Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 185

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝟓

Step- Step-

‘It’s quite spacious.’

Contrary to the narrow entrance, the inside of the cave was incredibly vast.

Unlike what was seen from the outside.

However, apart from its vastness, it was a dark space with no light coming in, so we had no choice but to walk while relying on the light created by the guild members.

‘Of course, I’m an exception.’

As much as my helmet has the option ‘Dark Vision’, this kind of darkness wasn’t a problem at all.

“Doesn’t this seem like a dungeon rather than a passage?”

“Even if it’s a dungeon, there’s nothing to lose.”

As Aizen said, the more dungeons, the better, so there was nothing to lose.

However, personally, I wished it was a passage leading to a sealed area rather than a dungeon.

Tsss- Tsss-

“Hmm?”

At that moment, I stopped at the grating sound that echoed in my ears.

Aizen also seemed to have heard something and stopped walking, looking around, but he couldn’t see anything, perhaps because the light didn’t reach far enough.

‘Did I hear wrong?’

Just as I was thinking that, a hurried shout came from behind.

“Above, above!”

Following the shout, I looked up and saw something clinging to the ceiling of the cave.

I didn’t know what it was, but its whole body was black, so it was hard to see even with my eyes.

And the thing clinging to the ceiling fell towards the back where the guild members were gathered at a rapid speed.

“It’s coming!”

Kwaaaang!!-

Thanks to that, I was able to confirm what it was. Looking at the spider, which was much bigger than I expected, I thought it was absurd.

‘What is that? Why is it so big?’

[Black Armored Giant Spider]

Keeeeeek!-

The giant spider started to move, making a strange noise as if rejoicing that prey was all around, and the guild members quickly regained their composure and attempted to attack at the sudden appearance of the monster.

“What are you doing?! Don’t just stand there and attack!”

The monster’s appearance was sudden, but there were 200-300 people gathered here.

Therefore, I thought we could easily catch a spider like that, which wasn’t even a boss-level monster, but the giant spider then showed its might by massacring the guild members.

‘Wow……’

It spits out a strange black liquid from its mouth and shoots spider webs from its rear.

Moreover, it slammed down its legs, which were sharp like harpoons at the ends, impaling the guild members, leaving me speechless.

Wasn’t that supposed to be a normal monster?

It seemed stronger than at least a C-rank quest boss.

I even thought about sealing it and using it myself.

It was a thought I had because Ust, being a special monster, had a cooldown time after being unsummoned.

“Vice Guild Master! Behind you! Look behind you!”

“……?”

At the same time, I turned my head and saw another monster lumbering towards us.

[Darkness Predator]

‘What is this one again?’

It was a rather peculiar-looking creature.

A huge headless body with only a torso.

And the face was nothing but a mouth.

However, since it was generally humanoid and round in shape, it was somewhat cuter than the spider behind it.

Kuwak!

As soon as I thought it was cute, the Darkness Predator rushed at me, opening its mouth halfway down its body.

Fortunately, it wasn’t as insanely big as the giant spider, so I was able to wield the Roar of the Thunder Dragon without flinching.

[Hit Damage! 3,184.]

‘It’s not that strong after all.’

I could roughly guess from the damage.

Usually, strong monsters would have high defense.

Anyway, now that I had an estimate, I was going to push it more decisively, but the creature, after being hit by me once, suddenly swallowed my weapon with its wide-open mouth.

“Huh? Huh? Let go of this!”

[Darkness Predator is copying your weapon.]

‘Copying?’

Then, the Darkness Predator stepped back, opening its mouth again, and in its hand, the exact same Roar of the Thunder Dragon was created.

“……”

There’s a monster that copies weapons exactly?

It was absurd, but it was no ordinary matter.

If that weapon had the same performance, it would literally be holding a +10 Roar of the Thunder Dragon.

I didn’t know for sure, but a +10 Roar of the Thunder Dragon would probably be enough to massacre guild members like the spider that was rampaging behind me.

