I Alone Resurrect Chapter 169

I Alone Resurrect Chapter 169

The Great Sanctuary of Krokta (1)

The next morning.

The experts who had finished their breakfast at the hotel immediately headed to the dungeon.

“So this is an A-rank dungeon…”

The entrance to the dungeon was located next to the West Lake (Xihu), a major tourist attraction in Hangzhou.

West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an essential tourist destination in Hangzhou.

Next to the beautiful scenery of West Lake stood the majestic and imposing gateway.

“Even though it’s an A-rank dungeon, it doesn’t look much different, does it?”

The entrance to the dungeon was the same old familiar sight as always.

The gigantic stone gate, with a distinct appearance from this world, was emanating an ominously dense magical power.

“But the magical power density is definitely higher. Even outside, it’s already at this level, so the inside must be no joke.”

Feeling the magical power flowing out of the dungeon, Kang Hyeon said.

“Yoon Na-rae, can’t you draw in the scattered magical power around?”

“That’s basic for me. Why?”

Drawing in large amounts of ambient magical power, not just the power stored in one’s body, was one of Yoon Na-rae’s strengths.

That’s why she was able to use Meteor, which far exceeded the amount of magical power she possessed. 

Although using Meteor would damage her magical circuit and require her to rest for days.

“Then if you go in there, won’t you get incredibly strong?”

“Why?”

“There’s a ton of magical power around, so you can just draw it in and use it, right?”

Hearing Kang Hyeon’s words, Yoon Na-rae sighed in exasperation.

“Come on, think about it. Let’s say there’s a herd of cattle running around in the yard. Even if that’s the case, there’s a limit to how much you can slaughter and eat by yourself, right?”

“Uh… I guess so?”

Kang Hyeon was confident he could slaughter and eat the entire herd by himself.

“In general, I mean!”

“For ordinary people, maybe?”

“It’s the same here. There’s a limit to how much magical power you can control and absorb by yourself.”

“What kind of analogy is that?”

“I’m explaining it at a level you can understand.”

“Do you want to fight?”

As Kang Hyeon frowned, Yoon Na-rae quickly ran away.

“Everyone, please pay attention!”

At that moment, a voice calling out was heard.

“As I mentioned earlier, there will be no additional control beyond providing directions.”

It was Jang Myeong-ho, the Chinese in charge of this raid.

“Controlling such powerful experts like you would actually be inefficient. You can just work together and fight as you have been doing so far. And now…”

Jang Myeong-ho turned his body to look at the dungeon.

“I will enter the dungeon.”

With a heavy atmosphere, Jang Myeong-ho was the first to enter the dungeon.

Seeing this, Kang Hyeon chuckled.

“With that dramatic entrance.”

“Isn’t it cool?”

“What part?”

“That he’s good-looking.”

Kang Hyeon’s face twisted at Yoon Na-rae’s reply.

“He looks like a bloodsucking brother-in-law, how is that good-looking? Tsk.”

“He’s a bit more manly-looking than the guild leader, who you can’t even tell if he’s human or an orc. This slightly thin but dignified type is a bit more appealing to the female heart…”

As Yoon Na-rae chattered excitedly, she met eyes with Kang Hyeon.

“What are you getting all excited about! Isn’t manliness the best for men!? Haha. Strength! Muscles! Kang Hyeon, you’re so cool!”

Yoon Na-rae was adapting a little more to society today.

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“It’s a jungle for sure.”

“The scenery seems magnificent.”

“That’s right.”

As soon as they entered the dungeon, the dense forest greeted the party. 

The forest inside the dungeon was larger and more magnificent than any forest they had seen so far.

“It feels like my magic is increasing just by breathing.”

“The magic density can be this thick, huh.”

The magic was so dense that it felt like the flow of magic in the air could be felt on the skin.

“Phew. Ahh! The air is so good! Is this what they call phytoncide?”

Kang Hyeon passed through the trees dozens of meters tall, stretching his body widely.

“It’s not chit, it’s chid.”

“It’s the same thing. I get the gist.”

When Yoon Na-rae poked fun, Kang Hyeon frowned deeply.

‘He seems relaxed.’

The ability users around them looked at the two bickering, but Kang Hyeon and Yoon Na-rae were not the types to be intimidated by mere gazes.

“Here they come.”

After walking through the forest for about 30 minutes, all the ability users suddenly stopped in their tracks, as if they had made a pact.

“It’s decent from the start, huh?”

“How many are there? Five hundred? Six hundred?”

“What are you talking about. It must be at least a thousand.”

