＜ 10. There are no bad dogs (3) ＞
When asked how he caught the Minotaur, Andrea evasively said that he had amplified his strength by continuously carving shadow imprints on it.
In hindsight, it wasn’t even a big mistake. There were some complicated things to explain about ‘Advent Possession’. Andrea herself thought that it would have been solved by being possessed by an angel or a monster led by the Shadow God.
The party decided to rest a bit more in the waiting room before leaving for the next floor. It was a reasonable decision because I didn’t know when I would be resting if not now.
Andrea thought about putting some snow on her, but it seemed that her back would be too stiff when she woke up after sleeping on the hard stone floor. So he sat down with his back against the wall, rummaging through the cards he had.
[Name: Andrea]
[Class: Shadow Follower]
[Level: 42]
[Max Mana: 2]
[Strength: 42]
[mana: 48]
[Resistance: 45 – 5]
[Luck: 44]
[quirk: none]
I turned the card over and the status card came out and I was looking at it from afar, but Arpan came next to me and intervened.
“Come to think of it, you’ll be level 60 soon, right?”
“…is there still a long time left?”
“If Andrea-sama’s level rises at the rate, wouldn’t it be before reaching the 50th floor?”
“…that’s right.”
Andrea realized what Arpan meant by saying that.
In ‘Dungeon of Infinity’, when you reach level 60, you can change your 2nd job. Like any other game, changing jobs in this game also gives you several advantages that cannot be ignored.
First, all the cards you get after that appear in a 1st level enhanced state.
Second, there are some high-grade cards that cannot be obtained before the former.
Third, ability levels rise dramatically or new characteristics are acquired.
The most important fourth, you can get one more ‘deck’.
Of course, just because your deck increases to 2 doesn’t mean you can use both in battle. You decide which deck to use before battle, and you can only use one deck during battle. However, that alone was enough.
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No scam deck can deal with all situations. That’s why you need a deck that can roll a little more flexibly even though the potential is low. The moment the deck becomes two, the stability of the journey increases overwhelmingly.
It was a far cry from Andrea and Trisha, who hadn’t even completed a single deck yet.
Anyway, that’s why it’s common knowledge that the sooner you change jobs, the better it is.
The problem is that the job change quest can only be received from Arpan in the waiting room. So, the masters of ‘Dungeon of Infinity’ used to adjust the leveling to hit 60 in 10-floor units.
If you do that, it’s common for you to make a second job change on the 60th floor, or on the 70th floor if it’s a little late. However, Andrea was now in a situation where she would level up ridiculously fast and change her 2nd job on the 50th floor.
‘But what is Shinto’s second job advancement…?’
Although she was memorizing the post-transition changes of all other classes, Andrea was unaware of the changes in her own class.
“Arpan, what happens when a follower changes their job a second time?”
“Well, maybe a fanatic?”
I didn’t expect a proper answer to come, but I couldn’t help but get angry when I was so outspoken. Andrea closed her eyes and drew away from Arpan while thinking of someone who had patience.
It was not a question that needed to be addressed right away. Andrea put the status card into her deck. However, there was one more question that naturally came to mind.
‘Trisya. How is Trisha’s leveling going?’
If Andrea’s characteristic was really to gain a lot of experience points, the level gap would widen as she climbed the dungeon. Andrea turned and looked at Trisha.
She was carefully tinkering with her new bow. After handing over how much I liked it, they continued to hug without changing it back to a card.
“Tricia, can you show me your status card? I have something to check.”
Trisha nodded her head and handed over her status card.
[Name: Trisha]
[Class: Hunter]
[Level: 42]
[Max Mana: 2]
[Strength: 50]
[mana: 38 – 19]
[Resistance: 38]
[Luck: 52]
[quirk: none]
Trisha’s level was also raised to the same level as Andrea’s. As Andrea put on a worried look on his face, Arpan quietly approached him again.
“You seem curious about why Trisha-sama’s level is the same as Andrea-sama’s?”
“If you’re not going to answer me properly, I just want you to move away.”
“Would you like me to just talk white all the time? Andrea’s attributes apply to the entire party. Others will also have some characteristics applied to the entire party.”
Anyway, that was very helpful information. Andrea opened her eyes wide and looked at Arpan.
“Then do hunter traits also apply to me?”
“Nope. Trisha’s characteristics apply only to herself.”
“Then, what are the traits of a pursuer?”
tracker. This is the name the hunter class will have when they change their 2nd job. The traits of a pursuer are extremely useful, so if applied to the entire party, nothing more could be desired.
As soon as Arpan heard the question, he returned to his previous dubious attitude.
“Leave that for later pleasure.”
‘Then it is.’
Even so, it was a pretty good income. As an outsider to multiplayer, I had to gather information as soon as I got the chance, but the information I got this time was satisfactory.
‘But I feel like I didn’t ask something much more important…’
Andrea, who was pondering over her thoughts, had no choice but to hit her knee. I was dumbfounded how I could have forgotten this.
“Hey, Arpan. By any chance, could someone else join us, just like Trisha belatedly joined me?”
Priest Emilia. I was so distracted that I forgot to ask if she could join.
Arfan stared at Andrea with a smile that seemed to be vague. Soon he carefully spread his fingers. four fingers except for the thumb.
“4 people, the maximum number of people who can explore the dungeon together. However, I don’t want to recommend adding new members to Andrea-sama’s party.”
“Why?”
“As you may have already noticed, the difficulty of the dungeon also increases in proportion to the number of people. Up to two people, the increase in difficulty is not so noticeable, but from three people onwards, you will definitely feel it.”
Andrea rested her chin on her chin and was troubled. Certainly, Arpan’s words made sense.
