Episode 267 Discipline (4)
The four of us stared at the detector in silence for a long time.
“… … .”
“… … .”
But nothing appeared on the screen.
Naturally, everyone’s eyes were focused on Shin Byeong-cheol, and I brought out the fist microphone.
“Please say something.”
“No, we don’t know yet. If we go further in, there might be something there.”
However, Shin Byeong-cheol still does not change his mind.
If you think about it, it wasn’t entirely wrong.
The detector detects if there is a Dark Oobleck ‘within a certain distance’.
That means, even if the guy is inside the dungeon, he may not be detected if the distance is too far.
Song Cheon-hye must have had similar thoughts because she started walking ahead.
“Let’s go.”
I guess he’ll move on for a while and then try to activate the detector again.
We followed Song Cheon-hye without saying a word.
Occasionally, I would encounter lightning or ice spirits,
– Crackle!
He was no match for the lightning human Song Cheon-hye.
Most of them can be solved with a light hummingbird.
‘I got a C rank.’
Hummingbird is also a very good control skill and is tempting, but it cannot compare to the B-rank Ice Wall, so I decided to hold off.
We reached the target hill, activated the Oobleck detector, walked to the next hill, activated the detector again, and repeated the process.
– Beep—
But the screen is still dark.
In the end, Song Cheon-hye came to a conclusion.
“I don’t think there is one here.”
“Yeah, it looks like that.”
“Let’s go out.”
Then he takes out an emergency escape scroll from his inventory and tears it up.
– Kukukukuku… … .
The void split open as if it were being forcibly twisted open, revealing an exit slightly smaller than a normal teleportation portal.
Song Cheon-hye deletes number 870 from the list as soon as she comes out.
Meanwhile, I was giving Shin Byeong-cheol a meaningful look.
“It didn’t come out?”
“… … I see.”
“I guess I’ll have to go in last from now on too?”
“No, but isn’t it one-on-one now? I should go in deeper.”
There is still not enough samples to prove the hypothesis that Shin Byung-chul is an icon of misfortune.
I nodded, because it made sense.
“Okay, it’s a showdown. The loser gets to buy food?”
“call.”
Song Cheon-hye looked at the two of us with a dumbfounded expression.
“You bet on something like that?”
Shin Byeong-cheol and I looked at Song Cheon-hye with serious expressions at the same time, as if we had never argued before.
“… … Something like that?”
“Where can you find something this important?”
“A man is a corpse without his pride.”
Song Cheon-hye couldn’t overcome our combined efforts and gave up on the conversation.
On the other hand, Han So-mi was smiling the whole time, wondering what was so good about it.
“Anyone can win!”
Of course, in the next dungeon, and the one after that, the battle of pride ended in my victory.
Because Dark Oobleck wouldn’t appear that often.
“Rice… … . Should I buy it?”
“No, I don’t know yet. I don’t know yet.”
Shin Byeong-cheol’s expression grew darker and darker, but the peaceful dungeon cleaning continued for a while.
I walk around the dungeon, avoiding dangerous places and strong monsters as much as possible, stopping here and there to use the detector.
And if you don’t catch anything, you can repeat the process of escaping with the escape scroll.
So 860, 850, 840… … the numbers kept decreasing, and we stopped in front of the next dungeon.
[No.833] [Samjichang Lake]
As Song Cheon-hye was about to enter the portal again without any problem, I asked her a question.
“Do you know the strategy here?”
“… … I don’t know. I have the strategy book.”
Then he takes out a thick stack of documents and shows them to me.
It’s better than not knowing at all, but it means you haven’t mastered it yet.
So I proposed.
“I hope this goes as I ordered.”
“Do you know? Strategy.”
“Of course I know. That’s why I’m suggesting it.”
“… … .”
Song Cheon-hye exchanged glances with Han So-mi without saying a word.
Han So-mi also expresses her thoughts quite seriously at times like this, and judging by the way she nods her head, it seems like she wants to give it a try.
Shin Byeong-cheol added a word to that.
“This guy has one strategy for sure.”
Song Cheon-hye seemed not to trust Shin Byeong-cheol’s guarantee at all, but seemed to agree that he was worth giving a try.
Thanks to following my instructions during the midterms, we were able to stop the Blood Bomb Ogres with minimal damage.
“Okay, I’ll do as you order.”
“Okay. Let’s take our positions first.”
We rushed into the portal.
Of course, Shin Byeong-cheol was the last.
The next moment we were standing on a pier made of wooden planks.
At the end of the dock were several log boats, resembling canoes, tied together. They were not very large, and each could probably accommodate at most two people.
Also, when I turned my view, I saw a fairly wide lake extending far into the distance.
It’s also very obvious what to do.
‘It means go by boat.’
However, unlike the peaceful atmosphere this dungeon seems to have, there is a very high chance that you will have a hard time if you start it without thinking.
So, I was handed over command before I entered.
“Song Cheon-hye.”
“yes.”
“Give me the strategy book.”
Song Cheon-hye handed me the strategy book coolly, and I quickly flipped through it and opened it to the page with the map.
The river that flows straight splits into three branches along the way.
Like a trident.
“We will also divide our personnel accordingly.”
“Is it really necessary to do that?”
“Yes. Otherwise, it won’t work.”
A structure where three people must each fulfill their roles in their respective positions to clear the dungeon.
