Chapter 126 – Cloud-Shrouded Nest (7)
A tree in which high-purity mana is gathered.
To be precise, a small nest perched at the top of the tree.
It was a hidden place at the entrance we passed by, and it was the reason why the magic stone of the harpy we just hunted was in particularly good condition.
Perhaps the harpy stayed here for a long time and accumulated quality magical power.
If the harpy with accumulated magical power hadn’t appeared…
A place you just missed.
This was an undiscovered dungeon that could only be found by meeting the harpy.
I looked up in front of the tree and said.
“Should I go?”
It’s an undiscovered dungeon that I accidentally discovered, but to me, it’s the fundamental reason I came to Songnisan Field.
A clue about the forgotten sub-dragon.
I recklessly found the dungeon to catch even a clue…
Ga-eun Moon found it with her sharp intuition and bold actions using [Magical Tracking], So there couldn’t have been a better situation.
“Yes. It is, but….”
Moon Ga-eun stopped answering and looked behind him.
There is an A-rank holder who was in charge of escorting us.
Seong Na-yeon was slowly approaching.
“I will say it again. Don’t mind me If the two of you are in a dangerous situation, you might intervene, but it’s all in the name of escort. We are not involved in anything related to dungeon rewards, hunting results, etc.”
Seong Na-yeon must have grasped the situation roughly.
That we, who were hunting harpies normally, accidentally found a place that was presumed to be an undiscovered dungeon.
As long as she took on the role of escort, she too would come along to the undiscovered dungeon, but she emphasized again that she would give up all related rewards.
‘It’s similar to Master’s time.’
It is a similar position to Eunseol Yoo when hunting for the ‘stained rock pile’ the other day.
But if there’s one other thing…
At that time, I officially received Yoo Eun-seol’s bus, and this time I was only escorted by Seong Na-yeon from the back?
In fact, even that alone had nothing to lose for us.
“So, are you going?”
“Yes. I found an undiscovered dungeon, but I’m a fool not to go. By the way… “
Moon Ga-eun’s gaze turned to that tree this time.
With a slightly perplexed expression on his face.
“That… How do I go up?”
Oh
That… Is that so?
I quietly looked up at the tree.
If it was the right height, I would have done parkour somehow by using magic power through [Magic Control], But honestly, this is too high even if it is tall.
At first glance, it seems to be over 10M…
It seemed difficult to go up unless it was wind attribute magic that could levitate the air.
‘Uh? Wind attribute?’
A sudden thought came to my mind and I looked at Moon Ga-eun.
“Aren’t you the wind attribute rune related to archery? How can I not go upstairs?”
However, Moon Ga-eun shook her head.
“That means that my attacks and archery are endowed with the wind attribute, not that I can use wind attribute magic.”
“Oh right….”
Moon Ga-eun’s [Wind Archer] Was just a top rune for [Bow] With wind attributes added to it, not a rune that allowed her to use wind attribute magic.
Moon Ga-eun and I were lost in thought as if we were sorry for that.
And the two of us seem to have agreed in advance.
At the same time, I thought the same thing and turned my head.
“I… Seong Na-yeon Holder?”
“… Manager?”
The magic of the wind attribute that will lift us, the chubby people, upward.
A holder who knows how to handle this…
Because there was only one person here.
* * *
[You have entered the dungeon.]
[The expansive energy of the dungeon slightly reduces the holder’s speed.]
We were able to comfortably enter the ‘nest covered by clouds’.
Seong Na-yeon, a multi-holder who is evaluated as having a high level of swordsmanship as well as wind-attribute magic.
Her [Levitation] Skill was perfectly stable.
As a skilled person, it seems that the wind attribute magic rune is quite high level.
There was no sense of incongruity or objection at all when he supported the two of us and put us on top of the tree.
‘I need to get the relevant runes soon.’
Even though I thought it was fortunate, I made a promise to myself.
Hurry up and get the wind attribute magic rune.
In the meantime, I didn’t feel the need because I was so focused on physical attacks, but I was desperate for the rune because it was an important situation.
If it wasn’t for Seong Na-yeon’s harsh words, she could have found an undiscovered dungeon and not been able to enter it.
Besides, the wind attribute magic rune is [High-speed flight]… It was also necessary for the ‘aerial assault’ that was incorporated into the [World’s Best Racehorse].
To be honest, I wonder how many places I can use it, but once I get a rune, I will use it someday.
This has been proven by previous experience.
“Wow… It is very wide.”
“I know.”
The cloud-covered nest was a plain dungeon.
Its size was so vast that it was difficult to figure out which direction to go to the boss room.
It’s the first dungeon type I’ve ever seen.
Because I finally found the dungeon that was only mentioned in the original work.
Exploration, hunting, attacking…
I had to do everything by bumping into it myself.
“Let’s start exploring.”
“Yes.”
Moon Ga-eun bent her knees and put her hands on the ground.
Her main search rune.
It was to use the [Dolphin’s sound waves].
Moon Ga-eun closes her eyes for a moment and concentrates.
And soon after…
Her eyes opened right away.
“Come.”
“Now?”
“Yes! Right Diagonal! The number… Three!”
Cuckoo-!!
Kiyi-!!
She quickly turned her head in the direction Moon Ga-eun said.
Only three monsters were flying with a strange cry.
“That….”
The creepy appearance came into view at a glance.
A human-like face like a harpy, an appearance like a lion, shabby wings that could tear at any moment, a tail that looks like it was taken from a scorpion….
