Published at 31st of January 2021 12:57:10 PM
Chapter 347
Chapter 347
The first monster that appeared in front of Hyeonu and the Pioneer Guild was a dark red cow . Its name was ‘dominated black cow’ . From head to toe, it was around 2 meters and 30 centimeters tall . The length of its body, including the tail, was around five meters . In particular, the dark gray horns on its forehead were very intimidating .
“First of all, don’t face it head-on . Fight with light movements,” Hyeonu spoke while watching the black cow run over violently .
It was easy to see a lot of bloodshed when reacting ignorantly to such a monster . Nevertheless, Hyeonu thought, ‘It should be fine . . . ’
It was impossible for Pioneer’s two melee players to do such a reckless thing, let alone Hyeonu .
“The priests and magicians should hit behind Ket, Jewel, and me . ”
The chances of winning were slim in a collision of melee classes . No magician or priest would be able to hold on; they would die in one blow if caught . The black cow continued to charge violently, digging up the ground everywhere it passed . Finally, it approached at the same speed as a fairly fast car .
“We must hold on,” Jewel said to Asu, the magician standing behind him . At this speed, dodging it alone already seemed daunting, but he also had the baggage of a magician . . .
He was nervous, but then he saw the black cow’s movements begin to slow down . The black cow got slower as it approached . Originally, the moment just before the collision should be when the black cow was charging at its highest possible speed .
‘It’s good . ’
Jewel didn’t know what was going on, but he thought it was good and raised his shield and sword . However, the opportunity for Jewel to wield his sword and shield didn’t arrive . The black cow went down before it got to him . The lower part of the black cow’s knee, which could be called weak compared to its huge size, was cut . There was only one person who could do this . It was obvious even without looking .
“As expected, the knees seem to be the weakness,” Alley Leader said while shaking his weapon that was emitting a pale blue light .
The black cow fell to the ground and trembled . Red blood spurt out like a fountain from the wound .
“You finish it,” Hyeonu told the Pioneer Guild members who were staring blankly at the fallen cow .
“Huh . . . ? Yes . Everyone, attack . ” The first one to regain his senses was Asu . He used ice magic on the black cow that was lying down on the ground . With this, the other guild members also participated in the attack .
[The dominated black cow has been defeated . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
The black cow faced a futile end without even being able to resist .
“You have become even stronger…” Ket murmured with a baffled expression .
Hyeonu shook the Mysterious Sky Sword that was shining blue even without injecting magic power into it .
“It is the +12 that is strong . It cuts well even if I just hold it,” Hyeonu replied in an amused voice .
Ket couldn’t help laughing while thinking, ‘Nothing has changed . ’
Hyeonu had also been like this when they met in the ice canyon and during the main scenario . He was simply such a person .
“Yes, it’s the +12 that is strong,” Ket agreed with a smile .
***
“It is nasty . ”
“In any case, shit . . . Let’s just go to the East Continent . ”
“It is a complete mess . Nothing is going right after listening to you . ”
The Pioneer Guild members surrounded Ket and bombarded him . They couldn’t accept the current situation .
“I really can’t stand it anymore! We should go to a normal field!” Maha, the Pioneer Guild’s only priest, screamed .
He could no longer tolerate it . This was natural as the environment of the instance dungeon was very harsh . It seemed like time didn’t pass there . The sun didn’t rise, and only the moon floated in the sky . They had to rely on the slight moonlight to move . It was naturally a field that couldn’t be called normal .
“Why do we only go around places like this?!!”
Deserts, ice zones, volcanoes, swamps, jungles, wetlands, alpine areas, and so on—they suffered through all the worst fields .
“Everyone agrees, right? This is the last one . It will be fun to just go around the East Continent . ” Ket thoroughly read the mentality of the guild members screaming at him .
“We came in already . Shouldn’t we clear it and go out? If you struggle, you should be rewarded for it,” Hyeonu added words of support for Ket .
Gaining some strength, Ket spoke again, “That’s right . Let’s get rewarded and go quickly . The reward must be worth going through all this trouble . ”
After some twists and turns, they started walking again .
***
‘What castle is this?’
Now Hyeonu also had questions . The message he saw when they entered the dungeon had clearly stated that the dungeon’s name was ‘South Rock Castle’ . However, the places they had gone through so far and the sight in front of him didn’t belong to the interior of a castle .
It was just a path where grass and trees grew endlessly and monsters kept popping up, much like a normal plains area or perhaps a mountain . This was absolutely not the inside of a castle . If Hyeonu and the Pioneer Guild members were at South Rock Castle, then something should’ve happened after traveling inside it for three or four hours .
It was at this moment that Hyeonu saw something huge and said, “I see something over there?”
The gray clouds were so dense that the exact shape wasn’t visible . Still, it was definitely a good thing to see something when there had previously been nothing .
“Really . What is over there?!”
“I wish that it’s a boss monster over there . ”
Nix and Maha cheered . They felt strength rising in their body, and their energy soared like they had gotten buffs .
