Chapter 198 – Beginning of [Dungeon Explorer]

The goblin, who saw the person and swallowed, looked at the human with a small black round object and a silver square object hidden behind its body.

“I’ve been wanting to eat this since I’ve seen it in a while… I’m sorry, but I think it’s hard to eat together.”

The goblin couldn’t understand the words of the human who put chocolate and cake into the bag because he couldn’t hide behind his body.

“Kieek!!!”

“Are you a bit fast?”

The drool-drenching goblins rushed at them, boasting a faster speed than the 10 goblins they had caught so far.

Looking at it now, the fact that he wasn’t holding a rusty dagger but rather a polished sword hilt made him look like he might have a magic stone.

“You brought the magic stone!”

– Kiek?!

The goblin wielded a sword hilt and a rusty dagger pierced the goblin’s heart.

“It’s true that you brought the magic stone.”

The goblin, who was losing his vitality, rather strengthened his magical energy and found a small stone shining red in his stomach.

“It’s F-class… Where is this?”

The mana stone that came out of the goblin was a mana stone that would come out unconditionally as F-class if the standard and method for classifying it based on weight and concentration were decided.

However, even F-class mana stones alone can generate electricity for a four-person household to last a year, forming a market value of approximately 500,000 won to 600,000 won.

Of course, in the early days of dungeons, hunters were quickly recognized as a high-profit occupation because they were bought from the country at a much higher price for research purposes.

“It’s overwhelmingly profitable, so people have no choice but to flock to it.”

The higher the level of the magic stone, the higher the price, and those who have awakened as hunters do their best to enter the higher level dungeons.

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[Dungeon name: Goblin Forest]
– Difficulty: F grade / – Remaining time: 8 hours 15 minutes
– Number of people allowed to enter: 01/10
[Dungeon Type: Monster Subjugation]
– Removal Method: All monsters must be removed.
– Remaining monsters: 04/15
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“Haa…But how do I spend 8 hours?”

[Dungeon explorer] While thinking about the settings, the extreme sage time came. In the dungeon, the phone didn’t work, so I couldn’t even see the photos and videos of the lovers who worked hard.

“Ah… I ate it all…”

I couldn’t watch the best video for killing time, so I ate the chocolate and almond cake I saved from the goblins as leisurely as possible, but only 30 minutes passed.

“I wonder if there are more people with magic stones…”

Lying under a tree in a dungeon where the sun never sets, feeling the cool breeze, I didn’t even go looking for it, but a goblin walked from afar.

The goblin, whose muscles were much larger than those of the goblin he had just caught, gradually changed from walking to running.

“Are you running?”

The goblins who had been walking from afar widened their retaliation and were waving their arms vigorously, but the goblins of the muscle pigs were very slow.

When the goblin, who ran so slowly that it was no different from walking, stood in front of me, I put my hands on his knees and took a deep breath.

“Inhale… Exhale… Write… Whoa…”

– Kieh… Kieueu…

Surprisingly, I was able to communicate with the goblin, and the muscle pig goblin regained stable breathing according to the beat I told it to.

“Good job! Good job!”

– Kkiek!! Kiek!!

She even clapped her hands and praised the goblin for regaining her breathing, but the goblin lifted her club from her rusty neck.

– Karikikek!!

“Boom boom boom. You know this old song?”

After catching goblins in an empty forest for over three hours, the words came out without going through her head.

– Karikikek!!

“Boom boom boom! Agate…! No! Hey! People are singing!”

She jumped into the song with the flow of the goblin’s spearhead, and a club with nails passed in front of her eyes that would give her tetanus.

– Carii profit!! Keek! Keck! Kheuk!

“Do you have any enchanting skills?”

She almost got hit with a nail stick while riding the rhythm to the goblin muscle pig’s beat that made her want to ride again and again.

“It’s a shame you’re a goblin.”

-Keew!!!

I could have played with them for a little while longer if I had gnawed them like a wild dog, but the Muscle Pig Goblin ran at them recklessly.

