Episode 9 Labyrinth Ribarinthos (3)
Boooo!
It was then that I heard the sound of cutting the wind.
Fuck!
“Big…billion?”
A huge ax was driven into Heaven’s head.
It was a piece of iron that could have been 2m long… There was nothing to check.
die instantly
‘Is it finally coming?’
Jinhyeok took his stance.
“What a monster! It’s more than medium-sized!”
“Damn it. Of course, at a time like this!”
The rest of the people also reacted a step later.
A few drew crude-looking weapons.
They were cheap items purchased at the store with the first 100 coins received.
of course.
You won’t be able to scratch anything like this.
Among the holy relics, only a few special Noble Phantasms were able to pierce his skin.
pounding! pounding!
My heart was beating fast.
Nerves all over the body were on edge.
at the same time.
thud! thud! thud! thud!
Something approached at the end of the dark passage.
come.
And that too at a very high speed.
“Koooooo!”
After a while, what appeared was a 2m tall monster.
A spirit creature with a cow’s head and a human body.
Minotaur.
This guy is the only monster roaming this labyrinth.
“Oohhhhh!”
“What is that!”
“What the hell happened to the labyrinth here! It’s on the first floor. First floor!”
In a situation that quickly turned into a mess.
Whoops!
The Minotaur swung the huge ax in his hand.
Kwaaang!
The blow left a huge scar on the rock.
The wall collapsed and smoke rose.
If he even brushed against it, there was no doubt that the fragile human flesh would become a rag.
But just then
Percussion!
Jinhyeok ran.
from now on.
Exactly in the face of the Minotaur.
“Koooo!”
Did a small creature attacking with bare hands get on your nerves?
The Minotaur grabbed the ax with both hands.
and lifted high.
The attack piercing the top of the head…
Jinhyeok slightly turned to avoid it.
Wow!
The poor ground was shattered.
and that moment.
[The attack was dodged.]
[The stat ‘Gap’ increased by 0.05.]
Two lines of status windows appeared in front of Jinhyeok.
‘It was great!’
Jinhyuk swallowed cheers inwardly.
-If you evade the Minotaur’s attack, you can acquire the hidden stat ‘Gap’. However, this reward is limited to the case of selecting the labyrinth as the first hunting ground after entering the tower.
‘Gap’.
It is a stat that narrows the gap in battles against strong players with extreme level differences, and widens the gap even more in battles with weak ones.
Tring!
[Details]
When fighting an enemy stronger than you, it narrows the level gap by 1 for every 3 points.
Increases the level gap by 1 for every 2 points when fighting enemies weaker than you.
The way to grow to a level 1 state.
This is the only way I’ve found after countless trials and errors.
It starts at only 0.05, but…
‘There’s no need to rush.’
Because this is just the beginning
Jinhyeok dodged the ax.
Boooooong!
Quaang!
The ax shattered the wall with a terrifying hole-in-the-wall.
Debris flew in all directions.
It was a dangerous tug-of-war in which even one small mistake led directly to death.
Jinhyuk didn’t blink an eye.
There is no mistake.
‘Because I’m a deceased person.’
‘Because I survived even more dangerous situations than this.’
and.
Because I enjoyed the whole process.
bang! Quaang! Kwaaang!
The storm-like attack was avoided by a single piece of paper.
“It is a monster.”
“Oh my God…”
“Ooh, did we try to touch a guy like that?”
It was a familiar pattern to Jinhyuk, but to the eyes of those who saw it for the first time, it just made his mouth wide open.
That’s right.
It is an absurd movement to see simply as a reflex.
The result of learning to the bone through horribly repeated memorization.
So, it was a realm closer to foreknowledge than prediction.
‘I must be completely crazy.’
Hana Park swallowed dry saliva.
Did you think of killing an unimaginable amount of dead people and stealing the reward?
Isn’t it like pouring oil all over your body and jumping into the flames?
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“Koooooo!”
