chapter 17
17 – Attracted by her
Now I shrug my shoulders when I see his abilities clearly out of the bottom of the F-rank Hunter. It was fun because it was like digging up a new character and raising it again.
Sabaksabak-
Since I recently cleared the centurion, I won’t be meeting a strong man like him for a while. Even so, we did not neglect our vigilance.
She seemed to have already realized that not neglecting these basic skills on a daily basis was the easiest way to avoid the danger that would come one day.
After that, we hunted 11 more goblins and 4 more slimes, and after Yeonhee ate a simple rice ball for a late lunch, we moved towards the entrance.
“Today’s results aren’t too bad. But I don’t think I’m getting much experience with goblins anymore. Leveling up is definitely slow.”
I don’t know exactly what her stats are, but she seemed to be in the middle of 10th level. From that point on, it wouldn’t be easy to level up even if you killed hundreds of goblins, so she had to move to a higher level dungeon.
“I can’t stand it even for a day because it stops growing like this, but I don’t know how the dead people endure it.”
“Tick-tock-“
There are people commonly referred to as the Underworld Spirits, but they are hunters who don’t take the risk of exploring higher dungeons and stay in one place to make a decent amount of money.
Even in this dungeon, which is the lowest level where skeleton soldiers and slimes usually appear, if you work hard, you can steadily collect 200-250 per month, so there are people who are satisfied with that much.
‘There aren’t many people who can maintain the spirit of improvement.’
And it is not easy to do soberly to confront living creatures that attack with a clear intent to kill oneself. There is also a statistic that 30% of hunters who have actually awakened quit within 3 months of passing the hunter test.
On the way to the entrance, I killed 7 more goblins and leveled up again.
[Skeleton Soldier Ilwol – Lv.6]
Strength: 23 (+3) Agility: 22 (+3) Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 24 Power: 20 (+3) Resistance: 1
Sense: 16 Restoration: 2
Now that she has reached a level where she can deal with two or three goblins with ease, her steps have become lighter.
Then.
Stop-
Three hunters caught in the web of senses.
After a while, Yeon-hee must have noticed them as well, holding my hand and lowering her posture.
(······)
We watched our surroundings carefully, holding our breath, waiting for strangers to pass by.
“Come out~ I know you’re there~”
“Let’s take a look at the real thing.”
“Khehehe, Churup-“
‘Are you a seeker?’
In addition to sensory levels, there are hunters who wake up with developed sight, hearing, and smell, and it seemed that there was such a type.
‘I still have to walk another hour to the entrance…’
In fact, the inside of the dungeon is nothing short of a lawless zone, so no matter what they do, it is rarely known to the outside world. When entering the dungeon, all modern equipment is disarmed and moved to the inventory and stops working.
I concentrated my senses on them as much as I could, and roughly estimated the magic power surrounding my body.
‘They’re leveled up to the Maginot Line that allows them to enter this dungeon… Did they come in for Yeonhee in the first place?’
At that level, they were the ones who should have headed to a higher dungeon a long time ago, so there was a possibility. Looking at the equipment, it didn’t look like the Jibakryeong at all.
(Let’s run away…)
Nod-
There were 3 people with higher stats than Yeon-hee, so if they fought head-on, they would be defeated. I was wondering if it was okay to make a save first. We had to run away before they closed the distance any further.
Taat-!
“Hee hee hee! Let the hunt begin!!”
“Break the skull first! Don’t miss the rune drop!”
“Yes Sir!”
‘So that’s what I was aiming for. It seems that one of the survivors poured sauce on it then. How much is a low-level rune? f*ck really.’
There’s no way he came in because of the mid-1 million won Rune, and it must be a dirty mind to get drunk on Yeon-hee and Rune.
‘Jogiman is a bastard. Block something like this in advance.’
Anyway, the future was turned upside down because of me, so I had to solve it, but I thought of that bastard for no reason. Judging by their sensory values, they moved slightly faster than us, so it was only a matter of time before they caught up.
‘It must be acidic liquid.’
Let’s create a variable.
As I ran, I showed Yeon-hee her acid-filled mouth open, and she immediately nodded her head.
mana: 17(-3)
I consumed 3 mana with stealth and acid, and slowly my figure assimilated into the surrounding landscape and disappeared.
“Huh?! Where did the skeleton go?!”
“Did you unsummon it?!”
“Whoa~ lady? Want to play?”
