CHAPTER 39 DEEP IN THE HOLE
"Stone Wall Stone Wall Stone Wall Stone Wall"
I cast stone walls four times surrounding Yoo Jinho so he can be personally safe.
As I did that, the next move the apes jumped down and quickly surrounded me They were much faster than they looked. The ape with the level C ranker.
Before I could do anything, a fast powerful fist plowed into my gut I felt all its momentum transfer into me which felt painful for sure but this was also my chance so I instantly grabbed the aps' hand. And with the swing of my hand
I used 'Vital Stab' with my dagger and behead the giant ape. The head flew a few feet in the air and hit the ground. "Ghaa... Spill" and blood flew out of now headless body. Painting my face and head red. The body devoid of its head spasmed for a couple of seconds before it fell.
Other Monkeys were shocked by the sudden development which provided me enough time to cast my next spell.
"Flame Lance"
Ding~! !
Flame Lance
Level: 1
Rank: Unique (A+)
Skill Type: Active
Mana Cost: 90
AOE: Single Target
Cool Down: None
Damage: 700/plus fire damage
Effect: Materializes A Lance made of pure fire elemental in the shape of A lance approximately 4 feet long. It deals extra fire damage.
a lance made of pure fire appeared on my hand.
"*Screachhhh*", the monkey roared in fear apparent in his eyes, as he attempted to take hold of the lance only to have his hands burned as I grinned while I stabbed the lance at his heart, the fire lance penetrated his chest, burning his heart into crisp.
And before the Lance disappeared I did a horizontal motion cutting the chest of an already dead ape.
As the lance came towards the other ape, but with his instincts he The ape jumped out of the way of the lance. followed by his two remaining buddies.
Seeing the fire lance disappear they become more aggressive. As the ape that jumped charged at me. while the other two stood on either side and shrieked.
The ape sent a punch just as powerful as the one before but it missed its mark. I dodged and tried to cut the ape with my daggers but I missed his target as well. Both apes and humans attacked and dodged each other. The ape had the advantage of long arms and a larger reach. Meanwhile, I had a sharp short blade as my weapon.
Seeing as he was getting nowhere I cast my next spell.
"Stone Cannon"
Ding~! !
Stone Cannon
Level: 1
Rank: Unique (A+)
Skill Type: Active
Mana Cost: 40
AOE: Single Target
Cool Down: None
Damage: 200
Effect: Materializes and launches a piece of shaped sharp rock at high speed. Players set the projectile hardness, spinning speed, and travel speed at maximum can be modified just like most skills. The number of rocks will increase with the level.
And just the description says a sharp solid rock metalized in front of me and launched at him at high speed. And he saw it coming but it was too late as he tried to do it and I delivered a killing blow, sliced his arm off and a rock penetrated his left lung leaving a huge hole behind.
"Thud"
The giant ape fell backward and hit the ground with a thud.
Watching their brethren get killed the two apes were in a frenzy. They rushed at me and tried to punch my head and chest. Both attacks failed to land but the next second the person they attacked was gone from there.
Suddenly both of the apes had two daggers pierced through their back right where their hearts should be.
I stabbed the daggers all the way to the hilt and let go. I jumped backward and landed a few feet away. The apes tried to take the weapon out but failed each time and shrieked in pain. The last one went for me.
"It seems he was lucky his heart was on the other side."
Aa back there is still the dagger stuck in his beck and he already has a failed lung.
Suddenly I appeared in front of the ape, and using my legs I kicked at his head with my full strength on top of that the immense force of my speed stacked on it as his skull cracked and then obliterated in front of my eyes now there was only a headless body.
Thud"
The giant ape fell backward and hit the ground with a thud.
I looked at my shoes and saw there was smoke coming out of them. It seems they can't handle my extreme speed with so much power.
'As I didn't hear any electronic sound I checked my level which was 53 (98%) I see I am about level up again. It seems this place is going to give me some good boost.'
As we both councils ourselves and after some time we were walking through the place while talking he seemed to be more existent than fearful with a wide smile on his face. And I don't blame the guy, it was good he was happy as I don't want someone who is having existential crises in the middle of a dungeon
....
