Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 36's

Cave Hidden by the Wind

"Should we start looking for a hidden dungeon?"

Eder leaves with Halt and Itar behind, and Kang Oh begins exploring the Lakern Mountains alone.

He had unexpectedly managed to obtain 600 gold, but nevertheless, the reason he had come to Lakern Mountain had not changed: finding a hidden dungeon.

'They say that the Cave Hidden by the Wind is within the Lakern Mountains ...'

That was what he had heard from one of the middle-aged men within the Adventurers Guild.

The Hidden Cave of Winds!

It is possible that it was not a hidden dungeon, and there is also a possibility that he was not the first to find it.

There must be some value in finding it, as he was unable to find any detailed info on Arthstory regarding it.

If he could find it, even though he wasn't the first to find it, he could write an article about Arthstory and make some money.

'But it would be better if it was a hidden dungeon, and I was the first to find it.'

Kang Oh roamed the Lakern Mountains as if he was a fisherman returning with a lot of fish.

When he was about halfway up the mountain, he saw a town with huts in the mountain basin.

The city was ruled by Jacquis.

Jacqui was a two-legged monster like a ferret, wielding a sharp scythe, and possessing strength against the wind.

'A weasel with wind power and a cave hidden by the wind, huh...'

Kang Oh can't just ignore this.

He entered the city and Jacquis emerged from the underground hut.

The three ferrets held their scythes with both hands, and raised their heads stiffly like meerkats!

Kang Oh untied the demon sword on his back, and two ferrets rushed towards him, swinging their scythe.

He dodged their attacks and swung his sword horizontally.

The weasel quickly lowered its head and dodged Kang Oh's attack.

The latter, who was watching Kang Oh from behind, crossed both of his hands.

The wind started blowing around him, as well as the hair.

The sha!

The cross-crossed weasel swung its arms, releasing a terrifying blade of white wind from its scythe.

Wind Knife!

Kang Oh nonchalantly raised his sword. The Wind Blade then sucked into his sword.

[Ubist has absorbed the Wind Blade. Satisfaction has increased by 0.01%.]

Kang Oh immediately used Slash, cutting off one of the ferrets.

Kang!

The weasel blocks its attacks by crossing its scythe. Even so, the physical impact and the resulting pressure caused it to sway.

Kang Oh will not miss that opportunity.

"Hahp!"

Kang Oh swung down.

Fast, but heavy!

His demonic sword passed through the middle of the weasel's body.

Peock!

The weasel fell and rolled to the floor.

However, he did not kill her.

Meanwhile, another ferret came rushing towards him.

Kang Oh swung his sword, deflected their scythe, and ran towards the fallen weasel.

'My feet will be better than my sword.'

Utilizing the inertial style of running, Kang Oh kicks the ferret that lays eggs on his face.

Peock!

The ferret flew into the air, accompanied by a 'blast', as its body turned gray.

'One fell.'

Kang Oh immediately turned his body, and rushed towards the remaining ferret.

Justjust as hell!

His blade splitting through the air could be heard, yet his sword work was smooth as if embroidering in the air.

Rather than one powerful punch, he chose quick and continuous attacks in succession!

The two ferrets instantly turned gray.

They were unable to mount a proper defense against Kang Oh's one-sided attack but were swept away by his sword.

Kang Oh collected the trash and simultaneously looked around the city and killed the ferret monster.

It only took him 10 minutes to kill fifty ferrets.

He even defeated the named Jacqui with ease, one with a mohawk in his head.

There was one item that fell near the dead man named Jacqui's body.

It was a yellow bead.

[Weasel Manic]

The beads that ferrets use when they summon the power of wind. It is also a material that can be used when making magical objects.

Material Rating: B

The Weasel Bead is a material. It was just an ordinary B-rank item.

However, he felt something from the bead; the same feeling he felt when he discovered his last hidden dungeon.

A suspicious feeling, as if there was something more to it than that!

"Hm."

Kang Oh carefully observed the yellow bead.

Besides being yellow in color, it was like any other bead; it would be great to play marbles with it.

But given the fact that his Hyper Intuition had been activated, he was sure there was something more to it than that.

'I have to ask Eder when he comes back.'

A Necromancer like Eder should be able to discover the secrets contained within the bead.

Kang Oh carefully stored the yellow bead into his inventory and continued the search for the Hidden Cave by the Wind.

* * *

Eder is back.

"I'm back."

Since she is attached to Kang Oh, she always knows where Kang Oh is.

So he had no trouble finding Kang Oh, even though Kang Oh was crossing the mountain.

Of course, Kang Oh can also call Eder.

However, he did not know when Eder would finish his task, so Kang Oh did not.

"Everything went well, right?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Good work," Kang Oh finished and extended his hand.

And Eder gave him a bar of gold worth 100 gold.

It was a gift for Halt and Itar.

"God."

Kang Oh grinned.

Gold always makes her feel comfortable.

"Have you found a hidden basement?" ask Eder.

"No, but can you see this for me?"

Kang Oh put the gold bar in his pocket and took the Weasel Bead from his inventory.

Eder grabbed the bead with her thumb and index finger and began to examine it.

"I saw it was a bead that contained magic" Eder said.

He could feel magic radiating from within the yellow bead. And the element is wind.

"Can't you detect the others?"

Eder examined him more thoroughly, but there was nothing strange about him.

