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39 – Crisis
Dungeons have various forms that cannot be defined as such. In other words, it is impossible to classify dungeons by shape.
It is not the externally visible form that distinguishes these places tied to the category of dungeons. Characteristics such as heterogeneous mana composition, existence of monsters, and special rewards were the criteria for dividing dungeons.
In the world, there are things that can only be obtained in dungeons, and there are also monsters that can only be encountered in dungeons. A dungeon is a dangerous place to risk your life to explore, but it is also a land of opportunity. Whether or not a country has a strong dungeon determines its national strength. It was for this reason that dungeon studies were taught at the academy.
Instant Dungeon, it is classified as a fairly special dungeon among dungeons.
Unlike other dungeons that always exist, instant dungeons must meet special conditions to enter.
Most of those “Conditions” Are hidden.
That’s why instant dungeons known to the world are very limited. In addition, unlike normal dungeons, instant dungeons have very irregular creation and extinction cycles. Instant dungeons that existed until yesterday suddenly disappear, and conversely, suddenly appear. The rarity itself is much higher than that of normal dungeons.
Because of this rarity, it is said that the rewards obtained from instant dungeons are far superior to those of normal dungeons. Of course, this is also the result calculated by taking an average value, but this is not always the case. Anyway, the fact that dungeons are much more valuable than normal dungeons is deeply rooted in public perception.
For these reasons, the very existence of instant dungeons was often a top secret of families or countries.
‘Mmm. Here is….’
After entering the Instant Dungeon through the doorway, Arsha looked around her first. What she saw in front of Arsha was a huge jungle.
Although she moved from a garden grove with sparse green trees to a dense jungle overflowing with her life energy, she did not surprise Arsha. It was because it was a completely different world inside and outside the dungeon. Such sudden changes in ecology belonged to very ordinary things.
‘Is it a jungle type dungeon?’
Education about dungeons was received several times in the family. Attacking dangerous dungeons not only brings economic profits, but also increases reputation.
To the nobility, reputation is more important than money in many cases. That’s why it was common for children from noble families to take lessons on dungeon raiding.
‘Where is he?’
John was nowhere to be seen. It was not easy to find people because it was full of obstacles that made it difficult to secure a watch. Probably, he went to the depths of the jungle.
Sureureut-!
The entrance to the dungeon you entered has disappeared. Seeing that, Arsha was taken aback.
‘Ah! Come to think of it, I said there are instant dungeons of this kind.’
An instant dungeon with separate exit and entrance.
It is said to be a rare form among instant dungeons.
Arsha drew the sword from her waist. She activated the mana in her body allowing her to wield the sword at any moment.
This is a dungeon. You don’t know what dangerous monsters are targeting you. No, he will be aiming for it.
‘Let’s find an exit for now. Or even him.’
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In this way, Arsha walked into the depths of the jungle. Her thick bushes and foliage greeted her.
Sasasat!
“Chuck!”
The broad-leaved trees sway and the leaves fall. A small shadow moved from tree to tree and hovered around Arsha. Not one.
“Chuck!”
“Have fun!”
“Kikkiki—!”
From the sound, it seems to be a monster similar to a monkey. It seems that the natives have discovered the invasion of foreigners.
Arsha closed her eyes and used the power of [Characteristic].
‘The number is five.’
Not many. She held her sword straight and waited for her opponent’s next move.
“Chuck!”
A stone comes flying from the tree above her head. When I looked closely with my eyesight, it looked like a tree fruit with a hard shell, not a stone.
‘I injected mana.’
Even with a stone attack, if mana is injected, the story is different. It was clear that it was not an attack that could be passed lightly, just by looking at the nimble scream of the tree fruit cutting through the air. Arsha drew her sword like a brush in the air.
Suddenly!
A tree fruit beautifully split in half.
However, the attack did not end there. There is not one monster that surrounds you.
Susut-!
Sasat—!
Tree fruits flying from all directions.
