Episode 159
“wow!”
It was truly a mysterious experience that I had never experienced before.
It certainly seemed like I was wading through a forest, but at some point, as soon as I stepped foot, a completely new scene unfolded.
Huge piles of stones and green meadows reminiscent of Stonehenge.
On one side, a river flows, and on the other side, there is an endless ridge.
A world that seems not much different from the world in which humans live, but at the same time feels strangely different.
We are now in the hidden dungeon.
“It’s really amazing.”
“Obviously there was nothing… … “It’s really strange.”
Chen coolly calmed our hearts as we watched the scenery peacefully.
“It’s a monster.”
“!”
It’s a peaceful-looking scene, but this place is also another world.
If there is life here, we must cut it down.
But soon, an empty voice was heard from Bisu.
“Monster… … “Where did you see that?”
Where she was looking, there was a small white herbivore, so… …
“rabbit?”
It’s not a rabbit.
However, the only difference was that the ears were slightly smaller, and the overall appearance was very similar to that of a rabbit.
“What you see on the outside is not everything. “Can’t you see it’s coming towards us?”
Chen took out a broken knife from his pocket.
“They say a tiger does its best even when dealing with a rabbit… … Are you going to use the Thunderbolt Sword?”
But my sarcasm didn’t last very long.
This is because, following the hesitating rabbit, a creature that looked like a horse and a creature that looked like a lion(!) were approaching.
“What are you doing?! Without activating the Thunderbolt Sword quickly!”
“… … .”
At that time, Maria came forward to stop us.
“however. “Isn’t it a little strange?”
“?”
“Looking at them, they don’t seem to be highly intelligent creatures. “It’s normal for low-level monsters to rush at humans as soon as they see them, but why are they so hesitant?”
“hmm. It’s definitely strange… … .”
As Maria said, it felt quite different from a typical monster attack(?).
And the thing that was different from usual was the same for our group.
dump.
They were still far away, but I heard the sound of someone falling behind me.
“It’s a dagger!”
When I turned my head, I saw Bisu slumped to the side, breathing heavily.
“hey… … . Why am I like this? “I have no strength in my body.”
“?”
right.
There was something I had forgotten because I was so absorbed in the peaceful atmosphere.
The environment here is as harsh as the ‘Stairs to Hell’ that we failed to conquer.
‘It really has no effect.’
There is another reason why I didn’t notice it earlier.
Just like when I was on the ‘Stairs of Hell,’ I didn’t feel much different from when I was in the human world.
But looking around, the other hunters seemed to be in quite serious condition.
“Okay… … .”
Kang Jeong-hyeon was sweating heavily with his lips tightly bitten, and Chen’s face also became pale.
Tanker Yuk Cheol-wan and healer Maria seemed to be holding out to some extent, but it was impossible to guarantee how long they would be able to hold out.
“I expected it, but it seems much more harsh.”
“hey… … Cheon Hae-seon… … “Don’t you cross the river?”
“If you have time to open your mouth, take one more breath. “Here, you literally train just by breathing.”
If we hadn’t trained in the Hidden Dungeon, we would have been in this state on the first day we set foot in the spirit world.
I once again felt grateful to Chairman Lee Sa-soon.
“Let’s see… … then… … Conclusion… … .”
So the conclusion is that I have to deal with all those animals?
I slowly walked forward towards them.
“Hunter.”
Maria’s urgent voice is heard from behind.
There is no need to ask what she will say.
The priority is to check whether these guys are hostile.
In my opinion, these guys seemed far from ‘monsters’.
In fact, Pori, who used to growl at the sight of monsters, only flew in the sky and did not show any particular reaction.
That wasn’t the only strange thing.
When I take a step forward, they flinch and take a step back.
“… … ?”
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I wonder if he was scared?
However, it doesn’t seem like it was running away because it was scared.
To be more precise, should I say that it looks like he is confused.
“It’s better.”
The purpose here is to adapt to the ether-eating environment.
The longer the standoff between us lasts, the less we will lose.
I thought so, but
Doo doo doo doo.
Unfortunately, the wandering guys seemed to have made up their minds and ran towards me all at once.
“Come, you strange animals.”
Although I did not pull out the blade from Pracell, I moderately activated the ether within my body.
It’s impossible for me to confirm the level of combat power these guys have.
A lion charging bravely from the lead hit me in the head, and I crossed my arms to take the brunt of his attack.
thud.
“uh?”
Something unbelievable happened.
Although my physical level had already reached the ‘S’ rank, a dull shock was sent to my body.
Moreover, my body was flying through the air very naturally.
A phenomenon similar to that of an ordinary person being hit by a truck occurred.
Udangtang.
“Haeseon!”
“Hunter!”
Oh, my head.
The shock was shocking, but I had no idea that a mere(?) monster would cause me to roll on the floor like this.
Although he was not fatally injured, he was unable to get up easily due to mental shock.
“Grunt.”
But you have to wake up quickly.
Otherwise, the hunters over there who are like living corpses will be attacked.
If I’m like this, other hunters will definitely receive greater damage.
Fortunately, except for the lion-shaped creature, the rest of the animals were mediocre.
“I hope this is possible.”
Green onions.
