Chapter 134

As tiny snowflakes poured down indiscriminately, the monster’s hard shell cracked and shattered, revealing its soft flesh. The twitching flesh with black and red veins soon bled black blood as it was cut by other snowflakes. Screeeech-! The monsters’ pained cries began to be heard from all directions. Cho-i Hyeon hummed a tune, using the sounds as music.

“Mister, could you ring a bell if you have one?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have such a bad hobby.”

“Oh dear.”

While Cho-i was squatting, watching the blizzard tear through the monsters, Suui Kim approached her and asked for something. And seeing that, Taeyang Kang immediately frowned. Suui Kim lowered herself and whispered something into Cho-i Hyeon’s ear, and Cho-i nodded as if she understood and stepped back.

“Hey! Let’s shut down our business!”

“What? Why?”

When Taeyang Kang asked back, Cho-i Hyeon jumped up and put her arm around Taeyang Kang’s tall shoulder. And Taeyang Kang naturally supported her waist. Cho-i said, suspended in mid-air,

“If S-Ranks and SS-Ranks act too much, A-Ranks won’t have anywhere to gain experience. So.”

“Still, shouldn’t you not shut down your business?”

“I’ll do the tanking. But I’ll only do tanking. You only do long-range support.”

“…Hmm.”

Taeyang Kang looked at Suui Kim and Nara Shim alternately. Suui Kim’s shoulders were tense. Nara Shim also seemed very nervous, but she nodded as if agreeing with the statement. Taeyang Kang eventually agreed to Cho-i’s words and put her down.

“I understand.”

“Thanks, thank you.”

Then she grabbed Taeyang Kang by the collar and lightly pressed her lips to his cheek before pulling away. Instantly, Taeyang Kang’s face flushed crimson. Cho-i Hyeon chuckled and stepped to the very front, gripping her shield properly.

“Let’s go.”

The group slowly began to move forward. Cho-i Hyeon led them at the very front, carefully examining the ground. She didn’t know what else might pop out from the ground. She stomped her foot on the ground once with a thud! Then she cast a shout again. -! A loud roar echoed, and then something began to crawl up from the ground. A scorpion monster with five eyeballs. Cho-i Hyeon clashed her shield and sword together, drawing aggro once more.

[Dosglade’s Scorpion (A-rank)]

Boom! The monster’s pincers and Cho-i Hyeon’s shield collided with a loud sound. And at the same time, Suui Kim stepped forward. Nara Shim also cast a buff on him as if she had been waiting.

[Using skill attack power increase! The attack power of a specific target increases by 18%!]

Suui Kim swung his sword. Clang! The sound of the monster’s shell and the sword colliding was heard. The sharp sword perfectly shattered the shell and touched the moist flesh. As the sword deeply penetrated and inflicted a wound that caused black blood to gush out, the monster began to rampage even more.

“So one hit isn’t enough, after all…”

“Cho-i Hyeon! Again!”

“I have eyes too, you know?!”

Cho-i Hyeon gave the monster’s head, whose eyes had turned to Suui Kim, a well-aimed kick. One of its eyeballs burst, and the monster’s gaze returned to Cho-i Hyeon.

“Is that a balloon? Why is it so weak?”

“Don’t you think you’re the strong one?”

“Oh, right?”

While the two bickered, Suui Kim swung his sword again. Kaga-gak! He plunged his sword into the already pierced shell and pulled it down, cutting half of the monster’s body before leaping back. Kiiieeeek, with a scream so loud it hurt their ears, the monster collapsed.

“Done!”

“Yes!”

Nara Shim also raised both arms as if excited. Then Cho-i Hyeon, drawing the aggro of a few monsters gathered in one corner, spoke.

“It’s too early to be happy, isn’t it? Can’t you see there are over ten monsters gathered here right now?”

“Oops.”

Nara Shim used a buff skill again, and Suui Kim charged in again. It only took two or three attacks per monster to kill them. The good weapon and the buffer’s support certainly made it efficient. Cho-i Hyeon would kick the monsters away whenever their aggro shifted to Suui Kim or Nara Shim, as if annoyed, and took back the aggro. But after some time,

[Ding]

A bright blue window appeared before his eyes.

[Successfully linked with supporter!] “Huh?”

[Supporter slot] [Nara Shim] [Suui Kim] [empty slot] [empty slot]

Cho-i Hyeon rolled his eyes for a moment, then selected Nara Shim.

[Nara Shim] [Buff Skills Stack on Linked Attack]

Cho-i Hyeon blinked and then selected Suui Kim this time.

[Suui Kim] [Double Attack Power on Linked Attack]

‘Oh…’

Cho-i Hyeon looked at the entity and punched the jaw of a monster that was about to attack Suui Kim. He understood that when he and a supporter performed a linked attack, it would be more efficient. But a strange sentence was written at the very bottom.