‘But it’s okay since I’m dealing with it, right?’

Fortunately, I wasn’t worried as I was the one facing it.

My defense was overwhelmingly higher than the Roar of the Thunder Dragon.

If it were someone else, they might not be able to handle it as it had become stronger, but at least not for me.

“Thunder Strike!”

Ignoring the creature’s attack, I swung my shield.

I didn’t know how much HP it had, but I believed this Thunder Strike would definitely kill it.

Bang!- Kwaang!-

[Skill Damage! 5,274.]

[Skill Damage! 7,167.]

‘This……’

Since I didn’t use Jayer’s Guardian Shield, the damage wasn’t that satisfying.

Right, this is the original damage.

Newly realizing how much of a cheat skill Jayer’s Guardian Shield was, I blew the creature away with the final third strike.

Kwaaaang!!-

[Skill Damage! 11,858.]

‘Its HP isn’t ordinary either.’

I dealt roughly over 20,000 damage, but the Darkness Predator didn’t die.

The HP of this human-sized creature seemed to be around 30,000-40,000, so I couldn’t even imagine the HP of the giant spider that was bigger than that.

The bigger the monster, the higher the HP it possessed.

“Thunder Strike!”

Anyway, the Darkness Predator’s HP seemed to be around 30,000-40,000, as I was able to eliminate it with another Thunder Strike.

It was a peculiar creature that copied the opponent’s weapon, but other than that, it wasn’t anything special.

[Combat Experience 15,000 acquired!]

‘The experience is boss-level too.’

About the level of a D-rank quest boss?

Still, seeing that it gave this much experience, it seemed like a good hunting ground for leveling up.

Whether this place was a dungeon or a passage, if monsters like this appeared, it seemed to be worthwhile just for that.

“Got it!”

“You damn spider b*stard!”

Looking back, it seemed the guild members had also caught the spider.

No matter how strong the giant spider was, it was the Emperor Guild, and since there were quite a few members, they seemed to have caught it without much trouble after the initial surprise attack.

“The monster level is higher than expected.”

“More importantly, the light doesn’t reach far, so our response is delayed.”

If the light had reached further, we would have been able to block the giant spider’s surprise attack.

However, with the limited visibility, it was difficult to expect such a thing, so we had no choice but to rely on someone spotting it in advance and alerting us.

‘It would be nice if there was a higher-ranked light skill.’

If we could illuminate the area with roughly an A-rank skill, there was a possibility that it would become brighter, but an A-rank skill wasn’t something you could just acquire easily.

Conversely, there might be a possibility with B-C rank skills below that, but since light skills were merely auxiliary, I wondered if anyone would bother acquiring and learning them.

“Even if our response is delayed, we can’t retreat. Let’s go.”

With those words, Aizen started walking.

*　*　*

‘Phew, how far does this cave go?’

It felt like at least 3 hours had passed.

Repeating battles and movement, I eliminated another Darkness Predator that appeared and looked back.

Even I couldn’t block all the monsters, so the guild members in the back were inevitably taking some damage.

Also, because the battle had dragged on, the number of members had been reduced by more than half, and everyone looked exhausted.

However, we couldn’t just rest indefinitely, as monsters would come if we stayed still, so we were pushing ourselves to keep moving.

‘Well, it’s good for me since I’m leveling up.’

Of course, I was tired too. Mentally.

Walking for hours in this dark space, preparing for monsters that could appear at any moment, was tiring even for me.

“Guild Master.”

Suddenly, one of the guild members approached and called Aizen.

“There’s a request from another guild outside, asking if they can use this cave as well.”

‘What nonsense is this?’

Aizen seemed to have a similar thought as me and just stared at the guild member silently.

I understood Aizen’s reaction, as it was something that didn’t need to be relayed directly.

“Ignore them.”

“But we’re also taking damage…… Ah, I apologize.”

Still, it seemed like the Emperor Guild was quite something.

Wouldn’t other guilds have just ignored us and entered?

However, just because it was the Emperor Guild, other guilds were requesting permission to use the cave.

