Episode 157. Now I can deal with it
▶ 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.
‘under… . ‘Good.’
Kim Jin-seong, who entered the dungeon, unconsciously drew a smile on his face.
It was a warm feeling, like being in my mother’s arms. … Of course, having grown up as an orphan, I have never experienced anything like that.
‘I wanted to come here often just because of this feeling, but I’ve been so busy recently… .’
[Why are you coming in now?]
‘… ‘Ugh.’
Kim Jin-seong was impressed by the loud sound that seemed to shake his brain for a moment.
[Didn’t you promise to come back often?! How dare you make the demon god wait endlessly!! He’s such a cocky brat… !]
Kim Jin-seong shook his head slightly as Dantillion continued to mutter in an angry voice.
Still, since it’s been a while since we met, I should feel happy first, but when I hear that old-fashioned voice, I instinctively get annoyed.
[And why did you bring so many beggars with you this time?! If you do this, won’t you have much less time to talk to me directly!]
‘Hey, be quiet for a moment. ‘Let’s hear the rules explained.’
[W-what?! This arrogant bastard dares to interrupt the demon’s words… .]
Jinseong Kim eventually released the resonance state and blocked Dantillion’s voice.
Almost at the same time, the guidance voice of Team 10 leader Sergio was heard.
“As previously explained, this ‘Maknae Daejeon’ will be held in two games. “Today, the first match will be held here, in the Demon World Dungeon.”
Sergio looked at everyone and continued his explanation.
“Everyone probably knows that one of the minimum conditions for working in a major clan is clearing the level 15 Demon World dungeon.”
‘… Did you?’
“This is a level 20 dungeon. Considering that all of the participants were skilled enough to be looked at and brought in by the team leaders, we deliberately chose a dungeon of high difficulty.
“Today, you must clear this dungeon ‘alone’ without anyone’s help.”
The participants’ eyes slightly changed as they continued to speak.
Level 20 is a level of difficulty that even most major clan members find hunting alone burdensome, so almost everyone forms a party and goes on raids.
Sergio is telling you to go around that place alone now.
“But I definitely didn’t bring you here to put you in danger on purpose. The team leaders, including me, want to see a battle between you guys, not a gruesome survival show like the Colosseum program.
So I chose the least difficult of the level 20 dungeons.”
Sergio looked at Team 1’s youngest member, Juan.
“Do you by any chance know where this place is?”
Juan answered right away.
“Isn’t it the Void Dungeon?”
“That is correct. “How did you know?”
“I separately investigated the 20th floor dungeon. They say that places where the surrounding environment is predominantly purple are likely to be Void Dungeons.”
While explaining, Juan looked around. There was a wide plain where the ground, grass, and trees were all purple.
Sergio nodded in response.
“As Juan said, this is a dungeon of emptiness. As you may know, the ‘void space’ where void bugs pop out is not created unless the crack is completely opened.
In other words, there is no problem as long as you move while removing the void rift. By the way, everyone knows how to remove cracks without explaining it, right?”
Everyone except Arlovski nodded at those words.
“Then, if you are careless and the rift opens, you know very well what the consequences will be.”
Sergio’s afterword suddenly sent a chill down some of the participants’ spines.
Everyone knew it.
‘Void space’ created when a crack opens. The fact that the ‘Void Bugs’ that pop out of that space are like a disaster to low-level hunters, as they do not take any damage from normal attacks.
“I think everyone knows this, so I’ll stop explaining the void. I hope that everyone can reach the dungeon exit safely on their own.
“What I will explain from now on are the evaluation conditions within this dungeon.”
Afterwards, Sergio explained the evaluation criteria at length, which can be summarized as follows.
1. When you defeat the boss in the Void Dungeon, the highest bonus points are awarded.
2. The process of clearing the dungeon is also considered important. More additional points are awarded to participants who engage in active combat or show ingenious ideas.
3. Points will be deducted if you are injured or lost and cannot reach the return portal on time.
4. Even if you meet the same participant in the dungeon, you must move away enough to be out of sight within 10 minutes. Otherwise, points will be deducted. However, an exception applies when encountering a boss.
“We can check the process of you clearing the dungeon in real time through detectors and unmanned cameras mounted on the armor you wear.
If you really think your life is in danger, shout out to be saved. We will come to rescue you immediately.
Please don’t do something stupid like lose your life because of your pride. “Do you understand?”
“yes!”
“The time limit for clearing the dungeon is 24 hours from now. “Then let’s begin!”
Sergius, who declared in a loud voice, looked at the participants and asked.
“Is there anyone who can move to the front first?”
“… … .”
No one answered, and no one came forward willingly.
This was because the sooner you step forward, the more likely you are to encounter a Void Crack, and the more dangerous it becomes.
“Why don’t you come forward first, brother?”
At that time, Luca spoke in a low voice to Juan.
“You usually step forward, but now that you have to walk around alone, you don’t step forward? “Are you at all scared?”
“Foot… . “Did you think I would fall for such trashy provocation?”
