Dungeon Reset

Ryu Seung Woo's group entered the niche town just two weeks ago.

At that point, they were already targeting one of the Stage -4 dungeons, and after finding a place to rest for a while, they got here.

For those who wandered around the dungeon, the 'village’ was really an oasis in the middle of the desert.

How thankful it is to be able to sleep at night without worrying about a monster attack. Until then, I had no idea.

How comfortable and comfortable is the tent made of leather!

Besides, I didn't have to worry about eating here.

While in town, everyone hunted together and distributed their food equally.

To do so, of course, it was mandatory to return most of the food we had when we came into the village.

It smelled a little communist, but there were no major side effects.

For the participants, this was just a temporary resting place before the dungeon attack.

Moreover, the village chief, 'Oh Chang-seok’, was a very good balancer at the center.

If you think you're going to have any trouble in town, you've managed to coordinate well enough to get the town going.

Then, Ochangseok held absolute power in the village.

I heard he's the one who built this town in the first place, but I don't know about that.

Anyway, what was important was that the absolute power, Oh Chang-seok, had come to Ryu Seung Woo's group with a "favor."

It's said to be a favor, but it's actually more of an order.

“Yes? You want us to retrieve the body of the vulture? Why us?”

The little boy's name was Yoon Jin-su, who was talking nonsense about the command of Oh Chang-seok.

The eyes of Ochangseok glaring down at him for a moment, but a cold expression passed by.

What a cheeky kid! How did you learn to interfere when you're talking to grown-ups? ’

I wanted to yell out loud for once, but I held on tight.

In the middle of the night, this boy had a ranged skill that was just right for a backseat.

It was not enough to discipline an ignorant rascal, and then become an old man who died.

‘I'll give you a special treat this time. ’

Oh Chang-suk smiled softly and asked for Yoon Jin-su.

“Why? Because of the food. Jinsu, you must have seen the vulture fall in the woods over there a few days ago. ”

“I had to see it. ”

“Yes. That blind food fell from the sky, so why don't you pick it up quickly?" You like meat, don't you? How good would it be if you baked it at night with the villagers? ”

Tick, tick.

Dammit, the salivary gland reacts to the word "meat."

Meat was always precious in this land of the dead, teeming with bones.

Yoon Jinsoo pretended not to bother, and refuted his words.

“But you said it was dangerous there. The search party was already there, and then they came back half-dead. ”

The muscle tone next to the horse looked at the horse.

“I heard that, too. I heard you found a place where golems roam, correct? ”

“That's true, Hohen. ”

When Oh Chang-seok admitted, the relief heat sounded lame and said.

“We seem to be the only ones involved in troublesome and dangerous things these days. Is it my feelings? ”

“Hmmm, it's not the mood. It's all because I meant it. ”

“What do you mean? What do you mean? ”

It was really harsh when the bowl became more than twice the size.

However, Oh Chang-seok didn't change his face color, and he suddenly spoke.

“You're aiming for a dungeon raid instead of staying in town anyway. To do that, you have to go to a dangerous place to make a fortune. ”

“…… but that's true. ”

“It's perfectly natural to keep the newcomers in the village from doing bad things. That way the laggards will grow as fast as they can. It's good for everyone. ”

It was a mixture of ulcers, but there was a strange power in the words of Chang Seok.

A voice with a convincing voice and an innocent face with no shame.

“Oh, you're new here, of course. I understand your fear. But the goal is always the corpse of the vulture. Run away whenever you can't catch all the golems. Of course, if you have the strength, it would be even better if you could find out the identity of the cave. ”

Honesty and consideration were mixed together, but strange pride lasted for a long time.

The fever eventually gives you a nod.

“Well, if you say so. ”

‘As expected, these simple ignorant people are easy to deal with. ’

Oh Chang-seok laughed at him, and finally confirmed the doctor of the most important member.

“Ryu Seung-woo, you too.... ”

Hmph.

He stared at Ryu Seung-woo who was speechless until now, and he trembled without even knowing it.

His eyes were looking at him indifferently.

“Hmm. What should I do...?" ”

Twitch.

Ryu Seung Woo's heavy muttering made him flinch and sweat.

He was horribly reluctant to deal with Ryu Seung Woo.

"Damn, I can't believe how intimidating this is for a new recruit! How strong are you? ’

His‘ hunch ’, which had never been wrong, was that this Ryu Seung-woo man was much scarier than the monster.

