Chapter 117
117 . Hidden Boss + Mimic = ? (3)
After leaving the dungeon, I jumped up into the air by kicking the ground below my feet .
Even for a simple jump, it was important that I controlled how much force I outputted .
Anyone could probably tell from the amount of strength stats I had, as a lack of control could cause me to waste a lot of time coming back down to the ground .
Just as Ho Yeong said, the level 39 portal wasn’t that far away .
It was a distance I could cover in a single leap .
I looked towards Jong Ho and spoke .
“Ah… . It can’t be helped . Don’t misunderstand . ”
“Huh? What?”
“Hey! You sure I won’t fall?”
“No . It can’t be helped though . Just stay still for a bit?”
“Why are you hugging me tight! It’s creepy! Go away!”
“Oho! Are we not brothers! Bro! It’ll only take a second . ”
“What do you mean brothers! Siblings aren’t supposed to be this affectionate towards each oth… AHH!”
Hugging Jong Ho tightly, I jumped up into the air .
I was able to move quickly thanks to my 3 million strength stat, but Jong Ho could not .
It was to be expected, since he invested most of his stats on stamina .
Jumping like this to move around was the most efficient method of travel to hunt .
I didn’t really like this method though .
Since he had never traveled this fast before, he let out a strange scream .
His strange cry for help didn’t last long, however .
It was because we had arrived at the level 39 dungeon in the blink of an eye .
“Whew! Hey, before you pull a stunt like that, let me know first . ”
“Time is?”
“Gold . ”
“Okay . Let’s go in . ”
“Are we going to do the same thing to get to the level 40 dungeon?”
“Is there another way?”
“Ah… . I have goosebumps . ”
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“Yeah! That’s right! This is a real dungeon . ”
Unlike the level 38 dungeon where I felt claustrophobic due to the narrow passage, the level 39 dungeon’s interior made me cheer out loud .
Out of all the dungeons I’ve seen so far, this dungeon was the largest .
Like cracks in an iceberg, the floor had crevices here and there .
If I did fall into the crevices between red ground, I had a feeling that it would lead to the demonic realm .
That’s how deep and dark each crevice was .
The walls had rocks that glowed in many bright colors embedded in them .
If these stones were processed, they wouldn’t lose to any precious gems found on Earth in terms of the beautiful colors they gave out .
I was lost for a moment in the beauty the dungeon had .
Jong Ho spoke .
“What do you mean it’s good that the dungeon is large . It just means that it’ll take longer to clear it . ”
“Even so, the last dungeon was too much . It was so cramped, I felt trapped . ”
“Is that so? Well, how do you wanna go about this? Like usual, from the direction of 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock?”
“Hm… No . I can see everything from here . ”
“Ah, is that so?”
“Will hyung-nim wait here?”
“Are you gonna draw all their aggro and bring them to me?”
“Yes . There aren’t that many monsters here . About 20 or so?”
“Then go ahead . But you know that magical attacks don’t work on them? Before you draw all their aggro, kill one or two before you do so . There’s a possibility that these monsters are different from what we’ve faced before . ”
“As expected . You really are a pro . Understood!”
“Stop teasing me and get going!”
“Yes!”
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“Kirick! Kiririck!”
“Kirick . Kirick . ”
“Huh?”
I ran towards where they were .
I could immediately see their forms .
There were two of them .
However, I felt as though I’ve seen them before .
Eye of Insight skill informed me that they were called Jewel Goat .
It also allowed me to see their weaknesses, which was their head and two legs .
“Where have I seen them before… . ”
“Kiri!”
The Jewel Goats did not give me much time to think, as they charged at me with drool spilling out as soon as they saw me .
When the spittle hit the floor, it gave off white smoke .
‘Is it the same poison as the one that the Poison Naga gave off when I defeated it?’
Just in case, I casted Mana Shield, Iron Skin, and Holy Block .
Unless my enemy was a hidden boss like the archmage Lich King, they could not get through my Mana Shield .
On top of that, since I was wearing Titan Boots, I was immune to all forms of status effects .
Being poisoned was included in the list of immunities .
However, by some unknown instinct, I wanted to avoid that toxic liquid at all cost .
The Jewel Goat came close and exhaled black smoke out of its nostrils .
Afterwards, it raised a halberd roughly 2m in size above its head .
The halberd was similar to the walls of the dungeon, with many gems embedded in it .
I could see great destructive force that was hidden behind its beauty .
“KIRIIICK!”
A crevice opened up where I stood due to its attack .
It was only 1m wide .
It seemed that all those crevices were caused by these Jewel Goats .
The new crevice was smaller than the others though .
The two Jewel Goats began to charge me again once more .
Looking at them, I immediately remembered .
“I remember! You arrogant goats that walk on two legs!”
“Kiri!”
It was in the level 1 dungeon .
They looked identical to the Black Goat that I met in the first dungeon I entered after becoming an Awakened .
They were of the same size, and even the weapons they used were halberds .
The only differences were that it had greater destructive capability and spat out poison .
Using Eye of Insight, I was able to see that those two legs that were far too weak to support the rest of the body was their weaknesses .
I had felt instinctively that their legs were the weak points when I fought against the Black Goats as well .
