50 Angry Colleagues (4)
Skills are very important when looking for colleagues.
But there are virtues that are just as important.
trust.
In other words, is it reliable?
Of course, when things go smoothly, this isn’t much of a problem. We can all just laugh and be happy together hahahoho.
But what if not?
When the worst comes, whether you can trust and turn your back on even at such a moment is a completely different matter.
‘Maybe it’s not about trust, it’s about nature.’
This is the part that you cannot tell by looking at the application a few times, meeting and talking a few times.
Human nature was hidden deep within.
As much as possible, I hope that there is no need to show each other their true nature.
Because it would be better for each other.
“I can’t get used to the smell of this place any time I come! ha ha ha! Dwalkie, are you okay?”
“… Please don’t talk to me, Week!”
He turned his gaze away from the nauseous Dwalky, and glanced around for a moment.
The place where I am currently is on the second floor, which can be accessed through the portal in the eastern zone on the first floor, where the blade wolves live.
den of beasts.
As you can see from the name, beast-type monsters mainly appear.
And that’s why it smells so bad.
That too a lot.
“Rotmiller, are you okay? I heard you have an olfactory essence.”
“Thank you for your concern, but I’m fine. It’s not just one or two times.”
“Right.”
Is this a gap in the 8th year?
Just looking at this uncle somehow gives me peace of mind.
He’ll have to look a little more to find out.
“By the way, when will our wizard come to his senses? I need to go make some money… … .”
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Missha Karlstein.
He shows no empathy for the suffering of his colleagues and only cares about his own interests.
When I was about to add a sentence to the character evaluation in my head, I stopped.
Well, is this for me too?
“Dwalkie, calm down. How long are you going to take our time?”
“Right, right. If you’re just like this, you’re not an explorer. Wizard! Grow up!”
As soon as I said a word, Misha, who was next to me, immediately sympathized with me with a squeaky tone.
However, even after hearing this, Dwalkie only showed an unexpected reaction.
“That’s right. Now I must be an adult.”
Uh, was he like this?
To be honest, I thought I’d make excuses that didn’t make sense. Or, on the other hand, get angry.
“Let’s go.”
“Ha, but are you okay?”
“Of course it is difficult. But because it’s a first-time job, and because he’s a magician… How pathetic would it be if I became a burden to a colleague?”
“Gee, I didn’t say Jim… … .”
While Misha is embarrassed by the unexpected apology.
Dwalky, who got up from his seat with a much emaciated face, muttered with a sad face.
“You can’t tarnish the honor of Baron Martoin.”
“… Hey! It’s like you’re pretending to be a noble again!! I won’t be deceived anymore!”
“Ha ha ha! Let’s go. I’m really okay now!”
Seeing him cheerful as if he had been like that, Misha burst into anger with a face that she had been hit again. And finally, we started moving slowly.
“From here on, everyone, please follow me. Although it looks flat, it is a terrain with many pits.”
“pit? I can’t see it with my eyes… … .”
“Usually it is full of filth, so it will be difficult to tell them apart. If you go without knowing it, it is easy to fall for it.”
“… “Rotmiller, I will trust only you.”
The beast’s lair is a canyon terrain.
The narrow path is lined with high cliffs on both sides, and an explorer passing by must find a way by wandering through the tangled cliffs like a maze.
‘There are no traps, but the role of the explorer is more important than the goblin forest.’
For reference, the monsters that appear are bladed wolves, wall mole rats, saber tigers, werewolves, and vulkars, and most of them live in caves on cliffs.
It is common for explorers whose main purpose is hunting to enter a cave and fight a group of monsters.
However, our purpose is to go to the 3rd floor, so pass.
「You have killed the Giant Blade Wolf. EXP+1”
「You have defeated the Saber Tiger. EXP +2”
「You have defeated the Werewolf. EXP +2”
「You have killed a wall mole. EXP +1”
As we were moving quickly while catching only the monsters roaming outside the cave, it was time to take a break.
The time is 3 hours left before the start of the second day.
[20:58]
I’ve invested my entire day in moving.
But it would have taken twice as long to get here without Rotmiller, the explorer.
“The entrance must be narrow, so this would be a good campground.”
We cleared up the wall mole’s den, and started preparing for the camp based on it.
