Regress and Eat

The Gate Keepers' Hunter was waiting to see if the destination had been contacted in advance.

The gates they manage did not include the Constitution's official, and only he welcomed us alone.

They are actually doing some of the work that the country has to do.

"Welcome."

Behavior makes it difficult to perceive them as simply a profit-seeking group; they periodically check the status messages of the gate instead of directly attacking the dungeon they manage and go directly into the gate to check the interior of the dungeon.

And if there is a guild/individual who wants to mine or target, they sell the term license at a reasonable price.

Of course, delayed dungeons don't collapse easily in a large guild, but they often succeed. Such cases come from the kind of dungeons that cannot only be solved by force.

“You really are an SS class! Congratulations."

Whether he had already heard from the internet or checked his Hunter's identity, he spit in amazement instead of being furious.

“This is really the country's slope. ”

His eyes overflow with desire, curiosity, and admiration.

He looked at me with such intense eyes and asked.

“Shouldn't we go back to the Celestial Dragons and prepare for the press conference right now? We don't get along very well with you, but I know that the guild leader cares a lot about that. ”

You've seen the news about me, but you haven't heard from Seo Kyu-chul.

Seo Kyu-chul is going to lose to all the reporters now. With public revolt.

I smiled bitterly.

“I have a situation. ”

Hunter tilts his head and says,

“Well, I understand. Then · · you should have received basic information about dungeons. And you only paid for one day's use? Then we'll end up having a hard time at the entrance. Even if three people take turns and use the revision, the potion shock won't take them far. ”

The dungeons are guarded by the Gate Keepers, but this place was also undermanned for a reason.

The natural environment within the dungeon.

“Well, it's not about mining or attacking, it's about a field trip. ”

“Ah, surely · · · · all three of you have not had a long career yet. ”

He nods, looking at our group's Hunter's Disease.

“Obviously, it's a rare dungeon in Korea. ”

From this person's point of view, my true purpose will be hard to fathom.

Today's dungeon expedition was focused on a place where the three of us found a very useless, but lucrative acquisition.

‘In the future, it will be cheap or worthless, but only now. ’

As with other goods, the value of most artifacts changes over time.

Meanwhile · · · ·.

“Come on, show me over here. ”

While he was inspecting Nate and Hibiki's belongings on behalf of the Constitutional Office official, I glanced over the ring that I reported to the ordinary artifact on my finger.

"Beyond time, you can't change anything with a thousand gold pieces." ’

The reward for completing the raid on the 8th dungeon of the S-rank.

‘Less than 10 SSS-grade items in my past life! ’

I remembered the moment I had this.

*

When I was summoned to a space where monsters of stage 3 dungeons were exterminated and selected for additional rewards, my chest went crazy.

SSS status!

Because of the choice to shine like a star in the night sky with a white light, we saw items that matched the SSS rank as expected.

Nevertheless, I couldn't help but choose it.

‘I've never seen a Mana pattern before. ’

I've never seen a pattern like this in my entire life!

It was hard to feel like it was not an offensive, defensive, or auxiliary.

I was more concerned about the SS class of items that I already knew were among the options.

‘I can't even guess what it is. ’

Anyway, I had to choose.

I already know the performance, so I am confident that I can upgrade the power once I carry it out. And I don't know what it does, but I'm pretty sure it's SSS grade.

The choice eventually leaned toward the latter.

And the moment I saw the description of the item in my hand · · ·.

‘This is a priceless item. ’

As soon as I saw it, I realized it couldn't be sold to Senor or handed over to anyone else.

But · · ·.

‘Very precious and valuable · · ·. Bloody hell.’

The item description was as follows:

[Door of Hope]

-Item Description: The last Emperor of the Severian Empire prepared for the final battle and gave instructions in secret to his neighbours. It was about trying to figure out a way to evacuate the entire Imperium just in case.

So, when the best minds and powers of the empire came together, this miraculous legacy was born. Unfortunately, the emperor's evacuation plan was never put into action. because by the time R&D was done and mass production was possible, there was no evacuation dimension.

Caution: 1. If you do not enter the correct coordinates, you are at risk of being swept away by a dimensional storm.

2. Impossible to move in the same dimension because of the working principle utilizing inter-dimensional manual handling.

