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chapter 71
“Holy….”
-This is seriously broken as hell, I’m telling you.
-Upvote for anyone still sparring with Valder today.
-Instead of upvoting, go do it one more time.
-Info) Someone actually passed.
-But nobody knows who.
The wide-open front was filled with frog corpses.
Hanbit patted Yeonwoo on the back and kicked off.
“Run.”
“Wait… go together!”
Tap—!
Yeonwoo reacted a beat late and started running after him.
Kiiik—
At the same time, a swarm of monsters chased from behind.
Rushing ahead, Hanbit increased his speed and cut down the frogs coming from the front.
“Ugh, seriously!”
Yeonwoo, chasing desperately, could only focus on keeping up.
“Hyung! Aren’t you going to use that again?”
“I’m not. Just run for now.”
He could gather the wind again, but it wasn’t necessary yet.
He wanted to leave some monsters behind.
“There’s another fork!”
As another split path appeared, Yeonwoo’s voice grew louder.
Slash—!
Cutting down the frog standing at the entrance, Hanbit entered the left path and turned around.
Then he stretched out his hand and chanted,
“Fire Burst!”
Boom—!
The launched fireball struck the ceiling at the fork and exploded.
Thanks to his increased Intelligence, the power was far stronger than before.
Kwakwa—boom!
The ceiling, unable to withstand the blast, collapsed completely.
Structures mixed with luminescent stone were especially weak to fire, making the destruction even more violent.
Kieeek—!
The frogs chasing the two were crushed under the massive debris falling from above.
Gurgle—
A few still alive writhed desperately, but they couldn’t move.
“Fire Burst!”
Boom—!
Kwakwa—boom!
The second spell caused even more debris to rain down.
After that, no monster sounds could be heard from the completely blocked passage.
[Experience increased by 38,000.]
[You have leveled up.]
[1 stat point has been awarded.]
“…No way.”
-The fireball got way bigger;
-Fantasy really is about magic.
-Sylph:?
-Salion:?
-Fact) You can’t be a spirit mage even if you want to.
[User Sorcerer donated 20,000 won.]
[I trusted you. ㅠㅠ]
[User FlameCharisma donated 77,777 won.]
[Fire really is the best.]
Maybe because it had been a while since he used magic, familiar viewer names popped up.
If he learned new skills in Ifrit, maybe magic would take up a bigger portion again.
Ding—
Then, a slightly different donation popped up.
[User HappySmile donated 1,000 won.]
[Does this stream have no reactions?]
-?
-He didn’t even shoot it himself, what’s he talking about? lol
-NAGA
-Shut up and watch Black Dragon play. That’s the reaction.
-With all the info he’s given, that’s ten years’ worth of reactions already.
-Still, I’m kinda curious.
-Agreed.
The first outright question about reactions.
It was something Yeonwoo had mentioned, but what the viewers wanted was all inside the game.
“Hmm.”
Looking only at the donations, it wouldn’t have been strange to do anything.
Luckily, what the viewers wanted and what Hanbit wanted to show aligned.
Information and strategies were part of that.
After thinking briefly, Hanbit decided on an answer.
“Instead of reactions, I’ll do what I’m best at. I still have a lot to show—strategies and skills.”
-Agreed.
-Support.
-We’ll be the clowns.
-If you reveal one more hidden skill, you could run for president.
-I’d actually vote.
-Send Dragon to the National Assembly!
The viewers overwhelmingly agreed with Hanbit.
Many of them had their eyes on hidden skills.
“But is it okay to break that?”
Yeonwoo asked while looking at the collapsed passage.
“There are so many players outside. We need to block them to buy time.”
“That makes sense. Anyway, the left path is the right one, right?”
“If you keep going, that’s the end. There won’t be many monsters anymore.”
“That’s really good news.”
Yeonwoo nodded at the welcome news.
But Hanbit was thinking of something else.
‘We need to lure them like this.’
The reason he deliberately destroyed the passage was simple.
To guide the players chasing them to choose the left path later.
At least Ranger would definitely try to force his way through here.
If he went down the right path full of traps, the plan would fall apart.
“Let’s go.”
The two began advancing down the left passage.
Monsters appeared intermittently, but a few were laughably weak.
“Huh?”
After moving forward for a bit—
They arrived at the end of a path that abruptly cut off.
“Hyung, this is the end.”
All they could see was dark water whose depth was impossible to gauge.
Hanbit glanced down and grabbed Yeonwoo’s arm.
“Let’s go.”
“Huh? Go where—ugh!”
Tap—!
Before he could finish speaking, Hanbit kicked off.
Pulled along, Yeonwoo had no choice but to follow.
Splash—!
With a loud splash, the two fell into the water.
Hanbit swam downward, beneath the path they had been standing on.
There, beyond a translucent membrane, was another passage.
Thud—!
Grabbing the wall, Hanbit pushed Yeonwoo in first.
Then he crossed the translucent membrane himself.
“Hyung! I thought I was going to die!”
As soon as they stepped onto the passage, Yeonwoo raised his voice.
Hanbit was just curiously examining his soaked clothes.
“Wow, you actually get wet.”
“…At this point, that kind of detail isn’t surprising, is it? More importantly, what is this place?”
Yeonwoo shook his hair and looked around the passage.
It had a completely different atmosphere from above.
The walls and floor were made of a hazy, glass-like material, making it feel like being underwater.
“This is the passage to the main dungeon. The upper part was basically the entrance.”
“Really?”
-This is a passage?
-How do you even make this?
-Irtelloger? Was he the one who built it?
