Chapter 165 – 165. Dungeon Survival
165. Dungeon Survival
The arrow I shot flies towards Seoksu Kang.
The distance is about 500m. I don’t know if it was in the past, but now I have shooting characteristics. Because of that, these days, I gained a lot of confidence in throwing something.
Even the arrows contain mana, and Kang Seok-soo, a wizard, is not the type to move around. It is not difficult to fit.
‘Get it right just once.’
Contrary to my wish, Kang Seok-soo raised his hand and created a magic barrier. The arrows I shot ricocheted off the barrier.
‘Seeing how fast he reacted, he must have cared about me from the beginning.’
In a way, it is natural. It was me who made the situation a mess. Kang Seok-soo said that he had no choice but to be concerned because he did not know what else I would do.
I continued to shoot arrows. All 7 shots were blocked by magic barrier.
‘Kang Seok-soo’s mana is not infinite. Wearing a barrier and caring about other guys will make you more tired. I benefit.’
Since the arrows were all gone, the bow was thrown away without regret. And he pursued and eliminated the hunters who were trying to run away.
‘Where am I going to run away when my eyes are wide open?’
Look around.
The meadow, which had been full of chaos, became quiet before I knew it.
Now, there are 3 Hunters in total. Me, Seoksu Kang, and Harin Han. All others have been eliminated. It was great that Kang Seok-soo attacked the Union Hunters first.
‘Those troublesome monsters…… What do we do?’
The Basalt Golem is dealing with Seoksu Kang. The black body of the Basalt Golem is dotted with gold. It is on the verge of breaking.
And Little Kraken, who had just knocked out one Hunter, finds me and approaches me. He has only four tentacles left, and red blood is oozing from the wound on his head. The overwhelming force at first sight is no longer there.
‘I can handle that on my own.’
I don’t have any means to control the Kraken, so I think it’s better to get rid of it before dealing with Seoksu Kang. If left alone, the Kraken could interfere at a crucial moment.
‘Pang… Fang… What was it There was a lion idiom used at times like this, but I can’t remember it. Oh shit It’s hard to focus on the battle because I get nervous when it happens all of a sudden.’
I remembered it as I desperately shook my head. Tosa Gupaeng. The useless hounds are boiled and eaten.
‘Squid. Let’s taste it.’
I grabbed my sword and ran towards the Kraken.
•••
Dungeon Survival Reforged Studios.
“Gukcheon Grand Hunter Team! We are taking the C-rank boss monsters, the Little Kraken and the Basalt Golem, to the decisive battle… ! How can you think like this….”
Jo Seok-hu stuck out his tongue.
And after a while, Little Kraken and Basalt Golem began to play their part in the battleground.
After Jo Seok opened his mouth slightly. I thought it was a bitch.
“Oh, no! It’s a crucible of chaos! Battle on the meadow! The battle continues! Unions don’t make any sense anymore! Kang Seok-soo Hunter, a strong contender for the championship, is also showing his embarrassed face!”
Jo Seok-hu exclaimed excitedly. The situation is shit, but it couldn’t have been as stimulating and fun as this from the viewer’s point of view.
Dungeon Survival Reforged will end soon. I had such a strong feeling of foreboding.
Then suddenly I look at the director. How does the director feel about this situation? Wouldn’t he be looking at it with a hard face in a messed up situation?
Contrary to Seok-hoo Cho’s expectations, however, the director smiled contentedly and stared at the screen.
Dungeon Survival Reforged is not a real survival game. It’s just a broadcast program.
Good survival? That kind of thing isn’t very popular. Why did he gather 150 hunters? All for battle
Rather than Kang Seok-soo’s team winning the championship, this kind of shit situation is much more reversal and stimulating.
The director had a hunch. Now, this scene will be regarded as one of the best scenes in Dungeon Survival Reforged.
“…… After. Was it really necessary to do that? It is too extreme.”
Hong Soo-won sighed as if he was frustrated. Baek Ji-eun immediately opened her mouth.
