Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 63

Demon's Nest Hunt (1)

"Gurita?" Kang Oh asked.

"They're octopuses."

"It's true."

Eder and Grano.

They had round heads and eight legs covered with countless suckers.

They must be octopuses.

But they are big and have eight eyes on their head.

Their mouth positions are also different.

The normal octopus's mouth is located between its body and its tentacles, but the octopus's mouth is located in the middle of its round head.

Their mouth shape is also different.

The octopus's mouth opens horizontally with sharp teeth resembling those of a shark.

“The first time I saw them,” said Kang Oh.

Not only was this the first time he had actually seen her, but he also had no information about them.

Clearly, he had no idea what their level or name was. He also did not know what abilities they had.

"Interesting."

Grano fixed his glasses.

"But they're still octopuses."

Eder, who gained a new body, as well as equipment, became very confident.

“That's right,” Kang Oh agrees.

How strong is an octopus?

Moreover, they have Grano, a mage who is in his mid-200s.

Kang Oh looked at Grano.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Grano took the blue ball from its subspace. It was the size of a basketball, but looked similar to a pearl.

It was an 'orb', an item used by magicians to replace a stick.

“Then, please do the first step,” said Kang Oh.

All witches are about one powerful blow. Plus, Kang Oh also wanted to see how strong Grano was.

"I understand."

Grano began to cast spells.

"The blue wave..."

Unlike skills, which can be directly used, spells often require spells to use them.

Instead, spells that required spells were stronger than skills.

"...Remove everything that is still hidden!"

He pushed the ball towards the octopus-shaped monster and a stream of water started flowing from it.

it's rushing!

Chaahk!

Six water cannons attacked the monsters.

Half of the monsters were swept away by the water and hit the wall.

"Oh."

Kang Oh was amazed.

Compared to the bone magic or the mediocre curse of Eder, seeing the true magic of a witch was a truly refreshing experience.

The ruta!

Shame it!

Those who were not swept away by the waves let out a strange shout and ran towards Grano.

They move forward with feet attached to suckers. However, they suddenly approached quickly.

Thump!

Eder stepped on the ground.

The Star of David under his feet turned into black stripes and stretched out in all directions.

He used Cursed Ground: Ruined Ramparts!

Eder positioned his shield in front of him and blocked the path of the incoming monsters.

The roa!

The vanguard octopus rushed towards Eder's shield.

He tried to tear Eder apart with his sharp teeth.

"Dead!"

Eder swung his wand.

Bang out!

The cudgel hit the octopus' head.

Then, the octopus head is flattened like a dry filet.

He swung his wand once more.

Heavy Punch!

The explosion!

As soon as his rock came into contact with the octopus, it erupted in a small explosion with a 'boom'.

Kyaru!

The octopus fell to the floor.

Grano finished chanting another spell.

Water Ball!

Grano fired a water bullet the size of his fist from his ball.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

The water ball hit the octopus' head and feet.

The octopus that came for Eder, who was hit by a water ball, stumbled and fell.

Kang Oh has not participated in the battle and continues to monitor Eder and Grano.

'Eder being a complete tank.'

Back when Eder was a skeleton, he was more like a supporter who specialized in utility, but by possessing the body of the Immortal King Arumode, he was able to weaken his enemies with curses and withstand their attacks.

'And Grano really is a witch.'

Grano is not a combat wizard; he is a magic engineer focused on making magical devices.

Therefore, his fighting ability and magic-destroying power were not very high. However, he was also not a weak person.

He is good enough to do the work of 1 person or maybe 1.5 people.

Then, at that moment...

The octopus swept away by Grano's spell rules over itself.

There were more than twenty of them.

"I think I should get in there now, too."

Body's itchy.

Kang Oh gripped his demonic sword and entered the battlefield.

* * *

Darkness Attack!

His demonic sword let out a black wave following the trajectory of his sword.

The explosion!

Giant shards of light dyed the sky. Octopus affected by Dark Attack droops.

[You have defeated Kurima.]

[Stats have been stolen via Darkness Strike.]

[Physical +1]

'They're called Kurima, huh?'

The octopus-shaped monster is called Kurima.

They are stronger than Thunderbird Agaths.

Even so, Kang Oh defeated Kurima faster than Agath.

The reason behind that was none other than Eder! The effect of his Cursed Ground was incredible.

Due to the Cursed Ground effect, what required two or three attacks to complete it only required one.

'Good.'

Kang Oh feels giving Eder a new body has paid off.

Taaru!

Kurima's screams startled Kang Oh back to the real world.

It opened its mouth wide.

A serpent-like tongue poked out from his black, gaping mouth.

Kang Oh moved to the left, avoiding the tongue of Karima.

However, there are sharp teeth like saw blades on the tip of Karima's tongue.

The tongue in his mouth, and the mouth at the end of his tongue.

Bite down!

The tip of his tongue bit the air; the sound itself threatened.

While the tongue is a powerful weapon, it is also Kurima's weakness.

Kang Oh cut off his tongue with his sword.

Whirr.

Fragments of red light came out from Kurima's tongue.

Kyaruru!

Kurima shook and tried to pull out her tongue as quickly as possible.

However, Kang Oh was faster.

Kang Oh cut his tongue once again.

Swish!

The slashed tongue trembled, gleaming with shards of red light.

