episode_0095

“lol… , hehehe… !”

The smile on Elena’s lips as she picks up the shell that fell on the floor cannot be erased.

No, apart from being erased, it seems like the sound of laughter is becoming increasingly scary.

It’s not that I don’t understand.

All the shells she picks up now will eventually be turned into money, so she must feel like she is picking up money that has fallen on the ground.

“hmm… .”

Progress is smooth.

No, rather than saying it was smooth, I think it would be more appropriate to say it was speedy.

The battle speed is that fast.

While the two tanks at the front were tying up the ants, they exploded with the magic they had prepared.

This was thanks to a simple yet clear strategy.

“It’s a bit disappointing.”

If you ask me if everything was perfect, it wasn’t.

“huh? what?”

Lim Na-eun, who was next to me, hears the sound I made and tilts her head.

“ah… , the condition of the shell is a bit disappointing.”

There is no problem with the dungeon attack itself.

However, it is a bit of a shame that the shell loses its quality value as a result.

An explosion via a fireball can effectively kill ants, but it also causes significant damage.

The ones in the center of the explosion range have their shells torn into pieces, making them unusable.

Lim Na-eun, who confirmed it, also expressed regret.

“huh… “It seems a bit of a waste.”

Like I said, it’s all about money.

Clearing a dungeon is not such a noble task.

It’s just a place where hunters come in to make some risky money.

But the money is constantly leaking out.

“Hmm.”

I thought about it for a moment.

Is it possible to reduce the leakage a little more?

Actually, it would be enough to reduce the speed, but that would increase the burden on the tank.

“If I can earn more here, that’s fine! My body is very strong! do!”

Then he folds his arms and shows me his biceps.

It seems like he wants to appeal to me about his health, but that’s a bit of a wrong choice.

“Elena, there is nothing more foolish than hurting yourself to make more money.”

Then she pouts.

“Dojin, I don’t know. “My family’s hunger hurts me more.”

Are you saying that if I work a little harder and feed my family, I will be satisfied with that?

“That’s very short-sighted.”

“root… draft? “What do you mean?”

Ah, was it too difficult?

“So what I’m saying is, don’t end up just solving hunger right now.”

“Then what else do you do?”

“Very nice house, delicious food, pretty clothes. “Don’t you want to do everything?”

“… “I want to do it!”

“If we’re going to do all that, Elena can’t get hurt right now.”

“Ah, I understand.”

okay.

I’m glad you understand.

A hunter’s body is his wealth.

I realized it late.

If we had known a little earlier, Son Si-woo’s body would have been in much better condition than it is now, or rather, he might have broken through one more wall.

“Thank you, Dojin.”

“huh?”

Why am I suddenly thankful?

“This is my first time. “A person who cared about my health.”

“ah… .”

This guy is making me cringe in places again.

My mind became a little more motivated.

Let’s somehow make Elena earn even a penny more.

It would be nice if we could also earn more.

“Let’s change our strategy from now on.”

The answer came out without difficulty.

In the end, you just need to make sure the shell is safe in a way other than explosion, right?

I immediately presented a different strategy to my team members.

“Surely, if you do that, the shell will be safe.”

“… There will be less of that damn green fluid splattering around.”

The response was quite good.

“Then let’s try it right away.”

After finishing the discussion, we move straight into the depths of the dungeon.

Soon, eyes sparkling in the darkness.

The position did not change.

Two tanks work together to check the ants’ attacks.

Normally I had to load the fireball here, but this time I prepared something different.

It starts with me.

Gather the white magic power and spread it widely across the area infested with ants.

It feels like spraying.

At the same time, a thick fog began to spread beneath their feet.

It is not a natural fog, but a frost fog filled with cold magic.

「Ice Fog.」

Due to Elena’s characteristics, the ant’s movements, which had already slowed down once, became even slower.

As the cold penetrates inside, the body shrinks and the frequency of attacks also decreases.

At this point, they are a target.

A target that will directly hit our magic.

“Can I shoot now?”

“Uh, shoot.”

I also prepared a separate magic to suffocate those who were slow on their feet.

Wouldn’t it be best to separate the neck and torso in order to breathe without damaging the shell as much as possible?

What you need at this time is yegi (銳氣).

A sharply forged blade of wind is enough to sever the seams between their hard shells.

「Wind Cutter.」

A sharp wind blows towards the sluggish ants.

The area to aim for is each seam.

The head was ripped off and the legs were chopped off.

The finishing touches are up to Tanker and Seoyeon.

All you have to do is stick a knife into the throats of dying ants that have lost their legs.

“ah!”

After the battle, Elena’s body trembled slightly as she checked the ants’ corpses.

“I have more money… !”

A very impressed expression.

Unlike before, when I could only catch 10 out of 20, now I was able to catch almost 18 or 19.

“In terms of amount, this is correct.”

“Yes, I think so.”

“The problem is that the horsepower consumption is a little higher.”

Unlike catching three or four animals at once with a single fireball, the limit with Wind Cutter was two at best.

Since ice fog had to be installed there, it was inevitable that the consumption of magical power would be greater.

Fortunately, the dungeon is nearing its end, so you don’t have to worry about running out of magic.

“It’s almost time for the boss room to come out… .”

“Oh, I can see it over there.”

Even tigers come when you tell them to.

After about three hours of conquering the ant cave, we reached the boss room.

