Ordinary Art Factor [EN]: Chapter 201

A short while later.

“Haa…”

“It seems there’s no immediate danger to his life, but we’ll need to check his status window when he wakes up to know for sure,” Han Deuk said to me, his dark circles even more pronounced as he slumped over.

“Alright, good work. Get some rest. Drink a potion.”

“It’s not that bad. We’re already short on them as it is.”

“Just drink it. No arguments.”

“Yes, sir.”

Staggering towards a nearby rock, Han Deuk hastily drank the potion Mi-hye handed him, collapsing to the ground and falling asleep almost instantly.

“Haa… damn it.”

Everything’s a mess.

This is nothing like the clear strategy we initially planned.

We intended a safe, albeit lengthy, dungeon clear, using my past experiences and testing the item effects absorbed by the team leaders and guild members. But Hong-chan hyung’s ultimate-grade skill blew it all to hell.

Of course, there might be more humanoid dungeon units inside the mature tower, but looking at the scene before me, I doubt how many are left.

The situation is unbelievable for a dungeon.

Not only are the bio-units summoned by me and the art team gone, but even the corpses of the dungeon units, including Julut, are nowhere to be seen.

The bushes and trees are gone, and even the large rocks have melted from the intense heat. The terrain has turned into black earth, making me doubt if this is even the place where we fought just now.

As expected, the effect of an ultimate-grade skill is immense.

The problem is Hong-chan hyung, who’s still passed out over there… uh, huh?

I just saw his finger twitch… hey, is he?

Hong-chan hyung’s eyes fluttered, opening slightly before closing again.

Is he pretending to be unconscious because he’s too embarrassed right now?

Seriously, this guy!

If he was going to be this ashamed, why did he use an ultimate-grade skill he couldn’t handle, and why did he beg for a ride into the dungeon in the first place!

He’s not some newly awakened newbie; he’s the vice guild leader of the Great Support Guild, a whole 4th grade, and he’s pretending to be unconscious because he’s embarrassed?

If that’s the case, why did he even come down to Jeju [Island in South Korea] to join the clear team?

Just go back up!

Go back to Seoul [South Korea’s capital city] and run the guild again!

Why did he even come down here?

“Hey, you. Mr. Burden.”

“……”

“If you don’t get up now, I’m leaving you in the dungeon.”

“……”

“Oh? You’re going to play dead?”

“Oppa [Korean term for older brother, used by females], what’s wrong?” Ji-hye asked, approaching me after hearing my muttering.

“That guy over there. He’s awake, but he’s ignoring us.”

“What? He still seems unconscious to me.”

“No, I saw him twitching earlier.”

“Really? Gil-su.”

“… Yes, hyung-nim [Korean term for older brother, used by males].”

Gil-su, who had been poking the back of Han Deuk’s head as he lay passed out, rushed over at my call.

“Take out your greatsword and slash that guy. Let’s see if he dies or not.”

“… Are you joking?”

“Do you think I’d be joking with you in this situation? What are you doing? Slash him already.”

“R-really?”

“Should I slash you first?”

“… It’s not that, but still…”

Gil-su hesitated at my response, unsure of what to do.

He clearly thinks I’m joking, but my expression is so serious that he’s fidgeting.

Well, I guess my poker face is working.

I was busy grilling Gil-su with a new method when Hong-chan hyung stirred and raised his upper body.

“Kkeueung.”

“Vice Guild Leader! Are you alright?”

“Hong-chan hyung-nim! Are you okay?”

“The Vice Guild Leader is awake!”

The team leaders and some of the guild members cheered as they saw Hong-chan hyung moving.

“He’s fine, he has to be fine! He downed so many high-grade potions! Everyone, ignore him and set up camp. We’ll rest until this time tomorrow.”

“Understood. First and second team warriors, set up the tents, and mages, start the fire.”

“Establish the campsite immediately. Wait at this location until this time tomorrow!”

At the team leaders’ orders, the guild members who had been asking about Hong-chan hyung’s condition scattered in all directions.

I approached the Mr. Burden, squatted down in front of him, and asked nonchalantly, “Hey, are you okay?”

“……”

“Are you not talking because you’re embarrassed, or because you’re still in pain?”

