NOVEL NEXT WORLD chapter 10
10 – Deep Exploration (2)
A central point in a cave guarded by a group of dwarves.
After that, there are three paths.
The first place we explored is on the left.
Habitat of mini golems.
Other monsters do not appear.
And now it has become an empty cave where even mini golems do not appear.
Because the kkaebi slaughtered all of them.
No spillage behind, very clean.
The dwarves did not enter the encyclopedia, but took on the role of collecting magic stones by following the path paved by Kaebi. Now that I’m here, I should be a porter.
“That little dwarf… No, a monster called Kkaebi. Is it really 2 stars? Even if I can’t do it, it looks like it’s more than 3 stars.”
Baek So-ah talks as if she is stumped.
He even looked in amazement at Kaebi, who was waving brightly at the dead end.
“Our kaebi are a bit amazing.”
“…I’m speechless, really.”
Baek So-ah seems to be paying more attention to Kkaebi than to me.
Not even that.
Even the basic dwarves are overbalanced compared to normal 2-star monsters, but they have even learned a legendary job.
‘Still, I didn’t know that even mini golems would be slaughtered like this.’
Even for the weakest monsters, the dwarves.
From 1 star to mini golems, which are quite high in rank, they are no match at all. really surprised noja
Although the attack power is not great.
Since they were second to none of the 2-star monsters in terms of defense, it was beyond the expected range to advance while overwhelmingly subjugating them to this extent.
Because she does her job well, she looks prettier.
“As expected, our kkaebi. because I believed great job!”
─Kei.
He patted her head with compliments.
She is no different from a girl who is shy when she hugs her body.
Can a monster be this cute?
As I was stroking it with a sincere hand, the other dwarves stared at my hand with an expression of envy as they held a handful of magic stones in their arms.
“yes? You also suffered.”
After receiving the magic stone.
Dwarves 1 through 3.
I stroked my hair without discriminating.
Because favoritism is bad.
─Kirik!
─Kiririk!
very good die
Originally, the summoner and the summoner had to communicate frequently in this way.
When intimacy goes down.
Sometimes there are summoned beasts who ignore their masters.
“But there is no road leading here anymore? flaw. To have to go back.”
Leaving Baek So-ah talking to herself behind her.
I checked the encyclopedia.
‘The number of mini golems was exactly 88.’
A total of 88 fragments were found to have entered.
“what are you doing? Aren’t you going?”
“···wait a minute.”
Created a mini golem using 5 fragments.
—
◎Summon
[★★☆One-legged Dwarf (Kaebi)]
[ Dwarf (3)]
[★Mini Golem]
—
First of all, I checked that it was added to the summon list.
Next, we looked at the evolution list.
—
◎Evolution
[★Mini Golem]
▷List view
★★Stone Golem (final form)
Condition: Magic Stone 105/30
★★Iron Golem
Condition: Magic Stone 105/50
★★Clay Golem
Condition: Magic Stone 105/10
—
Acquired 65 1-star magic stones.
Adding the 40 Mana Stones he owned before, the total Mana Stones he possessed is 105.
It has accumulated quite a bit.
‘The mini golem has three routes. Are the iron golems and clay golems not final forms?’
The Stone Golem is well known.
Conversely, the other two were unfamiliar.
They were monsters not described in the novel, like the unicorn dwarves.
While stroking my chin, I was staring at the encyclopedia.
“what. Isn’t it just a blank sheet?”
Baek So-ah, who was standing next to her, suddenly raised her head.
The delicate scent of lavender wafting from the flowing hair tickles the tip of your nose.
use good shampoo
“I can’t see anything for anyone but me.”
Naturally.
In the first place, this encyclopedia cannot even be touched by others.
“What are you watching right now?”
“Evolution list. Just to get some power before going the other way.”
if you want to do it safely.
Rather than evolving a new monster whose performance is unknown, it is best to mass-produce a dwarf with proven strength.
but···.
‘Because I have to evolve everything at least once because of the sensitization.’
if you can afford it
I plan to create monsters of all routes, including the dwarf leader.
When I read the additional ability called Encyclopedia in the setting book. For that alone, the job of being a monster summoner was highly evaluated.
‘First of all, it’s not the final form, and it’s a clay golem that doesn’t even contain magic stones.’
I chose the route without hesitation.
Like when evolving a kkaebi, when the book was covered and vibrated loudly, Baek So-ah stepped back as if surprised.
“It’s a surprise!”
He’s more intimidating than he looks.
Even such a trivial personality was not written in the setting book.
I have never seen such a startled look like this in the work.
bad mouth
Possess a fiery personality.
That was Baek So-ah’s identity.
“Why are you surprised so often?”
“I’m usually surprised… Please tell me about this in advance.”
The more you get to know the new side.
I realized that this world is not a novel, but a reality, and that she is also a real human being, not a character made up of mere scraps of typeface.