3. The farther the destination dimension is from the origin dimension, and the more transmissions there are, the greater the amount of Mana core consumed.

4. If the user to whom the item is to be attributed is to be transferred, the item will also be transferred to the destination dimension.

The item was unexpected. I really do.

‘The word dimensional storm was told by the system in my previous life. After the tutorial, you said you'd be pushed to Earth. ’

Our goal was to take the storm without dimensions, and to take our dimensions away from the nearby dimensions. Like a shipwreck.

There was another familiar word.

‘In this ring description, the name of the empire came up. ’

A unique noun that has also been described in the SS rating [Stardust Wing].

A vast empire that once existed in another dimension, leaving multiple planets as territories.

Until then, the description of items related to two-dimensional history was just spilled, but now you can see it with your own eyes.

It can't be a coincidence that these words keep appearing on the highest quality items.

‘And if you look at the description, it's an item that makes it possible to move between dimensions. ’

A tool that opens the door to a destination without going through a dungeon like a species aiming to invade the Earth.

A treasure I've never encountered before.

I returned to my listing after attacking the Eight Dungeons and tested the function of the ring.

Whoo-hoo!

The conditions for waking up the artifact were simple. Just injecting Mana, like everything else.

Then the ring naturally slipped out of my finger, swelling its shape hundreds of times, making it look like a cage enough to fit a person, and filled the air inside the frame with blue light.

'It looks like a gate.'

Then, the artifact's telepathy flows into the brain.

- Please enter coordinates.

I stopped.

What are the coordinates?

I had no information at all about the correlation between specific dimensions and coordinates.

Right now, we don't even know the coordinates for the Earth. '

If I type wrong, I will be swept away by a dimensional storm, but I can't enter any numbers and jump.

So, without intending to enter the door at all, I entered any number into the floating cluster of light and saw what the result would be.

Then · · · ·.

- Coordinates confirmed. A Mana core with 890,000 Mana stored is required to transmit one species to the destination entered by the user.

'· · · · · ·.'

At that moment, I was able to check my Mana without even knowing it.

-Active Mana: 55,500 (+23,400)/32,100

- Potential Mana: 96,100

The minimum requirement for SSRank advancement is Active Mana 30,000, but my potential Mana is already several times that. It is clear that my growth will continue to be unpredictable.

Nevertheless, if there is now a core in my hand with 890,000 Mana, I will naturally absorb it into [Mana Drain].

'It's all the same.'

After that, I put in a few more random coordinates and eventually just closed the door.

And [Door of Hope], returning to its ring shape, is still sleeping peacefully without any use.

At that time, the reason the artifact demanded a huge Mana Core was because the destination was too far away, and if so, the near dimension may not know how much the core is needed, but it is all meaningless now.

'I don't know where it is far or close, and I don't know the coordinates.'

There is no minimum material to experiment with.

‘How much more, there is no destination to go to right now, no list of destinations to choose from, and no destination address. ’

I know it's a really great item, but it literally stays.

That's how I used to think, but the Gate Keepers' Hunter summoned me and woke up from his thoughts.

Everything is ready.

“Well, have a safe trip. ”

We have entered the dungeon.

*

Welcoming us as soon as we crossed the gate was a fierce heat.

“Eek!”

“It's hotter. ”

Nate immediately turned his back on the zombies. It killed my senses.

Even though the temperature was too high, it was not a bad choice because decomposition would slow down or become sterile, I did not like it.

[Open Resistance!]

I put a spell on everyone, and they both looked like they were going to live.

Nate, who turned into a zombie, returns to his original form.

He opens his eyes wide and asks.

“This is completely different from the exam you took before. ”

“It's a different dimension. ”

The landscape that looked beyond the shivering azrang was full of red.

This dungeon was a volcanic zone. The river of Magma that covers the parched earth flows from all over. At least there are no signs of living creatures in sight now. Except for a few dark red trees rooted in the ground.

“How can a tree live in this heat? ”

“That's not a carbon-based creature like the trees on Earth. ”

After saying that, I approached the giant tree and cut down a branch.

The cutting edges glint like a dark red jewel instead of sap.

“Ahh · · I see. ”

I put it in my backpack instead of throwing it away.

