Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 156



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156

There may be multiple possessors who have chosen Berserker’s body.

However, there won’t be many ‘showy berserkers’.

Considering that Chili Shrimp said he’s met a lot of people with the same addiction recently, it’s practically confirmed.

‘Ahhhh… … . As expected, here- No, no! Ahhhhhh isn’t important right now!’

The fact that he had come into contact with chili shrimp while passing through here was enough to pique Jinseong’s interest, but he could not concentrate on such matters at the moment.

This is because the most unusual word among those that Chili Shrimp had spoken, and the series of events leading up to this moment when he heard that word, were all put together in Jinseong’s head.

“How many times… how many times have I experienced this pattern? This situation over and over again?”

What else happened before Chili Shrimp said this?

He entered the Trombe power plant and said to the Zodiac engineers:

As always, I’ll get it all sorted out so you don’t have to worry.

Casillas also said.

I won’t deal with this kind of pyramid anymore! This damn guy whose name I don’t even remember-.

He started talking, but it was obvious what would happen next.

‘This fucking guy is already going on ‘how many times’…

And that’s not all.

Chili Shrimp roared at the summons.

Just do what you always do!

What if that doesn’t just mean battles fought in all sorts of situations, but literally means ‘always fought’?!

Jinseong looked at the chili shrimp with his eyes wide open.

“You’re quite quick-witted… You already came up with an answer in the time it takes to roast beans over a lightning fire?”

The girl said, her short red hair fluttering.

Although the chili shrimp spoke playfully, Jinseong had no time to laugh.

“How can that be… possible? No, that doesn’t make sense? Of course! It’s possible in-game. There’s the Epic Quest [Replay]! You can replay dungeons you’ve cleared in the past, especially battle-related dungeons, without tiring yourself out or consuming energy. But us!”

“They’re people who have been possessed. Hehe, but if they’re already surprised, then there’s no need to convince them.”

Even though I threw words at him in a rush, the chili shrimp did not waver.

Rather, Jinseong just blurted out one more word that he couldn’t understand.

“Huh? What do you mean? What kind of persuasion-.”

“Woahhhhhhhhhhhhh-!”

“Oops, I’m distracted again, hmm, hmm! Okay, enough small talk! Let’s get this work done first!”

At the shout of ‘Bundor’, Chili Shrimp grabbed the whip again.

Wheeeeeeet- Pot!

As soon as the loud sound of the air being torn apart rang out, the speed of all the summoned creatures increased.

It is not just the encouragement of through words.

By utilizing the skill, you can increase the summoned creatures’ stats such as strength and intelligence, attack/movement speed, and even their aggressiveness when fighting enemies.

In the game Dungeon & Fighter, is it possible to increase the buffs that can only be increased by swinging the whip directly at the summoned creatures, but for the chili shrimp, is it possible to do so by simply making a sound in the air?

‘Persuasion… What do you mean persuasion? No, first, I need to think about what I can do in this pollution.’

A quest holder who can repeat the main scenario quests.

Judging from his remarks so far, this isn’t even his second time doing this, and it seems he’s cleared the regular dungeons in the Dungeon Area: Power Station several times.

The fact that he knows the paths of the Trombe Power Plant, which even Jinseong himself finds confusing, and his skill in properly dispersing his summons before the actual pattern even begins must have been built up through countless repetitions.

‘Cutting it off so it doesn’t repeat itself? In some way I don’t know yet-. If I’m repeating the epic quest despite being possessed-.’

Should I encourage or persuade them to continue?

But would the chili shrimp be here for no reason?

Can Jinseong himself be moved by his own persuasion?

‘-Worst case scenario… …. Are you saying I should be prepared to force it?’

Then, we might have to conclude that we must eventually subdue the chili shrimp by force.

Putting aside the pollution so far, at least for the sake of preventing future pollution that Jinseong himself has encountered.

Overpower the chili shrimp, in other words… … .

“If you want to do it without me, you can do it just fine. I’m telling you, you’re good at annoying people. Huh.”

A being that evaluates the battle between the chili shrimp and the summoned creatures while scratching its belly.

Although he is a clone, he is a being that can barely compete on equal terms with the real self by mobilizing all the skills he currently possesses.

It meant that I had to defeat Cassias, the result of and the incarnation of the 4th Apostle.

‘Still, it’s similar- No, no. There was no chili shrimp back then. There was no or , and the rest of the summons weren’t even called.’

Considering that he barely managed a 1:1 with his clone Casillas, I’m not sure he can win against the full power of the chili shrimp.

‘It would be better to quickly approach the summoner’s body and force him to surrender.’

However, Jinseong was still thinking about having a virtual showdown with the chili shrimp without giving up.

“My…… strength-. Surpasses…….”

Finally, the boss of the Trombe Power Plant, Patrice the Thrill, began to disappear.

Chili Shrimp snorted as he watched the electric energy dissipate through the air.

“Okay. I’ve already jumped over it several times, so why am I doing it again?”

The summoner turned around with a quick movement that made his red short hair flutter, and looked at Jinseong.

The innocence of hair sticking out from above the black headband, like the so-called ‘fool’s antennae’?

Red eyes that shine as brightly as his youthful appearance?

“I think this will clear the God of the Wind quest. Normally, I would start talking right now… but in return for the surprise you showed me by avoiding Patrice’s pattern, I’ll give you this for free. But from now on, you’ll have to take it.”

“……What are you giving me for free?”

Chili Shrimp said while watching Jinseong swallow his dry saliva.

“Awesome. I’ve finished Anton Awe here so far, and this next area, the ‘Castle of the Dead’? If I line up the possessed men I sent there, it’ll take two and a half laps around the parade ground, right?”

With expressions that a girl would never use.