It took me 3 hours to kill everything that was in the surrounding labyrinth. It took him quite a hassle to kill all of the beasts. Especially when they were flying ones and a few humanoid monsters riding their flying mounts while an endless bunch of giant rats Huge Apes, Lynx, and big wolf monsters flooded the entire place. I might've not killed every rat out there but I was sure I took most if not all of those monsters.
Plus the traps got us many times from falling traps to poison arrows to spike ground. It got frustrating after a while.
We were finally walking to the place where I felt the most powerful energy coming from the entrance of the boss room.
I also noticed the deeper we go, the fewer monsters we encounter, so it's been a while since our past monsters.
"Are you OK Hyungnim"
"Yes, why do you ask?" I asked Yoo Jinho while walking forward.
"Well you see it's been more than three hours since we entered this place and you haven't reacted for more than 5 minutes since then, and it's just about walking. You are constantly fighting monsters while also protecting me. I feel like I am not doing much to help."
"Aa don't worry about me. Do I look tired to you and you are doing enough with picking a job." I told him honestly to which he didn't do any offence and just nodded.
"Now I understand why Ruins and labyrinths are so rare and why the association strictly prohibited any guilds from entering it without two S-rankers and four A-Ranker.
"As even though we hardly encounter any beast below B- - and even though they are pretty rare but the numbers are what gives problems, the quality of the monsters in Ruins and Labyrinths are ludicrous, Right Hyungnim?"
"Yes it's truly absurd, and if I'm not wrong this should be the 5th recorded labyrinth, right?" I asked him to verify the knowledge I got from the internet.
"Yes you are absolutely right and this is also the first in South Korea, So it's amazing especially when you alone clear it with amazing magic of yours."
"Why thank you but why so flattery wouldn't bring you anywhere," I told him with a smile.
"Hyungnim it's not flattery but fact, Anyway, do you think we would find treasure here? After all the four Labyrinths that were found and cleared before, all of them had priceless treasures? So it's not far off to think it would be the same with it."
I shook my head as I totally agree with him after all my research also brings me to the exact determinations. There should be a treasure and even if it's not gold and silver I'm not interested in them there should be something that could make me more OP.
Even if there is nothing I am still thankful this place gave me more levels than any dungeons I ever cleared and I have yet to confront the boss.
"Hyungnim you haven't…" Before he could complete his sentence I signed him to quiet down as we both stopped. as I suddenly sensed an Ill feeling.
[A new skill is created due to a particular action.]
[Through continuously sensing the dangerous intent of your enemies, the skill 'Danger Sense' has been created.]
Ding~!!
Danger Sense
Level: 1
Rank: Epic (S-)
Skill Type: Passive
Mana Cost: None
AOE: 10
Cool Down: None
Damage:
Effect: A skill created from natural survival instincts. The ability to sense the killing intent of your enemy in a certain range. The higher the skill the greater the range. Above level 60 this skill can detect even enemies who have masked their intent.]
[Effects: Current range - 10 meters.]
Before I even looked around some small jumps from the midst of the tall grass leaves. It swiped its claw at my face. I leaned to the side and used the dagger and slashed at my new enemy.
[Dire Saber tooth Tiger]
[The Dire Saber tooth Tigers inhabit areas with dense vegetation. They are carnivorous animals with long, curved saber-shaped canine teeth and very sharp claws. They hunt during the dawn and in packs. Once they set their sites on a prey they never let it go until it's dead. It hunts by stalking its prey, followed by a sprint or a leap. They attack soft areas of the body such as the belly or throat where biting deep generates a killing blow.]
I quickly read through the information presented. I cursed in my mind for not paying more attention to the surroundings and was already armed with daggers.
As I spared my senses to the max trying to find their location and I felt there were 18 similar presences around me.
I could see several areas of grass moving against the wind all around us. Indicating that I was surrounded.
As if they were given an invisible signal, all the Dire Saber tooth Tigers started attacking together. I quickly created four walls around Yoo Jinho and used substitution and disappeared. I threw several Daggers and Elemental arrows and controlled vision and mana threads.
My speed and accuracy had increased and all hit their marks killing their targets.
Ding~!
You
You've leveled up!
