Chapter 87: Secret Dungeon (3)
The created cave was so huge that it would not be strange for even a dozen people to fit in, and blue torches flickered on both sides of the cave.
And some monsters radiated vital energy inside, but Jun-woo thought it was not the monster he would face.
Maybe 80-90 at most. Even the 10,000-level Epic+ ratings seemed to be enough to catch.
Jun-woo, who felt the energy inside, asked.
"Is it a hidden hunting ground?"
"You'll find out when you catch it. When monsters become Zen, it's a hunting ground; when they don't, it's a hidden cave."
Junwoo summoned two defense robots and four cannonball robots.
Yoshimura looked at the defense robot as if curiously.
"You didn't have this skill, did you? Your level 100, aren't you?"
"that's right."
"Envy… Is the characteristic satisfaction?"
People expressed that if it is a characteristic of the same grade as the job grade, it is good luck.
"Not bad."
"Looks like a classmate. But is this guy a tank?"
"that's right."
"To the dealer and tank, I wonder what to summon next."
"Let's go in."
The defensive robot took the lead and was about to walk, but Yoshimura stopped Jun-woo.
"Wait, wait."
"Why?"
"A place like this could be rewarded. Giving stats depending on the contribution, or something like that."
Jun-woo asked, seemingly puzzled.
"Yes? therefore?"
"There is no need for the four of us to share. I'll just take a look. Can you give me some gold if there is a reward instead?"
"Concession… Is it the same?"
"No, to put it bluntly, it's a push. In Dark Star, executives monopolize these places. I'm saying it because you will be far superior if you measure it more efficiently than a unique stat like me."
Jun-woo nodded his head.
"Okay. Can it be gold?"
"I like that one. I don't know how the two of you are."
Eumeria said hastily.
"It's okay if I don't catch it."
"I think I can catch Hyung alone. I'll fall for it too."
The compensation structure varied, and in most cases, compensation was given according to contribution.
If he catches all the monsters alone, he could record a high contribution and get most of the rewards.
He was grateful for their concession, but I asked again because it could have been uncomfortable.
"Are you okay?"
"it's okay. Ours, the master, comes first."
"Give me gold in return."
"I will… …."
Yoshimura smiled bitterly.
"If you think you've made up your mind, go ahead. We'll follow you from behind."
"Okay."
Jun-woo entered the cave with the defense robot in front and moved the cannonball robot.
A human resembling a reptile with a spear appeared.
[Lizardman Spearman]
It was a monster with a lizard's face, arms, and legs stretched like a human.
Webs were formed on their hands and feet, and they were a race that mainly inhabited watery terrain.
Lizardman grabbed the spear and approached the defensive robot.
Slap!
But before he could even look through the spear, he was hit by an energy cannon, and his body flew backward and rolled.
And the three lizardmen on the other side of the roll appeared and rushed towards the defense robot.
Two of them were holding spears, and one of them was a magic type with a wand.
Ice gathered at the tip of the Lizardman wizard's wand, and it was shot straight at the defense robot.
The defensive robot crossed its arms to block it and then threw a fist while avoiding the spear of the Lizardman approaching in front.
Puck!
Yoshimura, who was watching from behind, said.
"It seems that the Golem taunt level is high."
"Your body is good."
"To summon two of those things, I think your master is truly a legend."
Leon nodded slowly and watched the battle.
While the defensive robot pulled the aggro, the dealers in the rear opened fire.
The parts that make up the Lizardmen's bodies exploded one by one.
As soon as the four were put together, Yoshimura asked sensibly.
"How? Did something come to mind?"
"Not yet."
"Huh? keep going. We'll take a good look."
Jun-woo turned his back and walked forward.
Junwoo killed Lizardman, and the three of them were busy watching it.
"Whether it's mana or something, the attack power is no joke. The rate of fire isn't that slow either… …."
Yoshimura was constantly admiring.
With a defensive robot at the fore, Jun-woo went inside without stopping.
Suddenly, the end of the cave was visible, and when the last remaining Lizardman Warriors were dealt with, the level of contribution was marked on Jun-woo's head.
It was 100%.
Yoshimura's eyes lit up.