The ability users estimated the level and number of magic they were sensing all around.

“This should be a good warm-up.”

A legion of a thousand lizardmen.

But there was no one trembling in fear.

Each and every ability users gathered here was a strong one who could easily handle dozens on their own.

“They’re here.”

In the midst of the silence, someone’s words echoed,

-Thud thud thud thud…

The ground shook slightly.

“Kyaaa!”

“Karook! Quaar!”

“Quwaaa!!!”

Bizarre cries burst out from all directions.

The eerie shrieks of the lizardmen made the entire forest tremble.

Despite the overwhelming presence that could have scared them, the ability users didn’t even blink an eye.

“Kill them all!”

“Waaah!”

The ability users did not wait calmly in their places for the enemies.

Rather, as if to show off their own strength, they rushed forward one after another.

“It’s magic! Get ready!”

At that moment, powerful magic was fired from behind the lizardmen.

Lizardmen were already famous for their strong magic.

With so many people gathered, they were bound to suffer more damage.

-Quaang!

But it was pathetically blocked by Yoon Na-rae and a few other ability users’s defensive magic.

“I blocked it!”

No damage whatsoever.

After that, it was a time of slaughter.

“Roast lizard for dinner tonight!”

“Crok! Turka!”

Lizardmen were monsters that could easily tear and kill humans one by one.

But the ability users easily knocked them down as if they were dealing with children.

A fight of 400 vs 1,000.

The battle, which was thought to be a little fierce, ended much more easily than expected.

‘Is the damage almost zero?’

Looking around, Jang Myeong-ho fell into thought.

He had known long ago that the elite forces participating in the operation were strong.

Most of them were already world-renowned ability users.

What was unexpected were the ability users from Russia and North Korea.

‘Their level is higher than what I investigated.’

He thought the average power would be lower since Russia and North Korea had sent a large number of participants, but they were managing without much damage.

‘Maybe it’s possible to defeat the boss…’

Jang Myeong-ho shook his head.

‘I shouldn’t make a hasty judgment yet.’

They had just entered the entrance of the dungeon.

The current attack was no more than a reconnaissance battle.

‘I will just focus on my own mission.’

Nodding his head and regaining his composure, Jang Myeong-ho raised his hand.

“Let’s move to the next destination!”

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Ippotranslation

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5 days had passed since entering the dungeon.

The strike team had been relentlessly pushing towards the core, fighting without rest.

At first, everyone was full of confidence and moved vigorously, but now, after the 13th battle, they could no longer hide their fatigue.

“They’re starting to wear out from the strain.”

The sacred land of the great Krokta.

When Olien had just mentioned it, Kang Hyeon had expected it not to be that vast, but the interior of the dungeon was truly gigantic.

Larger than any dungeon Kang Hyeon had experienced so far.

Fighting countless lizardmen in the unfamiliar forest all day long, it was inevitable that they would become exhausted.

“But we’re almost at the core, so that’s good. After destroying the normal core, we’ll get a long rest.”

The long-term strike teams usually take an extended rest every time they destroy a core.

Because the monsters rarely come near where a core has been removed.

“Brother, how long do you think it’ll take to reach the core?”

“We’re really close. It won’t take even an hour, I think?”

As Kang Hyeon said, the core was not very far away.

“Here it is.”

The place the strike team had arrived at was a huge temple in the middle of the forest.

Powerful magic was gushing out from the center of the temple.

“Kang Hyeon, is this the normal core?”

The overwhelming magic emanating from the grand architectural structure overwhelmed the ability users.

Seeing this, Shin Seong-ah thought that this might actually be the main core, not the normal one.

“I’m not sure either since it’s my first time, but I think it might be?”

Just as Kang Hyeon was frowning and speaking,

“We have arrived at the normal core! Everyone, please prepare for battle!”

Jang Myeong-ho, who was at the very front of the strike team, shouted in a loud voice.

“I see.”

Despite the incredibly strong magic, he had momentarily wondered if this might be the main core, but it seems the task would not be that easy.

“I’m just curious, but do we really have to go through the normal core to get to the main core?”

“As mentioned in the initial briefing, to reach the main core, we must pass through the normal core.”

“Was that so…?”

Since the Chinese, who had previous experience in clearing the dungeon, said so, Kang Hyeon had no choice but to accept it.

-Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the ability users approached the temple, a massive drumbeat began to sound.

“Anyway, take care of yourselves. From now on, it’s the main game.”

“Understood.”

Kang Hyeon drew Bilgein’s Longsword, and the others also drew their own weapons.

Simultaneously appearing lizardmen.

