113 – Newbies
“Rock Fist!!”
The moment Arin completely wrapped her arms around my neck, Bae Joo-ah raised her fist-shaped rock and blew away the men who were running towards Arin. Thanks to her, I was able to pull her off with ease and set her down safely in her rear where our party was.
“Go… Thank you…”
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Nod-
I turned my head and observed the faces of the enemies charging at me. There was no magic class, and there were two archers, but most of them were melee warriors.
However, the two long-range attackers kept firing arrows in the wrong place, probably distracted by the sound of the screaming mushrooms.
The magic power contained in the arrows was by no means to be underestimated, but just like I can’t have fun with a fireball, it’s meaningless if I don’t hit it after all.
‘They’re not weak enough to deal with only with their summons, but the composition is too lean to one side.’
Considering the summoned beasts, led by the Lizardmen, it was the most comfortable type for us to deal with if we caught the long range first.
Leaving behind Arin, who was still trembling from the recoil of her great technique, summoned beasts and hunters jumped into her battlefield without delay.
A 10-minute fierce battle.
About half of the Lizard troops were damaged and their summons were canceled, but they were able to capture 14 Hunters without much damage. In the first place, it was insufficient against us, but with Baek Ah-rin’s 30-second performance, we were able to subdue it more easily. In addition, ‘Embodiment’ survived until the end and showed a reputation as the worst monster in ‘Nargul’s Dungeon’.
Seeing Specters in action, it’s a pity that I couldn’t summon a few more.
“Bweeaek-“
Zombie No. 1 And No. 2 Were waiting to be summoned with their legs cut off side by side. Zombies’ power to psychologically shrink hunters with their terrible appearance and unique atmosphere was the strongest among summoned beasts. However, when viewed overall, it seems to fall far short of ’embodied’.
I was thinking about what to do with the subdued hunters, but Arin took out a bunch of things from her inventory and said.
“You can tie it with this!”
“Isn’t this pretty expensive? When did you buy it?”
“I bought it in advance just in case. Ahem-“
The object Arin had prepared was a rope endowed with a magical power control function. It’s an item that temporarily controls the mana of a hunter whose physical strength has fallen to the bottom. You bought so many ropes that cost 40-500,000 won each? At this level, it was doubtful whether there was any other purpose.
“I’ve never used this before. This is my first time using it!”
“No one said anything, did my feet go numb?”
“Keep-“
After tying them up with a rope coated with a layer of blue mana, the first conversation took place.
“You guys, it looks like there are fewer people than before. What is the reason?”
Bae Joo-ah kicked one of the men in the back and asked the first question. Squeezing out tears and snot, pleading for help.
“That’s funny. Did you guys even pretend to listen when we told you to stop?”
“Well, that was a real joke. We really didn’t do anything-!”
Slap-!
Bae Joo-ah slapped the cheek of the cheeky man so that he could not tease his mouth any more, and then began stepping on the men who were making pitiful faces with their feet.
Bae Joo-ah, who didn’t have a mild sheep when she was with Ha-yoon Noh, had a tougher side than I thought. The way she spoke and acted made her feel like a completely different person than she had ever seen before. Did she show her own mode of being a member of society when dealing with the daughter of the head of the vision guild?
“Ah- I’m finally going to live a little longer. It’s hot since I moved. I’m craving a cold Americano… Shouldn’t I have kept it in my inventory? Oh, really! It’s all because of you guys! Eight!”
“Keah-“
Baek A-rin, who received her heel from Ham Eun-young and evened her breath, started kicking the men who were lying on the floor with Bae Joo-ah as hard as she could.
“Mr. Yeonhee also come here and join Haeyoung! Yap!”
Baek Ah-rin, who had been beating men with a refreshing smile, asked Yeon-hee, who was fiddling with her fingers, to participate.
“Ugh… Well, I’m fine.”
Yeon-hee refused Baek A-rin’s proposal, as if she didn’t want to hit people herself. But there was one more person beating.
Puck puck! Quick-!
“Hee… Hee hee… Hee hee hee.”
It was Ham Eun-young.
She, who had accompanied her while breathing as if she were taking a walk, was actively participating in beating downed men.
Eun-young’s face was bright for the first time since she entered the dungeon. She kicked her and sometimes hit her head with her hand mirror, but somehow her mirror didn’t break at all.
‘…Wouldn’t it be fine if I just worked well?’
Ham Eun-young’s evaluation is that she does it when the moment comes when she has to play an active role.
Slap-!
“Hey guys, why did you suddenly become quiet?”
Joo-ah Bae, with sweat on her brow, grabbed the hair of one of her girls, who seemed to be the strongest, and slapped her on the cheek a few more times as she asked. Honestly… I was a little scared now.
“…… I was wrong. Please look at me.”
“It’s not that I’m wrong, it’s that I’m wrong. Can you please look at me instead of look at me? Should I ask politely like this?”
