The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 282
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#282, Blind spot
Our group quickly climbed the last wall and entered the tower without delay.
The method of entering the tower was not special.
All I had to do was walk into the dimensional door that swayed at the top of the foundation and in the center of the six pillars.
The first and second floors were half people and half monsters.
Most people were alone or in pairs, sometimes in parties, but there were many such groups.
In the lower floors, where there is no stage clear method, monsters respawn at short intervals, and because of that, there were many people who came just to kill them and hunt them.
Most of the other Koreans who encountered us were like, ‘Huh? ‘Thank you for your hard work!’ he greeted.
I don’t know if I recognized Park Dae-geun or Kwon Ha-seon.
Anyway, we continued to look at the dead monster bodies and entered the third floor.
In a jungle with dense bushes.
A stone statue that has been rusted by time but is clearly a trace of civilization.
Broken stone slabs covered with vines and moss are scattered here and there.
What I thought was simply one of the map’s concepts, now that I look at it, I feel like it’s detailed.
Because this wasn’t made with a graphics engine.
It is Marduk’s design.
‘… Is this also a space that was removed and put together from somewhere?’
Gu Chang-soo said while fanning his hand.
“Wow… . It’s muggy. But who really built the tower? Each floor has different seasons and styles… . “This isn’t something a person can do, right?”
Gu Chang-soo also said something similar, as if that was what people were thinking about.
This time, I was treated with respect because he spoke with his mouth.
“I guess… “I guess so.”
Even if it wasn’t necessarily because of the circumstances, I couldn’t escape thinking about Marduk.
To be precise, we were looking out for the impact of thunderclouds on the tower, but we have not found any special signs yet.
As Gu Chang-soo said, it was hot and humid, so I guess Yoo Ji-gi was a little annoyed as his senses continued to be sensitive.
Although there is some kind of magic that maintains body temperature, I am not in the world of magic right now.
At least, that was the prayer expressed to Park Dae-geun.
Damn!
The tree branch that hit the person in front continued to hit the person in the face.
Of course, no one would get hit there, but the water droplets and cobwebs on the leaves accumulated little by little, making it quite unpleasant.
It was a time when everyone was sighing in a similar mood.
Crumbling!
A group of four-legged monsters, whose resemblance was difficult to find, jumped out from the bushes.
The fact that we didn’t feel their approach means that they were just created from the protruding spot.
I don’t know if it’s an S-class expense.
However, it was possible to react immediately.
“Hey! My my!”
Park Dae-geun’s shout.
It roughly means that since it’s mine, get out of the way.
‘I never thought I’d hear the sound from the tower when you guys play foot soccer… .’
pop!
In fact, he waited for the oncoming monster as if he were receiving a serve ball, and as soon as he came within range, he aimed and kicked the monster in the head.
Kwasik! thud!
Park Dae-geun’s main weapon is a broken Taegeom, just like in the game.
The sword had a wide face and a long handle that was likely originally made to be 1.8 to 2 meters long, but it literally broke, leaving about 1 meter long.
I don’t know what the story behind the weapon was, but – as is typical for an S-rank, slightly older combat-oriented man, the weapon wasn’t that important.
This is because the body itself is no different from a weapon, and what it lacks in length is made up for with strength.
At first glance, the image of Raikou came to mind when I saw Park Dae-geun freely using his sword.
‘right… .’
When Young met this guy, he should have asked how to bring Raikou back… .
I must not forget that I will try to have Echion himself come visit me.
While I was lost in thought for a moment, the chattering sound quieted down.
Park Dae-geun was rubbing his ankles in a cockfighting position and making a fuss.
“Wow… These are different than I thought. “It’s not normal for my ankles to be sore.”
“Then pull out your sword instead of using your foot.”
Park Tae-kwang spoke as if he was scolding, but Park Dae-geun grinned and insisted.
“Wouldn’t it be better to get covered in blood as little as possible?”
It may not seem like much, but it means that even the defense of low-level miscellaneous mobs has increased significantly.
So much so that Park Dae-geun was severely punished with just a few kicks.
However, the level of difficulty that Park Tae-gwang, who is side by side with him, can still fight without difficulty… .
‘Is that roughly the extent of it?’
