
The shadows of the four people leading a wagon were seen coming hand in hand into the depths of the dungeon.
After touching the depths of the dungeon they finally met the first enemy who had blazing pointed eyes in the dim darkness.
"Keeeeek!"
"There's intruders!"
"Enemy appears!"
"These humans entered our lair."
They were Lycanthrope looters warming themselves in front of a bonfire. The bad news is that they are not just one but many.
Because Lycanthrope lives in groups, so naturally when found the number will exceed expectations. After all, it is the Lycanthropelah population that meets most of the Baruk Mountains.
"Huh, our opponent is just these brats?" Hammer sneering.
"Yeah!" Lawn Mayer let out a long sigh after dealing with Axe.
"It's so sad!" Spade was complaining.
Initially they hoped to find a stronger monster, but fate said another they instead found a fairly weak opponent.
Sretta!
Axe led the group straight out a sword to attack the enemy. Instantly the four of them instantly organized while attacking the common enemy."Stupid."
"It's sad to die in a place like this."
Margaux took the armor for herself. Gran and Margaux just grinned. They distrust each other, seeing none of them move their fingers to help Levi.
For additional information, the Lycanthrope here is slightly stronger than their friends outside the dungeon, generally level 130. But, still they could not defeat the sharpness of Axe and Hammer's swords.
Weed assessed the situation in silence, 'They are formidable opponents.'
The four people were not only strong at the level, but when the battle took place in any difficult situation they were able to give off incredible reflexes, looking extremely agile when dodging enemy attacks, fending off or attacking. They know clearly how to defeat the enemy as efficiently as possible. 'I admit they are talented in battle.'
Weed nodded several times seeing the cooperation between them, Four players huh. Could they-'
'Dwichigi Quartet?!'
A video Weed was watching on a website flashed through his mind. Video uploaded by victims seeking revenge on the Dwicighi Quartet. He didn't really remember their faces, but now after witnessing firsthand how they fought Weed finally remembered them.
However, Weed sighed helplessly, 'It seems that in their adventure they are just beginners.'
The first monster to die would drop the best quality item within the new dungeon. Therefore, it would be best if they put aside the Lycanthrope and hunted boss-class monsters. But the four of them seemed unconcerned by this reality and instead charged towards the Lycanthrope. 'One of the advantages of being the first to discover this dungeon had been wasted. Too bad."
"All you have to do is trust us." Lawn Mayer briefly boasted to Mapan and Weed during the fight.
"Yes, that's all you have to do." Spade continued to smile triumphantly after slashing at Lycanthrope's neck, then he wiped the blood that splashed on his chin while working one eye on Weed and Mapan.
"..." - ".Mapan was unable to speak so surprised.
Dwicighi Quartet immediately laughed in satisfaction while slaughtering the Lycanthrope as if it were as easy as slashing the rabbits.
On the other hand, Weed started picking up anything that could make money, 'Their fighting skills cannot be underestimated.'
Because the skill of a PK is much higher than normal players at the same level. Thanks to the experience against fellow players, they were extremely skilled when fighting against monsters.
The four people fought well, not even missing the enemy's weak point in the slightest. Their cooperation is indisputable, very powerful and epic.
Weed who was initially relaxed almost choked when he watched the Dwicighi Quartet swallow the HP potion and the 5 gold mana potion as if drinking mineral water. Although the money is obtained from selling drop items resulting in killing other players. But still they are too wasteful to spend money as if it will never run out.
Weed let out a long sigh, "Basic! They would not spend that kind of money if they felt how hard it was to make money from hunting.'
Weed's eyes seemed to pity the Quartet's Dwicighi for not bothering to pick up the copper and drop the items dropped by the Lycanthrope. For them it was too troublesome, even the price was nothing when sold. From here Weed's principle with them was too far away as heaven and earth. Weed would pick up anything that could make money even for 1 copper.
Thinking up to this extent Weed thought of a crazy idea, 'Should I move on to become a PK? I will indeed lose all the fames I have painstakingly collected so far. But, a difficult sacrifice will definitely pay back.'
While observing the fight, Weed was still casually picking up drop items dropped by monsters.
