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“Uhh… ”

Est looked ahead with a weary expression.

The temporary name of the dungeon is Myeonggyeong. It is said to be a dungeon with restricted entry and exit, but the name is well-chosen.

There were a lot of mirrors in this dungeon.

The floor and the ceiling, the pillars connecting them, and sometimes even the ground that rises like a mountain range. Many things are made of clear mirrors.

Although there are some parts that are not mirrors, the chin is so dizzying with the number of mirrors reflecting each other.

‘Tsk.’

How nice it would be if it ended with just a blink of an eye. Est clicked his tongue as he looked at the image reflected in the mirror.

Monsters came out one after another, shredding countless mirrors.

– Additional monsters appear. Estimated number of 3rd wave: 12,813

– Individuals of 5th rank or higher 31. Individuals of 4th rank or higher 6

The voice that reached my head gave me shame.

The number of monsters that emerged in an instant is estimated at 10,000. Since the production site is a level 1 dungeon, the average rank is also high. Among them, those of level 5 or higher are 30, and those of level 4 are 6.

‘If it falls outside, it’ll probably fly away like a joke.’

It crawled out after a few breaths. Est was once again amazed by the dungeon’s power.

There is a limit to your strength in dungeons, so you have to be selective and focus.

While some dungeons focus on environmental composition or traps, others intentionally increase the appearance of monsters.

This place caught them both.

-Trap again

As soon as the signal was heard, Esther swung her wand.

Quagga River! The prepared magic bullet exploded on the mirror on the floor. The flying mirror fragments were stuck in the air.

-──!?

The intangible hand with the mirror fragments embedded in it twitched. After a few more magic bullets were fired, the intangible hand collapsed.

The intangible hand snatches the intruder away and drags him into the mirror.

It’s easy to get rid of one or two, but it’s quite difficult when dozens of hands are grabbing your entire body.

It is a sound that has become one with the mirror, so it is difficult to detect in this place full of mirrors, but it is also too hard to break all the mirrors.

Every time you set up a temporary base, you have to break the mirrors around it.

On that topic, it’s also a spawn that constantly teases monsters…

‘Only four people entered this London dungeon.’

Even the most skilled superhumans have limits to their stamina. While clearing a dungeon of this scale, it is certain that stamina will be depleted like eating.

This is an incredibly reckless act.

To put it bluntly, it’s a suicide squad.

-Kuuuung…!

“… … .”

Now, my thoughts have changed a little.

Estrogen gathered magical power into his staff and swept forward.

The commander’s army was seen blocking the monsters that were rushing in like waves.

A dead body and an in-between soul.

The commander who put the two together has weak physical abilities on average. Because of this, it is easy to break even with light attacks.

-Kreeek!

Those commanders were different.

The commander opened his mouth wide, allowing the large front paw to attack. He let out a roar that made the air shiver and bit the front paw in return.

He is strong and tough, unlike a commander.

It can withstand most attacks. Even if it is damaged, it can recover or fight by attaching broken units together.

In particular, some commanders are of a different level.

-Crunch!

The monster’s neck fell to the ground as it tried to tear off the commander who was biting its front paw.

Chook! The commander with the sword hanging from his forearm rolled his three pairs of eyes. Soon, he found an opening and dug into the monsters in reverse.

While most commanders are struggling to maintain the front lines, these special commanders are digging in and killing monsters.

The fallen monster was swallowed up by the ground, and quickly rose up again as a spirit.

‘The Commander of Mt. Taesan.’

A unique ability that no one in the world doesn’t know. Everyone knows how terrible the commander who is tied to Mt. Taesan is.

‘There’s a rumor that Lee Ha-yool can handle not only Geumhwa but also Taesan. I thought it was just nonsense, but it turned out to be true.’

It was so shocking. It still doesn’t feel real.

As he thought that, his magical powers gathered. Estrogen raised his staff.

“──,─,─,─”

Because the rear is safe, there is room to add a short window.

-Magician. Directional guidance.

