Episode 266 Discipline (3)
Unlike Song Cheon-hye, who was traumatized just by looking at him, Dark Oobleck seemed unfazed even after being slammed into the ice wall.
Now it looks like a mixture of a giant mole, a bat, and an insect, but it was originally a slime type monster.
It will probably have a fairly high shock resistance.
– Slowly, slowly,
Dark Oobleck moves around the ice wall right away.
But at that time, Han So-mi had come within striking distance.
Dark Oobleck swung his insect-like forelegs as if trying to clear away the annoying obstacle.
Han So-mi evaded the attack by stepping on the sword and swinging the sword in her hand.
The blade seemed to blur for a moment,
– Crunch!
The foreleg that the bastard had been swinging was cut into pieces.
But this time it didn’t seem to cause much damage.
After Oobleck twists his body a few times, his severed arm instantly grows back.
As if that weren’t enough, the pieces that fell to the ground gathered and were absorbed into the road.
‘I don’t get along well with the inspector.’
It is difficult to see any effect with a normal slash attack.
If she makes up her mind and tries hard, she can catch him, but for now, all Han So-mi can do is stop him from going any further.
Just as the bastard was about to swing his front paw, a bolt of lightning struck him between the eyebrows.
– Kwarung!
Of course, it was Song Cheon-hye who struck lightning.
It worked, as the area where Oobleck was hit twisted grotesquely.
Song Cheon-hye observed the guy closely and then opened her mouth.
“I’m going to use a large amount of magic.”
“That’s the rule.”
“You two, please hold it together with Somi.”
“Let’s do that.”
The rest of the party members tie him up in one place, and Song Cheon-hye uses a large amount of magic to sweep him away in one go.
It worked in Winterhalt, so it would work now.
‘First of all, we need to block it from retreating.’
So I cast Ice Wall in succession.
Ice walls rise and merge, sealing off passageways.
Due to the nature of Dark Oobleck, if it feels like the battle is at a disadvantage, it will immediately try to escape, but these sweep dungeons are large and complex, so there are many places to run and hide.
It’s better to prepare now than to miss it and suffer twice as much.
Then, Song Cheon-hye and I simultaneously turned our gazes toward Shin Byeong-cheol.
The guy was still catching his breath in a corner,
“Heh, ugh, gasp, kekeke, kew.”
“Sir, why is my stamina so poor? If I had run a little more, I would have thrown up.”
“Hurry up, heck, jump in, yeah, thot.”
“Okay, take a deep breath. Inhale and exhale. Did you just hear that?”
“… … .”
Instead of answering, Shin Byeong-cheol made an OK sign with his fingers.
I left it as is, thinking I needed to give it a little more time, and I summoned an ice wall again to surround Oobleck.
– Crunch!
Meanwhile, Han So-mi was leisurely slicing and chopping the guy up on her own.
He is usually very kind and smiley, so he seems to be far from fighting, but once he draws his sword, he is merciless.
Perhaps because he believed in her abilities, Song Cheon-hye immediately began to chant magic.
Complex formulas emerge and assemble on one hand.
The other hand was held out in front of him, with electricity emanating from his fingertips and gathering above his head.
– Crackle crackle!
Did he instinctively feel threatened?
The giant mole raised its head, followed the current, and soon stared at Song Cheon-hye.
Then he ignored Han So-mi and tried to push his way in.
– Wedge!
At that moment, long chopsticks flew in and stuck themselves into various parts of the bastard’s body.
The chopsticks didn’t stop there, they were connected by threads of mana, entangling him like a net.
I asked Shin Byeong-cheol, who threw the chopsticks.
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Ugh.”
Shin Byeong-cheol answered in a strange voice, as if he was still not okay.
Even though he’s half-fluttered like that, he keeps throwing his chopsticks, and surprisingly, his accuracy is good.
“——!”
As if sensing a sense of crisis, Dark Oobleck’s form began to crumble little by little.
And as I twisted my body in a bizarre way, my shoulder area suddenly popped up and dozens of bats flew out and came flying towards me.
But Han So-mi wasn’t the type to let it go just like that.
“yap.”
With a light leap, countless solid lines were drawn,
– Crunch!
The bats were torn to pieces and fell to the ground.
“——!”
Only then did Oobleck turn around as if trying to run away, but his escape route was already blocked by ice walls.
I joined in and held him back with a whirlwind.
Above the head of the man who couldn’t move, a lump of electricity was growing bigger and bigger.
– Crackle crackle!
Within a short while, thick lightning bolts began to strike down.
– Kwarrrrung—!
A deafening roar echoes through the mine and my vision flashes incessantly.
After a while, when the lightning died down, the pitch-black Oobleck was even more charred.
The black liquid spreads out in all directions without any force.
I approached Han So-mi, who was looking down at it as if it was a wonder.
“Good job. As expected, the leader is strong.”
“Yeah! Good work!”
After exchanging a quick high five, I sat down on my knees near the black liquid.
Then he took out a glass tube from his inventory and filled it with black liquid.
A notification message that is printed immediately.
[Main Quest 2-3] (Completed)
▷Objective: Collect a sample.
▷Would you like to receive compensation?
[Yes/No]
‘The longer you put it off, the more you benefit.’
If you don’t receive it now, the reward won’t disappear, but will be added to the reward for the linked quest later.
And the more you add up, the better rewards you can get.
So, without any hesitation, I chose ‘No’.
Meanwhile, Song Cheon-hye also approached us holding a glass tube, as if she had received similar instructions from the academic side.
