Chapter 107

Chapter 107 – Catacombs (2)

The familiars summoned by the Necromancers could be developed in such a way that they gained combat AI through battles .

This was especially effective if the familiars fought a large number of similar type monsters . Moreover, it would be best if one minimized the losses taken by the familiars in battle . As the familiar gains numerous victories against the monsters, their combat AI increases to an altogether different level .

This was why numerous Warlord Users mothballed their current character after seeing the Hahoe Mask’s Skeletons . They had been tempted into growing a Necromancer .

The Necromancer didn’t even need to command the familiars .

When a monster appeared in the big tunnel, the Skeleton Knight was the first one to face the enemy .

While the Skeleton Knight was occupying the monster, Hyrkan threw one or two Skeleton Fragments to the other side of the Skeleton Knight and the monster . That was all he had to to do . This simple action allowed him to form a formation where his Skeleton underlings attacked from the front and the back .

Since the Skeletons were fighting one type of monster here, they had become specialist after fighting the same monsters several hundred times . The Skeleton Warriors and Skeleton Knight held the numerical advantage, and they were placed in advantageous positions by Hyrkan . The outcome of the battles were basically settled .

The one-sided battle continued to happen . It was so one-sided that Hyrkan didn’t have the chance to do anything! It was so bad that he could take his eyes off the battle . He watched some unknown guild’s Raid video .

In many ways, the Catacombs Dungeon was too ideal for Hyrkan .

“Jeez! Really!”

It would have been perfect except for one thing .

“Why did another dead-end appear here! Why? What’s the reason? I just want to go forward!”

The Catacombs was a maze Dungeon .

“Ooh-ahhh . Really!”

Hyrkan was pretty poor at finding the right route in the maze type Dungeon .

If it wasn’t for this fact, the exploration of the Catacomb would have been like a vacation instead of work .

This one factor drove Hyrkan nuts .

“What are you looking at? Shut your mouth!”

In the end, Hyrkan became hysterical towards the Skeleton Warrior, who was staring at him with its mouth open .

At that moment, the light within the Skeleton Warrior’s eyes changed . The two globes within the socket of the skull started to burn .

Was the Skeleton Warrior resentful at being exploited? Was it angry towards its vicious master, who beat on it whenever he had a free time? Did the Skeleton finally snap?

Of course, that wasn’t the case .

After the light within its eyes changed, the Skeleton Warrior immediately turned around . It looked towards its back . The light above the Skeleton Warrior’s head illuminated the surrounding, and a Chimera Skeleton came into its view .

The Skeleton Warrior got ready to charge into battle .

However, Hyrkan moved before the Skeleton Warrior could move . Hyrkan raised Ivan’s Sword, and he charged in towards the Chimera Skeleton before his Skeleton Warrior could get there . The battle started immediately .

The sword was hovering around the Chimera Skeleton like a satellite, and his constant sword swings crushed the Chimera Skeleton’s armor . He broke its bones, and when a thick piece of bone was cut away, he tossed it far into the distance . The sight made one feel sorry for the Chimera Skeleton . The battle was that one-sided .

The battle reached its peak when Hyrkan was successful in stealing the Chimera Skeleton’s skull . When he stole the skull, he let his Skeleton Warrior finish the battle, and he started to have fun by hitting the skull as if it was a bongo drum .

It had been a week since he had entered the Catacombs .

This was a solution he had found, which relieved his hysteria .

[Those who Find the Wall]

– Stamina +2

Recently he had gained a new Title . Ahn-jaehyun tightly closed his eyes when he saw it .

‘Shit . I received this one again . ’

Those who Find the Wall .

In a maze type Dungeon, one acquired this title when one encounters a certain number of dead-ends .

The Title Option wasn’t that great . These were Titles one could only gain when one finds a deadend . Users with time on their hands intentionally searched out deadends to gain these Titles .

On the other hand, when one received this title unintentionally, it caused anger instead of happiness .

‘The Quest isn’t progressing at all . ’

This was the reason why Anh-jaehyun was mad .

In truth, the Catacombs Dungeon was Ahn-jaehyun’s most optimal hunting ground . The EXP given was quite high, so the level up pace was very good . Moreover, the hunt wasn’t difficult, so he barely used any consumable Items .

