_ Volume 1, Chapter 17
17. Second floor (2)
Seeing as he didn’t show much hostility towards him who had mastered the Airlock weapon skill it didn’t seem like they were having a big confrontation but it was good to be careful.
Unlike Einzhar and Dwarves there could be any number of hostile NPCs who would kill each other.
“Do you need anything more?”
“I don’t have any money and for now this is it.”
“Then hurry down. You don’t want to lose your senses by wandering around for no reason do you?”
“I think so even if you don’t say it.”
Taesan passed the store and headed for the second floor. The Dwarf waved his hand to see him off.
“See you on the next floor.”
thud.
The door is closed. At the same time the system window appeared.
[This is a little bit from the entrance of the labyrinth
It is out of place.]
[This is where things that die when stabbed with a knife live. The power here is not very strong.]
[2nd floor quest begins.]
[Defeat the boss on the 2nd floor and pass through.]
[Reward: Beginner Mana Increase Potion.]
[Secret reward: ???]
“A potion to increase mana?”
As a potion that increases mana it was a very valuable potion that was not sold in stores. walking around the labyrinth
I had no choice but to save it but I didn’t even see a few mountains.
If you are a beginner it is a rise of about 10. Now that his mana was only about 15 it was worth a lot. At this level the freedom of use of the skill would disappear a lot.
It was time for Taesan to move forward in anticipation.
belt ring.
An alert rang. It meant that someone had called him. Taesan opened a community.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What is it?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: Ah. You were there.]
As soon as Kang Tae-san posted the articles came rushing up.
[Lee Sang [alone]: It’s Mr. Taesan! You are alive!]
[Kim Tae-jin [alone]: Thanks to you I was able to reach the fountain of life! thank you!]
[Kim Joon-an [Alone]: Mr. Taesan! I have something to ask!]
[Kim Soo-hyun [alone]: Mr. Taesan! Mr Taesan! oh}.}! It’s Mr. Taesan!]
In an instant the words directed at him filled his field of vision. Taesan clicked her tongue and gave her a rough answer.
[Kang Jun-hyeok requested a whisper from Kang Tae-san.]
Taesan clicked accept.
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Wow. I’m not kidding.
What can I say?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What’s going on?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: It’s not a big deal. Just checking if he’s alive?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Why don’t you worry about you rather than me?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: Hey I’m stuck here. Oh really. It gives me goosebumps even thinking about it again. thank you. brother. Everyone is grateful to you.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: It’s okay because you believed and followed me.]
*
Taesan left a message about the first floor strategy in the community. If he followed the most optimized route to the fountain of life he could survive with a reasonable probability.
But he didn’t have high expectations.
A person trapped in an unknown space and pushed to the limit a simple person with no knowledge
Are you risking your life only by reading the community posts? It is impossible. I thought I didn’t follow because of my disbelief.
However contrary to Taesan’s expectations most of the Alone mode followed Taesan’s strategy.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: It’s not something I’m going to say but did you just believe in one article and run here?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: I can’t help it. Because it was all limited. I wanted to grab at least a straw?]
Listening to Kang Jun-hyeok’s words the reason was very simple.
You cannot get food unless you enter the labyrinth. If you don’t eat your stamina will not decrease or you will die. Stats and mental strength are only consumed so if you are determined and endure you can endure as much as you want.
But hunger was a different matter.
There are even cases of people starving to the limit trapped in a disaster cutting off their limbs and eating them. It meant that the pain of hunger was greater than the fear and pain of amputation.
Since they did not die here they had no choice but to starve endlessly.
People were exhausted.
Like other modes if only players could fly they would talk but that’s not the case.
In the village outside the labyrinth there are only NPCs who give only fixed answers. Broken Man refused to speak.
You can interact to some extent as a community but it was a world apart from meeting and talking in person.
There is no one to talk to.
There is nothing to eat.
It was a perfect environment to be crazy about.