Yeon-hee turned around and took a posture, put her hand on the bowstring, and three people spread out and came in. The mouths are lightly teasing guys, but the coping had a professional appearance.
But I, who had already approached them, signaled the start of the battle by spraying acid in front of the nose of the short guy who seemed to be the most agile.
Chow-!
“Heee! My eyes! My eyes!!”
Then, I hit the back of the head with [Bang] As he was floundering after being hit by the acid.
mana: 16(-4)
Bah-!
A short man collapsing in a splatter of blood. And a hammer that flew right at me.
Pagagak-!
“Two bastards!”
I tried to block it with the club I was holding, but it shattered and I ended up getting a hammer hit on my right shoulder blade.
Bagak-!
I heard the sound of something breaking on my shoulder, but my eyes lightly blocked Yeonhee’s arrow and followed the other man with the sword.
‘Chess, no way.’
2 Warriors and 1 rogue combination.
The first one I made was a thief-type who used a dagger, and the ones with hammers and greatswords were alive and well. And the guy who attacked me had a blunt weapon and was the worst in terms of character.
“Die!”
[Acid Spray]
Fuhuaak-!
mana: 15(-1)
“Ouch! What a piece of crap!”
When I roughly spray acidic liquid on the guy holding the hammer high to finish me off, I am startled and distance myself.
At that time, I quickly activated stealth, left the spot, and took out the club again from my inventory.
mana: 14(-1)
When stealth is reactivated within a certain period of time, the magic power consumption is halved, so only 1 was consumed.
Then, on the floor, he held a jjangdol in his other hand.
I blocked the arrow and rushed at Yeon-hee and threw a stone at the guy who was swinging his sword.
Ppaak-!
“Ai-san, what is it!”
By the time the stoned guy turned his head, I was already in front of his nose.
Foohwaak-!
“aaagh! Hot! What are you doing, you f*cking pig!”
“I don’t know! It suddenly disappeared!”
As the guy hit by my acid was wielding his greatsword carelessly, clutching his face, he activated stealth again.
“f*ck, f*ck! Gone again-“
Fu-wook!
“Ouch! My legs!”
Yeonhee didn’t miss the opportunity and fired an arrow, hitting the thigh of the guy with the hammer. In line with that, I approached him from behind and tried to hit him in the back of the head.
Boo-woong!
Bahah-!
‘Damn it!’
He got a good hit in the leg from the hammer he swung downward.
‘This guy was a searcher!’
It was the olfactory seeker that twitched his nose.
‘Did you smell the blood on my body?’
Anyway, with one leg completely broken, I lost my balance and collapsed to the floor. At the same time, Yeon-hee’s dagger stuck in the neck of the guy with the great sword.
Fu-wook!
Hook! Fluffy!!
“Rurruleuk-“
Yeon-hee boldly threw down her robe, blocking her vision, and showed off her wit by stabbing a dagger into her neck at once.
It was also nice to stab it a few more times.
Now all that’s left is a man with a hammer with an arrow stuck in his thigh.
Ppaak-!
Pagagak-!
HP: 3/20 (-17)
“Damn it…Why did this happen?”
The guy who smashed my body on the floor with a hammer looked at his colleagues in disbelief.
‘Let’s play dead…’
He didn’t pay attention to me anymore, as his whole body except for his head was severely damaged, and started to take a step towards Yeon-hee.
“I won’t kill you gracefully. Please make me cry out for you to kill me.”
“Why the hell are you doing this to me?!”
“Kheheheu- you’ll know that with your body soon. It’s a waste to eat alone, ha!”
Even though the arrow was stuck in his thigh, the guy’s movements were quite nimble, and he didn’t hesitate to dig towards Yeon-hee.
‘Huh? Yeonhee is hurt too?! You got hit by a guy with a great sword earlier.’
It looked like it was counterattacked when the dagger was inserted. There was a fair amount of bleeding from the side.
‘No, I can’t win this.’
Yeon-hee shot the bow again toward the guy’s torso, but the man blocked it with his thick arm guards and continued his charge.
As Yeon-hee threw herself to the side in a hurry and fled to the outskirts, the man immediately went in pursuit.
‘I have to do something, something.’
As I gnashed my teeth out of lethargy and looked around, my body suddenly began to move as if being attracted to something.
‘What is it?… Ah! I’m far away from Yeon-hee!’
It seemed that her body was moving towards her, probably by force of her under the influence of her a certain distance away from her.