boss monster

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That's right, unlike the original story, almost all the hunters survived until the third test of the temple, although Har intervened several times, the third test could not be changed.

When they heard that they had to make a sacrifice, the hunters were led by Kim Sang Chik to try to kill the Song leader, but luckily, Sung Jinwoo was able to understand the hidden meaning of the test and avoided it.

As long as at least 4 remain at the altar, the statues would not move and they could finish the test, however, after seeing the gates open, Kim Sang Chik led the hunters to leave the place objecting that he had family.

In the end, the original story was repeated, Mr. Song left with the healer Lee JooHee, only Sung Jinwoo was left at the altar and was killed.

Everything went according to the administrator's plans, so he was able to give the system to Sung Jinwoo without showing himself.

Upon awakening, he was questioned by an inspector from the Korean Hunter Association, Woo Jin-Chul, who was suspicious of his possible second awakening.

The hunting association and the White Tiger guild were really in turmoil, not only was a double dungeon discovered in a portal that had been neglected, but the monsters were extremely powerful and the portal was about to open.

If that happens, the monsters could go out to the human world, in addition to all that, what caused the most commotion among those who found out, an elf who had been locked up in that dungeon for a long time, was not only very strong, but also seemed Being very intelligent, he even sacrificed himself for a human, this is something that has never happened before.

Unfortunately, when they arrived at that place there was nothing left, just Sung Jinwoo passed out on the altar.

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'...!!'

Seeing the ability to pull a sword out of thin air, plus the size of this person, and the blonde hair that can be seen falling from the helmet, Sung Jinwoo couldn't believe it.

That person is supposed to have died, the inspectors from the association and the members of the White tiger guild, owner of that dungeon in question, said that there was no corpse of the elf left, so he thought that the explosion blew up to ashes.

How could that elf appear here? How is it possible that he is still alive?

Sung Jinwoo's eyes were wide in surprise, he doesn't know if he's seeing his spirit or something, he started to get suspicious, does adding too many points to 'senses' allow you to sense ghosts?, but what happened next told him otherwise. .

"Who are you?"

By this time, the fight against the spiders had ended quickly due to good teamwork, so it didn't take long for the others to notice a stranger in the group.

Hwang Dongsuk, the leader of this group of thugs, came out in front with a strange expression and asked questioningly, but looking at that armor that looked very expensive, greed couldn't help but rise up within him.

'Who is this guy? Someone from the White tiger guild? Tch, he'll only bring us trouble if he's strong.'

Seeing his expression, Har already knew his thoughts, he knows that this guy is capable of killing people just for money.

'He must be thinking that I'll be a hole in his plans, so it's best to be as he expects.'

"I saw the door was open, so I thought it's okay to go in."-Har continued speaking in English, I wish the Sheikah table could actually translate his words.

"Is he a foreigner?"

"What he does here?"

The hunters in the group were a bit confused, they are just thugs and they don't understand what Har is talking about, so communication is impossible.

"..."

Due to all this, Sung Jinwoo had many doubts, on the one hand, he was glad that the elf is alive, on the other hand, he doesn't know how he was able to come back from the dead.

But, didn't the same thing happen with him? elf too?

"He says he came in out of curiosity."

At that moment, a delicate-looking boy in shining armor and an expensive sword stepped forward and acted as a translator, Har recognized him immediately.

'The monarch's good friend.'

That's right, this is Yoo Jinho, a boy from a rich family, it can be said that he is the best friend of the monarch in the future.

As the son of a wealthy family, it is obvious that he knows how to speak several languages, although he was actually forced by his father.

This is not to say that Sung Jinwoo doesn't understand, but he is very doubtful and just watches for now.

'What is a foreigner doing in this place?'

Yoo Jinho was also curious, normally hunters tend to leave their countries to go to the United States, there they receive more benefits and are treated as special guests by the guilds, he doesn't know why someone would leave that kind of environment.

"Tell him to get out of here, we're already full."

Hwang Dongsuk said waving his hand, even though he coveted that armor, he still didn't want to get into trouble with someone unknown, he doesn't know what guild or organization this person belongs to.

