Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - Chapter 284

Chapter 284

Chapter 284 . The Last Member (1)

After putting on my clothes, I headed to our guild house in Jongno with Hwaya . As I sat in the back of the car, I kept grumbling .

“How can you joke in a situation like this?”

“It’s like not being a minute or two early is going to solve anything . It’s better to relax and take things slow . If they were going to die, they would already be dead . ”

Hwaya spoke casually as she put her lips near my ear .

“The explorer that went missing this time was contracted to Daisy . According to Daisy’s report, he’s already dead . The media thinks they’re just missing, but… You get what I mean, right?”

“Can you not whisper such a chilling story in my ear?”

Hwaya lightly smiled and suddenly gave a deep sigh .

“I’m not happy either . Just when I thought we wouldn’t have to worry about explorers betraying us, one of them went ahead and died . If we end up being the only explorers alive…”

“Let’s gather everyone up once this is over . I don’t think the new explorers will ever get to stand on the front lines though…”

Hwaya looked at me astonished .

“Really?”

“Yeah, I don’t think we even have a year left . ”

“If that’s what our Hero says, I have no choice but to believe you… Mmm . ”

It seemed what I said wasn’t something she could just glance over . She made a groaning sound, then suddenly said something absurd .

“Should we make a kid?”

“How did you come to that conclusion? A girl shouldn’t say something like that easily . ”

“I’m not joking . I don’t want to think about it, but you know, just in case something happens… I want to give birth to our child before that happens…”

I thought she joking, but she had a serious expression . She looked and acted like a Westerner, but she was quite Korean when it came to something like this . Or maybe it was the combination of her boldness and Korean personality that made her say astonishing things like this . In any case, I answered her by pinching her cheeks .

“Neither of us will die, so don’t worry about such nonsense . ”

“Uuuu . ”

“Plus, it will be the end for Earth if I die, so it won’t matter even if we make a kid . ”

“But what if I die? You’re going to regret it in ten or so years, and you’ll think, ‘Gee, I wish I had a daughter who looked like Hwaya…’”

“You want a daughter?”

“Isn’t that obvious? What’s the point in raising a son? So, will you make a daughter with me?”

“I’ll think about it after I defeat the Demon Lord . ”

Hwaya pouted like a duck .

“Hmph, do I really have to die to make you think properly?”

“You won’t die . I won’t let you, so don’t say stupid things like that . ”

“As always, you’re only talk… Ah . ”

I embraced Hwaya . She stopped what she was going to say and became quiet .

“Sorry for making you feel uneasy . ”

Hwaya spoke with a flustered voice .

“Uh, mm… N-No, I’m sorry too…”

She might have acted like she was fine, but she must have felt great pressure from this incident . She was the person in charge of almost all of Revival’s operations, and naturally she had to worry about Earth’s situation the most . This time, things had progressed too quickly and even a king had made its move .

There was no way she could be fine in a situation like this . The reason she was joking around must have been to hide her anxiousness too . I could only see this now when she was saying rather extreme things .

… Analyzing her words and actions until now, I could consider her barging into the bath as a result of her anxiousness and desire to make a child, but I decided not to think that way as it was scary .

“Did you calm down?”

“M-Maybe, b-but I’m getting nervous in another sense…”

“That’s fine . ”

When I tried to let her go, Hwaya shook her head and dug deeper into my embrace .

“Just until we get to the guild house . ”

“Acting spoiled at your age?”

“You’re forbidden from talking about age!”

Hwaya shouted sharply . She was 25 this year in Korean age . She was three years older than me . Because of it, she tried to change the topic whenever her age came up in our conversation . With a bitter smile, I closed my mouth .

When I gave up trying to keep her off, Hwaya put her arms around me and held me tightly . Then, she murmured quietly .

“Sorry for saying strange things . ”

“That was quick . ”

“Thanks for accepting everything . This too…”

“Yeah, yeah . ”

I stroked Hwaya’s back . Hwaya made a satisfied laugh and embraced me more comfortably . If it was the usual her, I would have refused to be this intimate, but today was special . Like she said, I planned on staying this way until we arrived at the guild house .

At that moment, a dry cough rang out from the front seat .

“It’s nice being young, isn’t it, Son? Flirting in front of your father…”

“Since you weren’t talking, you should’ve stayed that way until we arrived . ”

It seemed Hwaya had really forgotten about the driver, as she froze stiff when she heard Father’s voice . However, as expected of Hwaya, she didn’t leave my embrace .

As soon as we arrived at the guild house, we first checked the video we received . Revival members currently staying in Korea were all present, and they naturally joined us to watch the video . When the video came on, the first thing we saw was a countless number of people filling up the heart of a city and a gate floating in the sky .

“An Event Dungeon? But I didn’t receive any notifications!”

“Yes, that’s the problem . There was no notification . ”

A succubus reported . Then, another video popped up next to the video we were watching . It was also showing a floating gate .

“It’s a different place, right?”

“Yes . The first gate is where the king appeared . As for the second gate, no one has gone in yet . The former is located in France’s Bordeaux, the latter is in St . Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City . ”

“There of all places!?”

I smacked my forehead . It was in the perfect place to cause a headache . Setting aside its religious importance, a monument of an enormous historical value was about to disappear . Of course, that was if couldn’t clear the Event Dungeon .

Wait, a king appeared in a dungeon? Sure, cameras worked inside an Event Dungeon, but how was it possible to live stream it to the outside world?

“Was the video sent from inside the Event Dungeon?”

