Chapter 16

Chapter 16

[Episode 04] Solo Play (1)

Crack!

Shim Kang’s one punch smashed the high-end solid wood table.

She said in a voice filled with resentment.

“Must release the clear information right now.” “Clears below the 10th Floor are already known to be detailedly public on the Explorer community?” “Now not talking about lower floor clears, right!”

Level 50 Explorer.

Moreover, [Unique] grade.

Although lost one arm, the spirit emitting from her was never the kind an ordinary person can oppose.

Just with that physical spec difference, could not help but have instinctive fear.

The level of a baby who has not taken steps standing in front of a fully grown Siberian tiger.

Nevertheless, the old man’s eyes did not bend.

A belief close to stubbornness was dwelling in those two pupils.

“Can you even dare imagine what results the irresponsible action you did now will bring?” “That...” “Clearly there are also positive effects. Explorers who avoided the dungeon are challenging clears, and those who stayed on lower floors are also trying to go up. But the negative effects are larger.”

Shim Kang also knew.

Because it was appearing as ‘statistics’.

The old man gestured with his eyes at the documents spread in front of Shim Kang and said.

In the documents precariously spread on the smashed table, there were numbers.

“The number of those who applied for permanent residency in the US and Japan in one day yesterday. Among the specially managed targets of Explorers above the 11th Floor, 20% are looking into immigration.” “······.” “Even if losing just one of these, damage that cannot be filled with the likes of hundreds of cowards starting to climb occurs.”

Correct words.

Because the Salvation Points Explorers above the 11th Floor earn reached tens, hundreds of times the Salvation Points Explorers below the 10th Floor earn.

“At least because a Unique-grade successor appeared at a good timing, it calmed, otherwise the situation would have become even more serious.” “...Sorry.”

The old man sighed and then said.

“And originally, clear information above the 11th Floor is in a state where one can freely view just by publicizing Salvation Points once a week. Even if wanting, can receive support. A very simple matter. There are no other conditions. But what do you think the intention of those who refuse this is?”

Shim Kang who was silent for a moment answered.

“...The purpose would be private use of Salvation Points.”

“Exactly that. Releasing clear information for such people ultimately only becomes the form of helping them immigrate with better conditions.”

In the current era, there are much more those who think only of themselves than those who serve the country.

Those who can abandon the likes of the country for themselves are littered.

Therefore, control is needed.

The old man sincerely thought so.

‘There are too many bastards in the world.’

The old man briefly looked at Shim Kang whose momentum softened and said.

“Explorer Shim Kang. The nation remembers your hard work of steadily entering the dungeon even in a state of having lost one arm. However, in matters where the fate of the nation is at stake like this, hope you make rational judgments rather than being biased by emotions.”

***

2nd Floor Normal dungeon.

A place with only a maze without traps.

Left left right left.

Advanced toward the answer sheet without hesitation.

Slide—

“Energy Bolt.”

Puk!

[You have defeated the Goblin.]

Clear as the goblin’s head bursts even before the door fully opens.

Squeezes the body inside the door that is still opening and immediately exits through the exit on the altar.

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (2nd Floor).] [Salvation Points are being settled.]

Right next Normal grade 3rd Floor.

A vast stone chamber, 10 doors.

Stood in front of the correct 1st room among them.

Does not touch the goblins in other rooms unnecessarily.

Because it only wastes time for nothing.

Slide—

“Energy Bolt.”

Puk!

[You have defeated the Goblin.]

3rd Floor clear.

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (3rd Floor).] [Salvation Points are being settled.]

Next is Normal grade 4th Floor.

A place where traps start appearing in earnest.

From here, there was a need to thoroughly familiarize the clear.

Because if doing wrong, one might go to the grave with one trap.

Of course, I had thoroughly familiarized information such as the conditions for traps activating, the angle and timing of flying arrows, etc.

Because it was a floor already cleared over a dozen times.

Ordinarily would have run madly and arrived at the clear room immediately, but today there was something to test.

I stopped at the place where the first trap is located.

“Search Eye.”

A skill acquired while changing class to the new [Unique] grade class Phantom Sniper.

A skill that even pierced the goblin assassin’s stealth.

Would traps be different?

[Skill ‘Search Eye’ activates.]

Ziiing—

Together with the sensation of mana gathering in the eyes.

‘Visible.’

The foothold where the trap activates and the position of the arrow inside the wall surface were clearly visible.

Click—

Tried activating the trap as a test.

Immediately the flying arrow.

I lightly dodged and grinned.

‘Good?’

Just being able to know the existence of traps in advance greatly lowers the clear difficulty.

Because the need itself to carefully advance while being wary of traps in a place with nothing disappears.

Of course saves time and also reduces fatigue.

‘The problem is how long this skill is maintained...’

First checked whether there is a cooldown.

Crack—

[Skill ‘Search Eye’ is released.]

If cutting mana, the skill is released, and if concentrating mana in the eyes.

[Skill ‘Search Eye’ activates.]

Ziiing—

The skill is immediately exerted.

The result of repeating on/off several times, it seemed there is no separate cooldown.

‘Can activate with will alone without activation words.’

After confirming there is no cooldown, proceeded with the clear while maintaining Search Eye.

An experiment on how long it can be maintained.

The result.

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (4th Floor).] [Salvation Points are being settled.]

Even when clearing the 4th Floor,

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (5th Floor).] [Salvation Points are being settled.]

Even when clearing the 5th Floor,

[You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (6th Floor).] [Salvation Points are being settled.] [You have cleared the Normal Dungeon (7th Floor).] [Salvation Points are being settled.] ······ ······

Even after that.

Search Eye did not turn off even once.

‘If just mana is supplied, can it continue to be maintained.’

Currently my Mana value exceeds 600.