Using Frost Orb, I had prevented them from moving by attacking their legs .
I felt that despite them being monsters from the level 39 dungeon, they would be easy to face .
“Walking on two legs don’t suit you monsters . Walk on four!”
I used Formless Sword Aura with my Butcher’s Sword and swung at their legs .
After swinging my sword, it sounded as if the air was being cut .
It meant that I swung the sword faster than the speed of sound, breaking the sound barrier .
“KIIII!”
The monsters had raised their halberds to attack me when I had gotten near them to strike with my sword .
However…
They weren’t able to even perceive their legs being cut off .
With that kind of attack, it was to be expected .
Their massive bodies fell to the ground .
With their legs that had supported their massive weight gone, they couldn’t help but fall .
They also dropped their halberds next to their heads .
The only thing left to do was to smash their heads in .
“Kind of a let down for being a dungeon level 39 monster . Isn’t that so?”
“Kirick!”
“Right… . Even the look in your eyes are the same as what I saw before . It was a look that made me hesitate for a bit . ”
“Kirick!”
Despite falling on the floor, they swung their halberds to try killing me till the very end .
But… . I am a bit weaker now . A lot weaker!
Their eyes were strained red, and the air that came out of their noses were enough to shake the ground .
I swung down my sword onto their heads without a moment of hesitation .
I thought to myself that they were a lot easier than what I had expected .
However, as if to prove me wrong, things became more complicated immediately .
The Jewel Goat’s body exploded all of a sudden, covering the area nearby its corpse with green thick smog .
It was too flashy to just call it a visual effect caused by their deaths .
I distanced myself and observed the effect from far away .
After the brief moment, the smog began to melt both the walls and floors that it came in contact with .
It even melted the gems embedded in the walls, melting down into a pool of colors .
On top of that, it melted a hole in the ground, similar to the other crevices already there . The hole seemed go down without end .
“So it’s trying to deal damage even after death? That seems quite dangerous . ”
The corpse exploded, expelling toxic liquid in roughly a 10m circle .
Due to two of them exploding near each other, I couldn’t tell the exact distance each explosion covered separately .
Leaving their corpses behind, I ran towards the red dots .
I had said that I would bring the monsters to Jong Ho, but after finding out that they explode, I couldn’t do so anymore .
I did not have any skills that gave shields to others .
I used the same method to take down another Jewel Goat and confirmed that the poison smug covered a 10m distance .
That made me conclude that it was the best to grab all their aggro and take them out in one go .
And just in case, it was probably best to not get them anywhere near Jong Ho .
Before I drew all their aggro, I headed to Jong Ho to let him know of the current situation first .
“Oh . You came back?”
“Yes . ”
“What . Are the monsters here stealthed as well? Why don’t I see any?”
“No . You know the Black Goats that appear in the level 1 dungeon?”
“Of course . That’s obvious . I think I spent two entire months hunting them . ”
“It seems that enemies called Jewel Goats that look exactly like Black Goats appear in this dungeon . ”
“Yeah . ”
“But when they die, they explode, expelling toxic fumes . ”
“… . . ”
“The reason why the floor has holes is because of that poison . ”
“Is that so?”
“Yes . I think it’s better for me to solo clear this level 39 dungeon . ”
“Yeah . Doesn’t matter to me . As long as I’m in the dungeon, I get experience either way . ”
“Yes . Since there aren’t that many monsters, it won’t be of much help to you in gathering stat points . ”
“Alright, I get it . Go ahead . ”
“Yes . If you see any green smog, cast shields on yourself . It’s poison . And use spells like Meteor with massive spell effects to signal me . ”
“Okay . ”
“I’ll be going then . ”
“Alright . ”
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“Kiii . ” “Kirick!”
I gathered all the remaining Jewel Goats in the dungeon .
I tried to cut apart one of their bodies to prevent an explosion of their corpse, but it was impossible .
No matter the method I used to defeat them, they would explode regardless on death .
If magical attacks worked on them, I would at least be able to encase them in Iceberg .
However, thanks to their special passive, hunting them was easy .
When I grouped them up, I just had to kill one of them to take the rest out .
After all, exploding one of them would melt the rest .
After they perished, they would behind a huge hole where they once stood .
“It’s the same with the level 38 dungeon . Are these dungeons not going to drop any bloodstones? Or do I have to travel down this hole to pick up the stones?”
For some strange reason, both Iron Golems and Jewel Goats did not drop any bloodstones .
This wasn’t the case with all the monsters I’ve met up till this point .
The drop rate wasn’t high, but they did drop at a certain rate .
Since money wasn’t really important to me, it didn’t matter that much .
However, it did leave me a bit disappointed .
After taking down all the monsters I’ve grouped up, I spun around on the spot to see if there were any I had missed .
“I think I’ve got them all . ”
Just like that, I was about to head to the entrance where Jong Ho was .
Before I jumped up into the air, I heard a sound that sent shivers up my spine behind me .
It was the sound of hooves .
The sound of a gem embedded halberd dragging across the ground could be heard .
“What . Are there still Jewel Goats left?”
I turned around and saw that a Jewel Goat was standing there .
No .
A massive hidden boss named Goat King was before me .
“Guess I’ll be setting up a tent in front of this dungeon . ”
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