Chapter 160 – 160. Toad Alchemist

As soon as I accepted the request, a new labyrinth was registered for me.

[Labyrinth Type: Shared Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Not measurable]

[Labyrinth Name: Nether Tunnel]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 15 or higher]

[Assigned objective: Hunt the Balrog roaming the mine shaft]

[Goal achievement reward: Weapon craftsman’s trust, 100 old gold coins, survival level increase]

[Capacity: Unlimited]

The labyrinths I had seen so far included a simple labyrinth, an infinite labyrinth, an ascending labyrinth, and a fixed labyrinth. But I never thought another new type of labyrinth would emerge here.

‘Shared labyrinth?’

I don’t know who has so many labyrinths.

A simple labyrinth is a one-shot labyrinth for obtaining rewards, and an infinite labyrinth is a stable farming site. The ascending labyrinth was like a fusion of a simple labyrinth and an infinite labyrinth.

‘The fixed labyrinth is a labyrinth with pagan symbols. A place where anyone can enter if they are qualified to enter. No way, this. Is the shared labyrinth the same as after the fixed labyrinth was conquered?’

Maybe so. Since it’s shared, it seems like anyone can come in as long as they have a ticket.

As if to prove my thoughts, the lizard blacksmith began to explain.

“There are probably other survivors in the mine shaft.”

“Other survivors?”

“Okay. A resident of a completely different planet than your home planet. Or, there could be someone like you who was commissioned. Everyone has different reasons for entering the mine, but there is a high possibility of conflict.”

As expected, it felt like the shared labyrinth was giving the coordinates of a fixed labyrinth.

If simple labyrinths and infinite labyrinths create new lower dimensions, fixed labyrinths and shared labyrinths open the door to places that already exist.

“And the Balrog nullifies all fire, curse, poison, disease, and other miscellaneous attribute attacks, and has very high physical resistance, so be careful.”

“Yes. “I understand.”

“See you later then.”

A crazy monster that is completely immune to elemental attacks. There is no choice but to press it with force.

I promised the blacksmith what would happen next and came out of the labyrinth.

“Is it out already?”

“Uh oh. “What about Yeongsik and the rest?”

“Everyone just went in.”

The gate to the ‘Edible Human Shop’, a high-level labyrinth, had disappeared. It seems like everyone went there.

‘Youngsik and Park Seonhwa. And Kang Ji-yeon, Kang Young-seop’s father and daughter, and Jun-ho’s father entered.’

Except for my women, all the combat team members at our base entered the labyrinth. All five people were given new skills today, so they were quite strengthened.

It seems dangerous because it is a high level difficulty, but after visiting the Forest of the Fallen, which was on the highest level of difficulty, I think it is worth it if you have the same specs as our group members.

As long as I don’t encounter a crazy species like me in the labyrinth, I think I will overcome adversity with ease.

“Then Ayun and Hyuna. Saeyeon and Sae-ah. And my father-in-law is going in.”

“Yes, yes.”

“The five of us decided to attack it.”

“I think it’s enough.”

“Hmm.”

It seems that the five of us, including my women and father-in-law Yoo Ji-hwan, the father of Sae-ah and Sae-yeon, are entering the artist’s workshop.

The difficulty level of Artist’s Workshop is medium to high. These are the girls who came through the forest of stragglers with me. I think we can sufficiently attack it.

‘I even have an Astral Sword.’

Even if a spirit appears, it is still worth a try.

“Avoid dangerous things as much as possible. Let’s quickly search for the rooftop first.”

“Huh. I’ll be careful.”

“If something bad happens…”

“You just have to protect Saeyeon and send her out.”

The corpse can be placed in the inventory.

Therefore, if only Saeyeon survives, the rest of the party can be revived with fragments of the resurrection stone.

Of course, it would be best if no one dies at all.

‘If a catastrophe occurs.’

After committing suicide, you can use daily regression to go back one day. As expected, we should try to avoid something like that from happening as much as possible.

‘I gave everything I could. ‘Excluding me, these four are the strongest people in our base.’

I decided to trust it and leave it to him. Anyway, I thought we had to gradually divide up roles.

“Then I’ll come back.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t worry. Son-in-law.”

“Ah, yes. Craftsman.”

With an awkward greeting from the craftsman, the five people entered the labyrinth.

My father and Hyuna’s biological mother, Mrs. Gu A-young, and other children with low fighting skills, such as Do-hyeong, Seung-hee, and Hee-jeong, will be handling the remaining work and protecting the holy name.

Seongho hasn’t woken up yet, so they’ll be hunting nearby zombies and waiting for us.

Everyone is doing their best in their respective positions.

I also have to do my best.

“Then shall we go into the labyrinth too, Agaf?”

[Yes.]

“That’s not true. “I should stop by the alchemist’s manufacturing room first.”

[Ah.]

I quickly entered the next dimension shop.

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“Wow.”

As soon as you enter the weapon craftsman’s blacksmith shop, you die from the intense heat, and the alchemist’s manufacturing room is delirious with an inexplicable stench.

