Chapter 27 – The Hero Who Prevented the Dungeon Break

The guild master of the Prism Guild saw an article.

“A hero who prevented a dungeon break?”

It was about a hunter who happened to stop a dungeon break that occurred near a rural village.

“He stopped 80 werewolves alone?”

Even though they come out one by one sequentially, it’s not an easy task physically to stop that many.

‘There’s a video too?’

He clicked the link to YouTube and played the video of a man catching werewolves.

“W-what is this?”

The man was catching werewolves using lightning magic with a bluish buff on his weapon.

And in just two hits.

“Is he a magician? No, more than that, what skill is this?”

Whatever buff he used, the werewolves were easily being cut to pieces.

Looking at the comments, many people had the same reaction as him.

└What skill is that?

└Don’t know. It’s a buff skill, that’s for sure.

└Idiots. Can’t you tell by looking? It’s a magic swordsman skill.

└Magic swordsman? Was there such a job?

└More importantly, are magic swordsmen that strong?

└Magic swordsman is a very weak trash job though.

└But why is this guy so strong?

└Dunno. Maybe his level is super high.

└Didn’t you read the article? It clearly says he’s level 150.

└Anyway, I’m so jealous he got a 2 billion won reward.

└I want to get a reward too.

└Maybe in your next life.

The guild master was surprised again by the fact that he was only level 150.

“There was such a talent among D-rank?”

Prism Guild is a mid-tier guild in the country.

It was a time when they were desperately recruiting hunters as they were growing rapidly.

“If such an outstanding talent joins our guild…”

It wouldn’t be a dream to rise to the ranks of major guilds within a few years.

“Ah, but we don’t know his name.”

He looked for more articles with the same content, but nowhere was the hunter’s personal information available.

All he could know was the face captured in the video.

‘Even if I ask the Hunter Management Center, they won’t tell me…’

There was no way to recruit someone whose identity was unknown.

“Can’t be helped.”

Just as he was about to give up, he received a phone call.

It was An Jeong-sik, the guild manager.

-Guild Master! Something terrible has happened!

“What is it?”

-A help request came from the Cheonggyesan Dungeon where Ho-cheol hyung entered.

“What?”

The guild master knew well what a help request meant.

“Did you check the time? How much dungeon time is left?”

-Well… less than 20 minutes…

“Hah…”

It takes at least 20 minutes from here to Cheonggyesan.

Even if they send a guild member on standby, it’s already too late to rescue.

“Isn’t there any hunter nearby who can help?”

-No…

“Sigh, then there’s no way. Let’s wait for now. The survivor might be Ho-cheol.”

Seok Ho-cheol is one of the main forces of the Prism Guild.

Of course, his absence would inevitably lead to a loss for the guild.

‘I don’t care if others die. As long as Ho-cheol survives!’

After hanging up and waiting, the news that came was gloomy.

-Guild Master. Ho-cheol hyung died…

“Damn it! How did this happen!”

-According to the surviving hunter, a boss appeared at the end. I’m taking the hunter to write an incident report now.

“Hah… I understand.”

The guild master roughly put down his phone after hanging up.

“Damn! Such bad luck!”

For a boss to appear at the end of the conquest.

It was terribly unlucky.

‘I hope that surviving hunter didn’t rob them?’

He had heard that although rare, there were hunters who stole items through threats and torture.

‘I’ll have to hear the details from the hunter himself.’

Soon, the guild master left his office upon receiving a text from the manager saying they had arrived.

He intended to meet in person and hear what happened.

‘If I see even the slightest suspicious point…’

He would report it to the Hunter Association without mercy.

“Jeong-sik.”

“Ah, Guild Master.”

At the entrance were the manager and the hunter he brought.

“Oh?”

But the face looked familiar somehow.

“This is the hunter who survived the dungeon.”

“Hello. I’m Min Do-jun.”

The guild master made a bewildered expression at his greeting.

“This person?”

“Yes.”

“Are you the one who stopped the dungeon break in Sangseongli?”

Min Do-jun’s eyebrows twitched.

‘Has my face already become known?’

He had expected the video to spread, but he didn’t think he would be recognized so soon.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I thought you looked familiar! To think I’d meet the hero who saved citizens like this!”

The guild master brightened up and shook Min Do-jun’s hand.

“So it was Mr. Min Do-jun who recently stopped the dungeon break?”

The manager also looked surprised, having seen the article.

“Yes.”

He didn’t deny it.

He knew this would happen anyway.

“Please come inside!”

The guild master seemed somewhat excited, as if he had forgotten that his own guild member had died.

* * *

“…That’s how it happened. That’s all.”

The procedure for writing the incident report went smoothly.

He just had to tell what happened in the dungeon in chronological order.

Of course, there were no facts and it was all lies, but with some convincing facial expressions, people would have no choice but to accept it as truth.

“Thank you for your statement. I inform you that everything you just said has been recorded and may be provided as evidence.”

“I understand. Can I go now?”

“Ah, before you leave, the guild master said he has something to say, so he wants to see you.”

“The guild master?”

“Yes. Please follow me.”

Min Do-jun soon met the guild master in the office.

“You’re here? Please sit down!”

