Chapter 44 < 44.00 Dungeon Reset >

"Salt" usually reminds me of the beach or torch first.

Surprisingly, however, the salt that 70% of the world's population consumes actually comes from "rock salt."

Rock salt is rock salt caused by the evaporation of sea water.

The salt was much better than the sun-dried salt from the sea water.

Even gathering is easier.

Unlike the Sea Salt, which is obtained by evaporating the water of the sea, rock salt is mined and emptied immediately.

“... was said by a local man called Tjimzilbang. ” Tra n sla t ed by Jpm t l .ｃoｍ

[Steamed room?]

“Yes. All the salt on the salt floor is rock salt. ”

Jungdown was stuttering past memories with a pitiful look on his face.

I've been in the forest for two days looking for salt.

Finding salt in the forest was harder than finding needles in the desert.

“As far as I'm concerned, the one who found the salt might have found a rock salt mine somewhere. ”

T r a n s l ated b y jp mtl.ｃ o m [Mine? Then keep digging for rocks. Why are you doing this here?]

Jungdown shakes his head.

“I don't think so. The rock salt used to be sea and will come to land. Wouldn't it be more likely down here than that high mountain? ”

Besides, there was another reason.

“And most of the places where monster rats nest are located are lime caves. Limestone and rock salt have different lipids in the first place. ”

[What kind of geologist does it look like?]

“Fair enough. Pictures of lime caves are gross in junior high textbooks. ”

Sharp stalactites on the ceiling and long columns like straws.

The unique visuals of the limestone cave were quite familiar to the laypeople, although they did not know the name of the stone in detail.

[After all, it used to be a sea? Hmm.]

There is hope for the troubled rabbit.

“Yes! Do you know anything about the former maid? ”

Do you know what a shrink is? I've only just been a helper. Who knows if this used to be the sea or the sky.]

“What was it before the maid? ”

I was also curious about that.

But the rabbit shrugged. Tran sl a t ed b y jpｍt l .ｃo m

[I don't know, maybe it was just a rabbit.]

“Oh, right. Must have been a rabbit.”

While carefully wandering through the forest, the appearance of a rabbit suddenly disappeared from there.

And the noisy voices of the people who come over immediately.

"Oh, that's quick. ’

Jungdown was amazed.

As he got closer to the other participants, the rabbit hid by itself.

It was promised beforehand that there was nothing good to be seen by the participants.

* * *

There was a great commotion among the participants with food.

“Give it back! ”

“W-why would I...? ”

A few men surrounded a boy.

‘It's not even funny. ’

Tra n s l ated b y ｊpm t l.ｃom The expression on his face was cold.

No matter how precious the food is, all the adults are gathering to forcibly take it away from the child.

According to the uniform, the boy is barely in middle school.

It seemed like he had just graduated from elementary school, but he was still young and had a slight belly.

The boy was at the grocery store just before he was summoned, or pinched in his arms to prevent a large plastic envelope from being stolen.

[That's pretty common. Humanity's instinct is to persecute many with power.]

Huh?

Suddenly, the voice of the bunny who hid her appearance came to me, and I was surprised and wandered around.

“Where are you talking about? Did you do something like this? ”

[My earlobes are my species. I can only speak to one person, even if I am far away.]

Ears?

It was a tempting ability.

“Can I come? I'm the same manager. ”

You can't call yourself a human. I don't know if I have skills.]

Do you copy?

T ra n s l a t e d b y jp ｍ tl.c om [I can't hear you.]

I hear you!

[Tsk. I heard you.]

That's right! I thought about it, and I couldn't help but overhear.

Then the golden handwriting on the back of my hand came up small.

Because you manage the same temple, the channel is the same. If you concentrate on the ritual of the conversation, we'll get the idea out to you. >

It meant that not all thoughts could be read.

Jungdown smiled in contrition.

‘That's comforting. But, Alpha, you have to be quiet now. Who cares?’

Jungdown blindly hides the golden text with his bare hands.

But Alpha questioned.

[That's right. Pretending to be a skill when someone sees it. Or slaughter them with shred of evidence.]

‘You're making all the scary noises. What am I, a murderer? ’

[There's no one here to threaten you anyway.]

The rabbit was right.

Jungdown was no longer an ordinary production job.

Even with the power of a one-horned Boar, dozens of participants here were confident of hitting them in an instant.

However, he was not the type to brag about his ambition.

‘They're not monsters, what do I have to fight with the same humans? Rather, I'm wary of you. ’

[Well, that's the thing.]

The rabbit agreed with what he said.

If the helper showed such outstanding skill, the identity of this side could be revealed.

[Let's bury him as quietly as we can, because we won't be able to see anything good.]

Meanwhile, participants surrounding the boy's food were becoming more and more violent.

“Give me that right now, you son of a bitch! ”

Chang!

I pulled out a knife against the child to see if it was taken by force.

Just go? I thought you were gonna help.]

The rabbit wondered when Jungdown passed by them.

"Hey, what's with all the help? We're here for the salt. ’

[Not really. What are you gonna do if I help you? We're all going to die if we don't watch this.]

