Chapter 516 – IF I Am Alone in Another World 2

Swing the sword.

“Kkueeeeek!”

Sigh-!

Swing the sword.

“Chwiik, chwiik-!”

Sigh-!

Swing the sword.

“Human, liver-!”

Sigh-!

Swing the sword.

Dojin swung his sword endlessly. As she wielded the sword so much, she realized that she had risen to a level that she did not even know what level she was on.

‘Here…’ … So-.’

According to the knowledge he learned from an employee of the Adventurer’s Guild, the monster he had just cut down was a lizardman. Bipedal lizard monster.

And those monsters appear from floors 13 to 15. So, it seemed like he had already risen to the 13th floor.

As I swung my sword without thinking, I had already passed the 10th floor, which beginner adventurers consider to be a wall.

‘Guild staff say it’s still too early.’

Dojin recalled the warning the guild staff had given him. Dungeons are very dangerous. He equips himself, gathers his companions, and prepares well. Then challenge yourself.

In particular, he warned that if he climbed more than 10 levels bare-handed, he might lose his life. What is it like in reality? He has already surpassed level 10 and is still alive.

The guild employee’s guess was wrong.

“But… I’m starting to get tired. I guess I’ll stop here.”

Dojin picked up the magic stones rolling on the floor and put them in his bag, then took out a scroll from his arms. It is an item that must be carried when entering a dungeon, and an item that saves the hassle of coming and going.

It was a teleportation scroll.

“Exit.”

Buuk – As he tears the scroll and chants the spell, Dojin’s body flies out of the dungeon. Dojin quickly escaped through the dungeon entrance, adjusted his bag and headed to the guild.

Before I knew it, a month had passed since I fell into this world.

He still hasn’t found a way to return to Earth.

* * *

“Wow, you’re really amazing! How could this…”

The guild employee, Pion, let out an exclamation as he looked at the magic stones that Dojin brought. It was something that, with her common sense, could not have happened. Dojin, who has just become an adventurer, brings back magic stones from the 10th floor?

I don’t know what Dojin originally did, but it was quite surprising that he was able to do things that even former knights, former rangers, and former magicians couldn’t do.

“Currency exchange.”

“Yes! We’ll do it quickly. Money as usual?”

“Yes.”

“I understand!”

After hearing Dojin’s words, Pion held out two silver coins and a piece of paper. The silver coins were the cost of Do-jin’s lodging and meals for the day, and the paper was a kind of confirmation that he had saved the remaining amount in his bank account.

After taking the money and vouchers, Do-jin left the guild and headed to his lodgings. It was a routine that developed after falling into another world. Monotonous routine leading from dungeon – guild – dormitory.

After throwing a silver coin to the hostel owner who greeted him warmly and asking if he was here today, Do-jin went up to his room and relaxed only after locking the door.

In this world where I had no connection and knew no one in the world, I couldn’t relax even for a moment. Rather, it was only possible to relax in a dungeon where everyone was the enemy.

‘Now, one month… Is there no structure?’

Dojin sighed slightly as there was no sign of a rescue team coming to save him. Well, it’s a different world that makes me wonder if it even exists in the same universe.

It was impossible for the Earth, which had only just sent people to the moon, to be able to send a rescue team to this unknown place in space. If the movie had a story like that, it would be criticized for being ridiculous.

Ultimately, it meant that he would have to live here for the rest of his life. In a different world where language is communicated but not even letters can be communicated, and all you can do is kill monsters while wasting your body…

‘It’s okay for now, though. How long will this last?’

It offended Dojin that there weren’t that many middle-aged adventurers full of wrinkles, let alone old adventurers with white hair.

This is because I felt first-hand that this is an industry where people retire in their 30s or 40s at the latest.

He is 20 years old, so 10 years from now. He had to earn enough money to live on and retire within 20 years at the most. In the meantime, if he wanted to find a way to return to Earth, he had to earn money to do so.

I can’t see the answer. His father didn’t teach him how to get out of these situations. What Do-hoon taught was how to kill people. How not to get killed by someone. And it was a way to survive in nature, not a way to survive when you are alone in another world and become a loser of civilization.

Do-jin, who was lying in bed staring at the ceiling, realized that break time was over and went straight down to the first floor. The first floor of this lodging, which also serves as a restaurant, was full of adventurers like him who had returned from their adventures.

“Here! One more beer!”

“This is oak steak!”

“Bring the most expensive one!”

Dojin passed by the noisy adventurers and took a seat in a quiet corner, looking at the employee looking at him from afar and nodding his head.

