Hoarding in Hell Novel

Chapter 69 Truncation Dungeon Expedition (1)

As soon as Hyunmoo got the ‘parasitic’ trait, he immediately checked it out.

Subject was a ratman living in a nearby sewer.

[The Fallen Empire Ratman Conscript (LV 31)][The effect of the title ‘Hell’s Strongest’ will increase the stat compared to the level.]

He was stronger than Hyunmoo. He even had his gear a little dirty, but it was pretty good. He was wearing light metal armor and was carrying a crossbow the size of his body.

Hyunmoo also saw that crossbow pierce a bull the size of a wild dog in one breath.

If the goblins were wearing handcrafted equipment in the workshop, the ratman’s equipment really felt like military supplies provided by the state.

However, this level could be overcome with the buff effect from the title.

Hyunmoo has already leveled up by catching the ratman by surprise several times. But this time, it wasn’t hunting, it was an experiment.

As Hyunmoo flicked his fingertips slightly, a hell dart pierced Ratman’s neck with a loud noise.

Ratman grabbed his neck for a moment, but it was already too late.

He flinched and let out his breath before starting to glow.

‘It is.’

The Ratman Scout bit a fellow Scout who was traveling with him. A fight broke out quickly. Hyunmoo was satisfied. The parasite will persist until either the creature dies or the blood is neutralized.

The downside was that it was impossible to give detailed instructions to the parasitic target. Far from Hyunmoo’s will, he could only carry out one simple command he had entered beforehand.

He said, ‘I think it would be good when disguising death.’

For example, in a tall building, making an assassination target walk on a railing on purpose.

‘… … I keep having insidious thoughts.’

However, in the end, skills will find use or help in unexpected places.

Just as the acid properties helped melt the ghast’s hide.

Hyunmoo decided to be content with acquiring a new trait.

At this point, he decided to end the experiment and snapped his finger.

What he had ordered in advance was nothing other than a command to kill the host if he heard the sound of snapping his fingers.

If the amount of poisoning is not sufficient, it is impossible. But he was enough to kill the Ratman. The ratman soon died, vomiting black blood. It was the same with the one who had been bitten and infected with blood.

“Huh? Hang on, do you think this is ok?”

The use of parasitism can deliberately induce a late spread of toxicity. Then, if certain conditions are met, it can be used as a kill switch that spreads poison blood all at once.

It would be difficult if it was neutralized on the way, but it was a good result for Hyunmoo, who was in trouble because of the excessively strong toxicity.

“It seems to be getting worse, butler.”

Lenian was sitting on Hyunmoo’s head, watching him all the time.

“Are you dissatisfied, fairy?”

“If the butler is happy, the fairy is happy too.”

Lenian hugged Hyunmoo’s head tightly. Lenian seemed to hug him, saying, “It’s okay if Hyunmoo declares that he will destroy the world.”

Hyunmoo went through the ratman’s corpses, picked up the things to be carried, and started dragging the corpses.

When the dismantling was cast on the ratman’s corpse, a grotesque scene unfolded, but it was a necessary process.I want to know as much as possible about Ratman as I will be entering the truncation dungeon soon.

Lenian opened the inventory and checked the items. Hyunmoo was filled with items to use in the truncation dungeon.

“Is this going to work? This time, he said he’s going to a pretty dangerous place.”

To be honest, no matter how difficult the truncation dungeon was, I wondered if it would be more difficult than the quest Hyunmoo took in Difficulty: Hell.

“If it’s not easy, you have to come back once in the middle. Then there will be a chance to fill it up again.”

Hyunmoo had already made it a fact that he had to come to Hell during the half-truncation dungeon expedition.

No matter how much I think about it, the expedition cannot be finished in half a day.

“And I already know what’s causing the flood. So, if you ever get caught up in it, just run back and clean it up. Don’t worry.”

In the white bone record, it was written about the cause of the truncation dungeon flood and how to end it. Thanks to that, Kirson was able to cause a flood.

What Hyunmoo was worried about was that he came to Hell on the way, and the quest took too long and things got messed up.

‘As long as there is Lee Ji-tae anyway, the expedition will not be annihilated.’

More important than annihilation is that Johann Hessner is there. If Johann Hessner was a big help in the future, he had to have him by his side, or at least know what skills he had.

He was unlikely to be beaten considering his level, but his skills showed that he was more capable of assisting than fighting.

‘If this is a crisis, it must be a crisis.’