Dwarf, Rotmiller, and Misha.
There were three explorers with years of experience, so camp preparations were instantaneous.
Even the wizard, who had no presence other than creating drinking water, shined at this time.
“Since there is an alarm magic, one person to be vigilant seems to be sufficient.”
“Why do you need a nightstand?”
“Dwalkie, it’s not because I don’t trust you, so don’t think about it strangely. As you know, monsters aren’t the only ones to be wary of in the labyrinth.”
To become a proper explorer, you need to be more vigilant than monsters.
“The first time, Rottmiller, who suffered the most today, will take over, and from then on, take turns taking turns.”
“Wait, do I not have to stand?”
“Leave this to us, and let us rest.”
Wizards were excluded from the vigil order.
It wasn’t that he was particularly concerned about his weak physical strength, but this is the custom.
Just like explorers who are sensitive to non-gong peddling, the alarm magic alone is enough to acknowledge that they have served for one person.
‘Well, actually, it’s a custom that just came naturally to me because I was just trying to please the wizard.’
Anyway, it was unbelievably comfortable to stand on the night shift for two hours one by one.
Can you sleep 6 hours a day?
Compared to when the two of us went together, it was almost like heaven.
Of course, there is a downside in that the number to be shared increases as much as it is convenient, but that’s because you can catch more monsters that are stronger than others.
“I, the great wizard Leol… … .”
“Stop talking and wake up, wizard!”
“… Sir, is it morning already?”
“I don’t know if it’s morning, but I’m sure it’s time to wake up.”
Day 2, 5 am.
The first night I was worried about went by without a hitch.
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Monsters were detected by the alarm magic four times, and when it was the dwarf’s turn, a group of explorers approached the campsite, so we woke up together once… … .
Because this is a normal thing.
“Dwalky must have adapted too, so I’ll speed up a bit from now on.”
“Hmm, there’s no need to be in a hurry, is there?”
“It is convenient for camping if you arrive on the 3rd floor as early as possible.”
From the 2nd day onwards, we reduced chatter as much as possible and focused only on movement. Of course, there were monsters blocking the way every few minutes and obstructing them… … .
It was welcome for me.
「You have defeated the Half Moon Rock Bear. EXP+1”
「You have killed the Wall Mole Queen. EXP+1”
「You have killed the Bloodblade Wolf. EXP+1”
So, now you’ve caught all the monsters of the Beast’s Lair level 9?
Since it’s the first class I’ve been to, the experience points are accumulating fairly quickly. Of course, there is no separate experience bar.
‘If you count the monsters you’ve caught… … .’
it’s just 40
If the top mutant kill bonuses and Guardian kill bonuses came in properly, it would be 44 days.
‘There is still a long way to go to reach level 4.’
As the level goes up, the required accumulated experience increases explosively.
Level 1 is 6, level 3 is 30, level 3 is 150.
Of course, it is not continuously increasing by 5 times, but it is safe to say that the level of difficulty is more than that.
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Monsters only increase by +1 if their rank goes up by one, but even that, if there are no monsters that can be hunted, even supplying them becomes impossible.
‘… Jeep, it’s not like I’m in a hurry to level up right now.’
Currently my level is 3.
Up to 3 essences can be absorbed.
In other words, there is still one more space left.
Of course, don’t expect the Essence to come out before you hit level 4.
[Dungeon & Stone] is not such a good game.
‘Why do I have to play games like this… … .’
Such regrets come later, but what can I do?
If it were me at that time, the true pervert who felt the joy the more difficult the difficulty.
“Slowly relax. From here, only the top species appear, and the number of individuals increases dramatically.”
It was time to move about half a day along Rottmiller’s tail like that.
The terrain, to be precise, the color of the cliffs has changed.
From reddish brown to black.
‘Is it the end of the second half?’
No level 9 monsters appear here again.
However, no one, including me, was very nervous or nervous.
“Even if it’s a higher class on the second floor, it’s not grade 8!”
The average grade of our team is 7th grade.
They are those who have been active on at least the 3rd floor of a certain team before.
Well, I’m a beginner.
The exception is because I came to the game so badly.
“By the way, did Bjorn say he hasn’t been to the 3rd floor yet?”
