Episode 300 Week 17 Strategy (1)
Sunday evening.
Dang Gyu-yeong called me out for a moment.
A bench located on the outskirts of the walking trail.
There, Dang Gyu-yeong was sitting with both legs stretched out.
Then, as if he sensed my presence, he turned towards me and waved his hand gently.
“Young monarch, come quickly.”
“Kka—ak.”
I bought two cans of soda from a nearby vending machine, gave one to Dang Gyu-yeong, and sat down at the end of the bench.
Dang Gyu-young naturally leans his back against my arm.
“The child is comfortable~”
“It’s not a comfortable position.”
“No? It’s so comfortable.”
Dang Gyu-yeong buried his head in my shoulder as if telling me not to vomit.
For a while we had a light chat over canned drinks.
Then Dang Gyu-yeong stared at my legs and said.
“… … I really worked hard this week?”
“I know. I tried.”
The reason Dang Gyu-yeong called me was, of course, because I cleared the first stage of the difficult quest.
My prediction was about a week and a half, but it ended a few days early.
I guess that means you put in that much more effort.
Dang Gyu-yeong smiled bashfully.
“Should I compliment you?”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Hehe, is there anything?”
“What is it? Step 2.”
Dang Gyu-yeong buried his head in my shoulder again.
“Anyway, I’m not in the mood, I’m in the mood. Hey, write.”
I cast the skill right away.
[Use ‘Asceticism’.]
[Reuse Wait Time 5 days 23:59:58]
[The target is granted ‘Stage 2 Pain’.]
Dang Gyu-yeong seemed to be reading the quest content while keeping his gaze fixed on the empty space for a while.
Then he started to hate it and started to dislike it.
“… … Two!? I won’t do it.”
“Do you want to do a quest where a ball of light appears?”
“Yeah, how did you know?”
“That will increase to four.”
“… … I won’t do it! I really won’t do it! I want to go home.”
Then, Dang Gyu-yeong really gets up from his seat.
I lightly grabbed Dang Gyu-yeong’s wrist.
“Where are you going? While you’re here, why don’t you stay a bit?”
“… … .”
Dang Gyu-yeong paused and turned his gaze to the wrist that was caught.
And then he raised the corners of his lips slightly and spoke in a sharp tone.
“Let go of this. I’m really going.”
But there was no sign of him trying to shake off my hand or move forward.
All you have to do is gently shake your captured wrist.
It seemed like there was a strong intention to have me participate in the skit, so I decided to go along with it.
I spoke in a forceful tone, putting a little more force into my hand.
“Q, I can’t go anywhere today.”
“I’m going hehehe!”
Dang Gyu-yeong laughed heartily and patted my shoulder.
When the laughter died down a bit, I explained in a slightly more serious tone.
“It’s annoying, the skill keeps getting interrupted and canceled.”
“Yeah, yeah. I know.”
“Still, it is a necessary process. Now that you’ve cleared level 1, your skills have improved, right?”
“… … It has been increasing.”
Dang Gyu-yeong’s shadow was rippling on the streetlight.
Most people would just pass it by as a shadow, but I could see the difference.
The fact that the shadows have become darker than before.
I’m sure you’ve noticed it too.
“As you go up the levels, it gets darker and darker. And you learn.”
“……what?”
“Shadow marker.”
The property of being able to cast shadows even in light.
From the moment this is learned, the shadow caster becomes unaffected by attributes or environment.
It is also an essential characteristic for the next step.
“I might be able to hit the captain with a punch.”
“To Oh Se-hoon? I like that.”
“Let’s aim to clear stage 2 before summer vacation.”
Then, you can use it once more after the cooldown has ended.
Dang Gyu-yeong nodded while looking at me.
“Okay, I’ll try.”
* * *
monday.
Strategy class.
Seo Cheong-yong continued his explanation with a soft smile on his face, as always.
“Final exams are just around the corner. Next week! I guess I should start preparing myself mentally.”
“… … !”
“Last week, we had a duel in the trap labyrinth. Let’s each share our thoughts on it.”
Several students raised their hands and opened their mouths one by one at Seo Cheong-yong’s nomination.
– Just getting through the maze was incredibly tiring.
– I think it was more difficult than other PvP battles because I had to be careful of traps.
– We were retired in a trap and couldn’t even compete with other teams.
– We did meet, but we were both covered in bruises.
Seo Cheong-yong nodded his head repeatedly as he listened to their words.
“That’s right. Labyrinths and traps are the most efficient way to wear down invaders. The enemies know that, so in the future, these kinds of things will only increase, not decrease.”
Seo Cheong-yong gives a serious request with a serious expression.
“Even in these unfavorable and unreasonable circumstances, you must win. Think about what is on your shoulders.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
The students also hardened their faces and made up their minds.
After setting the mood for a moment, Seo Cheong-yong smiled again and resumed class.
“So, both the weekly strategy battle and the final exam will be held in the trap dungeon. Let me give you a hint: there is a close connection between the two. Let’s start with the map.”
Seo Cheong-yong waved his hand lightly, and a dungeon map was printed on the blackboard.
A large, rectangular maze was intricately intertwined.
It looks like a mousetrap.
“C-rank dungeon, Cheese Trap.”
“… … !”
