chapter 203
203 – The Dungeon
Yeonhee immediately called out zombies No. 1 and 2 and ’embodiment’.
“Guweee-“
We are now familiar with the look of zombies, but what about Noh Hayun?
“Hehe, it’s amazing… Hehe.”
“…?”
Unexpectedly, instead of showing no repulsion towards the zombies, Noh Hayun even showed an active attitude by approaching the zombies and looking around.
Ugh… Even looking at that face with the juices dripping down, it really makes me feel good. Of course, that’s not what I’m going to say.
When I think about it, Hayoon Noh didn’t have any objections to me either. Is it because there was intense skinship from the beginning?
“Huh…?!”
The zombies seemed to be even more embarrassed by Noh Hayun’s aggressiveness and seemed to hesitate to step back. They’re not like that…
“Your name is Chehwa? How did you come up with such a pretty name? Wow!”
She also showed great interest in Specter, who was billowing like smoke, but when Noh Hayun praised her, Yeonhee covered her mouth with her fist and cleared her throat.
“Our body is a bit pretty, hmm.”
“Really!”
Noh Hayun was behaving quite appropriately for her age group
When I saw him before, he seemed a bit more aggressive and did not know where he would go, but I wondered if there was an opportunity for his personality to change during that time …
– Wow, this is Noh Hayun. I guess I’m finally going to go to the second floor? The dog is really pretty.
– Eh? This isn’t the party we usually go to? Everyone is different except that guy.
– You’re the summoner Lee Yeon-hee, you idiot. Is he stronger than the existing members?
– Oh, you’re stronger than the people who have been helping you for several years? Something that makes sense.
As expected, with Hayun joining, the level of attention increased significantly. More and more people started to gather around us, and although it was expected, it wasn’t a particularly pleasant situation.
Cooung—!
As the commotion around him was about to grow, Yeom Tae-seok struck the ground with his thick mace, which was as thick as his thigh, and took a quick look around him.
The other hunters didn’t dare to come any closer due to the heavy impact sound, so they stayed away and told stories about our party.
“Hmm- shall we go quickly?”
“Yes!”
There was no reason to delay further, so we set out on Course B, which is the most normal route.
It was a pre-determined path, and this path was chosen because it was evaluated that all the monsters that appear in this dungeon were relatively evenly distributed.
– Ugh…
– Rattling, rattling…
About five minutes after departure.
A scream that irritated the ears was constantly echoing from somewhere, and the sound of bones hitting each other began to blend in with the scream as an auxiliary effect.
“It’s an upgraded version of a closed school. Oh, it’s really annoying.”
Jua said with a bit of annoyance, and the consensus was that such sounds actually had the effect of eroding the hunters’ mental strength.
It is because of these effects that discord among party members is particularly frequent here.
“Even if you get angry, hold back. Words have vitality, and they exert their power the moment you utter them.”
Yeom Tae-seok, who had just joined the team, politely called Bae Joo-ah’s attention. I deeply sympathized with his words her her, and Bae Joo-ah also acknowledged her mistake and immediately bowed down and apologized.
I must have been the only one who saw the corners of Yeom Tae-seok’s mouth rise slightly when he saw that.
“Hehe, even though I’m much older than you, I’m still of the same level, so you don’t have to treat me like an old person.”
“Same… Grade? That’s too much.”
Joo-ah smiled brightly and smiled at Yeom Tae-seok. Yeom Tae-seok made eye contact with Noh Hayun for a moment, and when Noh Hayun slightly raised her eyebrows, he shrugged his shoulders.
‘…Are we being evaluated…?’
It felt that way, but there would be no reason to judge us. It was a strange thing.
Anyway, the first battle came quickly.
It was a skeletal ten-ligament. Strictly speaking, it should have been called the skeletal forty ligament.
The group, consisting of forty skeleton soldiers of each type, formed a tight formation as soon as they spotted us and attacked without hesitation.
The basic class of skeleton soldiers was some that only held a sword or a spear, while others held both a sword and a shield.
The guys holding only shields were skeleton heavy infantry, and there were archers behind them with bowstrings already attached.
Fortunately, there were no wizards, cavalry, or giants to be seen.
Thing- Kwakwang!!
Their vanguard, led by guys holding shields, and our summoned vanguard collided without hesitation, sparks flying everywhere.
Wooooow-
At the same time as the collision, Yeonhee showed good sense in summoning additional summons behind their formation, creating a surrounding situation.
“Ice field…!”
My own work─!
Noh Hayun’s magic was applied there, freezing all 40 skeletons surrounded by summoned beasts in place.
Some of them were so frozen that they would break if touched.
The power is powerful and the range has become ridiculously wide, unlike the last time.
‘As expected, that artifact is too fraudulent.’
An artifact that greatly amplifies the power and range of ice attribute magic. The effect is simple, but the efficiency is often high.
It seemed like today would be the day we took the bus to Noh Hayun.
Truly overwhelming.
“Wow~ Is it a monster?”
Even Bae Joo-ah, who had experience running through dungeons together several times, was speechless at Noh Hayun’s changed abilities.
Noh Hayun smiled a little bitterly at that reaction, but he didn’t try to save his abilities.
