#57
Episode 57
Second Cataclysm (2)
“User? “What’s going on?”
Sanghee asked when his voice could no longer be heard on the phone.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Something came up for a while. “I’ll see you later.”
Beep.
Jeong-do is the man who spoke to him after ending the call. He looked at Soha Kim.
‘It’s annoying.’
I was willing to bet everything I had that it would be a hassle if I got involved with this person. Jeongdo was lost in thought for a moment, trying not to have anything to do with him as much as possible.
And Kim So-ha, perhaps feeling that his words were ignored even though he had heard her think for a moment, frowned slightly and spoke to Jeong-do again.
“hey. If someone asks you, you have to answer. “The person you just spoke to is Seo Sang-hee, right?”
“… … .”
It was absurd. What’s so bold about eavesdropping on someone else’s phone call? It seemed clear that he was a selfish person, as rumored in the user industry. Do-do decided how to treat him based on Kim So-ha’s words.
“Isn’t it?”
“what?”
“The person I just spoke to is not Seo Sang-hee. “I just know someone.”
This was the answer. It was too foolish to simply reveal that it was Seo Sang-hee. If that side came out shamelessly, this side also had to come out shamelessly.
Jeongdo lied without even changing his facial expression. In addition, he added facial expressions that make him look at all the strange people. Anyone who saw it had an expression as if they had suddenly heard something out of the blue.
And perhaps that expression also worked for Kim Soha, as he spoke again in a slightly unconfident voice.
“But the voice… ”
“voice? Aren’t the voices you hear on the other end of the phone all there? Or did I even say the name Seo Sang-hee?”
“… “It’s not like that.”
The reason why Jeongdo can go out so shamelessly. This was because neither he nor Sanghee had mentioned their names at all during the call.
Jeongdo said loudly as he saw Kim Soha hesitating.
“Besides, what’s so proud about eavesdropping on someone else’s phone call? “If you are in a relationship, is it okay to eavesdrop on someone else’s phone call?”
Jeongdo said the word celebrity loudly, cutting off each word. And naturally, people in the association began to pay attention to Do and Soha.
“celebrity?”
“huh? “Isn’t that person Kim Soha?”
“and. oh my god.”
Some people started approaching.
“… shit.”
As people’s murmurs grew louder, Kim So-ha, who was embarrassed, uttered one word and hurriedly disappeared. Jeong-do shook her head as she disappeared without even a word of apology until the end.
Is this a celebrity disease that we only hear about? People who truly feel that they are the best. How much support does it take for people to develop that kind of personality? Jeong-do walked towards Sang-hee’s office, praying that he would never see him again.
* * * * * *
A man and a woman sitting across from each other in the office were talking. One of them. Sanghee was explaining to Jeongdo in a slightly excited manner.
“… So for this reason, I would like to give a quest to the newly created dungeon to Jinjeongdo users. You may not like it, but I will be the leader of the expedition and you will participate as a member. “This is an expedition being conducted under the supervision of the association, so please understand.”
Sanghee finished speaking like that, looking at Jeongdo’s notice. You don’t like it? Is that possible? She is one of the most skilled users in Korea. Jeong Do was also excited that she could participate in the expedition led by her leader. Of course, she didn’t show it outwardly.
“okay. “Can I see the detailed contract?”
“yes. of course. “Here it is.”
She handed the document to Do-do with a nervous expression. Jeongdo received her documents, thinking that she seemed to be showing unusual emotions today.
The contents of the document were as she said. The association attacks a new type of dungeon that suddenly appears. And the information obtained there is provided to various other guilds to ensure the safety of users. It was a content with the noble purpose of the government taking the lead in ensuring the safety of users.
‘I’ve felt this before, but the association works hard.’
In Korean society, there is a widespread perception that anything named as an association is trash, except for the Archery Association. However, I was just carefully considering whether it would be possible to add a user association there.
As I read through the document, my eyes stopped on one item.
Money received in return for participating in this expedition.
In other words, it was a ransom.
‘… ‘Did I see it wrong?’
At first, Jeong Do thought he had seen something wrong and frowned slightly. And in that action.
I flinch.
Sang-hee, who had been paying attention to Jeong-do’s expression, was surprised and her complexion darkened. Of course, I couldn’t see the extent to which he was concentrating on the documents.
The reason why Jeongdo frowned when he saw the document.
The ransom price was set ridiculously high. My current grade is B. The amount of money a Class B user received from a single dungeon was not small, but it was definitely not this much.
10 billion.
That’s what it said in the document. There were two more zeros than expected.
what. She wonders if she looked at the documents wrongly. In fact, is the contract not only applicable to this dungeon once, but a lifetime contract? Jeongdo carefully looked through the documents once again, but the amount of 10 billion was the ransom for ‘one’ dungeon expedition to be held this time.