However, the Quest progress was basically stalled compared to the hunting speed .

The Catacomb Dungeon’s maze was bigger than expected, and it was complicated . Moreover, the maze was pitch black, so it increased the difficulty of clearing the maze . On top of all of that, he had no clue on how to solve mazes . From Ahn-jaehyun’s perspective, the maze was driving him crazy .

‘I’m sure Users, who are good at this kind of stuff, would have solved this immediately . Why is my luck so poor?’

Of course, luck was a big factor in all of this . If he had luck on his side, he would be able to get past this place in a single breath .

This fact was evident by seeing the map of the Catacomb Dungeon that was being updated by Ahn-jaehyun . If a User was lucky, the maze map would look simple and fragmented .

However, Ahn-jaehyun’s map was too detailed . He had run into too many walls, and he had marked all the dead-ends he had encountered . He had so many route marked that he could sell it later as a comprehensive map .

However, it just made Ahn-jaehyun’s insides burn .

‘This game is a real mother fucker . ’

In the end, Ahn-jaehyun had to take an emergency measure to help his sour stomach . He didn’t take a digestive medicine . He used a more sure-fire method . He checked the current summary of his bank account .

A happy smile formed around Ahn-jaehyun’s lips when he saw the balance .

‘My stomach feels full from just looking at this . ’

With the help of his successful Waltz video, he was getting a constant stream of ad money and donations . He even received support fund from his recently signed sponsor . The amount was quite large .

If he wanted to, he could immediately leave his one room behind . He could probably find a 20-30 pyeong apartment near the metropolitan area . He would be able to purchase a small or medium sized apartment . He would also be able to buy a car with a lump sum .

However, Ahn-jaehyun’s standards differed from others .

‘If I save a little bit more, I can purchase a level 130 Unique defensive Set . Shall I buy it for my Skeleton Knight? No, it might be better to equip all my Skeleton Magicians with Unique Rank weapons . Should I purchase a Skill book? If the Skeleton Magicians can use the Dark Flame skill… . However, a single Skill book is worth 10,000 gold, and it is rarely put up on the market . Maybe it would be better if I just abandon that idea?’

Ahn-jaehyun’s thought about his happy troubles made him thirsty, so he opened his fridge . In a surprise, he decided to take out the milk carton . Ahn-jaehyun didn’t even bother to pour the milk into a cup . He just drank it straight out of the carton .

The milk was more expensive than Ramen, but Ahn-jaehyun downed the whole thing . He smiled with a milk mustache on his face .

‘This makes me feel like I’ve been a bit successful . ’

The milk helped erase the sensation of his insides burning . It disappeared like melting snow .

Ahn-jaehyun once again focused on the map on the Tablet PC . He calmly thought it over as he looked at the map .

‘I’ve pretty much discovered every route . I just have to be patient . It’ll be done soon . Yes, there is no reason why I have to get discouraged . You weren’t wrong, Ahn-jaehyun . ’

After regaining his calm, the light within Ahn-jaehyun’s eyes became cold .

Hyrkan noticed the definite change . He caught sight of a Chimera Skeleton wearing a different armor . It was very similar to the ones he had seen up until now, but Hyrkan didn’t miss the clear difference .

‘I finally get to see it . ’

Hyrkan had searched for a difference, and he had found a faint emblem imprinted on the armor .

It was circular emblem, where three snakes were biting each other’s tails!

‘The three snakes are Prince Dean’s Crest . I finally get to see it . ’

In one viewed the world of Warlord, there was a faction, who had the most territory and the strongest forces . In the era of the monsters, the Hiban kingdom was at the frontline of fighting the monsters . When the third prince was born, castle of Bayan was given to the prince .

Before he was born, the great Archmage Bokan gave the prince a name . The name implied the prince would drive away the nightmare descending on the world with martyrs on his side . The name he had given was Dean .

Moreover, as the father and king ruling over the Hiban kingdom, the prince was given the title of Un Northland . It meant he was the protector of the Northern lands .

Bayan Dean Un Northland .

Then the crest with the three snakes was bestowed on him . The three snakes was named Martial Arts, Wisdom and Destiny . He was symblolized as being the trigon prince .

