chapter 207
207 – It’s the Same Undead, but I Can’t Understand It
“Whahaha! This is so amazing! Is it possible to stop those damn skeletons like this?”
Yeom Tae-seok seemed to be greatly impressed by the summoned beasts that played the role of a suicide commando and Yeon-hee, who operated them.
He smiled brightly as he repeatedly raised his thumb towards Yeonhee, but unfortunately, Yeonhee was not in a good mood.
The act of throwing one’s beloved children in exchange for the lives of one’s enemies.
For Yeonhee, who usually cherishes her summoned animals, it was not a very pleasant event.
Of course, the Lizard and Orc units seemed proud of being able to carry out such missions, but that was due to the nature of their races, which were enthusiast combats. Yeonhee is delicate.
“… Still, it’s okay because I was able to respond as I expected. It’s getting better little by little…”
Yeonhee calmly expressed her thoughts and quietly placed her hand on the orb and began to concentrate.
Then, the first number of summons in the Lizard and Orc units quickly began to regain their form.
‘I envy the infinite resurrection.’
Greed seems endless.
Joo-a and Arin, who had been briefly tormented by a skeleton that was performing a bizarre dance, asked me while waiting for Yeon-hee’s magic to recover.
“Isn’t Ilwol able to talk to them?”
“Tick…”
“Why? We’re both undead, so why can’t we communicate?”
“…”
I really hope so. I was really curious as to what he was thinking of throwing his body like that.
I wonder if I could at least dance a little better… It’s a bizarre dog leg dance…
I cursed at them in my mind and read the message that came up after killing them.
– ‘Bone Dancer’ has been defeated!
– The attribute [Kleptomania] Is activated.
– Randomly steals the skills of this dancer.
– Acquired the skill [Sparking Bullet of Insanity]!
‘Madness… The skill name is really perfect.’
Their explosions, like their skill names, had something crazy about them.
[Blast of Madness]
– Detonates a powerful bullet loaded with [Weight of Existence] Towards the specified enemy.
– You die as soon as you use the skill.
– It is sure to hit.
‘Kya~ This is it! This is it!’
It was a skill I had in mind from the moment it was first summoned, but I wasn’t 100% sure.
Anxiety about what would happen if my abilities were not as great as I thought.
But you don’t have to worry about that anymore.
‘There are three. [Sacrifice] [Weight of existence] [Critical]. It’s amazing…’
[Sacrifice] Is the ability to cause a miracle by risking a body part, part of one’s life, or one’s life.
‘The weight of existence… I once heard this explained to me when I was a hunter.’
The karma that the caster has accumulated. Or the power gained at the cost of giving up the caster’s potential.
It is the ability to draw value from the past and future and explode it into the present.
In addition, there is [Special Attack], Which is an ability that must strike a designated enemy. Actually, it’s an ability that Phil Joong didn’t even think about.
‘Amazing, Great. It’s awesome!’
I was so excited that I wanted to risk my life and try it out right away.
It was a bit disappointing that it wasn’t combined with Fireball, but since it’s a completely different concept other than exploding, it must have been difficult to combine.
While I was lost in thought, Bae Joo-ah asked Yeom Tae-seok a question.
“It self-destructed. When I saw it in person, it really was an incredibly powerful skill… How many enemies can you withstand?”
‘Knight…’
For some reason, Yeom Tae-seok was called Gisanim.
He asked me to call him that, but our team members were calling him that again.
And what Joo-ah carefully asked was when those guys came, she asked Tae-seok Yeom if it would be okay to give him a body blow.
In some ways, it was an unpleasant question, but Yeom Tae-seok responded with a cheerful smile.
“Hehe, you must be kidding, right? Those guys’ skills aren’t at a level where you can just hold on to them at the same level. If you know in advance and think you will definitely block them… I’ ll do what I can with two of them. I won’t have any shields left.”
‘It’s a tough situation.’
Of course, the self-destruction of ‘Bone Dancer’ is powerful, but because it is a monster, its destructive power is low for a skill that involves sacrifice.
I think it’s probably because the weight of existence is very light…
‘Then shouldn’t I have high expectations? It’s only been a month and a half since I was born…’
That shouldn’t happen. The only way to temporarily resist Jo Giman is a combination of this skill and the consumable artifacts you will obtain in this dungeon…
If the system has thoughts, I hope that it will also account for the karma of my past life.
Anyway, what Yeom Tae-sik just said is absolutely correct.
It would not be the limit for someone strong enough to be ranked C-level to withstand the attacks of two dancers. Of course, you will be close to being unable to fight.
We looked at the Bone Dancer’s bone fragments scattered randomly on the road for a moment and then set out on the road again. When I touched her bone with my foot, it turned into ash and disappeared without a trace.
They’re really hot guys, aren’t they?
Unfortunately, there was no loot other than magic stones from the guys who self-destructed.
Wouldn’t it be okay to drop at least one rune?
These guys only bring disappointment even after they die.
After that, we moved to the exit and hunted monsters diligently. Although the number was a little large, nothing significant happened because the composition of the ten ligaments itself was okay.
The dancers we saw continued to appear out of nowhere one by one, making us nervous.
There was no damage because I always prevented it in advance.
However, no matter how many times she went to such trouble, she did not acquire any of the other characteristics or skills of the original dancer.
Ghouls also have skills and characteristics, but these guys only have one skill?
