CH.76 The Forest Covered by Snakes (10)
In the middle of Inwangsan Field.
A conduit to enter the undiscovered dungeon ‘The Forest Covered by Snakes.’
Near a large rock.
The masked individuals realized that something had gone terribly wrong.
“Ch-Chief… this…”
“……”
The one referred to as the Chief among the masked individuals also silently observed the current situation.
The plan itself was flawless.
After obtaining information from the spy known as ‘Crow.’
A plan was prepared to seize all the rewards from this dungeon.
‘Crow’ would conquer the dungeon with 5 hunting teams from <The Judgment of Fire>, and they would enter the dungeon one step later.
They would exhaust the 5 hunting teams with their strategy and monopolize various rewards from the dungeon.
In <The Judgment of Fire> where they didn’t know about the spy’s existence…
A cunning operation that could only befall them.
It was a plan devised by the <Villain> Clan’s Gangnam Branch.
“……”
However, it was all based on the assumption that they didn’t know about the spy’s existence.
“We knew that the Villains were all organized in a point organization, but who would have thought they were this close?”
Right in front of the masked individuals.
A middle-aged man who was driving a large sword into the ground said.
Among the numerous Holders holding different weapons, the middle-aged man alone had an overwhelming presence that made the air around him heavy.
“No matter how cruel the Villains may be compared to their sloppiness, I never thought they would blindly trust one spy. I didn’t expect you all to swarm like this.”
The plan they thought was perfect had crumbled.
The <Villain> Clan members from the Gangnam Branch, who had planned to enter the dungeon one step later to monopolize the rewards, had to confirm from the very beginning that the plan had gone awry.
<The Judgment of Fire>.
Elite Clan members from three of Korea’s top Clans had gathered here at the entrance to the Forest Covered by Snakes.
But that’s not all.
Among those elite Clan members, there was one middle-aged man shining brightly.
A Holder of S-grade abilities, which there were only five of in South Korea…
The Master of <The Judgment of Fire>.
Kang Woo-hyun was there.
Even though he was not easily seen in official settings, he revealed himself in the middle of Inwangsan Field.
“I originally didn’t plan to come because of that, you know…”
Kang Woo-hyun looked at the masked individuals slowly.
There was no sense of danger at all.
His face was too relaxed.
“It seems my daughter decided to participate in the conquest without warning. Even though my daughter might be in danger, as a father, how could I not come? Haha.”
S-grade Holder Kang Woo-hyun and the elite Clan members of <The Judgment of Fire>.
In terms of numbers and abilities.
In every aspect, the Holders were ahead.
The <Villain>’s plan had been completely exposed, a truly thorough encirclement.
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Kwon Oh-jun looked at him with a calm expression and spoke.
“Min Chae-hwan. I don’t want to waste any more words on you, so listen carefully. The fact that you’re a spy from the Villain Clan… has been known since before this operation even began. The reason the deployment date was moved up a day and the fact that your ridiculous ideas were not accepted are the same.”
A shocking revelation had just occurred.
The faces of the party members standing together with him were also filled with astonishment.
Wait, the archer who fought alongside us was a spy?
And he was even a high-ranking Holder with exceptional abilities?
“We’ve been watching your every move. You’ve done a lot of cute things. The Clan leadership and the security team have been monitoring and preparing for all your actions. Do you understand what I’m saying? About 80% of the information you provided was nonsense.”
Kwon Oh-jun’s words were harsh.
You could tell from his choice of words how angry he was.
He may be a team leader full of playful pranks in normal circumstances, but his trust in his comrades was unquestionable.
To him, infiltrating as a spy and betraying his team…
That was one unforgivable action.
“Perhaps the branch members you belong to are nearby, right? Wicked fellows. Clan reinforcements have already arrived, and if you go out now, your comrades will all be captured.”
The suppressed Min Chae-hwan’s expression kept changing rapidly.
From injustice to astonishment.
From astonishment to helplessness.
From helplessness to anger.
In his final expression, it seemed like he wanted to tear Kwon Oh-jun apart.
Kwon Oh-jun’s words were evidence that he was telling the truth.
‘Oh…!! Min Chae-hwan! That was his name.’
And then, I finally remembered Min Chae-hwan’s name.
The Holder is mentioned as infiltrating the <The Judgment of Fire> in the original work.
His name was Min Chae-hwan.
-The <Judgment of Fire> Clan, the first attempt to conquer the undiscovered dungeon failed… Clan member Min Chae-hwan revealed to be a spy for the Villain Clan…
At the time, the story passed like a fleeting newspaper article. Since this dungeon conquest, which I only slightly deviated from as an intern, had not involved any of the main characters, it had faded from memory. That’s why I couldn’t recall it at all.
