chapter 549
549 – Water Attribute Weapons
Haha– how can it be this comfortable!”
When the horse beastman burst into cheerful laughter, the other hunters were also smiling.
“Hehe, I thought I’d make a request just in case, but it was truly a godsend.”
“I said you would allow it!! You must be a good person.”
“It would have been good if I had thought about the mission a long time ago.”
“There aren’t many beings with a scent similar to ours like that person. I don’t think we could have waited any longer.”
‘··· Mission? Similar scent? Did you get that smell after visiting the broken world line?’
It was difficult to guess just by listening to the conversation.
“It’s all thanks to Mr. Arang. If this happens, we can advance our schedule a little, right?”
“What? It’s thanks to Alpha who agreed.”
“Alpha, that guy… He helped me when I accidentally lost my balance earlier… And he feels a bit like a tsundere.”
“Shh, don’t talk nonsense. Please listen.”
“I’m not saying anything bad, but…”
If you listen to their conversation, it seems like they feel great satisfaction in subjugating me.
If you think about it, it had to be that way.
The place I encountered was an area right in the center of the hunting ground.
They said they had been unable to cross that area for several weeks and were trying repeatedly, but they reached the final safe zone in just two hours with me.
‘You’re just wasting time by insisting on having a prisoner in the party.’
Still, they have taken a step forward by lifting the ban, albeit late.
“I heard people from other parties passing by earlier saying that Chaeon Saeng was murdered in the morning. Is this true?”
‘…Hmm?’
“I wish it were true, but it just seemed like gossip.”
“You’ll find out when you go out and check.”
“If it’s true, there’s a possibility that the party Mr. Cha was a member of will also be disbanded, right? Everyone there wasn’t normal, right?”
“The rumor was bad. But there are no witnesses, so what can we do?”
“Anyway, with those twins, there will be recruiting battles here and there. I heard they use Twin Cast?”
“Really? It’s amazing. I want to see it too.”
‘The twins have already gone to Jeong Taehyung.’
Listening to the conversation, it doesn’t seem like much time has passed since I entered the hidden dungeon.
In the end, everything was going well, but I still couldn’t completely get over the shock of meeting the Orc commander.
‘I don’t think it’s possible that it wasn’t at the level I saw in my previous life… No, I don’t think that’s necessarily the case.’
Just because the b*stard’s level wasn’t up to par at that time didn’t mean that the invasion was too far away.
It was a messed up world line.
It is clear that the time between me and the Orc commander after leaving there will pass differently, so when we meet again, as Inessa said, he may appear in a much stronger state.
‘Ha-‘
As I lay down on the floor, the party members look at me with worried faces.
“Oh… Are you a little tired?”
“I wonder if we were the only ones who were so excited that we accidentally overdid it…”
“Why don’t you slow down a little?”
“But I came at Alpha’s speed…”
[I just have something to think about for a moment. We leave in 3 minutes.]
“Wow… Yes!!”
“Can you hear everything we say?”
“Shh, let’s be careful…”
Afterwards, we went through the same process one more time as when coming to the safe zone, and then reached our goal.
Although we defeated a considerable number of monsters on the way, we were unable to take away the sea maiden’s expected abilities.
Still, I was quite satisfied because I was able to get quite a lot of magic stones and runes.
Of course, most of the runes they drop are breathing runes, so I won’t have to use them, but they cost 2-3 million won each, so it’s not bad.
‘Even though I became a skeleton, the money was still good.’
Although I have saved a lot of money recently, I have not become a person with assets worth tens of trillions of won, so my satisfaction with the reward has not diminished.
“Well… How do you plan on distributing it?”
Arang, the rabbit beast, quietly sits down next to me and asks about distribution.
“······.”
“I feel like we owe you too much! We are willing to do our best to meet your requirements. Yes, really.”
Perhaps he was being careful not to offend me, or perhaps it was because he had saved his life.
[··· Eat what you catch, and we’ll talk again when you defeat the Hellachne or ‘Silumea’ type boss level.]
“Ah yes yes!!”
The animal party members’ faces become even brighter after hearing their opinions.
My role was so absolute that I could demand more than 30% of the total magic stones if I decided to do so.
‘What are you going to do after receiving it like that?’
The more money you have, the better, but there is no need to overdo it. Making such demands and continuing tension between team members is stressful to me.
[Is everyone ready?]
“”Yes!! Alpha!!””
‘One answer is shocking. Like some kind of soldier.’
In front of the pond heading to the next hunting ground in the swamp.
From here, an underwater battle unfolds for a while.
Just as one cannot defy death, it is natural that the combat power of creatures on land decreases drastically in the water.
In addition, you need to equip the ‘Breathing Rune’ to breathe underwater, so the ability value for one rune is completely discarded.
Of course, I don’t need to do that.
‘I’m glad there’s at least one tiger beast.’
It is said that beastmen usually dislike water, but some people are sometimes penalized to the point where their abilities are lowered. Fortunately, tiger beastmen are friendly with the water attribute.
“We are definitely prepared!”
“I have a lot of extra breathing runes, and so do Aqua Flyers.”
‘It’s definitely comfortable because there’s nothing to worry about.’
Even a few days ago, all of them were wearing the ‘Swift Hellachne Warplate’, which only a few people had.
‘What are these kids doing that make them have so much money?’
Even if he is a top class A hunter, he seems to be in his mid to late 20s now.
Would he be able to raise enough funds to buy equipment worth tens of billions of dollars at that age?
‘It’s money that our party members could have worked hard to raise for 1-2 years… But there’s something there, too. There may be a force supporting you from behind.’
[Before we go in, let’s guess a few hand signals.]
“”Yes!!””
