Episode 405. Shrine where the dead sleep (3)
Green Spider Guild.
It is a brand new guild that has just been created for over 3 months.
The head of the engineering team is 32-year-old Jo Nam-cheol, and he said that he had originally been unemployed for several years before forming this guild with like-minded friends.
I can’t get a job, I’m getting older, and my life is getting tougher.
‘It’s not common. There are plenty of people in the world who want to win the lottery.’
Fortunately, getting a good job has been the driving force for the Green Spider Guild to endure until now.
Of course, the luck that was on the verge of success won’t work here anymore.
“…So you’re saying you’re never going back?”
“Yes! If I’m with player Kang Jin-hyeok, I’m going to follow you to the end of hell!”
“Even though waiting at the entrance of the ruins until I catch the boss has a much better chance of surviving?”
“Then what do I do? If I lived like that anyway, it would be the same as being dead. Since it happened like this. Whatever it is, I’m going to go to the end.”
A tone that feels overly firm will.
“Okay. In that case, do whatever you want.”
I have no intention of drying it.
Crossing the dangerous bridge was my own choice.
furthermore.
‘He took Mandragora juice…’
Jinhyeok’s gaze turned to the nape of Jo Namcheol’s neck.
Pale turquoise blood running through the veins.
These are undoubtedly the symptoms of drinking Mandragora juice.
‘I guess this is why I came here without fear.’
Mandragora is a type of drug that has been quite a hot item among players to forget the fear of recent raids.
The problem… is that the amount of juice Jo Nam-cheol and the rest of the players have taken is far above the normal level.
‘It’s not an amount that one individual can save.’
Aside from the price, there is no way that newcomers have penetrated such an acquisition route.
But just then
Shuk.
Sigh…
I could feel his presence through the rocks that lined the swamp.
Elf.
Those were the high elves who were rumored to be agile.
“The enemy.”
“Enemy? No way, are they the dwarves again?”
“You said so confidently, why are you already scared?”
“It’s not like that… It means you don’t have to fight on purpose.”
“Or. There’s a reason why we shouldn’t fight.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“No. I was just talking to myself.”
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
I think this raid will be exciting in many ways.
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Shuung! Whoop! Whoop!
Perpuck!
Arrows flying from the side.
And from the front, elves with daggers rushed in.
Kakakakang!
It is so precise and fast that it gives goosebumps.
Jinhyeok and the high elf rotated their bodies clockwise.
The sword strikes, loaded with acceleration and weight, collided in the air.
Quaang!
“…!”
The high elf’s body bounced over 5m.
No matter how much the shock was dispersed, it wasn’t hard enough to withstand the Hongryeon.
But just because they were pushed back in the head-to-head match didn’t mean the high elves’ momentum had softened.
Rather, I tried to find the gap somehow.
One of the high elves’ eyes was stained red.
at the same time.
Arrows flew from different directions.
Unlike a moment ago, the trajectory is twisted in the middle as if the arrow is alive and breathing.
As soon as one was knocked out, two arrows aimed at the vital point from the other side.
“You’re so damn annoying.”
Jinhyeok deflected all the attacks coming from the blind spot.
One step away.
The balance of power does not easily tip to one side.
“…It’s pretty good. Human.”
The high elf who seemed to be the leader opened his mouth.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been in love with my body, so I tried to keep it from getting damaged if possible, but if this continues, there will be no end. I’ll do my best to get rid of it.”
Sreung!
chuck.
Instead of a bow, a strange curved sword extended forward.
Do you intend to engage in close combat instead of long-distance containment?
In addition, that curved sword was coated with poison peculiar to high elves that aggravated wounds.
seven melee. two archers.
As the personnel arrangements changed, a fiercer melee was expected.
“Player Jinhyeok Kang. We’ll take care of the guys coming from behind.”
Jo Nam-cheol came out to help.
“That’s right. Wouldn’t it be much easier to fight if you take care of a few archers?”
“Don’t worry about the back and just trust us. We’ll persevere somehow.”
The rest of the players each took their places behind Jinhyeok.
“It must be dangerous… will you be okay?”
“It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work. We’ll all die if player Kang Jin-hyeok is defeated anyway.”
“Okay. Then, I believe you.”
Jinhyeok focused his mana forward.
As ‘Sword’s Grave’ was activated, a dark red river was burning along the two swords.
The high elves’ melodies were also stained with white light.
“Hit it.”
The chief high elf gave the order.
Jinhyeok and the high elves’ feet went into strength.
however.
The moment your feet are about to come off the ground.
“Now!”
“It’s finally caught!”
“You’re such an idiot!”
The players behind Jinhyeok all turned around.
They swung their weapons all at once, aiming for the back of Jinhyeok, not the high elf.
Jinhyeok’s center of gravity is completely forward, and his horsepower is also concentrated in the front.
This means that the conditions are optimal for a surprise attack.
but.
Booung!
What the sword and spear separated was not flesh and bone, but empty space.
“What, what?”
An earthquake occurred in Jo Nam-cheol’s pupil.
A perfect surprise attack with moderately drained power.
However, the opponent evaded such a blow of conversion too lightly.
“It’s a bit quicker to hit the back than I thought. Well, I made it look like I was struggling, so you guys must have thought the timing was perfect.”
“Did you know… that we were going to attack?”
Jo Nam-cheol asked in disbelief.
“I have some eyes in the sky too.”
