Fell in the Highest Difficulty Dungeon 130

Chapter 130 – District 2 (9)

16. District 2 (9)

‘Is that door a portal? Is it a secret room? Or not… Was it really just a freaking monster winning?’

The monster guarding the door looked quite strong, at least on the outside. If you think about the fact that artists look like fuckers rather than strong…

“Put me down.”

I carefully set down the Illumina whispering in my ear and fixed the axe. Then slowly approached the monster. The monster stood motionless in front of the door like a gatekeeper, not moving even though it was getting closer and closer to us. It was enough to believe that it was not a monster, but an elaborate statue.

“Shay.”

“Yes.”

Shay stepped forward, holding up the Claymore defensively. The rest followed. My body, which had been sagging from the long forced march, was filled with tension.

50 steps. 40 steps. 30 steps.

Each step took a few seconds, but no one cursed at Shay. It was because the spirit of the guy in front of me was unusual.

When the distance between him and our corps of warriors narrowed down to around 20 steps, a change occurred.

Wood deuk-

“Captain!”

“Prepare for battle!”

The guy blocking the middle of the door stood up. It used to be huge, but now I couldn’t see the door at all. His appearance was exactly like that of a knight, but he had a different feel from the dark knight he saw between heresy and forbidden. Something, it seemed like he was fundamentally different from the fearsome warriors.

I really felt the will to die defending this door.

[Encountered with an elite monster, 〈 Last Gatekeeper 〉.]

I thought he was a boss level based on his size and momentum, but fortunately he was an elite level. The ground shook as the last gatekeeper took a step forward.

“This… Place… Silver… Ji… Me… Conflict… Number… No… All…”

Whoa–!

What would happen if we expanded Shay in all directions? My body shrank from the force of the gatekeeper who stuck his huge sword into the ground and completely blocked the passage.

“Sorry, but I have to pass! Because there are things I want to protect too! To do that… You can’t sit down here!”

Shay shouted, holding up her Claymore. Maybe it was because she felt that the monster in front of her was different from the fearsome warriors. There was no verbal abuse. She was polite Anyway, her cry woke us up.

[The warriors resist the last gatekeeper’s coercion.]
[Intimidation roll]
[Heroes: 4]
[Last Gatekeeper: 4]

[Shay resists.]
[Intimidation roll]
[Heroes: 5]
[Last Gatekeeper: 4]

[The warriors endure the pressure of the last gatekeeper.]
[You will not be intimidated.]

Overcame the pressure. At first, the entire squad of warriors resisted, but when her body and mind were about to break, she was able to overcome thanks to Shay’s cry.

“Me… Break… Uh… Hey… Will do… Thing… This… All…”

[Speed ​​check]
Shay: 3
Kaya: 4
Eugene: 7
Illumina: 5
Last Gatekeeper: 2

[Eugene’s turn comes first.]

After the conversation between Shay and the gatekeeper, the battle began. The speed check results were very good. It was really rare that the roll didn’t happen, and it was also rare that the monster’s speed was that low.

[Last Gatekeeper]
Max HP: 158/158
Attack Power: 10
Defense: 10
Speed: 2

But the moment I checked the specs, I thought so too. Named gatekeeper, low speed. That guy was a defense-specialized rice cake.

Compared to the first impression, the attack power itself is low, but the defense and stamina are tremendous, and the skills to be used are expected to be defensive or counterattack. If I didn’t continue to land critical hits, I felt like I would get very tired.

[Find a wanted criminal]
[Eugene marks the last gatekeeper as a wanted criminal.]
[Eugene did 0 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 158/158]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
[As long as the stigma is maintained, all physical damage is amplified by 25%.]

‘It’s 0 damage. Also.’

Not surprising considering its defense and expected type. But we had an attack power buff. Everyone’s speed was ahead of him, so I was able to use it with confidence.

