The Special Zone
The brothers returned to base camp and stepped into the tent.
"Ugh… ugh… ugh…"
Lee Chaerin was writhing in agony. Her eyes rolled back, whites showing, as she suffered through the torment.
"Damn it."
Kang Dohyun quickly dropped his gear, stripped off his pants, and thrust his erect cock into her ass.
"Haa… haa… ugh…"
The moment her master's cock breached her, Lee Chaerin's body was overwhelmed by an adrenaline flood and pleasure so intense she passed out.
She hadn't masturbated or had sex for six whole hours — her body simply couldn't handle it.
Once she was unconscious, Dohyun draped a blanket over her so she could sleep deeply.
"Hyung? What reward did you get from the dungeon?"
"Let's sort it out while we eat."
The two brothers organized their gear and equipment, then continued their conversation over a light dinner of dried meat.
"I got a Trait called 'Imperturbability.'"
Dohyun's newly acquired Trait, Imperturbability, granted complete immunity to all mental-related Traits and Skills.
"That's good, right?"
"Honestly, I don't know much about mental-related Traits or Skills, but it sounds good."
For now, they decided to assume it was beneficial.
"And you?"
"Hyung, you've heard of Bodhidharma, right?"
"Yeah, the guy from the martial arts novels."
"I met him."
Kang Dohun had encountered Bodhidharma and learned a technique of Shaolin martial arts from him.
"Yo… you're insane?"
"Yeah, so my existing Trait changed."
Dohun's Combat Arts and Arhat Fist had merged and transformed into a Trait called Dharma 18 Hands.
He had gained a far more powerful martial art than before.
"Wow!"
Dohyun marveled, and Dohun beamed with pride.
Naturally, the brothers' next topic of conversation was their limited Skill selection rights.
"A limited Skill selection right popped up even after clearing twenty dungeons."
"You get one for every ten you clear."
It was a fixed rule — every ten dungeons cleared guaranteed a limited Skill selection right.
"The real question is what kind of limited Skill shows up."
With that, Dohyun set down the dried meat he'd been eating.
"Should we use it now?"
"Let's."
They activated their limited Skill selection rights immediately.
As soon as they used it, a list of selectable Skills appeared.
"Earth attribute, Fire attribute, Wind attribute, Water attribute."
"You can gain one of the four great attributes?"
Once again, the brothers were offered the same target Skill — one that would grant them one of the four elemental attributes.
"So if I gain an attribute, my attacks will carry that element?"
Dohun checked the Skill description and looked at his brother.
"Hyung, I'm choosing the Water attribute."
"What? You're choosing right away? Why?"
At that, Dohun pointed to the Water Spirit summoned beside him.
"My friend here wants the Water attribute."
"I can't see it. But of course a Water Spirit would want you to have the Water attribute. Do it."
So Dohun selected the Water attribute.
"And I…"
Dohyun paused to consider for a moment.
"I'm Fire."
His frequently used shotgun attacks needed every bit of attack power he could get, and the Fire attribute seemed like it would pair well with his existing Gunpowder Amplification Skill.
With both brothers having selected their Skills:
"Not bad."
"Wanna spar?"
"Spar! Let's go!"
Though it was late at night, the two brothers engaged in a light spar to confirm how much they had grown and celebrate their progress.
The next morning.
The three of them took off on the drone at first light, heading straight for the Bomun Tourist Complex east of Gyeongju.
From above, the Bomun Tourist Complex looked like this:
"There's a lot of people here?"
"This area drew crowds from the very beginning of the apocalypse."
When problems arose in Gyeongju, more than half of the city's citizens evacuated to the Bomun Tourist Complex. Thanks to that, civilian and military forces combined to quickly clear the zombies from the complex, and security was established rapidly.
So now, aside from the large dungeon known as Gyeongju World, most of the area around Bomun Lake was in a stable state.
After landing, the group looked for lodging.
"If you want a decent place to stay, Komodo Hotel is the best."
When they asked around, every merchant mentioned the Komodo Hotel. It was a hotel occupied by a large, powerful group — the accommodation cost was a bit steep, but its safety was unmatched.
So the three of them went to the Komodo Hotel.
"Three coins per night."
Dohyun paid fifteen coins on the spot, impressed by the hotel's security measures.
The group was directed to a room on the third floor.
"Nothing special here."
