Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 114

41. How to define monsters (1)

Jeju Island was not the only place where the problem occurred.

The high-risk dungeons were not connected, but reports began to come up one after another that the dungeons of the low-to-medium risk, such as the Chiaksan dungeon, were connected.

Cha Shin Hyeon, who could not see it, declared that he would drive himself and sent Oh Dong-hwan to the back seat.

Oh Dong-hwan, freed from the steering wheel, was hesitant in handling his cell phone and laptop. Beside her, Lee Ji-hye helped me by meddling.

Between a couple of hours from Wonju to Seoul.

Over 20 cases have been reported.

“Are there any deaths? … .”

Lee Ji-hye let out her moan. Cha Shin Hyeon’s forehead was slightly wrinkled.

“Did you?”

“Yes. There were also wounded people in the Chiaksan dungeon, right? It was just that he was fortunately saved and did not die before it led to death. Those who didn’t have that kind of luck were out of luck.”

Most hunters rarely fight monsters stronger than themselves. The system that classified dungeons as dangerous made them that way.

So, if you hunt only monsters that match your level, and suddenly you are connected to a higher level dungeon and bump into a powerful one, you have no choice but to panic. Even if he tries to respond calmly, his original ability is not good enough.

Casualties continued to rise, except for cases where the hunters were not hunting in the lower dungeons or accidentally received help from the hunters in the upper dungeons. It seemed to be the day when the greatest damage occurred in one day after the establishment of the Hunter system.

“Donghwan, how is the guild situation?”

“It is said that the guild leader has sent an emergency notice to all branches. Let’s see, the file… Here it is.”

“Hunting in dungeons is prohibited until further notice. Those who have already entered must retreat as soon as possible. In particular, do not approach near the boundary wall, and report immediately if you feel an earthquake. That’s fine. We can prevent the immediate damage.”

“But in the end, it’s just a temporary measure. I can’t specify the dungeon where the integration takes place, so I can’t keep blocking the entrance, so I’ll have to go in and hunt or investigate… … .”

“You should have a separate support team.”

Lee Ji-hye sighed softly.

“Even so, low-level hunters have to be careful when hunting, and they won’t be able to even hunt smoothly in places that have already been integrated. Somehow, it should be said that it renders weak people useless.”

“These people grow up and eventually become strong.”

Cha Shin Hyeon shook her head nervously.

“If dungeon consolidation continues, it will become increasingly difficult to use the method of increasing the level by attacking the lower dungeons step by step, right? If you fight all kinds of monsters and survive in various ways, you can grow strong.”

“If you survive. In today’s world, if you roll a beginner in such a hardcore way, no one will apply for the hunter job.”

Lee Ji-hye pouted her lips.

“Anyway, I can’t think of a good idea other than attaching a guardian like a nanny. Whether it’s simple hunting or helping with growth, the strong and weak hunters must be tied together so that they can cope with the monster’s attack… … .”

“I don’t know how far the integration will go.”

“Yes. I think we will have to continue monitoring the situation for the time being.”

“Still, the cases that have occurred are not without common ground.”

Oh Dong-hwan, who was still organizing the data, carefully intervened in the conversation between the two.

“In all 23 cases, dungeons located nearby on the map were merged. This means that the location relationship of each dungeon is not independent of the location of the entrance.”

“It would be a little easier to deal with. It’s saying that we need to work in solidarity with the nearby hunters.”

“Yes. And another one… In 23 cases, 46 dungeons consolidated are all dungeon breaks.”

“okay?”Lee Ji-hye showed interest. Cha Shin Hyeon also raised an ear.

“There were 2 cases of combining medium-risk dungeons, 12 cases of combining medium-risk and low-risk dungeons, and 8 cases of combining low-risk dungeons.”

One not mentioned is, of course, the case of Jeju Island.

“All low-risk dungeons have already been broken, but isn’t the break for medium-risk dungeons still in their infancy? However, new monsters were reported in all medium-risk dungeons where the integration occurred.”

“Then we can anticipate the progress of integration in the future.”

The real problem is not merging between low-risk and medium-risk, but merging between places with different levels.

If the dungeon break really takes place only in the dungeon where the dungeon break has taken place, you can keep an eye on the low-risk medium-risk dungeons and surrounding sub-dungeons. Being predictable to some degree can greatly reduce stress.

