Chapter 8

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Psh!

Yujun’s body hit the ground hard.

The shock was considerable because he crashed from a fairly high place.

“Ugh…”

Yujun frowned at the pain in his back.

“Huh?”

He saw a hologram window in front of him.

[E rank hidden dungeon, ‘High Alchemist’s Laboratory,’ discovered!]

‘Hidden dungeon?’

It was the first time he has heard of such a dungeon.

He has seen a lot of hidden dungeons like a Sorcerer’s laboratory and such.

But this was the first dungeon involving an Alchemist.

‘There was another hidden dungeon near where I found the other one.’

Finding hidden dungeons is harder than finding lost needles in a haystack.

It was a fantastic coincidence thinking about it.

“Wait…then.”

While falling into the dungeon, he saw the bushes and me blocking the entrance to the dungeon.

He felt like someone had set it up to cover the entrance.

As far as he knows, the entrance to hidden dungeons are always hidden in exquisite places.

The entrance was not covered in that way.

He could tell one thing from the situation.

‘Someone’s already found this dungeon.’

However, given that the entrance remained intact, the hidden dungeon was not cleared.

He saw hope there.

‘Is it just discovered? It’s too much for them to attack the hidden dungeon, so they’ll come back later?’

Whatever it was, Yujun has no intention of giving up exploring this hidden dungeon.

It was such a waste to give up and go back now that he already found it.

Yujun picked up his sword that fell on the ground and got up.

‘I hope there’s no one else in this dungeon.’

This is a real dungeon he’s risking his life to attack.

If he runs into another player, it won’t end up as a scuffle.

Yujun began to walk the one and only path.

Is the entrance the only one that connects with the outside?’

Where he’s at, the dungeon was dark.

The light-colored ore was attached to the ceiling, so it was not completely blind.

‘If it’s an alchemist’s lab…I don’t think there’s going to be ordinary monsters.’

It’s called a laboratory, but a monster must exist.

Because it’s a  hidden dungeon.

A dungeon with only traps and miscellaneousness could never have been a hidden dungeon.

Yujun walked about 10 minutes on the lonely path.

Clack. Clack.

With the silence full, only the sound of his footsteps resounded inside the dark dungeon.

And then at one point.

“Kirick.”

“Kiririck.”

He heard the sounds of something.

In front.

Yujun opened his eyes thinly.

The closer he got, the shimmering shape became apparent.

Yujun looked closely at it and found out the identity of the monster that made the bizarre sound.

‘Chimera.’

It is an artificial creature that forcibly combines the bodies of several monsters.

Since it was said to be an alchemist’s laboratory, it was highly likely that the alchemist who was the owner of the laboratory made it.

‘Don’t alchemists usually make potions or items?’

Of course, it could have been his prejudice.

Chimera was a monster he faced many times in War of Gods.

High in vitality, attack, and defense, as well stronger than ordinary monsters of the same level.

The downside is low intelligence.

The chimera here looked like an orc, a wolf, and a mysterious monster.

‘About three?’

Not much, but…It wasn’t easy.

One chimera raised its arm.

He was slightly worried.

‘But you can’t run away.’

There’s nowhere to run away from in the first place.

The exit is so high.

Yujun held the sword tightly and waited for the chimera rushing in.

The exact timing.

Clearly, he has never learned how to use a sword.

But he swung the sword at a very exquisite timing.

Swish!

The chimera’s arm, which came for Yoo Jun’s neck, flew in the air.

He then extended his sword at the chimera, who was approaching him.

Psh! Psh!

The body of the chimera touching the sword was severed.

‘I don’t think it’s above level 100.’

That’s a relief.

The chimera seemed to be about level 50 to 70.

The chimera did not have the ability to withstand the level 130 legendary sword.

However, there was something that Yujun overlooked.

All chimera had two arms.

However, these chimeras, who had four arms, lashed at Yujun’s chest with its thick arms.

Boom!

Arm and armor collided.

Like the sound of a bomb exploding.

“Kuck!”

The shock sent Yujun flying back.

Hitting heavily against the wall, he rolled over the floor.

The chimeras did not miss the gap and rushed in.

Yujun hurriedly raised his upper body and stretched his sword forward.

The chimera’s head, which was just in front, was pierced by the sword.

He drew the sword to the right and cut off the neck of another chimera, who was running towards him from the side.

Swish!

He dealt with two chimeras.

[Level has risen!]

[Level has risen!]

One left.

It gave Yujun a headbutt.

Bang!

Yujun almost passed out at that moment.

He didn’t fall because he had protected his head.

Yujun threw himself sideways.

The Chimera’s foot came down where he was.

“Huu…”

He was shocked.

What if he couldn’t avoid it and stayed there?

Under the chimera’s feet, he would have been crushed to death.

With a sigh of relief, Yujun held up his sword and got into position.

The confrontation continued for a while.

The chimera was unable to attack easily because all its fellow chimeras were dead, and Yujun also could not hastily attempt an attack because he knew the power of the chimera.

