Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 136

49. Missing (2)

It was still cold in the Mt. Geumgang dungeon, which I found again after about a year.

A huge snow mountain reminiscent of the Himalayas. The sharp wind blowing from the mountain range painted in white, whether it is snow or ice, blows fiercely, as if denying human entry.

Perhaps the reason why it feels a little bit colder than before is because the climate was mixed with other dungeons here as well. Yes, it doesn’t change that it’s below freezing.

“I’m glad there aren’t any cracks here.”

Upon hearing the dungeon’s weather, Elter muttered softly. Cha Shin Hyeon took the word with a grin.

“Isn’t the dungeon you are living in heaven compared to here?”

“… I don’t live in such a nice place, but, as you said, ‘compared to this’, it must be a pleasant place.”

Dragonbloods are obviously a strong race, but they weren’t insensitive enough to feel comfortable. Even by their standards, this cold place was an uncomfortable place to live.

Elter looked around for a moment and asked.

“Have you ever been here?”

“I’ve been around for a bit. But it would be better not to ask or ask for directions. The purpose of the visit was not exploration.”

“Then it would be better to search from the beginning. It seems certain that demons came from here… … .”

Countless traces of footprints remained on the hard snow. So many demons walked on it, so it seems that no trace could be left behind.

El Ther closed his mouth and raised his arm.

Whoa!

A pillar of magical power soars up into the sky, and then splits into dozens and spreads out in all directions. As if covering the sky of the dungeon with a net, search magic was deployed extensively.

Not only is she a quiet observer, Cha Shin Hyeon also opened up her sense of transcendence. The sense of feeling expands to infinity and begins to scan the surroundings. His sense of being integrated with the space of the dungeon sent various information one after another.

how long has it been

“Are there any traces?”

Elther said a bit disappointed.

“There seem to be some pretty powerful beasts, but I can’t get any information out of them by stalking them that don’t even speak. It must be the beast that originally lives here, right?”

“There is no dungeon without monsters. The monsters here are what we call the Ice Phoenix.”

He understood that the creatures caught in the giga exuded the same energy as the ones he had encountered last time. Then, even if you don’t look at it, it’s the same object.

“Other than that, neither demons nor dragon blood can be detected. Did you take it out cleanly? I thought that there was no way to retreat to a place like this to reorganize, but I guess he ran away at all.”

“It’s strange.”

Elther murmured in a subdued voice.

“Asmodians are extremely warlike individuals. Even when you’re losing, you don’t want to back down, but when you’re winning, you step back on your own? It’s a no-brainer.”

“But you actually went away.”

“So that’s why it’s weird. I can only think of it as a case where a higher level entity, that is, a higher level demon gave an order… There is no reason to issue such a lukewarm command for no reason.”

“Maybe for a surprisingly simple reason?”

After thinking for a moment, Cha Shin Hyeon made an opinion.

“I was beating humans with excitement, but when I saw a dragon blood suddenly appearing, I urgently asked for help. After dealing with the Deltaid and the others, I ran away because I was afraid of retaliation from you.”

“It’s not like a demon.”Elter dismissed it.

“If you’re strong enough to subdue the Delta, you can’t run away because you’re afraid of me. Rather, it would have caused more riots. Because they are far from humble.”

“okay? You mean you went away quietly like this?”

Cha Shin Hyeon chuckled.

“Then it sounds like you have a plan. Haven’t you dug a trap somewhere?”

“I didn’t find anything with search magic.”

“It could have been dug somewhere other than here. Just because you can’t find any clues here doesn’t mean you’re going to stop searching, right?”

“Of course.”

“Of course, the search target must be a dungeon, and if you have dug a trap in such a place, you won’t notice it until you go inside. If you bit low- and mid-level demons, you took precautions in advance to prevent you from interrogating them and finding out information. Oh, isn’t that plausible?”

As I continue to explain myself, it makes a lot of sense. Elter nodded, thinking the same thing.

