BXBX NOVEL Chapter 380
It is located in Grand Rock in the Far Eastern Sea and is where the second Core Essence comes from after [Giant].
It is not very difficult to get here.
A vessel capable of sailing up to Grand Rock.
Whether it’s magic, spirits, or skills, it doesn’t matter, so the ability to freely dive into the deep sea.
And the most important, the persistence to continue the repetitive labor.
If you have these three things, it is not very difficult to find the underground island of Atlante.
‘From now on, it’s hard work.’
After entering Grand Rock, we cautiously guided the boat around the surrounding area avoiding the reefs.
In order to get to the subterranean island hidden under the Far Eastern Sea, it is because there is something to be done first…
“Could you possibly know where the destination is…?”
As I was wandering around the area, the navigator couldn’t let go of his curiosity and asked, and I answered after thinking about it for a while.
Judgment that there is no need to hide it now.
“Yes? A red rock island…?”
After hearing my answer, the navigator tilted his head.
“Yes, it must be large enough for twenty people to climb.”
Whenever the labyrinth is opened, three red rock islands are randomly generated in Grand Rock. And the hidden underground island is revealed only when the unlock event is completed on all three rock islands.
“…All right.”
Surprisingly, the navigator did not question my instructions.
“I guess you were going there.”
Now that I see it, it seems that he knew something about the Underground Island event.
Surprisingly, there are many people who don’t know about it, but it seems that his career as a navigator was quite long.
“Then, we’ll focus on the search and make the route as efficient as possible.”
“Oh, I’ll leave that part up to you.”
The navigator who figured out my goal drove the boat with a more active attitude than before, and found the rock island he was looking for on the 4th day.
iron puck.
A flat, rocky island submerged ankle-deep in water.
When I went to the center of the island and checked the cracks inside, I found eggs the size of ostrich eggs arranged neatly.
“It’s an egg? What can I do with this now?”
Erwen, who followed right next to me, asked in a curious voice, and I laughed.
The hidden elements of [Dungeon & Stone] are all like that.
Kwajik-!
Anything that looks suspicious just needs to be destroyed.
That’s what exploration is, right?
***
「The character destroyed the nest of the mummel.」
***
How long has it been since you destroyed all the eggs?
“The reaction is coming soon.”
“yes?”
“Prepare for battle!”
As soon as I shouted, the sea monsters began to appear from under the rocky island.
Um, is it a bit vague to call it a sea monster?
iron puck.
I looked up and down at the monster glaring at us with my trident in hand.
First of all, it walks on two legs, and its proportions are close to those of humans.
However, the texture of the blue skin was reminiscent of scales, and the shiny skin was full of glowing tattoos.
In addition, important parts of the body were covered with cloth, and each hair style was unique, so it was compared to monsters with the same appearance uniformly.
Well, though, intelligence was not much different from monsters.
[Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak-
!
At the same time, the guys surrounded on all sides attacked us all at once.
And…
「You have killed Mermal. EXP +3”
“You have defeated the Mermal warrior. EXP +3”
“You have killed the Mermal Archer. EXP +3”
“You have defeated the Mermel Shaman. EXP +3”
“You have defeated the Great Warrior. EXP +4”
As there were various classes, new experience points came in easily.
The battle difficulty itself wasn’t that high.
It’s an event where hundreds of monsters attack, but even so, the average rating is less than 6.
Kwajik Kwajik Kwajik-!
I increased the threat level with [Giantness], and since I was pulling most of the aggro, the hunt ended smoothly without anyone getting hurt.
But would this look be impressive?
“To do such a thing against monsters like these… It was only natural that it would happen.”
The wizard muttered as if he was in a state of collapse, and the navigator nodded his head as if in deep sympathy.
Regret is too late no matter how fast it is.
“If you have time to play wizard, collect the magic stones.”
“…that’s right.”
After the battle, he used the magician to collect the magic stones that had fallen everywhere.
“The essence came out, what should I do with it?”
“Leave it alone. Even if you sell it, you won’t see much profit.”
“…….”
Mermal’s essence came out, but he didn’t bother to take it.
There is a wizard and there are test tubes that this wizard carried, but should I say that the cost performance is not good?
I couldn’t waste my only two test tubes on this—
deed deed deed deed.
what.
Why is the ground suddenly shaking?
