Chapter 171. < Episode 54. Refusal to Ride (3). >
9.
[Unknown Wizard’s Dungeon]
– Dungeon Rating: Legendary
– Dungeon Level: 170 or less
– Dungeon Entry: 10 or less
– This is a dungeon created by an unknown wizard. It is a place where they experimented on beings to annihilate the enemy.
– Dungeon Reward: Unknown
! Dungeon Reward: Unknown wizard’s book and title provided
Midas, looking at the dungeon information window, lifted his head lightly and sighed.
“Whoa.
His breath rose like a cumulus cloud into the raging blizzard.
“Are you nervous?”
As if waiting for that breath, Remia asked a question, and Midas answered the question.
“I didn’t know that we would be able to attack this quickly.”
Regarding Midas’ declaration of solo attack, the Undead Guild said after giving an ok sign.
Please proceed with the attack as soon as possible.
“I can’t help it because of security. In a situation where the location of the dungeon may have already been discovered, we must avoid failing to capture this dungeon due to interference from a third person or force.”
The reason is none other than security.
As Remia said, from the moment Midas was guided to this place, security could not be assured.
It was perfectly reasonable to say that the work was carried out as quickly as possible.
Of course Midas knew.
“Yes, security is important.”
‘There must be a bigger reason for wanting me to fail than that.’
It was just a justification, and what the Undead Guild wanted was their own failure.
‘Because it would be the best case scenario for me to fail.’
Whatever the case may be, it was as if the Undead Guild was caught off guard by this incident.
Under such circumstances, will Midas succeed in clearing the dungeon?
It was a business that only saw losses.
For this reason, it was natural for the Undead Guild to want a scenario where Midas would attack with them after failing this attack.
‘There’s nothing better to ruin things than rushing.’
It was also natural to not give Midas time to research and prepare for the dungeon raid.
‘What good. I had no intention of playing games comfortably in the first place.’
Midas did not bother to complain about such a fact.
‘I had no intention of making it comfortable.’
Aren’t you the one who did the dirty work in the first place?
So, there was only one thing I had to focus on right now.
Can you raid the dungeon?
‘Anyway, the preparations are over. There is less than 10 percent chance of failure.’
The answer to that had already been given, and that was the reason Midas was here now.
“Now then, we don’t have time, so let’s attack right away.”
With those words, Midas clapped lightly and then shouted.
“Hello everyone, I am BJ Grand Mage! From now on, we will begin raiding the unknown mage’s dungeon!”
10.
“2.04 million viewers, now the opening is basically 2 million. The speed of channel growth is amazing. I can’t even touch it later.”
After speaking, Merlin turned his head to look at Emma and continued talking.
“Then, all that remains is to pray earnestly that the BJ archmage fail in the attack.”
Instead of answering Merlin’s words, Emma nodded lightly.
“What is the probability of failure? … .
Then Merlin uttered a question to himself, and Emma answered inwardly.
‘The probability of failure is high.’
As she came up with that answer, a video of an unknown sorcerer’s dungeon raid that she received from Remia popped up in her mind.
The characteristic of the unknown mage’s dungeon, identified through the video, was the two types of rooms at the end of the crossroads.
‘The difficulty level of the survival room is considerable.’
Among them, the difficulty level of the so-called survival room, where you have to survive from the ice golems that come in for a set period of time, was considerable.
‘The probability of getting caught in such a survival room is half.’
Crucially, the odds of such a survival room appearing were 50/50.
Of course, if you’re lucky, you’ll never get caught in a survival room.
‘Even if I’m a BJ master mage, if I experience the survival room more than 5 times, I’ll consume all my potions.’
However, if you are unlucky, it means that you may face a survival room at every fork in the road.
Merlin’s voice echoed in Emma’s ears as she sharpened her eyes as she recalled that fact.
“The first fork in the road has come.”
11.
The straight aisle, big enough for a truck to pass, split in two for the first time.
Crossroads.
The moment he saw it, Midas said.
“According to the Undead Guild’s strategy, there are two types of rooms. The Undead Guild called the former Easy Room and the latter Survival Room.”
Viewers immediately responded to that explanation.
[Of course, Survival Room sponsored $1.]
[Yes, Survival Room sponsored $1.]
[Please, Survival Room sponsored $1.]
Most viewers expected Midas’ Survival Room. .
It was natural.
– BJ Grand Mage said he didn’t like the easy way, so please, I hope you come out on the hard way!