"I don't, but is there some kind of secret that this bead hides?"

Eder fiddled with the bead.

“Of course there is,” said Kang Oh with certainty.

"How did you know that?" ask Eder.

Did he get that info from someone?

"There's something here. I have a hunch!" Answer Kang Oh.

Eder inwardly snorted.

He doesn't know about Hyper Intuition Kang Oh. Therefore, she did not trust Kang Oh's 'premonition.

But if he does not want his skull to split in half, he must respond appropriately.

"Hm. If the manic broke, then the wind power within it would flow out, so I can't believe it had anything to do with breaking it.." said Eder while acting as if he diligently inspected the Weasel Manik .

At that moment, Kang Oh felt as if there was a dead light bulb in his head. He had a spark of inspiration as if he knew that 'this is him!'.

'This is Edge Where the Lava Stop Arth' version'.

There's an area in Warlord called 'Edge Where the Lava Stops'.

If fire magic or scrolls were used in that area, then portals leading to other areas would form.

The Cave Hidden by the Wind must follow the same philosophy.

If a cave was discovered, and wind magic was used or wind-related magic objects were used, then a portal leading to another area would be formed.

"I'm sure of it."

Dreamgate, developer of Arth and Warlord.

Those are two games that share the same creator.

There should be some similarities between the two games.

'I know how to enter the basement ...'

Now he had to actually find the Cave Hidden by the Wind.

"We'll explore every cave in the Lakern Mountains."

* * *

Kang Oh and Eder looked into every nook and cranny of the Lakern Mountains and explored all of its caves.

They finally arrived at a cave that was blocked by bushes overgrown with bushes.

"Here we go."

Even if he didn't have Hyper Intuition, he would know that there was something inside this cave.

The surface of the wall was different, and there was a rather large symbol engraved on it.

The symbol consists of five straight but circular lines at the ends.

It was a symbol often symbolized by the wind.

Of course, his Hyper Intuition was acting up again.

'That's here. Here!', he said.

"Is this the Hidden Cave of the Wind?" ask Eder.

"Yes. You can see the wind symbol as clear as daylight there."

Kang Oh pointed towards the symbol.

Eder approached the symbol and began to examine it.

"I don't see a specific device here."

If not for the symbol, then it would have been an ordinary cave like the others.

And the wind symbol itself looked as if someone had drawn it as a joke; it was quite a bad job.

"What you see is not everything."

Kang Oh took out the yellow bead and slammed it to the ground.

Cheng!

The broken bead then released all of the wind energy contained within it.

Huey!

The wind started raging around the bead.

The wind passed Kang Oh and Eder, and also passed through every ounce of the cave.

Then, something extraordinary happened.

In one area inside the cave, a hole was formed, and from that hole, the wind began to suck.

Huiik!

The force he sucked in the wind became stronger in his second. At the same time, the hole gradually became even bigger.

How long has the time passed?

The once raging wind calmed down inside the cave, as if nothing had ever happened.

But in exchange...!

There was an oval-shaped portal in front of Kang Oh and Eder.

The portal kept rippling, like a calm lake with stones thrown into it. It was as if it was telling them to come in.

[You have found the Baramut Hunting Ground.]

[You were the first to find him.]

[Truth has increased.]

[When hunting at Baramut's Hunting Ground, you get double the experience. The item drop rate is also double.]

'The first person to find it!'

Kang Oh's face brightened.

His body trembled at the chance to strike gold once more.

He did not know what the Baramut Hunt Place was like, but Baramut was clearly the boss monster.

Because it's the 'Baramut Hunt Place'!

In that case, the boss would have already accumulated quite a lot of wealth!

'Everything's mine!'

It was an opportunity to make a lot of money. There is no reason to doubt.

"Let's go!" Shouted Kang Oh, and he walked through the portal.

The portal swayed and devoured him.

Bmd, ddak.

Gigi Eder chattered and followed Kang Oh.

As soon as Eder walked through the portal, it became smaller and smaller and disappeared entirely.

The silence returned to the cave.

As if nothing had happened.

* * *

"The portal's gone."

Eder pointed to where the portal used to be.

As he said, the portal had indeed disappeared.

"If we kill monsters here, then we will find wind scrolls. We can use it to get out after it's done."

It was the same for the Edge where Lava Stopped. It might be the same here.

After he finished speaking, Kang Oh scanned his surroundings.

Those who had passed through the portal, were inside the cave again.

However, there was a large crystal embedded in the ceiling that illuminated the cave.

There is only one road ahead.

"We don't know what's coming up, so beware."

Kang Oh prepared his demonic sword and followed the path ahead.

Eder also prepared himself so that he could cast magic at any time.

Kang Oh and Eder continued walking anxiously.

At some point, they found a way out, where the light came out.

"There are no monsters" said Eder.

As he said, there are no monsters here. There aren't.

"They must be outside the cave."

This is clearly a dungeon. There's no way it's completely empty.

Kang Oh and Eder get out of the cave.

"It's a forest."

It was a dense forest inhabited by dense trees.

However...!

Kuhoooong!

The loud roar of suddenly.

[You have heard Baramut's Roar. Baramut's roar instills fear in its prey and lowers their abilities.]

[You have overcome your fear through the Indomitable stat. Your ability is not diminished.]

As soon as his shout was over, a gigantic shadow emerged from the forest.

And it directly attacked Kang Oh!

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