Episode 104
104. Episode 104
In the end, I followed Se-un’s advice and headed toward the left fork in the road.
Although Go Chang-seok was puzzled, he knew the path Se-woon had walked so far, so he silently followed his choice.
“Why do the monsters seem to be decreasing? Am I going in the right direction?”
“Well, that’s not so bad. We can end the ordeal early.”
“Hmm, it seems like you’re convinced that even if you say that, there’s no way out.”
Before the fork in the road, there were hardly any monsters rushing to kill you, and it was just a boring dark passageway.
When the monster didn’t appear, Go Chang-seok naturally looked around and observed. Then, he suddenly tilted his head as if he had discovered something strange.
“This cave is a bit strange.”
“What?”
“I thought it was just an ordinary cave, but the more I looked into it, the more unnatural things seemed to appear.”
Go Chang-seok pointed to the ceiling of the cave.
A ceiling that looks smooth as if someone had smoothed it.
A person who didn’t know much about it would have tilted his head and wondered what was strange about it, but Se-woon was able to understand what he meant before long.
“If it’s a naturally formed cave, there should be things like stalactites and stalagmites, but there’s nothing here.”
“That’s true.”
“Even if it were a cave created by wind or erosion rather than water, it still feels a bit odd.”
“You know a lot about caves.”
“Heh heh, when I was outside, there was a small cave in front of my blacksmith shop. In that sense, something is a bit awkward here.”
Although he sympathized with what he said, Se-Woon also knew nothing about it.
Although there is a hidden piece at the end of this road, what Go Chang-seok is talking about and the current hidden piece don’t seem to have much to do with each other.
“For example, something like a cave… … Ahem, no. This seems too thin.”
“Oysters… … . Maybe that could be the case.”
Se-woon nodded.
There are various monsters in the tower, and most of the monsters that appear in this cave are bug-type monsters.
So maybe this cave was created by some monster.
However, even so, no monster came to Se-un’s mind.
The guy at the end of this road wasn’t a monster that would dig a hole like this.
As I was moving forward, I was cautious of my surroundings.
Se-woon stopped walking and gave a signal to Go Chang-seok.
“… … Is there something? I can’t see anything.”
“Here, take a closer look.”
“Even if you say that, it’s nothing… … . Hmm?”
In the magical light, something sparkled ahead.
A thin thread. It was so thin that even if you shine a light on it, you wouldn’t be able to see it unless you looked closely.
“Isn’t this a spider web?”
“I think so.”
From now on, it’s real.
Seun, before returning, followed the guidepost to get here, but without knowing it, he touched a spider web and was chased by a monster that appeared afterwards.
Then I found ‘it’, but I couldn’t even try to open it because of the monster and ended up running away.
But now it’s different. Now I have the confidence to face the monster and open it.
“What are we going to do? It’s so dense, it doesn’t seem like we can proceed while avoiding everything.”
“There’s no need for us to bother avoiding spider webs.”
“If so?”
Hurrah!
Red sparks flickered above Se-un’s hand.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ Inferno ]
– A magic spell from the Fire Tower, also known as the ‘Flame Thrower’, that sprays high-temperature flames in a straight line.
“You can just have them come out to greet you first.”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Red flames swept across the front.
No matter how tough and strong the spider web was, it would just burn away in the face of the 4th circle of fire magic.
I had intended to refrain from using fire magic in a confined space like a cave, but I didn’t want to waste time here.
If you run out of oxygen, you can just use magic to get oxygen from behind.
It’s a reckless method, but if you have excellent skills, it’ll work.
“Keeeeeek-!!”
It was faster and more effective than any other method.
As the flames advanced, burning the spiderwebs, a strange scream was heard from inside the cave.
Unlike the trivial threats of the monsters that had appeared before, it was a bizarre scream that made goosebumps appear on the skin.
Immediately afterwards, a thumping vibration was felt from the floor.
“coming.”
“Keeeeeek!”
He had been running so fast that he appeared within seconds of the scream being heard.
“I feel like I’ve entered a movie.”
A creature crawling up a wall on eight legs has eight shining eyes.
Although the remaining embers on the fur were still burning, it did not appear to be seriously damaged, perhaps because its outer shell had some sort of magic resistance.
The creature immediately flashed its fangs at the intruder who dared set fire to its web.
Since Seun and Gochangseok were already recognized as enemies, there was no time for confrontation.
thud!
“I will block the attack!”
Go Chang-seok quickly put away his battle hammer and took out the tower shield that was hanging on his back.
The moment he saw the spider, he thought that it would be difficult to hit it with his own strength.
Quick judgment skills. At that level, he was better than any average warrior player.
“thank you.”
Se-Woon didn’t waste that fleeting moment.
While the spider hesitates with its teeth clenched, he quickly takes out the Durandal and swings it at his first leg.
Phew!
I thought it would be cut down in one go, but the outer shell was so strong that the sword only got halfway through.
Even though this alone would render his legs unable to function properly, Se-Woon had no intention of stopping here.
-The first technique of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Claw, is strengthened through internal energy.
Crunch!
“Keeeeeek!”
A red aura rippled across the moon and the spider’s legs were cleanly cut off.