“-It’s a replica dungeon.”
The students took a deep breath and then sighed in relief.
Well, it was just a strategy battle, so it didn’t make sense to force them into a C-rank dungeon.
A replica dungeon is a type of replica that recreates an existing dungeon.
Of course, there is no reward for clearing it, but it can be modified to suit the taste of the scholar, so it is the best for learning.
Perhaps the structure would have been kept the same, but the power of the trap would have been greatly reduced.
Of course, it’s adjusted for first graders, so it’ll still hurt if you get hit.
Then, a student in the front row raised his hand and asked a question.
“Then there’s no going down to the basement this week?”
“Thank you for asking. I was just about to bring that up. This week’s raid will only be held on the ground floor.”
Since it is related to the final exam dungeon, it is better to experience the cheese trap exactly than a similar dungeon.
Seo Cheong-yong continued his explanation, pointing to the map.
“Then what are you doing here? If you come into the dungeon, you should get something out of it, right?”
If there is no goal, there is no reason to risk your life and conquer the dungeon in the first place.
The room located right in the center of the map blinked golden.
“To put it simply, it’s a ‘cheese room.’ Your primary goal here is to collect rewards.”
Since some time ago, Seo Cheong-yong has been holding a ridiculous cheese-shaped box in his hand.
It’s an item that only serves as a box, and you must have it to receive strategy points.
Then Seo Cheong-yong smiled meaningfully.
“Of course, if that were the end, it wouldn’t be called a cheese ‘trap,’ right?”
A mousetrap is something you set up to catch mice.
The Cheese Room’s rewards are also just bait to attract challengers.
Soon the golden light in the center blinked out, and instead a red mark appeared across the map.
“From the moment you pick up the cheese, the number of traps increases dramatically. The monsters will also move more actively. You have to get through them all to clear the dungeon. So where do you go?”
This time the map had green door icons blinking at the four corners.
“It looks like an exit, right? If you take the cheese and go out here, it’s over. It doesn’t matter which of the four you choose. And one last thing.”
Four places on the map are marked in bright red.
“Control room. Destroying it will disable the traps. It won’t be easy, of course, but I’ll give extra points to students who succeed.”
To summarize, this week’s strategy is as follows.
Make your way through the maze filled with traps and monsters to the ‘Cheese Room’ in the center.
After you get the cheese there, additional traps will be installed and monsters will increase, but if you get through them and reach the escape point, you will clear the level.
If you destroy the control room along the way, you can disable the traps, but if I remember correctly, there are powerful monsters guarding the place, so it won’t be easy.
Of course, from my point of view, I had no choice.
[Sub Quest: 17th Week Strategy] (In progress….)
▷Goal: Clear the dungeon before the attack
▷Additional Objective: Destroy the Control Room (0/1)
▷Reward: Differential payment based on achievement level
You must pass through it unconditionally to get the highest achievement reward.
Even as I was thinking like that, Seo Cheong-yong’s explanation continued.
Instead of a map, rules and circumstances emerge on the blackboard.
MAP:[Cheese Trap]
RULE:[3 people]
“There’s no time or stamina limit, and you’ll get points and scores if you clear them, so let’s study leisurely. I’ve emphasized this several times, but it’s also related to the final exam. Well, that’s all for today’s class!”
After Seo Cheong-yong left the classroom, the students each gathered together and started planning parties.
The two-person composition is probably fixed to some extent, but today it’s three people.
Because we need to bring in one more person from somewhere else.
Of course, I also had a three-person lineup set.
Go Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in approached from either side.
“Brother Kim.”
“butler.”
I said a word to each of them.
“Is it okay if I don’t go to Han So-mi’s? And I’m not a butler.”
“I just had an impromptu meeting with So-Jeong Han last week. She said she had something to try.”
“What did you test?”
“I don’t know. You didn’t tell me at all.”
When I felt eyes on me and looked over, I saw Han So-mi glaring at Ko Hyun-woo and puffing out her cheeks.
What did you do to make Han So-mi, who used to smile brightly, so upset?
Go Hyun-woo continued speaking with a bitter smile.
“And I think I feel more comfortable with Brother Kim and Lady Seo.”
“I see.”
Since Go Hyun-woo was the number one contributor to clearing the dungeon together with Dang Gyu-young, he was always welcome if he wanted to join the party.
Hong Yeon-hwa or Shin Byeong-cheol, who were Plan B, will have to give up.
I returned the reply because Hong Yeon-hwa had asked if there was a seat available.
[Kim Ho: It’s full]
[Kim Ho:jsjsjs]
[Hong Yeon-hwa: (gloomy puppy emoticon)]
[Hong Yeon-hwa: Okay… … .]
[Kim Ho: Should I come down tomorrow evening?]
[Hong Yeon-hwa: Yeah]
[Hong Yeon-hwa: (Emoticon of a dog wagging its tail)]
[Hong Yeon-hwa: I’ll finish the conquest!]
“Brother Kim looks busy too.”
“If you’re so perceptive, why is Han So-mi like that?”
As I cleared the message window and replied, Go Hyun-woo let out an awkward laugh.
“Haha, you said that I can’t cut my hair.”
“I guess so. Let’s go for now.”
We moved to Dungeon-dong.
The supporters ate it all
