“Welcome.”
District 7, the Hunter Special Committee was held in the tallest building. Members include a single number among hunters, guild leaders with more than a certain amount of power, and even company team leaders. Of course, since attendance was not compulsory in the sense of respecting the opinions of individual hunters, there were many people who did not attend, citing various circumstances. However, the power-oriented Hunter always attended and tried to give a leading opinion. Such was the case with Kim Hyung-Seok, the successor of the Koryo group.
‘It came in moderation.’
Most of the Single Numbers were absent, but the heads of the various guilds he had his eye on were seated. I want to hear the full story of this situation… is just one of the reasons I came here. When the time came, he winked at his secretary.
“I will define the agenda raised this time as the so-called Bone Knight incident. This incident happened at 2:00 PM yesterday and is due to the category 3 gate being changed to 4……”
The secretary’s voice was so audible that most people could immediately understand the whole situation. The difficulty of the dungeon increased, horror-class monsters popped out, and finally, a hideous object appeared. As a result, it was annihilated in front of the air-raid shelter. But what’s the matter?
“The head of the strategic Planning Team of the Koryo Group will make a guess about it.”
As the secretary made everyone concentrate, Kim Hyung-seok stood up pretending to fix his tie.
“There is something that deserves your attention in the foregoing case. It is the fact that it was not us or the military that led to the direct neutralization of the Bone Knight.”
Everyone had heard the rumors, so I calmly waited for Hyung-seok’s backstory.
“Hunters who were in District 7 at the time will remember it. That there were waves of irresistible ether that brought us to our knees. Fortunately, the waves were fatal only to monsters. A catastrophic monster stumbled in fear and was killed by our fire.”
“What is the cause?”
When someone asked, Hyung-seok shook his head.
“I do not know. I don’t know anything to speculate on the cause. I can only speculate that there may be something in the shelter.”
“Then, have you thought about how to search the air-raid shelters?”
“A belated search did nothing, and we assumed the cause was the people, not the facility…It’s already too late. It’s after everyone has left.”
“You should have done a full investigation there. If you lose a cow and fix the barn, what the heck is that?”
When Lee Hwi-soeng, one of the representatives of the Five Star Alliance, spoke, everyone nodded. But Hyung-seok had something to say.
“Citizens were leaving so quickly that we couldn’t come in to investigate. They didn’t even cooperate in the first place.”
“If it were me, I would have blocked the entrance to the air-raid shelter and asked for their cooperation.”
Lee Hwi-Seong grinned. A significant number of hunters clicked their tongues inwardly at the logic that it was okay to force citizens for convenience. Of course, there were people who thought that statement was valid. Hyung-seok brought up another story to lighten the mood.
“Anyway, it is clear that there was something in the shelter at the time. It must be a really great artifact to have a catastrophic monster gripped by fear. If you have that much power, it will only be a matter of time before it is revealed to the world.”
“So what is the conclusion?”
Someone asked, and Hyung-Seok shrugged.
“As always with our meetings, we are not going to draw conclusions. However, if something like this happens in the future, we will be able to refer to President Hwi-Seong’s remarks. Of course, the convenience of citizens is important, but wouldn’t that convenience also continue because we exist?”
In other words, it was a story that the search would not seek cooperation from the relevant authorities in the future. Senior officials from the Office of the President also attended the event. The fact that he doesn’t say anything can be seen as an opinion that he will acquiesce for the time being. But someone said out of the blue.
“There was Yu Ji-ha, who runs the general store in the shelter, and he had a cat that looked like a snow leopard. Could it be that he is the cause?”
“Oh, what are you talking about……”
“Haha, I’d rather it be like that. First of all, he’s cute.”
A handful of hunters who knew about Beom laughed, and the rest burst into laughter after seeing the photo. It’s definitely cute. Hyung-seok cleared his throat and got to the point.
“In fact, there is another reason why I opened the special committee. Aren’t there a lot of cases where dungeons have been polluted lately?”