If you ignore it and get hit with your bare body, it will at least be a fracture. Tired of the opponent with such a long-range attack seemed to be the hunting method of those monsters.
“It sounds like it. Blade Dance.”
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[Level 3]: Attacks in all directions while rotating the sword containing mana. The mana and rotational power of the sword combine to create a powerful synergistic effect. The longer the duration of the attack, the higher the power, and the power of the final attack is twice the power of the first.
Power: Power of equipped sword + 15 + (Strength * 1)
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Arsha’s sword is imbued with pure mana. Arsha, holding her beautiful blue shining sword, began spinning her body around her right foot. The apex of her blue blade leaves a solid blue line in the air.
The soft curve left behind by Arsha became her rough mana storm, and she slashed all the flying fruit. It’s not just cutting it off, it’s cutting it into dozens of pieces and blowing it away.
“Are you kidding me?”
The monsters with low intelligence also saw Arsha like that and confirmed that he was not their opponent.
However, Arsha had no intention of missing them. Here she is kindly let go, for she never knows when and where to bother herself.
“Emission.”
Shhhhh!!!
The blue curve that swirled around Arsha spreads out in all directions like water waves in a lake. It was like a kind of mana chakram. Tall trees nearby were cut down and fell.
“It’s a joke—!?”
The monkeys who poured one-sided bombardment from the tree are embarrassed. I tried to evade from tree to tree, but it was too late. They fell to the ground along with the fallen trees.
Three died from the fall damage, and the surviving two suffered leg injuries. Arsha walked over to the remaining two.
“It’s a joke!”
Do you want mercy? Monkeys suddenly lowered their heads and swatted their hands together.
Arsha put a sword into their chests with an expressionless face. I do not carry luxuries such as mercy for monsters.
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“Where is the exit? And where did he go again?”
Arsha grumbled and ran through the forest.
If she hadn’t been strong enough to win second place at the academy, she would have passed the death penalty several times. The number of times he encountered monsters was over 5, and the number of monsters he cut with his sword was well over 20.
There was no end in sight in the dense jungle. He just knocked down the monster with his sword and moved forward.
“Suddenly, mana is dangerous. Damn, I just got caught up in curiosity….”
Mana is not an infinite resource. Until now, she had been hunting monsters with the skills she had, but of course it couldn’t last forever.
Exploring a dungeon alone is actually very dangerous. Arsha did not think deeply about such a risky choice because she saw John entering the dungeon alone. The sight of him entering the instant dungeon so confidently made Arsha’s judgment clouded.
So, the current situation is all because of John. She thought so
“Maybe he died somewhere..”
As she made her way through the bush, she saw a disparate building in front of her eyes. It is a stone temple that has been neglected for a long time and overgrown with moss and vines. It was the first milestone I saw in this jungle where no human touch was felt at all.
“Is it an exit?”
If you see an area that doesn’t match the surroundings like that in an instant dungeon, it’s said that there’s a very high probability that it’s related to the exit. Arsha, who was feeling her sense of crisis, happily approached the exit.
“It’s wrong—!”
As she approached the temple, a large monster with white fur appeared in front of her. It is a giant monkey holding a thick wooden club in its left hand.
As if he was claiming to be the temple’s watchman, he aimed a heavy club at Arsha who suddenly appeared. Red blood flowed from his jagged teeth, and I could feel the fighting spirit in his unusual eyes without a black spot.
“What is it? Boss here… ?”
Sweat is dripping. It was because the momentum felt by the opponent was no joke.
‘Chit. If only mana was intact.’
The remaining mana is about 30% of the original mana.
In addition, some of her powerful skills, which can be said to be her special moves, are also turning their cooldowns. Arsha gulped her saliva and calculated her odds. Desperately, her win rate didn’t exceed 30%.
Has she ever been in a pinch like this in her life?
Gulp!
I swallowed dry saliva without realizing it. Arsha narrowed her eyes and focused on her opponent’s movements. It seemed that getting through this crisis was not easy.