“Ugh… … .”
As soon as I woke up, the first thought that came to my mind was that my whole body was aching.
I looked at my watch and it was about a minute since I lost consciousness.
It’s not bad.
[The more you raise your magic or energy, the more time you lose your mind.]
That was the setting for this strange space.
I looked around, expressing my gratitude for my memory, which, if anything else, remembered these important things.
“nice.”
Not far away, Ivan Hunt and Jin Ye-seul were lying unconscious.
With Ivan Hunt, it was no joke at first.
To be honest, it would have been better if Han Soo-young was with me instead of Jin Ye-seul, but I thought it would be unreasonable to expect that far.
“Hey, calm down.”
“Ugh… … .”
I woke him up with a pat on the shoulder of Ivan, who had lost consciousness.
However, when he was devoured in the dungeon earlier, he might not have listened to my advice, so he only moaned and never thought of getting up.
I mumbled something small, but I can’t understand it because it’s not in Korean.
However, looking at the accent and fragmentary poomsae, I could barely notice that it was a thick profanity.
I think it will take some time to wake up.
“where… … .”
When I turned my head, there was Jin Ye-seul, who was fainting with her head buried in the ground.
She came close and waved her shoulders as she had done to Ivan, and fortunately she came to her senses right away.
“eww… W, where are you?”
“Once you come to your senses, get your gear first.”
Having left Ye Seul Jin, who was muttering with a blank voice, I moved back to Ivan.
If it was another guy, I’d just throw it away, but Ivan was a guy worth taking with me even if it was hard.
“Oh, tea… !”
‘It’s terribly heavy.’
I lost my mind and put Ivan on my back.
It was a lot heavier than I thought because he was taller than me.
For a moment, I wondered if the stats that could be raised as a reward should be strength.
I regretted it from the moment I picked it up, but now I can’t throw it away.
‘But I can’t just hand over the Ivan to Jin Ye-seul.’
I looked back while carrying him.
Then, Jin Ye-seul, who was looking at me with a smirk, was startled and startled again.
“Did you bring all your gear?”
“Uh, yes… … .”
“Then let’s go.”
She seemed to want to say something, but right now she didn’t have time to converse with her.
Even if I talked to her now, there was no way I could get a proper answer.
And above all else, the fact that the dungeon moved itself was a sign that it was better to move as quickly as possible.
‘I think someone got to the exit first and met him.’
Even in the original story, the spirit appears the moment someone arrives at the exit, and the dungeon changes the moment it encounters the spirit.
Therefore, it can be said that the concept of this main quest is nothing like a speed run.
‘If you go late, the later you go, the more students are already fighting in the war.’
In a word, it was said that the more time you drag, the lower the difficulty.
I was in a position to increase the contribution of the treatment even a little, so I had to hurry even for a moment.
The fact that only students participate in the battle is true in the case of the original story.
It’s been a long time since this world had changed a lot from the original.
This was especially true in that the professor in charge was Lee Myung-jun.
‘There is a possibility that a human like a tank can pierce it all by himself at the moment.’
If so, that would be the worst ending ever.
I clenched my teeth and took a step forward.
If it was a normal dungeon, we would have to be careful about the traps and other devices that were originally there, but since this place we are stuck in now wasn’t a normal dungeon, we wouldn’t have to worry about that.
“I, there. a little slow… … .”
I paused for a moment at the gasping voice I heard from behind and looked back.
Jin Ye-seul was holding her shield and one-handed sword, trembling and holding her breath.
No matter how much acting, what if I get tired before this one carrying a single person?
Even with that thought, I did not show any signs of being annoyed or bothered by Jin Ye-seul.
Because I wasn’t a suicide attempter.
“Now, even if it’s too much, I have to move.”
“but… … .”
To Jin Ye-seul, who hesitated, I uttered words that sounded as reasonable as possible.
“I don’t know what the situation is right now, but at least you know that it’s not normal, right?”
“It is, but… … .”
“Besides, the fact that it was separated from the party… Besides us, there are other guys who came before us. Normally it would be normal to not move, but in this unusual situation, it’s different. What if the dungeon moves again like it just happened?”
“ah.”
“Right now, even if I move a little too hard, I like to meet other kids. Because it seems that it will be difficult for the class to proceed normally… We should get together as large as possible and escape as soon as possible.”
“That’s right… … .”
Jin Ye-seul nodded as if in agreement.
“Then we keep going at the same speed as before.”
“uh… Sorry to say something… … .”
She bowed her head as if sorry.
I didn’t answer, I just moved a little faster than before.
‘This is more than half of the treatment contribution.’
To be honest, there will be few people who can hurt the ancient spirit or something at this point.
Choi Hyun-woo and Han Su-young, co-lead Lee Yu-na and Ivan Hunt on my back.
And Ahn Do-hoon, whom I have never met yet.
Maybe five people like this?
“Ugh… What’s this. Why from day one? … .”
And Jin Ye-seul, who follows me crouching behind me, could also do it if she wanted to, but she wouldn’t put up with what she’s doing now, no matter what she did.
‘Because in the first place, he didn’t even calculate his power.’
It can be said that among the students, there is almost no power to inflict damage on the spirit.
