Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 60's

The Uninhabited Island

"Your mother?" Kang Oh asked.

Grano must have called his mother.

"Ah, this isn't an amazing story or anything like that."

Grano waved his hand.

“Then it will be a good story to hear while we are on our way to the island,” Kang Oh smiled and said.

Grano nodded his head and began, "When I was young, my mother would tell me interesting stories before I went to bed. The most memorable is the story that the Baritone Desert was once called the Blue Earth."

Kang Oh tilted his head.

"It wasn't always desert?"

This was the first time he had heard of this.

"Yes. It is said that the Rain God, Dalla, brought rain to the Baritone Desert every day while he was there. Back then, the Baritone was a fertile land where grasses grew and rivers flowed."

"Dalla's... In ancient languages it meant clouds and wind" Eder said.

In ancient languages, 'dal' means cloud, and 'la' means wind.

"In the desert, clouds are carried by the wind" Grano said.

"So what happened next?" Kang Oh asked.

"Dalla fell in love with a young girl. And the young girl in turn loved him. However, it is said that if gods love humans, then they lose their divinity and become normal humans."

“Seeing like a desert, I can see what choices he made,” said Kang Oh.

"Indeed. And they have kids too. The blood of Dalla and the girl was passed down from generation to generation, and my mother turned out to be their offspring. Therefore, I am also a descendant of Dalla," Grano said.

"Are you trying to make rain replace the Rain God, Dalla?" Kang Oh asked.

"Looks. After I heard the story from my mother, I felt called. That I should make the desert fertile again."

"I understand."

Kang Oh nodded.

"That's why I became a witch and why I was looking for a way to make it rain. In fact, the magic to create rain already exists. However, that's not the magic I'm looking for."

"Why is that?" Kang Oh asked.

"Shewing that spell requires several magicians, or one extraordinary Archmage. Moreover, it only made rain in a short period of time in a small area."

If he wanted to make the desert fertile again, then he needed to bring down continuous rain over a large area.

"So, I decided to make a rain-making device and started my research. However, the other witches were not very interested in the device."

Grano showed a somewhat bitter expression.

"But can't you still command your subordinates? I heard you are the director of the water magic laboratory. Why are you doing all the work yourself?" Kang Oh asked.

When one became the research director in the Mage Tower, they should have some subordinates under them. He could make them do all the menial work, so why would he have to go through all the trouble?

"This is my personal research. I can't force the witches of the water magic lab to help me with personal matters" Grano said firmly.

He then added, "If they volunteer, it will be a different story altogether ..."

Grano's voice weakened. It was obvious why his voice had become so silent. None of his subordinates offered their services voluntarily.

Kang Oh looked at him and inwardly clicked his tongue.

'Chih, ck. He actually paid the price to get through the trouble.'

Is this what crickets feel when they see ants?

To Kang Oh, who was always harassing and burdening his subordinates like Darion and Eder, everything seemed stupid.

Of course, only Kang Oh thinks like that.

"You're really amazing."

Eder clasped Grano's hand. His eyes shone; his eyes seemed to say, 'If only you made a contract with me instead!'.

"No. As their boss, it's not appropriate for me to force them to help me on personal matters" Grano said.

Eder glanced at Kang Oh. It was as if he was saying, 'He is very different from someone I know.'.

Kang Oh looked at Eder and frowned.

Eder quickly turned his head and forcefully said, "Anyway, you will succeed this time. I know that."

"I hope so."

Afterwards, Kang Oh, Eder, and Grano discussed various topics for quite a while.

"Here."

Then, Grano pointed to the far side of the high seas.

Kang Oh followed his finger.

There is a small green island there.

* * *

"Thank you sir."

Grano said goodbye to Bobo.

"Md. See you soon."

Bobo got on his boat and left.

Since the Grano came with the reel, they did not need a ship to return to the city.

Therefore, he let Bobo and his ship go first.

Kang Oh's entourage, after getting off the ship, passes through a small sandy beach.

"There are no very threatening monsters here. At most, snakes?" grano.

"There should be some more powerful monsters inside the hidden dungeon, right?" Kang Oh asked.

"I peered inside and saw some Fish-Man, but other than that, I don't know anything else because I didn't go deeper," Grano said.

"I'll check it myself."

The troupe passed the island brush and advanced forward.

The island was deserted and they did not see any special beasts or monsters.

Worse, no one attacked first, so they continued walking without a fight.

How long has the time passed?

"That's right here."

Grano stopped in front of the entrance to a large cave.

"This is a hidden dungeon?" Kang Oh asked.

All he thought about was a hidden dungeon.

