Chapter 12 – First Dungeons (3)
5. First dungeon (3)
I reflexively covered my nose and mouth at once. Kaya must have seen me too, but imitated my actions, but she didn’t even bother.
[Eugene is afflicted with ‘Poison’ (3 turns).]
[Eugene is inflicted with ‘Confusion’ (3 turns).]
[Eugene becomes difficult to distinguish between her and her friends while the status ailment continues.]
‘Addiction, confusion?’
This unknown smoke had multiple debuffs. I watched Kaya just in case, but she was no different from me.
“Kaya! Antidote and prepare holy water! You have to be ready to drink at any time!”
“Yes! Leader!”
The smoke hasn’t gone away yet. If I drank it impatiently and got caught again, I would just throw away the nasty antidote and holy water.
‘As long as I don’t get attacked (by surprise) or overwhelmed, I can take medicine and get rid of the disease on my turn.’
Fortunately, my speed was on the high side, so I was confident of catching the sun turn except for special cases.
[The pain that melts the muscles scars the spirit of the hero.]
[Eugene remaining HP 14/15]
[Kaya remaining HP 13/14]
[Eugene mentality -2]
[Kaya mentality -3]
After some time passed without drinking the antidote, the poison damage came in 1 tick. But the annoying thing is that the mentality was also blacked out.
‘Like a beggar…’
As I gritted my teeth and stared at my blurry vision, I saw a darkish figure in the distance blocking my path.
‘That’s it!’
At first glance, it looked like a source of smoke. Hey, this dog-like smoke couldn’t have been a trap or a natural phenomenon.
“Kaya.”
“Yes. I can see it too.”
I sped up a bit more. Then the blackish figure came into view a little more clearly.
“That, what…”
“This, this, this.”
It’s the first time I’ve seen it, and if I dare compare it, it’s more hideous and strange than the horror box in the room. Such a structure exuded a black aura and emitted smoke. My vocabulary was too poor to express that as I felt.
Strangeness, hideousness, distantness, and incomprehensibility.
It was such a structure, where such concepts were mixed together, and even a glimpse of it would cause a deep sense of disgust and nausea.
I felt great discomfort and disgust, and Kaya… The grave face was severely distorted. It felt like looking at the enemy of the mortal world. It seemed like he wanted to swing his mace and destroy that structure.
‘I agree with that.’
I told Kaya to drink the antidote and holy water. She drank and she drank with me.
[Eugene has been freed from the condition ‘poisoning’.]
[Eugene is out of the state of ‘confusion’.]
[Eugene’s resistance to mental abnormalities increases only in the next battle.]
The efficacy of the holy water to purify the evil The second, the effect of significantly increasing the resistance to mental abnormalities appeared as a message. At least I felt a little relieved just knowing that there would be no debuffs like confusion again.
‘That’s it. It’s proof.’
It is quite difficult to put into words that the client will never know it once he sees it.
Damn, if evidence was something like that, I’d think about it one more time.
The atmosphere changed completely as he took a step closer, swallowing his saliva and suppressing his discomfort.
“Careful!”
In the ominous space where there were only structures, three lumps of black smoke rose, and then three monsters came out.
“Intruder… You can’t pass…”
“The altar, the one who insults…”
“Deservedly, you will have to pay for that sin.”
“-To death.”
[Encountered with an elite monster, 〈 Guardian of the Altar 〉!]
**
Very useful information that the unknown structure is an altar and that the monsters are the guardians of it, dirty my retinas.
‘More than that, it’s an elite monster.’
There were three of them, but it was obvious that each one of them would be weak compared to the elite monsters that usually came out one by one. Even in The Long Terror, there were such elite monsters. However, these multi-entity elite monsters each have lower specs than single-entity elite monsters, but something like a unique gimmick pops up and sucks gamers.
‘The first thing to keep in mind is Link and immortality.’
Link was to receive a certain portion of the damage instead of another person who did not receive damage, and immortality was to resurrect within a certain turn if the entire object was not destroyed within a certain turn.
‘Link is better than immortality in this situation. About five hundred times.’
Three monsters, two us.
If they had immortality, we could see a future where we would die while dealing with them constantly reviving unless we had a one-shot, one-kill.
‘It’s not even this dungeon, if those guys become immortal here… I’ll just hang out quietly. Fuck dog shit.’
[Guardian of the Altar]
Max HP: 77
Attack Power: ?~?
Defense: ?
Speed : ?
However, to the discoloration of such determination, the basic specs of the visible monster were really a question mark itself.
Three in one, is that so? For something like that, why is everything else a question mark besides stamina? .
[Speed check]
[Eugene: 7]
[Kaya: 4]
[Guardian of the Altar: 3]
As if the thought had ended there, a speed check was made. I laughed a little when I saw the result, but the speed of that guy was more than I thought. It was slower than Kaya, who was on the slow side, and this was a huge plus.
The importance of sun-turn in turn-based was not enough even if I said it a hundred times.
“You too, try tasting the stigma.”
[Find a wanted criminal]
[Eugene marks the guardian of the altar as a wanted criminal.]
[Eugene deals 1 damage to the guardian of the altar.]
[Remaining HP 76/77]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
[As long as the stigma is maintained, all physical damage is amplified by 25%.]
The significance of the existence of my class, Bounty Hunter (Thun) 1.
Stigma.
A debuff that shows ridiculous performance for a single target that not only boosts your damage but also the physical attacks of the rest of your colleagues.
Since it is a debuff type, there was a disadvantage that if the monster’s resistance was high or if it failed to brand it because of bad luck, it would take one turn of the main dealer with a butt… That was a common weakness of debuff skills, so there was no need to mention it further.
Tatatatat-!
Kwaaang-!
