I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 57

Episode 057

“Let’s enter now. “Come inside the transmission portal here.”

Baek Dae-man called out to his teammates on a strangely shaped black board.

When I got closer, I saw that something like a black stone had irregular grooves.

Noh Mi-rae and Ban Seo-jin joined in, and as Noh Hee-mang staggered up onto the disc, the person who had been standing next to him opened his mouth.

“Baek Dae-man, No Mirae, Noh Hope, Ban Seo-jin, Son Mo-ah. “Is there more than 5 people?”

“yes.”

“I will check if there are escape seats for 5 people.”

“here.”

After checking the escape seat held out by Baek Dae-man, he nodded and slightly extended his hand.

Then, the groove of the disc we were standing on was filled with light.

It was like a magic circle.

Strangely enough, I could feel the magic power radiating from the manager in front of me.

He is a person with stronger magical power than me.

Well, my basic magic power is only 25.

There are probably people with more magical power than me.

“Then good luck.”

After giving a solemn greeting that seemed like something out of a martial arts novel, the manager injected powerful magical energy into the magic circle.

And the next moment, after a flash of light, we were standing right in front of the dungeon entrance.

Oh oh. Interesting.

All of the dungeons I’ve seen so far have been pristine dungeons that have just been opened.

So, this is my first time seeing the entrance to a dungeon managed like this.

Even at first glance, it feels like it’s a restricted area.

First of all, there were about six strange magic towers scattered about that seemed to be a million years away from modern sensibilities.

From the moment I arrived here, I felt like my body was going limp due to the strange and heavy energy emanating from those towers.

Would you say it feels like a wet blanket wrapped around your entire body?

It’s not a very good feeling.

– It’s a magic control field.

Seo Ji-han followed my gaze and kindly explained.

– Those six towers form a special formation and move directly to this space rather than the Dungeon Management Office transmission portal, twisting everything that comes in. This means that to enter here, you must go through the Dungeon Management Office transmission portal. And because the invisibility detection magic is always active, even if you sneak in with the invisibility scroll, you’ll be caught right away. In addition, a hiding spell is applied so that the outside cannot recognize the existence of this place.

He does a lot of different things.

To summarize, transparency in space movement is prohibited here, right?

“hmm.”

– So in fact, you can only get in here through a special portal at the Dungeon Management Office.

“Security is really tight.”

Even when I say it to myself, it’s a bit awkward trying to speak at a level that isn’t strange.

Still, I can’t help it.

My teammates are right next to me right now.

– Not really. You can use the portal by just stunning the manager and infusing him with magic. So, although there were security hunters guarding there, I would give him a good night’s sleep by hitting him on the back and then go into the dungeon. I’m happy to go into the dungeon, and they’re happy to rest well. Is this a win-win?

no. It seems a little different.

I looked at Seo Ji-han, who was grinning, with a strange feeling.

– why?

no.

Instead of answering, I just shook my head and followed my teammates who were already ahead of me.

The dungeon entrance was in the center of this controlled area.

And security hunters scattered here and there were preventing suspicious people from entering the dungeon without permission.

We passed the security hunter’s check and finally arrived at the dungeon entrance.

Before going inside, Baek Dae-man checked the status of his team members one last time and nodded.

“Everyone, there’s no problem, right?”

“I have no problem.”

I was the only one who answered Baek Dae-man’s question out loud.

Everyone just nodded slightly.

What is absurd is that even Baek Dae-man, who asked the question, threw himself into the whirlpool of the dungeon without waiting for an answer.

Why did you ask?

It was a little absurd, but I hurried after my teammates to avoid losing sight of them.

This is already my fourth time coming to the dungeon.

A Chungwang-ryu dungeon that I got caught up in while I was sleeping.

A Chungwangryu dungeon caught up in the company.

A beast king type dungeon jumped into in Guam.

And now.

It seems like not long ago that I was wondering whether I should live or die, but now I have become a full-fledged hunter and am here to attack.

I’m a little moved.

Unlike before, when I was so scared that I would just tremble, I can now feel more comfortable and have the time to look around.

Since this is my second Dungeon, I naturally compare it to the realm of King Kergis, which was the first.

Overall, it is similar to Kergis.

It’s an underground cave, and there’s something like luminescent moss growing here and there.

Thankfully it wasn’t very dark.

That luminous moss was probably the same one I saw in Kergis’ dungeon.

One difference was that it was more humid than Kergis Dungeon and the air quality was very poor.

It wasn’t that the air was stuffy because there was no ventilation, but it felt like I was breathing poisonous gas.

It cannot be compared to something like fine dust.

Perhaps due to my mood, I noticed something like fog floating in the air.

