292 – Living well even when scattered (1)
I scratched my head and looked around.
Trapped in a maze.
It’s also a maze where you have to find the exit while dealing with monsters.
“… ….”
The incident started suddenly.
I was happily going around slaying the undead army with a holy sword, but suddenly, magical power was concentrated on the floor where the clan members were standing, and the ground collapsed.
The special terrain change slowly encroached on the entire area, engulfing the rear personnel, and soon even the warrior clan members who had escaped the area were caught up in it.
In short, all the clan members present ended up falling into the maze.
At the time, I was riding Tyrbond and was free from the change, but I immediately got off Tyrbond and walked into the center.
In the first place, it was impossible to remain alone and conquer the Area, and I couldn’t just sit back and watch as my lovers and clan members all fell into unknown territory.
[I step into the ‘maze touched by death.’ This is a special zone created by the zone owner. You can only escape by finding the concentration point of the magic power that activates the area.]
This maze is where I was drawn into.
I tried to come in as far away from the 4th team where the lovers were as possible, but the results were not good.
Let alone arriving where they were, there were no other clan members around.
I wonder if we could have gone together if we had been in the same place at the time when magical power was concentrated and the terrain was changing. I entered the maze alone and was alone in the maze.
Of course…
This was a completely undesirable structure.
“… “I’m worried about my clan members.”
Falling alone is not a problem.
In the first place, I am a holder who is very familiar with solo play, and my actual ability as a multi-holder has a variety of roles.
But other clan members, especially Team 4, were a problem.
Fortunately, the other teams fell while their teams were still together because maintenance had been completed, but Team 4 was unable to come together because the battle was in the final stages.
The warrior class fell into the warrior class, and the rear personnel fell into the rear ranks.
Establishing a normal party composition has become a challenge.
“It’s twisted.”
Actually, I thought it would be solved too easily.
The Room of the Deviant is an unprecedentedly large dungeon among the dungeons that have been conquered in the Holder world so far.
A dungeon that a specific group called the Ludenarch School owned the entire area and succeeded in ‘adapting’.
There are countless areas set within it, and even if you conquer those areas, the end of the dungeon does not appear.
I don’t know how many more areas will remain in the future, and what traps may be hidden there.
The Ludenarch School must have also noticed that humans had invaded the dungeon right away, but there was no response.
I was conquering each area smoothly and hunting down the undead, but… That process went on too easily.
“I took a good hit.”
In that respect, Was a trap that struck us hard.
A sudden trap during a very smooth strategy.
It was a development that could have appeared in a novel somewhere.
In addition, there is a high possibility that this maze is a trap created by combining the special magic of Dave, the owner of the area, and the geographical characteristics of the area itself.
It cannot be said that it was a trap made solely of magical power, because all members of the Clan, which consists of high-ranking holders, fell into it.
It was safe to view it as a kind of ‘Area Gimmick.’
“… The level of monsters has suddenly risen sharply.”
I looked around and muttered.
When I came to my senses, I was suddenly surrounded by undead.
Its appearance and level of armament…
Everyone could tell that they were ‘Death Knights.’
-Traitor of Termen!!
-I will kill you… !!
-Punish the traitor!
The same lines make me laugh out loud.
In the meantime, it seems like all the guys gathered are from Termen.
Anyway, he is a Kelbilid child.
As someone who borrowed the power of God, there were many enemies.
“Okay. Let’s take it down first.”
I spoke while holding up the holy sword, [Kelbilid’s True Repentance].
In any case, only the falling points were different, but the maze would be connected as one.
This is a possible guess because the magic transformation phenomenon occurred at the same time.
For that reason, I set an immediate short-term goal.
The idea was to catch all these damn undead and gather the scattered clan members together.
* * *
“Is everyone okay?”
Park Jin-woo spoke while remaining as calm as possible.
Suddenly changed terrain and space.
Death Touched Maze with a high probability of special traps.
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t embarrassed, but he is now the leader of a hunting team.
Even in a crisis, taking care of the team members was the priority.
“Nothing wrong.”
“No problem, team leader.”
“It’s okay!”
Team 5 members responded with eyes full of trust.
In fact, Jinwoo Park is the youngest A-level holder among the hunting team leaders and is the only student holder, so he is treated as a kind of youngest team leader in the clan… The trust of the members of Team 5 was absolute.
