Chapter 15 · 10 min

Chapter 15

[Episode 03] Bus (5)

[Currently Korea is in a very dangerous situation. In the 50th Floor clear a few days ago, our party failed, and only 4 out of 8 were able to barely come back alive.]

Shim Kang in the video continued speaking while showing her lost arm.

[As you can see, I am also not in a fine state. I lost one arm, and it cannot be restored without an Elixir.] [The reason I am filming a video like this is because I judged that if it continues like this now, it will become irreversible.]

After a short silence followed, Shim Kang in the screen bowed her waist 90 degrees.

[Everyone, please help. Your help is needed. It is a time when even one Explorer must add strength.]

Shim Kang looked straight at the screen and said in a tone full of conviction.

[I believe in our country’s strength. Like the righteous armies rose up during the Imjin War, like the independence activists during the Japanese colonial period, like there was the gold collection movement during the IMF.] [We can do it this time as well. If everyone joins strength, we can create a miracle.]

***

[Chat: I’m seriously looking into immigration. Cursing is fine] Honestly this time is different. 4 out of 8 Unique grades died. Seeing Shim Kang with one arm gone, she has to retire now.

Do you guys know how many Salvation Points those guys earned last year?

It was 42 million.

In reality, most of the necessary points those guys brought.

It wasn’t only last year. It was almost every year.

Now that half have died, who will earn those points now?

Now Korea is finished.

If you guys have thoughts, look into immigration too.

┗ Seriously this guy’s words are right. The surviving Unique grades also won’t be able to earn points as much as before, and less than half a year left until settlement. In reality Korea will also become like Nigeria. ┗┗ Use [Single-Person Survival Right] ┗┗┗ After the country collapses, do you think surviving alone has meaning? The infrastructure itself collapses. ┗┗┗┗ Why so angry? By any chance are you a low-intelligence who couldn’t even climb the 5th Floor and can’t buy [Single-Person Survival Right]? ┗┗┗ Sigh. Let’s not talk.

┗ But does immigration solve it? Are other countries safe? ┗┗ At least better than Korea which is confirmed to collapse. ┗┗┗ Where to go? ┗┗┗ Looking into the US side as much as possible.

┗ Our country should do like China too. ┗┗ Talking crazy. ┗┗ Kill retired Explorers to make TO, kidnap and confine to forcibly climb? ┗┗┗ ㅇㅇㅇㅇ Useless guys should all be killed. Sweep away those with disabilities or those who can’t enter because they’re scared, and forcibly climb the rice-eaters too. In my view Shim Kang should also be disposed of. ┗┗┗┗ Goodbye. I’ll PDF your kid and send it to the Management Bureau.

[Buying] Buying Single-Person Survival Right. Market price double. [Buying] Urgent. 4 sheets of Single-Person Survival Right. Buying at the most expensive. [Buying] Anyone who will sell Single-Person Survival Right a bit? I’ll do whatever you want.

[Chat: Sigh, conscience-less bastards.] Did you guys feel nothing even after watching the video Shim Kang uploaded? It’s not that Explorers are lacking in our country. Registered Explorers in the Management Bureau exceed 10,000.

It means if each earns only 5,000 points, it is sufficient.

Please. You bastards who always lurk the Explorer community but don’t enter the dungeon. Even just rice-eating 7 points each every day on the 3rd Floor, you can earn 2555 points a year. You guys at least do that.

The rest, hyungs will fill as much as possible.

┗ Why me? I don’t want to die. ┗┗ For real lol Barely cleared the Tutorial, why enter on my own feet to die?

┗ I’m sorry but... just imagining facing a goblin, I think panic will come... Sorry I can’t help... ┗┗ Sh—t, it’s not like I did it wanting to Awaken, no need to apologize ┗┗┗ For real why do we have to be sorry.

┗ The sense of killing something is not that pleasant. Still thinking of the Tutorial makes me vomit. ┗┗ Me too. ┗┗ 2222 me too

┗┗ 33333 me me too ┗┗ Wow it wasn’t only me. Honestly I respect people who clear dungeons. Because thanks to them I’m alive.