"Yeah!!" Mapan shouted loudly as a Lycanthrope broke through the Dwicighi Quartet towards himself and Weed. "A-a Lycanthrope! D-don't come any closer!"
But that Lycanthrope certainly did not hear Mapan's stern warning.
"My side is bitter!!!"
While running backwards in tears Mapan looked at Weed softly as if asking for help to be saved immediately. However, the expression Weed released completely shocked Mapan. "W-what happened?"
The Weed Mapan had known all along had slaughtered many Lycanthrope after letting out long howls. The man did not even have mercy on every monster he encountered. He slashed all the Lycanthrope that came as if cutting meat to cook. After his sword was almost destroyed he would use his fist and deadly kicks. Mapan finally got to know his comrade-in-arms, for Weed nothing was impossible in a fight.
At first Mapan was very confident because the brave Weed was not far from him, he believed Weed would protect him as before. However, what happened before him was now contrary to his expectations.
A patron, Weed, showed signs far more terrified than he was. Weed's face was as blue as the Atlantic ocean, his body was shaking violently, his expression was extremely desperate.
Mapan frowned feeling that something was amiss, "Um-We-Weed."
Weed covered his face with both hands after sitting limp on the ground.
Both Mapan's eyes widened perfectly, "Akh! We're gonna die?!" His voice was desperate.
"..."
Mapan finally stopped complaining, himself dizzy not understanding the contents of Weed's head.
While Lycanthrope has been clawing towards them.
Grows!
Lycanthrope tried to attack Mapan, he ran several times, after not having enough power, he could only roll on the ground to avoid the claws of the opponent. He had no time to think about Weed turning into a coward. Too busy saving lives that are already on the edge.
The lycanthrope looks extremely ferocious when it strikes with its jaws and claws. Fortunately, Mapan had often watched Weed while fighting against the Lycanthropes, so he was quite used to their attack patterns. That's why Mapan was able to dodge all the enemy's attacks and could save his precious life.
Not far from where he was, Lycanthrope finally tried to reach Weed. As if following Mapan's steps, Weed finally rolled back and forth to avoid Lycanthrope's attack to make his body look very miserable.
Unable to reach the target, the Lycanthrope roared in solidarity. Weed was an easy target for the anger.
"Yahoooooo!" Weed shouted loudly while rolling constantly to avoid death. In that precarious situation Weed could still estimate the direction of escape, he deliberately ran towards where the Dwicighi Quartet was. Eventually the Lycanthrope that attacked Weed was slashed by Lawn Mayer's sword.
After the fight ended, the four of them looked guilty to Weed and Mapan. Axe as a representative of them spoke up, "We sincerely apologize for this unexpected incident. However we have made the fatal mistake of letting one Lycanthrope escape putting your life at risk."
"Come! It's okay." Weed smiled as bright as the morning sun as he waved his hands a few times, "His life we did not disappear, this is all thanks to your help as well. I can't imagine how we would have been if you weren't around. We sincerely thank you so much for saving us."
Axe smiled broadly, "That's our duty, pal."
They ended the conversation with each other's chest. In Weed's heart grunted.
private group messages -
- As I expected, there is nothing special about this weakling.
- Free we worry, just because the equipment looks good.
- Well, if you think about it, the equipment it has is just general equipment that can be used in all professions. Even his equipment level was only 100s. Not much different from the shabby sword hanging on his waist.
we made sure, then let's hurry!
The four people finally felt relieved, then dispelled the vigilance towards Weed and Mapan. It was a pity that they had been deceived by Weed's true intentions.
Just one Lycanthrope, was not a difficult opponent for him. But he had observed the fight of the four people in detail. With such good combat ability, there was no way a single monster could escape their attacks. The situation was clearly overcome so easily that it did not harm Weed and Mapan. However, they deliberately let one Lycanthrope escape. With this, Weed clearly knew their true intention was to test Weed and Mapan's strength.
Weed would certainly not miss out on the important role, he would be happy to do what the four people expected, by acting like a weak fool. Mapan could only cover up Weed's true prowess more than capable of slaughtering a single Lycanthrope.
Axe reminded his friends briefly before continuing the perilous journey, "Remember, ahead will be many other dangers that await us, so beware."
"Good."
They continued on with a happy mixed nervous feeling.
Boooom!