Then he asks, holding the sample in my hand.
“Why are you… … ?”
“I’m giving it to you. Take it.”
Because I was planning to give it to you anyway.
Song Cheon-hye accepted the glass pipe while hesitating.
[Main Quest 2-4] (Completed)
▷Objective: Deliver samples to the lead team.
▷Would you like to receive compensation?
[Yes/No]
The linked quest was completed as soon as it appeared.
In some ways, the discipline made things easier.
This time I chose ‘No’ without hesitation, and the next linked quest followed.
The content wasn’t much different from before, either.
[Main Quest 2-5](In progress…….)
▷Objective: Collect additional samples.
▷Reward: Differential payment based on achievement level
Dark Oobleck is strictly the same entity, but different samples are produced depending on the environment and what it preys on.
And of course, you have to keep searching through dungeons to find other Ooblecks.
‘It just so happened.’
Anyway, there’s still a long way to go before the disciplinary action is over.
– Gulp… … .
At that moment, the whole place started to shake as if an earthquake had occurred, and the exit opened its mouth.
‘I had a feeling it would be like this.’
[Sweep] It’s a rule, but if Oobleck comes out to greet you at the dungeon entrance, it means there’s nothing more to eat.
After killing that bastard, there were no more monsters left in the mine, and the dungeon was declared clear.
As if to prove that fact, there were several boxes placed at the entrance to the teleportation portal.
[Mole Mine Random Box (F)]*2
Shin Byeong-cheol tried to sneakily collect them, but withdrew his hand after receiving Song Cheon-hye’s cold gaze.
“Oh no, take it, hehe.”
“The compensation will be settled in a lump sum after everything is settled.”
“Oh, right. That’s neat.”
In addition to being in the middle of disciplinary action, the force that the leadership has deployed to each party is far stronger than this.
So even if you claim 100% ownership, you won’t be able to get a raise, but I think they’ll still distribute a certain percentage.
Seeing the enthusiasm on Shin Byeong-cheol’s face, it seems like a good decision.
Come out of the dungeon again.
Song Cheon-hye brought up the list and deleted number 886.
There are several other parties in charge of cleaning the dungeon, so we are updating the list so that we don’t get confused.
And then he immediately turns around and takes the lead.
“Follow me.”
“yeah.”
The next dungeon was located quite close, both in number and distance.
[No.870] [Spirit Hill]
Shin Byeong-cheol stood confidently in front of the portal.
“I guess I’ll have to do some reconnaissance this time too. 30 seconds—”
“Stop for a moment.”
“ok?”
But just as I was about to take a step forward, I was stopped by my own restraint.
I said to Shin Byeong-cheol, who had a puzzled look on his face.
“Come in last this time. You don’t have to scout.”
“Why?”
“I feel like something is wrong.”
Shin Byeong-cheol laughed heartily and waved his hand.
“Hey, there’s no such thing as negativity. People, right? Sometimes you can be unlucky.”
“No, you’re not there too often.”
As a prospective café owner, I have acquired numerous teacups, and during the Black Snake raid, I have encountered the hidden boss, White Snake, which is said to be difficult to encounter.
Even at the gathering of the wicked, the twin horses suddenly changed course and we ran into each other.
Up until now, I thought it was because Go Hyun-woo was unlucky, but what if it was actually Shin Byung-chul who was unlucky?
“If you send it in first, there’s a chance that Oobleck will be summoned again.”
“Oh no, this is unfair. Is it okay to drive a sane person like this?”
“Then let’s just go with a cool majority vote.”
We decided to leave the decision up to the leadership.
Song Cheon-hye glanced at us both once and then opened her mouth.
“It seems to me that it doesn’t make sense to call it a denial.”
“Hey, look. Why is Song Cheon-hye taking my side?”
Shin Byeong-cheol, smiling brightly.
But Song Cheon-hye’s words were not over yet.
“But I think reconnaissance is more useless than that. I just put myself in danger for no reason.”
“… … .”
“Please come in later.”
“… … .”
Shin Byeong-cheol closed his mouth and remained silent for a moment, then this time he looked at Han So-mi with hopeful eyes.
Because there is still a chance of a 2:2 draw.
Han So-mi smiled brightly and said.
“Come in later!”
“No, why you too? Let me hear your reason.”
“just!”
“that-“
Shin Byeong-cheol opened his mouth slightly to say something, but then closed it again, perhaps feeling it was pointless.
It is a surrender to the law of majority rule.
Song Cheon-hye said, thinking that things had been sorted out to some extent.
“Then I will enter.”
We stepped into the teleportation magic circle one by one.
Of course, Shin Byeong-cheol was the last.
The view suddenly changed, and we found ourselves standing in the middle of a forest.
If you look far away, the terrain is undulating and up and down, befitting the word hill.
The elevation is not that high.
But you could tell at a glance that it wasn’t an ordinary hill.
– Hururuk!
– Phagec!
Because flames would shoot up and lightning would flash everywhere.
Because it’s a ‘spirit hill.’
It is a dungeon where spirits of various attributes bicker.
The main rule here is [Crystal].
You need to find the crystals located somewhere and recharge them.
You have to dodge or defeat the spirits you encounter along the way.
‘Of course, there’s no need to conquer it.’
Our goal is simply to determine whether Oobleck has infiltrated this dungeon.
So how do you check?
At that moment, Song Cheon-hye took out a device that looked like a radar detector.
“Is that it?”
“Yes, I will use this.”
Song Cheon-hye immediately activated the detector.
– Beep—
The supporters ate it all