Yoo Jinho heard this and nodded, he also thought it was best to leave this stranger out, you never know what kind of person you'll find in the dungeons, maybe he's a fugitive from his country or something, but before I can translate the Dongsuk's words, that person seemed to have understood Korean.

"I'm just an E rank who wants to experience his first dungeon, let me accompany you, I'll pay you well."

Har said a little pleadingly, he already knew Hwang Dongsuk's true face, so he knows the way to continue with them.

Even though he knows they are murderers, he can't say anything without proof, he'll just wait to see the show later.

When the others heard Yoo Jinho's translation, they looked at each other with a slight smile, they all seemed to think the same thing and nodded.

"I see, since he is willing to pay for the experience, tell him to stay at the back of the group, but we won't protect him."

Hwang Dongsuk said as if he didn't care, he didn't ask for a reward now because he plans to let him die and take his armor, you never know what happens in a dungeon, since it's only an E rank, it shouldn't be a problem for his plans, just an aggregate.

With a smile, Hwang Dongsuk and his thugs just turned around ready to continue.

"Hey, if you're in danger, I can protect you, I'm rank D."

At this time, Yoo Jinho walked up to Har and said with a smile.

"Oh thanks I guess."

All the while, Sung Jinwoo only got more confused. Is this person an E rank? That's impossible. He's not even a Hunter. They can't see him because of his helmet. But he knows that person is an Elf. very powerful, it could be said to be a C rank based on what you saw above.

"By the way, if you understand Korean, why are you still speaking English?"

As they walked, Sung Jinwoo, Yoo Jinho and Har were left at the bottom for being the weakest, Yoo Jinho kept talking from time to time, he felt more comfortable with these two than the others, maybe because he was a rank higher than him. they.

"Excuse me, can I ask you a question?"

Since they were in the background, Sung Jinwoo took advantage of this to talk to the elf.

"If you wonder, that's right, I'm the one from that time."-Har said directly to Sung Jinwoo, this surprised him although he already expected it, it's incredible to hear it from his own words.

"Oh, do you know each other?"- Yoo Jinho didn't understand the environment, he just asked curiously.

"That's right, we had already met in another dungeon."-Har said without worrying too much.

'He recognized me!'

Sung Jinwoo was a bit surprised to hear this, he didn't have much input that time, the elf always thought things before him, he didn't expect it to really enter his eyes.

"..."

Thinking of that dungeon, Sung Jinwoo bowed his head and clenched his fists, he felt weak, even with his current strength, he can easily be killed by those statues.

But even in that situation, the first person who sacrificed himself for him was this elf, so he is deeply grateful to him.

"Thank you..."

Sung Jinwoo looked at Har and said seriously, this was not heard by the group of thugs, but by Yoo Jinho on the side.

'Does he know English too?'- Yoo Jinho wondered.

"Thank you for saving me that time, if there's any way to settle my debt, just tell me."

Sung Jinwoo said bowing his head in thanks, this surprised Yoo Jinho a bit, but he thought that some mistake had happened when these two met earlier.

"Don't worry, I just want you to do me a little favor later."

Har said with a smile and patted Sung Jinwoo's shoulder, as for the favor he wants, isn't it amazing to have a favor from the shadow monarch, even if he asks you to go to hell for him, he can actually do it.

Sung Jinwoo nodded in agreement, despite this, he still has a lot of questions, he should talk to this elf when they get out of here.

Time passed, they kept walking in this maze-like dungeon, even though Har has a map, this thing has no function in this world.

The three of them remained in the background, even though Sung Jinwoo chose to remain silent most of the time, Har and Jinho talked and he listened and nodded from time to time.

As for the fights, the group of thugs took care of that, moreover, Jinho acted like a hero and killed the monsters that approached them.

Sung Jinwoo's senses told him that these guys willingly let them through, they should be trying to make his death an 'accident', but, he didn't seem to be the only one to notice.

The elf, who says his name is Link, was also looking at them without expression, although it was a little hard to tell just by looking at half of his face.

"What about the monsters?"

"It's strange, recently, everyone we found has already been killed."

"Are we walking in circles?"

The group of thugs seemed confused, for a while they have been walking calmly, without being interrupted by monsters or anything dangerous.

