44 Fire Line (1)
‘But do I have to save a colleague?’
It was the first thought that came to mind when Ainar talked about leaving the party.
After all, it’s different from me two months ago.
‘Now, I think a group of Deathpinds can hunt alone.’
Corpse golems and vampires ate the essence of the Guardian.
The basic stats themselves, including strength, have increased tremendously, and considering the regeneration-related skills, it is safe to say that there is virtually no competitor at the second floor level.
‘I’m sure there’s nothing I can’t do.’
there’s no fuss
There is no colleague to turn over in case of an emergency.
But I judged objectively.
Even taking all of that into consideration, at the current level, I think I can play a solo game that is stable enough.
‘Well, yes, the 3rd floor would be unreasonable.’
[Dungeon & Stone] is basically a game where party play is forced. No matter how strong the character is, it is impossible to shoot a matchless one alone due to the structure of the game.
The role groups are so finely divided, and the higher you go up the floor, the more fatal the absence of a specific role group.
For example, like the goblin forest where the seeker was essential.
There is a wall that a barbarian in the ‘tank’ position cannot overcome alone.
‘From the beginning on the 3rd floor, the scale of monsters also changes.’
After much deliberation, I made a decision.
Find a new colleague of a similar level.
If you can’t find it, you can join such a team.
And together, they hunt monsters on a higher floor and aim for the top.
‘It’s more efficient than wasting time alone on the second floor.’
Of course, this would also be quite annoying.
It’s not just about fighting power or the composition of the members, but it’s also about making sure they’re trustworthy.
‘Whoa, where the hell do you get those guys?’
It looks like this month will be pretty busy.
Except for Erwen and Ainar, in fact, there is no one in this world who could be called an acquaintance.
“Big… … .”
The car was about to go up to the room, pouring all the remaining beer into his mouth.
“Hey there, Barbarian! What do you think, brother?”
A party of explorers, who had been pouring alcohol at the table next to me for a while, spoke to me.
“What do you mean?”
“Oh, haven’t you heard? Because this little guy here said cute things.”
Well, I don’t think it’s arguing.
When I made a gesture that I would like to hear it, an explorer in his mid-twenties explained the situation every now and then.
To summarize, it was like this.
Somehow, there was talk of a barbarian of freedom. Naturally, the explorers cheered on the guild.
But then a young explorer came and praised the guild, asking if you believed such nonsense.
The explorers who were listening made fun of them and ridiculed them.
“For this reason, I wanted to hear your opinion. how about Are the guilds trustworthy too?”
Shiva, say that.
“Because I believe in them, I will believe in the shit passing by.”
“Uh-huh! After all, I knew you would say that if you were my brother! Just by looking at your eyes, you look different from what you are talking about!”
A man who smiles at what is so good.
The young boy who had been crouching in one corner jumped up, blushing.
“Wait! Why are all these people called explorers? Without a guild, who would protect us in this city? You should be grateful!”
silence that lasted for a while.
Before long, everyone at the table burst into laughter.
“What? say thank you? Fuhahahahaha!”
“Little boy! You are treated like a child wherever you go!”
Apparently, among explorers, there is a culture that recognizes the guild as a full-fledged explorer, although they have to distrust the guild.
“Everyone, are you doing this? Wouldn’t he realize it if he experienced a little more? That no one can protect you but yourself.”
“Wow, is that a heartbreaking word?”
“In that sense, let’s have a drink!”
After the brief incident, the explorers started drinking again.
So I was about to leave the place, but the man who spoke to me for the first time approached me with a friendly expression.
“I am Hans.”
“Hans… … ?”
“haha! Is it a common name?”
I don’t know, but it seems to be common.
The name of the first man I killed in the labyrinth was also Hans.
“This is Bjorn, son of Yandel.”
“Right! It’s a relationship that we met like this, but if you’re not tired, why not have another drink? Of course, I will buy the alcohol!”
After thinking for a moment, I nodded.
Although I had eavesdropped on the conversations of the explorers around here and there, I hadn’t had many direct conversations with them.
“So, what kind of trouble did you have that you were doing alone?”
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Maybe I’ll get some advice I didn’t expect, so I candidly confided my concerns.
“The team has disbanded and we are looking for new colleagues. But I don’t know where to start.”
Hans listened intently and said, ‘Huh?’ He tilted his head with that face.
“If it’s such a problem, isn’t it easier to just go to the guild?”
“Guild?”
“haha! It’s true they’re incredible bastards, but shouldn’t we use what’s available? How much money goes to them from our taxes!”
Well, it certainly isn’t.
Whatever it is, explorers are inseparable from being separated from the guild.