“… Keueum. S-sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. There are no dungeon units left to test your 1st grade item absorption on, all the units we produced with full minerals and gas are gone, the opportunity for the mages to practice their attack patterns is gone, we don’t have many emergency high-grade potions left, the warrior used an ultimate-grade magic skill, so someone is screwed, and someone didn’t even think about it and used a skill that could have killed them, but other than that, what do you have to be sorry about?”

“……”

“……”

“… I, I saw the others using magic attacks, and I wanted to help…”

“A guy who’s been a warrior all his life, suddenly, overnight?”

“… S-sorry.”

“……”

I stared at Hong-chan hyung without saying a word.

Since he can speak without any problems, his head seems to be fine, and judging by his hesitant movements, he seems to be physically okay as well.

“Check your status window and let me know if there’s anything wrong. I’m going to use up all the potions before we enter the mature tower.”

“J-Ji-won.”

“Forget it. Hmph!”

I cleared my throat and got up, heading towards the open space behind the rock.

An absurd, ridiculous, and dumbfounding situation occurred, but it’s a relief that it ended like this.

What Awakened one in the world could use a skill that’s not their grade, especially one that’s at least 5 levels higher, and still be okay?

Hong-chan hyung only regained consciousness after 3rd grade Awakened Han Deuk’s insane healing and blessings, along with a barrage of high-grade potions.

If things had gone wrong, I almost made the sister-in-law who lives with us a widow. And that was because of the ultimate-grade mage skill book I gave him.

Hmph! Did I know this would happen?

A 4th grade warrior with 10 years of Awakening experience couldn’t even grasp the situation.

Ah, is he a mage now?

22 hours and 30 minutes after entering the Primordial Dungeon of England.

After the chaotic scene was cleaned up, we set up camp and took a break. Then, we gathered in my tent again to discuss the battle.

The initial magic attacks by the mages to draw the humanoid dungeon units’ attention, the attack direction and unit synergy combinations of the summoned units by me and the art team, and the focused magic attacks on the dungeon units were all useless.

It simply ended with a single, simple ultimate-grade firewall.

The starting point of the problem was that. Damn it!

“No matter how I think about it… that was a firewall, right?”

“Yes. It was definitely a firewall. Of course, the scale was enormous.”

“No, I think you’re all misunderstanding something. Shouldn’t we first question the fact that a warrior was using magic attacks from the start?”

“Big oppa must have done something. Rather than that, the scale of the firewall skill was too enormous. At least 1st grade, no, compared to the 1st grade items we absorbed, it was like the sun in front of a firefly, right?”

“You idiot. It’s the opposite.”

“Shut up. Dumb and Dumber. Anyway. Oppat!”

Ji-hye shouted and stared at me intently.

“……”

“Like Gil-su Dumber said, how did the Vice Guild Leader suddenly use that enormous firewall magic here? It’s oppa’s doing, right?”

What the heck is Gil-su Dumber?

And what? Doing?

This!

“Hyung-nim! I won’t say anything, so since it’s come to this, just open up everything!”

“That’s right, hyung-nim. I think I have the right to know, even if no one else does,” Han Deuk, who had collapsed after showering Hong-chan hyung with heals, joined in at Gil-su’s request.

“Quickly! I said I won’t say anything!”

Ji-hye urged.

“That’s right. We’ve known that the Guild Leader is a cheat character since a long time ago, so please tell us.”

“Yes. We should know among ourselves.”

“I agree.”

Kim Eun-hee, Choi Eun-ji, and Mi-hye as well.

“Huu…”

As everyone’s attention focused on me at my sigh, except for Hong-chan hyung, who was hanging his head low, I said calmly, “Actually… I’m… a mage.”

“……”

“……”

“… Wh, what kind of bullshit is that!”

Ji-hye’s shout echoed through the tent once again.

A short while later.

“Kkeueung.”

…….

“Keueum.”

…….

They don’t believe me.

When did oppa become a mage, Art Factor’s job is a mage, if I don’t tell the truth, I won’t leave, when did we become like this, don’t you trust us, if you don’t open up, there will be no more dungeon clears, I’ll break off relations, I finally raised both hands in front of the kids.

“I surrender! I unconditionally surrender!”

“Call! Open!”

“Quickly! Quickly!”

