chapter 19
[You have defeated Kurama.]
[Acquire 34,000 EXP.]
[You have leveled up.]
“Five. Let me see your experience.”
[Level 8 3/1400]
[3 kills]
Upon reaching stage 8, the amount of experience gained noticeably increased.
The number of monsters to be defeated has increased several times compared to the beginning.
It was only natural that they leveled up quickly.
“Already 95. Isn’t this really going to hit 100?”
Taejeong didn’t do anything after coming here.
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Just walking
Even so, he leveled up 12 times.
12 up in just over two hours.
Can there be more honey than this?
“But how far does this aisle go?”
It was a never-ending road.
Now even the tension is gone and I feel like I want something to come out.
Could there be monsters here?
The weary steps continued.
For a while.
Suddenly, a radiance rose from his new form.
[You have leveled up.]
[Congratulations on reaching level 100.]
[The starting road quest has been opened. – Command quest open.]
[Generation 1 hyper AI Gerard has been activated.]
“scent. I finally got 100. Finally, I have a quest too.”
quest.
It’s like a kind of mission that happens when you reach a certain level.
If you’re a hunter, it’s like a fate you can’t part with.
Now, many attacks and equipment have been created and meaningless, but in the past, the level of the hunting ground was determined based on this quest.
It meant that it occupied a large part in Hunter’s life.
“Let’s see where to go, quest open.”
When Taejeong shouted the starter word, a translucent window appeared in front of her.
[Road to Beginning 1-1.]
Raise the proficiency of the skills you have acquired so far.
Experience is a product of hard work and a valuable asset.
Active Mastery 0/5000
Reward – Exoskeleton Type 2 booster.
“Skill level is 5,000… Do you mean using it a lot?”
It wasn’t a particularly difficult quest.
Simple tasks that can be easily cleared if given time.
Compensation, on the other hand, seemed pretty decent.
“I’ve seen something similar.”
Tae-jung remembered the exoskeleton legs he was using as his main power.
For him who mainly plays solo, this skill is like a lifeline.
Seeing that it was written as Type 2, it was clear that it was a higher level skill.
“I think artificial intelligence did something earlier than that. Was it Gerard?”
As Taejeong muttered as she opened the skill window, she heard a strange mechanical sound from somewhere.
[Yes, Master.]
“Well?”
Tae-jeong looked around with a slightly surprised face at the strange sound she heard out of nowhere.
Then the voice came again.
[Do you have any orders?]
“what? Are you an artificial intelligence?”
[Yes, Master. Feel free to call me Gerard.]
“her.”
Taejeong couldn’t hide her wonder at the unfamiliar voice that responded to her words.
“Where are you talking?”
[I don’t exist. However, it is located closest to the master.]
“okay? What… Nice to meet you.”
[I am also honored to be with you, Master.]
“What an honor. But what are your abilities?”
Gerard answered Taejeong’s question.
[I play an auxiliary role in the overall information and battles of planet Earth.]
“As an aid to information and battle. For example?”
[We quantify the information of the dungeon, the monster’s habits and characteristics, combat power, etc., calculate the location of the target, and display the exact coordinates.]
“how? Can you show me here?”
[Coordinates and figures are only applicable when there is a target within range.]
“okay? Then, by any chance, I don’t know where this is.”
[This is a growth dungeon, the official name is Recall, and the area number is no.69R 11y-7. Currently, the difficulty level of the dungeon is 2nd grade, and the appropriate average level is 100, but based on the master’s combat power, which is locked to the grade, it is actually 3rd grade, and the appropriate average level is 150.]
“Five.”
With Gerard’s detailed explanation, Tae-jung felt like he had hit the jackpot.
This is because it was okay even if it was almost at the computer level.
For a while, I stuck out my tongue in admiration.
Suddenly a question arose.
“for a moment. But what about rock? What’s hanging on me?”
-Below a certain level, the master’s class is not open to the public.
“why?”
-That’s an answer outside my authority, so I can’t tell you.
“Out of authority.”
After thinking for a moment about Gerard’s statement that he couldn’t answer, Tae-jung immediately sputtered out other questions.
“But who gives that authority? No, more than that, don’t you know about Sirius? What is he doing? Is he an artificial intelligence like you? Who made the Awoken?”
The questions I threw because I was thinking of getting something.
But the answer to that was short and concise.
-Answering those questions is beyond my competence.
“all?”
-Yes, master.
“Well. it’s all a secret then… uh? Wait a minute.”
Taejeong, who was looking for the next question, hesitated as if he remembered something he had forgotten, before opening his mouth again.
“Gerard.”
– Yes, master.
“You did that earlier. This place is originally a level 2 difficulty level, but because of my combat power, it is level 3.”
-That’s right.
“Then, aren’t second-class hunters having a hard time hunting?”
-In the case of level 2, there will be no big crowd because it is a strengthened monster up to level 7, but it is difficult because the level of the monster itself is different. 100% chance of annihilation at stage 8.
“what? So now people… … .”
* * *
“Ugh. Ugh. How is everyone’s potion situation?”
It was a question from Jo Yong-seok, who looked tired.
At that, the team members who were huddled together reported the situation.
“There are about six left.”
“I have three.”
