#23
Episode 23
Dungeon Break (1)
It’s truly ghostly timing. To some extent, I thought so. The moment you want to quickly click on the title. One fact caught my eye.
‘Rate irrelevant? why?’
The purpose of entering a dungeon is, of course, to clear it. Since there is a limit to the number of people in each dungeon, not even one person’s strength can be wasted. Because failure to clear means death.
If one member of the team had a stable enough strength that anyone could come in, there was no reason to save that one person. The goods in the dungeon are limited, and as the number of people entering the dungeon increases, the pie becomes divided.
‘I’ve heard that rich people hire errand boys because they don’t want to bother picking up mana stones or loot… .’
When second or third generation chaebols awaken, they go through dungeons like that. A method of hiring users with an overwhelming rating to ride the bus. In this case, you are not entering the dungeon to make money. Rather, you spend money to ‘play’ in the dungeon. An extreme sport for rich brats and ladies. There were cases where people were hired as ‘servants’ to take on the most annoying role while enjoying this sport. For example, carrying around a backpack full of drinks or towels to provide them, or collecting mana stones.
Of course, Jeongdo had no intention of going through the dungeon in this role.
‘Well, I’m not sure, so let’s contact them first.’
It’s not a big deal to talk on the phone for a few minutes, and if you decide it’s not right after talking on the phone, you don’t have to go.
Jeong Do clicked on the post, checked the phone number of the writer, and called him right away. After about 10 seconds of coloring, the other person soon answered the phone.
“hello”
“ah. hello. I contacted you after seeing a job posting on Mananet… .”
“I saved it.”
Pop.
The man on the other end hung up without saying even ten words.
“… … .”
It’s been a few minutes since you posted and you’ve already found it. No, even if that is true, what kind of dog manners is it to hang up like this? In fact, there was no dungeon, and I even thought it was an aggressive post posted with the intention of attracting attention. It was just absurd.
“User? “Did the conversation not go well?”
The manager asked Do-do, who was speechless due to the absurdity.
“ah. yes. They say the place was already full. “I can’t help it.”
I searched Mananet’s bulletin board again, but there were no job postings other than the one posted earlier. Jeongdo quenched his appetite and ended the connection.
“I guess I’ll have to stop here for today. Manager? “Let’s start settling the bill.”
There was a reason why the association’s administrator waited until the dungeon was cleared. Firstly, it was to fulfill the role of a support team in case of an emergency, and secondly, it was to settle the mana stones.
Jeongdo said as he put down his leather pouch.
“This is the mana stone obtained by killing monsters.”
According to the contract, the association was to take 30% of the mana stones in exchange for not paying the dungeon fee.
“And this is the loot I found in the boss room.”
Jeongdo put down a leather pouch that was much thicker than the leather pouch he first put down.
According to the contract between the association and Jeongdo, the association could only take mana stones from monsters. The rest of the loot was solely my share. Of course, it was possible to trick the mana stones from monsters into thinking they were loot.
“As you can see, this mana stone has undergone primary processing. “It’s different from the monster’s mana stones.”
“Hmm… “It certainly is.”
Mana stones from monsters are unprocessed gemstones. However, the magic stone that Jeong Do held out had clearly been touched by someone’s hand. The manager said with regret.
“yes. Has confirmed. You are not only skilled but also lucky. It’s not easy to find that much loot in an E-class dungeon… .”
“yes. As you said, I was lucky.”
Actually, observation was a good thing. The extent was roughly glossed over.
“Then let’s go back now. Thank you for your hard work today.”
After saying goodbye to the manager, Jeongdo returned home.
* * * * * *
After returning to Seoul, Jeong Do spent the afternoon practicing his spear skills in a user-only training room. Although the usage fee was somewhat expensive, it was a place favored by many users because of its secure personal security.
Shoo!
“Whoa… ”.
After just completing the 1,000th stab, I caught my breath. Strength and speed can be overcome with status, but technology cannot. Therefore, users must continuously train themselves.
“Shall we stop here for today?”
After taking a shower and going home, let’s do some more skill research. With that in mind, I left the training room.
“huh?”
Many people were gathered in the lobby of the building. Jeongdo tilted his head and walked towards the people. Many people were watching TV news there.