Despite the name "hotel," it provided nothing more than a safe space — no other services.
They rented mostly empty rooms with almost no furniture. Naturally, there was no water or electricity either.
Still, the fact that it was a safe space was what mattered most to Dohyun.
"Lee Chaerin, don't leave this room. Wait here."
Dohyun untied her restraints and laid out a sleeping bag for her. He even gave her a masturbation toy so she could pleasure herself whenever she wanted.
"M-Master, don't leave me behind!"
Chaerin, reluctant to be separated from Dohyun, pleaded with a quivering voice. Nevertheless—
"Shut up and stay here. Don't open the door for anyone, and don't go outside."
Then he and his brother coldly exited the hotel room.
Left alone in the room, Lee Chaerin—
*Squelch, thwump!*
"Haaah!!"
She gripped the vibrator with both hands, jammed it into her ass, and began to thrust. She would masturbate until she was exhausted, then collapse into sleep.
Having left the troublesome burden of Lee Chaerin at the lodging, Dohyun and Dohun boarded the drone again in a spot out of public view.
"Alright, let's be careful from here on out."
At his brother's warning, Dohun glanced around warily as he climbed aboard.
The drone moved at a steady pace, and as it entered Gyeongju city proper—
You have entered a Special Zone.
"Special Zone?"
"Yeah, this is a Special Zone."
After the apocalypse, Gyeongju had become a unique city.
Gyeongju was a city where ancient cultural relics were hidden throughout the entire urban area.
Thanks to that, undead influenced by a special energy had spawned across the city — which is why it was designated as a Special Zone, somewhat different from a regular dungeon.
"Ah! So that's why the Gyeongju citizens fled to the Bomun Complex."
"Yeah, it's a place where it's hard for people to survive."
Undead infused with that special energy were stronger than regular zombies. So everyone who had survived in Gyeongju city had no choice but to flee.
As Dohyun explained this to his brother, another location came to mind.
There's one more place like this in South Korea.
That place was Jongno — Seoul's Jongno district and its surrounding areas had also become a Special Zone due to the influence of ancient relics.
A Special Zone appearing in a city with such a large population…
Seoul already had a considerable number of dungeons, making it a city where survival was difficult in every way — the worst hell in all of South Korea.
The brothers landed the drone at a suitable location.
"Get ready for combat."
The brothers put on their helmets and picked up their weapons.
"There are a lot of strong undead here, but it's a good farming spot."
"Really?"
"Let's just be careful around dungeons and focus on farming here."
Since even low-level dungeons could be dangerous in a Special Zone, the two decided to skip dungeons entirely and concentrate on farming.
With preparations complete, the brothers set out. Dohyun checked ahead with Presence Detection.
"About one hundred meters ahead — two enemies."
They exchanged a brief word and moved forward slowly.
*Gwaae…*
A zombie and a skeleton stood in the street.
Dohyun gestured, assigning the zombie to himself and the skeleton to his brother, then moved first.
*Whoosh, thwack!*
"Gwuk!"
He ambushed and dispatched the zombie.
*Clack, clack.*
"Gwaae-wae-wuk!"
The skeleton clattered its bones together as it charged, swinging a hammer.
*Whoosh, crack!*
Dohun dodged the attack and kicked the skull, shattering it — but—
"Gwaaek!"
It hadn't been completely destroyed, so the skeleton swung its arm again. Dohun dodged once more and—
*Thwack!*
He punched the skull to pieces, successfully killing the skeleton.
It was just a normal skeleton, yet it had taken two attacks to defeat — Dohun shook his head at the realization.
"These aren't normal mobs."
"Right. But on the flip side—"
Dohun examined the hammer the skeleton had been wielding and said:
"If you're lucky, you can get items like this."
◈ A hammer with a small bonus to attack power.
The hammer the skeleton had been holding was Normal grade, but it was still an item.
When Dohyun showed the hammer to his brother:
"Wow, you can get items this easily?"
"We got lucky. Normally you need to kill about fifty to get one. The chance of a Rare is extremely slim."
Saying that, Dohyun put the hammer in his bag and added:
"Anyway, since items drop here, let's gear up from this place."
"Yeah, let's farm! Let's farm!"
The brothers began hunting with enthusiasm. To obtain equipment they could use, the two diligently searched for special undead throughout the area.