The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 384

382. New Dungeon (1)

My ears were ringing. I thought I heard someone shouting, but it was muffled, as if blocked by a thick membrane. *Zzziii*, my limp body was dragged away. I felt one of my legs, the cloth covering it, soaking with blood.

I struggled to regain my senses. Unless Eun-hye could properly protect me, Yoo-hyun and the others would only be able to watch my current state. If they rashly tried to save me, they would get hurt too.

I forced my heavy eyelids open. Lifting my head, I caught a glimpse of Yoon-yoon collapsed in a huddled position. The horns and tail that had sprouted were gone.

And next to him.

[First-Class Demon Species – Self-Creating Nightmare]

A mass of dark red smoke was floating in the air. A wisp of smoke from that mass pierced my leg and slowly dragged me. That… could it be?

‘The Nameless King of Disaster?’

The owner of the item Yoon-yoon swallowed when he grew… no, wasn’t that absorbed and gone? I scanned my surroundings with eyes that kept blurring from the pain. But everything was submerged in dark red smoke, and I couldn’t see anything. Only the red bead goblin lying face down over there caught my eye. Since my stats were still F-grade, everyone else would be safe, but my heart was anxious.

Then, a system message popped up in front of me.

[※Warning!!※

Boss monster not registered in the system detected!

Forced synchronization of the dungeon outside the system will begin!]

What? A dungeon outside the system… does that mean here? The disappeared King of Disaster appeared and was recognized as a dungeon… What were they warning me about!

[Prepare for tremors and changes in terrain! The dungeon’s grade is grade is grade! Confirmed as SS-grade! Existential value grades A and below will be pushed out.]

The messages appeared in succession. An SS-grade dungeon? They’re sending out grades A and below. That’s a relief… no, it’s not!

“Only send out the goblins! Newbie! Leave me here!”

I have to stay. Especially if it’s an SS-grade dungeon, not just S-grade.

[Dungeon synchronization in progress ■■□□□□□]

[Please wait!]

[Collecting data!]

[A new dungeon is created using fragments of the corresponding world.]

[Based on the corresponding world, 20XX, XX month, XX day, XX hour]

[A new dungeon is registered in the system!]

[8R-30-DES8320

Dungeon Creator: King Trapped in the Tower, King of Harmlessness, Yu Myung-woo]

…For a moment, I doubted my eyes. Myung-woo, why are you mixed up in this? Is it a person with the same name? Besides, the King of Harmlessness is dead!

*Krrrrrr!*

The world began to shake. The red bead goblin disappeared, and Yoon-yoon and the Self-Creating Nightmare also faded away as if disappearing.

[※Warning! Warning! Warning!※

The use of skills that affect the outside world above SSS-grade is prohibited!]

The system message flashed red. I don’t have any skills like that to eat and die!

[Checking for errors ■■■□□□□

Completion rate 65.451%]

[This dungeon requires additional repairs and improvements!]

[Fragment information has an excessive influence.]

[Fragment information is influenced by the challengers.]

[Challengers are influenced by fragment information.]

[A high probability of numerous errors occurring! 23 errors have already occurred! Quick correction is recommended!]

[The dungeon creator’s skill is clumsy! A very unskilled creator has an influence.]

The messages flashed before my eyes so quickly that it was difficult to check them all. Roughly, it seemed like the dungeon’s condition was a mess, but what errors?

Soon, the system messages disappeared, and the surroundings turned completely white. Unable to withstand the increasingly dazzling light, I closed my eyes. All spaces collapsed and shook as if collapsing.

How long had passed? The sound that had been deafening suddenly stopped, and silence came. I slowly opened my eyes. My eyes adjusted to the dim space.

“…What is this.”

A familiar landscape came into view. An empty subway station. Rows of ticket gates with the lights off. Emergency lights were on here and there, indicating that the electricity wasn’t completely out. After confirming that the distorted surrounding mana had returned to normal, I immediately raised Eun-hye to S-grade.

– *Bbeep!*

“Yes, it’s okay.”

I reassured Eun-hye, who popped out looking worried, and poured a potion on my blood-soaked leg. Fortunately, it was just the injured leg. I took out a spear from my inventory and used it as a cane to stand up.

