Episode 44
Before leaving the general store.
“You didn’t ask something important.”
I turned around and looked at the fishman.
“Where can I go to get the gems in this sea area?”
“At a 45 degree angle based on the main entrance of the general store.
do. “Go straight for about 2km and you’ll get there.”
“Something like a milestone?”
“This is the middle of the ocean. Can you find something like that?”
but.
This was the sea.
“Where should I go to get to the next sea area?”
“Chorong… No, no. If you go straight further from where the jewel is, you will come across an ocean current wall.”
“Current wall?”
“It is a wall that divides the sea area.
“If you go down, the compass will respond.”
“You speak quite obediently.”
“Keu. Are you planning to challenge the jewel in this sea area right away?”
“That’s right.”
“Just because you go to a place where there are gems doesn’t mean you can get them right away.”
Aolok spread his fingers.
The webbed feet between the nodes catch the light and shine.
It’s not a very nice look.
“Can I give you a high five?”
“500 points.”
“How can you understand if you cut everything from front to back?”
“Kkeuk, this body will teach you how to attack gems and recommend useful items.”
“Sell hard to others.”
“Newbie. Gems won’t be as easy to get as you think.”
“Yeah, no.”
Sigh-
I pushed the door and went out.
Before leaving, turn around again
I didn’t forget to shoot.
“Grease the door. This is why we can’t do business.”
thud!
I pushed the door with a little force and there was a loud noise.
Broken or soon to be broken.
It’s probably one of the two.
“Hey! Newbie! You @#$%@#$
The fishman shouted something loudly.
Who do you think is a fanboy?
The information I heard about the price of water was enough.
‘It’s 45 degrees based on general store standards.’
I turned my head slightly to the right.
Is it roughly like this?
I took direction and moved forward.
Let’s push ourselves beyond the bubble, air
Instead, cold water covered my skin.
[Entered the seabed. Air is consumed.]
[Air duration – 02:45:31]
I moved forward, cutting through the crowded water.
I was measuring the distance by thinking about my stride length.
I stopped moving forward.
‘ It’s like this…
2km away from the general store at a 45 degree angle.
This is the distance the fisherman spoke of.
I opened my eyes wide and looked around.
There was sea everywhere.
I can’t see any land where the jewels might be buried.
didn’t
‘That guy lied… Huh?!’
A soft red light surrounds your feet.
As I looked more closely, the identity of the luminous object caught my eye.
‘Is that what the jewel was?’
A 2-meter-tall jeweled lanternfish.
The antennae between the eyebrows had a jewel emitting red light.
［Tower of Trials – 2nd floor］
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［Quest: Jewel of the Sea – Ruby］
Snatch the ruby from Jewel Lanternaw within the time limit.
If you damage the Jewel Lanternfish, the ruby dissolves in water and disappears.
［Time limit – 00：05：00］
A translucent window appeared.
The moment I confirmed the quest, the Jewel Lantern Angler also noticed my presence.
“Kurung, kkurung.”
A jewel lanternfly moving away while making a strange sound.
The red light gradually fades away.
‘I’m telling you to race with that guy.’
Ruby cannot be obtained by damaging Gem Lanternaw.
It is purely a test of speed in the water.
A swimming fight with a fish.
This ordeal.
Sounds kind of fun, right?
[Holy fire envelops the entire body.]
[All abilities except chaos power are
Increases by 50%.]
[The blessing of healing dwells in your body.]
The white flame did not go out even on the seabed and shone brighter.
As the light penetrated the seawater, it also dispelled some of the darkness that had obstructed the view.
Overlapping buffs for Seongcheonjogyegong and Holy Flame.
Physical ability nearly doubled.
‘You can catch that guy with your swimming skills.
‘It won’t be possible.’
Light moving away quickly.
The opponent is a fish.
It is absurd to beat a fish by swimming.
so.
I won’t swim.
‘Let’s compete based on what each of us is good at.’
The jeweled lanternfly swims.
I decided to run.
Red light shining softly through the sea water.
I took a step forward with all my might in the direction the Jewel Lanternfish had run away from.
Pow!
Chaos energy was condensed at the tip of the sole and exploded, pushing the body away and accelerating.
The faint red light gradually becomes stronger.
Step by step, we got closer to Ruby, the source of light.
“Where are you running away?”
I spoke according to my personality, but all I heard was a lot of foam.
Yuck.
I just drank a lot of water!
I jumped so naturally that I forgot I was in the water.
“Kureong?”
Jewel Lanternaw glanced back.
Fluttering pupils.
He seemed embarrassed when he saw me running.
“Kureung, this is the first time I’ve seen a challenger jump through the water.”
what.
Did you know how to speak?
When I looked closely, I saw arms and legs attached to the torso.
It was not a pure fish, but a fish-man like the guy called Aolok.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
Either a fishman or a fish.
All you have to do is grab the ruby on the antenna.
It seems that the Jeweled Lanternfly’s thoughts are different from mine.
“Kureung. Call slave!”
Bubbly-
There was a loud noise as large bubbles rose.
A sharp snout like a rapier, thick scales, and a large body.
The size of the monster was about twice as big as the Jewel Lanternfish.
It’s a swordfish, a monster that appears at sea-type gates.
There are three swordfish summoned by Jewel Lanternfish.
It flew straight towards me, pushing the current with its fins.
‘Are you trying to waste time?’
A swordfish attacks without hesitation.
