539 Discover Machine Civilization (7)

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“How many minutes has it been, Inisco? ”

“It's been 17 minutes! ”

“Ugh, I knew it. ”

Ralph's group enters the third cave in the Valley of Storms, jolting toward their destination.

I knew the way, and I knew where the Abyssal Orb was.

However, there was one variable that I had not thought of, so there was no Muel that I should have been with.

“Phew, Muel would have done it by now. ”

“You know what? Muel is too good for nothing. ”

Ralph shakes his head at Inysco's grumbling.

They couldn't understand Muel's behavior at all.

“But Muel going that way is actually nothing bad for us. ”

“What do you mean, Chesk? ”

“Think about it. If they think we've got their backs, they'll be pissed. ”

“Of course it is. ”

“But Muel sacrificed himself, so we won't know they were being used by us. ”

“Hmm……. ”

“Of course, their hatred won't pose a great threat to us, but the cleaner the back, the better? ”

“Chesk's got a point. Thanks to Muel, I can get rid of my doubts. ”

At the words of Chesk and Inisko, Ralph grips his head slowly.

It was because about half of it was agreeable.

“Yes. Well... It's a good thing. ”

Kung-!

Chesk, who defeated the Abyssal Golem, picks up the orb behind him.

Now, if you run toward the altar to the north with this one, the quest will be completed.

“They must have met the ‘monster’ by now? ”

In Chesk's words, Inisco shakes his head.

“Oh, that can't be right, bro. Muel said he joined us... With that power, we wouldn't even be halfway to the cave. ”

“Are you... getting shy? Well, if the monsters are starting to panic, the dungeon can't be this quiet. ”

“Hehe, Chesk. I think you overestimate them. ”

“Or you overestimated the dungeon difficulty. ”

The three of them chatted and laughed.

It was practically like completing a quest, so there was plenty of room on their faces.

“Come on, Inisco, cover the rear so the spirits don't come in. ”

“Okay, brother. ”

The three who sent the summoners of Inisko to the rear quickly walked over the Blue Magic Camp hidden inside the cave.

If you step on this place, you'll be transported directly outward.It's because if the spirits come in, the sorcerers won't work.

Weeing-!

With a small resonance sound, the three new brothers scattered into the air.

And after a while.

Kung-kung - kung -!

The entire dungeon begins to vibrate with a loud, enormous sound of eardrums ringing.

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The ‘Canyon of Storms’ dungeon is full of monsters, but not the fastest of monster regeneration.

But it's been almost 20 minutes since we entered the dungeon.

Now, the constant appearance of monsters has reached the skin.

It was due to special conditions attached to the 'In the storm’ quest.

* Monster Regen speeds up by 10% after every minute of quest progress.

Ian, who defeated the spirit in front of him, frowns slightly and mutters to himself.

‘In about 10 more minutes, it will be faster than you can kill it. ’

Ian drew a rough simulation in his head.

And as a result, we were able to conclude that we have to find the bead in at least 20-30 minutes.

‘I wish there were beads here.... ’

Ian's group moves faster and starts searching the cave.

Now that most of the spirits in the cave have been defeated, they can move separately and explore the cave.

“Vanessa, can't you see the marbles? ”

“Yes, sister! Not here! How about you? ”

“I can't see here either! ”

“Ian, where are you? ”

“It's not here either! ”

However, Ian's group scours the cave, but they can't even find anything that looks like a bead.

What do I do with this? Should we summon all the summoners and search the other caves from now on? ’

With the exception of Ralph's third cave and Ian's last cave, the remaining caves are two in total.

It took me about 20 minutes to dig through all of the caves, so I can tell you it's a lot of time.

‘Let's move quickly to the fifth cave. ’

Ian, who thinks there are no beads here, calls for Muel one last time.

“Muel, you're not there either, are you? ”

Then, in the corner of the cave, you hear Muel's slightly bewildered voice.

“Oh, yes! He's not here, Ian! ”

“ ……? ”

Ian is quick to notice.

Moreover, he did not fully raise doubts about Muel.

As soon as I heard Muel's voice, I could feel something was wrong.

What is it? What is Muel hiding? ’

Instead of answering, Ian quietly starts moving toward Muel's location.

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A huge iron gate made of black iron.

And in front of him, a woman in a white priest's uniform sat with a nervous expression.

Her identity is Muelle.

‘Never let this door open. ’

Muel's gate is guarded by the iron gate where the "monster" Ralph's party spoke of.

Muel deliberately stands in front of the iron gate to prevent Ian's group from opening it.

Once Ralph's party finds the orb and puts it on the altar, the iron gate will start to move, but it must never be opened in advance.

If you open the iron gate forcefully, the organs installed in the cave will operate.

