Chapter 42

Six Sword Bones and three Bow Bones focused their attacks on one Lesser Agni.

Kilik, Kiririk!

The swung swords and fired Bone Arrows struck the Agni.

The stones that made up its body broke into pieces and fell to the floor, but they soon soared into the air and clung back to the Lesser Agni’s body, reforming it.

Its HP rapidly increased, but it was repeatedly damaged by successive attacks.

Kyoo!

Kiririk?

Amidst the repeated situation.

“Hoo!”

Muhyuk was darting around nearby.

Right in front.

A Tiny Agni jumped up.

He slashed his sword from top to bottom.

[Deals 160 damage.]

[Deals 16 damage to all enemies within a 2m radius.]

The four Tiny Agnis around him disappeared simultaneously.

Diamonds fell into view.

Muhyuk glanced at them and then stabbed another one with his sword.

Again, the area damage went in, and he was able to take out one next to it at the same time.

Nice!

This is why people learn skills.

This amazing hand feel.

Even the overwhelming hunting speed.

Pabat.

All he had to do was run around and swing his sword.

Scratch.

Then the Tiny Agni around him disappeared, leaving behind diamonds.

Muhyuk, who had been moving roughly, stopped.

“Hoo…”

It was because there were no more Tiny Agni left alive.

It was the first time he had completely dealt with over a hundred of them.

Several more days passed.

Today, Muhyuk was still killing Lesser Agni and dealing with Tiny Agni.

Hwoong.

With a wave of his hand, a Tiny Agni burst.

[Deals 160 damage.]

[Deals 16 damage to all enemies within a 2m radius.]

Two diamonds fell.

He collected them and moved forward.

“Ah…”

He stopped walking with a gasp.

Finally, stairs had appeared.

And even a Peddler located in front of them.

It had been a boring time.

It was only natural, as it had been seven days since he entered the Dungeon.

“You’ve come this far.”

He nodded at the Peddler’s words.

“Let’s do an upgrade again this time.”

He currently had 1,350 diamonds.

He spent 1,080 of them to upgrade the Dungeon to level 50.

[Dungeon Upgrade increases to 55Lv.]

[The third seal is released.]

[‘Critical Hit Chance’ is ‘Compensated’.]

[Critical hits will occur with a 5 percent chance even if it is not a weak spot.]

It was critical hit compensation.

With this, he had unlocked a total of three seals: penetration effect, area attack effect, and critical hit chance compensation effect.

How many diamonds were left…?

Should he save them?

Or should he use them?

Muhyuk knew that the Phoenix Guild’s exploration team had cleared the Dungeon in seven days.

Today was his eighth day.

The fact that the three of them cleared it in seven days was amazing. This Dungeon was that long and boring.

But Muhyuk didn’t think he was weaker than them.

He was confident that his hunting speed was faster, thanks to his summons.

Their combination was definitely good, and they probably had skills with strong attack power.

Even considering that, he would be at a similar level.

Which meant…

The third floor was the end.

A boss?

There was a high probability that the last monster was on the third floor of the Dungeon.

And a very powerful one at that.

It might not be, but he had to prepare thoroughly just in case.

He was able to make this inference because he could compare his time to that of the Phoenix Guild’s exploration team.

If not, he would have had to fight a much harder battle without knowing anything.

“Let’s see what else you have.”

“Understood.”

He slowly looked through the items.

Yes, let’s buy them.

He made a decision and called out the items.

“Three Explosive Orbs, two Explosive Lights, one Strength Potion, one Agility Potion, one Stamina Potion, and one Physical Awakening, please.”

“Here you are.”

260 of the remaining 270 diamonds were spent. After checking the information one by one, he put them in his inventory.

He had 10 diamonds left…

There was only one thing he could buy with that.

[Potion of Life]

Instantly restores HP (200)

[Required Diamonds: 10]

After purchasing the Potion of Life, he immediately went down the stairs. He pierced through the darkness and opened the closed door.

Creak.

Along with the rough spreading metallic sound, the echo of something that made his spine tingle stimulated his eardrums.

How much resentment was accumulated?

It was a bottomless abyss, a groan that seemed to carry a weight equal to his.

Maybe it was just his imagination. It was just a ‘virtual’ creation of the system.

Nevertheless, it was so realistic that he could feel the cold. It wasn’t due to the change in weather, but a chill caused by a creepy thrill.

Clatter.

He could also hear the sound of hooves.

Clatter, heeuuuuu.

The two mixed together, creating a strange eeriness.

The shape gradually came into view.

That is…

Muhyuk’s Adam’s apple bobbed greatly.

It was because he had identified the identity of the thing.

He was afraid because he didn’t know its identity, but now that he knew its identity, he became even more nervous.

Dark Knight…!

The identity of the thing was the Dark Knight, the dream of Necromancers.

At least level 50 or higher.

Hmm…

This was quite a burden for Muhyuk.

In Illusion, a high level leads to high stats. And stats are the power to overwhelm the opponent.

He could see that from Kim Bada of the Guardian Guild. Muhyuk, who was confident that he could subdue a user in his mid-40s, was almost killed by just two of his skills.

“Haa…”

He would have been less worried if it was a normal monster. Because they have low intelligence and are instinctive.

With Muhyuk’s current stats, even a 10-level difference wouldn’t be a big burden. But the story changes when it comes to humanoid monsters.

Knights train their bodies through long training. Training can be seen as experience accumulated with the accumulation of knowledge.

Their training method is to make that experience faster than you think.

In other words, it means making the body move before the brain gives an order.

