Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 62

22. Anomalies (1)

Stranded towards integration, there are more than one or two hurdles to overcome.

If high-ranking hunters of level 50 or higher are the symbol of the guild, hunters of level 40 or higher are middle-class. It is a position that oversees the work of the organization, and the loyalty is deep.

Even if there is a transcript of Park Tae-hoon and Kim Cheol-ho’s testimony, it is said that he does not bow his head while saying, ‘Hey, is that so?’

Rather, I doubted the manipulation.

In order to persuade me, thorough preparation was necessary for this side as well, and I had to wait for the other side to get steamed. I needed time.

Of course, such preparations are taken care of at dawn, and in the meantime, Cha Shin Hyeon has decided to finish the work on Jeju Island.

After enjoying dinner and discussing their future plans in detail, Junho Jeon and Jihye Lee returned to Seoul on their last flight.

Kim Ha-geun, who claimed to be a driver, drove to the hotel where Cha Shin Hyeon was staying.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

In the car, Ha-geun Kim expressed his gratitude.

“You must have been greatly offended by what happened yesterday…….”

“It wasn’t because of Tamra that I was offended by. And when integration is achieved, the probability of the same thing as yesterday happening will be lowered.”

Considering that the root cause of Park Tae-hoon’s actions was the confrontation between twilight and dawn, at least there won’t be a rice bowl fight after the integration. It’s an internal monopoly, even if you can say anything.

“It is, but… … I’ve heard a lot of good comments, but at the same time, I’m also worried.”

“Integration?”

“The integration itself is good. I am honestly in favor of it.”

Kim Ha-geun sighed softly.

“The problem is to convince the other guilds that make up Tamna. The content of the conversation we had today shouldn’t be revealed yet, right?”

“At least until dawn until ready.”

“I don’t know if I can be persuaded without saying that. No, it would be convincing if I said it. Some of the conservative guilds are really closed-minded.”

“Well, you don’t have to think too hard.”

Cha Shin Hyeon said in a calm tone.

“If you wait, there will come a time when other people will notice the change in the situation. When the crisis theory starts to circulate inside, it is okay to propose slowly and ask for opinions.”

“Well, are you all right?”

“The offer doesn’t have an expiration date, and I don’t want to force consolidation. If you reject it because you don’t like it, there’s nothing you can do about it.”

After a brief pause, Cha Shin Hyeon spoke again.

“But even now, Jeju Island has a small hunter population compared to the number of dungeons. It’s not like I like foreigners either.”

“Yes.”

“We’ve been doing pretty well so far, but there’s no guarantee it’ll work out forever. Isn’t it wise to fall from exhaustion while stubbornly rejecting outside help? You just need to keep that in mind.”

“… … all right.”

Kim Ha-geun nodded his head seriously.

Cha Shin Hyeon changed the topic.

“Let’s try to clear the remaining two high-risk dungeons as soon as possible. I don’t know what will happen next.”

“Can you hold the term for a few days?”

“Take it as a guideline for the time when the guild that accompanies you, not me, is ready. If one day is tight, can it be two days?”

“Yes? No, the time for Cha Shin Hyeon’s magic to recover…”

“It doesn’t matter. There is a way to recover. Two days is enough.”

It’s only two days after throwing out massive destruction magic. Is there any secret skill like cell phone fast charging? Kim Ha-geun had no choice but to think so.

In any case, the party strongly demands that it cannot be denied.Ha-geun Kim agreed.

“If you wish, I will. We will send you the dungeon-related materials tomorrow.”

“please.”

“It is me. Actually, the last dungeon is where the hunters directly under Tamna go.”

“Hey, so will Kim Ha-geun accompany you?”

“Yes. Please give me lots of maps.”

Cha Shin Hyeon smiled bitterly inwardly.

I don’t know if there is any guidance or not. It must be a folding screen anyway.

“Then see you then.”

Still, he answered well, and the schedule for the day came to an end.

* * *

Four days later, 9:50 a.m.

Cha Shin Hyeon, guided by Ha-geun Kim, arrived at the entrance to the ‘Misty Dungeon’ near Mt. Halla.

