Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 80's

There's Always Someone Better

It was chaos.

The stones collided with each other and were smashed into pieces as soon as they reached the floor, scattering across the room.

There were gold coins between the large stones and the stone fragments.

“Eder, grab every coin,” says Kang Oh.

"I understand."

Eder started collecting all the gold coins.

"Let's look here ..."

Kang Oh walks past the broken rocks, looking for the Turu Slate.

His slate, like any other item the boss dropped, glittered, so it was relatively easy to find.

"Here we go."

Kang Oh lifted the slate.

[Turu Writing Stone]

Turu is known as the God of Wisdom. It is said that he holds the Sticks of Hadurk, which is a symbol of wisdom.

This is a relic that contains a small part of the wisdom of Turu.

+ Miracle of Turu: Mysterious events will sometimes happen for anyone carrying this slate.

Rating: Unassessable

Ability: Mental +50, Wisdom +100

Minimum Requirements: None.

"Oh, god's relics."

A god relic was an item that would increase one's abilities and activate his abilities while stored in one's inventory.

Since they are active even when kept in one's inventory, they tend to be expensive.

Grano approached Kang Oh.

"Is it a god's relic?"

"Yes. Do you want to see it?"

"Of course."

Grano started checking the Turu Slate.

"It...!"

He looked astonished.

"What's wrong?"

What the hell is going on!?

"There's a letter written on the slate."

"OK..is there a problem with that?"

It is not uncommon for people to write letters to rocks or walls.

"It says, 'There is truth in the endless mirage.'," Grano said.

''There is truth in the mirage without end.' That's definitely...'

"Isn't that referring to a hidden oasis?" Kang Oh confirmed.

Exactly right. The inscription in Batu Tulis Turu does refer to a hidden oasis.

But why was this sentence engraved on the Turu Slate?

"Indeed. There seems to be some sort of connection between Turu and the hidden oasis." Grano replied, but his mind was like wandering, absorbed in other things.

"Hm. May I keep this slate for a while? You will of course remain the owner of this item" Grano said.

Kang Oh had defeated the golem himself. Therefore, the slate belonged to Kang Oh.

However, Grano wanted to study the Turu Slate further.

“Alright, looks like it's the best,” Kang Oh agrees.

Since Grano had acknowledged him as the owner of the slate, there was no problem if he loaned it out for a while.

"Thank you very much."

Grano picked up the slate, walked up to a large rock, and sat down.

He began to examine the slate, his eyes sharp.

Kang Oh looks away from Grano and sees Eder.

Eder was busy picking up the gold coins and putting them in a bag that was hung on his belt. However, there was quite a lot of gold, so it seemed like it would take some time before he could gather all of them.

Finally, Kang Oh decided to help.

Kang Oh and Eder took each gold coin like they were picking grain.

It took a while before they were both finished.

"There's 617 gold."

Eder gave him a bag of gold, which was fully loaded.

"Holy."

Kang Oh received the heavy bag and smirked.

"I took 383, so the total is exactly 1,000 gold."

The Stone Golem had left behind a fortune of 1,000 gold.

"Haa, if only I could get 1,000 gold from you every day."

Kang Oh looked at the broken stone regretfully and patted it gently.

The Stone Golem would reappear, but it would not give them another 1,000 gold.

The boss had collected 1,000 gold within his core after some time.

If the boss monster was not killed, or the dungeon was not cleared by the player, then the treasure would naturally accumulate.

'Well, I can't complain. After all, that's how I make a living.'

Kang Oh profits from this system; he will find hidden dungeons, kill their bosses, and hopefully get a good catch. In other words, he was a dungeon hunter.

"Mr Kang Oh," call Eder.

"Yes?"

"Hehe, about my salary ..."

Eder rubbed his hands together and smiled obediently. It's clear what he wants. Kang Oh had no intention of obeying him.

"Here we go."

Kang Oh gave him exactly 3 gold.

"You made a lot of money today. Can't you give me a little more?"

"No way."

"Why!?"

"What exactly are you doing? I did everything."

'At least Mr. Grano gave me some info about the boss monster; he told me that it was a Stone Golem, but what are you doing?'

"You didn't even give me a chance!"

Eder has a bone to choose from with him.

'It's not that I'm not trying to do anything. You just decided to do everything yourself.'

"There's a big difference between wanting to work and actually work, so if you want a bonus, do something worth it!"

Kang Oh is firm.

'Must make sure he adopts some good habits.'

It was like a mother who did not succumb to her son's request to buy them toys.

Eder's 3 gold salary is just his base salary.

So if he wants a bonus, then he has to do something worth it!

Kang Oh clearly conveyed this idea to Eder.

"You're really overreacting."

Eder turned around in a huff.

"Ehem."

Kang Oh is an unscrupulous CEO, and once again, Eder, his subordinate, is a pitiful person.

* * *

Kang Oh's entourage rode their camels out of Turu Canyon.

They were greeted by endless sand dunes. Camels cross the desert while evaporating.

Psss.

The sand flew into the air, and Sandurion who was digging pulled out his head.

Sandurions, basically earwigs the size of a human forearm.

But this Sandurion is a little different from the others.

First, he kept his eye on them from behind and secondly, his shiny eyes emitted a blue hue.

