Chapter 388 – Sudden Call (2)

Silver and Jade Co., Ltd., Azure Shield Conference Room.

In a five-pyeong space where five male and female hunters gathered, the members of the Azure Shield shared their opinions about the crystal spider cave they would enter after a while.

To be precise, the contents to attack the white crystal spider queen nest, which is said to be one of the most powerful objects in the crystal spider cave.

“If you want to deal with fire magic without using fire magic, in the end, the main dealer should be Seong Tae-gyeong, right? Yuri unnie’s wind magic won’t be able to pierce the white crystal spider queen’s outer skin, right?”

“Huh. It’s not impossible if you concentrate and gather mana, but… It takes about 20 minutes to use it once if it is a blow that can work on the target.”

“About 10 minutes could buy me some time to try, but 20 minutes definitely seems a bit long.”

“As expected, I think it would be appropriate for me to be the main dealer and Cha Yu-ri to play a supporting role. As in the last time, Mina is mainly leading the ceremony of the White Crystal Spider Queen, but with the auxiliary magic of my guardian angel and Mr. Cha Yu-ri…”

Although most of the hunters gathered here are A-class hunters in their 3rd year or higher, fighting in dungeons has always been dangerous.

In particular, when the target to fight was an S-class monster that was higher than their own, it was necessary to set up a strategy with more caution.

It would be nice if everything went according to plan, but fighting in dungeons always took an unexpected turn.

When the vanguard is defeated due to more enemies than expected, when magic cannot be used due to curses, silence, or depletion of magical power, or when a colleague is in danger, you must prepare for as many situations as possible by considering various situations. Did

As a result, the higher the level of the party, the longer the meeting time.

“… Coul.”

Occasionally, to the extent that there are people who cannot concentrate on the meeting in this way.

“… Ji-hee?”

“…”

“… Me, Ji-hee?”

“Huh… !!”

Cheon Ji-hee leaps out of her seat with a surprised expression on her face as Kang Hye-eun suddenly appears in front of her own eyes.

It was also a natural reaction to shake her head back and forth and be surprised as much as she was in her sleep.

“Jihee, are you okay?”

“… Sorry. I forgot to fall asleep.”

“If you are tired, please let me know in advance. Depending on Ji-hee’s physical condition, we may not be able to attack the White Crystal Spider Queen today.”

“No, that’s fine. I won’t sleep anymore, so don’t worry.”

“I’m glad Ji-hee is like that, but since it’s an unexpected call, there’s no need to overdo it.”

At Kang Hye-eun’s slightly worried eyes looking at her, Cheon Ji-hee felt a subtle pain as if her chest was being stabbed for no reason.

At the same time, in her heart she reprimanded herself for having been dozing off stupidly until now.

‘It’s the day Hye-eun called and gathered, but I’m crazy…’

Of course, she couldn’t say that she had no accumulated fatigue as she had been working part-time as a security guard at the event until the day before, but that alone could not excuse herself for not paying attention during the meeting.

In any case, it was his own responsibility to respond to the sudden call when he could not control his condition.

Above all, for Cheon Ji-hee, part-time job as a security guard was not even hard work to the extent that fatigue accumulated.

‘I’ve never been this tired from an overnight dungeon raid or a daily part-time job, but…’

In fact, she, too, was vaguely aware of it in her mind.

As time goes by, the number of times you feel fatigue in your body is increasing.

It wasn’t a symptom that started recently. The foreboding itself has been felt little by little since about two years ago.

Cheon Ji-hee’s awakening ability, which had been growing steadily since her first year as a hunter, was gradually weakening about two years ago, and her lacking parts were somehow made up with only her experience and efforts up to this point. .

Chun Ji-hee, the person in charge of her awakening ability, realized most clearly that even that part was gradually reaching her limits.

“Chun Ji-hee seemed like she wouldn’t doze off during a meeting, but she has an unexpected side.”

“I saw it for the first time too. Ji-hee fell asleep during the meeting.”

“I don’t think I would have been so surprised if it had been Han Min-ah, who had been dozing off in class throughout her school days.”

“What dude?! At least when I’m active as a Hunter, I’m on edge every time?!”

“Sleep, stop. Both Taekyung and Minah, stop chatting and focus on the meeting again. I will explain again from the blocked part, so Jihee-ssi, please pay attention.”

“… Huh. I will focus properly from now on.”

After such a fuss that wasn’t a fuss passed, the Azure Shield’s white crystal spider subjugation meeting continued until lunchtime.

Contrary to her own words, Cheon Ji-hee could hardly concentrate on talking throughout her meeting.

It wasn’t because of the simple accumulation of fatigue, but because of other disturbing reasons.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

“A grade dungeon. Crystal Spider Cave.”

After having a pre-meeting by consuming the entire morning, we entered the crystal spider cave immediately after lunch.

If it had been the same battle as before, linking my flame magic with Cha Yu-ri’s wind magic, there wouldn’t have been a need for a meeting.

In this battle, I decided not to use that method and try to fight.

