Chapter 41
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 41
Chapter Title: Underwater Labyrinth (2)
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Yorong stared at Cheisi in shock.
"Wh-what are you doing?!"
She had plunged her hand into the underwater lava. And she looked perfectly calm about it.
"It's fine."
"How is any of this fine...? Eek?!"
Yorong's jaw dropped as she watched Cheisi dive straight into the underwater lava right before her eyes.
'...Sh-she went in!'
The underwater lava that had swallowed Cheisi up returned to its original shape.
"...Cheisi's dead?!"
Yorong let out a panicked voice as she stared at the sight.
Touching the underwater lava drained your HP rapidly until you died. It was a fact proven by every user who had tried to pass through it so far.
????? She really went in?
Yorong didn't stop her and now she's dead ㅠ
Yorong waved her hands frantically as she glanced at the chat.
"N-no, that's not it! I tried to stop her! But Cheisi just jumped in on her own..."
"There's definitely a space inside."
"...Cheisi?"
A voice came from within the underwater lava, startling Yorong.
Soon, a pair of bright red cat ears poked out from the lava, followed by Cheisi peeking her head out.
"...H-how are you okay?!"
Yorong was shocked all over again.
"Doesn't the lava damage hurt?!"
"I have a lava immunity effect."
"Lava immunity...?"
Yorong's gaze flicked toward the chat.
What even is a lava immunity effect??????
How do you even get that
So going to Megrana or Napit was the right answer?
Big trouble. Yorong's out of the running again.
A few chats were already teasing her.
'Heh heh, looks like it...'
Another elimination. Yorong had that gut feeling.
'I had no idea we needed a lava immunity effect...'
Yorong gave a wry smile as she stared at the underwater lava.
"There are so many amazing things in here, though."
"...Wh-what's in there?"
Yorong swallowed hard at Cheisi's voice coming from inside the underwater lava.
No user had ever entered the underwater lava before. She couldn't help but be curious about what was inside.
But without the lava immunity effect, all she could do was stand there anxiously, stamping her feet.
"Want to come inside?"
Cheisi's voice echoed from the lava again.
"I-I want to come in!"
Yorong answered hurriedly, but a question lingered.
"But how can I get in?"
"Here, take this."
Cheisi popped out from the lava and handed Yorong an item.
A thick, blue seaweed ended up in Yorong's hand.
Yorong's expression filled with astonishment as she checked the item's info.
Blue Lava Seaweed
Blue seaweed growing inside the underwater lava.
Grade: Rare
Type: Ingredient
Restriction: Level 5+ users only
Consuming grants immunity to underwater lava for 5 minutes.
It was food that granted immunity to underwater lava.
'...With this, I can go in.'
Yorong murmured as she stared at the blue lava seaweed Cheisi had given her.
"...But is it okay to give this to me? I'm a competitor trying to clear the underwater labyrinth too."
She doesn't even look like competition.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ What competitor talks like an eliminee
"I-I have competitive spirit too!"
Yorong yelled at the chat.
"There are plenty inside anyway."
"Th-then, thank you."
At Cheisi's words, Yorong thanked her and chewed on the blue seaweed.
You consumed Blue Lava Seaweed.
Lava immunity effect applied for 5 minutes.
Confirming the buff, Yorong swam into the underwater lava.
The sensation of the lava flowing over her skin felt strange, but her HP didn't drop.
After passing through, Yorong immediately opened her mouth wide in awe.
"...Wo-wow, this is amazing!"
Right after entering the underwater lava, Cheisi found a small space filled with colorful seaweed.
'...Beautiful.'
After admiring the scenery for a moment, Cheisi noticed the lens monster had fallen off her shoulder.
Why'd you go in alone
Take us too!!
She could see the viewers protesting in chat.
The lens monster lacked the lava immunity buff, so it couldn't pass and had fallen off her shoulder.
Cheisi had deliberately summoned it far away so it would appear inside the lava.
Whoa what's this place ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
So cozy and pretty.
As the viewers said, the small space overgrown with all sorts of seaweed was quite beautiful.
After taking in the view, Cheisi searched for anything worth farming.
What she found was the blue lava seaweed. It was the most abundant seaweed in this space.
There was so much that giving one or two to Yorong wouldn't even make a dent.
"I'd love to make this my lair. Too bad I'm a yokai dragon who doesn't need one..."
After giving some to Yorong and bringing her inside, she immediately started sparkling with awe.
Cheisi snapped off every swaying seaweed she saw and stored it in her inventory.
She didn't know if she'd use them, but they were special items from a unique place, so better to collect them.
"Ev-everywhere I look, Cheisi's destroying the scenery in real time."
"Is it bothering you?"
"N-no, not at all. Do whatever. Just tell me if there's anything I can help with..."
"Then go pull that clump of blue lava seaweed over there."
"Got it..."
While collecting seaweed inside the underwater lava, Cheisi spotted the chat screaming.
Save us....
We're dying!!!
"What's wrong? What happened?"
The viewers shared the lens monster's view. If chat was reacting like this, the lens monster must be in danger.
Cheisi looked around for the lens monster.
Flutter, flutter!
She spotted the lens monster tangled in its wings amid pink seaweed, flapping desperately.
Everything's pink...
So dizzy...