"Look at their bodies, they're not sword cuts, they were split in half by something else."

Hwang Dongsuk, despite being a thug, has some brains and dungeon experience.

"That's right, it seems like this dungeon was cleared a long time ago, but that can't be the case, the portal would have already been closed."

While they discussed, the three in the background just watched in silence, they were long forgotten by those people, their opinion doesn't seem to have weight in this group.

"Something is wrong, Kyuhwan, light the way."-With these words of Hwang Dongsuk, the magician of light, Cho Kyuhwan, created a ball of light in his hand that illuminated everything in front.

"This, what the hell is this?"

Everyone was surprised to see the path, a large cave full of spider webs, there were a lot of monsters trapped here, surely to be used as food.

"This is...the boss's room."

Everyone, including Yoo Jinho, took out their weapons and walked in front, at the end were Sung JinWoo and Har, both of whom seemed unsurprised.

"huh?"

After walking for a bit, Hwang Dongsuk and his group were surprised, there were a lot of mana crystals.

"There is a lot!"

"We will get a fortune!"

"They must cost several million."

"If we split it up, we'll get at least a million each!"

But while those people were cheering and laughing, Yoo Jinho in the background had a serious expression.

"Excuse me, can I see your contract for a second?"

Jinwoo listened to him, he didn't care at all and handed him the contract, Har just saw this with a smile, he already knows how everything will end.

Yoo Jinho came out in front to argue with the group of thugs, there was nothing specified in the contract about mana crystal division, what kind of scam is that?

"What's going on here?"

Yoo Jinho asked pointing to the contract, but the group of thugs just looked at him coldly.

"Ah, you're right, we'll divide everything evenly, I thought it was so obvious there was no need to clarify it."

Hwang Dongsuk said changing to his gentle expression, then continued:

"But first, there is something we must do."

At this time, everyone raised their heads slowly and was shocked, above the mana crystals was a huge monster, a multi-meter spider that was sleeping attached to the ceiling.

"Before killing the boss, we must take out all the mana crystals, as you know, the dungeon closes an hour after killing the boss."

"Oh, sorry boss, I forgot the extraction kit in the car."

"Didn't I tell you to always carry it with you?"

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't know there would be mana crystals here."

The group of thugs started acting like in the original story, Har knows that they will try to offer them as appetizers to the spider, but he just remained an observer.

"Sorry, could you wait here, we have to go back for the extraction equipment."

Hwang Dongsuk said as a question, but actually they were already walking to leave.

"Eeeh!! Do you want us to stay with the boss?"

Yoo Jinho panicked a bit, this is a C-rank dungeon boss, it would take a group of C-rank hunters to kill him, how is it possible for them to stay with him, it's just two E-ranks and one rank D, if the boss wakes up, then they can only say goodbye to their lives.

Despite this, Sung Jinwoo and Har didn't say anything, Jinwoo didn't care, but Har just wanted to see a show.

"Don't worry, that spider is sleeping, they'll be fine if they don't wake it up."

Without saying much more, the group of thugs quickly left, only the three of them were left here.

"Tch, those guys really left us."

Yoo Jinho said fearfully.

"Don't worry, it's just a big spider."-Har said with a smile and didn't seem worried.

Only Sung Jinwoo remained serious, he was thinking about the attitudes those people had from the beginning, he has a bad feeling.

In the distance, Hwang Dongsuk smirked, seeming to have murderous intent in his cold eyes.

"Kyuhwan, block the entrance."

Hearing that, Kyuhwan smiled mischievously and nodded.

Baaam!!!*

"What's happening?!!"

Inside the cave, a huge explosion was heard suddenly, Yoo Jinho panicked seeing what was happening, Sung Jinwoo just saw this and seemed angry for the first time, he was finally able to confirm his guess.

The entrance was blocked by an earthslide, now they are locked in the room of a powerful C rank boss monster.

"Those bastards, they plan to kill us for those crystals!!"-Yoo Jinho said aggrieved, he hit the wall angrily, but he couldn't do anything.

While he was worrying about this, Sung Jinwoo and Har looked up at the ceiling, it's obvious that no one would sleep well after an explosion like that.

The rank C boss monster obviously woke up.

-End of this chapter-