I turned my gaze to the side at the sound of a familiar voice. The commander was not the only one maintaining the front line.

-Thump! Thump! Thump!

A giant blocking the view. The golem, as big as a house, pulled its arm back. Kwarur! Magical power shot out through the gaps in its armor and its fist accelerated.

-Kwaang!

The ground shook. The monster between the ground and the fist crumpled hideously. The golem struck again.

The monster with its sunken upper body fell backwards. Another monster rushed in. A claw with a murderous aura slashed at its neck.

-Kikigik…!

The claws filled with magical power were torn off. The armor made of ‘Taesan’ only had a scratch engraved on it. Even that was quickly repaired.

The golem opened its fist.

The magic attack technique that appeared in the palm of one’s hand was realized.

-Let’s make tea!

A flurry of pure white slashes were unleashed. The monsters in front were torn into dozens of pieces. The scattered pieces were swallowed by a pile of dirt.

For a moment, the ground seemed to shake, and then a rock pillar rose from another battlefield.

A spirit that had been huddled together in a collapsed pillar rose up.

“… … .”

Kwagagang! Est’s expression became extremely depressed as he helped the swaying wires by casting magic.

The front is being held. Rather, it is being pushed forward.

This alone is shocking, but it’s not all.

-Crunch?

The commander and the golem stopped advancing. Soon, they pulled back the front line as one.

The momentum that was rushing in has stopped.

The moment the monsters that had been staggering at that opportunity unleashed their powerful magic, the world sparkled in a variety of colors.

“… … .”

Est, who was slowly preparing his magic, broke out in a cold sweat at the absurd power of the attribute spreading from behind.

This corps’ output manager.

-1 fighter!

Terramor, clad in rock armor, rolled his legs. Boom! At that signal, the elemental powers left the spirit’s mouth and hands.

The world flashed with colorful lights. Because it was full of mirrors, the colors spread even wider and more vividly.

-Kwaaa─Ang!

Contrary to the expression, the aftermath was brutal.

A dizzying explosion that shook the ground and tore through my eardrums. Nothing remained where the five-colored lights scattered.

The monsters and mirrors were all smashed to pieces, and it was hard to find any shards.

The corners of Est’s mouth trembled at the incredible output.

‘If it was projected this way…’

It won’t end with just an injury. Even if you build up defense with magic, I don’t have the confidence to block it.

Est turned his gaze away, steadying his trembling legs.

There were also hundreds of spirits behind me. My eyes met with one of them.

The vertical, sinister eyes flashed. The closed snout opened slightly. The thick, protruding fangs were visible.

-Krrrr…

I quickly turned my head away at the displeased reaction.

‘It’s so brutal…’

Clearly, at first, most of them were small-sized animals. But once they entered battle, they transformed into beasts as big as houses.

“est.”

“Why are you like that?”

A sheep came closer. When Estgar gave him a glance, the sheep with a trembling face pointed behind him.

“Is that a higher spirit?”

“… Isn’t that right?”

“Then what about that humanoid spirit?”

Subata, who had joined in the meantime, asked.

A spirit of the earth who sticks close to Lee Ha-yul and leads the other spirits.

The difference is that he maintains his human form among beasts as big as a house.

“Is that the highest level spirit?”

“There is no such thing as a supreme spirit… As far as I know, there is none… ”

Est has no talent for spirit magic.

The same goes for the swordsman and spearman, Svatara and Yang Ihwa. Even Est, who has learned magic, has some knowledge of spirit magic…

“I don’t know either. So don’t ask.”

I don’t know which spirit this Lee Ha-yool is leading.

It is a well-known fact that higher spirits are humanoid.

So, is only the earth spirit of the highest rank, and the other spirits of the middle rank?

But the power he shows is too strong for him to be called a lieutenant. It is far stronger than any lieutenant spirit I’ve ever met.

Even the upper spirits of the earth add more.

It’s been two days since I entered the dungeon. So far, I’ve encountered 3rd tier monsters twice.