In the game, it was easy to find colleagues through the guild.
However… … .
“I worry about whether I can trust the people I met there.”
“ha ha ha! It looks like you haven’t used it properly yet? It’s changed a lot from before. Because there are a lot of cases of betrayal, it is mandatory to wear a video recorder.”
okay?
There was nothing like that in the game.
“Trust me and see. Whatever it is, the things you’re worried about won’t happen.”
Having said that, I don’t think it’s bad to visit once.
***
the next morning.
Waking up with a slight hangover, I headed straight to the tower.
“You cannot enter without a visitor pass.”
Aren’t you the first to ask?
I was annoyed that I was experiencing racial discrimination since the morning wind, but when Raven showed me the hand, the staff let me in without saying a word.
ding-!
So we arrived on the 31st floor.
As soon as I entered Raven’s private lab, I was greeted by a more bustling interior than two days ago.
“Oh, are you here?”
It seems that a lot of books and documents that have been cluttered have been removed, but instead, the room is filled with terrifying devices.
“… Where are you going to use this?”
I pointed out the most bloody-looking object among them and asked what it was used for.
“It’s nothing special, it’s a magic tool that makes it easier to collect blood.”
Her answer surprised me twice.
One time in that it’s not intended for crushing human skulls. And twice in that this savage type of device is a magic tool.
“Then are you ready?”
“… I don’t think it’s done yet.”
“Hey, it’s tough. Come here.”
“… Do it.”
At first, I was half suspicious and half worried, but surprisingly, all the swordsmen using magic tools were quite humane.
Also, the process was so quick that it didn’t take long to finish.
But if we look at the test results… … .
‘It’s nothing different from the contents I organized by myself in prison.’
“First of all, I don’t find any significant differences from other Guardian Essences. Oh, you know what I’m talking about?”
“Know.”
Essences dropped by Guardians have two characteristics.
First of all, the basic stat is 1.5 times higher than the normal essence.
“You know, it would be better to just see this for yourself.”
She summarized the stats of the essence of a vampire, estimated using various magic tools.
It didn’t really mean anything.
As expected, the paper had the numerical values (top), (middle), (bottom) written on it, and… … .
After all, I was able to calculate the exact number by multiplying the stat of a normal vampire by 1.5.
[vampire]
Natural Regeneration +45 Strength +15 Agility +15 Resistance +30 Physical Resistance +12 Spirit Power +21 Mana Sensitivity +30 Dark Resistance +12 Sun Resistance -12
Some people might think that the stats are low for a level 5 monster.
It’s definitely not wrong.
The essence of the corpse golem, which was only level 7, had high pain resistance of 70 and bone strength of 55.
Even this number was multiplied by 1.5.
However… … .
‘Natural regeneration, resistance to magic, physical resistance, soul power, and mana sensitivity… … .’
The degree of preciousness of the stats is different.
Even in the game, these precious stats tended to be measured with low values.
Because if you spread it, a monster is born.
“I feel it again, but Mr. Yandel is also very lucky. Everyone says that the essence of a regular vampire is too precious to be found, but to get it from a Guardian.”
In fact, it is not enough to say that I am lucky.
Even if you treat a Guardian Essence of rank 5 or higher as a Graduation Essence, it is not lacking at all.
In many ways, it’s definitely not something you can get at the beginning.
“If you’ve seen it all, look at this too. In case you don’t know, I’ve put together all the features. There are four in total.”
Suddenly, the corners of his lips rose.
“You go… … .”
The second characteristic of the Guardian Essence.
Normal Essence has only two skills: passive and active.
But the essence of the Guardian is different.
(P) Primal of Darkness — Resist death while intact.
Basic passive skills, of course.
(A) Sacrifice Imprint — Temporarily grants physical abilities based on the number of bloodstained creatures.
(A) Eternal — Temporarily increases your regeneration significantly based on your missing health.
(A) Master of Blood — Temporarily absorbs one of the target’s skills when directly sucking.
All active skills that can be attached are attached.
In the original case, to get [Sacrifice Engraving], you would need a vampire’s yellow essence, and to get [Master of Blood], you would have to eat a red essence… … .
There is no such thing as the essence of a Guardian.
Even though the difficulty of acquiring it is high.
‘Now that I’ve got this for immortal imprint, is it safe to say that the regeneration power setting is actually over?’
I can’t believe how fast it’s growing, even for me who’s been playing this game for 10 years.
As she was contented inside, she heard herself talking to herself.
“Okay then, today ends here. You suffered. Come at any time next week at your convenience. I will be here anyway.”
“But is there anything more to investigate here?”
