Episode 151. Seeds of Tears (2)
Granfell’s hard-nosed blood is definitely helpful for mental management.
If it wasn’t for that, I think I would have been quite surprised.
[Dungeon] Even though I was mentally prepared, I thought it was fucking right from the start.
‘As expected.’
There was no bird to notice that it was a trap.
Is it true that there was no bird to touch the trap?
All the players did, including me and Schraig, was take a few steps into the rain fog. If so, there is only one possibility to consider.
Schraig muttered as he glared at London overhead.
“Is breaking through the trap a start?”
Even though I was surprised, it’s not that I’m taken aback.
He must have thought it was something that would have happened in a dungeon.
Truly an experienced person.
In that sense, it was fortunate.
“Schreig.”
“Yes, I am listening.”
“How do you think you know the geography of this place?”
It’s me, to the point of finding the wrong picture.
Because I didn’t know much about London.
Nodding—
Schraig immediately replied with a confident voice.
“As I said, it is the same. Except there are citizens over there in London. And, as you noticed, it seems that you are right about falling into a trap.”
Schraig bit his lower lip.
“Either that way or this way. someone said.”
You’re probably thinking that it’s still an unsure step.
Shortly thereafter, Schraig instructed the guild members.
“Explorers start figuring out the structure of the trap! The rest of the players should protect the explorers in case of an unexpected raid.”
Indeed, it is a world-class guild second sun. It must be that there are explorer class players who have been nurtured on their own without relying on the Explorers League.
but.
“driving me crazy. What are all these traps?”
Appropriate level minimum 600 maximum level 900 dungeon crack.
‘It’s not that there aren’t enough explorers.’
Even if Fabian, the leader of the Explorers’ League, arrives, it will be difficult to see through such a trap in a short time.
But like I said, nothing to worry about.
I looked at Hayel flapping his wings across from London.
“If there are times to collide, there are times to let go smoothly.”
Shoot aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Although the pitch that was being spit out was quite grandiose.
If someone asks what are you talking about.
It just meant to use the pouring rain as food for plants.
‘Please, I hope this self-talk is buried in the sound of rain…’
I prayed earnestly in my heart.
“…yes? What did you say?”
After all, Schreig had to listen.
damn formality.
I had no choice but to answer the polite question again.
“Look at you, Schraig. You’ll find out soon.”
“…?”
Chasing my gaze, Schraig’s eyes followed.
Needless to say, Hiel’s presence is there.
Schraig, realizing it, stuttered in bewilderment.
“Hyel? Isn’t that the contract spirit of player Lee Ho-yeol? no way…! Did you detect the existence of the trap by summoning the spirits? Awesome too…! Wait, what is that?”
Another London reflected in the sky.
Something stretching from the sky.
Something was ‘root’.
Yes, the roots of plants that use water as food.
[The pentagram of pure knowledge] is helpful again.
It was because of the effect of the item.
I said it shamelessly like someone I knew from the beginning.
“Do you guys remember the summer of Arcana Continent?”
Everyone is silent—
why are you selling memories all of a sudden?
Let’s look stupid.
It was, of course, only Schraig who tuned in to my rhythm.
“Depending on the region, summer in southern regions like Hesillas was really fantasy. Once it rained, it didn’t stop as if there was a hole in the sky. Just like now.”
Thanks for responding to my cube, Schraig.
I want to put at least 10 compliment stickers.
Because that was the most appropriate answer.
“That’s correct, Schraig.”
“You mean the correct answer?”
“Have you ever seen Hesiahs submerged?”
“…no. Not in my memory. How is everyone?” The players shook
their
heads while staring at each other.
Suddenly, the Arcana Continent’s summer wasn’t enough.
What could be the reason for bringing up the name of the southern city of Hesillas?
A plant whose roots are only found in Hesillas.
‘Aquariu Oak Tree’.
It was the root of that aquario oak tree.
Schraig was in anguish for a split second.
“…It’s strange when I think about it after hearing the words. Hesiyas wouldn’t have been on high ground, and wouldn’t have been equipped with a drainage system like the imperial capital city. How did it not submerge?”
I said calmly.
“That is the power of {nature}.”
[The pentagram of pure knowledge].
Knowledge of the Acqualiu Oak tree brought to mind through the effect. It was. Because the Acquario oak tree was a plant that grew with an enormous amount of water as food for each tree.
‘There’s a reason they live only in Hesiyas.’
