104 Episode Mafia (3)
Level 7 Monster Yeti.
This guy’s essence has some decent abilities.
[Yety]
Strength +10, Agility +10, Bone Strength +15, Cold Resistance +25, Cold Sensitivity +15
First of all, there are twin stats to hit Tier 1, and bone strength and cold resistance are defensive abilities that are classified as higher tiers.
By the way, is there even a sensitivity to cold here?
‘This should be enough for a few years.’
Sensitivity stats are the core stats for attribute dealers like Misha.
Just as physical damage increases when the strength is high.
The power of the attribute is adjusted according to the sensitivity level.
‘After all, he’s lucky.’
I also felt it in the Witch’s Forest, but Misha is the exact opposite of me.
Do I have to say that no matter what I do, things will go smoothly?
Just looking at the essence of Yeti, it is also blue.
(P) Chills – All attacks inflict additional Frost damage, and the target’s Frost Resistance is reduced.
It’s passive, regardless of color, so set aside.
(A) Condensation of cold air – Temporarily increases the sensitivity of cold air significantly.
Among the Yeti’s active skills, exactly what I wanted was dropped. [Cold Eruption] isn’t bad either, but compared to the potential, there’s nothing like this.
‘Zep, if the basic stats are good, it’s a skill that can be used as a pawn essence.’
[Cold Condensation] shines towards the second half.
Well, because the stat bonus is too low, I have no choice but to delete it in the second half.
‘It would have been much better if the Yeti was only a level 5 monster… … .’
It’s just that it’s a game with a good balance in this area.
That was the time I was thinking.
“Damn, how long… … .”
“yes?”
“Damn, how the heck did you get so tired!”
What, are you still doing this?
“As you can see, I spent a lot of money this time, so it’s not that much… … .”
At this point, I wonder why he wants to be like this, but when he thinks about it, it’s not that he doesn’t understand.
As such, the method of distributing the essence of the explorer is heartless.
Once the essence drops, find someone to eat.
And when the owner appears, money is paid to the party members based on the average value announced by the guild.
However… … .
‘When there are no buyers in the team, it hits the goal.’
There are times when buyers don’t come out because they can’t afford the integer value, not because they don’t need it.
No, on the contrary, this is the overwhelming majority of cases.
However, even in that case, they wait 30 minutes until they disappear naturally before resuming exploration.
‘I’m guessing you never do good things for free.’
That is the tribe of explorers.
However, Misha was lucky this time as well.
“Don’t worry about money. Such distribution is only for those who have met a few times and will part with each other.”
“Is that so?”
I am a barbarian who knows how to invest for the future.
For my safe exploration life, Missha needs to be reborn as a better dealer.
“Then I will eat… … ?”
“Why do you keep looking at me? Come on and eat.”
“Uh, are you really eating?”
Well, how many times do I have to say it?
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Misha, who had been an explorer for a long time, seemed awkward to receive something without payment.
“What are you hesitating about? It is enough for me that you have always been by my side.”
“Well, thank you for saying that, but… … . Ah, I don’t know either. I really eat it!!”
Contrary to the energetic shout, Misha carefully placed her hand on the essence.
“[Essence of Yeti] seeps into Misha Karlstein’s soul.”
Essence that emits blue light and enters Misha’s body.
“… It’s been two years, right? It feels very strange.”
“You will get used to it soon.”
I’ll explain the details of the Yeti later when I have time, and I turn my back and look at the ‘Jensen’ group.
As you can see, this one looks like the top is over… … .
“How were you going to do that?”
Carlson carefully answered my question.
“I… No one is going to eat this.”
This was a slightly surprising result.
Are you going to throw away the freshest water?
Even beginner cubs?
“that is… I heard that Miss Jencia saw this essence coming out of the Frostwolf.”
“therefore?”
“If it’s a frost wolf… … I decided it was an integer that didn’t fit me.”
Yes, that’s how it came out.
I asked, paying close attention to Carlson’s expression.
“Do you know anything about Frostwolf?”
Grade 9 monster, Frostwolf.
It has a low rating, but if you remove the crack, you can only meet it after reaching the 6th floor, so information about this guy is not well known.
But do the first and second floor explorers know about this?
It’s not impossible, but it’s certainly not uncommon.
“that… I don’t know for sure, but first of all, isn’t it a 9th-grade Essence? I don’t know if a better essence will come out later… … .”
“… Right.”
It was a little questionable, but looking at the answer, there was nothing wrong with it.
I don’t know if it was outside.
Isn’t this place in a rift where the Essence drop rate rises relentlessly? Since there is only one integer digit, it must have been a bit disappointing to fill in the 9th grade essence.
“Ah, of course I was going to take the leftovers, I didn’t mean anything else.”
“I know, I have no excuses.”