“Wasn’t the original average attack time here five hours?”

“Yeah, we’re really fast.”

“Hey.”

A happy smile is drawn on Shin Yu-jeong’s lips.

Since we cleared a dungeon that would take even active hunters five hours to clear in three hours, they must have realized that this party’s potential was extraordinary.

“ha… “I was worried before I came in, but now that I’m here, it’s better than I thought.”

Lim Na-eun puts her hand on her chest and sighs in relief.

It can be seen from the expression on his face that he feels much more at ease than when he came in.

On the other hand, Elena, who entered the dungeon with great energy and was smiling brightly just a moment ago, had a glum expression on her face.

“Elena, why are you looking like that? Is there any problem?”

When I asked that, the answer I got was shocking.

“It’s a pity to leave, Dojin… . Why are the good moments always short?”

“… … .”

I guess he was sad that he couldn’t earn more.

“don’t worry. “Because this isn’t the end.”

“Are you coming again next time?”

“You will be going to the dungeon often. “Money is money, but you also have to train teamwork.”

In the end, teamwork can only be realized by building it up in real life.

How the team members behave in real situations and how I should support them, etc.

Because there are a lot of things that cannot be learned through formal training.

While earning money, he builds a bond with Elena and strengthens teamwork at the same time.

This is truly a plan that kills two birds with one stone.

“Okay then, shall we finish off the boss and go take a rest?”

“OK.”

“great!”

Team members wake up with motivated expressions and head to the boss room.

I smiled and followed after them.

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As for exciting boss battles… , there was no.

The boss of the ant cave is a queen ant who appears with dozens of soldier ants. Rather than being powerful in itself, it has the ability to apply beneficial buffs to the soldiers, so it is not that difficult to catch if you can easily eliminate random mobs. It was.

But we are a team that excels at eliminating those random mobs.

I caught the soldier ants that were flocking in and completely destroyed them all.

Of course, the remaining queen ants were unable to block all the incoming magic and fell over.

It took exactly 30 minutes to get there.

In the end, we finished the dungeon in 3 hours and 30 minutes.

The guards guarding the front of the dungeon were so surprised to see us come out so quickly.

anyway.

The next place we headed to was a place commonly called a currency exchange office.

The exact name is ‘Monster By-Product Exchange’, but it’s annoying to call it, so everyone just calls it a currency exchange place.

There, I sold everything, including the shell obtained from the ant tunnel and the magic stone obtained from the safety room after defeating the boss.

The total amount earned today is about 15 million won.

After deducting 20% of the tax… .

“Is it approximately 12 million won?”

If divided by the number of people, the profit per person was about 2.4 million won.

It was a considerable amount of profit for a C-level dungeon.

I immediately divided the amount received equally and transferred it to four people’s accounts.

“2, 2.4 million won… !”

Elena is trembling after checking the transfer amount written on the screen of her smartphone.

She barely took her eyes off the screen and ran towards me, grabbing my hand tightly.

“Dojin, thank you so much! If it weren’t for Dojin, I wouldn’t have been able to make this kind of money… !”

“You don’t have to thank me. “That’s how much Elena suffered, right?”

Then she shook her head.

“Dojin was the only one. “The person who used me properly.”

Money is money, and he seems to have been grateful that he was able to utilize himself.

what… , it was just a little easier because I had experienced it once.

It was then that I realized something.

There are no bad traits in the world.

And honestly, Elena is a bitch.

Compared to the 2nd grade kid I had a hard time with the first time… It’s not a medicine, it’s a fairy, a fairy.

In any case, in many ways, the operation to change her perception was a success.

You can tell just by looking at their eyes.

Her prickly gaze became softer.

It is said that the eyes are the window to the heart.

Little by little, we see her heart opening to us.

“But, uh… .”

“huh?”

She asked me a vague question with a hesitant expression.

“Are you going again next time? ?”

Was that what you were talking about?

“I told you, right? “We plan to continue conquering dungeons while we are together as a team.”

“Is that so… .”

After hearing what I said, Elena shook her head as if she had made up her mind.

“Then I will do my best. “I study Korean and train harder!”

It feels like her half-extinguished motivation has been rekindled.

It is beneficial to me in many ways.

“Yes, please continue to take care of me.”

“I knew! Please take care of Dojin as well.”

Great, good.

After ending the conversation warmly, I looked around and checked the condition of other people.

For the most part, it felt similar.

Although he wasn’t as impressed as Elena, he was happy with the considerable amount.

Among them, the person who caught my eye was none other than Seoyeon.

The guy who always had a blunt face is secretly smiling quietly.

This is a bit surprising.

As a child who grew up very affluent, I didn’t think earning this much would be very exciting.

“ah.”

Did he feel my gaze watching him gently?

I made eye contact with the guy who raised his head.

A smile disappears from the corners of your mouth.

The guy’s mouth opened slightly.

“You had a hard time.”

Dry tone of voice.

I feel strange.

Those words were one of the words that Son Si-woo desperately wanted to hear.

After bothering me a little, he would hide in his room and tell me that he had a hard time.

It was the same then as it is now.

It’s a word that’s dry, but it’s not dry to the core and still has a slight warmth.

I became even more curious about the low warmth.

Why on earth did I hate meeting my dad so much?

I barely managed to utter a single word, trying to hide my frustration.

“… “Senior too.”

That was all I could do now.