Chapter 103 – Dungeons
At Seong-il’s embarrassed voice, Lee Ah-hyun nodded and continued to explain.
“Anyway, it’s no problem since you can only have a party of 5 people up to level 8, and up to 4 people can enter dungeons that are level 7 or higher starting from the 3rd year. If I become a fixed member, the team is more difficult, so I think this is right.”
“…Are you okay?”
“Of course. To be honest, even if there are only Yuju and the three promoted seniors in front of me, it is possible to clear the level 9 dungeon. Besides, I am a multi-talented person, so I can play the role of 1.5 people.”
“Hmm…”
“And Seong-il, if you experience dungeon exploration only 3 or 4 times, I think you are enough to do your part, so I don’t worry too much.”
“Is it…?”
Oh Yu-ju intervened in the conversation between the two and asked Lee Ah-hyun.
“Then, are you planning on continuing as a party of 4? Without reinforcements?”
“Not necessarily. If there are people who stand out in the middle, we can fill them in. However, we won’t accept people just to fill the number of people. In that case, I think it’s a minus.”
“Well… That’s right. It’s more difficult because it’s worse than having luggage…”
Seong-il flinched at the expression “Baggage” For a moment. Seeing him like that, Yuju giggled and continued.
“Ah~ Seongil~ Aren’t you flinching too much? I didn’t mean that~”
“Ah… Did you catch it…?”
“Don’t worry~ Of course, until you get used to dungeons, it will definitely be more of a burden than help, but for those with multiple awakening abilities, I can tolerate that much~”
“Ughhhhh…Thank you…!!”
After introducing each other roughly like that, Lee Ah-hyun invited them to the group chat and started distributing simple data to them.
“Here, if you look at the data I sent to everyone, I have listed the abilities, specialties, and strengths and weaknesses of our party members. I want each of you to be familiar with this.”
A promotion admiring her preparation.
“Oh~ That’s meticulous…!? The content is substantial…”
“Thank you. If you look inside, the tactics, formations, and strategies I’m thinking of are listed. Please read them once and see if you can unfold the tactics according to my opinion. If there is any incorrect information, please point it out.”
“Yes. I understand. I’ll do as you say.”
While answering that, Seong-il carefully reads the data given by Ah-hyun. Looking at him like that, Lee Ah-hyun replied.
“Especially, I want Seongil to memorize it. And…”
“…And?”
“Do you have time later?”
At Ahyeon’s words, her promotion began to play pranks on her with her playful face.
“Oh~~ Ahyeonie~ Are you already working on it? Quite right?”
Wow!
“Khehe…!”
“Senior… If I embarrass my girlfriend one more time, will it hit me one more time…?”
Oh Yu-ju throws a punch at him. Her promotion towards her like that gave her a sullen expression, and then she quickly closed her mouth and fell silent.
Seeing them like that, Seong-il laughed bitterly and asked Lee Ah-hyun a question.
“Time? What is it?”
“Ah… I personally want to apply for Dalian.”
“…Dalian?”
“Yeah. Not long ago, I was quite impressed with the sparring with Ko Young-tae. Especially the way he evaded Go Young-tae’s attacks with minimal movements and smashed his hardened face with one punch.”
“Kuhmm… What…”
Seong-il made a confused face at her praise and didn’t know what to do. Lee Ah-hyun gave him a cold expression and continued talking.
“It’s just that I’m not sure of your skills yet.”
“Huh…?”
“I’ll admit that you easily evaded Ko Young-tae’s attack. However, I think the reason why Ko Young-tae dealt a fatal blow was because he was careless and provoked you.”
“Ummm…”
“That means it’s no different from saying that it’s still unknown whether or not you have effective attack power. That’s why if you give me the time, I’d like to check your skills by conducting sparring.”
“Aha…”
“How is it? Is it possible?”
‘Well… When I was harassing Ko Yeong-tae, I didn’t know what the outcome would have been if he hadn’t said “Hit me~ hit me~”.
