Dungeon Reset

* * *

Days passed.

Jungdown was still alive.

In a very good way.

At the bottom of a deep, shaded trap, he was sitting there, relaxing and eating.

The thistles.

Gulp!

This smoked meat made from dungeon animals melts gently with saliva and tastes very honey when chewing thistles.

Jungdown sucked his fingers thoroughly and wiped out a piece of smoked meat.

“Whoa!”

I was envious of the world because I drank the water of the barrel coolly and leaned against the wall in a relaxed posture.

I was relaxed because my stomach was strong.

Relaxation, literally relaxation.

The first embarrassment and urgency disappeared from his face.

While I was stuck here for a few days, I realized something unexpected.

‘In the past month, has there ever been a safer time like this? ’

Since he was summoned to this strange world suddenly a month ago, he has been plagued by death threats every moment.

Terrible monsters attacking through the darkness and death traps triggered by a moment of vigilance.

Even later, there was a tragedy that killed and killed each other among the same humans.

Whether it was a murder aiming for food or items, some of the participants were bloodthirsty psychos.

On the other hand, how about now?

You must be in great shape.

There's gonna be plenty of food.

That's it.

Most of all, there are no scary monsters up there!

Seeing that he's already trapped, he's completely free of all other threats.

In this ironic situation, a peaceful smile appeared.

‘I didn't think it would help that I'm a producer. ’

Participants in the dungeon games naturally separated into combat and production jobs based on their ‘skills’.

Among them, it was a production job.

It was because his only ‘skill’ had nothing to do with fighting.

Skill

Purification (Beginner Level 7)

- Clean up impurities.

The 'Purification' skill was effective at detoxifying unhealthy toxins or pathogens in hunted animals or monsters' meat.

And this was the main role of recognition within the group.

In other words, he was in charge of food.

Once the combat crew had hunted, Jungdown followed behind him, slaughtering and purifying the bodies to supply his colleagues with safe food.

So his "possessions" were always filled with considerable quantities of food and drinking water for his colleagues.

Even now when he's alone in the ground.

The rabbit clearly demanded that Jungdown starve to death, but he was more worried about his colleagues moving on to the next stage.

‘What's wrong with being hungry? With the exception of emergency food, I have most of the food. ’

When I think of my colleagues, I naturally think of one person.

‘Seungwoo hyung……. ’

A one-armed Ryu Seung Woo.

He was the leader of the group, and I owe him so much.

Unlike the self, who had only one ordinary skill, Ryu Seung Woo's skill totaled five.

In the process of fighting monsters, new skills were added all the time.

[I've seen a lot of participants, but Ryu Seung Woo is really extraordinary!]

He was a master of combat, which even a maid admitted.

He was literally invincible when he cut through the wind and cut through the rocks across the monsters.

Even without an arm, he could be considered the best combat position in the upper room.

But…… he wasn't really a one-armed man from the beginning.

About two weeks after the game started.

He saves a straight down from a middle mission and loses an arm.

“Seungwoo! ”

“It's okay. I was distracted for a second. Downstairs, would you mind cleaning up that wound? ”

Ryu Seung Woo smiled at himself, even though his face turned white with blood.

As he said, it was actually an unfortunate accident, not a sinful mistake.

But from that moment on, I had to be thoroughly sinful in front of my comrades.

“Don't bother! My left hand was just a hanging ornament anyway. I'm right-handed.”

Ryu Seung Woo, who lost an arm and rather comforted him.

He soothes his embarrassed colleagues with a frowny smile.

Jungdown was so thankful for his unchanging appearance.

But fortunately, the stage was cleared and the moment when the dying Jungdown came back to life, a miracle happened.

[Survivors fully recovered!]

[Ryu Seung Woo! You look so much better with two arms!]

That's what the maid said at the time.

What does that mean?

Just as all wounds healed, Ryu Seung Woo's severed arm returned to normal!

‘Thank God. ’

Jungdown felt a little lighter than the guilt that had been pressing down on his heart heavily.

And in that void, the feeling of gratitude was taken over.

I greeted Ryu Seung-woo and all the other colleagues who had only one skill to protect me and protect me with sincerity.

‘In the meantime…… thank you very, very much. Please, everyone, stay alive. Until one day we can meet again. ’

And I made a commitment to myself.

“From now on, I will survive on my own without your help. Somehow!”

But he didn't realize it yet.

What you are saying now is exactly what the assistant asked participants to say at the start of the dungeon game.

He rises slowly.

The break was over, and it was time to move on.