Andrea’s most powerful weapon is her clear understanding of the dungeon. There’s still a lot to learn about multiplayer, so it wasn’t a welcome surprise to see more uncertain elements as the difficulty level increased.
‘But···.’
Even so, it was not easy to give up Priest Emilia.
In the game, when fighting Adsel’s group of village chiefs, Emilia shows strong support and several crowd control devices. It was a talent that was hard to miss for Andrea and his party, who only had dealers.
In addition, the characteristics of a priest of the earth that detects space and the potential when using the Divine Card of the Earth God…
‘Again, I’ve already left Adsel, so I can’t leave it…’
But now that I think about it, it wasn’t something I could do right away. When Andrea joined Priest Emilia on the 40th floor, she put off her decision to think again.
‘To put it pessimistically, if our party or Emilia die before we get there, well, it’s the end.’
The waiting room was not a very good place to rest because the only furniture was a stone chair for Arpan, but it was enough to rest anyway. Although it was a bit absurd that Trisha turned on a fire in front of the incinerator because the room was a bit gloomy.
“I hope to see you beyond the 40th floor.”
These were the words Arpan said after opening the passage to the next floor. Andrea snorted.
“Yes, we are looking forward to the time when we will meet again.”
*
It was scale insects that appeared on the 31st floor. Although it had a fairly solid upper and the protruding tusks were quite intimidating, it was not enough to be an opponent for Andrea and the others.
“Uh…they’re more troublesome to clean up than to catch them.”
Marco was picking off a large leaf and rubbing the Earthshatter’s hammer hard. The bodily fluids of scale insects are sticky and sticky, so it was troublesome to remove them.
“Chief, I thought you were making big bug dough. Each time the head is smashed, one more sticks to it…”
Trisha, who pulled out an arrow stuck in the scale bug’s upper skin, didn’t look very good either. Every time it was pulled out, sticky green bodily fluids and a lot of unknown organs came up, but it was not a sight to be seen with empty words.
Andrea was also diligently rubbing the messed up blade with leaves. It didn’t matter if bodily fluids splashed in all directions in the game because it didn’t affect the equipment or characters, but the reality was just as exhausting.
There was nothing left to complain about, so Andrea decided to change the subject of conversation.
“But if you do this, don’t you think you’ve properly checked the weapon’s performance?”
Andrea lifted up a carcass of a scale insect. The parts hit by the arrows were dented as if they had been struck with a heavy blunt instrument. Some parts even had holes the size of fists.
Trisha put on a tired face and raised Drakus’ long bow.
“Performance is really good. Needless to say, it’s really good… It’s really tight like a dog, maybe the bowstring was made from dragon tendons. It’s my first time using it, so I pushed myself a bit, so I feel like my arms are about to burst.”
“It’s made from real dragon sinew.”
“what? oh sh*t. no wonder···.”
Of course, it wasn’t made from the sinews of a giant dragon that destroyed cities and set the sky on fire with its paws. However, even if it is a lower species, Wyverns are also dragons.
The time it took to finish cleaning up was really longer than the battle time. The party threw away the leaves that had become rags and wiped the sweat from their foreheads. Now you are ready to go to the next floor.
The reward I found after coming down the aisle was insignificant. A cheesy normal card and a bit of gold. Neither Andrea nor Tricia put a card in their deck. If earning the upper of a scale insect as a material was income, would it be income?
‘It feels kind of absurd to be able to take only what’s in the box when there are so many uppers out there.’
If you tried to take the monster’s stuff or corpse, you couldn’t pass as if it was blocked by an invisible barrier. It could have been a bit different from a game, but it was a really naive world.
I’m not in a good mood because I had a hard time wiping my bodily fluids, but I was able to pass on this level of nonsense because I had fun winning items on all floors. Andrea and the others headed down the stairs without hesitation.
The 32nd floor was unusual from the passage leading to it. Colorful bricks, cupboards full of ingredients, and even rows of barrels. The signboard engraved with crooked letters gave me a rough idea of what kind of space it was.
‘Walter’s Inn’
As they looked around, someone rushed towards them. It was a courier boy in shorts and a baggy tunic.
“Ah, you are here, Challenger! Now, you can come this way.”
A boy who naturally guides you as if you’ve been waiting for it. Unlike Andrea, who nodded, Trisha had no intention of following her to an unknown place.
“What? You don’t have to tell me where you’re going and take me.”
When I asked in a coercive manner, the boy rolled his eyes like a frightened beast, as if he was quite embarrassed. Andrea raised her hand to stop Tricia.
“Don’t worry, I’m not taking you into a trap. He’s just doing his job.”
She still hadn’t completely cleared up her suspicions, but when Andrea said that, Tricia didn’t argue further.
The boy led the group to the dead end wall. Perhaps because of what happened earlier, the boy hurried his actions. White brick twice, yellow brick once, green brick three times. When pressed in turn, the wall cracked open, revealing a hidden passage.
Contrary to the expectation that it would be dark, the inside of the passageway was quite bright with torches tightly hung. After passing through all the aisles, a spacious space slightly larger than the waiting room finally appeared.
The first thing that catches your eye is the table, which is large enough to fill half of the room. Instead of being square like a normal table, it was shaped like a donut cut in half.
In the center sat an elderly man with a handsome mustache and wearing a lace purple jacket. As soon as the man saw Andrea and the others, he jumped up from his seat and shouted in an exaggerated voice.
“ha ha ha! welcome, welcome! To that gambler Walter’s gambling house!”
Andrea turned her head and looked at the protagonist of the ‘Gambler’s Proposal’ event with a calm gaze.
＜ 10. There are no bad dogs (3) ＞ End