Chapter 14
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 14
Chapter Title: Vicious Poison Krasha Dungeon
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You have discovered an undiscovered dungeon! Achievement points 1,000 awarded.
All of New World's dungeons had been discovered by users.
So discovering an undiscovered dungeon didn't mean anything tremendous was hidden there.
That said, for Jeong Hoon, the undiscovered dungeon right before his eyes would play an incomparably important role.
Would you like to enter the Lv.38 Vicious Poison Krasha Dungeon?
The Vicious Poison Krasha was a centipede-shaped monster.
It carried poison, requiring extra caution when hunting.
Shaaakhow dare you barge into my domain!
And this was a mini-dungeon.
No separate normal mobs or bossjust hunt the Vicious Poison Krasha to complete the subjugation.
Of course, it wasn't easy.
A massive centipede crawling across the cave ceiling.
The Krasha itself was quite powerful for a level 38.
The discoverer ultimately failed the subjugation, and users over level 60 gathered in a four-man party to take it down.
Jeong Hoon first drew his bow and nocked the string.
If it wouldn't come down from the ceiling on its own, he'd force it.
Releasing the string sent a mana arrow arcing in a parabola.
But the arrow striking Krasha's body bounced off powerlessly.
Krasha scoffed as if utterly unscathed.
Absurd. You think something like this can harm me!
Shoooo
Poison gas spewed from Krasha's maw.
Right. Fail to counter that, and you'd die.
This was a cave.
The poison gas from its massive jaws filled the surroundings in an instant.
You have been poisoned.
HP decreases sharply!
If not detoxified, you will die within 20 seconds!
The level gap between Jeong Hoon and Krasha was a whopping 17.
Inhaling a monster like that's poison, it was natural he wouldn't last long.
Not yet.
Status ailments like thishe'd experienced them to the point of nausea before his regression.
He'd endured worse poisons and curses.
Jeong Hoon drew the string again and loosed another arrow.
Pathetic death throes.
Krasha didn't even bother dodging, taking it head-on.
Naturally, the arrow failed to pierce its hide and bounced off once more.
Even so, Jeong Hoon kept at it.
One second.
Jeong Hoon pulled out the gifted Status Recovery Potion and chugged it.
Escaped poisoning!
He'd escaped the poison, but with HP on the verge of zero, he spammed Basic Healing.
Then he drew the string once more and fired.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
Acquired skill, Arrow (Normal)
Perfect.
The basic skill that archer users obtained.
He'd gotten Arrow.
Arrow
-Type: Active
-Level: 1
-Grade: Normal
-Consumes 1 mana to increase arrow attack power by 10.
Arrow was a skill gained only by repeatedly attacking monsters immune to normal arrows.
Jeong Hoon fired again.
An arrow boosted by 1 mana for 10 attack power.
Twitch.
The heightened attack power allowed the arrowhead to finally scratch Krasha's skin, if only slightly.
The skill effect was definite.
But it didn't lodge in and soon clattered to the ground.
That was enough.
Shaaak! Human! I humored your little show!
Krasha, thoroughly enraged, scrambled toward Jeong Hoon with its 150 pairs of legs.
Its massive poison fangs gleamed.
Jeong Hoon slung his bow on his back and drew his sword.
Vital Strike.
Vital Strike was a skill that precisely corrected strikes to a monster's vitals.
Clang!
Jeong Hoon's sword clashed against Krasha's fangs, erupting in a heavy thud.
Krasha thrust its fangs relentlessly, pressing Jeong Hoon.
Clang! Clang!
Jeong Hoon parried the assaults while stepping back to gain distance.
He needed to recover his poisoned body.
Escaped poisoning.
He downed another Status Recovery Potion.
The poison gas filling the air triggered the 20-second timer.
Cast Basic Healing.
He hurriedly poured on Basic Healing.
Basic Healing level has increased.
Perfect.
Repeated use had leveled up Basic Healing.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
Acquired skill, Immune to Poison (Normal)
Chugging Krasha's poison over and over had triggered Unyielding Will, granting the skill he'd aimed for.
Immune to Poison
-Type: Passive
-Level: 1
-Grade: Normal
-Increases resistance to poison. (Poison resistance)
-Resists HP loss from poison.
Immune to Poison.
A passive skill that built tolerance to Krasha's poison.
Eventually, it'll evolve into Immunity to All Poisons.
A realm he hadn't reached before regression.
This time, he'd achieve it no matter what.
Resisted poison.
With the skill acquired, the onset of status ailments slowed noticeably.
Shaaak! Human! What sorcery is this!
Krasha, confirming the resistance to its own poison, bore down on Jeong Hoon with greater urgency.
It was intent on ending the fight swiftly.
But Jeong Hoon, in no mood to oblige, met it head-on with his sword.
Clang!
Fierce clashes rang out repeatedly.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
Acquired skill, Sword Mastery (Normal)
Perfect.
If the previous one was Vital Strike, this enhanced swordsmanship overall.
Sword Mastery
-Type: Passive
-Level: 1
-Grade: Normal
-Sharpens sword techniques.
-Sword attack power 5.