[Usable as Food in Emergency.]

‘What does this mean…?’

While Cho-i Hyeon was looking at those sentences, Suui Kim and Nara Shim admirably dealt with the remaining monsters by themselves. Taeyang Kang merely stood next to Myeongok Shin and Eunbeom Jeon, swatting away any stray fragments.

“Done!”

Nara Shim cheered. Suui Kim also looked quite pleased, her face bright. Just then, Myeongok Shin spoke to Cho-i.

“The tanking is so solid that the dealers don’t get hurt, so I have nothing to do.” “Oh, it’s fine. You’ll get hurt if we go deeper.” “You’re practically begging for us to get hurt.”

Nara Shim grumbled. Cho-i Hyeon chuckled and put her arm around her shoulder.

“Are you sulking?” “I’m not sulking!” “Oh, you are sulking!” “I said I’m not sulking!”

While Cho-i Hyeon giggled and teased Nara Shim, Suui Kim was looking into the distance. He narrowed his eyes and pointed in the direction he was looking.

“The scenery changes from over there.” “Let’s see.”

Cho-i Hyeon made a hand shade and looked in the direction Suui Kim was pointing. Indeed, the environment was different. The stone pillars, shaped like stalagmites and rising from the floor, were still there, but for some reason, they were blue, and something was crawling on the floor.

“Are those the monsters you were talking about?” “Uh, probably? Monsters with five eyeballs and only hands on the bottom.” “There’s really a lot of weird stuff here too.”

Cho-i Hyeon recalled the Angel and Devil Dungeon. The monsters there also had human hands instead of wings. Cho-i Hyeon meticulously observed the entities’ movements. The entities crawled across the floor with their many hands, and their five eyeballs rolled around as if they were wary of their surroundings.

“Even so, they’re just monsters.”

Cho-i Hyeon grinned and began to run forward.

“Hey!” “Last one buys dinner~!”

After Cho-i Hyeon, Taeyang Kang quickly took Myeongok Shin and dashed out. Suui Kim grabbed the blankly standing Eunbeom Jeon and ran, leaving only Nara Shim, who had been momentarily spacing out, alone in her spot.

“No! Hey!”

Nara Shim belatedly started running after them. Even if she was A-Rank, a buffer was still a buffer. It was difficult to keep up with the speed and stamina of dealers or tanks. Nara Shim panted, barely catching up to them. Cho-i Hyeon and her party had stopped at the point where the blue pillars began.

“Nara Shim wins the dinner bet~!” “Honestly, the difference is too much!” “Then be born a dealer.” “Ugh!”

Cho-i Hyeon reconsidered the window that had just appeared. So, in a linked attack, Nara Shim could stack buffs, and Suui Kim’s attack power would double. Cho-i Hyeon tilted her head, wondering about something.

‘Will Nara Shim’s buff also stack on Suui Kim?’

Cho-i Hyeon decided to check immediately. First, she stomped her foot once to signal to the others. -!!! She let out a Shout. And then she immediately started running forward. The eyeball monsters that had been crawling on the floor quickly started crawling towards her. As the entities raised their many hands, a black hole like a mouth appeared beneath them, filled with hundreds of teeth. Clang-!

[Casting Pushback!]

Cho-i Hyeon cast Pushback, pushing back the swarming monsters. He then looked at Suui Kim, who immediately stepped forward and swung his sword. Swish, thwack! Every time he swung his sword, five eyeballs burst in an instant. The monsters, having lost their eyes, became even more frantic, crashing against Cho-i Hyeon’s shield with a bang! Bang! They then bared their teeth ferociously and began to scatter in all directions.

“Nara Shim, buff Suui Kim!”

“I know, right?!”

“No!”

Cho-i Hyeon shouted.

“Double it!”

“What?”

Nara Shim asked back, looking bewildered.

“Just try it!”

“Ugh, wait!”

[Using skill agility increase! The agility of a specific target increases by 18%!]

As Suui Kim’s attack power was adjusted, his movements became faster. Thanks to this, he was able to cut down the monsters that were trying to scatter in all directions, one by one. They were smaller than the scorpion monsters, making them easier to deal with. After that, Nara Shim used another skill.

[Using skill attack power increase! The attack power of a specific target increases by 18%!]

“Oh?”

Another buff was applied to Suui Kim’s body. Nara Shim’s eyes widened in confusion as she said,

“H-how is this working?”

“Wow, I know. It’s working.”

Cho-i Hyeon once again clanged his shield and sword together to gather the scattering monsters. The monsters heard the sound and began to charge aggressively. Suui Kim, boosted by increased agility and attack power, literally flew around, dispatching the monsters. He plunged his sword into the ones with burst eyeballs, slicing them in half, and for those with intact eyeballs, he neatly bisected the joint between the eyeball and the hand. Black blood streamed down the monster’s arms, which resembled human arms.