Chapter 5 Part1 (1/2)

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Since it was underground, it seemed normal to be unable to tell how much time has pa.s.sed, but depending on the time, the Underground Empire would brighten and then darken, and then repeat. From what he had heard, the magic originating from the large scale magic spheres, that were set up and attached to the extremely high ceiling, made it possible, but it wasn't really important to him.

[Mr. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo has entered the chatting channel.]

Within the silent darkness, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo gently leaned against a rotten, decaying old tree, and then checked the chatting channel.

[Lloyd H.K: Newbie, you're not dead yet, right?]

[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo: Since you've been worrying about me, I'm still alive.]

[Lloyd H.K: Good, you're doing well.]

Naturally, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't need to sleep (not like he could), so regardless of whether his surroundings were light or dark, he continued to move; but he was mentally exhausted after clearing another dungeon following the battle with the Treasure Eater, so he didn't feel like moving.

Therefore, he decided to rest using night time as an excuse, as well as snoop around the chatting channel.

[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo: Senior, you're not going to sleep?]

[Lloyd H.K: I feel like I'll be ok for about four more days.]

[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo: Aha.]

'Perhaps that guy's also undead', he thought, but there was no way he'd be. It was just that the higher one's level was, the higher their physical abilities, so the less sleep they'd need.

[Prince Altania: Lloyd, how are you always in here? You're not in here all day, are you? Please tell me you're not.]

[Lloyd H.K: Shut up. I'm actually getting ready to give a group of undead a proper beat down, you know.]

[Prince Altania: Well, it seems like you're still diligently doing those hero quests that don't give you much of a reward... Just quit it right now. I discovered a level 5 dungeon, you know? If you want, I can put you in my party.]

[Lloyd H.K: Hmm... send the location to my personal channel. I'll finish up here and go immediately.]

[Prince Altania: In the end, you're still going to do the quest. What an amazing sense of duty.]

A personal channel. Contrary to the chatting channel, a personal channel allowed heroes to send messages to and from each other, and it hadn't yet opened for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. Of course, even if it opened, there wasn't anyone to really use it with.

[s.h.i.+no Rendu: A dungeon? Hey, let me in too.]

[Prince Altania: You're still level 5. Don't you know the fundamental rule; that you need to be one level higher than the dungeon you're entering?]

[s.h.i.+no Rendu: Ugh, that's true, but...]

[Lloyd H.K: Sorry, s.h.i.+no. Ah, I need some help here, do you think you could help me out? I can also share the quest with you.]

[s.h.i.+no Rendu: It's fine.]

[Mr. s.h.i.+no Rendu has left.]

[Lloyd H.K: Oh well... It's quick going from level 5 to level 6. I should encourage him later.]

[Prince Altania: Lloyd, you nanny...]

Lloyd and the Prince spoke about this or that, and it seemed like they were quite close. It must mean that they've spent a lot of time together after they dropped into this world.

Lloyd was good-natured and honest while the Prince was immature and said whatever he wanted; it did seem like they were a good combination.

[Ms. Ye Jin Jin has entered the chatting channel.]

[Ye Jin Jin: E-everyone. Have you all seen it, too? That thing!]

[Lloyd H.K: Oh, it's been a long time, newbie. Now that I think about it, you're not a newbie anymore. Did you know that you have a stronger junior under you now?]

[Prince Altania: Ye Jin Jin? I haven't seen you in a long time, so I thought you were dead.]

[Ye Jin Jin: I-I'm not dead, you know! But more importantly, a stronger junior...? Ah, that's not it. The horse is the problem right now, the horse!]

[Erian Ruparte: ...A horse? Jin Jin, what horse?]

Lee s.h.i.+n Woo half listened to what his seniors were chattering on about and rested. He held a circular chip in his hand that looked similar to a gold coin; it had a muscular warrior wielding a greatsword engraved on it.

[The Fighter's Token]

[A warrior who never looks back and struggles valorously. To a fighter, any plan, or aid is but a hindrance.]

”So, this does come out...”

He did want to obtain these tokens, but he didn't know what he'd need to do to obtain them. For him to just get one for clearing a dungeon... If he were to quibble as to why this token came out, he thought that it was due to him pus.h.i.+ng through the dungeon in a straight line without using any skills.

'I had wanted to raise my Regeneration skill, but I got fl.u.s.tered since I didn't get hurt at all.'

When he had fought against the Treasure Eater, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had significantly grown in battle experience, as well as stats after his battle with the Treasure Eater, so he could no longer feel any danger from level 1 dungeons; he had put forward his Bone of Thunder Lasting and pushed through the dungeon.

He had intended to train his Regeneration skill by using it whenever he was injured and thus increase his proficiency in it, but the dungeon was too easy, so he hadn't been able to use his Regeneration skill.

The boss was level 2, but its attack power, as well as its endurance, were just a little bit higher than the Ratman. But he didn't need any other skills aside from Bursting Thunder to take it down.

After thoughtlessly clearing the dungeon like that, he had gained the Fighter's token. Since he had gained something, it was worthwhile pus.h.i.+ng through the dungeon so ignorantly.

'Perhaps... it might be better to hold onto a solid singular concept to get other karma tokens.'

By slaughtering, he gained the Slaughterer's token. By pus.h.i.+ng through the dungeon in a straight line without the use of skills (perhaps the time it took to push through the dungeon or his combat style had an effect), he had gained the Fighter's token. In a battle where he had fooled the Skeleton Warriors, and lead them to their deaths, he had gained the Trickster's token.

If it followed that logic, then he thought it might be best to pull the other abilities he possesses into a single concept in order to clear the quest. However, he smiled bitterly.

'Ha, talk is cheap.'

What concept is he even supposed to choose? Moreover, there wasn't any guarantee that he'd continue to face easy battles that he'd be able to plow through without using all his strength. Regardless of how hard he tried to think positively, his head just hurt, so he just stopped and shook his head.

[Ye Jin Jin: I'm telling you it's true. A Skeleton Horse that can run extremely fast! It's really scary and really fast!]

[Yasunori Akira: ...What c.r.a.p. If it were an undead, then it'd be hostile to humans. Have you forgotten the basics?]

[Lloyd H.K: Newbie... No wait, you're not. Ye Jin Jin. Explain it in more detail. First off, it's really an undead, right?]

[Ye Jin Jin: That's what I'm saying. It was all bone, and where its two eyes should be, deep blue goblin fire was burning... it's as scary as a named Skeleton Knight!]

[Prince Altania: A Skeleton Knight's nothing, whether it's named or not.]

[Erian Ruparte: Sir Altania, Jin Jin is still level 3. Please fix that insensitive speech habit of yours.]