Chapter 27

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The dark elf elder, Stellen, creased his forehead.

“When the hell is he coming out?”

“It said we can’t enter for a week, so… Won’t he hide in there for at least a week?”

Stellen breathed a deep sigh at the words of a dark elf.

“He’s a smart guy. I didn’t know he had Dungeon Monopoly. Even running into a hidden dungeon. What a lucky bastard.”

“Sir. Isn’t it too inefficient to keep waiting here?”

“No. That’s what he’s after. See? Then it’s no different than just helping him escape.”

“But…the elves will appear soon.”

“That’s the problem.”

“I asked for help, but…We might have to fight an all-out war with the elves.”

“If we have to, we have to.The situation has come to an irreversible point with the elves anyway.”

“…”

Stellen paused after his words.

The dark elves had a bleak expression.

This is because the situation is not good.

The man with the seed of Yggdrasil escaped to a hidden dungeon and used the Dungeon Monopoly item to stall their pursuit.

A week is too long for the dark elves hiding in the mine.

“We still have time until the reconnaissance team comes and informs us of the elves.”

“Are we going to retreat then?”

“…”

Lost in thought, Stellen tapped his dagger.

It was then.

Not far from Stellen, a shadow arose in a space where there was nothing.

The dark elves’ body stiffened when they saw the shape of the shadow.

Stella also became tense.

The form of something that was a shadow began to creep in.

It was a big and muscular giant with dark black hair.

What was unusual was that the head had two high horns.

“Jeez, are you already thinking of giving up? That’s a bad idea.”

A chilling low tone.

Everyone was silent at the sudden appearance of the man.

“I’m sure I told you. Bring the seed of Yggdrasil by all means.”

“An all-out war with the elves will be inevitable.”

At Stellen’s words, the giant man, Pierre, gave a sinister smile.

“Who doesn’t know that? I’m telling you to kill all the elves.”

“Our force and the force of the elves are on par. If we face each other like this…”

“So, I told you I’d help you, didn’t I? All you have to do is do what I tell you to do.”

“…You devil! This…”

A dark elf widened his eyes as he shouted.

Because a shadow that had sprung up grabbed him around the neck.

“Ugh…”

“Did you forget that your queen’s life is in our hands? What the hell are you yelling at? Next time it won’t end with just this.”

“Cough! Cough!”

The dark elf, released from the shadow, dropped to the ground and retched.

Seeing that, the demon Pierre calmly opened his mouth again.

“I’ll support you as much as I can from behind, so all you dark elves have to do is get the seed of Yggdrasil. Do you understand?”

“Release the queen as promised if we get you the seed of Yggdrasil.”

“Of course. I keep my promises for the most part. For the most part. Huhu…”

At the end of his sentence, Pierre disappeared into the darkness.

Only then did the dark elves vent their grievances.

“The demons…”

“Disgusting bastards, using the queen to blackmail us.”

“How did this happen…”

“Elder. What can we do?”

“We can’t give up our queen.”

Said Stellen resolutely.

Among the dark elves, the queen of the Karamtan tribe is known for her talent, which is said to only come once every two hundred years.

After being tricked by the demons, she has been held hostage ever since.

The dark elves considered their queen’s life more important than the safety of their tribe.

They were all willing to die to protect their queen.

Stellen opened his mouth again after a long silence.

“Block the way to this place.”

“Okay.”

Just in time, as many as fifteen dark elves came to support.

There was even a high level wizard among them.

The Dark Elves called the Spirit of the Earth and blocked the original path.

As if that was not enough, another dark elf elder arrived to help.

The man with the seed of Yggdrasil is trying to hold out for a week in the hidden dungeon.

He doesn’t know if they can get out of here, but they have to prepare for when the human clears the dungeon or comes out looking for the exit.

“Now we have to last at least a week.”

“One Week…”

It was then.

Wooung.

At the entrance of the hole on the ground, or the hidden dungeon, two figures suddenly appeared.

The figures were none other than Yujun and May.

“Oh, you’ve got a lot of people here.”

The dark elves were perplexed by what Yujun had said with a calm face.

“What? How did you already…”

“Hasn’t it only been an hour since you got in?”

“What happened?”

Less than two hours after entering the dungeon, Yujun and May suddenly reappeared.

Stelln was in disbelief as well.

“What made you leave the hidden dungeon?”

Asked Stellen.

He thought Yujun did not clear the hidden dungeon, but found the exit of the dungeon and got out.

No matter how illogical the Infinite Tower is, clearing a hidden dungeon in two hours is almost impossible.

“Are we close enough for me to answer that?”

” …Fine. Killing you is enough.”

Stellen imbued mana into his dagger.

A blue and large intangible energy spewed from his dagger.

The Target Item Scroll has already been applied to Yujun.

They don’t have to threaten or persuade him, they just have to kill him.

Tap!

Stellen, who held his dagger, kicked off the ground and lunged forward.

