Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 20's

The Search for Hidden Dungeons

Alishi dropped three items.

First, Kang Oh checked the necklace, which looked the most expensive of all.

"Value."

[Alishi Noodle Hero]

A necklace embedded with the four eyes of Spider Queen, Alishi.

Each eye shines a different color.

Even though it was a beautiful necklace, looking at her caused a feeling of sadness.

+ Power of Spider Queen: Anyone who completes this necklace will gain the power of the Spider Queen.

The power of Spider Queen is as follows:

Poison: Inspires weapons with toxic elements and also inflicts poison damage.

Spider Nets: Destroying enemies consistently will apply a slowness effect.

Earth Fragment: If you plant a weapon into the ground, the field fragments will be fired in all directions. (Can be used once every 30 seconds)

Call subordinates: You can call the mounts, Ground Shade Spider.

Rank: A

Capability: Main Statistics +5, Spell +20.

Provision: Need title, Spider Queen Killer.

It was an A-rank necklace.

It could not compare to a demon sword, but it was still a good item.

But his condition is limiting.

He wasn't sure if he could sell it because it required the title of Spider Queen Killer.

Kang Oh immediately completes the necklace.

[By complementing the Hero's Alishi Necklace, a Spell stat has been created.]

[Enchance improves the way others see you. The higher the status, the easier it will be to increase your closeness to the NPC.]

The necklace even caused the Spell stat to be made.

Kang Oh checked the next item.

[Armor Pattern Ghost Hero]

The armor has the ghost pattern of Alishi.

The armor is elastic and consists of a hard carapace and a bobbin of the Earth Spider.

Anyone who stared at the armor would be confused.

+ Optical Illusion: There is a small chance that anyone who sees the pattern will enter a confused state.

Rating: BB

Ability: Defense +32, Magic Resistance +17, Physical +3, Sense +1, -3% damage from spiders.

Provisions: Level 30. 40 Physical. 15 Souls.

Pretty good armor.

But due to the level restrictions, he could not directly wear it.

[Alishi Soul]

The essence of the poison that Alishi was underwritten. Increase Magic by 1 permanently. It also increases toxin resistance by 1%.

Stage: B

A soul was a type of consumable item that permanently increased one's stats.

'And. it's all mine.'

Kang Oh glanced at Darion and ate it.

It looked like green wine candy and it tasted like that as well.

[Magic +1]

[Toxic resistance has increased by 1%.]

Kang Oh cleans his hands and heads to the nest that Alishi has emptied.

"Oh!" Kang Oh exclaimed, after seeing the inside of Alishi's nest.

Look that!

Alishi has hoarded money, minerals, gemstones, sewing materials, etc. in his nest.

'The hidden underground chamber is truly the best!'

Boss monsters collected gold, precious gemstones, and materials.

Like a dragon's nest!

So what would happen if he defeated the boss of a hidden dungeon, which was never found and was constantly building up his hoard?

He would be left with wealth, just like now!

That's why users refer to hidden dungeons as gold mines; cleaning them like flashy gold. 

Kang Oh is one of the people who happens to get gold.

"How much is this!?"

Kang Oh picks up beginner sewing material, Spider Web Skein. 

Your inventory is full.]

He had yet to empty his inventory and was fully absorbed in finishing the basement. So much so that, before he knew it, his inventory was already full.

Kang Oh quickly dropped all his trash.

Spider Feet, Spider Eyes, etc. All of his spider-related trash was lying on the floor.

He stretched out his pitch-black sword that radiated darkness over the wreckage.

He activated the devil sword special ability: Predator!

[Ubist eating Spider Heart. Satisfaction has increased by 0.1%.]

[Ubist consumes Spider's Eye.].

[Ubis is.].

By the time he finished, the satiety of that demonic sword had reached 70%.

'A little bit more and it's going to get stronger.'

He was already anticipating what new abilities the demonic sword possessed.

After all, he needed to worry about all the materials present!

"Hoo hoo."

Kang Oh began to fill his now empty supply with all the ingredients.

The Arth currency system is simple.

100 silver \= 1 gold

1 gold \= 10,000 Won (~$10 USD)

Alishi had collected 50 gold, excluding all other materials.

Although it was a low-level hidden dungeon, the boss room had produced over 500,000 won.

Other than gold, he obtained a large amount of beginner materials such as green jade, iron ore, cobwebs scrolls, and even threads made from spider webs.

'As expected. There is a reason for the existence of Underground Hunters.'

Underground Prison Hunters are trying to be the first to find the dungeon. They are basically gold miners.

Although hidden dungeons would produce wealth, they were extremely difficult to find.

If not for Kang Oh's Hyper Intuition, he would never have found this hidden dungeon.

But on the other side...

'I might be able to find another hidden basement with my Hyper Intuition...'

And if he can...!

He imagined himself rich.

Kang Oh decides to forget about the others and uses his Hyper Intuition to find more hidden dungeons.

"Let's go."

There was nothing else he could do here, so he left the dungeon. 

* * * 

Sunset, red rays of sunset coloring the sky.

Kang Oh and Darion pass through the giant east gate of Altein.

"I'll go now."

Darion is ready to leave Kang Oh as soon as they arrive at Altein.

He obviously wanted to get away from his evil employer as quickly as possible.

"Darion," called Kang Oh as Darion tried to leave quickly.

"This. This is enough."

Clinks.

Kang Oh dropped 4 silver coins into Darion's hand. He originally planned to give her 3 silvers, but he decided to be generous and give her 4 silvers instead.

"Oh, and by the way, sometimes you can be impolite, so make sure you take care of that." 

"..."

"See you tomorrow."