“It makes sense. No, it’s pretty credible. Unless it’s the same situation as you reasoned, there’s no way a demon would behave like this. Cunning bastards, how dare you do such a trick!”

“Um, but if my guess is really correct, I’m a little sorry.”

Cha Shin Hyeon scratched her head.

“Deltide is said to have had a bit of luck, I guess because it was just caught by the demons. Sending the dragon blood here was my request after all, so I may have some responsibility.”

“… no. The people who plotted the scheme are demons, and if you blame it on you, that would be ridiculous.”

Elter replied slightly gloomy.

“It’s clear that Deltide’s work is unfortunate, but you didn’t do that on purpose. Our attitude was also careless that there would be no higher-level demons.”

It was a very rational answer even though his subordinate, who was not even his right arm, but his left arm was missing. Well, I wouldn’t have been able to confront Cha Shin Hyeon because I wanted to go out emotionally.

With a light sigh, Baekryong continued.

“First of all, let’s finish the work here. Cracks must be visually inspected… … .”

“OK.”

Elter spread her wings and flew up first. Cha Shin Hyeon flew next to him, followed by Oron.

The three of them moved towards the crack found by the search magic. They went deep into the dungeon, navigating the cold wind that descended from the mountain.

There was a small cliff in the middle of the snowy mountain far away.

The crack was attached to the slope of the cliff as if it were a cave. It was perfect for coming out of the crack and falling down as soon as it came out. Yes, the height was only (?) 10 meters, so it was not a big deal for the demons.

“I was thinking of other possibilities.”

Elter said while examining the rift.

“It is not a crack the size of which a high-level demon can crawl. Did I say that this area was called Mt. Geumgang in the first place? It’s a size that can only be used by the low-middle-class demons that appeared there.”

“Now that I see it, I’m suddenly curious.”

“What do you mean?”

“You’ve been saying it habitually. Depending on the size of the crack, it may or may not pass. That size doesn’t mean you’re really big, right?”

“Well?”

At Cha Shin Hyeon’s question, El Ther tilted his head. He didn’t seem to have thought of it that way.

“I don’t know about that. Originally, cracks aren’t as common as they are these days, and I’ve never seen such a huge creature struggle to get through it.”

“From my point of view, are you too big?”

“Humans must be small. No, I can’t say this anymore. Because we are an overwhelmingly minority race. Yeah, let’s say we’re big.”

Elter smiled bitterly.

“By the way, when we refer to the size of a crack, we do not mean its physical size. It is said that the walls between the dimensions were separated by the gods to prevent powerful beings from crossing over to another dimension and destroying order. Just because there’s a hole in it, can’t you just let it go through?”

“It would have been best if they just kept the wall from breaking through in the first place.”

“Didn’t you come to tell me? Now the situation is clearly abnormal. Anyway, that’s why a large crack means a point that a strong entity can cross over. For example, in a place like this… … .”

Elter looked at Oron and motioned his hand. Oron realized the meaning and approached the rift.

Tung!

When it touched the crack, Oron’s finger bounced off lightly. Elter added an explanation.

“In this way, it is blocked from entering the rift at all. Oron is a higher level dragon blood, and it is on the same level as higher level demons, so naturally this means that this rift is a rift that higher level demons cannot cross.”

“But you knew before you even touched it, right? Just by looking at it.”

“It is the result of inversely calculating the energy of another dimension flowing from within the rift. It’s based on Pedro’s theory of magic, to put it simply… … .”

“It doesn’t seem that simple, so don’t explain it.”

Cha Shin Hyeon cut Elter’s lecture before the complicated story came out.

“The result is more important than the process. If you see it with your own eyes, it’s over. Is it confirmed that advanced demons can’t appear here?”

“right. The chance of accidentally bumping into a higher-level demon that came out of the rift is gone. Those who subdued the Deltaid came from somewhere else.”

“Then, were the lower-middle-class demons the bait? To lure us?”