“Isn’t the foggy dungeon, which is a special case, the only high-risk dungeon with a break in Korea? Perhaps that is why the consolidation occurred.”

“It makes sense. It’s still a matter of reasoning, but I think it has a lot of potential. Donghwan, please send the results of the analysis to the guild.”

“all right.”

Donghwan Oh nodded his head.

“It’s sad that you can’t stop it even if you make a prediction.”

Cha Shin Hyeon, who was listening quietly, muttered bitterly.

“I’ve been feeling this way ever since I was involved with the rift. When I saw a new species for the first time, when I ran into a rift, when a dungeon break occurred. How can it be so frustrating that things keep happening and you can’t take the initiative to solve them?”

I didn’t do this when I was dealing with Cheonjo.

Of course, Cheonjo also mobilized his vast influence, manpower, and money to repeatedly touch Cha Shin Hyeon and dig a trap, but he also had the initiative in the resolution process.

He got information by beating Gao Lin, fighting Weihai and deliberately controlling the situation, knowing it was a trap, he went into North Korea and trampled Yangcheng. As a result, Linmei is treated like a subordinate.

However, since a divine being who fiddles with the dungeon intervenes, it is impossible to preemptively do anything. All I do is go back to work after something has happened.

“ I understand Shin Hyeon’s feelings, but there’s nothing you can do about it, right? The dungeon itself is a place beyond human understanding from the beginning.”

“So it’s annoying. I am suffering because of a phenomenon I do not understand.”

What’s even sadder is that what has happened so far doesn’t threaten him ‘directly’.

The highest existing dungeon, the incomprehensible monster, can also be destroyed with a single knife, but at the very least, there is no threat from rabbits or foxes doing this and that.

It’s just that it’s a big problem for people other than him, so he can’t help but cooperate… Cha Shin Hyeon is not an ally of a faction. He wasn’t a fanatic because he couldn’t help others.

“I’m sorry to bother you… … .”

“What are you sorry for? If you want to blame it, you have to blame the goddess for doing everything at once or for doing something.”

Cha Shin Hyeon comforted Lee Ji-hye, who spoke sullenly.

“I will visit Jeju Island, so you can work at the headquarters. If there is anything special, please contact me immediately.”

“Thank you. Shin Hyeon also calls me if there is anything.”

“okay.”

Cha Shin Hyeon didn’t come out of her mouth saying that it would be better if there was something worth contacting.

Just like in the Chiaksan dungeon, you can get research results with no results even if you run after work and search here and there.

He secretly prayed that an event that could lead to a reversal would happen even if there was a big explosion.

* * *

It was just before 6 PM when Cha Shin Hyeon, who went home, packed her luggage, and boarded the plane, arrived at Jeju International Airport.

As always, the former Tamna guild leader and the current Taegeuk Jeju branch manager Kim Ha-geun were waiting for him.

“Thank you for coming so quickly.”

Ha-geun Kim bowed his head.

“Honestly, I didn’t expect you to come as soon as I contacted you.”

“Sometimes, I’m with the vice guild leader. I heard it and came right away. I can only do my best, so why not come to the most dangerous place?”

It’s true, but there’s nothing it can’t do with that power, so it’s deceptive in a way. Anyway, for whatever reason, Kim Ha-geun felt like he had gained a thousand horses.

“Do you want to eat first?”

“Isn’t it time for the hunters who are guarding the field to have dinner too?”

“Yes. I prepared a simple lunch box… … .”

“Then I will eat it. Let’s go straight to the scene.”

“all right.”

Kim Ha-geun, who knows Cha Shin Hyeon is this type of person after having served him several times, drove the car without saying a word.

After a while, they arrived at the entrance to the Mist Pup dungeon.

An iron fence surrounds the entrance about 20 meters away. About 20 hunters were encamped outside.

“Are you here!”

A familiar face welcomed Cha Shin Hyeon. Nodding his head, Cha Shin Hyeon pretended to know.

“Long time no see.”

One of the high-ranking hunter reservists dispatched to North Korea. He was Jaewon Woo, now a proud high-ranking hunter.

Jeju Island has 7 high-risk dungeons. The number is too large for the area. So, after the guilds were unified, Taegeuk dispatched two high-ranking hunters to Jeju Island. Woo Jae-won and Song Hana. All of them are Cha Shin Hyeon’s trainees.

Upon arrival, we were given a short break. While eating a simple lunch, Cha Shin Hyeon listened to the situation.

