episode_0022

What appeared next to the bodies of the two players was a square object.

An object that looks like a cube.

I knew the identity of this cube from my seniors at Chogal.

An item that materializes the inventory of a deceased player.

I heard that you can’t just put this cube shape into your inventory.

Clink-

I held the cube and held down the button in the center, and the cube, which had grown huge like a supply box in an FPS game, popped up.

But even so, these are items that players below the 10th level had.

I didn’t see any items that would be of great use.

Of course, I took all the recovery potions and moved them to my inventory.

There was almost nothing of use in Sun Haoran’s cube. I picked up the item that seemed the most useful from Baek Jinyoung’s cube.

I’ve organized all the items.

Now, it was time to enter the hidden boss room.

The difficulty of the hidden boss room marked on the map is five stars.

According to Laura, who was a hard difficulty player, five stars meant the maximum difficulty in the hidden boss room.

Although it was clearly a dangerous situation to enter alone, I had no intention of changing my decision.

I felt a strong desire.

The desire to level up.

The level increased by 1 by killing the boss monster, the Kobold Champion.

And by killing Sun Haoran, the level increased is confirmed to be 2.

If I go up 5 levels from my current level of 15, I will be at 20.

It reaches a stage where you can use the sword.

I was really curious about that point.

Swish-

I took out my terminal and opened the Transcendent Gallery.

And I wrote.

Title: What kind of guy will appear in the hidden boss room of the exchange meeting?

Author: ㅇㅇ*

– It’s a dungeon called Kobold’s Cradle. Only Kobolds appear. A Kobold Champion appears in the boss room.

The hidden boss room difficulty is five stars.

Oh, I just finished the boss room and the two guys from the exchange suddenly tried to kill me, so I killed them.

The reason I added the killing of the two to the last line as if it was nothing was because I didn’t want to give it too much importance.

Of course, the comments on the Transcendence Gallery did not flow as I expected.

(N Dragon King) Ooooh, Beltui- The climber has become slightly engulfed in darkness.

N He didn’t say anything like that, he was the kind of guy who would kill people without any hesitation.

(N Dragon King) Beltui – I got caught.

(Archangel) Hmm, did you do a confirmation kill?

(Ice Queen) Frozen! Confirmation kill is important!

ㄴ Heavenly Demon) Useless pity only invites trouble.

N You little shits, if this kid committed his first murder, you should’ve comforted him or something, instead of just sitting there wondering if he did a confirmation kill or not.

N) Everyone just turns around and comforts me.

N haha …

There were also a few comments on the topic I wrote about earlier.

If this crazy guy says he’s five stars, you should think about not going in.

ㄴ But even if there are five, it’s hard to say no because the Pandemonium difficulty seems to be harder.

N Seriously ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I’m not sure this is harder than the 2nd floor stage that this guy cleared ㅋㅋㅋ

(Absolute Monarch) Well, if a Kobold Champion appears in the boss room, a Kobold Warrior may appear in the hidden boss room… or, the Kobold King may appear. Although the probability is low.

N That… I think it would be better to stop using the word low probability. He’s the one who’s taking all the low probability.

N Seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ What kid is causing pandemonium? Did that guy sell the holy sword to the demon world in his past life?

N ㅇㅇ*) Is the Kobold King strong? The Kobolds themselves seem a bit weak.

(N Priestess) The King is not to be ignored. The Kobold King, King Kobold, is a true king, unlike those who are kings due to the nature of the group, such as Queen Anthrancerope, who was killed by the Climber King.

(N King Chang) The Kobold King can even single-handedly crush an Orc warrior. That’s what it means to be the king of species.

Mr. N, you don’t seem to be saying anything strange, so do you drink?

N Changwang) No… .

(N Sword of Light) The kings of all races have a more extraordinary side than the existing races. Those who are recognized as the top system kings are also such guys. If it’s a Kobold king, there’s a chance he’ll use sword energy. You have to be careful about that.

Be careful of the black smoke.

Ultimately, you’ll have to go into the hidden boss room to find out.

As I stood in front of the black door, letters appeared before my eyes.

Tiring!

[Would you like to enter the hidden boss room of the dungeon ‘Kobold’s Cradle’?]

[Dungeon Difficulty – ★★★★★]

Suddenly, a point of light flashed in the air, and a piece of paper fell.

[Exchange Return Letter]

Description: A return book for those brave enough to challenge the hidden boss room alone in the 10th floor or lower exchange dungeon!

Effect: If you tear the Return Scroll, you can return after 10 seconds! + However, if you die within 10 seconds, you will die!

This is the first time I’ve seen an item with such high tension.

I put the return letter into my inventory.

I don’t think I’ll ever use it though.

The next notification window that appeared before my eyes was asking whether or not to enter the dungeon.

[Yes / No]

Of course I pressed ‘Yes’.

Gugu palace!

The door opened.

A view of the spacious room came into view.

In the middle of the hidden boss room was a gold-plated chair.

There was a monster sitting there that didn’t fit in.

[KingKobold]

King Cobalt.

