Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 150



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150

It’s understandable why the light next to the lever lights up red.

The lever was not touched, i.e. the crane was not operated.

Of course, for recent Dungeon & Fighter users, the difficulty has already been greatly lowered, so they can defeat bosses at the level of regular dungeons with great damage without having to worry about gimmicks.

‘I could have just ignored it and let it pass… … . I could have!’

Bbbbbbbb… … !

However, all monsters must be killed.

You must defeat all monsters in the area to proceed to the next area.

Isn’t the basic dungeon progression method of Dungeon & Fighter that the door to the next ‘room’ opens only when there are no monsters in the area that users call a ‘room’?

After all, if this is the room that users must pass through.

“Charge, charge.”

“Remove.”

“Ha──────Ahk!”

“Granite, Magnium… There were still a lot of these guys left, and the user killed Samuel of Yeongtan without dealing with them… ”

Those monsters running towards Jinseong himself were originally ones that the user should have wiped out.

This is pollution.

Even the current dungeon boss was defeated first due to contamination.

[Kukukuk, I guess I need to speed up.]

The situation was serious enough that even the Black Hole had to recognize its severity, so Jinseong had to put strength into the hand holding his sword.

A little bit of nervousness, excitement and confidence.

“Right. And for speed… Ugh, but this is going to be quite difficult until I get used to it.”

Mixed in with the confidence that users would follow suit was some worry.

Heukgu said to Jinseong, who was crying exaggeratedly.

[Keep kek kek, so you should have borrowed my strength when you said nice things-.]

“No, no, I said we should do this for now, even if it’s for the sake of the future. They are all people with great intentions.”

Jinseong shook his head firmly.

Then he put the hand that was not holding the sword to his mouth and bit and pulled at the object that was normally transparent.

[Let’s see how long that great intention will last. Hehe.]

Heukgu tried to tease Jinseong sarcastically, but there was no response.

There was no need to even say it in words.

Just show it to me.

Jinseong grabbed the sword.

───────────… … !!!!

As expected, there was an uproar at the Purz power plant, where molten iron flowed like magma and even poured out.

And then a golden light flashed.

This was to confirm whether or not Jinseong was contaminated, and it was also the reason why he did not immediately pursue the contaminated candidate users in this main scenario.

“Okay, reached level 70!”

To raise the level that had been stagnant for a while after coming out of the Tower of Despair.

Although it is not even a major named monster but a ‘trash mob’, the level of the dungeon is somewhat higher than the true dungeon at the moment, so the experience gained is not easy.

“It’s finally happening, finally.”

Jinseong opened [Inventory] right in front of the corpses of the fallen monsters.

One of the items obtained after defeating Ranjerus, the leader of the cartels, during the suppression of the cartels in the lawless western area of ​​the Celestial Realm.

‘Even though my level is 80, I think that’s why is good.’

The ring that I was able to equip now that I had just reached level 70 had an effect that was incomparable to that of the ‘junk items’ that had been lying on the floor and that some user had passed by without obtaining, and that had only slightly increased magic defense.

Every 12 seconds, the weapon gains a boost for 3 seconds.

When in amplified state, physical/magical attack power increases by 20%, strength/intelligence increases by 100, and stamina/spirit increases by 50.

The 3 second boost time may not have much meaning for other professions.

Because it is very rare to find a job group that can pour out ‘bursts’ of damage during that short period of time when attack power is maximized.

‘Khuhhhhh… … That’s why he’s the best. That’s why the Dark Knight is the best! Talchum, huh?! From now on, this talchum won’t be just a talchum!’

But what about Jinseong’s own body?!

What’s more, the knowledge of Jinseong himself who can freely use the skill window of that flesh!

Jinseong smiled as he put the ring on his finger.

The ring, which had been visible until just now, disappeared into transparency as soon as it was put on Jinseong’s finger.

‘If possible, would have been better… but that’s also a completely discontinued item that can’t even be found in the [Encyclopedia]-.’

The only remaining problem is if Jinseong himself wears it and other users see it, but at least now there is no need to worry as much as before.

‘-I haven’t verified it yet, but… Nemer said he would protect me.’

Nemer accepted the request, as long as the item did not cause any suspicion towards the real person.

It’s unclear how that will work, but at least the option won’t seem too weird.

‘In the best case scenario, it wouldn’t even be obvious that I was wearing a ring. That would be great.’

It may not be something that can be attempted recklessly by users like Pure, but if you find a user related to this contamination right away.

Maybe I could ask him to check quietly.

“Okay, let’s chase after them quickly.”

Jinseong quickly turned around and ran out of the Purtz power plant.

As expected, the priority was to go to the central street of the Slough industrial complex.

Plain: It was Arad that made Niver’s eyes widen again as a reality.

In less than half a day, you’ve checked out the entirety of two power plants and taken care of all the monsters that remained inside?

Of course, such doubts could be ended with just one sincere word.

“You don’t distrust your comrades, do you?”

“That, that’s possible. With Jinseong-nim’s skills… no, if you say his skills have improved even more than I remember, then it’s possible.”

Looking at Jinseong, who had a satisfied expression on his face at the thought that his level had improved in Niver’s mind, Niver said.

“Ahem, in that sense, it may be fortunate. An adventurer just visited. He received a device to absorb electricity from Mr. Farrel Wayne and has just left for the Trombe Power Plant.”

“……Ah. Then, the situation right before catching the thrilling Patras?”