[Melody of Courage]
[The melody of Illumina soothes the hearts of the warriors.]
[All warriors’ mentality +2]
[Recovers an additional 1 point of mentality due to the ‘Natural Songwriter’ feature.]
[Attack power of all warriors +3.5]
[All Heroes Accuracy +9]
[Due to the ‘Natural Songwriter’ feature, attack power increases by 1.]

A defense of 10? Our attack power has risen by 4.5. That was quite a offset. As the Illumina’s melody began to play, Kaya lifted her mace. Even if I didn’t give any orders, she knew very well what I was going to do. Her shoulders felt a little sore as she twirled her arms, striking her mace into her impenetrable armor of her gatekeeper.

Caang-!

‘Kaang?’

[Everything according to God’s will]
[Kaya deals 13 damage to the Last Gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 145/158]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The gatekeeper recovers 3 HP.]
[Remaining HP 148/158]

‘What is that? What is the gatekeeper’s will?’

The attack power buff, 13% skill correction, and 25% stigma correction were added, but 13 damage? 3 What else does it restore stamina to?

I expected it from the moment I heard a different hitting sound than usual, but it was really dumbfounding defensive power. Of course, our Shay’s defense is 12, but her maximum HP is only 24. For a person with a maximum of 158 HP to have such a defensive power, that in itself was enormously violent.

Kaya, who was in the most aggressive position, was kneading her hand. It must mean that the reaction force was enormous.

I grabbed Shay, who was about to run away at the moment.

“Shay. Please protect me.”

“… All right.”

[Shay’s tenacity]
[For 3 turns, you will never be pushed back.]
[Shay’s defense increases by 1.]
[Shay has designated Illumina as the target of protection. Shay endures the damage Illumina has suffered so far.]
[Shay’s HP decreases by 1.]
[Shay remaining HP 17/24]
[Illumina remaining HP 15/15]
[If Illumina is attacked, Shay will defend instead (her defense -33%).]

With Shay, our first turn is over. Then the gatekeeper, who had been silently blocking her passage, moved her body. That simple yet slow motion seemed like a mountain moving.

“Texture… Nose… Drill… Ji… Pond… Under… Lee… La…”

[The Last Gatekeeper’s Tenacity]
[The last gatekeeper takes a protective posture.]
[The defense of the last gatekeeper increases by 5.]
[Anyone who attacks the last gatekeeper takes damage proportional to the damage dealt.]

‘Fuck, 15 defense? Reflective damage?’

Are you over the line?

What, you mean we don’t even have to attack, we just kill with reflected damage? You’re the gatekeeper, so if you crouch like a hedgehog in front of the door, you’ll leave on your own, do you want to?

That guy was just doing his job, but in the position where he had to break through that, his anger rose.

“Okay. Let’s try it sometime.”

[Crush the head]
[Eugene deals 11 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 137/158]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The gatekeeper recovers 1 HP.]
[Remaining HP 138/158]
[Eugene’s HP decreases by 1.]
[Remaining HP 19/20]

“Crazy!”

I almost missed the ax due to the tremendous resilience. His hands were tingling. I thought Kaya felt like this. She met her eyes with hers. Her expression was quite serious.

“Hendrick… ?”

“For a moment.”

I was worried. That guy’s defense was also good, but he also had a problem with reflection damage. It could be said that it was only 1 damage, but it was obvious that our stamina would continue to be cut as if we were getting wet in drizzle if we cut off his ignorant stamina.

‘Change it to vitality?’

But what if the attack power buff is turned off here?

‘A long-term battle is expected, but I can’t run with overlapping already. For now, we will observe while maintaining the status quo.’

“Keep it up.”

“Yes.”

[The effect of Melody of Courage is maintained.]

“Kaya.”

“Yes. Leader.”

“… You can do it.”

“… I will do my best.”

Kaya lunged in front of her, clutching her mace again with her red, swollen hands.

Kaaang-!