As a new participant, I could not figure out what this tension was that I felt instinctively, even though I was clearly weaker than myself in my experience.

Why is this instinctive objection that this human will take everything away from him?

Whether he knew the idea or not, Ryu Seung Woo nodded politely after thinking for a moment.

“Very well. I'll do as the chief says. I wonder what treasure is hidden in the Golem Ruins. Can you help me with the equipment? ”

“Oh, I see. ”

Ochangseok was disturbed by this chiseled politeness.

* * *

[Actually, there is a sad legend in this town.]

The rabbit was closing her eyes and telling Jungdown the story she once told to another manager.

[Once upon a time, there lived a weak coward named 'Oh Chang-seok’. He actually had a unique skill...]

That's what it was.

MASTER

- You're catching on.

When I first developed this skill, I was frustrated because it was a useless skill for any mate.

However, as the level increases, the skill gradually begins to reveal itself.

Being aware of the imminent danger to you!

And that ability has become a very useful survival skill in dungeons at risk everywhere.

Where the opponent is most vulnerable in combat and where the attack will come from.

He notices how terrifying the opposing Pokémon is.

Then one day.

Oh Chang-seok came up to Stage -4 and joined forces with his colleagues to reach the final ruins.

And there he ‘noticed’.

Absolute destiny awaits you beyond.

If you go in there, you're dead! ’

Overwhelming Fear!

Absolute Death!

"You will die!" I'm going to die! ’

Zhang Seok, who had predicted his death, was terrified and ran away.

Then he escaped from the dungeon and began to live in a ‘niche area'.

Hiding the fact that he's a coward who abandoned his comrades and fled.

That was three years ago.

Jungdown asked me in surprise.

“Three years!? By then, isn't he a bigger mistake than I am? ”

[Nono. It's totally different from him. He's a case that's theoretically possible in the dungeon system. Residual penalty, Shem?]

“Residual penalty? ”

[If you don't get to the stage in time, the remaining penalties will follow. In Stage One, that was the Monster Rat Raid.]

But here, Stage-4 had a completely different set of penalties.

[It's a food shortage.]

The residual penalty for Stage -4 was depletion of food.

As long as the dungeon is not reset, you will starve to death without finding food over time.

Particularly, the land of the dead, which was founded by Chang Seok, was the area that lacked the most food.

No, nothing at all.

Only Skeleton Soldiers who can't even eat monsters appear. If they try to farm, their crops will rot away.

Furthermore, because the ‘Memorial Stone’ appeared day and night, I was suddenly attacked by Skeleton Soldiers while sleeping.

Surprisingly, however, the skill of spotting the stone was predictable when and where it would appear.

So he was able to use his abilities to find a safe location where the monument didn't come out, and he built a town on top of it.

[…… that was the beginning of 'niche town’.]

“Aha.”

The rabbit nods as he finishes speaking.

But there was something I didn't understand.

“It's all good. Why can't you make it like that? ”

[…… Yes?]

Surprisingly, the rabbit was dumbfounded.

The harsh criticism continued.

“What's that town look like? What have you been doing for three years? ”

The town's condition was too shabby.

The town was surrounded by poor wooden fences to prevent monsters from attacking.

The tents made of leather leaning over each other look the most clumsy in the world as if the wind had blown them away.

In other words,

[I feel like crap?]

“Uh, just that. Did he make it look bad on purpose for any particular reason? ”

[Isn't that the best we can do? We didn't have enough building materials in the first place, and we didn't have the right equipment.]

“Don't you have a lot of hands? ”

[Maybe they're poop hands.]

As I had these conversations, Jungdown became closer to the village.

There were two participants stationed at the entrance of the village, and seeing their solid armor, it became clear that this place was Stage -4.

Soon after, I suddenly stopped walking.

Then he muttered to the bunny who had already hidden herself.

“I'm... I'm a little excited. What is this, Surrey? What if people attack me? ”

[What are we gonna do? Then we kill them all.]

In response to the grumpy rabbit's reaction, I calmed down with a calm expression.

“Oh, let go. What are you gonna kill? We need to ask him where his colleagues are. ”

[Then ask. I don't have to ask.]

“Huh?"

You draw too much time, and a few people are coming out from the village first.

But…… they looked quite familiar.

His eyes widen.

I was so excited that I made a face.

“Huh? Them!? ”

There were the faces of longing.

“Seungwoo! ”