Chapter 78
In front of the Dreamland entrance.
Count Wolfhausen and the mages were facing one another, exhaling white puffs of breath.
The raid was over.
Which meant they had used the escape scroll.
"Are we the only survivors……."
"Looks like the exploration team all died inside."
There were only four people standing here.
There were no knights, including Dragred.
They must have all died inside the dungeon.
The losses were enormous.
And they'd prepared so many escape scrolls.
Not a single one got out?
Count Wolfhausen bit his lip.
It was something he'd already steeled himself for.
He hadn't expected it to be cleared so easily.
'Please, let there at least be some gain…….'
Count Wolfhausen looked at the strategy guide.
"……."
He doubted his own eyes.
The mages were the same.
Their reason for looking so serious was simple.
They had thrown in so many knights.
And the payoff was peanuts.
"This is……."
"There's less gain than expected."
An entry had been added to the strategy guide: 'From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the hallway goes dark, and in the case of mages, they can keep investigating by turning on lights.'
Also, judging by the state of the count's clothing,
the 'faceless girl' is false,
the information that 'you have to stay inside the classroom until after school' is an ambiguous lie,
the information related to the teacher is true, but
since there were no separately added entries, it seems they failed to uncover the clearing method.
"The most likely reason the expedition team couldn't use the escape scrolls is the faceless girl."
Silence hung in the air.
"……?"
One mage shouted in a hurry.
"Count! A good deal of information about Sector 3 has been added!"
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【Sector 3】
1. This mansion exists from the 1st to the 80th floor, and if a raider breaks the rules, Death Count accumulates on one raider's forehead. When Death Count reaches 3, the raider will experience the most horrific death in this world. Each floor contains the following rooms and rules.
2. Parlor – There is a lever that leads to the next floor.
3. Master Bedroom – Entering accumulates Death Count. Do not enter.
4. Storage Room – Entering accumulates Death Count. Do not enter.
5. Dining Room - Entering accumulates Death Count. Do not enter.
6. Guest Room - Entering accumulates Death Count. Do not enter.
7. Prison – This is where the raider dies once the Death Count requirement is met.
8. Starting at 2 a.m., a monster appears and attacks the raiders. There is no way to kill this monster. You must run no matter what.
9. Escape scrolls cannot be used in the mansion.
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Therefore, the fastest course is to go up to the upper floors as quickly as possible, somehow find an elevator and escape, or move on to another sector…….
Food and water can be handled with the supplies they brought…….
The count nodded.
The secrets of the Sector 3 mansion seemed almost entirely uncovered.
Sector 4, which had yet to reveal itself.
And the veracity of the information they'd found, plus the remaining hidden secrets.
If they solved those, they could somehow seize the magic stone.
But.
The count's thoughts seemed to differ from those of the spatial-school mages.
"I will return to the Magic Tower."
"……I'm busy with research too."
Unlike the count, they seemed to have lost interest in Dreamland.
The reason was simple.
Because they only had one life.
"I see."
The count did not stop the mages.
Thus, their paths diverged.
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LV. 120
Class - Dungeon Master
Dungeon Theme – Anomaly
Population – 13/60
Device count: - 9/60
Point - 300000
STR - 130
DEX - 130
CON - 130
MP – 130
UN – Newbie
UC - dm_6_666666666
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Newbie : The world is cold.
Newbie : Scream out, and 【Kowtow】─────.
ㄴThe World Is Cold : Aah────
ㄴThe World Is Cold : Is this the appearance of the greatest newbie ever, one who even insults Oblivion.
ㄴThe World Is Cold : No choice then, it's a 【Suicide】 decision.
ㄴGolem King : The World Is Cold's suicide warning, showing up without fail today as well.
ㄴGolem King : The appearance of a newbie can only be called an 【Insult】 to the Dungeon Masters────
ㄴDIP : Hey, newbie.
ㄴDIP : You've got quite the──── 「decent level」, don't you.
ㄴAnt Queen : I seriously want to kill everyone;;
ㄴAnt Queen : What kind of shitty Temple Run is this??
ㄴKingjjang Evil Spirit : Ah, so you don't know.
ㄴKingjjang Evil Spirit : You wouldn't know, of course.
ㄴKingjjang Evil Spirit : With that foolish head of yours, you won't be able to keep up with our high-level 「conversation」.
ㄴWhaleWhaleYeah : I want to drown them all ㅇㅇ
ㄴWhaleWhaleYeah : Should I strangle you guys??
ㄴSkeleton Bones : But why the fuck are the points like that??
ㄴSkeleton Bones : Did you bug out by yourself??
ㄴOrange★ : It's a bug lol
ㄴOrange★ : I want to kill you for a different reason ㅇㅇ
ㄴAnonymous Butcher : lol...
