Chapter 126 – Endlessly Deep Darkness (2)

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Arcana continent, the 10 Great Mysteries.

It was widely known what each mystery was.

To the point where even I, who had a gap of well over 10 years, knew.

However, a [10 Great Mysteries Quest].

‘I hadn’t heard of something like this.’

Not because of my gap period.

Just right before.

When the [Tepheran Fence] surfaced, it was the same.

-What’s this??? Tepheran??

-Is the 10 Great Mysteries bait finally getting unleashed???

-Seems Raymond Sean finally got his senses together? hahahaha

-Fr haha the bait retrieval is starting??

That was how it was.

The 10 Great Mysteries were treated as endgame content among players. It was understandable.

Like Tepheran, the mysteries were unknown territories even on the Arcana continent.

‘There’s no doubt.’

I could be certain.

This is definitely a massive quest……!

A massive quest that couldn’t help but make a player’s heart flutter.

Of course, to me, to Granfel, there was no fluctuating between joy and sorrow.

I read through the quest window with an unwavering gaze.

[10 Great Mysteries Quest: Labyrinth of Tepheran]

The Arcana continent’s 10 Great Mysteries, Tepheran.

Solve the labyrinth of Tepheran.

And reveal the truth of Tepheran to the world.

Mysteries uncovered to date: 0 / 10

─Witness the labyrinth of Tepheran. (In Progress)

Indeed, it was a chain quest.

If calculating solely by scale, wouldn’t it be on par with a World Quest?

However, this isn’t something to just be happy about.

Because anyone could see it would ostensibly boast tremendous difficulty.

‘In the first place, this shouldn’t be a quest to be unlocked at this point in time.’

That could be seen just from the process of how the quest surfaced before my eyes.

The one who brought the mystery quest was the darkness spirit.

Since that darkness spirit was a guy that appeared due to coincidences aligning. Just like the [World Quest: Seed of the World Tree], it must have started skipping the intermediate processes.

‘Can I even progress through this at my level?’

Such a thought crossed my mind, but.

As expected of my tiring personality.

Inability was a non-existent word to me.

I shamelessly opened my mouth.

“I have understood your intention.”

“……Is that true?”

“However, there is a time for all things.”

I wasn’t making excuses due to lack of ability.

Even if I don’t know about all things, there is at least a time for quests.

‘This is strictly the [Tepheran Fence] rift.’

The outermost area.

It is natural that the labyrinth of Tepheran doesn’t exist here.

Of course, the darkness spirit seemed confused.

“However, the landscape of Tepheran is somewhat…….”

Because you wouldn’t know what a rift is.

It wouldn’t be strange for your words to trail off.

To the worried darkness spirit, I spoke as if admonishing it.

“You have nothing to worry about.”

“……?”

“Because I know that time.”

“……!”

“When the time comes, I shall seek you.”

Although I babbled on grandiosely.

I simply spat out my thoughts.

Shouldn’t the quest objective appear, shouldn’t at least the [Labyrinth of Tepheran] rift appear for me to do anything? However, perhaps because my words were refined, the returning words were unusual.

“To seek someone like me……? Is that what you mean. Then I understand.”

A voice that sounded somewhat agitated.

Even that was just for a moment, truly unusual words continued.

“Endlessly deep darkness. I shall wait for your call.”

……Seriously.

That designation of his is unusual.

Let’s thank Granfel’s setting for this moment at least.

If not for it, my cheeks wouldn’t just be flushing red from shame, but I might have exploded…….

‘Anyway, whatever it is, I have to make things certain.’

It’s the [10 Great Mysteries Quest] I exchanged for my shame.

Regardless of the difficulty, I have no intention of missing it.

If so, laying down a bridge to reunite with the darkness spirit first would be the priority.

“Hiel.”

My mirror who will faithfully perform that role for me…….

No, I have Hiel.

I sent Hiel a telepathy.

Hiel immediately bowed his head.

“I shall do as you command.”

Darkness spirit.

Even fellow spirits seemed vigilant towards its heterogeneous energy.

Why, it could be seen just from looking at the reactions of the mages’ contracted spirits.

‘Except for Feiyan’s High-ranking Spirit, Fire Drake…….’

Because it was evident they were all intimidated.

In contrast to them, Hiel was fine.

Beyond being fine, there wasn’t the slightest twitch in his elegant posture.

Even if he was reborn as a {Unique Spirit}, you are amazing.

Shameless……. No, you are reliable, Hiel.

Lastly, I added.

“Let’s end this unnecessary commotion here.”

Did it immediately catch the meaning behind my words?

The darkness spirit answered.

“I will comply with your words.”

Simultaneously with that.

Sss

The darkness spirit starting to scatter like a lie.

The commotion of the onlookers was heard.

“I-It started disappearing?!”