The jungle predators scattered and hid. Their hunting method was to take their prey by surprise. I replaced the normal daggers with Casaka's Poisoned Fang and Ardwolf's Golden Claw.
Ding~!
Ardwolf's Golden Claw.
Rarity: A
Type: Dagger
Attack Power +50
Damage: Inflicts 5% additional damage on any beast-qualified race.
Inflicts 25% additional damage on any undead race.
Inflicts 40% additional damage on Werewolves, and Vampires.
The cursed dagger inflicts wounds on Werewolves, and Vampires cannot be healed naturally or with magic or any other source unless the welder allows it.
A dagger made of the fangs and claws of the Golden Werewolf Ardwolf still has the curse of Ardwolf.
It was a pretty great dagger that I got in my last dungeon raid. The dungeon was full of Werewolves and wolves and I got this from the dungeon boss Golden Werewolf Ardwolf.
It's extremely good if you add the extra damage on specific races, especially with Werewolves, and Vampires getting permanent damage. The multiverse is filled with those exceptionally Vampires.
So it was a wonderful blade I got from the dungeon. And soon I will have some great werewolves shadow soldiers.
Armed with two great daggers and I waited for the enemies to come to me. As they were out of my senses, spamming AOE would be just a waste of mana and time mainly when I am not aware of what awaits me.
I know next is the boss room and I need my mana to replenish completely.
My goal was to learn and train to face multiple opponents at the same time. I focused and my senses were heightened. I tried to sense their mana and thus their location.
But they were too fast and far more sense more
senses to register them. They were fast, faster than Lynx's who were as fast as I am without any boost.
As I was in the midst of trying to ascertain the enemy locations the attack began. The labyrinth tigers in front went for my throat and the one behind him aimed at my neck. A couple of others rushed to bite down on my legs.
My senses told him exactly where each one was. I swiftly slashed all around them. I strengthened my legs and stomped on the ones that came from below. "Earth Lance"
Ding~!
Earth Lance
Level: 1
Rank: Unique (B+++)
Skill Type: Active
Mana Cost: 45
AOE: None
Cool Down: None
Damage: 300/Impend
Effect: Summons an earthen spike that rises from the ground. The user can also summon a flat-top version to propel himself upwards or act as an elevator.
I cut them down 2 at a time as both my hands almost became a blur. While the one that came for my other leg got implied by Earth Lance that came out below him.
Due to there being about a dozen attacking me, several got through my guard and bit and scratched my body. But I made sure they were non-vital areas. I kept up his relentless attack and the huge cats were just as ruthless.
As they didn't care about their companions, only the intruders in front of them.
[You have sensed killing intent.]
[You have sensed killing intent.]
[You have sensed killing intent.]
[Skill Danger Sense's level has risen by 1.]
[Effect: Paralysis Has Activated]
[Effect: Bleed Has Activated]
[Enemy Health Will Now Decrease By 1% Per Second.]
[Effect: Paralysis Has Activated]
[Effect: Bleed Has Activated]
[Enemy Health Will Now Decrease By 1% Per Second.]
[Effect: Paralysis Has Activated]
[Effect: Bleed Has Activated]
[Enemy Health Will Now Decrease By 1% Per Second.]
[You've leveled up!]
Several notifications popped up but I ignored them all. I slashed and severed the neck of one while I plunged my daggers deep into the belly of another. I threw the ones trying to tear my legs off. And casted fire and ice arrows on him killing him then and there. And when others came back I stomped on their heads crushing their skulls.
I kept slashing and hacking and casting away and after several minutes no enemy was left. I kept looking around and when I didn't see any, and didn't feel the newly made danger sense wasn't going off.
I had killed all of them and I didn't even realize it.
I was cut up, bleeding, and in pain but I had a mad grin on his face. I didn't realize it at the time, but the thrill of this fight, the adrenaline coursing through my veins, and the feeling of extreme danger… all of it excited me.
This dungeon… It had awakened my hunger for battle.
[You have leveled up.]
As I looked at the latest blue box his smile only widened.
Ow… ow… ow… God that hurts..." I was moaning in pain as I cleaned my wounds and they are healing at a pretty good speed. Once the adrenaline ran out and he came down from his battle high, I felt the painful effects of the cuts all over his body.
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