chapter 415
415 – Walking the Same Path
Whiik-
I rushed to the complicated and tangled place where the group of ‘Wiesel’s had just passed by.
[Weasel walk]
As it is a passive skill, it is activated without you being conscious of it.
‘Passed-‘
At that moment, an unfamiliar feeling came over me that my body suddenly calmed down.
Byak-!
Kwadangtang!
It could not pass through the hole and fell straight into the tree.
No matter how many times you repeat it, it’s the same.
‘Oh Mr. Why not?’
“Huh? What is Ilwol doing alone?”
“Ilwol, why are you hitting the tree by yourself?”
“Couldn’t it be a test of the durability of the armor?”
My colleagues who saw me stuck in a tree alone reacted incredulously, and I tried to shake off the sudden sense of shame and ran towards another place.
‘I don’t think a gap that’s too small should work.’
Normally I couldn’t pass through, but I found a hole that wasn’t too narrow and activated the skill again.
Then.
Whirly lirik─
‘Oh oh?! It passed! This is so amazing!!’
I cried out in joy as I escaped like a weasel through a space that was barely big enough for my head.
‘This could be useful.’
In a battlefield where many allies and enemies are mixed, the flexibility in movement may be a greater advantage than expected.
After practicing it a few times, timing was very important for this skill.
You have to surrender yourself to the fleeting flow of strange sensations. It probably takes a lot of practice to use it properly in real life.
It can be used up to three times in a row, but the cooldown is quite long, so it is impossible to use it all the time.
Still, I was in a good mood after gaining an unexpectedly useful ability, so I casually knocked on the head of Azraelon, who was shooting shockwaves to protect Eunyoung, and then returned to the battlefield.
(Only Eunyoung is allowed to touch my hair!)
Putting aside Azraelon’s dissatisfaction, I collected the bodies of the orcs killed by my colleagues one by one and examined the fused skills.
Vicious Claws Lv.Max
– When an attack is made using a body part, there is a 100% chance of causing status abnormalities [Bleeding] And [Paralysis].
– Ignores 40% of enemy defense.
– Bleeding: Maximum health decreases by 0.1% every second.
– Paralysis: Stiffens the body for 1 second.
As Wiesel’s skills were fused, the level of the existing vicious claws rose to the maximum, and thanks to this, the options also increased significantly.
‘With confirmed bleeding and paralysis, 40% defense is ignored… I’m crazy.’
It seems to have the best performance among the skills that have been fused so far.
In particular, 1 second of paralysis is a great effect. Although the paralysis time may vary depending on the opponent’s race and resistance level, there will be no better debuff than this on the battlefield where 1 second is divided into several pieces and each breath is exchanged.
‘In this case, a weapon made by processing my bones would be better than a sword made by a dwarf.’
Considering the clues about having to use body parts, I thought that would be better.
‘Hmm… Should I ask the dwarves to reprocess the weapon I made? There are also ancient and rare crystals.’
Although the weapons made from bones were quite useful, they fell far short of the perfection of the weapons made by the dwarves. So, requesting reprocessing would be one way.
I decided to ask Yeonhee for that.
“But isn’t it strange that there are so many monsters at the beginning?”
“It’s not like another crack has formed, right?”
We, who had already experienced several strange phenomena, set off on our way again with our bodies tightly shut.
What I had to gain in this dungeon wasn’t just the monster’s skills.
‘I have a bad feeling from the beginning. Should I go to the place where the artifact is?’
I made decisions and led my colleagues.
This dungeon, like the dungeon I toured yesterday, had a multi-story structure, and the hidden place I was going to was located on the stairs leading down to the basement.
It wasn’t long before my colleagues noticed that I was moving at a faster pace than usual, but no one asked me where I was going or what I was aiming for.
When I leave work with Yeonhee, we talk about many things, and my colleagues once said that no matter where I go, I’m going to a place that will benefit us.
‘It’s not a bad feeling to have someone who trusts you. I’m more worried about the day after tomorrow.’
Although Jogi-man is distracted by other things and has some time to grow, there will definitely be an inflection point starting with the guild competition.
Although I plan to moderately control my strength, I also need to look impressive in order to give strength to Yeonsu who is looking after us.
Such information will soon be passed on to Jo Ki-man, and then he may face the murderous feeling he felt from him when he was a great monster again.
‘I don’t know how far into the dungeon I can go, but first I have to scrape all the artifacts.’
It was delayed a day due to the incident called Chimera, but I think it would be better to start with that.
Fortunately, there were no other incidents while going to the hidden space of this dungeon.
The only problem was that the proportion of low-level orc warriors in the orc group was increasing, and the fatigue of the comrades was rapidly increasing.
“It’s the scariest dungeon where Biesels flock in droves, but I think it’s because of you, Ilwol. The kids just watch.”
‘Wiesel’ was glaring at us from a long distance away and just tapping the floor with its sharp claws.
I thought we had easily suppressed the group of orcs and couldn’t find a way in, but as Yeonhee said, my presence seemed to be blocking their movements.
If you see that even if I move just a little bit, its fur stands up and it retreats.