What on earth? What is this crazy smell? The smell is different from the smell I smelled in the stinking gutter. I felt like I was boiling something that shouldn’t be boiled.

Even though it was called a store, it didn’t even look like a store. From all kinds of medicinal herbs hanging from the walls and ceiling, to special parts of monsters in formalin containers, to glass bottles with unidentified creatures wriggling around.

Oh my god. Even the walls are made of dirt. Thatched roof? It is a house with an old feel. What’s even more terrifying is that there is a cauldron in the middle of the room with bubbling green slime.

I didn’t even start a fire, but the pot is boiling all by itself. It’s a pot with a strong opinion.

“Oh. A handsome bald customer?”

As I looked around in confusion, the partition curtain at the entrance to the inner room opened and someone walked out.

‘Fuck! What is that!?’

Toad monster. No, is it a frog? I don’t know what it was, but a bipedal frog greeted me. He’s making a laughing sound, but I can’t recognize his facial expression.

More than anything, that gaze is so unpleasant. That indifferent gaze, as if looking at prey. Although he is smiling, he continues to lick his appetite.

“Hello, my name is Ker. Potion Sagale? I’ll give it to you cheaply. Or there are other services. It’s called aesthetics… Hehe. How do you feel?”

“No. “I don’t need aesthetics, I want to invite you to my market.”

The adult toad nodded at my straightforward request.

What exactly is the toad monster’s aesthetic? I don’t want to know. It will definitely be a terrible bore.

He’s going to swallow me up with that big mouth and then taste me. Even so, it seemed like they would apply a lot of saliva and claim it was an aesthetic treatment.

It’s terrible.

Hehe. Don’t hate it. But there are only two ways he can recruit me.”

“1000 gold coins or the quest is completed. Right?”

“Oh my. “You’ve already been somewhere else?”

“Yes. But I don’t have 1000 gold coins right now. Please give it to me as a request.”

Hehe. “You seem to be in a lot of hurry?”

“…”

Soon the toad saint gave me a request.

[Challenge: ‘Alchemist’s Request’]

[Achievement conditions: Enter the shared labyrinth ‘Nine Heaven’s Swamp’ and destroy the Hydra’s nest (0/1)]

[Achievement Reward: Alchemist’s Trust, 100 old gold coins]

As soon as I accepted, the shared labyrinth was immediately registered to me.

[Labyrinth Type: Shared Labyrinth]

[Difficulty: Not measurable]

[Labyrinth Name: Nine Heavenly Swamps]

[Entry conditions: Survival level 15 or higher]

[Imposed goal: Destroy the hydra’s nest that has appeared in the swamp]

[Goal achievement reward: Alchemist’s trust, 100 old gold coins, survival level increase]

[Capacity: Unlimited]

Hehe. “I will definitely come back with success, sir.”

“Ugh. Why am I here with you! “Stop playing around.”

“Hehe. It’s embarrassing. It’s just a compliment. Because you’re handsome. Huhuhu.”

“Well, such shameless sexual praise… I don’t think it’s good.”

I’m going crazy. What part of me did you like? Maybe baldness is your preference?

I want to pull out my sword and beat him to death because he keeps flirting with me earlier, but I can’t kill the merchant who invited me to the Dimensional Market. Let’s be patient. I have no choice but to just move on and say, “This is just my personality.”

“Ha, please show me some things.”

“Yep. “Wait a minute, honey.”

Since I don’t have time, I’ll just buy the potion quickly and leave. There were so many weapons that I didn’t need to buy them, and other things took time, so I just did it, but I could just buy potions right away.

“Ta-da. Here it is. Since your face is so much to my taste, I’ll show you some of my best works.”

Best work? Why are you so arrogant?

[Elixir (Replica): A potion that imitates the legendary elixir. When taken, all kinds of negative effects are ‘removed’. If you are not dead, you can be revived.]

[Nectar (replica): A potion that imitates nectar, the drink of the gods. When taken, all abilities temporarily increase, and you enter an ‘invincible’ state that nullifies all attacks.]

[Amrita (replica): This is a potion that imitates the lost elixir, Amrita. When taken, the five senses and combat sense will be extremely heightened for about 10 minutes, and the ‘source’ remaining in the soul will be awakened.]

[Daeseondan (Replica): It is a phantom that imitates Daeseondan, the elixir of the good world. When taken, the ‘Naegongsimbeop’, ‘Fortunate Breakdown’, and ‘Naegajungsu’ skills will be awakened to S rank, and the body will ‘evolve’.]

“…”

What on earth are these things?

This toad… Can you make something like this?

In an instant, the toad monster became a toad demon in my mind.

“It was originally 1,500 gold coins each. I’ll make it cheap and give it to you for 750. How do you feel?”

I swallowed dry saliva again and again.

He is a craftsman who creates items of this caliber. How great it would be if we could bring this kind of being to us.

“I don’t have that kind of money right now. Instead, you will definitely earn it, so don’t sell it somewhere else.”

“Are you saving it?”

“Yes. I’ll save it. Please wait.”

“Oh my. It’s so powerful.”

You have to collect gold coins quickly.

I wanted to eat the Daesundan.