Episode 106. How to stimulate your competitive spirit
‘What’s this?’
Jinseong Kim once again read the notification window that appeared before his eyes.
The demon Dantillion. It was a word I had never seen before.
‘Could it be that the demon god refers to the demon god I know…? ?’
Not only that, but the very fact that he showed interest was puzzling.
Out of curiosity, Kim Jin-seong waited for a while, wondering if another notification window would appear.
However, no more notification windows appeared.
‘hmm… .’
Jinseong Kim tried to analyze the contents of the notification window for a while, but soon gave up and put the notification window in front of him away.
This was because there was no way I could find an answer even if I thought about it without any knowledge.
‘Well, if you go around the labyrinth, won’t it appear again at least once?’
Kim Jin-seong passed on while thinking positively.
At that time, another notification window appeared.
I checked to see if it was about Dantillion, but it wasn’t.
▶ You have defeated the monster.
▶ Obtained 200 Vis Creama points.
▶ Acquired ‘Natural Search Expert’, a comprehensive characteristic of the opposing monster.
▷ Natural Search Expert: Gains the following characteristics.
– Sensitive sense of smell: Your sense of smell improves to that of a wild animal. They can smell things that are very far away.
– Natural chin: The masticatory power becomes very strong.
– Agility is permanently increased by 100.
These were abilities obtained by defeating the Ad tribe.
‘… There’s nothing special, but I like the agility value and point increase.’
In fact, thinking about the difficulty level of the Ads I had just faced, I did not feel that the 100 increase in agility was excessive.
At that time, I suddenly felt a presence behind me.
When I turned my head, I saw Ji-seong Lee coming from behind, looking very wary.
He had run away with all his might right before the battle began, and now that he could no longer hear the sounds of fighting, he came back towards Kim Jin-seong.
“that… It’s over… “Did you?”
Ji-seong Lee asked carefully, observing Jin-seong Kim’s eyes.
Kim Jin-seong did not give any answer. And Lee Ji-seong also didn’t need to hear an answer.
This was because the corpses of the Ad people scattered around Kim Jin-seong came into his sight.
‘oh my god… . All these people alone… .’
Lee Ji-seong sticks his tongue out without realizing it.
He visited the Demon World Dungeon a lot and actually met quite a few Ad people polluters. So I knew very well how strong they were.
What was certain was that among the survival participants currently in this labyrinth, there was no one other than Kim Jin-seong who could kill so many Aad people on his own.
This was to the point where I could swear on Ji-seong Lee’s own name.
‘Even if you are the weakest of the polluters, the Ad people, how can you do it alone…? .’
Ji-seong Lee now looks at Jin-seong Kim with eyes filled with awe.
However, before I knew it, I turned around and saw Kim Jin-seong walking far to the front.
“Huh!”
Ji-Sung Lee didn’t want to miss him, so he quickly started running toward Jin-Seong Kim.
He thought as he walked with Kim Jin-seong on his back.
‘If I keep going with Kim Jin-seong like this, I’ll be able to escape the labyrinth safely!’
Of course, Kim Jin-seong could not guarantee that he would overwhelmingly defeat all monsters that appeared in the future.
But one thing is certain: there is no situation more reassuring than hanging out with Kim Jin-seong right now.
‘They said on the Internet that my luck would be great today, and it was true!’
Ji-seong Lee soon smiled in triumph without even realizing it.
* * *
The moment Kim Jin-seong confirmed that he had killed all the Ads.
“Whoa… .”
Baekjun finally sat down again with a sigh of relief.
This was the first time Jang Seung-wook, who had worked with him for a long time, had seen such a big change in his emotions.
“it’s okay. She’s all gone. If many of those Aad polluters survived and spread to all directions… .”
“… … !”
After hearing Baek Jun’s words, Jang Seung-wook felt an eerie feeling for a moment.
If those Ads had not been killed by Kim Jin-seong and had attacked the other participants, it would have been a complete disaster.
At the same time, I realized why Bai Jun was so relieved just now.
‘If that had really been the case, all nearby participants would have been killed.’
