I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner

293 – Expansion of Imbalance

They seemed to have a lot of questions for us, but I pointed to the gate and indicated that we should go in first.

‘If you start late for no reason, the speed slows down.’

Due to the nature of the terrain, where you have to step on floating stone slabs above the swamp, it is better to start early, which is also why we came early.

They seemed to think my opinion was right and walked straight ahead, and Yeonhee and I stood in front of the gate.

“It’s big. How big is the S-class dungeon gate? Does it really rise all the way to the sky like people say?”

Yeonhee asked me as she sent the quartet to the gate first, and in fact, I had never even seen an S-class dungeon, so I just touched Yeonhee’s earlobe for no reason.

“Kkkeak-! Oh, really. Don’t do it outside.”

Yeonhee looked around to see if anyone would see her, but her reddened cheeks looked like ripe peaches.

Woooooung──

Yeonhee pulled me in with good timing as I was thinking about things that were inappropriate for a skeleton, and we entered a C-level dungeon.

“Huh…”

As soon as Yeonhee entered the dungeon, she pressed her palms against her eyes a few times, trying to shake off the fatigue that had washed over her.

‘It’s still the same here.’

The scenery unfolding in front of us was a sight that modern people could not even dream of encountering in their lives.

The entire area was made of sticky mud, and the corpses of unknown plants and animals covering the swamp were scattered everywhere, making it difficult to see.

“Eek- Tsk-tsk- why are there so many bugs?”

It was no different from a dungeon being infested with flying insects in this environment.

It was a really tiring dungeon, with a lot of things hiding behind various obstacles or assimilating to prey on us.

Fortunately, there are resting points in the middle, and although it is not a very large zone, once inside, it is a safe zone where creatures from this dungeon cannot invade. It was also a place where you could relax with peace of mind.

‘If there was no safe zone, this dungeon might have been called the worst C-class dungeon.’

“Let’s go. We cleared it once yesterday, but it’s our first time there. I’ll leave it up to you to control the speed.”

A slim man named ‘Jeok-ah’ spoke to Yeonhee, and Yeonhee quietly nodded her head.

“Most of them hide behind and attack from a distance. As long as you don’t get hit by the ‘Siren’ song, it’s actually not that difficult.”

“Yes. No problem for me either. Let’s go.”

There were people waiting behind us, so we walked straight ahead.

And ten minutes after departure.

Push ──!

A needle-like thing flew out from somewhere, and it was a poisonous sting shot from the mouth of a frog, the dominant species of this dungeon.

Because they live in groups, the number of poisonous stings that flew out at once reached as many as three digits, but our party members effortlessly blocked or evaded their attacks.

Gugu Guguk-

Yeonhee also blocked the attack with the ‘Lime’ wrapped around her body and the mysterious mucous membrane, and then immediately struck back with her bowstring.

Tooung─!

Pugh—!

The arrow that flew hit the eye of Frog, who was trying to check our condition by sticking out only his eye.

– Hehe!!

When the guy grabbed the arrow that pierced his eyeball and tried to run away into the swamp, two harpies grabbed his head and arms and threw him in a position where Yeonhui could shoot the arrow.

Fluttering-

The two Lizardmen were waiting for the Harpy to drop the Frog, and as soon as they fell, they grabbed their arms and legs and restrained them.

Pupupupup——!

Yeonhee fired a series of arrows at the frozen Frog, and was able to kill him without difficulty.

‘Ho-Yeonhee is starting to care about the quest too. You even set up a pincer attack pattern in advance, right?’

It was clear that the battle with Maeng Seong-yong was an opportunity for growth as the summons’ linked play progressed smoothly.

Although the speed is a bit slow. If you do it that way, you will be able to kill more than 50 animals a day.

‘We will receive another unique summon within 10 days. I’m a little excited?’

Having already figured out how much Shadow Drake was worth, I couldn’t help but have expectations.