The fact that the first dungeon conquest had failed, that the archer Min Chae-hwan was a spy for the <Villain> Clan—everything came back to me only after hearing Kwon Oh-jun’s words.
“It’s all over now, so kneel down and wipe your neck.”
That was Kwon Oh-jun’s final verdict to Min Chae-hwan.
It was a terrifyingly cold and cunning plan.
In <The Judgment of Fire>, they knew everything about the <Villain>.
Obtaining information about the ‘Forest Covered by Snake’, mobilizing resources to monopolize the rewards of that dungeon, and even planning to conquer the dungeon on behalf of the 5 hunting teams.
<The Judgment of Fire> had developed a counterplan that exploited the <Villain>’s own plans. Instead of transmitting information as it was, they advanced the deployment date to make the <Villain>’s preparations less thorough.
Then they deployed reinforcements to block any variables. Spy Min Chae-hwan was brought into the dungeon, where he was used to his full potential, and at the last moment, subdued…
This was a fight that the <Villain> couldn’t win from the beginning.
“Damn it…”
Min Chae-hwan slowly knelt down and threw his bow on the ground.
His expression was filled with disgrace.
In reality, it was almost like surrendering.
“Then…”
“Team Leader!”
However, at that moment.
Even though Min Chae-hwan’s range of movement had been suppressed…
Arrows rained down rapidly from the sky.
It was like a multiple attack reminiscent of the earlier wooden snake’s magical assault.
The black arrows that filled the sky made it seem like PTSD would set in.
“What the…”
Kwon Oh-jun immediately spat out abusive words and held up his spear.
The other party members also took a posture to defend in their own ways.
I don’t know exactly what skill it is…
A remote skill used by Min Chae-hwan, an archer.
It was the last desperate effort he threw when everything was over.
Everyone was nervous and had to defend themselves.
But looking at it, I thought.
‘This… Isn’t that a physical attack anyway?’
This shower of arrows is not a magic attack.
It can be known by just understanding Min Chae-hwan’s surroundings.
He didn’t show any momentum to raise his magic.
If Min Chae-hwan tried to use magic.
At that moment, he would have already been attacked by Choi Dong-wook.
This shower of arrows seemed to be a physical attack-oriented remote skill, probably caused by Min Chae-hwan dropping his bow as a trigger.
Let’s think about it.
Rather, I felt at ease.Since it’s a physical attack from a distance.
No matter how many objects…
It couldn’t do any damage to me.
Tuduk- Tuduk-
To Do Do Do Do-
To-do-do-do-do-
A myriad of arrows were stabbed into the ground helplessly.
The expression of the party members changed every moment at that amazing sight.
“… … ?”
“What is this…”
“Team Leader, what’s going on?”
“…Well.”
I smiled slightly.
The reason why the arrow baptism was nullified lay in my skill.
[War Declaration of a Hundred Soldiers].
A skill obtained by combining the superior rune [Master of Martial Arts].
During battles, it provided an incredible effect of ignoring all physical attacks from a distance for 10 minutes.
‘I guess I can finally make use of this.’
When I fought against the Mountain Serpent, I had no use for it.
Most of his attacks were close-quarters, and his ranged attacks were earth-based magic using magic.
However, in this particular situation, it was a skill with a perfect score of 200% effectiveness.
“What the…”
The surprise arrow baptism had ended anticlimactically.
Because of that, Min Chae-hwan’s expression was tinged with confusion.
But I didn’t stop there.
‘This is an opportunity.’
After using [War Declaration of a Hundred Soldiers] to deflect all the arrows.
I didn’t pause but quickly drew my sword and charged forward.
And I stabbed it right into Min Chae-hwan’s shoulder.
It was an attack on him, who was still being subdued by Choi Dong-wook.
“K-Kuuaaack…!!”
Min Chae-hwan screamed suddenly at the sudden attack.
I put magic into my thrust, piercing through his toughness stat.
Naturally, it would hurt.
But I didn’t care about the spy’s pain.
‘This is an opportunity!’
Even while being subdued, Min Chae-hwan had used a skill to launch an attack, and I had defended against it using [War Declaration of a Hundred Soldiers].
In other words…
Min Chae-hwan and I had engaged in a mutual exchange of attacks.
It was a kind of duel.’
So, this was an opportunity.
An opportunity to devour one of Min Chae-hwan’s runes.
I never liked the name Sky-Shattering Heavenly Sword, it has nothing to do with waves.
I feel like Earth-Breaking Wave Sword would’ve been so much better.
And its Oration should be Crash or something wave like, not explode.
More like Ocean Splitting Wave Sword