Hmm…
But if you think about it, the only ability they had other than self-destruction was to charm people with their ridiculous dance. If it’s a skill, it’s a skill…
‘… I honestly don’t want to have that kind of skill.’
I didn’t want Yeonhee to see me dancing bukbuk. I was hoping that they didn’t have any other abilities.
“Hey, Ilwol! I’m a dancer!”
(Bomb guy!)
Summoned animals who had been greatly harmed by the Bone Dancer automatically went out to meet them just by hearing the name of the Bone Dancer.
‘I was clearly aware that it was dangerous.’
I wondered if it would be awkward since I was directly exposed to an explosion. That’s why they’re running at me like crazy dogs. Should we view all of these actions as an instinctive response for Yeonhee’s safety?
When I watch all the summons, including me, moving in unison for Yeonhee, there are times when I feel sad for some reason. Hmm… It’s a very strange fate for you and me.
Three more hours passed like that. The dungeon’s clock now pointed to full afternoon.
And as the battle went smoothly, the dissatisfaction grew on Noh Hayun’s face.
Sometimes he looked at me intently, but I did my best to ignore his gaze.
What on earth did he expect to come here?
There won’t be another party starting tomorrow anyway, so I guess I’ll just have to endure it for today.
At some point, Noh Hayun stopped using the ice field and was just randomly throwing a spear made of ice.
Maybe he was bored because only the guys he was easy to deal with showed up…
Seeing things like that makes me feel that Noh Hayun also has little experience.
Dungeon always had a tree frog-like habit of not giving something when it desperately wanted it and giving it a gift when you least expected it.
I don’t know what you expect, but the more you expect, the less likely you are to get what you want.
I thought so.
*
The infamous Nargul dungeon.
Of course, it was on the first basement level, which is said to be only for taste, but despite this, we were successful in this place where many hunters face difficulties. It’s about time you get used to breathing in an environment full of morale.
‘What happened… Why did you run away like that?’
Because I set the direction to widen the movement path with other parties as much as possible, the number of parties that came into my range never exceeded three teams.
There are now more than ten parties running towards us.
There were almost eighty people.
I soon found out what was causing them to run so hard that they couldn’t see their feet.
‘Giant Skull. It’s so big. Something that big is on the first floor?’
It was a bone monster that was about 7-8 meters long. Of course, it wasn’t humanoid, and the long arms and legs on the left and right didn’t match.
However, it was running at extremely fast speed, and it was a comprehensive gift set with a dozen ghouls and skeletons running together around it, as well as a bone dancer and a specter.
‘Phew… But it’s not a skeleton knight. Fuck, you were scared, weren’t you?’
Of course, if you ask me if I will fight back because of that.
“Run away!! There are too many!!”
“Holy shit! Why are you running straight towards us!”
We were already running away. I could deal with the Giant Skull, but there were too many small fish.
Even giant skeletons, which were about halfway between the largest ones, appeared later, and their numbers reached double figures.
“Crack, crack, crack!”
Although we were in a chased position, we actually gained some composure. A feeling of relief that the worst had been avoided ran through my whole body.
This is probably the biggest challenge we will face in this dungeon. I believed so.
“Here!!”
Thanks to how much we had, we even helped people who were being chased.
“Why don’t we try it like we did back then!!”
It was Bae Joo-ah who suggested it first, and while we were running, we decided that her opinion was not bad.
In the end, I decided to reuse the tactics I used in Oak Canyon.
‘There were a few places on the way. Such terrain.’
After running like crazy for about 5 minutes, I reached similar terrain. Although it is not a canyon, it is a terrain blocked on the left and right by large piles of rocks.
The scope was much wider than then, but the opponent was also bigger, so the effect would be similar.
‘[Contaminated breath]… Will be less effective.’
There were a few ghouls, but most of them were skeletons, so I decided not to use them this time.
– Bwwwww”
The cry of the largest of the giant skeletons rang loudly in the space that was blocked from left to right.
A roar that was so loud that it shook one’s bones, several of the hunters who were furthest behind fell into their seats in confusion and fear.
Whiik-
‘It’s really bothering me.’
I changed direction, quickly switched to the Rune of Floating, and activated [High-Speed Flight].
It’s a good combination to use when accelerating momentarily.
I quickly reached the target point, snatched up the people with the status ailment, climbed back up the rock wall, and moved to the rear of our formation.
The process went so quickly and smoothly that I was satisfied with it.
– Wow… What is that…
– That guy is the one that the ‘Reaper’ is stalking… He’s a monster, just like I heard.
– When did you get there?
‘Why is the Shinigami again…’
I got annoyed for a moment and roughly threw the four hunters in my arms to the ground.
– Ouch!
– Oh…
The thrown hunters screamed, but since they were thrown intentionally to make them come to their senses, I hoped they would do their part now.
“I survived!”
“Heo-eok- heo-eok-“
The hunters who followed our party closely were able to catch their breath only after hiding in the space behind us.
“Damn it! The dungeon is so crazy!”
“I really can’t eat this… Damn it!”
“Holy shit! I don’t know anything else, but what is that huge thing? It’s so big!”
Only then did they burst out the anger they had been suppressing. Someone once said that dungeons are like a blessing to hunters, but that’s just foolish talk in peaceful times.
This may have been normal in the first place. Inevitably, jealously broke out, and colleagues who were on the team with each other died. A space without mercy.