“……Awesome?”

Transactions between users that exist in many MMORPG games.

A user with a high level or item spec receives compensation from a user with a lower level and helps them kill monsters or clear dungeons that the user cannot handle alone.

Especially in the game Dungeon & Fighter, it was done so often that it eventually became established in the game system despite numerous incidents/accidents, and it was a kind of service transaction that was so famous that countless ‘super parties’ were operated even at the time when Jinseong was possessed.

“What can’t we do? We were just possessed, we didn’t do anything bad.”

Chili shrimp suggested that we do just that.

Even among the icebreakers, he spoke in a tone befitting someone who had done it many times before.

“…….”

Jinseong was truly speechless.

* * *

Lieutenant General Niver welcomed the chili shrimp and Jinseong with a happy face.

“You’ve taken down the thrilling Patrice. Excellent.”

The chili shrimp replied as if it was no big deal.

“The technicians’ destruction of the Trombe power plant was effective. Thanks to Lieutenant General Niever’s help, it ended without a hitch.”

Chili Shrimp, who had already sent back all of his summons including Casillas, was very relaxed.

Niver nodded as if he liked the behavior of the chili shrimp.

“Now all that remains is the Grandine Power Plant. Thanks to the adventurer’s efforts, the morale of the soldiers has risen and the operation is progressing smoothly. It’s a relief for once-.”

“-I don’t have any cola, but I can bring you a drink. Something cold.”

Chili Shrimp was the first to suggest something, interrupting Niver.

Niver was momentarily taken aback, but there was still more to be taken aback about.

“Yes, yes?”

“That may be the price, but I have a favor to ask.”

“What is it, Adventurer?”

“I’m sure you’re trying to help me, but I’d like you and Con to look around other dungeons. The Furman of the Void is such a strong opponent that having two of you would definitely help… but in my case, I like to move alone.”

The chili shrimp said.

Even Jinseong, who was listening, tilted his head.

Dungeon Area: Who is the boss of the last dungeon of the Power Station, Grandine Power Plant?

Among the Apostle Anton’s subordinates, it would not be strange to say that the most powerful entity ‘in terms of setting’ is ‘Furman of Nothingness’ at the Grandine Power Plant.

‘If you exclude the omnipotent Mateka as Anton himself, then you can consider the next strongest, and in fact, it is a setting where he is strong enough to be among the top two or three. In terms of the structure of the dungeon and the leveling system, he is only on this side, but if he were originally a raid mid-boss, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the strongest would be the lowest.’

Moreover, for the Bing-ui-ssi, it would be a level of difficulty that they cannot just rush through as if they were clearing the main scenario quest, so in the meantime, they are asking for the exclusion of Biyeon and Con, who will be participating in the Grandine Power Plant as APCs?

If it were his usual sincerity, he would have been stopped immediately.

He would have intervened in the conversation between Chili Shrimp and Niver and somehow made them take Biyeon and Con along.

Since that was the ‘correct main scenario flow, not contamination’, I’m sure they tried to fix it for that reason… … .

“That, that’s-.”

“With ‘this guy’ here, we won’t be easily defeated. He knows how strong our adventurers are when they come together. So, may I ask you a favor?”

The chili shrimp spoke skillfully.

Jinseong couldn’t easily get involved.

‘How many times have I made a suggestion like this?’

This is because I needed to investigate the situation a bit more, as Chili Shrimp himself said that he had repeatedly cleared this section, and also that he had cleared the main scenario related to Apostle Anton in a ‘cool’ way and sent several possessed people to the next location.

Niver nodded, coughing a few times.

“Ahem, if Jinseong-nim were to join us, it would certainly be more helpful than Biyeon or Con’s help….”

“……Oh? Mr. Jinseong?”

The chili shrimp’s eyes sparkled.

Jinseong was not flustered even as he turned his head and looked at the summoner who was making eye contact with him.

‘If I’m going to extract information from them… … I have to make them interested in me first.’

This was one of the reasons why I didn’t interrupt Niver or speak first.

Niver does not call himself an adventurer. He perceives himself as a completely separate entity.

Could the chili shrimp notice that fact?

If you’ve been doing the same pattern over and over again, if you’ve been doing it with other people like this, you’ll probably feel that sense of discomfort.

“yes?”

“Ahhh, it’s nothing. Hehe.”

At least from that perspective, it could be said that chili shrimp passed the test of authenticity.

The summoner was laughing and letting out an old laugh that didn’t match his appearance.

Niver said.

“Understood. Then I will leave the Grandine Power Plant to you, adventurer.”

“Yes, I will come and tell you as soon as I am ready and then we will leave. Then… shall we go, ‘Jinseong’?”

The chili shrimp smiled as they looked at Jinseong.

Jinseong also asked back with a relaxed smile, without letting his guard down.

“Let’s go. But where are you going?”

It’s different from Vivi.

It’s different from Ah-haeng.

The summoner, Chili Shrimp, who is still difficult to deal with, but whose youthful appearance is typical of summoners and makes you even more uneasy, said.

“Our house. Who would have thought that I would achieve my dream of owning a house here? Surprisingly, real estate is cheap in the Eaton Industrial Complex. Oh, it’s not because there’s a factory there, but because everyone is anxious because of Anton, so they’re selling it for cheap. But you know what we’re going to do, right? Hehe, that’s why I bought one at a good price. It’s great because the electricity doesn’t go out. Really. Information is everything when it comes to real estate. I should’ve known that sooner.”

Jinseong thought as he watched the summoner walk ahead while muttering.

Chili shrimp have survived in Plain: Arad for quite some time… … .

‘So to speak, ‘Jinseong Bbaengmijang’… … is that it?’

It might be the old man.