As a result of observing the battle of the leaders so far,
As expected, having 50 engineering team members did not necessarily mean that the surrounding monsters would be 50 times stronger.
Nana Gu Chang-soo, who was in the middle of the formation, had not yet had a chance to fight the monster, but
Judging by feel, it feels like it has been strengthened by about 7 or 8 times… .
‘uh… ?’
I thought it was all sorted out,
One more entity was detected in the spot where the monsters had popped out a little while ago.
Park Dae-geun, who was watching his team members rummage through the monster’s body, must have sensed it and fired toward the bushes.
Huh!
Then, he pulled out the Taegeom that was tied behind his back and lowered it.
Coo coo coo coo!
The sword wind that blew along the sword face swept away the place where the bushes had been like a wasteland.
Kwasik!
However, the upright monster that appeared on the bare ground caught Park Dae-geun’s sword.
no… .
The arm that was stretched out to block was cut off and fell away.
The blade was half stuck in his shoulder, but he didn’t die anyway.
Kieeee!
“her… ! Look at Inomu’s kid? “Inhale!”
When Park Dae-geun came and gave more power, he was immediately cut diagonally.
Suddenly! … dump.
“… … “Why do you think the kids are becoming more and more distracted?”
It’s a low-level monster called ‘Fabulator’, and it’s originally a set mob that drags around several four-legged monsters that were wiped out earlier.
Perhaps it was created a little late because the time it was organized in the previous cycle was different… .
The problem is that, considering the gap between him and Park Dae-geun, something impossible happened.
It makes sense that Fabulator should have become at least 10 to 15 times stronger to not be killed by one sword.
‘… … ah!’
I realized that the criteria for difficulty correction and monster enhancement are related to the cognitive range of each entity.
Of course, it was a mechanism that players could never understand.
‘Was it within their reach… ?’
To put it simply, the number of targets that a monster can estimate at the moment it launches an attack is the standard.
No matter how many people there are, the number of members who can directly confront monsters on the front line is inevitably limited depending on the terrain and features.
Just as the only people on the road so far were Taekwang guild members.
In other words, the situation may be different in open terrain or when the monster itself has a wide field of view.
‘no… , It’s not just that things will change, but something really bad may happen.’
It has been strengthened 7 times by being able to recognize 7 people.
Being able to recognize 10 people means that it has been strengthened 10 times.
Originally, it was said that a strong person with good instincts would be fooled more.
‘This needs to be discussed in advance.’
“uh? Where are you going?”
Gu Chang-soo suddenly left my side and caught up with me.
“I have something to tell the leadership.”
-What is it?
The guy asked straight from his thoughts,
There was no time to explain.
“ruler! Then we set off again. Please follow along later. … hmm?”
At that moment, Park Dae-geun, who was looking behind him as he gave the order to start, turned his gaze towards me.
“I have something to tell you for a moment.”
“To me?”
Park Dae-geun pointed at himself with a nervous expression.
“yes. “To whoever is currently leading the investigation team.”
“ah… “Why, is there something uncomfortable?”
It’s like a face that says, ‘What are you trying to find fault with when you come here to throw a spoonful at me?’
it could be.
This is not the case for all, but men who have worked as mercenaries overseas for a long time tend to look harshly on foreigners.
No matter how talented you are, you have experienced countless discriminations under the pretext of laws or procedures.
Anyway, I had an Asian appearance, but perhaps the fact that I was a CIA agent made me feel more like an American belonging to mainstream society.
“no. It’s not uncomfortable… “I have some advice to give you regarding the safety of the investigation team.”
It was only after Park Dae-geun’s impression was distorted that he realized that his choice of words was wrong.
“… advice? under! Hey, CIA guy. “Didn’t you say earlier that he was simply joining as an observer and that he would not be involved in the operation?”
“I’m not good at Korean, so I couldn’t think of any other words. Not advice, suggestion. hmm. Otherwise, please think of it as just information necessary for safety. “The decision is yours.”
When he intentionally used English to appeal that it was a mistake, Park Dae-geun’s expression softened slightly.
“… … Let’s listen first.”
He was an extremely generous man to me (Han Seongjun).
