Taming Master

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-Contaminated Mine of Spirit Mountain (Epic) (Hidden)

Before the invasion of the machine civilization.

Across the Spirit Mountain, there was a mine that could mine for crystal stones of pure elements.

However, after the invasion of the machine civilization, almost all of the mines were contaminated or disappeared.

This is because the mechanical civilization that coveted the power of the elements was running wild.

And the mine occupied machine civilization made its home and continued producing machine monsters.

The elemental crystals mined in the mine were excellent materials to power the machine monsters.

This was also the problem with the Guardian, Charlon.

Even near the Southern Sanctuary of Spirits, where Charlon was a guardian, there was a contaminated mine.

Machine monsters produced here regularly pillage the Sanctuary, often injuring young spirits.

This has been a pain in the ass for Charlon for quite some time.

But the middlemen guarding the sanctuary, including Charlon, are tied to the sanctuary.

So Charlon wants you to investigate the contaminated mine on their behalf.

Investigate the mine, find and destroy the origin of the machine civilization, and return to Charlon.

Once you have successfully completed your mission and returned, you will be able to obtain valuable items from Charlon.

Quest difficulty: A + +

Quest Conditions: Defeat Machine Watchers' Quests and achieve the highest Contribution Points.

Timeout: None.

Reward: Spirit Pickaxe, Guardian's Chamberlain,???

Contaminated Mine Quests on Mount Spirit are labeled with the modifiers' Epic ’and‘ Hidden ’.

In the case of Hidden, it literally means "hidden." It is a formula that can be recognized by anyone who has played a little game.

Then what does‘ Epic ’mean?

First, let's look at the dictionary meaning of Epic, which means "epic" or "epic."

And the meaning of 'Epic’, which sometimes appears in Kailan's quest or item formulas, is no different from that.

It is because even in Kailan, Epic means "epic."

The modifier word ‘epic’ means that the quest or item is related to the main scenario.

That's why the 'Contaminated Mine at Spirit Mountain’ quest was also closely related to the main scenario of the Spirit System.

‘Once you read the contents of this quest, you will know a lot about how the Spirit System works. ’

In the spirit system at this point, 'mining’ feels like a strategic base for machine civilization.

Ultimately, in order to wipe out the machine civilization of the Spirit System, we may need to clear all the mines that exist on the Spirit Mountain.

Gulp.

Ian swallows a dry saliva and slowly sets foot inside the mine.

Ian was a little nervous.

The difficulty of the quest was slightly higher than ‘Defeat Machine Watchers’, so it should have been a difficult fight.

As I entered the mine, my vision became dimmer, and new system messages came to my mind.

- Tyring!

- Entered the ‘Contaminated Mine C-01' dungeon.

- You discovered the 'Contaminated Mine C-01’ Dungeon for the first time!

- 100,000 Reputation.

Rewards from all monsters in the 'Contaminated Mine C-01' dungeon are doubled for -48 hours

- Permanently gain 20 Spirit Magic Power (Transcension).

- Permanently gain +15 summoning power (transcendence).

At Ian's mouth, a smile blossomed.

This is because the First Discovery Reward Buff has finally been duplicated.

You needed a tremendous amount of transcendent EXP to level up, but with four times the buff you could fill it up in no time.

‘Good, good. I'm going to shoot a Transcendent 8Lep in no time. ’

Ian, who feels better, starts to step ahead of Agby into the dungeon.

Inside the dim mine shaft, a certain amount of vision was gained.

Agby's body, the spirit of fire, was made entirely of flames, and there was an additional effect to illuminate dark places.

"These guys here, they must be higher level than the monkeys, right? ’

Ian frowns, looking everywhere in the mine.

But that was the moment.

Grrr-grrr-grrr!

Somewhere in the mines, a great sound began to sound.

“ ……! ”

Then, in Ian's eyes, new messages came to mind.

- Tyring!

- The rig in the mine is starting to operate.

- The first phase has been activated.

- The Stone Chamber is open.

"A room of rocks..."? ’

Ian stares at the direction of the sound with a curious expression.

Then, both sides of the stone wall, which seemed to be tightly blocked, opened up and down, and a new space appeared.

And along the way Ian was on the move, a huge iron gate sank down and blocked the passageway.

Kuung-!

When the engine stops with the heavy sound, the shape of the dungeon changes completely.

The shape of the cave that was long on the front turned into a gigantic void in no time.

Then another message appeared in Ian's eyes.

- Tyring!

- Completely disconnected from the external dimensional system.

-From now on, all types of ‘Summon' skills are limited.

- From now on, all types of ‘Return' skills are limited.

- There are mechanical monsters with the "rock" attribute.

- Defeat the monsters, find the Key to the Rock, and escape the room.

Thirty minutes later, monster regeneration is accelerated by 10 percent every minute.

When Ian read the message, he was embarrassed.

Unlike the mechanical monkeys that appeared in the field, now machine monsters with ‘attributes’ have appeared.

‘Besides, rocky attributes.... ’

But the most deadly part was that the 'Summon' skill was limited.

No matter how urgent the situation may be, we can't summon the other summoners.

‘Hoo, I was too restless. ’

Ian bit his lip slightly.

The ban on subpoenas, they really hit Ian in the back of the head.

Either way, the dice were already thrown, and Ian had only one option left.

We must somehow clear this dungeon with only two Spirits and the power of nature.

