Chapter 424. < Episode 131. Dark Continent (2). >
4.
The Dark Continent.
A place where only a very small number of players and those who are treated like stars in the sky exist.
That’s why it was a place as far away as the universe to ordinary players.
And it was a place as harsh as space.
– I heard that BJ Daemage has advanced to the Dark Continent? So, from now on, will you eat the Dark Continent?
b Maybe that’s not as easy as it sounds?
ㄴ What are you talking about? Have you seen Lucky and Gold? With those two, even the boss mob would be eaten!
ㄴ The Dark Continent is different from normal hunting grounds. Isn’t the ogre army appearing right now?
Once in the Dark Continent, an ogre army appeared.
– Ogres are easy enough, aren’t they?
It’s an army, so it’s an army.
The point here is that it’s not just an armed ogre, it’s an army under orders and leadership.
– Instead of regenerating and moving around like normal monsters, they regenerate and move in units of troops.
And the group called the military had several characteristics.
– Because it’s an army, if one disappears, of course they notice.
That everyone is aware of each other’s existence.
– And the ogre army has scouts and sentries.
Both patrol and vigilance.
– Depending on how you touch these two, the movement of the main unit will change.
That the reaction is different depending on the three situations.
In the case of a sentry, for example, it meant that there was a main unit nearby. This means that if you touch it incorrectly, you may be attacked by the main unit.
In the case of a scout, it meant that the main unit was far away and could block the movement of the main unit.
Of course, no matter which one you catch, the main unit’s alertness rises, and the number of sentries and scouts increases after that.
– If you miss it, it’s the end.
Worst of all, if you can’t catch them all through battle, in that case, you have to become the target of the main unit and fight an endless battle until one side is annihilated.
– And the black goblins and goblin slaves who help the ogre army are very annoying. If they miss, they’ll hit the target.
b They even set traps.
And that there is a group of black goblins helping the four ogre army.
In other words, in the Dark Continent, just because you can see a monster, the way you just hold it and watch it doesn’t work.
Before killing the ogre troops, they had to plan a strategy after conducting a thorough preliminary investigation.
It was not just an operation, but an operation for a fierce battle in which either side of the war of annihilation had to come to an end.
– Acquisition of information is more important than ever.
Of course, at the beginning of the Dark Continent, the ability to collect information was more important than anything else, and a search party made up of skilled players was desperate for that ability.
That was the reason.
– This is the part that BJ Grand Mage lacks the most. Are there clear limits to being alone?
The reason why it is expected that the BJ Great Mage, who will chew even ogres in the Dark Continent, will suffer more than expected.
Besides, that was the reason.
“I’m glad I didn’t do a live broadcast.”
king!
“Yes, Lucky.”
The reason why Midas didn’t turn on live broadcasting in the Dark Continent.
“I think it would be impossible for me to act like I don’t know when I can see all of this.”
Because Midas could see everything.
‘Still, I didn’t expect it to look this good… … .’
Also better than expected.
[Ogre Scout (Lv391)]
[Ogre Sentry (Lv392)]
For starters, Midas immediately saw the difference between a scout and a sentry.
‘I can see the trap.’
Crude traps and pits installed here and there were yellowish in color.
‘Placement looks better.’
Of course, the position of the ogre army, the location of the scouts and sentries, and the location of the main unit were also clearly visible.
The attack was simple as the main unit was visible.
Avoiding the main unit and gnawing away at the surrounding troops, then attacking the main unit at some point.
Or just gnawing and bouncing wasn’t bad.
There was no need to fight with the main army infested with ogre warriors.
Of course, this whole process required one condition.
Can you quickly take out that group of two or four ogre scouts or sentries?
At that point, Midas turned his head and looked to his side.
Panting!
Panting!
Lucky and Gold exhale the same breath.
“Master, if you give an order at any time, I will smash the heads of those monsters.”
couw!
Behind them, Silver, a giant who sighs with determination while lowering his stance, and Jackpot sitting in a nearby tree.
– Don’t be rash with the new owner. The ogres here are different from other places.
And even himself with a talking wand.
‘At this level, it’s worth trying even with the main unit.’
To be honest, with this level of strength, it would be fierce and desperate, but even if you fight right away with the main unit, you can measure the odds enough.
‘So a little more.’
Because of this, Midas rather turned his head.
Then a red pillar appeared.
