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Chapter 72
Chapter 72
Chapter 72
[Kugh….!]
Song Cha-hyun gritted her teeth and swung her weapon, her tall greatsword swept through the elite monsters.
However, the momentum of the elite monsters was too fierce due to the boss monster that had started moving earlier than planned. The Valkyrie's power was undermined by the persistence of the elite monsters.
Amidst the messy formation, Song Cha-hyun raised her head. Sensitive to energy, she was greatly alert to the strange sensation she felt from somewhere. The unpleasant feeling she had felt before.
[…!]
Suddenly, a memory flashed through Song Cha-hyun's mind. She staggered back, and Song-Yul, who was nearby, approached her in surprise.
[Unnie!]
[Ugh…]
[Are you okay?]
[Yeah, it's nothing.]
Although she said that, Song Cha-hyun's face was very pale. Did the elite monsters develop a poison-like skill due to the phenomenon of rating abnormality? It was when Song Yul opened her mouth again with a worried expression on her face.
[Guild Master-nim! Vice Guild Master-nim!]
[…Hunter Guseul?]
[Gasp, gasp…]
Song Cha-hyun and Song Yul opened their mouths as they saw Guseul rushing to the centre of the battle. Moreover, most of the support team members were running behind her.
[What happened?]
[That! Monsters appeared where we were!]
[What did you say?]
[So, Hunter Han Yi-jin-nim now…]
Song Cha-hyun and Song Yul turned their heads to where Guseul was pointing.
[…!]
[…!]
There was Han Yi Jin in midair, who fired a machine gun at the pitch-black monsters.
[Hey, right! No, lower, a little lower!]
[Yi-jin-ah, it's hard to see everything. And I can't hear you?]
[Ah, just go ahead for now!]
I fired my machine gun at the swarming monsters and then moved again. Despite his grumbling, Eden moved quickly back and forth among the monsters with his extraordinary senses. Eden was truly a god-sent monster hunter.
I didn't know why monsters from the Alfheim dungeon appeared in the middle of the Sæ dungeon.
No, these greyish-coloured Draugrs were monsters from Niflheim, so technically, the monsters from Niflheim were invading the Sæ dungeon.
I was confused because I didn't see any notification, so I wondered if the Sæ dungeon channel had changed to Niflheim as well. What really happened?
But I don't have time to think about that. Eden, who was heading downwards, swam upwards to escape the persistent Draugrs.
[Damn it, they're chasing us!]
[Go up!]
The Draugrs adapted quickly, despite being underwater. It was as if the sea had always been familiar to them. Come to think of it, didn't Northern Europeans believe that the dead lived in the sea? They thought rough waves and tsunamis were caused by undead living in the sea. It was when I hardened my expression with such scary thoughts.
[Ugh…!]
[Yi-jin-ah!]
A monster attacked me while I was loading my machine gun magazine. My arm that was touched by the monster's hand was stained with black energy. A sudden pain surged through me.
[You are under the Draugr's curse. Duration: 5 minutes.]
[Ah, fuck.]
[Yi-jin-ah, are you okay?]
I couldn't move my hand that held the magazine because it was cursed. I gritted my teeth and looked down.
Should I just throw a grenade? It was when that thought crossed my mind—
[Stop]
With a familiar voice, the monsters that were charging at us stopped in unison.
[Kang Soo-hyun!]
[Hurry up and shoot!]
Kang Soo-hyun shouted as he activated his skill. The number of monsters was too much for him to handle.
[Damn…]
My arm, cursed by the Draugr, wouldn't move. Then, Yong-sik, who had finished off the monsters around me, approached.
[Yong-sik-ah?]
[Kkyau!]
[Ugh…!]
Yong-sik bit my cursed arm. Of course he didn't bite me hard, but I was shocked for a moment and groaned. However, when Yong-sik bit my arm, the black-clinging smoke was sucked into Yong-sik's mouth. Did he really eat it? This pitch-black smoke is probably a curse cast by the Draugr, did he eat it? I exclaimed in surprise.
[Yong-sik, don't eat it! Spit it out, spit it!]
[Burp.]
[…]
Yong-sik burped as if he were satisfied. I looked at him, speechless for a moment.
Does it taste good…?
Just as I was about to ask, I snapped back to reality at Kang Soo-hyun's shout.
[My skill will be released soon!]
[Ah!]
With my free-moving arm, I finished loading the magazine and tapped Eden on the shoulder.
[Go up a little bit!]
[All right.]
Eden nodded his head and ascended to a distant place in an instant. Eden's ability seemed to have improved a lot after receiving my auxiliary skill. But since he doesn't have an AoE skill that can annihilate all elite monsters, I'll be the one to finish the job.
I grabbed the heavy machine gun and aimed it at the monsters. The monsters, immobilised by Kang Soo Hyun's skill, were much easier to hit than the distant targets. It wasn't long before the gun roared.
[Kraaaah!]
The huge Sea Dragon's body slowly collapsed. Only the final attack remained now. Sung Yoo-bin and Han Yeo-reum, who exerted almost all their strength, breathed heavily. Their eyes were fixed on one person.