Ian regains his composure and starts rolling his head quickly.

And Ian was able to figure out how this dungeon worked.

‘There won't be one or two of these rooms. And there will be machine monsters of different properties in each room. ’

Ian was confident that this first phase would be the biggest obstacle to the future than any other phase.

It was because both of Ian's spirits had poor rocky properties and homosexuality.

In the future, it was clear that any mechanical monster with any attribute would be better than rock.

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There are many attributes in Kailan.

Even though there are more than twelve known attributes, there are many that have not yet been discovered.

And those attributes had complex homology to different attributes.

The same was true of the properties of the rock.

Ian had memorized almost every imaginary relationship.

‘Rock attributes are strong for fire and electricity. Some of them are stronger against electricity.... Weak to grass and ice attributes. ’

The metamorphic relationship of attributes has many effects on combat, but especially on wizards and spirits.

If the attribute attack of other classes feels like 20 percent of the attribute damage is added while the normal attribute is on the base, the elemental magic of wizards or spirits is because 100 percent of the power consists of attribute damage.

In other words, when attacking an enemy with a water attribute with a fire attribute skill.

For swords or spears, the damage will only be done in the attribution attack area, but for animisty or elemental enchantments, the total amount of attack power is reduced.

‘At least the fire attack will work, but you'd better not use any current growth at all. ’

Monsters with Rock Attributes are rarely harmed by attacks with Shockwave Attributes.

This is because the resistance to the electrostatic force is almost at the maximum.

Ian did not know the exact numbers, but perhaps 90 percent to 95 percent of the original damage would have been absorbed by the resistance.

Kung-kung-!

Monsters with comfy appearance slowly approach Ian.

And in Ian's hands, looking through the battlefield, a long bow of raging flames was summoned.

“Okay, let's see who wins. ”

Ian aims at the oncoming monster with the burning eagle arrows.

And the moment the arrow leaves the bow.

Peeing-!

The first battle of the ‘Contaminated Mine’ dungeon began.

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The transcendence level of monsters appearing in the 'Chamber of Rocks’ was not much different from those of mechanical monkeys.

from transcendent level 11 to transcendent level 13.

However, the difficulty of it and the dungeon were completely separate.

The level of transcendence is only one or two differences, but the difficulty of feeling was almost double.

Kwam! Kwam!

- The overlap of the ‘Hellfire’ marker has become Maximum.

- Markings cause a powerful explosion.

- You have inflicted deadly fire damage on the monster 'Reprotot’!

- Reprotot HP reduced by 627.

When the emblem of hell exploded, the damage the monkeys took was over 2,000.

However, due to the high defensive strength of the rock monsters, the amount of damage has been reduced to nearly a quarter.

‘Dammit, pigs……. ’

Could it have been three minutes since the battle began?

What Ian has done so far is cut the life force of one man to half the level.

The only positive thing was that their movements were incredibly slow.

It is much easier to stamp a flag because you don't miss an arrow even if you shoot roughly.

Moreover, considering the slow motion of the attack, it was not difficult to avoid their attacks.

Perhaps if we had been able to fight without time, it would not have been a difficult phase to clear, even if it had taken a long time.

Of course, Ian had no time at all.

‘The problem is there's a time limit. ’

Actually, it is not a time limit.

Just like in the Canyon Dungeon of Storms, monsters' Zen speed increases over time.

It wasn't because time had passed that you failed the quest.

But Ian, in fact, thought there was a 40-50 minute time limit.

‘Maybe if we don't find the key in there, the whole room will be filled with monsters. ’

There are currently nine rock monsters in this room.

Ian has not yet defeated any of them, and a new rock monster has been created in between.

This means that the Zen speed of monsters has already been faster than Ian's.

There is still time to spare, but in 30 to 40 minutes this room will be filled with rock monsters.

And if you do, you won't be able to avoid all attacks, even Ian.

There won't be room for evasion.

"Which one of you has the key? We need to figure that out. ’

Ian continues to fire his arrows as he wades through the monsters.

And Ian's speech was much faster than when he was dealing with mechanical monkeys.

Of course, I should not have gotten better than then.

It's just that the target is too big and too slow.

Papa-fak-!

Ian was already putting up four or five arrows before the first one hit the target.

Agby and Ian's arrows stumble into the creature's torso without rest, and the mark continues to burst.

Pow, pow, pow!

After a short while, the first rock monster finally falls into place.

Kuung-!

-Disposed fatal damage to Monster ‘Reprotot’!

- Lifeboats are completely depleted.

- You have successfully defeated the ‘Reprotot’!

-Accounted 112 transcendent EXP.

-18 Aster.

Ian's jaw dries up as he sees the reward.

It was because the transcendent EXP and Aster rewards were higher than expected.

‘Okay, now I just need to find the one with the key...' ’

Ian's eyes start to glow sharply, searching for his next target.

I wanted to see if there was any clue about the monsters' appearance.

Killing all the monsters is the best way, but there's no time for that.

It was a priority to get the key as soon as possible and get out of this room.

But then the next moment.

“ ……! ”

Ian's vision showed a ‘key’ shaped object.

One of the stone monsters had a necklace with a key on it.

Is that him? ’

Ian hurriedly flew towards him.

But even just for a moment, he stopped walking and became confused.

The reason is…….

"What, there's more than one guy with a key! ’

It was because another rock monster's necklace behind him had a similar shaped key.