Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 68



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Epic Road: Dimensional Invasion is a dungeon with the concept that demons that travel across all dimensions to find strong people are invading Arad, and that users must take the initiative to intercept them to prevent their invasion.

‘Is this the planet of fire? Then is that Blaze, the named monster?’

And Jinseong noticed that the place he was standing was the ‘Planet of Fire’, one of the areas randomly selected when entering the dungeon.

Jinseong’s lips were still lifted up, but he wasn’t entirely happy about it.

Because a few questions that immediately came to mind were clear.

Clearly, when Epic Road: Dimensional Invasion was activated as an event dungeon, the NPC in charge of it was Clipa.

The Time Lord, Clipa, whom Jinseong himself had spoken to before being transferred here with a sudden flash of light.

But did Clippa send you here?

‘It’s true that I fell over here while talking like I was arguing, but… … .’

Should I say that I have an uneasy feeling somehow?

I haven’t even finished speaking yet.

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t an explicit request for compensation.

‘Speaking in a roundabout way… … Rather, I deserve the gratitude of the Time Lords, I was just trying to say the same thing.’

Then, the place we were suddenly moved to was this place, Epic Road: Dimensional Invasion.

────, ────, ────… … .

Jinseong shook his head first to clear his mind of distracting thoughts.

Because the named monster ‘Blaze’ that was visible in front of you summoned three fire spirits, Adore.

“Yeah, I guess I’ll have to deal with it first and then think about it.”

Jinseong grabbed his sword and aimed it at the approaching Adore Segi and Blaze.

Dealing with them by moving quickly is also a method, but they aren’t that fast anyway. What if they try to get close without even making a ranged attack?

“-.”

Jinseong leaped forward while measuring the distance and cut down Adore’s qi.

Then he vomited out all the combo skills he could use in place.

“-, , , !”

Sometimes towards the Adores, sometimes towards the Blazes, all the monsters had to be turned into corpses by Jinseong, who swung his sword and cut without thinking while standing still.

“Whew… As expected, this is Epic Road.”

Jinseong sighed as he looked at the fire spirits Adore who had disappeared and disappeared, or the Blaze whose body was spread out on the floor.

Although it was possible to become stronger by equipping , the condition of the monsters is what once again confirms that this is an Epic Road.

“It’s not just the composition. The contents are epic too.”

It’s closer to an event dungeon than a regular dungeon.

It is not an event dungeon that requires special clearing requirements or is just for the fun of destroying a difficult dungeon.

‘It’s so weak that even I, who’s only level 40, can get a one-hit kill. Hehe, then this… … .’

Literally beginner support! This dungeon is for users who are just starting out with the game Dungeon & Fighter or those who have returned after a long time. The monsters’ health and attack power levels are very low.

However, as it is a dungeon that is intended to help beginners and returning players, the rewards are generous.

That is the event dungeon, Epic Road: Dimension Invasion.

The corners of Jinseong’s mouth twitched as he had been seriously contemplating why he was here and why he had been summoned.

[Keep on going, the concept of dimensions is interesting. Could ‘I’, whose body is being torn apart every moment by the dimensional rift, also experience something like this?]

“That…isn’t it? And even though this is the Epic Road Dungeon, those monsters are a race called Cosmo Finds. Find War-… Wait.”

Jinseong thought.

Epic Road: Dimensional Invasion is an event dungeon, but it doesn’t have any background.

‘It’s a dungeon for beginner support or growth acceleration, but that doesn’t mean it’s just handed out without meaning. Yes, in terms of the setting, it’s definitely… … there’s something that lives up to its name.’

The clue is ‘Dimensional Invasion’, which is similar to the subtitle.

The goal of Epic Road is to ultimately open a dimensional gate and stop an alien race from invading Plain: Arad.

Epic Lord: A race that exists as a raid target in the game Dungeon & Fighter, in addition to event dungeons such as Dimensional Invasion.

‘Cosmo Find. And the raid that stops them from crossing the dimension is ‘Find War.’

This is exactly what gave Jinseong goosebumps.

One day, when talking to the Apostle Lotus, wasn’t it true that he had his own speculations about the identity of the ?

