I Login Alone

Episode 165.

After the battle with the armored orcs, Jung Si-woo and his group changed their positions and moved forward. Aside from their combat capabilities, it was inevitable that Caina’s breakthrough wouldn’t work because they blocked it with tremendous force.

“The armored orcs seem to be recognized as one of the pillars and the elites in this strong cave.”

Yong Se-ha, who spread his butterfly wings and went on a reconnaissance trip, reported to Jung Si-woo. He could hide when he was reborn as a supporter, so he was the perfect scout when combined with those highly mobile butterfly wings.

“So, they’re the elites.”

“There aren’t that many of them. But the more we go inside, the more intense it’ll get…”

Jung Si-woo, who was slightly disappointed by the battle against the Orcs, was hoping that a monster of other types would appear, not gray giants or orcs, but as the Armored Orcs claimed, they seemed to be the main force of Hecto.

“Will the boss be armored?”

“Judging by their attitude and their words, that’s likely.”

“Tsk, I can’t help it.”

Jung Si-woo frowned but ordered them to move forward. If there was anything comfortable in this dungeon, there were no traces of traps. The distance between the rooms wasn’t too wide, so only the battle continued without a break. There were no traps, but there was also no time to rest because there were monsters every time they moved on to the next room.

[If you want to prove yourself a strong man, you must not step down under any circumstances!]

“That’s not the main point of the cave, you bastards!”

[Argh!]

Of course, Jung Si-woo, who had strength and stamina beyond the normal human sphere before gaining levels, didn’t budge from fighting for three consecutive days. Rather, the difficulty was so easy that he was a little annoyed. There was no change in the capabilities and patterns of the Armored Orcs. It was as if they were all cloned!

“Haaaaaa!”

[Kaaaaaaaaah!]

Jung Si-woo supported the hammer with both his arms and rotated around himself fast! The absurd skills that game characters would use, however, soon became a devastating typhoon and wiped out the area. Jung Si-woo had a refreshing look on his face and slammed the hammer on the floor.

“I’m done.”

[Same.]

Caina, who was reborn as a magical creature, didn’t have to talk about it, and Soo Ah-rin, who only needed to pay attention to Yong Se-ha, left Jung Si-woo, and Caina be. They seemed to be fine even if they were hurt. Yes, the problem was only with Yong Se-ha.

“Whoo, whoo. That’s it. I’m fine, Hyeong-nim.”

“I haven’t asked if you’re okay yet.”

“Ah…haha.”

The reason why he could take a walk in the strong man’s cave was that Jung Si-woo and Caina had an overwhelming advantage both in magic and skill. Monsters with ignorant power and speed would be a challenge for Yong Se-ha. Although he was getting stronger quickly, honestly, he was slowly reaching his limits mentally. Soo Ah-rin, who was pouring healing magic on him, was very aware of it. But!

“The biggest achievement here is Se-ha’s.”

[It’s a good thing. We can’t be sincere with Yong Se-ha, so after winning an endless battle with enemies who are going to kill us, there will be a huge achievement at the end.]

“Wrong. These people are ignoring the possibility that Yong Se-ha might die…”

Soo Ah-rin shook her head. Jung Si-woo and Caina, who were willing to die in the face of the word ‘strongness,’ were happy when hardships came! The problem was applying their standards to Yong Se-ha! So Yong Se-ha should at least tell them to reduce the burden…

“Gasp, gasp…I, I think I rested enough. Hyeong-nim, let’s go.”

“Okay, good grit. Then let’s move on.”

“Whoo.”

Yong Se-ha couldn’t tell them to slow down even if he was dying. Was that a man’s pride, or was there something else on his mind? Soo Ah-rin sweated but raised her eyes and shrugged at the sight of Yong Se-ha looking ahead. She thought Oppa would save him before he died anyway.

[Whooo.]

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, when she looked next to her, she saw Caina smiling happily at Yong Se-ha’s back.

[As expected, he’s got what it takes. I like that.]

“You brain muscle knight.”

[That’s a name that I like. Perfect!]

Yes, it was perfectly fine. Soo Ah-rin decided to stop thinking at that point. Anyway, it was true that their dungeon speed was close to breakneck. It was quite extraordinary to recall that this dungeon was dominated by the power of Hecto.

[Die! I will end you and cut you into pieces!]

“Ha! No way…that’s full of bullshit!”

By the time two more days had passed, the dungeon search was completely focused on Yong se-ha’s combat experience and growth. Of course, there was something to learn from the power of the armored orcs and martial arts skills, but Jung Si-woo and Caina had already extracted the whole number and applied it to themselves. So all that remained was Yong Se-ha’s growth.

“Se-ha, you can do it. Do you have any sense here?”

“I feel like I’m going to die of pain, Hyeong-nim.”

“You mean you still have senses. Anyway, just be thankful for that.”

Finally, Yong Se-ha made a weak sound. After he fell and lost an arm while fighting 2-1 with an armored orc, he dashed bravely and eventually defeated them; that spirit was acceptable.