The situation that Baekjun hated the most, a situation where his pre-made plan was ruined due to an unexpected variable, almost happened.
“… Now there shouldn’t be any more cracks… .”
Baekjun’s expression was not very bright as he muttered.
As Yong Han-gil said a little while ago, in a dungeon where a dimensional crack has appeared, there is a very high probability that cracks will continue to occur.
“Is there anything we can do now?”
Baekjun shook his head in response to Jang Seungwook’s question.
“doesn’t exist. To do that, we have to stop the live broadcast first.”
“… okay.”
Jang Seung-wook shook his head with a surrendered expression.
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The Baek Jun he knew was a person who would never stop broadcasting live even if a knife was held to his throat. He knew that so well that he gave up as soon as he heard the answer.
“Then we can only hope that no more cracks are created.”
Baek Jun did not respond to Jang Seung-wook’s next words. He was in a situation where he didn’t have to answer.
There was nothing to do now except pray to God.
* * *
Kim Jin-seong and Lee Ji-seong continued walking down the aisle.
Since the rift occurred, the two have not encountered a single monster, so they were able to talk in a slightly calmer atmosphere.
In fact, it was a conversation, and Ji-seong Lee was talking one-sidedly.
“The original polluter’s full name was ‘Inquinatus.’ “It’s too long, so we call it ‘polluter’ in Korean for short.”
“… … .”
“There are many different theories about the identity of the polluters, but recently, the theory that they were originally hunters of a different race is gaining ground.”
One word from Ji-seong Lee’s words piqued Jin-seong Kim’s interest.
‘Other race hunter?’
Kim Jin-seong listened more closely to Lee Ji-seong’s explanation.
“Because when you look at the way the polluters fight, they are not much different from the professionally trained hunters on Earth. “Some polluters often appear to be better trained than hunters.”
At those words, Jinseong Kim nodded, recalling the battle a little while ago.
‘The movements of the Ad tribe were definitely on a different level from those of regular monsters.’
If they had instinctively attacked like regular monsters, Jinseong Kim would not have struggled so much no matter how many they were.
As Ji-Sung Lee said, each attack movement was neat and clean, like a well-trained hunter, so Kim Jin-Seong didn’t even think about counterattacking in the beginning.
“So, I am guessing that the hunters who lived in the other world died for unknown reasons and then became contaminated with demonic energy and turned into monsters. Well, it’s just the hunters’ guess… .”
“… … .”
Ji-Sung Lee continued talking to Jin-Seong Kim, who did not respond.
“Isn’t that the Ad people we dealt with earlier? In fact, they are classified as the weakest among ‘polluters.’”
Jinseong Kim listened to those words again.
That group of Ad people who had a hard time are the weakest?
“In the dimensional cracks created in the upper-level demon dungeon of Selepo, the main continent, there are many cases where a different race that is incomparably stronger than the Aad race appears as a ‘polluter.’”
“… … .”
“Oh, of course, such strong polluters will not appear here. “In beginner-level dungeons, there is a very low probability that a polluter of the Ad race or higher will appear.”
Ji-seong Lee realized that Jin-seong Kim was listening to him and started talking more excitedly.
“Of course, that also applies to when we encounter another dimensional rift. In fact, the probability of encountering a rift in a beginner dungeon like this is very low, so it is unlikely that you will encounter it again… “What!”
At that time, Kim Jin-seong suddenly stops walking.
Lee Ji-seong, who was following Kim Jin-seong right behind him, almost hit his face on Kim Jin-seong’s shoulder.
However, Kim Jin-seong’s appearance was strange.
It was the same action taken when the Aad tribe encountered the dimensional rift that emerged from it.
‘no way… ?’
Ji-Sung Lee turned his head to where Jin-Sung Kim was looking with shaking eyes.
could be checked at the same time.
The dimension in front of my eyes is slowly being torn apart.
“This is crazy! Why on earth!”
Ji-seong Lee screamed like a scream.
I encountered a rift on a level that would be difficult to encounter once a day twice in less than an hour.