There was no one here who did not know the confrontation between Hong Soo-won and Baek Ji-eun.
“The Kookcheon Grand Hunter team was excluded from the alliance. I honestly thought that the Gukcheon Grand Hunter team was over from the moment the alliance was formed. However, the Kukcheon Grand Hunter team changed the situation with an ingenious idea. Who could think of attracting a little kraken and a basalt golem in that situation?”
“I admit it’s ingenious, but that’s technically a monster shift. It’s not very nice to see. And it’s too risky. There are two C-class boss monsters in one place. It’s not strange if an accident happens.”
Monster Shift.
It refers to the malicious act of leaving a monster to another hunter. It’s an obvious crime. If you get caught, it doesn’t just end with fines.
“This is dungeon survival. Hunters here are competitors. It is correct to view it as a strategy, not a crime here. And there are Hunter Association employees. It is at least a C-class hunter, and there are many B-class hunters. There are also a few A-rank hunters. Do you still think Hong Soo-won is dangerous?”
Hong Soo-Won paused for a moment.
The Bluebird Guild he belongs to is one of the top 10 guilds in Korea, but it is impossible not to notice the association. Actually, it is the association that dominates the hunter world. It is something that should be avoided to completely pretend to be with the association.
“… I meant that accidents could happen. With the association, it is natural that accidents are less likely to happen.”
Baek Ji-eun laughed.
“The association staff are working hard to eliminate even the possibility of such a small accident. Dungeon Survival Reforged is safe, Baek Ji-eun… No, I will speak in the name of the Korean Hunter Association.”
Hong Soo-Won shut his mouth.
Baek Ji-eun If he was an individual, he would have tackled here and there, but he took the name of the Hunter Association. Even with Aniko, I can’t pretend to be with the Hunter Association on this matter.
The situation on the screen began to move quickly.
“The Union has fallen! Allied hunters are attacking each other, putting their own survival first!”
“Hmm. That’s the right decision. Whoever survives that situation will most likely win. The best thing to do is to get into a break area and wait for things to cool down. By the way… Since the situation is so urgent, there are few people who can reach that point.”
“The Kukcheon Grand Hunter team planned the strategy well. Hunter Seong Eugene first chases and kills the fleeing hunters, and Hunter Han Harin guards the entrance to the resting area. The Kookcheon University Hunter team knows. That this is your last chance.”
“Ah! The last coalition hunter is eliminated!”
“This… Hunter Kang Seok-soo prepared so well. Originally, it was normal to be devastated by the Little Kraken and the Basalt Golem, but Kang Seok-soo stayed up all night and invested more than 30 hours to make the monster seriously injured with the power of the magic circle he had prepared. A prepared mage is the strongest. There is a saying… Looking at Hunter Kang Seok-soo, I think that’s right.”
“Bassalt Golem’s body is shattered by Kang Seok-soo Hunter’s ice strike magic. And Sung Eugene Hunter finished it off by driving a knife into Little Kraken’s eye. There are now 3 people left alive. The Kukcheon Grand Hunter team has a numerical advantage, but… As you all know, Hunter Kang Seok-soo has a ‘resurrection’ treasure.”
“Resurrection does not restore lost health or consumed mana. The energy protect is just replaced with a new one. Kang Seok-soo, a hunter, will definitely fight without forgetting.”
“That’s right. Ah! But Hanharin Hunter is staggering!”
•••
Fu-wook!
I plunged the knife into the little kraken’s golden eyes. Little Kraken, who was writhing and struggling, soon lost his strength and drooped. It is dead.
‘The Basalt Golem is also dead. Now all that’s left is Seoksu Kang. Kang Seok-soo can be dealt with through a pincer attack like Han Harin.’
I looked to her side to signal her Han Ha-rin.
My face hardened. Han Ha-rin was staggering her body. It was in such poor condition that one could tell from a distance.
‘Han Harin is too tired.’
I flew through the sky using gravity manipulation in the volcanic area and brought Basalt here. In addition, it also played the role of guarding the entrance to the rest area. Unlike me, Hang Lin continued to use her abilities.
