Chapter 41

After a long roar.

Muhyuk suddenly became curious and opened the message window.

“Huh…”

He had precisely matched the pattern twice.

Was that why this option appeared?

He even got a title.

Lucky Craftsman?

He immediately checked the detailed description.

[Lucky Craftsman]

Lowers the probability of usage restrictions.

His eyes widened.

This is amazing!

When crafting, there’s a very high chance of usage restrictions being applied. But this title had an option to lower that probability.

In other words, it helped prevent usage restrictions.

It was the same this time. With the Lucky Craftsman title applied, the probability of usage restrictions was lowered, and he was lucky enough to win that low chance.

Muhyuk was genuinely happy.

He had crafted so many weapons until now. He almost always crafted whenever he hunted and rested. That effort was finally paying off.

No, in fact, luck played a bigger role. Not everyone can make a sword like this just by trying.

Hoo, let’s get organized first.

He decided to use the Soul-infused Longsword.

The options were so good that he could get a huge amount of money if he sold it, but he judged that it would be more efficient to use it directly to grow faster.

Even if a lot of time passed and he sold the Soul-infused Longsword, there would be many users who wanted it because there were no usage restrictions.

Then the price wouldn’t fall much compared to now.

There was no need to rush.

The desire to sell it right away was tickling his heart. When there’s a lot of money in front of you, you’re bound to get greedy.

He could just sell the Soul-infused Longsword and continue using the Skull Staff, but Muhyuk didn’t give in to that temptation.

Becoming a Ranker comes first.

That’s the only way to join the massive episode without being late.

Once he solidified his thoughts, he felt at ease.

He put the longsword on his waist and stared intently at the Skull Staff.

He had used it for a long time.

It was a weapon that had been a great help.

[Skull Staff]

A staff with a skull hanging at the end. Transformation Magic is inherent.

Attack Power +55

Magic Attack Power +75

Wisdom +1

MP Recovery Rate (10) Increase

Durability 200/200

Usage Restriction: Strength 25, Agility 10, Stamina 15

It was no longer needed.

Currently, he wasn’t short on MP either.

Because he had Groian’s Ring.

But he wasn’t planning to sell the Skull Staff right away. He was going to keep it for now.

Muhyuk put the staff in his inventory and hurried on his way again. He moved in a semicircle around the Volcanic Zone.

Lesser Agni appeared again.

This time there were five of them.

There was one more, but he was confident he could handle it.

Because he had a new sword.

The damage, which was only 180 when using the Skull Staff, was now 213.

Basically, the damage was 14 higher, with an additional damage of 10 and a strength of 3.

Thanks to that, he was able to increase his damage by 33 at once.

Illusion felt the difference even with a damage increase of 10, so he couldn’t help but feel confident.

“Summon.”

Twelve summons.

He had two Sword Bones and one Bow Bone in a first combination to deal with one Lesser Agni each.

Muhyuk decided to handle the remaining one alone.

Swish.

He narrowed the distance with the shield in his left hand.

Kyoo!

Flames spewed from the Lesser Agni’s body and roughly struck Muhyuk’s shield.

The recoil slowed his forward speed, but not enough to push him back.

He silently narrowed the distance and thrust his sword at close range.

[Deals 163 damage.]

[Deals 162 damage.]

Critical hits didn’t trigger easily, but he didn’t give up and kept aiming for the same spot.

[Destroyed the core.]

[Total HP decreases by 70 percent.]

[Recovery ability disappears.]

He finally managed to break the core.

Thanks to breaking the core, the Lesser Agni’s HP was greatly reduced.

With the recovery ability gone, the fallen stone fragments no longer stuck to its body.

Thanks to that, he was able to deal with it in no time.

Kyoo!

The Tiny Agnis that popped out at that moment.

Even one more!

He defeated nearly a hundred of them to secure diamonds. But he had no attack skills, so he was bound to be slow.

Damn it, if only I had an area-of-effect attack skill…

That was the most regrettable thing.

Oh well.

Just do what you can do now.

Slash.

A Tiny Agni was split in half.

One diamond fell to the ground.

He ignored it and dealt with the next Tiny Agni.

Thirty seconds passed in an instant.

Well over half of the Tiny Agnis disappeared as they were.

The disappointment was brief, and Muhyuk ran to help the summons that were being pushed back.

Five days had passed since he entered the Dungeon.

“Haa, this is boring.”

“I know. How long do we have to keep watch?”

“Let’s just be patient. We can enter as soon as he comes out.”

“Tch. I know. That’s why I’m putting up with it.”

Of course, the high-level users and influential users in key positions in the Guardian Guild had scattered to hunt on their own. Except for one person for command.

As a result, those guarding the Dungeon were all promising level 38 users aiming to enter and mid-level 40 users for security.

“But how did the Necromancer survive two attacks from the Guild Master?”

“I don’t know. Maybe he had some special item or skill.”

“I guess so?”

“Of course. Otherwise, it’s impossible.”

The users around nodded.

“Yeah. I have a lot of HP, but even one hit from the Guild Master’s one-hit kill makes me almost dead.”

“That bastard is probably leveling up like crazy inside while catching monsters, right?”

“Damn it. We would have been inside if it weren’t for him.”

“Let’s record him as soon as he comes out. Figure out what he looks like and deploy Guild members in every town to tail him as soon as he appears. We have to kill him as soon as he goes to the hunting ground. If we keep repeating that, won’t he just give up?”

