Chapter 214

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Translated by Jinmu
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Chalbak—

Han-bit, whose vision was brightened after being lit up, had arrived inside a forest with a musty smell. A space where a bit of darkness seemed to be steeped in was revealed. If he hadn’t seen the cube from outside, it was a place that would be felt as just a vast forest in nature.

Lowering his posture, Han-bit checked the messages that floated up.

[Common Effect: Exhaustion is applied.]

[Recovery of life force and mana becomes impossible, and they are naturally consumed over time.]

[Region Effect: Loss is applied.]

[Some of the body parts are lost within the corresponding region.]

‘I came to this side.’

Loss, one of the 10 regions, was his current location. As written in the message, it was a place where some of the body parts became unusable.

Seuk—

Han-bit dropped his gaze. Both arms that had existed until a moment ago were seen. But his entire right arm had changed to a translucent state.

—Huh?

—Loss?

—Does this mean he can’t use his arm?

—Isn’t this guy right-handed?

—The debuff is mf malicious;

—We’re screwed.

—Emergency emergency emergency

Watching the surprised reactions of the viewers, Han-bit checked the movement of his right arm. Of course, as the loss effect was applied, there was no movement at all.

Seureung—

Han-bit pulled out his sword with his left hand. Though he was right-handed as appeared in the chat, that was no problem at all. Because handling both hands freely was something that had been possible since the early days in the other world.

‘Let’s find the twins first.’

Turning his gaze to the party shared screen, Han-bit checked the positions of the two siblings. As he had instructed, the twins were still without moving a single step. However.

‘…?’

He, who was checking the terrain around the two people, noticed something. Suspicion soon became conviction.

‘It wasn’t empty words that she’s on the same side.’

The twins were currently in the same region as Han-bit. Though the positions themselves weren’t just close, he came to relieve a great burden with just this fact. Ibella, who had sent each player to random positions, must have lent a hand.

Tat—!

Kicking off the ground, Han-bit jumped above a tree. One of the characteristics shown by the Cube of Hell was the types of monsters that inhabited it. From levels similar to the guys seen in Area 1 to individuals that could only be faced by someone around the top Advance Party, it was quite diverse. As they were active freely in all regions, there were also many cases where dealing with them was tricky.

Tadat—!

Han-bit moved quickly while jumping across tree branches. Grasping the position of the twins was just a product of experience. Because even for a forest that looked just similar, terrain that was clearly distinguished existed. Natural phenomena such as the degree of darkness and the direction of the wind were also one of the clues.

Peolleok—!

Right then, something flew above Han-bit’s head as he was passing over a tree. Twisting his body in midair, he slashed his sword vertically.

Kaang—!

A body bounced off along with a sharp roar. Han-bit, who landed on a tree, watched the front.

[Malice-filled Iron Crow (Lv.234)]

As its name suggested, a crow whose whole body was made of steel appeared. But guys who had only hardness as their strength were rather comfortable.

Tuduk—

A crack was created in the crow’s wing where the five-colored sword had been slashed. Han-bit, who kicked off the ground, once again swung his sword…

Hwik—!

Right then, something popped out from Han-bit’s embrace. A baby tiger with white fur and black stripes appeared. It was the Phantom Beast Heavenly Fox.

Teop—!

The tiger flew and attached to the Iron Crow’s body. Then it began to stir its claws wildly on the wing where the crack had been created. It was an action that came out when instinct became stronger.

—??

—Why are you like that again;

—It’s cute but…

—Did you not give it food?

‘Is it already evolution timing.’

Currently, Heavenly Fox’s state was stage 1. It grew along with Han-bit’s growth, but it required a longer time than expected. It was at a level where it was safe to say it was the first time it showed a reaction this quickly. As it was a young individual, even one stage of growth would show a big change, so it was welcome news.

Kkaak—!

The crow tried to drop Heavenly Fox while twisting its body. But power didn’t enter properly into the wing where the crack had been created.

Tat—!

Immediately kicking off the ground, Han-bit thrust his sword towards the crow’s neck.

