Chapter 32
Chapter 32
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 32
Chapter Title: Warrior Faces Hunting Ground Control
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Balak, wanting to make his second supreme training method even more fun this time, broke into breakdancing in the wind.
By the time not only the other dungeon bosses but even the gods were left dumbfounded watching it.
"No!! If you're going to troll in the dungeon, then don't enter at all!"
"Why are you blocking us from going in! That dungeon doesn't belong to you heroes!"
"The Heavenly God of the lofty skies has proclaimed that this world belongs to all. But this kind of disorderly behavior isn't allowed."
"Hah, so you're going to impose control? You priests are just overflowing with greed!"
"What?! You irreverent fools!!"
"I've staked everything to come here! I absolutely can't back down!"
Outside, the established forces and the new arrivals clashed fiercely.
In this moment of dire crisis where bloodshed could erupt at any time!
In the end, the imperial family caught wind of the escalating conflict and began to move directly. And now everyone knows.
Exactly how they would regulate this dispute!
"From now on, failure to obey the law and control will result in execution."
"""Yes, sir!!"""
As if this era had anything like the separation of powers in democracy!
When the one at the very top says jump, you jump!
And so, in Leiter itself, until a group to control the dungeon entrance was formed.
Regular imperial troops were stationed at the dungeon entrance.
No one wanted to provoke them and risk getting killed.
Additionally, taking into account the complaints from hero parties and adventurers.
Afterward, only those with entry certificates could go inside the dungeon.
"You don't even have to take the test; they just give certificates to the heroes?"
"If you're jealous of those heroes, why don't you go through the dimensional rift instead?"
"Ah, no, that's not it. We have to fight those imperial knights."
"They're still going easy on us, though. Even low-rank adventurers are getting through, so it seems like it's just weeding out total newbies?"
"Yeah, that's true. Sigh... Anyway, it's winter now."
"More trash falling from the sky again."
Thanks to the imperial family's intervention afterward, order in Leiter was finally restored.
And now that winter had fully arrived, beautiful trash began falling from the sky.
Meanwhile, the empress—the sun of the Altria Empire—had been too frantically coordinating the various factions.
With so many people bustling in and out of the palace, a hole opened up in the system monitoring the love letters receiving the empress's intense pure love!
And so!!
"Fr, Fweeeedom!!!"
Gukseo was finally able to greet the pure white snow outside the capital after so long!
Of course, because her husband had escaped the imperial capital.
An enraged empress had turned the palace upside down. To avoid being caught by his terrifying pursuing wife, Gukseo couldn't use portals scattered across the empire.
He had to hide his body while twisting his movements like crazy. It would take a truly long time to reach his destination, the Abyss Pit.
Also, when Gukseo escaped the palace.
If the existing palace staff were all caught up in this incident.
'Dear, if that's the case, I'd really be disappointed in you.'
—Because he had left that note, the empress could only swallow her intense rage alone.
Anyway, Gukseo's eyes were burning!
This sense of freedom he was finally tasting!
How many decades had it been!
He felt truly sorry for his beloved family.
But he stepped forward.
Thus, a hero who had been active during the interspecies great war began slowly heading toward the Abyss Pit.
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Thanks to the quality of entrants into the dungeon being steadily regulated.
Balak, who had realized the truth that persistence always leads to victory, was in a very good mood.
Meanwhile, the other forces pushed out by the local city factions wandered aimlessly outside.
During this time, they heard stories about the sky islands where adventurers were active.
"Is, is this the sky island?"
"My goodness, it's this vast?"
"This isn't just vast. It's practically the size of a small kingdom!"
"And here... this is the place where I'll build my dreams!"
Foolishly, they attempted to settle their forces on the sky islands.
This sparked an explosion of discontent from the adventurers who had been exploring the mini dungeon interiors.
"Hey! Why are you blocking us from going there!"
"This is our territory. So get lost!"
"What? You own this place?!"
"Got a problem? Then come at us."
Ching...
Hearing the knight's words that they should draw weapons if they had complaints, the adventurers had no choice but to back off.
And those currently trying to set up on the sky islands were the real desperate ones with nowhere left to retreat!
They were like cornered rats full of venom.
Moreover, who would judge them!
This was inside the dungeon, belonging to no one's domain(?).
It was a true gray zone!
In gray zones, first come, first served.
Just as they were about to divide up the sky islands like a game of territory tag and slowly build their forces!
"Pffft!!"
"Ahahahahaha!!"
"Ar, are those guys idiots?! Kahahahaha!"
The adventurers, who should have been the most hostile toward them, burst into laughter.
Curious as to why they were acting like that.
But the adventurers said nothing, just laughed and left the sky islands.
Afterward, adventurers stopped entering the sky islands.
Outside, the church issued summons to the heroes, and so on.
With everything going so smoothly, they hurried to remodel the sky island they were on.
However...
Boom!!
"Arghhh!"
"Why are the spirits so aggressive!"
"My lord! Over here!"
