NOVEL NEXT Chapter 17
Dungeon Entry.
Aden took out her phone.
“Did Chief Choi not give you a ride today?”
“…Well, it was a bit awkward.”
He had just taken a taxi.
“I should buy a car once I start making money.”
Due to the Perfect Clear Effect, he always sought out remote gates.
But not having a car was quite inconvenient.
“However, it’s been a while and I still haven’t seen any monsters.”
“Look up.”
“Excuse me?”
Aden looked up.
There was only a cloud.
“Enhance your vision with mana, and you’ll see it. It’s inside the cloud.”
Inside the white cloud was a white eagle monster.
It was a cloud eagle.
A dungeon with difficult conditions.
But there were only three of them.
“Clouds!? That’s way too high! How are we supposed to catch that?”
“That’s why it’s an unpopular dungeon.”
The location was remote, with no one around.
So, it was chosen.
This was a dungeon for those with gravity-based awakenings.
But gravity-based?
There wasn’t a single person with that ability in the country.
It was that rare.
“Ah—ah—”
He lowered his mask and loosened his neck.
He adjusted his Vocal cords.
He needed his voice to carry as far as possible, while keeping it narrow.
It was a basic technique of a Word Mages.
“What are you trying to do? How are you going to deal with that?”
“[Fall]”
“Huh?”
Aden, in disbelief, looked up.
The three cloud eagles were helplessly falling.
“Wow! So this is what it does? Word Magic is so convenient!”
Thud!
The cloud eagles hit the ground and died instantly.
“That vision enhancement? How do you do it? I’ve never heard of such a thing.”
“Forget it. You can’t even handle your own mana, and if you try, your eyes will burst.”
“Ew.”
Aden blinked her blue eyes.
“But you’ve never heard of it? Don’t young people these days know this?”
“…Excuse me, but you’re also one of those ‘young people’.”
“Thanks.”
“Excuse me?”
He picked up the mana stone and found the World Tree’s root to cut.
The dungeon broke, and they were standing outside.
[Perfect Clear!(Solo)]
[Incredible achievement! You perfectly blocked the invasion of the World Tree!]
[Your achievement will bestow ‘Blessings’ on the surrounding area! Everyone will praise your accomplishment!]
A pillar of light soared into the sky.
It was a familiar sight.
But today, it felt a little different.
Ding!
[You’ve achieved ‘Perfect Clear!(Solo)’ and received a special reward.]
[‘Bronze Box’ awarded.]
Ding!
[First to achieve ‘Perfect Clear!’ 10 times!]
[Excellent achievement!]
[You’ve earned your achievement reward.]
[‘Silver Box’ awarded.]
“Huh?”
Achievement reward?
This was the same as when it appeared in the inventory screen.
Is this for real?
“No, back then it was
The boxes were different.
Back then, something strange and mosaic-covered came out that seemed like it shouldn’t even exist.
This time, it was silver.
Probably a higher tier than bronze.
It might not be as good as an inventory item, but…
It would be better than bronze, right?
“Two rewards this time.”
“Huh? Why two?”
“It’s the reward for achieving 10 Perfect Clears. This one’s real, right?”
“Oh? Silver?”
[“Opening ‘Bronze Box’.”]
She opened the Bronze Box first.
The familiar effect triggered.
BAM!
[“Drake Mountain Ginseng” awarded.]
Ginseng?
Why ginseng?
Is it some kind of tonic?
[Drake Mountain Ginseng]
A specialty of Drake Mountain. It increases Stamina by 3 levels when Stamina is F-, and by 1 level when health is F+ or lower.
“Wait, this!”
Drake Mountain was a location in Thea.
Kang Hyun knew of it.
‘This is supposed to be great for vitality.’
[Awakener Information]
Name: Kang Hyun
Rank: F-
Traits:
Skills:
Stats:
Strength: F-
Agility: F-
Endurance: F-
Stamina: F-
Mana: E-
Current Stamina is F-.
Maybe I should wait until it’s F+ before using it.
Should I eat it now?
I remember the last dungeon, the goblins and the orc boss.
I was out of breath after taking them down.
That was a wake-up call.
Now, the effect will be three times better.
I should just eat it.
Nom nom.
“Ugh, when I eat these tonics, the taste is so healthy!”
I finished it all without spitting any out.
If it’s good for men, you should eat it all for the full effect.
Ding!
[Your Stamina has increased. (F- → E-)]
“I’ve escaped the vitality pit!”
