episode_0110

The midterm exams have begun.

The period is 5 days.

The first day was all theory tests, so I passed it easily.

“Did you do well on the test?”

Lim Na-eun, who finished the exam around the same time as me, asked.

“Uhm, well.”

It was something I knew all about, and I wrote down the answers carefully, but I don’t know the results.

If you live as a hunter for a long time, you will become more comfortable with tricks that are different from the norm.

Since many of these things have become so solidified, I have to write them the way I learned them, but I keep adding my personal style to them.

In the end, my score will be slightly different depending on how the grading professor accepts it.

“You saw it well… “I see.”

“huh? lol.”

You don’t have to ask, you can tell just by looking at his expression.

If everyone else is crying but you are smiling brightly, one of two things can happen.

Either they don’t care about the test in the first place, or they do so well that there’s no need to worry.

Given Naeun’s personality, the former is absolutely impossible, so it must be the latter.

“Let’s go have lunch. “I will live!”

I was so happy that I lived until lunch.

Normally, I would have happily had lunch together, but… .

“sorry. “I have urgent work to do today, so I have to go quickly.”

“ah… , okay? Then there’s nothing we can do… .”

Lim Na-eun has a sullen expression.

I patted her on the shoulder and responded in an apologetic tone.

“sorry. Instead, I’ll buy you lunch tomorrow.”

“Yes, it’s a promise?”

“okay.”

Lim Na-eun’s expression brightens only after she hangs her little finger.

I immediately broke up with her and got into the taxi lined up in front of the school gate.

“Mister, it’s the East Seoul Terminal.”

“Yes.”

The reason for heading to Dong Seoul Terminal is obvious.

Because the things to see today are not in Seoul, but outside of Seoul.

I took a taxi straight to Dong Seoul Terminal and purchased a bus ticket.

Destination: Taebaek, Gangwon-do.

The purpose is to find something hidden there.

After filling my stomach with three rows of kimbap, I boarded the bus on time.

It took two hours to get to Taebaek Intercity Bus Terminal.

Once again, I felt that times had progressed a lot.

“It’s only two hours to Taebaek. The world has become so much better.”

This was thanks to the fact that the speed of express buses using magic stones as a power source was significantly faster than that of regular buses.

I took a waiting taxi and headed somewhere again.

We finally arrived at the entrance of Taebaeksan Mountain.

The purpose of coming here is hidden right here.

“Wow, it must be quite a struggle.”

A rough day is expected.

Since I only remember the approximate location, there is a high possibility that I may get a little lost.

It would be nice if that didn’t happen, but since I might end up spending dinner in the mountains, I packed some simple food.

Bring beef jerky and water.

After finishing preparations, I immediately set foot on the mountain path.

Occasionally, hikers we meet pass by, glancing at us.

I guess it’s because I’m dressed from head to toe in a way that is far from mountain climbing.

I walked along the hiking trail for a while, and when I saw that there were no people around, I immediately turned around.

Rather than a designated hiking trail, you enter a more wild and energetic path.

“Where was it… “Is it this way?”

Using vague old memories as a guidepost, I head higher, stepping on rustling fallen leaves.

Every time I take a step, I encounter difficulties.

“Useup… “Isn’t it here?”

Time has passed quite a long time, and the seasons are different, making it difficult to keep track of things.

“I don’t think I came to the wrong place at all… .”

Even the faintest sense of life told me that the direction had not changed significantly.

But that’s it. From now on, I think I’ll have to look around and put my body through some hard work.

I marked the place I vaguely remembered with magic and looked around around that place.

If it’s a place I don’t think I can remember at all, I come back, and if it’s a place I can remember or not remember, I leave a mark.

Then, before I knew it, evening had arrived.

“Useup… “It’s a bit close.”

If there is a little more delay, I may not be able to return to Seoul today… .

“Was I too hasty?”

I think I acted a little hastily.

If you think about it calmly, even after the midterm exams… .

“Oh, then you’re late.”

At least five days must pass before the midterm exam is over, and then it is too late.

By then, it will have already passed into someone else’s hands.

“Let’s eat some food… .”

I filled my stomach with the beef jerky and water I brought from the bottom of the mountain.

The price is extremely expensive, but the taste is really cheap.

After resting for some time, we started searching again.

Due to the early darkness and cold, use light magic to secure peripheral vision and use warming magic to replenish body heat.

Did I wander around like that for another hour?

I finally found a clue.

A clue that only I can discover in this world.

“uh.”

Starting at a certain point, the flow of magical power is rapidly changing.

Magical energy that should flow freely in all directions is flowing in the same direction.

I walked in that direction.

As the distance gets closer, the flow of magic power gradually becomes faster.

After walking for about 5 more minutes, we arrived at the middle of an ordinary hill.

Magical power is steadily seeping into the ground beneath the large tree.

“… “I finally found it.”

A small mark remains on a tree that looks no different from the trees around it.

A small square mark near the base.

I used magic toward the ground beneath the ground where magical energy flows.

「Dig.」

A basic earth magic that creates a hole by digging the ground with a certain radius.

The ground covered with fallen leaves is hollow.

What eventually emerged was a large rock.

It reminds me of old times.

I searched the surrounding area and threw the large rock I found there so that no one would find it.

“That… , um.”