The waiter who was watching his actions nodded as if he understood, and returned a moment later with his usual food.

“Here, the oak steak, salad, and milk you always eat.”

“Thank you.”

“If you really appreciate it, order a drink. Don’t just order this all the time.”

Do-jin did not answer but raised the knife. It was time to consume protein. The employee, who saw Do-jin ignoring him, naturally disappeared to another table, as if he was used to this situation.

Do-jin, holding a knife, chopped his steak into small pieces and listened to what the people around him were saying. This was the only time Do-jin, who knew no one, could learn information about this world. Unreliable rumors spewed out by drunken adventurers.

Among the rumors I’ve heard so far were these.

Elves’ ears are an erogenous zone.

Females have weak backs.

Dwarves have big breasts.

There were rumors that the wizards were confined to their own workshops and did not come out because they were fooling around among themselves, and that the emperor of the empire was a polymorph dragon.

Among them, what caught Dojin’s attention the most was the information about the dungeon.

“So-! It will definitely be at the end of the dungeon!”

“Are you talking about that again? No one believes that.”

“Whether you believe it or not doesn’t matter to me! It’s there at the end of the dungeon! A treasure that makes the dreams of those who reach it come true! The Great Treasure One Skin—!”

There is a rumor that there is a treasure at the end of the dungeon that can grant any wish.

This rumor was Dojin’s only hope of returning to Earth.

In fact, not many people from another world believed this rumor.

‘… It seems like it exists.’

Do-jin from Earth could actually believe that such absurd rumors were credible. That’s because the very idea of ​​coming from Earth to this world in the first place is nonsense.

For him, whether he suddenly falls from Earth to another world or whether there is a treasure at the end of a dungeon that grants all wishes, both are equally absurd, but if the former happens, there is no reason why the latter cannot happen.

The problem was whether it would be possible to climb to the end of the dungeon.

‘With my skills now… Honestly, it’s impossible to go any higher than this.’

It’s a fantasy world that seems like something out of a novel, but I couldn’t help but shake my head if there was anything truly fantasy-like about it.

There is magic, but no aurors. It seems that the limit of human physical ability has risen, but there is no way to instantly become stronger like leveling up in a game.

The only way to become strong was through extremely consistent training and discipline.

In other words, if Dojin aims for the end of the dungeon right away…

‘Colleague. Should I save it?’

Save your friends and unite with them. Building relationships like that and moving up was the best option. To be honest, it was the thing I was the least confident about.

I never learned how to treat people. If he had known that method, there is no way he would have made a single friend during his 12 years as a student.

“… Well, it will work out somehow.”

Do-jin ultimately chose to run away. Rather than finding a companion, let’s climb as high as possible on our own.

That’s what I promised.

And the next day.

Do-jin suffered an injury where his arm was cut off on the 15th floor of the dungeon.

* * *

“Whoo, whoo-.”

“Are you holding back well? It’s almost done, so please bear with me until the end.”

The priest smiles and speaks. Do-jin, who knew that the smile and composure came from the absolute power of divine power, bit his lip and endured the pain.

The pain that felt as if all the blood vessels and nerves passing through his head would be burned overcame him, but he was able to endure it with great effort. Well, it is a body trained to withstand torture. It was my first time experiencing a complete amputation injury like this, but it was bearable.

After a while, the priest who finished the treatment looked at Dojin with pride and let out an exclamation.

“This is the first time anyone has survived an arm cut off like this without fainting, and this is the first time anyone has come back with a severed arm on their own! “You’re amazing.”

“… Yeah, whatever.”

“Oh, the cost is one large silver coin. “Tithe is not included.”

“… “Here.”

“Thank you!”

Dojin, who gave one silver coin as a tithe, frowned and left the church. The priest, who knew that he had been suffering close to shock death just moments ago, let him go without saying a word.

After leaving the church, Do-jin took a deep breath in the fresh air and recalled what happened in the dungeon. He was fighting against 15-tier monsters. He was confident. Furthermore, he had already successfully hunted without a single wound in the same level.

It was arrogance.

The monster created in the dungeon rushed towards Dojin while he was fighting, cutting off one of his arms.
It was pure luck that I was able to escape with my arms raised.

I couldn’t imagine that something like this wouldn’t happen in the future. It’s like this even against monsters on the 15th floor that you can’t afford to lose 1v1, but even higher. What about against higher tier monsters?

‘… A colleague.’

I needed a colleague. A trustworthy colleague who can count on his back.