However, as soon as Kang Oh's entourage passed through the sand dune, the blue hue in his eyes disappeared.

At that moment...

There was a giant tent set up away from the Hapdala Oasis.

There were twenty men wearing similar clothes inside the tent, with Modune in the center.

His subordinate approached him.

"Lord Modune's. They have left the Turu Gorge" the man said.

"Where do they go?" ask Modune.

"Based on the direction they're heading, it looks like they're returning to the Hapdala Oasis."

"Hm. For now, keep a close eye on them using Sandurion."

"Understood."

As soon as the bearded man left, Modune's right hand came. He himself had a thick beard.

"Do you think they've found a hidden oasis? If yes, then we should immediately deploy the Red Sand Unit..."

"No," cut Modune.

"Given how much time Grano spent in Turu Canyon, it seemed impossible. They were unable to find and explore the hidden oasis in such a short amount of time. So, tell the Red Sand Unit to get ready now."

The Red Sand Unit was a mercenary group operating in the northern desert of the Baritone Desert.

They only consisted of 100 members, but they had a lot of experience fighting in the desert.

"I understand."

His right hand lowered his head.

"No need to rush. Twenty of our insect witches have put Sandurion all over the desert, so Grano can't get out of our grasp."

Insect witches can summon or raise insects, and use them to fight.

Modune himself was an insect mage, and there were twenty more insect mages under his command.

"But what if they use a reverse scroll or a teleportation spell once they find a hidden oasis?" his right hand asked.

"That's why Grano's side can't know that we're targeting them."

With his abilities as an insect mage, Modune has installed invisible nets throughout the Baritone Desert.

But if Grano knows the secret of his trap, then there is a chance Grano can try to escape without looking for a hidden oasis.

If not, then they can find the hidden oasis and then immediately retreat.

Therefore, Modune secretly watched over Grano's party while waiting for an opportunity to attack.

"I'll remember it."

His right hand lowered his head.

"good. Make sure you keep a good eye on the boys. You can go."

Modune waved at him, gesturing for him to leave.

"Yes sir."

As soon as his subordinates left, Modune began to caress the creature by his side.

It was a human-sized spider.

The spider is similar to a tarantula, but it is red in color.

It seemed like he liked it, as the red spider rubbed its body into his hands.

"Good hunters know how to wait until their prey is entangled. Like a spider."

Modune smiled wickedly.

And yet!

A spider may be a hunter, but it does more than prey on a bird.

* * *

Kang Oh and Eder are resting at their headquarters in Hapdala Oasis.

Then, Grano entered the yurt.

He suddenly chants a spell, covering Kang Oh's party on the blue screen.

"What are you doing?" Kang Oh asked.

"I got some information about Modune from the magic tower. This spell will prevent the sound from coming out" Grano said.

Modune's targeting them, so there's a chance they're being tapped. Therefore, Grano had taken appropriate measures just in case.

Grano sat down and revealed what info he had obtained from the magic tower.

"Modune is a mercenary magician in the eastern desert region. However, a few years ago he was a member of the Arab Kingdom."

The Kingdom of Arabas is located in the eastern part of the continent of Arth.

When the Altein Empire collapsed due to the popular revolution, the eastern part of the Arth continent revived the monarchical system of government, creating three separate kingdoms.

The Arab Kingdom was one of the three kingdoms.

“So you mean Modune is backed by the Arab Kingdom,” said Kang Oh.

"Yes. But he has not received much support" Grano replied.

"Why is that?" Kang Oh asked.

"The Baritone Desert is a neutral territory. If the Arab Kingdom sends a large number of troops here, then the Delas or Baiyan Kingdom will not stand idly by."

The kingdoms of Delas and Baiyan, like the Arab Kingdom, were kingdoms located in the east.

After the popular revolution, these kingdoms did not engage in any meaningful conflict.

However, if one of these three kingdoms did as they pleased or tried to increase their strength, then the other two kingdoms would not just shut up and watch.

"Then how many of his men did Modune bring from Arabia?" Kang Oh asked.

"Less than 150" Grano replied.

"Is the information reliable?" Kang Oh asked.

It is important to know one's enemy, but more important is that this information is correct.

Misinformation can lead to disaster.

"You can't be independent in the desert. That's why people buy or steal things. However, they have not stolen any items. If they did, then the rumors would spread now. This means that they have already bought their stuff. When I asked the merchant I knew, he told me that recently there was a group that bought large quantities of food and water" Grano said.

“Sure group Modune,” said Kang Oh.

"Perhaps, because the traders told me that they had never seen it before. Only Modune and his subordinates could buy all those items, given the fact that the merchants did not recognize them."

"So you mean the amount they bought was only good for 150 people?"

Grano nodded his head.

"Hm. What kind of people are they..."

They know how many of them. However, they were unable to begin to assume what their strength or level was.

"The desert is smaller than you think, so we'll soon find the information we're looking for" Grano said.

He is a native of the Baritone Desert. Therefore, he had a fairly effective information network.

The Grano information network will definitely draw some more detailed information about the Modune group.

"I understand. Then... Should we talk about a hidden oasis now?"

Hidden oasis, which was rumored to contain a large amount of treasure.

Where exactly is the location?

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