144 < (6). Holy Grail Capture (上) -1 >

“Are we there yet, Balaam? ”

According to Hun, Desknight Balaam nods slowly.

[Yes. This gloomy, soundless atmosphere. This is definitely the place I was looking for.]

The first to arrive at the Ruins Grave Dungeon was not Iando, nor Shakran, but Kanjihun.

Though Hun was the last to enter the Middle Continent, Des Nite Balaam, who knew the power and precise location of Imtal, made it possible.

Using the power of the mother lode, it was able to move more than three times faster over the sand.

"The Crown of Holdream..." I said. ’

But what Hun was looking for was something different from Ian or Shakran.

Hun's goal is to complete his Hidden Quest.

And in order to do that, I needed the crown of Holdream.

But then, Balaam stepped forward and warned Hun.

[Hostile, Hun. Prepare yourself.]

As soon as he finished, monsters appeared with strange sounds in front of him.

Monsters in the shape of mummies covered in black smoke.

Hun looks up and extends his staff forward.

“Forgotten servants of the Hold Dream... Don't you recognize the new Master of Darkness?!" ”

The role of Hun in any situation.

And Balaam was satisfied with that.) I was staring at it with my face.

Because he was a great ambassador to his standards.

Hun continued.

“Dark power, and the power of impulse... be wise...! ”

Hun, who shouted out a starter that didn't need to be spit out his mouth, swings his staff and thousands of Skeleton Warriors appear on the ground.

Queek- Queek-!

Kheael-

Dozens of Skeleton Warriors and half a dozen of them!

Moreover, after summoning two more Desknights over 130 levels, Ji Hoon stretched his staff toward the front with a cheerful look.

“Kill all the arrogant heretics! ”

The battle that began.

The level of monsters named 'Forgotten Dream Puppets’ was over 150, and the number was almost ten or more.

However, Hun's dark forces were powerful and were able to capture all the monsters without much damage.

Hun glanced at the power items of his mother and burned his will again.

‘Quests must be successful. To make the power completely mine.... ’

Hun's current level is 129.

Despite the fact that level-up was a fast wizard, it was almost as high as Server 1,2 of the Black Wizards.

Nevertheless, the size of the undead that Hun summoned was never summoned by the Black Wizard of that level.

Especially being able to summon the Desknight for two periods, it was the power of the mother to constantly recharge her dark magic.

Boom-boom-boom!

And a Desert Night Balaam that looks completely different from the two Deathknights that Hun summoned.

At 170 levels, Balaam was able to easily deal with the monsters in the dungeon.

“Looks like we're done here. ”

[Yes, Hun.]

“Let's go inside, then. ”

At that time, Balaam stopped Hun, who finished speaking and moved inward.

[Someone got into the dungeon, Hun.]

“Hmm…? ”

An unexpected circumstance.

Hun thought for a moment.

‘There must be a lot of artifacts inside the ruins as well as the Crown of Holdream…. ’

I don't know exactly what kind of things there are, but it's natural for a person not to want to give up even one artifact.

And the Central Continent says there's no penalty for PK, right? ’

Moreover, if the 'someone’ in the dungeon does not matter at all whether it is the user or NPC...

The tail of Hun's mouth dries up.

“Balaam.”

[Why do you call, Hun.]

“I can't help it. It breaks my heart... but I'd have to kill for business. ”

Hun turns around, holding his weight, and Balaam nods and shakes his head.

[Good idea. What an heir to darkness.]

Hun turns around and prepares to meet the uninvited, and Balaam also draws his sword and takes up his battle stance.

And after a while.

Hun, who came face to face with a familiar face, became embarrassed.

“Y-you, you…!? ”

Of course, the "familiar face" was Ian.

“Hey... who's it been, kid? ”

At that moment, Hun recalls a nightmare in the LuckiLeague Arena and clenches his fists.

Though it was a surprise encounter, Hun was rather cheerful.

'The gods have given us a chance to avenge them! I can't believe I'm meeting this guy in the PK Zone!'

“Good for you, Ian! I never thought I'd see you here, but I'll pay you back for what happened! ”

“ …. ”

Ian loses his words for a moment because of Hun's reckless words.

Caesar, who followed late, asks for Ian.

“That weird kid, do you know him? ”

Ian nods.

“Yes, I know him... ”

Ian takes a step forward and opens his mouth to Hun.

“What about you? You haven't changed a bit? ”

Unyielding discipline.

“You coward! Only you!”

Hun then raises his staff and shouts.

“Kill them all! ”

I didn't think Hun was going to go through with the attack, but he wasn't going through with it.

Ian quickly pulls back, raising the bread table in front of him and countering.

“Fuck the Abyss Hall! ”

Kuo-!

A spiral airflow pouring down the arm of the crossed bread stand.

Then, Ian pauses for Kaisar, who is about to rush towards Hun.

“Caesar, wait. ”

“What's the matter? ”

“Don't let Hun kill him. ”

“ …? ”

Ian laughed.