“It’s stuck back on. Move it.”

“It’s working…but it hurts Sun-bae.”

“It’s proof of life, be thankful for that.”

Of course, without Soo Ah-rin, they couldn’t have put Yong Se-ha in such danger. Now Yong Se-ha’s arm was properly attached back to his shoulder. Soo Ah-rin’s increasing sanctity made it possible.

“It would have been a little harder if there were no arm left. That’s a relief.”

“I don’t know, what’s that? It’s scary.”

Jung Si-woo felt a sense of fear after a long time when Soo Ah-rin talked with a big smile. It was a fear of the unknown. According to the story, if her heart or brain weren’t destroyed, she would somehow be able to figure out the working principle and structure of divine power even though he was now quite aware of mana and the body. The limit was just to strengthen it with one’s mana.

“It’s even more surprising to me. At least, as far as I know, you’re the only man who can strengthen his divine power with his magic.”

[Wow, physical restoration is a representative ability of a high priest…there is certainly a surprising side to Soo Ah-rin. Is it because you’re in a contract with the master?]

“Don’t try to connect everything to me.”

“Hyeong-nim, I want to get up now…”

“All right, let’s get going.”

“Yes…”

The biggest drawback of dungeons was that they didn’t rise in level during dungeon exploration. And therefore, the dungeon was also a good place to confirm the growth of one’s pure skills. The number and level of enemies that appeared were increasing, but it remained the same without dramatic changes. The environment itself pushed adventurers to agony and self-destruction.

Ironically, however, only those who overcame it and grew faced a dramatic improvement in level at the end of the dungeon. The main purpose of the fortress was to awaken individuals and to develop them actively. Although it wasn’t well revealed because players focused on large-scale and low-level dungeons to pursue safety, it was originally an incubation center for those who had a strong will to move forward even at risk to their lives.

[I didn’t expect you could reach the heart of the strong cave…welcome, I am Errotta, the proud commander of the Genetic Corps, the 15th Corps under Hecto. But if you think I’m the same as the other armored orcs, you’ll regret it…]

“Se-ha, if you catch him now, we’ll do the rest. He’s just a little bigger and stronger than the others, but he doesn’t look much different.”

“All right, Hyeong-nim! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

[How dare you cut me off while I’m talking…Gasp!]

And in that sense, Yong Se-ha was the first person to realize the true meaning of the Sky Castle and the cave after entering the dungeon here and becoming a player. He, who had to fight a bloody battle against the armored orcs that appeared at the beginning of the dungeon, was now on par with the elites!

“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

[Hmph, how can such a weak man…!?]

“Okay, now that he has uttered such a typical line, he’s going to die.”

“Oh, come on, Oppa.”

Yong se-ha and the Orc were nearly 30 apart in level and different in size from David and Goliath. But the Yong se-ha was moving fast to escape the arc of the orc’s vicious ax at an invisible speed. Each time the sharp-tuned end of the lance was exposed, it flew in and hit the orc. Why was that possible? Was his sense as sharp as Jung Si-woo? No. He was just reading the orc’s Mana now. It was also the virtue Caina taught him with the most concentration.

The reason it felt particularly great now was that he was reading the flow of mana concentrated on the machinery instead of the orc’s body.

“Hey, you’ve improved. Improvement usually happens when you feel like you’re about to die.”

[I agree. At that point, the quality of a warrior is determined by whether he dies or not.]

“You guys are the worst….”

Are these guys Vikings? Of course, given Yong Se-ha’s level now, it was hard to deny it…Soo Ah-rin glanced at the back of the struggling Yong Se-ha and made a quick decision.

“But in the end, Yong Se-ha will be pushed back. We need to balance it at least.”

“Well, is that so?”

“I’m sure of it.”

Unintentionally, Soo Ah-rin had developed an excellent ability to read the flow of battle, the advantages, and disadvantages of battle, due to her time with Jung Si-woo. It was also an essential virtue of a competent priest, and in Soo Ah-rin’s case, it developed more than a decent damage dealer or tanker, reaching the point where even subtle dominance in the battlefield could be read.

“The will to protect your fellow men will be a strong wall to drive out your enemies!”

“Whoo…thank you, Sun-bae!”

After that judgment, Soo Ah-rin quickly reached out and shouted the spell. It was sacred buff magic that she developed no less than healing magic. She was already feeling a sense of crisis dealing with Yong Se-ha but quickly opened her eyes, feeling his ability amplified.

[Getting help from a colleague!]

“Ha, where’s the weak guy now?”

“Yong Se-ha, if you lose under the spell of blessing, your side dishes will be soy sauce for the time being.”

“That’s cruel…at least give me some eggs too.”

“That’s when it’s a tie.”

Fortunately, however, Yong Se-ha didn’t have to eat soy sauce egg rice. This time again, Yong Se-ha, almost halfway through the cut, mastered Caina’s active skill, Mana Walk, and won brilliantly against the elite.

Now all they had left was the boss room.