“This is the last one.”
His face hardened at the words of his teammates.
‘If we go on like this, we’ll be killed.’
About 20 minutes ago.
As soon as the 8th stage started, Cho Yong-seok and other party members had to doubt their own eyes.
This is because monsters that shouldn’t come out of the current level have appeared in large quantities.
Their identity is Kurama.
It was a monster from the blue class dungeon, and the minimum appropriate level was from 130.
Guys who far exceed their level.
Still, in the beginning, the battle was able to go on tight.
No matter how leveled a monster was, it was enough to catch one-on-one, and Seo Joo-ah, who had relatively excellent equipment, did not get pushed back at once.
The problem was quantity.
The cooldown and delay of the skill.
As a result, more guys came out than killed, and they reached the point where they couldn’t handle it, and now they were even threatened with their lives.
“What do we do? Does anyone have any solution!?”
These were the words of Seongho Lee, who was wielding his sword while sweating heavily.
However, no one here had a solution for the current situation.
All hunters at the same level as him.
When there was no answer, curses came out of his mouth.
“X feet. I should have just taken it out. It was an unmatched fight in the first place.”
Seo Joo-a, who was in charge of the right side, fell a little away from his grumbling, and opened her mouth by firing a skill in front.
“It’s too late to regret it. And even if you ran away anyway… He would have been caught.”
“Who knows!? Let’s gather even one more person and add our strength.”
He was talking about a person who hadn’t been seen yet.
Shin Ji-soo responded by shooting a flare (fire system) toward him.
“Think about it and tell me. What’s the point of meeting a grade 0… oh.”
Kurama’s scythe-like claws came in front of Shin Ji-soo, who was spitting out words.
The moment you want to be captured.
Seo Joo-ah’s sword came in before I knew it and cut off his entire head.
Slow-!
Took.
“Concentrate, Shin Ji-soo.”
“M-I’m sorry.”
Leaving behind Shin Ji-soo, who had corrected her stance, Seo Joo-ah looked at the small window in the upper right corner.
[Step 8 198/1400]
[198 kills]
‘This far.’
Even after thinking about it a hundred times, there was no answer.
So far, I’ve been turning potions and holding on, but I can’t do it anymore.
A small sadness flashed in her eyes.
It was because he remembered the face of a person who would be very sad when he died.
‘I couldn’t even say I’m sorry.’
As she swung her sword in preparation for her coming final, the rest of the crew were thinking the same thing.
Already, Shin Ji-soo had no time to dry her tears while calling her mother and father, and Lee Seong-ho showed madness by continuously swearing.
The leader of the team, Cho Yong-seok, had a resigned face.
The expression that I can’t understand where the hell is wrong.
They, who were increasingly inferior, entered the corner pushed back and forth.
Four men and women who are maintaining a close formation.
“Jisoo, come back.”
It was Cho Yong-seok’s idea to put Shin Ji-soo, a one-deal player, in the back.
But she shook her head and stood shoulder to shoulder with them.
“no. You want me to die last?”
“Who died… … .”
He reflexively closed his mouth.
It’s obvious that the end is coming, but it’s because it’s too pathetic to think about torturing hope by mouthing.
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Jo Yong-seok, who looked at her with regret, looked at Seo Ju-ah.
“Give me, I’m sorry. You didn’t have to go through something like this, but you brought up hunting for no reason.”
To his meaningful words, she replied without changing her expression.
“It’s my choice, I have nothing to say.”
Lee Seong-ho, who was listening to the conversation between Seo Joo-ah and Jo Yong-seok, scolded them as if they were dumbfounded.
“X feet. what are you doing now? we’re not dead yet Hurry up to catch it!”
Despite Lee Seong-ho’s frantic shouts, they did not move any more.
It was because he knew very well that even if his mana had run out, even if he attacked, he would not be able to inflict any damage.
Nevertheless, Lee Seong-ho was unfair.
“To die in a place like this, I… … .”
He stared at the energy carried by the sword with a dejected expression, and neatly cut the two Kuramas that came within range.
This is the situation where all mana was exposed to the floor.
Seeing the guys gathering again, he resigned himself and turned to the party.
Then, with eyes full of determination, he called Shin Ji-soo, who was terrified.
“It’s index.”
She answered the sudden call, wiping away tears.
“uh?”
“Let’s hug one more time.”
“… … .”
It’s been a while since I put on a look of bewilderment at the sudden sound.
She took her into his arms without saying a word.
“Joe, I like you, Jisoo.”
“Shut up. A little.”
A group of Kuramas began to gather around them, who had lost their fighting power.
Now, in just a few seconds, your whole body will be torn to pieces and you will have to say goodbye to the world.
Everyone closed their eyes tightly.
‘Let’s meet in heaven.’
It was then.
bang!
Suddenly, the stone chamber shook and a tremendous roar rang out.
The sound was so loud that Cho Yong-seok and others, who were holding each other’s hands tightly with their eyes closed, were startled and fell down.
“What, what!?”
“Is it an earthquake?”
“Everybody get down!”
“What?”
Before even figuring out the situation.
A shadow formed on the floor, and something lightly landed in front of them.
A man who appeared with a strange object on both shoulders.
He was Yoo Tae-jung.