Wheein!
A small drone flying about 100m from the ground.
I used the ‘machine lord’ copied from Lee Tae-min to get a rough perspective.
Although the scope of what he could see was still limited due to the lack of use of his abilities, it was still enough to get the necessary information.
“That… didn’t care.”
“Even if that’s not the case, you were suspicious from the beginning.”
“What do you mean?”
“High elves don’t get killed by parasites. Basically.”
but.
Being infected with parasites like this means that they used a new method that existing parasites couldn’t.
In other words, a third party intervened.
“And those who are familiar with this place but have the time to prepare in advance. That’s only the demons who used this place as their base.”
At Jinhyeok’s words, Jo Namcheol’s face changed 180 degrees.
“…I wonder if the build-up was a bit wrong. I thought the story was well-thought out… but choosing a high elf was a mistake.”
“Well, if I had to point it out, the overuse of Mandraragora juice was also a problem. It was also a problem that they drew my attention by disguising themselves as a clumsy new guild.”
It was good that he sacrificed his comrades to fight the high elves, but under normal circumstances, it would have been natural for the raid to be wiped out.
Especially if it’s a raid of a new guild like this.
“You mean… you knew it, but you were deliberately pretending you didn’t know?”
“Because there’s nothing easier to use than a stupid enemy. Originally, I was going to keep quiet until the end, but things have changed.”
Jinhyeok’s gaze turned to the elves.
Among the high elves, there were quite familiar faces.
Theslon.
This is the guy I met in the Elf Forest on the 6th floor.
I ordered a pretty good cosplay and it remained deep in my memory, but for some reason this guy crawled in here.
And at the very back, the elf ranger Sylvia, whom I met on the 6th floor, was also with me.
There must be something happening among the elves that these two are here.
“Well, okay. You seem to be quite quick-witted. So what are you going to do? You’re too tired to deal with the high elves, but can you handle us?”
Now there are enemies on all sides.
No matter how raw the meat is, this situation is bound to be tricky.
“There seems to be a misunderstanding, too, but the reason the fight looked so tense was because I deliberately killed you all to get you to confess.”
pod.
Jinhyeok’s body disappeared.
…Quaang!
The body of the high elf in the lead fell to the ground.
This time, the high elf next to him flew to the side.
I couldn’t even understand how it happened.
two already.
And in the blink of an eye, the third elf fainted on the spot.
“uh…?”
“Something just…”
I thought I heard, and then the elves collapsed like a puppet with a broken string.
Jo Nam-cheol finally realized that something was wrong.
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Kwajik! Awesome!
“Quaaaaagh!”
A desperate scream rang out.
Cho Nam-cheol, whose entire body had been shattered, shivered all over.
“Don’t be rude. I still have more questions to ask.”
“What…are you… far away? What I do… almost always… Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
“I thought you said I’d ask you questions? Don’t talk unnecessarily and rest quietly when you can. I’ll come back later.”
“Ah… Alges.”
Even my teeth are completely gone, and whenever I speak, the sound of the wind comes out of my mouth.
Still, the fear of death was greater than the pain, so Nam-cheol Jo did not even dare to scream.
It was because he saw with his own two eyes that all his colleagues died except for himself.
Jinhyeok, who cleaned up the situation, went to the place where the elves were.
Everyone was tied up and passed out, but only Teslon and Sylvia were conscious.
This is thanks to the preparation and feeding of an antidote that drives out the parasites.
“How is it? Are you okay?”
“Keuh… I think I’m getting a bit more conscious.”
Teslon grabbed his head with his hand.
“It’s fortunate. But now is the start. The movements of the guys inside the body have slowed down a lot, but they need additional stimulation to get them out.”
“Damn it. Anyway, nothing good will come of you face to face. Looking at your shiny face, you must be using the weapon you took from us, right?”
It seems that he is quite resentful of the loss of Pentagris’ fangs and molars.
Still, if you open your eyes wide and fight against the life saver, is it bitter?
Jinhyeok’s hand moved like lightning.
Damn!
“Kwaaaak! What are you doing?”
“You have to do this to make the medicine work faster. Beating is the best thing, but if you do that and damage your brain, it’s a
big deal .
”
He bit his gums. You damn bastard!”
“Does it hurt that much?”
But what can we do? It’s just the beginning?
Jinhyeok mercilessly slapped
Teslon’s face
. It’s pretty cool. While our Teslon couldn’t see it, it became like glutinous rice cake.”
“Enough. Aww! um, stop Stop!”
“If I stop, then what if they knock me out again? Are you going to do what the parasites tell you to do again?”
“That, that’s…!”
“Isn’t it? There’s no way your clan can survive this miserable situation.”
The leader of the rangers who protect the village.
Considering the suffering elves, this is…
nothing . ”
I’ll
say it again, but I don’t have personal feelings.”
Jinhyeok excitedly massaged Teslon’s face again.
How long did it last?
“Huh? I… I think I’m okay?”
Next to me, Sylvia wiggled her limbs.
While watching Tesslon, she was determined that her turn would come soon.
For some reason, the sense of incongruity when she was infected completely disappeared.
A body that moves freely.
Plus, both eyes became clear.
“What…what happened? Why… Sylvia…”
Teslon, whose face was swollen, stuttered.
“Ah… Come to think of it, the drug I took a while ago was a new drug, so the parasite died on its own after a while. Stop forgot. did.”