The reason was simple.
Park Jin-woo’s natural military power, who is always at the forefront and shows overwhelming combat power, the solid leadership he has developed since his time as the vice-captain of , And the action ability to reliably implement clan tactics.
Except for the fact that he was young, Jinwoo Park was a team leader with absolutely nothing to show for it.
Above all, the battle in Area 1, .
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When all the team members were hesitant about the sudden appearance of a ‘human chimera’, the determination to boldly step forward and take down the enemy.
That powerful image definitely strengthened the solidarity of the five hunting teams.
“I’m glad.”
A sigh of relief comes out.
There were some team members who expressed slight dizziness due to the sudden change in magical power, but fortunately none of them seemed to have suffered any injuries that would interfere with the battle.
Then he has no reason to delay.
Park Jin-woo immediately gave new instructions to his team members.
“It appears that this maze is a trap area within Area 6. According to the information in the information window, you need to find a specific point to escape, so everyone get ready to move right away… “
No, I was going to get off.
Until I turned my gaze and saw a man I ran into.
“… Dad?”
“It’s just a cooperation holder, Team Leader Jinwoo Park.”
Park Ji-hwan, his S-class holder and his own father, was right next to him.
No, why is this person here?
I looked at him with a puzzled expression, but he scratched his head with a puzzled expression and explained.
“I came to Team 5 for a moment to see if Team Leader Jinwoo Park was leading the team well. As you know, the situation was a bit relaxed at the time. But suddenly an abnormal phenomenon occurred….”
“… ….”
In other words, I came to see if my son was doing well, but I got swept up in a trap.
“It’s a very comfortable setting.”
“Everything in the world is like that.”
“If you wish, I will hand over command.”
“Uh-huh! What do you mean, that. Do what you do, do what you do. “I will also assist Team 5 with the freeroll that I normally do.”
Park Ji-hwan waves his hands while using awkward polite language.
Park Jin-woo, who was staring at that scene…
I soon sighed and placed my order again.
“Then we will leave right away. First of all, Yoo Hyeon-seok, an archer type holder….”
However, this time the order was not completed.
“Team leader! A magic attack from behind… !!”
An urgent cry from an archer clan member skilled in detecting magic power.
The raid was instantaneous.
Kwa, kwaaang-!!
Quaga- Quagga-!!
A huge explosion hit five hunting teams.
The Maze Touched by Death is so large and long that it can be considered ground, but the structure itself is a kind of room with walls.
The power of a fire attribute magic attack and explosion simultaneously was beyond imagination.
“Kwaaa!!”
“Hyeon Seok-jun! Damn… !!”
“Ji Eun Mi Holder! Cure quickly… “
“I’m doing it now!”
Most of the team members quickly defended themselves and avoided the attack, but there were quite a few team members who were unable to escape the fire.
One of them, a wizard, suffered serious injuries to the point where he could not move his legs at all.
The sacred clan members quickly joined in and attempted to heal, but all team members were confused by the devastating attack they encountered as soon as they entered the maze.
“Damn it….”
Park Jin-woo bit his lip and placed his hand on his sword.
The idea was to cut down the undead bastards who dared almost kill their team members in one fell swoop.
But.
Tak-.
A rough and blunt hand grabbed his wrist.
A familiar face is caught in the turned gaze.
The prankster from earlier was Park Ji-hwan, the father who was everywhere.
Park Ji-hwan spoke with a stern face, not looking ahead.
“It’s rich.”
“Rich?”
“Okay. The only undead that can unleash this level of magic attack in a short period of time is the lich. So don’t move hastily. “If you are too harsh, you, the team leader, may get hurt.”
After saying that, Park Ji-hwan glanced behind him.
And there.
Undead and death knights as dangerous as lichs were coming.
“Jinwoo, you have to deal with the Death Knights in front of you. “With your quick sword, you can buy enough time.”
“Then Richie…” “
“I will deal with you. And Jinwoo.”
Park Ji-hwan makes eye contact with his son even in the nick of time.
He spoke with confident eyes.
“Do not forget the power you have as a seeker. In the worst crisis, that will always be the key to overcoming the situation.”
S-class holder Park Ji-hwan.
Before he was an S-class holder, he was the holder who first realized the ‘power of the seeker’ that Park Jin-woo had awakened.