“mister?”
“wait for a sec.”
As we tried to board the ship again, we waited for a while and watched the situation. The tremors transmitted along the surface of the sea continued for about a minute and then stopped as if nothing had happened.
But I seemed to know the cause of this phenomenon.
“Somewhere in the deep sea, an undersea city appears.”
I never thought someone would break the other rocky island.
That way, I don’t have to waste time looking for two more.
“Should I call this luck…”
I couldn’t judge the current situation.
It’s good to reduce the nogada time, but the fact that the events on the other two islands have ended means only one thing.
There is a competitor aiming for the underground island somewhere.
Of course, it’s still not 100% certain.
There is a possibility that he just broke the event on the way and went somewhere else.
But…
‘I’ll understand that later.’
I decided to revisit this issue later.
I have no intention of changing my plan anyway just because there is a competitor.
‘Now then, what should I do with the members…’
I thought about it one last time, but I came to the conclusion that it would be best to take all of them with me.
If you get unedible essence, you have to put it in a test tube.
First of all, the wizard must be taken unconditionally.
And the same goes for Amelia, who needs to find Erwen or Subterranean Island to solve her underwater breathing problem.
Well, you don’t have to be a navigator, but…
‘I’m worried about leaving him alone.’
“I heard that wizards can use diving magic, right?”
“Yes……”
“How long can it last?”
“Can I say it assuming it was written to a few people?”
“Three including you.”
Erwen and I solve the water pressure and breathing problems with [Spiritification], so only the three of us need to cover it with magic.
A water spirit can solve Amelia’s breathing problem, but it’s better to reduce resource consumption as much as possible to keep [Elementalization] going.
“If you don’t use other magic, it will be possible for up to 4 hours.”
“It’s shorter than expected, but that should be enough. Everyone get ready. We’ll all go down together.”
“…….”
As soon as I gave my instructions, the navigator and wizard swallowed and nodded.
To hoard unnecessarily.
You guys wouldn’t have to fight anyway.
with a plop.
After getting ready, I jumped into the water first.
Since the [spirit conversion] link with Erwen, who was following right behind, had ended, there was no feeling of being cramped in the water.
Securing the field of vision is as comfortable as wearing goggles.
Woo woo woo.
The body of the barbarian, which has the property of sinking in water without having to swim, quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.
I looked up and saw Amelia coming down after me.
It looks like they are holding the rope around the waist of the navigator and wizard like reins.
Oh, by the way, heavy steel shackles were tied to the navigator’s feet.
coo-!
After sinking under the sea for more than 10 minutes, my feet touched the ground with a heavy noise. After waiting for a while, Amelia’s group also arrived.
Click.
It was so dark that virtually nothing could be seen, so I first activated the light gem and inserted it into the groove of the helmet.
Oh, the reason I didn’t turn it on is simple.
If you dive with the lights on, the monsters will attack you even while you are falling.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
A light that spreads only in a very narrow range compared to the one on the ground.
wink wink.
Just because there is no breathing problem doesn’t mean I can speak out loud, so I waved my hand and gestured for a quick start.
The dark depths of the sea where even a compass does not work.
However, finding the destination was not very difficult.
Yes, because our team has a leader, Amelia.
「You have defeated the Deep Diver. EXP +4」
「You have defeated Sea Worm. EXP +3」
「You defeated the shell armor. EXP +4”
“You have defeated Mad Clopter. EXP +5”
“I have killed Marimore……”
After moving for about 2 hours while killing the various sea monsters flocking to the light, the destination appeared.
Corroded and destroyed ruins submerged in water.
When I stepped into it, the pillars, which were at least intact, radiated light and illuminated the surroundings.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhis
the’s’s’s’s thating, we have appeared in the dark.
[Wow…]
Erwen, the only member of the party who can communicate freely, exclaimed.
Actually, I couldn’t even make a sound, but I felt the same way.
‘It’s really grand when you see it in real life, not in 2D.’
It’s been a long time since I felt like I was doing an exploration like an exploration. If I had arrived here by accident without knowing the game information, I would have felt much more thrilled.
wink wink.
For a while, we passed the empty ruins and climbed the stairs to enter the temple.
And…
[Uh……?]
A narrow room located at the top of a pyramidal temple.
Erwen widened his eyes as if he was curious.
