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Chapter 36
Before Entering K-1004 Dungeon.
As Seo Ye-hee had notified Kang Shin-hwa yesterday, she also assigned veteran porters to him.
The Yanghwa Guild was famous for having the best treatment of porters among Korean guilds.
In the past, Kang Shin-hwa had also been eager to participate in Yanghwa guild’s expeditions and had persistently persuaded Kim Cheol-geun.
Of course, Kim Cheol-geun, who only had experience but many disqualifying factors as a porter captain, had failed the document interview.
When Kang Shin-hwa saw the porters assigned to him, he waved his hand and said,Â
“It’s okay. I don’t need porter support, so please assign them to those who need it.”
“No. When we clear the dungeon, there will be byproducts, and it’s difficult for Awakeners to handle everything themselves.”
Seo Ye-hee tilted her head.
She wondered if Kang Shin-hwa was going to approach the conquest passively.
It sounded like he had no desire for byproducts or anything else.
“Anyway, it’s fine.”
“Is it because the dungeon is more difficult than expected?”
“No, I really just don’t need porters.”
“Explaining the reason would be the quickest and best approach.”
Jeong-hoon, standing nearby, calmly offered his opinion. Kang Shin-hwa agreed with Jeong-hoon’s words.
Because Kang Shin-hwa himself had more than one or two abilities that he hoped would be recognized immediately.
“I have a means to replace the porters’ hard work and efforts.”
Snap!
When Kang Shin-hwa snapped his fingers, Calais’s Chaos Necklace naturally connected the alternate space and reality.
And the object he commanded to summon was immediately ‘delivered’ in front of Kang Shin-hwa.
It was dungeon camping equipment.
Heavy equipment weighing over 60kg was placed lightly in front of Kang Shin-hwa like a feather.
“What is this now…?”
Yoon Tae-ho repeatedly looked between the alternate space and the summoned equipment, with a surprised expression.
Kang Shin-hwa was truly like an onion – keep peeling and more keeps coming out.
His alternate space ability seemed more like an artifact-mediated ability rather than a developed talent.
The problem was that while there had been many theories about such alternate space artifacts, no one had actually seen one.
Everyone had suspected that space-utilizing artifacts would naturally exist, but no one had ever experienced one.
Thus, alternate space artifacts were considered a dream artifact even among Awakeners.
And now, it had appeared right before their eyes, following Kang Shin-hwa’s touch.
“Kang Shin-hwa, is that an alternate space artifact?”
A startled Jin Bo-mi asked.
An alternate space artifact is a means to save on manpower for porters.
Its strength wasn’t about saving labor costs, but about reducing the sacrifice of porters who are vulnerable to dungeon variables.
“That’s right.”
“Wow! So the alternate space artifact really exists? My father said he would spend billions but couldn’t obtain one…”
“It is indeed rare.”
“Ah, Master. Does this mean we’re unemployed today?”
The two porters assigned to Kang Shin-hwa asked while scratching their heads.
Kang Shin-hwa answered before Seo Ye-hee could respond, “Consider today a special holiday for those assigned to me. I’ll personally pay your wages after it’s over.”
“Ooooh!”
The two porters simultaneously cheered, feeling like they’d received an unexpected gift.
Even as veterans, they would be tense at an A+ ranked dungeon conquest.
That’s why they had rented expensive reinforced suits despite being porters.
Seo Ye-hee asked, “Kang Shin-hwa is this really okay?”
“How about giving all porters a break today? I can store not just my team’s loot, but for the entire team.”
“What’s the space capacity?”
“Infinite. Any non-living object or corpse that can pass through a 1m radius can be stored.”
“Wow! It’s a complete revolution.”
The porters continued to praise him.
Kang Shin-hwa could well imagine how envious porters would be of the alternate space, having worked as a porter himself.
In a way, alternate space was like a rival to human workers, similar to the relationship between human laborers and robot workers.
Though unlikely, if alternate space artifacts became widespread, porters would be the most impacted profession.
“Kang Shin-hwa really has a talent for surprising people. I’m once again feeling how special he is.”
“I will gladly listen to the praise.”
“Then, could you also keep this for me?”
Jeong-hoon, looking at Kang Shin-hwa’s spatial artifact with an envious gaze, held out the reinforced shin guard bag he had brought.
Jeong-hoon, who was skilled in kickboxing, was an awakened who primarily used his legs, thus possessing various types of shin guards.
“Of course. Is there anything else you want to store?”
“Porter leader, Jeong Gi-tae, please bring all the luggage I’ve packed.”
“Oh, um, okay. Oh my, what’s happening here.”
Porter leader, Jeong Gi-tae placed the bundle of luggage prepared for Jeong-hoon in front of Kang Shin-hwa.
And then.
Tak!
With a snap of his finger, all of Jeong-hoon’s luggage disappeared as if it never existed.
“Retrieval is quick too.”
Tak!
Another snap of his finger, and the luggage that just went in returned to its original place.
They were softly placed on the ground without any damage. There wasn’t even a worry about breakage.
“Looks like I’ll be living off you, Kang Shin-hwa.”
Jeong Gi-tae scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
In the spatial artifact, there was no need to worry about safety or movement.
If desired, could it not be summoned anywhere at will? His thought was not wrong at all.
