Published at 11th of January 2021 11:25:22 AM
Chapter 255
Kill The Hero – Chapter 255 – Knight of Death (4)
Translator: Seven
Editor: Ana_Banana
It was December 1, 2024 .
The atmosphere of the world, which was slowly reaching the end of 2024 was not good .
[Winter begins and monster alerts are issued!]
In the winter, the monsters in the wild who were experiencing winter for the first time started appearing one after another, consuming the world .
This happened every year .
[A Hellhound has appeared in Mongolia!]
[A monster wave starts in Russia!]
[China declares a state of emergency in the Sichuan area!]
But 2024 was much more serious than the world expected .
In a way, this was natural .
Since more dungeons with higher floors had appeared when compared to the year before, the quality and quantity of the monsters had risen proportionately .
In order to hunt these monsters, fighter jets were launched, and warships on the coastline fired their rockets, fighting as if they were at war .
The entire world was covered in screams and fear .
[The situation next year will be even more severe!]
[A large number of 7 and 8 Floor dungeons are expected to appear in 2025 . ]
[Will the first 9 Floor dungeon appear in 2025?]
However, the thing that terrified the world the most was the fact that the situation was bound to get worse, rather than better .
[The only way to save the world is to end the game!]
Their only hope was to end the game .
Therefore, many people in the world were looking forward to the game ending as soon as possible and being saved .
Of course, not everyone was like that .
“It wouldn’t end just because the game ended . ”
Oh Se-chan was one of those who wasn’t .
“What do you mean by that?”
“Let’s say the game ended right this second . What do you think would happen next?”
“The dungeons and monsters would disappear . And the players’ abilities would also disappear . ”
“Right, with terrorists overflowing, constant protests, and the social infrastructure almost completely destroyed . ”
After saying that, Oh Se-chan smiled bitterly .
“That wouldn’t be a great world to live in, would it?”
When he said those words, his subordinate could only look at him with a stiff expression .
Instead of waiting for an answer, Oh Se-chan spoke again .
“Well, it’s not too late to think about this stuff after Kim Woo-jin clears the dungeon . ”
This was the truth .
In the end, all of these discussions could only be based on Kim Woo-jin’s success .
If there were any problems and the attack failed, then all of these worries were meaningless .
“So pray for Kim Woo-jin to return safely . Oh, Lee Jin-ah too . ”
After saying this, Oh Se-chan smiled again .
“It won’t be easy, but…”
…
‘It’s not as easy as I expected . ’
It had been one month since they’d entered the dungeon .
They were currently on the fifth floor, and Kim Woo-jin and the other players were currently struggling against the Guardians .
This wasn’t particularly strange .
However, it was also strange to say that when they had only taken a month to reach the fifth floor of the dungeon .
Naturally, this meant that Kim Woo-jin was talking about something else .
[The current number of monsters that the Skeleton Knight has killed is 44,319 . ]
‘It’s harder to make a Death Knight than I expected . ’
Kim Woo-jin was actually talking about none other than the basic condition to create the Death Knight, which was to make a Skeleton Knight kill 44,444 monsters .
‘I didn’t think it’d take this long . ’
In truth, Kim Woo-jin thought that he’d be able to summon the Death Knight by the time they cleared the fourth floor .
However, Kim Woo-jin’s expectations had deviated far more than he expected .
The reason for this was simple .
“Well, the Skeleton Knight doesn’t have the chance to put on a one man show . ”
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As Lee Jin-ah’d said, the other Skeleton Soldiers and Knights were not giving the Skeleton Knight the chance to fight on its own .
A simple analogy for this would be, ‘the supporting roles are shining so brightly that the main character can’t perform well’ .
The reason why this wasn’t amusing was also simple .
“A Skeleton Knight wielding Mjolnir…”
“Isaac Ivanov is strong enough to clear this 7 Floor dungeon on his own . ”
This was because it was unbelievable no matter which perspective you looked at it from .
In any case, it wasn’t ‘good news for Kim Woo-jin .
‘I have to get a Death Knight before going to the sixth floor…’
According to his plan, he should be able to summon the Death Knight before they entered the sixth floor of the dungeon .
In other words, this meant that there was something special on the sixth floor .
It was then .
[All the monsters have been slain . ]
[Advance to the next floor . ]
Everyone received a notification signalling the completion of the fifth floor .