Oh? The words are getting shorter and shorter?

Well, I guess it’s understandable that they’re getting hysterical after grilling me for nearly 2 hours.

Well, I feel like I’m watching a pretty funny skit with their impatience and curiosity driving them crazy. Moreover, Hong-chan hyung’s head, who’s watching me get grilled like this from the side, is about to break through the dungeon floor and fall below.

All of this is because of his one mistake.

Okay. This is enough.

Too much is worse than too little.

That guy must have seriously reflected this time.

He couldn’t resist the momentary impulse and used a magic attack as a warrior, forgetting the warning I repeatedly gave him, and he must have confirmed the aftermath.

I scanned Hong-chan hyung’s bent head once and opened my mouth.

“Actually…”

…….

The explanation about the skill book that came out as a clear reward from the Mudeungsan Dungeon [Mountain in South Korea] and the Primordial Dungeon, which I cleared in the past, continued for a long time, and by the time Hong-chan hyung’s head returned to its original position, as the team leaders were hearing the story for the first time, my long explanation came to an end.

But, their reaction starts now.

“N-no way! R-really? Two, two ultimate-grade skill books?”

“Th, then. Besides the firewall magic that the Vice Guild Leader used, what about the other one?”

“As expected! It has to be that level to be ultimate-grade!”

“Magic power! You need magic power to use it effectively! What’s the magic power level? What’s the usage magic power level?”

“Ask Hong-chan hyung about the rest. I’ve opened up everything.”

Leaving the kids who were pouring out more questions at the same time, I was about to go out of the tent to cool down my hot head, but,

“Oh, oppa! But why did you leave us and give the mage-only skill book to a warrior?”

Ji-hye’s sharp question pierced my heart.

Keueum.

Ask Hong-chan hyung those key, very important, key point questions!

1 day, 13 hours, and 50 minutes after entering the Primordial Dungeon of England.

The existence of the ultimate-grade skill book was too great to gloss over the situation.

There was a commotion when Sai created a 1st grade item, but the existence of a skill book that can transform anyone into a cheat character, regardless of their job, as long as they have enough magic power, made me too annoyed.

The reason I didn’t open this from the beginning was because I was worried that they wouldn’t be able to handle it, but as expected, their reaction to clearing the Primordial Dungeon turned into an active volcano before the explosion.

Moreover, it became even more serious at the place where we confirmed the clear rewards before entering the mature tower.

Everyone is already drinking kimchi soup [Korean expression for counting your chickens before they hatch] before the dungeon is even cleared.

“Oppa, you definitely promised. The rewards will be given in order of priority according to contribution, just like we’ve been doing.”

“Hyung-nim! Then I’m too upset! What kind of dungeon clear contribution does a healer have! Please change the method!”

“You idiot! We’ve always done it this way! Why are you changing it now!”

“It’s unfair, you moron! Try being a healer! How can a healer or priest who eats contribution percentage have a higher clear contribution than a warrior or mage? No way! This method won’t work!”

“Shut up, Dumb and Dumber. Listen to big oppa. If we’ve been doing it this way, we should keep going this way.”

“You bitch! You’re talking nonsense because it’s not your problem!”

“What? You bitch? You’re not even big oppa, how dare you! Do you want to die? Huh?”

Ha….

It’s a complete mess.

Okay. Han Deuk’s words make sense.

At best, a healer who receives a certain percentage of contribution from warriors or mages clearing the dungeon in 1st place is more difficult than a Zergling [StarCraft unit] walking on two feet. That’s why Han Deuk is going crazy like that.

Anyway, I need to sort this out first. My head hurts.

“If a healer or priest class reward comes out, it’s Han Deuk’s regardless of contribution. Why? That’s how it’s always been.”

“Hyung-nim. That was for items dropped when clearing other normal dungeons. Isn’t this a skill book now? So shouldn’t we go by contribution as usual?”

“That’s right. Skill books don’t discriminate by job. Any of us could be a warrior or mage who can also be a healer or priest.”

“I agree.”

Gil-su and Ji-hye are trying to eat Han Deuk, and Kim Eun-hee and Choi Eun-ji are joining in.

Well, Mi-hye has never said anything.

