286 – Area 6 – Land touched by death (1)
Entering the dungeon, the base of the Ludenarch School.
The entrance area where all the major clans in the country, including the Holder Association, gathered to form a kind of base camp.
Because many holders were building a perimeter, even holders with limited skills or non-combat type holders were able to enter the dungeon and settle down in the camp.
For this reason, among the families of the victims of this kidnapping, all who were qualified as holders went inside and waited for the victims to be rescued.
Among them were Choi A-rin’s older sister, Choi Yu-min, and her best friends Song Hyeon-ah and Park Yun-seo.
“Arin!”
“Arin Choi… !!”
“Sister! Guys! “aaahhh-!!”
A tearful reunion takes place.
All four people shed tears and hugged each other tightly.
She had already been missing for nearly three days, and her disappearance was ultimately determined to be a kidnapping.
Even the main target of the kidnapping is the Ludenarch School, which is considered an ‘evil group.’
There was nothing surprising even if something went wrong, and in such a situation, their anxiety and worries were probably at their peak.
It was an even more overwhelming reunion as the concerns were deep.
“Thank goodness, right?”
Kim Chae-eun, who was next to her, also slightly wiped away her tears and spoke.
Since she was also in the same class as Choi Yu-min, she must have been very worried about Choi Arin’s safety.
I gently held her shoulder.
“The hard work was worth it.”
“hehehe. “I’m so glad I had a compass.”
“That’s right. This wouldn’t have been possible without a compass. “It was possible because Choi A-rin Holder is a genius alchemist.”
Arin Choi’s [Remote Magic Compass] Did not stop at simply finding the locations of kidnapping victims.
We found the base of the Ludenarch School and made it possible to enter the dungeon.
Thanks to this, the humans were able to break into the dungeon and attack them first without losing the initiative to the Ludenarch School.
‘I’ve already cleared five areas.’
The Institute of Discontinued Succeeded in a complete strategy.
Starting with the destruction of this area, which was set as the first area, major clans in the country launched simultaneous attacks.
A total of 5 areas were organized, from Area 2 to Area 5.
It was a strategic move by the Allied Forces that simultaneously carried out everything from rescuing kidnapping victims to annihilating the enemy.
“Master.”
Suddenly, a man’s voice is heard from behind.
This is Han Sang-jin, who is the temporary head of the planning team for .
He did not participate in this hunting team’s activities, but stayed at the base camp and was solely responsible for external activities with the association and each clan.
Han Sang-jin spoke to me while holding a report in his hand.
“The abandoned laboratory selected as Area 1 has been judged completely attackable. Ji-hwan Park, an S-class holder, transferred all of his contributions, and they were registered entirely as contributions to the Evil Hunter Clan.”
I answered him with a bitter smile.
“You did everything thoroughly even in an urgent situation.”
“This is our clan’s first official activity. Even if other clans cooperated, I thought we should be the main clan for dungeon raids.”
It wasn’t wrong.
In the rational aspect, it is clan business that must be handled rationally.
I nodded slowly and asked back.
“What happened to the kidnapping victims?”
“We succeeded in rescuing all 21 victims, including Choi Arin Holder. But….”
I felt the bitter expression on Han Sang-jin’s face.
“It’s not normal.”
“Yes. Except for Choi A-rin, who was rescued first, all 20 holders are unconscious. “The Federation Headquarters believes that they were sacrificed as a sacrifice for ‘secession’ by the head of the Ludenarch School.”
“Separation….”
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According to Park Ji-hwan, he refers to adaptors who can freely enter and exit the dungeon like humans as ‘deviants.’
Aquilen, whom I dealt with at the lab earlier, was like that, and Dave, the so-called deputy head of this school, was also a defector.
The plan of the Ludenarch School is to continue training these deviants.
If the time zone is narrowed a little further, the existence of the ‘head of the school’ is separated.
‘… But the head of the school is no ordinary being.’
It seems that the higher the status, the more expensive it is to break away.
What he needed was the humans who became sacrifices.
Both dead and living sacrifices are needed.
The kidnapping victims, excluding Choi A-rin, became such ‘living sacrifices’ and were subjected to special magic.
Fortunately, everyone survived, but it was unknown when they would regain their sanity and strength.
“Is there anything more revealed about the whereabouts of the escapees?”
The biggest problem with deserters is that they can freely enter and exit the dungeon.
I’m not just talking about the entrance and exit of the dungeon.
They can still go to the real world if they want.
You can only enter through the entrance, but when you leave the dungeon, you can go back and forth between the dungeon and the real world at ‘any point.’
This is a fact that was already confirmed when running away from .
So, Dave, Seongyeon Hwang, or other defectors from Ludenark… I needed to know more about their whereabouts.
This is because it is unknown at what moment they will leave the dungeon and invade the present world.
“Not yet. However, there is one area that is presumed to be owned by Vice Dean Dave.”
“…… !”
The man in the robe, Vice Head of School Dave.
