Episode 605
605. Side Story 1st Floor Taeyeon Lee (7)
“…You look strong.”
Taeyeon Lee swallowed her saliva.
Ugly red eyes were glaring at her fiercely.
‘but.’
Taeyeon Lee did not back down.
He strengthened his hands holding the sword and shield and stepped forward.
She became stronger. I gained a lot of experience in the labyrinth, leveled up, and adjusted my equipment.
She became stronger. I was able to move forward enough.
[You activated Perception.]
Perception. A very valuable skill that allows you to identify your opponent’s weaknesses.
Ganpa attacks the Giant Rat.
“…what?”
And she was embarrassed.
No weaknesses appeared. It was something that had never happened before.
Her mind quickly determined the reason.
At her level, she cannot grasp the weaknesses of the opponent in front of her.
I can’t think of any other possibilities.
‘wait for a sec.’
then. There was no room for thoughts to continue. The giant rat roared and rushed at him.
“Keeeeeeek!”
fast. Much more than her. Taeyeon Lee hurriedly raised her shield.
Big Rat’s claws hit the shield.
Hahaha!
“Aaaah!”
she screams. The body flies backwards. She crashes into the wall and wakes up with a groan.
‘What the hell!’
There is no damage. But there is a shock.
There was no time to understand the situation. The giant rat had already arrived right in front of her.
Taeyeon Lee hurriedly raised her arms.
“Kiiik!”
Whoa!
Claws hit the shield.
Her body falls to the floor. A strong shock shakes my whole body. The giant rat swings both claws.
“profit!”
[You have activated Combat Evasion.]
Combat Evasion. Automatically avoids the opponent’s attacks. Taeyeon Lee’s body moves to avoid the giant rat’s attack. Twist your waist and throw your body as if you were bouncing.
But you can’t avoid it.
A claw scratches her forearm.
[5 damage to you.]
“Ugh!”
Taeyeon Lee’s pupils shake. I was unable to avoid it completely by avoiding battle. In effect, this meant that the Giant Rat’s attack was unavoidable.
“Iik!”
Pick up the shield.
Every time the claws strike, the impact spreads and the shield begins to crack. Taeyeon Lee swings her sword desperately. The sword gets stuck in the giant rat’s body.
[4 damage to Giant Rat.]
“Kiik!”
Giant Rat is angry. It thrusts its mouth roughly and hits the shield. Gold spreads quickly on the shield.
And finally.
Quad deuk.
The shield breaks.
Taeyeon Lee exposes her bare body to the giant rat. The giant rat barges its teeth as if it has been waiting.
Kwasik.
The back of her neck is bitten. Pain invades the brain.
[8 damage to you.]
“Apod!”
She draws her sword. Damage is inflicted on the Giant Rat, but it is absolutely miserable. Big Rat bites her and shakes her body. The wound grows rapidly and blood soaks the floor.
[8 damage to you.]
[9 damage to you.]
[12 damage to you.]
Stamina decreases at a rapid rate.
There is fear in Lee Taeyeon’s eyes.
You can never win.
If this continues, she will die.
Perfect ending.
[Your path to death has been activated.]
[Your path to life has been activated.]
A skill that announces death. And a skill that informs survival. Both are triggered.
All informing is the same.
If you continue like this, you will die.
You have to run away.
“Iike!”
Taeyeon Lee turns and tries to run away. But the Giant Rat won’t leave it alone. He grabs Lee Taeyeon’s shoulder and slams her down.
“Wow!”
Your stamina is lost by half in an instant. Fear rises in her eyes and consumes them all.
“Aaaaaaaaaah!”
A tearing scream rings out.
Taeyeon Lee hurriedly opens her inventory. And then he throws whatever he can get his hands on.
[Activated the exclusion potion.]
Kiiiiing!
An intangible curtain is formed. The Giant Rat’s body is pushed away.
Taeyeon Lee takes advantage of that opportunity and runs away towards the door.
[You activated escape.]
“Kiiik!”
The giant rat rushes in with a roar. Taeyeon Lee hastily takes out the potions from her inventory.
[I activated the Potion of Exclusion.]
[I activated the Potion of Blocking.]
[I activated the Potion of Defense.]
I reveal all the numerous potions I prepared just in case.
The giant rat chasing behind is blocked by numerous potions.
Taeyeon Lee barely grabbed the door handle.
“Kiiik!”
Quaaaang!
The door closes and a loud noise spreads.
survived.
Taeyeon Lee’s legs lost strength and she sat down.
* * *
Trudging.
Taeyeon Lee arrived at the store in a half-mad state.
Seeing her appearance, the store owner said indifferently.
“You managed to survive.”
“….”
Lee Taeyeon sat down.
I really almost died.
“Ha haha…”
To be honest, she was full of confidence until she entered the boss room.
She became stronger than when she first entered the labyrinth.
He went through numerous battles and increased his skill proficiency and stats accordingly.
Even Big Rat, who was so scary at first, could now be easily defeated with one hand without a shield.
As a result, she became confident.
The confidence that you can move forward in a way that others recognize, not in a cowardly way.
And that confidence was shattered in the battle with the giant rat.
‘scared.’
It wasn’t just that we were defeated. Defeat itself is not that great. What matters is that you survive.
But in the process, she learned for sure what kind of person she was.
‘I’m a coward.’
This is a battlefield where you risk your life.
There were so many threats to my life.
What matters is what you get from it.
Is there a way to survive that threat? How do you detect the enemy’s weaknesses and figure out how to destroy them?
It will depend on what kind of person the adventurer is.
But the only thing on her mind was avoiding battle.