Black hair covered his entire body like a lion.

The golden eye was close to the eyes of a wild beast.

In the giant cobalt’s right hand was a sword larger than its body.

Krrr-

A cobalt-like cry echoed through the space.

Kwaaah!!

The roar shook my ears.

It was the first time in a while that I felt a proper sense of intimidation.

For a moment, my body froze over, crushed by the pressure of life.

[Magic Body Strengthening Lv.4 – Activates skill.]

Hang in there.

[Focus Enhancement Lv.4 – Activates skill.]

King Kobold charged forward with his eyes shining.

Just before the crash.

He cut off every last bit of the life he had in me.

[Mental Barrier Lv.1 – Skill acquired.]

I barely managed to deflect the sword strike that came from the side by leaning against it with my sword face.

Kaaang!

The recoil from deflecting the sword threw his body backwards.

I watched King Cobalt’s movements closely.

The bastard’s knees were bent forward. I could see his thighs were bulging out.

Oh my!

The giant’s body rose like a water spring.

He raised both arms high. A blue current of energy flashed across his sword.

A sharp sword.

Hearing the words of the Sword of Light, I had secretly expected it. If I were to face the Kobold King, I would definitely use the sword.

If I had known this would happen, I should have tried to get a taste of the sword spirit instead of overwhelmingly neutralizing the 3rd rank knight I faced on the 2nd stage.

King Kobold’s body fell like lightning.

A thick cloud of dust rose from the ground.

Dragon Slayer Sword (龍殺劍) Sword Defense Technique Type 1 Libra.

The blade of the great sword Carnavald, which blocked the vertically swung sword, shook violently.

King Cobalt.

King of a race.

The strength itself wasn’t much different from that of the Orc Legion Commander. However, King Kobold’s combat sense felt far superior.

Vertical, horizontal.

Half of the sword strikes were swung according to the Yongsalgeom sword style, and the other half were swung unconsciously.

Kagagagagaga river!

King Cobalt’s sword path and my sword path are entangled.

The sword strikes extending in all directions were all blocked.

[The level of the skill ‘Fighter’s Movement’ increases. Lv.4]

Countless frictions of the blade.

King Kobold’s instinctive swordsmanship gave me a deep insight.

With very intense pain.

Scratch! Scratch!

The armor was pierced. The blade cut diagonally from the left shoulder blade to the right waist.

After swinging his sword strongly once, he distanced himself from King Kobold.

He took out a small, syringe-shaped object from a pocket tied tightly around his waist.

It was a [pain suppressing doping drug] purchased in the waiting room on the third floor.

He injected the doping agent into his right waist without hesitation.

I also roughly poured a low-level stamina recovery potion onto the injured area.

The pain that had been so excruciating that it shook my brain began to slowly fade away.

Kwaaah!!

The Cobalts are closing the distance again like a sprinter.

He picked up another sword that had been sitting still at his waist.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk!

A blazing blue sword energy rises from both sword blades.

The trajectory containing the sword energy approached like a wave.

Avoidance is not the answer.

I chose to face the waves.

He lowered his body and concentrated his magical power into both feet.

The muscles in my thighs were swollen to the point of bulging.

As King Kobold did, he bent his knees and then spread them out, explosively jumping out.

The best rush.

I twist my body to the right to avoid the approaching stray bullet that came first due to the gap of a split second.

Kaaang!

One was a cross-cut, a tursahog.

A bolt of lightning struck my eyes.

Once again, they have allowed a diagonal cut.

Red blood dripped down.

[Status Abnormality – Doombringer is activated depending on the Bleeding ‘Critical’.]

[The skill ‘Doombringer’ level increases. Lv.2]

[The body temporarily breaks through its limits.]

The world seemed clearer as the blood was shed.

Opportunity is fleeting.

Choaaaak!

He cut off King Kobold’s shoulder with the greatsword Carnaval in his right hand.

Kaaa …

He swung the bloody dagger in his left hand towards his neck.

Ugh!

King Kobold opened his lizard-like mouth wide and bit the dagger blade with his teeth.

I could feel the will to kill me in those golden eyes.

The body moved according to instinct.

He threw the great sword Carnavald to the ground and took up the black javelin in his hand.

Phew!

Once in the heart of King Cobalt.

And then he immediately took it back and stabbed it once in the neck.

Clang-

The bastard’s mouth gaped open, and the bloody dagger he had been desperately biting rolled across the floor.

Within moments, King Cobalt’s body sagged.

[The hidden boss monster has been defeated!]

[Level up!]

[Lv.15→ Lv.17]

[The ‘Strength’ stat increases by 12.]

[The ‘Agility’ stat increases by 10.]

[The ‘Stamina’ stat increases by 10.]

[Mana value increases by 9.]

[Achievement achieved!]

[Achievement – The Fall of the Species]

: Achieved when the top of a race is removed

[You have eliminated the king of the Kobold race!]

[Experience points are awarded for completing achievements!]

[Lv.17→ Lv.19]

Just one step left to level 20.