Kwaduk—!

The sword blade that pierced through the hard skin went through and popped out on the other side. At the same time, a message floated up.

Ttiring—

[Experience points have increased by 210,000.]

‘…It gives experience points.’

Recently, there were many cases where experience points by hunting weren’t granted during episode progression. Should it be seen that they were paid instead as a clear reward? At about 200,000 per one, it was a considerable amount.

“Come back. Let’s go.”

Keureung—!

Heavenly Fox, which had been stirring its claws diligently, quickly returned to his embrace. Han-bit once again kicked off the ground and headed to the first destination.

Seogeok—!

Chwaak—!

Monsters continued to appear on the path. He, who moved forward while processing them at a fast speed, stopped his feet on a slope below a tree.

“Black Dragon-nim!”

No-eul, who was wary of the surroundings while holding a staff, raised his head and welcomed him. The voice as if whispering was a reaction wary of the dangers nearby.

—?

—Already found him?

—Did he not see the party video?

—No, even if he sees, how does he know where it is?

—It’s comfortable if you give up understanding.

“It was the eye. It’s quite awkward, right?”

“…Yes. Even though it’s not reality, it was to the extent of being a bit scary.”

The body part No-eul had lost was his right eye. The darkness cast on the eye that had turned translucent would have made him feel fearful emotions in many ways.

“Are you okay, Black Dragon-nim?”

“I’m okay. Let’s go to Haneul.”

“Yes!”

The two people moved inside together. Due to it being quite a distance, Han-bit came to move with No-eul on his back.

“Black Dragon-nim, it’s above!”

The boy diligently watched the surroundings along with the light spirit. Han-bit, who reacted immediately, quickly processed the monsters approaching from all sorts of routes. Fortunately, they were guys who weren’t difficult to face yet.

Tadat—!

While moving above the trees, the speed gradually became faster. Right then, Han-bit, who was inspecting the shared screen, delivered words directly through the party voice channel.

“Haneul, step back.”

An instruction was delivered by him as he discovered something. But for some reason, a change didn’t appear on the screen. It was strange that not even an answer was heard.

‘…By any chance.’

The effect by loss was bound to even eliminate senses. Just as No-eul lost his sight, it wouldn’t be strange even if Haneul lost something as well.

Syuik—!

Han-bit, who realized the problem, quickly tried to deliver an instruction via message. But a change in the situation happened first.

Syuik—!

A long spear flew from behind Haneul’s head. The one who revealed her appearance was the Holy State player Hiyori.

(Ugh!)

Just before that attack hit, Haneul avoided the spear by a hair’s breadth. Traces of wind wavered around. It was the power of the spirit.

(You avoided this?)

Hiyori, who was looking at the spear thrust into midair, gave a hollow laugh. The appearance of her comrades wasn’t seen, but the basis to be certain was still lacking.

(Kaang—!)

Haneul’s battle was already in a started state. Purple fog scattered around. It was the power possessed by the Spear of Cloud and Mist used by Hiyori. Blue rings circling around were the effect of a magic tool.

Pit—!

Kwadedeu—!

Not to mention the spear, attacks from the magic tool driving in from a blind spot broke Haneul’s armor and inflicted wounds. It was a movement with plenty of intention to harass, not just for the purpose of killing.

—Huh?

—Crazy;

—Isn’t that the person seen in Epi 6?

—She’s hitting Haneul?

—What company does she belong to?

Tadat—!

Han-bit, who raised his speed more, rushed while cutting through the wind. And when he arrived at the place where Haneul was, Hiyori, who was engaging in battle, quickly escaped from the spot.

“Black Dragon-nim, a Holy State player…”

No-eul, who was checking the screen while being carried, also realized the situation. Han-bit, who went down below the tree, approached Haneul who was standing while holding a dagger.

Jeobeok—

Syuik—!

A dagger flew as she twisted her body at the same time as he took a step forward. That attack stopped right in front of Han-bit’s nose.

“Ah!”

