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nTranslator: Seven

nEditor: Ana_Banana

n“Another one!” (TL: DJ Khaled!)

nLee Jin-ah’s fist, accompanied by his loud cry in russian, struck the skull of a Black Werewolf that had hit him.

nKek!

nThe Black Werewolf which fell to the ground was then unable to even make a sound.

nLee Jin ah’s power could make one’s hair stand on end. However it was the skeletons that drew the most attention.

nBoom!

nArmed with Needle Snake body armor and helmet, a Skeleton Soldier holding a long spear thrusted into the chest of the falling Black Werewolf.

nPuk!

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nTurning his head slightly, Lee Jin-ah looked at the skeleton.

n“Spasiba!” (TL: ‘Спасибо’, Russian for ‘thank you’. The author usually puts the words in the intended language be it Russian or English, but this was written in Korean so I translated it directly)

nIt seemed that Lee Jin-ah had become fond of shouting in Russian as he shouted his gratitude.

n“Siba!”

nHowever it seemed that he was just saying the words as there was no hint of gratitude on Lee Jin-ah’s face.

n‘The human’s got food and the skeletons are all eating it.’

n“Siba Siba.”

nIt was because there was no way he’d be grateful when his kill was stolen.

n‘Huh?’

nLee Jin-ah turned and saw a skeleton staring right at him.

n‘Does it know that I was cursing?’

nThe Skeleton Soldier slowly opened its mouth as Lee Jin-ah despaired under its gaze.

n“It’s time to eat.”

nThe voice that came out of it was Kim Woo-jin’s.

nWhen he heard Kim Woo-jin’s voice, he returned with a whisper that even those close to him would struggle to hear.

n“We have an audience. Can you speak korean?”

nLee Jin-ah was aware that there were players watching them. No rather, even their audience had to fight now.

nOf course, in front of their audience, Lee Jin-ah and Kim Woo-jin must act and speak like Russians.

nThis was also the reason why Lee Jin-ah had been talking and shouting in Russian.

nOf course, Kim Woo-jin knew that.

n“We’re retreating.”

n“We’re retreating? Why?”

nThe Skeleton Soldier answered his question.

n“There are many more monsters in a dungeon with a survival quest than one without.”

n“Everyone knows that.”

nNo player didn’t know that one of the reasons why survival quests were more difficult was because of the large number of monsters.

n“Do you know what happens if a dungeon was failed 12 times?”

nHowever, no one knew what happened in a dungeon with a survival quest that had been failed more than 10 times.

nPsychos who challenged dungeons that were failed more than 10 times were few in the world.

n“That…wait a minute.”

nBecause of Kim Woo-jin’s question, Lee Jin-ah began thinking.

n‘The monsters would overflow…’

nAn endless flow of monsters is what the players would face.

n‘The players come again and again, the battle is refreshed constantly.’

nThe thought of the players risking their lives to enter over and over entered his mind.

n‘Black Werewolves only converge in large groups if they have a boss…’

nSoon after, Lee Jin-ah turned his head to observe the Black Werewolves nearby.

n“Oh my God.”

nThe monsters might be hundreds, even thousands.

n“A monster wave.”

nAs he heard Lee Jin-ah’s conclusion, Kim Woo-jin didn’t explain more. Lee Jin-ah also didn’t ask for further explanation.

nIf there were truly hundreds or thousands of monsters then the battle would be very different than they’d expected.

nThey’d have to prepare for battle in a few hours instead of five days.

n“Inventory.”

nIn preparation for the battle, Lee Jin-ah quickly pulled food out of his inventory and started eating.

nKim Woo-jin also prepared for the battle.

nHe took the Grim Reaper’s Mask from his inventory and also checked one of his skills.

nAura Field

nRank: E

nEffect: Emits an aura that can buff or debuff a target. The range will increase as the skill rank increases.

nAura Field.

nLooking at this skill. Kim Woo-jin recalled how the King of Undead used it in the past.

n‘A single target type buff skill effect could be changed to an area of effect type buff skill effect using the Aura Field skill.’

nAs he thought this, Kim Woo-jin touched his necklace.