"Aaaahhhhhhh!" They shouted in unison as the first trap appeared. Without a Thief or Adventurer, of course, the traps that exist cannot be eliminated.
Cracks!
As if endless, various obstacles re-exposed to hinder their journey.
Mmmmble!
Suddenly the ground split open several pieces revealing pointy spikes from within. Sometimes a few sacks of sand fall from the ceiling squeezing them all.
"Aaaahhhhhhh!"
With this cruel trap of imprisonment they always fall. Sometimes there are unexpected traps sometimes there are also the same traps as before.
However, in Weed's eyes the trap that filled this dungeon was nothing, he was even able to see it with the naked eye. At first he did enjoy the Dwicighi Quartet falling into a trap over and over again. But, over time he was fed up with all this, almost saying the location of the trap key.
At that moment Lawn Mayer laughed out loud confidently saying, "Don't worry! Just trust us berem-"
"Ohhhhhhhh!" Lawn Mayer's words were immediately cut off by Hammer's scream of severe bleeding.
Amid the strange incident, it was fortunate that Axe managed to find the stairs leading to the lower floor. "ah! Looks like goddess fortuna is siding with us! Ahahahaha! Come on!" He led them to continue forward without hesitation.
Weed could hear a sigh of relief coming out of Mapan's mouth. But, he could not assume that this discovery was a relief. Because, the second floor must have been a trap that fulfilled it far more dangerous than the first floor earlier.
Sure enough, when they had just stepped on the second floor, the Lycanthrope came to attack them, though not frighteningly, but the real hell had only just begun when endless traps continuously appeared.
Hwareuk!
A pungent smell filled the air, apparently coming from the kerosene flowing from the dungeon ceiling, the bad news is, the oil immediately burned down the room without giving time for them to react. Eventually the Hammer that had the lowest HP turned into a light gray and logged out.
Weed and Mapan who followed the steps right behind Hammer were lucky to survive.
"Hufth." Lawn Mayer took a deep breath.
"The traps here don't make much sense." Spade has complained about the same thing several times.
Although one of their comrades had lost their lives, the rest of the quartet members did not have the slightest regret. Their greed has blinded the conscience as a human being. They saw the results with a cruel approach, the fewer people left the greater the share that could be produced.
'If one of them dies then my income will be more.'
'My competition is two more people, do not be saggy, I must be safe to master my part.'
'I want to be the only one who survives and controls all the treasures.'
After Hammer's death, the others secretly expected the death of the remaining comrades. The thoughts of the quartet members were not much different from worldly greed, nor did they have the loyalty of the herd.
To fellow friends alone was cruel, especially to Weed and Mapan who notabete his stranger. They had of course prepared for Weed and Mapan's death when the time was right.
"Wait." Axe suddenly spoke. "You think, however, it doesn't seem fair that we're the only ones at high risk."
Lawn Mayer and Spade looked at each other for a moment, surprised by the words of their own colleagues.
private group messages -
- Axe, what are you doing?
- Simple. The main purpose of us bringing these two people is to be sacrificed, right?
- True
but it was to be sacrificed while in the lightning dungeon. Do you want to kill them now?
- Just look. I have a great idea.
"What do you mean?" Mapan looked at him awkwardly.
But Axe replied with a small smile, "It's no big deal. My intention is that we share the risk together. The life of one of my comrades has just been snatched away, don't you feel a little responsible?"
"Then?"
"I want one of you to lead the way. Since we're comrades in arms, we should share the same risks, right?"
Mapan's face looked hesitant, his mind raging, regretting his choice to follow Axe's advice while in front of the bridge. He was anxious to leave this dungeon, but the current atmosphere made it difficult to speak honestly. 'From the beginning I should have never set foot into this cursed place!'
Mapan wanted to scream but on the other hand he was helpless, 'I owe Weed a lot of gratitude.' He took a deep breath while closing both eyes to steady the heart.
"I'll lead the way." Weed volunteered himself before Mapan sacrificed himself. "I admit, as a scluptor, my attack is indeed weak, but I have a fairly high HP, so please allow me to walk first."
"really? Then thank you, Weed."