In the end, I had no choice but to ask Sanghee.
“I’m talking about the ransom money written here. Is it true?”
I asked this question because I thought it might be a printing error, but Sanghee, who heard it, responded with an expression that said, ‘It’s coming.’
“… also. Is it too little?”
“… yes?”
Jeong-do was dumbfounded and asked a question, but Sang-hee continued speaking with a sullen expression on her face.
“Of course, it cannot be said to be a large amount compared to Jeong Do’s skills, but it is the maximum amount set within the budget allowed by the association. Please be kind… ”
It seemed like there was a significant difference in perception between him and her. It’s not a lot of money compared to your skills… ah.
‘i get it.’
She judged her current skills to be at the level of DIA Jo Ja-ryong, who suffered 200 Karmas. If you think about it that way, it was an understandable amount.
‘then.’
Jeong Do immediately changed his stance.
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“Hmm. Money isn’t important. Don’t worry, it’s enough money. “I will participate in this expedition.”
“thank you!”
Sanghee smiled brightly, as if she was really happy.
“… … .”
My conscience pricked me a little, but I decided to give it to him because I thought, ‘Hehe, I guess I’m getting too much for my skills. ‘Please give me a little bit.’ It was also funny. And although it was conditional, it was also clear that she was capable of SS level or higher skills.
Jeong Do asked Sanghee as he signed the contract.
“Who else is participating besides me? And how many people are involved?”
“We plan to proceed with a total of 6 people, and the number of complaints has not yet been decided except for the user.”
is it. Was she her first? If it were her, she would make great appointments on her own without worrying about it.
I asked her how much she had finished signing the contract.
“Now that I think about it, Soha Kim was looking for the team leader on the first floor… ”
Sanghee frowned at those words and then sighed.
“Actually, a few hours ago, I requested cooperation from the KNM guild to conquer this dungeon. And they wanted Kim So-ha to participate in the expedition, but I refused. I guess the rumors about him aren’t good… ”
The KNM guild is a prestigious guild that knows the truth well. A prestigious guild ranked among the top five in Korea. I also vaguely remembered hearing that Kim Soha belonged to that guild.
“Kim Soha’s image seems to be not good recently. So, I think she wanted to create an image in the public that she took the lead in her potentially dangerous expedition.”
“Oh so… ”
Are you saying that when Sang-hee refused to join Kim So-ha, he came to see her and made a fuss about it?
“hmm. Don’t you usually discuss things like that through the guild rather than the person concerned coming to you?”
“It’s usually like that, but Kim Soha, that bastard… No, it’s because I’m a little familiar with user Kim Soha. “This is terrible.”
Creepy.
To some extent, I felt it intuitively. I shouldn’t mention anything more about this.
“that… okay. “Then I’ll just leave.”
“Yes user. Thank you so much for joining the expedition.”
The expedition date specified in the contract was two days later.
Jeong Do said hello to Sang Hee and left the office.
* * * * * *
And two days later.
Jeong-do arrived in front of the dungeon 30 minutes before the scheduled time. But there was one person who came before that.
“User. “You came early.”
The person in charge of this expedition was Seo Sang-hee. Jeongdo said to Sanghee with a slight admiration, ‘As expected.’
“I guess the others are still there?”
“yes. Because there is still time left. Ah, you came at the right time… “Could you hand me the Mana Watch?”
Sanghee said that and held out the arm wearing the Mana Watch. Jeongdo also obediently held out his Mana Watch.
Beep beep.
A message saying that information had been transmitted along with a sound appeared on Jeongdo’s Mana Watch.
“This?”
“This is brief information about the users who will be going on this expedition together. Since we are not the usual number of people, we need to know the minimum amount of information.”
Right. Jeongdo manipulated the Mana Watch and read the transmitted information.
Specialistist Guild.
Kim So-young, A-class tanker.
Yoo Si-jin, A-level supporter.
and the KNM Guild.
Jin Changhu S-class tanker.
Soha Kim, A-level dealer.
“uh?”
S-class? And Kim Soha? Jeong-do looked at Sang-hee with a slightly surprised expression. And Sanghee, who realized the degree of doubt, smiled a little bitterly and answered.
“Kim So-ha told the KNM guild that they could not accept it, so they presented a different card. If you take Kim So-ha on her expedition, she will also let S-class Jin Chang-hu accompany her on her expedition. In addition, Jin Chang-hoo even promised to completely control Kim So-ha… ”
Jin Chang-hoo.
S-class user belonging to the KNM guild. As Sanghee said before, he was a user who possessed both skill and personality. The star representing the KNM guild. KNM wanted to save Kim So-ha’s image to the extent of sending such a person on such a dangerous expedition.
Sanghee continued speaking.