[Everything according to God’s will]
[Kaya deals 8 damage to the guardian of the altar.]
[Remaining HP 68/77]
“… Uh?”
“Leader…”
Until now, Kaya’s mace, which had apparently been making a squeak or squeak, made a sound that was firmly blocked by something. It wasn’t just because he couldn’t land a critical hit.
Obviously, the stigma was fed. Kaya’s weapon has also been upgraded.
However… Only 8 damage?
What do you mean by that guy’s defense?
“You… Can’t pass…”
[Guardian’s Stance]
[The guardian of the altar takes a firm defensive stance.]
[The defense of the guardian of the altar increases by 5.]
[All resistances of the guardians of the altar are increased by 50%.]
[The guardian of the altar recovers 2 HP each turn while maintaining a strong defensive stance.]
[Guardian of the Altar (Defense)]
Max HP: 77
Attack Power: 5~5
Defense: 10 (5+5)
Speed: 3
[Remaining HP 70/77]
“Crazy…”
Chezen 2 for 5 more armor?
At least for an elite monster, is that idiot’s attack power and speed your last conscience?
Is it because we’re fucking lame, or is the dungeon itself not up to our level?
In The Long Terror, it was impossible to organize at all, to the extent that if the level of the hero and the dungeon did not match too much, the warriors would run away swearing at each other.
‘Fuck-foot.’
That’s 10 defense.
The ghastly brand mark and the blade of the ax revealing anticipation couldn’t have looked so shabby. But I couldn’t help it. First of all, he had weak attack power, so I had to knock on it.
“Fuck!”
[Crush the head]
[Eugene deals 7 damage to the guardian of the altar.]
[Remaining HP 63/70]
“To this extent… I can’t stand it…”
25% stigma amplification and 4 damage compensation for humanoid monsters, even after being hit by head crushing, only 7 damage.
Every single word from the monster sounded like he was mocking your attacks.
“That bastard… Kaya.”
“Yes. Leader.”
As long as the fatal blow didn’t explode, he had to be prepared for a long-term battle. Fortunately, Kaya’s remaining skills were things that could contribute to the maintenance of the warriors to some extent.
‘In that sense, it’s the climax. Kaya.’
“Haaaaa… ?”
[Skill 2. Zenith]
– Self buff
– Increases Max Attack Power by 1 and Speed by 1
– Recovers 1 HP of a random ally with each hit
[Kaya reaches her climax.]
[Increases Kaya’s maximum attack power by 1 and speed by 1.]
[When Kaya’s attack hits, one random ally among all allies, including Kaya, recovers 1 HP.]
[Climax lasts 3 turns, can be stacked.]
Kaya’s face reddened, her pupils half-opened, and her hot, sweet air wafting around her was not to blame.
‘The climax is not the climax. A sense of divine exaltation, something like that. Know. I know Fantastic producers…’
The pinnacle was actually one of The Long Terror Battle Sister’s class skills. In the game, I didn’t use Battle Sisters a lot, and I didn’t have much use for peak skills… Kaya didn’t expect her to be like that.
Really.
“How, in front of the altar, such a hypocrite’s light… !”
But did Kaya’s divine power (excitement) touch the trigger?
The monster who was crouching like a hedgehog suddenly rushed at it!
“Go away… !”
“Fuck!”
[Guardian’s Fury]
[The guardian of the altar dealt 1 damage to Eugene.]
[Remaining HP 13/15]
[Eugene is stunned (1 turn).]
[Eugene is pushed back by irresistible force.]
[Eugene cannot take any actions next turn.]
[The feeling of helplessness fills me with fear.]
[Eugene mentality -3]
[The guardian of the altar’s steadfast posture fills up his stamina.]
[65/77 HP remaining]
“Daejaaaaang-!”
I was terribly knocked backwards after being properly hit by something large, presumably a shield, swung by the monster. Standing in the first row, I was forcibly pushed behind Kaya and unable to take any action, including using consumables or moving my location.
[Eugene passes the turn.]
[Eugene has escaped from the abnormal condition ‘fainting’.]
The stun was the best cc skill, and I had no choice but to pass my turn vainly after being stunned. No, it’s just that my turn was deleted regardless of my intentions. It’s disgusting and annoying… Also, I felt sorry for myself that I continued to suffer even though it was not my fault.
Standing in front of me for the first time, Kaya looked quite agitated, whether it was because of the climax or because of my poor performance.
Good.
Anyway, Kayana and I each had only one dealing machine that we could use right away.
“How dare you, Captain!”
Kwaaaaang-!
[Everything according to God’s will]
[A thrilling blow!]
[Kaya deals 22 damage to the guardian of the altar.]
[Remaining HP 43/77]
[Shudders flow in the hearts of the warriors.]
[Eugene mentality +3]
[Eugene’s HP is recovered by 1 due to the climax effect.] [Eugene’s remaining HP is 14/15]
Even roughly thinking about the sound of hitting the shield, it was more than twice as loud. And if I’m not mistaken, something black fell out in chunks. It was a good hit.
“Good!”
Nod!
Unlike the first dungeon, it was completely Kaya’s turn in this dungeon.
Kaya nodded silently, looking much more determined than those monsters.
“To insult the altar, to harm us, the guardians, to do it… You will be doomed.”
[The guardian of the altar adopts an elaborate stratagem.]
[The stance of firm defense is canceled.]
[The speed of the guardian of the altar increases by 2.]
[The Altar Guardian’s ATK increases by 1-3.]
[Inflicts a random status ailment on a random hero at the end of the Altar Guardian’s turn.]
“Hypocrisy is, it is, ugly. Soon, it will be revealed!”
Without doing anything, something black entered Kaya’s body.
“Kaya!!”
