170 – Ruins – 2
The next morning.
After sleeping in the dormitory, I headed to the gate.
Starting today, we will enter the ruins.
Unlike the Manisan ruins, it was a proper ruin, so it could be a bit more dangerous than there, but it wasn’t particularly burdensome. I just want to do it.
“John!!”
I came 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time, but Choa Yoo came out first and was waiting. As soon as she saw me, she came running with a bright smile and tilted her head as she looked at the things I was holding.
“What did you bring?”
“First of all, fire resistance potions, abnormal status resistance potions, and trap removal equipment.”
“Captain Oh Won-goo said he would take care of all those things…”
“Still, it’s just in case.”
Most of the traps for the ruins related to Jigwi are continuous traps. In other words, it is impossible to remove the trap the way I and Yoo Choa did. So it’s good to bring these things with you.
“Isn’t it okay to resist status ailments with the shadow of dusk?”
“That’s true, but you can only use Twilight Shadow on one person. Just in case, it’s better to use it.”
“Hmm… That’s right.”
“When going to the ruins, it’s good to be as prepared as possible. There’s no such thing as staying there and having a hard time.”
Even if you have to suffer without it. Anyway, seeing what I brought, Yuchoa smiled awkwardly at her own little luggage. I patted her on the shoulder and headed for her gate with her.
“Did we meet at the Gyeongju gate?”
“Yes. Captain Oh Won-gu said he would wait there.”
“Do you know who I’m going with?”
“Do you have a list?”
Yuchoa took out a piece of paper from her bag and handed it to me. When I checked, most of them were A-class to B-class heroes.
“Everybody said they were famous.”
“Really? There are a lot of people I haven’t heard of… Anyway, let’s go.”
Once you go, you’ll know. After passing through the gate and arriving at the Gyeongju gate, we had a light breakfast at a nearby sandwich shop.
And while I was waiting in front of the gate after buying a cup of coffee, armed heroes were coming to the gate.
“Choah!”
One of them. A muscular woman was coming toward us waving her hand.
“Oh! Sister!”
It’s more than a sign you know. Yoo Choa smiled brightly and headed towards her, and the two held hands and started squealing.
“Sister! Long time no see!”
“I mean. How are you?”
“hehehe~. Yes~!”
“Oh~. Choa is already so big that she can go to the ruins. Great. Great.”
Her Yu Choa stroked her hair and she turned her gaze toward me, and I walked over to her and bowed her head.
“Hello. I’m Yohan Kim, a freshman at the academy.”
“Oh! Are you the rumored guy? Hey~. You’re tall! That’s good!”
I don’t know what’s good, but it’s fortunate that the first impression isn’t bad.
“My name is Shi-ho Jeong. I’ve been friends with Cho A-rang since we were little. And she’s also a class A hero in the association.”
Siho Jeong. An older sister whom Choa Yoo has been close to since childhood. She often appears in the main story and is one of the supporting characters who cheers Yoo Cho-ah on when she is having a hard time.
Her hero Recalling her coming out of her academia, she reached out and held her hand.
“Awesome buffer, right? I’m looking forward to it.”
“hahahaha. Yes.”
After her, other heroes start coming out of the gate. And finally, when Captain Oh Won-gu arrived, everyone began to gather in one place.
“Hmm. Looks like we’re all there. Then, let’s split up the teams. The ruins we’re going to are the remains of the Jigwi that occurred in Gyeongju.”
As expected, it was the ruins of Jigwi. Oh Won-goo calmly looked around and fixed his eyes on me and Yoo Cho-ah.
“This time, freshmen from the academy will participate together. That’s why District 1 is planning to bring me, Shiho Jeong, and Rudin with them. If anyone has any problems, please come out.”
There doesn’t seem to be any specific complaints. Since they are all veterans, there seemed to be no need to teach them how to attack.
“It’s the remains of a ghost… Yohan. Do you know something?”
“You know. There are a lot of demons in Area 1. You’ll have to use area attacks well.”
“Oh. Is that John? So who is the owner of District 1?”
“Fire spirit. Normal attacks are almost impervious, so you have to use magic or energy to attack. This is where the power of skills is important.”
As far as I know, Captain Oh Won-goo and Jung Shi-ho and Ludin’s skills are pretty strong.
However, the only attack that could give effective hits to the fire spirit was skills, so mana and energy management were important.
Well, except me and Yuchoa, everyone is an expert, so you should be able to pass without too much difficulty.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Rudin Heimatsu. I hope you’ve heard my name…”
A man in his late thirties with a thick beard approached and said with a smile.