Joo-ah Bae, longing for the people lying on the floor with her hands tied behind her back, explains in detail why she started fighting with us, whether she had planned it before entering the dungeon, where she belonged to, what abilities she had, and so on. Got it figured out
After a while.
“Two! Nothing special. Their relationship is also weak. It’s just that they met each other while visiting here often, and it just happened that the time came for us to leave together, so they teased each other and ended up like this… What a trivial story Joe.”
“I’m glad I did”
“I’m glad…”
When it was confirmed that the approach was not planned, all the party members let out a big sigh of relief. It seems that her vigilance has risen since she has been so ugly these days because of her blue eyes.
“Hey Mr. Joo…”
“Huh? Eunyoung unni, why?”
“Well, then… How do they deal with them…”
“Well, I’m sorry for what you did, but it’s not like you did anything. Shouldn’t you let it go?”
Ham Eun-yeong chewed on her thumb nail and whispered again to Joo-a Bae.
“Wouldn’t it be better… To just… Kill?”
“Umm… No matter how much a Hunter does, it’s too much to die…”
“Lord, until I kill you…”
Bae Joo-ah and Yeon-hee immediately revealed their negative stance, and Baek A-rin, who received the most attacks, also expressed disapproval, saying, “It’s a must.”
Then, Ham Eun-young muttered, ‘I can’t do it…’ And eventually gave up with a nod of her head.
Actually, Eunyoung Ham’s opinion is understandable. They are people who can become the seeds of anxiety someday, so once you get over this situation, you may not be able to sleep properly because of the unpleasant aftertaste.
After experiencing such an experience, the options may change later when a similar situation arises.
However, the four members of our party are still newbies in a way, so we’ll have to experience it ourselves and let them judge for themselves.
“Hey. Give me three of your runes.”
“Please, isn’t that something we have to return to as well. Please look at it.”
“Money! If you leave, I’ll give you everything in money!”
When Bae Joo-ah demanded runes as compensation for psychological damage, people who had been beaten without power until this point protested as if they would rise up at the same time. At that, Bae Joo-ah’s face cooled and she asked again with her icy voice.
“Then… Would you like to be buried somewhere here to feed the wolves? I’ll mark the dead with a rock.”
“Kuhhh…”
On top of a man’s head, a chunk of rock embodied by Bae Joo-ah is floating precariously. The moment Bae Joo-ah cuts the thread of his magic, a stone the size of a man’s torso will fall on the man’s face. The man’s mana was now under control, so it was obvious what the result would be.
“Damn it…”
Looking at the rock floating above his head, the man who shook his body had to grind his teeth.
“Wow- Since it’s us, we’re only taking three. If they were other people, we’d kill them and even try to drop equipment-“
“Okay… I see… Loosen the rope so I can use some potions.”
Joo-a looked at Yeon-hee and asked with her eyes, and Yeon-hee nodded her head. After all, the hunters are surrounded by 20 summoned beasts, so they can’t think of anything else.
In the end, they spat out exactly 42 runes and walked towards the entrance. With 30% of the runes blown up, the road must be quite thrilling. Those who chased us from behind will now be chased by wolves.
“Right now, I’m in a state of fear even if I just make eye contact with them. Shall they attack again later?”
“I guess it depends on what happens when you leave. If you get out safely, you’ll have less resentment towards us. What’s certain is that you won’t show any remorse.”
“I see… Ah, Yeon-hee. You know that? If the hunters have such a problem in the dungeon, you shouldn’t take more than half of the runes unless you kill them.”
Bae Joo-ah said to Yeon-hee, winking.
“I heard that it was an unspoken rule.”
Perhaps Yeon-hee had also heard the story, she nodded her head and replied.
When the men who were limping away were no longer visible, all eyes were on the runes that had taken ownership.
“Hee hee…”
“Puchup-“
“hehehehe…”
It was an unexpected harvest. Of course, it was a reward with future risks, but right now everyone was busy checking the rune numbers with their eyes wide open.
Even Baek Ah-rin, who must have experienced this often, raised the corners of his mouth to the sky, saying that he had never stolen this amount of runes at once.
We settled down near the forest, slightly off the main route the hunters were moving, and distributed the runes.
11 Out of 42 runes were distributed to Yeonhee. Baek A-rin, who used her body a lot, also received 11, and the other two only received 10.
Perhaps because Bae Joo-ah was so fiercely disciplined, there were several useful runes with high values.
Among them, the Rune of Speed, which drops when you kill Lesser Dire Wolf, accounted for the overwhelming majority.
– Rune of Swiftness (Intermediate) Movement Speed +17
– Rune of Swiftness (Intermediate) Movement Speed +15
– Rune of Swiftness (Intermediate) Movement Speed +14
The speed rune is known to increase movement speed by about 0.5% Per level. If you wear 10 runes with +20, which is the highest intermediate value, you can see the effect of doubling your movement speed.
Since the increase in movement speed is more directly felt than any other value, you can feel the feeling of experiencing a completely different world when you first equip this rune. That’s why the rune of speed was also a popular rune for hunters.
‘There isn’t much use other than these three.’