Chapter 106 – 106 Group Assessment (6)
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“Can you both stop for a moment?”
“Huh..? Why all of a sudden?”
When Da-eun threw a dagger at the spot she was about to pass by, the wire snapped and arrows flew from the wall.
“Uh..”
“Hey Kang Joo-won! Aren’t you checking straight?”
In a situation where Da-eun could get hurt if she did something wrong, Min-ji got angry at Kang Joo-won, who was in front of her.
“It wasn’t there when I passed by…”
“Why is that, Minji, you can make a mistake.”
“Haa.. Really.”
It was Minji who still had a dissatisfied expression, but stopped after hearing my words.
Kang Joo-won’s expression, who was watching the scene, was subtly distorted.
She’s probably jealous. If she’s not an idiot, she would have noticed that Minji, who is called the Queen of Iron Wall, has a different attitude only to me.
‘Well, from that guy’s point of view, it must be unfair.’
It’s a trap that won’t trigger until one person passes by.
I always thought it was safe if someone passed by first.
It’s a trap made for that kind of psychology, but how can you know there’s a trap unless you know it in advance.
“Siwoo.. Thank you.”
“No. Shall we continue then?”
“Huh!”
After that, there were no major difficulties.
To be honest, I hadn’t passed this place once or twice, and I already knew where and when something would pop up.
If I acted like I knew too much, I could buy suspicion, so I was careful as much as possible.
He dealt with the vampire bats and easily dealt with the magic golem, and went straight ahead.
“I think it’s on the right here.”
When I walked in the direction Da-eun said, the space that had been blocked before finally came out.
“Ah..”
Moderately comforting Da-eun, who looked disappointed at the dead-end wall, said as if she knew what she already knew this time.
“Looks like there’s room in the back on this side. The wind seems to flow a little differently.”
“Is there room in the back?”
Kang Joo-won, who was trying to avoid his seat in a hurry, approached the wall. She nodded her head, perhaps feeling the subtle flow.
“So, what are you going to do? Are you trying to break down a wall?”
“Uh.”
“What are you trying to do?”
There is Min-ji, there is a bomb, there is Da-eun, and there are many ways, right?
When I took out the bomb, Kang Joo-won reacted skeptically.
“I’m not even sure what’s going on behind the scenes, but it sounds like a risky choice.”
I wanted to say that going here was the fastest way, but I couldn’t.
“I think I can feel the flow Da-eun said, too.”
“What are you saying..”
“I did feel a little different, too.”
“… “
When Minji joined in, Kang Joo-won eventually stepped back. Even though he knew it wasn’t right, he seemed to follow Minji’s words well.
“… “
Da-eun’s expression darkened as she watched it, but she didn’t seem to see it.
I thought it would break if I just smashed it, but only the surface of the wall was made of stone and was reinforced with what seemed to be magical power.
Minji decided to use the explosion to disrupt the flow of her magical power, and then set off the bomb right after.
In preparation for an unexpected danger, I prepared Da-eun’s barrier magic and immediately put it into practice.
The result was a great success, as the explosion occurred, some fragments bounced, but all were blocked by Da-eun’s barrier.
If you pass here, you will finally win the bet with Seo-ah.
“I’ll go first.”
I tried to lead, but was stopped by Minji. After fighting the golem, the feeling of protecting it was strong.
Well, since I knew there was no particular danger, I sent Min-ji first, then Kang Joo-won, and lastly, Da-eun was walking.
“Uh..?”
The moment Da-eun was about to step over, the floor collapsed.
“Quaaaaa!!!”
“What is this again, Mr..”
Without having time to grasp the situation, I jumped straight down the ominous-looking passageway.
“Hey! Siwoo Kim!!”
When I looked up, Kang Joo-won was holding on to Min-ji, who was also trying to rush here.
“Hey, don’t you let go?! Let go!! You bastard!!”
“Why are you so dangerous!”
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Currently, Da-eun and I were falling apart.
‘This is how it goes…’
I wanted to go easy, but I didn’t know things would turn out this way.
It is a phenomenon called a dungeon sinkhole, and it refers to a case where it suddenly goes out like this.
It does not appear in a normal environment, and was occasionally seen in a place commonly called a labyrinth.
It is classified into each floor, and if there is a floor above it, it is called a tower, and if you have to go down, it is called a labyrinth.
I thought it was just a normal artificial dungeon, but it seems it wasn’t.
Well, if it’s a general dungeon, there are limits to its multi-purpose use.
If it’s a labyrinth, if you change only the entrance and exit, it will be suitable for multi-purpose use according to each situation.
‘That’s not important right now.’
It seems that the bomb exploded and touched something wrong.
It continued to fall to the floor. If it fell at this speed, it was honestly difficult to guarantee survival.
There are many people who have never experienced anything from the collapse of a dungeon to the sinkhole in a dungeon, but I am experiencing all the bad things.
Since it was an artificial dungeon, it seemed different from a normal sinkhole.
As it fell so fast that it was hard to see with the naked eye, the surrounding scenery was constantly changing.
Rather than the feeling of falling, it felt like riding a portal and being sucked somewhere.