In fact the reason why so many alien players died randomly in the previous world was because they gave up on survival and entered as if they were committing suicide.
In such a situation Taesan posted.
A word about attacking the first floor.
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: My brother said he didn’t expect much but from our point of view it was a really necessary article.]
There was information in Taesan’s writing.
There is a store owner in the labyrinth and a capybara-like mouse appears as a monster on the first floor. It is a monster that only aims at your ankles and if you run away as soon as you see it you can return to the store.
The labyrinth was unknown to players in Alone Mode. The reason why they couldn’t enter was a big reason. I was so afraid because I didn’t know what would come out.
But thanks to Taesan I got the information
all.
Having shaken off their fear of the unknown they began to prepare themselves to enter the labyrinth.
Among them Taeyeon Lee tried it before anyone else.
Following Taishan’s words he entered the labyrinth met the shop owner and arrived at the Fountain of Life. She broke through the labyrinth and survived.
Lee Taeyeon left a lot of complaints in the community. To those who watch the community Taeyeon Lee is a timid human being just like herself.
That’s how she succeeded.
in other words. They too can arrive at a place where infinite recovery is possible. It was a very attractive word. With Lee Tae-yeon’s success many Alone players ran through the labyrinth.
Not all were successful. Even if you knew the strategy the difficulty wasn’t that easy. The fountain of life is quite far from the shops. The probability of encountering Big Rat on the way was not low.
Still numbers incomparable to those of the previous world were able to arrive at the Fountain of Life. A car that surprises even Taesan
this was
However arriving and catching the Big Rat were separate issues.
Even if infinite recovery was possible it was impossible to catch a monster that exceeded the speed of half a horse unless you had a natural talent.
Most of them continued to challenge themselves quenching their hunger with Sam.
Only two people succeeded in hunting.
Taeyeon Lee.
And it was Kang Jun-hyeok who was talking to him now.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What were you trying to do before my post came up?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: I was just going to run the labyrinth. I couldn’t stand being hungry. I was thinking of eating it after defeating a monster or something.]
A 17-year-old boy who has not reached adulthood yet. Since he already won against Big Rat he must have a similar talent as Lee Tae-yeon.
But it was a name he had never heard of.
Perhaps in the previous world he would have fought and died right away with Big Rat. It was this regular who survived as he left his writings.
If he leaves a strategy will the number of clearers increase?
It wasn’t Taesan’s idea. Even if you manage to catch Big Rat you won’t be able to go down any further. Survival rate and clear rate are different.
Even in the previous world there were a few people who reached the fountain of life. However no one except Taeyeon Lee was on the first floor.
didn’t pass
Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok have the possibility of clearing. Only two.
‘Is it worth raising?’
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What are you doing now?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: I’m taking a big rat and taking a break.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What about Lee Tae-yeon?]
[Kang Jun-Hyuk [Alone]: You’re probably sleeping right now?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Then your genitals
Did you meet?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Yes? Who is it?]
It was unknown. Lee Tae-yeon of the past had also met Einzhar so it was safe to say that he would meet at least once if he stayed at the Fountain of Life.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: A strange old man will come looking for God. Are you an NPC whose treatment changes depending on your actions? I will attack you without any hesitation but don’t be scared and react properly. Then you’ll get something useful.]
I don’t know if they’ll give you an airlock weapon skill but you can get some other skills as well. In the beginning each skill was precious.
[Kang Tae-san [alone]: When Lee Tae-yeon wakes up tell him too.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Uh… … .]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What is it?]
Kang Jun-hyeok showed signs of pondering for a moment. I wrote as if I had made up my mind before long
won
[Kang Jun-Hyuk [Alone]: Are you okay?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What do you mean?]
[Kang Jun-Hyuk [Alone]: Aren’t you giving me too much? I am grateful for your help but first of all we are competitors to break through the labyrinth together.]
Taesan stopped at the sudden remark. Junhyeok Kang continued to post.