“Well, store your luggage comfortably in my spatial artifact. Porters, take a rest and wait at the entrance after the attack.”
These veteran porters who had worked hard.
Kang Shin-hwa wanted to offer them a short rest as a small consideration.
It was a sign of respect for the profession he once had and a tribute to their hard work.
“Okay. If there’s a spatial realm, there’s no need to take risks moving together. All porters, rest here and wait!”
“Woohoo! Kang Shin-hwa, long live!”
“Long live the spatial artifact!”
“Long live the spatial artifact? Please, I hope there’s only one artifact.”
“Anyway, long live! Hahaha!”
The porters cheered and sat down on their spots, enjoying a rare moment of sweet rest.
Meanwhile,
Kang Shin-hwa stored all the items received from the remaining four companions’ luggage in the spatial artifact.
It took less than 5 seconds to store luggage of about two bundles per person.
With just a thought suggesting storage and a snap of fingers as a trigger, everything went smoothly.
“Phew.”
“Whew.”
Before starting the full-scale attack, Seo Ye-hee and Yoon Tae-ho sighed as if by agreement.
It seemed to be clearly audible.
The sound of Kang Shin-hwa’s value increasing.
* * *
The attack without porters began.
As there was nothing near the entrance, the dungeon’s detailed briefing was done immediately upon entering.
The K-1004 dungeon was a place he had visited multiple times in his previous life, so he was well-informed about the internal information.
So, it was more difficult to pretend not to know while nodding along.
In any case, after finishing the detailed briefing, the dungeon attack finally began.
However,
‘…What are they doing?’
Something was strange from the start.
At the moment I was about to step forward to deal with the A+ ranked monster ‘Inky Madillo’ that was slowly revealing itself upon entry.
“Not yet. Kang Shin-hwa, please just watch for now.”
Jeong-hoon blocked me.
“Coordinated team play is really important for the Inky Madillo. It’ll be too difficult for Kang Shin-hwa.”
Seo Ye-hee added to that.
A strategy?
I wondered if they were deliberately trying to provoke me to trigger my latent power.
I quietly watched for now.
Originally, since Seo Ye-hee and Yoon Tae-ho were S-rank level Awakener, dealing with the Inky Madillo wasn’t difficult.
However, every time several more Inky Madillo appeared during the battle and disrupted the view,
They kept giving me glances, in an oddly persistent way, checking my safety.
How should I put it?
They brought me to test my skills, but they seemed worried that I might accidentally die.
‘Should I say it’s cute, or naive? Now I understand why the Yanghwa Guild made it to the top 10 guilds but couldn’t make it to the top 3.’
I was grateful for their meticulous concern for me.
But if they were going to bring me to test me, they should have given clear instructions.
Or alternatively, they could have organized a team for a lower-level dungeon for me to observe.
That’s how they should have done it.
They wanted to see my skills directly, but as soon as they were about to put me in combat, they were worried like I was a fragile flower in a greenhouse.
It felt like they were wavering. Probably because the master, Seo Ye-hee, hadn’t given orders, the others couldn’t say anything.
‘They’ve opened a showcase, so as the main person, I have no choice but to run hard!’
I immediately rolled up my sleeves.
The suit made by the old man Hwang was already worn, and my magic circulation was already at its peak.
Always in combat readiness.
‘Let’s see.’
I surveyed the surroundings.
First, there were two main paths.
The left route chosen by the four, including Seo Ye-hee, was ultimately a dead-end route. They would know this.
In other words, they would eventually have to come back and attack the right route.
So I was thinking of clearing the path in advance.
Just then, a blue Madillo sensing an intruder was revealing itself from the right side.
Its official name was blue Armadillo.
However, since Awakener found the word too long, they usually dropped the ‘Ar’ and simply called it Madillo.
‘Can I use up to 5 chapters of the explosive fist?’
With my slightly warmed-up body, I adjusted to see if I could deploy 5 explosive fist.
Chapter 5 of the Fist of the Storm would be sufficient to handle an A+ ranked monster.
Most importantly, the 5 explosive fist had a special effect of reducing the monster’s physical defense.
Chapter 1, The Fist of Convulsions, The Fist of Tyranny.
Chapter 2, The Power of Pressure, the final chapter.
Chapter 3, The Fist of the Storm, The Fist of Light.
Chapter 4, The Fist of Fire, The Fist of Fire.
Chapter 5, Lightning Fist, Jin-kwon.
The mysterious power of lightning contained in the True Sword would neutralize the defense of the blue Madillo, notorious for its thick hide.
‘Made in the Mugang Continent! These are skills I trust and use.’
Although connecting the Mugang Continent and Earth was still far off, I had the knowledge, so there was no problem.
Obviously, if a martial art would benefit me, I planned to use it without hesitation.
A future conflict with the original martial art owner? I didn’t think about that at all.
By then, I would have already retired and be far away. No entanglement in troublesome matters.
‘Shall I start right away?’
I shouted towards the four people who were diligently hunting Madillos, leaving me behind like a discarded straw,
“Watching is too boring! So I’ll go earn my keep!”
A clear notification.
And the next moment!
Gurrrung!
I immediately activated the power.
Chapter 5 of the 10 total chapters of the Silent Wind Fist.
It was time for the disaster of lightning to descend upon the dungeon.
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