Chapter 127
Chapter 127
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 127
Chapter Title: Wave Panic
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[Title: Hunting Proof Here]
(Hunting proof pic of holding up a spider beast's leg)
Is this how you do proof?
Heard it was a goldmine so I came, but there's way fewer than expected.
[12 upvotes] [0 downvotes]
- Judak*) Check your deposit.
ㄴ OP) Whoa, you're actually giving it. Thanks.
- ㅇㅇ Monster spawn is dried up in the dungeon now.
- Dilution came way too late lol.
- Not just that area, hunters from everywhere flocked in and wrecked the dungeon fml.
The power of the double EXP event was immense.
What the gallery docs hunted was the variant beast, Arachne—not regular monsters.
There were still plenty of monsters left in the dungeon, but hunters swarmed in and wiped them out.
"Didn't expect it to be this effective."
It had been a week.
They'd stripped that massive dungeon clean inside a week.
Entry limits were even imposed, yet the waitlist still stretched over two digits.
[Notice: Arachne Dungeon Entry Waitlist]
Posted by: Judak*
This is the waitlist post for renting the Night Hunter gear.
Put your number in the comments and wait.
Rental time – 10 hours.
Waitlist – 52 people.
[3121 upvotes] [62 downvotes]
- Fml why is the line so long?
- Right at the dungeon entrance and the line is insane lol.
- But is this even worth it?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ Just nap while waiting in line.
ㄴ Double hourly wage not looking like chump change?
Even with restrictions, applicants overflowed.
By now, finding monsters was as rare as unearthing treasure.
- Monster ← Massive upvote if none appear lol.
- Fml came too late.
- Double EXP for what? No monsters. Better if a wave popped instead.
Even gallery users hoping for a wave to burst had appeared.
"No way it's gonna pop."
But waves don't just happen easily.
Waves had conditions.
Appearance and neglect of variant monsters.
Presence of monsters near the rift.
The rift itself having existed for a very long time, etc.
"But Arachne's dead."
Dungeon monsters? Double EXP event wiped them.
No chance of a wave.
[Title: Idiot]
(Pic of the wide-open lower dungeon levels)
[34 upvotes] [0 downvotes]
- (Real elf cone)
- Bragged about this for a week? Lmao.
- If you ever have investment tips, tell me first.
ㄴ Is losing all your money a hobby?
ㄴ Reverse invest then.
ㄴ O
ㄴ OP) Fml.
[Title: Breaking) Winner]
(Pic of roasting marshmallows near the rift)
(Pic of hunters gathering to buy)
Sold marshmallows like hotcakes for a week lol.
Netted like 5k EXP crystals in profit lmao.
Guess that means I win for surviving?
[1202 upvotes] [3121 downvotes]
- No fml 5k?????
- Wtf how much did you jack prices?
- Hunters do the work, merchants rake the cash...
- Real talk, these are the ones making bank.
All that remained were hunters posting from the barren lower levels.
"Time to end the event soon."
Just as he was about to post the event end notice.
- Huh? Rift looks off?
- Why's the color changing?
- ??? Just woke up.
- Fml hold up Judak it's happening right nowㅠㅠㅠ
"Hm?"
The latest gallery posts looked suspicious.
Titles were all frantic.
He clicked one to figure out what was up.
[Title: Judak come quick big trouble]
(Pic of rift turning red)
(Pic of monsters about to burst out)
Fml wave's about to hit suddenly?
Block it? Or bail?
"Huh, why?"
A wave was priming at the most unexpected timing.
*
Wave trigger conditions were simple.
Monsters nearby.
Even one variant monster posed a risk; more monsters meant higher risk.
"But why trigger now?"
Yet no monsters near the dungeon rift.
Then it hit him.
Strictly speaking, there were some.
"No way the dungeon itself counts as a monster?"
Dungeon internals shifted often.
It was weird if he thought about it.
How does a structure reshape itself?
But if the dungeon itself was a living being, it made sense.
- Judak fml what do we do!!!!!
- Block? Don't? Block?
- (Hunter clutching head cone)
They'd joked about wanting a wave.
Hunters there to make money had said it.
Lol but didn't think it'd actually happen.
Hunters panicked at the sudden wave.
He was just as baffled.
"Block the dungeon itself?"
This massive dungeon was the creature triggering the wave.
Impossible to stop without killing the dungeon itself.
