438 Basement Branch (1)

Desknight appears surrounded by a huge sword, wrapped in a voracious armor of gold.

Ian's eyes flutter as he looks at his face.

‘Who was it? I know that face. ’

It may not be a significant percentage of NPCs that seem hard to remember, but at least it was one with a face.

Ian's eyes were pretty decent.

And after a while, Ian realized what he was.

“Deputy Chief Rosen? ”

Rosen, deputy commander of the Ruspel Imperial Knights, who always stood by Helim.

Surprisingly, Rosen, who was loyal to the Rusfel Empire, became a death knight and appeared as a gatekeeper in the dungeon.

However, despite Ian's recognition of the identity, Rosen looked rather skeptical.

“You know my name. But deputy director, what does that mean? I am merely the heir of Shalian, the King of the Dead. ”

Kung-!

Rosen, who then raised her sword high, lowers her blade to the ground as it is.

It was a sudden act that no one could have predicted, but Ian responded without panic.

“El, the Dragonic Barrier! ”

Weeing-!

Before Rosen's skill motion, which took less than two seconds to complete, she used the Dragonic Barrier to create a shield for the whole party.

And Rosen's extensive attack was completely absorbed by the barrier.

Kwam! Kwam!

- You were devastated by Death Night Rosen's Attack Skill, 'Darkness Quake’.

- ‘Dragonic Barrier’ has 57 Durability. (Durability: 2,927/2 ,984)

-75 percent chance of stunned conditions triggering.

- Resisted by the influence of the 'Dragonic Barrier’.

The most prestigious skill of the namesake Desknights, the 'Darkness Quake’.

Darkness Quake was not a powerful broad-spectrum skill, but a very intimidating skill.

The reason is due to unconscious condition abnormalities.

If you take any damage from Darkness Quake, you will most likely be stunned for 7 seconds.

And the time of 7 seconds was a time that would have remained even after death for classes in weak dealer positions.

If Ian had not just taken swift action, the party would have suffered minimal damage.

Levia scratches her hind head and opens her mouth, activating her immunity skills one step later.

“I'm sorry, I'm a little late. ”

“No, it was so sudden. ”

Ian looks back at Rosen, who has become the Desert Knight.

‘The deputy commander of the Imperial Knights is here...' At least you didn't get the number wrong. ’

Ian crossed the wall of Latafel territory alone, with the greatest goal of penetrating backward through the dimensional portal.

However, expectations for underground encephalopathy also accounted for little.

Expect to be able to rescue powerful NPCs like the Imperial Knights of the Ruspel Empire and turn them into allies.

It was a positive thing for Rosen, the deputy director, to appear here as a crest.

After all, there is a good chance that other Imperial Knight NPCs will also be in this Branch.

‘But if all the Knights have already undead...' That's a really bad situation. ’

One Rosen should do the trick, but if all the Knights, including Helheim, become Desknights...

It was because it would be impossible to deal with Ian's extravagant party.

Ian starts rolling his head hard.

Once this happened, it was not just through the encephalogram.

Depending on how he made his decision, he or she could have gained a great deal of profit or a greater loss.

‘Imperial Knights total 100 to 200. I can only salvage half of the business including Helheim... ’

But Ian's thoughts could no longer continue.

It was because Rosen had called in reinforcements that failed the preemptive strike.

“We can't let the humans who tried to set foot in the Dark Sanctum live. ”

Goooo-!

From behind Rosen, a stream of Borat light begins to overflow.

After a while, the scattered fumes scattered, and the hot Desknights appeared.

After seeing that, Ian's face slightly distorted.

Rosen's level is 450. The other 420... ’

The new ones appeared because they also seemed to be undead Imperial Knights NPCs.

But no matter what the outcome, the struggle against them was inevitable.

Ian stops worrying and starts directing the operation.

“Remir. ”

“Yes.”

“I think we should go over the cutting strategy one by one. Let's operate on a single-term basis. ”

“Okay.”

And while Ian's group was getting ready for battle....

Chuck, Chuck, Chuck.

Desknights also started pressuring the party with their own advancements.

“Yousshi, you have to do well. ”

“Got it, Ian. ”

“Let's go from one of your targets to the next. ”

“Okay!”

It was the most difficult battle of recent years, with the exception of the quest in the Prelania Canyon.

Ian's party takes their positions in extreme tension, and the battle begins shortly.

* * *

Glug.

Again. Again.

Along with the sound of the door opening, someone's footsteps dug into Professor Lee Jin-wook's ears.

The sound of careful footsteps echoing across the floor.

Lee Jin-wook, who assumed the identity of the person who entered the classroom, opened his mouth without even turning his head.

“No. ”

Then, the protagonist of the footsteps who was embarrassed by the resolute words, the semi turned to Jin-wook with a straight face.

“Yes? I can't what, Professor? ”

Yuck.

The chair, Lee Jin-wook, staring at the monitor, was turned sideways with the seat turned back.

I then slightly lowered my glasses and looked up at her.

“Too much, aren't you here to rest again? ”

“ ……! ”

“You think I don't know that? Not this time! There's a lot of work to be done, but no downtown! ”

The seminar seemed a little embarrassed by Lee Jin-wook's successive attacks.

But she didn't back down. She immediately protested.

“Not this time, professor? ”

“Hmm?"

