Chapter 122 – District 2 (1)
16. District 2 (1)
With the gold coin received as the third reward from Cestia, each of them upgraded their main skill several levels. I’m ‘Head Crushing’, Kaya is ‘God’s Will’, and Shay’s new skill, ‘Shay’s Tenacity’, and the CC skill that combines damage, ‘Judgement of Justice’ after contemplation, and After further consideration, Illumina upgraded the ‘Melody of Courage’, which increases attack power and accuracy.
[Skill 3 Head Crushing (4)]
– Damage correction +3.5 (+7 for human type)
– Accuracy correction +33
– Critical Hit Damage Correction + 1
[Skill 3. Everything according to God’s will (4)]
– Damage correction +13%
– Accuracy correction +28
– 5.6% chance of instantly killing monsters excluding bosses
– Re-act when a monster dies instantly
[Skill 3. Judgment of Justice (4)]
– Damage correction +13%
– Accuracy correction +18
– Give ‘stunned’ status abnormality with a certain probability
– Grants ‘Stigma of Judgment (recovers 3 HP when target is defeated)’ with a certain probability
[Skill 1. Melody of Courage (4)]
– All allies’ mentality recovery +2
– All allies ATK +3.5
– Accuracy of all allies +9
‘Good. The expected personal damage has gone up once more.’
As a sun turn job, when I bring a sun turn with a high probability, the first thing I do is mark it as ‘discovering a wanted criminal’. Next, Illumina, who is fast, plays the ‘Attack Melody’, which increases the speed and critical hit of all the warriors, and uses the increased speed to advance the turn of her colleagues and hit them first. If the monster’s speed is fast, the attack melody will overlap, and if not, increase the deal tempo with the melody of courage or increase the party sustain with the melody of vitality.
‘Perfect. Good. Very good.’
With the arrival of Illumina, the dealing plan became smoother. Of course, when recruiting Kaya, when Shay was recruited, and when Sestia joined temporarily, he had plans, and he always struggled to the point of jealousy, but this time was different. It was a 4-person complete system. In the case of Ar, I was anxious because the specificity was also specific and the balancing was extremely biased, but not this time. 1 tank, 1 deal, 2 supports. In Kaya’s case, she was more of a dealer than a support, but as she changed her skills this time, her support ability improved a lot. Stability is greatly improved.
– Everyone has a plausible plan. Until you get hit.
When I think of what I’ve been through so far, that word comes to mind, but when I was hit, it hurt as little as possible, even if I was hit, and I was preparing hard so that I could be hit as little as possible.
‘Sestia and Arrang also exchanged greetings… Whoa. Is it really time to go to District 2?’
I did everything I could. I was still anxious. I kept thinking about whether I was complacent about something or if I missed something.
“Leader.”
“Uh?”
“Are you nervous?”
“Uh… Would you be lying if you said no?”
“Are you anxious?”
“A little.”
“So do i.”
“You don’t look like that.”
“Because there is a captain.”
Why is that kaya Hook up and come in.
“And because I have friends.”
“… That’s right.”
“Compared to when I was alone in the past, I like it better now, even if the hardships I will go through are bigger and more difficult. Just like we always have, we can get through it.”
Instead of answering, he hugged her shoulder. The subtle scent of her calmed my anxious mind. Entering the dungeon now, it would be difficult to smell this pleasant smell. The smell of monsters’ blood and intestines came to mind. Shit, I suddenly got fucked up and hugged Kaya tighter.
Sup- Haa-
Well, there are no stabilizers!
Kaya was embarrassed and wiggled her body, but didn’t push her away. Her ears were red.
“Kaya.”
“Yes.”
“They say age is just a number.”
“…”
Woo woo woo-
“Yes, love! When it comes to love, age is just a number!”
I forgot a word and almost became ㅠJIN.
It seems like I’m picking up a flag for nothing, but I really wanted to say this. I could see why so many characters picked flags.
Why?
Because I can feel the timing of what I want to say or what I need to say.
“I love you Kaya.”
Side-
Her eyes kissed her forehead, which had grown half as large. It was a ritual dedicated to Kaya, my own goddess.
“Me too.”
Jjook-
Kaya lifted her head and kissed her on my lips, then murmured in an ant crawling voice.
“Sah, I love you. Eugene.”
Whoa… It was so cute that I would die of a heart attack if I looked into it for more than 3 seconds.
Thanks to Kaya, I was able to relieve her anxiety, and I closed my eyes, thinking that I would do the same for Shay and Illumina tomorrow.
**
“Certainly, let’s check carefully.”
“Yes, chief.”
The morning sun rose. We woke up early and checked our belongings one last time before leaving the inn. Once you enter, you can’t come out of your own will, and the shop appears randomly, so each consumable was precious. Even if I can maintain my condition in battle, another hell will unfold if consumables are not enough.
“Nothing wrong.”
“Nothing wrong!”
“Here too!”
“My side is also nothing. Good. Let’s go.”
It was a strange feeling to leave the room where I had been staying for a long time. It wasn’t even my house, so I wonder if I’ve even heard of it.
The owner, whom we met on the first floor, saw us fully armed, threw out a word saying that he would leave the room we were using as empty as possible, and went into the kitchen. His blunt words of encouragement made me feel better.
“Hendrick, Hendrick.”