The skeleton soldiers, whose lower bodies were pinned to the ground by wide-range ice magic, were left floundering with only their arms, and the summons and the remaining hunters, led by Yeom Tae-seok, defeated them in one go using blunt weapons .
Kwajangchang─!
I moved to the rear and mainly attacked with skeleton archers and skeleton spearmen, and increased the number of kills by striking strongly with a dagger at the crown of the head where the core was embedded.
However, due to the nature of the dagger, it was not an appropriate weapon when using skeletal undead, so it was not very effective.
This is because there were some guys who had to hit them multiple times to break their heads. Rather, I think it would be more efficient to hit it with your fist, but if you do that, the quest won’t apply again.
‘The Great Sword said we still have to wait a few more days…’
In the middle of the battle, I took out the club I had been using since the beginning and swung it once, and it did more damage than I expected.
Kwajak─!
‘Because of the dungeon buff, even this trashy club can do damage.’
Of course, the monsters at the beginning were poor in many ways, but they were enough to feel the level of buffs I received.
However, it was disappointing that I had to switch back to the dagger to complete the quest. The feeling of the blow from the club was vague, and my appetite naturally became bitter.
Yeonhee was contacting the workshop that had entrusted the request for the great sword every day, requesting that the production date be pushed forward. I heard that thanks to this, production can be made a few days faster, but it will take at least three more days.
There were dagger and attribute quests anyway, so that was enough.
“Rock Spear!”
Bagagak─!
With Bae Ju-ah’s rock magic, he was able to instantly subdue thirty skeleton soldiers.
This dungeon was also an efficient place for Jua. There are many skeletons that are vulnerable to weapon blunt attacks, and this is because rock magic is close to that role.
On the other hand, the Orc apprentice wizard (Snaptooth No. 10), who had been summoned at dawn, was still confused about his abilities.
Saralarak-
You have to raise dirt from the ground or embody the dirt to accomplish something. That wasn’t as easy as it sounds. However, there is no one to teach you, so you will have to go through trial and error for a while.
It was a much easier battle than expected, and the summons didn’t rest, but diligently collected the broken bone pieces and brought them to me.
‘The king will like it.’
These days, Wang Wangi was earning more than 300,000 won a day just from the magic stones produced from his tail. The goose that lays golden eggs worth nearly 10 million won in a month.
Moreover, as time goes by, he seems to realize that I am the one who feeds him, and these days, he leans on me and cuddles with me and acts cute.
‘Cute guy.’
When the lowest level summon scroll came out, it would have been much better, both materially and mentally, if I had summoned a few more Wang Wangi. It was a shame.
“Huh… I can’t believe something like that is possible. It seems very efficient.”
“I told you. It’s not a joke.”
“Hmm-“
Yeom Tae-seok had forgotten to clean his mace and was talking to Noh Hayun while looking blankly at the summoned beasts.
Seeing them chatting comfortably, it looks like they’re pretty close friends?
Yeom Tae-seok looked very interested in the summons that were taking care of the monsters, and he often made eye contact with me. No, stop staring. It’s this guy.
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Lesser Skeleton Soldier Miscellaneous Bones
– Attack power +18
—-
Perhaps because it was a low-level monster, its attack power was not high even if it was made into a bomb. Rather, the bones of the lower-level Orc warriors were of better quality.
After quickly retrieving the bones, we set out again.
“Um, can I stand in the vanguard with this guy?”
“Huh? Uh… Are you Mr. Hayun?”
“Hayun will do well on his own. He just needs a few Lizardmen by his side.”
Taeseok Yeom asked Arin and Yeonhee if they could stand at the front with me. Yeonhee said it didn’t matter, and ended up standing side by side with me on the front line.
“Hmm… It’s a skeleton soldier… I heard that it’s a special summon with intelligence. Is that correct?”
As soon as Yeom Tae-seok came next to me, he started asking me questions.
I nodded lightly, and Yeom Tae-seok opened his not-so-big eyes and chuckled. Although he was middle-aged, his smile had the innocence of a boy.
‘I like this guy.’
It was my personal favorite style.
A person who doesn’t show off as an adult and protects what he or she needs to protect.
In addition, his own abilities his were outstanding, and it was good to try to be faithful to his role as a helper by taking actions in a direction that would increase our experience rather than for his own benefit during his battle.
“I heard you also act as a guide?”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
Hehe, this is really amazing. It looks like the world won’t just fall apart.”
He would often talk to me while moving around, and I would quietly nod my head. Sometimes he bumped his teeth and chatted with me.
Because Yeom Tae-seok’s actions his his were done just so as not to interfere with my concentration, he was having fun in the dungeon that he hadn’t felt since he became a skeleton.
It would have been nice if things had gone smoothly like this, but after only the second battle, we encountered a fairly large group.
Chuck─
When I opened my arms, the summoned beasts and the group stopped all at once.
“······.”
As soon as the chilling wind and screams took my breath away, what caught my senses was a group of over a hundred ghouls.
Ghouls are known as monsters that retain the advantages of zombies but overcome some of their disadvantages.
They were difficult to deal with because they were not slow like zombies and had good survivability, and their attacks were quite purposeful and had a passive paralyzing effect.