"Hey... why are you alone?"
At my question, Shin Yuseung looked down with a somewhat melancholic expression, tears glistening, and answered.
"Well... recently... they all... died..."
'Ah shit... first words and it's already fucked up...'
I thought to myself that it was messed up from the start and pondered what to say next.
"Oh... hey, sorry... I didn't know..."
"No... it's okay..."
Seeing Shin Yuseung speak weakly, I felt a pang of pity inside, then asked her.
"Then... would you like to travel with us?"
I pointed to Melusine watching from afar and asked Shin Yuseung, and she asked if it was really okay.
"It's fine, so don't worry... Of course, it's not forced. If you don't want to, just say so."
At my words, Shin Yuseung thought for a moment, then said to me.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"Good choice! By the way, I'm Kang Yuseong, and that over there is Melusine."
"I'm Shin Yuseung."
And so, Shin Yuseung joined our party.
A few minutes after Shin Yuseung joined the party, she suddenly asked curiously.
"By the way, where are we heading now, oppa?"
"Huh? Where we're heading?"
[A few constellations are curious about your destination.]
Looking at Shin Yuseung's curious expression and the constellations, I answered briefly.
"Hidden dungeon."
Just then, Daeseong Tower appeared in the distance, and I quietly took out an item from my inventory.
Item Information
Name: Demon Castle's Key
Grade: S-grade
Description: A key that allows entry to the hidden dungeon, Demon Castle. It can be used at Daeseong Tower in Songpa-gu.
"Now... shall we go in?"
I immediately used the Demon Castle's Key, and instantly, the world changed.
Fwoosh!!!!
Where Daeseong Tower once stood, only a blazing tower remained.
'Just in case, I'll release a few clones...'
Preparing in case we couldn't exit on time, I summoned a few clones to act and said.
"Let's go."
"Yeah."
"Y...yes!"
Thus, the three of us entered the entrance of Demon Castle, where a three-headed dog was waiting for us.
[Grade 5 monster species, Hell's Gatekeeper Cerberus, has recognized you—]
"Crushing Fist!"
[Skill Crushing Fist LV 1 has been activated.]
Before it could fully recognize us, I activated the skill: Crushing Fist and charged at it.
"Smash!!!!!!"
Kwaaaaaaaang!!!!!
As I slammed a fist concentrated with powerful magic into Cerberus's head, it was instantly smashed into the ground.
[You have defeated the Grade 5 monster species, Hell's Gatekeeper Cerberus.]
[You have acquired 5,000 coins as a reward.]
[A coin event is currently in progress.]
[You have acquired 20,000 coins as a reward.]
[Additionally, you have acquired the items: Gate Key, 3 pieces of Cerberus's Fang, and Sentinel's Necklace.]
"No time to waste, let's hurry."
At my words, Melusine and Shin Yuseung, who looked flustered, nodded, and we entered Demon Castle.
[A hidden scenario has arrived.]
Category: Hidden
Difficulty: SSS
Clear Condition: Demon Castle is currently filled with demons. Hunt demons and collect souls to acquire special rewards.
Current Souls Collected (0/10000)
One soul is obtained per demon, but upper floors have demons with multiple souls.
Time Limit: None
Reward: ???
Failure: —
Looking at the swarming demon species, I said.
"Now... it's demon hunting time!!!"
After hunting demons indiscriminately for several hours, we quickly reached the 49th floor.
"Melusine, over there!"
"Got it, Master."
At my words, Melusine dealt with another demon.
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire cheers and shouts that all these demon bastards should be killed.]
[The constellation Salvation of Corruption cheers at your demon-slaying appearance.]
[The nebula Archangels of Eden like you.]
[You have received a sponsorship of 50,000 coins.]
Seeing the message, I immediately cut off the limbs of the demons charging at me to subdue them.
Fwoosh!
Then, Yuseung handled the subdued demons with her dagger.
This way, Shin Yuseung, the weakest in the party, could earn coins and grow a bit.
"Good job, Yuseung-ah."
I praised Shin Yuseung and patted her head.
"Hehe..."
Shin Yuseung smiled, seemingly happy, but then a massive shadow loomed over us.
[Avatar Maiuri is activating skill Cherubiel LV 5.]
Kwagwagwagwang!!!!!
Numerous lasers fired from Cherubiel's eyes slaughtered the demon species, and from afar, Maiuri smiled as if to say, "Did I do well?"
"...Yeah, good job, well done."
At my words, Maiuri smiled and glanced at Melusine, who frowned at the smile and quickly flew around slaughtering demons, and not to be outdone, Maiuri also slaughtered demons with Cherubiel.
"...Really... both of you are so childish..."
I shook my head at their childish competition and checked the hidden scenario window.
Category: Hidden
Difficulty: SSS
Clear Condition: Demon Castle is currently filled with demons.
Hunt demons and collect souls to acquire special rewards.
Current Souls Collected (4167/10000)
One soul is obtained per demon, but upper floors have demons with multiple souls.
Time Limit: None
Reward: ???
Failure: —
Seeing that we hadn't even collected half the souls, I scratched my head and tried to buy items from the shop for faster clearing, but
[Skill: Shop has entered an update.]
[Time remaining: 3 days]
"Oh, fuck..."
At the sudden shop update, I almost let out a curse but barely held it in.
"Since I'm in a bad mood, I should spin the gacha..."
I was about to do the usual Creation Gacha, but then
"Now that I think of it,... I forgot until now... there's another gacha, right?"
Until now, the gacha I've been spinning is the Creation Gacha.
And besides that, I have another gacha: the Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Gacha.
"I have plenty of coins anyway... shall I spin it a bit?"
Without hesitation, I used 50,000 coins (100 spins).
[The characteristic Man of Good Fortune is surprised.]
[The characteristic Man of Good Fortune cannot hide its astonishment.]
At the strange reaction of the characteristic today, I wondered, and soon was shocked by the gacha results that appeared.
Results: Fire Dragon's Egg, Skill: White Pure Steel Qi, Ancient Beast's Fruit, Fruit of Good and Evil, Supreme-grade Magic Recovery Potion×3, Supreme-grade Stamina Recovery Potion×2, Skill: Poker Face, Characteristic: Lamarck's Giraffe.... (omitted), ...
"Fuck..."
The incredible jackpot made me pass out.
It's only 5%!!! So why did it drop!!!!!!!!
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