“Let’s go over there . I am going to level up again,” Nix urged . It was a situation where he had already gained one level . Their level was high, so it took a long time for them to gain just one level . Then Nix added, “It isn’t polite to let Alley Leader stay in a dungeon for a long time . ”
To the outside world, Hyeonu had never stayed in a dungeon for more than a day . No matter how it was dragged out, he had always completed the dungeon within a day . It was ridiculous by general standards . Most people usually took a few days . In particular, it was natural to take a long time when it was their first time clearing the instance dungeon .
“By the way, I don’t have a sense for where the boss monster is . ”
“It is South Rock’s castle, so South Rock should be the boss monster . ”
“So what is South Rock? Is it a person or a monster? If it is a monster, what race is it? If it is a person, what class does it have? Is it a knight or a magician?” Asu let out a storm of words to Jewel .
Jewel had spoken the wrong words and suddenly received a scolding . Asu’s nerves were that on edge, but the struck Jewel wouldn’t put up with it and also tried to retort . However, Hyeonu interrupted him, “I see the destination, so let’s go . ”
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Hyeonu intentionally intervened just before the atmosphere became even more heated up .
“Yes, surely you don’t mean to fight in front of Alley Leader, right?” Ket stepped in between Jewel and Asu and placed his arms around their shoulders .
Jewel’s personality wasn’t so extreme that he would continue to be angry after such a dissuasion . It was the same for Asu .
“Sorry, I was a bit too much,” Asu apologized, acknowledging that his words were too sharp .
This time, Jewel tried to speak again . He was just opening his mouth when the ground shook and something appeared . It wasn’t a black cow but an enemy that was even more demanding . The wolves were the size of the black cow but twice as agile . This was the emergence of the blood wolves .
There were also monsters with dark red wings in the air . It was a giant bat called the black bat . These were monsters with sharp claws and black magic fire . It was also the third kind of monster they encountered here in South Rock Castle .
“A black bat and blood wolf . Please be careful,” Hyeonu warned the others before summoning Tang-E .
Perhaps it was different if Hyeonu were alone, but now he had to care for the five other people .
‘A magician or priest will die in one blow . ’
A brilliantly bright light descended in this dark world as Tang-E appeared in a golden magic circle .
“Hey, shit . . . I was blinded . ” Hyeonu raised his left arm to block his eyes . He had adapted to the dark vision, so his eyes were affected by the sudden burst of bright light .
“Master dude, where is this? It feels like a bad place,” Tang-E spoke while clinging to Hyeonu’s leg .
“I’m not sure either . Let’s kill them first . Use magic as usual,” Hyeonu said with an urgent expression while removing Tang-E from his leg . The blood wolves and black bats were rushing over quickly .
“Understood, Master dude . ” Tang-E saw the terrible monsters charging over and formed gorgeous colored beads with his paws .
“Get the buffs and go, Master dude . ” Tang-E fired a three-colored light at the running Hyeonu .
The identity of the light was Tang-E’s three buffs . Seeing Hyeonu leave, Tang-E looked around before moving quietly .
He approached and whispered to Maha, who had a relatively calm expression, “Hey, human . Your shoulders look pretty wide?”
“W . . . What?” Maha was casting a buff on Ket and looked around at the sudden voice .
‘A monster?’ Maha wondered . It was his first time hearing this voice, and he couldn’t see the owner of the voice either .
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“Hey, human . Over here, here . ”
Then the suspicious voice came back, and Maha found its source . It was a small bear with golden fur—Alley Leader’s pet . It was Tang-E .
“Human, come on . Place me on your shoulders . ”
Maha lifted Tang-E like he was bewitched by Tang-E’s words .
“You aren’t Master dude, but I’m satisfied . ”
***
Hyeonu gave an order to Ket and Jewel: “I will fight in the front, so take care of anything that escapes in the rear . ”
Then without hearing an answer from the two people, Hyeonu pulled out the Mysterious Sky Sword and swung it at a blood wolf . Black pure energy was fired . Hyeonu’s pure energy had a fainter presence than usual, perhaps because it assimilated into the black landscape of the dungeon .
The invisibility effect was too great . It was the same for the black bats . The black bats didn’t properly recognize Hyeonu’s pure energy, which had a similar color to that of this world . The result was disastrous .
“Kyaaaaak!” The black bat’s shrill scream echoed .
A few black bats fell to the ground after being smashed by Hyeonu’s pure energy . Rather than handling those bats that had just fallen to the ground, Hyeonu focused on the blood wolves rushing at him . Each wolf was like a medium-sized SUV pouncing at him and not something to be taken lightly . The blood wolves showed fairly three-dimensional movements .
In particular, it was difficult to cope when there were several of them attacking at the same time . Just then, the Mysterious Sky Sword was inserted between the white teeth of a blood wolf . As yellowish saliva flowed from the mouth of the blood wolf, Hyeonu quickly filled the Mysterious Sky Sword with energy .
Then he pushed hard against the ground with the soles of his feet . The Mysterious Sky Sword moved vigorously, slashing the blood wolf through its mouth to across its upper body .
[The blood wolf has been defeated . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
Right at this moment, another drooling blood wolf aimed for Hyeonu’s back with an open mouth .