episode_0180

Just as I, as the guild leader, hid the dungeon where the ‘100 Year Evening Primrose’ was growing.

The guild leaders of other guilds also have several dungeons hidden away.

Why?

It helps in many ways.

The value of the by-products from monsters is considerable, so you can obtain them periodically, you can also hide your wealth secretly from others, and you can use it for the public benefit of the guild.

Each of them owns a dungeon by deceiving the eyes of the association for different reasons.

One interesting thing here is that each of us knows to some extent the location of the dungeon we each own.

Well, it’s not like I’m intentionally following up and digging up information, but I’m a competitor, and I have to move in step with the other person’s moves, so those things are naturally mixed in with the information I dig up.

“This is a bonanza, a bonanza.”

As the population decline was slowly slowing down, I raided a few unauthorized dungeons belonging to guild leaders I knew, and there were a lot of explorers being discovered there.

Over the course of 8 hours, the population decreased by 40, and I killed 20 of them.

And this all came out of the guild leader’s unauthorized dungeon.

“Ugh, let’s hide it for a bit.”

The guild leaders that the government sucks at each have five or six dungeons.

At least in this part, I am honest.

Because I didn’t hide it as much as they did.

You even had one to make a flower to give to your wife as a gift, right?

When I retrieved it, I was going to immediately report it to the association.

Of course, it’s none of my business now.

After going through all the dungeons I could vaguely remember, I reached my limit.

“I really don’t have any anymore… .”

Information has been exhausted, and even if you go to a place where dungeons are concentrated in each region, the location of the explorer is not displayed.

[Remaining population: 28/300]

There has been no change in the number of individuals remaining since an hour ago.

That means not only me, but most people are unable to determine the location of the searcher.

I look again at the quest details that were suddenly thrown in three days ago.

They say something happens when you fail to eliminate all the seekers… .

[If you fail to remove the explorer within the set time, the probability of disaster increasing.]

That statement is very ambiguous.

It’s not that a disaster is about to strike, it’s just that the probability of it happening increases.

So does that mean that the odds are just getting higher and it may not come?

“I feel so uncomfortable.”

What on earth?

What is the identity of the disaster they are referring to?

Are you talking about natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes that commonly come to mind?

or not… , Does this mean some kind of event that will occur related to the dungeon?

At the same time, the scenery at that time comes to mind.

A miserable scene of a destroyed city that had been moved and wandered around while it was asleep.

“Oh, I guess not.”

I shake my head lightly to get rid of the ominous thoughts.

Could the world be like that if a few explorers were missed?

The remaining time is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Until then, let’s just wander around.

If that doesn’t work, what… , it can’t be helped.

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“Crrr !”

dump!

Do you know that there is not much time left?

Finally, with one particularly struggling searcher, the allotted time ran out.

The fatigue is much worse than I thought.

Is it natural since I went through more than ten dungeons in one day?

While I was stretching and shaking off the fatigue that had taken over my body, a message window popped up.

[Time has expired.]

[Thank you to all participants for their hard work.]

[Settlement will begin shortly.]

Messages announcing the end are pouring in.

“… “First of all, it’s a failure.”

One thing is certain: we failed to eliminate all the explorers hiding in the dungeon.

“Twelve… .”

The total number of explorers that survived to the end within the territory of the Republic of Korea was twelve.

Other countries have done more than us, and I don’t think any place has completely blocked it.

If they couldn’t find everything in this small country, what would happen in other countries with large land areas?

Exit the dungeon through the safety room.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Yoon Ji-an, who doesn’t look much different from three days ago, but if you look closely, has dark circles under her eyes, greets me with a smiling face.

“now… , Is it over?”

If you feel like her question is filled with earnestness, you are mistaken… Probably not.

No matter how enlightened I am, driving for three days and waiting for people is not easy.

He immediately hugged her and patted her back as she asked an earnest question.

“It’s over now. “It was really hard.”

“ah… , no. Mr. Dojin, you really worked hard. hmm… “I don’t know why you suddenly made this forced march.”

What a good person.

Just looking at her silently following someone who is marching for no reason shows how loyal she is, and how quiet and cautious she is.

As expected, she is the office wife I have chosen.

“Seueueup.”

I bury my face in the crook of her neck and take a deep breath.

“Do, Mr. Dojin… !”

Her panicked voice is heard.

Are you worried about body odor?

The faint smell of sweat coming from a deep breath.

“Oh, it must smell because I didn’t wash it… .”

The gradually faster heartbeat is clearly transmitted from the inside of the chest where it is touching.

You don’t have to worry that much.

“You don’t have to worry. “Because it smells just right.”

Personally, I don’t hate this smell.

No, on the contrary, I would say that I like it.

What can I say… Why, there are those smells.

It’s definitely not a good smell, but it’s the kind of smell that makes you addicted to its pungent sensation.

For example, something like cocaine.

