I Alone Going To The Tower

Chapter 65

20 hours before the full opening of the labyrinth dungeon.

Aside from the movement of the Hunter Association, Matoap was making preparations in its own way.

– Master, I’m ready.

“Let’s begin.”

Jeong Jeong-jin opened his laptop at the tower and entered data. And on that monitor screen, EA was outputting the same in front of my sage.

There were so many dungeons on the map that it made my eyes dizzy.

It is a sight invisible to other people in the car. Of course, everyone was exhausted and fell asleep.

“Now, let’s do it slowly. First of all, in the Gyeongbuk range that we set up in the beginning.”

-Yeah.

The entire map of the Korean Peninsula on the screen was limited to the Gyeongbuk region.

“Did you receive the association data?”

-Yes. I received an email from Shin Nara’s representative.

I closed my eyes for a moment and thought, then said.

“For now, delete all dungeons open today.”

There is no time. Now is the time to throw the odds.

I assume that there will be no dungeons leading to the labyrinth in recent times.

After a while, some of the red dungeons on the screen disappeared, but there were still too many dungeons to check.

‘It should not be erased like this.’

There is neither bottom nor end when we try to consider the number of these many cases. Alright, let’s go out a little more boldly in throwing the odds.

“Just erase everything except the dungeon opened on the first day.”

I assumed that there was a dungeon heading to the labyrinth boss zone, in fact, from the first day.

The reason it takes ‘7 days’ to fully bloom in the labyrinth dungeon. Citing the research data of Erendel, which was recently additionally discovered by Jeong Jeong-jin, it is said that it takes 7 days to establish the connection process between the labyrinth dungeon and the battles under its control.

Other experts may hesitate as they say ‘uncertainty of anomalies’, but this can be boldly eliminated based on the information from the tower.

– Deleted.

Jeong Jeong-jin erased all dungeons from the map except for the first day. More than half of the dungeons disappeared.

“Are there any dungeons that have not been cleared yet among the dungeons opened on the first day?

– It is not available in Gyeongbuk area.

“Okay then…”

I took a breath and said.

“Leave only the reconfirmed green dungeon here.”

Based on common sense, it is true that there is no need to search the dungeon that has been reconfirmed.

However, it is the association’s job to move on common sense, and I decided to stick with a different feeling.

What I focus on is ‘intentional malice’.

– Got it.

“okay.”

We erased in this way until the sample became smaller and smaller.

There are about twenty left.

“The most suspicious thing is, after all, this one.”

As soon as the association implemented the reconfirmation policy, the dungeons in the Gyeongbuk area were reconfirmed at a strangely fast rate.

– Top owner. You can get profiles of cleared people by hacking the Association Command.

‘There’s no need for that, eh. No matter how much we look at the profiles, we can’t figure out what these people were thinking and thinking.’

After tidying up like that, I decided to explore a total of seven dungeons.

‘Ah. Pick a route considering the route and importance.’

-Okay.

I looked at the exhausted stretched out of the car. You let me sleep for about three hours, so I’m fine now.

“Come on, everyone! Wake up!”

Everyone got up and grabbed their equipment at my call. There were no complaints. Everyone was aware that time was running out.

“Woo-Am, did you give an order to attack the next dungeon?”

I shook my head at Yang Hee-jong’s question.

“No. From now on, our party will ignore the association’s instructions and proceed as an independent action.”

Everyone’s eyes widened at my declaration.

“Everyone was very tired. I’ll focus on dungeons that need to be reconfirmed nearby. Seojin-i laid out the route.”

The association tried to send us to another newly opened dungeon. However, if you enter the dungeon with such a body and get injured or dead, you will eventually lose yourself.

Here, it was a sound to move flexibly.

“However.”

Heejong Yang said.

“It’s less than 20 hours left. I admit that I’m a hunter who couldn’t take it back, but at least I am aware that this country is in crisis. Now, when I go into the dungeon that was attacked halfway and check the portal, I’m going to find a new dungeon that has not been cleared. Wouldn’t it be better to spin a few more?”

“Then we have to go around the dungeon that needs to be reconfirmed even more.”

This time, Jo Yoon-ji intervened.

“Re-checking the dungeon is a waste of time! It’s just that the boss zone hasn’t come out yet!”

“Well, of course, each person may have a different opinion on this…”

I leaned my cushion against the back of the sofa and continued speaking slowly.

“I think there was a dungeon heading to the boss zone from the beginning. Someone made a mistake, cheated, or did it with malice. Surely.”

I gave detailed reasons for choosing these seven dungeons. Everyone listened with serious faces.

“Whoa.”

Yang Hee-jong stroked his hair.

“After all, do you admit that this could be your elixir?”

“Yeah.”

In fact, it is impossible to give complete confidence to the 5th graders because the information on the tower was not disclosed. still.

“It’d be better than wandering through the red dungeon with no hope. Okay, I’m Chansung.”

Yang Hee-jong voted in favor. Jo Yoon-ji nodded his head.

“I think it’s worth the walk.”

Jinbora clenched both fists.

“Then let’s go quickly! Please, knight!”

The driver nodded and grabbed the steering wheel.

“It would be great if all our hunters were like you… Let’s go.”

* * *

Our party worked hard dungeon schedules in and out of Gyeongbuk for 12 hours.

