Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Level 2 Player

Queen Ant Hunt (2)

Kwajijijik!

The Ice Dragon Staff Jin-su swung dug into the head of the Queen Ant Devourer. The problem was that the Queen Ant Devourer’s size was too large.

‘If it doesn’t die in one swing...’

Just beat it until it dies.

Pueok! Pueok! Pueok!

Jin-su grabbed one of the Queen Ant Devourer’s antennae with one hand and continuously swung the Ice Dragon Staff.

“Kiiik!”

The Queen Ant Devourer writhed and let out a wretched scream. The Queen Ant Devourer couldn’t put up any resistance at all, belied by its huge size. Because its body was too bloated, even moving wasn’t easy.

‘Please just die!’

Jin-su swung the Ice Dragon Staff even faster. As mana filled up steadily, the Giant Soldier Ant Devourers also gradually approached.

At that time, the skill cooldown turned and the stacks filled. The moment he tried to use an attack skill on the Queen Ant Devourer.

Kwajik!

“Kiiiiiik!”

The Queen Ant Devourer let out a wretched death cry and died.

[You have achieved for the first time the impossible feat of hunting the Queen Ant Devourer on Floor 99.]

[Title The One Who Defeated the Boss Monster of Floor 99 for the First Time is granted.]

[Title The One Who Hunted the Queen Ant Devourer of Floor 99 for the First Time is granted.]

[Title The One Who Transcended the Survival Mission of Floor 99 is granted.]

[Title The One Who Achieved Impossible Feats Five Times is granted.]

[Skill Book Ant Devourer Colony Summon Skill Book is granted.]

...Omitted...

Rewards poured in in a bunch.

[Level has risen.]

[Level has risen.]

[Level has risen.]

...Omitted...

The level also rose.

[Blessing of Hwangsin has grown.]

[Blessing of Hongsin has grown.]

...Omitted...

The blessings also grew.

‘As expected, it was a jackpot.’

But there was no time to leisurely examine the rewards.

“Kiiik!”

Because the greatly enraged Giant Soldier Ant Devourers were surging toward Jin-su like a tide.

“Ice Storm!”

Jin-su who recovered stacks as the cooldown passed immediately used a magic attack skill.

Taak!

At the same time, he threw his body and swung the Ice Dragon Staff.

Pueok! Kwajik!

“Kiik!”

Dodge the attacks of the Giant Soldier Ant Devourers, swing the Ice Dragon Staff to strike the heads, and recover mana.

“Ice Piercing Arrow! Ice Explosion!”

Use attack skills with the recovered mana.

Hwiik! Pueok! Kwajik!

Jin-su’s movements of dodging the Giant Soldier Ant Devourers’ attacks like flowing water were closer to a skilled warrior than a mage. He repeatedly dodged and struck, then cast a magic attack skill to deliver a critical hit.

“Dragon Tooth Soldier Summon.”

Even in the midst of that, he diligently took out Lizardman teeth from the inventory and replenished the extinguished Dragon Tooth Soldiers. While Jin-su moved frantically and fought, the number of Giant Soldier Ant Devourers gradually began to decrease.

There was a price.

Immediately, 3 units of Dragon Tooth Soldiers made from the White Drake’s teeth that couldn’t be replenished were destroyed and returned to the form of broken teeth. The remaining 9 units of Dragon Tooth Soldiers also had lifespans hanging by a thread.

‘If they’re all destroyed, it’s a big problem.’

There was another problem. The large army of Ant Devourers struggling to destroy the Ice Barrier. After the Queen Ant Devourer died, they bit the Ice Barrier with their mandibles without sparing their bodies.

‘There’s still a lot of time left to endure.’

He couldn’t switch the status window either. Because of the cooldown, he couldn’t summon the Shadow Summons, and with the skills of the Blood Demon Swordsman, he couldn’t block the entrance swarming with Ant Devourers.

‘What skill book is usable right now.’

Jin-su who gained leeway as the Giant Soldier Ant Devourers decreased examined the loot that could be utilized immediately.

‘Ant Devourer Colony Summon Skill Book.’

Fortunately, it was a common skill book that anyone could use regardless of holy-type or dark-type, or class.

It looked usable.

However, materials were needed like summoning Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

‘Ant Devourer carapace. Unlike Dragon Tooth Soldiers, it’s disposable.’

Unlike the Dragon Tooth Soldier skill that returns to teeth when the summon is released, it extinguished as is.

‘It’s a bit regrettable.’

