Chapter 475 – 475. Spooky Water Park
475. Spooky Water Park
More than fifty people were gathered at the entrance of Crescent Water Park in Bucheon. Half of them were hunters belonging to the Soowol Guild, and the other half were hunters dispatched from the Korean Hunter Association.
As Han Harin and I walked towards them, everyone’s gaze turned to us.
Han Harin and I were famous in the hunter community. We had previously appeared on a broadcast program called ‘Dungeon Survival’ and showcased our skills to the public. We were among the most promising talents in South Korea.
The gazes were more favorable towards Han Harin than me.
After all, Han Harin was the younger sister of Han Ah-young, an S-class hunter candidate from the Soowol Guild. On top of that, she was beautiful, so it was only natural that people would be drawn to her.
‘I’m being treated like an outsider. Especially the guys’ stares are piercing. I love it.’
I chuckled inwardly. Men’s jealousy made me feel good. Well, if it went too far, I’d feel the opposite.
I deliberately placed my hand on Han Harin’s shoulder next to me.
“……”
Han Harin glanced at me but didn’t brush my hand off. The men’s gazes intensified.
“Harin! Yujin! Come over here! You have to say hello!”
Han Ah-young waved her hand and called us over. We approached her. She introduced us to the guild members. Most of them were C-class and B-class hunters.
“These are the hunters who will be joining us in the Crescent Water Park dungeon. They’re C-class, but… they’re famous, so you all know them, right? Harin is my younger sister, and Yujin is… my friend. Both of them have nature-based abilities, so they’ll definitely be helpful.”
“Wait a minute, Ah-young.”
It was Jang Go-joon who interrupted the flow of the conversation.
A man with a short two-block haircut. He glared at me briefly, then pretended to be expressionless.
I had talked to him briefly before.
‘Han Ah-young’s colleague. I ran into him before going to the motel with Han Ah-young. Heh heh. Judging by his face, he still hasn’t given up on Han Ah-young.’
But too bad. Han Ah-young had already given me her butt-hole virginity.
“Go-joon, what is it?”
“I knew that Yujin and Harin were coming… but Crescent Water Park is our guild’s property. Now that I think about it, bringing them in might cause problems?”
“There are no problems. The guild master has given permission, and the association has approved it. Right?”
Han Ah-young asked the person in charge from the association next to her. He nodded readily.
“That’s correct. Ms. Han Harin and Mr. Sung Yujin are young hunters whose skills are trusted by the association. The association believes it’s good for them to gain more experience.”
Jang Go-joon was just annoyed with me.
“…Sorry. I was a bit sensitive. It’s my first time with an encroachment-type dungeon, so I guess I was nervous.”
“It’s okay. We need someone like you to be thorough to make sure everything runs smoothly.”
He met my eyes. I grinned at him, and Jang Go-joon frowned and turned his head away.
“Go-joon, please give the briefing.”
“…Okay.”
The people headed towards the tent set up for the briefing.
I stopped for a moment and looked at the water park.
“Harin, do you feel that?”
“……Yeah. That’s already a dungeon.”
My senses were telling me. That place was no longer the ordinary water park I knew.
Han Harin narrowed her eyes and stared at the water park.
“It’s unpleasant.”
It seemed she didn’t like the encroachment-type dungeon either. And I felt the same way. Looking at that water park made me feel like my territory was being invaded.
•••
“I’ll say this in advance. We surveyed the water park yesterday and investigated its structure, the monsters that appear, and the characteristics of the dungeon. However, we will not provide you with detailed information about this encroachment-type dungeon. I think you all know the reason why.”
Jang Go-joon spoke calmly in front of the whiteboard. The reason he was saying this was to let us experience the encroachment-type dungeon firsthand. Giving us all the information about the dungeon’s structure, monsters, and characteristics would be like giving us a walkthrough.
‘The other hunters look used to it. Well, they have to go into closed-type dungeons without information too.’
It wouldn’t be dangerous. Putting aside Jang Go-joon’s skills, there was Han Ah-young, an S-class candidate. If anything happened, she would step in and save us. And since it was a water park, Han Ah-young’s ice abilities would be perfect for this place.
