Chapter 54

Translator: Seven

Editor: Ana_Banana

The needle snake was clever . It knew where the ones who shot the fireballs at it were hidden and so it charged toward them at its greatest speed .

When such a sudden change happened, a proper reaction was impossible .

“Ma-, it’s going to the mages!”

“St-, stop!”

The tanks tried to use their bodies to stop the snake, but they were too slow .

“Run!”

The Mages realised the situation and tried to escape but it was virtually impossible for them, who lacked stamina and agility to even think about outrunning the snake .

Kyaaa!

The Needle Snake began to sweep players away, wielding its thorn covered body like a whip .

“Kuk!”

“Argh!”

Screams rang out as more and more people died .

“Everyone, back in your positions!”

A voice reminded them of their objective .

“You expected this outcome!”

These people had entered this place knowing they could die, they knew that such a scenario was possible from the moment they entered the dungeon .

“Tanks, move to the front and buy us some time! Mages and Healers, fall back to a safer location!”

The players steeled their nerves and reformed the battle line . The one-sided massacre had once again turned into a proper battle .

Kyaa!

After they regrouped, the players attacked with vengeance .

“Fire!”

Boom!

Fireballs filled the sky about to bombard the snake again, but this time the snake tried to counter attack .

Swish!

As the fireballs neared it, the Needle Snake took a deep breath before shutting its mouth, its body beginning to swell up like a balloon .

When the players saw this, they shouted,

“It’s gonna blow!”

The snake also screamed .

Puhook!

The needles stuck in the Needle Snake’s body swept through the area like a storm, however the players had expected such an attack .

“Ugh…I knew this would happen, but it’s even worse than I imagined . ”

The players had somewhat expected and prepared for it, so while there were still injuries and casualties, the proof of their conjecture gave the players confidence .

“Now it has no needles!”

“We just need to attack!”

Most importantly, the snake now covered in holes was not something they were afraid of .

The players, who had gained confidence in its weakened appearance, approached the snake .

“Please let me take a bit of it’s skin to make a wallet . ”

“We will be the first to kill it, so it’s skin will be sold for a ridiculously high price . ’

Everyone wanted to be the one who landed the final blow on the snake .

“Urk!”

Suddenly one of the players fell to the ground .

“U-, Uh . ”

Following him, all the players who’d approached the Needle Snake began falling one by one and it was not difficult to figure out why .

[You have become afflicted with Needle Snake Poison . ]

A kind notification told them the reason .

“It has…poison…too . ”

From the holes left after the spikes were shot from Needle Snake’s body, poison began to flow .

When faced with this new colorless and odorless poison, there was only one thing the players could do .

“Go back!”

“Retreat!”

However it wasn’t easy to leave the range of the poison .

“Urk!”

“Fuck, retreat!”

The range of the Needle Snake’s poison was much larger than the players anticipated and it was still expanding . It was as if water was flowing from a spring that would never dry .

“What is with this difficulty? No matter how difficult an A+ dungeon should be, this is too much!”

The Skeleton Soldier didn’t answer him, instead it kept on looking with its flaming eyes .

The figure of a Needle Snake without its spines appeared in Kim Woo-jin’s eyes as he used the vision of the Skeleton Soldier with the help of the Grim Reaper’s Mask .

It finally happened .

As he had expected, Kim Woo-jin had no major reaction to what was happening . Neither his face nor his eyes showed any change almost as if it wasn’t significant in any way .

However, as he kept watching, he saw something unexpected hidden in the nape of the Needle Snakes neck .

[Eye of Horus Activated . ]

[Skill being used through summoned monster . Magic Power consumption increased . ]

The skeleton’s eyes became golden as the skill activated and Kim Woo-jin inspected the thing that caught his eye .

[Yellow Dragon’s Spirit Orb (Hwangryong’s Yeouiju1) . ]

Rating: Legendary

Available for level 1 and above

Description: This was the Yeouiju had once belonged to the Yellow Dragon . It is said to contain near infinite magic power .

Effects: Magic Power increased by 50 Magic Power recovery increased by 200%

‘This is the reason why it’s A+’

A powerful legendary item was stuck on the Needle Snake, hidden from view .

As soon as he confirmed what it was, Kim Woo-jin decided to make his move . He got up from his seat and twelve Skeleton Soldiers got up off of the ground together with him .

Kim Woo-jin who was in the middle of them suddenly spoke, seemingly to no one .

“Place the bodies . ”

“Damn, do you really think I came here to mess around with corpses? Huh?”

In response to Lee Jin-ah’s complaint, Kim Woo-jin only gave a brief statement .

“If you don’t want to do it, then switch with me . ”

“My childhood dream was to be a professional wrestler like The Undertaker, but now my wish has come true . Brother, I’ll do my best!”

After that, Kim Woo-jin went to hunt the needle snake .

Note:

Yeouiju, the Korean equivalent of Cintanami(Chintanami) is a wish-fulfilling jewel within both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, it’s considered to be the equivalent of the philosopher’s stone in Western alchemy . It was said that whoever could wield the yeouiju was blessed with the abilities of omnipotence and creation at will, and that only four-toed dragons were both wise and powerful enough to wield them .