I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 55

Chapter 55

55 . Out of the Way! An Unwelcome Guest of the Dungeon Comes . (2)

I obtained the skill book and new ID, as well as the thumb to go along with it .

By thumb I mean one that’s made of silicone for thumbprints .

Instead of taking a week, it only took 4 days instead .

They said they were able to get it easier than they expected .

Who knew the very goons that I hated so much would be this useful to me .

It seemed that fate can give benefits far beyond one’s imagination .

From Jong Ho, I asked for additional information regarding the executioner class .

Since it was a rare class, the information of their skills could not be found on the app or on the internet .

The fight would be easier if I could, at least to some degree, predict his attacks .

Most of the skills for the executioner used martial arts, especially hand to hand combat for single targets .

A human weapon, literally speaking .

Other than the skills that were beyond ranking, I was able to get the gist of them .

* * * *

Running around the level 23 dungeon, I continued to use the Mass Stealth Jutsu on the ghouls .

The faster the skill level rose, the faster I could get back to my secretive growth regime .

However, the more I used it, the more I thought that this skill was broken .

A skill that made all living organisms within a certain radius vanishes from view .

Most skills other than attack skills cannot be used on monsters usually .

Heal, buffs, or enchant type spells could not be casted on them .

The only form of skills that worked were the ones that inflicted harm on them .

But oddly enough, the Mass Stealth Jutsu worked on monsters as well .

Inside the dungeon, hundreds of ghouls were present .

A little flicker above their heads appeared, and then suddenly all of them vanished from view .

I was still easily able to see them using Eye of Insight, however .

Thanks to this mechanic, I was able to level it up to level 105 in 4 days .

It was only possible because I gave up sleep and leveling to invest in this skill .

I even used the remaining Awakened Essence on this .

The Awakened Mass Stealth Jutsu could not be identified by the Eye of Insight .

It was a skill I used, but due to how high level the stealth ability was, I could not see it anymore .

Thankfully, the hidden targets would be revealed if they tried to attack me .

The ghouls appeared once more as they tried to attack me .

The Eye of Insight was an aoe skill, so someone from the association could be level 100 with it .

To be undiscoverable, the price of one essence shouldn’t be that much .

No cool down or cast time, but with the mana cost of 1500 per use .

The Mass Stealth Jutsu could be said to be a skill just for me .

“Skill book, ID, and information on the skills done . Guess the only thing left is to hunt?”

What I needed most right now was my defensive capabilities .

If he was at the tier of a major, he would definitely have skills above ranking .

The Mana Shield that I thought was the ultimate shield becoming useless . Who would’ve thought .

My offensive capabilities on the other hand, I had enough as both Meteor and Iceberg was nearly level 200 .

Ah! Almost forgot my Formless Sword Aura .

There were some skills and defensive items that I was eyeing for .

To find them, I headed towards the level 28 dungeon .

Everyone remembers . Korean Choi So-Hyeon was the first person to solo clear a dungeon, and it was the level 28 dungeon .

However, humanity could fight up to the level 30 dungeons if with a party .

No information exists on the dungeons beyond though .

According to the information I received, there was a reason why it was so difficult to solo clear dungeons beyond level 28 .

It was due to the sheer size of the dungeon!

And the amount of monsters to match it .

Of course, the toughness of the monsters was part of the reason why .

No matter how strong an Awakened might be, there is a limit to their mana .

What about a warrior who doesn’t require mana to do basic attacks charge forward?

No . Within the level 28 dungeon, physical attacks do not work .

Monsters that drop insane amounts of experience points .

And the chance for some rare loot to drop from the boss .

There was no reason to hesitate at all .

I scanned my ID card .

Following that, I used the silicone thumbprint to finish the identification process .

-Dungeon is being activated . -

* * * *

“Report . ”

Joker’s angry voice filled the dark room, giving it a heavy atmosphere .

This was to be expected, since Jin was one of his top ten subordinates .

He trusted him obviously, and his skill wasn’t that bad to boot .

But that Jin he trusted could not be contacted for 3 days .

That was after he left to take care of Min-Cheol .

Suppressed by Joker’s aura, he quaked in fear as he continued his report .

“Yes! Joker . We were still unable to find any traces of Jin . ”

“UAHHHH!”

The S ranking bloodstone that Joker was holding in his hand .

It’s a stone that most blacksmiths would have difficulty processing .

However, in Joker’s hand, the stone was ground to dust like tofu .

The glow of the stone illuminated one side of the room, and the reporting subordinate laid on the ground, groveling and trembling in fear .

“I apologize! I’ll call in additional members to find him for su . . ”

“Begone . ”

“… . . ”

“Just like what you’re thinking, Jin is dead . Guess the tiger cub has gotten a lot stronger than we thought . ”

“What do you mean…”

Joker’s face was painted with rage as he spoke .

But with it, there was an unfathomable smile with it .

And he continued .

“Assign someone new to lead the group that Jin once led . ”

“Yes! Joker!”

“Soon, the one will be moving soon . I will judge the one who killed Jin after . ”

“Understood! Joker!”

After that, the messenger fled the room .

Then .

“Ku . . KUHAA . . KUAHAHAHA!”

Joker laughed with insanity .

The rage that filled him was nowhere to be found .

He spoke as he looked at the powder of what used to be a bloodstone .

