118 – Skull Charging
“Wow- that’s huge! This isn’t cave level, it’s like a gate to another world.”
Upon arriving at the wolf’s den, what unfolded in front of us was the entrance to the cave, which could be as high as the third floor of an apartment building.
Too big for a place where wolves live. Rather, it was more persuasive to say that it was a cave inhabited by giants.
In front of the cave, two maintenance staff were sitting on wooden chairs and handing out wooden number plates, making faces that were bored with the world.
But that boring expression wasn’t just because of a simple job that even an elementary school student could do.
It is extremely rare in low level dungeons, but there are times when boss level monsters are released due to failure to clear the boss battle. Those are the people who block it then. They said that they were at least capable of delaying the rampage of monsters.
So, when I sat there stupidly, I could only feel a sense of shame as to why I was doing this. Of course, you will receive some kind of compensation.
Anyway, we let out a sigh of relief when we saw that there were quite a few hunters who still received numbered tickets. You need at least 50 people to start a boss battle, and it seems like a perfect fit.
We quickly got numbered tickets from the staff, and after waiting another 30 minutes, we were finally able to enter the cave.
The sun in the sky is already tilted so much that it is the time of day when the sunset falls.
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“Still, I got on the last train. If I made a mistake, I could have slept for the first time in a dungeon. Phew-“
“Tick-tock.”
Spent the night in the dungeon with Yeon-hee… That’s a hmm…
The maximum number of people to enter the wolf den is limited to 70, but if more people participate, the wolves will notice like ghosts and won’t come out.
Of course, even from the hunters’ point of view, if too many people share the reward, there won’t be any merit in taking on the challenge.
Ugh-
After all the Hunters, including us, entered the cave, a translucent film was created at the entrance of the cave.
New personnel were no longer allowed to enter even if they wanted to.
A simple mission where we and about 50 hunters on the last train have to stop the lesser dire wolves pouring out of the wolf den and the lesser dire wolf champions of the 2nd wave.
Although it was a boss battle, it was not a single overwhelmingly strong champion like the Lizard Marsh, but rather a form of facing multiple champions with improved fighting power.
Remembering the pack of wolves that would rush in like a pack of dogs, the hunters gradually raised their fighting spirit. Thanks to this, the inside of the cave, which had been cool as if it had been in a freezer, was quickly filled with heat.
‘Come in, my quest ingredients!’
I had such a wish in my heart.
You have to enter the dungeon at least once and complete each of the 3 types of quests in 100 days.
I won’t be able to do the greatsword quest for the time being, but it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to fill up on elemental attacks and dagger quests.
As I waited for the wolves, I looked around and saw that the hunters participating in the boss battle were all different. Among them, there was one person with beastman characteristics like Baek Ah-rin.
“Arin, what kind of prisoner is that person?”
“Keep… I can’t tell just by looking at your ears.”
“Really? From what I’ve seen, it looks like a bear type. Ears are round and face is round too, hehehe.”
“Bear? Grungang?”
Arin shrugged her shoulders and answered indifferently. She didn’t seem particularly interested in the other prisoners.
‘It’s a bear beast. I wouldn’t envy anyone else’s strength.’
Since I was watching the hunters around me, time passed quickly.
Awww!!
Soon, hundreds of wolves howled shook the inside of the cave. I felt like my mind was sinking for a moment at that sharp sound.
– Don’t be intimidated by the barking of those other bastards!!
Someone shouted to encourage their colleagues, and at that cry, everyone on the spot loosened their necks and hands and reorganized themselves.
To-do-do-do-do―
Soon, the inside of the cave shook rapidly as if an earthquake had occurred, and a pack of wolves could be seen running at the three crossroads.
“Ah… I heard that there are a lot of them, but that’s too…”
“Jooah, you. When I said it, you listened intently as if it were nothing! You understand now, right?”
Anyway, Arin, who is the most experienced hunter in this dungeon, warned us again by moving along the wall as we said before.
“It’s a melee from now on! It would be nice if we could all stand together in one place, but when the champion comes, it won’t be easy to stay together. At that time- you know?”
What Arin was trying to say was, in a word, to survive on your own. And that was the part I strongly agreed with.
Since we first entered the cave, we had been moving along the wall. Even if surrounded on three sides, the idea was to defend at least as much as the rearguard.
“And they like to attack in groups of four!”
“Yes, I understand! Don’t worry, everyone, I’ll reduce the angle with summons.”
“Shouldn’t Eunyoung fall too far back? Stay between the lieutenant and rearguard. When the summons lose their stamina, heal them, and when more than 10 of them are bleeding, call [Stability of Mind].”
“Uhhhhh yes…”
We moved while reminding each other of the cautions that came to mind, and found the terrain we wanted.
A space formed like a prison with stalactites hanging down as if touching the floor in a round recessed space at the farthest corner of the cave.
We made the choice to lock ourselves in it.
No hunter wanted to be isolated in a place like this, so it was an empty space with no one around, and Yeon-hee, who entered the stalactite cage, summoned the rest of her summons.
The formation of the summoned beasts was always the form of protecting Yeon-hee as the top priority, and now Ham Eun-yeong and Bae Joo-ah were also added to the list of targets to be protected.
Suddenly, the number of summons exceeded 30.
1 Slime, 1 Kobold, 1 Sturgeon, 20 Lizardmen, 2 Orcs, 2 Zombies, Neos Harpies, Screaming Mushrooms, Specter, and Spirit Ran.