“In other words, he messed with the wrong person.”

They couldn’t hide their sinister smiles.

That’s when it happened.

Someone appeared in the distance.

“Huh?”

“What?”

“Aren’t those guys the Phoenix Guild’s scouting team?”

“Eh? Those guys?”

The three members of the Phoenix Guild’s scouting team appeared with someone in a key position in the Guardian Guild.

“Captain!”

“Oh, yeah.”

“Who are the people next to you…?”

“I brought them. They’re going to tell you about the Guild.”

The Guardian Guild and the Phoenix Guild were already at war.

But the Guardian Guild, with its overwhelming power, was crushing the Phoenix Guild members.

Many Guild members left in the process, and the three scouting team members in front were the same.

Then they received an offer from the Guardian Guild, and they were satisfied with the satisfactory conditions and agreed.

“Okay, everyone gather around!”

“Yes!”

“These people are going to tell you about the Guild. Everyone focus.”

With that, the three members of the scouting team opened their mouths.

“For your information, this Dungeon is a Unique Dungeon.”

“……!”

Everyone’s eyes widened.

“First, on the first floor…”

As their story continued, the surprise grew.

“Peddler?”

“Yes, when you deal with monsters, diamonds drop, and you can use them to buy items that can only be used in the Dungeon. From the second floor, monsters called Agni appear…”

The story was fascinating.

“And…”

The information about the Dungeon was coming to an end.

“Hmm, humanoid.”

“They’re stupid and don’t have any special skills, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

Then the Guardian Guild Captain stepped forward.

“Okay, everyone back to your positions!”

“Yes!”

The Guardian Guild members who had returned to their original positions were whispering among themselves.

Because they were more anxious after learning the information.

“Bastard, just come out. Hurry.”

They were waiting for the Necromancer who had secretly entered with their eyes wide open.

Meanwhile.

Muhyuk’s eyes lit up as he continued his tedious hunting. It was because he met the Peddler at the same time as reaching level 40.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yes.”

Muhyuk reached out with his answer.

Words were no longer needed.

He could tell what he wanted just by his actions.

Swish.

As the Peddler took his hand, a hologram appeared.

“Let’s do a Dungeon Upgrade.”

The Peddler wasn’t surprised either.

He nodded as if it were natural.

[Dungeon Upgrade 11Lv]

[All damage increases by 5.5 percent.]

[Penetration effect is granted.]

-12Lv (21 diamonds): All damage increases by 0.5 percent.

He currently had a total of 815 diamonds.

He paused for a moment to calculate, then shook his head.

It’s complicated.

He could just leave it to the Peddler.

“Is it possible up to level 25?”

“It is possible.”

“Please raise it only up to there for now.”

“I will.”

The Dungeon Upgrade soared quickly.

[Dungeon Upgrade increases to 12Lv.]

[Dungeon Upgrade to 13Lv…]

The diamonds were decreasing rapidly.

21, 22, 23.

When the 815 diamonds were reduced to 430, the upgrade finally stopped.

[Dungeon Upgrade increases to 25Lv.]

[The second seal is released.]

[Area damage is applied to normal attacks.]

[An additional 10 percent of damage is applied to all enemies within a 2m radius.]

The corners of Muhyuk’s mouth twisted.

Area damage!

He had been missing more than half of the Tiny Agnis every time they came out.

But with the area damage gained from the release of the second seal, he no longer had to do that.

At least he would be able to deal with them almost completely.

The speed of diamond acquisition would also increase.

He was satisfied.

What should he do with the remaining diamonds?

“Wouldn’t it be possible up to level 50?”

“No, the total number of diamonds required up to level 50 is 1,080.”

“1,080…”

He had to collect 650 more.

“Would you like me to show you other items?”

“Let’s see for now.”

Excluding one-time items that can only be used once.

Frankly, they were inefficient.

As he lowered the window, something unusual came out.

[Attack Tattoo]

Attack Power 5

Can only be used in certain Dungeons

[Required Diamonds: 200]

[Attack Tattoo 2]

Attack Power 10

Can only be used in certain Dungeons

[Required Diamonds: 380]

[Defense Tattoo]

Defense Power 5

Can only be used in certain Dungeons

[Required Diamonds: 180]

[Defense Tattoo 2]

Defense Power 10

Can only be used in certain Dungeons

[Required Diamonds: 350]

380 diamonds were needed to buy Attack Tattoo 2.

The tattoo that raised defense power was a little cheaper, but it was still a burden.

Hmm.

Honestly, it was good enough to be able to raise attack power or defense power with just a tattoo. But he couldn’t use most of the diamonds he had now for that.

It seemed like he had to release the third seal.

He didn’t know what abilities would be given when the seal was released.

It was also very difficult to raise.

It wouldn’t mean much to raise it to level 49.

It was uncertain whether he would reach 50 before going to the third floor, or even before clearing it, but he still felt like he had to raise it.

His instincts were shouting that.

Okay, let’s be patient.

Until 1,080 are collected.

“Did you find something you like?”

“No, I don’t need to buy anything else.”

The Peddler nodded.

“Then, next time…”

“Yes.”

They passed each other as if they were just brushing past.

He didn’t know when he would see him again, but now was the time to sweep away the Agni with his newly acquired abilities.