chapter 568
568 – Arena’s Expectations
I clapped my hands without realizing it as I repaired the armor that had been damaged by the guy.
A small gift to myself who fought well against a strong enemy.
‘Honestly, it was dangerous.’
It was a battle in which my stamina was reduced to less than half for the first time in a long time.
‘I didn’t let my guard down, but I didn’t know it would be this bad.’
This entire space was a spawning ground for something with similar characteristics to [Border Sanctuary].
A battle in which the initiative is overwhelmingly transferred to the opponent.
It was a strange space where the person’s stamina was flowing out even if he didn’t do anything.
That’s why I had no choice but to deal with it alone.
‘Hmm… Is there any way to block a defense-ignoring attack? I’m embarrassed that it’s left like this. There is no place to escape. It’s difficult to fire fire cannons day and night with Sanctuary activated in one-on-one combat.’
It was clear that the Blood Mosquito, which had acquired the amazing ability of living blood, was a unique creature in many ways.
After taking care of a lot of monster by-products and magic stones, we headed straight to the next location.
On the way, varieties of ‘Prizcana’, ‘Minescarave’, and ‘Blood Mosquito’ flocked incessantly.
Since these were the ingredients for the alchemist’s elixir, we continued to subdue them with excitement.
But that’s only for an hour or two.
“Uwaeeek!”
“Wow, I can’t fight anymore.”
“Shall we go up slowly?”
“Please. Just looking at insect legs makes me vomit.”
So many monsters that fill your field of vision?
People were about to run away while trying to supply materials.
In the end, we had to get on the back of ‘Geomryong’ again.
‘W-It’s been a long time-‘
[Krrrr······.]
‘Hey, b*stard. Open your eyes kindly.’
[······.]
It’s been a while since I met the sword dragon, but he’s still a cold guy to me.
Still, he doesn’t glare at me like he used to kill me.
The balance of power between him and me was already tilted to one side, so it was a natural change.
‘I wish I had something to ride too. Of course you can fly!! I want to ride something!’
There was a vehicle called ‘Sky Craft’ that I got from Taehyung Jeong, but it didn’t seem like much. It also consumes a lot of magic attribute.
‘Is Yeonhee the only one I can trust?’
If Yeonhee summons a new vehicle, I have to coax her from the beginning to make it easier to ride.
After flying for a while, the monsters became less frequent at some point.
I was worried that there might be a ‘normal hybrid species’, but with the last self-destruction, all the spirits that were dealing with them disappeared, so I couldn’t even see the nose.
Although I went all the way to the heart of the place where the endlessly rising tower was, I was unable to properly explore the surroundings because I was trying to avoid the ‘advanced high-level race’, a race from another world.
At that time, I couldn’t find the Temple of Light, so I had to leave Geomryongi and fly far ahead, wandering around, and invest a lot of time searching.
“Tick, tick, tick.”
Still, as I flew and looked carefully, I was able to find the Temple of Light without much difficulty.
Among the many huge mountains I saw when I defeated the ‘Crystal Lord’ last time, I vaguely sensed something with a sacred energy at the entrance of the one located in front.
The fact that I could feel it even though it was a place far beyond the range of my senses was probably thanks to the help of ‘Arena.’
– ······.
There was one eye watching me, pretending not to see.
Irmana hasn’t felt any connection at all since dealing with Denar, so the only thing left is probably Arena.
A goddess of light stalking the undead.
Tell jokes to the limit.
“It’s so far!”
As Yeon-hee said, it seems that the place where the fallen tower was not particularly deep.
The hidden temple of light that we finally arrived at after flying for a long time.
I found it without difficulty, but to other members of the Ilseom Guild, it probably looked like just an ordinary cliff. It’s a level of deception that only someone like Joong-gil can see through.
I could clearly see the level of people who built this building.
Gooo──
Gulp-
“They say it’s the Temple of Light…”
“If you say it’s the devil’s lair, I’ll believe you.”