This time, Shin Byeong-cheol asked.
“It’s annoying just hearing it, but is it possible to escape in the middle?”
“Impossible. You have to use a detector. It’s a linear dungeon, so you have to use it all the way to the end.”
For small dungeons, just use a detector at each important point, and if you can’t catch Oobleck, just leave.
On the other hand, this dungeon is large and linear, so if you want to use a detector, you have no choice but to go all the way to the end, whether you like it or not.
Song Cheon-hye sighed softly and then asked again.
“How are you going to divide it?”
“If we were to do it according to the rules, we would split a party of six into three groups of two, but that wouldn’t work for us.”
So, inevitably, we have to go with 2-1-1.
This is also the reason why the difficulty level increases further.
I asked Shin Byeong-cheol.
“Do you like puzzles?”
“I hate using my head.”
“Then do you like monsters?”
“I’d like a puzzle.”
Shin Byeong-cheol changes his stance in an instant.
I continued my explanation, pointing to each of the three lakes.
“To put it simply, the right side is a puzzle, the left side is a group of monsters, and the middle is a boss fight.”
“I guess puzzles are better.”
Shin Byeong-cheol nodded with more confidence.
It’s the best because its fighting power is poor compared to the other three.
Even if you don’t have confidence in using your brain, you can give it a try if you send me a copy of the strategy book.
I looked at Song Cheon-hye and Han So-mi and asked.
“I will definitely go in the center, but I need one more person. Who wants to come?”
“Me!”
Han So-mi immediately raised her hand.
Song Cheon-hye, who was about to raise her hand, hesitated and then slowly lowered it and spoke.
“… … I’ll take the left side.”
“Okay. Then the personnel will go like this… … .”
I pointed out several important points to Song Cheon-hye and Shin Byeong-cheol.
Next, everyone was given a communicator, a detector, and an escape scroll.
With this, we could communicate to some extent, and if we kept the detector running, we could escape in case of emergency.
Of course, by the time you reach the end of this dungeon, the strategy will be complete, so there will be no need to use the escape scroll.
Since we were all ready, we boarded the log raft.
Song Cheon-hye and Shin Byeong-cheol each sit on one boat, and I and Han So-mi sit on the other boat.
As soon as the ropes were released, the boats began to float down the lake on their own.
Although the note is attached, it is not necessary to use it.
“Oh~”
Still, Han So-mi was rowing the boat here and there as if it was new to her.
Meanwhile, Shin Byeong-cheol opened his inventory, took out something one by one, and installed it at the end of the log boat.
– Boohoo—
That’s a boat motor.
I asked, dumbfounded.
“No, why are you carrying a motor?”
“I never thought something like this would happen. Life is like a grind.”
“Give us some too.”
“There is only one.”
– Boohoo—
Shin Byeong-cheol’s log boat gradually gained speed and began to move ahead.
Throwing provocative comments at us.
“I’ll go first, please follow me slowly!”
I looked at Han So-mi with a stern expression.
“This can’t be helped.”
“Is it a match?”
“It’s a showdown. Let’s show the power of humanity.”
“huh!”
The two of us have finally hit it off.
Soon, Han So-mi began to row at a frightening speed.
– Choke choke choke!
At first, he was a bit awkward, but since he was a physical class, he quickly got the hang of it and became a skilled boatman.
There, as I pushed the boat with the wind force, the small log boat shot out at an incredible speed.
Seeing that, Song Cheon-hye’s expression became dumbfounded again.
“Is it really necessary to go that far… …?”
Of course, it was something he did because his pride was at stake.
Song Cheon-hye suddenly fell behind and disappeared from sight, and then even Shin Byeong-cheol caught up and overtook her.
This time it was the guy’s turn to be surprised.
“No, why are you using your skills for something like that?”
“Life is all about skills.”
“I’ll go first!”
We repeated almost exactly what Shin Byeong-cheol said.
After a while, Shin Byeong-cheol’s motorboat also became smaller and smaller and disappeared from sight.
Only then did we slow down.
“You won. High five.”
“High five!”
– Ouch!
Han So-mi hits her palm with such force that her hand feels cold.
Then he tilts his head and asks.
“What do you do now?”
“You don’t have to do anything right now.”
The real attack begins when the lake splits into three.
Until then, it’s okay to be a little relaxed.
So I was sitting leisurely and looking at the scenery around me when Han So-mi raised her hand again.
“I have a question!”
“Yes, go ahead.”
“What did you talk about with Cheonhye!”
“Important secret.”
“Tell me!”
Rays of curiosity burst out from Han So-mi’s eyes.
But I shook my head firmly.
“No. That’s disrespectful to him.”
“Huh? Really, you can’t?”
“It really won’t work.”
In fact, from my perspective, whether the right to make a wish is known or not is an issue that doesn’t matter to me.
On the other hand, from Song Cheon-hye’s perspective, it is a huge weakness.
I answered with that in mind, as the other person would probably want to keep it a secret.
Then, Han So-mi’s expression gradually changed to a more serious one, and she slowly began to speak.
“I have an important secret to tell you too.”
“… … .”
I don’t know if I was just testing how heavy my mouth was just now.
So I told Han So-mi what she wanted to say.
“Let me hear it. I’ll keep it a secret.”
The supporters ate it all
