Episode 20: The bloodline is determined (3)
Silver level dungeon.
A place where only raiding parties of 5 or more, including first-class hunters, are allowed to enter.
A battle was going on there.
“Chwirararak!”
The monsters with pig’s heads and bluish skin shouted and charged.
The thick muscular body and the ax made of crushed ore were frighteningly menacing.
Cannibal Demon Orc.
A monster with an endless fighting spirit, ferocity, and a body like steel.
There were dozens of monsters that were difficult enough to avoid even experienced hunters.
Someone jumped into it.
He was single, and not equipped properly.
The result was obvious to anyone looking at it. Not metaphorically, but literally, you will be trampled to death by a group of orcs.
But what followed was the complete opposite.
The man’s kick kicked the orc’s head off.
The eyes of the Orcs turned red at the death of their comrade.
“Chwirararak!”
“Crush!”
There is no monster as dangerous as an angry orc. If the number was in the tens, there was no need to explain.
Orcs raised their weapons and charged at the enemy.
“… … Whoa.”
The man who ran into the orc, Gwon-ul took a long breath.
Oxygen filled the lungs and spread throughout the body through the blood.
＜True Black Dragon Blood grants Dragon Instinct.＞
＜Genius blood gives advice.＞
The dragon’s instinct and cold-hearted reason mesh with each other.
The movement of the orcs was clearly drawn in my head. It was as if he was looking down at himself from a third-person perspective.
One by one, starting from the nearest orc.
Each time Gwonwool moves, the orc’s breath is cut off one by one.
My head explodes every time I punch. Every kick with his legs breaks his spine. Crushing the neck bone with five fingers.
Gwonwool took the life of an orc with agile and efficient movements. Its appearance was reminiscent of a beast attacking a flock of sheep.
Fear began to creep on the faces of the surviving orcs. Orcs famous for their fighting spirit turned their backs and began to run away.
‘Ten horses ahead!’
Chasing after him, Gwon-ul shouted in his heart.
* * *
‘amazing.’
Joo Ha-yeon, who watched Kwon-wool’s battle from a distance, admired inwardly.
‘Hansu Hansoo is aiming for the vital spot. As if he knew where to attack.’
Even though she was inside the dungeon, Joo Ha-yeon did not prepare at all.
It was because Gwonwool was perfectly dealing with the Orcs.
‘Besides, Touro is calculating. While fighting so many Orcs, he never allowed a single attack.’
At first glance, Kwon Kwon-ul seemed to have entrusted himself to the wild. It was so wild and violent.
But Joo Ha-yeon saw it. Kwon Gwon-ul acted first before the orc attacked.
Dodge first, attack first. Block first, counterattack first.
It was only possible after reading and predicting all the moves of the Orcs and then making a plan.
‘What’s even more surprising is… … It means that he’s not using magic at all.’
Gwonwool was driving the orcs purely with his physical abilities.
He didn’t use a single drop of magic.
‘Is this possible?’
Kwon Kwon-wool’s ability level after ingesting Naedan is A.
A is the stage called a true superman. Orcs can easily overwhelm them with only their physical abilities.
‘But I can’t fight like that against a crowd.’
The difficulty of group battles is much higher than that of individual battles, just as one cannot defeat a single-handed opponent.
Furthermore, Orcs are monsters famous for their swarming activities.
It is very difficult to deal with a group of orcs without magic even for a hunter who has achieved A in all stats.
Gwonwool Kwon made it possible with his miraculous predictions and wide perspective.
In fact, this is not the first time that Gwon-ul has put restrictions on battle like this.
Numerous practice dungeons that were previously attacked were also attacked with restrictions.
And the more he went through the dungeon, the more his fighting ability increased.
It’s like getting used to a new car.
‘If you mobilize all your capabilities and go into battle… … .’
I can assure you, clearing the Platinum Dungeon ‘Things’ will be as easy as crossing a threshold.
“Whoa.”
I heard the sound of a deep breath. The battle was over before I knew it.
It took less than 5 minutes to deal with all the orcs.
“It wouldn’t be fun, so why did you come all the way here to look around?”
“no. It was a great fight.”
“You are talking empty words again.”
Kwon Gwon-ul said as if he was embarrassed. Kwon Kwon-wool was naturally virtuous enough to be thought of as shameless at times, but he showed a particularly weak side to praise.
“Let’s go back soon.”
Kwon Kwon-ul took the lead as if to hide his embarrassment.
* * *
That evening, Kwon Kwon-wool was resting in a hotel suite prepared by Iron Peng.
Iron Peng completely emptied the top floor of the hotel for Kwon Kwon-wool.
“I must have put Iron Peng’s finances in jeopardy because of me.”
“Kwon Han-ul is a blood relative of Heukcheon. I think this is not enough.”
Joo Ha-yeon’s answer made Kwon-ul laugh bitterly.
Was it because of his birth or because he had recently become a blood relative of the Dark Heaven?