If it’s so addictive, I’ll give it a drug name and smell.

A woman’s body odor is similar to this.

Even if you’re in the same situation, you don’t get tired of smells that are quite different, and the addiction only deepens.

She asks while writhing in her arms.

“Now… , Where can I take you?”

There is a subtle sense of anticipation in the question.

When I told him to wait twelve hours, it seems he was really just waiting for now.

To betray such trust is to commit a great sin.

“Shall we go to the best hotel nearby? or not… “Where can I get there the fastest even if the facilities aren’t great?”

The back of her neck turns red at the explicit question.

“… “I will look for it.”

Yoon Ji-an, who was quietly lowering his head, gently pushes me away with his arm and takes out his smartphone.

“It’s a very close hotel with good facilities.”

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Shootaaa-

I lie down blankly and look at the ceiling, listening to the sound of water coming from the shower room not far away.

“… “I’m really looking for this.”

Her will was truly amazing.

I never thought I would find a hotel not too far away with good facilities.

They even made a reservation on the spot.

Thanks to this, I was able to rest my tired body.

“I want to sleep.”

When I stare blankly, I feel like I want to sleep.

If I put my mind to it, I could fall asleep right now in 3 seconds.

But there is one thing that comes before the desire for sleep.

“I want to cool off and sleep.”

I’ve felt this for a long time, but the number one desire in my life is probably sexual desire.

Even though I’m tired, I want to go to sleep after taking a breather with my sweltering body.

What if I just sleep… , I brushed my teeth, but I feel like I accidentally left out my tongue.

While waiting for her to wash up and come out, enjoying the appropriate amount of fatigue.

[Settlement will begin now.]

“oh.”

The settlement, which I had forgotten about because I was distracted by the woman for a moment, has begun.

[We succeeded in eliminating 9,982 of the 10,800 explorers hiding on Earth.]

[The probability of disaster occurring increases as the number of surviving 818 explorers increases.]

More individuals than expected went into hiding, and more individuals than expected were eliminated.

“918 animals… .”

I don’t know if I caught a lot or if I missed a lot.

I’m not sure what the probability of disaster is when the number of 918 animals increases.

“If you’re going to tell me, please let me know in a lighthearted way.”

Even if you hear this, you feel anxious because you don’t know anything.

[From now on, this is personal settlement.]

[Participant number 504 eliminated a total of 168 seekers.]

I went down from Seoul to Busan and came back up, visiting every place I could reach.

This is a number that we worked hard to capture.

There are 300 seekers hiding within the territory of the Republic of Korea, and since I caught more than half of them by myself, I think we can expect to be ranked high at this level.

[The leaderboard will then be revealed.]

A huge message window that I have never seen before appears before my eyes.

Contained in the long message window were the participants’ numbers and rankings.

In that case, you can just skim from the top without having to look at everything.

[First place. Participant 1 (563 animals)]

“… “Is that possible?”

My heart was broken from the start.

1st place caught 563 fish, so how many did 2nd to 5th places catch?

Let’s go down a little further first… .

[2nd place. Participant 2 (482 animals)]

[3rd place. Participant No. 4 (319 animals)]

[4th place. Participant No. 7 (225 animals)]

The difference between the ranks is quite larger than you might think.

My broken heart is slowly being revived.

And finally.

[5th place. Participant No. 504 (168 animals)]

At the end, in 5th place, an unusual three-digit number is taking up space.

“… “This is it.”

A dazed feeling.

My heart tightens after seeing the number of horses in 6th and 7th place.

[6th place. Participant No. 11 (167 animals)]

[7th place. Participant No. 18 (166 animals)]

Not only 6th and 7th place, but all the ranks listed below me are like that.

The ranking was decided by only one horse.

“… “I can’t express this other than that I was really lucky.”

I don’t usually believe in luck, but I can’t help but feel like I was really lucky.

That’s how dramatic it was to discover and eliminate the last explorer.

As I was driving from road to road, a dot deep in the mountains saved me.

[A special reward will be awarded to participant number 504, who took 5th place.]

[The reward is ‘what the participant needs most right now.’]

“What is this… again?” .”

What do I need most right now?

… Nothing in particular comes to mind?

No, who decides whether it is necessary in the first place?

At the time when thoughts continued to flow one after another.

[A large amount of Karma is awarded as a reward.]

“up… ?”

The bracelet on my wrist starts to tremble like crazy.

At the same time, something is slowly filling up inside the transparent bead.

Cloudy gray thick smoke.

The moment it reached 1/3 of the ball.

Another message window appeared.

[Attributes are strengthened as Karma reaches a certain level.]

[The characteristic ‘one with qualifications’ has been strengthened to ‘one with karma’.]

[Changes in the body are scheduled to occur.]

[Prepare for pain!]

… suddenly?

The moment you think about it.

“Kkeut!”

I lost consciousness for a moment due to the pain that felt like my whole body was being twisted and squeezed.