‘In terms of ability, the chimera is way ahead of me.’

A single mistake could cost him his life.

He couldn’t be revived like a game character, so he had to move carefully.

Yujun will win the endurance fight.

The chimera moved first.

He stretched the sword forward as if he had waited.

A sword was inserted in the middle between the foreheads of the chimera.

The last remaining light went out of the chimera’s eyes.

It was a vain end.

[Level has risen!]

His level went up again.

It was possible because the level of the chimeras were very high.

Even so, it was a dangerous battle.

A situation in which one could have killed him.

It’s over now since he won.

He smiled contentedly.

‘If it weren’t for Composure, I’d be dead this time.’

He had fought a life-threatening battle.

And this is just the beginning.

He only dealt with three chimeras.

The future may be more dangerous.

‘What’s my level now?’

When he opened the status window and checked, it was level 37.

There are no other gears to wear.

‘At least level 50, so that I can wear accessories to boost my specs.’

So he wanted to attack this dungeon even more.

Hidden dungeon gave very good experience, as well as item rewards.

Players shouldn’t have been struggling to find a hidden dungeon.

I don’t think there’s as much experience anywhere else as here.

Yujun was ready to continue attacking the dungeon.

There is only one path.

There was no need to worry about the back.

Since then, however, Yujun strangely hasn’t encountered another chimera.

To a curious extent.

Usually, if it’s a dungeon, the monster will appear constantly and attack the player.

‘Is it because it’s a hidden dungeon?’

Unlike other dungeons, hidden dungeons had many special environments.

This time it seemed to be a kind of dungeon where not many monsters appeared.

Then Yujun found a two-pronged path.

“Hmm…”

If this happens, it has to be a worry.

The room where the dungeon boss exists.

If he chooses the wrong way here, he could be in a dangerous situation as well as wasting time.

‘Well, I don’t know anything right now.’

On the surface, there were no signs on the two paths.

No guide either.

He has no choice but to leave it up to chance.

‘Let’s trust my gut.’

He can use his experience advantage of having played War of Gods for many years.

Yujun wasn’t the No. 1 player for no reason.

War of Gods was not easy enough to grab the No. 1 ranking just because you topped-up a lot.

Yujun smiled confidently.

It was time to show the absolute player of the game.

He headed for the second path without hesitation.

‘God damn it…’

In conclusion, it was a bummer.

He picked the wrong one.

There were no traps like arrows flying, but chimeras showed up one after another without giving him a break.

Usually, one of the two roads was the way to the boss’s room, and the other was the standard monster swarm.

The fact that chimeras are here meant that he chose the wrong path.

There was a high probability that the boss’s room would not appear even if he went straight to the end here.

“Hidden dungeon, I can’t say it’s a trap, but…’

I didn’t have a good feeling about it.

‘My choice is wrong.’

Yujun looked embarrassed.

Swish! Swish!

“Kiririck! Kirick!”

He swung the sword several times and cut off the approaching chimera.

Now that he’s got some familiarity, he’s been able to hunt them easier.

Of course, fighting for one’s life was the same as before.

Swish! Swish!

Every time he swung the sword, dark red blood sprinkled everywhere.

A large number of chimeras ended up on the ground in a pool of blood.

As soon as his level went up, Yujun invested his points into Stamina and Agility.

Strength was not needed right now.

If he relies on the sword’s attack power, the chimeras will die.

‘Aren’t I lucky for having chosen this way? I can raise my level here. It’ll be a lot easier to defeat a boss…’

Yujun had a different idea.

‘As expected, I wasn’t number one for nothing. Let’s invest in Agility for now.’

Agility was the most important thing for Yoo Jun now.

‘I can worry about my magic with items later on.’

“Kiric!”

“Kiriric!”

A chimera’s sharp claw brushed past his hair.

Is it because all the undistributed points have been invested into Agility?

The chimera’s movements are now beginning to look even less impressive..

However, the problem was that the chimera’s bodies were inconsistent and all different.

There was also a chimera with a deformed arm, and some had an amazing ability to stretch their claws.

So sometimes it was dangerous.

Boom!

Yujun was hit once again.

This time it was the side of his stomach.

A chimera that ran with all its might had hit him.

Yujun took off his helmet and quickly took out a potion from the inventory to use.

Then, immediately wore his helmet.

The pain all over his body felt like it was disappearing.

Although it was the lowest-grade potion, it was quite useful.

It is due to his low stamina.

After recovering from his injury, Yujun jumped up to face the chimera.

Chwak! Swish! Seuk!

He swung the sword nonstop.

His arm felt like it would fall off his shoulder because he swung so much.

But if he stops here, his life will end.

Yujun clenched his teeth and fought the chimeras.

And at some point.

[Level has risen!]

A message he has been looking forward to and waiting for so long appeared.

He has reached level 50 and can start wearing accessories.

Yujun grinned.