It was a dungeon that someone had cleared once again, but it wasn’t easy. There were still a lot of monsters left, and we had to overcome the terrain problems and the search for the boss zone on our own.

If the route was different from the route the first party went through, there was no boss and it was almost a new dungeon difficulty.

Because of the increased fatigue, there were also injuries. Yang Hee-jong was resting because of a broken leg and Jo Yoon-ji’s mana depletion symptoms.

Not to mention that he was a progressive who was not yet a pro, but he was suffering from accumulated fatigue.

Sometimes while traveling, he looked out the window with dead eyes, and when our eyes met, he smiled and pretended to be bright. I thought that it was impossible to pretend to be attached to that body.

Now, there are 7 hours left until the full opening of the labyrinth dungeon.

While everyone fell asleep in the car, I went out alone. I told the driver that I was going to play solo. And if I don’t come back after 4 hours, I’ve been instructed to go straight to a safe place.

‘… … three ahead. I wish I was in one of these.’

Drinking up the recovery potion, I connected to a famous player community and posted a recruitment post for a party in Gyeongbuk.

Of course, even in this situation, going around the dungeon was like finding someone to die with.

-Don’t be stubborn, just run away.

-Aren’t the remaining children going to be gossips? You do it with a sense of crisis.

– Spend the rest of your time with your family.

Even in the community where they usually joked around, everyone had a sober atmosphere as if the end of the world was approaching.

How many people will be left at the scene? Now, even certified hunters give up and return to the safe zone. In the worst case, I would have to be prepared to go in by myself.

As I was walking down the street after giving up halfway, the alarm bell that a message had arrived suddenly rang.

I quickly pulled my phone out of my pocket.

[Uh?]

I received a message with only two initials.

“……Hmm.”

It felt a bit strange to receive such a short answer at the beginning. I thought I was joking, but I responded with patience.

[This is the Handong intersection in Andong, Gyeongbuk. Did you check the gate location?][Hmm.][Are you coming?][Om.]

A sigh comes out of nowhere.

He didn’t have much faith, but he had to go with this guy anyway. I walked slowly towards the destination I had told you in advance.

It was getting dark, and the atmosphere of the city was so gloomy that it was even gloomy.

Until recently, traces of human presence were everywhere. But now there was no one there. Apartments and shops were empty. Items are scattered across the convenience store with smashed windows.

A ghost town where everyone is gone and left alone.

Flyers flutter in the night wind.

Perhaps most of the cities in Korea now feel like this.

I strolled along an uncared road with disproportionate sentimentality.

Then I prayed.

A beautiful woman sleeping with her back on a bench under a flickering street lamp.

Suddenly, it was strange.

In the city of the empty background, where loneliness seemed to seep into her bones, the woman calmly closed her eyes as if nothing had happened.

I don’t know why, but I’m looking forward to seeing it.

Like a person obsessed with a master’s painting in an art gallery, I stood still.

Then the woman slowly opened her eyes. The hazelnut-colored eyes move and stare at this side.

“…why are you here…”

The voice brought me back to reality.

I thought it was a voice I had heard a lot somewhere, but realized it later.

It was someone I knew.

“…Hongyeon?”

She was none other than the junior who fought to death in the quarterfinals.

“……”

“……”

We were momentarily speechless, unable to say anything. Then I looked at my smartphone at the same time.

[sir. You came, right?]

The alarm bell rings on her smartphone. She tapped her smartphone screen twice with an awkward gesture.

[Om.]

“It was you!”

Without realizing it, my voice grew louder.

“Someone said it is true. Can’t you just use the initials that don’t look good enough?”

“…that’s my heart.”

She answered with a sullen expression.

“When you chat with your friends, don’t you hear a lot about not being cheap?(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

She crossed her arms with a pitiful look on her face as if it mattered.

Well, what does that have to do with it now? I took a deep breath and said.

“Were you hunting in Gyeongbuk too?”

“On the first day, we started in Gangwon-do and came down to here.”

“Any other colleagues?”

“Everyone was exhausted and left, so they came alone.”

“Me too.”

It was the first time she and her sympathy were formed.

As Hong Yeon slowly rose from her bench, her silver armor creaked.

“We don’t have much time. Let’s go.”

“okay.”

Meeting this guy here was unexpected.

I am in a position to remain as her ‘wall’, but… … Well, the president of the association didn’t tell me not to fight with Hong-yeon, so that’s fine.

As she said, she didn’t have much time. Now it’s time to borrow anyone’s help.

“……”

“……”

10 minutes from here to your destination.

During those ten minutes, we had no conversation.

Her awkwardness, I glanced at her and looked at her.

‘I’m just glad I’m about to take on a challenge and I’m glad I didn’t run into it.’

Was Hong Yeon originally like this?

She was infinitely calm and still.

As the president of the association said, it seems that there has been some internal change.

They kept their mouths shut as if betting on each other, and decided to start talking about work first.

“Any questions about the dungeon?”

When posting a party recruitment post in the community, she had set the location of the dungeon to attack.

“I’m taking you to a dungeon that has already been reconfirmed. Don’t you need an explanation?”

“I guess.”

Hong Yeon opened her mouth.

“A dungeon that received ‘reconfirmation’ surprisingly quickly. Is that correct?”

“……”

he’s smart too

No other explanation seemed necessary.

Until the full opening of the labyrinth dungeon, there are now 6 hours left.