Chapter 99: Lynel’s Dungeon (2)

Chapter 99: Lynel’s Dungeon (2)

"Tanks, steal their attention!"

"Attention secured!"

"Attention secured!"

"Dealers, prepare for focused fire!"

Boom!

The Rush guild’s dungeon raid progressed smoothly.

Getting boosted is definitely nice, and the XP is coming along nicely, too.

Kai could now understand why usual players wanted guild support. Soloing produced more XP, but soloing wasn't for everyone.

Moreover, fastly hunting monsters higher level than himself was an abnormal playstyle that only someone like himself could manage!

I guess there's not gonna be much for me to do while getting boosted.

Occasionally healing Balter and applying buffs was all Kai had done since entering the dungeon.

Well, Min-Soo did ask me to look after these guys...

The new recruits of the Rush guild were positioned next to him, but as someone who was also getting a boost, there wasn't much he could do for them. He just made sure they didn’t get lost every now and then.

"It’s a dullahan!"

"That's the floor guardian!"

"As reported, it’s level 125. Just one should be easy."

The living armors on the first floor were quickly dealt with, leaving only the dullahan guarding the stairs.

It was a powerful elite monster, even considered a named monster in the field. However, under the focused fire of the Rush guild members, it couldn't put up much resistance and was quickly defeated.

“You... cowardly... humans... I will not... forgive... in the name of darkness...

"It's going to blow!"

"Prepare yourselves!"

"Brace for impact at the front!"

Looks like it's going to blow up.

When a dullahan died, it exploded, sending pieces of its armor and weapon flying in all directions.

If one was unaware of this fact and rushed in for loot, they could get caught in the blast and be killed due to its overwhelming power.

Of course, the guild members were well aware of the dullahan's pattern and didn’t let their guard down and prepared for the explosion.

However, the direction of the flying armor and weapon pieces was always random! Even with preparation, it wasn’t always possible to block all the fragments completely, and this was one of those situations.

Boom!

"Missed it!"

"Damn, two fragments are heading to the back!"

"Dang it, the newbies are back there...!"

The Rush guild members turned back in alarm, and Kai looked ahead of him with an annoyed expression.

Why is it coming at me?

Unlucky people would trip and break their noses or drop their wallets down the sewer while walking down the street, and that seemed to be Kai’s case.

Kai lightly clicked his tongue and moved quickly.

At the same time, he let out a startled exclamation, "Oh...! Oh no!"

He currently looked like someone whose feet had gotten tangled while trying to dodge the weapon fragments in a hurry.

Thud!

Kai tripped over his own tangled legs and fell to the ground. However, as a result, he was able to avoid the two fragments of the dullahan's weapon.

The boosters who watched him sighed in relief.

"Phew, that was lucky."

"Wasn’t he the friend Balter brought? His reflexes aren't half bad."

"Fortunately, his stumble saved him. That was blind luck."

At least they don't suspect anything...

Kai looked at the message window in front of him, tilting his head in confusion.

[The first knight has fallen. Lynel shows no reaction.]

The raid members discussed various opinions about the strange message, but ultimately decided to go to the lower floor and continue hunting.

***

[Level increased.]

[Acquired 5 stat points.]

On the fourth basement floor of Lynel’s Dungeon, the XP gained also increased significantly as the monsters became stronger.

But this floor seems to be the limit.

There was no longer any sense of ease among the Rush guild members giving the boost.

It was no wonder, as the living armors’ levels ranged randomly from 112 to 117, and the floor guardian, the dullahan, was at level 140.

“Black Bear, I think we should...”

“...Yeah. Let’s just take down that dullahan and call it a day.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the clear retreat announcement.

The dullahan may be level 140, but it’s just one monster.

We should be able to take it down quickly.

The Rush guild members swiftly engaged in battle and the dullahan crumbled into gray polygons after a thirty-minute fight.

Or course, a message appeared before them once again.

[The fifth knight has fallen. Lynel now clearly senses the presence of intruders.]

[Lynel’s Test has begun. All challengers please proceed.]

“What is this?”

“Lynel’s Test?”

“Lynel must be the boss of this dungeon.”

“What does it mean to proceed?”

After a brief discussion about the message, Black Bear firmly shook his head.

“No. The fifth basement floor is beyond our current party’s capabilities. It’s better to leave now before we suffer any casualties.”

"Tsk, it's a shame we can't see what this Lynel looks like."

"But isn't this a pretty big deal? There aren't many floor dungeons with more than five floors. We've definitely secured a place to boost new guild members."

"We couldn't level up the newbies much, though. Each one only went up about two levels."

"We can just go through it again once the monsters respawn."

The raid party, having completed the raid from the first floor to the fourth basement floor, turned back with some regret.

Until that moment, everyone was smiling, satisfied with the successful dungeon raid. However, the problem arose when they tried to go back up to the upper floors.

"Huh? What's this?"

A stone door firmly blocked the stairs, which hadn’t been there on their way down. It was a tightly sealed door that wouldn't budge, no matter how much they pushed or pulled.

"This won't open."

"When we touch the door, it just shows a message saying 'Please proceed.'"

"Maybe it has to be opened from the other side?"

"I’ll ask our nearby members if they can come and open it."

They spent thirty minutes waiting to see if the Rush guild members outside could open the door for them, but the answer was a firm no.

"Damn, they say they can't even get down from the first floor. There's a stone door blocking the stairs there, too."

"Ugh..."

In short, they were trapped in the dungeon with no way out!

Faced with this unexpected situation, Black Bear bit his lower lip.

I didn't anticipate something like this.

Judging by the situation, it seemed like the dungeon had to be fully cleared for the door to open. Otherwise, they would need to find some mechanism to open the stone doors along the way.

If the fifth basement floor is the last floor, that's somewhat fortunate I guess, but...

The problem was the boss. Every dungeon had a boss monster and Black Bear wasn't confident that their current party could defeat Lynel.

Watching Black Bear, who couldn't make a decision, Kai let out a deep sigh.

"Ugh..."

Something really doesn’t feel right.

It seemed that this Lynel creature had no intention of letting his visitors leave peacefully.