“I've never taken a break this semester, but ‘this time’ is a disappointment to my disciples. ”

“Well, did you? Last vacation was class B? ”

“Yes, and tomorrow is a national holiday! Do you really appreciate the professor's passion...? It's not a loss for everyone to study until the holidays in the long run, right? ”

“Why is that? ”

“Firstly, students are less motivated to study. ”

“And?”

“Secondly, your health is deteriorating. You should also take a break on alternative holidays leading up to the end of the week so that you can give us a better lecture. ”

I opened my mouth again, touching Lee Jin-wook's jaw, which was slightly unravelled by the arguments of a reasonably logical semi.

“Are you sure your opinions are reflected? ”

“Of course! Even if your class is closed tomorrow, all the timelines will be perfect! ”

“Perfect……? ”

“Being perfectly clean.... ”

“ ……. ”

I was troubled by Lee Jin-wook, who had squinted his wrinkled eyes.

‘Actually, I have some time before the final exam.... ’

When I took a break from the lecture, it was actually convenient for the professor.

Talking about standing in the church for more than two hours was exhausting enough energy.

There was even enough grounds to take a break, so it could be said to be a gold medal.

Nevertheless, there was one reason to make me worry....

‘The problem is that there's nothing to do tomorrow even if you take a break. ’

Since he left for the hunt this afternoon and died, Kailan's account was suspended until death penalty, so he won't even be able to play the game until 5pm tomorrow.

And this was a pretty critical issue for lonely single man Lee Jin-wook.

“Hmmm, the holidays.... ”

Professor Lee Jin-wook repeatedly worries as he touched his elongated chin.

Then, the seminar gave him a sweet piece of information.

“Professor, you know what? ”

“What?"

“I heard from Yoohyun. ”

“Hmm…? ”

“Professor Sunny's hike is tomorrow morning. ”

“ ……! ”

“If you go alone, Professor Sunmi will be a good match for you, but if you try to contact him.... ”

And at the end of the story, the negotiations were concluded.

Dolled Seniors (?) and the chance to get out of the singles.

“Well, such advanced information……! ”

“Hehe, I think I'm a capable overachiever. ”

He said, "You have a very good overbearing qualities. ”

“Then, Professor, is the holiday...? ”

“Okay, Cole! Let's all get some rest tomorrow. See you next week, seminar! ”

Professor Lee Jin-wook got up from his seat in a hurry to turn off his computer.

Seeing him like that, the seminar smiled of contrition.

"Great! I'll be happy to watch the video of Ian today!" ’

In fact, the seminar didn't want to rest tomorrow.

It was just that my mind was in the bean field, so I didn't have any hands on the tasks I had to do until tomorrow.

However, now that we have gathered the aspirations of the school students to complete the holidays, the assignment can be postponed after the weekend.

The semi ran toward the fruit with a single smile.

After bringing this good news quickly, I had to go home and watch the broadcast.

* * *

There are many kinds of monsters in Kailan.

Skeletons, Orcs, Goblins, Ogres, etc.

Several categories of monsters can be imagined just by hearing the name.

Funny thing is, even the same monster doesn't have the exact same abilities and skills.

As all humans do not have the same abilities, the monsters of Kailan also had their differences within a certain range.

Relatively strong Orcs, especially well-haired Orcs, etc.

And the difference between units is that the higher the tier, the bigger the monster.

In the case of basic monsters, Goblins do not feel much difference between excellent and weak individuals, but the difference is noticeable in the case of higher-tier monsters such as DesKnight.

Not to mention NPCs that boasted powerful abilities even before they were undead.

Boom!

The fist of the goddess and Rosen's great sword clash, and a violent rumbling sound echoes through them.

It's been almost 30 minutes since the battle began, but the number of Deathknights that Ian's party has succeeded in eliminating is only three centuries old.

Eight generations of Deathknights, including Rosen, are pressuring Ian's group.

‘I never thought AI would be so good at monsters. ’

At first, Ian's group's plan was simple.

Combat method of removing debilitating objects, one by one, whilst tanking elongation and flickering back attract attention.

The most basic and effective method of combat has been neutralized under Rosen's command.

Once the attack has begun to concentrate on a particular Desknight, it pulls it back slightly to the rear of the battlefield to induce others to protect it.

Of course, even if the battle continues in this way, it will win, but it may be almost three to four hours worth of time here.

‘I have to go through it quickly.... Is there no way?’

I heard you came down after defeating all the monsters in the dungeon, but over time, you will be more likely to be discovered by the Latafel Territories.

At least before that, I had to clear the dungeon and get out.

‘Even if there were only one or two more dealers……. ’

Camille returned to Mercury after completing her mission.

Ian suddenly remembers his aggressiveness, and has a short appetite.

“Phew.”

Even if there was only one NPC of that size, I could finish the battle in 10 to 20 minutes.

‘Maybe Caesar or Pauline...' ’

I was reminded of the pretenders who were joining the Imperial Army and working hard in battle, but now I don't think of a plan.

Since there were many constraints, there are limits to the strategies that can be squeezed.

It was at that time when Ian squeezed his head.

Kuaang -!

On the other side of the battlefield, an enormous noise rang out.

The sound of a massive explosion that would cause the entire dungeon to vibrate enough to stop the battle.

Ian's gaze was naturally directed towards the sound direction, and he was forced to panic.

It was because one of the desnites, who had just maintained almost full HP, was spread out as a cold corpse.

And right behind him, an unidentified man was staring at Ian, looking behind him.