“Many of you may already know this, but I’ll briefly explain encroachment-type dungeons. Encroachment-type dungeons are different from the dungeons we’ve seen so far. Until now, dungeons were spaces in a different place from our world. We could go back and forth through portals. If you leave a dungeon alone, it will eventually reach a saturation point, and then the dungeon collapse phenomenon begins. This is when monsters inside the dungeon break out.”
Dungeon collapse was the worst-case scenario. What if a dungeon collapsed in a densely populated city? There could be countless casualties. If dungeons collapsed simultaneously, it could end up like China.
Well, stabilized open-type dungeons were good sources of resources, though.
“Encroachment-type dungeons don’t have the possibility of collapsing. But if you leave them for too long, they change the environment of the surrounding area, and their territory gradually expands. It’s like our world is slowly being covered by the dungeon. It’s literally encroachment. Also, you can’t attack from the outside. The barrier surrounding the encroachment-type dungeon blocks external attacks. To attack an encroachment-type dungeon, it’s essential for hunters to enter.”
If it gradually expanded its territory, it seemed impossible to make it a resource supply like an open-type dungeon. Trying to make it a colony could end up with our world becoming the colony instead.
“The dungeon becomes more dangerous as the encroachment progresses. Yes. The dungeon grows. Therefore, we hunters must eliminate encroachment-type dungeons before they become unmanageable. For the sake of the world.”
Putting aside the cheesy “for the sake of the world” line, the fact that dungeons grew was unexpected.
‘Does that mean an A-class dungeon becomes an S-class dungeon, and an S-class becomes an SS-class? The association must be in trouble.’
I should never become an association hunter.
“…Excuse me. Hunter Jang Go-joon.”
“Yes, please speak.”
“What happens if a building is destroyed in an encroachment-type dungeon? We don’t have to pay for it, do we?”
“Fortunately, even if a building in an encroachment-type dungeon is destroyed, it will gradually be restored. It’s a dungeon, after all. And even if it’s attacked while destroyed, the destroyed building will return to its original form. You don’t have to worry about the buildings.”
Sighs were heard here and there. No matter how much hunters earned, it would be difficult to handle if buildings were destroyed. If the destroyed buildings weren’t restored, more than 80% of the hunters wouldn’t go to attack an encroachment-type dungeon.
‘Risking your life to attack a dungeon, and then having to pay for it? That’s crazy.’
Even I wouldn’t.
“The way to attack an encroachment-type dungeon is to destroy the dungeon core somewhere in the dungeon. It could be hidden somewhere, or it could be fused with a boss monster. Of course, we and the association have confirmed the location of the dungeon core, but you all must find and destroy the dungeon core yourselves.”
I was starting to get bored.
I reached out and placed my hand on Han Harin’s thigh next to me. Even through her clothes, her firm thigh was perfect for stroking. I wanted to grope her large H-cup breasts, but that would be too obvious.
“…Sung Yujin. We’re in the middle of a briefing. Focus.”
Han Harin grabbed my hand and stopped me.
“It’s just a bunch of nagging to be careful anyway. I’ve heard everything I need to hear.”
My hand didn’t stop. Han Harin glanced at my face, then sighed softly and gave up on stopping me.
We were already past the point of no return. There was no way Han Harin would get angry at this level of sexual harassment now.
My hand, which had been stroking the inside of her thigh, loosened her waist belt and peeked inside.
Instead of underwear, she was wearing a white bikini swimsuit.
“You wore it as I asked, didn’t you?”
“……It wasn’t a difficult request, so I just did it.”
I was about to put my hand inside her swimsuit, but the briefing ended at the worst possible time.
“…Lastly, I’d like to advise you all not to trust anything inside the dungeon.”
•••
A total of 24 people, including Han Ah-young and Jang Go-joon, entered Crescent Water Park. If you included the association staff who followed us, there were more than 30 people.
As soon as we entered the water park, the environment changed.