Still, there was no chance of lacking materials. Because the floor was littered with Ant Devourer carapaces.

‘And they’re piled up a lot in the inventory too.’

Jin-su immediately learned the Ant Devourer Colony Summon skill he had been saving. Also, he used the skill level fix he had been saving. It was regrettable, but there was no choice.

‘Better than dying while saving it for nothing.’

Jin-su cast the Ant Devourer Colony Summon skill. Mana dropped sharply.

Udeuk! Udeuk!

The Ant Devourer carapaces turned into complete Ant Devourers.

‘This is also material power.’

The carapace of a Giant Soldier Ant Devourer turned into a Giant Soldier Ant Devourer summon, the carapace of a Soldier Ant Devourer into a Soldier Ant Devourer, and the carapace of a Worker Ant Devourer into a Worker Ant Devourer.

‘The appearance is really identical.’

Just by looking at the exterior, it was a level where distinguishing between monster and summon was impossible.

‘Kill.’

According to Jin-su’s instruction, the Ant Devourer summons charged at the monster Ant Devourers.

Kwajik! Kwajik!

A fierce close fight of smashing heads with mandibles and cutting waists broke out.

‘It seems a bit stronger than regular Ant Devourers.’

A sense of regret surged.

The combat power was on the quite low side considering he raised the level to 122 using skill level fix. But unlike the Dragon Tooth Soldier skill, there was one advantage.

‘The cost-performance is good.’

Although there is the price of the Ant Devourer carapaces that become materials extinguishing, the number of Ant Devourers summoned compared to the consumed mana was enormously many.

Not only that, the Ant Devourer Colony Summon skill, like the Dragon Tooth Soldier skill, had no cooldown.

‘That means if materials and mana are sufficient, it can be summoned infinitely.’

Jin-su invested all mana except the mana consumed to maintain the Ice Barrier into summoning Ant Devourers.

Peok! Peok! Peok! Peok!

Also, to recover even a little more mana, he swung the Ice Dragon Staff while scraping stamina.

‘The T.O. is enormously generous.’

Although it was the same Level 122 as Dragon Tooth Soldier Summon, Ant Devourer Summon had no T.O. limit even after summoning over 1,000 Ant Devourers.

‘Now a bit of leeway has arisen.’

As the number of Ant Devourer summons exceeded 1,000, he could deal with all the Giant Soldier Ant Devourers that were in the Queen Ant Devourer’s residence. What remained was blocking the attacks of the enraged Ant Devourers endlessly swarming toward the single entrance.

‘Let’s do power-leveling once.’

A bright smile bloomed at the corners of Jin-su’s mouth who overcame the crisis. Until a little while ago, he was anxious about when the Ant Devourers swarming at the entrance would break the Ice Barrier and enter here.

But now it wasn’t.

Pasak!

Jin-su intentionally collapsed part of the Ice Barrier.

“Kiik! Kiik! Kiik!”

The Ant Devourers poured in madly toward the path Jin-su opened.

Kwajik! Kwajik! Kwajik!

A fierce bloody battle between monster Ant Devourers and summon Ant Devourers broke out.

Peok! Peok! Peok! Peok!

Jin-su excitedly swung the Ice Dragon Staff to beat the Ant Devourers and recovered mana.

‘Ant Devourer Colony Summon.’

After that, he summoned Ant Devourers using the carapaces left by the dead Ant Devourers as materials.

Jin-su continued the repetitive work. Swing the Ice Dragon Staff to recover mana, repair the Ice Barrier with the recovered mana, and summon Ant Devourers.

‘There’s no time to rest.’

Coldly speaking, this was also due to Jin-su’s greed. If he had maintained the gap in the Ice Barrier at the initial size?

By now, he could have rested leisurely while hunting the Ant Devourers. But Jin-su didn’t do so. When the number of summon Ant Devourers increased, he widened the gap in the Ice Barrier more.

To hunt more Ant Devourers.

Kkorureureuk!

His stomach screamed. He had been so busy until now that there wasn’t even time to have a simple meal.

‘I should eat for now.’

He took out a piece of bread from the inventory, stuffed it in his mouth, and swung the Ice Dragon Staff. Level up messages rang without a moment’s rest.

[Title Ant Devourer Nest Exterminator is granted.]

[Title Ant Devourer Nest Exterminator has extinguished.]

In the midst of that, he acquired a title and it extinguished.

[Blessing of Hwangsin has grown.]

[Blessing of Hongsin has grown.]

As a reward for that, the blessings that had grown massively from killing the Queen Ant Devourer ate the levels and achievements and grew once more.