ㄴMagic Hero : To be honest, I thought if the level went up...
ㄴMagic Hero : that godawful growth speed would slow down a little...
ㄴMagic Hero : But two years in and already level 120, what the fuck...
ㄴPsych Ward Chief Patient : I'm starting to get seriously pissed off now
ㄴPsych Ward Chief Patient : Could I maybe strangle you, newbie, ㅠㅠㅠ
ㄴShibgan Love Dog : Newbie-ya!
ㄴShibgan Love Dog : Personally, I like the choking side more than the one getting choked...
ㄴShibgan Love Dog : (////)
ㄴNewbie : ?
ㄴKing Slayer : I'm having a full-blown inferiority-complex meltdown right now ㅇㅇ
ㄴKing Slayer : My life has become miserable because of you
ㄴKing Slayer : Later, take responsibility and put an anomaly in my dungeon.
ㄴDungeon Master Was Disappointed : ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴDungeon Master Was Disappointed : Seriously, look at that reward. It's a fucking disaster.
ㄴTV Head : To be honest.
ㄴTV Head : At this point, didn't Newbie-nim suck Oblivion's dick??
ㄴShibgan Love Dog : !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ㄴSquinty-Eyed Character : Haa...
ㄴSealed Conqueror : Newbie, we didn't say anything ㅇㅇ
ㄴSealed Philosopher : You'll find out later, right??
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This wave.
In other words, Wolfhausen's 7th Dreamland raid ended in the intruders' complete defeat.
Recording team.
In other words, everyone except the bastards hanging around the entrance to take notes got completely wiped out.
Four died at the school.
Seven died at the mansion.
Unlike Count Wolfhausen, who suffered huge losses.
As you can see from the post, I gained experience and a massive amount of points.
Honestly, a lot of that was thanks to the ghost mansion.
Of course, its trap performance was strong too, but for a paranormal-event theme that doesn't make a cent, it felt like a cash cow that Oblivion had carefully crafted.
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【Ghost Mansion Generator(★5)】
【Price : 175,000P】
【Tags : Paranormal Event, Immortal, One-Time Use, Escape Scroll Invalid】
【When it detects intruders, it generates a mansion in the designated area. The mansion's size is proportional to the area.】
【Only the minion 'The Mirror That Must Not Exist' can be deployed in the designated area.】
【Additional points are paid out at settlement in proportion to the number of intruders defeated in the ghost mansion and their stats.】
【The mansion has seven rooms.】
【These exist on each floor as the parlor, dining room, storage room, study, master bedroom, guest room, and prison.】
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【Parlor】
【Odd-numbered floors - This room can be entered with the storage-room key. If the intruder breaks down the door, Death Count is accumulated. There is a lever connected to the stairs.】
【Even-numbered floors - This room can be entered by breaking down the door. If the intruder enters, Death Count is accumulated.】
【Master Bedroom】
【Odd-numbered floors - This room can be entered with the storage-room key. If the intruder breaks down the door, Death Count is accumulated. If the intruder enters, Death Count is accumulated.】
【Even-numbered floors – This room can be entered by breaking down the door. There is a lever connected to the stairs.】
【Dining Room】
【Odd-numbered floors – There is edible food. If the intruder touches the food, Death Count is accumulated.】
【Even-numbered floors - There is edible food.】
【If the intruders eat anywhere other than the dining room, Death Count is accumulated.】
【Storage Room】
【Odd-numbered floors – There are keys, greatswords, clocks, and trash.】
【Even-numbered floors – If the intruder enters, Death Count is accumulated.】
【Study】
【Odd-numbered floors – There are books related to truth.】
【Even-numbered floors - If the intruder enters, Death Count is accumulated.】
【Guest Room】
【Odd-numbered floors – This is a safe room where intruders can rest.】
【Even-numbered floors - Same as odd-numbered floors.】
【Prison】
【Odd-numbered floors – If the intruder's Death Count exceeds 7, the 'Invisible Master' takes them to the prison and begins torture. This also applies if the intruder illegally enters the prison. When the torture ends, or if the intruder dies, 7 is deducted from the intruder's Death Count.】
【Even-numbered floors – Same as odd-numbered floors.】
【Hallway】
【Odd-numbered floors – If an intruder is in the hallway between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. according to the mansion's own time, Death Count is accumulated.】
【Even-numbered floors - If an intruder is in the hallway between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. according to the mansion's own time, Death Count is accumulated.】
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【The amount of Death Count accumulated varies depending on the floor the intruder is currently on.】
【Odd-numbered floors are 1, even-numbered floors are 2.】
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【The Mirror That Must Not Exist(★5)】
【Price : 70,000P】
【Tags : Paranormal Event, Immortal, Initiation, Untrainable】
【This minion appears on the floor where the intruders are staying until they enter the mirror.】