**

“Heh, heh, heh, heh…”
Haha, haha…”

“Pho… Energy… Sun… La… My… Go… There is… Is… One… That… Who… Nine… Do… Female… Road… Ji… Me… Conflict… Number… No… All…”

“Fuck Niimi!”

Several rounds passed.

There were single-digit damages a few times in the middle, but the ‘will of the gatekeeper’ was more vicious than I imagined. At first, I thought the digit of work was rounding up, but it wasn’t.

Any damage less than 10 was absorbed.

Because of that, despite attacking almost one-sidedly for several rounds, I have only reached the 5th ridge. The warriors who kept attacking were very tired, and the monster who was hit 4 to 1 was so fine.

My wrists were sore and my palms were swollen, making it difficult to hold the axe. I was so pissed off.

‘Brightness… Under. It wouldn’t be unfair if it was because of stalling.’

[Brightness: 43]

I really tried my best, but I couldn’t break through. Because it was a special space, the speed of mentality and brightness decreased considerably compared to normal passages or battles, but it was not good to prolong the battle longer than this. Does that guy’s defense or attack power increase over there?

“Illumina.”

“Yes!”

“Time to pluck the first string.”

“… Is it a place to win?”

“Okay.”

[Melody of Courage (2)]
[The melody of Illumina soothes the hearts of the warriors.]
[All warriors’ mentality +2]
[Recovers an additional 1 point of mentality due to the ‘Natural Songwriter’ feature.]
[Attack power of all warriors +3.5]
[All Heroes Accuracy +9]
[Due to the ‘Natural Songwriter’ feature, attack power increases by 1.]
[Effects no longer stack.]
[The stacked melody lasts for 3 turns.]
[The Melody of Courage cannot be used again for this battle only.]

Raised the stakes. It was an idea to break through before we dry up any more. Still, thanks to her melody, her mentality actually improved compared to before the battle. Since she accumulates minor reflex damage in the middle, her stamina was somewhat unproblematic, as once she maintained the melody of vitality.

Her mace, imbued with the melody of courage, hit the gatekeeper’s armor once again…

[Everything according to God’s will]
[Kaya deals 16 damage to the Last Gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 62/158]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The Gatekeeper restores her 6 health.]
[Remaining HP 68/158]

[Kaya’s HP decreases by 2.]
[Remaining HP 15/20]

“Keugh!”

“Kaya!”

“It’s okay!”

I couldn’t cross the threshold of 20 even with 2 stacks. Since she failed, there was a good chance she couldn’t even surpass Shay, who in theory had a similar expected value.

[Judgement of Justice]
[Shay did 17 damage to the last gatekeeper.]
[Remaining HP 51/158]
[The last gatekeeper resists judgment.]
[The last gatekeeper resists ‘stunning’.]
[The final gatekeeper is branded with the mark of judgment.]
[Stigma lasts for 3 turns.]
[The gatekeeper’s will is activated.]
[The gatekeeper recovers 7 HP.]
[Remaining HP 58/158]

[Shay’s HP decreases by 2.]
[Remaining HP 13/24]

“How… Why! Why can’t I get through it!!!”

Shay let out her anger as he violently slammed the claymore down, but her words were drowned out by the gatekeeper’s voice.

“Me… Is… Texture… Nose… Write… Russia… Ji… Ji… No… Is… All… !”

[The Gatekeeper’s Resistance]
[The Last Gatekeeper’s HP has decreased to less than 50%.]
[The Last Keeper heals for all damage taken during one round.]
[The last gatekeeper’s HP is restored by 33.]
[Remaining HP 91/158]

Phase 2? Recovery? Okay. Ok this is it I expected you to be that type from the beginning, and you can be like that.

But while the damage received is reduced, the recovered stamina is the same as the original damage?

“You fucking bastard… That’s not…”

Naeronambul, a bastard with no morals. It won’t pass, so can we take a break?

Of course, retreat was impossible.