“……Just what kind of conversation went back and forth?”

“I think I heard a bit. Definitely saying, the labyrinth of Tepheran!”

“Could it be a quest?”

Amidst the commotion.

The darkness spirit, the guy called out to me for the last time.

“And I shall wait. Endlessly deep darkness.”

……I wondered why it wasn’t saying that word, seriously.

Gazes instantly concentrating on me.

Looking at the murmuring crowd, it feels real.

Calling me an endlessly deep darkness.

The fact that the whole world heard it.

Leaving aside my thick skin, my, Lee Ho-yeol’s mental strength.

Finds it hard to endure any longer.

I looked at Feiyan and said.

“We shall return.”

“Yes? Ah, yep! Chief Lee Ho-yeol!”

Feiyan replied with a highly tensed voice.

Stepping outside the rift, I sincerely thought.

That suffering from magic power exhaustion was far better instead.

*

[Tepheran Fence].

Who would have expected it?

Recommended level, Level 450.

That an incident occurring in an ordinary, if ordinary, rift would become such a hot topic.

The place showing a more explosive reaction than anywhere else was NetTube.

Sss

The darkness spirit revealing its appearance in the empty air.

Its external appearance alone intimidated viewers.

The urgent voice in the video amplified the vivid atmosphere.

-“A-An appearance message even popped up! It says it’s a darkness spirit!”

Soon after, the moment the darkness spirit completely revealed itself.

Ho-yeol stood in front of the guy.

World Unification, Shining, of course.

Down to the mages of the Mage Tower who entered the rift together with Ho-yeol.

It was a darkness spirit that literally made everyone who entered the rift tense.

-“W-Wait a minute. I think he’s too close?!”

However, even in front of such a guy, Ho-yeol did not step back.

His usual posture.

Keeping his body upright like always.

He faced the darkness spirit.

And at that point.

The line that heated up the world consecutively followed.

-“I submit to you. Endlessly deep darkness.”

Not only did he subjugate a darkness spirit.

Even the designation ‘Endlessly deep darkness’.

Naturally, the world had no choice but to be turned upside down.

-Just crazy.

-Endlessly deep darknessㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ The force is insane.

-Doesn’t it just sound incredible just hearing it?

-Fr it wasn’t just Rox saying empty works??

Endlessly deep darkness.

As if catching a huge clue from that designation.

The mass media even gathered experts to hold debates.

“So you’re saying ‘Endlessly deep darkness’ might be a designation related to his class. Is that what you mean?”

“That’s correct. Has there been surer evidence than this until now? There were only unverified theories or inferences floating around in the community.”

“Expert-nim, please refrain from using non-standard words…….”

“No, is this the time to mind such things? It’s not just any player, but we obtained a clue regarding the class of player Lee Ho-yeol!”

Looking at how he subjugated the darkness spirit.

A class related to Black Magic is definitely certain.

While there were those speculating like that.

“I think it’s a [Mythic] class.”

“A [Mythic] class you say?”

“That’s right. The skills player Lee Ho-yeol showed so far don’t make sense to just limit it as a class related to Black Magic. He even showed outstanding swordsmanship.”

“As you said, he naturally used various skills even when he confronted the Tepheran Scarecrow.”

“So I think like this.”

Class, Endlessly Deep Darkness.

That might be Ho-yeol’s class.

Shining’s base camp.

The loudly ringing television sound.

Dmitri shouted with an even louder voice.

“Isn’t that guy seriously taking things too far!”

On top of subjugating a darkness spirit.

What, [Mythic] class?

Even the class name is Endlessly Deep Darkness?

“To an obnoxious degree. Doing all the cool things by himself……!!”

Dmitri wasn’t the only one venting resentment.

Yusra Kingdom.

The Golden Calf Tavern.

“Kueeeuk! Dammit!”

Gulp gulp

The ceaseless binge drinking.

To the point where Rockid, who rarely got drunk, stumbled from intoxication.

Rockid threw a drunken fit with a slurred voice.

“Hic. Eeeeendlessly deep daaarkness?”

Rockid’s drunken fit had its own story.

Before joining the Shadow Mercenaries.

Whether it was fame or infamy.

Anyway, Rockid had made quite a name for himself.

The designations that followed his past self came to mind.

Outlaw of the Colosseum.

Right, up to there was fine.

However, a man whose brain is a muscle.

Later on, an ogre wearing a human mask.

Of course, there was no one spouting those nicknames anymore.

He made them voluntarily shut up, or forcefully made them shut up.

Because he made them forget.

That’s why Rockid was jealous.

“What’s with that pretentious designation. Hic. Th-That obnoxious…….”

……Thud!

Only after the heavily intoxicated Rockid collapsed on the table did peace find the tavern. Snore. Only when Rockid began snoring, were there those who finally opened their mouths.

