I Became the Weakest Summoned of the Genius Summoner

379 – Following the Flow of the River

‘I think it might turn out to be something.’

It was something that suddenly came to mind after hearing what Laney said, but it was a refreshing energy that fit perfectly with the keyword purification.

I followed Lainey, who was scared and running away, maintaining a reasonable distance, and watching closely for any changes in the fragments.

And how many minutes passed?

Laney seems to have calmed down a little from her shock, and she has narrowed the distance between me and me little by little. Surprisingly, from then on, the expected changes began to appear.

Saa-

‘Oooooh!! Do. ‘It’s okay!’

(What? What happened? Huh?)

‘Shall I show you?’

(Hey, don’t come too close!)

I could see that the hundreds of black fragments that had been joined together were slowly turning to the color that had been stepped on, starting from the outside. Of course, it stopped for a while, but the possibility was confirmed.

(Aha- I cleaned that dirty thing?)

‘I think so. Could you possibly have more strength?’

(Huh? Power? Uh… I’ll give it a try!)

Lainey groans and flaps her branches.

However, despite Rainie’s efforts, the fragments did not change significantly.

(Hehe- Hehe- What, why is it so hard? I thought it would be easy.)

‘It could be because the sense of using magical power has disappeared. If you want to help me, try to use that ability freely whenever you have time.’

(Huh? Great! I finally have something to do too? Hehe-)

It was as if she was being instructed to do her training, and Rainie was so happy that she showed her joy by dancing in a strange way, flinging the abundantly sprouting leaves in all directions.

I decided to shake Laney’s carrot to get her more motivated to practice.

‘If you succeed in completely purifying this piece, I will give you a chance to absorb mana from nearby.’

Then Rainie, who was dancing, stopped and said.

(Three times.)

‘It’s just one time.’

(Twice! I can’t do it anymore!!)

‘… Okay. ‘I’ll leave this piece behind?’

(Ugh… Do I really have to leave it behind?)

‘I need to make sure I’m practicing properly.’

I gently placed the contaminated debris that had gathered on the floor.

Laney looks at it from a distance as if she were looking at her cockroach.

At that time.

Clap──!

The sound of Yeonhee’s spell was heard and the huge summoning door opened, and Laney and I quickly waved our hands at the sudden separation.

(Hello-!)

“Crack, crack, crack!”

Yeonhee ran straight to me as I was summoned home again.

Sniff-

‘Why am I so nervous?’

Yeonhee is still examining the scent coming from my body

“Yeah. Well, nothing special today either.”

‘…’

I watch the performance shower and look for things I can learn from watching Alpha Rakan and Brother No. 1 sparring 2-on-1 in the front yard.

I tried to use the interlude to praise Irmana, but again, there was no particular revelation.

Since it is said that there is an extremely slim chance of receiving revelation, it might be better to just not hold out hope.

“Then shall we go?”

“Crack, crack, crack!”

We moved to the gate of the dungeon where we would challenge for the first time.

The dungeon we were going to challenge today also had some unique characteristics from the previous ones.

I waited for my colleagues for a while, and soon Noh Hayun started to show up one by one.

– Oh… It’s Lee Yeon-hee and Noh Hayun.

– There is a rumor that Lee Yeon-hee handles dragons.

– What kind of nonsense is this about dragons?

– You’ve already come this far? It’s been less than 15 days since you got promoted to C level, right? Does this make sense?

– It’s almost like climbing through dungeons. How is that possible? Is this speed possible only when you attack a large number of monsters as soon as you enter the dungeon you are trying for the first time?

‘They are actually doing that.’

Even to other hunters, our dungeon climbing seems to be at an abnormal speed.

– Look at Noh Hayun’s equipment. Is that C-level equipment? Ah – if I were a diamond spoon, I would have already made it to the A level.

– The muddy spoon cries again today~

Now he is attracting attention wherever he goes, and Hayun Noh takes the lead with his shoulders wide open, as if he is used to the jealous stares.

“Aww, it’s burdensome.”

“I have to get used to it. If I want to go around with Yeonhee and Hayun.”

“That’s true, but I guess this isn’t my constitution.”

Perhaps feeling burdened by people’s gaze, Arin and Eunyoung threw themselves into the gate first.

“Hey~~”

The scenery that unfolded after entering the gate created a different atmosphere from any place I had experienced before.

“Wow – it looks like the sea, not a river!”

“It’s completely different from what I heard. It’s much wider, right? You have to experience it yourself to really feel it.”

We landed on a small stone island in the middle of a river so wide that we couldn’t even see both ends, and we looked around in all directions and continued to exclaim in exclamation.

Throughout the extremely wide river, small stone islands similar to the one we were stepping on were repeatedly created and disappeared at a certain distance.

Only one party can be seated on each stone island, which was a welcome surprise for us.

“The scale is enormous~”

“Still, I’m glad the flow isn’t as fast as I thought.”

“It gets faster the further back you go, so you can’t let your guard down.”

“First of all, I heard that only the ‘Charging Turtle’ appears in the beginning, so Joo-a, please follow Il-wol’s signal and place a shield on the ship. The rest of you will strengthen the rock barrier by adding magic to it.”

“”Yes-!””

This dungeon is automatically cleared by following the flow of this huge river to the end.

On the stone island, there were small boats that we commonly call Tongtong boats.

Even though it looks like that, it is a special boat that never capsizes.

We naturally moved in front of it.

“If you board this ship, you will go to the end.”

“That’s right, once you get on it, you can’t get off midway.”

“This makes me secretly nervous.”

Once you get on it, you can’t get off.

