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Chapter 753: Overachievement (8)
Calculating individual scores.
It was time for a sort of dungeon report card reveal.
If this place, 'Keen Intuition,' operated similarly to the lower-level dungeons Yeongwoo had visited before, it would probably output each participant's total score and a brief evaluation.
'Anyway, even an Epic Dungeon has this. Is it common to all dungeons?'
As Yeongwoo waited silently in the blinding light, golden text finally reappeared.
Piiiing!
「Individual score calculation is complete.」
Then, exactly as Yeongwoo expected, his own name appeared first.
[1st Place] Yeongwoo – Total Score 148/100
-Secured tokens above the standard criteria.
-Exceptional combat prowess.
-Dungeon facility utilization rate: 64%.
'Dungeon facility utilization is 64%? I opened most of the token boxes and even used the altar...?'
It probably meant there were more elements he hadn't managed to discover.
Nevertheless, the fact that it was recorded on the settlement table also meant it corresponded to a relatively high achievement.
In other words, the other participants hadn't even utilized the dungeon facilities properly.
Paaat!
Next, the report card of the person who placed 2nd in the dungeon appeared.
[2nd Place] Gayero – Total Score 76/100
-Fastest escape.
-Exceptional judgment.
-Master of deception.
'Gayero? Who is that? Sounds like a guy I've never met.'
Then again, it said he made the fastest escape.
And yet, he ranked a whopping 2nd place.
'What the hell? What did he do for his evaluation phrases to all be like that?'
Even with the fastest escape, his total score was a massive 76.
It must mean he had gathered a considerable amount of tokens before leaving.
Swaat!
Following that, the 3rd place report card was revealed, and Yeongwoo couldn't help but let out a hollow laugh as soon as he saw the first line.
[3rd Place] Tanimu – Total Score 52/100
'Hah.'
The 3rd place was none other than Tanimu Monra.
The subsequent evaluation of him was also extremely accurate.
[3rd Place] Tanimu – Total Score 52/100
-Exceptional judgment.
-Cleared the dungeon without using force.
-Secured a large amount of tokens.
Nothing about that was wrong.
Nevertheless, perhaps due to a lack of bravery, the score he secured stopped at just 52.
Paaat!
After up to 3rd place was revealed, the remaining rankers were unveiled one after another in faint silver text, and among them, there was one report card that stood out exceptionally.
That was none other than the 6th place record holder.
[6th Place] "Ban" - Total Score 43/100
'What.'
Ban.
Perhaps recognizing that it was an alias, his name was given a separate emphasis mark.
'But he died, didn't he? Do dead guys also make the rankings in Epic Dungeons?'
And the answer to this could be confirmed at the bottom of his report card.
[6th Place] "Ban" - Total Score 43/100
-Exceptional martial prowess.
-Bold execution.
-Score downgraded due to death.
*As the participant died while recording a high rank, the reward for the final ranking will be sent to their registered base.
'Ah. So Epic Dungeons give out rewards even if you die.'
Of course, this only applied if one died while running in the upper ranks.
In any case, they were able to leave something behind for their bereaved families.
'Of course, I don't know if a guy who risked his life to become a Kaujo would have a bereaved family, but.'
Feeling a strange sensation, Yeongwoo kept his mouth shut and offered a silent, half-hearted condolence for 'Ban.'
Then, soon after, all the report cards spread out in his vision disappeared, and new system text appeared.
「Rewards will be differentially distributed based on the finalized rankings.」
「In this round, a hidden reward earner has emerged.」
It was probably referring to Jeong Yeongwoo.
Then, a new golden text appeared, revealing the hidden reward of 'Keen Intuition.'
『A Dungeon Catalog has been created.』
'Huh...? What Catalog?'
As Yeongwoo blinked at the unexpected combination of words, a change soon occurred in his data as well.
「'Dungeon Catalog' has been added to Jeong Yeongwoo's data.」
And then, a new Catalog interface was truly given to Yeongwoo.
Piiiiing!
[Dungeon Catalog]
〔10〕
'What, the collection count is already at 10.'
It was a dungeon Catalog in the truest sense of the word.
Including Keen Intuition, which he visited today, the data of the 10 dungeons he had previously stopped by were already registered in the Catalog.
'Then there must be collection effects as well.'
The moment Yeongwoo muttered this in his mind, the collection effects appeared one after another beneath the Dungeon Catalog's collection count.
Papat!
[Collection Effect : 5]
|25% increase in the summon probability of high-grade or special dungeons.
[Collection Effect : 10]
|Secures an 'Emergency Exit' in dungeons of Legendary grade or lower.
'What the heck is an Emergency Exit?'
Befitting the name Dungeon Catalog, the collection effects were also entirely related to dungeons.
'Could it be guaranteeing a secret passage or something?'
Around the time Yeongwoo thought this, an additional explanation regarding the Emergency Exit followed.
【Emergency Exit】
|Emergency Exits exist in most dungeons, but they are generally hidden to make them difficult to find.
|However, someone who has unlocked the Tier 2 collection effect of the Dungeon Catalog can verify the location of the Emergency Exits, allowing for unauthorized departure through them. Note that they cannot be used once the Emergency Exit is closed.
