The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 128

Episode 128:

Inside a natural cave full of stalactites.

Slap, slap, slap.

Knights fully armed were walking through puddles of water on the uneven ground.

From time to time, the soldiers following behind set up bonfires to secure visibility.

“Let’s set up camp here.”

When Raoul arrived at a suitable clearing, he gave instructions.

“We end here. “I wish the Master good luck.”

The knights saluted Raoul by pressing their fists to their chests and led the soldiers.

“Now then, the strategy team goes this way.”

Only two people gathered at Raoul’s call. The appointments were not grand enough to be called a strategy team.

“I’m ready, Master.”

To conquer the dungeon, Ken, equipped with a short spear and buckler, stepped forward wearing black armor.

The armor was made of an unusual material, neither leather nor metal, and was made from the shell of the Armored Scorpion that was fought during the gate attack.

It was much lighter in weight than leather armor and stronger than metal armor, so it received rave reviews from knights who tried it on.

Unfortunately, it could not be mass-produced due to insufficient quantities, but it was planned to be adopted as official equipment once a stable supply of materials was possible in the dungeon in the future.

“I can’t believe I’m going to conquer the dungeon again with the Master! “It is truly an infinite honor!”

Another team member was a very energetic person.

The person who had been wandering around Raoul ever since entering the cave, trying to make an impression on him, was none other than Josh.

He joined the First Guild as a C-grade mercenary and has grown rapidly to live up to his title as a mercenary king candidate from his previous life.

Moreover, perhaps thanks to Jake, who had been keeping an eye on him and taking care of him whenever he could, he was an intermediate sword user, but is now at the level of an expert beginner.

However, perhaps due to his free-spirited and unique personality, even after being incorporated into the Order, he preferred to go outside rather than perform internal duties.

So, he was currently serving as the commander of the Turium branch troops and a member of the dungeon attack team.

“It’s been a while, Sir Josh. “Has it been two months since you were ordained a knight?”

“Yes, two months and three days! I’ve been looking forward to seeing you again for a long time, but I never thought you’d come here! Josh, I will do my best to help Master today!”

Josh patted his chest and expressed confidence. And there was something I secretly took out.

“I have also carefully stored the magic lamp that the Master entrusted to me here. Today too, I will brighten the path ahead of you as a master!”

Raoul honestly couldn’t help but be impressed. I never thought there would be a character with perfect social skills like this in the Connect world.

If he was just a guy who was good at flattering, Raoul would have stopped paying attention, but surprisingly, the evaluation of him was very good.

Jake, the boss, had already melted away and the trust of his subordinates was considerable.

At first glance, it may seem shaky, but perhaps because of its quick sense, it was quick to judge the situation and react quickly on the battlefield.

And perhaps because of his experience as a mercenary, he took care of his subordinates meticulously, so his reputation could not have been bad.

“Haha Josh, you’re full of energy today too. But this time, I think we’ll need Josh’s other skills more than the lamp, right?”

As Raoul said that, dozens of magic lights appeared above his head, brightly illuminating the entire cave.

“how is it? “Is the lighting like this enough?”

“uh. Thank you, Ravel.”

Today, Ravel, wearing a black office dress, appeared on Raoul’s shoulder.

“This can’t be right!” Is Label also joining us today? I’m going to be blinded by how beautiful this Josh is! I hurt Ravel…”

“Josh. Are you going to be that noisy during the raid?”

“no!”

Josh zipped up his mouth. But his expression as he looked at the label seemed happy for some reason.

‘It’s gotten a little quieter.’

Ken gave a slight nod to Ravel and quietly waited for Raoul to speak.

“Then, I will briefly explain the strategy.”

And while Josh continued to nod as if it were obvious to Raoul’s explanation, Ken’s complexion gradually darkened.

After the explanation was over, Ken spoke with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

“But that’s no different from attacking the Master alone, right? “I don’t want to be a burden to the Master.”

‘Well, I thought this would be the reaction.’

I couldn’t help but feel dissatisfaction since I had entrusted the expert intermediate level knight with dealing with the random mobs that fell behind from the rear.

That’s why we talked about it in advance yesterday…

“Hmm. “Mr. Ken?”

At that time, Josh cautiously opened his mouth.

“What’s going on, Sir Josh?”

“Is this your first time conquering a dungeon with the Master?”

“That’s right.”

Then Josh smiled and said.

“Then, just follow the Master’s words. “If you experience it yourself, you will understand quickly.”

“…? “What does that mean?”

But before Josh could respond, Raoul interrupted.

“Let’s leave now. “We have to hurry if we want to finish the strategy by today.”

“Yes Master.”

Thus, Raoul’s party, consisting of three humans and one fairy, began to conquer ‘Zenak’s Dungeon’.

* * *

Wow! Squeak!

Brilliant golden lines embroidered the air.

“Keeeeek!”

And on that golden line, translucent spiritual bodies cut into dozens or hundreds of pieces poured out high-frequency screams.

Patter. Ting!

Small jewel-like objects fell from the spirits as they disintegrated into small particles and disappeared, sparkling on the dungeon floor.

‘What is this?’

Ken was mesmerized by the golden feast before his eyes.

The short spear hanging listlessly toward the floor represented her feelings.

The entrance to the dungeon, which was notorious for its various traps and mazes, was literally a free pass.

