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Frog in the Well (6) ― World Hell Dungeon ‘World Special Mart’

Black Baby’s loud cry had two meanings.

One was that countless zombies would soon rush towards this sound –

The other thing is that the awakened people who heard that cry are-

Keying! Keying!

It meant that I would be overcome by a strange sensation that I had never felt before.

A few sparks that somehow forcefully twist the twisted road.

I continued to quietly watch the back of the castle owner, where the purple light was blinking.

Wow!

Seongju walks forward, overcoming the black baby’s cries that are still hitting his ears.

The sparks that had been occurring sparsely throughout his body were slowly converging on his sword.

… … oh.

Thanks to my ordeal in Guro-gu, I also knew very well what that feeling felt like.

A feeling of loss as if the road, which was obviously very connected, was suddenly cut off.

As a result, you can clearly feel the sense of helplessness that mana is not circulating.

I somehow managed to gather up mana and even felt pain all over my body.

Deep!

Despite such triple difficulties, Seongju concentrated his mana on the sword with fairly good mana control.

The child’s cries suddenly stopped as the sword pierced the black child’s head exactly as if stabbing a radish.

“Haa― Haa―”

Keying! Keying!

The castle lord’s rapid breathing can be clearly heard even from behind and the aftermath of the mana block that has not yet recovered.

After killing Black Baby as quickly as possible, Seongju hurriedly stared at the back where the remaining party members were seated.

Its eyes blink alternately between black and purple, similar to its entire body.

Its eyes, which were quickly scanning us, turned to face me and stopped quietly.

The guy’s gaze seemed to be checking me, so I held out my hand as if to confirm it.

Keying! Keying!

The right arm sprays white light with sparks, as if showing the aftermath of mana being blocked.

“… … Damn.”

Seeing that scene, Seongju gritted his teeth and looked around again.

I twisted the corners of my mouth so that the guy wouldn’t see me, and quietly folded my arms that were sparking.

Black Baby’s mana blocking was definitely effective for me as well.

However, a completely different sense than during the ordeal was assisting me.

The fullness of something connecting the path that the bastard’s cries had cut off.

divinity.

Something that was significantly different from my existing stats was excluding me from blocking his mana.

But there was no need to tell Seongju that.

Anyway, Hell Dungeon is the stage to see the true face of this guy.

There was no reason for me to unintentionally upset the beautifully prepared table.

“There will definitely be a second throw! Old man, please spread flames evenly like a flare on the back!”

Seongju takes the lead after quickly analyzing the situation.

The old man nodded to Seongju’s briefing, quickly turned his back and extended his hand toward the back of the mart.

Keying! Keyee-!

A flame spraying from the hand of inspiration that is slowly breaking away from the mana blockage.

However, it may not be in perfect condition, and sporadically, the flames catch on to the ceiling of the supermarket.

Kkkk!

And like the castle owner’s rant, a number of frogs rush through the darkness.

The Frogs that had been rushing from the start seemed to have only been searching, and the Frogs could easily surpass 10 Frogs and continued to jump in a straight line.

“I will just pour it out! Don’t touch it!”

Seongju shouted loudly and dodged their charge as if to show off.

No, strictly speaking, it would have been more correct to say that it had not been touched.

In the first place, the prog’s career path was strange.

As if we weren’t the target, the attack path was a little higher than our height.

What welcomes the frogs who rush towards the goal they set while protecting the black babies is-

Grumbling-

It was a high-temperature flame that clung to the back of the supermarket.

Keekeeek!

Their howling that looks too painful to be a roar.

I was quietly amazed as I saw the frogs with their heads stuck in the blazing flames.

Frog.

Its characteristic was that it reacted very sensitively to heat.

In the first place, my first encounter with it was due to the creature attacking me in response to a drum burning books in the library.

In that sense, the spark of inspiration was used as an inducement, a flare.

In that brief moment, use the skills of your party members to overcome the crisis.

It was definitely a decision worthy of a ruler who founded a city called ‘World’.

However, the Hell Dungeon’s targets did not end there.

Wow!

A loud roar that shakes the glowing flames loudly.

The purpose of the Frogs here was transportation, not raiding.

The black babies they had faithfully carried began to cry all at once.

Yeong-gyeong winces as his cries overlap more clearly than before.

also-

Keekeeek!

It was time for the zombies, who had been running in all directions in response to the cries, to slowly approach.

The sound of stalls and shopping carts collapsing was getting closer.

Mana blocking became more severe than before and the siege net tightened on all sides.

