Episode 179
Castellana Cave, Italy.
Originally a place that boasted beautiful scenery and was famous as a tourist attraction, today it has a different look.
Gooooooo-
The current Castellana Cave is a scorching hell with terrifying heat and boiling lava.
Surprisingly, this was a precursor to the start of the Sardonyx raid. A kind of field developed by a 7th grade boss mob with mana.
In some raids, artifacts were used to prevent field deployment of boss mobs, but against Sardonyx, such a makeshift method did not work.
The only way to prevent such a large-scale field development and return to the original landscape is to defeat the boss.
Roger, a 7th-level hunter, shouted loudly to everyone as the person in charge.
“I said it before, but I will say it again for the sake of the students. The position of the incarnation is the head at 1 o’clock. It is set clockwise from there.”
Likewise, Aventino, the Blue Apostle, a 7th-level Hunter, told the raiding party in a benevolent voice.
“As you deal with the incarnation. Please gather again here at the heart of the field. If you deal with all the incarnations, Sardonyx will reign here.”
“We shouldn’t be vigilant, but… the true attack begins from then on!”
Let Joo Himchan shout out loud.
“…I’ll tell you in advance, if we can’t catch the incarnation in time. It just becomes a stumbling block. The longer the attack of the incarnation, the stronger the power of the revived Sardonyx.”
Mei Lin warned the students that this was not practice.
“If we are late in our attack and fail. The damage will be borne by the ordinary citizens of Italy. All mentees should do their best and take it seriously. …mistakes have irreversible consequences.”
After that, Meirin started moving towards the direction they had taken with Weirin.
Roger and Aventino are on the field at 12 o’clock from the entrance.
Shin Yoo-seong and Joo Him-chan are at 2:00.
Adela and Raina at 3 o’clock.
Mei Lin and Wei Lin are at 7 o’clock.
Ultra and Colt 9 o’clock.
Shoichi and Isshin are at 11:00.
Now, the shape of the field looks similar to the lava area, but when you move to the Zen place where the incarnation appears, the story is different. There, a new field develops according to the nature of the incarnation.
The mentees have been preparing hunter supplies according to Hwashin and the sacred ground of the field.
Therefore, it was important to move quickly before the incarnation appeared in order to make full use of the preparations.
When the story is over, the hunters move at high speed.
On the other hand, Himchan Joo told Yooseong Shin in a serious manner before moving.
“Student Yuseong Shin. If you have any good opinions during the raid, please let me know!”
Most of the mentees were ordered to deal with the incarnation and use the portal to return to the association, but Shin Yoo-seong and Adela, who passed the tower’s record, were qualified to participate even in the attack of Sardonyx.
In other words, Shin Yoo-sung and Adela have a somewhat equal relationship with active mentors.
Himchan Joo respected Yooseong Shin not as a mentee, but as a colleague in the strategy.
“yes. All right.”
Yooseong Shin smiled lightly at Himchan Joo’s appearance. Ju Himchan was a trustworthy person in many ways.
‘If there’s just something that takes it…’
A sensitive difference that only Shin Yoo-seong, who has super senses, can feel. Shin Yoo-seong had been feeling a strange sense of incongruity to the point that it bothered him from earlier.
But so far it was just a sense of alienation. I feel strange, but I am not sure.
Yooseong Shin looked at Roger and Aventino as they walked away.
‘…For now, I’ll have to focus on the strategy.’
* * *
12 o’clock is the place where incarnation, a symbol of fire, is set. Aventino and Roger were walking along a winding lava road.
ride it!
The two run at a constant speed, probably because they hit their partner for a long time even while running at a tremendous speed.
Aventino asked Roger, fluttering the hem of his bridal gown.
“Two people passed through this raid. this time. Aren’t there a lot of rookies with big players?”
“You show interest in the students and it’s a big deal. You said just a few days ago that you didn’t like bringing students to raids?”
“I changed my mind. But aren’t they geniuses who passed the tower’s record?”
The Aventino slowed down and stopped. Then, he took out the prepared scroll from his pocket and tore it.
Saaa!