┗ Wow there were so many vermin. Why are guys who aren’t even Explorers looking here lol ┗┗ Because it’s fun ┗┗ Super fun

┗ Why not do Mage? Click and they give money. ┗┗ Because I wasn’t a body cripple who didn’t exercise like you. ┗┗ If I had done Mage, instead of Energy Bolt I would have had to fight goblins with fists. Mana is low, how do Mage?

┗ Writer: Shim Kang bowed her head and asked to please help, is one goblin that scary? Is asking to rice-eat a bit that hard? ┗┗ Yes it is hard. ┗┗ Honestly aren’t you guys who think nothing of blood splattering psychopaths?

***

Chaos broke out.

Stock prices hit the lower limit, and the exchange rate was shattered.

And I.

“...The second Unique?”

Noon.

The single weapon on the altar.

[Black Beauty Crossbow]

I thought a day like this would come someday.

Because clearing the Tutorial every day, additional [Rare] grade or [Unique] grade would inevitably come out.

But to think [Unique] grade would appear first before [Rare] grade.

A refined appearance of deep black that seemed to absorb light.

A luxurious crossbow with a soft black gloss flowing along the curves.

Next to it was also a quiver that seemed to contain crossbow-exclusive arrows.

‘It’s the first time seeing it.’

For now, it was not a weapon used by Korea’s [Unique] grade Explorers.

Because there was no one among them who used a crossbow.

‘Regrettable that it’s not a wand or staff.’

This time there is no opportunity to learn new magic.

Honestly from my position, a dud.

I climbed onto the altar and picked up the crossbow.

[Changing class to Phantom Sniper (Unique).] [You have acquired the skill ‘Search Eye’.]

[Black Beauty Crossbow] -Item Grade: 「Unique」 -Effect: Physical Attack Power +96 / Stealth +35 / Agility +8 / Strength +8 / Penetration +300%

Enormous options.

If putting this on the market, how much would it sell for.

Even if putting it up for auction, could it receive proper value?

Unique things like this only have proper prices set when finding a proper owner.

‘There is one person who comes to mind.’

Couldn’t a crossbow be shot even without one arm?

As one of the few [Unique] grade Explorers in our country, she would have a lot of money too.

Perfect for selling off this crossbow.

Just in time, today was also the turn to clear the Unique-grade 10th Floor.

‘If I say to meet around tomorrow, it should be fine.’

First the clear.

Leaving the starting room and heading to the clear room where a goblin would be waiting.

I did not get tense.

A situation of clearing [Unique] grade dungeons every day.

There is no reason to be scared of a mere one elite monster.

Rumble—

The most annoying is still the ‘Goblin Assassin’ that uses the ‘stealth’ skill.

‘Can’t see it.’

It seems to be a Goblin Assassin this time as well.

However, now there was no need to make a fuss like before of making the floor into an ice rink and tensing in a state right before manifesting magic.

Strength, Agility, and Stamina 100.

Now even if the guy appeared right in front and swung a dagger, I was confident I could dodge.

Of course.

‘Although there is no need to do so.’

Agility 100.

Enhanced dynamic vision and reaction speed raised the resolution of the world one dimension higher.

Thanks to that, it was possible to catch the subtle shaking of space in a stealth state.

“Energy Bolt.”

Manifesting magic and finding the guy’s position.

‘Where.’

Then.

[Skill ‘Search Eye’ activates.]

‘Mm?’

Suddenly the newly obtained skill activated, and

Zing—

I could feel mana concentrating in the eyeballs.

And.

“?”

The appearance of the Goblin Assassin who was approaching stealthily in a stealth state was revealed nakedly.

Faintly glowing blue light surrounding the entire body, so it was even more visible.

The Energy Bolt that had been completed at some point flew toward the guy, and

Puff!

The situation ended in one shot.