There were many reasons for not using flame magic in the crystal spider cave, but the biggest problem was safety.

The White Crystal Spider Queen’s nest, where she used fire magic last time, was spacious and had a high ceiling, so there was a premise that she would be okay with large-scale fire magic.

Most crystal spider queen nests are formed in a fairly narrow space, befitting a cave.

It’s obvious what will happen after using large-scale flame magic in an enclosed space.

Carbon monoxide poisoning suffocates the entire party, or it burns to death along with a group of crystal spiders.

In addition, there were minor problems such as worsening material damage, but anyway, the most important reason was for the safety of the entire party.

For the future of attacking other monsters, it was necessary to try various joint operations.

That’s how it was created, a new role change position in this party’s outing.

Originally, Cha Yu-ri, who played the role of the main dealer, was boldly changed to a support and assistant dealer, and I, who was a support and vanguard assistant, assumed the role of the main dealer.

As the avant-garde hit one, the burden on Hye-eun and Cheon Ji-hee would relatively increase, but Cha Yu-ri’s leeway would reduce the number of monsters attacking the two, so it would probably be okay.

There was no particular reason for Han Min-ah to change her location, so she kept her search and combat support role the same as before.

In the first place, since I came in, Min-ah Han barely escaped her role as a temporary frontline, so her current position wouldn’t be particularly burdensome.

“… If you turn right here, you’ll find the White Crystal Spider Queen’s nest. Maybe if we take one or two more steps, they will immediately find out who we are, so it’s important to go right in and settle down as we did last time.”

“I checked.”

“Then I’ll be the first to enter and distract the lower level monsters. Yuri-sister, please prepare wide-area wind magic so that it can be used right away.”

“Huh.”

“Then go in, one, two…”

In line with Han Min-ah’s slogan, the sky-colored shields all entered the nest of the White Crystal Spider Queen.

It was the moment when the second attempt to attack the White Crystal Spider Queen’s nest began.

The first to move was Han Min-ah, who was the fastest among us, as planned.

It was so light and fast that it could be called a cat’s step, walking around the cave.

She began her pre-work by wandering around the cave as planned beforehand.

If you didn’t know it, it might look like she was just walking around the dungeon, but she wasn’t just walking around the dungeon with quick steps.

– Tok, tok, tok, tok.

‘Kikii Iik!’

Unlike the white crystal spider queen, who has a fast sensing ability, adult white crystal spiders start to grasp the situation a beat late.

Han Min-ah passed in front of or on top of those monsters, kicking them and hitting them with a dagger to draw their attention.

It was the process of starting to reduce the number of monsters, which is the most basic in attacking the Crystal Spider Queen’s nest.

Generally, when the hunter party enters the crystal spider queen’s nest, the other adult spiders tend to spread evenly to all party members, but if there is a target that makes a preemptive attack like that, the attention of the attacked monster will naturally be drawn to one side. .

The next signal came out of Mina’s mouth when the number of white crystal spiders following her exceeded 15.

‘Catch up!’

‘Kikii Iik!’

“Yuri sister, now!”

At Minah Han’s signal, a screw tornado stretches from Cha Yu-ri’s staff.

Despite her wide-area magic, Cha Yu-ri’s 5-circle magic, which showed considerable power, entwined a group of white crystal spiders following Han Min-ah into a vortex of sharp wind.

Most of the monsters caught up in her wind magic were cut off from their weakest part, their legs, and died as a group.

Even so, not all the monsters that attracted Han Min-ah’s attention were defeated by Cha Yu-ri’s wind magic.

“Chun Ji-hee, let’s go!”

“… I know.”

Either they were not caught up in Cha Yu-ri’s wind magic, or were not severely injured even after getting caught up in it, or half a dozen adult white crystal spiders that were attracted to Han Min-ah and started to attach themselves to Min-ah Han.

From now on, me and Chun Ji-hee, as melee dealers, had to deal with them.

“Haaaaa!!”

Three monsters that fell while being sliced ​​up and down at once with a horizontal slash with a Mithril Greatsword.

Certainly, after raising it to level 9, it wasn’t once or twice these days that even a simple Iahab cut felt its power.

At this rate, the moment I got the impression that I was practically the same as an A-rank hunter, I heard a dull sound from the left.

-Kwajik, kwak!

The corpses of two crystal spiders collapsed under her feet with a thrilling kicking sound.

Cheon Ji-hee, who overpowered the two monsters that were out of range of my sword with her fists and kicks, also seemed to be in a avant-garde position.

– Kwaaang!

Finally, the relatively slow Hye-eun lowered her huge shield to the floor, completing the basic position of the azure shield.

“Don’t be impatient, let’s just stick to the plan.”

“Huh.”

“I checked.”

The two of them nodded her head at the same time to answer the operation order of Hye-eun, the party leader.

The pre-preparation plan went smoothly without any problems, and all the members were definitely in good condition.

Until then, I was confident of an easy victory in this battle against the White Crystal Spider Queen.

… Until then, that is.