‘Is it possible to be like this even if you are unlucky?’
While I was denying reality with an expression of disbelief, the dimensional crack was completely completed before I knew it.
But this time, Ji-seong Lee did not run away. He believed that Kim Jin-seong had destroyed all of the Ad people.
‘As long as you don’t get attacked, you’ll be safe. This time, let’s show off by helping out a little… .’
At that time, an unfamiliar creature appeared through a dimensional crack.
Ji-seong Lee’s face crumpled when he saw that.
“Holy shit!! really!!”
I ended up swearing without even realizing it.
The polluters who appeared were not the Aad people.
Ji-Sung Lee shouted as if he were screaming, forgetting that Jin-Seong Kim was next to him.
“Why do the Mantodia people appear in this beginner dungeon!!”
* * *
Same time.
There was one person shouting the same words as Lee Ji-seong.
It was none other than Baekjun, who was watching from inside the temporary studio.
“Why are the Mantodia people in this beginner dungeon… !!”
Baekjun muttered with a shocked expression as he looked at the polluter that looked exactly like a wart on the monitor.
‘It’s a big deal. Kim Jin-seong is also in danger if he is a Mantodia tribe member!’
The Mantodia tribe had a fighting power that was incomparably stronger than that of the Aad tribe.
Even in Selepo, the continent I originally saw, it is a being that can only be encountered by entering a level 10 or higher demon dungeon.
Such a being had finally appeared in the beginner dungeon.
And that again, right in front of Kim Jin-seong.
* * *
“be careful! They’re much stronger than the Ad people from before! “Don’t let your guard down just because the number is small!”
After urgently leaving a warning shout to Kim Jin-seong, Lee Ji-seong immediately turned around and started running back the way he came. His move was to get as far away from the dimensional rift as possible.
Kim Jin-seong, who was left alone, clenched the handle of the sword he was holding without realizing it.
‘… strong.’
Even if Lee Ji-seong didn’t warn him, Kim Jin-seong already felt it instinctively.
The three mantis-like guys that appeared in front of me were much stronger than the eight Aards I had encountered a while ago combined, and it was difficult to deal with them.
So Kim Jin-seong decided to do his best from the beginning this time.
▶ The state has been converted to ‘Shinma Unity’.
▶ A ‘space dominated by magic’ was created.
At the same time as the transition to the state of divine and demonic union, the surrounding area was instantly covered by the magic energy that was released, into a space dominated by magic energy.
As soon as the surrounding area was completely covered with black waves, the mantis-shaped polluters called Mantodia rushed towards Kim Jin-seong all at once.
‘… … !’
Kim Jin-seong, who experienced their speed, was inwardly surprised.
The Aad obviously had incredible speed, but the Mantodia were even faster.
In an instant, one of the Mantodia tribe came close to me and swung a huge blade-like paw towards Jinseong Kim.
Jinseong Kim immediately raised his sword and blocked it.
Cough!
‘Tsk… !’
Kim Jin-seong gritted his teeth at the immense pain he felt from his grasp.
I can’t believe I’m feeling this much pain even though I’m fighting in a space dominated by demonic energy!
Afterwards, the remaining two also attacked Kim Jin-seong, and soon the three Mantodia tribes began a joint attack on Kim Jin-seong.
Kim Jin-seong frantically defends against three attacks while gritting his teeth.
It seemed like he was starting to get pushed back little by little due to the huge shock he felt every time he made a block.
‘Is this the true level of the New World?’
Kim Jin-seong stuck his tongue out while assessing the fighting power of the Mantodia tribe.
It was a fighting power that made me reflect on my past self, which I thought was easy while going through the Demon World Dungeon.
It was then.
Suddenly, a new notification window appeared in front of my eyes.
[The demon Dantillion looks at you pitifully.]
‘… what?’
Jinseong Kim felt embarrassed when he saw the notification window.
You think I look pathetic? Could it be that we are being pushed back by three Mantodia tribesmen?
‘This bastard…’ !’
Jinseong Kim gritted his teeth without realizing it.
(Continued in the next part)
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