-His skills are insane;
-Developers: hehe thanks;
Lowering his posture, Yeonwoo looked around in fascination.
There were many unique dungeons, but he’d never seen a human-made one like this.
“But how’s the difficulty? Judging by the frogs, is the boss around mid-30s?”
Yeonwoo guessed the difficulty based on other dungeons.
But the designer here was Irtelloger.
Hanbit was slightly excited imagining people’s reactions to the absurd strategy.
“It’s not extremely hard. I already have the clear method in mind.”
“Then that’s worse. What about the people outside staring with bloodshot eyes? They’ll literally copy everything.”
Yeonwoo asked, recalling the situation at the entrance.
Hanbit glanced at the camera and deliberately put on a negative expression.
“It is a bit worrying. The rewards here are pretty good.”
“Really? Then we need to clear it fast!”
Surprised, Yeonwoo started urging him on.
But Hanbit’s wish remained the same.
‘The more who come, the better.’
The path itself wasn’t difficult.
Greedy players would definitely join the competition.
No—they had to.
This dungeon was structured to be cleared through others’ sacrifices.
Especially Ranger—he really hoped he’d come.
“Did they leave this visible on purpose? It’s kind of interesting.”
“The designer wanted it that way. It’s built very sturdily.”
Yeonwoo kept showing interest in the undersea tunnel-like structure.
But that excitement didn’t last long.
“Huh?”
After walking a bit more, Yeonwoo flinched and stopped.
Stepping a bit away from the wall, he pointed ahead.
“…Is there something over there?”
“What?”
Hanbit approached the wall and focused beyond the glass.
From far away, he could see something faintly wriggling like a silhouette.
“Isn’t it a fish? There are monsters in the sea too.”
“A monster? Then isn’t this place dangerous?”
-Sea monsters are insanely strong lol.
-So that’s what ‘aquarium’ means?
-If it’s bulletproof glass, it’s fine.
-And then surprise, the glass breaks.
-Dying would be easier.
Swoosh—
The black silhouette flickered again from afar.
This time, it looked closer than before.
“Th-that thing isn’t coming this way, right?”
“It won’t.”
“You don’t know that! Hurry up and go inside—!”
Startled, Yeonwoo tried to run ahead.
Hanbit grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him back.
“If you run, it’ll collapse.”
“What? You said it was sturdy!”
“Did I?”
“…You didn’t.”
After walking like that for about ten minutes—
They stood before another fork, splitting left and right.
“Should we split up?”
“…You’re joking, right?”
“I’m kidding. Let’s go left.”
-lol Roper is terrified.
-He’d cry if they split up;
-I’d pee myself there too.
-I already did.
Hanbit led the briefly stunned Yeonwoo down the left path.
After walking for about five more minutes—
“Wow.”
Before them appeared enormous blue walls.
The floor was scattered with sparkling coral-like formations.
“Is this the maze? It really feels like an aquarium.”
Yeonwoo recalled the message from when they entered the waterway.
[Entering Dungeon – Irtelloger’s Aquarium.]
The silhouettes of fish seen through the translucent walls, and the sight of this maze.
Now he understood why it was called an aquarium.
Moreover, the spaces between the maze walls were wide, so it didn’t look overly complex.
“I’ll take the lead here.”
Feeling a sudden surge of confidence, Yeonwoo stepped forward boldly.
Hanbit checked the chat and confirmed that players outside hadn’t entered yet.
-Ranger is controlling things outside lol.
-They listen really well;
-Seems like he felt the wall called Black Dragon?
-No, he’s probably planning something again.
‘He’s being cautious.’
Hanbit’s suggestion had been that no one enter until he passed the maze.
And Ranger was actively enforcing it.
Even though he must be boiling inside, he was being quite careful.
He was probably recalling the incident with Artsvel’s spellbook.
Once he decided, he’d storm in without hesitation.
Given the outside atmosphere, it was time to shake things up a bit.
“What, you’re good at stuff like this?”
“I do have a knack for using my head.”
-Where did that confidence come from?
-Is a maze really about using your head?
-You still have to remember wrong paths though?
-Cameraman’s counterattack.
[User SmallSpender registered a 77,777 won challenge mission.]
[Success if the maze is cleared.]
“Oh, SmallSpender, thank you! I’ll show you.”
Backed by the donation, Yeonwoo moved forward confidently.
Hanbit opened the chat window and asked the viewers.
[You’ll give it even if I clear it, right?]
-lol immediate suspicion.
-Not a chance.
-Roper being Roper.
[User SmallSpender donated 10,000 won.]
[Fair enough.]
“Ah, hyung!”
Yeonwoo raised his voice after realizing the situation.
“Try it first. I’m not expecting much.”
“Wow, I’ll really show you then. From now on, I’m reborn as New Roper.”
With something strange triggered, Yeonwoo stepped forward, eyes blazing.
Hanbit followed behind, watching the chat.
“Where are you going first?”
“You know the right-hand rule, right? In mazes like this, you stick to the outer wall and go in slowly.”
-Oh.
-Scientific reasoning.
-Is he actually going to do it?
-Trust him?
The theory sounded confident and specific.
The chat’s reaction wasn’t bad either.
“Just watch. Even in the challenge dungeon, I tried things solo at first.”
Getting cocky, Yeonwoo began moving while keeping his right hand on the wall.
“From here, go this way….”
His methodical progress made it look somewhat convincing.
After about five minutes, he said with a puzzled expression,
“Don’t you smell something?”
“A smell?”
“Like… dirt, maybe….”
Tilting his head, he turned sharply around a corner.
And then—
Wriggle—
He came face to face with a man-sized sandworm.