If you go beyond a certain distance from the ship, you will be thrown out of the dungeon after a short period of time.

So, you won’t be able to do things like ride on a sword dragon or anything like that. However, it would be possible to summon Geomryong and fight.

Since the ship was small, there were limits to responding by calling in ground-type monsters.

“For now… Let’s get on.”

We dragged the boat to land and boarded our seats one by one.

Yeonhee summoned two harpies and two were ravens first.

And when Specter and Geomryong were summoned, a unit consisting only of flying type summons was completed.

“This is my first time calling and fighting like this. Please be nice to everyone?”

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“Peee-!!”

“Suooooo!!”

The summoners responded energetically to Yeonhee’s request, as if they were determined to show the greatest performance.

Since I couldn’t just sit still, I summoned a bunch of bats, led by ‘Gori’.

‘Let’s just call in about a hundred for now.’

“Beep!!”

As soon as Gori came out, he was hugged by me, and as soon as the other bats came out, he flew high in the sky and started leading the flock.

Once all the colleagues were on board, the boat moved sideways toward the river as if it had feet.

Cheolpuk─

– You have entered the golden pastiche dungeon.

– ‘Wandering Ship’ durability: 10,000

Even if the durability of this shabby boat we are on runs out, we will all be thrown out of the dungeon.

In some ways, it can be seen as a defense game where you have to protect the ship until the exit. In fact, monsters attack ships before people.

This dungeon takes a long time to clear because there are surprisingly many elimination routes.

“Is it finally starting!”

“I have to protect my durability somehow.”

“Whether it’s a turtle or a pastiche, just attack it!”

“I heard the tail of the charging turtle is so delicious!”

As Arin tastes her food, she reaches out her hand to the river beneath her stomach.

“I tried it.”

“Really? When? Is it delicious?”

“The dog is delicious. It’s chewier and much sweeter than the eel.”

“Wow~”

“No… Arin, what on earth are you doing to earn money? It doesn’t look like you’ve ever eaten anything properly?”

Hayoon looks at Arin in confusion, who always says she wants to eat something, but she has little experience eating delicious food.

“Hehe- I have to eat it now.”

Probably because I was taking care of my younger siblings, I haven’t even been able to spend money properly.

However, these days, they seem to be investing heavily in clothes and equipment.

As I watched the children chatting while sitting on the boat slowly moving forward, twenty minutes had already passed.

All I could hear was the sound of the river lapping and the sound of birds coming from somewhere.

“It’s so nice because it’s calm~ The scenery is nice too. Is this called healing?”

“There is no fishy smell, and the water is very clean. Look, you can see all the way to the bottom.”

“That’s a trick. It’s actually really deep here.”

‘Hmm…’

Unfortunately, the break ended here.

‘It’s coming.’

I didn’t want to break the excitement of my colleagues, but I had no choice but to use hand signals.

“Crack, crack, crack!”

“You’re here! You’re a turtle, after all?”

Nod-

Charging turtle.

It literally attacks by charging, and its specialty is using its abnormally developed hind legs to move quickly like a torpedo and hit.

Sometimes, strong vibrations occur in the water, and the boat shakes as if it will capsize, so be careful not to fall into the river.

Of course, if you fall into the river and move away from the boat, you will be thrown out of the dungeon, but there are many cases where you will be torn apart by aquatic life and come out as a corpse during that short period of time, so be careful.

In the distance, dozens of things were coming towards us, cutting through the water.

“Wow, that’s really fast!”

It wasn’t just fast.

In the charging state, their defense and magic resistance increase significantly, making them tough guys who are immune to most attacks.

“Get ready first, Hayun!”

“Seuuuuu”

Noh Hayun took a deep breath and used Ice Field the moment the charging turtle approached 10 meters.

Kwa-ja-ja-ja-jajak──!

‘Oh? Have you grown a little more?’

Perhaps losing to Kim Gun-seop of Ilseom was a relief, and the magic range seemed to have increased by another level.

‘I returned the artifact I used during the confrontation.’

However, no matter how powerful Hayun’s magic was, it could not freeze this wide and deep river, and had to be content with stopping the speed of the charging turtle.

Still, the surface of the water was clearly covered with ice, so it was effective enough.

Deddudeud-

Kwachang──!!

After a while, the charging turtle began to speed up again, easily breaking the ice.

It is about the size of a calf, and its entire body has a uniquely patterned carapace that looks like it is covered in granite, exposed above the water.

He shows the confidence that if you want to hit him once, just hit him.

“Fuheung──!”

Soon, they make a distinctive snorting sound and accelerate for the final time.

Since I was moving under the water, I couldn’t see everything, but I could clearly sense more than 20 charging turtles rushing towards the boat at the same time.

“Tick, tick, tick!!”

In response to my hand signal, Jooah surrounded the boat with rocks, and her companions simultaneously injected her magical power into the manifested rocks.

We had already tested this defense method several times in practice.

Kwaang—! Quang!! Kwakwakwakwak!!

A terrible impact sound sounded dozens of times, and as if that wasn’t enough, they shook the boat violently, even vibrating in the water.

Still, it was a charge whose attack power was greatly weakened thanks to Hayun’s magic.

“Ugh!”

“Everyone hold on!!”

And not long after, silence suddenly came. Turtles are monsters that have less endurance than they look.

“…Did you stop it?”

– ‘Wandering Ship’ durability: 9,984

“I blocked it!! It’s amazing? I only lost 16.”

Haha- Do you now understand the greatness of this body, you lowly hunters?”

“Jouaya, prepare the second spell.”

Although the ship’s durability was slightly reduced, it was an excellent defense.