What Aventino just used was a scroll that grants a water attribute shield around the wearer for a certain period of time.
Because of its rarity, it was a high-end hunter item worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Roger laughed out loud as he saw Aventino.
“You don’t think you like them? I didn’t think I would become a priest.”
Aventino quietly muttered at Roger’s mischievous words.
“Well… that’s something you never know.”
And Aventino smiles with a benevolent expression as usual. Seeing that familiar yet foreign laugh, Roger felt strange for no reason.
* * *
The stage in the tower is random according to the rotation, but according to the stories of the hunters, the 10th floor. 20th floor 30th floor. The 40th floor… The general evaluation was that the difficulty of attacking the tower jumped sharply every 10th floor.
“But anyway, that’s how it is.”
A blue hologram.
Checking the message from the top, Kim Eun-ah put on a shy expression.
[The 10th floor is the floor where the party quest exists.]
[Quest name: The World of Childhood! Defend the Toy Kingdom!]
[Minimum number of participants: 6]
[Penalty: All challengers will be 7 years younger.]
“How do I break the quest if I get 10 years younger as an alternative penalty?”
Let’s complain that Kim Eun-ah doesn’t understand. Sumire also agreed and nodded with a serious face.
“Certainly… that must be difficult! Plus, it seems like a very unusual penalty.”
On the other hand, Amy seemed to be in a good mood, perhaps because of her previous performance.
“Even so, Eunah! Doesn’t the title sound easy? It’s kind of trivial to say that the name is Toy Kingdom. Shouldn’t the level of difficulty be as low as there are penalties?”
“hey. No matter how low the difficulty is, if you go back 10 years. I am 7 years old. What are 7-year-olds doing together?”
“Well…”
Amy readily agreed.
Sumire laughed beside him as if he had an interesting idea.
“Still, it would be very cute if they were all 7 years old!”
‘Everyone is turning 7…’
Kim Eun-ah put her finger on her chin and mumbled, deep in thought. What the party members looked like when they were young. Somehow, it seemed as if an image had already come to mind just by associating it.
‘…Yoosung feels like an idiot who likes to eat something. Sumire is passive, but seems like a good kid. Will Amy wake up?’
Certainly Kim Eun-ah wanted to see the party members’ childhood. In particular, I really wanted to see Shin Yoo-seong’s childhood with my own eyes.
‘I’m sure he’s cute…’
In the end, Kim Eun-ah’s ears were captivated.
No matter what the wind blew, this time Amy organized the situation herself.
“Once then, Eun-ah. I think about the 10th floor when the party leader returns. Now let’s return to the academy!”
The word academy sounds so welcome. It seemed that he had suffered while climbing the tower.
“Already returning… We got to the ninth floor really quickly.”
Like Sumire said, it was a great skill to reach the 9th floor without being blocked from the first challenge. Kim Eun-ah nodded with a satisfied face.
“Huh…”
Kim Eun-ah heard Shin Yoo-seong’s goal was to reach the 20th floor before the end of the first year. But it’s already the 10th floor. Kim Eun-ah shouted loudly with a confident pose at the fact that she had reached half of her goal.
“Honestly, there is no other party member like us!”
Kim Eun-a, who shows off her strong power against many people as well as in person-to-person battles, and supports the club with near-infinite money.
Sumire, a necromancer who handles the undead and familiar forces, and who is in charge of delicious cuisine in the Tower.
Plus Amy, who has a lot to say.
Kim Eun-ah could have been proud of her outstanding specs.
“Gorum! Gorum! Have a hard time everyone!”
Amy shouted with a refreshing face.
Kim Eun-ah smiled and opened the return portal.
Saaa!
Waves of portals shimmering in a beautiful blue light as if to welcome the victors.
‘…I hope Yoosung is well.’
Sumire smiled shyly and worried about Shin Yoo-seong.
‘Because you made me suffer like this. Shin Yoo-seong, just come!’
Kim Eun-ah thought about the schedule with Shin Yoo-seong and strengthened her will.
‘…me. I’m going to eat cheesecake when I get back!’
And even Amy who makes a strange resolution. The trio finished their own adventure and safely returned to Gaon.