Now, the beasts are perfectly adapted to what I lead.
[Then let’s go in.]
I put on the Aqua Flighter and jumped straight into the pond.
Splash- splash-
My body moves forward according to my will, as if there is a huge propeller at the back.
‘Change of direction is also okay. Even if there is nowhere to stand, you can move as if you are pushing the ground. It’s not bad.’
It would not have been possible to achieve this level of power with just one Aqua Flighter.
This is definitely an advantage gained by becoming an incarnation of Irmana.
– Wow, you’re really fast. I have to chase after it diligently.
– Oh, please slow down. Hehe-
– It’s been a while since we’ve been partying together, but don’t you take care of us secretly?
– Yep!! I’m trying to get better.
– Here we go again. Geumsapa.
– What are you talking about?
‘······.’
Eight prisoners follow me diligently.
Their swimming skills were flawless, which probably had a great effect on the armor they wore.
There are several effects of that armor, one of them being the ability to communicate underwater like now. And gaining freedom of movement. There was another decisive ability, but the full effect had not yet been activated.
– Even if I was born as a fish, it would have been fun!
– Look at this! I feel like a tornado, haha!
Beasts enjoying swimming while spinning.
Perhaps because they are relatively young, the anticipation and joy of entering a new environment were revealed without filtering.
‘There’s nothing much so far.’
After about 20 minutes, you will encounter a group of monsters that are most commonly encountered in Nando, but there were no other monsters to be wary of. It’s just that the numbers are a bit high.
– Wow… But Alpha seems to move more fluidly in the water.
– It doesn’t seem to be Hellachne-type armor, but it seems to move better than ours.
‘That’s what I think. The meaning of becoming a small incarnation of Irmana is not small at all.’
My movements were somewhat slower than when I used my body on the ground.
However, in terms of sensibility, was it rather that I was armed with such a sharp abandon that even I was surprised?
– Gain evasion power close to precognition in water.
‘Definitely… I feel confident that I can dodge whatever attack comes my way.’
I slowly swam in the water and created a basic short sword in my hand.
Bogol Bogol-
Bubbles began to form in his hands, and soon a translucent and subtly blue sword was created. Would it be okay to call it a water sword?
‘It takes almost no magic power. Is it because it is the basic form?’
Or maybe Irmana is sharing my burden.
– Wow!!
– What the hell is that…
– Did you make a sword out of water?! That’s almost similar to Were Croc’s ability, isn’t it?
– Omg…?! Awesome!
Even though I was in the lead and quite far away, the beastmen had such good eyesight that they quickly saw my ability and started making a fuss.
‘Well… I guess I can show off this level of ability. Let’s try it with a window this time-‘
I increased my skill level by freely changing the shape of the weapon in my hand.
– Wow───
‘I can create anything in the form I imagine. If you invest a little more magic power, you could make something like a giant shield or hammer suitable for giants.’
Whirring Whirling───
It was even possible to change the shape of the spear that left my hand into a net while flying with my will.
‘Oh, this is a bit surprising to me.’
It has become possible to use it much more freely than the transformation of flame on the ground.
This was a change on the level of a world-changing change, so I felt the thrill of lightning striking my entire body at that moment.
‘That’s interesting. It will have great tactical utility.’
– Wow…
– Crazy…
– What kind of god are you connected to to enable such transformation?
Of course, the prisoners who had their eyes focused on me from earlier just kept making exclamations of exclamation.
‘I ended up bragging without even thinking about it.’
It was time to put practice aside for a while and focus on actual practice.
– A group of ‘Abyss Hunters’, the main species of the huge dungeon ‘Nando’, have been detected!
– ‘Blue Manatid’ has occurred in large numbers!
‘There are more than before. Aren’t there too many from the first battle…’
The most powerful species in ‘Nando’ are the Hellachne-type sea snakes, but the ones with the largest population are the ‘Abyss Hunters’ who are swimming like crazy in front of you.
They are called one of the five races that rule Nando.
It provides the most abundant resources to hunters entering ‘Difficulty’, and is also the monster that kills the most hunters.
Its head was divided into several pieces, as if it had been split three times with a great sword, and numerous blood vessels and muscle tissue were connected between them. It was a mermaid-like monster with an ugly appearance.
‘The problem starts with those three heads.’
All cores in each head must be destroyed to prevent it from regenerating.
In short, as long as the three cores are not destroyed, it will somehow survive.
Overall, it was close to the male form of the ‘Fallen Sea Fairy’, but it was not difficult to tell because the entire body was pitch black.
Chae Chae Chaeng──
Their cracked faces split into dozens of pieces and turned into sharp blades, threatening us. The tip of the blade constantly leaks a powerful neurotoxin that paralyzes breathing and muscles, so even just grazing it in an attack makes the rest of the battle extremely painful.
So, we may not know it, but the beastmen must have had a lot of antidotes piled up in their subspace.
All they did was move quickly through the sea and cut down with sharp and various types of blades, but to hunters who had lived their entire lives on land, they could not help but be a threat in themselves.
‘Would it have been possible to endure if Yeonhee summoned the summons?’
I always had a habit of thinking about my family with Yeonhee as the center.
In my mind, I immediately thought of Yeonhee leading the summoned beasts while equipped with the Aqua Flighter.
‘First of all, there is a high possibility that Geomryong will not be able to perform properly.’
The absence of Geomryong, the best offensive summon, will be painful.
In the end, after only a few minutes, the only thing that clearly came to mind was the summoned beasts being torn apart by a group of ‘Abyss Hunters’.
‘It’s a wild assumption… It’s still not possible against high-ranking A-level monsters.’
Yeonhee’s priority should be to win against the giants.