I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner

211 – Into the Cave

“So, the situation is different every time there is a closure, right?”

Noh Hayun asked, tightly grasping the Lizardman’s sprouted horn.

“That’s right. What I experienced was the weasel dungeon. At that time, their specs soared to such an absurd level that I could barely escape.”

‘It’s Wiesel’s Dungeon… Eventually, after the dungeon was closed, the grade was raised to C grade.’

“What happened when it closed?”

“The probability of variants appearing will be greatly increased, or monsters that did not appear will appear?”

“There were cases where exits were randomly generated in multiple locations!”

“That’s a really scary thing. The risk of a dungeon break will increase significantly.”

“The worst thing is that multiple boss monsters appear, but that’s a really low probability.”

The story about the last boss is correct, but one more thing had to be added.

‘Survival…’

I have never experienced a lockdown inside a dungeon, but I knew because I had experienced a similar situation outside of a dungeon.

A scene where the sky is full of dark red clouds, and the monsters within the range of my senses just stare blankly at the sky.

Still, compared to back then, the situation is better…

‘… How many days do I have to hold out this time? ‘Maybe 3 or 4 days?’

What I experienced during my time as a hunter lasted only a month.

I remember being locked up with Hyeon Jung-gil, the head of the Ilseom guild, who happened to be with me at the time.

Thanks to this, I was able to become friends with that man, but the situation itself was actually very painful.

A survival event where you can’t get out of the dungeon no matter what you do, and the only solution is to survive for the period indicated by the system.

Gurgling!

“Surprise!”

“Isn’t it collapse, not closure?”

“Don’t be unlucky.”

The incident was getting worse, and the sense I was getting on my wavelength was telling me that it was no different from back then.

It was a distance that could only be reached by running non-stop for more than 30 minutes.

But the tragedy has already happened, and the exit will be closed before that happens.

It won’t work either…

I went to the exit just in case, and the gate was closed as expected. It’s just a waste of time.

Moreover, since the exit of this dungeon was formed on an altar built of stone, there was a high possibility that he would end his life surrounded by monsters overflowing in an open space on all sides.

‘It’s dangerous to be in the field.’

You must move to the closest cave among the hidden caves throughout the dungeon.

I took the lead and began to turn slightly to the right.

The party members followed me without question, and we ended up moving in a completely different direction from the exit.

– Over there!

– Slow down a little!

There were people who quickly followed us after shaking off the monsters in the canyon that we couldn’t finish properly.

– Come on, can we go together?

‘…’

From my point of view, they were very annoying, but I had to look away. One day, we are a team that will have to fight together for the survival of humanity.

So… We shouldn’t cruelly push away people who use evil to live like that and follow along.

Their number is 43.

I was curious to see how far they would be able to keep up with our speed.

Not long after I took the lead and ran, Taeseok Yeom and Arin noticed something strange almost at the same time.

“Hmm?! This isn’t the exit direction, is it?”

“Yes, the direction has completely changed.”

“Why? Ilwol?”

These are people who had a lot of trust in me, so I still have an expectation that there is a reason.

But what can I explain now?

I know this because I experienced it when I was a human being, but if I go to the exit now, would I say it’s too late?

In the end, I just ran in silence.

When I, who always responded immediately, remained silent, the expressions on my colleagues’ faces became more serious than ever.

“Is it dangerous to go to the exit?”

“There was always something when Ilwol went in a different direction.”

“Is that so? Hmm…”

As if I were a prophet, the expression, actions, and tone of the guide gave me a strange scent, bringing back forgotten memories from the past.

‘When I was a beginner, I had a hard time because of things like that.’

Expectations can be poison to some people.

But if I couldn’t overcome it, I would have just fallen behind, and I was able to endure somehow because I had talent.

So, just because I don’t live up to their expectations for a while doesn’t mean I’m going to be shaken.

‘… It’s time to come out.’

When I experienced it in the past, it lasted less than 10 minutes. It’s been about 7 minutes since the dark clouds appeared.

My wait wasn’t as long as I thought.

An absurd message appeared in their heads, and everyone stopped running and was shocked.

[Quest – Closure of the Dungeon]

Clear conditions: Survive in the dungeon for a week.

“W-What! Are you crazy?!”

“How are we supposed to survive here for a week? This is out of balance!”

“Huh… Was there even a quest like this…”

“Oh… As expected…”

‘A week… It’s a bit long.’

That was the only thought I had after seeing the message.

Most of the people who read the quest were in a state close to panic, but it was Yeonhee and Noh Hayun who maintained their composure.

In particular, Noh Hayun had his mouth wide open and had an expression as if he was coming, and that distorted face gave me a little creepiness.

‘Is this what you expected…’

A vague expectation that if you go with me, an event you’ve never experienced will happen.

‘Of course… We experience a lot of strange things.’

I don’t know if it’s because of me or Yeonhee, the only class member. Maybe I’m just unlucky.

The monsters that were looking up at the sky foolishly started moving from the moment the quest appeared.

And a huge number of portals began to open throughout the dungeon.

‘Fuck… Monster drops occur almost every 200 meters. Are you crazy, really?’

A portal that shimmered like a mirage in the sky, under the ground, and on the ground.

Monsters swarmed out of it and started running straight away, and their goal was clear.

– Something is coming… It’s coming! Something is coming! Let’s all run! Damn it!

