Episode 103. Demon Dungeon
[Hello, viewers around the world who love Colosseum Survival! Today is the day when the finals of Season 12 finally take place!]
As soon as the live broadcast started, the caster started broadcasting in a bright voice.
[Today, as always, commentator Kim Jin-cheol was sitting next to me. hello!]
[hello.]
[Finally, after a long journey, the date for the finals has arrived! Now, when today’s match ends, the final survivor will be confirmed!]
[That’s right. However, it seems possible that there will not be a single final survivor today.]
[uh? Why do you think so?]
[Because the place where the finals are held is the New Continent.]
The caster and commentator laughed brightly as they exchanged comments written in the script.
[That’s right! The place where today’s game will take place is the New World island inside the Cascara Curtain!]
[I still can’t believe it. A new continent… . As a viewer, I really want to watch the final match right now.]
[I need to introduce everything before that, right? We will explain to you the detailed rules for this final match.]
Soon the broadcast screen changed and a short explanation about the finals appeared.
Location of the final match: Inside the ‘Demon Dungeon’ on Ambages Island in the New World.
Main line rules: Go to the exit of the dungeon and escape.
Maximum number of people passing: 5 people
※ The dungeon has a labyrinth structure, and the level of monsters on average is lower than that of Selepo, the main island of the New World.
[The rules are as follows: What do you think?]
[First of all, the labyrinth structure is impressive. No matter how good your skills are, if you get lost, isn’t it a labyrinth where it’s difficult to escape?]
[you’re right! For reference, it is said that the production team has been working hard for half a year to change the inside of the dungeon where the finals will be held this time into a labyrinth structure!]
[It’s a labyrinth structure designed by the production team… It may be more difficult to find your way than a naturally created labyrinth.]
Considering the notorious Colosseum production team, there is no way they would have planned the labyrinth in which this final round takes place to be easy to escape.
[And from what I heard, the clan provided great help in the dungeon construction and island recruitment process.]
[you’re right! Not only that, the live broadcast you see now would not have been possible without the help of the Daehan Clan. Let’s check the reason now.]
Immediately the broadcast screen changed.
The first sight of the ‘Cascara’ curtain, which can be seen as the border between the New World and other continents, was visible.
The curtain continued deep into the sea, and a small hole was visible on the screen in the ‘cascara’ in the center of the sea.
A submarine with a large Taegeuk symbol on it was floating in the middle of the Cascara curtain, forming a thick blue protective shield.
There was an undersea cable connected to the front and back of the submarine, and the cable appeared to be connected to the nearby Ambage Island through a hole created by the blue shield.
[As you can see, a special submarine owned by the Daehan Clan is pushing the ‘Cascara’ curtain, and the undersea cable is maintained uninterrupted through the hole created as a result!]
[and… . Technology has really advanced a lot to be able to hold up the Cascara curtain so well.
That method is also possible because Ambages Island is close to Cascara, right? There will be a lot of interference from giant sea monsters to connect the line to the distant continent of Selepo.]
The biggest reason why communication between the new continent and the old continent was cut off to date.
It was because of the giant deep-sea monsters living near the Selepo continent.
Even if you somehow managed to break through the ‘Cascara’ curtain and drag the undersea cable in, the giant deep-sea monsters would rush in and cut it off right away.
There are more foul-tempered giant deep-sea monsters the closer you are to the Selepo continent, and fewer of them the further away you are.
It is not found at all near the ‘Cascara’ tent, which can be seen as the furthest away.
And Ambages Island is located right near the ‘Cascara’ tent.
[Anyway, thanks to the help of the Daehan Clan, we were able to watch the final match taking place in the New Continent live!]
– and!
– The world’s first live broadcast from a new continent.
– Is this really a world first?
– It’s true lol.
– After all, the world’s best program King God Seum ㄷㄷ
– The Colosseum is divine, invincible, and legendary… .
Hot reactions in the chat window in response to the caster’s powerful voice.
Baek Jun and Jang Seung-wook were checking all the reactions on a monitor in the temporary studio built on the landing pad on Ambages Island.
“What are the current viewership ratings?”
Jang Seung-wook asked through the microphone connected to the earphones.
Soon the main PD, who remained in the monitor room of a broadcasting station in Korea, answered.
[The opening viewership ratings broke an all-time high. The number of viewers for public Internet broadcasting is also at an all-time high.]
“Oh~!”
[Clearly, expectations for the finals to be held in the New Continent were high.]
“of course. “It is none other than the world’s first live broadcast from the New World.”
Until now, due to the presence of the ‘Cascara’ curtain and giant deep-sea monsters, news from within the New Continent could only be received through recorded videos.
So, when it was announced that the final match would be broadcast live from the New World Island, it already became a topic of great interest around the world.
That interest has now only shown itself in the opening viewership ratings. This was a result that the production team had already expected to some extent.
“The government is also watching the live broadcast, right?”
Jang Seung-wook turned his head and asked, and Baek Jun, who was looking at his smartphone, answered.
“I already got a text message from the minister saying he’s watching right now.”
In fact, this final match in the New Continent would have been absolutely impossible without Tak Nam-gyu’s help.
At that time, Baek Jun personally persuaded Tak Nam-gyu that by conducting a live broadcast in the New Continent, he could earn higher viewership ratings and advertising and betting profits than ever before.
