheon Hae-seon could only hear random sounds.
“If you can’t avoid an attack, you have no choice but to face it head on.”
So how?
Chen wanted to ask more, but had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
Because at this moment, the only person with a suspicious look on his face was himself.
‘Are these people not even curious?’
No, he seemed curious for a moment.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I looked at Cheon Hae-seon’s face with an astonished expression.
However, when Cheon Hae-seon said something unintelligible, ‘Who is more poisonous?’, everyone nodded.
Is it strange for Cheon Hae-seon to say something completely incomprehensible?
Is it strange that my colleagues keep their heads down and nod their heads?
Or is it strange that I am the only one who feels frustrated?
That wasn’t the only thing that was surprising.
“The forest… … !”
From what he had heard, the third floor was in the form of a poison dungeon.
Chen did not visit the Poison Dungeon often, but the jungle here had a color he had never seen before.
An extremely ominous dark red color, as if it had been seriously contaminated by something.
The grass, leaves, and tree trunks on the ground were all dyed the same color.
What was even more surprising was that all the plants lost the light of life and withered away.
The plants that were supposed to poison those who entered died after being tormented by ‘something’.
“town… … !”
While wading through the bushes, Chen hears an uncomfortable sound from behind him.
Bisu frowned and took a stance as if he was going to vomit at any moment.
“The closer you get to the center, the more toxic they become. There are probably some guys with some energy left. From now on, we will increase the intensity of healing.”
“yes.”
Maria nods at Cheon Hae-seon’s words.
‘cure? Since when?’
Chen was walking at the front, checking on Cheon Hae-seon’s achievements(?).
So I couldn’t figure it out.
The fact that the remaining four people, excluding the healer, are already ‘healing’.
Bisu and Kang Jeong-hyeon were being healed by Maria, and Cheon Hae-seon’s fingertips were pointing towards Chen and Yuk Cheol-wan.
‘At some point… … .’
Is it because it delivers exactly the same amount of healing as the poison?
Or was he distracted by the sight of poison monsters strewn across the floor?
Chen did not even realize that he was currently receiving healing.
“I think I understand why dropouts start from the third floor.”
Yuk Cheol-wan wiped his sweat and spoke to Cheon Hae-seon.
“that’s right. All team members must be healed from the moment they step foot in this place. “The entire team’s healing power is depleted by the second.”
“Are you okay? “The healing power of hunters is probably not infinite.”
“This is no problem. Even though it looks like this, Maria and I are pretty good healers, right?”
It’s just pretty good.
Yuk Cheol-wan chuckled at Cheon Hae-seon’s words.
If you were to choose the two best hunters in Korea, there might be differences of opinion, but if you were to choose the two best healers, the two in front of you would definitely be mentioned.
Cheon Hae-seon and Maria.
At least in the field of healing, other healers were people who couldn’t even take out a business card.
“I also took a nap and woke up… … “My condition has improved.”
“Someone was taking care of all these things on the third floor, but was he sleeping?”
“Ho Ho. “He told me to wait comfortably.”
Maria lets out a laugh that is completely opposite to the forest’s ugly appearance.
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She appeared humble and said she had gotten enough rest, but even if she hadn’t, there wouldn’t have been any problems with Maria’s ‘healing capacity’.
The reason she received the nickname ‘Virgin Mother’ was partly because of her goddess-like appearance and her excessive love for humanity, but the root of it was her ‘overwhelming healing power.’
Healing dozens of people at the same time in a critical battlefield is a task that even the world’s greatest warriors cannot handle.
Whether in terms of quality or quantity, the third floor was not a problem for them at all.
“Hunter. I think I understand why the French representative guild has struggled more than expected. I think they overlooked the amount of real-time healing starting from the 3rd floor. “There are two healers there, but with a total of ten people, it must have been difficult.”
“That’s what I think too, Uncle Cheolwan. The 4th floor is for regular hunters, but I heard that the environment here is more unstable than the poison dungeon on the 3rd floor. No matter how you survive here, from the 4th floor onwards, it’s going to be really tough. Even if you stay still, your healing power will be depleted, and the monsters you face will become stronger.”
The Irregular group once again recalled the sight of the French hunters running away from the dungeon.
The sight of people bleeding because their healing power was depleted and they could not resolve even minor wounds.
In ‘Stairs of Hell’, healing power may be a more important factor than force.
And maybe, that could be the future of ‘Irregular’.
“Oh.”
Chen, who was wading through the bushes at the front, sees the corpse of a huge monster in front of him.
Judging by its size and appearance, it appeared to be a boss mob guarding the third floor.
There was dried blood around the fallen man’s mouth, extending up to his chin, and there was a very small cut on his neck just below it.
“blow… … .”
“?”
“You finished it in one shot. “That guy.”
Cheon Hae-seon’s eyes widened at Chen’s words.
“Do you even know that?”
“How can you not see when it is so clearly visible? “Unless you’re blind.”
Chen instantly turns the Irregular group blind.
In fact, it was possible because Chen was human to the core, but the wound was not easily visible to other hunters.
Chen walked closer and took a closer look at the monster’s body.
‘The depth of the wound is not that deep.’
Although the cut was clean, the attack could not be considered fatal.
No further wounds were visible on the corpse.
Except that dried blood stains were visible, as if a human was coughing up blood.
‘He is a hunter who can kill the boss mob on the 3rd floor of the Stairs of Hell in one blow.’
