Ch 44
Episode 43 – Hogu.
Kim Ja-yoon, with an embarrassed expression on her face, disappeared into the red portal.
That alone too.
It was a pity to see Lee So-hyun’s support while walking briskly.
“see you next time! If we ever meet, we can eat ramen together!”
Lee So-hyun winked at Kim Jae-joo and quickly followed Kim Ja-yoon.
“················ogue.”
– Haha, can you see the daring thing?
– I thought you two were dating?
-But if you eat ramen, isn’t that right? ㅗ ㅑ
– abbreviation;
-Let’s just go to the motel.
-But that’s not bad haha. Drinking. It’s hard to walk in the second car. Let’s buy ramen and stretch out our legs while watching TV ㅋㅋ Why am I touching you? When I’m there, I’m carrying my baby and washing the dishes…
-Are you the kid’s dad?
– From bachelor to marriage, it’s an instant.
Jeong Sang-jun was looking at Lee So-hyun’s back with a happy look.
“haha. Even people I don’t know fall for the charm of the talent.”
“Aren’t you going?”
Kim Jae-joo hardened his expression in embarrassment and looked at Jeong Sang-jun.
“I have to go.”
Jeong Sang-jun did not bother to ask Jae-joo Kim about this or that.
It looked like he had a lot to say, but his lips twitched.
Curiosity towards Kim Jae-joo and the fan’s unwillingness to disturb him were causing internal conflict.
Jeong Sang-jun sighed and opened his mouth.
“Are you broadcasting?”
“yes.”
“If you don’t want to be filmed on the 10th floor like me, you have to step back quickly. Are the viewers also cursing me?”
– It’s big lol.
-Eyes
Jaejoo Kim didn’t have to answer.
It may seem cold now, but it was difficult to have a good influence on each other if we had to go together.
Seeing him speechless, Jeong Sang-jun bowed his head with a shy expression.
“I will go.”
“Mr. Jung Sang-jun.”
“yes?”
“Did you see it from the first floor?”
“No. I came to see the turtle dragon on the second floor.”
-why? Are you afraid of spreading black history?
-I hope he will shut his mouth with death.
-You’ve seen too many movies, man;
Kim Jae-joo lowered his eyes as if he knew it, and slowly nodded his head, and Jeong Sang-jun walked towards the red portal with a faint smile on his face.
“Mr. Jung Sang-jun.”
Kim Jae-joo finally summoned him to the unknown feeling.
“yep.”
“thanked.”
“yes? What?”
“You must have watched my broadcast and supported me. It must not have been an easy decision.”
“You are saying everything. Thanks to this, I earned coins and had a strange experience. I learned that a tower is also a place for people to live.”
“Thank you anyway.”
Jung Sang-jun’s eyes widened for a moment, then his smile grew even deeper.
“I hope you will go to the 100th floor and be happy.”
“It is. I hope Jung Sang-jun also has good results.”
So Jeong Sang-jun left only one step to the red portal, and abruptly turned to look at Kim Jae-joo.
And with serious eyes, slowly.
I bent my knees very slowly.
-no way?
-He made me over-immersed, too.
– Get down on your knees…
-Hwang-Jae
“Do not.”
Jung Sang-jun didn’t listen to that.
Half-bent knees, straighten out and jump.
“Popoi!”
After shouting, he disappeared into the portal without looking back.
“················ogue.”
-haha
-Ha ha ha
-LOL
-lol
– I was a fan of the first floor.
– The dog is so big ah hahaha
-Tell the emperor to gossip…
– So let’s run away haha
Jaejoo Kim made a blank expression for a while, and then finally smiled.
“I’ll check the rewards and change channels.”
– Popoi!
-Popoi!
-442!
The chat window was still mostly playful responses due to Jung Sang-jun’s influence.
Jaejoo Kim sighed and pressed the reward notification window.
The rewards were still mediocre.
1000 coin pouch, basic swordsmanship skill book. Subspace backpack.
‘Nothing helps.’
He had no intention of learning basic swordsmanship yet.
Just like you learned magic.
It’s not impossible to learn the skills of other professions, but it was a loss to waste time elsewhere in the yard where even magic engineering couldn’t be handled properly.