The guild master greeted him enthusiastically, with some ulterior motive.

“Was it hard giving your statement? Was there anything uncomfortable?”

“No.”

“It was just a formal procedure, so I hope there were no misunderstandings. Haha.”

The guild master, who had said he would hear the statement directly and uncover the truth, had not a shred of doubt about Min Do-jun left in his mind.

‘A hero who stopped a dungeon break wouldn’t rob. Of course!’

Moreover, after earning 2 billion won in rewards, there’s no way he would kill someone for a mere few hundred million.

“By the way, what did you want to say…”

“Ah, about that.”

The guild master got to the point.

“I found out that you haven’t joined a guild yet. So I was wondering if you’d consider joining our Prism Guild? Since we’ve met like this…”

“No. I’m not interested.”

“What? But still…”

Min Do-jun stood up without listening further.

“I’m not in the mood for that right now. I’ll see you next time if there’s an opportunity.”

Saying that, he left the place.

‘Ah…!’

Watching his departing back, the guild master belatedly realized his mistake.

‘Of course he wouldn’t be in a good mood when two people died… Damn! I was too hasty!’

But the reason for Min Do-jun’s bad mood was different.

‘Bothering me with such useless things.’

He wondered what they wanted to say, but it was just a guild invitation.

‘There’s no reason to join a guild that sees its members as money.’

As he was leaving the guild building.

“Hunter-nim!”

Park Dong-yun appeared.

He seemed to have come after receiving a call from the guild.

“You’re here?”

“W-what happened? Why did you write an incident report?”

Min Do-jun explained the situation.

That he went to a dungeon with acquaintances, a boss appeared, and there were casualties.

“You told me to rest for a day, but you went to a dungeon?”

Park Dong-yun soon showed a disappointed look.

“You could have at least told me.”

“I wanted you to rest, Manager-nim. I didn’t say anything on purpose because I was afraid you’d wait for me if I said I was going to a dungeon.”

“Ah…”

A hunter who considers his manager.

It was touching.

Most of the hunters he managed thought of their managers as servants.

‘But this person is different.’

Not only his skills but also his personality was perfect.

As he was making that assessment, Min Dojun said.

“Manager-nim. Please book a dungeon for me.”

“Which one should I book?”

“The Little Snake Dungeon that allows solo entry, please.”

“Oh, isn’t that a bit dangerous?”

“It’s fine. I went there today too.”

“That’s why I’m saying this. What if a boss appears again like today?”

“Don’t worry. If I see a boss, I’ll definitely run away.”

Of course, he had no intention of running away.

‘If a boss appears, that’s good for me.’

Min Dojun was confident he could defeat a boss alone.

There was also a reason he had to defeat it if he saw one.

‘If I defeat a boss, I can get Snake Fang Poison with 100% probability.’

If it doesn’t come from regular snakes, he might as well get it by defeating the boss.

This is only if a boss appears, though.

‘I have a lucky charm, so you never know.’

From Min Dojun’s perspective, meeting a boss is lucky.

Then wouldn’t the probability of meeting a boss increase somewhat?

‘Whether it really appears, we’ll have to see.’

Min Dojun entered the dungeon, hoping the lucky charm would be effective.

* * *

Crackle- Crackle-!

[Experience +1,860]

[Experience +1,860]

[Experience +1,860]

[You have leveled up!]

Three Little Snakes lay scattered around in pieces.

As they disappeared into smoke, Min Do-jun stood there with a dazed expression.

‘Already 250. The leveling speed has definitely increased.’

As his level increased by more than 10 each time he ran a dungeon, the numbers changed day by day.

‘I understand why Jung Tae-sik had a hard time.’

He could feel what it’s like when money can’t keep up with the level.

But for Min Do-jun, money was overflowing.

‘Apart from money, I wish Snake Fang Poison would drop… Or a boss would appear.’

He needed 2 Snake Fang Poisons to break the seal.

But so far, not even one had dropped.

‘Since collection items are bound, I have no choice but to get them myself…’

If he could buy them with money, he would pay even hundreds of millions.

‘Do I have to kill about 1,000 to get Snake Fang Poison?’

He continued hunting, now half giving up.

Then.

Rumble rumble-

A strange sound was heard along with vibrations shaking the ground.

‘Could it be?’

Min Do-jun ran towards the source of the vibration.

And he encountered it.

The boss of this area.

‘It’s a Big Snake.’

A Big Snake is an enormous snake.

Think of it as almost the size of a moving train.

Rumble rumble-

It’s no wonder the ground shakes with each movement.

‘Oh? But…’

The scale pattern was different from the Big Snake Min Do-jun knew.

‘Could it be?’

Min Do-jun hurriedly ran to the tail area.

And he saw it.

Another head where the tail should be.

‘Twin Big Snake!’

It was a variant of the Big Snake.

The same size, but with a head near the tail area as its characteristic.

‘Did luck really work?’

As a variant, it was a boss hard to encounter.

‘That’s great.’

Min Do-jun gripped his sword.

‘I needed two Snake Fang Poisons anyway.’

With two heads, the reward would be double.

It was a characteristic of the Twin Big Snake.