People straightened their posture. The problem of the Bone Knight could be dismissed as an incident, but this was not the case. Contaminated dungeons appeared intermittently. Hunters with decent poison resistance often find it impossible to enter. There were not just one or two industries that were surviving on the resources and materials from the dungeon. In a way, the contamination of the dungeon was more important than the monstrous objects. Hyung-seok quenched his dry throat and explained the outline and the solution to the problem. Break time happened after a little while. Cha Hwa-yeon approached Hyung-seok, who was resting after loosening his tie.
“Who wrote this?”
“What is it?”
What Hwa-yeon pushed was a post on MiriWiki. Horrible objects and danger… so far there is no difference from usual, but the contents were attached below.
- The Bone Knight… It’s ugly, it’s big, and it smells bad. Even if it is hit by a moderate attack, it immediately recovers. It is unimaginably quick at its size. It drips a nasty liquid from its eyes and mouth, which appears to be acidic. But with that face, wouldn’t it be difficult to propose to someone? I don’t know if there is a gender distinction between monsters……
Hyung-seok frowned.
“Who wrote this?”
hwa-yeon made an absurd expression.
“I asked you. I was wondering if the team leader would know anything.”
“I know absolutely nothing. In the first place, we can’t edit this on MiriWiki, can we?”
MiriWiki appeared along with HunterNet shortly after the opening of the first dungeon. It was a mysterious bulletin board that automatically updated the species name and danger level of the monsters named by the hunters. The content has not been edited by anyone. Even network experts say they don’t know where the data from HunterNet and MiriWiki goes. It was crazy that the government didn’t even know about it. After reading through the description of the abominable, the two were a little impressed, realizing that they had captured its abilities and characteristics well. The monster is a fairly rare monster, so not many hunters have actually seen it. Who the hell wrote it?
***
“Hmm……”
The time when the darkness fades and dawn comes. Ji-ha was reading a book with Beom sleeping on his thigh in a hut prepared in the forest. What caused him to fall into his dream. It was a book containing a mythical story of a giant tree on the continent of Gehenna intertwined with various races. It was a very thick book and each race was described metaphorically, so it was difficult to understand. At least one easy-to-interpret phrase caught the attention of Ji-ha. It is a story about a natural god created by a giant tree.
“The god of nature… wild god……”
It can be interpreted either way. These nature gods are the guardians of Gehenna’s nature. There were many nature gods, but it is said that they went through twists and turns, such as dying while fighting monsters and being corrupted and sealed.
“You’re a god, but you die?”
It seems that the god here is not the absolute god Ji-ha thinks. Instead, it was written that the soul is immortal and can be reborn at any time. However, there was a phrase that caught my eye among the descriptions of the natural gods.
“What are you reading this for?”
I don’t know the name, but it was a violent wild god with gray fur and black dots.
‘A black dot on gray hair?’
How is it similar to Beom? Further reading reveals that this wild god wreaked havoc against thousands of monsters. It was also called the most violent nature god, the tooth of the main god.
‘Because of the teeth, it’s like Arctus.’
Ji-ha opened Beom’s mouth slightly and peered into his teeth. It was still a baby, so it had cute, blunt teeth.
‘It doesn’t make sense to kill monsters with these teeth……’
What if this guy’s identity was hidden? What if the cute look now isn’t actually the real one? He remembered that a strange etheric wave spread in the underground shelter. He himself didn’t feel it well, but the hunters said it, so it must be. The wave was most likely caused by Beom.
‘If coincidence continues, it is inevitable.’
He met the Theradrons and Arctus in the forest of dreams. Would he be mistaken if he said that the growing trees in the forest are somehow related to the giant tree in the ancient books? Like the huge tree roots in the dungeon that seemed to be guiding him.
‘It’s like the worker class, it feels like the tree is entrusting me with the work.’
What if helping the Theradrons and saving Arctus were part of some grand plan?
‘If that’s true, that would be amazing.’
But the question remains as to why he was chosen. He was not a man of great power. If he was entrusted with a class called a worker, there would have been someone more suitable.
‘Hmm… I don’t know.’
Thinking about it won’t give you an answer, so I have no choice but to put it aside. JI-ha found a strange land around the fog while stroking Beom, who was sleeping. It was discolored as if purple paint had been spilled on the ground.
“Why did it suddenly become like that?”