In addition to Cha Shin Hyeon and Kim Ha-geun, four people are participating in the attack. Except for one cleric, it was a combination filled with warriors or shields.

Before entering, Ha-geun Kim gave a final briefing.

“As shown in the data, the biggest difficulty of the Mist Pup Dungeon is the environment of the dungeon.”

Although there are a few highs and lows, the grass is generally flat. In terms of terrain, there was no difference from the tutorial dungeon.

The problem is the weather.

The foggy dungeon was always a troublesome environment with a thick fog.

“The visibility is less than 10 meters.”

“Yes. So, even if you are a little far away, you will soon be separated from the party members, and it is difficult to even discern the direction.”

Hunter is not unmanned. A hunter without a sense of humor relies heavily on vision unless he or she is learning a special skill.

No matter how good your eyes are, even an archer with clairvoyant skills, his ability is farsighted, not clairvoyant. Visibility itself was not visible, but even having hawk eyes was of no use. It was the reason why I didn’t take Archer to the foggy dungeon.

“And in the mist, there is a monster we call ‘mist peck’.”

The overall appearance is a cat with silver fur and two tails. It was named Pup because it was definitely larger than a normal cat.

Although it was small, it had the size of a jaw enough to bite a human limb, and its biting force was counted enough to shatter even an iron protective gear. The toenails were even engraved into the human body.

The leather is tough, but not to the point where it can’t be cut. However, it has the ability to regenerate in a difficult way, so if you don’t cut it completely, it will recover before you know it.

It sounds scary enough to the general public.

But, in fact, it was a basic specification that had all the monsters I wanted to count.

If you’re a beginner hunter, maybe you’re a mid-level hunter, so there’s no monster that can’t tear people apart. It was definitely unusual to have regeneration, but there are plenty of guys with strong leather anyway. It was cut and recovered, but it wasn’t cut from the beginning, it was a dogged dog.

Nevertheless, the reason why Tamna classified this place as a high-risk dungeon was because of the ‘mist’ in its name.

“It is a very troublesome monster that can assimilate its body with the mist.”

The biggest problem was this.

Mistpink had a bizarre ability to assimilate with the mist.

Physical attacks do not work at all, and only MP skills, wizards’ magic, or cleric’s powers can be used to inflict damage.

However, the Mist Pup is already small in size, has a silver color of fur, and resembles a cat, so it moves softly and quietly, making it difficult to notice its approach.

As usual, in the yard like that, there was no way to know unless you were right in front of you when you talked about fog and fairy tales. Except by mobilizing methods such as detection magic.

“It must be tricky.”

“The good news is that even the mistletoe has to materialize in order to attack this side. Nothing but a biting or scratching melee attack. You can counterattack without missing the opportunity.”

Words are easy.

However, if you do not hold your breath accurately at the moment of actualization and attack, the mist will fog up again and then run away to recover the wound.

In the thick fog that could only be seen from a few meters away, it was by no means easy to keep calm in preparation for the appearance of an unknown monster.

Physically weak wizards and clerics are more difficult to respond with agility. But walking through the mist without magic or blessing was even worse.

In the end, it was the foggy dungeon that the melee combatants had to escort and attack them. Difficulty level is high in many ways.

“Let’s go in.”

Of course, Cha Shin Hyeon wasn’t worried at all.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if a foggy cat, who is also subject to detection magic, could escape his senses?

“Because it’s undeniable.”

“Yes. We’ll go in first.”

The party members who decided the order jumped into the dungeon entrance one after another. The melee-type hunters enter first to form a formation, and the wizards Cha Shin Hyeon and Cleric enter last, and so on.

Whoops.

Darkness came and went away.

A new world opened up in front of Cha Shin Hyeon.

and… … .

“·················ogue.”

As soon as I set foot in the sea of ​​fog, Cha Shin Hyeon made an invisible impression.

“Come on, fifty this way.”

I didn’t even listen to Kim Ha-geun’s words.

Cha Shin Hyeon immediately raised his magic. A cold chill blooms in his right hand.

Paha!

The cold energy flew like a beam of light along the trajectory of the wildly swinging arm.