‘After finishing the specs a little more, let’s press it with force instead of just measuring front and back.’
Midas he moved to break the quest.
5.
Kreur!
A dense forest where a group of ogres armed with armor prowl around.
“Guys, let’s move.”
A group was moving quickly through the forest, avoiding the gaze of the armed ogres.
To others, it was like walking on a tightrope.
Moving between the ranges of the ogre scouts’ perceptions was nothing strange, even if you were surrounded, let alone caught by the ogre scouts.
Under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t even dare to try.
‘It’s easy, it’s easy.’
But for Midas, nothing was difficult.
In this way, Midas was able to reach the destination he wanted without a single battle.
What was waiting for Midas to reach his destination was none other than a golem.
The golem, made of 2-meter tall stone, remained in place like a stone as if all functions had stopped.
From the outside, there was nothing special about it. It looked like a group of ogres would pass by thinking it was just a stone.
‘omg.’
However, in Midas’ eyes, it was different.
[Self-made Golem (Lv. 440)]
Level 440!
‘Isn’t that a joke?’
That level was the second highest among all beings that Midas had ever seen.
‘You mean almost self-sufficient?’
The first one is, of course, the 444th level unknown person.
In addition, the highest level of current players is Merlin, whose level is 428, and in the case of Azmo, the level ranking is 2nd, and he was level 426. With that in mind, it’s a huge level.
‘I feel it.’
So Midas had a hunch.
‘I can feel the energy of the jackpot.’
He said that the NPCs he would meet this time would surely give gifts equal to those of NPCs.
“Whoops, if this becomes too strong again, it will be difficult…. .
In response to that fact, Midas, who drank the kimchi soup early, stood in front of his own golem.
stood still.
‘come.’
While waiting for the awakening of the golem of the one who has now recognized himself.
‘Wake up.’
Midas, who waited for about a minute, tilted his head as if he felt something strange.
‘what? Why aren’t you responding?’
In a normal case, the golem of the owner would wake up at this point and the quest would proceed one way or another.
‘Do I have to touch it?’
Eventually, Midas reached out and touched his own golem.
yes!
Then, a powerful vibration and a strong sound flowed from the golem of the self, and the golem of the self started to stand up.
[Jaga’s golem has awakened.]
‘Okay.’
Seeing this, Midas smiled.
[The self-made golem prepares to destroy the enemy.]
‘Huh?’
However, the smile on Midas’ lips quickly began to distort at the notification that followed.
Ugh!
Eventually, a red energy appeared in the eyes of Jaja’s golem looking at Midas.
‘Red light!’
In addition, as soon as he checked the color of the traffic light above his golem’s head, one thought came to Midas’ head.
‘Could I have caught this?’
The idea that the beginning of the Dark Continent quest might begin with catching your own golem.
‘Fuck! This is level 440!’
When he came to that thought, Midas’ head was filled with screams.
“Guys, prepare for battle! Everyone back down!”
Conversely, unlike the chaotic state in his head, Midas quickly prepared for battle to catch the golem.
“Lucky Gold! Keep your distance and prepare to attack! silver! This time you tank for a while! Jackpot! Guardian Mode! Put all the buffs on Silver!”
It was a quick order, and the colleagues who received the order also quickly prepared to fight the golem of their own.
‘There is still time!’
The good news is that the golems of their own now spend a considerable amount of time preparing for battle.
Taking advantage of that gap, Midas also quickly began to distance himself from his golem and at the same time drank the potion he took out of his inventory.
‘Let’s not save the potion.’
Of course, in this emergency situation, there was nothing to spare the potion.
A very strong and effective guy.
For such an expensive guy.
It was only after clearing the four potions at once that Midas turned his head to check his own golem.
‘Once I see Silver sticking to me and fighting, I go to dealing or holding as long as I can endure it.’
Then, I started drawing battle scenarios in my head.
That was the moment.
‘I’ll try until I try. I’m not weak anymore!’
Now is the moment when Midas completes his determination perfectly.
‘huh?’
The red eyes of his own golem began to change to black ones.
At the same time, the traffic light above my head also quickly turned green.
[Self golem disarms destruction mode.]
You hear a notification afterwards.
“Sorry for being late.”
After that notification, a voice was heard.
“You’re really unlucky to think you’d run into someone you didn’t set up.”
The voice of a small dwarf.
“It’s called self. I heard about you from Zuga. So what’s going on here?”