‘If you’re going to do that, you can just aim for another party, but it follows you until the end. They are truly unknown.’
Just as we cannot understand what cats do, there are still many things about monsters that cannot be understood by human common sense.
Although Wiesel was quieter than expected, he did not neglect his surroundings.
‘Hmm… It takes a long time just to look at it. I need to narrow the scope down a bit.’
With the trait I stole from Were Croc, my sense level increased, and the range of my senses became much wider.
What was now pushing several parties into a critical situation was a larger group of ‘Wiesels’ than the Orcs.
‘You threw another team. Isn’t it a bit of a foul to have more than 200 Wiesel running at you? It’s too much.’
There were a lot of people moving around in unusually large numbers. Taking that into consideration, there were many teams that attempted to increase the party size to more than 10 people, but even so, 200 was too much.
In the end, the number of hunters throwing themselves into the clouds under the bridge to avoid the swarm of Wiesels was increasing one by one.
This means that you are in a situation where you can afford to be banned from entering the dungeon for three days.
Not only the scope of the search, but also the clarity of the entities detected in my mind seems to have improved significantly.
‘It feels like the picture quality has increased to 4K.’
So we moved non-stop for several hours, and it was well after lunch time that we arrived at the stairs leading down to the basement.
“It’s a safe zone!”
“Ah… Can’t we just take a break? How on earth can you directly penetrate a floor without taking a break?”
Joo-a begged Yeon-hee with a tired face.
“I’ll just take a 10-minute break.”
“Huh… Barely? Yeonhee, it seems like things are going too tight these days.”
“Huh? Uh… Is that so?”
“Sometimes it’s even worse than Ilwol. Is it because of the guild competition?”
“Well, that’s not it…”
From my perspective, Yeonhee has a great desire to grow these days.
I think it’s because I’ve jumped too far forward, but I’m a part of her anyway, so I hope I don’t overdo it.
‘It’s funny to think about this in isolation.’
Anyway, the stairs going down to the basement are a bit different for each dungeon, and sometimes the body moves right away, like when crossing a gate.
Like this dungeon, there are places where you have to physically walk down.
In my experience, these dungeons have a lot of hidden spaces, so you’ll need to look more closely.
‘The location is the same.’
As I rested and looked down with my senses, I saw that it was no different from the place I had found in my previous life. This means that the items sleeping inside are also the same.
The artifact you will get this time is a unique fingernail-shaped object.
An artifact that soaks in when placed on top, like an artificial nail that is glued on top of a fingernail.
I think the person who made this probably didn’t want anyone to see that he was using the item.
My shoulders shook slightly as I remembered being scared when I first used it and saw it seeing under my fingernails.
(Why are you laughing so hard alone?)
Azura, who has been talking to me a lot lately, tilted her head.
‘Because it reminds me of old times. What do you think of fighting the orcs today? It looked a little difficult.’
(Are you saying I had a hard time? What kind of nonsense!!)
In several battles today, Azra revealed her limitations for the first time.
‘It seems difficult to use abilities in succession.’
(Hmph! That too will be resolved soon!)
Each attack is so powerful that even I can’t ignore it, but it was disappointing that my absolute magical power was low and my stamina was lacking.
‘Do you have anything other than the ability to shoot shock waves?’
At my question, Azra showed a shocked expression and bared her fangs.
(Are you saying that even after seeing someone appear in this cursed sealed state?)
‘··· Oh, so turning into that cat is also your ability? Didn’t Eunyoung do it?’
(I taught it all. Half of it is my strength. Hehe.)
I see.
Azra later said that although I have many abilities, there are too many limitations to manifest them again.
Then she suggested one thing.
(It will be resolved if you take me to the demon world. How do you think?)
‘······Where is the demon world?’
First of all, there was no known information.
It is known that Ham Eun-young’s grandmother was also caught up in an unlucky situation, and she often became ‘demonized’ and there are only records of demons who went crazy opening the dimensional door and causing a stir, but there are no records of she entered the demon world.
(You must be receiving a mission from a ‘guide’, right?)
‘They say our world is a system.’
(The name is fine. You won’t have to do anything different. If you express your will to go to the Demon World deep in your heart, you will be given a mission related to it.)
It has already been proven that the user’s will is reflected in the direction of ability development or skill acquisition, but is the same true for quests?
‘··· Really? Um… What’s good for me if I go there?’
(Hmm? Well, that’s… If I become stronger, Eunyoung will also become stronger, and then isn’t that good for you too!)
‘Hmm…’
If this child were to be unsealed, wouldn’t Eunyoung’s power be greatly reduced? Even if that’s not the case, it’s good for this guy to stay by Eunyoung’s side for mental management.
‘I’ll think about it.’
(Oh… Please. Comrade who is walking the path of kings.)
Since when did we become comrades?
Still, I don’t know if helping this guy will give me other achievements, so it’s worth considering helping him if I get the chance.
However, it won’t get ahead of the problems we are facing now, so let’s think about it after everything is over. After defeating the Orc corps commander and dealing with Jogiman.