– God of God Wars, BJ Archmage hates easy roads with all his heart. So please, just give me a survival room!
– BJ Grand Mage, let’s only walk on the flame path!
What the viewers of this live broadcast want to see is the performance of the BJ master mage who alone overcomes the difficulties that everyone feels are far away.
‘Yes, everyone must want to see me suffer.’
Confirming the expectations of such viewers, Midas turned his head and looked at the crossroads.
Then he saw the windows in front of him at the fork in the road.
![Left Path]
!Destroy 5 Ice Golems.
![Right Path]
!Survive the Ice Golem for 15 minutes!
Seeing this, Midas smiled.
‘Though that won’t happen.’
In that state, Midas gestured to Lucky.
Panting!
Midas said to Lucky, who quickly approached the gesture.
“Lucky, where are you going? huh?”
king!
Then Lucky barked once as if to answer, and Midas stroked Lucky’s head and said,
“left?
king!
“Did you hear? Lucky tells you to take the left path. Then take the left path.”
After that, without hesitation, a new room appeared in front of Midas who took the left path.
[Enter the room.]
[Destroy all the ice golems.]
Immediately after that, 5 ice golems appeared and Midas said the moment he saw them.
“Oh, it’s an easy room, it’s such a pity!”
With an expression that seemed more regretful than ever.
12.
– Oh, it’s an easy room.
At the words of BJ Grand Mage, which came out through the broadcast, Merlin clicked his tongue briefly as if he was sorry.
“The first one goes easy.”
At that, Emma gave a short nod.
“I was always lucky.”
‘But you can’t always be lucky.’
Merlin said to Emma.
“Rather than that, I wonder how long BJ Grand Mage will be able to maintain the firepower he showed then.”
At that, Emma nodded.
“According to our calculations, with BJ Archmage’s current item setup, maintaining two blaze golems would be too much.
Most of what can be seen in God Wars, where capital transcends common sense moves, can be quantified.
To be honest, figuring out how much magical power you can expect through item settings wasn’t even a task.
“Even if it is possible to cover it to some extent with the title reward rune, there is definitely a limit.”
In the case of BJ Grand Mage, the standard was different from the others, but it was still difficult to transcend common sense.
“Moreover, his firepower is as great as BJ’s magic power.”
“Not terrifying.”
Above all, the amount of mana he consumed was unimaginable to most players.
“I survived with the help of expensive potions…. .
It was for that reason that BJ Grand Mage had been drinking more expensive potions than water.
“Even that is not easy. Not to mention, this dungeon is a dungeon that even the Undead Guild couldn’t clear, so you can’t use all the potions in front of the boss room.”
However, there are limitations to such a method.
It was for that reason that Emma and Merlin focused on BJ Grand Mage’s live broadcast.
‘Today, in one way or another, I can see the limits of BJ’s great mage.’
‘If the dungeon’s difficulty is above BJ’s limit, we’ll see his game over.’
That this time, it’s worth hoping for.
“Now then, shall we order a cup of coffee? I heard that coffee beans from Ethiopia are good. Or drink the whiskey that came last time. I got the Macallan limited edition and it tasted good.”
“Please refrain from drinking because you have to play the game after the live broadcast.”
This was the reason they watched BJ Grand Mage’s broadcast with a relaxed look unlike usual.
BJ Grand Mage spoke to them over the monitor.
– It’s an easy room. It’s not fun if it’s this easy… … Okay, I’ll go with my own penalty. I will go to the boss room without using potions!
13.
Baseball Field The first thing that greeted Midas entering the spacious room that reminded him of a dome stadium with a ceiling was huge blocks of ice scattered all over the room.
Kwajik!
Those blocks of ice began to make a loud noise with the appearance of Midas.
[The ice golem starts moving.]
At the same time, a number appeared above the ice golem’s head.
The countdown numbers that only Midas could see.
Those numbers started at 20 and started moving towards 1.
A tense situation in many ways.
But Midas was not surprised by the situation and the spectacle.
‘More than I’ve seen… … .’
It is Midas who has already seen this scene hundreds of times through the strategy video he received from the Undead Guild and has run the simulation thousands of times in his head.
I did that, but I can’t help but feel awkward.
‘…. It feels more familiar.’
On the contrary, Midas felt familiar with this scene.
‘Well, it’s just a baseball field.’
It’s not just the familiarity you feel from seeing it a lot, but the familiarity mixed with longing.
Of course, there was nothing to be sentimental about.
