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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 . ”

****

“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!”

****

“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 . ”

****

“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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