Ch 404

Temple of the Dead (2)

“Kie-ee!”

“It’s a fresh body… It’s very lively…!”

When they entered the ruins in earnest, the parasites in them reacted.

Although the appearance was similar to various monsters, the strange claws protruding from the body showed that these were not ordinary monsters.

tsutsutsu… .

Purple powder that blooms all over the body.

When exposed over a certain period of time, it has the effect of gradually paralyzing the body.

Ogres and orcs, trolls, lizard men, etc. Parasites with different appearances drew their weapons.

“It’s annoying if you run away… I’ll cut off both legs first!”

The first to move was the ogre with the largest size.

An ax the size of an adult male crossed the air.

However.

kwaang!

The ax swung like it was going to cut the heavens and the earth stopped in mid-air.

“Are you big?”

The ogre tilted his head.

It doesn’t move no matter how hard I try.

Even though it had three times the strength of a normal ogre, the ax didn’t even move.

“If it’s only this much, it’s very disappointing… I’ve been expecting a little bit because it’s full of picky guys.”

Jinhyuk gave the dagger a little bit of strength.

Then, like a lie, the ogre’s body began to slide sideways.

“Hmm, the prey… the subject….”

“It’s your story.”

Scratch!

A very clean cut.

A thick bloody vortex erupted.

kuung!

The ogre, whose upper body was cut off, collapsed as it was.

The giggled laughter disappeared in an instant.

Parasites also felt it instinctively.

The intruder that appeared before my eyes was completely different from the ones who had come before.

“The two of you should focus on tanking. Even parasitic monsters can’t be parasitic on you.”

Undead and Homunculus.

Both have non-parasitic bodies.

It is for this reason that these two have joined this raid.

“Dalgrak. It’s an honor to fight with Master.”

“I’m not bad either.”

T-Bone and Frey pulled out their long swords and short spears.

kwaang!

All three jumped at the same time.

[T-Bone activates Lv16 ‘Area Taunt’!]

T-Bone dug into the midst of the parasites and attracted aggro.

Various weapons were rushed, but it was not enough to pierce the T-bone’s sword shield.

Because even the claws and tentacles, which are the core of ‘parasitic infection’, could not penetrate T-Bone’s body, which had nothing but bones.

Green eyes flashed in the empty pupil.

Puppupuck!

T-Bone alone blocked the movement of more than ten enemies.

And aim for that gap.

Jinhyuk leaped into the air.

10 Hong-ryeon and Barnard, who had become accustomed to the hands after the reinforcements were completed, moved in full swing.

“Kie-ee!”

“Aww!”

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a large, medium-sized breed or a small, slender breed.

In the beginning, Jinhyuk, who was moving at high speed, couldn’t even follow him with his eyes.

kwaduk!

The twin-headed ogre’s heart has a hole in it.

‘It’s really not a joke.’

Jinhyuk let out a small exclamation.

Even if the parasitic monsters at the entrance of the ruins are relatively weak, they are at least 3 to 5 times stronger than the existing monsters.

However, Hongryeon was spewing out flames as if she didn’t care.

fault.

Jinhyuk, who appeared on the other side in an instant through ‘Shadow Kill’, swung his sword again.

The troll’s head, which could not even scream, flew to the other side.

“strong.”

“Not with us.”

“I have to inform you above. A monster has arrived.”

Realizing that there was no chance of winning, the parasites chose to escape.

“Left. Five escaped. I’ll take care of it.”

Frey responded immediately.

Puffy!

The moment when a spear drawn with a parabola smashed the head of a parasite with the appearance of a goblin.

Frey reached the goblin, who was escaping in the other direction.

“The probability that you can escape safely is 1.35% or less.”

still expressionless.

I just recited the calculated probabilities.

Even at the moment when the opponent stopped breathing, there were no ups and downs of emotion.

“Kei… this?”

Whoops!

The javelin pierced the throat and protruded in the opposite direction.

“Everyone worked hard. It’s the first time we put together, and it’s not bad. I think we’ll just have to keep going like this.”

After Jinhyuk cleared the battlefield, he approached T-Bone and Frey.

The battle lasted only three minutes, but each of them clearly knew what to do.

“This is the basics, Master. To be honest, I don’t think it makes sense for this body with a skeleton to come forward against these kind of bugs.”

Only one. I wish he could just keep his mouth shut… .

If it becomes useless someday, I will definitely orphan it as bone soup.

Frey, who was next to him, also widened his eyes.

“Did you… well? Me too?”

“Yeah. Frey did a good job too.”

“……I see.”

Frey grabbed the javelin with both hands.

“I’ll kill more stabs. Don’t leave a single one.”

again… . again… .

Red drops of blood dripped down the edge of the spear.

Somehow it feels a little strong.

Even though it was the same, it felt creepy.

Even one wrong step doesn’t mean you’re going completely strange.

But it was when a new area of the ruins was opened.

“Aww!”

“Sah, save me!”

A number of screams echoed from the front.

A large number of undetected mana began to appear.

“…a scream?”

Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.

There can be no raids here.

A large guild would not know how dangerous this place is.

However, the desperate screams were never imitated by the monsters.

“Fray! T-Bone!”