When I see myself becoming increasingly dazed and dizzy, I wonder if this is poison?

– It’s poison fog. Take out the detox potion and drink it. Then it will be okay for a day or so. Did you buy enough?

At that moment, Seo Ji-han gave advice.

I nodded roughly.

Since other hunters were nearby, it was difficult to open my mouth to answer.

By the way, it’s poison after all.

Did other people bring detox potions too?

When I glanced around, each person was already drinking and eating something as they prepared for the attack.

When Baek Dae-man took out a light-emitting sphere from his inventory and floated it in the air, his vision became more comfortable.

I bought that light bulb too, but I wasn’t sure if I could take it out, so I just stayed put.

According to Seo Ji-han, it was almost essential in Chungwang-ryu dungeons because it could be floated near the owner.

Well, it’s a bit weird to fight with a flashlight, right?

Still, since it’s a magic item, it’s quite expensive, but Baek Dae-man seems to have a lot of money.

It was not the time to be watching others.

First of all, I need to take a detox potion.

Ugh, write it down.

However, as soon as I drank it, my stomachache definitely got better.

“let’s go.”

After looking around for a while, Baek Dae-man got his bearings and started moving forward.

uh? Can I do this?

But what was the direction based on?

Since he is the leader, should I follow him?

– What are you doing?

“What are you doing now?”

Seo Ji-han’s voice and Ban Seo-jin’s voice were heard overlapping.

I was standing at the very back of the line, about a step away from my teammates.

Thanks to this, it was nice to look at other people’s expressions.

Most people were moving without thinking, but Ban Seo-jin looked like he was seriously unhappy about something.

Anyway, what went wrong?

“Are you dissatisfied with my reading?”

Baek Dae-man twitched his eyebrows and glared at Ban Seo-jin with a cold expression.

Ban Seo-jin sighed and narrowed his eyes, as if he was frustrated.

He looks like he’s suspicious of something.

“Where are you going? First, we need to set up camp. “You’re not even going to create a safe zone?”

– I know. We need to create a safe zone and then move on. What if I get injured?

The strategy team that enters the dungeon first establishes a safe zone called a ‘safe zone’.

They prepare for a long-term stay by digging the ground to create a temporary trench or adding a protective barrier that can be spread out with a scroll.

The safe zone created in this way is used as a lodging and hiding place or to protect the injured.

Or, it can be useful if you are suddenly attacked while resting.

A close-range fighter with good reflexes and good mobility can quickly evade an attack even in the open field.

However, auxiliary long-distance hunters, who had low mobility and needed a lot of time to attack, were very vulnerable to surprise attacks.

Without this minimum safety zone, there is nowhere to escape, and if no one stops you, you could die.

For a magic hunter, I have a very short casting time, so even if I am suddenly attacked, I can handle it to some extent.

Well, I think I’m the one who loses the most by not creating a safe zone.

I am grateful to Seojin Ban for pointing this out first.

Considering that she hates Baek Dae-man so much, I don’t think she did it for me.

“When you enter, don’t you enter individually? You really have experience with strategy, right? “Have you ever been in a dungeon?”

Baek Dae-man’s face turned red as Ban Seo-jin’s voice contained strong distrust.

But everything Ban Seo-jin said was right.

The whirlpool at the entrance to the dungeon was like thousands of water slides spinning round and round, so if the timing was wrong, team members could be scattered throughout the dungeon.

Like going down a waterslide that goes in different directions.

For that reason, it was customary to hold hands or bundle up with team members and enter as one group.

Well, they say it doesn’t get that far unless you go in quite late.

The more careful you are, the better.

“Be careful what you say. “Think about who the leader is now.”

“Then do you lead properly, leader?”

Red water filled Baek Dae-man’s stiff neck with anger.

It’s a wonder they aren’t screaming yet.

Even Seojin Ban is holding up well.

“It’s better to clean up the surrounding area first and then dig up a camp. “We can still set up camp later anyway.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to dig up a camp so that it doesn’t collapse during the battle? Leader?”

It seems like he is holding back, but there are sounds of insults mixed in between Seojin Ban’s words.

Noh Hope and Noh Mirae were avoiding eye contact as if they didn’t want to get involved in this commotion.

Oh, we’re going to fight like this.

“I told you to be careful what you say. Oh, if you want to set up the camp like that, you can split the team into two and you prepare the camp and we can leave. If you want to do that kind of housework, try decorating your house nicely. Oh, you know there are no floral curtains here, right?”

Baek Dae-man’s frowning face was reflected in the luminous sphere, shining in a very mean color.

Seo Ji-han closed his eyes with a dazed expression and muttered.

– I think I might get eye cancer. He’s a rare idiot. The leader who must be the most patient on the team…