𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏𝟏
‘Well, now that the course of action is decided, let’s go.’
I turned the light back on, looked around the brightly lit surroundings, and slowly started walking.
“Huh? I got 2,100 experience points.”
“Since there are four of us now, we should assume the demon gives 6,000 experience points.”
“You’re saying it gives 6,000? Rudin, what was the demon like?”
Surprised by the experience points Sina mentioned, Raz asked about the demon. Looking at him, it seemed Raz had only found dungeons, not actually caught any monsters.
“A demon…… Wouldn’t it be a bit difficult?”
“What kind of answer is that? Didn’t you catch it?”
I did catch it, but my stats were already incomparable to other players. Others were struggling to get their attack power over 2,000 using all sorts of skills, but I could hit almost 3,000 just by swinging my hammer.
From my perspective, it wasn’t a particularly difficult opponent, but from Raz’s perspective……
“I’m saying it would be difficult for you to handle.”
“Ugh, seeing the experience points, it doesn’t seem like a lie. But I have a weapon, so I think I can manage somehow.”
‘Well, that’s not wrong.’
Despite his appearance, Raz’s weapon was top-tier. In terms of attack power, it was better than most rare-grade weapons. It would have been even better if it had been enhanced, but considering the cost of enhancement stones and the chance of failure, it wasn’t a situation where I could casually recommend it.
Instead, I pointed out a different aspect.
“What about the sleep? There’s no way to block it.”
“I think I can ambush it with stealth. I just need to kill it before it uses the skill.”
‘That seems even harder.’
No, more importantly, why is he so eager?
“Raz-nim. Wouldn’t it be better to prepare a bit before going in blindly?”
Suddenly, Yua’s question could be heard. Yua, who fell asleep without doing anything in the first battle, seemed to have a negative attitude towards this dungeon. In contrast, Raz showed his determination to conquer this dungeon no matter what.
Both fell asleep helplessly, but their reactions were the opposite, you could say? Watching them, I also became curious.
“There’s no time for that. People like me, without any affiliation, lose dungeons quickly. I want to catch the boss and secure a big profit before that happens.”
“A big profit?”
“Money. Money. I started because it seemed fun…… but now, I feel like I could make a career out of this, you know? Anyway, that’s how it is.”
‘Is he saying he’ll become a dark gamer?’
Dungeons have been sold for a long time, so it’s nothing new. But if he’s seriously going down that path, I wanted to stop him. How could he make money with dungeons that are found only occasionally? It might be more profitable to leave the dungeons alone and sell the items dropped by monsters.
Actually, guilds that own dungeons are making money that way.
‘The problem is, like Raz said, he has no affiliation……’
It was a surprisingly complicated issue. He has a way to make money continuously, but he has to give up because he has no affiliation. I kept thinking about whether there might be another way, but nothing came to mind.
“What if others invade before you sell the dungeon?”
“Ah, right. I have a favor to ask regarding that.”
“……?”
Raz spoke to me with the friendly smile he only shows when asking for favors.
“If others invade, can I say it’s the Emperor Guild’s dungeon? No, I think it’ll be fine to say it’s a dungeon found by the Emperor Guild’s Vice Master.”
‘I don’t think that will work.’
What would happen if I told the invaders, ‘This is Rudin’s dungeon!’? Would they say, ‘Ah, I see. We’ll leave immediately.’? I can’t be sure without experience, but I had a feeling they wouldn’t.
“Hehehe.”
Just as I was about to tell Raz my thoughts, a creepy laughter started to be heard from the front.
‘How many are there?’
If two or three appear, I might fall asleep too. Should I summon a phantom first? Elsyke’s Phantom Shift was level 7. The phantom’s duration was 40 seconds, so if there weren’t dozens of them, I could catch them all with phantoms.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pot━
Just in case, I created a phantom and waited in stealth, and soon I could see three demons appear.
‘Wait? I think I can catch them even like this.’
If I approached them, bound them with Earth’s Dynamics, and then hammered them, I felt like I could catch all three. But this battle was to check the phantom’s abilities, so I decided to just watch.