The moment the NPC appears.
gulp!
At that moment, Midas swallowed the potion in his mouth.
However, he did not open his mouth and looked at the NPC with blank eyes, and in that gaze, the NPC asked again.
“What’s going on here?”
“…. I came at Iria-sama’s request.”
It was only then that Midas opened his mouth.
‘Damn my potion value… … .’
While remembering the potions that were just sprinkled in the air and the potions that were no match.
Of course, the NPC Zaga, who had no way of knowing that fact, opened her eyes wide when she heard the word Iria.
“Iria? Could it be that you brought it?”
It seems that he has already talked with NPC Iria.
Because of this, Midas immediately took out the small box he received from NPC Iria from his inventory.
‘Damn it.’
His expression was wrinkled, as if his resentment over the price of the potion was still unresolved.
The expression of the NPC Zaga, who received the goods from Midas, who was making such a shit-chewed expression, hardened.
“It is a very dangerous object.”
With that firm expression, he quickly turned his head and looked around, then asked Midas a question in a cautious voice.
“Has there ever been a pursuer pursuing you?”
“A pursuer?”
“There is someone who is after this thing. The one who wanted to destroy Wood Village and destroy the Tunga Kingdom.”
It was an appalling story from the perspective of Midas.
‘You’re saying it’s dangerous to have this? Why is the schedule of this quest like this?’
It seems that the feeling I felt a moment ago was not the energy of the jackpot, but the energy of the side gourd.
“So Iria asked me for a favor. please destroy this Stop falling into his hands.”
The more the NPC Jaga continued, the more Midas’ anxiety grew.
And to destroy it, you need golden coal that only comes from the Dark Continent… … The only place to get it right now is the ogre’s forge.”
When I heard the explanation that followed, I was convinced.
‘Sure it is. There’s no way this fucking game will go easy.’
From now on, a quest to steal the ogre’s blacksmith at the request of the NPC will appear.
And it will boast a very damn difficulty.
“Oh, I said something stupid. It must be something you don’t have to tell me. thank you for once By passing through the infinite maze and bringing this to here on behalf of Iria. This is his reward.”
[The quest has been completed.]
Then, the NPC Zaga shook his head and handed over a skill card book to Midas.
Legendary Epic Skill Card Book.
It was a very happy reward, but the expression of Midas receiving the reward was not very good.
It couldn’t be better.
“…. no. Rather, where is the forge of that ogre?”
‘Damn it.’
Even though I didn’t want to do it anymore, I had to cry and eat mustard.
“hmm? Are you sure you want to help me?”
“The help I have received so far is overflowing. Above all, I am the one who follows the will of Natarsha, the guardian of Wood Village. How could I keep my back on this matter?”
‘Damn it, I can’t stop doing quests!’
The NPC Zaga was surprised at Midas’ appearance and said,
“It’s really great, it’s great! And thanks! I couldn’t be happier if you helped me!”
“So where is the ogre’s forge?”
‘Okay, let’s just finish it quickly.’
On the other hand, Midas asked a question with a sullen expression, and the NPC Zaga answered the question.
“I don’t know that either, so I’m looking for it.”
“yes?”
That was the moment.
[A new quest has been updated in the Main Scenario Quest section.]
A quest window appeared along with a notification.
[Zuga’s Teacher]
– Quest Grade: Main scenario
– Quest Level: 419 or lower
– Quest Content: Help Zuga’s teacher, Zaga, to find the ogre’s forge.
– Quest Reward: None
The moment I saw it, Midas made a puzzled expression.
The difficulty level is beyond common sense, but it is nailed down with no reward at all?
‘What kind of guy’s quest is like this… … .’
A situation where there is no choice but to curse.
“No, this is really…….
Eventually, the moment Midas, who was looking at the quest window, was about to express his dissatisfaction without even realizing it, Midas’ gaze stopped in one place.
!After completing the quest,
you can proceed with ‘Zaga’s Masterpiece’.
A memory popped up in Midas’ mind as he checked the title of the next quest.
‘Could it be something like Toth’s masterpiece?’
The memory of the generously given toss. The moment that memory comes to mind.
“No, really? You seem to have something to say. What is it?”
At that moment, Midas smiled and answered the question from NPC Zaga.
“I really feel like this is something I have to do. It seems to be my destiny. Come on, let’s hurry up!”
