Chapter 163 – 163 Hidden Dungeon (2)
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First of all, I brought the equipment to enter the dungeon. Since I brought everything from simple food to emergency items, the weight of my luggage was quite considerable.
On the handle of the key, I was following the round compass, and the end of the compass was pointing to the end of the mountain.
It would be convenient if there was a trail, but this is a street where people don’t go.
Although I’m doing physical training these days, it’s not easy to climb a mountain path like this. Especially when carrying heavy loads like now.
It was a subspace bag, so it was impossible to reduce the weight here.
“You have to search the mountain…”
I asked if I could carry more luggage, but Da-eun shook her head and violently refused, so I had no choice but to start climbing the mountain.
He silently climbed up the rough stone slope, cutting through the overgrown bushes with his sword.
At first, there was some conversation, but as time went on, all we could hear now was the sound of each other’s breathing.
It seems like they walked for several hours, but the entrance to the hidden dungeon was still invisible.
‘How much further do I have to go?’
Since I was the one holding the compass, I am the first one in front.
To prepare for any unexpected danger, Da-eun stood in the center and Min-ji stood at the end.
“Dae-eun, are you okay?”
In Minji’s case, she didn’t break a sweat as if she wasn’t struggling at all, and in Da-eun’s case, she looked a little tired.
“It’s okay… It’s okay. This much is enough!”
“If it’s hard, I’ll carry your burden.”
“Ah… No, it’s fine.”
I forcibly took over the luggage from Da-eun, who kept refusing.
“Da-eun, do you need some water?”
“Ah Minji.. Thank you.”
After receiving the cold ice water from Minji, Da-eun began to drink it in one gulp. It seems that his neck is burnt from the continued walking.
“Then, shall we take a break for a while?”
“Yeah. Da-eun doesn’t look well. Let’s rest for now.”
“I’m sorry… Because of me.”
“It’s okay. I’ll do it while resting.”
So we sat down and looked around.
It was a landscape that gave off a strong feeling of disorder, perhaps because it was a place where people did not reach.
__Brush.
“Did you just hear?”
“Huh.”
Minji put down her bag and put on the gauntlets that were on her waist.
“Oh monster.”
In the case of these remote areas, it was difficult for hunters to come, so there were often monsters like this. If you are not an Awakener, it has become quite dangerous to enter the mountain like this.
Walking in front of us was a monster in the shape of a bear.
It looked like a bear, but its eyes were red and it had bumps on its body.
“It’s the first monster I’ve ever seen.”
“Kuaaaaa”
“Let’s deal with it for now.”
I was going to take the lead, but Minji raised her hand to stop me.
“Because I’ll take care of it… Stay still.”
Minji stepped forward confidently, and she assumed a familiar stance.
The weight of the body is put on by stepping off the front foot, and the centrifugal force is added by turning the back foot.
At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and punched it.
A large amount of mana gathered at the fingertips was shot forward at once.
‘It’s a nuclear punch.’
__Puuuh!!!!!!!!!!
With a strong explosion sound, the fallen leaves around were scattered in all directions. And Minji, standing in the center, was shaking his hand lightly.
In front of Minji, a bear with a huge hole in her chest was falling down.
A blow that accurately blew the heart, and the mana control ability was noticeably improved compared to before.
“Wow.. Minji! You’re cool!!”
Minji has become stronger too.
For some reason, I felt scared for no reason. After a while we started climbing the mountain again.
After a while, I finally found a place that reacted with the key.
“Are you here?”
As he brought the key closer, an opaque door appeared. Is this the entrance to the hidden dungeon?
“Is it okay if we go in by ourselves…?”
“I have to endure that much to become stronger.”
To be honest, it’s not without risk, but since I have the ability to load, I’ll be able to manage it somehow.
[ Saved the save point. ]
“Okay.. Let’s go in.”
Minji, who seemed to be unexpectedly dry, seemed to be highly motivated.
When I went inside, it was the inside of an inn that I could see in the Middle Ages.
Round chairs and tables, wooden floors and walls, and Minji and Da-eun who came in late also appeared out of thin air.
It’s the first time I’ve been in, so I feel a little dizzy.
“Welcome. Adventurer! Beep!”
“Adventurer..?”
When I turned my head, a strange-looking robot was walking towards me.
A round robot with an elongated body and a round head had a hologram that looked like an emoticon.
The emoticon changed to a smiley face, and a cute voice came out.
“I’m Helper Taro! Beep!”
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As there is a saying that a dungeon is a different dimension, special rules were applied in this dungeon.
As in RPG games, from the moment you touched the robot, the HP and MP values were displayed at the bottom.
“You can leave anytime?”
“If you have the badge, you can go through this place! Beep!
Does the token refer to this key? When I lifted the key, Taro reacted.
“How do I get out?”
“Please tell me! Beep!”
“If I leave, can I come back?”
“Yes! Beep!”
Then there seemed to be no reason to be trapped in the dungeon.
“Then it won’t be dangerous~! Let’s proceed!”
I was embarrassed by the scenery I was seeing for the first time, but was it the result of my training?