“They appeared! Rudin, what are you doing? Quickly create a phantom!”
“……”
I let out a small sigh as I watched Raz shout towards the already created phantom. Anyway, as soon as the three demons confirmed the intruders, they immediately flashed a purple light.
“Ugh, uh.”
[Party member ‘Yua’ falls into a deep sleep.]
[Party member ‘Raz’ falls into a deep sleep.]
[Resisting with the related stat ‘Fighting Spirit’……]
‘The probability is 100%.’
However, Sina wasn’t affected. It seems like even if you see the purple light, you won’t be affected if you’re a certain distance away.
‘And the phantom is fine?’
The phantom, perceiving the purple light as hostile, ran straight towards the demons. As expected, it was an overwhelming battle. The phantom swung its hammer like a possessed being, smashing the demons, and the demons also tried to counterattack with the skewers in their hands, but they were no match.
[Combat experience 2,100 acquired!]
[Combat experience……]
[Ding!~ Party member Raz has acquired ‘Dream Necklace’.]
‘Wow……’
He even acquired an item while sleeping.
Anyway, now that I’ve confirmed that the phantom doesn’t fall asleep, it seemed like conquering the dungeon would be smooth. Also, the phantom, having finished its role, disappeared due to its duration, and I approached the girls who were fast asleep.
My stealth had already been released, so Sina easily spotted me approaching.
“With this, we can conquer the dungeon.”
“We can conquer it, yes.”
Alone, that is.
It seemed impossible for the others to even participate in the raid. To conquer this dungeon, the Fighting Spirit stat was essential. Looking at Yua and Raz, who didn’t have that stat, made that fact clear.
Of course, it didn’t matter right now.
‘Since we came together, I should at least catch the boss for them.’
While I was thinking that, Yua and Raz, who had fallen asleep, regained consciousness and got up.
“Ugh…… I fell asleep again.”
“For now, it seems the phantom doesn’t fall asleep, so we should be able to conquer it.”
“But I feel bad for you.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
As I replied in a nonchalant tone, Raz, who had checked the item he received, exclaimed in surprise.
“Huh? An item!”
‘Was it called Dream Necklace?’
Raz took out a necklace from his item window and checked it, then shouted as if everything had been resolved.
“It’s done!”
“What’s done?”
“This necklace has the ability to prevent sleep!”
“Oh?”
I checked the necklace he was proudly holding out.
[Dream Necklace] (Magic)
Description: A necklace imbued with the magic of the Dream-Devouring Demon. The Dream-Devouring Demon’s magic has a special power that induces sleep. This necklace also contains the same magic, which has the effect of neutralizing the same power to some extent.
Durability: 50/50
*Reduces the probability of falling asleep by 50%.
“50%?”
It’s a better necklace than I thought. It reduces the sleep probability by half? If he wears this necklace, he might be able to participate in the battle to some extent. Anyway, Raz replaced his necklace without hesitation.
“Now I can help too.”
I wasn’t sure if it would be helpful, but I nodded. And then I thought about this dungeon.
‘It seems like a dungeon that mainly drops accessories.’
The fact that a necklace dropped meant that there was a high probability of earrings, bracelets, and rings dropping as well. Wouldn’t the remaining accessories also have sleep prevention probability attached? If so, it seemed like acquiring accessories should be the priority.
“Let’s move a little faster.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Because the others need to get accessories too.”
Besides, catching the demons wasn’t difficult, so it was a simple task. I moved quickly, thinking of getting accessories for the rest of them, and they followed my pace.
“Even so, there’s no need to rush like this.”
“We need to move fast to encounter monsters.”
━Hehehe.
At that moment, laughter could be heard in the distance. I confirmed that demons had entered my light-illuminated field of vision and immediately used a skill.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pot━
‘Four this time?’
I roughly confirmed that all four were within attack range and began to act.
“Spinning Strike!”
Pachichik!
[Skill Damage! 3,745.]
[Skill Damage……]
‘Oh.’
