chapter 150
The first time I faced a spider, I was excited.
Because I knew I would catch the boss from the beginning.
Then the back would be easy.
‘Because the nest belongs to the queen.’
It is a nest made with the name of the queen.
That’s how much the queen’s influence is said to be.
As in the ant nest, if there were no disasters such as the queen being eaten, the rest would have been easy.
It was basic for them to be confused when the queen who ruled them immediately disappeared.
After a while, when the prey ran out, they would even attack each other.
I was excited about it.
“What’s wrong?”
“These are not queens.”
“Of course not. There can’t be this many queens.”
“It’s a problem because I’m not a queen.”
“why?”
“One, one is as strong as a queen. It means that the queen has enough power to make the whole thing stronger… … Then how strong will the queen be?”
“… … ah.”
“what… … As it turns out, it would be fortunate if the queen obtained the power of a system that only strengthens the individual she gave birth to… … If the queen herself became stronger, so the people under her also became stronger… … Do you know after that?”
Only then will everyone realize the reality.
the worst possible situation.
Everyone’s complexion darkens.
You realized the reality like me.
The most serious Lee Jin-seong asked.
“under… … Can you break this?”
Is it really possible to break this place?
my answer to that.
“… … I don’t know.”
I wasn’t sure.
The situation got serious.
* * *
I never thought I’d feel the dungeon’s difficulty level was high.
It was the first time I experienced it after returning.
It’s hopeless.
One entity that is powerful enough to be mistaken for a queen. Even if there were weaknesses, there was a limit to dealing with them when the number increased.
However, there were not a few enemies.
It was a dungeon that ate a satellite city.
Considering the characteristics of Dungeon Break, which continues to expand its territory. As time goes by, the enemy will only increase.
So it’s bound to be hopeless.
Even so, I wasn’t the type to just let go.
There’s no way I’ll be eaten by despair.
“Set up camp.”
“… … Are you going here?”
“Since we’ve killed everyone in the area, it should be safe for a while. You should use it.”
“ah. understand. I’ll install it right away.”
It’s a matter of breaking the earthenware pot in a different way.
* * *
set up camp We immediately set out to explore the surroundings.
Enemies are objects with superior abilities that can attack us by surprise.
It couldn’t be easy to scout against such guys.
Jinah and I
Only these two were able to scout.
‘long time no see. A strategy like this.’
moved through the jungle.
-Kiii… … .
Not long after moving the area where the camp was set up, the enemies were seen.
Crumple up your big body and hide it.
I see guys who are using their abilities to reduce their presence.
-… … .
[You have found a hidden enemy object: Basilak’s baby.]
It was clear that he was in hibernation.
Even their breathing was slow and shallow.
If you were a beginner hunter, it was clear that you would touch it after seeing it.
Have you ever fallen into hibernation?
If you just pick it up as it is, it has no choice but to look like tasty food that can be disposed of right away.
But that too was a kind of bait.
It wasn’t just that I flinched.
If you look closely, your weak point, your eyes, are covered.
As long as you protect your eyes, you won’t die right away.
But what if you forcefully open your eyes?
If the enemy is in hibernation, what if you still think you have some time?
There is no other miscalculation as great as that.
They’ll wake up the moment I touch them.
will even come over
It wasn’t just one or two.
‘There are too many… … .’
There were more entities lurking around than were visible.
Even if you touched the object right in front of your eyes, dozens would pour out.
It was truly a trap created by a living monster.
‘There’s nothing I can’t handle… … .’
If you deal with dozens in this area, hundreds will come again.
If I was alone, I would enjoy reducing it like that. There were party members now. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be handled that way.
I sneaked away from those hibernating entities.
‘You don’t need to touch me. I just need to know the location first.’
The first purpose of exploration.
In order to protect it, I figured out the location of the enemies one by one.
* * *
We have been scouting the city in two divisions, north and south.
then two days
Moving all over the huge city, he succeeded in grasping the situation.
“It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 individuals to the north.”
“hmm… … The southern area I was in charge of is also about that much. Is it twenty thousand in total?”
“You mean there are 20,000 monsters in this city?”
“Lee Jin-seong, there is nothing to be surprised about. This is less than you think.”
“Right, brother. The problem is that it will only grow.”
“… … Ha, who is your brother? By the way, if it grows more, that’s a big deal.”
The number of enemies is estimated to be 20,000 right now.
With each passing day, the number would increase. Because there were monsters that hatched from eggs. In fact, I’ve seen quite a few spider monsters come out of their eggs.
The sight of hundreds of birds coming out of their eggs at once.
‘The retching came up.’
It was a sight I didn’t really want to see.
Fortunately, those hundreds of spiders were quite ferocious.
Those who woke up were hungry.
Rather than aiming for the nutrients in the eggs, I was aiming for my brothers, who could be called my rivals.
The first thing hundreds did when they woke up was to eat each other.
