– Volume 1, Episode 6
6. 1st floor (1)
Oh oh.
A happy light appeared on Taishan’s face. The first floor reward is a random stat boost potion. In Easy Mode it was a reward that was only given after reaching 10 levels.
‘As expected the dimension is different.’
The system window didn’t stop.
[You are the first to step into the labyrinth. Is it courage or recklessness?
I don’t know but those who know the dangers of the abyss will praise you.]
Another advantage of Alone Mode. That’s what solo play is all about. You cannot meet other Alone Mode players.
In other words you can receive all the initial rewards of the initial reward. It’s a pretty great advantage considering the benefits are huge.
[Received the title [Pioneer].]
Taesan quickly confirmed the effect.
“Confirm title”
[Title: Pioneer]
[NPCs have a crush on you.]
Tai’s face cooled.
It was because Lee Tae-yeon said that the NPCs in the labyrinth were hostile towards the player. She said that she always hated her and that she sometimes had people who tried to kill her.
It was her idea that liking had no meaning. She also received the title of pioneer but she judged it was an achievement she was just giving away.
All checks are done. rest of it
only to break through the labyrinth.
He walked down the brick aisle.
As Taesan walked down the aisle he remembered Taeyeon’s words.
It is impossible to break through the 100th floor in a situation where there is nothing. Of course the Labyrinth also made the minimum preparations accordingly.
One of them was the shop owner.
[Taesan. You were a shop owner in Easy Mode right?]
[Yes. Is there a difficulty level that does not exist?]
[What kind of merchant were you?]
[How is it? I was a simple merchant.]
A store owner who appears at the entrance of each floor and sells only certain items.
Basically they didn’t sell anything that great. It was such a treat that they only bought potions and threw them away.
[But it’s not in Alone Mode. affection
sold a lot of stuff Look at this.]
She showed me a piece of equipment.
[Are you proud?]
Dark-colored wrist guards. It was one of the strongest items she had reducing all damage she received by 50%.
[I bought this at the store.]
[…] … You sell something like that?]
[There were so many other things but I couldn’t buy them because I didn’t have enough gold. Maybe you can become stronger than me even if you just buy all the goods in the store?]
She said so confidently
Taesan sighed with an annoyed face. It was because he was a player in Easy Mode anyway.
‘But not now.’
You can go to the store she said.
At last the passage showed its end. Taesan opened the door.
what. Are you coming already?”
There was a dwarf in the room.
A long white beard just a dwarf annoyed face.
At least it didn’t look like a monster.
[You have encountered the lost king.]
Taesan stared blankly at the dwarf. That was the owner of the Alone Mode store that Taeyeon Lee had been talking about.
hello?
hi?
The Dwarf burst out laughing.
“Your mentality is a good guy.”
The dwarves also know what kind of world Taesan came from and what the process of coming was like.
The Dwarf opened his mouth.
“What is your name?”
“This is Taesan. Who are you?”
“Shop owner.”
“Don’t you have anything?”
The dwarf was alone in a room the size of a studio. The Dwarf burst into a snort.
“Little boy. It wouldn’t be enough to fill the entire first floor to get all my things out.”
The dwarf took out a pipe and lit it.
“And I have no intention of showing you my children.”
yes’?
A store owner who doesn’t sell anything. Tae-san let out a laugh.
“Then why are you here?”
“Do you want me to be there? I am a high school student who abandoned my kingdom because of those crazy things and is doing in this crazy place.”
The Dwarf nervously smoked a pipe.
Anyway I don’t want to show my children to strangers?
“I see.”
I’m not embarrassed because it’s exactly what Taeyeon said.
[But the mad shop owner had a very dirty personality? You said you really almost died because you didn’t even sell anything in the first place? Even after that he always tickled me and ignored me. Ah get hot.]
She shuddered as if she were really annoyed. According to her that dwarf would open a shop only when certain conditions were met.
“But let’s see who you are
If you do the story will change.”
The dwarf picked up the pipe. At the end of it was another passage.
“Go and come back alive. Then I will show you my children.”
survival.
That was the Dwarf’s condition. And it was also a simple word that showed the difficulty of the labyrinth. Taesan asked calmly.
“Is that enough?”
Rather the Dwarf was taken aback by his unconcerned attitude.
“Is that the end?”
“Then what should I do? Will you show me when you clear the labyrinth?”
“… … No no.”
The Dwarf tilted his head with a curious face.
“This is a strange guy.”
“Can I go now?”
“Oh do whatever you want.”
Taesan strode toward the aisle. He looked at the back of the dwarf with the gaze of seeing the strangeness.
“Is there something like that?”
It was as if he felt no fear at all. The dwarf put the pipe in his mouth again.
“It doesn’t matter because I won’t be able to come back anyway.”
The difficulty level of the labyrinth was not set considering solo play.
Even if they did come back they would come back terrified. With a face stained with fear.
There’s no value to that guy. He only had to throw a few useless items.
Whatever it was it was comfortable for the Dwarves. He smoked his pipe again with a sullen face.
Taesan passed through the passage and arrived at another room.
‘Aisles and rooms. The structure of the first floor is the same as that of Easy Mode.’
Having grasped the structure he inspected the room.
all. The labyrinth of mossy bricks seemed safe from the outside without any threat.
‘It can’t be.’
Taesan grabbed the sword. A cry is heard.
This is the Alone Mode. The monsters that appeared from the beginning were also said to be boss-level in other modes.
“Kik. Kik.”
Soon a giant rat appears.