This 100 pyeong forest was his own territory. I cleaned and maintained it diligently, but suddenly a foreign substance got in. As I approached, I noticed that the condition was serious, such as a bad smell. Beom, who had been asleep, woke up and ran over and clung to his back.
“Purple reminds me of the curse of the lich……”
The fearsome monster that jumped out of the gate yesterday, the lich. It can cast a curse that adversely affects surrounding creatures. Not only that, but the dungeon he occupied had many areas that were discolored purple. At that time, Beom, who was hanging on his back, came up to his shoulder and kicked him. I knelt down and looked at the fog and the miniature world from before opened up.
“Omg.”
Ji-ha is startled by what is going on in this little world. Aren’t a few liches smaller than a little finger giving orders to thousands of undead?
‘What kind of mess is this?’
The lich wasn’t just a lich, it was an elder lich. He wrapped himself in dazzling jewels and gold nuggets and waved his staff with his bony arm. Every time that happened, the undead sprouted from the purple land. Among them, there were quite a few horror-level monsters such as Bone Knight and Revenant.
‘I don’t think I can match this with a theradron?’
Although he has grown considerably after defeating the devil ants, he is a little pushed back by the menacing appearances of the monsters. The elder lich was waving his wand and shouting something.
—Death to all life! Salute to our master!
‘What are you saying?’
It seems a little cute because the little guy is like that. Then the status window was updated.
{The elder lich is polluting the surrounding land. If you leave him alone, he will soon try to encroach on your territory. It is difficult to respond immediately, but we would like to suggest a way to reduce his influence. YES / NO}
At this point, I can’t help but choose YES. If you don’t, what will you do when the scary elder lich invades here? After waiting a while, a new message appeared.
‘It’s kind of like a site requesting a response from the server.’
{I will introduce the steps to be taken to reduce the influence of the elder lich.
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- Destroy the source of the elder lich.
- Purifying the surrounding land.}
‘Huh? Can’t I just hit it with my palm like before?’
With three essences, Ji-ha could intervene and hit it with the palm of his hand. However, this method had the disadvantage of not being able to fundamentally annihilate the Elder Lich.
‘Ah, that’s why it suggested this method.’
What’s the use if you have what you killed come back to life? Ji-ha decided to belive in this system.
‘It’s not about choosing, it’s about doing both.’
Even if you kill the lich, it seems that the already polluted land will not return. When I focused on number 1, the fog right next to me opened and a miniature world appeared. The Elder Lich seemed to be a little far away, and he didn’t pay attention to it and was engrossed in commanding the undead. Ji-ha was startled by the suddenly protruding royal palace. The appearance of the palace belonged to a kingdom he was familiar with.
‘I can’t believe this lich…..’
***
The dimension within the dungeon is commonly referred to as Gehenna. Not only the natural environment, but ruins, temples, and sometimes faded royal palaces also appear as dungeons. Scholars studying Gehenna estimated that it was a civilization of the early modern era, except for the ether-based artifacts. It is a world where various races live together with monsters. Ji-ha knew where this royal palace was because he had come in contact with many old books and materials.
‘I’m sure this is Estram Kingdom.’
Looking at the structure and location of the palace, it was almost identical to the illustration in an old book I had seen. So, is this Elder Lich a member of Estram’s royal family?
‘I don’t know about going that far, um……’
The important thing now was to give the Elder Lich that proudly waved his wand a shot.
‘Where are they?’
Ji-ha, who was looking for the Theradrons, was pleased to see the legion lined up next to him. Even if you don’t say anything, they gather together on their own. Oh and liined up exactly, and Warrior came forward as if he represented the Theradrons. Compared to the first time I saw them, they are much bigger, and above all, their numbers have greatly increased.
‘I think there are about 500?’
As expected, the number has increased tremendously since the queen was recovered. Where on earth could they have been hiding like that? Come to think of it, where is the Earthworm that first dug into the ground? Ji-ha pricked the ground around Estram’s kingdom with his fingers.
“Come on, your mission is to get in there and get the source of the Elder Lich. Got it?”
Will the insects understand his words? At the moment of doubt, the Theradron Warrior moved bravely. After leading the Theradron Corps into the border, they stopped at the cliff leading to the Royal Palace. There was a small rock from Ji-ha’s perspective at the entrance, but a huge rock for the Theradron. A message popped up.