An emotion of relief rushed in on Haneul’s expression whose eyes were wide. Translucent ears were seen between her hair. Even more, it was a state where both sides, not just one side, were lost. It was understood that she didn’t even have the mental leeway to check the broadcast screen.

Han-bit delivered a message.

「Let’s move to another region. Once we go out, the debuff will change, so it’ll be much better.」

“I’m okay. If you have something to do here, you can do it.”

Despite the wounds not being light, Haneul spoke with a brave face. A situation where recovery was impossible due to the common debuff existed. Even if there was no pain, mental burden was bound to be felt.

Watching that appearance, Han-bit’s expression sank a bit coldly.

‘She can watch the broadcast, that’s what it is.’

The Holy State’s players could freely watch the broadcast. This was a situation he had prepared for from the moment he resumed streaming again. Though it was a cause that created an overwhelmingly disadvantageous war situation, the desire to turn it off rather disappeared.

Seuk—

Han-bit took out a dark red crystal from his inventory. It was a Summoning Stone Imbued with Madness.

Pat—!

When he used it immediately, haze stretching from the crystal dug into the ground. And after a moment.

Seureuk—

Ten Madness Army elites armed on their whole bodies revealed their appearance. Han-bit took out several bright red cubes again from his inventory. Paper attached with an X on the surface was noticeable.

Attaching them to the clowns’ bodies, he gave an instruction.

“Kill everyone except my comrades.”

Tat—!

The army immediately scattered in all directions. No-eul, who saw that appearance, asked.

“Black Dragon-nim, what did you attach?”

“You remember what we did at the Madness Army’s castle, right? It’s similar to that.”

“Ah!”

When that name was brought up, No-eul also noticed the plan. The Madness Army’s castle that they had captured in the Tower of Whirlpool Underground was recalled. There was an experience of clearing it refreshingly by causing a giant explosion with light attribute bombs and Paper of the Alter Ego. The cubes attached to the Madness Army’s bodies were materials much more expensive than that, even made with Salion’s flames put in. If only money was considered, wouldn’t nearly 200 million have gone in?

‘Their level will likely be high.’

The players he had checked at the entrance were likely similar to or stronger than the crowd he met in Episode 6. It was difficult for the current Madness Army to kill them easily. But they were first-rate at finding enemies.

‘You touched the wrong person this time.’

Taking an ambiguous attitude in this cube was a taboo. If a fight was picked first, inflicting a retaliation reaching dozens of times that was the wisest. Getting his mood disturbed by the matter of attacking Haneul and running away was likely a secondary story.

Uung—

Right then, light began to waver on the Summoning Stone Imbued with Madness. It was a phenomenon announcing that at least five individuals had entered battle.

「Let’s go up.」

Tat—!

Han-bit took the twins and stood on a high treetop. Then, the forest entered his eyes. The surroundings where trees and bushes were densely spread showed no end.

「Don’t be surprised.」

“…?”

When he sent a message again, Haneul looked with a puzzled expression. Turning his gaze to the front, Han-bit gripped the paper held in his hand.

“Fire Burst.”

Hwareuk—!

The erupted flames burned the paper in one go. At that moment, a giant radiance was erupted from various parts of the forest.

Beonjjeok—!

Light so intense his eyes felt like they would go blind appeared. At the same time, a tremendous roar followed.

Peobeobeobeong—!

The influence of the fire explosions that occurred in ten locations scattered intense heat and covered the entire forest. It reached the extent of swallowing up not only the Region of Loss but also its surroundings.

“Ugh!”

“Hot!”

The twins were pushed back by the heat storm. Han-bit, who stood protecting their rear, looked at the summoning stone held in his hand. Thanks to de-summoning at the same time as the explosion, he didn’t lose the Madness Army. It was the first time in a long time he hit a subtle timing, but fortunately his senses were alive.

Hwaak—!

The fire demon that still burned hotly gradually spread to the wide forest.

Ttiring—

[Experience points have increased by 200,000.]

[Experience points have increased by 3,800,000.]

[Experience points have increased by 220,000.]

[Experience points have increased by 250,000.]