“I’m scared…”
It was a building that had turned pitch black and was covered with all kinds of unknown man-eating plants, giving off a very gloomy atmosphere.
‘It’s been neglected for quite a long time.’
It was more than five times larger than the temple that was the hidden dungeon, and even had a huge underground space.
‘It’s not unusual.’
A place so polluted that people even throw carrots called ‘little blessings’ to their colleagues.
‘Maybe I thought it was too easy…’
Haha, family security!! I’ll beat them all up!”
“Arin, what’s going on with you? You’re not in trouble today.”
“I’ll tell you this when I get out of the dungeon!! Now I’m not afraid of anything that gets in my way!”
“······.”
Thanks to Arin, who is more energetic than ever, we were able to relieve some of the tension. I went straight into the temple.
Sasasasak-
Easy profit─
“Why does a cockroach make such a noise…Unlucky.”
“Ugh… I don’t like bugs…”
“Arin… Isn’t it very different from what you looked like a moment ago?”
However, as soon as I entered the room, the extremely unpleasant sound of insects pierced my ears, causing me to flinch without realizing it.
I told you all that even I felt so unclean that I had to stick my neck in.
“There are a lot of blood mosquitoes. And… They say there are ‘mongrels’ gathered in the corner who have turned into zombies?”
“Ugh… Now even zombies.”
Mosquito was not an opponent for our party unless it was a ‘queen-level’ variant, and the ‘mongrels’ were also degenerate-level people with nothing to be afraid of.
However, there were too many to count, and the only thing I was concerned about was the presence of a boss located in the basement of the temple.
‘It’s been a while since I had a proper boss battle with my colleagues.’
In a temple filled with disgusting things, two guys who had not lost their noble appearance were preparing to welcome us.
[Skull Bomb]
Kkwagwagwagwagwagwang───!!
Of course, the first thing to do is to kill the small insects that are littered on the way down to the basement.
Taking my bomb as a signal, we began purging the temple.
A place that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time.
I felt the danger just before the dungeon broke exploded.
We devoted ourselves to subjugation for three full hours.
[Border Sanctuary]
I created my own space and embraced my colleagues inside.
The sanctuary is now strong enough to block most attacks.
There is even a function of ‘non-existence’.
“Huh?”
Soon, a real scene unfolded where all the monsters running towards us stopped all at once.
“Wow, this is really amazing. Isn’t this like a safe zone? Can’t we see?”
“It’s so big! Is it really possible to make it bigger?”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
“They say that if you have enough ingredients, there are no limits to what you can grow.”
“Wow, then Ilwol can build a city later!”
‘City? I’ve even thought about castles, but the city seems really far away.’
We looked at the wandering monsters with dumb expressions.
“It’s a bit… Strange to just stare at you like this.”
“That’s right. Why are we so anxious that we can’t eat each other?”
Even after having such a self-reflective conversation.
“Ilwol said he will release the sanctuary in one minute.”
“Go ahead!! Kill them all!!”
“For a little blessing!!”
“Haaa!!”
When you actually start playing, you forget about your emotions and your body reacts first.
The battle time was much shorter than the time to reach the temple, but the density was extremely high.
The ingredients to make the elixir of the alchemist who touched death were not enough, but they had accumulated to the point where it was overflowing.
And after a long time, we arrived at the deepest part of the basement level.
Kri-ri-ri-ri-ririk-
Kiriririk-
“Uh…Is that the boss here?”
“You’re fighting with them?”
Two giant statues that looked exactly like the goddesses in the previous Hidden Dungeon mural were turning towards us.
A small guy at 4 meters tall and a big guy at 5 meters tall.
The smaller one was about 20% stronger and had a sphere of mysterious power in its body.
‘A warrior type with a spear and shield. It’s classic.’
The goddess statue wearing offensive and defensive equipment in both hands shows off her graceful curves and flashes her dark red eyes.
“When Ilwol gives a signal, don’t take refuge inside the sanctuary!!”
“Yes, yes!!”