Kim Soo-han, who was portrayed in the story, treated humans living in this world as mere NPCs.
When I read it as a novel, I was a reader and a third person, so I thought I might think that way.
However, when I became a resident of this world, I couldn’t understand Kim Soo-han at all.
Wherever you look, they’re NPCs.
How do you see this world as a virtual world?
‘Well, thanks to Kim Soo-han’s thought, the development of cider continued.’
It’s still a while before Kim Soo-han realizes the truth.
‘As expected, I shouldn’t get entangled with him.’
You have to keep your distance in order not to get killed.
until you get stronger.
***
The end of the central road is, of course, a dead end.
And it was the habitat of ‘Little Warg’, a wolf-type monster.
─Keii…
He managed to dissuade the kkaebi, who had a sense of goodwill when he met an enemy.
I have to experiment with other powers this time.
Kkaebi, who had suffered earlier, is soft on her back.
The guy to compete this time is a clay golem.
Except for being made of clay, it looks identical to a mini golem.
I decided to call her Clay for short.
“Clay. take the lead.”
─Puuu.
Clay waddled ahead on his short legs.
“It’s slow.”
“···yes. It’s slow.”
I also affirmed Baek So-ah’s evaluation.
too slow too slow
It doesn’t even have the ‘quick charge’ skill like the mini golem.
but.
A new skill was created that transforms the body like mud and handles it freely.
Little Wargs can’t use magic.
It was a skill that could perfectly counter him.
—-Kururu…
Separately from the group, Little Warg, who was standing guard, approached.
ㅡ kong! kong!
─Puuu.
Little Warg used his sharp claws to claw his way through Clay’s body.
but.
Clay, which had turned into mud, didn’t take any damage, and it flowed down and covered Little Warg’s body in reverse.
Then, he penetrated his body through a hole called a hole leading to the inside of the body.
ㅡKer, kuhh!
Little Warg’s eyes started to protrude, and his outer skin swelled here and there.
Before long, holes were pierced through the body like a balloon bursting. Guts and bright red blood gushed out and soaked the floor.
─Puuu.
After the slaughter, Clay reassembled his body and moved forward.
“Wow···. It’s grotesque.”
Baek So-ah frowned.
Still, it is interesting to watch.
Do I have to pay a viewing fee for this?
We quietly follow Clay.
I picked up a rare magic stone and put it in.
The dwarfs used as porters have been restored to the encyclopedia.
ㅡKuhung!
ㅡKurrure! keong…!
The desperate screams of the Little Wargs, which had been resounding endlessly, stopped for a moment.
Suddenly, the inside of the cave was enveloped in silence and became quiet.
‘Did I catch them all already?’
Walking was slow.
Hunting speed is excellent.
Also a 2 star monster.
Since Sangseong was superior, this was to be expected.
As we reach the end of the central road, we see Clay standing there.
Numerous magic stones were scattered around.
Baek So-ah, who confirmed that the road was dead-end, let out a sigh.
“But we really have no luck. The path to the right must have been the path to the boss room.”
It’s not that you’re out of luck.
because i was aiming
I didn’t bother explaining it.
It is true that Baek So-ah is out of luck.
It’s because she’s the daughter of the president of the association, so she grew up wealthy.
It would be much more efficient to go straight to the boss room and farm stats or skills than searching for 1-star magic stones one by one.
It is natural that the common people do not know how they feel.
“But you’ve been saying that ever since, what are you doing?”
While Kaebi and Baek So-ah pick up the magic stones,
I was looking for something while running my hand over the cave wall.
Baek So-ah tilted her head and asked if she thought this was a strange behavior.
“ah. Looking for something… um?”
It was then.
Unlike other rough walls.
I found a place where the toxic texture was heterogeneous.
I touched the wall I passed through again and compared it.
It definitely feels smooth here.
The moment you push with a little force.
woo woo-
The wall vibrates.
The entire cave began to tremble violently.
Then the dust rose, and the wall I pushed split on both sides.
“What, what? Could it be that the hidden boss room…?”
Baek So-ah’s eyes widened like rabbits.
‘You’re lucky. I never thought I’d find it so easily.’
Half of the 5th grade dungeons are made up of caves.
Compared to other dungeons, the space is small and narrow.
That means it’s easy to find hidden boss rooms.
When the protagonist uses this dungeon.
The presence or absence of the Hidden Boss Room was not mentioned.
Could it be that I just couldn’t find it?
I just kept touching the walls of the cave with that thought in mind, but I really didn’t expect my predictions to be true.
“Really, what are you… How can you find the hidden boss room so easily?”
“…Well, it was just luck. Hidden boss rooms are often found near places where monsters gather, so I checked it just in case.”
The dungeon is also small anyway, so it doesn’t take long to explore it.
Saying it slyly, I moved to the hidden boss room.
It’s the dungeon I got at best.
You should suck up even the thrifty honeydew.