[Experience points have increased by 3,500,000.]

[Experience points have increased by 4,200,000.]

…

Experience messages floated up immediately. Perhaps because it encroached on other regions, the number of dead players exceeded ten. As many monsters were also swept away, the experience points that came in were considerable. It was to the extent that four levels rose.

—Excuse me?

—No. lol

—mf he’s just blowing away the forest;

—Why find the enemy? You can just burn them.

—Really lol

“Undine.”

Han-bit, who called the name of the spirit, embraced the twins with one hand. And he lightly jumped down below the top.

“Uaat!”

“Uaaak!”

The twins, surprised at the sudden situation, let out a shout.

Tak—!

Han-bit, who stepped on a tree trunk in midair, went down to an even lower altitude.

Chwaak—!

Even though he threw his body into the fire demon, the curtain of water created by Undine protected the body. Meanwhile, Han-bit reached the target point.

“What the mf…”

A woman moved her steps while staggering through the flames. It was Hiyori who had attacked Haneul. Looking at her tattered state, it seemed almost no health remained either.

Jeobeok—

Han-bit, who set the twins on the ground, approached the place where she was.

“…!”

Hiyori, who discovered Han-bit’s party at the same time, stopped her feet. It was a look as if she knew what kind of thing would happen. Seeing that one finger was translucent, it was understood that she had moved boldly.

“Black Dragon-nim, can I finish her?”

Haneul asked as if frustrated emotions came up. When he nodded, she stepped forward.

“You think I’ll just let you?”

Hiyori, who ground her teeth, lifted the spear she was leaning on while staggering. The threatening ring was still circling around. But now was not a situation like an ambush.

Tat—!

Silvery afterimages were scattered from Haneul’s dagger that moved forward as if sliding.

Syuik—!

A spear thrust a bit late and a flying blue ring appeared. Haneul, who lightly evaded those, took the rear in an instant.

Puuk—!

“Ugh!”

Hiyori’s eyes opened wide at the dagger thrust into her nape.

“Seriously, it’s like shit.”

Seureuk—

A body scattering along with the last words appeared. It was a vain death brought about by an empty ambush.

—Clean

—Comfortable

—If you struck first, you should die.

—Really can’t learn.

—Try not to touch Black Dragon if possible.

“Oh.”

On the floor were the items and gold she had dropped.

Tat—

Haneul, who took those, quickly approached and showed the items. Though the gold was little, the items weren’t bad.

[Renpa’s Ring]

The identity of the ring that had acted annoying around Hiyori was revealed. This was also an item that could be obtained in dungeons of the Holy State region. Its utility was high as it was an auxiliary weapon that helped the user’s attack and defense.

「Haneul, you use this.」

“Really? Thank you!”

When he handed over the ring, Haneul took it as if happy. If thought of as loot, it should be said it went to find its owner.

“Let’s go out soon. This region is no longer needed.”

Han-bit, who finished organizing, tried to move his steps towards the boundary of the region. Right then, a sound was heard from the scorched bushes.

Sasak—

A feeling as if it wasn’t a monster’s was felt. Han-bit, who judged it to be a player, quickly thrust his sword.

Huuk—!

“Ueok!”

A strange scream was heard along with the sword blade that cut midair. When he pushed aside the scorched bushes, a man fallen on the floor was seen.

[Ping-pong]

—?

—Who are you?

—How is the nickname Ping-pong;

—Why is his hair like that?

—Is it a concept?

“Ping-pong?”

The name tag floating above his head was one seen for the first time. Among the players seen at the entrance, such a name didn’t exist.

“What are you? Are you a latecomer from the Holy State?”

“Yes? Ah, no, I’m not! I’m really not!”

Ping-pong backed away while waving both arms urgently. Is the middle of his hair being empty the effect of loss?

“Isn’t that a lie? You’re likely a person of the Sacred Body Faction anyway.”

Han-bit interrogated without removing his suspicion. Then Ping-pong raised his voice as if it were unfair.

“I’m from the Moderates, the Moderates!”