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Of course I’m weaker than you right now but wouldn’t it be possible to catch up sooner if you spread it like that? Of course I have no plans to do anything to my brother but I thought he was too concerned. You don’t have to just give your brother what he has worked hard for right?]
Taesan smiled.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Did you just say something like that?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: I’m serious
That’s what I said… … .]
Kang Jun-hyeok’s words were understandable. No one wanted to give his hard-earned achievements to others without any conditions.
However Kang Jun-hyeok was mistaken.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What kind of competition is this? They are all equally perishing Earth humans.]
They weren’t competitors. they were colleagues.
There are several opportunities to go out into the outside world before clearing. Then you will realize what a stupid thing you said. There were a few people who didn’t understand the subject and ran amok but all of them were monsters or died at the hands of Lee Tae-yeon.
and another delusion.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: There is only one reason why I am telling you this and that. Remind me not to search in strange places
I will give it.]
Whether you can realize it just because you know the strategy is a separate issue.
Lee Tae-yeon’s clearing of Alone Mode was only due to a combination of heavenly luck and heavenly luck. She said she wasn’t sure she would survive if she went back into her Alone mode with her own mouth.
A place where those who have cleared cannot guarantee clearing again.
that’s the freeze mode
Even if Kang Tae-san tells Kang Jun-hyeok the secret room right away he will clear it.
can’t There was a high possibility that he would be skewered by the last fifteen arrows and die.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: And do you think you can catch up with me knowing that?]
Even when he cleared Easy Mode he was compared to Lee Taeyeon. Kang Jun-hyeok’s words now felt similar to the feeling of a chick telling its owner that if he fed it like this I would become stronger than the owner.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Don’t be fooled just come down hard.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Well I couldn’t even get past the first floor but it sounds like it’s too floating.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: It’s enough if you know. work hard. I go further.]
[Junhyuk Kang [Alone]: Where are you now?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: 2nd floor.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: … … come on I just caught a Big Rat. just now
It’s a week isn’t it too fast?]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: How fast?
It’s normal.]
While we were talking a thought suddenly came to my mind.
‘Come to think of it wasn’t it about time?’
About a week has passed. It was time for Easy and Normal mode players to adapt. Taesan asked.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Stronghold Community
How about?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Ordinary? ah. Lately people in other modes have been talking to me little by little. But… the people who pick up a fight
There is also For now I’m responding with ignoring but I don’t know why.]
those who complain.
Taesan knows who they are.
‘Those who don’t know the subject started rampaging.’
Each mode does not see players in other modes.
They mistake each other’s strengths and think that their own mode is the most difficult.
In the previous world Taesan interfered but now that he’s gone they’ll run wild.
I wasn’t very interested. If it ran rampant it was something to be dealt with as it ran rampant.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Good job.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Yep. My brother too.]
Taesan turned off the whisper.
The structure of the second floor was similar to that of the first floor. It changed every 10 floors so there was no big difference.
I could see the mossy bricks and the floor and I thought the inside of the labyrinth would be similar.
However Taesan heard of Lee Taeyeon and knew about it. The first floor of Alone Mode is half a tutorial. The second floor is the real beginning.
Can’t even find the fountain of life
A labyrinth in which recovery methods are limited.
Taesan knew what appeared here.
Taesan walks down the aisle. A door appeared. If you pass through here you will see the room. Taesan opened the door only slightly just enough to check inside.
“Kieek.”
“Kareuk. Karuk.”
I saw green monsters. They were small with human-like forms. It had only come as far as Taesan’s chest. each holding a sword shield and bow
They were chatting with each other with their hideous protruding molars.
“Carreuk.”
“Kek kiek!”
When one said something the other monsters twitched. It must have been a funny joke.
[A goblin with a bow appeared.]
[A goblin with a short sword appeared.]
[A goblin with a short sword appeared.]
[A goblin with a shield appeared.]
‘Goblin.’
green monster. The most common monster that is distributed throughout the middle and upper tiers and shows up when bored.
The monsters on the second floor were them.
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