It was then that the Three Musketeers of Tools’ meal money was put into effect.

While Lee Ha-yul’s army was clearing out the monsters, they were in charge of the third-tier monsters.

In the process, the upper spirit of the soil, Terra Mor, also helped.

‘Where is the spirit that fights with a 3rd tier monster?’

Here it is.

It wasn’t to the extent of suppressing them one-on-one, but I was shocked to see them suppress and bind third-tier monsters in a meaningful way.

‘What a monster.’

It does not mean the spirits of Mt. Taesan.

It does not mean a golem with abnormal performance.

It does not mean a strangely powerful spirit.

Lee Ha-yul, who had newly taken hold of their leash, was an outrageous monster.

Necromancy. Elementalism. Mass use of magic and necromancers.

‘Is this possible?’

It’s not at an average level.

Each and every one of them is a skill that easily surpasses the level of greatness and is impossible to understand.

Even after operating such a large army for over a day, there is no sign of the magic power being depleted.

‘Absorbing the dungeon’s magic power…’

It’s impossible.

Common sense says so, though.

Lee Ha-yul calmly flaps his wings and takes advantage of the dungeon’s unique magic.

This is something new.

Estee already knew what kind of monster Lee Ha-yool was behind the scenes.

A monster that is equal to, or perhaps even more dangerous than, the monster that has been lurking around Hong Yeon-jun.

‘That must have been the power of one person…’

I couldn’t believe the amount of electricity the army had.

There is no need to lower the rate.

Even if we just pour out the forces currently in operation, we can deal with most of the forces that are raising their heads and fighting them head-on.

It was an incredibly reckless act. It wasn’t a suicide mission.

It was a strategy that Lee Ha-yul could obviously pull off.

In reality, even though I barely took part, I was able to successfully clear the level 1 dungeon with just my subordinate troops.

Est swallowed and nodded.

“I’m glad I didn’t open it.”

“… … ”

Although it was sudden, Svata and Yang Ihwa, who were next to him, also agreed with him.

-Battleship, 3rd tier entity approaching confirmed

-Battle preparation

“What the fuck.”

Even so, it is difficult to continuously hunt 3rd tier monsters.

***

– Your Majesty, how is the state of your magical power?

A set of tools to start hunting the newly appeared 3rd tier monster wards.

Terramor, who had been checking them out from beside me, asked.

– Yeah, it’s okay.

-It’s time to take a break…

– It’s not something to worry about yet.

Even though I never leave out the spirits’ commands, their gazes toward me are always filled with worry.

It’s probably because I’ve been continuing to attack since yesterday.

‘Just one day.’

He shrugged. Bam! The wings of the sky equipped on his clone and his two straight wheels rose.

Magic was attached to the spread wings and tree branches.

Magical power imbued with the uniqueness of the dungeon. Magical power of a different nature than mine.

Normally, if you forcefully suck this in, the circuit gets distorted and the core gets damaged… but I just remove the impurities and pile them up.

‘I like this because I’ve already graduated from magic problems.’

It’s nice that I can lead the army alone like now without having to worry about running out of magic power.

In places with abundant magic power, such as first-class dungeons, there is no need to worry about magic power running out.

-But…

-Thank you for worrying. I’m also adjusting, and it would be nice if it ended quickly, right?

He smiled at Teramor, who couldn’t shake off his worries even after saying that, and tapped the floor with a purifier.

The observations spread out from the clone and scanned the wide dungeon.

I found my way by discarding unnecessary information and gathering the information I wanted.

-Tingle!

The signal sent by the head. He smiled while interpreting the observed information.

‘We’ll arrive in a few more days.’

A faraway place. The center of a huge crystal like a mountain.

A jewel was observed emitting blue light.

-Bam! Kwak-gang! Thump! Kwaddeok… !Ku-gu-gung!

The ground shook. I touched the purification while observing the third-tier monsters that were still alive and running wild.

-… The subjugation is slow

“I’m doing my best! ”

Est, who had been firing arrows from the rear, gritted his teeth and shouted.