However, if this is the kind of teamwork we have before clearing the dungeon or even entering the mature tower, I don’t even need to watch the video, and I don’t even need to taste it to know it’s shit.

“Should I do it by command? Or should I do it by force? What are you doing in front of the dungeon clear! Didn’t you feel it last time? You think clearing the Primordial Dungeon is easy? Okay. I’ll drop out, so clear it among yourselves, or play ttakji [Korean game with folded paper tiles] with the skill book as you please! You’re so blinded by the skill….”

At my loud shout, their mouths closed and their heads slowly turned downwards, and I started walking back to the campsite.

I need to solve the teamwork problem first, regardless of the dungeon clear.

But, this is all because of Hong-chan hyung, right?

Why did he use the skill as he pleased… tsk.

The kids who were bickering behind me started chasing after me.

We agreed to discuss all clear rewards and skill book distribution again after clearing the dungeon.

No, it wasn’t an agreement, but such an ambiguous, everyone holding back, a strange atmosphere of only looking at each other continued, and eventually, we reached an ambiguous conclusion that we should just move on.

The guys who rushed in like hyenas with food in front of them at first all closed their mouths and only looked at each other because of my sulking and resentment, and they seemed to have realized that they would lose if they stepped forward first.

Well, it’s not like it’s been just a day or two, and this isn’t the first time something like this has happened, so maybe they realized that the best way to deal with it is to just stay quiet and gauge the atmosphere.

After all, the rights to the clear reward come into play after the dungeon clear contribution is primarily satisfied. They must have decided there’s no reason to waste energy now.

1 day, 18 hours, and 20 minutes after entering the British Primeval Dungeon.

While the guild members were finishing their meals and the shuttle teams were rechecking various items, including personal equipment, I headed to a nearby open space to replenish the Zerglings Hong-chan hyung [older brother figure/term of endearment] had wiped out.

After taking out minerals from my inventory and absorbing the fragments to start producing Zerglings, the Art Team members, feeling the need themselves after seeing me, approached and started producing Speedlings nearby.

Well, since gas is scarce, producing high-level units is impossible, so they’re producing units like Zerglings or Speedlings like this… Ah! Damn it!

I don’t know why I have to be doing this here right now. Damn it….

A little later.

“B2. Moving formation.”

“B2! Moving formation! Warriors on the outer perimeter, mages providing cover!”

“Rapid movement formation! Move it, move it!”

We gathered in front of a huge Mature Hatchery in the 9 o’clock direction to the left of the campsite and finally formed a formation to enter.

Once we enter that huge stone mountain, the mages’ magic attacks will be useless. Because of the maze-like twisted caves and narrow spaces, wide-area magic attacks are like jumping into a fire with straw on your back [a self-destructive act], so the warriors’ role is very important from now on.

However, the highest-ranked warrior among the guild members is Gil-su.

To trust Gil-su, who is in the early stages of the 3rd rank, or the warrior guild members who are now in the 4th and 5th ranks, and go inside is also something I’m doing myself….

“Tsk tsk… Thinking about it, this is complete bullshit.”

“Yes?”

Han-deuk, who was urging the guild members from the side, didn’t understand the meaning of my words and asked.

“Never mind. It’s not like I came in here trusting you guys anyway… Tsk. Summon 200 Zerglings!”

[Ding! Summons 200 Zerglings (Defense + Attack 200%).]

“Summon all Fallen Warriors, Dark Assassins, and Dark Warriors!”

[Ding! Summons 50 Fallen Warriors.]

[Ding! Summons 22 Dark Assassins.]

[Ding! Summons 6 Dark Warriors.]

“100 Zerglings to the front, the other 100 to the back. Fallen Warriors in the middle, Dark Assassins and Dark Warriors to the left and right, positioned separately.”

I decided on the positions of the summoned units, drawing on my combat experience in the Primeval Dungeon within the Mt. Mudeung Dungeon.

This formation is designed so that in the event of a surprise attack by humanoid dungeon units in the cave leading to the Mature Hatchery, the Zerglings will be the first line of defense, the Dark Assassins and Dark Warriors will be the second, and the Fallen Warriors will replicate any that make it through to the end.