[You have defeated the Goblin Assassin.]

Rumble—

Even at the appearance of the altar announcing the end of the dungeon clear, I was looking at the place where the Goblin Assassin died.

‘Search Eye.’

Does this perhaps activate on traps too?

***

[{Notice} A new Unique-grade Awakened has appeared in Korea.]

A notice that appeared at the moment despairing public opinion was encroaching on the Republic of Korea.

At that moment, the Explorer community that was heating up hotly paused for a moment.

A community that quieted as if someone poured ice water.

Exactly from that point, the atmosphere changed.

[Chat: Today I am thinking of challenging the 4th Floor for the first time. Scary but I think I have to.] I am a person who only diligently rice-ate on the 3rd Floor. Still, I steadily gathered 7 points every day. Although it was an action for money, it was not only that.

I cleared thinking that the lives of as many as 7 people depended on my hands every day. Even on sick or hard days, I never skipped even once.

But after watching the video Shim Kang-ssi uploaded, my heart changed.

I want to be of even a little help in our country’s crisis.

I will leave a comment after succeeding in the 4th Floor clear.

┗ Nim, do not cross that river... ┗┗ It seems a bit since the post was uploaded, why no comments ┗┗ You memorized the strategy properly and went, right...?

┗ Please succeed in the clear. ┗┗ Really please... don’t die.

┗ You must succeed. If you succeed, I will go too.

┗ Writer: Survival report! ┗┗ Wow congrats congrats ┗┗ Jackpot. Came back alive. ┗┗ Congrats congrats you are a real patriot

[Chat: I am also thinking of challenging the 2nd Floor for the first time after watching Shim Kang-ssi’s YouTube.] I am a person who never challenged the dungeon even once after the Tutorial. Even now it is too scary, but I am thinking of challenging.

If I die doing this, that would be a help in its own way. Because another person would be able to Awaken.

┗ Don’t do that...

┗ Too dangerous

┗ Don’t overdo it.

┗ I wish you luck. ┗┗ Cursing on this kind of post is a crazy guy???

┗┗???

Water at 1 atmosphere does not boil at 99 degrees.

However, very little.

From the moment it becomes 100 degrees, it begins to boil.

Another appearance of Unique grade.

That small hope stirred the wind of change.

***

‘Come to think of it, weapons are gradually piling up.’

The most numerous is [Wand].

Numerous [Wands] from those acquired in the Tutorial to those dropped from goblins were sleeping inside the closet.

And there was something piled as much as [Wand], precisely the two of [Bow-exclusive Arrows] and [Crossbow-exclusive Arrows].

Miscellaneous items that come out as often as goblin leather, now just before filling the closet full.

A situation where they have to be disposed of as soon as possible.

Pushing the items deep into the closet like playing Tetris, and placing the [Black Beauty Crossbow] and the quiver that was a set in the space that became free.

‘Since there is no need to go to work, it feels a bit regrettable.’

From today, there was no bus.

Precisely speaking, the bus disappeared.

(I’m sorry. Given the situation, it seems our party also has to concentrate on gathering Salvation Points.)

It means there is no room to carry the bus.

The gaze of Seo Tae-woong I saw that day was shining with a sense of mission.

Other party members were the same.

Of course, I obtained everything I could obtain.

(Although it is awkward to say as a substitute, we will share the strategy methods up to the 30th Floor that our party possesses.)

In reality, I obtained what I most hoped for.

Information that cannot be obtained even with money.

(Find trustworthy colleagues and climb the dungeon.)

The proposal to join their party also seemed to have evaporated together.

Well, the moment I join the party, they would have to continuously carry the bus up to their floor.

If it became like that, it would be discarding close to a month’s time.

Right now a situation where even a single day is precious.

They couldn’t discard such precious time, right.

Well, from my position, there was nothing bad.

Because the strategy Seo Tae-woong handed over was organized very detailed.

To the extent there would be no problem even proceeding solo.

‘Then shall we start.’