Thanks to that, the degree of mana entering to maintain Search Eye did not even reach the liver.

The sound that if putting one’s mind to it, maintaining Search Eye all day 24 hours is also possible.

And what shone the most was.

‘Wow, fucking awesome. Seriously.’

Precisely when clearing the [Unique] grade 10th Floor.

The strategy book Shim Kang handed.

A clear of the level of copy-pasting the dungeon structure with 3D modeling.

If familiarizing this and proceeding with the clear, it is a strategy book detailed to the extent of feeling the illusion of having experienced the clear several times already.

Nevertheless, while directly proceeding with the clear, dangerous moments occasionally came.

But proceeding with the clear while maintaining ‘Search Eye’, there were no such mistakes at all.

‘Because visible to the eyes.’

With just that one reason, the clear difficulty greatly decreased.

Especially the random position traps the goblin assassins and goblin trappers wandering all over the dungeon set up.

The existence of Search Eye was no different from their natural enemy.

Thanks to that, the dungeon clear time itself reduced innovatively.

Last clear room.

Slide—

The gist is the same here as well.

Put in a preemptive attack as soon as a gap where attack is possible arises.

First strike certain victory.

It was also a clear method that never changes whatever the class.

But.

“Wow—”

Through the slightly open door gap, the monster ‘group’ waiting inside the stone chamber was visible.

The [Normal] grade dungeon 10th Floor had one leader Blade Wolf and three Blade Wolves.

The [Rare] grade dungeon 10th Floor, the wolves’ size just became a bit larger and the individual number was not different.

But [Unique] was different from the number.

“Isn’t it a bit too much?”

Just trash mobs 10.

Even those trash mobs were as much as the leader Blade Wolf that was in the [Normal] grade dungeon.

To the extent that if those guys go down to [Normal] grade, anyone can act as a boss mob.

And the real ‘leader Blade Wolf’ of this place crouching in the middle was twice those guys.

Isn’t that a tiger not a wolf?

Of course.

“Chain Lightning.”

Crack crack―!

Even if all those guys combined strength, they were powerless in front of the power of Chain Lightning that reached Level 19.

[You have defeated the Blade Wolf.] [You have defeated the Blade Wolf.] ······ [You have defeated the Leader Blade Wolf.]

In front of the overwhelming firepower, the wolf group exited without even howling once.

Rumble—

I who went up on the altar lightly checked the vending machine first.

“Wow. Different is different.”

[ Strength Candy ] (Salvation Points: 10,000p) [ Agility Candy ] (Salvation Points: 10,000p) [ Stamina Candy ]

(Salvation Points: 10,000p)

Excluding the [Single-Person Survival Right] that floats confirmedly, candies that raise stats floated evenly.

As expected, the higher the dungeon grade, the probability of better items floating in the vending machine seems high.

When first clearing the Normal dungeon 10th Floor, [Mana Candy] appeared in the vending machine.

At that time, thought who would buy such a thing. Because the price was as much as 10,000 points.

Thought if needing money, buying and selling the 100 point [Single-Person Survival Right] would be better, but that was a misunderstanding.

‘Was 30 billion?’

Curious so looked into it separately.

The type who want stat candy are mostly upper floor Explorers or country units.

Naturally the digit of the price was different from the start.

Even now when chaos arose together with Shim Kang’s revelation, there was not that much difference.

Although the price of the [Single-Person Survival Right] surged, that was limited to ‘Korean money’ everywhere.

In terms of dollars, those stat candies still crush the [Single-Person Survival Right].

Because the exchange rate is in a seriously crashed state.

‘Thinking of the current exchange rate, would it exceed 100 billion?’

Of course, I had no thought of buying those at all.

Because it was an item completely unnecessary to me as bonus points overflow.

Moderately looked and then approached the wooden box placed next to it.

“Again anyway [Wand], right?”

Thought it obvious that it would be [Wand] and opened the box.

Still hoping that since a [Unique] grade dungeon, at least the options come out as highest grade.

But.

“Eh?”

What was inside the box was a brilliant blue light bead.

‘What is this?’

Checking.

[Skill Point Candy] -Acquire 1 Skill Point upon ingestion

“???”

There was such a thing?

Even candies that raise 1 stat point cause chaos if coming out on the market.

But a candy that can acquire Skill Points?

It was clear that this one would be more valuable than dozens of candies that raise stat points.

‘This...’

I had no thought of using it directly.

Because Skill Points to me were just a resource supplied unlimitedly the same as stat points.

Right now even now, the moment going outside through the exit, one can acquire Skill Points.

‘Let’s keep it.’

Secured everything to secure and came outside through the exit.

[You have cleared the Unique Dungeon (10th Floor).] [Salvation Points are being settled.] [You have acquired Skill Points.]

With this, the Unique dungeon also officially became possible for party play.

As much as party play became possible, the 11th Floor is a section where the difficulty rises sharply.

Originally intended to go find Shim Kang and request clear information.

But.

‘Now no need to do so.’

Thanks to Search Eye.

Since became able to grasp traps with the eyes, there is no need itself to be hung up on clear information.

Solo play was also sufficient.

‘For now...’

Would have to distribute the newly obtained 30 stat points and 1 Skill Point.

‘Shall I invest 10 each into Strength Agility Stamina for this? Somehow Unique grade would be a bit tougher...’

Matched Strength Agility Stamina to 110 each, and Skill Points were naturally invested into ‘Chain Lightning’.

At that moment.

[Skill ‘Chain Lightning’ level has increased.]

Chain Lightning achieved Level 20, and

[You have mastered the skill ‘Chain Lightning’.] [Skill ‘Chain Lightning’ becomes possible to cast without weapon (Wand/Staff).] [Can omit the activation words of skill ‘Chain Lightning’.]

Was able to acquire an unexpected privilege.

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