Chapter 94 – 94. Labyrinth Pioneering Project (2)

Two hours have already passed since Baek Ah-yoon and his companions entered the second basement floor of the Warlord’s Workshop.

“The second floor is a bit tight!!”

“Ahh!! Here we come again!! They keep coming!!!”

“Isn’t this being created and exported in real time!?”

“Ugh!!! Hey, I couldn’t pick up all the magic gemstones..!”

“Seonhwa unnie! Just throw it away!!”

“Ah, it’s a waste…”

It was relatively easy to break through the first floor because there were weak failures with one of their limbs missing or no fighting skills walking around, but the difficulty level increased significantly from the second floor.

That’s because there were no surprise raids on the first floor, and the quantity was not very large.

The level of difficulty felt by the group was the lowest among the five labyrinths, and moreover, some of the dolls were stupid in many ways, such as continuing to repeat actions without paying attention to whether someone was approaching or not.

As a result, Baek A-yoon and her companions were able to destroy any doll they found. The broken dolls were enemies that you didn’t even need to be nervous about.

However, it was quite dangerous because dolls in normal condition were moving around from the second floor.

They are numerous, their combat abilities have increased, and they are strangely active.

“What the fuck!!!!”

-Quaaang!!!!

The doll’s upper body exploded due to Baek Ayun’s crushing blow. The fragments of the broken doll flew backwards, and some of the dolls that came in succession were hit by the fragments and fell backwards.

Oil gushed out from the smashed doll.

“Ayoona! Get back!!”

As Baek Ah-yoon disrupted his line with her with a series of crushing blows, Kim Hyun-ah stepped forward this time. She placed her frozen gauntlet-wearing hand on the floor and activated her ice blast.

-Blah blah blah!!!!

In an instant, the entire narrow hallway where the dolls were crowded froze, and dozens of dolls froze. Of course, it wasn’t possible to kill the dolls with this.

If the opponent were a living thing with a beating heart, this would have killed him halfway, but the doll is an inanimate object. Even if you freeze it, it only stops moving, it doesn’t kill it.

“Let’s go!!!”

“What the fuck!!! Everyone die!!!”

“Seonhwa unni!! “Don’t be too excited!!”

“Oh, sorry..!!”

As soon as the dolls stopped moving, Park Young-sik and Park Seon-hwa, who had been waiting, ran out.

Park Young-sik swung his machete at the frozen dolls, and Park Seon-hwa smashed her dolls by frantically swinging her arms, which had been hardened by the transformation of her iron arm, as if she did n’t even need her her weapons her her her.

As Park Young-sik and Park Seon-hwa went wild, the frozen dolls broke apart without being able to move.

Soon, as the two people dealt with the frozen dolls to a certain extent, dolls in good condition came rushing in again.

“Ew!!!!”

At that time, Han Jun-ho and Baek A-yoon, who had been resting for a while, ran out and stopped the dolls from charging. The same thing as before was repeated a few more times.

“Ugh… It’s cold…”

While the group was fighting, Kim Hyun-ah was warming up by blowing on her breath. Her body temperature dropped drastically due to the penalty of her exit from the ice, so she warmed her body with a blanket and a hand warmer and prepared for her next skill.

She had already used the steam engine so many times that it was starting to take a toll on her body, so she could no longer use the method of covering herself with the steam engine.

Skills that cause accumulated damage to the body could cause irreversible damage if overused.

It cannot be used too indiscriminately as it causes cumulative damage to the body itself beyond the simple penalty.

If you really wanted to use skills indiscriminately, you had to increase your stats drastically.

Anyway, as a result of working hard to establish a fighting method for an hour, all five of us were able to work together by hitting and running at the correct timing.

Since their lives were at stake, everyone’s combat abilities increased quickly.

They were very nervous because the moment they made even a small mistake, the rest of the group could get caught up and die.

“Haa.. Haa.. Shibaaaaa…”

“It’s hard…”

“Everyone, let’s all get some rest..”

After killing about thirty dolls, the group went into the warehouse they had organized earlier, locked the door, and took a moment to catch their breath.

A huge number of dolls were destroyed in just over 2 hours. Thanks to this, the party’s survival level quickly increased and they were able to obtain a huge amount of magic stones.

Of course, there were a lot of magic stones that I couldn’t collect and had to throw away, but I still managed to secure three double bags worth of low-level magic stones, so it was enough to just play around and eat for the time being.

“Ugh.. My body smells like oil..”

“That’s right.. Phew..”

The bodies of the companions were covered in oil.

The dolls did not bleed. When you kill them, sticky oil pours out. Because of this, Han Jun-ho and Kim Hyun-ah were unable to use fire attribute skills.

It felt like if I made a mistake, everything would go up in flames along with the dolls. As a result, Han Jun-ho, whose main skills were fire attribute skills, felt a little disappointed. Even if he wanted to fight actively, he had no choice because his main skills were sealed.

Moreover, since the dolls had almost no parts that could be called acupuncture points, point-point striking could not be used properly. In many ways, the attack and defense of the former brainchild did not have a good compatibility with Han Jun-ho.

“But that oil flowing out of the doll could be useful if we collected it separately..”

“Right? “I think I could put it in the stove.”

“That’s right… It’s a fuel that can be produced indefinitely.”

As they thought, it would have been better to collect the oil spilled by the dolls. Of course, we couldn’t afford to store oil right now.

I didn’t even have time to search through the dead dolls to extract magic stones, so I said everything.