Moreover, he ate an unknown magic stone on the first floor and gained power similar to that of a knight.
“I will go.”
– Look at you being blunt.
-mind! A man pouts with it!
– I won’t make fun of you.
“it’s okay.”
Jaejoo Kim entered the 13th floor immediately after changing to a foreign channel on the 10th floor.
The 13th floor was the entrance to the snow-covered mountain.
The sky was dark without a single star.
The long cedar trees were densely clustered with their hair dyed white.
The cold air on the tip of his nose was a pity compared to the 12th floor.
In the center of an empty lot without trees, a blue portal opened and Kim Jae-joo appeared.
A bonfire was lit in the center of it, driving away the darkness.
Six people were gathered in a circle around the bonfire that spit sparks, and the faces warmed in orange flowed leisurely.
“I have a new friend.”
A white man, who had no hair, looked at Jaejoo Kim and waved his hand.
The armor he was wearing was typical of a knight.
– Oh, it’s an American channel, Abande haha.
– Jaejoo, are you ashamed of Korea?
– Seeing that the message didn’t appear, it seems that one person hasn’t arrived yet.
– Do they look friendly?
As Jaejoo Kim approached the bonfire, people nearby gave up their seats.
Their movements were orderly and natural.
“hello.”
“Is the 13th floor your first time?”
Although the man’s words sounded in clear Korean, it was somewhat awkward because the lips and voice did not match.
“That’s right.”
“What nationality?”
“It is Korea.”
“Five. Korea! nice country nice to meet you Kurtner.”
A man named Kurtner shook hands.
“I am Jaejoo Kim.”
“Are you broadcasting?”
“no. There are no viewers.”
As Kim Jae-joo shook hands with his unwavering eyes, a smile fell from Kurtner’s eyes.
for a while too. Hearing that Jaejoo Kim turned off the broadcast, he went back expressionless.
After letting go of his hand, Kurtner introduced the people around him in turn.
Even though they said they had just met, there was no stopping him from saying their name.
– Oh haha, these bastards. I’m so pissed
-Three knights, two wizards, one assassin.
-They’re picky eaters– The union itself was made to break the 13th floor with 6 people.
– Man, why don’t you just let these bastards go?
Jaejoo Kim knew it well.
‘Black Scorpion.’
It is one of the garbage clan that operates maliciously.
Typically.
In the ordeal of 8 people, 6 people form a party, pretend they don’t know each other, kiss each other, and wait for the other 2 people.
Users entering random parties are mostly independents.
He uses that point to pretend to be friendly and calm his heart, revealing his true nature when the ordeal begins.
‘At first, I pretended to be a helper and came to my side…’
gently leads to mistakes.
Whether it’s sneakily pushing the beasts away when attacking them, or the assassin dragging the aggro to the victim.
With that as an excuse, the equipment is badly damaged because of you, or you have used consumables, so you are asked to give away your coins.
‘These guys are one more drink.’
If you cry and beg that you don’t have a coin, your equipment will be stolen.
They were often killed for silence.
‘How do you do it?’
Jaejoo Kim wondered if there was any way to fuck them.
To send them off nicely, the evil deeds they will commit in the future were clearly visible.
“You are very confident. You are thinking of going to the 13th floor by yourself.”
The young man I introduced as Jerry sneaked in and talked to me.
The eyes shining through the hoods raised to block the cold were like a child on a picnic.
“…how did it happen?”
Jaejoo Kim quietly replied to Jerry’s words that broke his thoughts.
“There is no such thing as unfounded confidence. For example, do you have a lot of coins?”
“················ogue.”
– Jerry Shack. I can see everything inside.
-What if you have a lot of coins?
Jaejoo Kim shook her head without saying a word, and Jerry burst out laughing.
“haha! Don’t be too nervous. They’re all veterans, so they won’t die.”
“Did you understand that it was the first time you met?”
Jerry’s expression hardened for a moment at Kim Jae-joo’s cold eyes.
“······haha. It’s natural to understand each other’s level, but what do you think of?”
“They don’t even ask what I learned.”
A silence colder than the cold air drifted through the forest.
The faces of the six people, including Kurtner, hardened.