“Yes . . more! Be further drunk in your strength! When the day comes to fight, I will be offering you as a sacrifice to the one!”

* * * *

The association’s Awakened special governing sector suddenly became chaotic .

It was because data was received that someone had entered the level 28 dungeon .

However, this happened from time to time, so there wasn’t much of a panic .

It could just a simple data error, or perhaps malfunctions with the scanner .

After 40 minutes later, yelling mixed with cursing filled the room .

The Awakened with the same ID had re-entered the dungeon .

“Ah shit! What is this?”

“It’s gotta be an error with the scanner?”

Then . One of the many people standing by the computers yelled .

“The data does not match with Choi So-Hyeon . ”

They had compared the data with the only solo clearer of dungeon level 28 .

Another responded after hearing that .

“What kind of insane person would be clearing a level 28 dungeon in 40 minutes?”

“No way . Lots of rain fell this week . I’ll contact that maintenance team . ”

Throughout the chaos, the department head Kim Ho Jin quietly observed the situation from the end of his table .

Only for a moment though . Then he spoke .

“Contact the association hunters . ”

“Huh? Wouldn’t it be better to check if it is a machine error, chief…”

“That could be the case if the data for re-entry didn’t come . Perhaps someone with a death wish going into his last dungeon . ”

“First, we’ll be contacting the other association members near the area . ”

“Hunters first! I’ll be going to the scene as well . ”

“Yes!”

“And hey! Se-Jin Kim, come to my room . ”

Focusing only on the task at hand at his post, Se-Jin Kim stood up at once and replied to the summons of the chief .

“Yes! Understood . ”

After entering the room, Se-Jin was busy trying to read the mood of the room .

A new blood who just came in, how many times would they talk with the department head…

Chief Ho Jin broke the silence .

“How are you doing recently?”

“Yes . I’m getting used to it quickly . ”

“Good . It must be quite the confusing for you right now . Glad to see you’re giving it your best . ”

“Oh ahaha . Thank you . ”

“But I heard you were taking the Kim Min-Cheol case?”

“Yes . That’s correct . I am taking care of that . ”

“Nothing strange to note with that?”

Ho Jin was asking Se-Jin with a different look in his eyes .

It wasn’t the look of a high ranking official looking at their employed .

It was the look of a prosecutor asking a criminal .

To his question, Se-Jin replied with an awkward smile .

“Yes . For now… I have only observed him entering the dungeons, and there was nothing special to note . ”

“Really? What does it look like to you? Do you think he has a fake ID?”

“From what I saw, other than the unusual speed in growth, there was nothing else to note…”

“Do you know the ruckus going outside?”

“Yes . About the level 28 dungeon?”

“Yep . But you know . I feel like the two of them are the same person . ”

“Huh? Kim Min-Cheol and the person entering the level 28 dungeon?”

“Of course . Well, we can confirm it when we get there . ”

“… . ”

“Please continue to do your best . Even if the civilians continue to swear and ignore us, if the association continues to change, we’ll be able to receive acknowledgement someday . ”

“Yes . I’ll do my best . ”

“Okay . You can leave now . ”

Leaving the room, Se-Jin could tell .

That chief Kim Ho Jin already knew what Se-Jin knew about Min-Cheol .

He didn’t ask directly, but Se-Jin could feel it .

That this short talk wasn’t an encouragement between fellow workers, but a warning .

* * * *

“We’re almost there . ”

“Okay . ”

As the level of the dungeon rose, the amount of dungeons lessened .

A level 28 dungeon meant that it was not discovered for 28 years while it stayed in place .

Kim Ho Jin and his escorts met with the hunters, deploying en mass to the level 28 dungeon entrance .

The data continued to arrive from there .

“I requested for about 20 or so, but how did it go?”

“Yes . They’re on their way . ”

“He could be in stealth . How about the summons for a cleric ranker?”

“Lady Hwang Young Hee is coming along as well . ”

“Good . It’s a dungeon with low entrance rate . Far from the association . And he’s incredibly skilled . Focus on keeping yourselves alive only . ”

“Yes . ”

They drove up the long mountain trail for quite a while .

Finally, the vehicle arrived at the entrance of the dungeon .

With a cigar in his mouth, Ho Jin spoke .

“How long since he entered again?”

“Entered at 14:21 . 30 minutes has passed . ”

“Okay . In 10 minutes, we should be able to see him . ”

As Ho Jin finished speaking, the association hunters as well as cleric ranker Hwang Young Hee arrived .

“Lady, thank you for coming . ”

“Ohoho . Mr . Ho Jin, it’s been awhile . ”

“Hope you’ve been well?”

“An old woman like me passes time without knowing how much time has passed . ”

Hwang Young Hee was a level 520 cleric ranker, ranking 3rd out of all Awakened .

Unlike the simple neighborly grandma she appeared to be, she was a skilled cleric who mastered 7 different cleric skills .

The reason why she was summoned was to use the Eye of Insight .

One of the first generation of Awakened, she was nearing the time to use the Awakened essence for it .

Out of all the Awakened in existence, it is said that no stealth skill could go past her .

It was then .

“Chief! It’s 14:30 . He’s about to come out . ”

“Okay . Lady, we’re counting on you . ”

“Oho . Of course . ”

Finishing her reply, her expression turned serious as she casted the skill .

‘Eye of Insight . ’