The target was the shield standing on the right.

“Huh!”

Shielder’s eyes widened in the chill that flew towards him.

He never thought that Cha Shin Hyeon would attack him, so he didn’t even respond. I just let out a brief shocking like a flurry.

Damn it!

The magical energy that hit the target spread the cold in all directions. Despite the indirect cold, his body trembled.

“uh······?”

Shielder, who had been frozen close, let out a bewildered sound when he realized that his body wasn’t actually frozen.

thud!

So what’s frozen? What was the sound of a while ago?

“Gee, get your formation! It’s foggy!”

One step later, Kim Ha-geun’s shout broke out.

Where Shielder turned around, a lump of mist that had turned into a lump of ice had been sunk to the ground.

“set!”

Cha Shin Hyeon’s order was given to the panicked hunters.

The voice imbued with the power of subtle words made everyone feel as if they had poured cold water on them.

They moved faster than the trainees who heard the assistant’s shout.

With Cha Shin Hyeon and Cleric, who entered a few seconds later, in the center, the four hunters gathered as if they were vigilant in all directions.

The magic of Cha Shin Hyeon surrounded him outside.

The ground is unsuitable, the wind is a little weak, the fire is unfavorable, and the lightning is an electric shock if done wrong. The most effective thing in the current situation is the cold that I just used.

Whoa ah ah ah!The scorching cold covered all directions.

It’s crazy!

All beings within a radius of 30 meters were frozen.

Even the monsters in the fog state could not resist the overwhelming magic power, and the fog was forcibly removed and turned into ice cubes.

“Go, thank you.”

Belatedly, Sylder bowed his head.

It was a greeting for saving someone who was about to be attacked by Mist Peng.

“It’s nothing. Rather…”

Cha Shin Hyeon looked at Kim Ha-geun.

“How did this happen? I have never heard such a warm welcome at a briefing.”

“I, I don’t know.”

Confused, Kim Ha-geun answered.

“I’ve never been to this dungeon once or twice, but this is the first time this has happened. No, it doesn’t make sense not only for the foggy dungeon, but for any dungeon……”

The environment inside the dungeon varies from dungeon to dungeon, but there are rules that have been absolutely observed until now.

Near the entrance of the dungeon is a kind of safe zone.

Sometimes the entrance is in a corner, sometimes it’s hard to access, and sometimes it just doesn’t look much different from other places.

However, no matter where they are located, monsters do not come near the entrance.

Therefore, there is no case of being attacked as soon as you enter the dungeon. never.

But that rule has been broken.

“Is this because it’s a dungeon that hasn’t been cleared regularly? As the monsters piled up and piled up, there was no room for them, so they might have been pushed to this point…”

Ha-geun Kim carefully expressed his opinion.

“well.”

Cha Shin Hyeon replied skeptically.

“With that in mind, isn’t it the same for the five dungeons we’ve attacked so far? It’s fine there and I can’t explain why it’s only happening here.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

The two drooled side by side.

Then Cha Shin Hyeon spoke up.

“… … First, let’s do some more exploration. Let’s see if there’s anything suspicious. If the dungeon that wasn’t like this has changed, it’s a big problem.”

1 Dungeon The Bucheon Dungeon, where the 1 monster rule was broken, has been a dungeon with an abnormality since the first reconnaissance. No similar cases were found in other dungeons, so even if it was a bit daunting, we could just skip it as a characteristic unique to that dungeon.

However, the situation is different in the Foggy Dungeon.

If this has not been the case before and suddenly changed, the same change may occur in other dungeons under the same conditions.

The lack of a safe zone is a big problem.

What if a monster roams near the entrance and a hunter attacks an incoming tribe?

If not even one or two?

The attack party is a board that has to start with an injury from the beginning. High-risk dungeons inhabited by powerful monsters may not even be able to enter properly.

I don’t know if I can figure it out, but I should try to figure it out as much as I can.

“I will do my best to help.”

Ha-geun Kim said vigorously.

Regardless of whether he actually helps or not, he has a young mind. A good example of a hunter.

Cha Shin Hyeon nodded and said.

“Let’s go. What is in this mist?”