stonecrandall Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Chapter 286
Zone 6 – A Land Touched by Death (1)
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Entrance to the dungeon, the stronghold of the Ludenark School.
The entrance area where major domestic clans, including the Holder Association, have gathered to form a kind of base camp.
Because many Holders were building defensive lines, even Holders with insufficient skills or non-combat Holders could enter the dungeon and take their place in the camp.
For this reason, all those with Holder qualifications among the families of the kidnapping victims had come inside to wait for the rescue of the victims.
Among them were Choi Yoo-min, Choi Arin’s older sister, and her close friends Song Hyun-a and Park Yoo-seo.
“Arin!”
“Choi Arin...!!”
“Sis! Girls! Waaah-!!”
A tearful reunion takes place.
All four of them shed tears and hugged each other tightly.
They had been missing for almost three days, and the disappearance was eventually determined to be a kidnapping.
Moreover, the main target of the kidnapping was thought to be the Ludenark School, considered a ‘group of evil’.
It wouldn’t have been strange if something had gone wrong, and in such a situation, their anxiety and worry must have been at its peak.
The deeper the concern, the more overwhelming the reunion.
“It’s a relief, isn’t it?”
Kim Chae-eun, who was standing nearby, wiped away a tear as she spoke.
She also had connections with Choi Yoo-min and was a classmate, so she seemed to have been very worried about Choi Arin’s safety.
I gently placed my hand on her shoulder.
“It was worth the effort.”
“Hehe. I’m so glad we had the compass.”
“That’s right. It would have been impossible without the compass. It was possible because Holder Choi Arin is a genius alchemist.”
Choi Arin’s [Remote Magic Compass] did more than just locate the kidnapping victims.
It found the stronghold of the Ludenark School and made it possible to enter the dungeon.
Thanks to this, humans were not preempted by the Ludenark School and could instead invade the dungeon and attack them first.
‘We’ve already cleared five areas.’
Starting with the complete conquest of
From the destruction of this place, set as the first area, to the areas simultaneously attacked by major domestic clans.
From the second to the fifth area, a total of 5 areas have been cleared.
It was a strategic move by the allied forces to simultaneously proceed with the rescue of kidnapping victims and the annihilation of enemies.
“Master.”
Suddenly, a man’s voice is heard from behind.
It’s Han Sang-jin, who is serving as the temporary planning team leader within
He didn’t participate in this hunting team activity, but he was staying at the base camp and single-handedly taking care of external activities with the association and each clan.
Han Sang-jin, holding a report in his hand, said to me, “The Abandoned Laboratory, designated as the first area, has received a complete conquest judgment. S-grade Holder Park Ji-hwan has transferred all the credit, and it has been registered entirely as the achievement of the Evil Hunter clan.”
To this, I replied with a bitter smile.
“You were thorough even in this urgent situation.”
“It’s our clan’s first official activity. Even if other clans cooperate, I thought we should strictly be the main clan for dungeon conquest.”
It wasn’t wrong.
Clan work requires rational handling of rational aspects.
I nodded slowly and asked back, “What happened to the kidnapping victims?”
“We succeeded in rescuing all 21 victims, including Holder Choi Arin. However....”
I sensed it from Han Sang-jin’s bitter expression.
“They’re not in normal condition, are they?”
“That’s right. Except for Holder Choi Arin, who was rescued first, all 20 Holders are unconscious in a state of exhaustion. The allied headquarters judges that they were sacrificed as ‘Deserters’ offerings for the Ludenark School leader.”
“Deserters....”
According to Park Ji-hwan, those who can freely move in and out of dungeons like humans are called ‘Deserters’.
Aquilen, whom I faced earlier in the laboratory, was one, and this vice-master of the school called Dave was also a Deserter.
The Ludenark School’s plan is to continue producing such Deserters.
To narrow the time frame a bit more, it’s to make the existence called ‘School Master’ Deserte.
‘...But the School Master is not an ordinary being.’
The higher the rank of the being, the more costly the Deserte seems to be.
I thought it would naturally take a long time.
It wasn’t ordinary equipment, nor was it existing equipment.
But the speed at which the equipment was completed far exceeded expectations.
When I asked in surprise, Choi Yoo-min slightly bowed her head.
“...Since Arin was captured.”
“What?”
“You and the clan members were risking your lives going into the dungeon to save Arin... But I couldn’t do anything particularly. So I did what I could do best. I wanted to be of help somehow.”
“......”
Hearing that reason made me even more surprised.
To craft equipment wanting to be of help in a situation where her sister was kidnapped.
It wasn’t something that could be done with ordinary mental strength.
Of course, this is the ideal structure we hope for from non-combat clan members, but anyway, these results are only possible with the passion of clan members.
“Thank you. This will be a great help for tomorrow’s conquest.”
“...Really?”
“Yes. Until now, the kids got hurt a lot because there was no exclusive equipment.”
For me, who relies on cooperative combat with contractors as the main force, exclusive equipment was one of the essentials.
No matter how high the durability value and how well the defense runes are set, the body still wears down when subjected to strong attacks.
Saddles, helmets, exclusive armor...
Choi Yoo-min and Lee Hyun-ho’s collaborative work was full of defensive equipment that could protect the contractors.
These would probably be the main equipment for Tyrbon and Jaten rather than As.
“And...”
While I was smiling brightly holding the bundle containing the equipment.
Choi Yoo-min, who had been hesitating...
Suddenly came closer and kissed me on the cheek.
“This is a gift. Thank you for saving Arin quickly without letting her get hurt.”
...What just happened to me?
Dumbfounded for a moment, I opened my mouth with a bewildered tone.
“Hey, hey. I...”
“Hehe. I know, you have a girlfriend. That’s why it’s a gift! I’m going! Have a good trip tomorrow!!”
But Choi Yoo-min smiled mischievously and then waved goodbye, running away from me.
It feels like something just passed by like a storm.
And in the place she left.
I, who was left alone in a daze...
“...No one saw that, right?”
I quickly looked around, destroying the evidence.
It wasn’t my fault, but...
Anyway, if caught, I’m screwed.
It would be too unfair if someone happened to see it.
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And the next day.
As we did when conquering the 1st zone, our clan gathered all five teams and completed the move.
The border of the 3rd zone.
Another territory held by the Ludenark school.
[You step into the ‘Land Touched by Death’. A gloomy energy and wandering vengeful spirits are transmitted through your skin. Some of your abilities are significantly decreased at random.]
[The special power of the ‘Runes of Clear Mind’ rune maintains the subject’s clear mind. You will not be shaken by any curse or abnormal status.]
This was the 6th zone,
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