Episode 159
The government first granted this opportunity to ‘Elphone’ Academy.
However, in case they fail or fail to clear the course, other academies were also given this opportunity.
So, if we run out of time, another academy will join.
First, ‘Radeon’ entered the dungeon.
Afterwards, students began to enter one by one and two by two.
At some point, all the party members entered the dungeon.
“Wow. The inside of the dungeon is a lot cozier than I thought, isn’t it?”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said with a grin.
As she said, the inside of the current dungeon was quite cozy.
A lush forest welcomed us.
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The sound of birds chirping welcomed us.
“What? Is this really a dungeon?”
‘Beccaria’ said with a puzzled expression.
“It’s a dungeon, so there are cases like this. Why would they have given students a chance to challenge themselves?”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said with a smile.
The group began walking through the grass.
“You can just go that way.”
‘Radeon’ started walking ahead.
“Monster behind me.”
‘Radeon’ said while looking back.
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The goblin was purring and looking at us.
“What? He’s barely a goblin.”
‘Beccaria’ pushed the goblin away with his shield.
Then, in an instant, the goblin’s body was split in two.
“It’s about a goblin… It’s easy.”
‘Beccaria’ said with a grin.
For them, ‘Goblin’ was not a difficult monster.
The party was clearing the dungeon so smoothly.
At that time, ‘Cha Ji-yoon’ spoke.
“…But isn’t there something strange?”
“What?”
‘Beccaria’ said.
“…The dungeon is too easy.”
“I originally said it was an easy dungeon.”
“…No matter how much you take that into account, it’s too easy… This.”
‘Cha Ji-yoon’ said with a puzzled expression.
“…The only monsters I’ve encountered so far are goblins. No matter how easy the dungeon difficulty is set…”
“That’s definitely true. No matter how easy the difficulty is, if your magic power is 100, you should at least be a goblin chieftain.”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ also nodded and said as if curious.
“Usually times like this are said to be a sign of a ‘Red Gate’.”
“Ah… No way.”
The companions shook their heads.
‘Red Gate’ refers to a sudden change in the inside of a dungeon after entering it.
The problem is that what is inside changes extremely rapidly.
The composition of existing monsters will change, and the composition of the inside of the dungeon will also change.
It is safe to say that it is a completely different dungeon.
The problem is that such change does not mean a positive change.
The monsters inside the dungeon change into monsters that are incomparably stronger than before.
In addition, the environment inside the dungeon also becomes extremely barren.
You may experience a fierce blizzard or be immersed in scorching heat that almost boils you in a cauldron.
“I hope that doesn’t happen.”
“That’s right. Redgate hasn’t been around much lately. It’s impossible for him to suddenly change.”
‘Red Gate’ has not appeared recently for a very long time.
The most recently reported ‘Red Gate’ was just 5 years ago.
Since then, no case of ‘Red Gate’ has ever been reported.
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At that time, the sound of the earth shaking began to be heard.
“What? Suddenly.”
‘Beccaria’ looked embarrassed.
“Everyone hold on tight.”
‘Radeon’ said.
After this, the ground began to crack.
“What? Suddenly.”
‘Kim Na-yoon looked at her hands with a puzzled expression.
She looked at her palms.
There was moisture there.
I looked up.
A huge snowstorm was falling.
“What’s happening all of a sudden?”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ looked embarrassed.
At the same time, other people also looked embarrassed.
“What… The climate is suddenly changing so drastically?”
“…Is this really possible?”
“Uh… I guess so.”
Originally, the climate of a dungeon is usually fixed to one.
A climate with bright sunlight, a climate with continuous rain, or a climate with continuous snow.
However, there were exceptional cases where the climate changed rapidly.
That is…
“Wait a minute, who wants to go quickly and check the dungeon entrance?”
‘Radeon’ said.
“Let’s come back quickly. Let’s see if Hayeon comes in too.”
The method of checking the ‘Red Gate’ was simple.
The original dungeon entrance allowed people to come and go freely.
However, Redgate is not like that at all.
When it becomes a red gate, the entrance to the dungeon is completely colored red.
In addition, once a dungeon has been transformed into a Red Gate, no one can leave.
You cannot enter the dungeon from the outside.
“You have to check whether Hayeon came in.”
“That’s true… But in the current climate…”
A huge snowstorm was currently blowing.
I couldn’t even remember when the weather was sunny.
Snow was soon up to the knee height of the group.
“Can we get out of this?”
“…First of all, it seems like a good idea to go to the place in front of me…”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said.
There was a fortress in front of me.
However, it was very small in size.
To the point where it is embarrassing to even call it the Eucharist.
“Okay. It seems like a good idea to go to that goal first. Then shall we move slowly?”
