Chapter 126
Chapter 126
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Translator: penny
Chapter: 126
Chapter Title: Isekai Destruction Gallery
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-Aaaagh!
A tearing scream echoed through the cave interior.
Three of Arachne's spider legs were ripped off as easily as paper.
-Shreek!
Arachne immediately counterattacked.
A mass of spider silk shot from her hand flew swiftly toward the Gallery Doctor.
This was the dark interior of a cave.
Unable to see the attack, dodging it was naturally impossible.
-Huh?
But the Gallery Doctor dodged it effortlessly once more.
-Bang!
Another bullet flew and struck Arachne's body precisely.
Arachne couldn't comprehend it at all.
How did a mere human dodge that?
And what the hell was that?
-Aaaah...!
No preliminary movements were needed whatsoever.
Just by crooking his finger, an unavoidable attack spread out in a fan shape.
Arachne writhed in agony, as if her entire body were covered in blazing fireballs.
-Thud!
The Gallery Doctor approached as Arachne lost her balance and collapsed forward.
Arachne flailed her hand in a final desperate struggle, but it was futile.
-Aaaagh!
This guy's playing the game like a total cheater!
As she let out a scream laced with resentment, Arachne finally realized.
That human was something else.
He held a round, black hunk of metal in front of his face, with something mirror-like at the end.
The man was staring straight at her through it.
"Surprised?"
The Gallery Doctor, having finished chambering a round with a click, smiled down at Arachne.
That wasn't prey.
The moment he donned that on his head and wielded the fire-spitting iron rod, there was no chance of victory.
At that moment, as the Gallery Doctor slowly removed his hood.
Arachne caught sight of his face, half-mad with a grin.
"I agree, it's surprising. This is like an artifact from a transcendent being."
-Huh?
"And I also love Judak."
-Bang!
With the final gunshot echoing, Arachne moved no more.
*
"Wow, it actually worked?"
Looking at the post on the gallery, I confirmed the successful Arachne hunt.
Surprisingly, the successful hunter wasn't a bounty hunter, but the Gallery Doctor.
[Title: This is an Excellent Artifact]
Author: Excellent Doc
(Image of Gallery Doctor flexing his arm muscles)
Hello, gallery assholes.
I am Excellent Doc.
Also, bounty hunting for cash is a great side gig.
(Image of Arachne hunt proof)
Judak is like the heavens.
Thank Lord Judak who always loves the gallery assholes.
[Recommendations 9999+] [Disrecommendations 0]
- The rec-to-disrec ratio is insane lololol
- If anyone disrecs this post, I can really shoot you a tuna can ㅇㅇ
ㄴ For real?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ Try it
ㄴ ㅎㅎ;
ㄴ Ah lol how do you even disrec this post?
- Honest opinion) So what's this about?
ㄴ Look closely at the first image
ㄴ (Image of night vision goggles partially obscured by arm muscles)
ㄴ Wtf, arms so thick I couldn't even see it
- But Arachne tho... something... something about her...
ㄴ Heh heh heh
ㄴ ?
Arachne had been successfully hunted.
In just a few hours, no less.
Using previous failures as examples, I'd distributed night vision goggles to volunteers.
Among them, to the named Gallery Doctor, Excellent Doc.
Judak*: How'd you catch her?
Even with night vision, I figured it'd take days.
The cave wasn't just home to Arachne.
So Excellent Doc replied to me very politely, unlike in the gallery.
Excellent Doc: Ooh, curious? Of course I'll reply.
Excellent Doc: Enter the cave acting like a civilian. And never hunt regular beasts.
Judak*: ? Is that even possible?
Even though he could see inside the cave, he pretended to see nothing and went in.
He didn't react even when spiders came right up to his face.
Excellent Doc: (Image of spider beast retreating)
Excellent Doc: Of course. They drop their suspicions.
Then, like magic, the spider beasts retreated.
Instead, the spider beasts began leading him to Arachne.
Standing at countless forks, they threatened with sounds to guide him downward.
"Ah, trying to curse me or something?"
Killing them would prevent the curse.
So the spiders herded him toward Arachne.
Without realizing he could see everything.
The moment he reached the lowest level, guided so perfectly, he revealed his true self.
- Trap within a trap within a trap within a trap ㄷㄷ
He'd turned the beasts' intelligence against them to catch her.
"Well, now the rift should quiet down."
With the variant beast dead, I figured we wouldn't worry about rift activation for a while.
[Title: The Problem Persists]
Author: Excellent Doc
(Image of a massive rift rippling)
- Wait, why is it getting bigger?
But even after catching Arachne, the rift showed no signs of stopping.
"Why not?"
Normally, killing the variant beast should solve it.
The problem lay in the cave itself.
Excellent Doc: This isn't a cave. It's like a living creature.
