The third dungeon in Pyeongtaek had already turned into a jungle with a bizarre landscape.
A field-type dungeon where erosion is completely complete becomes a world completely separate from the Earth’s ecosystem.
But this place wasn’t classified as D-class for nothing.
The level of the wandering demons was weak and their numbers were small.
But instead, the tricky thing was the jungle itself.
[There are traps everywhere, Master.]
“Eek!”
When Quay appeared from Suho’s shadow, Im Do-gyun stepped back in fright.
Although the speed was quite fast, I was afraid that I would fall too far and get caught in a trap, so I quickly returned and hid behind Suho’s back.
“Esildo also comes out.”
As Suho opened the door to the Shadow Dungeon, Essil, who had been waiting below, also appeared.
“Is it here this time?”
Im Do-gyun looked at Su-ho’s shadow with a new expression of wonder at the sight of Eshil looking around with her senses heightened.
“Guardian. No, guild leader. Can I come in here too?”
“You can go in, but.”
[This shadow is the world of death. If a living being steps into it without permission, they will lose their life force and become dead, wandering the underworld.]
“Huh? Really?”
[Of course I’m joking.]
“… … .”
Ber giggled as he looked at Im Do-gyun’s expression, which had become cold.
[But it’s not entirely wrong. It may not be very healthy for the average person. In many ways.]
“ah.”
At that moment, Im Do-gyun realized something and shivered.
‘Eshildo may look like a human, but he is ultimately a summoned beast… … .’
Im Do-gyun only knew Eshil as a demon summoned by Suho.
So in the end… … .
Aren’t you the only ordinary person here?
Of course, Suho was also human, but the fact that he was able to bring these strange guys out of the shadows was already unusual.
“Ahem. Then I’ll just run away like I always did… … .”
Im Do-gyun’s position is miner and collector.
However, when such work was actually needed, Suho would call out the shadow mummies and have them do the work, so what Im Do-gyun actually did was act as a guide, providing Suho with information he knew from his experience in dungeons.
“Guild Master! In a dungeon like this, as long as you don’t get lost, it shouldn’t be too difficult. Usually, in places like this, they mark the path by dropping rocks here and there on the floor… .”
“I told you that last time, hyung.”
“… … .”
The trend was that the capital was gradually running out.
‘Once the guild is established, I’ll have to ask them to return me to an office job.’
As the full-scale hunting of demons began, Im Do-gyun had even less work to do.
Just avoiding the fights of the vicious shadow soldiers.
But then it happened.
Im Do-gyun’s expression became serious after discovering something.
“Suho, look here.”
“What is it, bro?”
“… … It’s a human corpse.”
It was common to find human corpses on the floor of a dungeon.
But the problem was its form.
“It’s a dead corpse that has turned into mist burn.”
Corpses charred black.
Mistburn was a phenomenon that mainly occurred in civilians with low magical adaptability who were exposed to magical power for a long time.
And then, when it runs wild and runs out of fuel, it collapses and dies like this.
“But this… … .”
“It’s definitely strange.”
Suho also had a serious expression on his face.
Corpses, reduced to ashes, were piled up in one place.
As if someone had brought these corpses here and dumped them all at once.
At that moment, only one thought came to Suho’s mind.
“Could this be… … .”
“Yeah. That seems right.”
The one who responded to Suho’s words was none other than Eshil.
“It looks like demons have made a nest here.”
Factory.
These abandoned corpses were the remains of the demons’ stardust.
As he realized that fact, Eshil’s eyes lit up calmly.
Eshil, the eldest daughter of the Ladir family, who was completely destroyed by demons.
Im Do-gyun quickly ran backwards at the thick murderous aura emanating from her entire body.
* * *
Manager Lee Young-ho gritted his teeth.
“You dare ignore Hyunmu?”
It was absurd.
“Are you really that clueless?”
I never would have imagined that he would just go inside after being threatened so blatantly.
‘Don’t you care about your life?’
Manager Lee Young-ho ran the calculator in his head for a moment.
Anyway, Seong Su-ho was CEO Yoo Jin-ho’s relative.
If Sung Soo-ho had ‘disappeared’ here, CEO Yoo Jin-ho would have realized in an instant that it was their doing.
‘Will it harm us then?’
No.
The business between Hyunmu Guild and Ajin Soft has already ended completely due to the last incident.
Besides, no matter how famous Ajin Soft is, it’s just a place that makes games.
If it weren’t for the Hunter game-related business, there would be absolutely no harm in the Hunter Guild siding with that company in the first place.
‘Rather, you are the one who should be careful on your way home at night.’
No matter what, the Hunters were a powerful force.
Especially in times like these, if you collide with hunters, your life is at risk.
You never know when or where the gate will open and the devils will invade, and there have been many instances where the assets of wealthy conglomerates were turned into scorched earth in an instant.
That’s why these days, more and more large corporations are trying to establish hunter guilds.
‘This time, CEO Yoo Jin-ho also tried to establish a guild with Seong Su-ho at the forefront.’
The calculation is complete.
There was a murderous look in Manager Lee Young-ho’s eyes.
‘Seongsuho. Today is your memorial day.’
His gaze turned to the civil servant in charge of the Pyeongtaek Dungeon.
“No matter how much I think about it, it just won’t work.”
“Yes, yes? What are you saying… … .”