Raoul, who led the group at the forefront, skillfully navigated the dungeon as if he had designed it himself.

His sensing ability did not miss a single trap, and with the addition of mapping using the system, Ravel’s direction detection magic, and Josh’s intuition, the maze was no different from an ordinary alley.

The group that passed through the entrance was greeted by a small room with two statues and a rectangular passage beyond.

The infamous ‘Path of No Return’ is a place that has devoured countless adventurers.

It was the entrance to a full-fledged dungeon.

There was a name engraved on one of the statues in the room, and that was ‘Zeinak’. That was the name of this dungeon.

The person named Zeinak was standing with his bare hand clenched into a fist, and the statue next to him was holding a broken spear.

Although the statue appeared to have been worn and damaged over the years, it was not difficult to recognize its shape.

Ken couldn’t take his eyes off the statue for a while, but there was no change in the statue, which had already welcomed numerous adventurers.

After passing through the passage, a natural cave-like terrain appeared again, and from then on, the full-scale attack began.

“I will move properly from now on. Don’t fall behind. “Josh, you know what to do, right?”

“Of course Master! “Please leave the rest to me!”

As the tempo of the two suddenly changed, Ken had a strange thought.

‘Have you not moved fast enough until now?’

And as if to ridicule that idea, Raoul’s true skills began to show.

Nearly a hundred palm-sized blades spread out around Raoul, literally cutting down everything that came close to the group.

What is different from when attacking the gate in the past is that the number of controlled Bido has increased significantly.

And the size of the energy contained in each prayer was incomparably stronger than in the past.

At that time, the secret weapon only contained a small amount of mana, but now, the energy contained within it was shaped like a mana blade.

‘As expected, Master! You become stronger every time I see you. Of course, my genius will shine if I stay by that person’s side…’

Josh’s eyes were full of respect and envy.

And his hands were collecting jewels that were falling faster than light.

Clap, crackle.

If what he was holding in both hands were swords rather than tongs, anyone would have thought he was a peerless expert.

In Josh’s eyes, he saw Ken in a dazed state. Although he was a senior engineer than me, he lacked experience, so he had to lead me well.

“Mr. Ken! If you are so absorbed, you will not be able to follow the Master. “Put aside the useless short spears and collect the ones that fall as soon as possible!”

Ken, who came to his senses after hearing Josh’s shout, looked at the tongs in his hand and asked.

“Are you really telling me to grab the tongs?”

“So are you just going to watch? “I’m sure you wouldn’t want to get involved in the battle even after seeing that scene right now, right?”

Then Ken looked up at the golden islands surrounding him once again, looked down at his short spear, and sighed.

‘I didn’t come into the dungeon to do this…’

Josh looked at Ken despondently putting the weapon in his inventory, nodded in understanding, and handed him the tongs he had prepared earlier.

“If you are not a senior knight, it will not be easy to help the master in battle. Instead, if you keep loot like this, the attack speed will be faster and the master will be satisfied.”

There was another reason why Raoul brought Ken, but Josh, who did not know that, could not help but misunderstand that Ken had also followed him to collect loot.

Anyway, it was true that Raoul felt much more comfortable after the two people collected the ‘spirit stones’ dropped by the spirits.

‘The location where it was discovered is a little different, but the inside of the dungeon hasn’t changed.’

Meanwhile, Raoul was walking around looking around the dungeon as if he had a new feeling.

If it weren’t for the raindrops surrounding him, he looked so relaxed that he looked like he was just out for a walk.

Zeinak’s dungeon.

This dungeon, located near the capital of the Kingdom of Ruben, was the first place Bae Do-hyeon cleared in his past life.

It is a well-known place, and it is a dungeon of the highest difficulty that many adventurers and troops from noble families have tried to conquer.

The reason why solo player Bae Do-hyeon was able to conquer such a dungeon is because this is a dungeon exclusively for ‘superpowers.’

Zeynak, known as an ancient fist master or fighting master, was actually a psychic.

This dungeon was a kind of testing ground he had prepared for later generations of psychics, and for some reason, on the Connect continent, where psychics disappeared, there was no one who could break through this dungeon.

‘And the protagonist of the other statue, who is said to have been a close friend of him, is the ancestor of the Marquis Greer.’

Bae Do-hyeon in his previous life didn’t know that fact, so he was only able to get out with Jaenak’s inheritance, but this time was different.

That was exactly why he brought Ken with him.

‘It would be much faster to conquer it alone, but you can’t miss the treasure in front of you even if you know it, right?’

Ken in his previous life was said to have been able to obtain the legacy of his ancestors even though he found the dungeon late, and thanks to this he rose to the level of a Spear Master.

But this time, Raoul planned to lead her to receive her inheritance much sooner than before.

The benefit that Raoul could gain by doing so was not simply the extent of turning one of his subordinates into a master.

‘Marquis Greer. Now, we can attract the family of the sleeping dragons, who are catching their breath and waiting for the time to fly again, to the same side.’

But that was only when Raoul’s plan went as planned.

Perhaps because he was a little anxious, Raoul’s steps gradually became faster.

‘Wow, Master! ‘It’s too fast!’

Beads of sweat were continuously flowing from Josh’s forehead as he followed with the tongs.

(Continued in the next part)