‘That's how everyone learns. I'd rather find a good and strong man and hand them over and ask him to join us. Like Seungwoo... …. ’

Jungdown was surprisingly careless.

I was worried about the boy, but in the end, not everyone who was summoned to the dungeon was sad.

It was one thing to be dragged in alive and die in trouble.

“More than that…… was it today? ”

I looked up at the sky a little bit as I was falling away from people.

It was getting dark one day.

This is probably the location.

Now that I think about it, it was time for those 'bastards’ to show up.

“Kiheehee!”

Chubby!

“What, what!? ”

A sudden sound from the woods makes the participants start to circle around, nervous.

“Kihee! Kihee! ”

“Kikiki!”

The strange laughter that seemed to scratch the chalkboard with your fingernails shook the darkness of the quiet forest.

I feel like I'm stepping into a haunted lung.

People shudder with anxiety and grab their weapons tightly.

Chungdown kicked his tongue.

"Tsk, not you. ’

What are you going to do?

"What's what? Let's just keep looking for salt. ’

Jungdown continued his steps recklessly.

[Chuckles] No mercy. A little help from will save the lives of most of the people here.]

"Don't keep talking. Are you in trouble? This is only the first time. I shouldn't have helped you. It's just bad manners. ’

Participants have to overcome suffering to become stronger and level up their skills.

If you get help from the beginning, it will be even harder for you to survive.

If someone was going to die someday, it might have been less painful to die early from the start.

Besides, these guys weren't so scary after all.

“Kieht?”

Suddenly, a dwarf appeared out of the forest.

“What, this creep? ”

He was impressed by a man.

He was one of those people who threatened a middle school boy a while ago.

The appearance of the monster was disgusting and somewhat ridiculous.

What should I call this? Frogman?

A big frog-like face with thin arms and legs.

The participant is slightly relaxed by the appearance of a small, weak-looking monster that is only a meter tall.

“Haha, what is this? Scared the shit out of you, and now you're just gonna walk out of here? ”

The man pointed his knife at the dwarf and stared back at the other participants.

But in that moment,

Chow!

The eerie sensation in my hands.

“… huh? ”

The man couldn't understand what was happening at the moment.

He stares down at his hand dazed.

What is it, this?

I couldn't see his hand, which was supposed to stay under his wrist.

But what is that dwarf chewing on?

Wow, wow.

“Kiheehee!”

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

So unrealistic.

“Shhh! My hand! My hand!? ”

One second was enough to understand the situation.

Eventually, the man spurted blood from his wrist and rolled the floor.

And the dwarf's sharp teeth leaping up like they were waiting.

Chow, chow! Chow!

The man's body began to bleed.

“Ugh, ugh! Somebody help...! ”

The man struggled to get rid of him and called for help.

But there was no one to help.

The other participants were already scared and scattered all over the place.

“Gaaaah!”

“Ahhhh!”

“Kiheeheehee! Kikiki! ”

Nothing is easier to hunt than a terrified prey.

Monsters that have been waiting around the forest for just this moment begin to protrude out at the same time.

“Has it begun?”

You hear a terrible scream coming from afar, and your head snaps shut.

The rabbit who appeared again next to him suddenly looked at it.

[Dark Mo is cunning and cruel. They're funny, but they're pretty good at creating fear.]

Dwarf Dark Mo.

It was the name of a monster that resembled a frog.

[It's just that it's too weak. because it's part of the dungeon medicinal system.]

“But right now, they're scarier than the Devil of Hell. ”

I didn't feel at ease like a gentleman.

But clumsily helping will ultimately shorten their lifespan.

Perhaps today, in that chaos, someone will unlock their potential and be reborn as a powerful warrior.

Just like... Ryu Seung-woo.

But it was then.

“Ahhhh…! Help me!”

Suddenly, someone comes out of nowhere in front of you and tumbles down into the dirt.

What do you mean, "save lives"? That's a classic scream, huh?]

“Uh, what about her? ”

Someone did, and it was the middle school.

And the five dark moms that have been chasing us ever since!

“Kieht!”

“Kiehaah!”

Their slow teeth aim at the boy's neck!

“Ahhhh…! ”

But in that instant...

Glug-ug!

The plastic bag that the boy was holding was torn and something round and green spilled onto the floor.

As soon as I saw it, I screamed.

“…… the energy of a one-horned Boar! ”

Creepy!

“Hic!? ”

Pavat!

The dark hairs that were attacking the boy scatter rapidly in all directions, furious.

Then, you lower yourself to the ground and look up at the opponent in front of you with a disdainful look.

“Kihii……. ”

What's this feeling?

A top-level predator rhinoceros hog overlaps in the human standing in front of them.

The overwhelming power was not the energy that the dark mowers of the dungeon dared face.

“Kid.”

Jungdown walked towards the boy who fell to the ground with the world's most profound face.

“A day per cider. ”

“…… Yes? ”

For the boy who asked me over and over again, I declared that I was more serious than ever.

“I'm only going to save you for three days. ”

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For one life, it was precious and worthwhile.