Chapter 338

Chapter 338

Rumors quickly spread among the various universe-level rankers.

[Chul-Soo has revealed the map.]

[I can obtain a Mythic Mystery.]

Many rankers were skeptical.

“Since when do Mysteries have grades? A Mystery is just a Mystery.”

“Do you all believe everything the media says? It’s obviously all rigged.”

Some gave up from the start.

“The First Hell? Even if we leave now, it will take three days.”

“Damn, if it were closer, I would have set off on an expedition right away.”

Nevertheless, a significant number of Players headed toward the First Hell.

“A Mythic Mystery, huh? Intriguing.”

“I accept Chul-Soo’s challenge.”

“Fortune favors the diligent.”

The First Hell saw the largest influx of rankers in its history, and numerous conflicts arose as a result. Most notably, these incidents occurred near the warp portals closest to the capital of the First Hell.

“How dare these nobodies compete with me? Do they want to die?”

“It’s better to reduce the competition even by a little.”

Some rankers attempted to slaughter other Players, but it was not easy.

“Meaningless killing is prohibited here.”

This was all thanks to Muenne, one of the Seven Paladins of the Helen Empire of Arvis, the strongest Server.

“You don’t have any authorities here, Muenne. Why is a Paladin from Arvis exerting influence here?”

“Because I am a Chul-Soo Lander.”

“You think that shit is a valid reason?”

“That shit...?”

Muenne was well-known as a stickler for principles, famous for never using force or intimidation against innocent civilians.

“Say that again, and I will rip your mouth apart.” This Muenne was a bit different.

“...”

The rankers found her difficult to understand.

“Don’t forget about me,” said Cier, a Martial Artist from Hell and universe-level ranker similar to Muenne in skills. Standing beside Muenne, he added, “Do not create unnecessary commotion while my boss is working on his content.”

The Players were puzzled that Cier had acknowledged Chul-Soo as his boss, but hardly anyone dared to challenge the Muenne and Cier duo. After all, their goal was not to fight these two universe-level rankers but to secure the Mystery. Hence, the chaos was less than expected.

Numerous rankers rushed to obtain the Mystery and compete against Chul-Soo.

***

Brick, the rodent-type Beastkin Assassin, was acutely aware of his rapidly improving skills.

‘Teaching makes you realize how much you still have to learn,’ he thought.

By directly mentoring the Players of the Black Thorn Alliance, Brick had achieved several levels of enlightenment. Their intensity had significantly influenced him as well. He spoke to his favorite disciple, Kwak Do-Hyeong, the leader of the Black Thorn Alliance. “We seem to have arrived the fastest, Sir Apprentice.”

“It does seem so.”

They had already reached the location marked on Jin-Hyeok’s map and were waiting there. They had arrived before the residents of Hell or even Jin-Hyeok because they had been training in the First Hell.

[Master Kaymanar’s Artificial Dungeon]

As soon as Jin-Hyeok had obtained the map, an entrance to a Dungeon had appeared in a small forest near the First Hell’s capital. The entrance was shaped like a well, and to enter the Dungeon, Players had to jump into this well.

“Sir Apprentice, you know what we must do, right?” Brick said.

He threw the dart back, and a Player hidden in the wall fell to the ground.

“Brick mentioned this one was quite skilled, but he is pathetic,” Jin-Hyeok said.

Sae-Rin was lost for words. ‘I didn’t sense the opponent at all.’

She could read the situation with her exceptional judgment. ‘Brick was right. That guy is quite skilled. It’s just that Chul-Soo is abnormally strong.’

She recalled a comment that Jin-Hyeok had made earlier.

“I just need to become strong enough so that these kinds of issues won’t be a problem.”

Sae-Rin’s heart raced at the thought that this could become a reality.

Jin-Hyeok approached the fallen man to check his breathing.

“Normally, I would have killed him,” he said, summoning the Phantom Swordswoman. The fallen angel, exuding a sharp, murderous aura, picked up the man. “Since he might be one of my passionate subscribers, I will spare him today. Phantom Swordswoman, could you take him outside the well? Hand him over to Brick or Do-Hyeong.”

“Master, shall I deliver him with a cracked skull?” the defensive Mystery asked.

“You know that’s not what I am mean, right?”

The Phantom Swordswoman scrunched her face in annoyance but nodded.

-I didn’t know a defensive Mystery needs to set up barriers, attack, defend, and even transport the wounded. LOL

-That’s a lot for one defensive Mystery, hahaha!

-It’s tough making a living off being a defensive Mystery these days, damn.

-But at this point, nothing is surprising.

-Agreed.

-Sounds just like another day for Chul-Soo.

The viewers had grown accustomed to such bizarre situations. Explosive reactions were harder to come by nowadays.

Jin-Hyeok continued as they walked, “It seems like an old Dungeon overall.”

“If this is an Artificial Dungeon, it’s very likely that a Protector is here somewhere. Considering other things in this Dungeon, such as traps and barriers, are not working properly, I guess the administrators have poured all the resources into a Protector.”

Without further issues, they found a massive iron door.

“That’s a huge iron door,” Jin-Hyeok said.

“It must be incredibly heavy. I guess you need a special power to even budge it.”

“Shall I try pushing it?”

“There might be a special mechanism to open it.”

“There is no harm in trying.” Jin-Hyeok stepped up to the door and exerted all his strength.

“Oh?”

The door began to open slightly. Sae-Rin was astounded but soon resigned herself to ‘That’s Chul-Soo for you.’

“I am stronger than I thought.” Jin-Hyeok had assumed only someone like Martial King Kim Jeong-Hyeon could open the door, but surprisingly, he had managed to do it alone. Though the door did not open fully, the gap was wide enough for a person to pass through.

“It’s a bit tight, but we were able to enter,” he said after passing through the door.

“Chul-Soo, we should close the door behind us, to keep the weaker ones out.”

“Good idea.” Jin-Hyeok applied force again to close the door. It required considerable strength and stamina.

“I see a faint green light in the distance. Surely, that can’t be the Mystery,” Jin-Hyeok said.

“I think it might be.”

Just like Sae-Rin said, it was a Mystery. An object emitting a brilliant green light floated above the ground and slowly rotated.

“How kind of them. Even the name of the Mystery is labeled on it,” Jin-Hyeok said.

[Spilling Wind]

‘What? Spilling Wind?’ Jin-Hyeok was surprised.Th.ê most uptod/ate novels a/re published on n(0)velbj)n(.)c/o/m