‘Radeon’ said.
“I think that might be the best method for now. It’s a little ambiguous.”
The problem was that the distance to the fortress was too far.
It seemed quite difficult to get there through a snowstorm like this.
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“…But are you okay?”
‘Radeon’ looked at ‘Cha Ji-yoon’ and said.
“…Yes. It’s okay.”
‘Cha Ji-yoon’ answered.
However, ‘Radeon’ looked at her with a worried expression.
She was currently shaking quite a bit.
The problem wasn’t just her.
“…What is it? Nayun, are you okay?”
Currently, Kim Na-yoon was also shaking quite a bit.
Not only that, ‘Beccaria’ was the same.
It was natural.
It was because none of the group members had thought about such a climate.
At least ‘Radeon’ was okay because her original physical abilities were so good.
“Then, before going to that Eucharist, let’s go into that cave first.”
‘Radeon’ said, pointing to a cave relatively nearby.
It seemed like being in that cave would at least prevent the blizzard.
“Let’s go quickly, kids. If we continue like this, we’re going to be in real trouble.”
“But.. What should we do about Hayeon?”
‘Beccaria’ said.
If ‘Jeong Ha-yeon’ entered the dungeon, she would probably be alone and isolated.
If you were isolated alone in such a barren environment… Maybe…
“First of all, it’s not too late to worry about it later. For now, let’s put out the urgent fire first. Above all, Hayeon will have plenty of food. She will be able to survive.”
“…”
“We are the ones in urgent need now. “We have to survive the current situation without any food.”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said.
The snowstorm continued to rage.
“Let’s go quickly. If we continue like this, we’ll be in big trouble.”
The party members were somewhat certain of the ‘Red Gate’.
That’s because the ‘Red Gate’ is almost the only case where the climate changes so drastically.
The group quickly moved inside the cave.
“It’s still a little better.”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said.
Once inside the cave, there was no more snowstorm.
It was quite a cozy space.
“…But.”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ was still trembling.
The snowstorm didn’t come in, but it couldn’t stop the cold coming from outside.
The group members were still shaking.
In particular, ‘Radeon’ looked closely at ‘Cha Ji-yoon’, who was still shaking.
Then he said with worried eyes.
“…Are you okay?”
“…Yes.. It’s okay.. Cough-“
‘Cha Ji-yoon’s cough came out.
“You don’t look okay at all? It’s too cold here. I’ll quickly go and get some firewood.”
Currently, ‘Radeon’, the least healthy one among us, has gone out.
Not long after that, he brought some firewood.
“I brought it here. This will be enough to light the fire.”
When ‘Radeon’ rubbed the tree, fire soon started to bloom.
The bonfire soon began to brightly illuminate the group.
Beccaria, Kim Na-yoon, and Cha Ji-yoon gathered in front of the bonfire.
“…It’s a little better, but…”
Although the shivering had stopped to some extent, the cold was still the same.
“Jiyun, are you okay?”
“…It’s a little better, but…”
Cha Ji-yoon’s shoulders were still shaking.
“Are you guys still very cold?”
“Why are you saying this is cold? It’s not cold at all.”
‘Beccaria’ said.
He was trying his best to pretend to be okay, but his hands were still shaking.
“It’s a big problem… I can’t get anything more in the current situation.”
‘Radeon’ said.
“You worked hard. Still, thank you.”
There is nothing we can do in the current situation.
That’s because the only way to warm one’s body inside a dungeon like this was through primitive means.
Hmm.. Is now the right time?
Timing is important when it comes to performance.
The timing is neither too early nor too late.
You have to enter at the most appropriate time.
“Shall I help you?”
I said.
“…Huh?”
‘Kim Na-yoon’ said with a blank expression.
“What are you going to do? I’m not in a situation where I can do anything right now.”
‘Beccaria’ said.
“That’s because you didn’t look at my bag.”
“What kind of bullsh*t is that? Are you on drugs?”
You talk like a cheap person…
Phew… I buried it deep in my heart.
“Look at what’s behind me and tell me.”
I said, pointing to the backpack behind me.
“It has to be visible, but what can you do with what’s in there? It doesn’t even look like there’s that much storage space.”
“Phew-“
I chuckled.
“What are you laughing at?”
‘Becca Ria’ said, frowning.
She can’t help but be funny.
Because my current backpack is not just an ordinary backpack.
This is a backpack with a special ‘subspace magic’ cast by ‘Baekrin’.
In other words, the storage space of this backpack far exceeds that of an ordinary backpack.
I took something out of my backpack.
Then ‘Radeon’s’ eyes brightened.
“…Wait a minute, what is that?”
This is because what I took out was an ‘electric stove’.