Rudin Heimatsu. He is a famous hero in his own right as an ice magician. He’s still only a B-class, but by the end of the game he’d even reached A-rank. There must have been some sub-events…
“Nice to meet you. I’m Yohan Kim.”
“It’s Yuchoa!!”
“hahahaha. It reminds me of the old days. It’s an academy… It was really fun back then. Anyway, they look pretty close.”
“hehehehe~! It looks like that?! Yes! That’s right!”
“Okay. Then get along well. A hero’s life is hard. It’s good to lean on each other when you can lean on each other.”
It was a bittersweet word. Yes. As he said A hero’s life is hard. And he is something that could kill or injure himself or his comrades at any moment.
Anyway, both villains and monsters are life-threatening beings.
“I’ll be careful.”
“Huh. Yes.”
Rudin’s sub-event was to catch his former colleague who had turned into a villain.
An event in which you have to catch with your own hands a friend you’ve been close to since entering the academy and who has been a hero for a long time.
The content and the ending were bitter, so it seems that the people who held the event didn’t like it. The reward wasn’t too good either.
“Is everyone ready?”
Oh Won-gu, who had approached with a clumsy weapon that was hard to tell whether it was a sword or a club, came this way with Jeong Si-ho.
“A brief briefing will be held on the way. Do you have any questions?”
“No.”
“No!”
“Okay. Then let’s go.”
It took about 30 minutes by bus to arrive near Mt. Toham in Gyeongju. Perhaps because of the ruins, military units were blocking civilians from entering.
“Welcome.”
A soldier approached after seeing us get off the bus. While he was talking with Captain Oh Won-gu, Jung Shi-ho smiled and patted Yoo Cho-ah’s head.
“So? So? How… Our Choa. Did you make a lover?”
“Yes!”
“Oh~! That’s great?! When are you going to introduce me to your sister?!”
“Ehehehe~. Please wait a little bit~!”
“Huh. So? So? What kind of person are you? Can you tell me that much?”
“Hmm. He’s a very nice person. He’s cool… He’s nice. And he’s talented~!”
It’s a bit embarrassing to be praised from the side.
Like that or not, her Yuchoa eagerly boasted, and Jeong Si-ho, who looked at her as if she was cute, stroked her hair.
“You bastard. I can’t do it. I’ll be hearing a lot of real stories later!”
“Yes, yes! I’ll do as much as I can!”
As the two chatted happily, Captain Oh Won-gu raised his hand after the conversation with the soldier was over. When the road opened and I went inside, I saw the entrance to the ruins that I saw at the Manisan ruins the other day.
“Stop the small talk. Let’s go.”
As we went inside, the briefing began.
Team 1 is in charge of the area where the fire spirit resides.
The ruins of Jigwi are not much different from the ruins of Manisan, except that you have to defeat four bosses. Of course, the road to catch the boss in each area is a little rough and there are quite a few trash mobs, but it wasn’t a very difficult ruin.
As he walks while explaining the possible monsters in each area, a hero from another team starts disarming the trap.
“Everybody knows exactly what they’re doing.”
“It’s a skilled team. Originally, other heroes should have come in the place where you two were.”
“Huh? Didn’t we get stuck on it for no reason?”
“Hmm. No. It’s easier for us too if the number of people who can break through the ruins increases.”
Unless it’s a dungeon, there aren’t that many heroes who can play an active role in the ruins.
As such, it would be good for the association to accumulate experience when possible.
In this way, each of us concentrated on finding traps and fighting monsters that appeared in between, until we stopped in front of a huge hollow. From now on, you have to divide the party and catch each boss.
“Is there a pattern at the entrance over there? Tell me how many people that pattern can enter.”
“Wow. I see. If that’s… Five people?”
“Yes. And in Area 2, there are a maximum of 6 people, in Area 3, a maximum of 4 people, and in Area 4, a maximum of 7 people. It’s the basis of the , so you must know it?”
Blinking one of her eyes as she explained. Rudin examined each entrance and nodded her head. Talk about no particular problems. Then…
“Then let’s see after the raid. I hope everyone is safe.”
Captain Oh Won-gu, who spoke bluntly, walks ahead. When he starts walking down the aisles of District 1 following him.
Yoo Choa slipped behind her and took my hand.
“Are you nervous?”
“I can’t say no…”
Power goes into her hands.
It’s a full-scale attack on the ruins, so it’s worth worrying about.
So I smiled and held her hand tightly.
“Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”
“…Ehehehe. As expected.”
“Huh?”
“As expected, I’m relieved to be with you.”