He had to have a way to manage the situation even in his absence.

***

The day of the truncation dungeon expedition.

The truncation dungeon was in a quiet state without any outflow of monsters as if foreshadowing the eve of the storm.

However, the hunters and soldiers on alert knew that the longer the quiet time, the more monsters leaked.

In front of the truncation dungeon, powerful hunters participating in the expedition were already located.

Reporters from broadcasting stations were also reporting in real time, so millions of people watched and continued the discussion on the Internet.

“Does Lee Ji-tae, who conquered the 5-star, even need to go to the 3-star dungeon?”

“Tae-seong says he’s going to North Korea next year. I don’t have any flood experience, so I’ll need some experience.”

“Isn’t there too few people to go through that?”

“What is less? The truncation dungeon is a closed terrain, so a large number doesn’t help. In the case of other dungeon floods, it was said that it was more efficient to not exceed twenty.”

The hunters who participated in the truncation dungeon raid were hunters who selected half from Taeseong and half from Almighty, but there were also people who participated as independents like Hyunmoo and John.

The members of the Almighty were generally considered elite, but their Taeseong also included the Obsidian Team and Red Butterfly, who were treated as young rookies.

But few were concerned.

“From Lee Ji-tae to Kang Hyunmoo. So what do you have to worry about? In fact, it seems like only the two of us can participate.”

“I heard that Johann Hessner is also a four-star? A super-luxurious expeditionary force.”

“It would be strange not to be able to break this.”

As evaluated on the Internet, it was the first flood in Korea, but it was difficult to find anyone who was very nervous.

The average level of those visiting the truncation dungeon was in their early and mid 20s, but this is because the average level of the expedition members was over 30.

But at the center of that confidence was Lee Ji-tae.

Hyunmoo is a suspicious irregular who suddenly appeared, but Lee Ji-tae is one of the elders who have been with them for a long time. Even though I have just entered my 30s now to be called an elder.

It seems that Lee Ji-tae is accustomed to receiving their respect, but he personally checked the hunters’ equipment.

The team leaders of each group were wearing body cams. Half of it was for the purpose of research and to leave the data clearly.

On the way, he ran into Hyunmoo, and instead of checking, he just smiled and said hello and passed by. He didn’t even care what happened that day.

“Mr. Kang Hyunmoo.”

Instead, there was someone else who showed interest. A woman with red hair and red eyes. Hyunmoo recognized her right away. She was the enemy butterfly.

“It’s an honor to be together like this. It’s the first time since then.”

“Ah yes.”

Kang Hyunmoo couldn’t figure out why the enemy butterfly was talking to her. Do you think it was the relationship you met during the exam? But when she took a closer look at the atmosphere, it seemed that the enemy butterfly wasn’t getting along well with her other teammates.

The expedition was roughly divided into four groups.

Taeseong’s Obsidian team, Johan Hessner’s bodyguards, all-powerful veteran hunters, and none other than Kang Hyunmoo.

People tried to classify Kang Hyunmoo as Taeseong because he was invited by Lee Ji-tae, but it was Hyunmoo who blocked the truncation dungeon in the first place.

Among them, Red Butterfly did not fit well with the Obsidian team, so it seemed that she came to Hyunmoo. Hyunmoo suddenly realized that she couldn’t see the other people who were teaming her up with her.

“I’ve been wanting to meet you at least once, but you must have been busy.”

“Yeah, what.”

She was busy figuring out how to manage the inside of the dungeon as she traveled back and forth from Hell. There was no time to rush around to improve teamwork.

“Can’t you see your friends?”

“Ah, this expedition is still lacking in level… so I’m the only one who can come. Of course, the Obsidian team members are also good people, but it’s a pity that we didn’t have many chances to match.”

As the enemy butterfly said so, she glanced back.

Hyunmoo noticed the oversized woman glaring at him from beyond the border that had been blocked from entering by the public.

She said, ‘You seem to have forgotten all that nightmare.’

Hyunmoo recalled how Hong-ryeon had trouble breathing during the exam. He doesn’t usually remember useless names, but seeing the names immediately came to mind, he must have been very impressed.

Although he was hostile, his actions were quite clever compared to his position as a tank. To be honest, he seemed closer to the leader than the Red Butterfly.

‘The central point and main focus of the team is the red butterfly, but it may be in the form of a woman named Hongryeon taking over and leading.’

Such teams are quite common. When the actual leader is number two.

