Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 42



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The road to the temporary base in Alfraira was already bustling.

This was because the defensive forces dispatched from the Duchy of Bel Myre were on the move.

‘Well, the garrison area should be fine though. The Black Elf forces are probably still gathered in ‘Underfoot’, the capital of the Kingdom of Fennes… … .’

Jinseong knew that the situation would not become so dire that the troops would clash.

So his expression couldn’t help but be somewhat tense.

‘If the contamination explodes over there, it’ll be a headache.’

This time, we still haven’t figured out who, which quest, and which part was contaminated.

If we divide the parts that the user ‘adventurer’ deals with in the conflict between the Duchy of Bel Myer and the Kingdom of Fennes into two major parts, it ultimately comes down to this.

‘One is the Four-legged Serpent Spirazzi. He slowly released the seal and woke up with a bang! The undead rose up and it was chaos. The fairy hero… who was it? A fairy riding a unicorn-like horse and holding a spear woke up and stuff… ‘

The reason Jinseong had already predicted that there would be no contamination involved in the area related to Spirazzi was simple.

Because I know the characteristics of the Serpent Spirazzi.

‘There’s no need to do anything special. Spirachi’s awakening and presence alone will have an effect. There’s no way that a contamination like the fairy hero not waking up can happen. Just the influence of Spirachi’s seal being released to some extent will cause it to awaken.’

It’s not like he’s aiming for or plotting anything in particular.

Spirazzi’s mere presence spreads the dragon’s energy, so the problem will only get bigger and will never be reduced.

‘And the probability of the problem becoming bigger is low. If the problem had become that big, the dark elves would have noticed it already and taken action. So that the dark elves of the Kingdom of Pennes wouldn’t notice, but would still have an impact. Spirazzi can only operate within that exact balance… ‘

The chances of something going wrong, or being ‘contaminated’, are low.

So, Jinseong was aiming for only the second part from the beginning.

‘The Direge of the Black Disease. To be exact, the illusion of the Direge. There is a possibility that there will be a problem in that area. However, there won’t be a problem there easily right away. Because there is the Grim Seeker.’

Those who died due to the energy of the Four Dragons Spirazzi, their corpses are revived.

And the minds of those corpses are instantly destroyed by the sickening aura of Direji’s illusions.

‘It’s hard to approach Diregie in the first place. It’s not just bacteria or viruses… … It’s something that infects and eats away at even the mind, so in some ways, Diregie is more powerful and dangerous than Luke’s or Ozma’s . Even though the actual power of Diregie is weak, it’s the strongest in terms of the negative impact it has on its surroundings.’

This is something that can be understood just by looking at the main scenario quest flow of the game Dungeon & Fighter.

And for Jinseong, who knew not only the story within the game but also the external story including the background setting, this part was bound to be even more tense.

‘Based on the information I got from Lotus, there’s a high chance that Derezier isn’t the . However… … .’

It is clear that they are the most dangerous when they become contaminated and start to run wild.

If you think that the cause of all this is not the true nature of the Apostle Diregie, but rather a mere ‘illusion’ of Diregie, then you cannot help but be even more wary.

As the human figures began to diminish and the dark elves began to appear in greater numbers, the truth was revealed.

Among the black elves, one with particularly pointed ears.

One who is wary of humans with a solemn expression, yet approaches humans closer than any other dark elf from the Kingdom of Fennes.

‘Clontar. So this is the Alfira Garrison.’

NPC Cloneter.

Jinseong approached him quietly and spoke.

“Hello, my name is Jinseong, dispatched from the Magic Guild of the Duchy of Bel Myre. Are you Klonter of the Kingdom of Fennes?”

“……How do you know me?”

Jinseong spoke to Clontar, who seemed more wary than surprised.

“The head of the wizard guild of the Duchy of Bel Myer is Sharan. Sharan has spoken.”

The confidence that can come out because it’s not acting.