What’s next for Drake?

It didn’t even bother me because it was a world where it wouldn’t be strange for something like a golden goblin to appear out of nowhere.

I slowly turned my head and looked to the side, and the four members of the curtain were fighting while maintaining a certain level of tension.

‘Even though I cleared it yesterday, I’m still feeling tense. ‘That’s great.’

However, such tension was due to their engrained mindset, and the battle itself seemed to be without much trouble.

Plop-pump-!

‘The four-member group is also relaxed. There’s nothing to worry about.’

It was a place where all one had to do was take care to prevent Yeonhee from accidentally getting fatally injured.

Of course, thanks to the [Protection] Trait, it’s unlikely that Yeonhee will die unless I die, but I don’t want her pretty face to get hurt again by poison.

‘The monster is gone. Let’s see – if there are any bad guys again.’

I expanded my senses and focused on my senses as much as possible, in order to keep other hunters in check.

As the wavelength of the senses expanded, the energy of quite a few parties was detected within a 4km radius around us.

They were moving forward while accurately maintaining a certain distance, and the reason why disputes between parties decreased as the level increased was probably because the proficiency in those abilities increased.

‘There aren’t really any guys worth being wary of. Still, it’s a good place to work quietly if you want.’

Even if you just gently push it away from the stone slab, sending a person is not an easy task. Even if you have a guide, it is not a place to wander around with a loose mind.

Suddenly──!

I set off a fireball that made the frogs show their faces above the swamp, and as they fled in a panic, engulfed in flames, I leisurely flew over and decapitated them.

‘If you look at it one by one, it’s really weak. As long as you have the defense to resist the hordes of them, it’s a piece of cake.’

– ‘Frog Folk’ has been defeated!

– The attribute [Kleptomania] Is activated.

– Randomly steal Frog Folk’s skills and characteristics!

– Acquired the skill [Excellent Protective Color]!

– The skill [Stealth] Is fused with [Excellent Protection Color], Making [Stealth] Even more stealthy.

– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated.

– All abilities increase by 1.

‘Hmm? Did you increase stealth?’

I gained the skill to assimilate into the surrounding objects and acquire a protective color, and my stealth improved, but there was no way to immediately check how secretive I had become.

‘The dregs of chaos… Can it fool its sensing abilities?’

But that was something that couldn’t be confirmed for the time being. And with the perks gained while changing jobs, you can now definitely steal additional characteristics when killing a new type of monster.

– Acquired the attribute [Swamp Friendliness]!

– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated.

– All abilities increase by 1.

– Experience level increases.

‘Characteristics specialized for this type of environment are always welcome.’

[Swamp Friendly]

– Activities in swamp areas become much easier.

As soon as I got the trait, I tried sliding my foot into the swamp, and I was able to move my leg much more smoothly and without resistance.

‘As expected, it’s good. [Kleptomaniac] Is really a fraud.’

Immediately takes away the abilities of monsters adapted to the dungeon environment and takes advantage of their strengths without any effort.

‘Maybe this is more deceptive than the trait [100].’

Anyway, I gained two new abilities, and my ability scores increased by 2 each due to the effect of the achievement [Pioneer].

Now the distance that can be confirmed with the senses has well exceeded 4km.

‘As expected, I have to clear the dungeon to the fullest, even if it takes my time.’

The feeling of becoming steadily stronger was always thrilling.

After the first battle, we defeated the frog group with ease.

They were hard to see thanks to their protective coloring, but I alerted them first when they were in a dangerous position, so they didn’t pose much of a threat to our party.

Moreover, they only use long-range poisonous stings and mid-range tongue attacks, so I quickly got used to it.

However, when a certain number of them gather together, an event occurs and a variant appears, but that one will be a bit tricky.

Of course, it’s literally tricky. That’s exactly it.

“Yes! Ilwol! I’ve already taken two resistance runes! Even though I’m intermediate level.”

