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＜ 11. How to overcome fear (3) ＞
“ Is it stealing? Oh my God, is there anyone who does such shameless things? It’s something a conscientious merchant like me would never dream of !”
As if his tongue had been oiled, words that did not sound like words flowed out of the black merchant’s snout. Upon hearing that, Trisha’s complexion turned red, so it wouldn’t be strange if she exploded right away .
“ Have you ever seen such a brazen dwarf with a cock in his head, talking bullsh*t without spitting? f*ck, do you think I put my eyeballs in an empty hole? I’ve clearly seen your son shake his hand and run away!”
“ Aren’t you mistaken for someone else? I’ve been waiting for guests to come here for a long time. By the way, are you talking a little harshly ?”
“ It’s so severe that it’s thick, it’s thick, it’s a cub !”
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No matter how angry Trisha was, the blacksmith didn’t nod. Rather, he shook his head and shrugged his shoulders as if he couldn’t communicate .
“ Well, illusions are free, so it doesn’t matter what you say, but you will have to pay a fair price to take the items from this stall .”
Most of the items on the stalls were trivial items of little use. Except for a couple of them. Andrea’s eyes were on those two things from the beginning .
‘… Those must be items stolen from the treasure chest .’
This was the reason why it was inevitable to view a black trader who was stealing as evil. Originally, it was something the player should have had as a clearing reward, but the black dealer used to steal it and sell it for a lot of money .
The black merchant seemed to have made up his mind not to deal with Trisha at all. Instead, he turned his head to Andrea. A dark trader rubbing his palms and smiling slyly .
“ You are a discerning guest! The items over there are things I especially cherish. Originally, they were items that required a good 5,000 gold each, but… Ah, this shouldn’t be the case… Only this time, I’ll combine the two and give you 9,000 gold. Hee hee, I’m going to lose !”
Even shamelessness was an artistic level. Andrea had to close her eyes gently to resist the urge to rip out the black dealer’s tongue .
There are two events that appear when you meet again with the black merchant who stole your reward. one is a chase. It is an event that literally chases and punishes a black trader who runs away .
To be honest, Andrea wanted this event to appear .
’ Even though the black trader is very quick, Trisha can use a blink shot and has a quick body movement. It wouldn’t have been that hard to catch up .’
The problem was that what happened was the second event. In this event, the black marketer will not pretend to be guilty of what he has done and will sell his goods like a normal black marketer. Proudly put the items you stole from the players on the stall and .
It’s normal for anyone to want to slaughter this dwarf right in front of them when the situation is topped with their signature dog tongue. However, when the attack actually takes place, players find out that this event is designed very maliciously .
The blacksmith can ignore all damage done by players in this space. Even if you shoot a poison dart, drop infernal flames, or even collapse the entire space itself, the dark merchant will not suffer any damage .
It wasn’t some kind of unique ability, it was something that happened naturally when a black trader changed the rules of the dungeon and took the position of ‘merchant’ .
As the situation was like this, players had no choice but to cry and eat mustard to buy the rewards they should have originally obtained, or just pass by cursing at the developer. It’s okay if the stolen reward is insignificant, but the items the black merchant stole from Andrea and the others were too precious to miss .
The Ring of Beginning and the ‘Continuous Load’ card .
‘[ Unique] Ring of Beginning (equipment card): A ring engraved with the saying that the beginning is the most important thing in all things (Use the first card used twice in every battle )’
‘[ Unique] Continuous Reload (3 Costs): If you use a card with ‘Shooting’ in its name, draw 1 card .’
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‘ Ring of Beginning’ is a very versatile and powerful piece of equipment regardless of which deck you go with. It would be rude to compare it to the ‘Ring of the Blind’ that Andrea has now, even though it is of the same Unique grade .
However, what should be noted more than that was ‘continuous loading’. A key card that is indispensable to create the concept deck that Trisha is aiming for, an infinite shooting cycle deck .
‘ It’s something I can’t afford to miss .’
The black dealer spoke to her again, probably thinking that Andrea was hesitating .
“ Hee hee, how are you? If you give me gold, I will give you the goods right away .”
“ No, I don’t have that much gold. Those things seem hard to buy .”
“ Oh, sorry! There are many other good things out there though. Let’s choose slowly !”
“ Um, yes. Let’s start by removing the card first .”
“ Andrea !”
Tricia’s voice was almost screaming .
“ I’m pretty sure that guy stole our stuff! Are you just going to let it pass ?”
“ But there is no evidence, right? As this person said, it could have been someone else who looked similar .”
The dark merchant nodded with a satisfied face as if he had heard the right words. At this level, the black merchant would not easily suspect him .
Andrea casually stepped aside and whispered to Tricia before she went mad and jumped .
‘ Don’t get too excited. I know that guy is the thief. I have a countermeasure, so please do as I say .’
Trisha sulks, but is relieved to know that Andrea is not going to let her go .
‘ Shouldn’t you show mercy needlessly ?’
‘ My mouth hurts when I say two words .’
Andrea and Trisha each removed two cards. This time, of course, it was offense and defense. Andrea has 3 hits and 3 defenses left, and Trisha has 4 hits and 3 defenses left .
‘ It’s impressive to think that we started with 20 cards, including strike and defense .’
Andrea’s joy in compressing her deck was similar to Trisha’s joy in collecting cards .