"The entrance to the basement is inside the cave. This is also where I'm going to install a device that collects water, absorbents."

"Let's go inside."

The party went into the cave.

The cave was so vast that it reminded him of Baramut's house, but it was also deeper. Much deeper.

It also went down at a slant.

They descended for a while, finally reaching the end of the cave.

"It's..."

Surprisingly, there was a small lake at the end of the cave.

"Please taste the water" Grano said.

Kang Oh scooped up the water with both hands and tried it. Tastes salty.

"Is this sea water?"

"Yes. There must be a tunnel connecting the lake to the bottom of the sea, which allows seawater to come here."

"It's amazing."

"If I put the device here, it should be able to provide water safely. It was connected to the sea, so it would never dry up and be inside the cave, so there was no outside threat either."

This was the reason Grano came to this particular island.

"You're really amazing" Eder chimed in.

"And that's the dungeon right there."

Grano pointed to one side of the cave. There was a giant rock there, but there was a black crack beneath it.

"So you're saying there's a dungeon inside that crack?" Kang Oh asked, confirming the location of the hidden dungeon.

"Yes." Yeah."

Grano nodded his head.

"I'll be leaving soon. Are you going too, Mr Grano?" Kang Oh asked.

"I'll stay here and put up an absorbent. Please come back after you pass the basement."

"Maybe it takes a while."

When Kang Oh enters the dungeon, he usually clears it.

Unless the dungeon was big, or the monsters were strong, or there was a dangerous trap attached.

Clearly, he intended to clean it up this time. Therefore, it took a bit of time before he came out.

"Hm. Then please take this with you."

Grano took something out of his subspace. It was a pair of golden earrings that were in the shape of a magic circle.

He gave Kang Oh one of the two earrings.

"What's this?"

"This is a magical device that allows the wearer to communicate with each other."

"oh."

Kang Oh received the earrings.

"How do I use it?"

"You put it on your ear and by rubbing it, a signal will be passed on to the receiver."

"Let's try to see if it works."

Grano and Kang Oh wore those earrings.

Kang Oh rubbed the earrings with his finger. Then, he heard a beep.

Grano grabbed his own earrings with his finger.

"You just need to hold your earrings like this to talk."

He could hear Grano clearly as if he was listening to music from headphones.

"Ah. Uh! Test it! Test it! Can you hear me?"

"I hear you."

"How far can we get from each other? No, where did I buy this? Is this really expensive?"

Kang Oh asked questions after questions.

Eder was not a user, so he could not use the messaging system.

Therefore, he needed a device that would allow him to communicate with him over long distances.

"Compared to the size of the earrings themselves, the range is quite long. I'm sure the maximum range is about 5 kilometers. They do not sell it on the market. This is the latest discovery of the Witch Tower."

Grano answered Kang Oh's every question.

"Hm. Is there any way to get this item?" Kang Oh asked.

Eder knows what he's thinking.

Of course, it was not something Eder wanted.

If Kang Oh can communicate with Eder remotely, then he is like being called by his boss after he comes home from work.

'They will be like shackles!'

Eder stared at Grano ferociously. Please tell me there is no way to get it!

However, Grano was unaware of what Eder was trying to tell him.

"There are still some repairs that need to be done, but the magic tower will sell them soon. I'm not sure how much it will cost" Grano said.

Kang Oh took off the earrings and examined them closely.

Gold, exceptional craftsmanship, and a small size that denies its long range. Moreover, this was a new item, so it looked like it would be expensive.

"If you're part of the magic tower, do you get a discount?" Kang Oh asked.

He basically asked, 'Is it possible to buy it at the manufacturer's price?'.

"When the sale, I'll buy it for you" Grano said.

He was the head of the water magic laboratory.

Since she had a high position inside the magic tower, she should have been able to get earrings for Kang Oh without any problems.

"Thank you very much."

Kang Oh smiled.

"Th-That's...!"

Eder's face (which is now mostly normal) was wrinkled.

"Then let's go Eder!"

Kang Oh dragged Eder along with him.

"It takes a long time before the device goes on the market, right? Doesn't it? Please say yes!" Eder looked at Grano and shouted in despair.

"Stay safe. I'll tell you after I finish installing the silencer," Grano waved his hand and told them to leave.

"Mr Granoooo!" Eder wailed as he was dragged away.

* * *

Kang Oh pushed Eder through the gap and entered as well.

As expected, there was a jet black hole inside the crack.

"There should be a boss here."

Users do not always get the jackpot just because they have found a hidden basement.

Only by having a boss, which adds to wealth over time, and killing the boss, would a hidden dungeon give the player wealth.

"If not, then it might be a treasure."