“Yes, through a dungeon explorer . It was possible only because he was a dungeon explorer . Sadly, the video was cut off the moment they were discovered by the king . ”

It was still amazing that we managed to procure a video . Being a dungeon explorer sure had its benefits . I nodded silently and examined the two gates .

When Event Dungeons appeared, Sherafina would normally tell us their ranks to minimize the risk we’d have to take . This time, however, neither of the two dungeons were ranked . Of course, since we didn’t even get a notification, it would be strange to expect them to be ranked .

Without a doubt, they were one of those .

“More things that ignore the dungeon’s power? Ehew . ”

“We’ll face more of them in the future . That in itself isn’t surprising, but what I’m afraid of is…”

What was only possible for the demons was now possible for the monsters . This made my head hurt .

“Hero-nim, can I say something?”

Ciara spoke up . The crosses in her eyes were shining brilliantly .

“Speak . ”

“Both places have kings . ”

In an instant, silence descended . Coincidentally, the first video was showing people entering the gate . A dense jungle appeared along with giant monsters . I stared at the video intently, then turned towards Ciara and asked .

“… You know what we mean by ‘king’, right?”

“The head of the monsters, five leaders working for an unknown being . Two of them already died to Hero-nim’s hands . ”

“That’s exactly right . ”

It seemed I needed to apologize for underestimating Ciara’s power . Now that she could better control her Evil Eyes’ power, she was no longer who she was in the past .

But if what she said was true, it meant we had a steep mountain to climb . I asked Ciara another question .

“You can tell even if you’re far away now?”

“No, before that video came to the succubi, I had a dream . Hero-nim knows that my ability manifests in many ways, right?”

“Yeah . ”

“After my eyes opened, my dreams became even clearer . I often have clairvoyant daydreams, and I can somewhat control what I want to see . ”

“What you want to see?”

“Yes . The world is saved by Hero-nim, and Earth continuing peacefully under Hero-nim’s reign…”

“Nevermind that, tell me what you saw . ”

“Yes!”

Ciara explained slowly . At the same time, the group that went into Bordeaux’s gate was facing a truly massive creature . It looked like a lion and had two frightening yellow eyes .

“The Beast King, the four-legged ruler of all savage beasts . He is strong and fast, an overlord who can cut and destroy anything with pure strength . Other than Hero-nim, only Daisy Ectradion-nim has the potential to win against him . Kang Yungoong-nim, Minami Violet Sumire-nim, and Su Ye-Eun-nim are included if we’re only talking about stalling for time . ”

Ciara said solemnly as if she was making a proclamation . As if to prove her words, the lion stomped with one leg and caused the earth to quake and fall . When he roared, the entire jungle blew away . Rather than a creature, that was more of a calamity in the form of a creature . It seemed he was even stronger than the Lava King .

Seeing the lion’s imposing display, I blurted out .

“Ren, work harder . You’re falling behind Ye-Eun and Sumire against a lion . That’s an extra month of Ren’s thrashing phase . ”

“Kuuuu…!”

Ren made a mortified expression . Thankfully, Father’s spearmanship and mana control improved, and he joined the lineup of people who could fight . Otherwise, the guild’s men would have been embarrassed to no end .

“The other one is the King of the Dead, one who rules over all corpses and despises all living beings . He has powerful magic power and antimagic . He does not die even if he’s killed . Only Hero-nim and Hwaya Eleni Mastiford-nim can compare with him, and Daisy Ectradion-nim must be present when fighting him . His immortality cannot be broken without Hero-nim’s final move or Daisy-nim’s power . “

Daisy who was listening on suddenly sparkled her eyes .

“Corpses? Are there lots of good corpses? Lots of pretty corpses?”

“Yes . ”

“King of the Dead… Good, very good, very very good . ”

“Can the word ‘dangerous’ be in there somewhere?”

Meanwhile, the video ended with the lion breathing an acidic breath . Missing my ass, it would be a miracle if there was even a single survivor . Damn it .

I pressed my brows and asked Ciara .

“By the way, what do you mean by my final move?”

“The eye’s power . ”

“My Evil Eyes? I wouldn’t really consider that my—”

“No, I mean Hero-nim’s third eye . ”

I immediately closed my mouth . I began to feel fear at Ciara’s power . If I made someone with this power my enemy… No, she wouldn’t be able to do this if I didn’t open her eyes, but still, I felt relieved knowing that she was on our side .

“Actually, I had two dreams today . The first alerted me of the two kings . In the second dream, Hero-nim was already using that power against a black-eyed man with a giant shadow and two twisted horns . ”

The Demon Lord . I instinctively realized who she was talking about and bit my lips . Ludia’s eyes also shook when she heard Ciara’s description . Right, Ludia had directly faced him before . I hoped I could ease Ludia’s worry as I continued to ask Ciara what happened .

“Did I win?”

“I’m sorry, Hero-nim . I couldn’t see that far . All I know is that Hero-nim would lose if Hero-nim doesn’t use the eye’s power . ”

“…”

Since I was expecting the same thing, I didn’t put Shiva’s Eye into the calculation of my total strength . I didn’t know when the Demon Lord would appear, and Shiva’s Eye was a critical power that could only be used once per year .

As if to confirm my thoughts, Ciara looked at me straight on and spoke .

“In conclusion, Hero-nim cannot use the eye’s power from now on . The Demon Lord will descend before a year passes . ”

I shut my eyes tightly . I understood why Ciara was saying all this . This is what she wanted to say .

Save your strength .

No matter what happens today .