“To think such a massive incident would occur in Tepheran.”

They were the union explorers of the Explorer’s Union.

Among them, Park Hwi-gang was also included.

Park Hwi-gang carefully opened his mouth.

“Even the union hasn’t found out much about Tepheran, right?”

“Is that so? We probably just hovered around the Fence and that was it. The guys appearing from the inside of Tepheran are truly a different breed. You can’t even compare them to scarecrows.”

“As expected, it isn’t one of the 10 Great Mysteries for nothing!”

The first essential virtue of a NetTuber player, quick wits.

Park Hwi-gang tactfully played along and conversed.

Because this kind of gathering wasn’t an opportunity that came easily.

‘Top-tier explorers of the Explorer’s Union……!’

Regardless of player or Arcanian, they were all individuals with high reputations as explorers.

Normally, it would have been difficult for them to even gather in one place.

‘If you think about it, isn’t this also thanks to Ho-yeol-nim?’

Park Hwi-gang had not forgotten his debt to Ho-yeol.

The reason he was able to be active as a NetTuber player until now was because of his achievement of not-quite-achievement of broadcasting Ho-yeol’s appearance for the first time.

-Came here for a pilgrimage.

-Is this that broadcast which showed Lee Ho-yeol for the first time??

-Ahem show some manners, it’s not Lee Ho-yeol but Ho-yeol-nim.

-Just Homen.

Homen, seriously.

The word Homen, which would definitely cause Ho-yeol to faint in shock if he found out, also originated from his broadcast first.

That’s why Park Hwi-gang didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

‘Labyrinth of Tepheran, he said……. He definitely must have received a quest related to Tepheran.’

Park Hwi-gang didn’t doubt Ho-yeol’s abilities.

Whatever the quest was, he would easily accomplish it.

Just like how he crushed the Demon Kings.

However, Tepheran, the 10 Great Mysteries, operate on a slightly different wavelength.

The explorers’ continuing conversation.

“A mystery isn’t a mystery for no reason, after all.”

“First of all, there are too many risk factors, right?”

“Frankly speaking, if player Lee Ho-yeol hadn’t stepped up against the darkness spirit…….”

“If there was a definite reward like the Yusra Archipelago, which was called Treasure Island, it would be a different story. Even if we uncover the mystery, we can’t know what’s waiting for us.”

Above all, it was a labyrinth.

Traps were a given.

Even a complex structure.

There is a reason why the Explorer’s Union hasn’t been able to uncover that region.

Entering such a labyrinth of Tepheran without even an explorer?

Setting ability aside, it was obvious he would suffer from tiring ordeals.

Of course, the explorers themselves knew this fact.

The atmosphere flowed negatively.

However, Park Hwi-gang, he was as persistent as his name.

“That’s right. A mystery wouldn’t be a mystery for nothing. However, there is something that changed. The fact that Ho-yeol-nim also received an objective regarding Tepheran.”

“……!”

The explorers pausing at those words.

Even among the union explorers, they belonged to the top-tier explorers.

What if they succeeded in an expedition of Tepheran, one of the 10 Great Mysteries……?

‘I could secure a high number of votes in the next Explorer’s Union presidency election……!’

‘Forget experience points. I don’t know how many stages my level might jump.’

‘Wait a minute, isn’t this an opportunity that doesn’t come easily?!’

Gazes exchanged in silence.

Park Hwi-gang leaked a smile inwardly.

“Ho-yeol-nim, who crushed as many as three Demon Kings, you see. There would be no more reassuring reinforcement than this…….”

Lastly, he drove the wedge in.

“Even if it goes belly-up, shouldn’t we step forward at the union level for this?”

*

Yusra Kingdom.

My office that I stopped by after a long time.

I discovered a letter placed on the desk.

……Why is this piece of paper so flashy?

Is it decorated with gold leaf.

I examined the letter.

“It is of excellent quality. However, it is not practical.”

Clashing aesthetic sense and integrity.

However, that internal conflict was just the beginning.

I ended up getting shocked right from the first line of the letter I opened.

──────

To the dear Endlessly Deep Darkness.

──────

……I don’t know who it is, but it’s clear this is a trick to screw with me!

Could it be No. 3, that wench, Lee Ye-rim?

No, she might send a Katalk, but she wouldn’t do something like this.

The shame I barely suppressed boils up.

I wanted to rip the letter apart right away, but.

“!”

After checking the sender, I couldn’t do that.

──────

Explorer’s Union President, Fabian Delon

──────

Explorer’s Union.

Because I could guess the reason they sent me a letter.

Therefore, I murmured as calmly as possible.

“I will review your proposal according to procedure.”

Of course.

Taking into consideration that you called me an Endlessly Deep Darkness.

As fairly as possible.