Heavy rain was pouring down from the sky. If you looked up at the sky, it was a clear blue sky with not a single dark cloud. This was clearly an anomaly.
‘It didn’t seem like it was raining when I looked from the outside… Is this a characteristic of encroachment-type dungeons?’
It was connected to the world, but at the same time, it was disconnected from the world.
I looked around. Everyone was frowning because of the rain.
We couldn’t use umbrellas because we didn’t like the rain. It would obstruct our vision, and one hand would be restricted by holding the umbrella. It would be fatal in battle.
I whispered softly in Han Harin’s ear.
“You did well to wear a swimsuit as I told you, right? Those people’s underwear is soaked, so they must feel unpleasant. Oh, I’m wearing a swimsuit too.”
“…….”
Han Harin ignored me without batting an eye. I clicked my tongue and moved away from her.
We gathered in a large plaza near the entrance. The mana concentration was a bit higher than outside. Of course, this wasn’t a problem. Even if it was for ordinary people, the hunters here were at least C-class or higher and could use mana.
The six B-class hunters naturally gathered in front of the fountain. Unless Han Ah-young and Jang Go-joon, who were A-class hunters, stepped forward, they would lead this group. It was an unwritten rule that the higher-ranked hunter became the leader.
Han Harin and I watched. We were C-class, and we were outsiders, not members of the Soowol Guild.
After a while, a woman among the B-class hunters stepped forward. It seemed she had decided to become the temporary leader of this group.
She had long, light brown hair braided thickly. She had a healthy, tanned, and elastic skin, full lips, and sharp eyes.
Her weapon was a knuckle. She looked like a proud warrior. Judging by her trained body and equipment, I could picture her fighting style.
‘She’s obviously a close-range combat specialist who uses martial arts. A rare case.’
Her breasts were a moderately large C-cup. She had no excess fat. Her arms and legs were muscular. Her firm butt, wrapped in her combat suit, was also attractive.
She glanced at Han Harin and me. Her gaze lingered on Han Harin for a few seconds.
“I’m Gong Ji-young, a B-class hunter. We’ve decided to move slowly to the right together and gather information about the encroachment-type dungeon. I think the most important thing in this attack is information about the encroachment-type dungeon. If anyone has any other opinions, please speak up.”
Her voice was a pleasant husky tone. Judging by her tone, it seemed that the hunters here weren’t close to each other.
She looked around. There were no objections. Jang Go-joon and Han Ah-young didn’t step forward and just watched, as they had said beforehand.
“If there are no objections, we’ll slowly start attacking the dungeon… Ugh?”
Behind Gong Ji-young, a mass of water shot up from the fountain and took the form of a person.
It was a C-class monster, a water man. You could kill it by destroying the transparent core somewhere in its body.
The hunters weren’t flustered by the monster’s surprise attack and grabbed their weapons, taking a fighting stance. But I was the first to move.
As soon as the water man appeared, I used my ability.
‘Lightning.’
Bang!
Lightning that fell from the sky split the water man’s body in half. Unfortunately, I didn’t destroy the core. The water man’s body quickly regenerated.
“Haa!”
Gong Ji-young shouted and threw a punch.
Kwaaang!
A louder roar than the one I had just made occurred. Her fist blew away the entire body of the water man. In the process, the cracked transparent core fell into the fountain. Gong Ji-young grabbed the falling core and smashed it. Only a mana stone remained in her hand.
“It’s a C-class monster, a water man. This environment is too good for water men. Even if you split their bodies, they regenerate within three seconds. So either blow away their entire body at once like I did… or aim for the core as much as possible.”
Gong Ji-young spoke calmly, but it wasn’t easy. The water man’s core was transparent, so it wasn’t easy to aim for, and attacks with swords or spears didn’t work well.
Her eyes met mine for a moment. I felt her gratitude towards me in her eyes, and I grinned. It was only natural to help a beautiful woman.
“Okay. Let’s move again… Oh, it’s rough from the start.”
Gong Ji-young frowned.
It was because about 30 water men had appeared around us.