Hesiyas was the only place in the empire where it rained that much.
In that sense, Hiel was really my alter ego and mirror…
No, it was like a contract spirit.
‘You don’t even have to say it, you understand, Hiel.’
Awakening of {nature} abilities as you level up as a unique elemental.
It was Hiel who was able to control the lives of plants.
As long as it’s backed up by mana, it’s about making plants grow.
I mean it’s not difficult.
“Wait, Schraig. What is that?”
Schraig, who was pondering my words, finally turned his head at the guild member’s call. And I noticed. The roots of the Acqualiu oak tree extending down from the sky.
Schraig looked at me with a puzzled look.
“…Could it be that the force of nature you speak of?!”
I nodded my head instead of answering.
A word that is used once again.
It is easier to understand now than to say a hundred words.
It is not the usual Aquariu oak.
What a unique spirit.
It is an Aquariu oak tree blessed by Hyel.
In addition, the water that becomes nutrients is an environment that is overflowing with coldness.
soon.
Shu Shu Shuk—
The oak tree has begun to grow at a terrifying rate!
“Shoo Schreig! tree! Suddenly, a tree with roots in the sky!!”
Anyway, Hiel.
…Who do you resemble so you like fancy things too?
You’re using the {nature} abilities you’ve been granted for the first time in a while. Just like planting street trees. Acqualiu oak trees rooted all over the streets of London.
‘No matter how much magical efficiency has increased thanks to [The Pentagram of Pure Knowledge], there’s still some degree to it.’
I was worried if my magical power would last like this.
…weird?
For some reason, I didn’t feel the slightest loss of mana.
No matter how much magic efficiency improved, it was impossible. As you can see, even at this moment, Hiel was pouring in his mana.
Doesn’t that mean you have a bigger magic tube than me?
The moment the doubt grew.
Suddenly, the words of Payyan Lot, senior animist, came to mind.
-“As the Chief must know, the unique spirits are different from the normal contract spirits. Shall we say that it is an existence that cannot be classified as a ‘class’?”
Is it because of being reborn as a unique spirit?
All questions could be explained if Highel had its own magic box that was not subject to me. Is this how parents feel when they see their well-bred children?
Thank you, HiL, for taking care of me and growing well.
with stable roots.
Acqualiu oak trees gradually growing in size.
The moment when buds start to bloom one by one.
Change has finally arrived.
“…what?”
The heavy rain fog started to clear.
The rainwater, which had risen up to my ankles, also dried up.
And even the rain that was pouring from earlier.
Shoot ah ah…
shoot ah…
pop…
pop…
pop.
“It has stopped raining!”
completely subsided
at the same time.
The sights of me and the players flickered.
It’s a while before the intense light pours down.
What came into view was the same panoramic view of London.
But something has definitely changed.
“…four people! Citizens!”
“Damn, I don’t know what happened, but wake up first!”
“Are you okay there? Come to your senses!”
It seemed like he hadn’t regained consciousness yet.
I encountered Londoners who had disappeared without a trace.
I also encountered Highel.
Highel nobly bowed her head to me and said.
“I’m sorry for responding late to your call.”
What do you have to be sorry for between us, Hiel?
Rather, it was a feeling that I wanted to praise because it was admirable.
However, situational awareness has always been important.
I first looked up at the sky.
Is it just dark clouds?
There was no longer another London scene to be seen.
Then I asked Hayel.
“Hyel. Did I lose my mind like we did?”
Highel answered my question.
“Hoyeol-nim just stood still. He didn’t say anything until he woke up, but I could hear his telepathy.”
Was that an illusion too?
You fell right into the trap.
This made it clear.
[Dungeon] is a place that boasts a really damn difficulty.
However, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t simply blame the dungeon.
‘Leaving the proper level.’
If it wasn’t for Hiel right now.
The players, including me, would have drowned in the rain while suffering from abnormal conditions. Yes, I could feel the viciousness beyond the uniqueness of the dungeon.
As if to prove my intuition, a message came to my mind.
[The skill ‘Natural Relations’ is activated.]
Because the devil is not enough.
I reflect on my actions when I complained that even the dungeon was created.
I thought this was a set of dungeons and demons.
The reality was much more gutter than I thought.
However, like me, the devil who disappeared in the mist of the rain wouldn’t even be able to imagine it. Whether it’s the guy who hid in reality or the guy who ate on the Arcana continent.
“It is time to pay the price.”