Seong-il nodded at Lee Ah-hyun’s explanation. So he answered her.
“Of course. I can do it for any reason. What is the date?”
“Monday afternoon. During that time, I can ask the professor to rent the training room for an hour.”
“…It’s possible to rent a training room? I’ve never heard of such a thing?”
Seong-il asked back, embarrassed by her words. Towards such a holy day, Lee Ah-hyun made a slightly embarrassed expression and answered him.
“Hmm… Actually, Choi Hyeon-woo and I are receiving special privileges. It’s a bit embarrassing, but…”
“Ah… I understand. I think the country would have given you that level of privilege, too?”
“Um… Well… Thank you for understanding. Then, let’s do sparring straight away on Monday.”
“Yes. Anything to prepare?”
“No. Just prepare like a class.”
Seong-il, who promised her and her match like that. As Ahyeon finished her seongil and sparring appointments, she looked at her promotion party and continued her words.
“And, once I figure out Seongil’s fighting ability, I want to get together and do mock training the next day. What do you all think?”
At her words, Seungjin nodded and replied.
“Of course I have to do it. No matter how risky it is, it’s a grade 9 dungeon, but our team has only one member, one is a beginner, and the team has no experience in putting together a team, so mock training is essential. If you’re not careful, an accident will happen. The odds are high, so I think we have to do it.”
Seongil and Yuju also nodded in agreement at the words of her promotion.
Seeing them like that, Ahyeon also gave a satisfied smile and thanked them.
“Thank you for all the positive comments. Then, let’s stop here for today and let’s gather at the training ground next Tuesday. Any objections?”
“Huh.”
All the team members nodded their heads and agreed with Ahyeon, and after the discussion, they gave detailed self-introductions and explained their abilities for a long time before parting ways.
‘They’re all good kids…’
After the meeting, Seong-il went home and burned what happened today. He thought, recalling the party members he met today.
‘Senior Seungjin is cheerful, but he’s even humorous… Maybe it’s because I’m dating him, but Yuju also has a similar style, so the overall atmosphere is gentle, so I don’t feel pressured either.’
‘And maybe it’s because Lee Ah-hyun caught the atmosphere that could be too light, so it’s not too excessive. It’s just fine…’
It was a team that happened to come in, but Seong-il thought he was very lucky because the members’ personalities and abilities were impeccable.
‘Since I joined such a good team, I have to do my best. However, once the first dungeon experience is over, I need to get ready to go back to the game world. The cooldown (?) Of the color ball penalty is also approaching… In addition to removing the color ball penalty, I have to clear the remaining quests of 『The Magic City and the Detective』 To see the ending…!’
Seongil spent a peaceful weekend and devoted himself to training.
He thought as he put on the gauntlet with solemn determination as he finished Monday’s class.
‘There is a little bit, if I do my best in her couple with Lee Ah-hyun, how much gap will I have with her?’
Seong-il was curious about the level of effort he had put in for half a year.
The target he had to face today was Lee Ah-hyun, one of the best talents in the department, so it seemed far-fetched to expect her victory. However, if she does not use one of her two specialties, Space Warp, and she uses only her physical enhancement, and she sparred with herself, I wonder how much of a difference she will have with herself. It was true
‘If Heaven, Earth, Yin and Yang’s Mating Singong is 4 stars… If it’s 4 stars, I’m at a level where I can be called a warrior. However, it’s a pity that the level of martial arts is not up to par with the simbeop. Of course, these days, martial arts training is more important than simbeop.. Especially, I think I can narrow the gap because I’m doing my best to train bankrupt priesthood…’
‘The problem is that I don’t have enough experience in combat or sparring. At least sparring was all about sparring with my student Illina, right? Unlike simbeop, kwonbeop training is very important as experience is very important. Sparring with Ahyeon Lee is sure to be of great help to me.’
Seong-il had high expectations for the sparring with Lee Ah-hyun. He quietly took out a bottle of recovery and stamina potion from his inventory to prepare for an unexpected accident, then moved to the training room.