“I just need to pull something out. ”

* * *

In 15 minutes.

“Hun, man. I know it's been a long time, but why are you picking on my brother? ”

Ian looks furious, surrounded by Imperial knights and Ian's summoners.

“Oh, don't come! ”

“I don't like it.”

Ian sneaks out his staff as he approaches right in front of Hun.

“You think you're going to die in one punch? ”

Ian is bluffing.

Hun's pupils tremble.

“Oh, no... don't do that...! ”

Hun played like this (?).

It was because Hun was returning to failure on the moment of his death when Hidden Quest was in progress.

Of course, the penalty for death itself was fairly great, but it would not have been so frightening if it had just ended up as good as death.

‘This is how I got Hidden Quest...! ’

In fact, Hun had no idea that he would be so easily overwhelmed by Ian.

Ian himself was more powerful than I thought, but the white-haired swordsman with the black sword was a disaster.

I believed that Desknight Balaam was also beaten to a pulp by the white-haired prosecutor.

‘I didn't think Balaam over 170 levels would be defeated so soon…. ’

Hun sighs as he looks at the blinking gauge bar, falling to the ground.

“Phew... ”

And Ian glanced at Hun, who had given up his mind, and he got lucky.

“Hey, do you want me to save you? ”

“ …?! ”

A little flinching on a tempting offer.

"I'll spare your life... How humiliating!" ’

But there was too much to lose now because of death to build self-esteem.

Hun gave up his pride a little bit, but asked Ian.

“On one condition, right? ”

On his account, Ian nods, smiling.

“Damn, that's smart. Of course there are conditions. ”

“What are the terms? ”

Ian said a few moments ago.

“First, you have to come to our party. ”

When it becomes a party, the dungeon's first discovery reward is shared.

Hun also nodded kindly because he knew what Ian's proposal meant.

I didn't have much to lose so far.

“And?”

Ian continued.

“Every artifact that comes out of the dungeon, including the Holy Grail of the Holdream, is mine. ”

He flinches a little.

“You can't do that. ”

Because if you don't get the crown of Holden, it doesn't mean anything if you live to run around the dungeon.

Ian became a curious face.

“Why? You're not dead, and if you hunt parties with us, you'll get a lot of experience... Isn't that enough? ”

Hun said with a shy expression.

“The crown of the Hold Dream. Give me one of those. ”

At Hun's words, Ian's eyes were wide open.

Ian nods, noting a particular artifact that he did not even know existed.

‘You bastard, you must know something about this dungeon. ’

Ian opened his eyes, thinking he was good at keeping Hun alive.

“Why do you need that? ”

Hun said frankly.

“I need it for my quest. Just give me one, and I'll give you the rest. ”

Ian has a grumpy face.

“How can you believe that? ”

However, Hun couldn't concede any more, so he went on without losing.

“If I'm greedy for more, you can kill me, right? Are you going to stand there while I take care of your stuff? ”

“That's not it... ”

After a moment of thought, Ian nods.

“Fine. Then, instead, find the Holy Grail of Holden first. And help me find other artifacts besides the crown. Then I'll help you find your crown. ”

No matter how hard you roll your head, Hun sighs and nods slowly.

“Phew... Okay, I get it... ”

* * *

Meanwhile, the eastern part of the central continent.

The Titan Guild expedition, which managed to move to the center by defeating the monsters pushing at a rapid rate, is not finding the ruins easily.

“No, where is the ruin site? ”

Sailon grumbles at Emily, who was casting magic next to him, after killing the running monks and mummies.

“If I knew that, would I be doing this? ”

In a way, it was the middle continent that entered without any thorough readiness, so no matter how powerful Titan guild was, its health was depleting over time.

What comforts me is the amount of EXP that I can't compare to other hunting grounds.

And yet, the unknown goods' specialty points’ also gave them comfort.

“Somewhere around here. Come on, everybody, a little harder. ”

Chakran, who encouraged the guild members, began slaughtering monsters on the front lines.

Boom, boom, boom!

A loud explosion of three alternate identities in the air!

And an enormous surge of sudden energy scattered across the front.

Blah, blah.

Seeing that, Emily shakes her head.

“Shakran has gained strength again. ”

Sailon raises his head.

“You're definitely stronger than you used to be. Did you get any new items...? ”

When I was dealing with monsters, having conversations like that.

A Titan guild member at the rear of the formation shouts at Sailon.

“Seylon! There's something over there! ”

The sound returns to the direction he pointed, the gaze of Sailon and all the other people.

And Emily, who saw it, shouted in a happy voice.

“Shakran! I think I found the ruins! ”

A tall spire that rises in the middle of the desert.

And the vibrant structures that wrap around it.

But seeing it, Shakran shakes his head.

“No, Emily. That's not a Ruins Site. ”

“Yes...? ”

Unlike Emily's disappointed expression, Shakran's face is dazzled.

‘If I have the right information... That's the Tower of War. Instead of the Holy Grail...! ’

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