104. Chapter 104
In the end, as Sewoon said, we headed for the left fork.
Although Ko Chang-seok was puzzled, he silently complied with his choice because he knew the path Sewoon had taken so far.
“How come the monsters seem to be decreasing. Are you sure you are going the right way?”
“Then it’s not that bad. We can finish the ordeal early.”
“Hmm, you seem to be convinced that there is no way out even if you say that.”
Before the fork in the road, the group of monsters that were rushing to die rarely appeared, and the dark passage just continued boringly.
When the monster did not appear, Ko Chang-seok naturally looked around and observed it. Then, as if he had suddenly discovered something strange, he tilted his head.
“This cave is a little strange.”
“What?”
“I thought it was just an ordinary cave, but the more I looked, the more unnatural things I saw.”
Go Chang-seok pointed to the ceiling of the cave.
The ceiling looked smooth as if someone had trimmed it.
Someone who didn’t know him well would have tilted his head, asking what was wrong with that, but Sewoon soon understood what he was saying.
“In any cave created naturally, there are things like stalactites and stalagmites, but there are none here.”
“It is.”
“Even if it’s a cave made by wind or erosion, not water, it’s kind of awkward.”
“You know the cave well.”
“Heh heh, there was a small cave in front of my smithy when I was outside. In that sense, something is awkward here.”
I sympathize with what he said, but Sewoon didn’t know anything about it either.
Although there is a hidden peace at the end of this road, what Ko Chang-seok said and the current hidden peace didn’t seem to have much to do with it.
“For example, something like a den… … . heck, no I think this has gone too far.”
“Oysters… … . Maybe.”
Sewoon nodded.
There are various monsters in the tower, and most of the monsters that appear in this cave are insect-type monsters.
So, maybe this cave was a cave made by some monster.
However, even so, there were no monsters that came to Seun’s mind.
The guy at the end of this road wasn’t a monster enough to dig a hole like this.
I was advancing while being wary of my surroundings.
Sewoon stopped walking and gave a signal to Ko Chang-seok.
“… … is there something I can’t see anything with my eyes.”
“Here, take a closer look.”
“Even if you say that, nothing… … . hmm?”
In the light of the magic light, something sparkled in front.
thin thread. It was so thin that even a light could not detect it unless you looked carefully.
“Isn’t this a spider web?”
“I guess so.”
It’s real from now on.
Before returning, Sewoon followed the guideline of the journey and came all the way to this place, unknowingly touched a spider’s web, and was chased by a monster that appeared afterwards.
Then I found ‘it’, but I couldn’t even try ten times because of the monster and ran away.
However, it is different now. Now, he had the confidence to deal with the monster and the confidence to open it.
“What are you going to do? It’s so dense, it doesn’t seem like you can move forward while avoiding everything.”
“We don’t have to bother avoiding the spider’s web.”
“What if?”
Hwareuk!
A red ember flickered on Seun’s hand.
– Opened the treasure house of greed.
[ Inferno ]
– The fire tower magic, also called ‘flame thrower’, sprays high-temperature flames in a straight line.
“You can have them come out to meet you first.”
Roaring!
Red flames swept the front.
No matter how tough and strong the spider’s web was, it would only burn unsightly in front of the 4th circle’s fire magic.
I was thinking of refraining from using fire magic in an enclosed space called a cave, but I didn’t want to waste my time here.
If you run out of oxygen, you can procure oxygen from behind through magic.
It’s a reckless way, but if only excellent skills were supported.
“Kieack-!!”
It was faster and more effective than any other method.
As the flames ignited the cobwebs and advanced without hesitation, a strange scream was heard from inside the cave.
Unlike the trivial threats of the monsters that appeared earlier, it was a grotesque scream that gave goosebumps to the skin.
Soon after, I felt a thumping vibration coming from the floor.
“coming.”
“Kieack!”
He ran so fast that within seconds of hearing the scream, he appeared.
“It feels like you’re stepping into a movie.”
The guy who crawled up the wall on his eight legs shines with his eight single eyes.
The remaining fire in the hair was still burning, but it didn’t seem to have suffered any major damage, perhaps because the outer skin had magic resistance.
It immediately exposed its fangs at any intruder who dared set fire to its web.
Since he already recognized that Sewoon and Ko Chang-seok were enemies, there was no time for confrontation.
thud!
“I will block the attack!”
Ko Chang-seok put the battle hammer in before he knew it and took out the tower shield hanging from his back.
The moment he saw the spider, he thought it would be difficult to hit it with his own power.
ability to judge quickly. At that level, he was more than a decent warrior-type player.
“thank you.”
Seun didn’t waste that moment.
While the spider hesitated as its teeth clogged, it quickly drew out and swung the Durandal with its first leg.
hooked!
I thought it would be sliced off at once, but the sword was only half lodged in it because the skin was so hard.
Even with this alone, his legs would not be able to function properly, but Sewoon had no intention of stopping like this.
– Through the internal air, the most herbivore of the blood test method, the blood blood bird (血狼爪) is strengthened.
Awesome!
“Kieek!”
A red aura shone through Durandal, and the spider’s leg was neatly cut.