The monsters in the infinite labyrinth did not naturally disappear like the monsters in the simple labyrinth, so I had to collect them one by one, but the number of dolls killed so far was so large and the endless number of dolls coming in that I didn’t ‘t ‘t even have time to take out the magic stone.

Since the initial purpose of entry was to investigate the labyrinth rather than collect magic stones, the party left the dead dolls alone for the time being.

“Oh right. Ah Yuna, what about your fingers? “You lost your fingernail earlier… “

“Oh, it’s okay. It’s worth holding on to.”

Meanwhile, Baek Ayun used crushing blows so much that the fingernails on her middle fingers and her fell off. She was getting rid of the pain in her fingers with her hypoalgesia.

“Ayoon, even my blood..”

“Ah, that’s enough!”

When Park Seon-hwa showed off her neck, Baek Ah-yoon waved her hand. Everyone was already tired, and if they even transfused her blood, there was a chance that she would collapse from anemia.

“More than that, I just rose to survival level.”

“What? Really?”

“So you’re level 10 now?”

“I also gained a new skill.”

Everyone was in the mood to share blood for no reason, so Baek Ayun quickly changed the topic.

For reference, Park Young-sik and Kim Hyun-ah were still in grade 9, and Park Seon-hwa and Han Jun-ho were in grade 8. Except for Kang In-ho, who had conquered the simple labyrinth several times, and Baek A-yoon, who had defeated numerous enemies, everyone had not yet reached level 10.

“So what new skill did you acquire?”

“I’m curious.”

“That’s it… “

Baek Ah Yoon briefly informed his companions of the skills he had acquired.

[Stat Redistribution (A)]

[Effect: Stats can be randomly redistributed by placing your hand on your head.]

[Handicap: Stats can be redistributed every 7 days.]

[Penalty: Madness gradually increases each time you redistribute stats.]

“Wow..”

The skill that Baek Ah-yoon acquired this time was a skill that complemented the shortcomings of her fundamental skill, Hunting Command.

Hunting orders give ‘random’ stats when hunting designated game. Therefore, the stats rose arbitrarily, but now it was possible to lump those stats into one or evenly redistribute them.

Moreover, if he could just place his hand on her her head her her her, he could interfere with not only his own abilities but also the abilities of others. This meant that if you could place your hand on the opponent’s head during battle, you could change their abilities at will and turn them into an asshole.

“Wow.. That’s amazing.. I want to get the next skill quickly too.. Should I go in and hunt some more..?”

“No, Yeongsikkun… Let’s not say things like that when you’re drooling because you’re tired. Let’s go up now.”

“Okay. Since everyone looks tired… Shall we go up slowly?”

“Yes..!”

“Ugh.. I’m tired..”

“Cough.. Cough…”

Everyone thought they wanted to quickly raise their survival level and receive new skills, but they couldn’t push themselves too hard. This is because I could have crossed the Jordan River out of greed.

“Okay then. Everyone missed something, right?”

“Huh. Let’s go up!”

“Good. Then get out quickly… Huh…?”

-Kugugu Palace…

“What the fuck are you talking about?”

“I don’t know… I heard it from downstairs…”

“It’s not that bad.. We need to get out quickly..”

The sound of destruction heard from downstairs.

If Kang In-ho came in, the sound of destruction should be heard from the upper floor or the second floor where they are.

However, the sound just now clearly came from downstairs.

Something was coming up.

It was an elite monster, a hound of the workshop that had picked up the scent of an intruder.

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“Wow.. They all killed it in a flashy manner..”

I followed the traces of my companions and came down to the second basement level. Just as Saeyeon said, the first basement floor was really cleaned up.

Moreover, traces of battle were visible everywhere on the second floor, and the corpses of dolls that had not yet been collected were strewn everywhere.

I’ll have to take the time to collect it all later. Every single one of those things is money. That’s because they give you coins if you put the whole thing in the transaction window.

“But the smell of oil is a bit strong…”

Everything else was good, but the smell of oil gave me a bit of a headache. Still, it’s not that bad, but it’s bearable.

“It must be in front of here..”

The traces left by the group were gradually becoming more recent. When I checked with presence detection, it seemed like he was hiding in a room at the end of the hallway.

We’ll be able to meet each other soon…

-Kugugu Palace…!!!!

“Huh?”

At that time, I heard the sound of something being smashed.

At the same time, I felt an unidentifiable sense of intimidation at the end of the hallway.

I aimed at a place that felt intimidating.

Beyond the dark hallway, something was standing still and staring at me.

“That guy.. What else..”

Standing at the end of the hallway was a doll with a huge body and a scary face that was completely different from the dolls I had encountered so far.

It was a doll with four arms… Resembling an evil spirit or chalsha.

If the guys who came out up to this point were just ordinary worker dolls…

That thing really looked like a crazy battle doll.

“Shiva…”

I even made eye contact with that strange doll. Intelligence seems quite high…

Is that guy… An elite monster?

I think it’s probably an elite monster.

This can’t be helped now.

I quickly pulled out my gun.

-Ride, ride, ride!!!!!!

“I’m a geek!!!!!”

An elite combat doll that was shot in an instant and completely destroyed, with its arms, head, and chest turning into rags.

The guy eventually fell backwards and fell down the stairs.

His presence has completely disappeared. He emptied an entire magazine and the elite monster simply died.

“Fuck.. It’s nothing, but you’re holding on to your weight and glaring at people. It’s annoying.”

Winning first and foremost is the truth.

Moreover, in a labyrinth where there is no need to worry about shooting a gun, the guy with the gun always wins.

Yeah, there’s no need to engage in close combat with a strange bastard. It is right to just shoot and kill a dangerous guy from a distance.