Now, the red butterfly has come here because of her growth potential, but if Hong-ryeon had a little more talent, she would have been able to wear it.

“But why do all of your teams have names like that? You could use a common pseudonym.”

“Ah… it’s like we all met on the Internet. We were looking for someone to work with as a hunter, but we met people with like-minded people and called them by nicknames.”

It was no wonder that Lunatic Tiger, once the best clan in Korea, was also named after a bar. Hyunmoo nodded his head.

At that moment, near the entrance to the truncation dungeon, the obsidian team shouted out loud slogans.

“Looks like they’re leaving.”

There were no speeches or ceremonies of any kind. When the time came, the group began to move with the feeling that they were leaving. Numerous relay cameras flashed the scene as they were going.

It was then.

The support team suddenly became contemplative and ran towards Lee Ji-tae. As he whispered something to Lee Ji-tae, her face hardened as well.

And from the reporters’ side that surrounded them, the sound of phone ringing and text message notifications flew all over the place.

Hyunmoo had an ominous feeling.

The expedition was abruptly stopped just before departure. The other hunters also tried to find out what had happened.But then, Lee Ji-tae took the box as a platform and jumped up. Then, in a serious voice, she gave the news.

“Everyone.”

Hyunmoo felt things go awry before it even started.

“We have received information that a flood has erupted from Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.”

***

It was not because of the Baekdu Dungeon Flood that North Korea was destroyed.

The monsters that poured out after the Baekdu Dungeon Flood collapsed the political system, and the collapsed government lost its function.

Numerous dungeons were left defenseless. And the monster of the upper dungeon crawled into the lower dungeon and disturbed the ecosystem. The flood erupted simultaneously from various places.

Less than ten days after the truncated dungeon flood broke out, the news that the flood broke out in Chuncheon could have spread into panic.

Hyunmoo was particularly moody. As he knows, the Chuncheon Flood will happen next year.

‘No, if you think about it, that date is also ten days after the truncated dungeon flood.’

Two seemingly unrelated dungeons may be connected by an unknown link. A series of flows to work in order.

Hyunmoo wondered if he might have touched the first piece of a domino he couldn’t see.

“There is nothing we can do. We have to postpone the expedition and stop the current Flood from where it is going….”

“The dungeon in Chuncheon is 2-star. What if the condition of the dungeon gets worse in the meantime?”

“What about other floating dungeons? If there is at least one dungeon with a danger signal, shouldn’t we have to increase the hunters?”

“That’s not the problem. This shouldn’t become a social panic. Already, people are evacuating inland even though there are no signs of a flood in the Halla Dungeon. The country must show that it can effectively prevent disasters.”

In the meeting that started suddenly, Lee Ji-tae was silent the whole time. Even Johann Hessner, who had been quietly watching until this point, urged Lee Ji-tae to do something with a serious expression.

Suddenly, a hunter asked.

“By the way, what’s the name of the dungeon in Chuncheon? Why are you saying it’s Chuncheon Dungeon?”

“The official name is ‘Chuncheon Legoland Dungeon’.”

An uncomfortable silence passed between the Hunters. It was the first time that the rule of naming dungeons according to place names as much as they do now complicates the mind.

Although it has a cute name, the monsters pouring out of the dungeon won’t be cute either.

It was Kang Hyunmoo who broke the silence.

“Are there any Lego-type monsters?”

“……”

“It looks cute.”

“Mr. Kang Hyunmoo, a little joke about this situation…”

Naked Butterfly whispered something into Hyunmoo’s ear. It was then that Hyunmoo realized that there was a place called Legoland.

The hunters looked at Hyunmoo with a displeased expression, but Hyunmoo looked at him with a ‘what, what?’ expression.

‘No, I’ve fought fine dust, mosquitoes, pigeons, and mannequins, but there’s no way there’s no Lego monster, right?’

Seo Tae-kyung, who had been on the phone with someone for a while in the uncomfortable silence, returned.

“It is said that General Manager Oh Dae-seong gave up the attack and returned. Hearing the situation, he said that he would stay as it is to prevent panic in Jeju.”

“I got a call from Howan Mama. Fortunately, the Hoyeonji team is currently staying in Chuncheon. They say they are suppressing the monsters from going out.”

With two pieces of good news in succession, the voice that the attack should be resumed as it is has grown louder. But Lee Ji-tae stood up as if determined.

“I think it would be better to go to Chuncheon.”