The spider backed away in confusion and began to roll its eight eyes.
He ran towards the intruder who had burned his web, but realized that the situation was not good.
“Even though I blocked it, my hands are still cold. It seems stronger than the boss monsters I saw in the tutorial.”
“After all, a tutorial is just a tutorial.”
The spider lifted its head as if taking a deep breath, as if it had finished its worries.
My lower abdomen swelled in an instant, and soon a clump of white spiderwebs spewed out from my mouth.
Seun Lee held the Durangdal in one hand and casted magic with the other.
-The power of ‘Inferno’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
Crunch!
A flame that burns crimson, even applying the magic of the Black Tower.
If you only look at its appearance, it looks similar to the black magic ‘Dark Flare’, but as it is a high-circle magic, it boasts much more powerful firepower.
The webs spewed by spiders were just food for Inferno.
in between…….
“Keeeek!”
Through the flames, the spider rushed at Seun.
It was as if they had already anticipated that the spider web would burst.
It seems that he had already been affected by magic inside the cave, so he anticipated Seun’s attack.
It’s just a firework, I thought the outer shell would be enough to block it.
but…….
“It must be different from that time, right?”
The flame that the spider remembered was far from Seun’s hand and its power was weakened.
But now it was different.
Because the distance was close, the temperature was maintained at maximum, and with the addition of the Black Tower’s magic, the firepower greatly increased.
Chiiik-
The spider’s fur, which had been rushing forward without hesitation, all burned.
The flames didn’t stop there, they began to consume the spider’s entire body.
The legs melted and the thick torso shrank, burning black.
The distance between the spider and Seun is only 5m.
It was a short distance that the guy could reach with just a few leg movements… … .
“Kii-”
The guy stretched out his long forelegs, but eventually died without being able to reach Seun.
The temperature in the cave instantly rose due to the effects of the magic.
If my colleague who was hanging out with me hadn’t been Go Chang-seok, I would have had a hard time even breathing in this heat.
“What a huge hot air balloon. It feels hotter than the flames of a blacksmith’s shop.”
The battle ended much sooner than expected.
However, when we encountered it before the regression, it was such a strong monster that it was impossible to inflict even a single wound with an average weapon.
‘Well, if it’s the 5th circle, it’s probably a skill that’s recognized even in the middle class.’
Since he used that kind of magic in a trial on the 4th floor, no matter how strong the monster was, it was no match for Seun.
– Predated the ‘cave spider’.
– Absorbs nutrients, increasing Wisdom by 8 and Agility by 3.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, is satisfied with the food being cooked to perfection.
Seun brought the wind forward to cool down the heat and put out the fire.
Once the surroundings were roughly cleared up, I went straight along the road.
The walls of the cave were blackened by the flames, but there was no problem moving around.
Then, at the end of the cave we arrived at.
“I guess it was that spider’s house from earlier.”
“That’s right.”
It was filled with traces of melted spider webs and the skeletal remains of monsters.
The problem is that there is no more road.
“Hmm, it’s too bad, but I guess you made the wrong choice this time. Let’s go back quickly.”
“wait a minute.”
Woof!
Seun used the search to detect the surrounding mana.
Before the return, all I had to do was follow the directions on the journey, but now I couldn’t do that.
And soon after, I was able to discover a suspicious spot.
“Huh? What are you doing… … .”
bang!
Seun took out the hammer he had used to knock down the stone bridge during the second floor trial and struck the wall.
Black soot peeled off, and gravel fell from the ceiling.
Because the area was blocked on three sides except for the path we had taken, the sound of impact rang in our ears frequently.
“Okay, wait a minute, then the cave will collapse!”
bang!
Go Chang-seok tried to stop him, but Se-woon boldly swung his hammer again.
The cracks that appeared around the impact point spread out like a spider web.
Se-Woon, who thought he was almost done, poured all his energy into the hammer and poured the last of his strength into it.
The cracks grew deeper with a crunching sound, and soon the stone fragments could no longer hold up and fell from their places.
Go Chang-seok was terrified, thinking the cave was going to collapse, but what he was worried about did not happen.
instead.
“… … That?”
“I see you came to the right place.”
Between the broken walls.
– Completed the hidden quest, ‘Hidden Door’.
– Additional points are awarded for the trial ‘Passing the Cave’.
A smooth wall surface that looked like a door appeared.
Not only was the door hidden within the cave wall, it was also sealed with a sturdy lock, as if to deny entry.
It was a lock with a golden beetle design, and it felt like it held some great power.
Was the key hidden in a hidden piece that Seun couldn’t find on his way here? Or was it a place that he wasn’t allowed to open in the first place?
He tried to strike the lock with his sword, but the lock glowed golden and deflected Seun’s attack.
A perfect seal that rejects any contact.
If it were another player, they would have given up and retreated here. Even if you regret it here, there is no way to open the door in the end.
However, Seun was different.
‘I can finally check this out.’
A beautiful key appeared from the subspace pocket.
It was a ‘small key’ obtained as a reward for being ranked 1st in the Seun tutorial public service ranking.
A key that did not reveal any information when checking item information.
The opportunity to test that ability finally arose.
fantasy,