There were some dungeons that had no bosses, but had treasures inside.

But instead of the boss, the treasure was guarded by guards, as well as various traps that prevented the user from obtaining it.

"I just wish I hadn't come here for nothing!"

It means a hidden dungeon with no boss or any treasure. It was like a piece of fried shrimp without offal.

Kang Oh threw himself into the hole.

He's covered in darkness.

[You have found the Lupen Crystal Palace.]

[You were the first to find him.]

[Truth has increased.]

'As expected, I was the first to come here.'

An uninhabited remote island on the high seas. How likely is it that the user will find this hidden dungeon?

It was obvious that Kang Oh would be the first to find him.

But the problem is...

'Is that not a prison?'

The underground prison is inhabited by monsters. However, the system's message did not tell him that it was a dungeon.

Clearly, the secret area was not always a dungeon.

Then, Eder revealed his astonishment.

"Hoh, this place is really mysterious."

The Crystal Palace of Lupen is located in the center of the dome.

As the name suggests, this palace was built with several crystals of different colors.

The crystal emits every imaginable color of light and is so striking that it makes it dizzy.

But what matters to Kang Oh is whether or not this is a dungeon.

"For now, let's go."

Whether he has hit the jackpot or gone broke, he has to go and find out!

Moments later, Kang Oh and Eder meet the Fish-Man Grano had warned them about.

"Who are you!?"

"They're intruders!"

"Tell us who you are!"

The Fish Man shouted at Kang Oh.

Their faces resembled turtles.

Although they had two hands and legs like humans, they were also covered in blue scales.

They did not wear any armor, but they used spears with blades made of coral.

There are four in total.

They look like guards. Of course, he wasn't entirely sure.

This was the first time Kang Oh had seen them before, and he also did not have any information about them.

'Let's kill them and get out of there.'

Kang Oh clutched his demonic sword and dashed towards them.

"Egyptian air!"

"God!"

The two Fishman guards pointed their coral spears towards them and rushed towards him.

They're aiming at Kang Oh's heart!

As soon as he felt a chill in his heart, Kang Oh swung his demonic sword.

His jet-black sword and their coral spears clashed.

Clangs!

Surprisingly, their coral spears were louder than he had expected, and the Fish-Man himself was no joke either.

'They must be between level 100 - 130.'

Kang Oh estimated the strength of his enemy and quickly swung his sword upwards from the bottom up.

Thumping!

His demonic sword pushed one of the guard coral spears into the air. Kang Oh seized the opportunity and swung it diagonally.

Cut it!

Shards of light exploded as his sword left an incision in the Fish-Man's chest.

"You motherfucker!"

The other fishmen lunged with their own coral spears to help their comrades.

The Fishman Spear was shrouded in blue energy, and that energy began to violently revolve around the spear.

Spiral Thrust!

Kang Oh turned his body to the side and avoided the spear. He then approached the injured Fish-Man and swung it down.

Darkness Attack!

Waves exploded from his sword in the form of a ferocious beast.

Bang out!

The Fish-Man raised his spear and blocked Kang Oh's sword, but the enormous destructive power caused him to fall.

"You motherfucker!"

The other Fish-Man is eyeing Kang Oh's back.

Kang Oh positioned his sword behind him and blocked the Fish-Man attack. Then, he immediately turned around and quickly slashed at the Fishman like the wind.

"Ughs. She's strong."

Fractions of light spilled from the Fish-Man as they retreated.

"Yes, this guy is very strong."

They rushed towards him once more.

"We'll drop it together."

The two guards who were on standby entered the battlefield.

"I'm your opponent!"

Eder stepped forward wearing his red armor and holding a skull shield and a thorny mace.

He opened his mouth wide, as if he was a snake.

An evil spirit, who applied the curse of aging, flew out from its mouth.

"Uh."

"I'm getting weaker."

The Fish-man who was exposed to the curse of aging became noticeably slower.

Eder, with his new body, moved very quickly.

"Feel my new strength!"

Eder swung down with his rock.

The target: the Fishman's head guard.

Bang out!

As soon as his spirit touched the head of the Fish-Man, a red energy burst forth.

Heavy Punch!

It was a new knight skill that he learned by obtaining Arumode's body. It was an intermediate level skill at that!

"How does it feel!?"

Eder pushed the Fish-Man like an angry bull.

At that moment, the Crystal Palace gate opened and more than twenty Fishman guards came out.

"Where do you think you are!? I, Radium, will take you!" Shouted the larger-than-normal Fishman who was wearing scaly armor.

Kang Oh looked at him and a message appeared.

[You've met the Lupenia Champion, Radium.]

[You were the first to meet him.]

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