She is already at her limit.
‘…… I can’t come this far and give up. Even if I am alone, I will face Kang Seok-soo.’
She took out her sword and ran towards Kang Seok-soo. Fortunately, most of the magic installed around them was used on Kraken and Basalt.
‘There is a possibility if we fight one-on-one. Acceleration.’
[Use acceleration. It stays on for 10 minutes. Stacks Remaining: 3]
Body quickens I think it’s more beneficial to use instant rather than acceleration, but I have no choice but to use acceleration to arrive quickly without giving Kang Seok-soo time.
“Are you the last one? I never expected you to bring Little Kraken and Basalt Golem here.”
“I had a bit of trouble getting it.”
As I ran, I looked to his right. The mana shimmered and ice in the form of a sword appeared.
“No matter how hard you try, I’m the one who wins in the end.”
An ice sword is fired.
I swung my sword and easily slashed the ice sword. It’s better to quit the hunter job if you can’t hit it from the front.
“It’s okay to ignore me. With just this….”
I couldn’t speak. It’s because the ice sword that I had definitely thrown away flew towards me again.
“Ispers is magic. There are only two cases where the ice sword will stop. Either the ice breaks, or you fall.”
“Then you can destroy it.”
This time, he used too much mana to beat the ice sword.
Caang!
The ice sword did not break. It was much harder than I thought.
“The strength of the ice sword is superior to that of steel. It is impossible to break the ice sword with your power. Silently accept defeat.”
“Coming to think of it, I don’t think it’s necessary to break it.”
Kang Seok-soo was right in front of him.
I swung my sword like a dance. I cut off the ice sword flying at me and attack Kang Seok-soo at the same time.
Kang Seok-soo frowned and dodged my knife. It’s no coincidence.
‘It seems like you are predicting and avoiding my sword rather than seeing it and avoiding it. Did you use the ability to maximize your senses?’
His body movements are clumsy, but he is dodging all my attacks. It doesn’t make sense if it’s not maximizing the senses.
“…….”
Kang Seok-soo quietly flicked his left hand. I didn’t miss that little signal and quickly backed away. A wall of flame soared in the place where I was.
“It feels good.”
“You have a good sense.”
Caang!
Hits the flying ice sword. It’s not threatening, but it’s annoying.
‘Let’s make a quick decision even if it’s a little overbearing.’
At that time. I saw Han Harin, who was barely hanging at the end of my field of vision, beckoning me to something. She understood her sign without moving her eyes as much as possible.
Caang!
I cut off my ice steps and spurred the ground to get closer to Kang Seok-soo. It was the moment Kang Seok-soo stepped back. Han Harin used the gravitational field. My body and Kang Seok-soo’s bodies become heavy.
‘I’m usually sparring with Han Harin. I’m not familiar with the gravitational field.’
In addition, he even knew in advance through Han Harin’s autograph.
‘It ends here. And when resurrected, use the instant 3 times in a row….’
My eyes widened as I tried to swing the knife. Kang Seok-soo is smiling triumphantly. I sensed that things were messed up.
‘… No way. Did you read Han Harin’s autograph without seeing it?!’
Kang Seok-soo stretches out his left hand toward me. A red magic circle was drawn on his palm.
‘In an instant!’
The accelerating world is getting faster. There was no time to cherish the moment. My knife goes to Kang Seok-soo’s throat.
Kang Seok-soo leaned back and avoided my knife. Even though I used a moment, I avoided it.
‘I knew your physical abilities were better than mine. But avoiding it like this… Did you read that short moment by maximizing your senses!’
I gritted my teeth and activated the moment again. You can’t come all the way here and do nothing.
I forcibly changed the trajectory of the sword. From horizontal to vertical. Energy Protect will cover the recoil.
The knife cut Kang Seok-soo’s body from top to bottom.
“How big?!”
Kang Seok-soo knelt down on his knees. His energy protection turned red.
