Chapter 71

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Translated by Jinmu

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“Whoa.”

– Fuck, this is seriously a scam.

– Thumbs up if you’re sparring with Balder today.

– Do it one more time instead of giving a thumbs up.

– Info) Someone who passed came out.

– But we don’t know who it is.

The wide open front was filled with frog corpses.

Han-bit patted Yeon-woo’s back and kicked off. “Run.”

“Wait. Let’s go together.”

Tap.

Reacting a beat late, Yeon-woo started running.

Screech.

At the same time, the swarm of monsters chased from behind.

Han-bit, who had gone ahead, increased his speed and slashed the frogs coming from the front.

“Ugh, seriously.”

Yeon-woo, chasing diligently, was busy just trying to keep up. “Hyung. Aren’t you going to use that one more time?”

“I’m not going to use it. Just run for now.”

It was possible to gather the wind again, but it wasn’t necessary right now.

He wanted to leave some of the monsters alive, to an extent.

“It’s another crossroad.”

When two paths appeared again, Yeon-woo’s voice grew louder.

Slash.

Cutting down the frog standing at the entrance, Han-bit entered the left path and turned his body.

Then, extending his hand, he chanted. “Fire Burst.”

Boom.

The shot fireball slammed into the ceiling of the diverging path and exploded.

It was a much stronger power thanks to his increased Intelligence stat.

Rumble.

Unable to withstand the explosion, the ceiling collapsed.

Especially since the structure mixed with luminous stones was weak to fire, the result was even more violent.

Kiek.

The frogs chasing the two were crushed under the massive debris falling on their heads.

Gurgle.

A few that still had breath left continuously wriggled, but they couldn’t move.

“Fire Burst.”

Boom.

Rumble.

The magic shot once more caused even more debris to pour down.

Afterwards, the sound of monsters could not be heard from the completely blocked passageway.

[You have gained 38,000 experience points.]

[Your level has increased by 1.]

[You have received 1 stat point.]

“No way.”

– The fireball got a lot bigger.

– Fantasy is all about magic, man.

– Sylph: ?

– Salion: ?

– Fact) Even if you want to be an Elementalist, you can’t.

[Small Mage has sponsored 20,000 won.]

[I believed in you. T. T]

[Fiery Charisma has sponsored 77,777 won.]

[As expected, fire is the best.]

Perhaps because it felt like it had been a long time since he used magic, the names of familiar viewers appeared.

If he learned a new skill in Ifrit, wouldn’t the proportion of magic go up a bit again.

Ding.

Just then, a slightly different sponsorship popped up.

[Happy Smile has sponsored 1,000 won.]

[Are there no reactions in this room?]

– ?

– What are you saying when you didn’t even sponsor it. Lol

– GET OUT

– Shut up and watch Black Dragon play. That’s the reaction.

– With the information he’s scattered so far, 10 years’ worth of reactions is over.

– I am curious though.

– Admit it.

The question about reactions that openly appeared for the first time.

It was partly because Yeon-woo had brought it up, but everything the viewers who had been watching wanted was inside the game.

“Hmm.”

Looking only at the incoming sponsorships, it wouldn’t be strange to do anything for them.

Fortunately, what the viewers wanted to see and what Han-bit wanted to show coincided.

Information and walkthroughs were part of that too.

After pondering for a moment, Han-bit decided on his answer. “I’ll do what I’m better at than reactions. I still have a lot of walkthroughs and skills to show you.”

– I admit it.

– I support it.

– We’ll be the clowns.

– If you release one more hidden skill, you can run for president.

– For real, I’ll vote.

– The lizard to the National Assembly.

The viewers flocked to agree with Han-bit’s opinion.

Most of them had gone crazy over the hidden skills.

“But is it okay to destroy that place?” Yeon-woo asked, looking at the collapsed passageway.

“There are so many players outside. We have to block it to buy some time.”

“That’s true too. Anyway, the left path is the right one, isn’t it?”

“If we go straight, that’s the end. There won’t be many monsters coming out now either.”

“That’s really good news.” Yeon-woo nodded at the welcome news.