{A large rock is blocking the advance of the corps.
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- Clearing rocks – 1 Essence
- Leave it to the Theradron}
Rather than providing more direct support, it reduces the amount of essence consumed.
‘They can’t remove this big rock, right?’
Even if it was removed, it seemed that a great deal of energy would be consumed. Ji-ha brought the potion and sap jelly placed in the plate of leaves to consume on a daily basis. It would be nice if Beom stepped forward, but this guy didn’t seem to know anything about the world beyond the boundary.
‘I’m sleeping well.’
If that’s the case, I have no choice but to use the essence to clear the rocks. When I picked number 1 and brought my hand to the rock, I moved it away in a hurry, fearing that a few Theradrons, including the Warrior would be crushed to death. After clearing the fist-sized boulder across the valley, the Theradron Corps began advancing again. However, there was an obstacle standing in their way, and it was the Bone Warrior Corps. A message popped up and a fierce battle ensued.
‘I can’t lose to those skeleton guards.’
Fortunately, this warrior was a monster of a similar class as the devil ant. The more powerful Theradrons randomly wielded pincers and crushed them.
‘They really look like an army.’
As you can see, the tasks are clearly divided. Most of the soldiers fight in the front, and relatively few support in the rear. Even if you fight, it’s not like a real warrior, but if you feel moderately injured, there was a way to fall back and replenish stamina to return to the front line. In the meantime, Warrior’s performance was truly one-per-hundred. It’s like the Lubu of the Three Kingdoms jumped in between the miscellaneous soldiers. Even with a clumsy knife, the warrior’s carapace cannot be damaged. If it seems like he’s going to charge, ten Bone Warriors will fall out in numbers. Truly a thousand times a day.
‘It’s so cool……’
While Ji-ha was admiring, the guy attacked the lich that appeared behind the Warrior Corps, who had charged deep into enemy lines with dozens of Theradrons.
—Aaaaaaa! My soldiers! Protect the lord’s tribute box!
The Lich was talking about something, but Ji-ha did not understand because it was not the common language of the continent. Warrior felt threatened by him, ignoring the skeletons and pushing only the lich. Fall out! In an instant, blue lightning bolts came out of the staff and attacked the Warrior. The guy seemed to hold out for a while, then sat down with smoke billowing out of his body.
‘This.’
Breaking through the warrior’s resistance is amazing magic. But he got up right away to see if he was mortally wounded, and grabbed the Lich with pincers.
—Let’s go! Servants of the cursed tree!
*Puff!*
The lich swung his staff and poured all sorts of magic into the warriors carapace. I could see that he was suffering, so I applied the Worker’s Blessing right away. As his physical strength and resistance to lightning increased, Warrior gave strength to the pincers holding the lich.
—Screaming!
The Lich’s waist could not overcome the force of the pincers and was split in two. The corpse that fell on the floor slowly turned into a skeleton with ashes flying around, and the nearby Bone Warriors collapsed.
‘It’s okay.’
JI-ha clenched his fists. As expected, the best way to deal with these summoned undead is to attack the main source. Warrior brought the essence of the lich. I used the essence to help, so I should replenish it with this? The Lich is a fear level monster, so the capacity of the essence is also large.
“Thank you.”
Now, the Theradron Legion picked up the wounded and marched through the cliffs to the plains toward the palace. Let’s open the door of the half-destroyed palace, they carefully entered inside.
‘It looks like this inside.’
The walls became transparent, revealing the inside of the palace. The gaze of Ji-ha was fixed on the tail of the Theradron Warrior, who was gallantly digging into the palace.
***
‘Hmm……’
It is certain that the people of the Estram Kingdom perished. It is unknown how long it has been since the destruction, but monsters were infested throughout the palace. All of them were not even hate level, so there was no problem with the Theradron Corps walking around. Every time you deal with a few monsters, the guy who acts as a messenger bites the essence and brings it to Ji-ha.
“You can bring it later.”
When he said that, the messenger raised his pincers in a way that seemed to say ‘Are you sure?’ I don’t know if this is communication or if I am pretending to understand. Anyway, he left the essence and returned to the front, and Ji-ha paid attention to the warrior’s movements.