To be honest, I had a hard time getting used to it since I was competing with Ha-seon Kwon for leadership and seeing him be somewhat aggressive toward foreigners.
With a bitter smile on my mind, I explained to Daegeun Park the mechanism of ‘difficulty correction’ that I had learned.
However, the introduction began with ‘According to confidential information obtained by our CIA-’.
Still, Park Dae-geun, who calmly listened to the explanation, said it was something new.
“I know that the more people there are, the stronger the monsters become. Still, two is better than one, and three is easier to correct than two. However, according to what you said, it is not infinitely proportional, but the monster’s cognitive range is the standard… , Then wouldn’t it be even more advantageous for us? “Even if it’s an open area, monsters don’t have that wide of a field of view.”
“you’re right. However, the head of the investigation team is thinking too much based on his own standards.”
“What do you mean?”
“To add a little bit of exaggeration, don’t you think that all monsters, whether they are level 8 or level 4, are just fine?”
“that… , isn’t that right? Even if they get stronger, they won’t be hit and just beat them up and that’s it. ah. hmm… , I will admit that it is my standard.”
“Monster species like Ogre King and Wyvern do not have narrow vision as you said. If there are 100 people, you can recognize all 100 people. Can you handle a Wyvern or an Ogre King that are 50 times stronger?”
Daegeun Park widened his eyes.
“… … !”
This may be because it was beyond what one could imagine.
In fact, a party including Park Dae-geun and Kwon Ha-seon would be able to deal with even the Ogre King, who is about 5 times stronger.
Also, other people also had the ability to avoid it if they didn’t think so.
If this increases by several tens of times, it will exceed the range that can be dealt with simply because of the number of people.
Strong strength and magical power are accompanied by high speed and reflex abilities.
In other words, at that point, escape is impossible.
Evasion or defense is impossible,
Death is guaranteed at a single blow,
This means that it is a disaster that cannot be resisted.
“It means that if the opponent measures us, that’s what will happen. The reason I felt like it wasn’t strengthening indefinitely was because I only dealt with players below level 4. Of course, as far as is known, there may have been no reports of level 3 or higher monsters in the lower sections of the tower. However, if even one such entity appears, we will be wiped out.”
“Hmm… .”
Park Dae-geun stroked his chin and was lost in thought.
Ha-seon Kwon intervened and said.
“oh my god… ! The Ogre King has become 50 times stronger. What are you thinking? Of course, I have to do as the agent says.”
Before I knew it, people who could be considered leaders had gathered around me.
Daegeun Park frowned.
“I make the decision. No, and that guy hasn’t even told me what to do yet. Tsk!”
“Do you have to say it to understand? In the end, if we all flock together, we’ll all be wiped out.”
Ma Dong-wook also added his words.
“The example is a bit extreme, but if the mechanism Mr. George described is true, it seems necessary to prepare for just such an emergency.”
As Park Dae-geun was about to attack Kwon Ha-seon, the timing of Ma Dong-wook’s intervention was appropriate.
Park Dae-geun sighed and said.
“… is it so. You have to prepare. But that’s not a simple problem either. “Remember why we united on such a large scale in the first place.”
Ma Dong-wook answered as if muttering.
“0414… .”
All eyes of the leadership were focused on Gu Chang-soo.
Gu Changsu shrugged his shoulders and then smiled awkwardly.
Either way, Park Dae-geun continued.
“exactly… . “I don’t know how many people did this, but they are the ones who wiped out that noble group.”
This time I was inwardly surprised.
‘Without my knowledge… , You were also sentenced to exile?’
This is because Gwicheondan was considered a guild that stood shoulder to shoulder with Taekwang.
A long time ago, I remember meeting the leader of Gwicheondan at the DHG signboard hanging ceremony.
At first glance, it was a guild that made a remarkable contribution during the great disaster established by Ellahan (the four-armed giant).
“I’ve seen monsters with ease, but I’m definitely on guard against them. There is no guarantee that the same thing won’t happen again with divided forces. Besides, unless they do something special… “There is only one person who can recognize them.”
The leaders looked at Gu Chang-soo once again.
Gu Chang-soo must have been nervous and said something.
“haha… This is difficult. “You can’t cut me in half.”