'The explanation is complicated. So, to put it simply, dungeons generally have hidden exits, and it lets me know their locations.'
In higher-level dungeons where even the strong of the universe die like flies, being able to use an emergency exit would be a tremendous advantage.
However, the point to note was...
'The system's tooltips are never written in vain... There must be a reason why such a simple concept was written out so lengthily.'
Yeongwoo blinked as he examined the explanation again.
And soon, he was able to fish out two precautions.
One, there are dungeons where Emergency Exits do not exist.
Two, Emergency Exits can be closed for some reason.
'And the Emergency Exits I can check are limited to dungeons of Legendary grade and below...'
In other words, in dungeons exceeding the Legendary grade, the location of Emergency Exits cannot be checked, and it is even unknown whether an Emergency Exit exists in that dungeon at all.
'If it's above Legendary grade... Is it Mythic? I don't know if I'll even be able to visit one in my lifetime.'
Regardless, the important thing was that a selectable alternative had been created in dungeons of Legendary grade and below.
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Of course, he would only know exactly what form the Emergency Exit took after entering the next dungeon.
Hwaaaat!
Soon, as if all the procedures had finished, his vision, which had been filled with pure white, gradually began to return to normal.
The panoramic view of Gwangjin-gu, where he had been standing before entering the dungeon, once again filled his eyes.
Kwaaat!
Along with this, as Yeongwoo stepped onto the ground, Negwig, who had been continuously waiting for its master in the same spot, snorted out breath from its nose.
"Ah, did you wait long? What time is it now?"
Confirming that his surroundings were still dark, Yeongwoo looked at his wrist.
Then, the current time was displayed.
'3:36 AM? I have some time to spare.'
Today, he would be able to get some sleep for the first time in a while.
"Alright, then..."
The moment Yeongwoo grabbed Negwig's reins and was about to return to the steering room, a strange light flashed before his eyes.
Paaaaat!
"What is it this time."
What appeared next was an achievement text, something he was seeing for the first time in a while since the Great Jailbreak.
[Achievement Unlocked: Dungeon Explorer]
|Achievement Grade: Universe
|Achievement Rank: #118642
「Obtained the Dungeon Catalog.」
"Uh."
There had been an achievement prepared in relation to the Dungeon Catalog.
And even the achievement rank...
"Is this... seriously in the hundred thousands?"
Yeongwoo's eyes widened.
Since the launch of the Earth Ship, Yeongwoo had generally seen single-digit, or at most double-digit achievement ranks, making such a large number unfamiliar to him.
"There are this many people who have obtained the Dungeon Catalog?"
Then again, considering the scale and history of the universe, it was a number that could even be seen as small.
Just how many powerhouses must have entered and exited Epic Dungeons over the years, and among them, how many must have figured out the hidden reward conditions?
Furthermore, there was room for the possibility that there were multiple ways to obtain the Dungeon Catalog.
'But still, 100,000... No, it's almost 120,000. Isn't this too much.'
As Yeongwoo wore a sullen expression, feeling the vastness of the 'universe' all over again, the achievement system soon sent a new notification.
「As a reward for the Dungeon Explorer achievement, a new exclusive equipment will be generated.」
× Exclusive equipment?
At the news of new equipment coming in, Obstruction of Justice reacted even before Yeongwoo did.
× What kind of equipment is it making now?
It felt displeased, perhaps worrying that it might be a weapon with an ego like itself.
And soon, an elongated lump of light was forged in the empty air in front of Yeongwoo.
Chwaaaat!
"Are you seriously making a weapon right here on the spot?"
Yeongwoo, thinking the new equipment would naturally be a weapon, scratched his chin and spoke.
Besides, didn't it say 'exclusive equipment'?
Just what was it exclusive to?
Yeongwoo, the achiever of the achievement?
If not, there was also a probability that it was an equipment exclusive to dungeons.
Whatever it was, since a brand-new equipment was being created, it was definitely a boon.
"So equipment can be newly forged in this manner too."
× Is it something that reflects your shitty personality this time too?
"I don't know. There was no mention of that this time."
× ...Really?
Obstruction of Justice stealthily withdrew the index finger it had been pointing at the new equipment.
Meanwhile, the new equipment in question, which had been a long lump of light, began to take on its proper form.
Chwiaaaaat!
"Uh, this is."
The new exclusive equipment that entered Yeongwoo's eyes was, to anyone's view, a bow.
× A bow? Who uses something like a bow in this day and age?
Along with Obstruction of Justice's sarcasm, the newly generated bow in question approached as if being sucked into Yeongwoo's hand, and soon, a tooltip appeared in the air.
「Dungeon Breaker」 - Legendary Bow
【Damage against dungeon monsters increased by 20%.】
【Dungeon Explorer #118642】
【Serial Collector】
【Dungeon Explorer #118642】
|This equipment was generated by the Dungeon Explorer achievement and has a hidden function that operates in specific situations.
【Serial Collector】
|Each time you acquire an equipment with the same origin, the effect of this weapon increases by 50%.
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