Just as Jerry opened his mouth again, Kurtner stepped out.
“Maybe it’s because I’m not in a hurry. Your new friend is being too sensitive.”
“······Is that so?”
“okay. Don’t worry too much. In a little while, you’ll be on the 14th floor, or on the 10th floor, you’ll have a delicious meal and sleep under a warm blanket.”
Kurtner spoke in a bright voice, releasing the rigid atmosphere.
The others looked back at Kurtner like that and backed away little by little.
Kurtner calmed people down like that, and asked about Jaejoo Kim’s job.
“It’s magic engineering.”
“is it? Then I can only do good support from the rear.”
– Haha, I guess I’ll ask you to pay for the trouble because I didn’t do anything after that.
-I agree
Their reaction was not bad.
It meant that the hukou to be peeled off was powerless, so it was rather welcome.
[4734 units. 4891 units. 4893 units. A total of 8 people entered.]
[Condition number of people have been met.]
[The 13th floor trial begins.]
[Test the cooperation of users. Fight against the beast.]
[Remaining time: 1 hour]
Shortly thereafter, one person short came in, heralding the start of the ordeal.
The new man’s armor was dented in several places.
“Are you okay?”
Kurtner approached the man with a friendly expression and checked his condition.
To be precise, rather than looking at the condition of the body, I was looking at the condition of the equipment I was wearing.
“This is Jake.”
The man’s name was Jake.
It is said that they had a small argument on the 12th floor and came to the 13th floor as if they were running away from a sword fighting.
“Why don’t you go straight to the 10th floor?”
“They were all in one place. Another guy was blocking the portal to the 10th floor.”
“Oh my gosh, I’ve been sick.”
Laughter erupted from the mouths of the other five at Kurtner’s pitiful tone.
Jake looked around with bewildered eyes.
“What is funny?”
“I am happy with your luck. We have high standards, so we will wake up on the 13th floor with our eyes closed.”
Finally, the man called Jerry covered his mouth and turned his head.
Jake’s brow twitched at the faint hissing sound.
“Are you kidding me by any chance?”
“No way.”
-Isn’t Jake so unlucky?
-2 years old Abande;
-Lucky Top
Jake did not withdraw his suspicious glance, but time passed regardless.
Kim Jae-joo and Jake did not have time to intervene in their friendly chatter.
All of a sudden, the remaining time approached 0, and the six people, including Kurtner, slowly raised their weapons.
“Hey there! Do you need a position?”
“It’s okay. it’s already been decided Come back with me, the magic engineer over there.”
“Am I a knight?”
“Then will you help me?”
Kurtner waved his hands as if annoyed, and stared at the dense forest outside the vacant lot.
Puss.
In the darkness painted black between the trees, white snow fell loudly.
Kung!.
The sound of something barking echoed through the forest.
Kung!. Kung!. Kung!. Kung!
The sound increased in response to him.
Kurtner smiled as he grabbed his two-handed sword.
‘One is Hogu, and the other is suspicious. Even so, the result will not change.’
Between the borders illuminated by the bonfire, the enemies gradually revealed their identities.
It was tall enough to reach the height of a person’s waist, and the eyes were dyed dark green.
As if he had run in a hurry, his red fur was covered in white snow.
The saliva dripped down through her sharp teeth, and as it fell to the floor, it spewed out hot smoke.
The eyes of the beasts who came to besieged them were fierce as if they were hungry.
“Poison Hound! Wouldn’t it be better to step back?”
Jake exclaimed urgently.
Kurtner, holding back his annoyance at the stupid voice, ran forward.
‘At most, about 40. Eliminate 20 animals first, and work with the remaining 20 animals.’
He drew a familiar plan in his head and raised his sword.
The moment I was about to strike the great sword with such natural hand movements.
Awesome!
‘What?’
Kurtner paused and stood up.
Before he could strike with his bayonet, the Venom Hound lay himself flat on the cold floor.
“Uh, when….”
It happened so quickly that he didn’t even care about the snake’s crowing.
“What are you doing? You bruise me in front of the enemy.”
The true identity of the man who pulled out the white axe from the venomous hound’s neck.
He was a magic engineer who he thought was a hogu.