The momentum and speed could not be underestimated.
With three swordfish blocking my path, my vision was blocked.
Seamless front.
It seemed impossible to shake them off and catch the Jeweled Lanternfish.
‘It would be like that if I were to swim.’
I’m sorry.
The answer is where you said it.
As I said before, I am ‘jumping’ in the water.
I concentrated on my feet, kicked the water, and jumped forward.
Like a student jumping over a vault, he passed three swordfish under his feet.
“Kureong. If you go up like that, you can’t catch me.”
‘You have a lot to worry about. Be kind too.’
I grinned.
A body rising toward the surface of the water.
He did some somersaults in the water to change direction and pushed the water away again.
Sharp change of direction.
Although it took a toll on my body, Unryubo’s filial piety
A lot of the shock was relieved with this ability.
‘It’s just empty air, no. Doesn’t it look like it’s underwater?’
In my past life, I had no wings and didn’t know how to use flight magic.
However, he overcame the limitations of his race with the martial arts he learned on the Mu Continent.
A state where one can travel through the air with the Gyeongsinbeop.
The principle of walking in the air is applied underwater.
I quickly descended into the deep sea.
This was the location of the Jewel Lantern Angler.
“Kurung! Kgurung!”
Jewel lantern ears fluttering fins.
‘Gotcha!’
I quickly stretched out my hand and snatched the ruby hanging from its antennae.
［Tower of Trials – 2nd floor］
［Quest: Jewel of the Sea – Passed Ruby’s Trial.］
［LOOOpt is given as an achievement reward.］
［Adds 10 hours to the air pack.］
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Swordfish poetry that disappears as if melting in water. The Jewel Lanternfish also stopped moving.
‘Is it one now?’
Ruby itself had no special features.
I stuffed the ruby into my subspace pocket.
“Kureung, are you from a non-ranker background?”
A lanternfly whose jewels were stolen speaks to me
It was.
But even if I wanted to answer, I had to be able to speak because I was underwater.
ah.
I guess you can use Jeon Eum.
Since I had no use for it, I forgot about it.
-I am a human from Earth. So, I came here.
“Gureong? I can’t believe it. All the non-rankers I’ve seen had a hard time in the water.”
-Is that the end of what you have to say?
“Kureong, no. A challenger who catches it as quickly as you gets an additional reward.”
Hoo.
Is there an additional reward if I solve the ordeal quickly?
“Kurung, kkurung. Take out the compass of the deep sea.”
Jewel Lanternaw placed his hand on my compass and muttered softly.
Blue light seeped into the compass.
Ugh-
A small pearl formed at the tip of the compass arrow.
-What is this?
“Kureung. You will find out when you pass all the trials.”
Other trials seemed to mean that additional rewards were given if certain conditions were met.
Even when looking through the [Eye of Truth], there was no information to be gained.
‘I’ll find out once I hit it.’
I took back the deep sea compass.
-Are we going to have to catch people running away like you did in other trials?
“Kureung. I can’t tell you how I got the jewels.”
-Tch. It’s tricky.
“That is the principle established by the manager. There is no use complaining to me.”
A trial with the first jewel.
I got everything I could.
It would have been better to have information about other trials.
‘done. ‘When did you collide while collecting information?’
Even though it may be reckless, we move forward.
It was the way it was in my past life.
-Is there nothing more to give?
“Kureong. That’s right.”
-Then let’s go.
“Kureung. It’s my first time seeing a non-ranker like you. I’m looking forward to it.”
I left behind the jeweled lantern angler, who was waving his hand to see me off, and moved forward again.
Quaaaaa!
A large wall of water blocked the way.
It was the current wall that the fishman Aolok had mentioned.
The current flows a few meters apart.
The name was completely different.
‘It would be dangerous to get any closer.’
It was not a natural phenomenon.
It was an ocean current created artificially by the tower to divide the sea area.
I turned my body halfway in place and pointed my head towards the deep sea.
Pot!
It kicked up the water and entered the sea.
[You have entered the 500m section under the sea.]
[Water pressure rises.]
[Water Pressure Lv 3 -> 4]
[Movement is restricted.]
The pressure pressing down on my body became even stronger.
‘This is bearable.’
Chaotic energy that travels through the bloodstream and circulates throughout the body.
The powerful energy created in the world of images protected the body from external pressure.
Pangurrr!
The compass arrow turned halfway around and pointed to a new safe zone.
‘Are we now out of the first sea area?’
[Air duration – 12:03:55]
There was plenty of air left.
As I moved forward using the compass as a guide, the second safe zone began to come into view.
The process of finding a safe zone was not always smooth.
‘It’s a little different from the Sea of Silence.’
The Sea of Silence at the entrance to the second floor was calm.
all.
A few fish wandered around occasionally, but they paid no attention to the challenger.
The second sea area was not as safe as the Silent Sea.
Metal Shark.
Swordfish.
Ghost jellyfish, etc.
There were many sea monsters that were said to be rare.
Some of them sensed me moving and attacked me without fear.
of course.
There was never a dangerous situation.
‘I got points and experience, but I don’t really want to fight.’
Fighting in the water is uncomfortable.
With each step you take, you have to draw water into the mixer and attach it firmly.
It’s possible because I am me.
Even if you tell them the theory, no one will be able to do it.
‘Anyway, we arrived.’
Than the safe zone in the sea of silence
An air bubble several times larger.
A second safe zone has emerged.
