Chapter 167

The exploration was finished at 11 PM.

“We couldn’t find the treasure after all.”

“I guess not.”

Kim Min-ho PD approached Muhyuk.

“Are you planning to stay and look for more treasure?”

“Hmm, I’m not sure.”

“If you do, could you record it for us?”

“Sure.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Kim Min-ho PD smiled.

“Alright, it’s a shame, but let’s call it a day. Everyone worked hard.”

“You worked hard!”

With those greetings, the Illusion program staff logged out one by one. Finally, even Yura left the Illusion.

Muhyuk and Sungminwoo took a short break, then summoned their summons and scattered them in all directions.

“I wonder if we can find it today.”

“Don’t get your hopes up.”

“I know, I know. There must be so many users…”

As he said that, a message popped up.

[A total of 5 treasures have been discovered.]

[Time remaining until reset: 13 hours, 12 minutes, 33 seconds.]

The fifth treasure had been found.

“Ah, damn it.”

Muhyuk just laughed.

There are still five left.

The problem was the tight schedule.

“Huh, when did time fly by like this?”

There were only 13 hours left.

“It’ll be over by lunchtime tomorrow.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

“Let’s push ourselves a little harder today.”

“Okay!”

He steeled his resolve and focused on the summons’ vision.

Time passed, but…

“Aah.”

Only sighs escaped.

The next day.

Muhyuk requested to leave the Dungeon around 11:30 AM.

“Now?”

“Yes.”

“Is there a reason?”

“The reset is coming up soon.”

“That’s right.”

“Won’t we be kicked out of the Dungeon then?”

“Hmm.”

“I thought it would be better to leave now and get back in line.”

“That makes sense, but…”

Muhyuk was the boss in this contract anyway.

“I think it would be good for us to leave too.”

“If you two say so…”

With Sungminwoo adding his voice, Kim Min-ho PD had no choice but to follow their opinions.

“Alright. Let’s leave.”

In the end, they left the Dungeon.

They moved to the back and got in line.

Fortunately, there weren’t that many users.

About 30 minutes passed.

Whoooosh.

Light burst from the Dungeon, and tens of thousands of users appeared in front of it.

“What, what is it?”

“Ah, come on. I got kicked out during the reset!”

The sheer number of users caused chaos.

“We just got in!”

“This is hopeless.”

Some users were just unlucky.

But what could they do?

In the end, everyone had to move to the back and get in line.

Only then did Kim Min-ho PD’s expression brighten.

“This is something.”

His gaze towards Muhyuk deepened.

“You’re really amazing.”

“I just got lucky.”

Thanks to that, they were able to enter the reset Dungeon almost immediately.

“Well, shall we start again with a fresh mind?”

“Sounds good!”

First, they decided to check the starting point.

“Are you seriously looking here?”

“You never know.”

The possibility of it being there was probably 99.9 percent.

But Muhyuk felt uneasy about passing by without checking, so he started searching.

After about 5 minutes of searching, most of the others, except for Muhyuk, started to look a little annoyed.

But Muhyuk carefully examined every nook and cranny. As he was cautiously touching the wall, Muhyuk suddenly flinched.

Huh…?

It felt kind of squishy.

Press.

He pressed it again with his hand, and it was definitely different from the surrounding walls.

Muhyuk’s expression instantly filled with anticipation. He immediately clenched his fist and hit the soft wall hard. But no matter how much he hit it, it wouldn’t break.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah, this wall is a little strange.”

People gathered around.

Could it be…?

Their expressions were all the same.

No way, right?

They watched Muhyuk quietly.

Ignoring their gazes, Muhyuk focused on examining the wall again.

After trying various methods, he pulled out his sword and stabbed the wall.

He twisted the sword as he watched it slide in. It felt like a piece of the wall was being pulled along the blade. When he pulled it out, a part of the wall came with it.

Ah, so you have to pull it?

He quickly grabbed the part of the wall that had come loose and pulled it. Finally, the wall was torn off, revealing a space behind it.

There was a small box in that space.

I found it…!

Kim Min-ho PD, who had been steadily filming Muhyuk, clenched his fist.

He didn’t make the mistake of cheering because he was recording.

[A total of 1 treasure has been discovered.]

[Time remaining until reset: 47 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds.]

The message didn’t register.

The pattern drawn on the box.

It signified a material.

Muhyuk opened the box as if he were possessed and lifted an item from it.

Kim Min-ho PD quickly closed the distance. He filled the screen with the item Muhyuk had lifted, and Sungminwoo, who was next to him, approached and made a fuss.

He couldn’t understand exactly what it was, but it seemed to be quite good.

“Wow, this came out?”

“I guess so.”

A smile spread across Muhyuk’s face.

It was thanks to the skull.

And not just any skull, but a special skull.

[Mutant Hydra Skull (Special)]

A skull that perfectly reflects the characteristics of the corresponding monster, and can only be used by a Gangster Necromancer.

Muhyuk’s excited gaze shifted to Sword Bone.

Now…!

Then he realized he was recording.

“Ah.”

With a sigh, he shook his head and put the skull in his inventory.

Kim Min-ho PD approached.

“Can you tell us what kind of item it is?”

“It’s a skull.”

“A skull…?”

“Yes, it’s quite useful for me.”

“Can we see the options?”

Muhyuk shook his head.

This was the kind of thing he couldn’t show.

Not yet.

That evening.

Asura Han and his 19 followers logged back in.

In front of the Treasure Dungeon.

They were waiting for someone there.