Yujun did not panic when he saw Stellen, who was instantly so close in the front.

Stellen stretched out his deep blue dagger containing mana.

This was a bluff.

Yujun took a step back.

The real attack was Stellen’s foot.

Yujun simply elbowed Stellen’s kick, which was flying fiercely toward his head.

Bang!

When Yujun swung his sword, Stellen bounced away from the rebound.

However, Stellen couldn’t completely avoid it and a handful of his hair was cut.

“…”

Stellen, who almost lost his life just now, widened his eyes.

‘What’s going on here?’

It was obvious that the sword was coming, but he couldn’t see the trajectory at all.

That’s why his hair was cut even though he stepped back in advance.

With a single exchange, Stellen realized that the man is much stronger than he was.

It was absurd.

‘I’m sure the level we measured a few hours ago was close to 110.’

Also, what the hell is that skill?

‘Did I let my guard down?’

He thought as such, but knew that was not the case.

With cold sweat, Stellen looked around.

Dark elves were seen shooting arrows and flying spells at the human.

Those who were confident in close range combat surrounded Yujun with daggers.

‘No, no, if you come at him…’

When the arrows and various spells with different attributes seemed to hit the human, even the dark elves with daggers rushed in.

And that moment.

Swish!

The blue energy in Yujun’s sword stretched out and passed through the dark elves that were approaching.

Five dark elves lost their lives just like that.

“…”

“…”

“What the…”

‘Even if you’re safe after being hit by the spells and arrows, what’s with the invisible sword attack?’

Even those who were far away did not notice what position or direction Yujun swung his sword.

“Wait!”

Stellen stepped forward and spoke.

“Huh?”

“We lost.”

His words surprised the dark elves more than Yujun.

“Elder! What are you talking about?”

“What do you mean surrender to this man?”

“No way!”

Then Yujun spoke.

“Can you surrender so easily? You need to save your queen, right?”

The dark elves’ widened their eyes at Yujun’s words.

“…How do you do that?”

“Human. Why do you know that…”

“That’s not important.”

Yujun cut them off while laughing.

“It’s related to the demons, right? Your queen. That’s why you’re after the seed of Yggdrasil.”

The dark elves were astounded by what he had said calmly.

How does he know that?

Clearly, it was after the appearance of the demon that the human escaped from the dungeon.

Did he peek from inside the dungeon?

Is that possible?

Stellen flicked around.

Then, he saw a transparent bead and stiffened his face.

“No way…”

“That’s right. I could see what you were doing. I understand the situation to a degree.”

“You mean you already installed that?”

“I have some time to play. It’s not that hard.”

“What are you up to?”

“I don’t have any ulterior motives, it’s the demons that have your queen.”

“…What?”

“What I can get, that’s the conclusion I came up with. There’s nothing else to gain from you guys.’

“Are you trying to be greedy?”

“No. At a cost, you will also benefit. Defeating the demons, don’t we have the same goal?”

His words were not wrong.

The dark elves gave a complicated look.

It would be for the best if things work out the way the human says, but it was easier said than done.

“To defeat the demons? Is that possible? The demons who took the queen hostage are strong, and that’s why we’re having a hard time.”

Said Stellen.

“You want to check it out yourself? I think we can figure it out if we fight more. But don’t blame me when a few more die.”

“…No, I’ll believe you.”

Yujun asked Stellen to exchange messengers.

The bewildered Stellen accepted the request.

[Stellen: What are your intentions?]

[* Shin Yujun: It’s better to have a conversation in the messenger because the devil might be watching.]

[Stellen: That’s meticulous.]

[* Shin Yujun: This is how you eat other people’s stuff. You’re going to cooperate, right? You don’t have any other choice.]

[Stellen: We need your help. I will be indebted to you with my life.]

[* Shin Yujun: I’m glad you brought it up. I’ll accept your proposal. Be prepared, I’m going to save the queen myself.]

[Stellen: The queen is someone who must not die. Please take good care of her.]

[* Shin Yujun: And one more thing. Don’t cut in when I’m dealing with the demons.]

[Stellen: You’re going to fight alone?]

[* Shin Yujun: Yes.]

[Stellen: Why would you do that?]

[* Shin Yujun: You know. Because it’s distracting.]

[Stellen: Distracting?]

[* Shin Yujun: Yeah. It’s distracting, so…I’m going to deal with the demons by myself. Do you understand?]

[Stellen: Got it.]

Stellen stopped talking, as if his pride had been hurt.

But Yujun couldn’t help it.

Yujun thought the dark elves wouldn’t be very helpful in the situation where the dark elf queen was held hostage.

In fact, that was highly likely the case.

[Shin Yujun: But I have a question. How did you get into this mine? There were elves guarding the entrance.]

[Stellen: The demons made a passage for us. A passage that requires certain items to enter and exit.]

So that’s how it is.