-Critical hit chance 2.
The repeated standoffs had paid off.
Clashing nonstop against a high-level monster yielded quick results.
Jeong Hoon's lips twitched into a smirk.
How dare you mock me!
Spotting the smile, Krasha flew into a rage.
Time to aim for the next skill?
Jeong Hoon's eyes turned murderous.
In that instant, he unleashed slashes incomparable to before.
Slash.
Each swing severed one of Krasha's legs.
Its vitals weren't just the head.
The joints between its body segments and legs.
Precisely targeting those joints made chopping legs a trivial matter.
Kieeeek!
Legs severed, Krasha writhed in agony.
It became even easier to exploit.
Jeong Hoon kept slashing away.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
Acquired skill, Vertical Slash (Normal)
Following Sword Mastery, he'd gotten Vertical Slash.
A skill earned from repeated slashes dealing consistent damage.
Magic Missile.
He rapidly spun his circle to circulate mana, then released it per the incantation.
A blue orb materialized in the air.
Jeong Hoon marked Krasha's head, and the Magic Missile rocketed toward it.
Boom!
It smashed into Krasha's head with a small explosion.
Kiiiiieeeeek!
Krasha's screech sharpened.
Significant damage.
Jeong Hoon continued hacking at its legs with his sword.
This went on for quite a while.
Finally, Krasha could endure no longer and collapsed.
Thud!
Its enormous bulk shook the cave ceiling, sending rocks tumbling down.
Use Basic Healing.
Yet Jeong Hoon began dousing Krasha with Basic Healing.
Until his mana was depleted.
Shaaak?
Krasha was baffled.
Why was this lunaticwho'd just severed all its legshealing it?
Get up. We gotta keep going.
Wh-what?
Try taking me down.
Jeong Hoon wagged a finger.
Shaaak!
Provoked, Krasha charged at him anew.
Does that even make sense?
Earth Korea's management team was watching the user's subjugation in real time.
They'd been suspicious seeing him solo the northern portal, but then he discovered yet another undiscovered dungeon.
And that wasn't all the astonishment.
Wow how's he fighting that well?
Right? Normally it'd one-shot him, no?
A beginner user was holding his own against the Lv.38 boss monster in an undiscovered dungeon.
No, that's a Martial Artist, right?
His bow and sword work looks on par with warriors and archers?
More importantly, how's he surviving Lv.38 poison?
The user was a Martial Artist proficient in swords and bows too.
Not just fists?
He even used healing?!
Wow, lookhe's using healing. Divine power in a Martial Artist?
Insane. Magic Missile too?
Uh, uh sh-shit, too shocked to speak.
How could a Martial Artist wield other job classes' skills?
The staff were dumbfounded, staring slack-jawed at the hunt.
Chills ran down their spines.
Management team! Didn't you hear to assemble in the auditorium?!
At that moment, an interrupter appeared.
Park Geon-ha, team leader of the neighboring system management team.
While Oh Jin-su's user management team handled users, they oversaw the overall system.
And at 3 PM, training was scheduled in the auditorium.
Argh! Right in the middle of the good part!
Why's time flying like this?
Glancing at the clock: 2:50.
The highlight
Yeah.
In the end, the staff shuffled to the auditorium with interrupted-relief regret.
Jeong Hoon continued the battle with Krasha, repeatedly chugging potions.
Basic Healing level has increased.
Leveled up the healing skill again.
Magic Missile level has increased.
Arrow level has increased.
Sword Mastery level has increased.
Immune to Poison level has increased.
Kept pumping levels into the newly acquired skills.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
Acquired skill, Horizontal Slash (Normal)
By Unyielding Will, Horizontal Slash and Vertical Slash fuse.
Acquired Continuous Slash (Normal)
Gained extra skills along the way, including the Continuous Slash he'd targeted.
Shaaa
Krasha no longer lunged.
It meekly huddled in a cave corner.
Monster a monster
Krasha just wanted the healing to stop.
If it was going to end things, just do it already.
This should be enough.
With its battle will shattered, Krasha had even given up spewing poison gas midway.
The thick haze had thinned considerably.
From a Lv.38 Krasha, he'd squeezed out nearly everything possible.
Sure, a few more things to gain, but that required Krasha charging murderously.
No point dragging it out like this.
Jeong Hoon approached and ran his sword through Krasha's head.
First clear of Lv.38 Vicious Poison Krasha Dungeon.
Achievement points 1,000 awarded.
Bonus experience awarded.
Level up.
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1 awarded.
Hunting the Vicious Poison Krasha shot his level up by 1 in one go.
Considering how long it'd take to go from 21 to 22 normally, an extremely satisfying result.
Nice.
Jeong Hoon picked up the magic stone and two items dropped where Krasha's corpse vanished, a satisfied smile on his face.
First clear: Boss monster items drop at 100.
Items that normally dropped at extremely low rates.
Krasha's Poison Fang
Krasha's Poison Fang was now in Jeong Hoon's hand.
And one more.
A small, purple-tinged orb.
Unlike Krasha's Poison Fang, it wasn't an item for his personal useit was a material needed for a quest.