Oron asked cautiously. Cha Shin Hyeon answered instead.

“I should have known that the dragon blood would be dispatched here, so I thought of using the bait. I don’t think it was intentional and intentional… It wasn’t originally aimed at dragon blood, but I may have gotten lucky.”

“You can grab them by the collar and ask what their intentions are.”

Elter let out a low voice.

“Whether it’s by chance or aiming, the truth is that high-ranking demons have come over and are plotting against the Deltaid. If you have dug a trap, just destroy it.”

Baekryong’s head turned toward Cha Shin Hyeon.

“Can I ask for your cooperation?”

“You want to find Delta?”

“No, just give me a map. You only need to tell us where the dungeon is located on this land. We will scour the inside and trample the demons.”

“I do. If you ask Changsik Kang, he will be able to get it right away.”

I wondered if I would be bothered to ask him to search with me, but as expected, Elter is a guy who knows his ignorance. Cha Shin Hyeon readily accepted the not-so-difficult request.

At this point, Elther’s actions were clearly the right choice.

It was a reasoning and action that was faithful to the information he had, so he wasn’t wrong.

but.

Demons are more cunning than dragons.

* * *

A faithful subordinate trusted by Elther and one of only three high dragon blood in his clan.

Deltaid, who was always cheerful and confident, was nowhere to be found.

“flaw… uh… … .”Her body, red as if bathed in blood, was torn to pieces, barely breathing, and her mind was half-destroyed, and her eyes were blurred.

There is no hand to heal him who has already lost his usefulness. He didn’t care when he was useless. Without the strength to even scream, he exhales only a thin breath that will never stop.

There are six demons who don’t even care about putting such deltaids in a corner.

Each of them sat chaotically in a comfortable position, but there was no one to say anything. If you want your head to explode, that’s okay. Only among themselves can they criticize each other.

“What is it, did you end up losing it?”

The demon on the far left suddenly opened his mouth.

His gaze was on the deltaid. The breath of the dragon blood was cut off.

“You bastard asshole. Can’t you stand it?”

“It’s my victory.”

The demon on the other side smiled with satisfaction.

“Aren’t you being too careless about the dragon blood? Is it useful to measure the health of a dragon and a higher dragon blood similarly? The two are in a hierarchical relationship.”

“Except for the proverb, there is no difference. Except for the big ones.”

“That’s your opinion.”

“what?”

Listening to the conversation, the two demons seemed to have made a bet on when Deltaite would die.

At that time, the demon, who seemed to be the best out of the six people, spoke out.

“Stop chatting.”

The other demons are dissatisfied if it’s just the outside, but they keep their mouths shut. The leader demon who quieted the crowd continued.

“The harvest has been plentiful. I hit them before they come up with a countermeasure.”

“Can I take on that Cha Shin Hyeon or a human doing something?”

The demon, Calfadin, who was defeated by betting, raised his hand. When the leader looked at him, he shrugged.

“You have to draw attention to at least one person anyway, right? That would be far more fun than slaughtering insects that die just by touching them.”

“Are you sure? Are you a human who said he defeated even Elter?”

“So, I’m more curious. Are you even worried about me?”

“I don’t know if you’re dead or not. They are afraid that their frivolity will ruin the cause.”

Calfadin grinned at the sarcastic leader’s words.

“Hey, don’t use my excuses for nothing. No matter what I do, eyes are always drawn to me. In the meantime, if you can’t finish your work, you’re an asshole. is not it?”

“OK. Do whatever you want.”

The leader, who exhaled as if chewing on something, quickly turned his head. The leader looked back at the other four, not hiding his dislike of dealing with the giggling Calfadin.

“It was decided that Calfadin would act separately. Did everyone understand the plan?”

“of course. Who are you talking about?”

The four of them nodded their heads peacefully. The attitude was pretty bad, but this level was good.

“… good. Make preparations within today. within seven days at the latest.”

The leader’s eyes were stained with blood.

“Erases the dragon blood.”