I don’t know how many humanoid dungeon units are left inside, but I’ll replicate as many as possible and then, if we can’t advance any further, return to the campsite, stay for another day, and then go back in. Since the Fallen Warrior magic replication cooldown is a full day, if I do this a few times… Ugh. This is so annoying? Isn’t there a better way?

I spent about 30 minutes moving through the cave, pondering better and easier ways to clear the dungeon.

However, there isn’t even a single Zergling, let alone a humanoid dungeon unit.

“Go straight for 245m from there to the left, then take the path to the right.”

With Psy’s magic tracking item, it seems I can reach the Mature Hatchery much more easily than last time.

Okay. Good. That’s all good, but why are there so few humanoid dungeon units?

Could they all be gathered near the Mature Hatchery like last time?

Someone else is feeling something similar to what I’m thinking….

“Oppa [term of endearment for older brother/male figure], is this the same situation as last time?”

“Are they all gathered in the commons and then ganging up on us?”

“But even last time, some of them were patrolling. This time, there’s none at all?”

“That’s right.”

… There are many.

I’m not the only one thinking this. Hmm.

As expected, when it comes to things related to clearing the dungeon, they become quite serious too.

Whether it’s the clear reward or their own lives.

…….

‘Kieeeek! Kieeeek!’

“A1! 30m ahead, 7 humanoid dungeon units appearing!”

“A1! Warriors! Defensive formation!”

“Standby! Zerglings standby, warriors standby! Fallen Warriors, replication magic!”

‘Oooong… Oooong.’

‘Kiaaaa… Kieeeek!’

‘Kkyaak! Kiek!’

With sharp screams that sounded like the cave was about to collapse, the red eyes of the humanoid dungeon units that suddenly appeared in front of the formation turned blue, and before long, their sharp, long greatswords pointed towards the dungeon floor.

“Come this way.”

At my command, the warriors and mages who had been positioned in front stepped aside, and as the units replicated as Dark Warriors walked towards me, Ji-hye stuttered anxiously.

“O, Oppa, shouldn’t we put the newly replicated units in the inventory first? I feel like….”

“No. We can’t.”

“… Wh, what are you talking about? Just keep putting them in like before….”

“Hyung, if they’re nearby….”

“Denied. It’s already bad enough that someone wasted my precious and hard-earned gas fragments, so no. We have to get as much as we can before going to the commons to face these guys. If we arrive at the Mature Hatchery and there are a lot of them, are we going back to the campsite? Go back, spend a day sucking our thumbs [being idle], then come back in, and if there are a lot again, go back again, wait again, come in again, and if there are a lot again, go back again….”

“Agh! Do whatever you want, Oppa!”

Ji-hye, with a hysterical agreement to my shabby, fast-talking explanation, looks at Hong-chan hyung.

“…….”

Got something to say?

If not, just stay quiet like now.

Why? It’s true, isn’t it?

Why am I doing this bullshit right now?

I’m also someone who absorbed Psy’s 1st-grade item, Warrior’s Spirit.

I also wanted to wield a greatsword and fight dungeon units!

Even if it’s just Speedlings, I wanted to practice in style!

The person who took away all those opportunities can just ignore me, no matter how they look at me.

Hmm. Be nervous.

…….

‘Kieeeek! Kieeeek!’

“Fallen Warrior, replication magic!”

‘Kiaaaa… Kieeeek!’

Moving again,

‘Kieeeek! Kiek!’

“Fallen Warrior, replication magic!”

‘Kiaaa… Kieeeek!’

After replicating the guys five more times while heading towards the Mature Hatchery, the number of Dark Warriors had reached 42. In other words, I can use the Fallen Warrior replication magic about 14 more times.

However, before that, the cave ends and the light of the huge commons is visible ahead. I stopped moving and gathered the team leaders for a moment.

I don’t know how many humanoid dungeon units are gathered at the Mature Hatchery, but can we really handle them with our current strength?

Everyone’s level and magic power have increased since last time, but can we clear it without any deaths?

How should we position the replicated Dark Warriors and Dark Assassins in the formation so that we can operate efficiently….

“I’ll take the lead. I’ll use the effect of the 1st-grade item I absorbed this time….”

Gil-su is talking crazy nonsense about dying first,

“Oppa, just trust me. I’ll wipe them all out with fire magic this time….”

Ji-hye is suggesting suicide by collapsing the commons and dying together?