‘I’ve finally arrived at the edge . ’

When the power of Corruption left over by the Fallen Kingdom was found, Prince Dean sought to steal the throne with his new found power . He had conducted numerous evil deeds as he dreamed about creating his own era . He was the Immoral Prince .

The tracks of Prince Dean had finally appeared .

It meant Hyrkan was on the right path . It was evidence that he was carrying out the Immoral Prince episode correctly .

Of course, Hyrkan didn’t care about the epic storyline related to Prince Dean .

The important thing right now was that he had discovered a Chimera Skeleton wearing an armor engraved with Prince Dean’s crest . Basically, he had found the breadcrumbs left behind by Hansel and Gretel .

‘I can finally get out of the Catacombs now . ’

If he followed the breadcrumbs, he’ll find the witch’s house, then the delicious cookies making up the house will show itself .

Hyrkan raised his head as he looked into the darkness .

Che-sulyun was checking out someone’s youtube page through her smartphone . A slight wrinkle formed on her cold face . The wrinkle had formed near her bewitching eyes .

‘Why isn’t he uploading any videos of it? I purposefully special ordered it from a designer . ’

It was akin to gifting your significant other with a handmade scarf . This was like the boyfriend coming to the next date without the scarf around his neck . This was how she felt .

Of course, she had never felt this kinds of feelings before, so she couldn’t identify what was fouling her mood like this . The fact that she couldn’t identify this feeling meant it kept worsening her mood .

At that moment, the smart phone’s screen suddenly changed . It was an incoming phone call . The call was coming from the Stormhunters guild . It was Hatch . It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he received the most abuse from Che-sulyun in the Stormhunters guild .

– Master .

“What is it?”

– Uh…… .

It was the effect of him being constantly berated by her . Hatch felt nervous when he heard Che-sulyun’s voice . He knew he was sticking his hand into boiling oil .

Unfortunately, he had to continue on with his conversation .

– There is someone, who wants to speak directly to master .

“Is he someone important?”

– At the very least, he is more famous than me . He also possesses very high level, and he holds a high position . His rank is a bit too ambiguous to describe it .

The light in Che-sulyun’s eyes changed when she heard the expression he used . There was only one organization within Warlord where that particular turn of phrase was used to describe them .

“Are you talking about a head of the Hydra guild?”

– Yes .

Hydra guild .

The nine heads possessed ranks that differentiated them, but at the same time, they were all heads . They were treated as equals . The organization didn’t have the structure of boss, officers and underling . This was why their ranks were described as being a bit ambiguous .

Of course, this wasn’t the immediate point she wanted to go over .

“Just say he is from the Hyrdra guild . Do you really have to speak in such a roundabout way?”

– The person insisted I describe it like that .

“Is he next to you?”

– Yes .

“Did you secretly make some kind of deal with a head of the Hydra guild?”

– No way! I am contracted to be within the Stormhunters until 2050 . I would never dare to do such an act . The other side approached me first . He wants to have a conversation about a Quest, and he asked to speak to someone of similar rank as him .

The heads of the Hydra guild was similar in rank as the Stormhunter’s guild master . Che-sulyun was the only one, who fit the description .

This was the reason why Hatch had to call her .

The problem was the fact that Che-sulyun wasn’t in a good mood .

Che-sulyun immediately answered him .

“I bet he is trying sound out the relationship between our guilds . If he wants a conversation, then tell him to go through the official channel . The one, who wants something, should be the one crawling on the floor . ”

– What?

Before Hatch could reply, the call ended .

The screen immediately changed to the Youtube page she had been viewing . However, there was a slight change on the screen .

“Huh?”

He had uploaded a new video . The light within Che-sulyun’s eyes changed as she played the new video .

In the video, a User wearing a Red Skeleton set appeared . A slight smile formed on Che-sulyun’s lips when she saw the figure . When the video ended, she immediately called Hatch’s phone .

– Ah, master! He says this business is really important . I’m sure this is a negotiation regarding the Main Scenario Quest… .

“I’ll take the call now, so make room for him . ”

– What?

“Didn’t you say he is next to you? Give him the phone . ”

After several seconds, she heard someone else’s voice .

– I’m the 5th head . We’ve acquired a crucial clue regarding the Main Scenario Quest . We want to carry out the Quest with your guild .