However, Han-bit was mulling over a different intention.

‘I have to lure them like this.’

The purpose of intentionally destroying the passageway was simple.

He induced the players who would chase them shortly to choose the left path.

Because at least Ranger would definitely try to force his way through here.

If he went down the right path, which was full of traps, the plan would go awry.

“Let’s go.”

The two began to advance down the left passageway.

Monsters appeared occasionally, but a few were at a laughable level.

“Huh?”

After advancing straight ahead for a moment.

The two arrived at the end of a suddenly severed path.

“Hyung, this is the end here?”

All that could be seen around them was dark water of unknown depth.

Glancing down, Han-bit grabbed Yeon-woo’s arm. “Let’s go.”

“Yes? Where are we going… Ugh.”

Tap.

Before he could even finish speaking, Han-bit kicked off.

Yeon-woo, who was pulled, naturally had no choice but to be dragged along.

Splash.

The two fell into the water with a loud noise.

Han-bit swam towards the bottom of the path they were originally standing on.

There, bordered by a translucent membrane, was another passageway.

Thud.

Grabbing the wall, he exerted force and pushed Yeon-woo in first.

And he, too, crossed the translucent membrane and entered inside.

“Hyung. I thought I was going to die.” As he stepped into the passageway, Yeon-woo raised his voice.

Han-bit just looked at his wet clothes in fascination. “Wow, you really get wet too.”

“Aren’t you surprised by that level of historical accuracy anymore? More importantly, what is this place?” Yeon-woo shook his head and asked as he looked at the passageway.

It was a completely different atmosphere from the path above.

The walls and floor were made of a blurry glass material, making it feel like they had entered under the sea.

“It’s the passageway leading to the main dungeon. The upper part is like the entrance.”

“Is it?”

– This is a passageway?

– How did they make this?

– Irteloger? Did he say he made it?

– His abilities are insane.

– Developer: Hehe. Thanks.

Yeon-woo, lowering his posture, looked around as if fascinated.

There were many unique dungeons, but he had never seen a man-made place anywhere before.

“But how’s the difficulty? Considering the frogs, the boss should be in the mid-30s?” Yeon-woo guessed the difficulty, recalling other dungeons.

But the designer of this place was Irteloger.

If they saw that absurd clear method, what kind of reaction would people show.

He was even a bit looking forward to it.

“It’s not that difficult. I also have the clear method in my head.”

“Then it’s even more of a problem. What are you going to do about the people outside who are keenly watching? They’re really going to copy exactly.” Recalling the situation at the dungeon entrance, Yeon-woo asked.

Glancing at the camera, Han-bit intentionally showed a negative reaction. “I’m a bit worried. The rewards here are quite good.”

“Really? Then we should clear it quickly.” Startled, Yeon-woo began to rush him.

But Han-bit’s desire was still the same.

‘The more that come, the better.’

The path wasn’t difficult at all.

It was obvious that players full of greed would definitely try to participate in the competition.

No, they had to.

Because this dungeon was structured to be cleared through the sacrifices of others.

He especially hoped that Ranger would come.

“Did they intentionally make this visible? It’s somewhat fascinating.”

“The designer wanted it that way. He built it sturdy and well.”

Yeon-woo continued to show interest in the undersea tunnel-like structure.

But that excited mood didn’t last long.

“Huh?”

Yeon-woo, who had been walking a bit further, flinched and stopped in his tracks.

Taking a step back from the wall, he pointed forward with his finger. “What’s that over there?”

“What?”

Approaching the wall, Han-bit focused beyond the glass.

Then, from far away, a faint silhouette-like thing could be seen squirming.

“Isn’t it a fish? There are monsters in the sea too.”

“A monster? Then it’s dangerous here.”

– Sea monsters are fucking strong. Lol

– So this is what aquarium meant?

– If it’s bulletproof glass, it’s fine.

– And ta-da. The glass broke.

– You’ll be at peace if you die.

Swish.

The black silhouette rippling from far away again.

This time, it looked a bit closer than before.

“T-That, isn’t it coming this way?”

“It’s not.”