“Newbie!”

I called out in a low voice, asking what had happened. Then, the system message appeared again.

[You have entered the new dungeon for the first time!

A completely new dungeon! Completion bonus +500%!]

“…No, I don’t need this. I appreciate the 500% bonus, though.”

The rewards for the first completion of a dungeon were the best, but I had never heard of five times the reward.

‘Does that mean that the new dungeons so far have actually been completed in other worlds?’

It was the first completion in our world, but it seemed it wasn’t the first in the entire universe, with system integration. But this dungeon was freshly made and still warm…….

“Explain it to me, explain it. What happened to Myung-woo? What about the King of Harmlessness?”

[System maintenance in progress! Please wait.]

“Ah, okay.”

First, I started moving. It would be best to join up with the others first. It looked like just a subway station with no people, but since it was a dungeon, I didn’t know when monsters would pop out. I put on the Lynx Set and used the Stealth skill. Let’s see, Yeoksam Station? That… could this be? No, it’s the same, but could it be?

I passed through the ticket gate and walked on.

“…….”

I stopped abruptly. In front of the subway station’s billboard. It was a familiar face. A face I could never forget was staring back at me expressionlessly.

“…That fragment of the world.”

Was this what it meant? My younger brother, around twenty-four or five years old. The words on the billboard were erased and not visible.

“I knew that dungeons were like this…….”

The higher the dungeon, the more traces of civilization appeared. Castles, villages, cities, and so on. Traces of worlds swallowed and disappeared by the Source. And this was…

It was a trace of the world that was cut off when I regressed. I stared at my brother’s face silently for a long time.

“Ah… seriously. I couldn’t even tell Partner and Chief Song. Yoon-yoon doesn’t know anything about it.”

If I told Chief Song and Yoon-yoon that the system made it up on its own, I thought they wouldn’t believe me, but Sung Hyun-jae would definitely notice.

I took a long breath. It’s okay. It’s just a dungeon. A dungeon with only monsters and no people. The preservation state is too good for that, though. Could it be that the buildings are more damaged depending on the number of times they’ve been completed?

I looked up at the clear advertising photo again and activated the Fear Resistance skill. At the same time, I felt sorry for Park Ha-yul. Seeing the skill effect activated, it seemed she was still alive. I wanted to go back, but I had to complete the dungeon to do that. I had to turn it off again right after the completion.

The machines weren’t working, so I struggled up the stairs to the ground. The familiar street scene made me feel strange. The sidewalks and roads were empty even though the sun hadn’t completely set yet, which felt unfamiliar. It was usually a place with a lot of foot traffic.

“…There are no buses or taxis.”

– *Bbeep.*

“How big is this dungeon? I should have brought a bicycle. I can’t ride it with this leg anyway.”

Let’s see, since this is Yeoksam… should I go towards Haeyeon Guild? I thought Yoo-hyun and Ye-rim would come to Haeyeon. Sung Hyun-jae and Chief Song would probably go there to join up, and I didn’t know if Yoon-yoon was okay. Since he has a teleportation skill, he should be fine if he just regains his senses. It would take at least thirty minutes to walk to Haeyeon Guild. It would be slower with this leg.

“It’s a relief that I don’t see any monsters, but if it’s an SS-grade dungeon, the normal monsters might be S-grade.”

Fortunately, the Stealth skill works on S-grade monsters if I add the Lynx Jacket buff. First, I set a direction and started walking.

The city was really well preserved. Even the convenience stores were filled with products. Cars parked on the side of the road were also seen here and there. But unfortunately, there were no car keys. I probably couldn’t start the car with a master key.

“Gangnam Station is so damn far.”

I even had to go further from there. The Hunter Association is near Gangnam Station, so maybe Chief Song went there. If he went to his own place, he would have gone to the Awakened Management Office instead of the Association.

I trudged along the road. I thought about shooting a signal flare, but it would be a problem if S-grade or higher monsters gathered. Still, everyone except Yoon-yoon would have left, so the others could protect themselves…….

‘Wait a minute, why did they leave me behind?’