Darion felt mixed up as he looked at the four silvers.

He was stuck with the wrong crowd and was only rewarded with 4 silvers for his efforts.

Moreover, his contract lasted a week, so he had to see him tomorrow as well.

"Yes."

With his shoulders slumped, Darion weakly returned to the Holiseum.

* * *

Kang Oh, after parting ways with Darion, was walking through a street surrounded by stalls and shops on both sides.

"I'll buy it!"

"Sell accessories to give to your girlfriend. Come and see!"

It was the shouting of the heralding traders.

Kang Oh simply continued on his way without giving them time.

He passed through a road wide enough for eight carriages to pass side by side, and then passed through a small alley. 

Kang Oh stops at an old building and looks shabby.

Crunched.

The door creaked as he opened it.

"Ready."

An old man, who was sleeping in a rocking chair, got up and cleaned his saliva.

"Hadm." (Vaporizing)

The man who yawned walked towards Kang Oh.

“I want to go to the gutter,” said Kang Oh.

The old man took one of the keys from the pile on his desk and walked to one of the walls.

The door consists of steel bars, like a prison.

Crunched.

The old man opened the door.

"There's a skeleton here so be careful" said the old man.

Kang Oh nodded and entered Altein's gutter.

* * * 

Kang Oh has a lot of knowledge about Arth.

It was the knowledge he had learned during his six months of physical training.

Clearly, the information had to do with the hidden dungeons and dungeons that had been published. 

Moreover, this included the experiences of the people who first discovered this hidden dungeon; this allowed him to choose several locations where according to him a hidden dungeon might be located.

One of those locations is the Altein gutter.

There are three reasons he chose the sewer.

"First, no monster boss is reported to be here."

There might be a boss monster here; it could only be hidden like Alishi.

"Second, this is pretty complicated."

The Altein drain is so complicated and large that it has more than 50 entry points. 

Since it was the waterway of Arth's largest city, it was only natural that the city was so big.

"Finally, there were a lot of rumors that there was a hidden dungeon here."

There are many rumors that there is a hidden dungeon located here.

Since Kang Oh has Hyper Intuition, he sure can find a hidden dungeon here if there is one.

“This place meets all those conditions,” muttered Kang Oh.

Water flowed swiftly through the canals on either side of the arch-shaped passageway.

There is also a wandering skeleton, which is a collection of yellow bones in a shape roughly like a human.

Skeletons were bone monsters level 30 or higher. They're not very strong.

So, the gutter is easily accessible from several places in Altein and is a popular hunting ground for low-level users. 

"I don't have to share my experience with Darion, so let's enjoy this."

Kang Oh walked forward and the wandering skeleton rushed towards him.

"Heup."

Kang Oh swung his demonic sword as if he was swinging a baseball bat.

Beok!

Satisfactory impact sound. It feels good, as if he scored a home run.

Kang Oh continuously hit the skeleton.

You have defeated the Skeleton Beginner.]

The skeleton instantly became a powder of bones and pieces of bone.

"Hey you, come here."

Kang Oh pointed towards the next skeleton and walked over.

Whack!

Whack!

Whack!

The skeletons tried to put up a fight by swinging their bone swords, but they were no match for Kang Oh, who had defeated the rampaging Alishi.

He immediately defeated the remaining skeletons, leaving only the remains on the ground.

Kang Oh picked up the bone fragments, which were junk, and stepped forward, stepping on the bone powder, as if he was stepping on scrap charcoal. 

* * *

Why are there so many rumors about a hidden dungeon in Altein's sewers?

"Here we go."

It was because of the stone statue before him.

Statues of winged animals, often seen in old houses in the west; a gargoyle.

He pressed the head of the gargoyle statue, which was said to protect one's residence from demons. It shook and lowered its head.

But nothing happened.

'As I thought, nothing happened.'

There were several types of statues in the gutter that lowered their heads and let out the same sound.

So, there was a rumor that if used properly, a hidden dungeon would appear.

'My intuition hyper didn't tell me anything either.'

He felt a strange sensation when he found Alishi's nest, but he did not feel such a feeling this time.

At that moment, a skeleton knife came swinging on Kang Oh's back.

He sensed the skeletal presence through Hyper Intuition, and felt the chill as usual.

In other words, there is nothing wrong with his Hyper Intuition.

Kang Oh turned around, fended off the bone sword, and cut off the skeleton's head.

Whack!

The skull was rolling on the floor!

As soon as he lost his head, he immediately tried to find it.

That's a pretty strange sight. Kang Oh kicked his ass, dropped it, and ground it into dust with his sword.

After that, Kang Oh continued to search the sewers late into the night, but he did not find anything valuable.

It was a pity, but he decided to try again tomorrow and log out.

* * *

[I've emailed you about the broadcast schedule and the contract. Please look at that.]

He has received a text message. It was from Park Jin Cheol.

Jae Woo immediately turns on his computer and checks the email.

One unread email.

The email was attached with a broadcast schedule and his contract for the flagship broadcast.

Jae Woo skimmed through the details of the Fight Against 100 Men broadcast but saw his contract in more detail.

Simple contract.

He will be awarded 10 million won (~$10,000 USD) a week after signing the contract, and if the viewer exceeds 5%, then he will be given an additional 2 million (~$2,000 USD) more.

The average audience of GBS is about 4-5%.

So, if the broadcast went well, he would receive another 2 million won.

'This is a gift.'

This has not been part of their verbal agreement but has been added to the final contract.

There was also a message from Jin Cheol asking him to take care of her next time as well.

Jae Woo sent his reply. He was quite satisfied with the contract and wanted to meet in person to sign it. 

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