Episode 70 No.104 Black Sand Room (2)
I left the inn and followed the footsteps of the two lowest ranking warriors of the Heuksabang.
I quickly discovered two people in black uniforms and the back of Jeomso’s head.
They quickly noticed our presence on the other side, and they were following us openly.
They started luring us somewhere without asking for support.
It means that they can solve it with their own strength.
We also followed them obediently, and soon found ourselves facing off in a deserted place.
The Black Death Warrior A recognized us and spoke to us.
“Those guys from the guest house. Did you come to play knight?”
“Oh. When I saw injustice, I couldn’t stand it.”
Hidden Piece can’t stand it any longer.
When I looked next to him for agreement, Go Hyun-woo responded with a nod.
“Yes. How can I just watch an innocent young man being taken away right before my eyes?”
“Your courage is admirable, but you are foolish. Your chivalry will urge you to do your bidding.”
– Sreung,
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Warrior A immediately draws the sword on his waist.
Meanwhile, Musa B’s thoughts seemed a little different.
He looks us up and down and then says to A.
“Your bones are quite strong. I can use it.”
“Are they taking these guys to the room too?”
“Okay, subdue him without getting hurt as much as possible.”
“I guess it wouldn’t be a problem if I cut off a limb or two?”
“of course.”
It was as if subduing us was easier than turning over the palm of one’s hand.
I also gave a warning to Koh Hyun-woo and Shin Byeong-cheol.
“Don’t damage your clothes.”
“Okay.”
Because we have to use their uniforms.
The battle began when [Windforce] was cast on Musa A without any warning.
“what-“
As the wind blew towards me and dragged my body, the creature was momentarily flustered, but quickly regained its composure and flew towards me on the wind, trying to cut off my arm.
I tilted my head slightly, then grabbed the bastard by the collar and slammed him to the floor.
– Boom!
He must have been quite a tough guy, because he wasn’t immediately incapacitated, but instead swung his sword while lying on the ground.
I jumped up a foot just before my ankle was cut off, dodged the blade, cast Windforce again, lifted the thing up, and slammed it into the ground.
– Boom!
But since he still had some consciousness, he grabbed his head and hit his temple with his knee.
– Crunch!
When I turned my gaze to see what was happening over there, I saw Go Hyun-woo and the low-ranking warrior B exchanging blows.
Fists and hands quickly intertwine in the air.
Shin Byeong-cheol would hang around nearby and try to trip or hit the back of the head, and would get hit one by one.
‘The fight is a bit messy.’
It is unclear whether it is because Go Hyun-woo does not use his main weapon, the sword, or because Shin Byeong-cheol is naturally a messy fighter.
This farce that was too much to watch ended with Shin Byeong-cheol putting him in a headlock from behind and Ko Hyeon-woo hitting him in the face with a punch.
He stripped off the uniforms of the two subdued warriors, tied them up tightly, and then threw them away carelessly.
By the time they wake up or their absence becomes known, we will have already left the dungeon.
Shin Byeong-cheol’s whole body ached, as if he had been hit here and there many times during the short battle.
He keeps asking while rubbing his shoulders, arms, and legs.
“No, these guys are low-level warriors? Aren’t they executives?”
“Oh. These guys are the weakest here.”
He is a low-level warrior, but he is a low-level warrior in a deep, B-class dungeon.
It’s about the level of an elite or mid-boss in a lower-level dungeon.
I don’t know about Nana Go Hyun-woo, but Shin Byung-chul won’t be able to do a one-on-one.
So, you should avoid combat if possible.
Anyway, I’ve done the first step.
I spoke to the dotted line, which was standing there blankly.
“Let’s go back.”
* * *
“Son!”
“father!”
The two rich men hugged each other as if they hadn’t seen each other in decades and had a family reunion.
I guess it’s a pretty touching scene, but I’ve seen it so many times that I didn’t feel much about it.
Looking back, I don’t think I was particularly impressed when I first saw it.
So I rudely intervened between the two.
“I’m sorry for being so emotional, but I have to figure out what needs to be figured out.”
“Oh, yes! What can I do for you… … ?”
“Can I take this?”
I was holding a small statue in my hand.
I picked up a statue of Dharma that was decorating a corner of the guest house.
The owner looked like he was thinking, ‘Why on earth do you need that?’
However, he nodded, thinking that it was not an unreasonable request for a statue of Dharma, and that it was not right for him to change his words now.
“… … Take it.”
“Thank you. Would you like duck soup? Dumplings are a little too much.”
“Of course. I’ll prepare it right away.”
The owner and the waiter went into the kitchen to finish cooking.
I sat down at the table and examined the Dharma statue carefully.
It looks very unsightly, with wear and tear here and there.
Nevertheless, when I look at Dharma’s smiling face, I feel a strange emotion.
Go Hyun-woo, who was also looking at the Daruma statue nearby, seemed to have felt the same way.
“It looks extraordinary.”
Shin Byeong-cheol also leaned forward and said something.
“I think that’s used in the system, right?”
“That’s right. It’s used in the formation.”
To be precise, it is used for the purpose of destroying a specific system.
You can think of it as a kind of key.
yes,
“What do you see?”
When I handed him the Dharma statue along with the question, Go Hyun-woo accepted it absentmindedly and looked down at it.
At first, he had a somewhat strange attitude,
As time passed, his expression hardened into a serious one.
“This is… … !”
As Go Hyun-woo guessed, the person who carved this was no ordinary master.
A skilled person who puts all his martial skills into carving a mere statue of Dharma.
Each line that makes up the statue looks like a trace of a sharp sword.
Even though much of it has weathered away over the years, its traces are still vivid.