‘He’s bigger than I thought.’
Assuming that the structure of the royal palace was made based on humans, it can be seen that the size of the Theradron Warrior is large enough to fill the hallway. Where it was too narrow to enter, the walls were broken down to widen it, and if that seemed impossible, the smallest guy was sent in to search. In some ways, it seems to be smarter than Ji-ha. The results of the search were scattered in the hallway. A sword decorated with jewels that seemed to have no practicality, and quite valuable items such as an accessory box were gathered. When Warrior gave a command with the pincers, the dispatcher put it on the pincers and brought it to Ji-ha while bobbing.
“Huh? You don’t have to bring this.”
However, he did not know what instructions he had heard, but he set the treasure down on the border and went back. When I put it on my palm, it turned into a big one.
“Wow……”
At first glance, it was a dazzling sword and accessory box that looked like it would be incredibly expensive.
{The Royal Seal of Estram Kingdom
Rarity: Unique
Stat: Spirit +5
Attribute: Ruler’s Charisma}
‘Is the sword a royal seal?’
The option granted to the only artifact subject was of little use. Is it because the existence of the seal itself is of great value?
‘I’ve never heard of a ruler’s charisma.’
Presumably, there was a high probability that it was something like a flash of light that made the people around him obey. Why, wasn’t it said that natural dignity flows out when you become a king? Ji-ha doesn’t think he will have it. I wanted to return it to the original owner, Estram’s royal family, but it was highly likely that they were already dead.
‘What’s inside the box……’
It was not an accessory, but contained 10 ribble gold coins. The actual value is not that high, but there are many people who like these gold coins, and they used to be traded for around 400,000 to 500,000 won at wholesale centers.
‘Wow, 4.5 million won.’
It is an amount that is difficult to obtain even if Ji-ha does business for a few days. No, business is going well these days. I couldn’t give it to anyone, so I decided to keep it for now and dispose of it later, so I put the sword and box in my backpack. After following the Theradron Warrior, he was eager to search the palace. He was pulling out all the things he thought would be useful to the owner he swore allegiance to in the hallway. Thanks to that, Ji-ha got a lot of silver dishes, candlesticks, forks and knives.
“Haha, I don’t need this.”
Ji-ha thought it was enough to live on, but since it was a gift from the guys, I decided to accept it. Now the Theradrons were digging underground. When he dug the floor with his pincers, the hole was dug deep as if it were sand.
‘If it’s the source of the lich, it seems like it’s in a gloomy place.’
There is an altar in a dark alcove with only candles lit, and a box made of bones on top of it……
“Uh?”
The place that Ji-ha imagined was found. The Theradron Warrior looked up at the sky after tearing down the wall with pincers. He looked like a puppy looking for praise, and Ji-ha laughed. Then a message popped up.
{You have discovered the source of the Elder Lich. In order to destroy the source, it is necessary to evolve your faithful subordinates.}
Options evolve, there was only one. It also requires 5 essences.
‘It’s expensive to evolve.’
I feel like I’m being scammed, but there’s no good way to destroy it, so I have to do it. After choosing an option, golden particles gathered around the Theradron Warrior. As it spread its shell and inner wings, the small alcove collapsed and the nearby Theradrons were evacuated. Eventually, the light disappeared and the Theradron Knight was born. Ji-ha couldn’t help but admire the majestic appearance.
‘Now it’s almost the size of a walnut.’
Blisters sprouted from the carapace, and large horns grew on the pincers. Some of the Theradrons have evolved into Warriors. Take the money and evolve the Theradron. Ji-ha was satisfied with this progression. However, there was one person who was not satisfied, and it was the Elder Lich. he was running with his men outside the palace.
—How dare you disturb my rest! You will not be able to escape death! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!
When he shouted something, as if he had heard it, the Theradron Knight destroyed the source. The Elder Lich and the surrounding monsters melted away and turned into a situation where ash was blown away by the wind. Now it remains to purify the contaminated land. The method is to completely remove the soil. While the Theradrons returned to the forest and took a rest while consuming potions and sap jelly, they started scooping out the contaminated land with trowels. As the purple-colored soil flew away, it slowly disappeared without accumulating.
