Chapter 176 – District 3 (5)
21. District 3 (5)
Illumina awakened and the atmosphere of the warriors team was definitely reversed. It is true that she went through a major crisis, but considering her current situation, the results were very good.
[Mentality]
Shay: -21
Kaya: -42
Eugene: -49
Illumina: -50
[Health]
Shay: 23/35
Kaya: 20/30
Eugene: 17/24
Illumina: 3/19
While dealing with elite monsters in 3-7, her stamina was somewhat drained, but this was good enough. Although her health in Illumina was dangerous, she also has the Survival Instinct feature that raises her evasion rate when her health is below 50%, and has Shay’s taunt skill, so she won’t die in one go.
‘But just in case, let’s replenish her stamina with her food.’
We forgot three rations as we walked. All HP increased by 6. I had already filled up my food supply, but thanks to the portal, I had more room. However, it was premature for her to stop eating until her stamina was full. It was because there were still two rooms left before the boss room.
Did we get the momentum?
Soon after heading from 3-7 to 3-8, reconnaissance was triggered. I wasn’t the only one triggered this time. Maybe it’s because the level has risen, the chance of scouting by my colleagues has increased quite a bit, and I’ve been able to figure out the wicked traps that would have spilled blood and poured out greed if I had just tried to break through without knowing. Large boulders popping out of nowhere, dark smoke suddenly obscuring vision, small jaws and pits placed sequentially on the route to avoid, awls popping out at the same time from places to fall and places to avoid, and if you’re lucky, two Even the poison needles flying from the blind spot in case you don’t step on it…
As I ‘looked’ at each one, avoided them, and passed through while destroying some, I had 3-8 right in front of me before I knew it. The mentality that is naturally reduced can be offset by the mentality that recovers while overcoming traps.
And arrived 3-8.
“Ah… You are a guest.”
The one who greeted us was none other than the shop owner. I couldn’t believe it, so I stayed in a daze for a while, then immediately left the store. In the meantime, the recovery of mentality through Illumina’s awakening effect was like a grain of salt.
“Leader. Your complexion doesn’t look very good.”
“I?”
“Yes. You seem to have a problem.”
“Um… It’s just that I think I’m going to run into the boss soon, so I must have been nervous without realizing it. Not a big deal.”
“Is that so. That… So do i.”
“I don’t want to be nervous at all, but that doesn’t work for me.”
How can I say that even if the flow is good, I feel anxious because I like it so much. After thousands of hours of playing The Long Terror, it’s rarely worked out this well, to the point where I couldn’t get used to it.
Don’t be new to life history. And the law of total luck.
Good luck may come after bad luck, but the opposite was also true of bad luck after good luck. So I was anxious But this was just a feeling without any basis. The sense from experience insisted on vague anxiety, but the current situation could not be better than this.
It’s like, should I say, the feeling of dragging all the luck behind me.
‘Isn’t it going to be a resting place in the next room?’
And the predictions he had spit out as if tossed them were exactly right.
[You have entered the rest area.]
“… Why is this for real?”
“It’s a resting place! Captain! It is a resting place!”
“Ah… I’m so glad. I have fully recovered from the injuries I received in the last battle and am able to go.”
“Did I come to the end right after waking up?”
“Hehe, that’s good! It’s better to fight when you’re in good shape than to fight in a mess like last time!”
3-9 was a resting place.
It was an incredibly easy progression. In the meantime, I thought of the days when I was trembling over the bullshit of District 3. Heroes who were well trained up to Area 2 fell into the abyss after two critical hits in Area 3, or their mentality exploded like a sausage while walking through a passageway linked to a dog-like trap, or the appearance of 5 consecutive monster rooms without an event room or resting place, and the sustaining power collapsed. What happened… In addition to that, there were many routes for the warriors to collapse.
But when it went smoothly like this, I felt like I, who warned my teammates countless times and did a lot of shadow boxing by myself, became a huge jerk.
‘Maybe I could have skipped the elite monster rooms thanks to the portal.’
The battle we had in District 3 was only once against an elite monster fearstalker in 3-7, and twice, including the fear of death we experienced as soon as we got out of 3-0. Maybe that’s why it was very strange to see colleagues sitting around a campfire, chatting and laughing, looking cleaner than ever.
It felt like the opposite of me and my teammates who were reluctant when I was in front of the portal in 3-2. It was definitely a good situation, but my anxiety grew bigger, and I felt a sense of distance between myself who couldn’t like it in a situation where I should have liked it. Seeing my co-workers laughing and chatting, I thought I was going to suffocate the atmosphere by talking nonsense, so I said I’d take a break and went inside the tent first. After lying down alone for a while, I was about to come out, but my colleagues started talking about me. I listened.