‘It’s not like he’s a disease-infecting Direge. It’s not like he’s Ozma, the Blood Curse that turns humans into demons. It’s not like Luke, the Black Nightmare that only makes people have negative and aggressive tendencies.’

Who was the representative candidate?

Hilda, a special apostle among the apostles.

Ultimately, someone with at least the power of a Hilder or higher.

A being that the transcendent Nemer cannot do anything about.

“Yes, if it weren’t for Clippa… It felt like I was being kidnapped while I was talking to Clippa. If it were a being with this kind of ability-.”

?

Is their true identity the [Cosmo Find], the race that caused the Find War?

Could the leader or representative of the Cosmo Find race be the ?

“Hahahahahahahaha!”

Jinseong flinched at the sudden laughter.

He’s walking from afar.

His height was easily 3 meters and his broad shoulders were impressive enough to overwhelm anyone who saw him.

“I guess I’ll relax for the first time in a while.”

The boss monster of this space approached while growling, but Jinseong was not flustered.

Rather, the corners of his mouth were slowly rising.

“The Flame Calorel. As expected… Judging from the fact that it pops out while we’re trying to figure out the cause of the pollution-. Is that you? No, your leader… The representative of your species. The best. Is that the ?”

The anticipation that we might finally be getting close to the right answer.

In addition, considering the rewards that could come out of this dungeon, it was only natural to laugh.

“Come at me. I’ll be happy to take you on.”

The Flame Calorer raised his fist.

As soon as he saw the red energy gathering in his fist, the preparations to strike with the power of flames, Jinseong also used his skill.

“Die, and please send me back to my original world! , !”

Using his fast mobility, he quickly catches up to Flame Calorel and cuts him down!

───────────… … !

A golden halo fell towards Jinseong.

It was a level up effect.

* * *

Jinseong slashed and slashed at the monsters that rushed at him.

On a planet where flames burn, there is a calorre of flames.

On a planet swept by cold air, there is the frigid Fredor.

The light that stands out more in the dark, the lightning of Zius.

The conquest of death through the life of plants.

When I was enjoying the game Dungeon & Fighter as a user, I faced the boss monsters of Epic Lord: Dimension Invasion countless times with my own sub-character.

“Haa, haa……”

And how many ‘trash’ succubi and named monsters were there to defeat to defeat those four boss monsters?

‘Every time I kill a boss monster, the background changes. Does that mean the planet changes? Is it the concept that I move between planets?’

Jinseong looked around, gasping for breath.

The background that had begun to change just after killing the frigid Fredor was now changing into a green land with the conquering Seme.

[Keep kek kek… … This is a never-ending fight. Are we going to make this happen over and over again forever?]

“Crunch, crunch crunch!”

“……I wonder that too. What the heck? Does it have to end with the appearance of the hidden boss mob, ‘Dimensional Guide Nartara’?”

Considering that it was only ‘a few hours ago’ that he was certain that there would be a among the Cosmo Find race, and considering the number of monsters Jinseong himself has killed so far.

What exactly is the meaning of this behavior now?

Jinseong saw a being slowly descending from the empty space onto a green tile.

“Please be the nutrients for my plants!”

It meant that the conquest of Seme had appeared again.

Jinseong took a deep breath while holding the .

When you kill the boss monster, you will be taken to one of three other planetary maps.

If you kill the boss there, you will be taken to one of three other random planetary maps.

Repeat, repeat, repeat… … .

Even though that alone was incredibly tiring, there was something about it that made Jinseong nervous.

“Whew… This is driving me crazy. And why do I get stronger without even knowing it!?”

The monsters were getting stronger, little by little.

There was no need to worry about the weapon’s durability or whether Jinseong himself was not hitting the mark with his skill properly.

In that respect, it wasn’t my nature to make mistakes.

‘Damn, I’m using the Epic Road map, but I can’t even get the epic items. That’s already annoying… … .’

Infinite loop, no item rewards, no additional information related to , target monster becomes stronger.

The situation in which the four elements come together continues for several hours.

This means that even if you play on a computer, you are experiencing situations in real life where you would become extremely tired.

