Episode 108. Sujak
The crown’s effect secured his sight, but it was still difficult to breathe because of the fog.
It wasn’t poisonous fog, but it’s usually not easy to endure having to constantly breathe the humid air in a place full of corpse-like monsters in such a dark basement.
“Is it okay if I don’t take the lead?”
I hear Lemon’s voice behind me.
She is the leader of my party, but she is the tank of our party.
“It’s okay. It’s not like we’re going to fight right now.”
The location of the hidden boss is random.
But he’s watching us because he’s wearing a crown.
So if you wait here quietly, it will come running here in no time.
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Using the remaining monsters in the center of the room as shields, we are waiting for the boss to come from the other side of the aisle.
“What are they going to do?”
Meanwhile, Demon Slash and the others, unable to secure their sight due to the fog, are still exchanging conversations while standing close to the south wall of this room.
I don’t know what they’re talking about, but they probably don’t even know we’re watching this.
You won’t see anything.
Because of that, I lowered my voice even more.
“Melissa and Rachel, please keep an eye on how they move.”
“Yes!”
“Me? Better?”
“Hush! Lower your voice.”
“Oh, okay.”
Seriously, the more I look at this woman, the more unreliable I get.
On the contrary, she looks more like an adult than Mumu.
“They won’t suddenly attack us without a healer, but just in case.”
I don’t know how much information they know about me, but if they figured out that I’m not a professional healer, they might take it lightly.
Not having a main healer in the party is a long way to go, but they will have pride in being able to come and go in the Abyss.
‘Besides, Kang Dae-san bought a lot, so those people must have it too. My buff dish… You may have already eaten it.’
Since they are completely under the control of a person named Kang Dae-san, I don’t think they will suddenly attack, but I don’t know.
It’s rare for Nightmare bosses to drop that item.
Even the drop rate increases as the number of players killed by him increases.
‘That’s why the boss said in advance that he would yield…’
I want to avoid useless disputes.
The goal is to raise the level of the children.
‘Are you inclined?’
Oh no way.
People who have been calling each other brother and sister since the beginning of their acquaintance won’t stab you in the back all of a sudden.
People like that would have been kicked out of the outlaw city long ago.
“Ah, mister!”
Moo-mu’s voice raised tension.
I told you to keep it quiet, but it seems you forgot that too.
But I understand.
Because he was approaching from the aisle.
“When he approaches, Lemon will stand in front of you and prepare for an area attack. You two should never get away from Lemon’s back!”
“Yes!”
“Is that a cursed sword?”
“No. Michael-san, don’t do anything either. It’s a big deal if you stand out aggro.”
“Can you really do it alone, Mister?”
I smiled lightly at Lemon’s question.
Then he said.
“Nothing to worry about.”
You may not be able to check my expression behind my back, but my confidence must have been fully conveyed.
“Because I memorize that pattern.”
I started timing.
“Rin! Stay still behind Mommy’s back.”
“Ooh!”
“Huh? Wow!”
Lynn, who was on my shoulder, hopped and landed on top of Melissa’s head.
“Huh, mom?”
Rachel tried to tackle her at my remark, but I only checked Lynn’s position and immediately started running forward.
The remaining ghouls and skeletons in the center of the room rushed at me as I approached.
And finally, it started to move too.
[The Dark Priest has cast ‘Blessing of Darkness: AoE’.]
He had a wide-area buff from the start.
The movement speed of dozens of undead increased explosively.
But I ignored them all and crossed the Dark Priest in the center and headed to the other side.
Towards the real enemy approaching this way.
[Caution!! The Nightmare of Rest found the offering.]
A ringing sound went off in my head.
Aggro pulled properly.
‘I can’t stand the first bread.’
I gripped the mace in my hand.
“How long has this been?”
The Legendary Mace Nightmare Grinder, which emits an ominous red aura, swung furiously at the one who was running towards me, scattering gray mist.
Bang!
A dull sound, like hitting a stone wall, echoed through the silent dungeon.
Even while Nightmare was bewildered by the preemptive attack of the victim that was being held up to her.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
I had no intention of stopping the attack.
[The Nightmare of Rest has summoned her first scythe.]
‘Already?’
I thought I would have to attack a little more, but the first scythe has already appeared.
‘The deal went up a lot. Isn’t it almost three times as fast?’
I immediately stopped attacking and started spinning around him.