I wasn’t used to being treated like this yet.
“So, did you know what I asked for?”
“Yes, I was going to tell you from now on.”
Joo Ha-yeon opened the document envelope she was holding. I pulled out some photos and a tablet from inside.
“This is a picture taken by a surveillance camera on the trail of Mt. Bomun three days ago.”
The performance of the surveillance camera was not good, so the picture quality was very bad. Fortunately, it wasn’t too difficult to find out what was inside.
“If you look here, you’ll see Iron Peng’s guild members carrying something.”
Dozens of Iron Peng guild members were pushing a large cart. A large cloth was covered over the cart.
“What is this?”
Joo Ha-yeon silently held out her tablet and played a video.
video from surveillance cameras.
Iron Peng’s guild members whimpered and pushed the cart.
It was then.
Suddenly, the cloth covering the cart fluttered and one member of the Iron Peng guild was sucked into the cart.
Before long, the cart was shaken and blood began to spurt.
“I’m not sure, but what’s in the cart… … .”
“It’s the eclipse’s tentacles.”
Joo Ha-yeon was greatly surprised by Kwon-ul’s answer.
Video from surveillance cameras is of poor quality and frame. Because of this, there were only a few shots of Eclipse’s tentacles attracting guild members.
Even Joo Ha-yeon could recognize it only after slowing down the playback and concentrating.
“You will find out soon.”
“I’m used to it, so I took a picture.”
“You saw it right. The contents of the cart can be thought of as the tentacles of the eclipse.”
“How do the severed tentacles move?”
“Monsters called Grand Monsters have very strong vitality. Even the amputated part is alive for a long time.”
It was truly an astonishing life force.
Actually, that wasn’t the part to worry about.
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“The eclipse’s tentacles are here… … .”
“It looks like Chansung Kwon used his hand.”
The person who ordered Iron Peng was Kwon Chan-sung.
I did collide once, but I didn’t expect to manipulate my hands so quickly.
“Are you so proud of yourself?”
Suddenly, Kwon-wool found Joo Ha-yeon looking at him curiously.
“Why are you like that?”
“How did you know Iron Peng was cheating?”
“It’s nothing. Carancula chicks have a voracious appetite and often escape the gate. But the Iron Peng Guild Master said that hasn’t happened recently.”
“Yes, I clearly said so.”
“There is only one such case. It’s only when you put something inside the dungeon.”
Most of the reason monsters escape the gate is because they are hungry.
Conversely, if you are not hungry, there is no need to leave the dungeon.
So, at one time, it was common among weak countries to forcibly put people into dungeons.
“That’s why I asked for an investigation because it was suspicious… … I didn’t know you put the eclipse’s tentacles into it.”
Joo Ha-yeon still looked at Kwon-wool with a strange face.
For a career as a third-rate hunter, he knew too much.
“Why did you put the eclipse’s tentacles in?”
Kwon Wool looked at the tentacles of Eclipse in the photo and asked.
“It must be because of the characteristics of Eclipse.”
“A characteristic?”
“Eclipse’s blood contains the ability to forcibly obey and mutate monsters. Chansung Kwon probably aimed for that point and inserted the tentacles of Eclipse.”
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Kwon-wool touched his chin and searched for his memory. How powerful the army of monsters following Eclipse is. I had briefly read a newspaper article exposing that fear.
“If Karankula ate the tentacles of the Eclipse… … .”
“By now, the inside of the dungeon must have turned into a terrible demon.”
Karankula, which is already considered dangerous, even ate Eclipse’s tentacles?
“You must have already surpassed the level of danger of a platinum level dungeon. Maybe diamond-level.”
Joo Ha-yeon said worriedly.
“Kwon Han-ul, this dungeon is too dangerous. You have to tell the president about this and find a new dungeon.”
“Isn’t the president really unaware of this?”
Joo Ha-yeon shut her mouth at Kwon-ul’s words.
“… … You probably know.”
“Yes. There is no way that the person who is the chairman of the Black Sky would not be aware of this. You must have watched it knowingly.”
At the first meeting, Kwon Seon-woo said. A treasure never loses its value under any circumstances.
Wouldn’t Kwon Seon-woo, who has such a theory, think that he should overcome this level of trickery?
“If I reveal this and change the dungeon… … The president will surely be disappointed. Then you won’t even look at me.”
That statement was equivalent to losing the foundation to grow soon.
Like it or not, in order to survive in the Heukcheon Group, the chairman’s support was essential.
“I will challenge the Platinum Dungeon as planned.”
Joo Ha-yeon’s expression darkened. The sign of wanting to dry was evident.
Gwon-ul shrugged his shoulders.
“I promised you that I would climb to the top of the black sky. You can’t be intimidated by octopus legs or the spiders that gnaw them.”
There were other reasons too.
It is a spirit of hope, and confidence.