“Nobody knows that. Hurry up and go inside.”

Startled, Yeon-woo tried to run away quickly.

Grabbing him by the scruff of the neck, Han-bit pulled him back again. “If you run, it’ll probably collapse?”

“Yes? But you said it was sturdy.”

“Did I?”

“No.”

After walking for about 10 minutes along with such a conversation.

The two stood in front of a crossroad that turned left and right.

“Should we go one by one?”

“You’re joking, right?”

“I’m joking. Let’s go left.”

– Hahaha, Loafer is fucking scared.

– If they went separately, he’d probably cry his eyes out.

– I’m confident I’d piss myself there too.

– I already pissed myself.

Han-bit led Yeon-woo, who had briefly turned pale, and advanced down the left path.

When they walked about 5 more minutes.

“Wow.”

Massive blue walls revealed themselves in front of the two who had exited the passageway.

The floor here and there was covered with things like sparkling coral reefs.

“Is this the maze? It really has an aquarium-like atmosphere.”

Yeon-woo remembered the message that popped up when they entered the waterway.

[You are entering Dungeon – Irteloger’s Aquarium.]

The silhouette of the fish he saw on the translucent wall and the sight of this maze.

It felt like he knew the reason why the name aquarium was attached.

Besides, the space between the maze was also wide, so it didn’t look overly complicated.

“I’ll take the lead here.”

Yeon-woo, suddenly gaining confidence, stepped forward proudly.

Checking the chat window, Han-bit confirmed that the players outside hadn’t entered yet.

– Ranger is controlling things outside. Lol

– They’re listening so fucking well.

– Seems like they felt a wall against Black Dragon?

– No, he’s just plotting something alone again.

‘He seems quite wary.’

Han-bit’s proposal was for them not to enter until he passed through the maze.

But Ranger was actively keeping that word.

Even though his head must be boiling with heat, he was quite cautious.

Perhaps he was paying attention thinking back to the incident with Atsbel’s magic book.

He was a person who would barge in at any time if he made a judgment.

Anyway, if that was the atmosphere outside, there was a need to shake it up a bit.

“What, are you good at this kind of thing?”

“I’m an expert when it comes to using my head, you know.”

– What’s with the confidence?

– Was a maze a matter of using your head?

– You’ll probably have to memorize all the wrong paths you go down too?

– The cameraman’s counterattack.

[Small Tipper has registered a 77,777 won Challenge Mission.]

[Success if you beat the maze.]

“Oh, Small Tipper, thank you. I’ll show you.”

Yeon-woo, even carrying the sponsorship on his back, proudly moved his steps.

Han-bit turned on the message window and asked the viewers.

[You’ll give it even if I beat it, right?]

– Hahahaha

– Straight to doubting.

– There’s no way.

– That’s only right for Loafer.

[Small Tipper has sponsored 10,000 won.]

[Agreed.]

“Ah, Hyung.” Grasping the situation from the sponsorship, Yeon-woo raised his voice.

“For now, you try it first. I won’t expect anything.”

“Wow, I’m really going to show you, watch? From now on, I’m a reborn New Loafer.”

Yeon-woo, with his weird button pressed, took the lead with burning eyes.

Han-bit followed behind while checking the chat window. “Where are you planning to go first?”

“You know the right-hand rule, right? At times like this, you have to slowly go in by touching the outermost wall.”

– Oh.

– Scientific investigation.

– Can he really do it?

– Should I trust him?

A theory spat out with a confident face.

Perhaps because it was somewhat specific, the chat window’s reaction wasn’t bad either.

“Just wait and see. During the Challenge Dungeon, I tried it alone at first too.”

Soon emboldened, Yeon-woo touched the wall and began to advance down the path.

“Here I’ll go this way.”

The sight of him finding the exit by feeling the wall with his right hand seemed surprisingly systematic.

After moving for about 5 minutes, he said as if something was strange. “Don’t you smell something?”

“Smell?”

“It smells somewhat like dirt.”

Tilting his head, he went around the sharply curved path.

And.

Squirming.

He came face to face with a human-sized lugworm.