"Oh, the contribution has been made."
[A bonus stat of 1 is given for every 20% of your contribution as a reward according to your contribution to catching the Lizardman here.]
As Yoshimura said, the contribution rewards came to mind.
"Congratulations."
"Thank you, are you done?"
Yoshimura said with a satisfied smile.
"Still, it wasn't a cave of nothing. Let's go now."
"Can I try not to destroy the cave here?"
To Jun-woo's words, Yoshimura responded as if he was in trouble.
"Are you trying to destroy everything? I don't know what to say. Destroy it only in the dungeon gate cave type… …."
When he entered the dungeon gate, Jun-woo looked around the wall because he had obtained the Legendary Skill Book attributable to him.
"Let's go… Did the miners even run out? There is nothing better than a place like this. Years of experience."
"Okay, let's go back."
Jun-woo listened to Yoshimura's wishes.
They boarded a flying car in front of the cave, which flew through the waterfall and fell into the river.
The flying car rose again using the river's surface and flew towards the gate at high speed.
"I am quite tired. I'm going to have to sleep a lot."
"Let's go one more time tomorrow."
"Where?"
"The place the informant we are protecting told us."
"Yes… But if security were the reason, Sakaguchi would be better than me… …."
"It's just because it's convenient."
"You mean it's easy to eat?"
Jun-woo did not deny it.
"What… There is such a thing."
"After… do whatever you want. I'm tired."
Yoshimura folded his arms and closed his eyes.
Jun-woo was also tired.
He hasn't slept for quite a long time since yesterday.
As soon as they arrived at the guild building, the three went into their dormitories, and Jun-woo went into the master room.
After checking if there was any work, Jun-woo went straight to bed.
Then, their drowsiness came.
* * *
The next day, Jun-woo started moving early in the morning.
First, HE called Eumeria and went down the elevator to the underground workshop.
"This is the key. Put it here."
The blocked Adamantium door opened.
And there were robots.
Eumeria looked at the robot with a smile on her face.
"It's been a while, robots. It seems that there are a lot of new robots."
The production robots who looked at Eumeria once continued to work without replying.
"They are still blunt… …."
"Come on, the key."
"Yeah."
"Do you know how to open it?"
"It's a simple thing."
"Let's go up, now."
Jun-woo had brought Eumeria here to sell crafted items while he was hunting.
"Today, I'm going with Hye Yeon. Learn a little bit more."
"Aren't you going to the reporting area? me too… …."
"no. I'll take Murata."
Eumeria drew a sad expression on her face and answered straight away.
"Ah… okay then."
"Then do your best."
Jun-woo left the master room.
Leon, Murata, Yoshimura, and the informant three were waiting outside the building.
The flying car carrying them flew to the Siheung Gate.
Even as he flew, Jun-woo did not lower his vigilance.
Does anyone follow or not?
Leon and Murata, like Junwoo, were also very concerned about that part.
"I don't think there is any follow-up?"
Jun-woo nodded at Murata's question.
"I think so."
"They say there are quite a few watching eyes, so it would be better to solve it quickly and come back."
"It should be."
Jun-woo asked informant three, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
"Are there any traits I should be aware of?"
"Yeah? No, what… It's not like that, but it's a foggy cliff."
"Why did you go there?"
"It's a pretty famous place… The hunting grounds are also close, and I have been there often."
"Yes, I will ask for directions."
As they passed the gate, informant 3 pointed in the direction.
It flew a lot farther than he expected.
There weren't many monsters he saw along the way; the level was on the low side, even if there were.
It seemed that magic could come and go.
As if arriving on the street, a foggy place could be seen in the distance.
They climbed the stone ramp and got out of the car when they reached a point.
There was quite a bit of fog here too, but it was very foggy outside the cliff.
Informant 3 looked around the cliff and found a location with a large stone, took direction, and walked.
"I think I was here."
Even if he said it was here, there was nothing but dust outside the cliff.
"What is under the cliff?"
"There is a pond where 50 to 60 hunted frogs live."
"Well… This is the place you found, right?"
"Yes, it rained. When it rains, you will see something."
Jun-woo looked up at the sky.