【When an intruder looks into the mirror, it creates a doppelgänger of the person with the most negative emotions in their heart. If the intruder makes eye contact with the doppelgänger at that moment, their bodies are swapped.】
【Doppelgänger】
【The doppelgänger that has possessed the intruder's body basically turns hostile toward all intruders.】
【The doppelgänger can be killed physically. However, in that case, the intruder whose body was swapped dies too.】
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【Intruder】
【An intruder whose body is possessed by the doppelgänger is trapped inside the mirror and, starting at 2 a.m., wanders the mansion in the doppelgänger's body. Basically harmless.】
【It cannot be killed physically, but it can be subdued or killed with the greatsword in the storage room. If you choose the latter, one Death Count is accumulated.】
【Even if it dies, it will wander the hallway again starting at 2 a.m. the next day.】
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【How to return to normal】
【The mirror is fixed in place the instant body swapping begins.】
【If there is no 'intruder possessed by the doppelgänger's body' in the mansion, then making the 'doppelgänger possessing the intruder's body' look into the mirror returns things to normal.】
【If the intruder does not look into the mirror】
【Starting at 2 a.m., a 'ghost with physical form' wanders the mansion. Its stats are determined based on the strongest among the intruders. It can be subdued or killed with the greatsword in the storage room. If you choose the latter, one Death Count is accumulated.】
【Even if it dies, it will wander the hallway again starting at 2 a.m. the next day.】
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Ta-da.
This is the truth behind the ghost mansion that performed so brilliantly this wave.
As I said before, the mansion's rules are basically a decoy.
The real thing was the mirror that must not exist.
It was a big problem if you ran into it.
It was a big problem even if you didn't run into it.
Of course, there is a way to counter it.
Just hearing the explanation makes dealing with it sound easy.
But figuring out the right response in an extreme situation, how should I put it...
By my standards, that's about as hard as getting a perfect score on the CSAT.
And the fact that it was 'subdue,' not even 'kill,' was harder than I expected.
And the extra points when settling up.
That was the real hit.
Out of all the 5-star items, it was the only effect the ghost mansion had.
It was the bread and butter of an income-less paranormal-event theme.
For a while, I was planning to rake points in from the mansion.
That is, if intruders came in.
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Cowhead : So when's the next live stream?
Cowhead : Can't we just kidnap the intruders?
Cowhead-ham had turned into a live-stream parrot.
This guy really loves Dreamland, huh.
ㄴNewbie : Would that even work?
ㄴCowhead : I guess I'll have to go without eating or drinking for a while...
ㄴNewbie : If I starve, I'll lose the marbling, which would be a problem...
ㄴCowhead : You're even seeing me as a hamburger patty now...
ㄴNewbie : Just kidding, haha...
An intruder.
This time, I think I showed Dreamland's terror.
I definitely made them realize how absurd a paranormal phenomenon with no information can be.
For people, nothing matters more than their own lives, whether it's the North Kingdom's disaster or whatever.
Aboralis seemed to be planning to pawn Dreamland clearing off on someone else.
Come to think of it, even the blessed ones who revive endlessly hate clearing it.
How much more would an ordinary person with only one life hate it?
This time, the rules really got laid bare.
For the mansion, it was exposed through the odd-even floor gimmick.
For the school, it was exposed through the janitor guy who makes the lights go pitch-black.
But still.
For information gained by sacrificing 10 knights and Dragred, it's too little.
Honestly, I didn't think they'd come back again.
The cost-benefit ratio is a bit rough.
Knights aren't crops you can plant in a field and harvest a year later.
ㄴPsych Ward Chief Patient : Honestly, isn't the Dreamland live stream basically over here??
ㄴPsych Ward Chief Patient : After hammering Count Wolfhausen that hard
ㄴPsych Ward Chief Patient : lol, who'd come, seriously
ㄴI Have No Minions : Newbie's notoriety must've gone up a bit outside ㅇㅅㅇ
ㄴI Have No Minions : Honestly, this is good news for people who hate fighting
ㄴI Have No Minions : Because it means fewer intruders will come
ㄴNewbie : I hope so...
One thing that bothered me.
The count's eyes when he used the escape scroll also looked off.
Next time, he absolutely gave off the vibe of 'I'll definitely come back'.
I don't know why the intruders in my dungeon are all such obsessive psychos.
By common sense, at this point they should've stopped coming, right?
People who gamble away their entire fortune on coins and blow it all would be smarter than these guys.
Well, there are crazy bastards too.
And there are intelligent people too, so they'll probably handle things outside on their own.
Anyway, the position-shift cycle is about to come around soon.
Let's not worry about it too much.