I Got the Academy Morale Rune

EP.19 Academy Underground Dungeon (4)

[You have won the duel! Victory is recognized for high contribution in duels. With the mysterious power of the Rune Hunter, you can duplicate one of your opponent’s runes. Please select a rune to duplicate.]

[1. Underwater breathing 2. Superpower 3. Spear (cannot be selected)]

After successfully hunting the Lizardman, the effect of [Rune Hunter] was activated once again.

The lizardmen who came after did not do any damage, but the four lizardmen I hunted before had quite a bit of my stake.

Thanks to his high contribution, he was recognized for his victory in the duel.

A total of 3 runes are possessed by Lizardmen.

It was quite a lot for a C-class monster.

[Window] is excluded because it is already owned and cannot be selected.

I had to decide between [Underwater Breathing] and [Strength].

‘Well… .’

Both are decent rare runes.

But I overrated [Breathing Underwater] a bit more.

The reason is simple.

The [Strength] rune sounds like a rune that boasts tremendous power just by hearing its name, but in reality it is just a useful rare rune that supports muscle strength.

In a word, there is no cartoon-like power that splits the ground with a single fist.

In particular, [Monster Power], as the name suggests, was ‘the power of a monster (monster)’, so there were quite a few monsters who possessed it.

‘There is no need to choose now.’

On the other hand, [underwater breathing] is a completely new form of ability that allows you to breathe freely in water.

It can be helpful when attacking dungeons such as rivers and seas in the future, and it is unknown from which monster you will get this ability.

It was the same logic as grabbing a sizzling salamander and choosing [Lizard’s Scales].

I chose [Breathing Underwater] for future possibilities.

[You have chosen to breathe underwater. Since it is a 6th level rare rune, the level has dropped and it is registered as level 3.]

[You have obtained a new rune.]

[Acquires 3 water resistance with the runic tendency.]

[A new resistance is activated.]

＜Rune Information＞

◎Name: underwater breathing

◎Class: Rare

◎Level: 3

◎Engraved part: nose

◎Special effects

: You will be able to breathe freely like other living things in the water.

: Water resistance +3

◎Derived Skills: –

◎Details

: Increases affinity and resistance to water.

I slowly read the information windows that appeared one after another in front of me.

content as expected.

In addition, a new resistance called ‘water resistance’ was activated.

This is quite an unexpected income.

Since you don’t know when and where the resistance value will be helpful, there is nothing to lose if you have it.

In particular, water resistance is a very valuable resistance because it creates resistance to water-based magic if the value is increased.

[Poisonous] and [Underwater Breathing] as well.

I feel like I’m lucky enough to quickly gain attribute immunity.

It was definitely worthwhile to hunt down the Lizardmen.

But that wasn’t the end.

[You have won the duel! Victory is recognized for high contribution in duels. With the mysterious power of the Rune Hunter, you can duplicate one of your opponent’s runes. Since the opponent has only one rune, duplicate that rune.]

[You have obtained a new rune.]

[Acquires 1 strength with rune tendencies.]

“… uh?”

The [Rune Hunter] effect, which had already appeared once, reappeared.

… what?

I had already obtained a useful rare rune called [Underwater Breathing] and was about to be satisfied, but suddenly I got a new rune… ?

As I stared blankly at the information window, I realized immediately.

‘The object is different!’

Lizardmen who hunted several animals at the same time are all different.

This affected the effectiveness of [Rune Hunter].

[Rune Hunter] is a rune with the effect of duplicating the opponent’s rune if he wins a duel.

However, there is one drawback of [Rune Hunter].

Once the rune of the opponent has been copied, it cannot be duplicated even if it wins a duel again.

That was the reason why I still couldn’t bring [Myungkyung Jisoo] to me, who had battled with Park Jin-woo more than 20 times.

But even if you have the same runes…

If the objects are different, the story is different.

There are countless monsters in the dungeon, but they are separate entities with different intellect.

Since it is a new opponent, it is not a ‘one time cloned opponent’.

You have already obtained [Underwater Breath] by hunting a lizardman, but if you hunt another lizardman, even the remaining runes can be duplicated.

Therefore, the rune duplication information window appeared again.

I quickly checked the newly acquired rune information.

＜Rune Information＞

◎Name: Superpower

◎Class: Rare

◎Level: 0

◎Engraved part: right forearm

◎Special effects

: When pushing or lifting a specific object, it can produce twice the strength value.

: Strength +1

◎Derived Skills: –

◎Details

: The overwhelming power of monsters boasting high muscle strength. A stronger force will surround you.

“Wow… .”

You also get real [Superpower].

There was no reason to think about which of the two runes to get.

… ‘Cause I’m getting both

Now that you have all the runes that Lizardmen have, it will be difficult to acquire more runes, but it feels like you have already taken all the benefits from this alone.