Excluding Wang Wangi, as many as 31 summoned creatures were summoned to one side of the wall, the eyes of the hunters who were looking at the crossroads with nervous faces could be seen shaking in a different way.
– Sibeol… What is all that?
– If you decide to hit us in the back, you’ll be really f*cked…
– Is that Class D? Is that D-class like me?
– Just looking at the specter is a headache, but there are harpies and even zombies…?
– Those hideous looking skeletons scare me the most.
– Have you ever seen a skeleton that looks like that? Is it a unique monster that can only be summoned by summoners?
The sound of the hunters exchanging their complex feelings and the sound of the wolves barking madly harmonized so much that it was hard to hear the voice of the person right next to you.
“Don’t worry about me, Ilwol. Fight to your heart’s content. I can stop this much.”
Of course, knowing her strength more than anyone else, I nodded and threw my body as if I was being kicked by the wolves that were now approaching right in front of me.
Cave. In an enclosed space, [Contaminated Breath] Is perfect. The smoke rising from his body expands his territory inside the cave.
The wolves in this space will come under the influence of my skill over time. However, it seems that experience points will not be greatly supplied or supplied.
Anyway, these guys are so different from me that no matter how much I catch them, it won’t help much.
So, it would be the wisest choice to fight based on the attack method that corresponds to the quest conditions.
[Fireball]
Pew!
Hundreds of wolves. If the number is this high, even the Fireballs, which still have low accuracy, can demonstrate their full power.
The wolf that entered the magical range was engulfed in flames, burning its already messy brown fur black.
[Stealth]
After being hit by a fireball, I stabbed a wolf in the vital part of a wolf that was rolling on the floor to put out the fire.
Puff!
Arhen’s dagger, sharpened to the point where you can even feel the chill, rips through the guy’s throat and splits it downwards.
– You have killed the Lesser Dire Wolf!
– Acquired a very small amount of EXP!
The adverb ‘extremely’ clearly showed the difference between the wolf and me.
Burst-! Hard-
The moment the dagger was pulled from the wolf’s neck. Two wolves swooped in from the left and from the right, pounding, clawing, and piercing my torso with their pointed claws.
However, the defense of 120, raised by the bone armor, easily blocks attacks from ordinary wolves.
Aww!!
Wow!!
Howling heard from all sides disturbs the spirits of the hunters. It’s to the extent that I doubt that that might be a skill.
‘It wasn’t just the size that got bigger. The number is much higher.’
If my memory of my life is correct, it was. Obviously, the number of wolves in the boss fight has increased significantly.
There are so many of them that there are even those who jump on the walls of the cave rather than the ground.
It was an overwhelming amount. Even with a simple calculation, each hunter had to kill more than 10, and it was basic to be surrounded by 4-5 wolves in an instant.
– Haaah!! These dirty assholes!
– sh*t, I should have just done it tomorrow!! Looks like we’re short on staff!
Sounds of pain began to come out from here and there, of course.
“Ah! It’s hot, you bastards!!”
Maybe it’s because it’s a unique voice, but Arin’s voice still sticks in my ears cleanly even in this chaos. Like her other hunters, she seemed to be pinned down by wolves. So why are you fighting alone outside…
In a way, the battle in this space was the worst environment for Arin Baek. A bird confined in a narrow cage cannot fly.
Still, since Yeon-hee has three of her lizardmen attached to her as her guards, she won’t be in great danger.
Puck puck puck!!
I saw Lizard 1 next to Arin pounding the wolf’s head to pieces with her bare fists. Where did that ignorant bastard get his weapons and sell them?
After that, the Deottoe brothers dutifully wielded the ax given to them by the kobold ‘Tungyi’ and were fulfilling their duties as warriors. Of course, the face was full of joy. They even ate the flesh of the wolves with their teeth, fearing that they might not be a battle-crazed race.
Within minutes of the wave starting, hundreds of wolves filled the cave.
Those who didn’t bother to attack began to commit suicide by getting stabbed by the thorns growing out of my body.
Kwaaang-!!
I’m not taking any damage, but if I’m bitten by a lot of guys at once, I’ve had limitations in moving my body, so I also detonated skull bombs in the middle.
Of course, the bomb was still powerful, and those in the area where the explosion occurred were invariably knocked off a body part, rendering them incapacitated.
…….!!
Uh woo woo-!!
It was an unprecedented battle. Even in such a crowded situation, the sensory waves were stretched out and Yeon-hee’s safety was constantly checked.
Of course, the summoned beasts’ defensive formation built around her still looked solid, and with Bae Joo-ah next to her, it was very reassuring.
Baek Ah-rin also seemed to be controlling her stamina and not overdoing it after she had cooled down once.
Actually, our team had no reason to overdo it. Today, I will be going home with a small lottery ticket called the mine.
Relieved, I closed my eyes and focused more on the sensations around my body. It was because there were too many attacks coming from a blind spot to fight while checking with sight. Simply meeting the quest conditions did not fill the castle.
All the battles unfolding here were like a compressed training session to me.
I couldn’t see it well because it was so fast a few hours ago, but I’m going to review Baek A-rin’s movements that I felt with my senses.
[Lightning Step] The unique steps unfold in my head like a scroll of a summons being unwrapped.
Arin’s ankle line, which is as thin as her fragile wrist, was drawn first. I looked at my legs, which were now quite shaped, as I recalled stepping out on the ground with those slender legs.