Perhaps because of that, even if I tried to use magic, an unknown repulsive force occurred and I felt blocked.
In a situation where it was difficult to even open my eyes properly, I somehow checked Da-eun’s location.
Da-eun also seemed to be in a state of panic as to whether she could not be used as a magician due to interference.
For now, I raised my mana to open my eyes properly.
[Anti-Ma: Activate]
When I activated the anti-ma power, the repelling force was pushed away and the mana began to move.
‘Did you do it vertically?’
When I recalled a video of skydiving on the Internet, I stood upright.
As the resistance of the air disappeared and it fell faster, I was able to catch Da-eun in a narrow way.
It was the first time I had fallen, so it was hard to catch my senses, so I almost missed Da-eun.
Dae-eun, who was in a state of panic, dug into my arms.
I felt restless, but I felt apologetic because it seemed like it happened because of me.
‘What the fuck should I do now?’
Catching Da-eun was successful, but landing was a problem now.
If the end of this seemingly never-ending passageway is somewhere like the ceiling of the cave we were in earlier, we’ll be stuck right into the ground without even a moment to react.
In a situation where the speed has already increased, it might be possible to withstand it by raising the mana.
It’s okay with me because I’ve already died and have a pain tolerance, but Da-eun was the problem.
I could die, but I didn’t want to see Da-eun die.
‘Is this the end?’
After the feeling of being sucked in, it seems that we have finally reached the end of the aisle.
A completely different landscape to say inside the labyrinth, high ice mountains and polar regions covered with snow and glaciers appeared.
Without time to appreciate the scenery, we were falling from the sky.
Still, it was fortunate that we had time before we were drowned in the sea.
[Overclock: Enabled]
Perhaps it was because I had been through a lot of extreme situations, but I felt more calm.
When I activated the overclock, my body temporarily began to energize.
As the heart beats faster, the blood flow increases, and mana begins to move along the circuit at several times the normal speed.
Feeling as if time was passing slowly, I activated the skill I needed right now.
‘Creation!’
All I needed was something to land safely on. There was nothing like a parachute.
[ Please specify the object to create ]
‘Parachute!!’
Under the current circumstances, it was clear that a parachute strapped to the back would not be usable. I came up with a form of parachute that can only reduce the speed of falling.
For the bizarre-shaped parachute that can be hung on one arm, it reminded me of a parachute made of flying monster material that is durable.
Upon completion, I took out the parachute that appeared in my inventory.
I fixed Da-eun with my left arm and pulled the parachute line I was holding with my right arm with my mouth.
The moment the parachute opened, I felt a strong repulsive force even though I was strengthening my right arm with magical power.
With a moment of pain, the speed of the direct bus to the end of life began to decrease.
My arm hurts a bit, but it’s better than dying.
[Overclock: Disabled]
I felt a sense of exhaustion and loss of strength in my body. Maybe it’s because it’s been used for a while, but there was no big recoil other than that my body got a little heavy.
‘Fuck.. I lived..’
This was the first time that a few seconds had felt so long.
It seems that it takes a long time to fall from such a high place. To be honest, it wasn’t an experience I wanted to do again.
Come to think of it, Da-eun was quiet. I asked after Da-eun, who must have been very surprised, to check on her condition.
“Dae-eun, are you okay?”
When I called Da-eun, who was in my arms, there was no answer. Concerned, I called Da-eun one more time.
“Dae-eun?”
Da-eun didn’t answer anything, as if she had lost her mind. It was fortunate that he didn’t let go of me even when he lost his mind.
“Well, how many people can keep their sanity when they suddenly fall from thousands of meters like this?”
As I calmed down, the tension in my body went away. Still, he was holding on somehow because he shouldn’t let go of the parachute with Da-eun.
The direction was changed by the wind, but if we fell like this, the place where we would fall would be the sea.
“… ”
The parachute, which omitted many things, could only reduce the speed of falling, but there was nothing it could do.
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Da-eun, who was forcibly subjected to cold water friction, woke up.
“Fufufufu!!? Fufufu?”
“Dae-eun, calm down!”
I had a hard time catching him struggling in the water, perhaps surprised by the sudden coldness.
With the creation skill, I was able to make something that could float on the water, hold it together, and come out.
Da-eun and I were soaked in water while the surroundings were full of snow and ice.
My body temperature started to drop rapidly, and a fierce cold fell on both of us.
“Uh..Uh..How did it..Hey?”
“For now… Hold your breath.. Where should I find it?”
Da-eun trembled in the wind and asked a question, and I also trembled and answered.
“Come on… Come on… Only… “
Trembling, I closed my eyes and began to concentrate. A magic formation was drawn in the air, and a thin shield that could block the wind blocked the wind.
Blocking out the wind made it easier to live than before, but it was still cold.
It was only natural that he was soaked in water in the snowfield.
“There is something like a cave over there…”
“Si..Siu.. Hey.. Dad.. Let’s go quickly..”
The two of us ran to the cave in silence.
It’s better than outside, but it’s still cold, there’s no stove, and the clothes are wet.
Realizing that, we met each other’s eyes.
“…”