The pink seaweed had completely covered the lens, filling the stream screen with pink.
Cheisi hurried over and tried to peel off the pink seaweed holding the lens monster.
She tried ripping it by hand, but it wouldn't budge.
Cheisi drew her dagger.
One swing of the dagger sliced through the vines easily.
After freeing the lens monster, Cheisi tried to remove the tangled vines from her dagger.
But one strand clung stubbornly to the dagger.
One Lotus Leaf Vine has wrapped around the dagger.
Weapon attack power increased by 1.
An inexplicable message appeared too.
'...What is this?'
Cheisi checked the vine's info.
Lotus Leaf Vine
Pink vine growing in the space inside underwater lava.
Grade: Rare
Type: Ingredient
Restriction: All users can consume.
Satiety +3
'...Nothing special.'
There was nothing particularly noteworthy in the info.
Even swinging the dagger didn't feel any different.
Was it just a +1 attack power boost?
As Cheisi stared dubiously at the vine-wrapped dagger, a message from Yuwol arrived.
Cheisi. You need to come here.
Why?
The underwater labyrinth has been breached.
"...Huh?"
Cheisi blinked blankly at Yuwol's message.
It was startling news.
After a long search, the underwater labyrinth had been breached.
The users who had been struggling to find the solution in the underwater labyrinth couldn't hide their disappointment.
"This was the answer...?"
One user exploring the labyrinth arrived at a spot filled only with water, completely empty. Not even a single fish swam there.
Many users had already passed it by, deeming it unimportant, but this user grew suspicious and scanned the surroundings for several minutes.
By chance, they found a rock engraved with a pattern and pressed it, revealing a passage in the previously empty space.
The entrance was blocked by tangled green seaweed.
By sheer luck, the solution to the underwater labyrinth that users had puzzled over for so long was revealed.
Several other users searching the labyrinth were nearby when the passage was found.
Word spread quickly while the discoverer sliced away the tangled seaweed, drawing dozens of users.
They all cooperated to clear enough seaweed for a person to pass through, but then a big problem arose.
'It's a new area.'
'Limited title, right?'
'The first one in gets it.'
The users quietly eyed each other.
Who would enter the passage first?
"I'll go first! The finder should!"
The user who discovered the passage shouted loudly.
The others hesitated, thinking it was the righteous thing to do.
But they all quickly realized.
While they dithered, someone else could slip in, claiming the limited title and leaving the rest as also-rans.
"What nonsense? Finder's keepers!"
Shouting that, one user dashed forward.
Soon, the passage entrance turned into chaos as users tangled with each other.
The first one in gets the limited title.
Everyone thought that as they swam toward the passage.
"Huh?"
"What's this?"
And then, the users encountered a circular door.
"It's blocked?"
A door made of light pink wood blocked the way forward.
The users kicked it, rammed it with their bodies, and even attacked with weapons.
But it was all in vain.
A user who touched the door spotted the message first.
You must possess a Lotus Leaf Vine Key.
"It says I need a Lotus Leaf Vine Key?"
"What?"
"Touch it and a message pops up. Says I need a Lotus Leaf Vine Key."
"Where do we even get that?"
"No clue..."
Lotus Leaf Vine Key. No idea where to find it, so the users groaned in frustration.
As they stared longingly at the door, searched info on the spot, and lingered near the passage to the new area...
"...What? Someone figured out how to get it?"
"Who found it?!"
The news of the Lotus Leaf Vine Key crafting method being revealed hit the idle users like a storm.
The murmuring crowd sighed once they understood the situation.
"...Cheisi?"
"That streamer making a key?"
"That streamer again?"
"...Another elimination."
Yorong sniffled dejectedly upon hearing the underwater labyrinth had been breached.
"The underwater lava was nothing after all..."
Just found by sheer luck
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So deflating
Teased us with some gimmick ;;
The viewers' chat was full of disappointment too.
'So entering the underwater lava was pointless?'
Cheisi pondered for a moment.
She had collected miscellaneous items and lava seaweed inside. But the key was breaching the labyrinth, and it didn't seem related.
'I did get this, though.'
The single strand of vine wrapped around her dagger.
Checking the dagger's info showed:
Abandoned Dagger
Lotus Leaf Vine wrapped around it.
Attack Power +1
When ten vines wrap around, the weapon is destroyed and transforms into a 'Lotus Leaf Vine Key'.
'A debuff?'
If ten vines wrapped around the weapon, it would destroy it and turn into some unknown item.
She didn't like the idea of her only weapon being destroyed.
'But if I use it right, it could be an attack buff.'
Collecting exactly nine would boost her precious attack power by 9. For someone who hunted using every buff and gimmick due to low attack, it was like rain in a drought.
Her lava immunity buff still had time left, so Cheisi decided to check another underwater lava pool. There might be more lotus leaf vines.
That's when Yorong's panicked voice rang out.
"Ah, it hasn't been fully breached yet? Our adventurer party isn't eliminated?!"
'...Huh?'
Yorong's words suggested the underwater labyrinth wasn't fully cleared yet.
The moment Cheisi's gaze turned to the chat, wondering what was going on...
Dude that's a SUPER important item!!!!
Check chat!!!!!!
You need that to enter the new area right now!
"What...?"
Cheisi tilted her head at the ominous chat atmosphere.