Both seem to adapt quickly. In the meantime, he had gone through a lot inside the academy, so it seemed like he was going through this as well.
Da-eun tried to cast magic on the air several times, but failed. He tried to see if I couldn’t do it, but he couldn’t use his anti-magic ability.
In addition, when I tried to strengthen the sword, I stopped for a moment when I saw my MP draining.
“You guys are beginners! Please choose a job! Beep!”
“Beginner?”
“It feels like I’m in a game~!”
As Da-eun said, it seems that the rules of the game apply. However, as someone who has never played the game, I didn’t get a good feel for it.
I worked day and night to make a living, so I had little experience playing games like this.
Still, there was no difficulty in understanding the hunter theory because it brought many things from game terms.
“Choose a job?”
“Each job has its own specialized ability! Beep!”
“Dae-eun.. Isn’t it only me who can see this?”
“I can see something strange in front of me too…”
The hologram windows he had become accustomed to through the Machina system appeared in front of him. The UI design looked a little different from the Machina system.
“Hmm.. Warrior, thief, archer, mage…”
“Should we each choose something different?”
“I don’t know… Do you understand Kim Siwoo?”
“Well…”
We exchanged lightly about the careers we would each choose.
After some time, we decided on our respective careers. Da-eun is a wizard, and Min-ji is a warrior. I chose a rogue.
“Thief? Isn’t it good to be a warrior if you usually use a sword?”
“They say there is a bonus to disarming traps.
“It is, but…”
“Aww!”
When you press the change button, each person’s body starts to glow. Surprised by the sudden light, Da-eun screamed, but nothing seemed dangerous.
“Lol…”
“Then please accept the basic equipment! Beep!”
“Equipment?”
I had already brought the equipment, but suddenly armor and weapons appeared out of thin air.
“Offense power…?”
[Basic Dagger]
[Durability: +1]
[Attack Power: + 10]
“I can see the numbers on the equipment… Do you see Siu and Minji?”
“There is no shame in the equipment we carry.”
I tried to use the basic equipment, but it seemed like I would have to use the equipment provided here.
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“The chest area is a bit stuffy…”
Daeeun muttered, wearing a light purple robe. It was a robe with only a belt and no decorations.
The problem is, should I say that Da-eun’s breasts are bigger than her robe? Even though it’s a simple outfit, I felt like I was attracted to her for some reason.
In addition, a huge wooden staff that exceeded Da-eun’s height was impressive.
“Is there anything bigger than this?”
Minji appeared in plain clothes and leather armor.
He was in the shape of a warrior, but if there was something special, it would be the chest area.
The armor looked very tight, probably because it was putting pressure on her large chest.
“No! Beep!”
“Haa… That’s annoying.”
I wear a leather costume, and it seems that this kind of clothing is essential due to the nature of my job where I have to hide my body.
“All clothes are like that.”
“I know…”
It seems like the two of them are stealthily examining my body, is it because of their mood?
“Let’s go ahead.”
After putting on our equipment, we went outside. Except for the one that looked like the entrance to an underground labyrinth, there were only trees all around.
“Are you going down here?”
“I will go first… I also have a shield…”
Minji set up her shield and started to lead.
“Wait a minute, Minji…”
The way she held her sword looked awkward, so she corrected her position for a moment.
She looked very awkward at first, but it got better quickly after she fixed her posture a few times.
Da-Eun saw that and smiled happily.
“I… Just go down…”
After muttering that, it was Minji who went down the stairs first.
After going down the stairs, a large space made of stone appeared.
Along with the ceiling that looks over 10 meters in height, lights that create debt are hung at regular intervals on the walls.
“It’s similar to the place I saw in the 4-member group evaluation last time.”
“A temple rather than a cave? Although it feels more like a temple!”
Entering the new space, Da-eun began to look around with an interesting expression.
“Shall we go forward for now?”
“Huh!”
“Okay.”
As I walked forward along the stone wall, a slime appeared.
The one that looked like a drop of water chugged and ran towards us.
“That… Is it slime~?”
“Both of you come behind me.”
As Min-ji walked forward and struck the shield with her sword, the slime’s aggro was attracted to Min-ji.
“It’s Minji. Is that a skill too?”
“Yes, it’s a provocation skill… But it seems to be used for now. I don’t think the robot was talking nonsense.”
In the blink of an eye, the slime was right in front of Minji.
‘Well, that’s nothing special.’
I could catch it, but for the two of them to adapt to this place, I thought it would be better to try hunting myself, so I decided to watch from behind.
Minji put her shield in front of her, took a step forward, and swung her sword in time for her jump.
It would be difficult to match the timing when using a sword for the first time, but he succeeded in attacking at once, as if he had the sense of having received combat training.
“Beep!”
The slime that was knocked out by Minji’s attack fell down as it was.
“It’s one room..?”
Minji started to look at her knife and the slime alternately, as if she felt her heavy hand on the tip of her knife.
‘Know. That feeling.’
That unique feeling that only those who wield the sword can feel.
“Uh… Minji! There’s something down there!”
“Uh? Where?”
Loot fell on top of the fallen slime.
This is where the real exploration begins.