[Notice: It's me]
Posted by: Judak*
(Arachne Dungeon pic)
Looks like the dungeon itself is one big creature.
Can't block the wave anyway.
So everyone just bail.
[4112 upvotes] [5 downvotes]
- Tsk, run ending after all.
- Can't be helped lol.
- Honestly, that huge dungeon being alive? What ya gonna do?
ㄴ Fr even Judak couldn't handle this.
- Judak can't fix it?
ㄴ We're super screwed then.
ㄴ Rift Queen is such a bitch.
So he posted the notice.
Dungeon layout kept changing.
Fighting a wave inside was disadvantageous.
After the bail notice, gallery users showed surprised reactions.
[Title: Honestly shocked af upvote lol]
Posted by: JudakIsGod?
Thought he'd pull some wild magic outta nowhere to stop the wave fr?
First time hearing Judak say bail, kinda shocking.
[12 upvotes] [0 downvotes]
- Fr.
- Saw Judak's bail notice and ran immediately.
- This must be serious af?
[Title: Fight on surface then?]
(Pic of hunters fleeing out of rift)
But dungeon exits aren't just one or two right?
Where's it coming out to block?
Feels hopeless lol;
[102 upvotes] [2 downvotes]
- Can't we just abandon dungeon and leave?
ㄴ Get et by Elad monsters?
ㄴ (Elf smacking forehead cone)
Until now, no matter the incident, gallery users hadn't worried much.
Shop buys solved everything simply.
Rather than bail, they'd get items and fix it.
"Bailing was that shocking?"
Maybe that's why.
Post-notice, the gallery half-panicked.
First-ever dungeon wave even Judak can't stop. WW2 incoming etc.
Conspiracy theories, tactical nuke memes, despair—total chaos.
Excellent Doc: Mr. Judak, all retreated. But have question.
Right then, contact from the gallery doc who'd successfully evacuated hunters to a safe zone.
Judak*: ㅇㅇ What's up?
Excellent Doc: This incident very dangerous? Judak's bail order surprising.
Excellent Doc: Notice post replaced many gallery idiots' joy with fear.
Judak*: Oh that?
Excellent Doc sent pics of tense hunters and asked.
Even the gallery doc seemed shocked by the unusual reaction.
He started to explain, then stopped.
"Showing beats explaining?"
Judak*: Where you guys at now?
Excellent Doc: Moved to nearby hill. Safe here.
Judak*: ㅇㅇ Good job...
"All safe and evacuated?"
He glanced at his watch.
Almost exactly on the hour.
Judak*: Look at dungeon in 3...
Excellent Doc: Three? 3 minutes? 3 hours?
Judak*: 2
Judak*: 1
Excellent Doc: Omg.
Excellent Doc: Big one's coming?
0.
Time hit zero, and through the gallery doc, he watched the dungeon.
Something sliced through the sky straight for the dungeon.
- Huh what's that?
- Something flying at the dungeon?
- ㅓ fml
Gallery buzzed about the massive flying object.
Soon it pierced the ground, slamming deep into the dungeon.
- KABOOOM!
A colossal roar followed, and the ground—
No, every dungeon level.
The surrounding forest too—all engulfed in black flames.
- Aaaagh fml what the hell!!!!!
- Wtf what phenomenon is this????
- Haha apocalypse the world burns!!!
The clear sky turned hellish black smoke in seconds.
"Didn't wanna use this but..."
[GBU-28] - 140,000p
Bunker buster developed by America.
The enormous dungeon began collapsing entirely.
The green forest turned hellscape instantly.
Dungeon itself the problem?
Then die.
He'd used the bunker buster he'd only thought about.
*
In the lonely ruined restaurant.
At the long table's end sat Soon-Dead-Sucker Erzebet, highly excited.
Gallery was noisy with dungeon buzz, but today she didn't care.
"...Finally."
It was Wednesday.
The day Judak donated a bit of blood.
She dropped three drops into cola.
Sometimes the urge to chug pure blood hit hard, but...
"Gotta hold back."
Had to endure a week.
She was about to guzzle the cola in excitement.
"...?"
Erzebet's thrilled face chilled coldly.
Not the usual taste.
Tasting a pure drop confirmed it.
"...Succubus scent."
Judak's blood now carried a desirous aroma never there before.
Erzebet left the restaurant with a sour expression, heading somewhere.