Chapter 96
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 96
Chapter Title: Lv. 200 Deformed Golem
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Ruined City entrance.
A Lv. 200 Deformed Golem appeared right from the start.
Unlike regular golems, it was crudely pieced together from weathered bricks, but its presence was incomparable to any ordinary golem.
-You took the Epic Quest, huh...
-If it was the regular quest, it'd be Lv. 150 monsters.
-Wow... honestly, we're screwed.
-I mean, it's Lv. 200. You'd need at least 210 to take it down safely.
The quest options adjusted the difficulty.
Since Jeong Hoon had chosen the Epic Quest, the dungeon's difficulty had skyrocketed.
"Hoon, what do we do about that...?"
A Lv. 200 monster right at the entrance.
He'd boldly accepted the Epic Quest, but the moment they entered the dungeon, that courage vanished, leaving only despair.
"Usually, there's some kind of cheat key in places like this, right?"
"Cheat key?"
"Yeah. It looks like there's definitely one hidden around here."
Jeong Hoon glanced around.
-lolollol
-lollolollol
-Wtf lol cheat key?
-Why's he acting like that all of a sudden lolol
The chat was filled with mockery.
Ignoring it, Jeong Hoon fiddled with the wall on the right.
Pretending to be clueless and naive on purpose.
All while meticulously locating the exact spot where the cheat key was hidden.
'The Ruined City is literally a cheat key in itself.'
Iwase Haruto, who had been his comrade.
He was Japanese and a Hidden Class Reinforcement Artisan.
He was also the one who had turned this Ruined City into a national dungeon.
'Iwase Haruto's level should be around 130 right now.'
Considering the timeline he'd mentioned, he was probably messing around at that level.
Jeong Hoon planned to turn it into a national dungeon before Iwase could step in.
'I need to make sure Korea sucks up as much honey as possible.'
Once Iwase made it a national dungeon, Japan would reap all the sweet rewards.
It would spread to other countries later, and Korea would get some scraps, but it wouldn't be the same pure, delicious honey as the first taste.
Jeong Hoon intended to shift that pure essence from Japan to Korea.
"Whoa! There really is one!"
Jeong Hoon grinned slyly as he tapped the wall, and the sturdy surface caved in with a circular dent the size of an adult man's fist.
???
???
???
-What just happened?
Question marks flooded in real-time.
What else?
The cheat key activation.
Jeong Hoon reached his hand into the hole.
'There's a button inside. It's a device the game devs planted.'
Iwase had an excellent memory.
Unlike the other comrades, his stories were quite detailed.
Thanks to that, finding the cheat key was a breeze.
Jeong Hoon pressed the button firmly.
The monster has been eradicated.
The ten golems in front of him crumbled away.
Quest in progress.
Massive experience has been accumulated.
The massive experience gained from completing the quest.
-Is there really a cheat key lolol
-Wtf, how does that even work? Total bullshit lol
-This is real HoneyTube material? Agreed.
-Nic name delivers lol
"The live viewers just jumped to 112!"
The live viewer count had suddenly surged to 112.
"Okay. Let's keep going."
Psssh-
Kim Bong-gu emerged from the capsule feeling utterly wrecked.
WhisperHoon - AemiyaGukijjada: Come to Merhen Kingdom once you hit Lv. 151.
He'd received a special mission from Jeong Hoon.
Merhen Kingdom required Lv. 151 to access.
Kim Bong-gu was currently Lv. 150.
He needed just one more level.
The problem was when to get that one level.
"Ugh... come on, I've done this much already! Cut me some slack, you psycho!"
His level before entering Bug City was 142.
Thanks to following Jeong Hoon, he'd gained 8 levels there.
He was just one level away, but no matter how many monsters he killed, his level stayed put.
It was truegoing from 149 to 150 was twice as hard as 150 to 151.
WhisperHoon - AemiyaGukijjada: You know what happens if you're late, right?
He couldn't run even if he wanted to.
HoneyTube.
Ha-jin had told him about itthe video was of him.
That meant the temple event everyone was talking about was also Jeong Hoon's doing.
"...What the hell kind of guy is he?"
How does he strike gold everywhere he goes?
At this point, Jeong Hoon didn't seem humanmore like some unknown entity.
Kim Bong-gu searched HoneyTube on his smartphone.
"Huh? He's live?"
HoneyTube was streaming live right then.
Live viewers: 244.
"What the heck is he doing to draw this big a crowd?"
Curious, Kim Bong-gu tapped into the stream.
It showed a mosaiced Jeong Hoon and Ha-jin tackling a dungeon.
-Wow, how are there this many cheat keys?
-Insane lololol
-Cheat key heaven lolol
-How do these guys find cheat keys so well?
-It's not them lol the leader up front finds them all lol
-Amazing... I'm recording all this lol
-Me too lol gonna follow and clear it.
'...What is this?'
That dungeon had to be the Ruined City in Merhen Kingdom.
The Ruined City was one of the infamous dungeons even on Welcome.
In the worst way possible.
No one cleared it, yet Jeong Hoon was cheesing through it with cheat keys.
'He's insane...!'
Jeong Hoon's play instantly captivated Kim Bong-gu.