‘When the institution starts to work……. It's really over.'

It was like a ‘trap' in a dungeon.

I think I can find the orb by breaking down the door, but the moment the door breaks, hell will open.

Being trapped in a dungeon with a monster.

Muel knew this for a simple reason.

She and Ralph's group have tried this place several times.

And only one of those trials was wiped out when he broke down that iron gate.

‘Whew, all I have to think about at that time...... ’

Other times, even if a monster appeared, he could somehow escape using the blessing of the maze, but when he was trapped in a cave, there was no answer.

After finishing his thought, Muel glanced at the iron gate.

Once the iron gate starts to move, we'll get out of here.

Then we will find Ian and Sister Vanessa and escape together.

‘It's about time I found some beads over there...' ’

When I first joined Ian's party to help, I was happy to come, but I couldn't help but notice she was a person.

But now there is nothing left to regret.

It was because I saw the face of Ian and the two sisters.

‘Especially Blood Split Control……. It was a fantasy.'

Having so many spirits embedded in the dungeon cut into blood split ties, she was quite shocked.

I don't know if Ian is an article of any kind, but he soon decided that he would rank Superrookie in the top 10.

And over time, I thought I could argue with the top 1, 2 U.S. server article classes.

‘Maybe helping them was the best choice...' ’

I found a new prodigy named Ian in a line that doesn't go wrong with Ralph.

Muel thought his choice was truly God's work.

‘It's a quest. You can try it again. ’

“Gasoline.”

Muel took a short breath and once again examined the ‘blessing of the maze’ 's unique ability.

Then, from behind her, a ferocious sound of waves began to sound.

You little...!

Muel reflectively turns his head and looks back.

And the next moment, both eyes curled up.

“ ……! ”

A golden spear with a powerful concussion was flying at a terrifying speed.

“Oh, no! ”

Muel screams without knowing it.

But even before she reacts, the spear flies past her and toward the iron gate.

The sound that then resonates in the intestine.

Kuaang -!

And in the darkness, Ian walks out.

“Muel, what are you doing here? ”

“Well, that's ……! ”

“Do you have something to hide from me? ”

Muel wanted to explain the situation to Ian.

But I couldn't.

With Ian's spear stuck in the iron door, the situation started to flow rapidly.

Kung-!

Beyond the Black Gate, a heavy, heavy sound echoes.

The monster inside the iron gate has awakened.

And Ian's gaze, when he heard that sound, shifted towards the iron gate in a reflective manner.

“What is this……. ”

Muel, in a hurry, starts grabbing Ian's hand.

“Run!”

“No, explain what's going on...! ”

“I don't have time for this! We have to get out of here! ”

“ ……? ”

Ian, who had recovered the Spirit King's judgment using his unique abilities, began to flee by Muel's hand.

I didn't know what it was, but it was because I could feel her face.

“Vanessa and Sarah come this way quickly...! We don't have time!”

The moment four people gather, you must activate the 'blessing of the maze’ to buff all the party members.

Because of that, all the power gathered and had to escape before that monster could get through the iron gate.

If the gate breaks, the institution will activate, and everyone will be trapped here.

But her efforts, they all go back to bulldozers.

Kuang -!

Even before the four of you could assemble, the iron gate would break down.

“Ah…! ”

Muel sighs.

There's nothing I can do for her now.

No matter how powerful Ian's group is, it's hard to defeat that monster.

“What's the matter, Muel? ”

“What's going on, Ian? ”

The twin sisters who ran late to Ian and Muel stared at them with big eyes.

And then the next moment.

- Tyring!

In front of your eyes, new system messages began to emerge.

- The conditions are met.

He's cut off from the outside.

- The party is disbanded and reorganized.

- Current Party Member: Ian, Vanessa, Sarah, Muel.

In the contents of the unexpected system message, Ian's eyes widened greatly.

‘Cut off from the outside...? And the party's been reorganized? ’

But that wasn't the end.

- Hidden Quests are triggered.

The quest window that I had never seen before was opened.

- Defeat Machine Watchman (Burst) (Hidden)

Mechanical civilization did not want the Abyssal Valley to be cleansed.

So I left a powerful mechanical watchman in the deepest part of the valley.

But right now, you wake him up.

The watchman won't forgive you for waking him up.

He will try to hurt you, and you will never survive.

But if you defeat him and survive here, you will have the hidden legacy of the machine civilization.

Defeat the rampaging Machine Watchers and escape the collapsed cave.

Quest Difficulty: A +

Quest Condition: Abyssal Iron Gate Destruction.

Timeout: None.

Reward: ‘???’ Blueprint, Advanced Integer (Attribute: Random), Advanced Elemental Crystal (Attribute: Random)

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