At a party filled with only the worst news to protect the mart, Seongju quickly pointed his finger ahead.

“The best defense is attack! Breaking through the supermarket as is!”

“Breakthrough? The theme of the dungeon is supposed to be shooter, right?”

“Well—it’s a similar case to a botanical garden! The most important thing to watch out for in a zombie wave is to be isolated by them! By the way, you are so calm even in moments like this!”

Seongju, who started to run quickly ahead, briefly glanced behind him and accelerated his steps again.

“If you skip our area with mana blocking and their moth-sea tactics, you will end up trapped and reach the bad ending! The way to protect the mart is to create space ourselves!”

I couldn’t stand it any longer and started to break through the supermarket at the same tempo as the fluttering guy.

The sound of the wind cracking and the sound of the black baby crying still loudly coming from behind.

“Furthermore, the problem is that thanks to mana blocking, I can’t use my old man’s glass cannon and the just-fuckin’ cult leader’s cannon! You can’t fire a cannon inside a building!”

Keekeeek!

The distance has been significantly reduced thanks to the cage breaking through and the zombies running towards us.

Before I knew it, the eyes of the zombies reaching out through the darkness were glowing red.

Keying!

“Shibaal!”

Seongju gathers mana with the sound of gritted teeth.

However, a completely unexpected person passes by Seongju and pierces the zombie’s head.

Pow!

A straight line of light pierced through the head of the zombie that was passionately reaching out for Seongju.

“… … Oh.”

Seongju stared at Kang San, who was retracting his spear with a face similar to mine.

Kang San silently folds his window and hurries to take the seat in front of Seongju.

“I don’t think I am included in the mana blocking that the castle lord mentioned, so I will take the lead.”

“… … and. This is my first time thinking about this.”

Black Baby’s mana blocking doesn’t only work on Gangsan?

“ Well, Black Baby seems to be at Hell difficulty level, but there are no adventurers who can challenge Hell difficulty yet―”

While listening to Seongju muttering rapidly, I also looked up and down Kangsan.

Now that I think about it, the only adventurer here was Kang San.

If you look at Seongju and Yeonggam, who are fellow adventurers, they are just awakened and adventurers.

“What is it? Is it because city power is a higher concept than black baby? For lower debuffs – Then why did you and I – ”

“Lord of Seong! Are you going to pierce it like that?!”

“Ah, yes! Mr. Kang San, please back up the old man, I will protect the rear of the cult leader!”

The forefront of the one-point breakthrough naturally changed from Seongju to Gangsan.

Seongju slowly slows down and lands behind me, and Kangsan handles the zombies that appear through the darkness more easily than expected.

“Why does he look like that? If it were me, I couldn’t be happier.”

These are your citizens who are immune to the most annoying debuffs.

Is there anything better than this?

Seongju, who was quietly looking at Kangsan’s back in response to my question, changed his expression.

“Ah! Of course it’s good! But you know, too. The system doesn’t always provide only good things. Well, you may not realize it as the main character.”

Whoa! Pow!

Kangsan handles the zombies as usual despite blocking the mana of Black Baby, who fills the supermarket with ease.

I looked at the guy’s back and quietly admired him.

Does this mean that even dog poop is useful?

However, I don’t really like this situation continuing-

What I wanted to see was not Jjori’s performance, but the boss’s true colors.

“We will break through to the exit straight away, Mr. Kang San! Anyway, that cry is a summons signal, so you won’t actually encounter many zombies!”

“Yes!”

Whoa!

A spear that pierces the head of a zombie that has lost its center of gravity and is lying on the floor.

In fact, the number of zombies that our one-point breakthrough faced was not that many to be considered a great performance by Kang San.

Crash!

After passing through the checkout counters lined up, I quickly go down the stopped escalator.

Amid the clanging sound of iron steps, the sign attached to the ceiling downstairs glowed brightly in the spark of inspiration.

[place of meeting]

“Oh, it’s the first floor! Let’s get through it, Mr. Kang San!”

“Yes!”

I slid down the escalator in an instant and quickly walked through the wide lobby that appeared to be the first floor.

Wow!

Now, the cries of the black baby can be heard from quite far away and the howls of the zombies who have responded to the summons.

However, all party members who easily broke through their siege had one thought.

There is no way the hell dungeon would end this easily.

Clink!

Kang San covered his face with his arms and slammed into the glass door that appeared to be the exit from the first floor.

The sound of a glass door breaking and a clear view without a spark of inspiration.

Kangsan, who was running at full speed even after breaking the glass door, quickly slowed down.