‘The energy is a bit unfamiliar. ‘Does it feel closer to a living thing than a living statue?’
What is certain is that they are no longer the beings that protected the sacred temple, but structures of evil.
‘Combat power is top class A. Although they are weaker than the giants, they are quite a strong enemy.’
– ‘Arena’, the goddess of light and justice, gives you a small quest.
‘Huh? Again?’
– There were two priests whom ‘Arena’ loved very much. They gave everything to protect the temple, but eventually gave in to evil and are now the guardians of the dungeon.
– Subdue the guardians and ‘purify’ them to free them from their suffering!
– Reward: Magic Power +500, Arena’s Noble Shield
– Wow! What! It gives you 500 magic attribute!!
– You’re giving me a little bit of protection plus magical power and a shield?!
– This is Arena’s noble shield! You mean that only a small number of paladins are given this?!
‘Yes. It’s a paladin’s perk that blocks an attack that could lead to death just once…’
Why on earth do they care so much about these priests that they give them ridiculous rewards? They even give away all participants?
I clearly remembered Irmana, who had lost her strength, and couldn’t say anything even when she got angry.
‘It looks like Arena’s level is higher than I thought.’
“I clearly told you to subdue it. You can’t kill it!!”
“Confirm!”
“Confirm!”
Yeonhee had already summoned a bunch of summons and was giving attack orders.
‘It’s a very difficult mission to subdue that thing without killing it, but I’ll just watch it for a moment.’
Among the summoned animals, Arin can be seen riding on the back of the ‘Red Mane Direwolf’.
‘Huh? Why? The lightning step state is faster-‘
What’s even more surprising is that Arin is using the [Lightning Walk] While riding the direwolf’s red lightning.
‘Oh oh?! Is there an application like that?’
Arin twisted her body in an unpredictable direction, as if teleporting.
She quickly ran to the front, easily dodging the guardian’s attack, and struck first by kicking the statue’s knee her with her her leg her her her her, which was full of her lightning energy her her her her .
Kwaaang──!!
[?!!]
The small goddess statue stumbled after receiving quite a shock.
‘··· What? It worked, right? It’s really cool, isn’t it?’
When did we start a joint attack like that? I don’t think I’d be able to run by lightning… Could this be an ability made possible by an encounter with the god of lightning? Direwolves are also favored by the God of Lightning, so there may be something to do with it.
There was something more surprising.
[Earth Creation]
As soon as Bae Ju-ah ordered, a clumsily formed lump of clay floundered and rose to the ground.
But that’s all, I couldn’t move properly.
Yeonhee’s magical energy is overlaid with Bae Jooah’s magic.
“Sister!”
[With a beat that makes the ground vibrate – The stone body, awakened from a long sleep, dances and sings of life – The heart of the rock beats – When the magician’s power burns, it will move forward -]
Let the bard’s energy created by Ham Eun-young’s song merge.
– I witnessed the amazing sight of creating life-like creatures from inanimate objects!
– The weight of existence increases only slightly!
‘···Crazy? Three people worked together to create something like a golem?!’
I thought he was just diligently gaining experience and growing like he did when he was with me, but while I wasn’t looking, he was growing remarkably.
“Go! Arin!!”
Moreover, when Noh Hayun creates a 3-meter-long ice spear and hands it to the Earth Golem, doesn’t it complete a rather convincing picture?
‘They say it’s better without me.’
I nodded my head, thinking that it was wise to go with two tracks.
“Arin! Back!!”
“Okay!!”
Arin, who was toying between the two statues at crazy speed, fell out, and in her place, Yeonhee’s army of summoned animals, led by ‘Earth Golem’ and Alpha class, rushed in.
‘There is no separate minister.’
Of course, I had no intention of just being a spectator.
‘Go.’
“Crack, crack, crack!!”
Even traces and minions, including Ains, were brought into the war.
Traces disappear once someone dies, so we have been paying constant attention.
‘I can’t save it forever. Go wild once.’