“What are you talking about? In order for this essence to be adopted as the official data of the Society, we need to conduct a response survey ten more times.”
… I see
“I asked because I didn’t know, so don’t be angry.”
“I am not angry. Anyway, I’m going to check out the corpse golem essence when I have time, so don’t ever think about running away in the middle.”
“… I get it.”
I was almost naked during the examination, so I put on my clothes.
And I asked one more time before I left.
“Raven, do you have any plans to enter the labyrinth in the future?”
“I do not know? It probably won’t be for a while… Why?”
“Wow! Wouldn’t it be better to be together with people you know?”
As much as I was dazzled by myself, did she see my insides clearly?
She smiled as if it was silly.
“Hey, aren’t we like that?”
“Okay, just pretend you didn’t hear it.”
“You don’t like it?”
A voice that suddenly becomes harsh.
Looking back, his personality was like this.
He is usually quiet, but sometimes when Pinto goes out, his savagery disappears without limit.
“No, how the heck do you think you could ask me to join a team with only two barbarians?”
To be honest, not even two.
One resigned yesterday.
I think the atmosphere will become more brutal if I say that.
“… That’s why I said we didn’t hear it, didn’t we?”
“How do you pretend you didn’t hear what you already heard?”
No, is this something to raise your voice like that?
He was thinking about how to react to her sudden acceleration.
“ha… … .”
She let out a long sigh, as if engraving a seal of patience in her heart.
“Mr. Yandel, even if it’s not me, if you’re going to make such an offer to a wizard, please make a team. Well… It would be nice if all of the team members were at level 6 or higher, and even a priest.”
Nimmy, who knows?
If things had been so good, I wouldn’t have made such an offer to you.
“Yeah, I will.”
However, you should know that wizards have a high nose.
***
“Then I will go see you.”
“ah! Wait!”
Raven caught Bjorn who was about to leave.
It was because I remembered that I didn’t ask too late.
“at that time! What was it then? You know what I put in the mouth of a stunned vampire. I think I felt divine power… … .”
It was a question that arose while I was recording the past to pass on to my master.
What the hell was that?
No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t something a level 9 explorer could carry.
“Well, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“yes?”
“Isn’t something wrong? It was such a crazy situation.”
“Is it an illusion? I can’t. I’m sure you felt smart—”
“I’ll just go see. I have a place to go in a hurry.”
“excuse me! for a moment! wait-“
bang!
Bjorn closed the door and left without saying anything more.
‘Yeah, are you hiding something?’
Looking at the place she left, she made an impression and headed to the study room.
And he pulled out a thick book.
[The Rift Gundam III]
A record released by combining information about the crack.
Like such a simple title, an old book that does not even have the author’s name written on it.
As a child, I accidentally bought this book on the free market, and surprisingly, it contained knowledge that was not even recorded in a conference.
“How many pages was the Blood Citadel? … .”
As she was flipping through the pages, her hand stopped in one place.
A map of the dungeon part.
The exact location of the hidden passage.
A page with advanced information about the Blood Citadel, such as how to obtain the ‘Necronomicon’ in the Demon Worship Room.
Unfortunately, there were parts that were not readable.
two too.
[Tears of the Goddess]
Where to get it: ——————.
[Golden Mask]
——— : ——— —.
Two items that have disappeared due to the weathering of the years, and the method of obtaining them has been erased.
I searched all over the place to find it myself, but in the end I couldn’t find it.
She tilted her head as she regained her appetite in regret.
‘Wait, I think I’ve heard the tears of a goddess somewhere… … .’
where was it
Recalling her hazy memories, she pulled out some religious books and quickly turned the pages one by one.
and how long has it been
Finally, her hand stopped turning the page.
[Tears of the Goddess]
A consumable relic of unknown origin.
When destroyed, it has the effect of spreading powerful ‘grace’ to the location.
150 years ago, during the Dimensional Collapse, Cardinal Androne used all three to save the Pope and disappeared from the public eye.
“A holy thing?”
She was amazed and even checked the picture drawn on the next page.
It’s too early to say for sure because I’ve only seen it from afar, but it seems like they’re roughly the same in shape and size.
Even how to use it and how effective it is.
“… … .”
Raven was confused.
Just looking at the cancer did not feel like a simple coincidence.
But what if it wasn’t a coincidence.
How could a barbarian who had just become an adult know where [Tears of the Goddess] was hidden and even thought of using it right away?
‘Maybe, Mr. Yandel… … .’
One possibility popped into her mind, and her eyes lit up as she held the book.
‘I’ll have to check it out.’
no matter how long it took
It will be worth it.