He neatly dodged attacks from Deformed Golems and Deformed Guardians, used hidden cheat keys in the floor and walls to wipe monsters quickly, and pressed on.
"Looks like the only way to dodge that guy's attack is like this."
Jeong Hoon casually dropped a tip and effortlessly evaded the monster's strike.
-Wtf how do you dodge that lolol
-Wow... reaction speed is insane.
-Okay, I'll tank it with a shield here.
The viewers were fully immersed in Jeong Hoon's play.
"Somewhere with a cheat key..."
Jeong Hoon scanned around and tapped the floor.
Sure enough, a corner caved in, revealing a button.
He pressed it, and the monsters lost power and vanished just like before.
-Ah, it's there this time?
-Got it recorded!
-Wow lol class act.
-How does he find every single cheat key?
-Honey1, you! Reveal yourself!
-Who the hell is Honey1? How's he this good?
-Fr real, no skills used so can't even guess the class.
Kim Bong-gu knew who he was.
That's why he couldn't just sit still.
'...Time to level up.'
His frustration from stalled progress had maxed out, but Jeong Hoon's super play had perfectly healed his mentality.
To grow even more, he needed to follow Jeong Hoonthat conviction renewed.
Kim Bong-gu hurriedly climbed back into the capsule.
"Hey! Come on!"
"Uwooooah!"
Thwack!
"Gahk!"
A heavy impact sent Ha-jin's body flying into the wall.
Health rapidly decreasing!
Critical state inflicted.
Health below 20. Recovery required.
"Ugh, that idiot."
Jeong Hoon had just pressed a button, wiping out the monsters.
"Ugh..."
"You okay?"
Ha-jin clutched his stomach, barely standing after taking heavy damage.
"Whoa... how does health drop 84 in one hit?"
A critical hit, plain and simple.
One more would mean instant death.
"Potion?"
"...One sec."
Ha-jin pulled a potion from his inventory and chugged it.
His health started filling slightly.
Critical state prevented full recovery.
"Here, take a look."
"Hey... we're live right now."
"So?"
Ignoring him, Jeong Hoon cast Healing on Ha-jin.
Pouring in holy power, the critical debuff vanished.
His health, at just 20, quickly filled to 100.
...?
-He a healer?
-A healer pulling off that performance?
-Wtf lololol
-No wonder no weapon lol
-But isn't that dobok something Martial Artists wear?
-Whatever lol next cheat key who's hyped
-Me
-Me
-Feet
The chat had been tame before, but not anymore.
A massive red door loomed ahead.
The door to the core.
"...Boss room. We good?"
"Have to check it out."
Obviously, the boss had cheat keys too.
How else could it become a national dungeon?
It just required a bit of skill to activate them.
Jeong Hoon opened the door and entered.
Lv. 250 Red Evil Spirit Golem
In the core, a golem over 10 meters tall strained against iron chains, glaring at Jeong Hoon and Ha-jin.
Just facing it froze the body.
-Wow... Red Evil Spirit Golem?
-How we handling that...
-No hope gg
-We're done
-Got this far though, good job.
Even the chat had given up.
"It's moving."
Jeong Hoon dashed forward with movement arts.
'The reason it needs some skill is simple: the core boss can't move for the first minute.'
The worn iron chains binding the Red Evil Spirit Golem's hands and feet.
They flickered with red aura, but the light was dull, ready to snap any second.
He had to activate the cheat key in that window.
Jeong Hoon searched around, deliberately tapping walls and floor.
'This should avoid suspicion.'
After a few misses, he hit the right spotthe floor caved in.
He pressed the button there.
The loose chain's energy strengthened, yanking the golem's left arm tight.
Clank!
"Graaaah!"
The golem screamed.
-Oing?
-Wtf lololol
-Cheat key on the boss too!
-Location noted!
-Okay! That's the spot?!
-Honey1! Honey1! Honey1
-Honey1 is the best!
-Love you Honey1!
Jeong Hoon dashed on with movement arts.
Next, the right arm.
The seal for that chain was on the opposite side.
He tapped walls and floor until he found it and pressed the button.
Clank!
"Graa! Human! Humaannn!"
The golem howled in rage.
-Wow that's scary af
-Shut up and die!
-What now?!
What now?
It's over.
Boss cheat key just needed two presses.
Proof: the loose chains on its neck and legs tightened too.
Clank!
The Red Evil Spirit Golem's body glowed and vanished in an instant.
The Red Evil Spirit Golem has been eradicated.
The Red Evil Spirit Golem's seal has been reinforced.
Cleared without even fightingthe loose seal strengthened again.
Quest in progress.
Massive experience has been accumulated.
This was how it became a national dungeon.
...Done?
-Ends this anticlimactically?
-Wtf why'd everyone avoid it then?
-You think we knew cheat keys were everywhere?
-What about rewards? Nothing?
The rewards you want.
I'll show you right now.
Jeong Hoon grinned and spoke.
"It says massive experience accumulated... let's claim it."
Claiming was simple.
A message popped up in front of him.
Claim reward?
"Just claim it now?"
Ha-jin asked Jeong Hoon.
"Yeah."
Jeong Hoon nodded and pressed the claim button.