The survivor of Akshan and the last demon hunter.
You wouldn’t have thought I’d be alive and well.
Now that the rain has stopped thanks to the Acquario oak tree.
There is no more rain fog blocking the view.
It meant plainly visible to me.
Where are you, an inferior race, hiding?
I asked Schraig.
“Could I ask for Schraig directions?”
“Oh yes! of course.”
“Is there a building at the end of the street that can be called a symbol?”
“If it’s a symbol, it’s probably near Chelsea Bridge Road…”
*
Everyone expected that a day like this would come someday.
Because there was no law that a newly created rift would always be the same as the rifts of the past. You have to anticipate and prepare for the worst so that you can respond to the crisis.
AAU’s Apocalypse Declaration was also announced with that purport.
However, the situation in London exceeded expectations.
Britain, hit by a direct hit, was in a state of chaos.
press conference room.
The man, with a clear expression of nervousness, barely spoke.
– “We will do our best to resolve the situation.”
10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s residence, as well as the royal family at Buckingham Palace.
Even British leaders and countless citizens.
It disappeared into the dungeon crack rain fog.
Even if the army moved right away, it was not enough.
Only the player can access the Rain Fog Rift.
Naturally, the attention of the world was bound to be drawn to the British guild Second Sun. But why? Second Sun’s guild master Shraig didn’t even move.
“Why is Schraig doing that?”
“Did you really get scared when you saw the appropriate level?”
“No, isn’t this a situation where you have to pretend you weren’t like that even if you were scared?”
“Before that, Schraig’s personality couldn’t have been that way.”
“…Wait a minute, the angle is a bit strange?”
It wasn’t that I was scared, it was a status ailment.
Rain that falls near the rift causes status ailments.
It didn’t take long for everyone to know the truth. It didn’t take long for Ho-yeol, a man holding a long umbrella, to appear.
AAU Korean branch.
The three men were watching the scene.
Seong Hyeon-jun clenched his fists at the appearance of Ho-yeol.
“Is there something that stimulates your senses? A long black umbrella!”
“An umbrella is just an umbrella.”
“…I don’t really want to know what kind of emotion that is. Hyun Joon.”
Anyway, Yoon Soo-gyeom looked at the branch manager Park Min-jae.
…Isn’t it about time you should be busy with an emergency call?
It was an incident that would not have been enough even if the branch heads gathered and had a meeting.
Park Min-jae noticed that gaze.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“No, I wanted to be able to stay here.”
“Things I only look for when I feel sad. What do you think is pretty?”
Lee Ho-yeol proved himself today as well.
government around itself.
As if he didn’t care about the world’s checks.
Boldly.
Because he appeared in England like a hero.
But my bowl, Minjae Park, is not that wide.
“I’m not going even if it’s outrageous.”
AAU.
It is tied as one institution, but in fact, it is safe to say that each branch is an independent institution. In other words, there is nothing big about skipping a few meetings of the branch manager.
Why is the UK branch manager skipping dozens of times already…
“…!”
wait for a sec.
Park Min-jae felt a sense of incongruity for a moment.
…why England?
The London branch of AAU, which has had little interaction recently.
And soon after, a [dungeon] crack created in London.
Is this really pure coincidence?
“…shit.”
Park Min-jae could not guess with his own head.
Isn’t it obvious?
You have to know something to roll your head.
However, Park Min-jae did not stay still.
I hurriedly took out my smartphone.
“What are you doing all of a sudden, branch manager?”
Even when asked, he shook his head.
I sparsely tapped the keyboard with my fingers.
How good would it be if the sender was Lee Ho-yeol….
‘I need to know the number. Won.’
So, there is no choice but to go through one leg.
The sender is Nam Tae-min.
To summarize the transmitted message in three lines:
[The key to dungeon capture is to identify the location of the deepest part of the dungeon.
The depth of the Rift Dungeon is located near the Chelsea Bridge.
Very likely to be the AAU London branch.]
.
.
.
“…Did the AAU find out something?”
Send a message to Ho-Yeol right away.
I hope this information is helpful.
Wii-ing—
is that a reply?
You said Ho-yeol checked the message already?
How can I help you…
Nam Tae-min checked his smartphone with nervous eyes.
“…ha ha ha.”
Then he let out a laugh.
The reply from Ho-yeol was four letters this time as well.
However, the contents were slightly different.
-Know.
“Is it because you’re really infinitely deep, so you can’t predict it?”