Since it was a black market, the card removal fee was a little higher than at regular stores. 1400 gold for both. Andrea didn’t think it was too much of a waste because he thought it was a worthwhile investment .
Andrea picked out a few ingredients with the remaining gold .
“ Give me an iron bark and parchment. Oh, do you have any nightmare powder ?”
“ Hmm, there is no Nightmare Powder …”
” Then it doesn’t matter if it’s pitch black moth powder or twisted bone powder .”
After purchasing all the ingredients, Andrea only had about 1500 gold left in her hands. The black merchant looked puzzled as to why he was buying such trivial items. On the other hand, Marco had already been through something similar, so he watched with anticipation as to what would happen in the future .
Andrea put together the grayish-white goat’s horn and the leaves of the radish plant, the iron bark she had just bought, and the powder of the jet-black moth. Then he summoned the Earth Shredder’s hammer and struck it at the ingredients .
bang! bang! bang !
When the hammering was finished, all the ingredients on the floor were crushed to powder. The dark merchant felt like he was getting deeper and deeper into the labyrinth. Andrea carefully grabbed the powder and scattered it all over the parchment .
‘ Hmm… Last time I mixed it, I just mixed it according to my intuition… Maybe I should do it this time too ?’
Surprisingly, the powder soaked right into the parchment without depositing on it. Then, he drew an irregular pattern that fluctuated like a living painting, and then changed to a pattern with a six-pointed star in the middle of two concentric circles .
‘It’s done !’
Andrea grinned as she looked up at the black dealer. Suddenly, the dark merchant felt a sense of uneasiness overtake him .
‘ What is it? That’s a combination formula I don’t know about… He, by any chance, knows that I stole the reward, and what is he doing ?’
However, the dark merchant shook his head within no time .
‘ No, anyway, anyway. I am invincible in this space. It doesn’t matter whether it causes a big explosion or summons an army of the dead .’
The dark merchant was right. By all means, the challengers could not harm the black marketer posing as a trader .
Except for one way .
Andrea called the black dealer in a relaxed voice .
“ Hey, black dealer .”
“ Yes? What are you doing ?”
“ Is there anyone you would like to see ?”
“…? There isn’t really anything .”
“ Oh, yes? But there seems to be only one person who wants to see you .”
Andrea put her hand on the completed parchment order .
The room suddenly became dark, and a green glow appeared in the air. The grains of light entangled with each other while drawing a spiral, and soon drew a large arc, and a clear hexadecimal star appeared among them .
Then, through the magic circle, someone appeared .
A low pitched voice that resonated throughout the room .
“… now you even summon me. What is it, Andrea ?”
The face of the dark merchant who saw the summoned person became earthy .
The guide of the dungeon with the head of a goat, the person the dark traders most do not want to face .
It was Arfan .
Andrea lightly waved her hand and said the matter .
“ Ah, this nerdy guy here is stealing our prizes and doing business. I’m not asking for anything big, I just want you to give me some harsh instruction ?”
As soon as Arpan’s blue eyes turned to the dark merchant, it turned into a colorful flame and started burning up. The voice also changed from a low-pitched voice to a coercive, overlapping voice.
“I was hiding in a place like this. Like a dirty rat. It’s not enough to shake the rules of the dungeon, how dare you steal the challenger’s reward ?”
“ Hee, hee !”
Contemplating, the dark merchant tried to escape through the wall, just like he did when he stole Andrea’s party’s reward before .
However, the dark merchant who passed through the wall appeared on the other side of the wall, not in another space. As if hovering in place .
“ Don’t even think about running away. This place will soon be your grave .”
Arpan shouted as he hit the floor with an iron rod .
kung- _
“ Hand of the giant, answer the call of your master .”
Behind his back, huge white hands spread out like wings. As the iron cage turned once, the hands fell off his back and floated on either side of Arpan. Arpan stretches out the iron cage while staring at the black merchant sternly .
A huge hand flew and grabbed the dark merchant. Then, he ruthlessly squeezed the body of the dark merchant .
Puck !
“ Quaaagh !”
The dark merchant’s body exploded, scattering pieces of meat. But that was just the surface. The main body, shaped like a black flame, leaked out between the gaps between the hands .
Arpan once again hit the floor with the barbed wire .
“ Those who are not permitted, curse your destiny and burn in the flames of extinction .”
The floor was strangely distorted. The bottom of the dark merchant sunk and cracked .
What rose from the gap was at first just a small speck of dust. The white specks engulfed each other and grew into larger and larger flames. The moment when the air in the room cools down as if all the heat has been taken away, and everyone’s attention turns to the disembodied being .
Quagwa and !
A white pillar of fire soared fiercely from the crack .
A flame of annihilation that uses the present as a ember to consume all futures and completely erases existence. It was the same flame as the incinerator in the waiting room .
Shiyi –
When the flames died out, there was nothing left. The black trader couldn’t even leave a single piece of ashes in this dungeon .
The glamorous color faded and Arpan’s eyes became the same blue as usual. His gaze turned to the scorched marks on the floor. A resolute declaration follows .
“ You didn’t exist in this world from the beginning .”
Andrea blew a small whistle as she watched the clean finish. Trisha and Marco’s expressions turned pale when they saw the harsh admonition that exceeded their expectations .
＜ 11. How to overcome fear (3) ＞ End