**
“Illumina. How is your body?”
“I’m fine. Didn’t you know that I was attacked and almost died until you told me?”
“Fortunately, the. Is Shay okay?”
“Of course it is fine. It’s that much of an injury. It doesn’t even belong to the axis of injury. Aren’t I very strong?”
“Even if you are strong, it hurts the same. It looked very painful when I forcibly blocked the monster’s attack earlier. Not only me, but the captain was also very worried.”
“Lol… But speaking of the captain, isn’t the captain’s condition a bit strange?”
“I don’t think it’s just because of the tension.”
“Yes? He said it wasn’t a big deal, he said it was okay, so I didn’t bother to ask, but I can’t help but worry about it.”
“Hmm, it’s just a guess, but that’s it. I think I know why Hendrick is like that.”
“Yes? Really? What is it for?”
“It’s a bit like saying things like this because I’ve never fought, but… I don’t think it comes too easily.”
“Yes?”
“What is that?”
“That is how I feel. I wonder if it could be this easy. Did you really have a hard time last time? But this time, except for the first time… At least I felt that way.”
“You mean coming easily is a problem?”
“Uhm. Luck is fickle. Luck is not on one person’s side. You have these words You may not trust Kaya or Shay, who follow the Goddess, but a lot of people care quite a bit.”
“… When you fight the leader of heresy, it seems that there will be a reaction to what has come easily so far, are you saying?”
“What is it? That’s what makes me think like this. This dungeon is not a place that can be easily broken through. It’s an insidious and malicious place, so there’s no way they’ll allow you to break through so easily. Couldn’t this be because the dungeon pulled us deeper than because we were lucky and strong? Are there more pitfalls we don’t know about? You think like this.”
“…”
“Even I do, but Hendrick, who leads us, will feel that awkwardness and anxiety more. But since it’s just an unfounded feeling or superstition, I’m just trying to pretend I’m okay…”
“…”
“It’s just my guess, so why don’t you just take it as it is?”
“What can I do to take that anxiety out of the captain?”
“Well… No matter what I say or do now, it won’t have much effect.”
“That…”
“There is no answer that instantly solves anxiety about good luck and bad luck. At that time… We just have to do what we do. Do your best. Well. Silently. Calmly. Just as a tree with deep roots is not easily shaken by the wind, wouldn’t Hendrick’s anxiety be naturally relieved if we deal with the monster in an unshakable manner?”
“Isn’t that really different from before?”
“Okay. As usual. That’s what’s important good luck or bad luck We defeat the monsters as usual and safely pass through the dungeon. In order to accomplish this, there will be no room for superstitious anxiety. As Hendrick has repeatedly said, this monster is very… It will be really, really hard.”
“… Is that so. Is it the wisdom of a minstrel?”
“It’s not that grand. It’s just because I met many people, heard many stories, and wandered around various regions. At times like this, there is something I think would be the best thing to do. I think that the actions you take for no reason to do something about that anxiety can actually make your consciousness stronger. So I think it’s better to leave it alone. Whether it’s a conversation or a body conversation.”
Kaya and Shay’s shoulders twitched.
“Then, I’ll go take a break too.”
“Me too.”
Kaya and Shay, who were about to enter Hendrick’s tent, entered the second tent. Looking at their backs, Illumina shrugged and entered Hendrick’s tent.
‘Are you pretending to sleep in front of a prisoner? Cute.’
Illumina pretended not to know and lay down next to Hendrick. He hoped that he would be able to listen to her and alleviate some of her anxiety.
**
[Stamina has been restored.]
[Your mentality has been restored.]
[Health]
Shay: 35/35
Kaya: 30/30
Eugene: 24/24
Illumina: 15/19
[Mentality]
Shay: -1
Kaya: -22
Eugene: -29
Illumina: -30
I was full of anxiety, but apart from that, I slept well. That was a good sign.
My co-workers greeted me normally and acted normally. He didn’t ask me anything, and he didn’t worry. Looking back, Illumina was really right. If the girls had told me in the morning whether it was okay, that it would be okay, and that everything would be fine, the anxiety and pressure would have increased. Not completely, but definitely less anxious than yesterday. Then the situation of physical strength and mentality looked different.
‘When will I catch the District 3 boss in this condition again?’
Just as if you were anxious once and you were constantly anxious, once you thought positively, the good things came to the fore. After leaving the resting place, the road was straight, just like the last time. At the end, a trap popped out as if we were careless, but luck was still with us, so we were able to safely overcome the trap without reconnaissance.
‘Even if luck turns erratic the moment you open that door…’
The two goddesses will watch over us. We are warriors who never give in to fear.
Kiki-Ik–
[That choice]
[The step]
[Because of that judgment]
[Your heart will burst]