I jumped onto the heads of a group of monsters, spun around and landed on the other side.
Although the ability was halved, fortunately it did not mean that the skill itself could not be used.
The monsters slowly approached me again, flying over their heads and arriving on the other side.
I took advantage of that moment to ask my colleagues.
“How long do you think you can last?”
“A few minutes… … degree?”
“me too.”
Judging from the voices I heard, it seemed difficult to last even a few minutes.
Well, you can’t fill up after the first drink.
The reason I entered the Hidden Dungeon today was firstly to adapt and secondly to adapt.
It was more important than anything to return to the human world without any particular injuries.
Hunters whose ether has been completely exhausted are no different from ordinary people.
Pot.
“This should be no problem.”
Fortunately, their mobility was significantly inferior to that of regular monsters.
Like the Pied Piper, I engaged in a mobile battle using ‘Dogbo’ here and there, and various types of monsters waddled after me.
Unlike other hunters, he never ran out of stamina, but he needed to be careful.
Thinking back to when I collided with the lion a while ago, it seems like the laws of physics are a little different from those in the human world.
V1, which even hacks the Hunter Association’s internal data, is also unable to display any information here.
It is an amazing and strange place in many ways.
Flutter flutter.
The moment I beat them again with my fourth leap, I heard a strange sound of flapping wings.
So much so that its presence can be confirmed even from a great distance.
What is expressed as ‘heterogeneous’ is nothing else.
This was because I had never heard a sound this loud, not only in the human world but also in most dungeons.
“no… … !”
Even while he was out of breath, Yuk Cheol-wan could not hide his surprised voice.
Hey, what should I call that?
A creature with one wing as big as an average building was flying towards us.
It is so large that even quite a few dragons would bow their heads and call him ‘brother.’
The head, which seemed small compared to the body size, was larger than the human body, so it was as if it was said.
It looked similar to the pterosaur seen on the science channel, but like the various creatures here, there were differences in the details.
-Keeeeeeek!
The pterosaur checks this direction and quickly begins its descent.
Hey, I’m sure you’re not trying to eat me, are you?
“I’m being eaten… … !”
Bisu made my family a reality with his piercing voice.
Thank you so much.
Boom.
For the first time since arriving at the Hidden Dungeon, I created a black blade from Pracell.
I was able to defeat the guys I’ve faced so far with a simple leap, but this guy is different.
Your body can be cut in half by its front paw swing.
Didn’t he roll on the floor when he collided with a lion that didn’t seem particularly strong?
I felt like my hair was standing on end as a powerful enemy suddenly appeared.
“Hunter! Don’t overdo it! “Let’s withdraw!”
It’s not me who wants to do that.
However, there is not enough time to do the so-called quick run as you have to keep your colleagues away from the monsters.
Moreover, what if your colleagues get caught up in that pterosaur’s attack?
You will be hit much harder than me.
Whether it’s porridge or rice, it’s better to compete here.
Stinging nettle liquid.
Something bigger than the extra-large plane I saw at the airport glides with its wings spread to the left and right.
The closer you get to this guy, the more you realize how big it is.
I gathered all the ether from my entire body and put it into Pracell.
Perhaps because he used all his strength, it became larger and longer than Chen’s sword when he activated his sword energy.
“Hwaaaaaap!”
The moment he came into my range, I jumped up first.
After Dokbo’s level reached ‘level 3’, life in the sky no longer poses any restrictions to me.
A movement skill that allows you to take an additional leap before your feet touch the ground.
The so-called sky walk.
In fact, it would be more appropriate to describe it as running rather than walking, but V1 added ‘Skywalk’ to my skill window at some point.
In some cases, it may be possible to attack from a higher place than that pterosaur.
The sight of a large pterosaur rising into the sky was literally a sight to behold.
I love you.
Faba Park.
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“no!”
Bisu, who had closed his eyes tightly and screamed, slowly opens one eye.
Then he looked left and right with a puzzled look on his face.
I thought I would definitely hear a huge impact sound, but to my surprise, nothing happened.
The pterosaur, which was descending as if it would break through the ground, suddenly changed direction and was circling leisurely in the sky.
Cheon Hae-seon also retracted the black blade that sprouted from the placell.
“what happened… … What happened?”
I wanted to shout out to Hoyeon to explain the situation, but I was so tired that I didn’t have the energy to shout loudly.
When I turned my head and looked around, it seemed like I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t understand the situation.
Everyone was looking at Cheon Hae-seon and Pterodactyl alternately with surprised faces.
Just one person.
Except Maria.
“sister… … ?”
Maria is nowhere to be seen.
You were here a little while ago. Where did you go?
Whether conquering a dungeon or protecting an area where a gate appeared, Maria was always in the designated area.
In this place where I feel out of breath and exhausted even when I stay still, where on earth did Maria go?
As the beast found Maria, the other hunters also looked around.
Like her, he was preoccupied with the battle between the pterodactyl and Cheon Hae-seon and did not notice Maria’s absence.
Bisu, who was turning his head like crazy for a while, suddenly let out a desperate scream.
“sister!!!”
Not far from the group, Maria was lying face down on the ground.
Next to the monster covered in blood.