The persuasion was successful, and Tak Nam-gyu immediately asked Yong Han-gil to help with the final match, and Yong Han-gil quickly agreed.
It is safe to say that the Korean Clan, which is currently receiving the most support from the Korean government, had no justification for refusing Tak Nam-gyu’s request.
“You are asking me to broadcast mainly to Kim Jin-seong.”
“Aha~. But you probably didn’t have to ask for that, right? “Other than Kim Jin-seong, there is no other participant worth catching.”
Baekjun chuckled without answering Jang Seungwook’s words.
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Right now, Kim Jin-seong’s appearance was being captured on the broadcast screen for a long time, coming into his field of vision.
[…] This is how we found out the current location of the participants. By the way, I see that Kim Jin-seong is the only one left alone?]
[That’s right. At least three other participants fell in the same place.]
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, the broadcast screen changed again.
There was only one place on the entire map of the labyrinth that had only one dot.
It was at the eastern end where Kim Jinseong is currently located.
Jang Seung-wook looked at the map and opened his mouth.
“Everything was arranged as planned. “I was worried that the coordinates of the warp magic engraved on the shackles would get tangled up, but I’m glad I did.”
As he said, the location where the contestants are currently standing was as planned by the production team in advance.
In particular, the positions were designed with balance in mind, and that was the reason why Kim Jin-seong was the only one who fell alone.
[Ah, the moment I said that, Jinseong Kim started to move!]
At those words, Baek Jun and Jang Seung-wook focused on the screen again.
Before I knew it, Kim Jin-seong had unlocked the shackles on his wrists and ankles with the key in his bag and was seen bending his neck and starting to walk toward the aisle.
* * *
What Kim Jin-seong saw as soon as he took off his shackles was,
thud!
It was a trap.
Suddenly, the ceiling fell towards Kim Jin-seong, who was passing by.
The ceiling fell to the floor with a heavy sound and was then slowly lifted again.
But Kim Jin-seong was no longer there.
At the time the trap was activated, it moved outside the range as if teleporting.
Afterwards, Kim Jin-seong continued to walk along the passage, and the traps continued to attack him without any time to rest.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!
Suddenly, mana bullets were fired from the gun barrels on both walls,
Grumble!
Suddenly, flames spewed out from the walls on all sides and attacked Kim Jin-seong.
Quang!
There was even a trap that caused some passages to completely explode when triggered.
However, Kim Jin-seong was easily blocking all the traps with his magic shield.
Kim Jin-seong continues to walk calmly without a single crisis.
‘It’s definitely strange. It’s much easier to use Magi than anywhere else.’
Jinseong Kim quickly skimmed through the notification window that appeared before his eyes.
▶ The user’s surroundings are filled with demonic energy.
▶ When activating demon energy, all abilities slightly increase.
▶ When activating Magi, Vis Crimea points are consumed more slowly than usual.
As explained in the notification window, the entire labyrinth here was full of demonic energy.
I thought I knew why I felt comfortable when I first came here.
‘Is it because it’s a demon dungeon? It’s perfect for someone like me who has a magic constitution.’
Kim Jin-seong continues to walk down the aisle with a pleasantly light gait.
At some point, his sensitive senses felt something familiar.
‘This… . ‘Is it Magi?’
A number of things with energy similar to the demonic force that Kim Jin-seong was using were approaching him at high speed.
Jinseong Kim soon saw them and tilted his head.
‘… It looks like its entire body is made of demonic energy.’
What appeared before my eyes were monsters, as expected.
But somehow, it didn’t feel unfamiliar that my whole body was shaking with black mana.
At that time, the monsters rushed toward Kim Jin-seong at high speed.
Kim Jin-seong immediately pulled out his sword as if he had been waiting and swung it wide horizontally.
In one fell swoop, the waists of all approaching monsters were cut off cleanly.
however… .
‘… what?’
Kim Jin-seong was taken aback by the sight of the black monsters approaching him, still intact.
‘Did you play it? ‘That fast?’
Kim Jin-seong swung his sword again, wondering if he had seen something wrong.
But it wasn’t a mistake.
What caught my eye was that the cleanly cut body was reattached the moment the sword passed through it.
‘I cut it to the level of Shinma-che and there was no damage… .’
While he was a little surprised, the black monsters that were right in front of him started attacking Jinseong Kim.
A black laser emitted from the body flew towards Kim Jin-seong at incredible speed,
‘Eek!’
Kim Jin-seong quickly moved to the side and avoided the attacks.
Afterwards, he attempted a counterattack.
‘If swordsmanship doesn’t work… .’
Jinseong Kim this time created magic arrows and magic tools and fired them at the monsters.
Puff puff!
All attacks hit the black monsters’ bodies with a unique explosion sound.
But it was no use.
‘… In fact, it seems to have gotten bigger?’
The black monsters even became larger after Kim Jin-seong’s attack.
It wasn’t just the volume that got bigger. The running speed has increased, and the attack speed has also become much faster than before.
So Kim Jin-seong had to move at a faster speed to avoid the monsters’ laser attacks.
‘Why did you become stronger? … Could it be that he absorbed my demon energy?’
That was all I could think of. Otherwise, it cannot explain why he suddenly became stronger after the magic arrow and magic device attack.
‘What is certain is that demon attacks don’t work at all.’
Magi doesn’t work.
This was the first time Kim Jin-seong had experienced this since his awakening.
(Continued in the next part)
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