As Seong-il moved to the training room, Lee Ah-hyun was waiting for him.
Seeing him like that, she started talking to her.
“Are you there?”
“Huh? Uh… Can you wait a moment? I’ll be back soon after I’ve changed my uniform.”
“Take it slow.”
Seong-il goes to the locker room to change clothes and takes a deep breath to calm his trembling heart. He thought as he finished preparing and moved to the training room.
‘Let’s not be scared…! Don’t be scared…!’
The training room we arrived at. Seong-il told her after arriving about halfway through her sparring location.
“Hmm. Before starting the sparring, I have something I’d like to suggest. Can you listen?”
“Huh? What kind of suggestion?”
Ah-hyun asks Seong-il with cold eyes. Seeing her like that, Seong-il began to explain the rules he had in mind.
“The reason we sparring today isn’t to distinguish the superiority of each other’s skills. Right?”
“Of course. The reason we sparring is to determine the exact skill level. So?”
“So, by the way… Why don’t you try sparring without space warping in the first sparring?”
“Hmm…?”
“Anyway, both you and I are capable people who can use physical strengthening abilities. And you said you wanted to see my real skills, speaking as Ko Young-tae.”
“…”
“So, in the first game of Dalian, let’s try to use only physical combat abilities. Then, in the second Dalian, I will draw out all my combat skills and use them. Then it won’t be possible to judge my skills more objectively. .?”
‘Of course… 『Emotion』 Is a non-combat ability… I will use all my abilities…’
Ahyeon, unaware that Seongil was thinking of a nefarious trick, nodded and agreed with his opinion.
“I think you’re right. If you practice through the two cases, you’ll be able to figure out your skills more accurately. Let’s do as you say.”
“Thank you!!”
“Then, the first is to use only physical abilities. Let’s prepare.”
“Huh.”
After saying that, they stand side by side in the middle of the arena.
However, since there was no referee, Ahyeon turned on the alarm on her phone and spoke to Seongil.
“Okay. After I press the button, each of them get into their positions. After 20 seconds, a sound will be heard, and then they start attacking each other. Do you have any objections?”
“Doesn’t exist.”
“Good.”
After saying that, the two of them turn on the alarm and take their posture.
Seong-il concentrates on numbers and develops inner strength while feeling the suffocating time like 1 second equals 1 minute.
“5… 4… 3… 2… 1… It’s time.”
As soon as the notification on his phone goes off, Ah-hyun throws himself at Seong-il with all his might.
She must have learned quite a bit of martial arts, mixing her unique posture and swinging her fist toward her holy day. Powered by her psychic powers, her fists fly at monstrous speed toward her sacral cheekbones.
It was an offensive that was so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, but Seong-il easily grasped the route of Ah-hyeon’s attack and began to evade it through 『Sensation』 That he had raised in advance.
She lowered her head to lightly avoid Ahyeon’s fist striking her face with her left hand, and feeling the merciless uppercut coming toward her lowered head with 『Reaction』, Seongil evaded it as if she stepped back lightly using footwork.
Towards him, Ahyeon narrows down his steps and tries to strike in a concise but sharp succession.
Ahyeon attacked unilaterally like that for a while. However, Seong-il, like a rat, does not see her attack properly and avoids it casually.
“Keuheuk..!”
Astonished at such an evasion of the holy day, Ah-hyun draws out his ability even more and swings his fist violently. Looking at her like that, I thought of her holy day.
‘As expected… After maximizing my inner strength after using 『Emotion』, If I use the steps of bankruptcy priesthood, as long as I am not fighting against a pro-hunter level body strengthening ability, I have sufficient competitiveness at the 1st and 2nd year level. !!’
Seong-il, who completed the evaluation of his own level, pretended to avoid it with a fishy smile, then started charging at Ah-hyun, stepping on the steps of bankrupt priesthood using his reverse motion.