‘The branch I removed before also disappeared like that.’
It seems that the forest clears things that are judged as garbage. However, the contaminated land did not disappear. I wondered how deep it was, so I kept digging until it was close to 50cm. As Ji-ha stuck out his tongue and dug around, Beom woke up and started helping. Hundreds of moderately large Theradrons rushed in and dug up the soil.
“Whoa… You guys do a better job than me.”
Even though the Theradron seemed small, the number of prototypes was high, so the work speed was faster than the exhausted Ji-ha. After about an hour, the contaminated soil completely disappeared, and even the leveling work was completed. Ji-ha went to the sea to catch some fish and gave them to the Theradron Corps.
“Isn’t it a little too much for you to eat only sap jelly?”
The guys danced their hips and rejoiced. Ji-ha lit a bonfire and had a late meal with Beom. Several essences were placed in front of him.
‘There are 15 of them. What do I do with them?’
Looking at the status window, I was concerned about my stamina. Aside from his strength, his endurance is so low that he works in the forest, so he gets tired easily even with a little movement. Investing 10 essences in Endurance raised it to 8 and Vitality increased to 80.
‘Because there’s nowhere else to use it anyway.’
If you are a worker, you should invest in stats that allow you to work like a worker. Satisfied with his decision, Ji-ha lay down on his back, and Beom jumped into the boat. Wow!
“Oh, you’re so muddy.”
The two rolled on the floor and the Theradrons went into the hole. Evening was approaching.
***
The vicinity of Jirisan Mountain has been a dangerous place from the time the first dungeon opened until now. This is because various bad news overlapped and the monsters poured out. The government suffered enormous damage and was at a loss for years without clear guidance. Hunters preferred to receive quests with clear goals and stable hunting rather than wrestling with reinforced monsters pouring out of numerous gates. So today, 10 years later, Jirisan Mountain has become a paradise for monsters.
-District 9, Jeonnam-
All the land that should have been full of farmland was discolored purple. The place that should serve as the granary of Korea is completely destroyed. It’s been quite a while since this reached this point, but the government kept quiet and couldn’t inform the hunters. It was because the Elder Lich and the undead were rampant because of the wrong initial response. In order to clear them up, a large-scale bombing of the area was necessary, but no one was able to step up. Government officials belatedly looked around District 9 and talked.
“We have to bomb it now. The polluted land is getting wider and wider. If it goes like this……”
“If you were to bombard all that wide land, you would need an enormous number of shells. I don’t know if I can ask the US side.”
“The United States will not have an overflow of ammunition these days. Hundreds of dungeons have been opened in the central region.”
Hundreds of dungeons, indeed, on an American scale. The grim thing is that the situation in the United States is slightly better than China or India. The dungeons open for one day in both countries are not even counted.
“Why don’t you ask the hunters for help instead?”
“Hunters are reluctant to come around here. As you know, there are so many liches……”
“Neither you nor us are prepared for attacks from the spirit world, including curses. It would be fine for a very small number of cases because the Artifacts would defend it.”
“I’ll be thrilled. After all, you have no choice but to wait for the shells to come. If only they had been suppressed earlier.”
“We can’t help it because it is spilled water. We have no choice but to mobilize mortars and block the outskirts of the contaminated area. If it’s a lich-level monster, you’ll need to mobilize at least 120mm.”
“The lich aside, the Elder Lich is the problem.”
At that time, a strange sound rang out from the vicinity of Jirisan Mountain.
—This is our land! Death to all who disturb our rest!
The government officials frowned when they heard the sound of scraping metal.
“What is that talking about?”
“I hear it, but it sounds like all living things will die.”
“Um, is that the voice of an Elder Lich? I thought it was the sound of iron scraping.”
“As long as the source of that Elder Lich is not destroyed, liches and undead will continue to appear. That’s the problem.”
Since the source is somewhere in Jirisan, there was no guarantee that it would be destroyed even with bombing. The way to solve this troublesome problem is to mobilize a small number of elite hunters and search Jirisan at once. For example, making a team by reinforcing Han Seung-hyuk and Seo Hye-jin with some hunters. But it was impossible. The former is missing, and the latter is only wandering around the dungeon day and night to find you. The three officials looked for various plans, but canceled all of them after finding out that they were unrealistic.