“Tick, tick, tick!!”

Rune supply is good today, and Yeonhee’s quest progresses smoothly. It wasn’t a bad start.

In addition, perhaps thanks to the 20% increase in experience points, I was receiving quite a bit of experience points even by catching programs like this. At this level, it was possible to level up by tomorrow just by going around here.

“Churrrrp!”

The Lizard unit summoned along with the Harpy was also flying around quite a bit, perhaps because it was a familiar environment.

And the four members, who had become bored with the activities of the Lizard unit, were looking with interest at the Lizardman, who was tearing off the frog’s limbs and putting them in his mouth and eating them.

“… Twenty Lizardmen. The summoner alone can wipe them all out? We don’t have enough experience.”

“I’m a little jealous that they have summons that are advantageous to this type of terrain.”

“So. Lizardmen are definitely scams here.”

Lizardmen had blurry vision and stronger viscosity than the ‘Lizard Marsh’, so even though it was a completely different environment, their movements did not seem to be greatly restricted.

After trying their feet a few times, they soon abandoned the method of moving on the stone slab and moved to the swamp to escort Yeonhee.

Occasionally we were attacked as a group by frogs attacking from below, but such cases were extremely rare. They couldn’t even easily break through the Lizardmen’s defense.

And it is not simply due to the growth of the Lizard unit, but the mysterious mucus created by Yeonhee has a great effect.

“You look relaxed, but since it’s your first time, let’s take a break.”

“Yes.”

After traveling for about an hour and fighting quite frequently, we got close to the safe zone for the first time.

The safe zone, which is shaped like a small island that appears to be covered with thick fog, is unusual in that hunters outside are unable to see inside the safe zone.

‘That’s why it’s dangerous.’

Conversely, it also meant that no matter what you do inside, you cannot receive help from people passing by outside.

As I entered, I immediately felt that it was a completely independent space.

‘I feel like it’s much wider than what I experienced in my previous life…’

What does it mean that the area has become so wide that the end of the zone can be faintly seen? Has the dungeon itself expanded?

After we went inside, we took a break while keeping some distance from the four people.

Inevitably, there was tension for a moment, but soon ‘Heuk-ah’ started to start the engine as if he was feeling a little tingly.

“What do you think? Is it worth it?”

Heukah asked Yeonhee in an awkward tone that was neither informal nor polite.

“Yes, the stone slab is bigger than I thought. The support itself is solid, so it’s not that difficult.”

“Hehe – That’s probably because the magical power there is that stable. That stone slab tends to shake as if it’s shaking when a hunter with an unstable magical energy flow steps on it.”

“Yes. I heard the story. Is it really true? I tried stepping on the summons, but nothing happened, so I thought it was just not working.”

“It must be proof that the level of the orcs and lizardmen is high. We just went through a lot of trouble because of the idiots we were partying with just yesterday.”

The foursome spent a considerable amount of time berating the two hunters who had been calling them idiots since yesterday.

‘There’s more to say than I thought.’

Cheong-ah and Hwang-ah, who were big, were quiet as expected, but Heuk-ah and Jeok-ah were quite talkative.

Thanks to this, I didn’t have much time to be bored during the break, and I was able to hear about things that are hot issues among hunters these days.

“Did you hear? They say a C-class hunter succeeded in entering the Lizard Marsh. Of course, it was a test conducted by the association.”

“Huh? C-level in an E-level dungeon? Is that possible… Has the balance become that unstable?”

“They say so. If this continues, the day may come when high-level hunters enter low-level dungeons. If that happens, it will be truly terrible.”

“Now, even if non-awakened people awaken, they will not want to enter the dungeon… Isn’t it too dangerous?”

‘That… We might have an advantage. On the other hand, it means that it becomes possible for low-level hunters to look upward.’

Of course, you would think that such a crazy person could not exist, but my mind was already thinking about how to secretly make such a thing possible.