“Personally, even if they offered me Kang Hae-joon instead of Jin Chang-hoo, I would have refused… “Personal feelings should not enter into public affairs.”
Clearly, the level of S-class users was not comparable to that of A-class users. From her perspective, one S-class person would have been better than five decent A-class people.
30 minutes passed quickly. And with the professionalism of a large guild, everyone arrived on time without a single latecomer.
“uh? “What about you then?”
Of course, one person lacks professionalism. Kim So-ha, who barely arrived on time due to pressure from her guild senior in the morning, was surprised to see the degree. And to a certain extent, I ignored him.
“hey. Then you lied then… ”
“Now that everyone has arrived, let’s begin the briefing.”
As Sanghee began the briefing, Kim Soha kept her mouth shut. And then she is next to him. She kept sneaking glances at Jin Chang Hu’s eyes. As the KNM guild assured, Jin Chang-hoo seemed to be properly controlling Kim So-ha. Kim So-ha couldn’t say anything to Jeong-do and she just glared at him.
Without worrying about the extent, I looked into the dungeon’s information through observation.
Dungeon name: Trial of the Kaumka tribe.
Number of people limited: 6 people or less
Difficulty: A
Type: Mission type (individual mission)
Monsters that appear: Kaumka warrior (normal), Kaumka chieftain (boss)
Hidden Information: When each individual mission is performed perfectly, the boss monster’s combat power decreases.
‘Kaumka people?’
It was a name I had never heard before. As expected, will new monsters appear in the new dungeon? Jeongdo nodded and listened to the briefing.
“The dungeon to be deployed this time is a class A mission type dungeon. If it were an existing dungeon, the power of the people here would be more than enough, but we can’t guarantee what will happen to a new type of dungeon. Please use sufficient caution. “Then we will enter the dungeon in a moment.”
“A little while before that. “Can I ask you a question?”
A man from the Special Guild who was quietly listening to the briefing. Yoo Si-jin asked Sang-hee.
“yes. Sure. “User Sijin Yoo.”
“The others are fine, but it says that Jin Jeong-do’s grade is B grade. “Isn’t this a dangerous person for an A-level dungeon?”
His opinion was valid. It was common for one person’s absence to lead to the annihilation of the expedition.
“Of course, the grade is the same, but his skills are certain. “If any problems arise as a result, I will take full responsibility.”
When Sang-hee said that, Yoo Si-jin, who had asked the question, also nodded.
“In that case… All right. “I have no objection.”
There were no other questions other than that. Sanghee smiled and said as if he was satisfied.
“Then, let’s start entering the dungeon now. Everyone rush in!”
With those words, everyone, led by Sanghee, entered the dungeon.
* * * * * *
The mission-type dungeon was completely different from the annihilation-type dungeon.
While annihilation-type dungeons can be cleared solely by annihilating monsters, mission-type dungeons can only be cleared by completing the tasks presented by the dungeon.
The problem is that it is very difficult to figure out what the task is. If you’re lucky, you may come across tasks that you can intuitively understand, but in most cases, you can’t figure them out even if it takes several days.
In that sense, this mission-type dungeon was fortunate.
As soon as they entered the dungeon, what they saw were three doors in front of the group.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the intuitive sight. Sanghee opened her mouth.
“Seeing as there are three doors, I guess that means we should split into teams and carry out the mission.”
If you think about it generally, it would be about dispersing power, but mission-type dungeons were different. There was a much higher chance that the dungeon would not progress if everyone rushed through one door due to concerns about dispersing power.
Except for Jeongdo, the people here are veterans who are also recognized in the user industry. Because they knew that mission-type dungeons were such places, no one complained about Sanghee’s idea to split teams.
“Okay, then let’s split into teams of two.”
In fact, needless to say, the team was already decided.
Who would want to be on a team with someone else when there are guild members who have always been in harmony with each other?
“I want to team up with Captain Seo Sang-hee.”
… There was.
Kim So-ha said to Sang-hee with a sly smile. When she sighed and tried to get her words out.
chin.
A large hand was placed on Kim Soha’s shoulder.
Jin Chang-hoo.
He opened his mouth with an expressionless face.
“It looks like the junior was joking lightly before the dungeon started in earnest. yes?”
Wow.
“evil!”
Kim So-ha screamed as if it really hurt, but Jin Chang-hu didn’t care and spoke.
“Proceed as you wish, Captain. Since we entered the dungeon, we are just one crew. “I will follow your instructions.”
“… thank you Then, we will form teams from the same guild.”
And naturally, Jeong-do and Sang-hee, who were not part of the guild, became a team.
“ruler. “Then, let’s start conquering the dungeon now.”
With Sanghee’s declaration, the group that was standing in front of the door where they were to be deployed simultaneously pushed the door and moved forward vigorously.