Midas’s eyes quickly scanned the stage.
‘Dragon vein.’
First of all, I checked the location of the dragon vein.
After that, Midas looked at the ice golem.
‘Five.’
Ice Golem.
Compared to normal golems, it was a tricky monster in many ways.
For once, the ice attribute attack did not work.
And unlike normal golems, it had the ability to recover HP in places where coldness was maintained.
Basic attack power, attack speed, and movement speed are also one step higher than normal golems.
In fact, even if these factors were excluded, dealing with five golems at the same time was not an ordinary task.
Isn’t this a dungeon that only allows up to 10 people to enter?
Dealing with 5 means that arithmetically, only two people have to deal with one golem.
‘There’s nothing I can’t catch.’
Of course, there was nothing difficult from Midas’ point of view.
If you summon 2 Blaze Golems and raise Gold with the Giantization skill, you can mark 3 Golems 1:1, and if you use Lucky’s Firefight, you can mark up to 4 Golems.
Also, at this point, there was no need for a 1v1 mark.
‘If it’s necessary, I just need to build a wall.’
If the two Blaze Golems and the gigantic Gold three lined up to form a wall, they could have stopped more than that.
‘I have enough magic power.’
Finally, in fighting these battles, magic was no longer lacking.
‘As long as you use the dragon vein properly.’
It was a situation that had already been verified through countless battles in the frozen forest.
‘But it’s no fun if it’s too easy.’
However, it was not very interesting from a viewing point of view.
‘And if you’re lucky enough to repeat such an easy scene, it gets even more boring.’
Furthermore, Midas intended to face such an easy environment over and over again in this dungeon.
Of course, there was no problem.
Because no one can question the process.
From the perspective of viewers, BJ Grand Mage is lucky! going to do that.
But apart from that, it was also clear that it wasn’t fun, as Midas said.
What was the trigger for this live broadcast in the first place?
Isn’t it because of the challenging spirit of BJ Grand Mage, who rejected the easy path and was willing to take the difficult path?
If so, it is natural to live up to those expectations.
That was the reason.
“This is an easy room. It’s not fun if it’s this easy… … So, I’ll go with the penalty. I’m going to the boss room without using potions.”
The reason Midas made a declaration before the battle.
“If you eat even a drop of the potion, I will be the lucky younger brother.”
Along with that cry, Midas shouted.
“Summon Blaze Golem!”
The battle has begun.
14.
A gate capsule that looks twice as large as a normal gate capsule.
Push!
The door opened with the sound of air escaping from the capsule, and a man appeared from there.
A handsome man with dark eyebrows and a beard with tanned tanned skin.
“Azumo-sama, you have now entered the sixth room.”
Azmo, now more familiar with the game name than his real name, nodded at the secretary’s words to him.
“So what?”
“As promised, I didn’t use a single potion.”
“How is your magic?”
“We are maintaining firepower without any problems.”
Along with the words, his secretary handed over a thin tablet PC.
– Lucky is going crazy. Now then, I’ll try to use magic a little more properly. Inferno!
Azmo, who was watching BJ Grand Mage’s live broadcast through the tablet PC, said with a smile.
“Then you got something again, what a great guy. Otherwise, the main scenario would be that great. Are you ready for what I said?”
At the words that followed, the secretary said with a slightly troubled expression.
“that is…. The transaction with the Swordsman went smoothly.”
“There shouldn’t be any difficulty since we’re trading items we don’t use anyway.”
“But the story with the creation guild is sluggish. First of all, the creation guild acknowledged the existence of the dungeon, but the amount they demanded is too high.”
“There are only a lot of greed in a subject that can’t even be targeted.”
Azmo, who pondered for a while with those words, spoke with a relaxed expression as if he had finished his thoughts.
“Okay then, give the creation guild the amount they want.”
“Yes? The amount we want is twice as much as we expected?”
Looking at the surprised secretary who asked back, Azmo raised one corner of his mouth and said.
“How much money did you spend on this game?
As Azmo opened the door and stepped outside with his horse and cup of coffee, the blue sea greeted him beyond the deck of a huge luxury yacht.
A far-away sight.
Looking at the tablet PC with the scene in the background, Azmo said to himself.
‘Especially compared to the money I will spend on this game in the future.’
With that thought, Azmo put the coffee cup in his hand on the yacht railing and touched the tablet PC.
‘Anyway, I’ve prepared this much, so I won’t be denied boarding.’