“Congratulations on escaping vitality issues!”
Huh?
Anyway.
[“Would you like to open the ‘Silver Box’?”]
“Now for the special reward box!”
“Special reward! Let’s go!”
[“Opening ‘Silver Box’.”]
The effect was even flashier this time.
A silvery shine swirled from the burst of light.
BAM!
Ding!
[“Skill Level-up Coupon” awarded.]
“Huh?”
“Ah. It seems you don’t find this exciting.”
“Nothing too special came out.”
What skills did I even have?
Only one, at max level.
It’s something I can’t even use yet.
Even if I did use it, I’m not sure if the skill system is even that great.
“Does leveling up make me a master? That doesn’t make sense.”
Sigh.
Looks like a dud.
Let’s just put it in storage.
“Well, the achievement reward isn’t bad.”
“Isn’t this a failure?”
“At least it’s a random box. The base reward for Perfect Clear is pretty amazing.”
It was just a bad luck roll this time.
Next time, I’ll get something good.
“I want to do another achievement. What other achievements are there?”
“I’ve never heard of achievements before.”
“Huh? Does this only pop up for me?”
Come to think of it, the basic achievement cutoff seems to be 10 Perfect Clears.
There must have been others, but no one managed to do them.
The achievement rewards will probably be exclusive to me.
“If I do it 10 more times, will I get another reward?”
He gauged her mana.
He still had a decent amount left.
Since [Fall] was a beginner spell and had a small target.
“I could probably do another dungeon.”
“Oh! Are we going again? Will you show me your spell again?”
“Let’s go right now. Oh, let me just take a call.”
Ring ring!
He took out her phone and answered the call.
“Yes, Chief Choi.”
“Yeah, something like that.”
What’s so glad about it?
Chief Choi had been acting strange lately, getting all worked up.
“Okay.”
I never expected him to care about Aden so much.
Maybe it’s because she’s been appearing on broadcasts lately and her value has gone up.
She’s practically a celebrity now.
She’s from Thea, which makes her unique and pretty, so people recognize her on the street.
“Yeah, I got it. Is that all?”
“I’m not disappointed. I was just asking about the dungeon.”
An interesting topic came up.
Oh, so that’s the case?
Guess I’ll deal with the dungeon later.
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Arriving at the academy.
Aden collapsed onto the sofa.
“Which country’s spy were they?”
“Huh? Then?”
Chief Choi explained the security team leader of Floor 1 and the ‘company’ they belonged to.
“Tch, so it was those guys again.”
“It was a minor conflict.”
The first assassination attempt was blocked.
But they didn’t give up and came back for more.
Boldly, at the Awakener Management Bureau.
“These guys can’t just be left alone.”
“Chief Choi! Can’t the country do anything about these people threatening my teacher?”
He switched to speaker.
A response indicating difficulty.
“What do you mean?”
“Oh. Then my teacher’s identity will be exposed.”
I see.
If they were easy to catch, they would have been caught by now.
“I don’t think they can be wiped out all at once.”
These fearless guys.
Their organization must be fairly large.
“Huh? Why?”
“Sounds like it’s easy to sever the head.”
Oh, interesting.
If that’s the case…
“I’ll just kill them all.”
Chief Choi was startled.
“Why not?”
Are you really going to say something boring like ‘Judicial actions are not allowed’?
After all, my life has been threatened twice already.
‘Then I would be quite disappointed.’
But thankfully, that wasn’t the case.
“Aha. I thought you were going to oppose because it’s illegal.”
If it were Chief Choi, he would surely be shaking his head with a straight hand, saying,
‘The Republic of Korea is a nation ruled by law! Citizens must obey the law!’
But his response was different from what I expected.
“Oh.”
He’s scarier than I thought.
I like this kind of extremist.
Anyway, it’s dangerous, so it’s better not to do it publicly.
Well then.
“Got it.”
I can do it secretly.
‘I know where the branch is.’
Chief Choi didn’t know.
That I also interrogated a loan shark in a dungeon.
<…?>
“Thank you.”
Chief Choi was so abruptly dismissed that he was confused.
“Yes, yes.”
“Hmm…”
Security?
It’s nice that they’re acting quickly.
But now, I’ll have to finish this job by tomorrow.
It’ll be annoying to move secretly after that.
“It’s nothing. Just go ahead and do it.”
Tonight, I’ll deal with them.
Finally, it’s time to use the ‘Shadow Chamber’.
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