“If I bestow tremendous blessings and support the invincible mages and warriors….”

Han-deuk is proposing that if we’re going to die, we should all die together.

And,

“If, if I use that skill one more time….”

“…….”

“…….”

“… Yeah, hyung [older brother figure/term of endearment]. Use that one more time this time, and just die. We’re short on high-grade potions, and Han-deuk will already be dead, so you can go with him. It’s good that you have a companion on the way to the afterlife, so you won’t be bored. I’ll be here, so everyone go and come back.”

“… Th, that’s not what I meant….”

“Are you becoming like Psy, hyung? Is this inside or outside? And what? If you use that one more time? It’s like that even outside, so you’re going to use it inside the commons now? If you’re going to die, die alone, why are you trying to drag me into it!”

Hong-chan hyung keeps trying to make his sister-in-law a widow and remarry her. Including me.

…….

Ignoring the team leaders’ ambitious, completely impractical plans and Hong-chan hyung’s suicidal suggestion, I stepped forward.

I’m an idiot for expecting there to be a better way to clear it… Tsk tsk.

“Dark Warriors to the front. Dark Assassins protect us! Fallen Warriors fall back, warriors prioritize protecting the mages. Art Team, summon Speedlings as soon as we arrive at the commons. Everyone understand?”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

“Yes. My lord.”

Yeah. This is better.

It’s a waste of time to ask the team leaders, who are half-witted and thoughtless, or Hong-chan hyung, who is even more thoughtless, for a clear plan… Tsk.

“Move slowly. Move.”

As we emerged from the dark cave and entered the huge commons, the humanoid dungeon units that had been protecting the Mature Hatchery greeted us as expected.

‘Kiaaaa… Kieeeek!’

‘Kkyaak! Kiek!’

Yeah. Where would you guys go?

Your purpose is probably to protect the Mature Hatchery… Huh? Huh?

W, why are there only that many?

Are the other guys hiding nearby?

There weren’t any traps or ambushes last time? Hmm….

30 humanoid dungeon units, located in the middle of the huge commons at the large Mature Hatchery, screamed strangely and rushed towards us.

For now, according to plan,

“Summon all Zerglings!”

[Ding! Summons 3,215 Zerglings (Defense + Attack 200%).]

“Destroy the dungeon units!”

At the command, the 3,000 Zerglings summoned with white light in the huge commons, along with the thousands of Speedlings summoned by the Art Team members, rushed towards the humanoid dungeon units with a tremendous roar.

“Dark Warriors, charge! Fallen Warriors, magic replication!”

And the 42 Dark Warriors, who had been transformed into summoned units by Fallen Warrior magic replication on the way to this Mature Hatchery, wielded long greatswords at their former dungeon unit comrades, and the 14 Fallen Warriors who remained behind unleashed their final replication magic on the rushing dungeon units… But, but you know….

Why do I feel like we’ve become the bad guys? What’s with this shitty feeling of us… ganging up on weak guys… Hmm.

‘Kiaaa… Kieeeek!’

As the last humanoid dungeon unit’s red eyes turned blue from the Fallen Warrior’s replication magic and all the units were dealt with, the guild members’ loud cheers echoed through the huge commons.

“Good work, Guild Leader!”

“Guild Leader! You’re the best!”

“As expected, you’re amazing!”

I responded coolly to the guild members’ flattery-filled shouts with an expression that said, “Don’t make such a fuss over something so trivial.”

“B3. Make sure the perimeter is secure, just in case.”

“Understood. B3! Shuttle Team 1 will scout every 2 hours.”

Although all the humanoid dungeon units in the area have been dealt with, I ordered the remaining Zerglings and the Speedlings summoned by the Art Team members to guard the outer edges of the commons in preparation for any possible emergencies, and thousands of Zerglings and Speedlings spread out in all directions.

What’s left are the Dark Assassins and the 56 Dark Warriors transformed into summoned units by replication magic.

The Dark Assassins have been used quite well so far, so that’s fine, and each of the Dark Warriors replicated in this Primeval Dungeon is an absolute-grade unit, an extremely difficult unit that would require at least 5 low-level warriors like Gil-su in the 3rd rank to take on.