Then, his eight eyes began to glow with a red light. His body also changed color, becoming red like a well-cooked octopus.

Hyper Intuition warns him of danger.

Danger, danger!

Kang Oh quickly protected himself with his sword and retreated from Kurima.

Kurima's body expanded instantly like a balloon.

The explosion!

Body exploded. Sharp teeth flew everywhere like grenade shrapnel.

Wean! Wean! Wean!

A few pieces of teeth smashed into his sword, issuing crackling sounds.

Several others grazed past her body and she received a message that she had sustained damage.

Beside him, Eder, who was fighting the Kurimas, was also attacked by a barrage of teeth.

The crack! The crack! The crack!

Eder blocked tooth shrapnel with a four-color skull protector.

"When you attack their tongues, they will explode. Please be careful," cried Kang Oh.

"Alright," Eder said as he struck Kurima who was approaching with his shield.

"Then let's force them to self-destruct" Grano, who was supporting from behind, shouted.

Kang Oh who was facing the new Kurima, glanced towards Grano.

"Forcing them to self-destruct?"

"Yes. I know a spell called Water Prison. If we imprison the monsters that explode inside this spell, it doesn't matter whether they explode or not" Grano said quickly.

Kang Oh quickly considered his choice.

'Hm. That way we'll be able to defeat them quickly.'

A Kurima would self-destruct if their tongues were struck twice.

If they could overcome the aftermath of the explosion unscathed, then they could defeat Kurimas in two attacks.

"alright. Let's try."

Kang Oh ran towards Kurima whom he kicked.

Kurima fell twice on the floor and stuck her tongue out toward Kang Oh.

Kang Oh shook his body from left to right. It was like a willow tree.

Bite down!

After witnessing the swaying of its target, it meaninglessly chewed the air.

Kang Oh quickly swung his demonic sword and instantly cut his tongue twice.

Red shards spilled from above and below his tongue like glass, falling to the floor.

Ohhhhaha!

Kurima's eyes emitted a red glow and her body turned red.

"Mr Grano!"

Kang Oh sent him a signal saying 'It's time.'.

At the same time, he protected himself with his sword.

Grano's lips moved slightly. The ball above his hand began to spin.

A pumpkin!

Kurima is surrounded by water droplets.

It swelled like a balloon and it would explode.

The Water Prison was faster; it surrounded Kurima as if it was a piece of gelatinous smeared fruit.

Kurima exploded.

Bubbles.

There was no explosion. Instead, countless bubbles rose from the water and Kurima turned into particles of light.

The teeth remain in the water. However, the gear loses its strength and speed because it is waterproof.

A few pieces of teeth flew out of the water, but were extremely weak.

Teeth that could not escape flowed through the water and when the Water Prison was completed, the pieces rattled to the floor.

"Your plan worked," said Kang Oh, watching every part of the plan.

"Then let's finish the rest with this method" Grano said.

"You know what to do, right?" Kang Oh asked Eder.

Eder nodded his head.

He rejected the tongue that came towards him with his cane.

"I'll keep going."

Kang Oh pointed his sword at the nearby Kurima.

Then came a torrent of water.

As soon as Kang Oh and Eder start aiming at their tongues, a pair of Kurima start to self-destruct.

When they did, Grano would surround them with his Water Prison.

Kurimas' self-destruction became futile and ended up leaving only their teeth.

* * *

The hunt for the Devil's Nest was too sweet.

By forcing them to self-destruct and then trapping them in the Water Prison, they could kill the Kurima very quickly.

Therefore, Kang Oh leveled up quickly. The current level is 110.

"There's a ladder coming down here."

Eder, who was standing in the front row, pointed to the end of the passageway. As expected, there was a ladder that went down further.

The grano emits a crystalline light down the stairs.

"I don't see any monsters or traps" Grano observed the stairs and said.

"Let's go."

Kang Oh's entourage began to descend the stairs.

Since the stairs had no monsters or traps, Kang Oh's entourage could reach the underground 1st floor easily.

The cave on the 1st floor of the Devil's Nest was even larger and filled with seawater, so much so that it actually slowed their advance.

There were also other monsters that appeared here, along with Kurima.

The new monster was an ugly fish that resembled a monkfish.

His body was wide and flat, as well as swollen; his skin was uneven and his mouth was large.

However, it only had one eye.

Plus, the rakes are mounted on the front and back legs like frogs.

It was the size of a big dog.

'This is also the first time I've seen this.'

Like Kurima, he also had no information about this monster.

Swashbab.

They approached while splashing water.

The octopus-shaped Kurima uses its suckers to climb walls.

“Eder, accompany those ugly people,” said Kang Oh.

"But they're all ugly."

Octopus and monkfish. For Eder, it was hard to know which one looked worse.

"That one."

Kang Oh pointed towards the monkfish-shaped monster.

"Understood."

"Mr Grano. You and I will take care of the Kurimas first."

Kang Oh plans to take down Kurima quickly and then focus on new monsters.

"I'm ready."

The ball above his palm began to spin like a globe.

Later then...

Kyuka!

Monsters that resembled monkfish gaped, drooled in the process, and dashed towards them first.

"Geez."

As Kang Oh ordered, Eder came forward to face them.

That was how the fight against a new kind of monster began.

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