“Whoa, that’s the only way. Let’s take out the lich with precision fire on the perimeter. At least we have to stop the spread of the contaminated area.”
***
While Ji-ha was playing with Beom next to the tree, the Theradron Knight and his subordinates took over the plate of leaves.
{Yellow Herb Extract}
It was similar to the green herb extract I was brought before. But what are you supposed to do with it? Even if you have ink, it is useless without rune words. A yellow rune emerged from the tree, probably waiting for that moment.
“Good timing.”
{Purification. I will restore your land to its original state.}
“Hmm……”
It seems like a really good rune word, but where do you use it? The contaminated land in the forest was purified through a simple method of shoveling.
‘Let’s try it.’
I took out the feather pen and the infinite magic book and wrote down the rune word, and the scroll was completed.
{Scroll of Harmony: Purify and return the polluted land.}
‘It looks good, but where are you using it?’
Are you going into a dungeon to use it? I decided to check it out later, and made a few more scrolls. However, Beom, who was staring at him from the side, covered the magic book and tapped Ji-ha’s thigh with his paw.
“Huh? Why?”
Wow. Crying in a low voice and expressing itself, it seems to be asking to play together. Ji-ha followed the guy and headed to the cave. After he disappeared, the Theradron Knight ordered his subordinates to lift the book of infinity and tore out a page and rolled it up. Withdraw! Withdraw! It must be done before the forest worker returns. The Theradrons quickly ran away through the hole in the ground.
***
The Nogodan area of Jirisan Mountain was a very dangerous place where civilians as well as military police and hunters were prohibited from entering. The Byeoksoryeong shelter, which would have been full of hikers in the past, had a dreary atmosphere due to the fog and early morning clouds. Numerous undead roamed around, and sometimes unknown monsters howled. The ruler of this area was an elder lich, and it was a catastrophic grade monster. It was a very dangerous guy who spread a fatal curse over a wide area, looked down on his bony body, and sucked his life force away if he went into close combat. However, what made it truly catastrophic was its ability to contaminate the surrounding land and raise the undead.
Kaaa—
Woo woo woo—
Countless Bone Knights, Revenants, and Uber Ghouls rose up and roamed everywhere. Suddenly, a blue door opened in midair. It was much larger than the gates that normal humans can see.
—What’s going on!
Before the Elder Lich could even command his monsters to do anything, huge horns and pincers came out of the gate. The Theradron Knight. It was the size of a walnut in Ji-ha’s dream forest, but in reality it was a monster that overwhelms the monstrous objects. The whole body, dyed in golden light, managed to get out of the gate. A few impatient Uber Ghouls bared their teeth and charged, but as they spread their carapace and wings, they were blown away by the shockwave.
~Kururureung~
The shockwave spread and the surrounding trees collapsed. The Elder Lich was horrified to find him.
—The servants of the cursed tree have appeared!
A huge ball of fire shot out of the staff he was holding in his bony hand. However, the Theradron Knight grabbed the fireball with its pincers and extinguished it as it was. It won’t take any damage because of the elemental resistance of over 90%, but it blocks even that possibility. the knight scratched the ground with his forepaws and started charging with his horns. When the giant moved, it felt like an earthquake had occurred. The monster blocking his way was swept away as if it were a blade of grass. Blue lightning spewed out from the Elder Lich staff in several directions, but it could not penetrate the carapace and scattered in all directions. Puck, the sharp horn pierced the Elder Lich’s abdomen.
—Kuaaa!
Dozens of monsters were swept away by the knight’s attack and rolled down the mountain, and the Elder Lich screamed grotesquely. At the moment, a lightning bolt that dyed the heavens and the earth white was emitted from the knight’s horn and pincers. A thick column of lightning whirled up into the sky. The Elder Lich could not withstand the terrible damage and was turned into ashes and scattered in all directions.
—Worker of the cursed tree! Even you won’t be able to defeat all of my men! I will definitely come back!
Is it really so? Hundreds of Theradrons appeared behind the flapping Theradron Knight. It was smaller than a knight, but it was huge enough to resemble a decent building.