Did the newbie listen to my request? Anyway, I should join up quickly and complete it with double the skills. Oh, finally, the Association building is starting to appear. There are people in the Hunter Association… are there……?

“…We have to be quiet, Eun-hye.”

– *Bbeep.*

Eun-hye cried softly and went into the jewel of the necklace. It’s a human. I even saw a familiar face.

‘Crazy.’

Hunters. Hunters belonging to the Hunter Association were walking around the Association building. With a doubtful heart, I used the Sprout skill.

[Second-Class Human Species – Defense-Type Hunter

Current Stat Grade S

Awakening Possible Stat Grade A

Optimized Initial Skills

Takes the Hit for You! (S) Acquired

Shield Block (A) Acquired

Steel Skin (A) Acquisition Failed]

‘Is an Awakened a monster!’

Yes, I definitely remember that face. He was originally an A-grade Hunter, but he had become an S-grade, probably due to the SS-grade dungeon buff. Then, is an S-grade Hunter an SS-grade? As soon as I thought that, a terrifying fact came to mind.

Yoo-hyun and Sung Hyun-jae. No, was Sung Hyun-jae after his disappearance at this time?

‘…It can’t be. Tell me it’s not, Newbie. Not Yoo-hyun.’

And I hope Partner is after his disappearance. It’s hard enough now, but an SS-grade Sung Hyun-jae is a nightmare. How can I catch him?

In preparation for the worst, I raised Eun-hye to SS-grade and moved away from the Association building, walking stealthily. But could I go to Haeyeon Guild like this? It seemed like the Haeyeon Hunters were monsterized at Haeyeon. If it’s Haeyeon at this time, were there two more S-grade Hunters besides Yoo-hyun? One of them was in charge of the local branch, though.

‘I should check the exact time first, and if it’s after Sung Hyun-jae’s disappearance, it would be better to complete Seseong first.’

Among the S-grade or higher dungeons, there were also forms where the bases were divided into parts like this. In those places, you usually had to complete the weaker bases first.

Breaker… probably won’t be there. Does MKC still exist? Han Shin will be there too, and the Awakened Management Office… Ugh, please let it be after the disappearance. Please, please, please. Thinking of Sung Hyun-jae and Chief Song as SS-grade made my spine feel cold even though the Fear Resistance was on. Even if I give up on Yoo-hyun since there’s a low possibility he won’t be there, please not the other two.

Since it was a place to complete, I was passing by, checking the Association Hunters outside one by one with the Sprout skill.

“Who’s there!”

A sharp voice was heard. Damn it, was I caught? More than that, they can talk?

*Swaaaeek!*

The sound of tearing the air hit my ears. At the same time, exactly at my neck, *Thud!* A heavy sound was heard. I didn’t get hurt, but my body fell backward with the pain of being hit hard on the neck.

“*Keuk!*”

It’s an SS-grade Hunter! A Hunter strong enough that Eun-hye can’t completely eliminate the damage. An S-grade Hunter entered the Association, yes, one person did. Using a spear…….

Before I could even remember everything, attacks flew in succession. I couldn’t even see the opponent’s appearance with my F-grade stats. I felt like I was kicked in the abdomen, and *Kwaang!* I crashed into the glass wall of a hamburger shop. Should I detonate a bomb? I can’t see anything…….

[New Dungeon First Completion Attempt Bonus! Special Helper Summon! 10 Million Points → 10 Thousand Points Unbelievable Discount!!

Would you like to summon? YES/NO]

The system message popped up flashing. I don’t know what it is, but I’ll do it! It’s a really unbelievable discount! I quickly pressed the YES button. And.

*Kaaang!*

The greatsword that was cast before my eyes blocked the spear blade. *Kagagag*, the spear blade that scratched the surface of the greatsword for a long time bounced off with a *Tteong*. I saw the owner of the spear frowning and jumping back.

“What hardship is this at my age.”

A familiar grumbling was heard, clicking his tongue. Red eyes glanced at me as if blaming me. I gave a sheepish laugh at that gaze.

“Hello, Elder!”

Anyway, I’m so glad to see you!