When the clue related to that came up, my eyes widened.
Sangjin Han immediately took out the [Shared Production Map] And showed it to me.
The letter X drawn in the lower left corner of the map.
It was a point located right above the 4th area that the clan was said to have conquered.
“It is a place named Area 6. The name of the area is Land of Death. “It is said that information about the area and Dave’s name were written as clues in the log that came out as a special item.”
Area 6, .
An area that gives off an ominous energy just by hearing its name.
It is not known whether this area really belongs to Dave, as the Federation Headquarters speculated, but in any case, since information about the new area and related clues were found, it had to be explored.
As Han Sang-jin first said…
The main strategy clan for this dungeon is the responsibility of our .
“Then, the strategy schedule will be decided at a formal meeting a little later. Thank you for your hard work, Han Sangjin Holder. “You’re taking a break.”
“I understand. Oh.”
Han Sang-jin adds as if he forgot.
“It is said that the official name of this dungeon has been decided as ‘Room of the Deviant.'”
The overall name of the dungeon, not the name of each area.
.
Insidious defectors who threaten the Holder world and use humans as experimental materials.
Given that it was a dungeon where they were all gathered, it was an appropriate naming.
“I understand. See you later then.”
“Yes, Master.”
* * *
The attack date for Area 6 Is set for tomorrow.
I wanted to complete the maintenance and go in a more relaxed situation, but since we had already declared war on , It was better to save as much time as possible.
Somehow the scale of the clan’s first activity grew significantly.
“Now, this.”
Choi Yu-min handed me a bundle painted in five colors.
A bundle that constitutes subspace in the form of a magic bag.
There was production equipment inside.
“This…” “
“Contractor-specific equipment that Jaehyun asked you for earlier. “It was a bit difficult because the equipment was almost like an invention, but by working with Hyunho Lee, we were able to make it faster than expected.”
Equipment exclusively for contractors.
Equipment that I entrusted as a joint request to Choi Yu-min and Lee Hyeon-ho, whom I recruited as clan members.
It was an item that had no desirable results in the world, and it was a type of equipment that even blacksmith holders rarely researched due to lack of demand.
Still, if Choi Yu-min and Lee Hyun-ho, who have the greatest talent in the blacksmith field, join forces, wouldn’t they be able to create something…? A request I entrusted with the intention of doing so.
“When did you make this?”
Of course I thought it would take a long time.
Because it is not ordinary equipment, nor is it existing equipment.
However, the speed at which the equipment was completed easily exceeded expectations.
When I asked in surprise, Choi Yu-min slightly lowered his head.
“… “Since Arin was captured.”
“What?”
“You and your clan members enter the dungeon to save Arin, risking her life… There’s nothing I can do. So I did what I could. “I want to be of some help.”
“… ….”
When I heard the reason, I was even more surprised.
When your younger brother was kidnapped, you made equipment to help.
It was something that couldn’t be done with ordinary mental power.
Of course, this is the ideal structure desired for non-combat clan members, but in any case, these are only possible results if the clan members have passion.
“Thank you. “Thanks to you, it will be of great help to our strategy tomorrow.”
“… Really?”
“Yes. “Because we didn’t have dedicated equipment, the kids got injured a lot.”
For me, who focuses on cooperative battles with contractors, dedicated equipment was one of the most essential things.
No matter how high your durability is and how well your defense runes are set, your body will wear out if you take a strong attack.
Saddle, helmet, special armor, etc…
Choi Yu-min and Lee Hyun-ho’s joint work was full of defense-related equipment that could protect contractors.
These would probably be the main equipment of Tyrbond and Jayten, rather than Ass.
“And… “
When smiling brightly while holding a bundle of equipment.
Choi Yu-min, who was hesitant to speak…
In an instant, he came towards me and kissed my cheek.
“This is a gift. “Thank you for quickly saving Arin from getting hurt.”
… What happened now?
I was dumbfounded for a moment and opened my mouth in an embarrassed tone.
“Hey, hey. Me… “
“Hi. I know you have a girlfriend. So, a gift! I’m going! “Have a nice day tomorrow!!”
But Choi Yu-min smiled mischievously and then ran away from me, waving his hand.
I feel like something has passed like a storm.
And in the place where she left.
I was left alone in a daze….
“… No one saw it, right?”
I quickly looked around and destroyed the evidence.
It’s not my fault, but…
Anyway, if you get caught, you’ll be screwed.
It would have been so unfair if anyone saw it.
* * *
And the next day.
Our clan completed the move with all 5 teams gathered together just as we had conquered the first area.
Borderline of District 3.
Another area owned by the Ludenarch School.
[I set foot on the ‘land touched by death.’ The dark energy and wandering ghosts are conveyed through our skin. Some of the abilities are drastically reduced at random.]
[The special power of the ‘Bright View Index’ rune maintains the target’s clear mind. It is not shaken by any curse or condition.]
Area 6, .