The Minotaur, whose medicine had risen tightly, rampaged even more fiercely.
Kwaaang!
Quaang!
The ax grazed the nape of Jinhyeok’s neck.
[You evaded a fatal attack very close!]
[The stat ‘Gap’ has increased by 1.]
More stats are given if you avoid a dangerous attack.
It means high risk high return.
Jinhyuk wiped a drop of blood from the nape of his neck with his finger.
‘I have to do this to get the maximum stat.’
I deliberately set the timing to the limit.
It’s not such a bad exchange if you hand over a piece of skin and get 1 stat point instead.
If you use it frequently, it will be dangerous due to excessive bleeding.
A few minutes passed like that.
“Whoa. omg. omg.”
I could feel Jinhyeok’s breathing quickening and his stamina dropping.
Fatigue also began to build up in the muscles.
‘I’ll have to finish the first engagement soon.’
The time to acquire stats was widely spread.
I was planning on extracting 100 stats for a month before I could escape the labyrinth.
Jinhyuk glanced behind him.
While dealing with the Minotaur, I saw a party trying to sneak away.
‘Look at this? Are the supporting actors trying to leave on their own?’
that can’t be allowed
I am the one who decides when, where and how you live and die.
‘More than anything, where are those who don’t even know how to escape?’
Jinhyeok secretly widened his distance from the Minotaur and flung himself toward the party.
“If you want to gain stats, try it with me.”
“…yes?”
Hana Park opened her rabbit eyes.
“If you avoid his attack, he gives you hidden stats. It’s really easier than it looks. Give it a try.”
Originally, good things are not shared, but this time is an exception.
With a good heart and a good heart, you should make one exception.
“…”
At those words, Hana Park’s face twisted into a stern expression.
It’s like, ‘You idiot. How can that be easy?’
“no way. don’t subtract Just once. Try it at least once. If you don’t like it, I won’t force you again.”
Jinhyuk smiled brightly.
At the same time, he pushed Do Kwang-woo, who was standing next to Hana Park, forward.
“Uh… uh huh?”
Do Kwang-woo took a few steps forward without realizing it.
just a few steps.
However, those few steps were the dividing line between life and death.
“Aaaaaaa!”
Even birds to avoid.
There was no bird begging for his life.
Awesome!
Do Kwang-woo’s upper and lower body were split in half.
He was angry because he was over-medicated, so there was no situation in the hands of the Minotaur.
“Ouch!”
Jinhyuk covered his mouth with his palm.
“No, what if you just stand still? You have to duck down quickly or keep your distance.”
really. It feels like eating a million sweet potatoes.
What if I’m blank there?
do something
I wanted to tell you to work harder next time.
ah.
There is no next…
＊＊＊
The labyrinth has changed again.
Cuckoo coo coo!
The walls and the ground moved wildly.
I had to fly my body to avoid being crushed again.
Thanks to that, I was able to get away from the Minotaur.
“ha. ha. ha.”
“It’s all good.”
“I almost died…”
Everyone let out a heavy breath.
I lost two comrades, but I couldn’t find anyone who was saddened by the relief that they were alive.
After all, his own life was the most precious law.
“Are you bullied now? You won’t follow me anymore, will you?”
Hana Park looked over the wall and trembled.
As if the Minotaur would break through the wall right away and appear.
“I will keep coming after you.”
Jinhyuk fiddled with the small dagger in his hand.
It was the weapon Do Kwang-woo had a moment ago.
Although now it has become a memento.
“How do you keep following me? The road has changed!”
“Because of this.”
Jinhyeok opened his blue palm.
Since the dust of the luminous moth was buried in the skin, the Minotaur would continue to pursue it.
Continue until the moment you exit the labyrinth.
“Nonsense. Why did you do that! why?”
Why?
“Because I need to raise my stats. Only when the labyrinth changes, you have to take a little break to replenish your stamina and play with the calf the rest of the time.”
“How much…?”
“Until you get out of the labyrinth.”
“therefore. How long will that take!”