Skeletons, ghouls, and even Dark Priests rushed after me, and a strange sight unfolded.
‘What are you doing? Without swinging quickly.’
A nightmare of rest in the form of a centaur.
Black foam bubbled up from his whole body.
The figures of people screaming are reflected in each bubble.
Mixed with the fog that filled the interior of the dungeon, a truly bizarre sight was being created.
[The Nightmare of Rest has cast ‘Boiling Nightmare’.]
From now on.
Now you have to dodge all of his attacks.
If you get hit by the first scythe he wields, Nightmare Drop will be activated immediately.
And another one.
The surrounding monsters swept away by his scythe are also the end.
Elite mobs, mid-bosses.
‘It’s relaxing. If you turn all four rooms, you’ll run out of time, you bastard. Swing quickly!’
Now, at last, he started swinging his first scythe.
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“Brother!”
There was a roar around the entrance to the room.
“Looks like you’ve already started?”
This was followed by the rattling sound of the bones of the skeleton.
The information about the skills cast by the hidden boss came to the system of Kim Chul-joong and his party all at once.
A situation where you can’t know if you don’t know that the chef party has started a battle.
Nevertheless, Kim Chul-joong hardly moved.
The reason was obvious.
Because it is impossible to secure the line of sight.
In addition to that, there was no proper plan yet.
“Shouldn’t we do something? Or run out of the dungeon…”
“How can we do the fog?”
Currently, there are two archers in the party.
If you use the wind arrow, you will be able to secure your vision for a certain distance, albeit temporarily.
“These bastards! They’re still thinking about running away.”
“Then what are you going to do? It’s not like we’ll be hunting them just because they’re yielding to the boss.”
“That’s right. There are no healers… And even fog…”
Thick veins protruding from Kim Chul-joong’s forehead wriggled.
It was frustrating.
When I told them to think of a way to pay off their debt, they were only thinking about running away.
“So you’re saying that you can’t think of anything appropriate?”
“What… Yeah…”
“No matter how much it is, how do you get rid of the debt in this situation?”
“That’s right. I can’t even see it… Unless the cook is in a great crisis.”
“Huh!?”
“Why?”
“Then shouldn’t we deliberately put them in danger?”
Silence passed for a few seconds.
“Do you think you’re doing this because you don’t know that?”
“I’m sorry.”
“Tell me the way, the way. The way to sneak into danger without being noticed.”
Static again.
“I would do something if it wasn’t for the fog…”
“Oh, that’s not true. Rather, the fog reduces the risk of being discovered.”
In this way, remarks and silence continue several times.
“Well, how about doing this?”
A useful idea only popped up after a long time.
“How?”
“Didn’t I hear that you were going to sacrifice the remaining monsters? So, shouldn’t you lead Nightmare around the four rooms in turn?”
“But?”
“Then we follow behind secretly, and when they go to another room, we set up a trap in the middle. Just in time, isn’t this guy a trap hunter?”
Archer’s skill tree is divided into rapid fire type and sniper type, and various trap skills can be learned when riding the sniper tree.
In the past, the community called trap hunters to distinguish among snipers who invested a lot of points in trap skills.
“Pre-installed traps have the advantage that even if other players get hurt, there is no risk of finding out who set the trap.”
“But we’re the only ones in this dungeon? Unless you’re an idiot, wouldn’t you doubt us?”
“That’s all it takes to get away with it. Did you forget? Aren’t we demon slashes? What are we going to do with them? There’s no evidence left.”
“What are you doing? You have to buy a heart, but I’ll buy it.”
“No. Of course, when you get caught in a trap and end up in danger, we’ll show up and save you!”
Kim Chul-joong pondered with his arms folded and his eyebrows narrowed.
It didn’t sound like a good idea.
If you make a mistake, you may become disillusioned with the chef.
‘Damn it…’
Then, the trap hunter himself, who had been quietly listening, opened his mouth.
“Well, then why don’t you do this? I’ll take out insurance. In case you doubt it…”
Listening to his story, the corner of Kim Chul-joong’s mouth slowly turned upward.
“Yeah. Let’s do it that way. How grateful I am for being the first to do that. Damn it. If things go well, I’ll reward you later.”
After a while, Kim Cheol-joong and his party decided on a plan and finally started moving.
At this time, Jeon Tae-min’s party had already arrived in the second room.