“Jin-wook, why are you taking that? ”

“You'll see soon enough. ”

The reason why this dungeon attack is difficult is because the hot water is hot, but because of the Magma River flowing around, the road often breaks down over long distances.

‘There's only so much distance you can go a day if you use consecutive recitations while avoiding potion shock. ’

But, of course, I had no intention of wasting Mana like that here.

Weeing!

I spread [Stardust Wing].

My artifacts show exceptional efficiency, which cannot be compared to a revision order if I control speed well.

Nate opens his mouth as the particles of light clump together to form six wings.

“Those wings! You want us both to fly away? ”

“Yes."

Hibiki stops.

“Carry · · · · Fly away? ”

*

Whew!

I rely on the map in my head, putting the two of them on the floating ground like an island in the middle of Magma.

While Nate enjoyed flying while flying in my arms, Hibiki said nothing, stiffening his muscles all over his body. I didn't have a phobia of heights in my past life. Did you get over it later?

“Shhh! Shhh! ”

On the island was a huge rock to be compared to a small hill. Lizards wrapped in flames sleep on the surface of the rock, taking their whole bodies to the rocks and threatening them with vigilance as we appeared.

“Fire Lizard. The zombies have a bad imagination, so try to solve it yourself, Hibiki. ”

“Yes.”

Hibiki takes a deep breath, nodding his head and preparing the spell right away.

The runestone I gave you shines and a huge enchantment appears in front of you.

At the same time, three.

[Ice Sphere]

[Freeze Arrow]

[Blizzard Storm]

This time the order was triggered with [Multiple Accidents].

The ice spears and arrows that come out of her hands pierce through the fire Lizard, while an ice storm swirls around them, locking them away.

Shhh!

Those who barely escaped sharp attacks slow down in an ice storm, and the cracks hit them.

In addition, during the process of overlapping multiple glacial enchantments, the freezing effect was maximized, leaving us alone for a moment.

“Ugh! It's cold. ”

Overlapping [Heat Resistance], I could feel even a slight chill in this lava zone.

After Hibiki finished off all the monsters and recovered them to Mana Core, I told Nate.

“Is that a big rock? The lizards were touching themselves. ”

“Yes.”

“Would you like to carve that rock about two meters from the surface? Don't break it completely. Just two meters. ”

“Two meters?”

For him who could not understand the meter, I showed him the long stick of the sword.

“It's about this long. ”

“Okay, okay. ”

This is also Mana Control training.

He concentrates his mind and blows Mana from his fingertips.

The wave hits the surface of the massive rock, creating a shock and crushing the rock.

Kung fu!

“Too bad we didn't get enough. ”

“Ahh!”

The shock waves of my mind stopped as much as I'd hoped.

I blow the shock wave and carve up the rest of the stone.

Then it revealed what was hidden in the center of the rock.

“Huh? There was a fire hidden inside the stone? ”

It was a resplendent green flame, floating in the center of the rock that was broken and revealed its insides.

The spark with the rocks.

That's why the lizards were gathering here and clinging to the rocks like they were propped up.

“Can you come closer? ”

The faces of the two people who were moving their feet changed.

The strange heat surrounds them.

“My body feels · · · good to be warm. ”

Hibiki said admirably.

“The fatigue wears off and you feel energized, right? ”

“Yes.”

“Wow, Jin-wook. What is this?”

Item description comes to mind when exposed to effects.

[Flames of Energy]

- Item Description: This flame, which helps to recover fatigue by just warming up close and personal heat, ignites the potential Mana that has fallen asleep there with fuel.

The enhanced fever that occurs during combustion repairs damaged cells, activates cell division, and repairs terminal xaurips in the gene. The effect stops when all of the potential Mana is consumed.

Most hunters hate the idea of sticking it to their core and consuming latent Mana.

Among the Awakened in the world, there are some symbols that are not interested in Dungeon exploration and that are Awakened only for having a slight life increase and a strong body.

However, even though most people can't get up close to Class B, their appearance doesn't change, and they don't stop aging.

“This is · · · · ·. ”

A representative example of an expensive but useless item to me.

I don't need it for different reasons in my previous life or in my current life.

I told you.

“Elixir of Rejuvenation. ”