After Carlson’s interview, it was Jencia’s turn.
“Are you like this one too?”
“yes… I only have one seat, so I want to be a little careful… … .”
Be careful.
The swordsman who ate the essence of a goblin archer doesn’t seem to be talking about it… … .
“that… It costs a lot of money to clean the water, right? So I don’t think I’ll make the same mistake this time… … .”
I learned a lesson from my past mistakes.
Then there is nothing more to say.
“I’m sorry. At the most, you made concessions for us.”
In the end, both interviews ended without much profit.
That was the part that I regretted.
‘Zeep, I thought that at least one person would be able to know the identities with certainty.’
Originally, when someone who eats this essence came out, it was planned to be erased from the dragon’s board.
However… … .
As a result, neither of them took an integer, and the answer to that was also uncluttered.
‘Shiva, aren’t they all in one team?’
Even with the worst in mind, I ended my thoughts.
Well, it’s time for the final wave to start soon.
“by the way… Is it all over now?”
Jencia muttered in an anxious voice.
And that moment.
supportive, supportive-
The scrap time that was created by dealing with the Yeti who appeared as the mid-boss early ended, and the final wave of the second chapter began.
The nine-layered ice wall has already been broken, and the hall is four times larger than before.
“Wow!”
The cracked ceiling breaks like a spider’s web, revealing a 3m-diameter beast.
[Gwaa-!!]
Gray-white fur covered over leather.
A mane that climbs up the spine and covers the area around the neck.
A level 7 monster that is bipedal and specializes in ripping enemies upright with sharp claws.
“… Lycan Slope Party!”
Lycan Slope.
At Misha’s cry, Uncle Bear expressed his doubts.
“Isn’t it too big for a Lycans rope? What’s that stick in your hand?”
That’s a reasonable question.
He’s the final boss of the rift we entered.
Unless you know it’s the tyrant Tarunbas, the guardian of the glacier.
“You better be careful.”
I guess I instinctively knew that it wasn’t an easy enemy, so Uncle Bear was nervous for the first time and gave me advice.
Of course, I skimmed through.
That’s the final boss, but… … .
Fighting this guy will be a little later.
“Oh, be careful!”
Everyone focused their attention on the appearance of an unusual looking guy and prepared for the future.
And then.
“Tarunbas, the tyrant who discovered the intruder, is very angry.”
“Tarunbas the Tyrant casts [Ice Crush].”
The guy dropped his stick on the floor.
Aww-!
A shock so great that the whole place vibrated.
Soon, incontinence spread like a spider’s web on the floor just like the ceiling… … .
“Uh, huh?”
“Rain, Bjorn!!”
“… The floor is collapsing!”
The ground collapsed and we fell.
“Ahhh!!”
It’s time to move on to the third chapter.
***
“The character has entered the special area.”
「Field Effect – Glacier Cave is given.」
「The status abnormality [Hypothermia] is given.」
“Agility is greatly reduced, and cold damage received is doubled.”
***
“Pooh!”
He leans his head above the surface and inhales the breath he has been holding back. Then he stutters towards the ground and lays himself on the floor.
The swear words came out of nowhere.
‘Damn reality patch.’
In the game, all you have to do is wait for the loading screen.
Although the HP was significantly reduced, the third chapter started while it was on the water.
But how was it in reality?
‘I thought it was really tuna.’
There was an underground water vein running where we left.
It’s also very loud.
I had to ride a rapid current, smashing it here and there like being swept away by the current, and when I woke up, I was being thrown down a waterfall.
‘It must be because of this that the HP is reduced.’
Every curve section hurts when I screw it up.
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My heart is like a chimney, wanting you to rest like this for a while… After all, taking a break wouldn’t suit me.
“Rain, Bjorn! are you okay? Wake… Uh, what? ah! That was it!”
It was noisy for some reason, so when I opened my eyes, I saw Misha’s face in front of my nose. I got up, pushing my chin with one hand.
“Bye! What are you doing?!”
That sounds like what I’m going to do.
“It’s not Bjorn, it’s Bjorn.”
After chanting a little so that only Misha could hear it, I quickly checked from the people around me.
“Wow! Aww!”
First, I saw Carlson vomiting and draining the water.
“Are you okay?”
Next was Jencia, who gently patted him on the back.
By the way, Mr. Bear… … .
“It must be cold.”
He was warming himself in front of a bonfire that he did not know when it was started.
When our eyes met, Uncle Bear gestured.
“Come here when you are sober.”
“Hold on a little.”
“Wow, do you usually bring firewood?”
“I was traveling alone, so I had no choice but to bring everything.”
Was it real after playing solo?
I don’t know, but I went to the bonfire and dried my clothes and body first. Not long after that, Jensen also came and quietly crouched down.