“Huh? Why?”
“The timing is a bit wrong . ”
Usually, if the number of monsters fell below 1,000 it was normal to slow down or even stop hunting directly in order to take a rest before entering the next floor .
But everything didn’t go according to plan .
Furthermore, the players in the dungeons had completely different hunting speeds .
The players from the other guilds were unable to keep up with the pace displayed by the Isaac Ivanov led Saviour Guild .
Of course, this wasn’t a fatal problem or anything like that .
It wasn’t often, but it was possible to adjust the speed to some extent when there were about 10,000 or so monsters remaining .
No one sprinted to the point that they couldn’t catch their breaths .
“We couldn’t get the timing right because of the poison someone sprayed everywhere . ”
So Lee Jin-ah didn’t think too much of it either .
“Well, we don’t usually rest anyway . It doesn’t matter whether we take a break here or not, does it?”
Furthermore, it was no exaggeration to say that the ones who were clearing the dungeon were really the Saviour Guild and Isaac Ivanov .
But Kim Woo-jin was different this time .
“Don’t let your guard down . ”
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He warned Lee Jin-ah .
“No one can tell what strange things might happen in a dungeon . ”
“What?”
Lee Jin-ah tilted his head slightly at the warning .
In the meantime, the players who were on the fifth floor were forced to enter the sixth floor of the dungeon .
Enter the sixth floor!
With the seventh floor just a step away, they received the notification on the sixth floor telling them the conditions to reach the very top of the dungeon .
[Defeat the Red Dragon to clear the sixth floor of the dungeon . ]
There was a Dragon on the sixth floor .
“Red Dragon?”
“Isn’t this the sixth floor?”
“Why did a Dragon appear on the sixth floor?”
Everyone was extremely surprised by this fact and couldn’t help but shout out in shock .
It was certainly shocking .
Wasn’t it natural to panic when a Dragon, which they expected to encounter on the seventh floor suddenly appeared on the sixth?
Unfortunately, the sixth floor didn’t give the players the chance to gather their bearings .
Roaaar!
[Dragon’s Fear approaches . ]
The Red Dragon had moved to hunt the intruders that came to its territory .
…
Before entering the dungeon, everyone was briefed on what type of dungeon they were going to attack .
And the title for this dungeon .
There was no one present who didn’t know it .
[Land of Dragons]
– Floors: 7
– Difficulty: rank
– Maximum number of Entries: 500
– Requirement: Level 240 and below
– Challenge Conditions: Defeat the ruler of the Land!
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– Reward: Skill Stone(S)
It had been reviewed countless times, and numerous scenarios were created based on the name of the dungeon .
Therefore, it could be said that the players were prepared enough so as to not be shocked no matter what situation they faced .
‘Why is a Dragon here?’
‘Isn’t this the sixth floor?’
However, there was no one who could’ve guessed that there would be a Dragon on the sixth floor of the dungeon .
Wasn’t this natural?
The appearance of a Dragon on the sixth floor of a dungeon when it was guaranteed to be the boss of the dungeon was no different from having the owner of a house greet you at the front door .
Naturally, this wasn’t something the players would have ever expected to encounter .
“Dammit, what the hell is this nonsense? Why is a Dragon appearing here?”
“It’s not ridiculous . ”
“What?”
“Dragons can turn any monster into their Guardians, there’s no reason why they couldn’t transform another Dragon . ”
It was just as Kim Woo-jin said to a surprised Lee Jin-ah .
Anything could happen in a dungeon .
Furthermore, there had never been a rule in the world that stated that Dragons, who could transform other monsters into their Guardians, couldn’t do the same to another Dragon .
Even if there was no way to know for certain if it was or wasn’t, that wasn’t important .
“So it’s a Guardian?”
“Even if we’re not sure, we still have to keep it in mind . After all, all the monsters that we’ve encountered in this dungeon so far were Guardians . ”
“…oh my God . ”
If the Red Dragon that had just appeared was actually a Guardian, then it would be the worst weapon to face .
A weapon that would willingly sacrifice itself to complete the orders it had been given!
Roar!
And that weapon was now beginning to cast a shadow over the players’ heads with its enormous wings .
All the players shouted out at the sight .
“It’s using Dragon Breath!”
“Retreat!”
On the sixth floor of the dungeon, the escape had begun .