“Uh?”
“I told you that there is little chance of meeting other people in a dungeon. But what if we meet?”
‘That confession’ said the same to Illumina who woke up later. She seemed less shocked than Kaya or Shay, perhaps because the time we had been together was short, and she didn’t pay much attention, saying that the fact that we could be together was important. To the point of absurdity.
Anyway, Illumina called me by my first name, and all she was referring to was her fellow encounter event, which happens with a low probability. She wouldn’t have known if it had been before she joined, but since the four-person system was already completed, she didn’t particularly care.
“For some reason, a fateful meeting with a princess or knight who was chained limbs deep in the dungeon…”
“It’s good to have a dream, but I like waking up to dreams.”
“Cheet.”
People weave stories, but stories are stories after all.
I got over Illumina’s grumbling and arrived at the entrance to the dungeon.
“Everyone is ready.”
Her colleagues nodded. I was not the only one who was nervous, everyone was spleen. The appearance was a little cute because they were standing in order of height, but thanks to that, the tension was slightly relieved.
“Let’s go.”
The brave warriors against fear have finally taken the first step towards breaking through District 2.
**
“Check for abnormalities.”
“Nothing wrong.”
I skipped Zone 1 and entered the Zone 2 safe zone, 2-0.
“Ugh, is this a dungeon?”
“This is just the beginning, Illumina sister. Keep her awake.”
“Yes.”
Illumina, new to her dungeon, shrugged her shoulders as her ears perked back and forth. It seemed that she was under more pressure than she had imagined because she was entering a strange and infamous place. Fortunately, this was the only safe area except for the 2-0, random resting place, so it didn’t matter if she stayed until she stabilized to some extent.
‘As expected, unlike 1-0, I don’t seem to be able to retreat.’
It was clear to me that I had entered District 2 again. Because she passed through Area 1, she could enter Area 2 right from the entrance of the dungeon, but due to the setup, Area 2 was nestled deeper than Area 1. In other words, even if we went through what looked like the door we had entered, there would never be an entrance.
“Whoah… Yep, that’s it I’m sorry everyone. Because of me.”
“No it’s okay. Rather than shrinking after a fight, it is better to adapt in advance from now on.”
“You’re right. Besides, Illumina is new to the dungeon and it is deeper than the place we broke through last time, so it is natural.”
“Thank you…”
“Then let’s get in formation. It’s a real dungeon from there.”
Kaya and Shay, who had been comforting her by wrapping their Illuminas, quickly got up and took their places in the first and second rows. I stood behind Kaya and Illumina behind me.
“Depart.”
She gave her first command in District 2. When Shay in the first row moved forward, Kaya, I, and Illumina all followed the person in front. It was only a section from 2-0 to 2-1, but it was much spookier than District 1. It just didn’t feel that way after a long time.
[The closer fear makes the hearts of the warriors shrink.]
[Shay mentality -4]
[Kaya mentality -3]
[Eugene mentality -3]
[Illumina mentality -4]
“Oops.”
“This is really just the beginning. The deeper you go, the worse it gets.”
“Yes, no, yes.”
Hey, how can you get so fucked up already? It was also a dungeon. Just now, he cracked down on Illumina as if nothing had happened, but it was nothing. It was a bit of getting used to.
Thump-
The sound of boots echoed through the gloomy hallway. We hadn’t encountered any monsters or traps yet, but the ringing sound itself seemed to be attacking us. It’s nonsensical, but the unique atmosphere of the dungeon was like that. Any trivial thing made me wary. There was nothing I could do to avoid falling into the whispers of fear.
‘Write it.’
So I swallowed even the clicking sound. I didn’t mean to forbid small talk while on the go. Appropriate jokes relax the atmosphere, but even that was more damaging here. It was better to remain in a contracted state, both mentally and physically, even if I got tired more quickly.
Suaaa-
Unlike District 1, where skulls were scattered all over the place, there were sparse murals here that looked like they were painted with blood. To say it was a mural, the quality of the painting itself was poor, but I could see what he wanted to say and what he was painting.
– The longest fear will eventually cover the world.
Dog-like fear-abandoned voyeurism perverted asshole.
Perhaps even the corruption of Bestia was just a pastime for him. Even when he briefly descended on Bestia’s body, he didn’t seem so eager, and if he had cared for his worshipers in the first place, he wouldn’t have stopped descending like that. He really must be what he is without himself. He is himself to be annihilated by us.
If you are a human being, if you are a mortal being, the fundamental emotion you naturally have is fear.
He’ll say this again and whisper that fucking voice to us to accept our new destiny.
Nana Kaya and Shay have experienced it… Illumina was worried.
‘No. You’re a bard. It’s okay as long as I maintain my mentality.’
However, before reaching 2-1, I don’t know if it’s because of the bad mural, but my mentality fell once more, and Shay was caught in a trap where the floor abruptly collapsed, so the warriors’ mentality was quite distant even before the fight.
“Let’s think that bad luck, that is, bad things have happened beforehand. I’m going to smash it. Got it.”
“Yes.”
“Let’s go.”
Shay, who took a deep breath and swallowed, opened the door to 2-1.
Ki-Ik-
With a more gloomy door sound.
“Fear… Accept…”
“Kreur…”
An even more fucking monster greeted us.