“Kyaaa!”

“That’s like an army of cockroaches. How many are there?”

Endless lizardmen poured out from inside the temple.

“Oh my! They even brought their pets.”

And a huge monster appeared from one side of the forest.

It was an enormous creature, as if a crocodile had been magnified dozens of times, with dozens of lizardmen riding on top of it.

“Let’s have some real fun!”

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Ippotranslation

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“Croak!”

A huge lizardman wielding a spear charged with its mouth wide open.

“It stinks. Damn it.”

Kang Hyeon grabbed the creature’s mouth with both hands and tore it apart up and down.

-Sluuurp!

The lizardman’s head was torn off, spraying blood in all directions.

“Phew… It’s endless.”

At Kang Hyeon’s level, the regular lizardman warriors were not particularly threatening enemies.

However, the endless onslaught was gradually draining his stamina and focus.

‘I wonder how the others are doing?’

Kang Hyeon quickly surveyed the battlefield.

‘They’re all in individual battles.’

The ability users were fighting in groups based on their nationalities.

Russia, North Korea, and China were forming defensive formations based on their large numbers.

The other countries, being elite forces in smaller numbers, were mainly focused on offense, stirring up the swarms of lizardmen.

“Alright! Let’s finish this quickly and rest!”

It was evident that the number of lizardmen was gradually decreasing.

At this rate, they would be able to eliminate all the monsters before long.

-Quaang! Boom!

Kang Hyeon drew out Filthian’s Hammer and swung it around in all directions.

The bodies of the lizardmen caught by the hammer were mercilessly shattered, and a red mist arose from the scattered blood.

“Let’s get through this easily!”

With the massive slaughter caused by the hammer, the lizardmen around Kang Hyeon were quickly wiped out.

Just as Kang Hyeon was about to catch his breath,

“Kyaaa!”

A monster resembling a giant crocodile charged towards Kang Hyeon.

The one called ‘Kroa’ was over 30 meters long.

‘If I get hit by that size, it’ll be dangerous.’

Even Kang Hyeon would be in danger if attacked by such a creature.

“Oof!”

Kang Hyeon quickly retreated, and Kroa passed in front of him.

“Just wait for it.”

Kang Hyeon grabbed Kroa’s bumpy exterior and climbed onto its back.

“Quark, ugh!”

On Kroa’s broad back, there were about ten lizardmen.

As soon as they saw Kang Hyeon, they swung their weapons at him.

“Pests, get lost!”

Kang Hyeon quickly drew his longsword and instantly severed the limbs of the lizardmen.

The bodies of the lizardmen were divided into dozens of pieces, floating in the air.

“Kyaaa!”

Unaware of the slaughter happening on its back, Kroa was still thrashing around, threatening the ability users.

After dealing with the lizardmen, Kang Hyeon immediately moved to the top of Kroa’s head.

“Whew…”

Kang Hyeon took a deep breath and surrounded his hands with sharp magic.

“Haa!”

With a shout, Kang Hyeon’s magic-infused hands plunged into Kroa’s thick hide.

“Magic explosion, magic explosion!”

Kang Hyeon kept using magic explosions with his hands buried in Kroa’s head.

After a few explosions,

“Kurluk, kurrrr…”

Kroa stopped moving, pouring blood and bodily fluids from all the holes in its head.

“Phew…”

As he pulled his hand out, the mess was visible.

A stinging pain washed over him, but it was a familiar sensation.

‘It’ll heal up quickly anyway.’

He still had plenty of magic potion reserves.

Kang Hyeon had no reason to worry about such minor injuries.

“Is it finally wrapping up?”

Just as Kang Hyeon thought the battlefield was somewhat organized, something caught his eye.

“Quarluk! Kyaa!”

A muscular lizardman, at least twice the size of the others.

Confirming its name, it was written as ‘Lizardman Warrior’.

“That must be the sub-boss.”

That muscular one seemed to be the sub-boss guarding the normal core here.

The ability users from China were struggling against that Warrior.

“Wasn’t the name Jang Myeong-ho?”

The guild leader of the Dragon God Guild, Jang Myeong-ho, was at the forefront trying to hold off the creature, but he seemed to be outmatched.

“I should go help.”

Jang Myeong-ho looked like he was about to be overwhelmed by the Gatekeeper at any moment.

Kang Hyeon quickly cut through the battlefield and rushed over.

“Kyaaa!”

Just as the Lizardman Warrior’s spear was about to pierce Jang Myeong-ho’s body,

“Hiyaa!”

Kang Hyeon’s hammer struck the Warrior’s head.

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