[It’s a portal…?]
Oh, didn’t I tell you?
I expected that she would know to some extent from the time she took the lead in leading Amelia.
Since I couldn’t answer anything anyway, I just shrugged and walked into the portal.
“The character has entered Atlante.”
I hope the essence comes out at once.
***
Subterranean Island Atlante.
A hidden island that can be found by diving into the deep sea after breaking the Rock Island event.
Unlike a normal island, it passes through a portal, but that doesn’t mean the island is a ‘rift’.
Because the most important guardian doesn’t appear.
The drop rate is the same as outside.
Because there is no guardian, neither the rift stone nor the number item appears.
So I usually call places like this hidden fields.
A typical example would be ‘The Labyrinth of Larcas’, where you first encountered the dragon slayer, or ‘The Underworld’, where you entered with the mirror obtained by catching Mila Rodon on the 5th floor.
「Field effect – Atlante is applied.」
「Status abnormality [Hyperventilation] is applied.」
「Instead of being unaffected by water, all resource consumption is doubled.」
「Status abnormality [Challenger] is applied. 」
「You can’t escape when there is a battle.」
As usual in this special field, a change came as soon as I entered.
A red aura shimmering on the ground the feet touched.
‘This must be the ‘Challenger’ effect…….’
In the case of ‘Hyperventilation’, there is no effect, but it should already be working.
As evidence of that, the words are now coming out properly.
“You can release [Elementalization] now.”
I guess I’ll live for a while now.
I felt like I was going to die of frustration trying to communicate all by hand.
[yes? But…]
Erwen flinched.
[uh? Uncle, talking in the water right now?]
“So I didn’t tell you. You can loosen it.”
[It’s a mysterious place…….]
Soon after Erwen released [Spiritification], the wizard also looked at me and canceled the diving magic.
“It’s a very unfamiliar feeling. It’s definitely like being in the water, but I don’t feel uncomfortable at all. Moving is no different from outside.”
As always, Amelia started to check her condition as soon as the environment changed.
“This is the underground island of Atlante…”
“I’ve been on the 6th floor for over 10 years, but it’s the first time I’ve been here myself…”
The wizard and the navigator also gave out their impressions in somewhat elevated voices. .
Did you get a little anxious later?
“Well… Then what should we do now? It won’t help us in battle…”
The navigator carefully asked for my opinion, and I smiled and gave instructions.
“All four of you wait here and follow me slowly in five minutes.”
“…yes?”
The navigator tilted his head as if he had heard it wrong, and the wizard just frowned.
And…
“Shuitz, you must have said that even level 3 monsters appear here, right?”
“Yes. That’s right. No matter how old you are, you can’t do anything alone…”
Amelia and Erwen expressed concern.
It was a reaction that was not particularly strange.
Because the difficulty level of Underground Island belongs to the highest level even on the 6th floor.
The number of monsters is also huge, so it is common to attack in expedition units.
But…
“Okay, listen to me. When did you see me do something dangerous?”
“……yes.”
“It seems like it would be difficult to find an enemy that wasn’t there.”
……It makes people feel ashamed.
“Anyway, that means you don’t have to worry. Just because you can breathe and talk doesn’t mean you’re not underwater.”
“Well… I guess that’s the case.”
“If you are in any danger, call me right away! Okay?”
Soon after, I gave a reasonable reason, and Erwen and Amelia let me go without saying anything further.
Okay then the persuasion is over.
trudge trudge.
I slowly descended the stairs from where the portal was.
And the moment I stepped on the last step.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Dozens of red eyes flashed in the darkness where the light of the Light Gems could not reach.
It was the Sea God Stone, a monster from the beginning of Atlante.
For reference, the grade is 5.
It was a tower-type monster that could not move from a designated location with a high level of physical resistance and a slow but powerful long-range one-hit deal, but…….
Turbuck.
I stopped in the middle of it.
There was no need to take out a weapon.
This is much more effective than hitting directly.
「Reflects 30% of the damage taken to the enemy.」
「Reflects 30% of the damage taken to the enemy.」
「Reflects 30% of the damage taken to the enemy.」
「Natural regeneration value due to the passive skill [Prayer]. has reached its maximum value.」 「
Powerful Luck」 「
Reflects
150% of the damage received to the enemy.
」
Shall we try?