The thought of counterattacking the Giant Rat’s attack, taking advantage of the opportunity, and risking my life to fight did not occur to me. That was her human limit.
Unless she dies and is reborn, she cannot clear the labyrinth using standard methods.
‘then.’
Taeyeon Lee clenched her fist.
* * *
She realized she had been arrogant.
She had to clear the labyrinth in her own way.
‘I can’t win.’
Taeyeon Lee calmly admitted.
Giant Rats can never be defeated.
Even if you block it with a shield, it is outgunned. In the end, we have no choice but to allow gaps.
Combat avoidance is not activated properly, so it is difficult to take advantage of the opportunity.
Above all, her attack power was too low. I don’t know how much physical strength the Giant Rat has, but it’s probably twice as strong as the Big Rat. She will die before then.
In other words, combat must be avoided.
So how can we avoid battle and achieve victory?
‘I need to find a weakness…’
The opponent was too strong for that. The insight itself did not work.
However, I was scared to deal with it in person.
think.
Think, think, think. My head starts spinning like crazy.
Thousands of possibilities run through her mind.
It is a desperate struggle to survive and descend the labyrinth.
[The mastery of the Path for Life has increased by 2%.]
‘…Giant Rat.’
Its appearance was identical to that of Big Rat. Seeing that their basic fighting methods were similar, they appeared to be almost similar species.
So are the weaknesses also like that?
She gets up and leaves the store. Before she knew it, the regenerated Big Rat was waiting for her.
“Let’s start by sharpening the blades.”
She mutters and raises her sword.
first. Blade.
There were no notable weaknesses. No matter where you stabbed, similar damage was inflicted. There was a little more damage to the genital area, but it was not significant and it was impossible to aim for it.
Next is how to handle the bow.
There was such a thing as a paralyzing arrow. It seemed possible, but it cost too much money.
It appears that at least 100 arrows are needed to kill a giant rat, but the efficiency was very poor.
So I search and search and find dozens of ways.
And finally.
She found the answer.
* * *
“See you again.”
she mutters. In front of her was a giant rat.
He slowly approaches Lee Taeyeon, laughing loudly as if taunting her.
Taeyeon Lee opens the inventory.
And dozens of oil bottles pour out.
Kachachang!
With a cracking sound, oil soaks the floor. It was enough to soak Lee Taeyeon’s ankles.
And Taeyeon Lee swings a match and starts a fire.
“Then goodbye.”
Taeyeon Lee quickly throws herself away. The match touched the oil.
A fierce fire begins to break out between the closed doors.
“Keeeeeeeeek!”
The Giant Rat’s scream echoes.
[1 damage to the giant rat.]
[2 damage to the giant rat.]
[1 damage to the giant rat.]
.
.
.
[Burn judgment successful!]
“How long will it take?”
Taeyeon Lee slumped against the door and muttered.
Uniquely for a rodent, the Big Rat’s body has a lot of fat. This meant that it was very flammable.
And although the floor of the labyrinth was brick, all the cracks were blocked. This meant that the liquid would not flow under the floor.
There was not a single gap in the door, so it was possible to create a perfect secret room.
Lee Taeyeon, who figured it out up to that point, gave an answer.
Buy enough oil to fill the boss room. Although it cost quite a bit of gold, it was at least more efficient than purchasing arrows.
Next is simple.
Close the door and wait. Until the Giant Rat dies. The boss cannot leave the room. It was as easy as eating cake.
Time passes.
“Keeeeeeek!”
[The Giant Rat was angry. [He has entered Berserker status.]
“Berserker? Is it phase 2? “There’s everything.”
There was no chance of victory in a head-on confrontation. She waited blankly.
And finally.
The crying gradually decreases and stops.
[You won against the Giant Rat.]
[A large amount of experience was received.]
[86 gold was obtained.]
[The Giant Rat’s skin was obtained.]
[The Giant Rat’s meat was obtained.]
[Giant Rat. Obtained the claws of.]
[You single-handedly won against an enemy that was difficult to defeat. Agility permanently increases by 1.]
[Your level has increased.]
[You are in the best condition.] [
As a reward for leveling up, your stamina has increased by 15.]
[As a reward for leveling up, your agility has permanently increased by 3. do. Strength increases permanently by 1.]
[You have captured the boss of the first floor. The basic reward [Random stat-increasing potion] was obtained.]
[You did not figure out the hidden elements of the first floor.] [
The wizard is disappointed in you.]
[The mastery of the Path for Life has increased by 3%.]
And After a long time has passed.
“Utcha.”
Taeyeon Lee stood up.
As she opened the door, a storm of heat hit her. I quickly escaped and became quiet, and when I looked into the room, I saw that everything was on fire.
The giant rat was completely burned and turned pitch black.
“Hmph.”
Cleared.
Taeyeon Lee went down the stairs. The store owner was waiting for Taeyeon Lee there.
“…cleared.”
“Somehow.”
“I really want it.”
The store owner shook his head.
“You will eventually reach your limit.”
The labyrinth is cruel but kind at the same time. A little mercy is shown to young children. I was able to clear the labyrinth using the same method as Taeyeon Lee.
But that’s just the beginning of the labyrinth.
If it goes below a certain level, the shortcut will eventually become unworkable. Transcendant and Manager of the Labyrinth. There are no loopholes in Balbabamba’s control. Eventually, you reach your limit.
And that place will become Taeyeon Lee’s grave.
“well.”
Taeyeon Lee herself didn’t know. How far can she go in this way? Where will she crash into?
And where to build a grave.
“But not now.”
she will move on
will survive
Taeyeon Lee opened the door to the second floor.