Even from a distance, you could see the monster’s true identity.
“Manticore.”
Class A monster, Manticore.
It was a harpy that looked like a combination of a man and a bird, and was a monster with a mixture of men and ferocious animals such as lions, bats, and scorpions.
The attack tendency is also a form of body strengthening like a harpy.
Naturally, its ability far exceeded that of the harpies.
“Ga-eun! With autonomous support fire!”
“Yes!”
Moon Ga-eun and breathing in battle are now quite well matched.
We made a lot of plans according to the situation, and we talked a lot about dealing with variables…
Now, with just a brief conversation, we knew each other’s work.
Moon Ga-eun quickly drew the bowstring, and I also took out her weapon.
‘The body enhancement form is rather easy.’
The most dangerous monster for our party right now.
It is a monster that mainly uses mana.
It was not easy to deal with or counterattack the magic attack that remotely hit the dealer in the one-tank one-deal combination.
On the other hand, monsters that use physical attacks in the form of body reinforcement must be confronted first.
And this form is much easier to deal with.
It was possible to buy time by bumping into it directly, and there were many ways to deal with it before approaching the dealer.
In particular, melee monsters are weak against magical attacks.
That’s why my magical attack is effective.
This was the most attractive.
‘For now, a quarter knife.’
Throw four daggers at the leading Manticore.
Kwaaang-!!
Cuckoo-!!
Of course, the special skill with the addition of ‘Rainy Bomb’.
After seeing the clear effect of the skill when hunting harpies, it was foolish not to use it anymore.
“Huh… !!”
After that, kick off the ground with all your might and leap.
Using [Magic Amplification] And [Magic Control], This distance could be narrowed enough with a jump.
I jumped at the second Manticore as it was.
The leading Manticore gave Moon Ga-eun a follow-up blow.
Rain also hit once with the bomb-loaded [Quarter Knife], So Ga-eun Moon’s follow-up hit could at least buy her time.
‘Cutting the stairs.’
A shortsword was clutched in both of my hands.
The rune used is [Maehwa Sword Technique], A sword technique dedicated to daggers.
The skill I use is [Stair Slash].
It is a much weaker rune compared to the original [Twenty-four plum swordsmanship], But there was no rune more suitable for writing a short sword.
Cuckoo-!!
Shuk-Kaang!!
When using a short sword, speed is maximized compared to when using a long sword.
In addition, like [Quarter Knife], [Stair Slash] Can also add the property of an explosion.
As long as the sword he was using could contain mana, the [Force of the exploding sword] Could be used anywhere.
I rushed at the Manticore at breakneck speed and gave it a [Stair Slash].
‘An explosion only on the last blow… !!’
[Stair Slash] Only applies magic to the first and last stairs.
Therefore, I did not add the nature of the explosion to the first attack, but only to the last attack.
In order to more smoothly connect skills that connect at high speed.
And, in order to finish the skill more effectively.
Kwa, kwaaang-!!
Cuckoo-!!
Physical and magical chain attacks connected in an instant.
At that overwhelming speed, the Manticores couldn’t keep their senses and screamed.
Looking at the movement of the leading manticore that had passed by for a while, it seemed that Moon Ga-eun’s support shot had worked properly.
‘It’s not over yet.’
The surprise preemptive strike gave a big blow, but I didn’t think the hunt was over with this.
It’s a class A monster.
No matter how easy it was to attack, Manticore was a monster capable of counterattacking.
If you’re not careful, it’s rather dangerous.
Imprinting that in my mind, I prepared for the next attack.
And then.
“Huh?!”
Cuckoo-!!
Charleureu – Get it!!
A third manticore momentarily lost sight of.
It flew in at great speed, and attacked me with a momentary gap.
The attack method is a physical attack.
To be precise, it was an attack in the form of stabbing with a long tail like a scorpion.
‘Tail?’
A tail that creeps up to one side of the forearm and stabs it.
Its high strength penetrated my endurance and hurt it, but it wasn’t that big of a hit thanks to the lower defense runes of [Descendant of the Barbarian King] And [Melee Defense].
Rather, it would have been more effective to directly bump and bite, but I couldn’t understand why the tail attack was applied.
And….
[I stopped ‘Venom Sting’ from the front. Ingredients of poison that are hard to bear flow through the whole body.]
[The level of the ‘Poison’ rune has risen.]
[Acquires poison resistance by 1 due to the orientation of the rune.]
[‘Poison Claw’, a derivative skill of the ‘Poison’ rune, is converted to ‘Poison Attack’.]
I was able to realize it only after looking at the countless information windows that popped up.
‘Right. This bastard was a poisonous monster.’
The Manticore is a special type of monster with the tail of a scorpion.
Its tail contained very potent levels of toxic substances.
Of course, his best attack is also…
Poison attack using tail.
Perhaps the skill [Venom Sting] Seemed to be a derivative skill of the related rune.
‘… From my point of view, thank you?’
But that attack.
It is a big mistake to think that it will work for anyone.
After quickly holding the [Sword of the Penitent] With the Arm Replacement Art.
I stabbed my sword into the nape of Manticore’s neck, which had become defenseless for a moment.
He even said it briefly.
“My poison resistance is over 10, you bastard.”
A toxin iguana in an underground dungeon.
Venomous snake monsters in a forest covered with snakes.
Growing up with the infernal poison of countless monsters…
Special stats, poison resistance.
It was already recording 11.