300 becomes 200.
It was only after reaching 100 again that they left the place looking satisfied.
That’s about two-thirds of them dying.
It’s true that there are still 100 of them left. Better than 300.
In any case, I succeeded in figuring out the number of enemies.
“As we go on, the food will decrease, so the number will increase to about 30,000. There might be places where we didn’t scout properly, so let’s get the total number to around 35,000. Because it will be safe.”
“Thirty-five thousand… … There are too many.”
As Lee Jin-seong said, the number is too many to get tired of.
Even if you catch 100 a day, it can take a year.
Even if you catch 300 to 400, it is 100 days.
“When are we going to catch all of this?”
“I still have to catch it.”
“… … in a month? It can’t be.”
The problem is that the time allowed for us is about a month.
Beyond this time, the enemy’s territory would extend to Vladivostok.
The story of the growing jungle.
What if the jungle eats up another city then?
At that time, the enemy could have increased to hundreds of thousands, not 30,000.
There is no other prey as delicious as humans.
So I had to finish it before then.
“You just need to hunt a little over 1,000 a day. Have you tried it? Hundreds of them took less than half a day.”
“… … It’s crazy.”
So what we catch is about 1,000 a day.
An exhausting number.
But it wasn’t strange.
“Originally, most parties hunt like this. Our hunting has been too fast.”
“That’s right. Is it right… … .”
After returning, I just chose the classic hunting method for the first time.
The team members couldn’t adapt to it.
the following article.
These are the team members who moved with me at the head.
It’s training, and there have been many times that I’ve forced myself into difficulties.
Anyway, the battle itself wasn’t that long.
It’s natural that it doesn’t fit.
As a result, a new opinion emerged.
“… … Even so… … Wouldn’t it be better to aim for the queen if you want to avoid a lot of damage?”
Aiming for the queen.
It’s a pretty good idea considering Lee Jin-sung.
It was planned anyway, so I explained it right away.
“That’s right. You should aim for the queen.”
“Then going right away… … !”
At the same time, he also told the truth.
“can not.”
“yes?”
The truth is that we can’t aim for the queen right away.
Lee Jin-seong is taken aback by that.
“Even after searching all the way north and south, I couldn’t find the nest.”
“… … Does that make sense?”
“What else can I do? From the beginning, Basilak is like that.”
Inside the nest, making a cocoon and twisting a coil in it is Basilak’s specialty.
When he was coiled, he tended to hold his breath.
so that the enemy does not find you.
‘It’s because I’m at my weakest when I’m in a cocoon.’
That’s why it’s hard to find his cocoon from the beginning.
I explained him
Jinseong Lee finally understood.
It also told me that it wasn’t.
“If you’re not coiling, what else is there?”
“If you have already come out of the cocoon.”
“… … In a word, it is a case where evolution has been completed.”
“okay. In that case, it would be the worst. Looking at it now, the individuals are so strong, but what about the queen?”
“after… … .”
He also explained the worst case of the queen breaking her cocoon.
And that explanation gave us a reason to keep running.
Regardless of whether it is to find the queen inside the cocoon or the queen who has already come out of the cocoon, the battleground will be in our favor only if we reduce the population of spiders.
So I have to run.
“… … I must run like crazy.”
“yes.”
after that.
We started moving without stopping.
* * *
1 week car.
The first base they had built had long since been abandoned.
It was an insufficient place to build a perfect base from the beginning.
I had to find a better place.
while looking for the place.
– Key profit!
– Keck!
“Kill them all. Come on before the surrounding object comes!”
“yes!”
[You killed the enemy entity: Basilak’s offspring.]
[You have the aptitude object: Basilak’s offspring… … .]
Many of Basilak’s offspring were dealt with.
10th day car.
They were able to establish a proper base in the center of the city.
It was a good place to observe the enemy invasion.
It’s like the first base you build after returning. However, based on previous experience, I was able to create a pretty decent base.
But I couldn’t just enjoy it for long.
“If it weren’t for those f*cking tall trees, I would have been able to see the whole area, it’s a pity.”
“Because it’s not when you’re arguing about the view. Alright, let’s go hunting right away. Time for a shift.”
“Where is it? It should be.”
This hunt was also a race against time.
They had no choice but to continue to fight while going through shifts.
During the day, the people centered around Mari.
At night, I organized a party with people like Isaiah and Lee Jin-ah.
Lee Jin-seong was unexpectedly active day and night.
‘I’m slowly becoming a clown.’
As the battle progressed, he first fell into madness.
At some point, I started to control madness.
He became stronger based on him, and he did his part enough, not at the level of the youngest.
It was an unexpected growth.
again on the 15th.
The center was gradually sweeping away the enemy.
performance was good.
Han Yi-soo, who was the last to join.
Because even that has succeeded in growing.
Based on those growths, we were able to speed up the hunt.
And again twenty days have passed.
“… … that one?”
A new change could be found.