Chapter 337
Well, it wouldn’t be good to touch on her age.
Anyway, she was cheerfully laughing while thumping her non-existent chest.
Anyway, haven’t we come this far without any issues?
Even if it’s a cleared dungeon, they say selling the materials that drop makes for decent pocket money.
Some hunters say it’s actually inefficient, but if you need pocket money, it’s not bad.
Above all, since I’ve had such a sweet time here, it would be good to gently coax Kim Beubmi and use this place often.
“Uh, older sisters (Honorific). There’s a button here.”
But at this moment, a development that would reverse this situation appeared.
Right. It was a button on the wall discovered by Geumtaeyang.
It was a button that blatantly protruded conspicuously from the rest of the wall, as if announcing to anyone looking that it was a trap button.
Why on earth would something like this be here?
“Isn’t that a trap?”
“Isn’t it dangerous to press? Shouldn’t we just move on for now?”
Kim Beubmi also had a face that said she was seeing it for the first time.
Of course. If this had been cleared too, this button would have already been pressed in.
Uh, I just have a bad feeling about this, the kind that makes you want to press it but also warns you not to. I get the feeling that if I touch it wrong, things will become incredibly annoying for me.
It looks dangerous to press for no reason.
“Huh? I already pressed it though?”
“That fucking bastard.”
In any case, Geumtaeyang is of no help in life.
I decided that right now, from this very moment.
What does it matter if he’s strong? All he does is troll like this.
Bang!
Just as I cursed, the ground seemed to cave in, and we fell endlessly downward.
If I die, I will kill Geumtaeyang, and even if I live, I will kill Geumtaeyang.
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Rumble rumble craaash!
After tumbling down for a long time, I didn’t even know where we had arrived.
It didn’t feel like the 5th floor, but just the rock bottom, like we had fallen far into the abyss.
For some unknown reason, we were perfectly alive. It was as if they had sent us to a trap dungeon saying, “This is a place with no fall damage.”
Anyway, we survived just fine.
And I grabbed Geumtaeyang by the collar.
“…Geumtaeyang. You fucking bastard! You should act more like you do in adult webtoons! Stop doing idiotic things!”
Common sense dictates that a guy like you who belongs in an adult comic shouldn’t be pulling this kind of dirty trick!
No, rather, if he had thought about doing something to the woman in a gloomy place like this, I could have rated him highly.
But no matter how I look at it, that wasn’t the case.
“Ugh, Older Sister (Honorific). No, honestly, if you’re a man, it’s normal to want to try pressing something like a button!”
What kind of bullshit is that.
If you’re a man, it’s normal to want to try putting it in a hole. Not something like a button.
Fuck. You sure spout bullshit well just because you have a hole that’s open.
I suppose the reason I’m here today is that I need to inject some common sense into this common-sense-lacking party.
“You fucking bastard. Your specialty when you were young was playing ding-dong-ditch, wasn’t it? Listen, a man’s true nature is to try putting it in if there’s a hole, not a button!”
“Oh. Older Sister (Honorific). That’s a bit of a dirty joke.”
“No, fuck.”
Geumtaeyang’s face dyed bright red.
No, that’s right. Since a woman is saying this, it definitely would look a little weird.
Where does a Geumtaeyang bastard like this get off pretending to be innocent!
“Ho-eh-eh! Please stop fighting!”
“This isn’t a fight. Beubmi-chan”
What was even worse than arguing with Geumtaeyang.
Was the fact that I had to call Beubmi 'Beubmi-chan'.
More than that, isn’t this something Beubmi-chan’s older brothers should be doing?
“Did Beubmi-chan’s amazing older brothers not take care of the trap boss?”
“Hawawa, Beubmi-chan doesn’t know.”
Beubmi-chan waved her two hands vigorously.
It would be pitiful if that concept was unavoidable because of her ability, but it’s her own fault, so what can you do.
Looking around, she found it was dark in all directions.
In the end, this only meant that there was a trap in a place like this.
Thud - Thuuud - Thud
A very unpleasant sound was coming from the pitch-black darkness ahead.
Right, the sound of something incredibly massive thumping around was being heard right now.
It was obvious what that was.
Right. It was probably a boss. What else could possibly appear in this kind of atmosphere other than a boss.
That’s why I’m worried.
For now, I looked at Mariko, the Torch Villain.
“Ms. Mariko. Try lighting up over there.”
“Yeah.”
When the surroundings were illuminated by the Torch Villain, what came into view was a terrible sight.
There was a massive one-eyed creature.
Right in front of our eyes was a one-eyed giant of a size that truly couldn’t be expressed in words.
It wasn’t actively attacking us for now, but that was only because of the distance.
Even if it hadn’t come, we wouldn’t have been able to leave if we hadn’t caught that guy here.
The problem was with our side now.
“Hawawa, hawawa, this is a big deal!”
Kim Beubmi was jumping around in place in a panic, and Mariko was standing still, but sighing.
It meant the situation wasn’t that good.
“Fuck, we’re screwed. Of all things, a B-rank monster cyclops.”
A B-rank monster cyclops.
It was a gukbap monster that appeared in the original work whenever you were about to forget about it, but that thing was still considered quite high-tier.
B-rank was literally B-rank. At the very least, the likes of us gathered here could get wiped out.
At least, that’s what I thought. I mean, could we really face that thing with the likes of Beubmi, a ninja, and Geumtaeyang?