Director Lee Young-ho showed a genuinely worried expression towards the flustered civil servant.
“I’m really worried about the juniors who entered first. Isn’t that right? How can two young people enter a dungeon for no reason?”
“That’s true, but… … .”
At Manager Lee Young-ho’s words, the civil servants also began to worry about the hunters who had gone in first.
In the first place, since this was a field dungeon, even two hunters could enter, but if it was a normal gate, only at least 10 people would be able to enter.
And one more thing.
“Anyway, field dungeons can be raided by multiple raiding parties at the same time. We’re worried about our juniors, so we’ll follow them right away. Is this possible according to the rules?”
The Guardian raid party that bid first for this dungeon entered first, so it wasn’t a big problem for the later party to enter.
“Well, it’s against the rules to follow me in right away… .”
“Oh my! Have you seen this inflexible person? Aren’t you worried when the two of you just walked in? And if those guys are already food for the devil, will you take responsibility?! Do you even know who that young man I was talking to just now is?”
“Huh? Who, who are you?”
“He is a very close relative of CEO Yoo Jin-ho of Ajin Soft! If we hadn’t gone to rescue him right away, that stubborn young master might have already died!”
“omg.”
The civil servant’s eyes widened at Manager Lee Young-ho’s words.
No matter what, he was just a low-level civil servant.
When a problem arises, the first person to take responsibility is… … !
“Yes, I will write you an admission ticket right now!”
Manager Lee Young-ho smiled broadly at the civil servant’s actions of hurriedly turning over a file.
“Let’s go, kids.”
You should pay the price for ruining our business.
His smile was so cruel.
* * *
“This way.”
Essil walks ahead, searching for signs of the devil.
Suho was following them, hunting the demons.
To begin with, this was a D-class dungeon, so the level of the demons was low.
As a result, it was pushed down the hunters’ priority list because there was no money, and so civilian access was restricted.
‘This is a perfect area to secretly build a factory.’
In fact, all the dungeons that Suho had been running to build his career were like this.
But this was the first time that traces of demons had been discovered.
Suho clenched his fists in the hand holding the ‘Horn of Volcan’.
[Item: Volcan’s Horn]
Difficulty to acquire: ??
Type: Sword
Attack power +40
A sword made from the horn of the greedy demon Volkan.
Empowered by Volcan, dealing more damage.
-Effect ‘Destroyer’: Increases physical damage by [40%].
-Effect ‘Demon Predator’: The more demon souls you devour, the stronger Volkan’s power becomes.
[Predatory Demon Soul: 10]
Volkan’s horn’s attack power increases as it absorbs more demon souls.
‘I hope there are a lot of demons in this factory.’
Suho looked around, licking his lips.
But then it happened.
Wheeeeeeeek-!
Suddenly, an arrow flew from behind at incredible speed and aimed for Suho’s back.
The moment Suho sensed movement and was about to turn around.
[Who dares… …!]
Kwajik!
Quay appeared first, caught the arrow, and broke it.
And he glared in the direction the arrow had come from.
[Are you after the Master?]
“What is it, a summoned beast?”
Those who appeared from behind the trees in the distance were none other than the Hyunmu Guild.
“You said you were a summoner, but you were a guy who could summon some pretty cool guys. If you came to us, you’d probably be pretty popular.”
Manager Lee Young-ho, who is leisurely crossing his arms behind them and evaluating Su-ho.
Suho’s lips went up and a sly laugh escaped his lips.
“You’re definitely crossing the line.”
“Line? That little brat says that. You crossed the line first.”
From the moment he entered the dungeon, Manager Lee Young-ho had already thrown away all social pretense.
He glared at Suho with an incredibly cruel smile.
“Hey, you know that, right? In this place, the strong rule. It’s the law of the jungle, you know?”
“It’s the law of the jungle… … .”
That sounds familiar.
[The Lord of Beasts, the Lord of the Fangs, shows his teeth, saying that he knows something.]
That was when.
Tiring.
[An emergency quest has occurred.]
The proof that Manager Lee Young-ho’s murderous intent was genuine arrived in front of Su-ho.
[Urgent Quest: Kill the Enemies!]
There are people around you with murderous intent towards ‘Player’. Kill them all to secure your safety.
Number of enemies to kill: 10
Number of enemies killed: 0
“I have confirmed your sincerity.”
The moment Suho nodded, his eyes changed.
Creepy.
At that look, Manager Lee Young-ho suddenly realized that he was nervous and his pride was hurt.
‘What can I do against a mere C-class prospect…?’
He tried hard to shake off his ominous feeling, saying that it was because he had neglected dungeon hunting and had only been running around doing sales.
“Look at those eyes. Anyway, these days, kids… … .”
It was the moment when he was about to seriously order his guild members to attack Suho.
Wow!
“… … !”
Suddenly, a tremendous amount of murderous intent poured out from all directions, and numerous screams erupted.
“What, what is this?!”
The hunters of the Hyunmu Guild are panicking and looking around cautiously.
And then my eyes widened at the sight of demons pouring out of the jungle.
Suho’s eyes widened in another way.
‘I found them! They’re demons!’
As expected, there was a factory nearby!
However, Manager Lee Young-ho fought against the demons that suddenly attacked him and gnashed his teeth at Su-ho.
“You little punk! Did you summon these guys too?”