[Strength] was a very attractive rune because it supports muscle strength and has a good synergy with the [Fighting] rune.

“Do Jaehyun!”

The moment I was frantically looking at rune information.

Ga-eun Moon, who had just finished cleaning up the battle, called me.

“What are you really? Why are you fighting so well? Class D, right?”

The hunt was finished by two people.

It was me who took the time and waged a fierce battle ahead of time.

I, who is still at the level of a D-class holder, tied up four C-class monsters at the same time.

Moon Ga-eun was quite surprised by that.

She is not alone with this attitude.

Kang Joo-yeon, who is walking slowly next to him, also has a look of surprise in his eyes.

Kang Joo-yeon’s expression like that is precious.

“that… I was lucky.”

“Are you kidding me?”

“haha. no. I was really lucky. If I hadn’t eaten the quarter knife when I caught the first Lizardman, it would have been difficult for me too. Three is too much, but four is really difficult.”

To be honest, I thought it was a good fight.

The [Quarter Knife] that was thrown by surprise hit the most ideally, and the difference in strength with the Lizardmen was skillfully spilled with the [Running Sword Technique].

But as the only tank and bruiser in this three-man party.

Maybe it was something I should have done.

“What do you do with the magic stone?”

The most basic by-product obtained from monster hunting, magic stone.

Lizardman had a magic stone embedded in the center of his head.

Magic Stones are the main source of income for holders.

Even with a low rank, it makes quite a bit of money, and the magic stone of a C-class monster costs millions of won.

The corpses of Lizardmen scattered here and there.

It was all our money.

“While you were dazed, Jooyeon took care of everything.”

“Kang Joo-yeon?”

When she suddenly saw Jooyeon Kang, she quietly nodded her head.

“The distribution is… After the attack is over.”

There is definitely a big difference between having dungeon experience and not having it.

As a dungeon beginner, I was just happy to get the runes, so I liked them alone, but the experienced women had all the magic stones of the 9 Lizardmen.

That’s why you’re choosing a career.

I washed my dirty hands a few times and grabbed my gear.

“Let’s go right away!”

“Right away? Can’t I rest any longer?”

“yes. I’ve found everything now.”

My voice was full of energy.

By acquiring [Underwater Breathing] and [Strength].

The fatigue that had accumulated on the shoulder disappeared in an instant.

Now it seemed like we could fight any more.

* * *

We attacked the dungeon in a ruthless way.

The pattern was almost identical to the first battle.

When I create a composition that confronts many Lizardmen, Kang Joo-yeon and Moon Ga-eun pour the magic and fire they prepared in advance.

This battle pattern is like a winning formula.

It continued until all the Lizardmen at the beginning of the dungeon were cleared.

Most of the decisive blow and finish were taken by Kang Joo-yeon and Moon Ga-eun, but I, who fights ahead, was not without growth.

[The throwing skill of throwing daggers becomes smoother and more flexible.]

[The rune level has risen.]

[You have acquired 1 speed with the rune tendency.]

[Your sword, which hits multiple weapons, has a stronger sense of brilliance.]

[The rune level has risen.]

[You have acquired 1 speed with the rune tendency.]

It was said that the biggest reason for holder’s growth is actual practice.

There were many stats gained through training and rune levels raised, but the extent of growth by hunting monsters directly was much larger.

In this dungeon, [Dagger] and [Swordsmanship] are frequently used.

Their level was easily raised through monster hunting.

Due to various growth factors, his abilities also rose steadily, and both his strength and speed were over 25.

“Haap… !!”

My sword blew out the lizardman’s trident and pierced the neck of the lizardman next to him.

It was difficult to deal with three animals at first…

Now, even when dealing with the five of them together, he was not too far behind.

Shhh- Kang!!

In an instant, Ga-eun Moon’s arrow flew and pierced the remaining Lizardmen.

It was one shot to finish the battle that was almost over.

“Do you think it’s over?”

After collecting all of the Lizardmen’s magic stones.

Gaeun Moon looked around.

even like before.

He put his hands on the ground and focused.

It was the detection of surrounding monsters and magical powers through [Dolphin’s Sound Wave].

“You don’t have one?”

“yes. I think I got it all.”

Moon Ga-eun slowly opened her eyes.

If she had declared that she wasn’t there, she really wasn’t there.

To doubt her detection ability, who is a top-class first-year archer, is even more strange.

We are the Lizardmen at the beginning of the dungeon.

All of them have been slain.

“Now… ”

Everyone’s eyes naturally turned to the front.

Academy Underground Dungeon.

The road at the end of the beginning.

There were annoying obstructions.

The reason why Park Jin-woo and Kang Ju-yeon in the original did not go further.

The reason their dungeon attack was only at the beginning.

The path leading to the next level of the dungeon.

blocking him…

It was because of that huge rock.