“hmm. About a month?”
To be exact, it’s a month if you go fast. If you keep messing around, it could be two months.
It’ll eat the marrow anyway, but if you speak harshly, the process will be even more painful.
“…”
Hana Park collapsed on the spot.
It’s a month.
I wasn’t sure if I could survive today, let alone a month.
“I will go separately. If I don’t go with you, I don’t have to be pursued by that monster.”
This time, Lee Hye-min cautiously opened her mouth.
“That’s right.”
Jinhyuk nodded.
‘Certainly, the number one target must be me buried in the dust.’
But that’s it.
“Which way are you going?”
You don’t know the exit.
Are you going to blindly walk wherever your feet take you and pray for escape?
well. That doesn’t sound like a very good option.
“You mean you know the way out?”
“As I said, I know this labyrinth better than anyone. Of course I know the way out.”
“all right. Then we too… Whoa. I’ll go. There’s no other way.”
“I don’t care what you’re going with.”
Jinhyeok blurted out his words.
Then Lee Hye-min asked anxiously.
“but…?”
Why do players do this?
“You can’t do it bare-mouthed.”
“yes?”
“Where in the world is there anything free? I wonder if I can at least vomit all the coins I have.”
To put it simply,
it means that if you want to ride the max level bus, you have to give up everything you have.
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[Possessed Coins: 500]
Adding the coins obtained from the starting point and the coins received from four people made 500 coins.
It wasn’t enough to buy usable weapons or armor.
Does not matter.
This is because you can buy the items you want.
“Don’t stand like a jangseung. Do what you all have to do. I have to pick up some moss and make a bed for it. You’ll also need to get some wood to start a fire with. We have a lot to do.”
“all right.”
“Can you go? mask.”
“Whoa.”
A deep sigh was heard.
I came here dreaming of a jackpot, and everything was robbed.
I can’t even guarantee my life, so I have no choice but to do that.
But do they know?
The fact that even if they do this, their fate will not change anyway.
When everyone was away, Jinhyeok activated the exchange.
[Welcome to the coin exchange.]
A huge status window appeared with a short message.
A place to buy and sell hundreds of thousands of items.
A land of opportunity, full of jewels and fading gold in the mud.
This is the ‘coin exchange’.
Jinhyuk glanced through the list.
[‘Ancient Degosian’s Tooth (SS)’- 395250700 Coins]
[‘Hwansu Suzaku’s Feather (S)’- 188187000 Coins]
[‘Holy Relic Dangun Wangsword’s Miracle (S)’- 159155300 Coins]
Just looking at it is dazzling from items.
[‘Worn small pebbles (F)’- 1 coin]
Even items that are virtually trash.
Indeed, there were various items.
but.
‘Even if I look at this for a hundred days, it’s useless.’
It would be a waste of time to go shopping for something you can’t even buy right away.
Jinhyeok scrolled down the most category without hesitation.
Under.
further down.
What I wanted was gathered at the bottom.
‘This and… this. And this too.’
Jinhyeok quickly purchased the items he wanted.
[‘Tarot card with magic (F)’- 70 coins]
[‘Old and worn bronze key fragment (F)’- 80 coins]
[‘Wood wheel fragment (E)’- 300 coins]
[‘Enhanced Lotto Book (F)’×10 sheets – 1 coin per sheet]
4 types in total.
They were all rubbish, but Jinhyeok smiled as if he was satisfied.
Individual items are not important.
What really matters is how you use them.
“I will synthesize three items.”
[All items will be destroyed if the combination is wrong.]
“Okay, so proceed.”
Jinhyuk nodded.
OK.
[Synthesis of 3 items.]
[Synthesis succeeded!]
As if to celebrate the success, a dazzling haze came out.
pounding! Throb! Throb!
My heart started beating fast.
‘It’s a success.’
Looking at the item that appeared in front of his eyes, Jinhyeok was convinced.
All the time I had spent playing [Tower of Trials] was never wasted.