“It started with the Triangular Goat Dungeon.”

The place that was connected to the foggy dungeon was a place called the triangular goat dungeon with a 4 risk level. The triangular goat looked similar to a goat, but it had horns on its forehead that were good for stabbing, so it was quite a threat among novice hunters.

It is said that the hunters who were hunting there felt a great vibration at some point.

When I was worried about what to do with anxiety, I suddenly saw a fog gathering around me, and I became more anxious and chose to retreat. In the end, it was a good choice.

They reported this to their superiors, and after hearing about the earthquake and fog, Kim Ha-geun, puzzled by the story, dispatched a search team and found that it was connected to the foggy dungeon.

“This entrance was originally under blockade, and when the fact was reported, the triangular goat side was also sealed off. It’s a big deal if the mistletoe comes over there.”

“Good job. Are you sure you don’t have enough power?”

“I placed Hana Song over there, so the high-ranking hunters are firmly blocking the entrances on both sides. But we can’t keep the two of us tied up here.”

“Yes. First of all, dungeon merging is not something that only happened on Jeju Island, so please keep it until additional instructions come from Taegeuk Headquarters.”

“all right.”

“And I’d like to take a look around the dungeon… but could you name one of the people you’ve explored before?”

“I will go. He was also the captain of the expedition.”

One Hunter raised his hand. Cha Shin Hyeon, who looked at his face and looked at his memory for a while, immediately remembered the other person.

“Isn’t that Min Ki-yong? of the Hareubang Guild.”

A level 40 hunter who went to the Bulldog Monkey dungeon in the past.

“Oh, do you remember? It is such an honor.”Min Ki-yong smiled happily. Cha Shin Hyeon nodded happily.

“It’s even better if you’re familiar with it. Let’s go eat as soon as we eat.”

“Yes!”

So 10 minutes later.

Two people entered the dungeon through the entrance.

As soon as I went inside, I saw something like a flag. It was a magic tool with a subtle magical energy.

“It’s kind of a sign. I had it plugged in halfway through the search.”

Min Ki-yong, briefly explained, guided Cha Shin Hyeon in the direction indicated on the flag.

“It feels like the fog is a little lighter than when I came before.”

“Yes. As it was connected to the Triangular Goat Dungeon, I am guessing that some of the fog may have flowed there.”

“Then, that’s what I said. Did the fog pass?”

“Because of that, the difficulty level of the Triangular Goat Dungeon suddenly increased. Because the fog has settled where there was no fog.”

“Hmm.”

How difficult would it be if the risk level 4 became difficult? Are the connected dungeons also affected by the environment? It’s not a very good thing.

While walking in thought, he passed the flag that Min Ki-yong had planted several times in the middle. Perhaps it was a path that the expedition had passed before, so they did not encounter any monsters.

“This is the Triangular Goat Dungeon.”

At Min Ki-yong’s words, Cha Shin Hyeon suddenly woke up from her thoughts.

“Oh, is it?”

Cha Shin Hyeon looked down. Indeed, like the Chiaksan dungeon, it is striking that the types of grass growing on the ground are completely different, as if gold is drawn on the ground.

He asked as he habitually developed a sense of humor and looked around.

“Is this flag still up? to the end?”

“Yes. There are a total of 7 from the goat entrance to the pig entrance. After the investigation is over, we plan to retrieve it except for the ones that are left in the entrances on both sides.”

The range of feelings is getting wider. It was a search to find something unusual that might have occurred in this dungeon.

But there’s nothing to catch. You can only feel the energy of the mistletoe distributed throughout the dungeon, the energy of the monsters presumed to be triangular goats, and the waves of magic generated from the flag that was placed as a milestone. There are exactly 7 wavelengths.

‘Isn’t there anything here… … .’

It was the moment when Cha Shin Hyeon was about to close her senses as she took a bite.

“… Huh?”

His head turned towards the fog.

“Why, why?”

“Mr. Kiyong Min. You said you planted a total of seven flags?”

“Yes, but.”

“Did you say you put it in front of the entrance? Then, if you keep going in this direction, isn’t there the last flag in front of the entrance to the Triangular Goat?”

“Yes. any problem… … ?”

At Min Ki-yong’s cautious words, Cha Shin Hyeon frowned.

Next to the last flag, where you can feel the waves of magic, caught in the air from afar.

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