[…]
However, for some reason, Kang Yoo-hyun didn't move his body when he saw the Sea Dragon. A powerful energy radiated from the sword in his hand.
[…]
Kang Yoo-hyun couldn't move his body. Something familiar yet unpleasant enveloped him.
[Kang Yoo-hyun, what are you doing?]
[…]
Han Yeo-reum shouted with an exhausted face. Her body was a mess from the fierce battle. Now, if the final attack was carried out, they could defeat the Sea Dragon. That meant they could clear this tiring Sæ Dungeon. She wanted to go back quickly and have a beer. Unbeknownst to her, with that desperate wish, Kang Yoo-hyun remained silent.
[That crazy bastard…]
[Hold on for now.]
[Is this the time for that?]
[…]
Han Yeo-reum snarled at Sung Yoo-bin's calm expression. Despite the urgency of the situation, Sung Yoo-bin looked at Kang Yoo-hyun, who stood still.
Kang Yoo-hyun's gaze was fixed on the Sea Dragon, Rashdir. Its shining yellow body was covered in blood, making its shape almost unrecognisable. Only its pumpkin-coloured eyes shone brightly. Rashdir's eyes met Kang Yoo-hyun's eyes. At that moment, a low voice rang in Kang Yoo-hyun's head.
[The more bad shape it is, the sweeter it is.]
[…!]
[Please enjoy it to your heart's content.]
The mocking voice chuckled. Kang Yoo-hyun, who frowned, raised his demon sword. The dark energy surged around his demon sword, Tyrfing1.
Han Yeo-reum, who was discontent with the ominous aura, hesitated and stepped back. After all, an SS-rank is an SS-rank. Sung Yoo-bin watched nervously as the Sea Dragon's massive body disappeared.
[Sæ-S76’s Boss Monster {Sea Dragon Rashdir} has been Defeated.]
[The First Player to Conquer Sæ-S76 will be Awarded the Title of {Conqueror of the Oceanic Realm (L)}.]
[Sæ-S76's Connection will be Terminated Soon.]
The long-awaited system notification resonated throughout the raid team members.
[Yi Jin-ah!]
[Huu…]
Upon hearing the system notification, I relaxed.
Finally… it's over!
This tiresome Sæ dungeon is finally over!
[Can't move? Lean on me.]
[Thank you…]
As soon as the battle was over, my body relaxed, I leaned against Eden, squishy like a Mollusk. Then, a smiling Eden hugged me tightly. I was too exhausted to push him away, and instead rested my head on his firm chest.
I felt sleepy. Ironically, I thought at that moment. I couldn't sleep because I was so nervous while conquering the dungeon, so it wasn't surprising. And another system notification sounded small in my ears.
[Item is claimed.]
‘…Item?’
I blinked absentmindedly and instinctively checked my inventory. Surely, the Freya Guild's collection team would take all the items this time, but why did I hear this notification? Was it an error? My eyes widened in disbelief as I examined the new item.
[…!]
[Yggdrasil’s Essence (L)
A crystal containing the essence of the World Tree, Yggdrasil. Permanently bound item.]
What's this…
I got the Yggdrasil's Essence this quickly? And, more importantly, why me? And it's bound permanently, as soon as I receive it?
All kinds of questions swirled in my head. Eden tilted his head while looking at me.
[What's wrong?]
[Ah, it's nothing.]
I responded vaguely to Eden's puzzled look and turned my head. I followed Song Cha-hyun and Song Yul's position with my eyes.
[Hunter Han Yi-jin!]
[Ah…]
But I didn't have to look for them, they came to me first. I looked at Song Cha-hyun with a troubled expression.
[Guild Master-nim, actually…]
[Are you hurt anywhere?]
[Yes? No, I'm not injured, but actually, I…]
[Your arm doesn't seem to be moving very well, and you have a wound on your back.]
[No, this is…]
[Hunter Guseul!]
[Yes!]
[…]
Song Cha-hyun didn't listen to me and made a big fuss about it. Eventually, I couldn't even open my mouth about the item and was healed by Guseul. Song Cha-hyun opened her mouth with a relieved face when she saw that I had been healed.
[This time, I owe Hunter Han Yi-jin too much.]
[Owe?]
[I'll definitely repay you once we're out of the dungeon.]
[It’s fine…]
Why are there so many people saying they owe me something? Am I some kind of loan shark?
Leaving me flustered, Song Cha-hyun hurriedly left, saying she needed to organise the party members. Indeed, she was busy because the portal wouldn't be open for long. I will catch up with Song Cha-hyun and talk again after leaving the dungeon.
[Stay in formation and get on the portal in order!]
I looked at my watch as I approached the blue portal. I touched it to stop the time that I had been keeping track of since entering the dungeon.
Beep beep.
Seventy hours, forty-six minutes, and two seconds.
This was the time it took to conquer this Sæ dungeon.
T/N: Eden's screen time is over ?? next is KYH and I must say HYJ's damn luck was very very good ??
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- Changing this from a “Magic Sword” to a “Demon Sword”. Although Tyrfing, Tirfing or Tyrving was a magic sword in Norse mythology, it is also a cursed sword, Hence I changed it.