Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 49

18. Prelude to Doom (2)

8:30 am.

A little earlier than usual, Cha Shin Hyeon made contact with the ‘Samdado’ guild.

“I’m sorry for asking you this morning.”

Lim Jong-wook, the guild leader of Samdado, bowed his head.

“It’s a dungeon that takes quite some time to attack, so I thought it would be better to start quickly…”

“Fine. It’s not too early.”

For him, who always wakes up before dawn, the time is not at all early. It’s just faster than the usual time to go to the dungeon.

Cha Shin Hyeon asked, glancing at the guild members behind Lim Jong-wook.

“However… … Do you have a lot of luggage?”

Everyone was carrying large bags around them as if they were about to march. Even a field shovel is hung like a real soldier.

Im Jong-wook is the only one wearing a light outfit. The light reason was because only Lim Jong-wook had an inventory, not because he didn’t have any luggage.

“It is because we need to be thoroughly prepared.”

Lim Jong-wook answered.

Cha Shin Hyeon asked.

“Is this such a difficult dungeon?”

“The environment hurts more than the monster. Now, Cha Shin Hyeon is taking care of us, but in the future, shouldn’t we be attacking on our own? We are trying to prepare for that.”

“Hmm, let’s go first.”

Cha Shin Hyeon said, I want to know if I see it with my own eyes.

“Yes. I will guide you.”

Soon Cha Shin Hyeon, Lim Jong-wook, and six Samdado guild members entered the dungeon.

A unique phenomenon experienced when moving in and out of the dungeon. Darkness encroaches around you and you feel your body float for a moment, but when you come to your senses, you are moving.

Even though the darkness had gone, it was still dark all around.

“I’ll turn on the light.”

Im Jong-wook’s calm voice was heard in the darkness.

Paah!

Suddenly, a round sphere of light appeared in the air.

A ball of light protruding from the wristwatch that Lim Jong-wook was wearing floated about 3 meters high. In fact, it wasn’t a wristwatch, it was a magic tool.

The light wasn’t so strong that it didn’t hurt my eyes even when I looked directly at it, but it shone so softly that I could see up to about 15 meters away. It was like moonlight.

15 meters is a standard for the general public, and Cha Shin Hyeon’s eyesight is as good as broad daylight even with that amount of light.

He looked around, a little surprised.

“here is… … Is it inside a cave?”

Unfinished stone floor. Rough walls and ceilings.

The ceiling height is quite high. Maybe 15 meters. It also stretches out to the side, so it doesn’t feel cramped.

However, it was clear whether it was narrow or wide inside. Originally, the dungeon was not infinitely wide and had transparent borders, but it was the first time that the dungeon was completely blocked in all directions.

“Yes, that’s right. Did Tamra not give a proper briefing? We delivered the data a few days ago.”

“I have received it. I just didn’t know that the starting point was inside the cave. I thought it was like entering a cave from the outside.”

Cha Shin Hyeon responded to Lim Jong-wook who asked carefully.

“Is there any way out?”

“I do not know. We haven’t found the entrance yet, but we can’t even get a sense of how much we’ve explored the dungeon.”

“i See.”“That’s why I brought that.”

Lim Jong-wook pointed to the guild members’ bags.

“The terrain inside the cave is very complex. The fact that the attack takes a long time is also due to the maze-like terrain. What you hear in your bag is some sort of locator, and you install it at every fork in the road.”

“Are you going to install it? Aren’t the monsters touching them?”

“To prevent it as much as possible, we dig the floor in the corner of the aisle and install it half-buried. Fortunately, that was all it took. I don’t know if it’s because they’re not roaming the ground.”

Saying that, Lim Jong-wook took out the tablet from his inventory.

He showed Cha Shin Hyeon the screen.

“This is the dungeon map we have identified so far.”

“It’s only a part, but it’s usually not complicated. It is easy to get lost.”

“It’s okay if you just follow the path you know. There is a tracker and there are signposts in the middle.”

Lim Jong-wook’s finger went up the screen and touched the end of the picture.

“Here, this is where we explored the deepest … … . We are going to start our exploration again after we get here first.”

“all right. How long will it take?”

“It should take at least two hours. You will continue to encounter monsters along the way.”

“There is room for shortening. Then let’s go If there is anything else I need to explain, please do it as I go.”

“Yes. It’s over there.”

Lim Jong-wook took the lead and Cha Shin Hyeon followed.

The cave exploration began.

* * *

9:50 am.

Jun-ho Jeon, who arrived at the meeting place exactly on time, got out of the car. Those who had arrived first quickly approached and greeted them.

“Are you here, guild chief!”

“welcome!”

“Hello, how are you?”

Junho Jeon nodded his head and greeted them one by one.

Lastly, Lee Ji-hye bowed lightly.

“You have come.”

“Hey, am I the last one?”

“It is the privilege of the guild leader that no one can say anything even if he arrives late.”

“… … The time has come.”

“I just did it. We’ll be in in 10 minutes, so be prepared.”

“What do you have to prepare? I did it all when I came.”

Jeon Jun-ho stretched out his body while muttering. He relieves muscles that have been hardened by driving for a long time with simple stretches.

While everyone was doing the final check before the entrance, he was shivering.

“Call me all of these things. It’s an honor, very much.”

“Yes? Is this what it is?”

Lee Ji-hye tilted her head.

“Are you attacking the dungeon?”

“okay.”

“What glory is glory? As I’ve been doing it every day As a guild leader, of course, you have to lead by example.”

“No, that is normal. I mean.”

Jeon Jun-ho laughed out loud.

“You’ve only been going out with that person these days. Cha Shin Hyeon.”

“uh······.”