—Find it.
The Theradrons moved busily at the command resounding in their consciousness. Fear-level undead were no match for them. A dozen Bone Knights were shattered and fell from one rush. The Revenants cast all sorts of curses, but it didn’t work on them at all. Eventually, monsters began to gather around them. It was a huge number that was evenly mixed from the danger level to the fear level. If the hunters had to deal with them, they would have had to be at least a few hundred. However, one of the Theradron Warrior’s shock wave attacks turned it into powder and blew it away. Even the trees were swept away and the surroundings became empty, but they didn’t know. Scroll of Harmony. The Theradron Knight, who brought it between the carapaces, carefully tore the scroll. Yellow ether spread all around. The ground, which had turned purple, turned over and slowly returned to its original color. However, the Theradrons did not stop and slaughtered the monsters in the Jirisan Mountain area. It was when the northeastern part of Jirisan Mountain was thoroughly cleaned that the government officials grasped the full story of the situation.
“Oh my god……”
“What the hell happened?”
The ground, which had apparently been discolored in purple until yesterday, had returned to its original state. This earthy smell was the original one they remembered. The three officials, escorted by soldiers, looked around and found that there were no monsters. What the hell happened here? As they were bewildered, a giant insect bathed in golden light flew into the sky. A Central Intelligence Agency Hunter intelligence officer quickly snapped a picture of him.
“Such a monster does not exist on record.”
“Minimum catastrophe level, right?”
“I do not know. Maybe even more.”
“No way, the extinction grade.”
“It’s a mystery why those destruction grade monsters returned this land to its original state.”
“Wait a minute, can you be sure that those monsters did it?”
“Then who did it? That amazing thing of wiping out thousands of monsters and purifying the contaminated land?”
“That’s it……”
The intelligence officer was silent as he listened to the conversation between the two. That monster does not exist in official records, but it is openly listed on the secret bulletin board of HunterNet. The Theradron. It is a Mythic grade monster that was confirmed when the first dungeon was opened. But it was so small that I couldn’t be sure.
“This cannot be hidden. A report must go up to the VIP.”
When a high-ranking official in the secretary’s office said that, the soldier who came out of the Joint Chief of Staff’s office sighed.
“It can’t be helped. There’s no way people wouldn’t know when you made such a fuss. Let’s think positively. isn’t it a good thing that you don’t have to beg America?”
“It’s a good thing… It will depend on what their purpose is.”
“I hope it is for a good purpose. Now, you’re going to have to get busy.”
As the three left the scene in a car, the military was sent in and closed the area.
***
Rumors spread among the hunters that unknown monsters wiped out monsters in the northeastern part of Jirisan Mountain and purified the surrounding area. Most hunters did not believe the rumor. This is because they know how many monsters are in the Jirisan area. Some hunters even sneered at the government for spreading false rumors again. Since no one has the courage to go to the site and confirm it anyway, it is assumed that it was announced to the media to appease public sentiment. However, local details were reported on OBS’ evening news. Ji-ha went to Seong-ho’s house for a long time and had dinner together.
—This is truly amazing. The Theradron. The Mythic monster that appeared when the first dungeon was opened has reappeared. They annihilated the monsters in the northeastern part of Jirisan Mountain and purified the contaminated land.
On TV, local videos and photos of the Theradron came out proudly.
“Therdron… These are great guys.”
“Was there a monster like that? Why didn’t we see it?”
Seong-ho muttered while making soup with a spoon, and Jumi tilted her head.
“They must have been hiding it, that’s what upper heads do.”
“It is said that there was even an elder lich, but if it is enough to organize them all……”
“…It will be difficult to fight with our own strength, perhaps.”
Ji-ha went to the kitchen to get a bucket of water and was surprised to see the TV.
‘What, why are they out there?’
The golden insect had the same appearance as the Theradron Knight. Except for the fact that it is incredibly large.
‘Could they……’
At this point, I can only see it as 100%. The Theradrons in the dream appeared in reality in some way. Anyway, I never imagined it would be that big. In my dream, the largest Theradron Knight was the size of a walnut. Ji-ha sat quietly and ate his meal. I think I need to have a serious talk with them.