‘As expected, the previous guild war must have had a big impact.’

If we had lost back then, we probably wouldn’t be treated like this.

Anyway, after walking for a while again, Aizen spoke.

“It seems like we’re almost there.”

“How do you know?”

“When we first entered the cave, the slope was downward. It means we were going down. But from the middle, it started to incline upwards again. If this is a passage, there should be an exit leading to the surface soon.”

‘You were checking that too?’

After hearing Aizen’s words, I realized the path was indeed uphill.

The incline was so slight that it felt like flat ground, but it was uphill nonetheless.

And if this kind of path started from the middle, I thought that Aizen might be right, and there might be an exit soon.

━Turn back.

“Huh?”

“It seems like we’ve arrived.”

It was a voice that echoed in my ears.

However, since I heard the content clearly, I prepared for battle just in case, and soon, the voice that echoed in my ears was heard once again.

━This is a forbidden area. This is not the place for you to come.

‘Was this really a passage?’

Listening to what it said, it seemed like we had arrived at a sealed area or something.

Moreover, turning back after coming this far was out of the question, so I continued walking and soon saw someone sitting on a flat rock.

━You ignored my warning in the end.

[Beluin’s 26th Apostle (Boss)]

‘Beluin?’

I didn’t know what that was, but I carefully observed the figure sitting on the rock.

Overall, he was dressed in dark clothes, with a black bandage wrapped around his head.

Also, seeing the daggers in both hands, he looked like an assassin.

‘For now, I shouldn’t let my guard down since it’s a boss.’

━I shall bestow death upon you who have ignored my warning.

[Battle with Beluin’s 26th Apostle begins.]

Pat!-

Along with the battle start message, the apostle’s body shot forward at an incredible speed.

Moving so fast that even I, with over 1,100 Agility, couldn’t see him properly, the apostle first swung his dagger at Aizen, who was closest, but Aizen also swung his sword, attempting to counterattack.

“Ugh.”

However, the apostle blocked Aizen’s sword with the dagger in his right hand and immediately stabbed Aizen’s side with the dagger in his other hand. Then, he rushed towards me, who was next closest. It seemed like it didn’t even take a second to get here.

‘How is he so fast?’

It was definitely a tremendously fast speed, but not to the point where I would just stand there dumbfounded. I decided to tie up his feet first.

“Dynamics!”

Kwaaaang!-

“……!?”

Just before the ground shook with Earth’s Dynamics, the apostle jumped up slightly.

How did this guy know about Earth’s Dynamics?

Without even having time to think about that, I blocked the stabbing dagger with my shield and tried to use Earth’s Dynamics again, but the apostle had already fled to another location.

“What is that guy doing?”

Is he testing the waters?

Seeing him hit once and then move around, I thought that.

But that was only for a moment, as I soon found out why the apostle was moving around.

“Kyaak!”

“What the hell is this guy?!”

Even Aizen allowed an attack, and I could only block with my shield because of his speed. So, the apostle, heading towards the guild members, was carrying out an indiscriminate massacre. As fast as he was, almost none of the guild members could properly block him.

[Beluin’s 26th Apostle absorbs HP.]

[All stats of Beluin’s 26th Apostle slightly increase.]

“……Huh?”

At that moment, checking the messages, the same content kept popping up.

So, I took a closer look and realized that the message appeared every time the apostle killed a guild member. I quickly shouted to Aizen.

“Send the guild members back!”

“Understood. Everyone, use your Return Scrolls!”

The guild members who understood Aizen’s shout yelled at each other to use their Return Scrolls, and the surviving guild members quickly tore their scrolls and returned to the Guild Castle.

However, not everyone returned.

About 10 guild members remained, and looking at the remaining members, executives like Heron and Eris were somehow still there.

‘Anyway, this will be a bit tough.’

At least 30 people seemed to have died.

I didn’t know how much his stats had increased, but I assumed it would be more difficult than before, so I prepared for battle nervously.

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