Humanoid monsters are bound to be tricky because those experiences from their previous lives do not disappear and continue.

But…

Muhyuk’s eyes weren’t just filled with tension.

There was also longing.

This is because Dungeon bosses have a high probability of dropping high-quality materials.

Hoping that ‘that’ would drop.

“Summon.”

He summoned Skeletons.

After applying various poisons to his weapon, he ordered the Archer to fire arrows.

Paaang! Pang!

Four arrows split through the air.

They struck the Dark Knight’s chest.

Kaang!

But the Dark Knight, who was approaching on horseback, seemed to have suffered no impact. The arrows were also weakly bounced off.

Heeuuuuuu!

As the Dark Knight let out a sound like a howl, the horse clad in black armor roared and kicked the ground hard.

The distance was quickly narrowed.

Bow Bones, change target to all.

Bow Bones, fire rapidly.

The Bow Bones’ target, which had been aiming at the Dark Knight, was changed to the horse. Bone Arrows were fired, aiming at the face of the charging horse.

The horse was startled and raised its front hooves.

Hiiiing!

In the meantime, Muhyuk took out the Explosive Orb he had purchased from the Peddler and threw it.

Kwaaaang!

[Deals 75 damage to all enemies within a 5-meter radius.]

While they were flinching, he gave an order.

Sword Bones, Charge!

Kilik, Kiririk!

The charging Sword Bones and the charging horse collided. The horse, seeing the Sword Bones that would not easily be pushed back, roared and raised its front hooves.

Sword Bone 2, 3, retreat!

Thanks to the timely retreat, there was no damage.

With relief, an opportunity came.

From below the neck to the belly.

The horse covered in armor would not take much damage even if it was hit by the Sword Bones’ swords. Its HP was slightly decreasing, but hunting would be difficult if it continued like that.

But just now, when the thing raised its front hooves, he confirmed that the area below its neck and belly was not protected by armor.

Aim for there.

Of course, it wasn’t easy. He couldn’t ignore the Dark Knight riding the horse either.

Hwoong.

The sword swung by the thing struck Sword Bone 5.

Kiririk!

It was pushed back greatly even though it blocked with its shield.

Its HP also decreased quite a bit.

Sword Bone 5, retreat and rest.

Sword Bone 2, forward.

Bow Bones, change target to all.

While the Bow Bones harassed the Dark Knight, the Sword Bones and Muhyuk focused on the horse the thing was riding.

Hiiiing!

The horse roared again and raised its front hooves.

Now!

Muhyuk, who had been waiting for the moment, pushed off the ground strongly. He thrust his sword between the falling front hooves.

Thwack.

He felt it.

[Deals 185 damage.]

Moreover, Muhyuk’s sword was coated with Poison of Hallucination.

The effect was immediate.

The pupils of the armored horse became dazed.

He moved below the unmoving thing’s neck and lifted its belly. The swords of the Sword Bones flew towards the area not protected by armor.

The effects of Poison of Slowing, Tears of Hemorrhage, and Weakening Paralysis must have been overlapping.

He stopped lifting it and swung his sword while lying on the ground.

A gruesome sound rang out.

Hiiiing!

Even though the horse regained its senses, he did not stop attacking.

[Deals 185 damage.]

[Deals 186 damage.]

Fortunately, its HP wasn’t high. After a few more attacks, the thing turned gray.

“Corpse Disassemble.”

Just before it disappeared, he used the skill to obtain bones and leather. After putting them in his inventory, he looked at the Dark Knight who had dismounted from the horse.

The thing was dignified.

No, should he say arrogant?

He had to use them.

The items he had purchased from the Peddler.

Bow Bones, fire rapidly.

While the Bone Arrows prevented the Dark Knight from approaching, he used the items.

[Explosive Damage is applied to weapons for 3 minutes.]

[Strength (3) increases for 10 minutes.]

[Agility (3) increases for 10 minutes.]

[Stamina (3) increases for 10 minutes.]

[All stats (5 percent) increase for 5 minutes.]

His strength, which was 38 due to his base stats and items, increased by 3 due to the Strength Potion, and increased by another 5 percent, resulting in a total of 43.

His agility changed from the original 18 to 22 due to the potion and Physical Awakening, and his stamina changed from the original 24 to 28.

As a result, the strength, agility, and stamina stats of the Skeletons also increased by at least 1 each.

This was thanks to the Gangster Necromancer’s trait, which added 30 percent of Muhyuk’s stats to them.

It couldn’t be better.

If he lost in this situation, he would have to admit defeat.

“Let’s go!”

He shouted loudly and moved forward.

Kiririk!

Thanks to the fact that not a single one had been unsummoned yet, all 12 Skeletons were taking steps together from all directions around Muhyuk.

That alone was overflowing with power.

There was only one opponent.

He poured out attacks with confidence that he could win.

Bow Bones, fire rapidly.

Sword Bones, Shield Charge!

Bone Arrows filled the air, and the Sword Bones’ swords shone in the Dungeon.

Muhyuk’s sword, which was visible from time to time, inflicted the most powerful damage and pushed back the Dark Knight.

Heeuuuuuu…

Poison of Slowing was slowing the thing down.

Blood flowed endlessly from its wounds.

Its physical abilities were declining.

He easily took 10 percent of its HP while it was hallucinating.

He overwhelmed it even after that.

He was sure he had gained the upper hand.

He thought that if he attacked a little more, it would fall to the ground, but it wasn’t. The thing became slightly faster and stronger as its HP decreased.

Was it because he was excited?

Muhyuk still hadn’t realized that fact.