If someone had told me that there was a hunter like that, I would have told them not to be crazy.
But Chen was clearly seeing it with his own eyes.
A hunter who defeated a white snake coated in Stella, single-handedly broke through a Poison Frost filled with poison, and defeated a boss mob in one blow.
-You must keep in mind that a momentary desire to win can hasten the fate.
What his father said a long time ago came to Chen’s mind.
The night when I competed with Cheon Hae-seon.
Although he lured Cheon Hae-seon under Lee Sa-sun’s orders, it was also true that he planned to stick to his best wishes for victory.
A hunter who can fight with all his might, something that was not seen in the country where he grew up and was born.
But looking back now, it was an extremely reckless act.
It was a shame that Lee Sa-soon stopped him in the middle; if the battle had continued, he would have been defeated for sure.
Because Cheon Hae-seon did not show his sincerity.
“that day.”
“?”
“You didn’t do your best.”
“What are you talking about?”
Cheon Hae-seon reacted in confusion, twirling around.
Is it because I really don’t know?
Or do you know and pretend not to know out of consideration for yourself?
Anyway, this was the conclusion Chen came to while examining the third floor dungeon.
‘Cheon Hae-seon is much stronger than me.’
And a thought occurred to me at the same time.
‘Irregular maybe… … .’
A new history may be written here.
“How long has it been since we were here?”
“uh… … . hmm… … . “Two hours?”
The highest record for ‘Stairs to Hell’ is the 6th floor.
With more than half of the time remaining, the section that The Irregular has broken through so far is the 3rd floor.
That means… … .
‘It’s tight, but there’s a chance.’
Why are you so anxious about the work of ‘Irregular’?
While he felt strange about himself, he couldn’t hide his true feelings.
“How long will you be laughing? “I have to go down.”
Chen’s remarks came as quite a shock to the ‘Irregular’ hunters.
Especially to Cheon Hae-seon, who brought him to the ‘Stairs of Hell’ with lies.
“you… … Strangely active?”
“Stop talking nonsense and take the lead.”
Cheon Hae-seon obediently followed Chen’s words and stood at the front of the group.
Naturally, only Cheon Hae-seon’s sturdy shoulders were visible in Chen’s field of vision, so he couldn’t check his expression.
His face is smiling subtly, as if he doesn’t know.
‘I’ve changed.’
After coming down the stairs of hell.
Although it has been a short time, Chen has definitely changed.
Is it because I got a taste of Bisu’s ‘buff’?
Is it because of the desire to win against strong hunters?
It was unclear whether the members of ‘Irregular’ had developed a bond.
But what is clear is that Chen has actively changed.
‘No. Looking at that aggressive sword-fighting, this might be his original personality.’
In the end, bringing Chen to ‘Stairs of Hell’ was a good decision.
Have you seen any positive changes in yourself?
Cheon Hae-seon shamelessly harbored such thoughts.
‘cancer. ‘Of course.’
* * *
“How long has it been?”
The absolute dignity of the Dutch national team.
VAN asks a colleague next to him.
“Four hours and fifty-five minutes.”
“… … .”
The time given to hunters in each country is five hours.
If you exceed the time limit, it becomes invalid, and you also have to consider the return time, so most people do not complete the full five hours.
I tend to get out of the dungeon with about 20 to 30 minutes left.
However, the ‘Irregular’ team from Korea did not even show any signs of pooping even though the time limit was running out.
“VAN. Maybe, just maybe, they will never… … .”
“Don’t be so lucky.”
VAN growls lowly at his companion.
Yet his gaze was still fixed on the dungeon entrance.
Hunters who cannot return from the dungeon at the designated time.
Even if this place was not the ‘Stairs to Hell’, its meaning was clear.
‘Are you saying there was an accident? … ? ‘Team Irregular?’
The day VAN first met Cheon Hae-seon, he was quite impressed.
Isn’t it said that experts recognize each other just by looking at each other?
His body may be past its prime, but he has a new weapon called ‘insight’.
VAN, who traveled around the world and met the best hunters, vaguely recognized that Cheon Hae-seon also had extraordinary potential.
News that Britain’s strongest hunter, Roy, got into trouble while competing with Cheon Hae-seon.
When the news spread, perhaps the least surprised hunter was VAN.
A hunter with potential that is difficult to even guess, and Maria who protects him.
And unidentified hunters who beat Korea’s major guilds and joined ‘Irregular’.
That’s why VAN had high hopes for ‘Irregular’.
However, they did not return until the time limit was up.
At this point, the time limit is not an issue, but it has reached a point where you have to worry about their ‘survival’.
“Let’s go in and look for it.”
“what? Don’t be stupid, VAN. Is it because you don’t know the characteristics of the ‘Stairs to Hell’ dungeon? Monsters respawn here at set times. “At best, monsters that have been defeated come back to life.”
know.
There is no way VAN, a veteran of veterans, would not know that.
However, the friendship he had developed with Maria and the strong impression he felt upon meeting Cheon Hae-seon made him impatient.
“shit… … .”
Just as VAN’s burning heart was pouring out of his mouth, a loud curse was heard from the dungeon entrance.
“Holy shit! “I thought it was really falling!”
Contrary to his flashy appearance when he entered, this handsome hunter sticks out like nothing else.
After that, one after another, familiar faces appeared.
“Irregular… … !!”
It has been 4 hours and 58 minutes since they entered.
With 2 minutes left in the time limit, all Irregulars succeeded in returning alive.