A hunter who appeared to be a guide shouted at the top of his lungs as if he felt something.

“…!”

Only then did the hunters begin to move their stopped legs again.

I took my gaze away from them and calmly took out a brown bottle from my inventory and handed it to Yeom Tae-seok and Noh Hayun next to him.

“?”

They were confused, but when I pointed to ’embodiment’, they quickly nodded as if they understood.

I gave it to you because the ones approaching us the fastest right now were a group of Specters and Ghosts.

“Did this have that effect…”

Noh Hayun, who had tried it once, drank the water from Irmana’s lake. Since she won’t fight by applying it to her her weapon her anyway, it would be better to drink it to restore her her magic her power her her her.

“I don’t know what it is, but I’ll trust it and give it a try!”

Taeseok Yeom poured Irmana water on the mace, which was horribly thick, and then went straight to the test against the group of Specters who had already narrowed the distance.

Kwajak-!

The huge mace struck two Specters at the same time, annihilating them all at once.

“Hmm?! It really works! I don’t think this is holy water, but what is it?!”

However, we could not afford to leisurely answer such questions as we were being chased by a group of Ghosts and Specters.

“Can’t you speed up a little more?!”

“Guys, please cheer up a little more!”

“Churrrrp!”

The Lizard unit carrying the party members increased its speed even further.

“Spotted!”

Yeonhee additionally gave orders to the screaming mushrooms.

A tearful cry soon burst out from the Screaming Mushroom’s mouth, and the group of Specters who saw the Screaming Mushroom had already started to stop one by one.

– Kyaa!!

And at the same time as the screaming mushrooms shouted, the group of Specters were started and ran away.

“Haha? Was there something like this?”

“You had a weakness to the noise of screaming mushrooms?”

Of course, this is also information that ordinary hunters do not know. In the first place, Scream Mushrooms rarely appear in the same dungeon as Specters.

Sahaa—

The group of Specters followed us at a certain distance for a while, but at some point they seemed to think they couldn’t do it and disappeared.

And the ghosts that were with them were completely destroyed by Bae Joo-ah and Noh Hayun. Non-physical monsters were not a big threat to our team, which had two wizards.

We hit the jackpot by killing over 50 creatures in an instant and acquiring five runes of anger, but we just ran in silence.

Of course, there were about 40 hunters who followed us.

‘But he manages to follow along well…’

Like us, they were plagued by Specters and Ghosts, but they seemed to overcome them with ease.

I delivered the message through the column while running.

“They say we should change direction to the right…”

“Eh?”

Yeom Tae-seok, who was running behind, suddenly stopped at the words Yeon-hee spoke.

In the end, Yeonhee also had no choice but to set up summons.

Why does that guy keep stopping? It’s frustrating.

When I urgently gestured with my hand to tell her to go, Yeonhee also seemed to be impatient and flapped her arms.

“Hey, just follow me first!”

“… Master Yeom! Let’s go first? Since Il-wol followed and never lost money, we’ll take the bus again.”

“Me too!”

“…”

“Mister, let’s go!”

Joo-a and Arin were grateful to trust me, and Noh Hayun shouted from the Lizardman’s shoulder toward Yeom Tae-seok to follow him.

Then Yeom Tae-seok looked behind us for a moment and then started running again.

‘I heard this is the hardest thing.’

I shook my head. If there wasn’t a limit on the number of people entering the dungeon, I would just go there with Yeonhee. Because we can do it with all our power.

Ah, but there needs to be support, so Ham Eun-young, who follows along as he is told, might be okay.

In any case, there was no way this quest would end as a simple survival game.

The hunters who entered here are all skilled in their own right.

In normal dungeon conditions, it would be quite possible to survive for about a week.

‘There must be more points where it becomes more intense.’

And, as expected, there was a high probability that it was the guy sleeping on the second basement floor.

‘Nargul’

The ruler of this dungeon.

If that guy is summoned here, or even if he it’s not one. It was obvious that this survival game would most likely be hellishly difficult.

He is the one who leads the army of death. If you think about his ability to keep skeletal monsters alive.

‘It would be better inside the cave.’

It would be much easier than fending off enemies coming from all directions.

I didn’t like the idea of being pushed to a place with narrow terrain, but since the cave was close to a separate place from here, it could have had little or no impact.

‘This direction should be right…’

There was some difference in distance during the mining process, but the direction was not much different, so we were confident about the location of the cave.

‘I found it.’

“Where on earth are we going?”

“Ha… I don’t know. All I can do is believe.”

“Some of the other parties fell away.”

It wouldn’t be an easy choice to blindly follow us. Rather, I hoped that the 25 hunters left behind would also leave out.

But contrary to my expectations, they followed us persistently, and we ended up reaching the place I was aiming for together.

“What do you mean here?”

A tree, which would have been lush when alive, had fallen to the ground.

It was a huge tree that was over 3 meters tall even in its fallen state. When I moved to the center of the tree and lifted the base with all my strength, a door large enough for a medium-sized Giant Skeleton Soldier to enter appeared.

“Wow…”

“Wow, how did you know there was a passage here?”

“…As expected.”

The other hunters who followed us were more surprised than our party members. But there was no time to be stupid and open your mouth.

Kiyaa!

This is because the screams of the undead were getting closer were unusual.

How many animals must scream to make such a strange sound?