If you continue to observe and study, you will be able to catch a glimpse of the group.
For someone like Koh Hyun-woo, it is a treasure worth a thousand gold coins.
On the other hand, the only thing that’s important to me is the part that destroys the formation.
So I decided to lend it to Go Hyun-woo until he needed it later.
“Keep it for the time being. I’ll research it in various ways.”
“Is it okay if I lend you something this precious?”
“I risked my life to enter this dungeon, so it’s only right that I get that much.”
If you are Ko Hyun-woo who always believes in me and follows me, you deserve to be rewarded accordingly.
Go Hyun-woo was so touched that he bowed to me.
“I’m always amazed by Brother Kim’s distribution. Thank you.”
“Get stronger quickly. Let’s go to other dungeons together.”
“I will do my best.”
The Dharma statue goes into Go Hyun-woo’s inventory.
At that moment, Jeom So-i came out of the kitchen carrying three bowls of duck soup on a tray.
“This is the duck soup you ordered.”
And then they put them down in front of us one by one… … .
Inside the bowl, lava-colored liquid is bubbling.
It looks incredibly spicy even at first glance.
Even when I first encountered it as a game, this restaurant’s duck soup was famous for being spicy.
There is a reason why the name of the restaurant is “Spicy Duck Soup.”
We picked up our spoons and took a bite at the same time, fluttering our eyebrows at the same time.
The common expression was that of someone dying of heat.
Just as I was about to say, “Isn’t this a bit spicy?”, Shin Byeong-cheol started to brag.
“It’s not spicy at all. At this level, it’s just plain water.”
Go Hyun-woo and I exchanged glances,
“This is edible.”
“It tastes good when you eat it.”
The battle of men’s pride has begun.
* * *
Originally, I was curious about this restaurant’s duck soup because it was so spicy, so I just wanted to try it.
But, unexpectedly, a man, no, a group of children had a fight over their pride, and so they inhaled the duck soup aggressively.
The results were all empty, resulting in a draw.
In this case, the store that sold the duck soup would be the winner, but that wasn’t the case because the owner didn’t receive the money.
After finishing the duck soup, I put away all my playfulness and seriously reviewed the operation.
The strategy for Black Sand Room is similar to that of the Feather Snake Altar in a broad sense.
While I tie up the main force including the Black Ark, Go Hyun-woo and Shin Byeong-cheol secure the target items.
One crucial difference from the Feather Serpent Altar is that the Black Ark is too strong to be defeated.
So we have to finish it in a different way.
“Take it out.”
At my words, Go Hyun-woo placed two items on the table.
These are things I bought by paying expensive points at the student store.
We bought a small communication device that we put in our ears to communicate with each other during operations.
The other is a piece of parchment with a complex magic circle imprinted on it.
[Emergency Escape Scroll (B)]
A one-time item that randomly creates an exit so you can escape the dungeon without clearing it.
Although it has an incredibly powerful effect, it has clear limitations and can lead to a goal if used recklessly.
I’m pointing to the scroll to emphasize this part again because it’s important.
“No matter what situation you face, you must come out to the safe zone and use it.”
“What happens if you use it in a strict place?”
“If we’re really lucky, an escape portal will open… … .”
Otherwise, there’s no guarantee where the portal will lead.
There is also a high possibility that you will fall into another unidentified dungeon.
To open the exit for sure, you must finish everything and use the scroll in the safe zone.
For example, in a place like an abandoned house where we first set foot.
Shin Byeong-cheol nodded.
“Okay, so you’re saying that we just need to follow the strategy.”
“I am aware of it too.”
In addition, let’s review some important elements of the strategy again.
After leaving the inn, the two men separated.
“Then, Brother Kim, I wish you good luck.”
“You guys too. Keep in touch every now and then.”
While Go Hyun-woo and Shin Byeong-cheol were moving towards the ‘secret passage’, which was the starting point of this attack, I had a little bit of free time.
So I walked around the market and bought a few gifts.
I remembered that Dang Gyu-young and Chae Da-bin had told me to buy snacks when they came, so I mostly focused on that.
As I was filling one corner of my inventory with snacks, I heard Go Hyun-woo’s voice through the communicator plugged into my ear.
[Arrived.]
“Okay, let’s begin.”
After giving a short answer, he headed straight for the black room.
At the main gate, two gatekeepers were standing, leaning awkwardly, and one of them noticed me and asked me a question.
“What kind of guy are you?”
I didn’t answer and kept approaching.
The gatekeepers seemed to have a strange feeling about my confident and straight gait as I approached them.
The expression on the face of the man who asked the question became fierce, and he immediately drew his sword and aimed it.
“I asked who he was!”
I approached him without answering.
Then the gatekeeper rushed in and brandished his sword.
What he didn’t notice was that my fist was glowing red and was giving off a faint smoke.
Let’s sneak a knife that’s about to cut his neck and dig in, then extend our fist.
– Kwakwakwakwa—!!
A firestorm raced past, sweeping away everything in sight.
Two gatekeepers are also present.
A large hole has opened where the main gate used to be, and the flames that have spread to the main hall are growing larger.
I watched the sight for a moment.
“You ride well.”
They say the most entertaining things in the world are watching fights and fires, and I think that saying is true.
I started the fight and I started the fire, but those are minor issues.
Soon the inside became noisy as if a beehive had been stirred.
– What! What’s going on?
– It’s towards the main gate!
– Fire! Put out the fire quickly!
You might suddenly think, what the heck, this is a bolt from the blue.
I decided to help the Black Death Knights understand the situation.
I took a deep breath and shouted at the top of my lungs.
“It’s the enemy—!”
Come here!
