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Chapter 741: White Rank (5)
“To kill one more……? You bastard, isn't that what you're supposed to do?”
Even as Yeongwoo said this and instinctively tightened his grip on Bastard, some who recognized it as a mythic magic sword subtly stepped back.
Consequently, the number of participants rushing at Yeongwoo dwindled to three, and seeing this, Obstruction of Official Duties fired in all directions once again and said.
Tat-tat-tat-tang!
× Do you know how to easily win a 1 vs 3?
“What?”
× That's doing a 1 vs 1 three times!
And right around this time, the bullets Obstruction of Official Duties had fired earlier struck the floor and walls, then bounced back in the opposite direction.
-Huh……!
-It's coming!
At this, the participants who had seen the power of the bullets earlier had no choice but to falter in their steps and follow the trajectory of the bullets with their eyes, and thanks to this, the gaps between the participants widened significantly.
At least to the level where he could engage in about three exchanges with the first opponent alone.
“Damn it.”
Since the first opponent had already approached right under his nose, Yeongwoo had no other option.
Kwaat!
Presently, as Yeongwoo stepped forward and swung Bastard forcefully, the opponent also valiantly swung his sword.
Swaaaack!
The very first engagement with a participant of an epic dungeon.
And the result was to an absurd degree.
Slash!
Let alone three exchanges, the opponent's head was severed in just a single exchange.
It was due to the characteristic of Bastard, which made defense impossible unless it was with another mythic weapon.
-…Huh?
-Wh, what.
At this, the remaining two participants who were swiftly following behind him flinched for a moment, and in the meantime, Ban began engaging with three other participants in the arena and shouted.
-What are you doing? Hurry up and finish them off! If we kill all these guys, we'll essentially obtain about half of the total tokens!
At these words, the two participants who had been hesitating in front of Yeongwoo snapped to their senses, and soon the action began.
Taaaaaat!
This time, the two guys rushed in almost simultaneously.
-Kuaaaaat!
-Die……!
Unlike the guy who died earlier, the momentum of the remaining two was unusual, so Yeongwoo ordered Obstruction of Official Duties.
“Shoot the guy on the left intensively! I'll take care of the right!”
× That's not hard at all.
Receiving the instruction, Obstruction of Official Duties immediately spewed fire from the tip of his index finger, and Yeongwoo seized this opening to rush at the right opponent first.
Swaaaaaaat!
Bastard tracing a dark red trajectory once again.
-……!
The opponent, who had already learned that parrying that was impossible, nimbly twisted his body to perform an evasive maneuver.
-Not a chance!
An opponent who didn't shrink back even in the face of a mythic magic sword.
Indeed, the level of participants was different starting from epic dungeons.
Then, he immediately extended a lightning-like thrust, looking for an opportunity to counterattack.
Piaaaat!
‘Oh, that's quite fast?’
At an attack much faster than expected, Yeongwoo almost instinctively summoned Aratubank to shield his body.
And soon.
Screeeech!
The opponent's thrust caused friction with the surface of Aratubank, making a loud noise.
“This bastard… that was dangerous.”
Yeongwoo's subsequent response was an arrow-like knee strike.
Thwaaaack!
Digging into the opponent's chest and landing the knee strike, Yeongwoo immediately swung Aratubank to push the opponent away, creating space for Bastard to wedge in.
And then.
Kwaaaaak!
He thrust the blade of Bastard right through the sword the opponent had reflexively raised.
-Kuek!
It was a duel won entirely by his own power.
He hadn't even used Suagosa yet, had he.
It was a level of skill that could at least firmly secure a spot in the middle ranks of epic dungeons.
× What are you doing? Snap out of it! There's still one more left!
Following that, Obstruction of Official Duties' sharp voice shot out, causing Yeongwoo to hurriedly pull his body back.
Even without that, he was already feeling a chilling presence from the side of his head.
Hwaaaaaack!
Sure enough, a heavy greatsword sliced through the spot where Yeongwoo had just been standing.
In response, Yeongwoo stepped on the greatsword that had just touched the ground while simultaneously striking the opponent's head with Aratubank.
Paaaaang!
-Keok!
The opponent, his jawline shattered, boldly abandoned the greatsword and pulled his body back.
At the same time, he pulled a hidden weapon from his chest and threw it.
Sshwaaaaak!
‘Not a single moment is wasted. They really are masters, aren't they.’
Easily lifting Aratubank to block the hidden weapon, Yeongwoo immediately threw Bastard.
However, the opponent twisted his body once more to dodge the sword, and at this, Yeongwoo used his ‘Sword Ability’ to instantly recall Bastard.
Then, Bastard, with its attack power amplified by a whopping 25%, flew back at tremendous speed, and the opponent couldn't succeed in dodging up to three times.
Kwasat!
Because this time, the blade pierced his neck before he could even twist his body.
At this, Obstruction of Official Duties, who had been about to provide auxiliary fire, folded back his extended index finger and muttered.
× What the heck, this guy. You practically had a gun……?
Grab!
Following this, as Yeongwoo grabbed the blood-soaked Bastard back in his hand, the two still-surviving participants… no, three including Ban, looked at Yeongwoo.