Although Muscle Pig Goblin’s club swings were fast and strong, once dodged, the goblin lost balance and waddled over her body.

– Kek…!! Kek… Kek…

The muscle pig goblin cut off its exposed throat as it swung down from above and tried to free the club from the ground.

“I wish there were more fun kids like him…”

However, I shouldn’t have expected it, and among the three goblins left, there was no one as unusual as the Muscle Pig Goblin.

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[Dungeon name: Goblin Forest]
– Difficulty: F grade / – Remaining time: 2 hours 15 minutes
– Number of people allowed to enter: 01/10
[Dungeon Type: Monster Subjugation]
– Removal Method: All monsters must be removed.
– Remaining monsters: 01/15
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“You’re having a hard time and I’m having a hard time too. Shall we sleep?”

– Keek!! Kek!!!

Putting the last goblin he had left from four hours ago to sleep with sleep magic seemed to go against his promise to be a swordsman again.

“Karikikek!”

– Keek!! Keruuk!!

“All right. Our Blynn is there. He’ll go to the shade under the tree.”

I cut off the goblin’s Achilles tendon and sat down in the shade under the tree.

‘Let’s sleep for two hours and wake up.’

It was a moment when I closed and opened my eyes, but it felt like a lot of time had passed, and I opened my eyes little by little to check the remaining time in the dungeon.

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[Dungeon name: Goblin Forest]
– Difficulty: F grade / – Remaining time: 1 hour 22 minutes
– Number of people allowed to enter: 01/10
[Dungeon Type: Monster Subjugation]
– Removal Method: All monsters must be removed.
– Remaining monsters: 01/15
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“Jesus Crawling…”

Even after waking up, the remaining time in the dungeon was still long enough for even God to cry.

“Ehh… Let’s read this at least.”

I spent 1 hour and 20 minutes struggling reading the notes with the contents of [Dungeon Explorer] Or reading the nutrition label and recipe for combat rations in the bag.

“Are you alive? Are you dead?”

– Kerry Eek!!!

“I asked even though I knew he was alive.”

Finally, after confirming that the remaining time in the dungeon was 2 minutes, I killed the goblin that I had kept alive until the end.

[The dungeon is destroyed. Time remaining: 00:04:59]

– Wow!!!!

‘It stings my ears… Why are they even cheering?’

I cleared the dungeon in [Goblin’s Forest] With only one minute left, and I heard cheers from the reporters and the soldiers controlling the situation.

‘But since the second dungeon didn’t come out in other countries, it’s honestly worth it.’

The second dungeon, [Goblin’s Forest], Did not appear in other countries around the world that could not get rid of [Forest of Wild Dogs].

When Korea defeated the first as well as the second for the first time in the world, it must have been a sense of pride.

“Haa… I was counting on you to come back.”

“Do not lie…”

“Actually… I wanted to believe that…”

Seeing the muzzle pointed towards the portal, it seemed to be prepared for a situation where I would not be able to return in the time remaining.

So, when the remaining time turned to 1 minute, President Lee Jae-geun, who seemed to be drained of blood, welcomed my return more than anyone else.

“Have you finished talking?”

“The government accepted the concept of dungeons and hunters and told them that anyone could awaken as a hunter like Midwinter.”

President Lee Jae-geun answered reporters’ questions in an appropriate way and spilled the information I had planted in my head.

“I’m tired, so I’m going to keep it short, but I’ll ask you for the rest of the questions and stuff.”

“As long as you don’t retire Hunter, everything is fine.”

It was more sincere than anything I’ve ever heard from Lee Jae-geun, and I didn’t have to quit my job as a hunter.

As I made my way to the broadcasting room, the camera captured it and it was broadcast live across the country and around the world, and it was time to take off my hoodie.

“It is the middle of winter, having been revived in the dungeons [Forest of Wild Dogs] And [Forest of Goblins].”

He revealed his identity by taking off the hood and mask that covered his face without the need for cumbersome greetings.

– Waaaaa!!!!

– What was going on inside the dungeon?!