As a member of the Magician’s Guild’s Emergency Response Committee, Jinseong lowered his voice as he spoke.

Cloniter had to make a startled face.

“Lord Sharan?! It hasn’t even been a few days since Knight Robato and the adventurers arrived from the duchy, so how come Lord Sharan has already dispatched personnel-.”

“As a citizen of the Kingdom of Fennes, you should be well aware that he not only possesses magical talent but also has a keen eye for the big picture.”

Jinseong said nonchalantly.

For those who already know where Sharan was when he was in the Kingdom of Pennes, no further explanation is necessary.

“-That, that’s true, but… I see. Lord Sharan….”

Jinseong cleared his throat as he looked at the muttering clone.

Could it be because I didn’t set the mood and didn’t use a deep voice?

“Yes. Ahem, so I’d like to ask… where are Knight Robato and the adventurer right now?”

Although his tone was extremely awkward, Clontar immediately pointed somewhere.

“This is Shallow Keep. My friend Morgan was investigating the place where contact was lost… The two of you are moving to investigate it yourself. It’s been a while since you left, though… ”

Then he mumbled something.

That alone was enough of a clue for Jinseong.

Dungeon Area: Shallow Keep, one of Alfraira’s dungeons.

Morgan, who became the ‘boss monster’ there.

This is still the beginning of the flow of this scenario.

‘The adventurer, that is, the user, has already been here for several days in ‘real time’. Hmm, Morgan would already be infected and finished. Bringing that research journal would be a full-fledged quest… … .’

Jinseong finished all the calculations in his head.

Because what I had to do now was simple.

“I will also go to Shallow Keep. I am sure that nothing will happen to Sir Robato or the adventurer, but as the vice-chairman of the Mages’ Guild, I must personally check it out.”

Jinseong himself also enters the Shallow Keep dungeon.

“Yes, if you are the one sent by Lady Sharan… Please. I will tell the black fairies.”

“yes.”

The black elves belonging to the Kingdom of Pennes did not stop Jinseong’s actions under Clonter’s instructions, and Jinseong was able to enter the dungeon area with ease.

Of course, that didn’t mean observing the users or going near Morgan.

If there is one reason why I came to Shallow Keep, it would be this.

It was to clearly experience the change in Jinseong himself.

* * *

In addition, one additional tactic is to expect that there might be items that the user has not acquired.

But is it because it doesn’t move with the users?

‘Either it’s all eaten. Or it’s disappeared over time. Or… … .’

Since it wasn’t treated as the same dungeon in the first place, Jinseong himself couldn’t see it.

Jinseong was a little discouraged by the lack of food, no matter what.

“Unlike other users, you can obtain something directly from the monster’s corpse.”

There are things that users cannot do. Only the true self possessed by Arad knows that there are things that can be done.

Still, there was only one reason why Jinseong was somewhat discouraged.

Kookoogugu, kookoogugugu… … .

This was because the ground began to shake and crack in places.

“Wow, woah.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa…”

“Yeah, the problem is that there’s nothing to gain from it because it’s a place where rotten corpses come out as monsters.”

This was because Jinseong himself had predicted that the items he could obtain from corpses would be very limited, as it was a dungeon area where undead monsters such as ghouls appeared.

‘It’s fortunate that it gives experience points – ugh!’

“Ugh-!”

Among the monsters in the standoff, the ‘Skull Thrower’ picked up a bone that was nearby and threw it.

After confirming the skull of something flying at a fairly fast speed, Jinseong caught it with his shoulder.

A fairly strong impact, accompanied by a thud and a sound.

Jinseong’s expression distorted for a moment, but he nodded instead.

‘Shoulder check. Steel series armor won’t do anymore.’

I was just trying to get hit by the armor on purpose to confirm that the armor I was using at Adventurer Fame Level 5 was no longer effective.

Perhaps because the Skull Thrower’s attack was effective, a ghoul suddenly approached Jinseong and thrust its arm out.

It’s not just a rotting corpse.