* * *

‘No matter how safe you are, you can't rot in here forever. ’

We didn't have to rush because there was so much food right now, but it's going to dawn soon.

In the end, I had to get out of here before that.

But like the rabbit said, escape was never easy.

‘There are three ways: ’

His gaze rises high.

The first method. Climb up.

This was impossible from the start.

Basically, the structure of this trap was a very long cylinder with a very high height.

The walls around it were made of solid, flat stones, and the cracks were dense, making it difficult to find a place to set foot.

If the diameter were even a little narrow, I would climb up with my arms and legs extended to the godfather. It was too wide for that.

I tried climbing a rock wall with my finger in the crack, but the result was a failure.

The moss on the wall was too slippery because it lacked strength.

After a long struggle, he eventually had to clean his hands and aim for the pit.

‘In fact, even if I could go up there, there is still a problem. How am I supposed to handle those creatures coming back to life up there on my own? ’

He was not a fighter.

Even that great Ryu Seung-woo won't be able to deal with the monsters up there alone.

‘In the end, I need someone else's help to get up safely... …. ’

That was the second way.

A second way. Sit still and wait for rescue.

At least there was a chance of success.

Jungdown remembers what the rabbit said.

[Die alone so you don't get in the way of other people's games.]

The presence of others who play games.

The dungeon has been reset and a new game will begin soon.

Maybe it's already begun.

‘I haven't heard a maid's voice in days. The chatterbox won't stop chattering, so it must be just me. ’

However, once the game had begun, the flow would eventually allow new participants to pass through here.

That means if we wait here for a month or so, we can meet them.

‘I'm asking them to let me out. And if we follow them to the next stage and join our colleagues...? ’

Stop.

‘…… it can't be as easy as it sounds. ’

Jungdown knew how uncomfortable he was thinking right now.

‘Chances are they're murderers or psychopaths. On the contrary, the chance that they misunderstand me and attack me. Whatever it is, it's dangerous. ’

In the dungeon, vigilance was absolutely forbidden.

Not all participants, of course, were murderers and psychopaths.

There were occasionally good people like his colleagues.

But in this world, no matter how good a man may be, he could kill.

If that's what it takes.

After all, the second way is also a pass.

‘Then there is only a third way.... ’

Jungdown sighs deeply and looks down at the ground.

High ceilings and solid stone walls on either side.

But the floor?

"Dirt."

That is, they could sell the land.

If not above, target below.

The method was simple.

Once we penetrated the bottom first, if we turned the direction and dug it back up in a U-shaped shape, we could get out.

However, there was a deadline for this method.

‘In up to a month, everything has to end. Once the game is completed, the dungeon will reset again. Then the ground we dug will be reset. ’

All I could think about was how hard it was for me.

However, it was worth a try.

Fortunately, there was time left for Jungdown and there was enough food.

There was only one problem.

‘No shovels. ’

I sighed deeply.

No matter how much I searched the 'Inventory', I couldn't find any tools to use as a shovel replacement.

Even so, I couldn't use a butcher knife, so I thought I'd have to dig it out with my bare hands, and suddenly I noticed the iron tacks on the floor.

“This is it!”

He calls for joy and pulls the iron spikes straight out of the ground.

One, two, three, 30 in total.

Every one of them was made of iron, so it was solid and strong.

I grabbed it with both hands and dug the floor thoroughly. It was awkward, but the ground dug.

‘Hmm. If you flatten the edges, I can use them instead of shovels. Even though I'm not as good as a maid... ’

But somewhere in here.

As soon as he saw the possibility, he immediately opened his carry-on window and took out a wheel stone he used to sharpen the blade of the butcher knife.

Then I immediately sat down and began to grind the blade of the iron mace.

Zec. Zec.

I was very proficient because I had a history of handing out my colleagues' weapons when I had time.

After a while, the blade was flattened to a reasonable level.

When I dug the ground as a test, I dug a little better than before.

‘Hmph. It'll wear off soon, but we can always use it again. There's plenty more where that came from anyway. ’

And finally, he tore his T-shirt long enough to secure it firmly around the two tails.

‘I wish I had some gloves. We have to increase the friction. ’

That's how everything was prepared.

From now on, it was pure nogada time.

As I was walking along, I felt a sudden irritation, but he quickly took out a smoked meat and asked me.

Endorphins rule the whole body with saliva in their mouths.

I feel generous again.

Meat is the truth.

“Come on, let's go. ”

Puck!

The shoveling began in earnest.

And so, the end of the wicked iron rod that had once driven him to his death began to make a hole for him to live.

Target is diagonally up!