From then on, Weed changed positions to become the leader of the road. But, however, the group did not form a party perfectly, as neither Weed's team nor the Dwicighi Quartet's party ever proposed it. The four never invited himself and Mapan to be a part of them. The reason was very simple, as they were unwilling to share EXP. Instead they simply split the cheap item drop that not even glimpsed by them.
They could not sell the loot drop either, so they were happy to give it to Weed's party. Usually, PKs cannot enter most cities. There were even cases involving the city guards to arrest the PKs. It would be even more dangerous if many enemies targeted them. Therefore the Dwicighi Quartet refrained from visiting the city.
Weed's eyes sparkled staring at the dangerous place around him. 'This place is so exciting!'
Usually the dungeon he explored would be full of dangerous monsters that were bloodthirsty. Of course now was an exciting new experience for him, exploring a dungeon filled with traps.
Weed's eyes shone like they were emitting lasers as he stared at the new trap ahead, 'My life will soon drift if I'm just a little careless.'
Weed paused after a few inches away from a place where there were blue and red tiles arranged to resemble a chessboard. It should be the trap-seeking skill that is being used right now. However, in their group no one was able to use it.
"Hey Weed, we have to keep moving." Right behind him, Axe tried to encourage Weed firmly.
Weed nodded briefly in return, his feet stepping slowly while pressing firmly on the tile floor, in order to respond quickly to each trap. On the first footing he chose blue-colored tiles. The tension around subsided a little after nothing happened. They regained their breaths of relief after Weed stepped onto the red tile and nothing happened. The bad news, they were still 50 meters away from the end of the hallway. Without a clue his life could be threatened at any moment.
'Blue tile, red tile. Blue tile, red tile. I stepped on the tiles in turn but nothing happened. Isn't this way too easy for a trap? Is that really the order?'
Weed had a lot of gut feelings but his gut feeling couldn't calm down. 'What if I step over tiles of the same color in a row?'
He eventually opted for a dangerous, though uncertain, option, his feet stepping on the tiles in blue twice in a row. Apparently nothing is happening. Not to be relieved this even makes the adrenaline rush. 'It is clear that these tiles are deliberately colored as a trick. No other purpose except as a diversion. If it's like that-'
Weed's eyes sharpened staring around, 'There!' His lips lifted thinly when he found a thin thread of almost invisible ankle height. The thread is on the border between the red and blue tiles, so it's pretty hard to find except by the person who's really focused. 'The person who stumbles on that thread will be in big trouble!' Of course he passed the thread well.
Right behind Weed was Axe, following the trail he had taken. But, he deliberately kept his distance between them. The distance with Weed was far enough that he would not get into trouble when Weed was caught in a trap.
While behind Axe there is Spade who follows in his footsteps, followed by Lawn Mayer who keeps Mapan in the rear row. After all, they needed one victim to trap the lightning, so deliberately placed Mapan in the safest place.
The observant Axe also saw the presence of thin threads between blue and red tiles. Although the thread was very thin, he was able to get it thanks to observing Weed's extremely slow movements. He was very serious about observing Weed's movements and nothing but to avoid getting caught in a trap. Right now after finding the weakness of the trap, he did not tell the rest of the group.
'Hmm, this trap, is he just lucky to be able to avoid it? Or-' Axe crossed one thread at a time quickly while continuing to observe Weed. His movements were slightly accelerated to avoid any problems that might occur behind him.
Bruk!
Sure enough, right after Axe stepped, behind him Spade related the thread for being too careless.
A quahack!
Suddenly the right and left walls opened, making a rain of arrows that immediately hit Spade.
The chess!
Spade's large body couldn't dodge the arrows any longer. All he could do was scream helplessly.
"To-help me!" Spade pleaded desperately. But his comrades, Axe and Lawn Mayer just fell silent on the spot, completely unwilling to help him.
"A-I-" In the end Spade claimed his life while bleeding without being able to finish his words. After he turned into a gray light, an equipment fell from its original place.
"Stupid."
"It's sad to die in a place like this." Lawn Mayer stepped up to collect the equipment. While raising his face he grinned looking at Axe. They don't trust each other, so it's not strange that no one moves a finger to help a teammate.
...•••...
Hii!
Annyeong chingguya!
Not kangen? Not kangen? Kangen is cooking?
Wakakaka
However, Weed remained number one, keke.