It wouldn’t be nice to be hit by a corpse that has been twisted and deformed due to the influence of Direji.

“Gurwoo-s!”

“Ugh!”

Jinseong lightly raised his left arm and blocked the ghoul’s claws.

The blackened wrist of Jinseong and the claws of Ghoul collided and made a tingling sound.

“Bake?”

Looking at the bewildered ghoul, the corners of Jinseong’s mouth went up.

Jinseong conducted many experiments targeting so-called ‘trash mobs’, and in addition to the effects that regular users can obtain when equipping armor, he also researched methods that only he could use.

“. It actually has the effect of increasing magical defense.”

It was true that I had found another direction.

It is an accessory armor that clearly increases magic defense, and there is no change in the ‘appearance’ of the real thing.

It’s clearly equipped on the arm, but even to the eyes of the true being, there’s no titanium bracelet visible on the wrist.

‘But still… … it worked. It’s not visible, but the effect is clear. When I cut down the lotus, I felt like it was ‘fluttering’ in the wind, even though I couldn’t see it. It wasn’t just my imagination.’

There is no inconvenience in movement.

There is no change in appearance.

But clearly, the item exists surrounding Jinseong’s own body!

“Goooooo……”

“It’s so gross, it’s gross-.”

This alone would have widened the range of items to choose from.

‘I’m securing physical defense by making the most of my movements while-.’

Basically, shouldn’t you focus on defense centered around ‘magic’ or ‘skill’, which are better options and which Jinseon himself hasn’t yet experienced and knows how to avoid?

‘-After blocking any unexpected attacks!’

Dungeon Area: Isn’t that why the female archer users in Behemoth mainly wore cloth armor such as suede pants, suede belt, and suede slippers, which were not obtained by the female archer users in the Dungeon Area?

“Hratchah, !”

Partsutsutsutsut-!

With just a powerful dark attribute strike, Jinsung easily cut down one ghoul and one skull thrower each.

, whose skill level had increased by two due to the characteristics of the top he was wearing, was now able to deal with ‘trash mobs’ with just one hit.

“Grooooooo-!”

In addition, items with a level requirement of 40, such as , were reduced by 10 levels through and worn, so the total HP and HP recovery amount, skill attack power, and damage increase of the true nature were already incomparable to those of the past.

‘There is a clear difference even if you look at the specific numbers… … but you can basically tell just by looking at the reputation value.’

At the time of entering the Sky Castle, the adventurer’s fame in Jinseong was 6.

How is it now compared to then?

Just wearing a simple item changes it by a whopping 443.

“Crunch.”

“Yeah, if you do that too….”

Increased by 315 by creature .

Jinseong grumbled that it didn’t have much of an effect other than being cute, but it’s not for nothing that it’s valued at 7 million gold among users.

In the end, when you combine the effects of items and creatures, the current [Adventurer Fame] of a level 31 true saint is a whopping 758!

“Cough, cough!”

“Goooooo-!”

Jinseong shook his head as he watched the ghouls that were still alive and rushing towards him.

“You ghouls don’t even look behind you, do you?”

“Huh?”

The weapon currently being used by Jinseong is the unique .

In addition to affecting attack power, stat increases, and skill cooldowns, it also has effects.

Adventurer Fame 63

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2% chance to summon Lotus’ Legs when attacking

From the place where the monsters Jinseong had cut down were standing, towering tentacles were rising up.

The appearance of those reddish tentacles was so intimidating that they could easily overwhelm a reanimated corpse.

Shwaaaa …

And it had power.

As the reanimated corpses were attacked by the tentacles and torn apart again, a golden light poured down towards Jinseong’s body.

“Level 32… Okay.”

For Jinseong, who had already become ten times stronger just from his adventurer reputation, the monsters within Shallow Keep were merely a source of good experience points.

‘If you level up 3 more levels, you will learn new skills.’

Jinseong started to roam the dungeon with a light goal in mind.