‘There won’t be an opportunity to power-level like this for a while.’

Jin-su gritted his teeth. If even a little leeway arose, he collapsed the Ice Barrier to increase the number of Ant Devourers that could be hunted at once. How much time passed like that?

[You have survived for 3 days. You have cleared Floor 99. You will move to Floor 100 in 99 seconds.]

Unfortunately, the time he could power-level ended.

“Finally!”

From behind Jin-su’s back, Shin Su-a’s voice full of joy was heard.

‘You’re also not in human form.’

Shin Su-a’s body condition was the worst.

The skin was mixed with the dried bodily fluids of Ant Devourers, sweat, and stuck hair into a greasy mess, looking like the worst of beggars even among beggars.

In the half-unfocused eyes, madness and despair were appropriately combined. Stamina was completely bottomed out, and her arms and legs were trembling.

In the midst of that, standing relying on the staff was admirable.

‘Since even I am tired to that degree, it’s a natural result.’

Still, there were results.

Although not as good as Jin-su, Shin Su-a also did enormous power-leveling. Also, she could obtain quite a lot of achievements.

‘I should do the finishing organization.’

Jin-su opened the inventory and swept in the items. There were so many loot that the Level 122 inventory struggled. Fortunately, as a result of even mobilizing the Goblin Treasure Pouch, he could barely put them all in.

“Let’s go!”

“Yeah!”

At Jin-su’s words, Shin Su-a answered with a voice full of joy.

Hwaaaaaak!

A short while later, a cluster of pure white light enveloped Jin-su and Shin Su-a.

***

[You have arrived at Floor 100.]

[Defeat the gatekeeper and climb to Floor 101.]

[Time you can stay on Floor 100 - 10 years.]

[You have achieved the achievement of climbing to Floor 100 in the shortest period in history.]

[Title The One Who Climbed to Floor 100 in the Shortest Period is granted.]

System messages greeted Jin-su and Shin Su-a as the light cluster disappeared.

‘The shortest period achievement is given at intermediate points.’

It was a not bad bonus.

Meanwhile, unlike the leisurely Jin-su, the greatly tense Shin Su-a carefully looked around.

The place Jin-su and Shin Su-a arrived at was a small clearing. And around that clearing, a quite high fence was erected.

“Newcomers.”

“They’re Asians.”

“Only 2 people barely.”

“They must have suffered enormously. Their appearance is a mess.”

“Did only the rear 2 barely save their lives?”

Outside the fence, people of various colors evaluated Jin-su and Shin Su-a this way and that.

“Foreigners?”

Shin Su-a looked at the people outside the fence with a dumbfounded expression. Everyone she had met until now was Korean. But suddenly foreigners appeared.

“Why can we communicate?”

Moreover, words also communicated.

Precisely, the other side was speaking in different languages like English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Thai, but she could accurately understand the meaning.

“Looking at the speech, they’re Koreans.”

“Then would a guild with many Koreans be advantageous?”

“First, we have to see the skill.”

The people outside the fence looked at Jin-su and Shin Su-a like distinguishing chicks.

Jeobeokjeobeok.

At that time, one person entered inside the fence.

“I am player Kim Han-ul belonging to the Daehan Guild. You seem to have suffered a lot. I’ll guide you to the lodging, so first wash and rest well.”

The player who introduced himself as Kim Han-ul said while smiling.

“Daehan Guild?”

Shin Su-a asked Kim Han-ul with a blank expression.

“I’ll give a detailed explanation a little later.”

At Kim Han-ul’s answer, Jin-su stepped forward.

“Yes, I understand. Thank you for the consideration.”

“Thank you.”

Shin Su-a made a thank you greeting in a daze.

“Then please follow.”

Jin-su and Shin Su-a followed Kim Han-ul.

“Oho, they’re going obediently?”

“Yeah, I thought they would cause a big ruckus. It’s regrettable I couldn’t see a good show.”

“They’re also rear, and causing a ruckus with only 2 people is impossible, impossible.”

“Well, that’s true.”

Shin Su-a was fully occupied analyzing the meaning of the words flowing in from the surroundings with a greatly tense expression. But Jin-su wasn’t.

‘The city of Floor 100 is the place where all players of Earth origin who were scattered in chaos gather.’

As such, the size of Floor 100 was enormously large to the degree that it could be considered the scale of a country’s territory.

Also, as such.

‘There are also many things that can be obtained.’

Jin-su’s two eyes were dyed with strong expectation.