Just as they were starting to look annoyed, a group of about 30 people approached from afar, and Asura Han, who spotted them, approached with his characteristic indifferent expression.

“You’re late?”

“What’s late? We’re right on time.”

“Hmph.”

“Move, you idiot.”

“Well, I’ll put up with it since I asked you.”

“Ha, the way you talk. Seriously.”

The total number of people gathered in one place was 50.

Moreover, they were all skilled.

It was a scale that no one could ignore.

“Okay, let’s go in.”

“Let’s.”

They approached, ignoring the line.

The users at the front frowned at the sudden intrusion.

“What is this? You have to get in line.”

“Line? What line?”

“Can’t you see the line behind us?”

“Can’t see it, you idiot.”

The user who spoke to Rudolph, the user Asura Han had called, flinched at his fierce words.

Then, remembering his companions and other users behind him, he retorted.

“You crazy bastard!”

“What, you got a problem?”

“What?”

“If you don’t like it, try to fight us.”

At that moment, the users behind them started to murmur.

“That’s a bit harsh.”

“You have to get in line.”

Meanwhile, the users at the front blocked the entrance.

Rudolph chuckled.

“You want to fight?”

“You’re a funny user. There are only 50 of you. Are you saying you’re going to fight the users in this line?”

“Too much talk. Just die.”

Rudolph pulled out his bow and drew the string.

What was he going to do without arrows?

The question was quickly answered.

Thwack!

Something invisible flew and pierced the forehead of one of the users.

How high was the destructive power? The user was logged out in one hit.

The users blocking the way flinched at the sight of the instant kill. But only for a moment, they realized their companion’s death and burst into anger.

“You crazy bastard!”

A full-fledged clash ensued.

Bang, boom!

The intensity reached its peak, but…

The desperation was just as great.

“Idiots.”

The conclusion was reached in an instant. Hundreds, thousands of users succumbed to just 50 users.

They were frozen by the overwhelming sight.

“Anyone else want to step up?”

“……”

The crowd was silent.

The 50 PK users sneered and entered the Dungeon, and only then did the majority of users in line clear their throats and laugh off what had just happened, pretending not to know.

A world where the strong monopolize everything.

Illusion was originally such a space.

The PK users who entered stirred up the Dungeon.

“Ha, it’s so wide.”

“It’s a Dungeon, after all.”

“Damn it, I’m tired!”

“But it’ll be fun. You’re a battle maniac, aren’t you?”

“That’s why I came. Would I have come otherwise?”

Asura Han and Rudolph were close friends who bickered, cursed at each other, and had such mundane conversations.

They went to the same middle and high schools, and although they went to different universities, they met at least once a week.

In the beginning, they had formed a party and grown together in Illusion. However, Asura Han’s speech gradually became strange, and they had distanced themselves a little.

“Hey, it’s a monster.”

Rudolph said, and before he knew it, he had fired an arrow.

Thwack!

The Mutant Hydra didn’t react at all to the invisible, transparent arrow.

It only screamed in pain after something pierced its flesh.

“Its defense is pretty high?”

“How much did it do?”

“About 2,700.”

“Not bad.”

“You crazy bastard. The way you talk is so annoying.”

Asura Han kicked off the ground and moved forward.

His movements with a dagger in hand were truly ghostly.

There were 50 such users.

The Mutant Hydra melted away in an instant.

“Alright, alright. Let’s hurry.”

Move, and then move again.

They moved without rest until they met their target, Muhyuk.

It was late at night, and the program staff had logged out.

Only then did Muhyuk take out the skull from his inventory and approach Sword Bone1, who was chattering his teeth.

He reached out and pulled off Sword Bone1’s skull, then placed the Mutant Hydra’s skull in its place.

Kee, kee-rick?

Evolution began with a strange sound.

[‘Sword Bone1’ is evolving into ‘Reinforced Bone’.]

[The conditions for ‘Armor Knight’ have been met, skipping one stage of evolution.]

[The characteristics of the ‘Special Skull’ are reflected.]

[Evolution rate 1%…….]

The evolution rate began to rise.

Faster than expected.

[‘Sword Bone1’ has completed its evolution into ‘Armor Knight’.]

[Possesses characteristics specialized in ‘Spear’.]

[Damage (5%) is increased when using a spear.]

[Acquired skill ‘Skull Snake’.]

[Acquired skill ‘Skull Snake Enhancement’.]

[The increase in HP per level is increased to 15.]

[‘HP (500)’ has increased.]

[‘MP (300)’ has increased.]

[‘Strength (35)’, ‘Agility (20)’, ‘Stamina (30)’ have increased.]

[‘Attack Power (60)’ has increased.]

[‘Defense (35)’ has increased.]

[‘Magic Defense (35)’ has increased.]

[‘Attack Speed (10 percent)’ has increased.]

[‘Movement Speed (10 percent)’ has increased.]

[‘Reaction Speed (5 percent)’ has increased.]

Its appearance was somehow similar to the Mutant Hydra.

Yes, the name is Skull Hydra.

Skull Hydra?

After saying it a few times, he found the name longer and more cumbersome than he thought.

Let’s just call it Hydra.

It overlaps with the monster’s name, but it shouldn’t matter much.

[The name of ‘Armor Knight’ has been applied as ‘Hydra’.]

He immediately checked the two skills.

[Skull Snake]

Summons countless Skull Snakes to inflict continuous damage on enemies.

[Skull Snake Enhancement]

Enhances summoned Skull Snakes to increase damage.

They were truly skills that perfectly reflected the characteristics of the Mutant Hydra.