I’m wondering how to break that thing.

In the old days, it would have been shattered with just one punch.

“… “I can’t help it.”

I have no choice but to work hard.

Using the magic of the earth, I created a tool.

「Earth Hammer.」

A crude hammer made of rock is held in one’s hand.

Perhaps because it was made just for me, the handle feels comfortable in my hand.

“Tsk!”

Spray the magic widely to block sound as much as possible from escaping, then apply saliva to the palm to create a tighter grip.

Then, if you hit it hard using your whole body… !

Quang!

The hammer held in the hand digs into the rock with the force of elastic muscles reminiscent of springs.

Damn it!

A long crack was drawn around the hollow area.

At this level, I just need to hit it a few more times.

Swing the hammer again.

Kwakagak!

Kwasik!

After swinging the hammer frantically about ten times, the rock finally shattered.

Throw large fragments out of the pit to secure the passage.

Finally, a cave appeared that was worth crawling through.

After crawling and bending down as much as I could… .

“found.”

There is a small crack.

That crack leading to the dungeon.

Dungeons are created everywhere, regardless of time and place.

Most dungeons are discovered by detecting omens through magic power concentration meters installed nearby, but sometimes dungeons with low magic power levels are not detected by the meter.

This is exactly that kind of place.

The size of the crack is so small that it does not reach the threshold for setting off the alarm on the measuring device, so it is commonly referred to as an ‘unidentified dungeon’ that has not been reported.

The principle is to report unconfirmed dungeons to the association immediately upon discovery, but… .

“How can a trivial law be noticed in the face of huge profits?”

Each large guild secretly owns three or four unidentified dungeons.

The reason is of course… , Because it helps the guild in many ways.

You can support growth by entrusting strategy to your affiliated hunters, and since the by-products from this are traded through the black market, you do not have to pay taxes.

Of course, our guild also has several unconfirmed dungeons like this.

Actually, sneaking around behind my back isn’t my thing, so I told him several times to just report it, but it didn’t work.

Because a guild is not run solely by the guild leader.

This is one of the unidentified dungeons owned by our guild.

It is a top secret place that only a few executives, including me, know about.

The name is ‘Moonview Cave’.

The monsters that appear are strengthened entities such as orcs and goblins that have been ‘encroached upon by moonlight.’

Those with that modifier can be considered to be about 1.5 times stronger than regular monsters.

Actually, it is not a place where you can make a lot of money.

Monsters are 1.5 times stronger, and the by-products you get from them are no different from regular monsters.

In other words, it takes more effort, but what you get is the same. It’s like Gyereuk.

Nevertheless, there is a reason why this dungeon was not reported and left as an unconfirmed dungeon.

And that was also the reason that brought me here.

Immediately place your hand on the crack and move into the dungeon.

[You have entered the Moonlight Cave.]

I put away the message in front of my eyes, stand up, and check the surroundings.

A soft light is leaking from the dark wall.

This is one of the reasons why this place is called the Moonlight Cave.

The moonlight shining from the boss room permeates the entire cave, emitting a soft moonlight.

“Monsters… “There is none.”

The dungeon is reorganized after a certain period of time only after killing the boss monster in the boss room.

Not seeing a single monster in the cave means that all the regular monsters have been eliminated, leaving only the boss.

It’s a great thing for me.

This means that all you have to do is walk briskly and pick off the boss.

Follow the winding road.

Even though I was walking at a fairly fast pace, it took a whopping 30 minutes to reach the door leading to the boss room.

“It’s long, it’s long… .”

If there were monsters placed all over the place, it might have taken two or three times longer.

Before opening the door, I briefly thought about the boss monster that appears here.

“What came out… .”

I don’t remember much because it was already 10 years ago, but I think he was a pretty disgusting guy.

“… “You’ll find out when you go in.”

I don’t know exactly what kind of guy it is, but I remember one thing clearly.

He was a guy whose rank wasn’t that high.

So you don’t have to worry too much.

With a light heart, I pushed open the huge door with all my might.

Creep… .

The door opens with a loud noise, revealing an interior filled with soft moonlight.

“huh?”

Huge cavity.

The boss that should be there is nowhere to be seen.

“… what.”

Suddenly an ominous thought passes through my mind.

Could it be that they invaded the dungeon one step ahead and took it?

“Please, please, please.”

I cross the cavity, repeating the word ‘please’ over and over again.

At the very edge of the cavity, there is a small area where moonlight filled with silver magic pours in endlessly.

And there… , a flower is blooming.

A light yellow flower that has been nourished by moonlight for 99 years and 360 days is on the verge of fully opening its buds.

“Whew!”

As soon as I confirmed the existence of the flower, a sigh of relief escaped me.

Fortunately, it didn’t seem like they snatched it first.

what.

Then wouldn’t it be even weirder?

“There are flowers, but why isn’t the boss…” .”

Right then.

A strong signal of popularity was heard from overhead.

Kiyi!

Sounds ominous.

He quickly turns around and raises his head.

Something falling from the ceiling in a straight line comes into view.

“Ah, I remembered.”

Now that I see your face, I remember it.

“Moonlight Holder.”

Just like the beautifully blooming light yellow flowers, there is a huge spider that grows here endlessly, feeding on moonlight.

The guy’s sharp feet rushed towards us.