The spider stepped back in embarrassment and began rolling its eight eyes.
He ran furious at the intruder who burned his web, but realized that the situation was not serious.
“Even though I blocked it, my hands are tingling. Do you think they are stronger than the boss monsters you saw in the tutorial?”
“Because a tutorial was just a tutorial.”
The spider lifted its head as if to inhale.
My lower stomach swelled up in an instant, and a bunch of white cobwebs spewed out of my mouth.
In response, Sewoon held Durandal in one hand and manifested magic with the other hand.
– The power of ‘Inferno’ is enhanced according to the tricks of the Black Tower.
Quarreuk!
A flame that burns black and red, even applied to the magic of the Black Tower.
From the outside, it looks similar to the black magic ‘Dark Flare’, but as it is a high-circle magic, it boasts much more powerful firepower than that.
The spider’s spitting out cobwebs were only food for Inferno.
in between… … .
“Kieek!”
Through the flames, the spider rushed at Sewoon.
It was a move that seemed to have already been expected.
It seems that he predicted Sewoon’s attack because he was already in a state of magic inside the cave.
It’s about the size of the flames, you might have thought that the outer shell could block it enough.
but… … .
“Would it be different from back then?”
The flame that Spider remembers was far from Seun’s hand and its firepower was weakened.
But now it was different.
The temperature was maintained at maximum firepower due to the close distance, and the firepower was greatly increased with the addition of the black tower.
Chi Ik-
All the hairs of the spider that had been rushing at it were burning.
The flames didn’t stop there and started gnawing away at the spider’s entire body.
The legs melted, and the thick torso shrank as it burned to black.
The distance between Gummy and Seun is only 5m.
It was a short distance that he could reach with just a few moves of his legs… … .
“Kii-”
With his long front legs stretched out, he ended his life without being able to reach Sewoon.
In the aftermath of the magic, the temperature in the cave rose in an instant.
Had it not been for Ko Chang-seok, he would have had a hard time breathing in the heat.
“A huge hot air balloon. It seems to be hotter than the flames of the forge.”
The battle ended too sooner than expected.
Still, when I encountered it before returning, it was a monster so strong that I couldn’t even hurt it with any weapon.
‘Well, if it’s a 5th circle, it must be a skill that is recognized even in the middle class.’
Since such magic was only used in the trials on the 4th floor, no matter how strong a monster was, there was no way it could be an opponent to Seun.
– Predated the ‘Cave King Spider’.
-Absorb nutrients to increase Wisdom by 8 and Agility by 3.
-The constellation ‘The Hungry Prince’ is satisfied that the food is well-cooked.
Sewoon brought the wind forward to cool off the heat and put out the fire.
When the surroundings were roughly cleared, we immediately proceeded along the road.
The walls of the cave were scorched black from the flames, but there was no problem moving.
Then, at the end of the cave we arrived at.
“It must have been that spider’s house earlier.”
“I see.”
It was full of traces of melted spider webs and corpses of monsters with only bones remaining.
The problem is that there is no other way.
“Hmm, I’m sorry, but I guess your choice was wrong this time. Come back soon.”
“wait a minute.”
Ugh!
Seun used Searching to sense the mana around him.
Before the return, all I had to do was follow the guideline of the journey, but now I couldn’t.
After a while, I was able to find a suspicious spot.
“hmm? what are you doing… … .”
bang!
Sewoon took out the hammer that hit the stone bridge in the ordeal on the second floor and struck it against the wall.
The black soot peeled off, and stone dust fell from the ceiling.
It was a place where three directions were blocked except for the road I had passed, so the sound of impact rang in my ears.
“Now, if the cave collapses after a while!”
bang!
Ko Chang-seok tried to stop him, but Sewoon swung the hammer once more boldly.
The cracks that formed around the point of impact spread widely like a spider’s web.
Sewoon, who thought it was getting close, poured his last energy into the hammer, putting even his inner strength into it.
The crack intensified with a crackling sound, and soon the stone fragments could not stand it and fell from their places.
Ko Chang-seok was frightened thinking that the cave was collapsing, but the situation he was worried about did not happen.
instead.
“… … that one?”
“Looks like you’ve come to the right place.”
between the broken walls.
-You have completed the Hidden Quest, ‘Hidden Door’.
-Additional points are awarded for the trial ‘Passing the Cave’.
A smooth wall appeared that looked like a door.
The door was not enough to have been hidden within the walls of the cave, it was sealed with a firm padlock as if to refuse entry.
It was a lock with a golden beetle pattern on it, and I felt something huge.
Could it be that the key was hidden as a hidden piece that even Sewoon couldn’t find on the way here? Or, is it a place that was not allowed to open in the first place?
I tried to hit the lock with Durandal, but the lock glowed golden and deflected Seun’s attack.
A perfect seal that refuses any contact.
Any other player would have given up and walked away. If I regret it here, there is no way to open the door after all.
However, Sewoon was different.
‘I can finally check this out.’
A beautiful key emerged from the subspace pouch.
It was the ‘Small Key’ that Seun received as a reward for 1st place in the tutorial achievement ranking.
A key for which no information has been revealed by checking item information.
The opportunity to put that skill to the test has finally arrived.