In other words, the person I had to pay attention to was about Lee Myung-joon.
‘You just have to get there first.’
Ivan Hunt or Han Soo-young.
If at least one of them fires a cover shot from behind, it wouldn’t be as easy as finding a hole in the spirit.
And whether you use the mark of the hunt to scrape off the surface, whether he or someone else rips it off.
All you need to do is shove Nidhogg’s fangs into the exposed interior, and everything will be resolved.
“Ugh… … .”
“But why is he so restless?”
I mumbled bruisedly, and Ivan fixed it and lifted him up.
Heavy is also very heavy.
The co-leader and one of the playable characters are so insignificant that the name of the playable character is disregarded.
I’m still groaning because I can’t come to my senses, but I’ll be able to come to my senses by the time I get there.
‘Okay then… … .’
I hastened my steps.
There’s nothing more embarrassing than that if you mess around and lose it to someone else.
* * *
‘Now then, what should I do?’
Hyeon-woo Choi, who hid behind a large rock wall, took a breath and thought quietly.
I knew that something strange had happened, but that was all.
I don’t know anything about the details.
When he just came to his senses, he and his party members had dispersed, and the two remaining were also losing their minds.
As I walked around moaning while carrying two people who had lost their minds, I could vaguely feel that the dungeon itself had become strange.
‘It’s not very good.’
let’s get out of here quickly
While he was thinking like that, the face of Yoo Ji-hyuk, who was with him even in the oldest memories, and who was like a family, Yoo Ji-hyuk, who was not a bad guy even though he couldn’t understand what he was inside.
‘What… They’re both smarter than me, so it’ll be fine.’
So putting aside worrying about the two of them for a while, Hyun-woo Choi quietly took a breath.
‘Honestly, this is more of a problem than the two.’
Choi Hyun-woo took out a piece of mirror he was carrying in his arms and carefully looked behind him.
Then, in the mirror, there was a huge cavity, a place that looked like an exit.
Finally, I could see a huge, human-shaped old tree crouching, blocking what seemed to be the exit.
“ha… … .”
Anyone who sees it can be dangerous and suspicious.
If it was the old tree who changed the dungeon, divided the party members, and lost consciousness for a moment, the risk rises even more.
Previously, when the dungeon tightened, it was only because of his intuition that he stayed still.
Seeing that he was fine and the other two were still unconscious, it was said that his senses were right this time as well.
And now his intuition was yelling at him never to approach it.
“after.”
No matter how much I thought about it, it was not something that would have happened in the freshman class.
It was clear that something was wrong.
“What about this? It’s a real bummer.”
The only weapon he is carrying is a two-handed sword for supply for academy students along with simple tools for exploration.
Next to them are two party members who are losing their minds they met for the first time today.
‘I can’t understand the opponent’s power properly, and this armament can’t be said to be useful even with empty words… Besides, there are two people who need to protect this place.’
After thinking for a while, Hyunwoo Choi nodded as if he had reached a conclusion.
‘Let’s wait.’
Waiting for professors, staff, or at least other students to arrive.
Choi Hyun-woo knew how to objectively measure his own skills.
Therefore, he never thought that he was weak, but he was also well aware of the fact that it was a term used within the limits of being an academy student.
And that giant tree was beyond the boundaries of an academy student.
He never thought that he would ever be able to defeat that giant on his own, and he was also well aware that attacking alone in a situation where the opponent’s ability was more than unknown is not courage or confidence, but merely arrogance.
‘Swimming… Or, if I met Ji-hyeok, he would give me an answer in a cool way.’
Even though I know it’s a meaningless fight, I have no choice but to spit it out.
With that thought in mind, Choi Hyun-woo, who was quietly trying to store up his power, listened to the sound of words coming from the other side, startled and startled.
“… Dude, what the hell is this… go! Why all of a sudden… Dungeon right away… !”
“… Feet please… hey do it.”
He turned his head towards his back, but it wasn’t coming from there.
At the resounding voice, Hyeonu Choi was vaguely guessing that it was that giant tree that changed the structure of the dungeon itself.
“crazy… … .”
Like a bottleneck, you have drilled all the roads towards where you are.
Thinking like that, it was time to put strength into the hand holding the scabbard.
“Hey man, what is that!?”
someone’s shouting.
Immediately after that, I heard a woman’s voice telling me to be quiet, but Choi Hyeon-woo covered his ears without realizing the creepy sound that reverberated as if swallowing the voice.
“Ugh… !”
It was like the sound of something like this when a machine shop that had been rusty and inactive for decades started operating.
And with that sound, the giant tree that had just been crouching still began to move its body as if it were stretching.
The even unrealistic sight was such a sight that even Choi Hyun-woo, who had experienced actual battles many times, was shocked.
“Ahhh!!! Crazy, what is that, what is that!”
“Really, I told you to keep your mouth open!”
A man with a voice he had heard somewhere screams with a muffled scream, followed by a woman’s voice full of irritation.
Come on run away
What are you screaming at?
It was when Choi Hyun-woo was thinking like that.
“Hey, hey, crazy! Back is blocked! The road, the road is gone!!!”
When he came to his senses, he was already sprinting towards the giant tree.