“Is that so?”
I wanted to get into an argument, so I answered with a stern tone, but Misha was genuinely admiring.
“Great. It took me a year just to get to the third floor!”
Well, people feel uncomfortable.
“… I was just lucky.”
It’s not a topic I want to talk about for a long time, so after I’ve been ignoring it for a while, a dwarf joined the conversation.
“One year to the third floor? So how long did it take to get to the fourth floor?”
“Um, two years? I think it took that long.”
“Like me.”
“It! Suddenly, I feel a little embarrassed! Even though the team leader is less senior than me, it’s grade 6!”
“Instead, Miss Karlstein was born into a good family!”
“It! I would have told you not to talk about the family!”
As the conversation got longer and there were signs of another fight, Rottmiller, who was looking for a way, intervened and stopped the two of them.
“Both of you, stop.”
His voice, tone, and expression were the same as before.
But why do I feel more annoyed than before?
‘Hey, I’m working hard on my own, but if I do that behind my back, the heat will only make me feel bad, right?’
I went so carelessly.
***
“You have entered the Pilgrim’s Path on the third floor.”
***
A little past noon on the second day.
After receiving the correct directions from Rotmiller, we entered the third floor.
It’s a bit disappointing that we didn’t catch a few huntable level 8 monsters in the beast’s lair… … .
Because they don’t always come out on the second floor.
‘Someday, another chance will come.’
Shaking off the remaining regrets, I focused on the current situation.
“Rotmiller! Get out of the way!”
The place where I am now is on the 3rd floor, ‘The Pilgrim’s Path’.
Among the dogs, we came to the ‘Steel Rock Hill’, which is the starting point when riding the beast’s lair route.
And upon arrival, he encountered two level 7 monsters.
“Dwalky! Use corrosion magic!”
Entity name ‘Iantro’.
It is easy to think of it as a wild boar with steel molars.
It is about five times the size of a wild boar from Jirisan.
「Real Warb Dwalky has cast the 8th grade curse magic [Corrosion].」
While Rotmiller, the first to enter the portal, avoids the monster and retreats.
Dwalky immediately cast a spell.
And immediately, me and the dwarf dashed forward and took over with shields one by one.
Quang-!
A heavy shock from the front.
If it was the old shield, it would have been crushed here and there the moment it stopped the charge.
Like that dwarf’s shield over there.
“Hikurod Murad has cast [Emergency Restoration].”
“Bjorn, why are you suddenly looking at me?”
“I am not envious.”
It really is.
If you use a hard shield in the first place, you don’t have to troubleshoot every time, right?
“What is that all of a sudden? Anyway, Bjorn! Don’t even think about pushing them away, just stop them from going backwards!”
“Even if you don’t say it, I know!”
Irontro’s active skill is ‘Balance Weight’.
It has the effect of knockback immunity.
It’s also the essence the dwarf ate.
“Hikurod Murad has cast [Balance Weight].”
Do you have a conscience or not?
A wild boar cub who has such a skill while charging even the main aircraft, or a dwarf who shouts not to be pushed by such a guy.
The anger inherent in the barbarian’s body fills up.
Is that so?
“Behel—la ah ah!”
Instead of waiting for the other teammates to attack, I swung my mace and smacked Irontro’s jaws.
Kak-kak-!
It was the moment when the steel molars that had been in such a [corrosion] state were smashed.
“Jeongsu, come with me!”
Without permission, Misha stepped on my back and leaped high, dipping a dagger into Aiantro’s head.
「You have killed Irontro. EXP+3”
Once I caught one.
Then I tried to deal with the other one as well, but I stopped moving and watched for a while.
Dwalky was casting magic.
One of the few offensive spells he has.
「Real Warb Dwalky has cast the 8th grade attack magic [Ice Lance].」
A skewer of ice flew away and stuck in Iantro’s stomach.
If the aiming position was the head or the heart, it would have been neatly captured in one shot, but… … .
Detailed feedback will be given later.
Whoops-!
The battle ended with Rotmiller approaching the collapsing Aiantro, holding a crossbow to his forehead and firing an arrow.
Of course, no water came out.
Well, that’s not what’s important right now.
‘There was a monster right in front of the portal… … .’
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Maybe the chewy is nearby.