[A dungeon break occurred on the outskirts of Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do around 12:00 PM today. Fortunately, the association’s users were deployed early and there were no civilian casualties, but a user named Lim, who was nearby at the time of the break, died… ]
Dungeon breaks weren’t that uncommon. Although the Dungeon Closing System (DCS) was developed, the success rate was not 100%. Moreover, once the DCS failed, a dungeon could not be used again, so failure meant a dungeon break.
“Oh my, it looks like DCS failed again this time.”
“How did that person die? “Didn’t you hear the evacuation announcement before the dungeon break?”
“Actually, my friend lives in Osan City, and I heard there was no evacuation announcement before this break?”
“what? “Those association bastards are stealing taxes and not doing anything right!?”
People were talking about something, but it didn’t reach his ears. There is only one interest.
‘Outskirts of Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do?’
This is the place I went to this morning. Moreover, if it’s 12 o’clock, it’s almost immediately after you clear the dungeon and leave. He almost got caught in it himself. Jeongdo frowned.
‘That’s strange.’
Dungeons emit mana. As the dungeon break approaches, the mana emitted becomes thicker, and not only seekers but also general users can sense the mana.
‘But I didn’t feel anything like that.’
If the dungeon exploded around 12 o’clock today, it was just before it exploded when Jeong Do was there. The mana emitted from the dungeon must have reached its peak, but I couldn’t really feel the mana.
Of course, even in the same outskirts, you may not have felt it because the distance is far away. However, Do-do felt an uneasy feeling as he remembered Mana Net’s post this morning.
‘no way. ‘Probably not.’
Could it be that the dungeon exploded? It was hard to think that there would be a crazy person posting a job posting in a dungeon that was about to explode.
After leaving the feeling of discomfort behind, I took a shower and headed home.
* * * * * *
That night.
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Jeongdo was taking a walk in a nearby park.
‘Now it’s almost become a routine to come here before the sun changes.’
Of course, it was for the sake of drawing.
Today, I consumed mana during the expedition, so the mana I currently have is less than 20. The amount of mana that allows you to draw a bond only twice. She felt it was easier to think about it this way.
‘First, load the wire and draw information until 10 mana remains. Afterwards, it ends with a draw.’
good. It is perfect. A perfect plan with no room for disagreement!
The degree loaded the wire immediately.
“Hello, Yuseon.”
<See you again. Confucius.>
“Well, it seems like the days I don’t see each other are becoming rarer these days?”
<Laughs. It’s a good thing.>
Jeong-do saw Yoo-seon smiling happily and thought that today’s drawing felt good for some reason. Of course, she hasn’t had a bad feeling ever since she got the drawing skill.
“Please take care of me today as well.”
<Trust me.>
Jeong-do started pulling vigorously.
.
.
.
<October 27, 2017 is Friday.>
“huh. “I’m not curious.”
<After 14 days, the cat next door gives birth to kittens. There are as many as 6.>
“Has it happened already?”
<Top celebrities Song Chang-jin and Kim Asu are in a secret relationship.>
“omg.”
Occasionally interesting information came out, but today was also a feast of normal information.
<K… Large.>
“Don’t worry about it, Yuseon. Anyway, I know that the odds of this shit game are difficult to overcome even with good luck.”
Or, it could be that his bad luck is eating up Yoo Seon’s good luck.
The extent of the information was collected thoughtlessly.
“But thanks to Yuseon, the probability of an explosion has definitely gone up a little… uh!?”
While Jeongdo was speaking, he was surprised.
The capsule that came out of the information lottery that I just ran was not a normal capsule.
however.
It was neither a gold capsule nor a diamond capsule.
Red.
A capsule with a color similar to blood appeared.
“What is this… .”
It was a very ominous color. Jeongdo swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
With the effect of the capsule soon splitting.
Tiring!
<You have obtained crisis information for the first time. As a reward, <Information Draw> will be strengthened. In the future, <Information Draw> will be possible for limited targets. (costs 5 mana)>
“Crisis information?”
Normally, I would have focused on upgrading my skills first, but the word crisis caught my eye too much.
I checked the information from the capsule.
<Four days later, an artificial dungeon break will occur in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.>
My face just became stiff.