“Yeah. I’ll secure it from the surroundings.”

“Dalgrak!”

All three hit the front at the same time.

By the time we reached the place where the scream was heard, it was already quite late.

Kaang! Kakakan!

Players wielding weapons and fighting with all their might.

However, it had been a long time since more than a third had already turned into a cold corpse.

No, more precisely… .

It was attacked by a parasite and became another parasitic monster.

“Kick-kick! Come on, you too… join us.”

“Yeah. Unlike when I was a human, I felt amazing!”

“This is the end of my weakened body. Ha ha ha ha!”

Players with blood in their eyes swung swords and spears.

“Aww!”

“Do, run away!”

“Damn. What kind of ruins are there?”

“That’s why I told you not to come in at all!”

unilaterally pushed heat.

He was struggling because of the parasites that had already been parasitic on the elves, and his allies who had been fighting with him a while ago also turned into enemies.

It is a natural reality to be terrified.

right at that moment.

Boo Woong!

A red flash of light crossed in a straight line.

Like a meteor shower, the falling light struck among the elves.

Aww!

A ferocious fire erupted from the huge crater.

No one could survive the explosion of ‘red magic bullet’ and ‘extinct poison’.

Just being around him was enough to make his skin sting from the extreme heat.

Jinhyuk concentrated mana on his fingertips.

Hong-ryeon, embedded in the middle of the crater, was pulled out and entered into Jin-hyuk’s hand.

“Is everyone okay?”

“Go, Kang Jin-hyuk, player?”

“Really?”

“No, how did you get here… Of course, I thought you went to the 30th floor…”

The players who barely survived looked at Jinhyuk with surprised faces.

“I came here for personal business. But what made you come here? Obviously, this ruin must have been forbidden even within the Awakened Association and large guilds?”

From what I heard through Kim Hee-woong and Oh Ji-won, it is said that 7 rankers who are in the top 3000 have been lost since the last raid.

Considering that everyone is capable of attacking B-class dungeons solo, it means that the difficulty level is much higher than expected.

Still, you came in so recklessly… .

Jinhyuk’s eyes turned to the armor the players were wearing.

Turquoise spider pattern.

It’s the first guild mark I’ve ever seen.

That’s… .

“I’m guessing you’re here to promote the guild. Whoa. Are you all sane…”

“Haha… you know… do you know that this is the only way for a new small and medium-sized guild like us to grow?”

The first man who spoke to me had a bewildered expression on his face.

“So you’re saying that we’ve come all the way to a place like this to die together? Even the strongest player is an A-class level for a while?”

“Me, we were also going to fight at the entrance for a while and then leave right away. Publicity is enough for that.”

However.

“Someone blocked the entrance to the ruins. So we had no choice but to go deeper.”

blocked the entrance? There is no gate guardian in this ruin?

“…how is that possible?”

“I don’t know. We’re too busy…”

The man shook his head quietly.

It was only a few clues, but I got a rough idea of what was going on.

Lesser parasites probably wouldn’t have the ability to seal the entrance to the ruins.

The traps left by the demons still remain.

Or maybe it means that some of the scattered demons are still here.

Either way, things are pretty fun.

The deepest part of the temple where the dead sleep.

The ruins that once struggled to bring the Demon King down have turned into a tomb full of parasites that have fallen asleep.

No, to be precise, there were still a few left.

The Mine Association was disbanded after losing to Jin-hyuk the head Nietzsche and the knights belonging to the round table.

And the shell made by the remnants of those forces.

gurgling gurgling!

Red blood poured endlessly along the circular altar, which was about 10m long.

“Where is he now?”

The beautiful-looking devil opened his mouth.

It was the succubus ‘Remia’ who came to the ruins under Guntafer’s order.

Then, as if waiting, the gathered people answered.

“Currently. We’ve passed Sector 3 and are moving deeper.”

“Given the speed, two days will be enough to get here.”

“The Death Knight and the blue-haired woman who came with me are also quite strong. It seems that there are no other companions, including the headmaster of Ataraxia.”

Interim Chief Modray.

One of the knights, Percival.

Similarly, Tristan, who had the title of knight, was equivalent to the rank of executive.

And around 20 or so demons and Melena were also there.

“Did the three of you come here?”

A fishy smile lingered on the corner of Lemia’s lips.

In the meantime, I was worried because it was notorious for having a lot of headaches.

I thought that the effort I had prepared for this was rather overdone.

“Not Remia.”

“Yeah. Mordray. Say it.”

“I beg you, could you give me the honor of taking his last breath?”

Years passed by Mordray’s face.

A life of running away from the government and guilds, with all grand plans thrown in the air.

Without the driving force of revenge, I might have gone crazy right away.

But, happiness comes after hard work.

Finally, the time has come to be rewarded for all of that.

Even with the support of one of the Demon King’s direct subordinates.

and. If you just make sure you put your eyes on this job, your life will be completely changed in the future as well.

“If I get what I want, I can do whatever I want after that.”

“thank you.”

Mordray bowed his head and took a step back.

Lemia laid herself down on a chair made of turquoise spider web.

“Welcome. I will make you one of the many dead sleeping here.”