“… Do you know where the lycan rope disappeared earlier?”
When Carlson asked, shivering from the cold, Uncle Bear answered bluntly.
“How do we know that? It’s not like I studied beforehand. Don’t disturb me when I’m resting.”
“Ah, yes… Excuse me.”
After that, maintenance and rest period followed.
Everyone took off their clothes and equipment, laid them out near the bonfire, and made a simple meal.
but… … .
“Hey, it’s strangely cold.”
Even though my body is dry and I am constantly warming myself with a bonfire, the cold does not go away.
It’s better than getting wet, but should I say that it doesn’t warm up above a certain level?
Soon, the bear came to a conclusion.
“I guess this is a special area.”
“peculiar… mean?”
“ah! Are you talking about a place like the Witch’s Forest?”
“Yeah, it’s cold anyway, because it’s not natural for your body to harden like this.”
“Um, is it that cold? I don’t know… … .”
Seeing us trembling in front of the bonfire, Misha tilted her head.
It’s not a lie, it’s meant to be sincere.
That’s because the cold resistance is much higher than ours.
‘The penalty would have been much less.’
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Misha signed a contract with the Ice Beast Skadia.
It is also a ‘strengthening system’ with the largest stat bonus.
But this time, I ate the essence of Yeti… … .
‘Cold resistance will be 40.’
In [Dungeon and Stone], 40 is by no means a low number.
Because my pain tolerance is only 70.
Aside from the amount of damage reduction, even if it’s that much, you won’t be able to feel the cold.
“… … Is it very cold?”
“Okay. It’s cold, but it doesn’t hurt.”
“Uh, I don’t know what you mean… … .”
literal meaning.
It’s cold and my body trembles, but it doesn’t feel like pain.
But would that answer be more pitiful?
“Whoa, you ignorant barbarian senile.”
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Misha sighed and wiggled towards me.
And instead of the clothes being dried, they gently flapped the blanket and made an unreasonable suggestion.
“Come in, then you’ll be fine.”
… … what is he
“Wheel.”
Seeing Uncle Bear whistle, I guess I wasn’t weird.
***
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Maintenance time was longer than expected.
It took a lot of time to dry all the clothes and equipment, and… … .
“It was too late.”
It has been over 12 hours since I entered the rift.
It was around 19:00 when the crack opened, so it means that I couldn’t sleep for a total of 31 hours.
“I… There don’t seem to be any monsters here, so why don’t we all sleep together?”
In the end, everyone agreed to Carlson’s proposal and decided to close their eyes, even for a short time.
“We will go over there and sleep by ourselves.”
“Would it be cold?”
“I carry firewood for emergencies.”
“If that’s the case, do it yourself.”
It was impossible to sleep on a bonfire, so I went to a far corner and started a new bonfire.
By the way, I decided to take turns writing the number.
That will cut your sleeping time in half… … .
It seems more attractive to me to sleep a little while alive than to sleep a lot in death.
“Bjorn, go to bed first.”
“Before that, wait a minute, I have something to tell you.”
“What do you want to talk about?”
Since it was only the two of us for a long time, we left our sleep behind and talked about what had been pushed back.
First of all, it was about integers.
You need to know what you ate so that you can use it well later in practice.
“Wow, I guess you memorized it all?”
“It’s not that great. Anyway, listen carefully from now on.”
After reciting the essence of information based on this world standard, I continued to speak in a lower voice.
“Did any of the three of you do anything suspicious while you were here?”
I purposely sent Misha to the last room.
On the surface, the reason was to be wary of the rear before the battle took place in the front, but… … .
In fact, the group’s surveillance was great.
Judging that as they follow from the back, other people’s actions will also be visible.
“Um, suspicious behavior? I don’t know.”
“Right. That’s it. If possible, please be a little more careful in the future.”
“I will.”
Finally, after the conversation, I went into the blanket and lay down.
And I looked back at Carlson, Jencia, and Mister Bear’s words and actions to see if there was anything I missed.
I have been observing their every move throughout the day. In a normal conversation, he kept throwing baits and collecting clues.
As a result, it was possible to derive a strong suspect.
However… … .
‘I mean, there is no conclusive evidence.’
It’s still not good enough to be a mafia.
I wish I had just one more clue… … .
It was at a time when thought was biting its tail and gradually falling into suffocation.
“I, Bjorn.”
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Misha gently shook my shoulder.
“Now that I think about it, there is one strange thing… … .”
I was tired, but I listened and listened to her.
and… … .
“Good job, Misha.”
“Oh, did something help?”
“Of course.”
where is the help
Finally, the last puzzle was put together.
I looked at Uncle Bear’s campfire and smiled bitterly.
‘I asked which one of the three.’
It was you too, Mafia.