“You’re not denying that you’re scared, are you?”
“You don’t even know the difference between being scared and being cautious. “When it’s time to provoke someone like that, wouldn’t it be better to observe which side the boss is on like me?”
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“Fuha! What do you see when you observe it? How do you find ‘Boss Direct Road’, which even seniors have a hard time finding?”
“I just follow what I learned from the seniors of Team 1. “I guess Team 2 didn’t even teach you such basic things?”
“… Are you insulting the seniors of team 2 just now? Say it again!”
“Seeing that you’re so upset, do you think it’s real?”
“what?! “I really want to listen and listen!!”
Luca couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted and tried to run away.
But at that moment, I felt a sign of popularity next to me and my head turned in that direction without me realizing it.
Everyone, including Luca, saw one participant walking leisurely toward the front.
‘… Arlovski?’
‘He’s the new Russian guy in Team 6, right?’
Perhaps knowing that he was receiving everyone’s attention, Arlovski continued to walk forward without looking back.
Soon after he completely disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“… “What is certain is that that road is not in the direction where the boss is.”
Juan’s very small voice was heard.
“First, Arlovski, the youngest member of Team 6, started first! From now on, each person will move in a different direction every 10 minutes!”
Soon Sergio’s loud voice resonated with all the participants except Arlovski.
* * *
After a while.
In front of the portal exit where all the participants had left, the filming team and the evaluation team were busy moving around.
“Monitoring and screen installation are complete.”
“Are all unmanned cameras working properly?”
“yes. “There is no problem for all 10 people.”
Soon, the group was able to check the current front view and location of all participants in real time through the 10 installed monitors and one large screen.
“For now, they are dispersing well.”
Sergio looked at the large screen and said to himself.
On the screen that was currently showing the entire map of the dungeon, 10 dots indicating the location of each participant were spreading out in all directions.
“manager?”
The PD called him.
“What do you think the results will be roughly?”
Sergius thought for a moment and then answered.
“First of all, there is a high possibility that it will be a battle for first and second place between Juan and Luca. Among the current participants, those two are the only ones who know how to catch the ‘Void Bug’ rather than the ‘Crack’ of the Void.”
“Oh~!”
“But you never know.”
Sergio continued.
“I wonder if there will be another participant who gets lucky and gets to the boss first without encountering a single ‘Void Bug’.”
“hmm… Still, if you don’t know how to catch the ‘Void Insect,’ you won’t be able to catch the boss, right?”
“That’s usually the case.”
Sergius answered while recalling memories from the past.
“But you don’t know what the result will be. “Historically, the ‘maknae showdown’ has always had many unexpected variables.”
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That time.
[what?!]
In Kim Jin-seong’s mind, which had returned to a state of resonance, Dantillion’s cry was echoing again.
[You still don’t know how to kill Voidlings?!]
‘uh.’
Dantillion spoke as if he was amazed at Kim Jin-seong, who confidently answered.
[No, why don’t you know what all the other Middle-earthers know? It seems like it’s been a while since I came to the New World, so you’re saying I haven’t studied that much?]
‘I trusted you and didn’t do it on purpose.’
[…] what?!]
Kim Jin-seong explained to Dantillion, who was puzzled.
‘I can just ask the demon named Dantillion, who is the most knowledgeable being I know, so why are you studying separately?’
At Kim Jin-seong’s words, which were subtly complimentary, Dantillion’s tone of voice suddenly changed.
[…] Huh! Of course, it’s easier for me to tell you, but… Risk! Hum! Still, relying too much on people around you for everything is not a good attitude! Hum, hum.]
Kim Jin-seong chuckled inwardly at Dantillion’s voice, which kept clearing his throat.
I always hear that he is an old man who is very weak to praise.
‘Tell me that first. Can I kill the Voidlings now with my own strength? ‘Last time, my skills weren’t there so I only did first aid.’
[It’s true. At that time, you were too weak, and the magic in the dungeon wasn’t that strong. Since ‘quality’ was lacking, I just covered it up with ‘quantity’ and sent it to another dimension.]
‘now?’
[hmm… . I think that’s enough for now… . I think I’ll have to compare it directly to find out.]
‘Are you telling me to open the void rift in front of me?’
[Yes. Do you know the location of the crack?]
‘I succeeded in resonating with the Magi in the dungeon before I left.’
Jinseong Kim now knows all the ‘Cracks of the Void’ and the locations of boss monsters in this dungeon.
Exactly, there was a void rift 100 meters away from here.
[Then go closer and open it.]
Following Dantillion’s words, Kim Jin-seong walked forward without hesitation.
As I got closer, a purple line suddenly began to appear in the empty space in front of me.
The dimensional crack that was getting bigger soon turned into a purple eyeball shape, and soon began to expand, creating a circular ’empty space’.
From within that purple circle, familiar purple-skinned monsters surged up one by one.
‘It’s been a while, Voidlings.’
Jinseong Kim thought to himself as he looked at the number of void insects that had quickly increased to over a hundred.
(Continued in the next part)
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