It was difficult to see because of the fog, but it didn't look like it was going to rain.
"I'll be there for a while."
At Jun-woo's words, the three looked at Jun-woo as if puzzled.
Jun-woo made a self-destructive robot into a giant bird and boarded it.
Then it flew into the fog.
The fog was so thick that he could not see more than 1m.
There didn't seem to be any monsters in the fog, and it didn't seem like there was any unique energy.
After wandering around the area for a while, Jun-woo returned to the last place.
Yoshimura asked with a curious face.
"What do you have?"
"no."
Jun-woo looked up at the sky again.
It seemed that informant three would know what he saw only when it rained.
They waited there for an hour.
Yoshimura, who was walking around with arms folded, said to Jun-woo.
"In areas where it does not rain, it may not come for more than a month. If it rains, why don't you come and see it then?"
Jun-woo heard the story and said to informant 3.
"Come back. I will come back when it rains."
"Yeah? Ah… It only rains for about 10 minutes here. I haven't seen it come down that long."
"Did you come often? Here."
"The place I mostly hunted was in the swamp over there. It sometimes rains too, but it only rains for about 10 minutes. It went down that much when I came here and stopped."
"Well… Does it often rain?"
"It seems like every day is different, some days it rains three or four times a day, and some days it doesn't rain for three days… …."
It didn't seem like informant three was lying.
And informant 3 was a man unrelated to Dark Star to the extent that his family and daughter were kidnapped.
To think that it was a self-made play, his identity was certain, and he did not feel the energy of following.
"Yes, let's wait a little longer."
Could it have been more than an hour? A drop of water touched Jun-woo's hair as he thought about returning.
It rained like a shower.
Informant 3 went to the cliff and looked around with wide eyes.
"Here!"
There was a spot where the water dripped and splashed.
Yoshimura tapped it with her finger.
"Is this enough to go up?"
"Let's go."
Jun-woo took the lead and stepped there.
Jun-woo strolled, stepping on something complex and invisible.
It was big enough for one person to pass barely, and Jun-Woo walked while looking down at the location where the rain hit.
Informant 3 swallowed dry saliva and followed.
For about 5 minutes, Jun-woo, walking only looking at the floor, saw a blue portal in the fog in front of him.
For a moment, Jun-woo wondered if he had found the dungeon gate.
But when he read the text, he knew that wasn't the case.
[Frog in the Foggy Pond]
-Rank: Epic
-Level limit: 60 or higher
-People limit: 0/3
-Remaining Time: 41 minutes 34 seconds
-Description: A secret dungeon inhabited by frogs. There are quests within the dungeon, and you can receive rewards when you complete the quests.
It was an instant dungeon, hidden or secret dungeon.
Three people had to enter within 41 minutes.
It wouldn't matter if he went in alone if it were a level.
Yoshimura looked at the phrase and said,
"Come on. You'll be sucking your finger."
"I'll go, Yoshimura. Let's go in, Leon, Murata."
Jun-woo left Yoshimura and entered the portal.
A damp swamp was visible in front of me, slightly misty.
[Quest has occurred.]
[After an hour, you disappear from here. If you return to the exit portal, you cannot re-enter.]
A phrase similar to entering the secret map came to mind.
[Frog in the Foggy Pond]
-Method: For every 100 [your level] Frog Warriors you catch, your Strength increases by 1.
-Method: For every 100 [your level] Frog Archers you catch, your Agility increases by 1.
-Method: For every 100 [your level] Frog Wizard you catch, your INT increases by 1.
-Method: Each Time you catch 100 Frog Guardians [your level], HP increases by 1.
-Method: Each time 200 [your level x2] frog monsters are caught, the bonus stat increases by 1.
"Murata, is this a reward for every 120 kills?"
"that's right."
"I think there are a lot of monsters. I'll go over there. Let's disperse in three directions."
If you hunt together, the count goes up according to your contribution.
However, high-level people did not need to hunt together.
The three quickly dispersed in three directions from the outgoing portal to avoid interfering with each other's hunting.
At the place where Jun-woo ran, frogs about 50 cm tall formed groups of about 30, each holding swords, bows, staffs, and shields.