"N, nooo!! Aaaah!"
Had the adventurers never tried building their own structures here?
Soon, the low-level spirits who saw them trying to ruin their playground flew into a rage.
The spirits here united their powers and unleashed a frenzy of attacks.
But those who entered the mini dungeon this time weren't ordinary adventurers!
They belonged to noble houses or large profit groups.
With high-class troops like knights, they somehow repelled the endlessly swarming low-level spirits!
But how would the low-level spirits react to being mechanically massacred by an army the moment they entered the mini dungeon, without even playing around?
"""Spirit King!!"""
Like children reporting to their parents about who took their playground, they ran to the Spirit Kings with tales from the mini dungeon.
And the situation was escalating.
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Around the time the low-level spirits rushed to the Spirit Kings.
Balak, who hadn't even glanced at the place since the mini dungeon first opened—claiming it would rot his eyes—was experimenting with his new training method.
"This really is the supreme training method aaaah!"
Am I a genius or what!
To think the first supreme training method links perfectly with this new one!!
Soon, in the state of being stuck flat to an oil-slicked iron pillar.
Magic bullets of all colors started flying toward me.
But concentrating a strange power on the soles of my feet!
Now I could even run across this slippery oil-covered pillar!
And!
"Normal combo punch."
Boom boom boom boom boom!
I smash the red magic bullets with my fists, dodge the others!
And smack the exploding blue ones forward—this is the linked training!
A true double supreme training!!
"Wow, I really wish I could train as fun as you, Bro Balak."
"Puri bro! You'll be able to do this eventually too!"
"I'll work hard! But that pillar's taking constant hits; is that okay?"
Ahem, as Puri said, that's the issue.
Since it's a solid steel pillar, it's holding up now.
But with the relentless barrage of magic bullets, more and more parts are denting.
Eventually, the oil dispenser might break down completely?
Then I'll have to upgrade this pillar!
When the skeleton merchant comes later—!
"Balak, sir, are you available to talk now?"
"Huh? Skeleton merchant?"
"Mr. Karian?"
The skeleton merchant shows up right as I think of him!
After all our long acquaintance, our minds are in sync!
I quickly dismantled the training device and approached the skeleton merchant and Puri.
But Puri's expression, after hearing from the skeleton merchant, looked serious.
"Puri bro, what did you hear to make you like that?"
"Th, that is..."
"Balak, sir, rather than us explaining, would you like to take a look at the mini dungeon right now?"
"That place?"
What on earth is happening inside the mini dungeon?
I haven't checked it lately since the herbivores flooded in.
Soon, I peered inside through the magic tool that lets me view the mini dungeon.
"Th, this?!"
"Even Balak, sir, thinks this is too much, I see."
"I never imagined they'd try to set up camp there—."
Daring to lay their eggs in my dungeon?!
And not only are those weirdos laying eggs in my dungeon, that's a problem.
Aside from the scum approaching the spirits for slave contracts, no other newbies are visible in the mini dungeon.
Th, that means?!
"This is hunting ground control!"
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Did the snowball from releasing the merchandise catalog outside lead to this?
"Even Balak, sir, thinks this is unacceptable, right?"
"Of course! And if they plant their flags like that, no one else can enter, and free movement becomes impossible. It goes against the very purpose of this dungeon—to help newbies grow!"
Did my dungeon get too famous, causing this mess?
And they don't look like players.
"Seeing the flags on each sky island..."
"Bro Balak, it looks like the noble factions and other groups from outside have turned those into their own territories."
"You're right, Mr. Puri. And now, no one else is entering the mini dungeon except them."
As expected! The soldiers standing guard on the palisades look bored to death.
With their disciplined military appearance.
They're definitely NPC factions native to this world!
Damn! This world is too realistic!
Flies like them swarming wherever there's profit!
And I can hear it!
The communities exploding with complaints!!
● Title: Is it okay for NPCs to control hunting grounds?
● Author: DontLetMeGetPvPedInfinitelyIfHerbivoresStayOutOfDungeons (743.765)
● Even for a high-freedom game, this makes it unplayable?
└ I agree, this is too much. They turn hostile the moment you get close.
└ Author) Fr real lololol what are we supposed to do about that.
└ This must be the AI's grace telling us not to over-immerse in the game and live in reality.
└ But why isn't that Balak doing anything this time?
└ He's just a JOAT who only messes with players.
● Title: No reason to be nice to NPCs anymore.
● Author: ExplosionsAreArt. (174.179)
● You guys started it?
└ Whoa, why'd this guy's alignment go dark.
Ah, no can't let this happen!!
It's been less than a year since the game launched, subjectively!
So there's absolutely no reason for neutral NPCs and players to fight yet!
If this keeps up, this world will turn into total chaos later!
So!
"Bro Balak?"
"I need to clear them all out. Wait here a moment."
"Phew~ Good thing you're stepping in, Balak."
Daring to lay eggs in my dungeon?
And those trolls ruining this world—I absolutely won't forgive them!!!