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nThe centripetal point is very important.

nFor humans, without any connection, even with a large number, it was hard for them to properly form a group of one hundred.

nHowever the moment a concept like religion or state was introduced and became a focal point, humans were easily able to make groups of thousands to even tens of millions.

nMonsters were no different.

nNormally, it was possible for groups of monsters to form when faced with a powerful enemy, even a group of a hundred was possible. However, when a boss monster was born…

nAwooo!

nA group of Black Werewolves were howling toward the night sky.

nTwelve challenges by the players had caused the population to reach the thousands. This also meant that some of them had faced many groups of players.

nAwooo!

nThe thousands of wolves began to converge like a wave toward the group of 40 players.

n“Damn, this is a monster wave!”

nThe Monster Wave had started and it was a sight to behold.

n“I’ve never seen anything like this before…”

n“I don’t even want to see it!”

nIt was a sight that could never be forgotten.

n“Get ready!”

nHowever the players from the Messiah Guild began preparing for battle without hesitation.

nThat was the image of the Messiah Guild.

n“If one side falls, then we will all die! So hold your position as best as you can!”

nOnly those who were ready to give their lives to save the world could possess such courage and only those who had the ability to showcase their courage.

nIn other words, those who stepped forward were those trying to save the world. (TL: Poor things got tricked by their guild)

n“Prepare for battle!”

nIn front of the wave of Black Werewolves that charged toward them, the players steeled their nerves.

nTanks with heavy shields created a front line and the damage dealers arranged themselves behind them. Behind those were the healers and mages in the center with their wands at the ready to cast their spells.

nIn the trees, the archers were waiting with their bows at the ready.

nSoon the distance between the two groups was small enough that they could see each other’s eyes and they both screamed together.

nAwooo!!

n“The battle has started!”

nThe combat that began was at a fierce, blood boiling level.

nKehung!

n“Keuk!”

nScreams burst out from place to place.

n“Use your magic!”

n“Be careful!”

nKwaang!

nBetween the sounds of battle, fireballs began to burst forward.

nLess than a minute before the fight had started, the battlefield became like hell.

n“These mother**ers! How dare you!?”

nClang!

nOf course, these wolves were not so easy to deal with.

nThe players who entered a dungeon with a survival quest that had been failed 12 times for the first time were surprised.

n“There’s no reason to panic!”

n“At most, they’re just a lot of first floor monsters! Just hold your ground!”

nFrom their levels, to their items, the players were prepared.

nMore importantly, the players didn’t need to work together.

n“Do what you know to do!”

nFor this dungeon, the players had been preparing for weeks and months, not a few days. Also the players had another hope.

n‘The boss should come back soon!’

n‘We just need to hold on until the boss comes back.’

nKang Young-ji. Many of the players believed that she was strong enough to save them.

n“Come!”

n“I’m the captain here!”

nThen she appeared.

nStanding with her shining, golden armor, Kang Young-ji’s appearance was like rain after a long drought.

nAfter she arrived, she immediately demonstrated why her allies had been waiting for her. Tearing through the group of werewolves with no signs of stopping.

nKwaang!

nAs she swept past, she smashed the head of a werewolf with her hammer, showcasing her extraordinary strength.

nKeheung!

nKungkung!

nIn the face of the Black Werewolf horde, Kang Young-ji forcefully suppressed them and shouted.

n“Come!”

nAlmost everyone stopped fighting and stared at her.

n“Wow.”

nLee Jin-ah who was watching Kang Young-ji’s performance from a distance, couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

n“She’s no joke. She might be as good as me.”

nKim Woo-jin didn’t respond to Lee Jin-ah’s words, instead he got lost in his memories.

n‘Her skill is outstanding.’

nHis relationship with Kang Young-ji had lasted longer than expected.

nThis was proof that her talent was much higher than most. At that time, the number of players that were able to keep up with Kim Woo-jin was extremely small.

n‘When I first witnessed her skills here, it was shocking.’

nIt was this very dungeon where his interaction with her began. A similar situation to now as well.

nThe members were different, but the situation was much the same.

nAs soon as they entered the dungeon, the cold wind struck and a swarm of Black Werewolves attacked.

n‘Back then, it was impossible to come out unscathed.’

nFive people had died in that first battle. It was extremely shocking when 5 people out of 40 were killed in the very first battle.

n‘We were able to survive because we ran.’

nBut even that suffered a setback and only five people managed to escape.

n‘If Kang Young-ji hadn’t listened to me then…’

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nAt that time, Kim Woo-jin had suggested that they retreat.

nKim Woo-jin was such a player. Rather than to fight with unfavourable odds, he preferred to run until he could find an advantageous position.

n‘This may be the same as back then.’

nWhat Kim Woo-jin thought was that the current situation the players faced would be the same or much worse than what he’d experienced.

n“Will it get more dangerous? It’ll be over if the tanks get pressed down.”

nThe situation was bad, even Lee Jin-ah could see that.

n“How many will die if they all use their skills and go into cooldown time?”

nAs he said that, Lee Jin-ah began preparing for battle. Then he turned toward Kim Woo-jin.

n“So when are we going in? After all, shouldn’t the heroes appear in the time of crisis?”

nInstead of answering, Kim Woo-jin slipped on the Grim Reaper’s Mask.

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