If there was enough gas, which is the dungeon clear reward, I would synthesize Fallen Warriors indefinitely and replicate humanoid dungeon units, but I can’t help but consider unit matchups.

What’s the point of having thousands of Fallen Warriors?

There must be Zerglings or Dark Assassins to cover them so that replication magic can be used effectively. Still, I should spend gas to synthesize Fallen Warriors as much as possible in the future.

I was walking along with the guild members, pondering the dungeon clear unit composition for the future, when I arrived in front of the huge Mature Hatchery.

A huge Mature Hatchery with almost the same appearance as the Primeval Dungeon in the Mt. Mudeung Dungeon.

If I destroy this Mature Hatchery, I will move to the place with the clear reward through the magic circle on the floor, and that place is hidden by illusion magic somewhere in these numerous caves… Ah!

“Psy.”

“… Yes. My lord!”

Psy, who had been chatting with the team leaders nearby, quickly approached at my call.

“Do you have any magic circuits that can find the reward space that you saw last time?”

“… Are you referring to the magic circle teleportation space drawn on the floor here?”

“Yeah.”

“It is difficult to track the dungeon’s manifested magic power to move with the magic circle. I am sorry that I cannot be of assistance to your words, but wouldn’t it be better to search the caves one by one?”

“When would I find it doing that? Wouldn’t it be better to destroy this?”

“That is a wise 말씀 [Korean honorific for ‘word,’ implying wise advice].”

“…….”

What?

Are you telling me to search the caves, or are you telling me to destroy this?

What’s a wise 말씀?

Well, it would take time to search all these caves one by one for a space with illusion magic… Huh? Illusion?

Illusion. Then… X-ray vision?

Oho.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea came to mind.

Of course, I already know the method of destroying the huge Mature Hatchery in front of me, clearing the dungeon, then clearing away the huge pile of rubble, and then pouring Dark Purification onto the magic circle on the dungeon floor to move to the reward space, but before that….

“Han-deuk!”

“Yes. Hyung.”

Hmm, my voice got louder without me realizing it.

“Didn’t you say you were forming a special team from the items Psy made last time?”

“That’s right. The guild members selected from Team 1 to Team 6 usually move with the shuttle teams, but if there is an emergency or another plan….”

“Okay. As far as I know, there was also an X-ray vision item, who is it?”

“X-ray vision? If it’s X-ray vision… it’s Jae-myung, a mage from Team 6.”

“Good. Bring him.”

“Yes.”

Han-deuk approaches the guild members who were organizing the area on one side at my words.

X-ray vision, X-ray vision magic.

Let’s try it first, and if it doesn’t work, then I can tell these guys to do it.

If there’s an easy way, there’s no reason to destroy this, clear it away, and pour Dark Purification onto the magic circle, right?

2 days, 20 hours, and 40 minutes after entering the British Primeval Dungeon.

For now, I moved to one side of the commons and set up a tent, and then started destroying the huge Mature Hatchery according to the time-based job.

If I ordered thousands of Zerglings to destroy the Mature Hatchery, I could save quite a bit of time, but the team leaders complained that they hadn’t properly tested their magic power after absorbing the 1st-grade items, so I just told them to go ahead.

I was going to do that anyway.

The 2m-sized greatsword that I forcibly took from Hong-chan hyung.

Thinking about the times I was scolded by Gil-su for learning the basics of swordsmanship in the past, I never wanted to do this again, but the word “warrior” was still included in my job title, so I had to test it out whenever I had time like this.

Of course, it’s definitely not just because of the 1st-grade item I absorbed, Warrior’s Spirit. Definitely. Hmm.

And who knows?

Maybe an item or skill book from the warrior job will come out as a reward for clearing this Primeval Dungeon.

Anyway, my contribution is the top priority, so if, by any chance, a reward from the warrior job comes out… I have to take it. Kaka [onomatopoeia for laughter].

That doesn’t mean that I, an Art Factor, will be holding a greatsword every day and going out in front, risking my precious head and running wild, it’s just, just because I feel like doing it.

Originally, the best scene in every battle is to wear very 멋들어진 [stylish] armor and cape, and slice dungeon units with a 휘황찬란한 [dazzling] greatsword and shield… Hmm.

Anyway, that’s it. Ahem.