The two currently engaged with Ban had stepped back in the first place after recognizing the mythic magic sword, so naturally, they could also recognize the ‘Sword Ability’ Yeongwoo had just used.
-You bastard… just what is your true identity?
Ban took a couple of steps back from the battlefield and sent an anxious gaze toward his partner.
So Yeongwoo looked alternately between Aratubank and Bastard and let out an awkward smile.
“Ah, you saw the whole thing.”
He had failed to follow the fly man's hard-earned advice to the very end.
Hadn't he been told to hide his full strength as much as possible?
-Isn't that… also mythic? What else are you carrying?
Ban couldn't guess the name of Aratubank, only noticing that it was mythic.
Inevitably, the fame of Bastard was bound to be much higher than that of Aratubank, a mythic item of the Red Foot clan.
“You ask what else I'm carrying?”
While Yeongwoo bought time to think by repeating the opponent's question verbatim, the mechanical device in the center of the intersection shone brightly and made a sound.
Piiiiing!
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“Ah.”
Come to think of it, the mechanical device that had been counting the number of dead for some unknown reason had completely fulfilled its activation conditions.
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And soon after, it projected a mark above Yeongwoo's head.
Piaaat!
And the shape of the problematic mark that appeared like this was.
“…Huh?”
It was the shape of a person running in one direction.
Looking exactly like an escape route mark to anyone who saw it.
-……?
-Wait.
-Could that be.
Thanks to this, the murderous situation in the arena temporarily entered a lull, and then the mechanical device in the center of the intersection rose upward, revealing the remaining part that had been hidden beneath it.
Rumble……!
× Look, I told you. There's a bigger machine underneath.
Just as Obstruction of Official Duties had said, what had been hidden beneath the intersection was a machine that looked like some kind of large vending machine.
“This is too different from what I expected? I thought at least some mechanical giant would appear.”
Yeongwoo looked back and forth between the unidentified vending machine and the escape route mark above his head, then shifted his gaze back to the participants gathered around.
He made a silent proposal that everyone should temporarily stop fighting and perhaps try touching this machine first.
And soon.
-Seeing as the mark only attached to you, it seems the authority to operate it is solely yours.
The tall participant who had been fighting Ban until just a moment ago pointed at the ‘vending machine’ and spoke.
At that, Ban also took another step back and nodded.
-I think it's a machine that tells us the location of the exit. Go ahead and activate it for now.
“Then everyone's calling a temporary truce, right? Since all the guys who needed to die are dead for now.”
He was referring to the three corpses that had been required to expose this machine.
-…….
At this, the remaining three participants agreed in silence, and immediately after, Yeongwoo stepped forward toward the problematic machine with one side of his body firmly shielded by Aratubank.
Clunk, clunk.
The closer Yeongwoo approached the machine, the brighter the mark attached above his head shone, and eventually, even the vending machine-like device began to be enveloped in light.
Paaaaaat!
Then, a system text floated in the air.
「The dungeon guide has been unlocked.」
“Dungeon guide……?”
「In the dungeon guide, you can use various support functions as well as locate escape routes, and the order and frequency of use are determined according to your guide stake.」
Guide stake.
This had a similar nuance to what Obstruction of Official Duties had mentioned earlier.
Hadn't he said there would be benefits for the guy who contributed the most to activating this device.
And in reality, too.
「Guide Stake Hierarchy」
|1st Place : Participant #6, 2 times
|2nd Place : Participant #17, 1 time
Simultaneously with the reveal of the guide stake hierarchy, the number ‘6’ appeared above Yeongwoo's head, and the number ‘17’ attached itself to the tall participant who had been sparring with Ban.
“I was Participant #6.”
「You may use the dungeon guide in the order of the stake hierarchy, and the remaining participants may use the guide functions after all ranked individuals have finished using them.」
At this announcement, Ban looked at Yeongwoo with a peculiar gaze.
Because on one hand, it was favorable news since a member of the same team had gained guide priority, but on the other hand, it was unfavorable because the opponent's full strength was still unclear.
「All functions of the dungeon guide are one-time use. A function used by a preceding user is immediately erased, and every time one function is activated, the usage fee for the remaining functions increases.」
“Usage fee?”
It was within expectations.
Because it would probably be tokens.
‘Then right now, I…….’
When Yeongwoo turned his eyes to the top of his head, he saw that 14 tokens were displayed.
And shortly after, the functions available for purchase through the dungeon guide appeared in a row.
「Current Usage Fee : 2 Tokens」
[Special Intelligence]
|Check the locations of all escape routes within the dungeon and acquire a guideline pointing to them. This can only be perceived by the buyer.
[Miraculous Revival]
|Obtain a scroll that recovers all physical damage immediately upon activation. Only the buyer or a participant in the same group as the buyer can use it.
[Treasure Chest]
|Check the locations of all token chests within the dungeon. This is perceivable only by the buyer.
[Sniper]
|Weaken all combat power of a designated target by 20%. This effect persists until the dungeon ends.
[Explorer]
|All obstacles within the dungeon, including monsters and traps, will not operate targeting the buyer.
[Classified]
|Check the hidden reward conditions of this dungeon. These conditions are exposed only to the buyer.
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