Excellent Doc, who explored nearby, sent me a few images.
(Image of the interior slowly expanding)
(Image of the cave occasionally shifting structure)
"No way, it wasn't a cave."
I'd thought the beasts including Arachne expanded it intentionally, but I was wrong.
Naturally, I recalled the rift chilling the front lines' temperature.
The rift was changing the surrounding environment to match its interior.
- Not a cave, it's a dungeon lol
- So how do we deal with that?
- Just ignore it ㅇㅇ
ㄴ Won't that dungeon keep expanding underground and swallow everything?
ㄴ Didn't you play land grab as a kid? Ignore it and you're screwed
"Hmm..."
If left alone, that cave—no, dungeon—would keep spawning rifts.
Until a wave burst and we killed the emerging variant beast.
It'd be one thing if it were on the surface, but underground made the problem twice as bad.
"At least we've cleared the surroundings, so if we prepare in advance..."
The issue was, who would do it?
- Then just go camp there lol
ㄴ Yeah that'd work lolol
ㄴ Lol...
ㄴ So who's going?
Ellad was on the outskirts.
Dwarves faced natural distance issues, and it was far from Adrian Keller too.
Expecting elves to handle it was a stretch...
- My back, my back hurts...!
- Heh, heh, outta breath lately...
- Don't worry Lord Judak,,,@!! We'll elves,, guard the rift,,,!!@@
ㄴ Ugh fuck cringe
ㄴ Goddamn long-eared pest bastards
ㄴ Just world tree one-trick... JOAT
"These guys are acting weird."
The World Tree had abandoned the elves.
It had gone off to live with the dark elves.
The elves, deprived of their overflowing mana, were withering away.
No longer physically superior.
"No wonder their gallery activity's been quiet lately."
Lately, elves barely posted comments.
I'd thought the emotes were a trend, but they lacked energy even for single replies.
[Title: If You Can't Trust Elves, Rec This lol]
(Image of elf leaning on a cane)
If we leave the dungeon to these guys, Ellad's doomed the moment a wave hits. Rec if agree lol
Me first lol
[Recommendations 6421] [Disrecommendations 3121]
- Fr this is right
- Who's gonna guard in that state?
- Probably sprain their back going down to the lower levels and ascend straight to heaven lol
ㄴ ㅅㅂ lol fr
- Humans should do it^^
ㄴ What're you typing comments for now?
ㄴ Feels like I could take 'em now fr lol
"No, seriously, they can't hold it."
Elves without the World Tree were just young, pretty elders—no, ancestors.
No wonder the gallery was full of elfcons lately.
At this rate, they'd hurt their backs just getting to the rift.
- Your misconceptions are wild^^ Still [00:13]
ㄴ Us elves vs haters? Piece of cake [00:14 prev]
ㄴ Winning but talking shit...^^ [00:15]
ㄴ Goddamn how do they type so much [00:15]
ㄴ So frustrating lololol [00:15]
ㄴ Confiscate elf canes for a month [00:15]
ㄴ Fr just stick to gallerycons [00:15]
I jumped into the still-fighting comment section.
Sorry elves, but if named users decreased meddling, it'd hurt more.
- Judak*) Appreciate the thought but elves just clear surface beasts ㅎㅎ;
ㄴ Lord Judak...?
ㄴ (Image of betrayed trembling elf con)
ㄴ Calling elves pests without world tree now!!!???
ㄴ Judak*) No that's...
ㄴ Judak*) ㅇㅇ Yeah guard the surface
ㄴ !!!
ㄴ Heeeek!!!
I'd meant to soften it but went straight hard.
If not firm, they'd stubbornly charge into the dungeon.
Leaving the shocked elves behind, I pondered.
"The closest manpower is the hunters... how to gather them?"
Hunters wandered, hunting beasts for livelihood.
Naturally prioritizing safe, high reward-to-effort beasts.
But this dungeon was a new type, dangerous, low reward.
- Honestly going there is a bit ㅎㅎ;
- But if Judak says go, I'll go
ㄴ O... cool dude
ㄴ Isn't that obvious? After all we've gotten
ㄴ Nice. Wanna go together? What hunter are you?
ㄴ Home security guard
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ㅅㅂ
"Way to voluntarily gather hunters... Ah."
A realization flashed.
The method game devs used for user acquisition.
I quickly posted an announcement.
[Notice: 2x Profits Event Open]
Author: Judak*
All beast crystals from inside the dungeon: 2x rewards.
Who knows, maybe treasure rooms too?
Happy looting
[Recommendations 9999+] [Disrecommendations 102]
- Profits double?
- Tuna cans... two?
- So killing one gives crystals worth two...?
- Saaakihou!!!
I'd opened the 2x profits event.