– I wonder why it could suddenly appear in front of the portal leading to [Forest of Demons and Wild Dogs]!!

– You look young… How old are you?

Even if I could hear the shouts of soldiers, questions from reporters, and even small monologues, all I had to do was take out the mana stone and hold it.

“Does anyone think this stone has a reddish color?”

Among the numerous soldiers and reporters, I saw a few people who hesitated while raising their hands.

“I’m sure there must be someone who saw that the red light was spinning.”

A few people who had awakened as hunters did not show up because they were embarrassed to act out in front of the camera and reporters who filled the front of the situation propagation room.

“I am not the only one who has awakened as a Hunter. Among all of you here or those watching the broadcast, there are people who have awakened as Hunters.”

After confirming that those who had awakened as Hunters were here, my words caused an uproar among reporters and sharp questions poured in.

– How can you be so sure?!

– Can you feel that you have awakened as a Hunter?!

“I could feel that I had awakened as a Hunter. That’s why I entered the first dungeon.”

Taking the risk of his life out of a sense of mission, entering the dungeon and even removing it was a thorough image creation.

“And the reason I was convinced that more dungeons were created and that there were people awakening as hunters was because of the voices I heard inside the dungeons.”

In the first dungeon, which was used to create an image, the fact that it was the only living being was used again.

– Midwinter!! Can you prove what you heard inside the dungeon?!

Still, there were reporters who found loopholes in my words, and I neatly admitted that I had no means of proving what I had heard in the dungeon.

“In the dungeon, there is no evidence because equipment such as cell phones do not work.”

– Then how can we believe that?!

“I told you what I heard in the dungeon without any lies. In the future, dungeons will be created more frequently and more people will awaken as hunters.”

– So how do we believe that?!

When one reporter asked a stubborn question, there was a reporter who said to stop, but some reporters sympathized with the reporter’s atmosphere.

“It’s up to you whether to believe it or not. But if you feel that you have awakened as a Hunter, please believe me.”

I left the question of whether my words were true to the listeners, and now what remains for me is a declaration that I will work for Korea as a hunter belonging to the country.

“From now on, I will take the lead in removing dungeons that will continue to appear, and the government has decided to join me. President Lee Jae-geun will tell you more about this.”

– You mean belonging to the country?!

– Do you know where dungeons will appear in the future?!

– What should I do if someone has awakened as a Hunter?!

The reporters didn’t choose what to ask President Lee Jae-geun, and there was no reason for me to answer. Lee Jae-geun took over the microphone that he put down while ignoring the camera flash and reporters’ questions.

“From the next question onwards, I will answer it instead. And I don’t think this is the attitude I would take for someone who came out of the dungeon after being in the dungeon for nearly 17 hours out of 24 hours.”

Lee Jae-geun, who glared at the reporters with fierce eyes, threw a heavy blow, and the reporters, who were blinded by the scoop, averted their eyes.

“The government decided to fully believe in the words of the only surviving member of the dungeon, Midwinter.”

– Why can the government be completely trusted?!

Instead of answering, President Lee Jae-geun put my employee ID, police ID, and cell phone on the table.

“Choi Hyeong-woo, Lee Ki-hyeok, Ki Seok-hoon, Lee Kyu-min, Kim Jae-hyeon… These are the keepsakes of those who were sacrificed in the [Forest of Wild Dogs].”

The reporters fell silent when the president, who had called out the names of the five victims of the dungeon step by step, brought out the word memento with a gloomy expression.

“The keepsakes are the things Midgeoreum held in his arms until he was chased by wild dogs, and they are the first things he gave me.”

President Lee Jae-geun was telling the story according to the information I manipulated and put into his head, but his skill at unraveling the story was amazing.

Lee Jae-geun, with a gloomy expression, continued the story mixed with the appropriate shinpa, and the reporters who distrusted my words became trash.

“Haeun-ah, Yuna-ya, the battery will run out quickly if you do this.”

On the way to the hospital after watching the reporters becoming garbage, I opened my cell phone and it was full of missed calls from Kang Ha-eun and Choi Yuna.