Anton’s subordinate, the trembling Patras, is born from energy and can absorb and even manipulate electricity at will.

Jinseong remembered that Trombe Power Plant, which has the largest power generation capacity among the power plants in the power station, would not be completed with a single dungeon clear.

We accompany the APCs associated with the power plant to turn off or destroy the generators, but we still need to have the capacity to disperse Patras’ energy.

The flow ends with receiving the electric absorption device through Pharrell Wayne.

“That, that’s right. By the way, what’s your name-”

“I’ll have to follow you quickly. Okay, then I’ll come back with the adventurer!”

Niver tried to ask Jinseong, but Jinseong simply ignored the question and ran away.

Now, the question was not the names of Anton’s men, but how he could get to his destination without even hearing the location of the Trombe Power Plant. Niver hesitated for a moment, but soon had to shake his head.

“……I wish I had a cold cola.”

In the first place, I’m not a meticulous person, and since I’ve already acknowledged Jinseong as my comrade, that kind of thing probably doesn’t matter anyway.

Jinseong was also able to act without hesitation because he knew that what was important was not the explanation for Niver.

* * *

You could tell just by the bodies left at the Trombe power plant.

It hasn’t been that long since an adventurer passed by.

This means that we’ve come a long way toward the true contamination of this main scenario quest, which started with the signs of contamination discovered on Matthias Nessmann.

‘This time or next time? It’s going to be one of the two.’

Dungeon area in Slough Industrial Complex: Two dungeons remain from the Power Station.

Considering that we will soon be meeting the boss of the Trombe Power Plant, it is no exaggeration to say that this contamination itself is almost the end.

Jinseong sighed in relief, but his body shivered.

‘Ugh, it’s fortunate that the contamination didn’t explode while I was away… … but in other words, the probability of a boss being contaminated has increased, so that’s a bit much.’

Could the boss monster be contaminated?

What if not?

‘The APCs at the Trombe Power Plant are probably not ordinary people either. In addition to the device that Pharrell Wayne made… … there’s probably one of them, the director of the Trombe Power Plant. Another one is the general manager of this power station.’

Here, the director of the Trombe Power Plant and the top manager of the entire power station, including the power plant, will be following the user in the APC position.

When playing the game, they are not particularly strong in combat ability and are not remembered strongly in the minds of the real people, but when looking at it in reality, their importance cannot be low.

‘You could say it’s one of the highest positions in the science and engineering field. If we look at it from the perspective of the scientific civilization celestial realm.’

There is also a possibility that the boss of this dungeon, Trembling Patras, will become corrupted, causing one of them to die.

Ultimately, contamination is a phenomenon that interferes with the user’s main scenario quest. If you think of it as different from simply counterattacking with a pattern you haven’t seen before, then it’s not such a simple problem.

“Whew… Alright. Now that the mobs are all taken care of, let’s hurry and chase after them-… Hmm?”

The real plan was to quickly chase after the current user, who would most likely be in the same dungeon as him, without worrying about other drop monsters.

But more than that, there was a sudden sense of feeling that it had been a while since we had entered the Trombe Power Plant, that we had begun to head deeper into the power plant.

[… … True. True! This energy- I’ve felt it before, I have to step back!]

And it felt like a black hole too.

It was not only the voice of Heukgu, who was urging him on more urgently than usual, but also Jinseong’s own instinctive sense of crisis that made him flustered.

“Huh, huh? Have you ever felt this? This is-.”

Jinseong couldn’t finish speaking.

Kwaaaaaaaang────────────… … !!!

I couldn’t even see it properly.

It felt like something had ‘flew’ in front of Jinseong’s eyes in an instant.

I didn’t even realize it, but fortunately or unfortunately, I was able to block the attack thanks to the sword I had unconsciously raised.

However, Jinseong’s own body was already being thrown backwards at an incredible speed.

The moment he realized what kind of situation he was in while floating in the air, Jinseong’s body hit the wall pipe of the power plant as if it was crushing it.

“Ugh- Ugh, uhh, uhh.”

Jinseong rolled on the floor in agony, unable to breathe properly as his back was crushed.

I wanted to reach out, but both my shoulders were dislocated and I couldn’t move them properly.

In addition, the feeling of embarrassment rising from my face was enough to make me lose my mind.

‘What the… … What the heck… … .’

[Jinseong, wake up! Get up! You have to step down, Jinseong!]

The voice of the black goblin in his head did not reach Jinseong properly.

Here? Who? This attack? Why?

Contamination? Is this possible? Why?

Jinseong squirmed, leaving behind the endless questions that were rising.

“Ugh, ugh……”

Perhaps a bone in your forearm or wrist is broken.

Jinseong managed to turn his body, even though he felt more excruciating pain than just a dislocated shoulder.

You have to move. You can’t survive by staying still.

You should take out a teleportation potion from your [Inventory] and run away.

If not, you should move at least once, even if it means pouring HP recovery potions down your throat.

But before that.

Jinseong turned around as he felt that he had to figure out who had attacked him.

And I could barely see.

“Keuh, uh… how….”

Even in the midst of my intermittent breathing, I couldn’t help but be surprised.

A being that stands tall where he had been standing a moment ago.

Red eyes looking down at Jinseong himself.

‘The Fourth Apostle… … Conqueror Cassillas… …?’

The one who attacked Jinseong was the apostle Cassillas.