As expected, the attack with Spinning Strike also applied double damage. And after successfully attacking all four, I finished them off with the same combo as before.
“Dynamics.”
Kwaaang!━
“Spinning Strike!”
[Combat experience……]
The demons died so cleanly that it felt refreshing. When I got a little serious, it ended in an instant. Also, the two who witnessed my battle for the first time were showing expressions of surprise.
“Uh, they seem really weak?”
“Try fighting them yourself later.”
Curious about how Raz would fare against the demons, I left those words and continued onward. The appearing demons were easily caught, so there were no problems with progress, and I was able to obtain the desired accessories.
The problem was that my stamina was a bit lacking? Since I was walking at a fast pace, my stamina didn’t seem to want to recover. At that time, Yua and Raz fought in my place, and as expected, I could see that the demons were not easy opponents.
‘I’ve gotten a lot stronger too.’
Anyway, after arriving at the end of the dungeon in that manner, there was a door that didn’t quite fit with the cave-like dungeon.
“We arrived much faster than I thought.”
Raz’s voice was filled with admiration. It was understandable, as it took less than 30 minutes to get here. Considering the time it usually takes to conquer a dungeon, it was quite fast. So, nodding at Raz’s words, I raised my hand to open the door.
“Let’s go in.”
“Huh? Are we going in right away?”
“I don’t think the boss will be that difficult.”
Moreover, for a dungeon of this level, I had high expectations for the items that would drop from the boss. With that thought, I opened the door and saw the boss monster of this dungeon.
“Oh my~ It’s been a while since I’ve had guests.”
‘What is this?’
Ttag━
At that moment, with the sound of a finger snap, the surroundings brightened. At the center of the brightened area, a woman presumed to be the dungeon boss was sitting……
[Succubus (BOSS)]
‘A Succubus?’
“Huh? There are more guests than I expected.”
The Succubus, speaking in a slightly surprised tone, got up from her seat, flipping her hair. But what should I say? I didn’t know where to look. The tight black tights she was wearing revealed her curvy figure vividly, and even a glimpse of her skin could be seen.
However, I couldn’t take my eyes off the boss monster either, so I was a little flustered. Raz, who was next to me, said coldly,
“You’ve seen enough. You’ve seen enough.”
“……”
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to catch it?!”
Is he angry? Just in case, I looked back and saw that Yua and Sina were also staring at me. Unable to withstand their gazes, I sighed and approached the Succubus, and the Succubus greeted me by wagging her small wings and tail.
“Are you going to be my opponent?”
Tas━
No answer was needed. After all, isn’t the first strike important? I immediately approached the Succubus and swung the Roar of the Thunder Dragon. Even a simple swing dealt over 3,000 damage! But surprisingly, the Succubus easily dodged my attack.
‘She’s quite fast.’
Seeing her retreat and dodge according to my swing, I judged that her agility was higher than I expected.
‘Should I prevent her from running away first?’
I just happened to have a skill for that.
“Provocative Shout!”
Boom!━
“What a clumsy provocation.”
‘Damn it.’
The Succubus smiled seductively even after being hit by the red aura. I couldn’t deny that Provocative Shout was a good skill for general hunting, but it didn’t seem to have much effect on a boss like this.
“I should give you a present too, right?”
As soon as she finished speaking, gray spears appeared around the Succubus, numbering over 10.
‘No, wait, where have I seen those spears before?’
It wasn’t difficult to recall. The skill used by Turu, the raid boss monster, back then. As soon as I realized it was the same skill, the Succubus threw the spears at me, and I also raised my shield and used a skill.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Boom!- Boom!━
[Damage received! -800.]
[Overwhelming Defense……]
‘Ugh, crazy.’
Did the spears also have a penetration effect? However, the Iron Wall Fortress, classified as a large shield, had a penetration defense probability of 50p. With the additional options and level 5 Jayer’s Defense Domination, it added another 20p. With a total of 70p penetration defense effect, it blocked most of the flying spears.
However, it couldn’t block them perfectly, so I received penetration damage twice, but in exchange for that damage, my shield seemed to reach the Succubus.
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