The sense of self-righteousness that he, who possesses true black dragon blood, would have to be afraid of tentacles over there to use them, was encouraging Kwon-wool.
“But it doesn’t seem like the balance sheet is right at this rate.”
But in any case, it was unpleasant for Kwon-wool.
“It is a challenge. Let’s raise the stakes. Please give me a call.”
“Where should I connect it?”
“To Kwon Chan-sung hyung.”
Joo Ha-yeon’s eyes widened slightly.
After entering the number on the suite’s cordless phone, she handed it to Gwon-ul.
The signal went through several times, and the call was connected.
“Hello brother, how are you?”
-Hanul’s younger brother? How did you get my phone number?
“I asked Hayeon.”
-Yes, there was Hayeon. What’s wrong with calling all of a sudden?
Gwonwool chose his words carefully.
At times like this, I thought it was best to throw it out.
“They did some fun tricks in the Platinum Dungeon where I’m going to make my debut.”
There was silence for a moment.
-… … oh brother did you figure that out? It’s faster than I expected.
I pretended to be calm, but the time difference was long.
Kwon Wol’s mouth went up. I bet you didn’t know you could feed a room like this.
– I’ve already found out, but I’m saying it. You’d better give up that dungeon.
“Is it because you inserted Eclipse’s tentacles?”
-… … .
second silence.
This time it was a bit shorter.
-To open a hidden gift box in advance to show it later. I feel like my younger brother isn’t having fun today.
Chansung Kwon complained briefly.
-So brother, did you call me to ask about it?
“Will that change anything?”
– That’s right. My younger brother is also quick-witted.
Kwon Chansung’s laughter could be heard over the phone.
– Brother, can I give you some advice? If you’re thinking of giving up dungeons… … .
“I don’t think so, so don’t worry.”
It was obvious what to say, so I hit the ball first.
“I will make my debut in this Platinum Dungeon as scheduled.”
– Brother, I’m sorry to say this. Are you drinking right now?
“No, I said it with my sane mind.”
Gwon-ul leaned back on the chair. He continued to speak in a more comfortable position.
“The president told me this before. A treasure never loses its value under any circumstances.”
When he heard those words, Kwon Seon-wool was able to understand the human named Kwon Seon-woo at once.
“There’s no way the president couldn’t have expected something like this. You would have stood by without knowing it.”
The task the chairman said includes such mishaps.
In such a situation, what if Kwon-wool said he would not be able to attack the dungeon because of ‘such an unfortunate incident’?
“The president will be very disappointed in me and won’t pay attention to me again.”
It wasn’t necessarily a bad story.
“On the contrary, if I complete this task, the president will expect more from me.”
Seonwoo Kwon is never a narrow-minded person. Once the value of a treasure is known, he will do anything to increase its value.
-yes. But brother, do you think that’s possible?
“Isn’t that what you need to know?”
-Brother, I gladly gave you two of Eclipse’s tentacles for this task.
“I know.”
– The younger brother clears the Karankula nest by himself after eating Eclipse’s tentacles? I know my brother is talented, but it’s impossible.
“I remember the last time you were beaten by me.”
Laughter was heard again.
-Brother, I checked your bottom that day. I mean with these two eyes.
In the fight against Lee Pil-seung, Kwon-wool had to mobilize all his capabilities.
And Kwon Chan-sung watched it from beginning to end.
-I perfectly grasped my brother’s skills and came up with this plan. My younger brother will never be able to clear this dungeon.
“The me of that day and the me now are different.”
-Are you talking about ingesting the inner end of the Imoogi? I’ve never eaten Imoogi’s inner sheath, but I’ve tried similar elixirs a few times. It’s unclear how strong my brother has become thanks to that.
“How sure are you?”
– Ask the opposite. Am I really mistaken for my brother’s skills and growth?
Gwon-ul said without hesitation.
“That won’t happen.”
Chansung Kwon is not just a hunter.
Not only did he hunt the SS rank monster Eclipse, but he is also the top hunter that the world is paying attention to.
There is no way that such a talented person could not have judged Kwon-wool. Wouldn’t he have grasped it precisely as if he had measured it with a tape measure?
– I’m not sure. My younger brother can’t clear the dungeon.
Perhaps it was as Kwon Chan-sung said.
If Kwon Kwon-ul hadn’t been Jinhyeol.
And if no other lineages had existed.
“Then would you like to make a bet?”
-Why should I do that with someone who’s about to die?
“Don’t you know that it’s a human thing?
Kwon Chansung burst into laughter at those words. It was the same voice I heard the other day.
It was a laugh that seemed to be pleased with the dog’s tricks and subtly belittled people.
Gwon-ul clenched his fists and asked.
“What will you do if I clear the dungeon?
-If that happens, I’ll give you one of my favorite treasures. How is it?
“Are you sure?”
– I’ve never broken a promise in my life.
At that, Gwon-ul said with a smile of repentance.
“You must keep what you just said.”