“Looking at the Taeyang Festival, to be honest, it didn’t seem like he was weaker than me. Suddenly, such a monster pops out, and it’s only natural to be interested, right? I found out that you take me here and there every day. Are you two going on a date?”

“Who is dating in the dungeon! Isn’t that completely psycho when you get into a sweet atmosphere while slicing monsters?”

“Well, I respect those tastes.”

“No, I mean.”

Lee Ji-hye snapped.

“At first, it was a cooperative relationship with that person, not a top-down relationship. We formed an alliance in return for providing convenience, so we’ve only provided dungeons in the meantime. So we can’t even call it what we have to do.”

“I will. If I wanted to use it at a time like this, I should have told him to just belong to the Dawning rather than a martial arts drama.”

Junho Jeon shrugged.

“Still, I knew you would call. In the end, it’s like taking over the work, but it’s not detrimental to that person, is it? In terms of money earned and experience points.”

“ Cha Shin Hyeon is now in Jeju Island.”

“Oh, that’s why you called me. as a substitute.”

“Please don’t keep saying strange things and focus on the dungeon. Dungeons with a risk of 13 or higher are originally the responsibility of the guild leader. You know you shouldn’t be vigilant, right?”

Lee Ji-hye pointed out in a blunt voice.

“know. I know.”

Jun-ho Jeon answered with a slightly serious attitude and changed his attitude.

“But what’s wrong with you two going?”

However, knowing his skills and knowing that Lee Ji-hye was stronger than him, Jun-ho Jeon did not show any signs of nervousness.

Although he gave him a pin, in fact, Lee Ji-hye had the same thoughts. It was said that if you could understand the danger level of the dungeon, you could attack it.

After a while, 10 o’clock.

The party led by Jeon Jun-ho and Lee Ji-hye entered the dungeon.

* * *

The sphere of light that Lim Jong-wook called out had clear advantages and disadvantages.

In a closed cave where there is no hole for outside light to enter, nothing can be seen without light. Whether carrying a torch or turning on a flashlight, I had to do something, and the sphere of light illuminates all directions evenly, but I did not have to carry it with my hand.

So far it’s pretty good.

The problem was that even the monsters in the cave were very sensitive to light.

If I lived in such a dark world, it would be normal if my eyesight had deteriorated altogether, but if it was exposed to light, it might cause allergies, or if it came within the range of light, it would emit light and rushed in.

“Annoying things.”

Cha Shin Hyeon clicked his tongue.

The ones who attacked were monsters named ‘wolf bats’.

It had a canine-like snout and bat-like wings. However, to call it a dog bat is a little off-putting, so it is called a wolf bat.

When the wings are folded, the body is slightly smaller than a human head. He was very small for a monster.

But just because it’s small doesn’t mean it’s a flattering monster.

Like all flying monsters, he was quick, and his teeth were very sharp and his jaw was strong, so he had the talent to rip off human flesh. Even the leather was sturdy.

In that case, being small in size was an advantage again. It would be easy to match if it was large, but it wasn’t.

So, it was the wolf bat that usually harassed the guild members of Samdado, but not today.

Whoa!

Cha Shin Hyeon’s magical power takes on the properties of a trap and grabs wolf bats.

No matter how strong their jaws are, their total strength cannot be greater than those of larger ones. It was weak and small, so it was easier to hold onto it with the flame-dong magic.If you catch it, it’s over.

Even if the wolf bat was quite savvy, Samda was not a strong enough guild member to do no damage by feeding him a straight blow.

puck! Puck puck!

Weapons fly excitedly towards those who are hardened. I’m used to pounding hands. It was a situation that had been repeated dozens of times while coming here, so our hands and feet hit each other.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Cha Shin Hyeon finished the remaining wolf bats with wind magic except for the Samdado Guild.

Wind magic on hard leather is not a very good option, but it secretly mixes the blade of aerodynamic power between the magical powers to increase the lethality. It was similar to being beaten by the sword.

It was not long before the 30 or so animals that had appeared were slaughtered.

“Thank you.”

While the guild members were diligently picking up monsters, Lim Jong-wook praised Cha Shin Hyeon.

“You came so quickly! I never thought it would come so easily.”

It had only been a little over an hour since I entered the dungeon.

However, they had already reached their target point.

It was possible to proceed quickly thanks to Cha Shin Hyeon, who appeared, without wasting time fighting monsters.

“Take a break for a while. From now on, we too are an unknown territory…”

“That’s right.”

Cha Shin Hyeon gladly accepted Lim Jong-wook’s proposal.

A group of people who simply laid out their seats sat down on the floor. Some checked the pre-installed location trackers and looked around.

“If it’s an unknown section, you might get lost from now on, right?”

“Yes. Still, our guild members have a hard time finding their way… … . At least if I look back, I can come back this far. However, if you come across a dead-end road, you may end up walking in vain. I’m sorry.”

“There is nothing I can do about it.”

That’s what I said, but it’s cumbersome.

Would you like to expand your sense of humor? Then at least a few hundred meters ahead would be able to determine whether it was blocked or not. Of course, I can’t explain it to them, but no, maybe it’s just magic, right?

‘There’s nothing wrong with doing that.’

In an attempt to save time, Cha Shin Hyeon opened up the senses.

Excluding the road you came from, there are three paths. Left, front, right.

Feelings ran through the walls of the cave.

100 meters… … 200 meters… … 400 meters…

‘uh?’

Something strange caught my senses. left aisle

I checked again. It didn’t feel wrong.

“… … Im Jong-wook.”

“Yes?”

“Where do you plan to explore?”

“well. I’m just going to go through them in clockwise order from left to right…”