[The Big Rat has appeared.]
“Big Matt?”
Taesan let out a laugh. That monster knows.
Its defensive power is insignificant but it moves at a speed that is difficult to follow with the eyes. That monster which angered many players took on the role of the 5th floor boss in Easy Mode.
That kind of thing is the 1st floor trash mob here. Once again the gap between the two levels of difficulty was engraved.
‘how will we do it.’
First of all analysis. He’s the guy I dealt with decades ago so I can’t remember
watered Taesan looked at Big Rat.
It’s too damn big.
It is the size of a cat. The largest rodent in the world that lives in the tropics. It was similar to a capybara.
But it didn’t come out as cute as a capybara.
black and bristly hair. And the ugly protruding molars were impressive.
“Kikki!”
Big Rat who had been watching Taesan for a while rushed at it.
Big Rat was fast. In the blink of an eye Big Rat was at his ankles.
I felt a sharp pain in my ankle.
[10 damage to you.]
Taesan quickly drove his sword. However the sword only hit the floor in vain.
“Kik. Kik.”
Big Rat had already run away. Taesan was possessed with an empty smile.
“It’s red after all.”
It was hard to even follow with my eyes. A number of cats move faster. He runs away much faster than he can move his arms.
The speed at which you can even see afterimages is a speed that cannot be reacted to unless you raise the stats.
As much as he cleared Easy Mode of course he also caught Big Rat. But things were very different then and now.
In Easy Mode players can meet each other. As for the boss monster of course a group of people gathered together to catch it at the advantage of numbers.
‘I made it tired by driving around.’
And the stats are also different. No matter how easy it was when the 5th floor was cleared the reaction speed of a human was lightly surpassed so even the speed of the Big Rat was able to react.
But now he is alone and his stats are basic stats. It is virtually impossible to overcome.
At that Lee Tae-yeon ran away.
Returning to the store in a dying state he listened to advice while receiving the Dwarf’s contemptuous gaze.
And that was a very correct decision. None of the Alone players who broke through the first floor challenged Big Rat. It meant that all of them were dead.
“I know roughly how it feels.”
However Taesan held the sword with a happy face.
The difficulty of Alone Mode is well known. If I hadn’t been there I wouldn’t have come in in the first place.
The compensation principle of the labyrinth is simple.
If you do what others haven’t done.
If you achieve a feat that anyone can recognize you will be rewarded accordingly.
Taesan’s goal is to become stronger than anyone else here. There is no reason to run away from Big Rat.
And it was not impossible to catch.
calm your chest
Don’t be agitated.
I have seen countless people who died in panic despite being able to clear enough. Composure was the most important value in the labyrinth.
[Your spirit sinks deeply.]
In his calm mind Taesan quietly recalled the Big Rat’s information.
The size is cat size. Not very big.
Jump power is not that high. Not to the extent of biting a person’s neck.
Then there is only one place to come.
“Kikki!”
[9 damage to you.]
Big Rat bit his ankle. Tae San quickly thrust his sword into the air but again it only cut through the air.
Taesan frowned and focused once more.
Big Rat who was watching him charged again.
Taesan lowered his sword.
The ship was faster than before.
Caang!
But the sword still only hit the ground.
[8 damage to you.]
‘I did it just in case but it still didn’t work.’
Even if you know it’s coming and concentrate all your nerves there is a difference of more than 0.3 seconds. Report response is impossible.
Big Rat lunges again.
Taesan didn’t even swing his sword this time.
[10 damage.]
Metallurgy Metallurgy Physical strength decreases. However Taesan’s face did not waver.
“Status window.”
[Kang Tae-san]
[Level: 1]
[Health: 63/100]
[Mana: 10/10]
[Strength: 10]
[Intelligence: 10]
[Agility: 10]
[Attack power +1]
[Defense + 2]
[Subject is in excellent condition.]
stamina is good There is no sign of other monsters intervening.
Deals 8 to 10 damage in one hit.
Then it’s very simple.
You only need to succeed in 6 rounds.
‘It’s loose.’
It was infinitely more merciful than before when it fell behind even with one hit.
Meanwhile Big Rat continued to attack the ankle. again
damage came in.
‘As expected it’s only aiming for the ankles and neck.’
Because of the basic size difference the Big Rat can’t aim elsewhere.
But the problem is that I can’t react.
Even an afterimage can be seen which is a problem that is impossible in the first place with human reflexes.
‘Give up on this side.’
Taesan’s eyes sank as he came to a clean conclusion.
The unshakable calm eyes of Big Rat
Head to Big Rat trembled for a moment.
Big Rat’s instinct alerted him to the danger. I was sure that the creature that had been fooled so far would have a different outcome.
“Kikki!”
But Big Rat’s shallow intellect denied his instincts.
This creature is weak. unable to respond to their own movements. The moment Big Rat is about to spur the ground to bite.
caang
The sword strikes the floor.
“Kikki!”
Big Rat startled for a moment stops the charge.
Did you see me rushing? No no. It doesn’t respond to my movements.
Having come to a conclusion Big Rat rushed again but it was the same this time.
Caang!
“Queek!”
The moment Big Rat puts his strength into his body the sword hits the floor. Big Rat is momentarily intimidated stopping his movements.
“Queek squeak.”
Big Rat has no grasp of the situation. With that little brain it seemed as if his mountain was suddenly responding to its own movement.
[Big Rat is agitated. Big Rat’s movements slow down.]
Taesan smiled.
“This works.”
Level up with skill