There was only one reason why I could endure the work that was no exaggeration in that it exhausted all my physical and mental strength.

‘Still, phew, the training college that only took the newbies was tougher. It took a few hours to finish it. Compared to that time when I was really focused to the point of my throat getting sore… … It’s okay. It’s fun. Anyway, here… … I’m at least leveling up.’

This is not the ‘Hacal’, the Bacal raid that has a separate hard difficulty level.

Even though it was only the normal difficulty mode, ‘Ilkal’, there were so many unimaginable things that happened in the training camp of that raid.

At least mentally, Jinseong was able to cheer up, as there had been something in the past that had tormented him more than this.

In addition to being able to endure thanks to the positive thinking that things are better now than they were back then, there were definitely real rewards in terms of ‘level and experience points’.

“It would be best if it even comes out as an epic item, but if it comes out as an Akanset, I’ll test whether it actually hurts when hit.”

Shhhhhhh!

“-How good it is!”

Jinseong swung the and cut down the Seme of Conquest.

I took a moment to exhale as I watched another Cosmo Find race member’s body become transparent and disappear.

Just when I was about to feel stressed again, seeing my surroundings start to change.

‘……hmm?’

I could tell the truth.

I’ve been here for hours now, so this time the pattern of change is different.

‘Dark purple… …? If it’s a color that keeps changing between red, blue, black, and green-.’

In light of the Epiclogue: Dimensional Invasion that I enjoyed as a user in the game Dungeon & Fighter, who are the monsters that will appear this time?

The stress and pressure from just a moment ago had already disappeared from Jinseong’s mind.

“Dimensional Leader Nartara! Contamination!? I don’t know if it’s contamination or what, but come out quickly!”

Perhaps the prospect of breaking this endless cycle began to excite him.

Above all, considering the level of the monsters he has faced so far, he is confident that he can handle even the hidden boss monster, ‘Dimensional Leader Nartara’.

“Come out quickly- Huh?!”

But what exploded before Jinseong’s eyes was a golden light.

After a flash similar to the level up effect, but much shorter and lighter.

[Click click… … Even from what I feel, it doesn’t seem like you are the one I was waiting for.]

Jinseong could see the ominous foreboding of Heukgu.

[You who dare to exist recklessly and ruin the order of this space.]

Epic Road: The hidden boss monster of Dimensional Invasion, it looks similar to Dimensional Guide Nartara, but is clearly a different being.

A being with a dark brown body, a golden light source on its chest, and a staff-like weapon that scatters light from its tip.

‘… … Space Treater Gaunis? Now, wait a minute. That’s not the guy from Epic Road!?

Jinseong recognized him.

He is not the Dimensional Guide Nartara. He is the Space Treaty Maker Gaunis.

[What you do could be the seed of a problem.]

I had no choice but to find out.

If you are a long-time user of the game Dungeon & Fighter.

The main boss monsters that can be encountered in other past dungeons, not the event dungeon Epic Road: Dimensional Invasion, and what are their settings?

‘King of the Cosmo Find Race… … .’

The king of Cosmo Find said to Jinseong.

[If you find it difficult to erase your own existence, seek my help.]

Even though he was flustered, Jinseong listened to what he continued to say without missing a single word.

So I had no choice but to ask.

It was a question that had to be asked, considering his setup, the remarks he had just made, and the fact that Jinseong himself had been here ‘at some point’.

“……Hey, what are you talking about-.”

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But Jinseong couldn’t finish his words.

“-Huh? Huh?”

“Hahaha, hey you cool guy! I have a really sweet offer for you. Would you like to hear it?”

Familiar voices and familiar settings.

The hustle and bustle of people coming and going.

‘The Wizard’s Guild. Suddenly?’

Jinseong had already been transferred to the front of the Magician’s Guild.

Jinseong blinked his eyes quickly.

There was no need to think that everything that had happened up until now was a dream.

‘What the…? What the hell happened? While I was out of my mind-.’

The fact that approximately six days had passed since he disappeared from Mount Charnak.

The fact that you have reached level 55.

‘- Even if I leveled up… … it would be awesome… … ‘

Because they were all obvious facts.