I didn’t think so.
Fuck, this body doesn’t even have a protagonist buff like that fucking gay bastard. I’m not a munchkin.
I shook my head.
“We’re doomed. Of all things, the party members are in this state too.”
“Ho-eh-eh. Ho-eh-eng.”
This person, Kim Beubmi, was hopeless.
What are we supposed to do if someone with a bit of age panics at a time like this? It’s troubling when a woman whose current profession is a hunter acts like this.
Moreover, Mariko just standing still made her seem like she was playing a heavy role like a ninja, but no matter how I looked at it, she just seemed like a ninja version of Kim Beubmi.
It couldn’t be helped.
I had no choice but to step up here.
If that bitch of an author had any sense, she would have made it so I wouldn’t die.
If so, I guess the only useful one right now is Geumtaeyang.
Anyway, he’s somewhat of an asset in melee combat and the only man. At the very least, he needs to look good in front of the woman. Even this distorted Geumtaeyang should have that kind of thought.
“Geumtaeyang. Can you act as a tanker?”
“Does Older Sister (Honorific) think I look like I can?”
Ugh, fuck. Why is he saying that while making such a stupid expression on his face?
Does he really not know how to do anything?
“What do you know how to do?”
Is swinging his dick all he can do? What a useless bastard anyway.
If so, then in the end, the only damage dealer is me.
The answer is to camouflage myself using my God Hermit Loner Skill.
Then, to formulate a plan, Beubmi-chan and Mariko have to step up in the end.
“Beubmi-chan and Ms. Mariko, please draw that guy’s aggro with magic.”
“Ho-eh-eh. What is the white-haired Unnie planning to do?”
“I have to take it down first.”
What do you mean, what am I planning to do? It’s not like this is a playdate picnic.
I just have to do something and see.
Anyway, striking first is the answer for things like this. Patterns? To look for patterns? This is reality, not a game. Then I need to immediately lay down the Reclusive Hermit Ability and strike.
“Older Sister (Honorific). What about me?”
Geumtaeyang. Honestly, I don’t know if this guy is of any help right now.
Either way, I should at least try putting him to the test for now, since I’ll need a sub-dealer anyway.
“When those two draw aggro, you run around with them, and when the cyclops falls, deal some damage.”
“Groaaaaar!”
Right on time, it suddenly roared like that, as if asking if our conversation was over.
This must be the start signal.
And right on cue, Beubmi-chan and Mariko kicked things off.
“Ho-eh-eh! Beubmi-chan Thunderbolt!”
“Water Release Aqua Bolt!”
I won’t bother tackling them from now on.
No matter how I look at it, I wonder if magic or ninjas are of any use in this situation. It’s helpful right now, so I’m just watching for once, but
The lightning coming from Beubmi-chan’s hands and the mass of water from our ninja’s hands fell onto the cyclops’s body all at once.
Crackle baaang!
As expected of a duo’s attack, the synergy between lightning and water was incredible.
With the combination of those two, they instantly brought the cyclops’s massive body to a halt.
“Graaaaaar!”
Sure enough. Its intelligence didn’t seem to be in a good state. The guy stopped and blatantly showed hostility towards Beubmi-chan and Mariko.
“Ho-eh-eh! It’s glaring at us!”
“Now, then we just have to run away as hard as we can, right?”
“Older Sister (Honorific)s, let me go with you!”
Now, they will strictly serve to draw its attention.
I should aim for right now then.
“Slowly. Slowly. Let’s move forward.”
Then, I first activated the Reclusive Hermit Ability and slowly approached the cyclops.
The cyclops was baited by the aggro, but, looking closely, I realized it didn’t notice me.
Based on the descriptions in the original work, it’s incredibly strong and quick-witted, but its body isn’t as fast.
However,
“Grrrrrrr.”
As expected, it can’t notice me, huh.
At that level, it seems like the Reclusive Hermit Ability will work somehow.
Then it seems right to aim for the Achilles tendon now. What if I strike and sever its Achilles tendon in an instant? Mobility or whatever, this guy will suffer quite a bit too.
Its mobility is already a mess as it is, after all.
The problem is whether this sword will actually work. It’s just a knife, at best. Can this knife really pierce that spot properly?
Craaack
“Hiyaaaaah!”
Swoooosh - stab!
I aimed for the guy’s visible right Achilles tendon, and this worked unexpectedly well.
It was a bit heavy, but it went in quite easily. It lodged right in. It definitely lodged in.
Then I just needed to forcefully slash it exactly in this state. Will it really be possible?
For now, I forcefully pulled my hand straight to the side just like that.
Along with a riiiip - sound, the Achilles tendon tearing.
And blood burst out with a pshooooosh.
“Guaaaaaaaargh!”
As the scream rose up, I knew the answer was definitely clear. The Achilles tendon had been torn right off.
At the same time, the cyclops let out a bizarre shriek. It stopped its movements just like that, and its legs wobbled.
Right. Isn’t the ability our bitch of an author gave me quite plausible?
I wasn’t one to just aim for this opening. Isn’t right now the exact time for our Geumtaeyang to step up?
“Alright! Now’s the time! Geumtaeyang!”
“Oh. Was Older Sister (Honorific) there? Alright, here I go! Geumtae Divine Art!”
Geumtaeyang left the remaining duo behind and showcased a new Skill.