studiobondurri Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Chapter 86 – Mad Dog (2)
Kang Hyeon whistled as he entered the Veil of the Maze.
“Nice atmosphere.”
Kang Hyeon doesn’t have much experience with maze-type dungeons. So when he first heard about a maze-type dungeon, he expected a very narrow and gloomy space. But when he actually entered the dungeon, he was quite pleased to see unexpectedly wide passages and even stylish interiors.
“The material of the walls doesn’t seem to be ordinary stone,” said Shin Seong-a, who had been tapping the wall for a moment.
“It would be impossible to break through and pass, then.”
“Older sister, if the walls could be broken, it wouldn’t be a maze-type dungeon, would it?”
“Hmm, that’s certainly true.”
Shin Seong-a nodded at An Yu-seong’s words.
“Still, since Kang Hyeon has excellent ability to detect magical power, I don’t think there will be much problem finding the way.”
“Huh. Detecting magical power is just used for scanning others like a pervert... Ouch!”
Kang Hyeon smacked the back of Yoon Na-rae’s head as she grumbled, then picked up the camera.
“Shall we do an operation test first?”
Kang Hyeon pressed the video recording button with a serious expression.
“Oh... it works!”
The camera actually works inside the dungeon. Although he had already heard about it, experiencing it in person gave a completely different shock and joy. Kang Hyeon fiddled with the camera for a while before handing it over to Yoon Na-rae.
“Why are you giving this to me?”
“Because you’re in charge of filming today.”
Yoon Na-rae’s face contorted at Kang Hyeon’s words.
“What’s the reason?”
“You’re the weakest one here.”
“W-What did you say?!”
“It’s just the truth.”
Special Ability Management Team.
Yoon Na-rae, who belonged there, had received love calls from numerous giant guilds, including Choi Dong-woo, who was said to be the best in Korea. But being treated like a cameraman here made her look dejected.
“What? Do you want to be on camera? Don’t worry, I’ll film you later too.”
“No thanks!”
Yoon Na-rae angrily took the camera.
“Tsk. Such a drama queen...”
Once everyone’s roles were decided and all preparations were complete, Kang Hyeon rubbed his hands together.
“Then let’s begin.”
He looked quite excited.
Yoon Na-rae frowned and reluctantly focused the camera on Kang Hyeon.
“Hello, YouTube viewers! This is Kang Hyeon from the Badass Guild. Well, you all know that already, right?”
“Ugh. Celebrity disease.”
“Shut up.”
Kang Hyeon frowned at Yoon Na-rae and continued speaking.
“Today, my guild members and I have set out to conquer a dungeon. It’s the infamous B-rank dungeon, the Veil of the Maze!”
“...”
“What are you doing? Hurry up and respond. Clap too.”
-Clap clap clap clap...
Kang Hyeon smiled satisfactorily at the sound of halfhearted applause.
“This place, the Veil of the Maze, known as the grave of ability users and the antlion of ability users, is a dungeon that has never succeeded in conquering the core!”
“...”
“As you all know, what happens if we can’t destroy the core?”
“The dungeon opens up.”
“That’s right! Shin Seong-a student. Very good.”
“Hehe...”
Yoon Na-rae and An Yu-seong looked at the two of them performing a skit as if they were watching something unbearable.
“If the dungeon opens up, monsters will pour out. Then it would be a big problem, right?”
“Yes.”
“So! Today, our Badass Guild has come!”
“...”
Kang Hyeon frowned at the ensuing silence.
“Sigh... Applause.”
-Clap clap clap clap...
Kang Hyeon, returning to his capitalist smile, continued speaking.
“If you’re curious about more details of the Veil of the Maze, look it up yourselves. Now we’ll start the conquest in earnest.”
First, Kang Hyeon used Wayne’s Secret Technique and Giant’s Strength. Then he took out Ogre’s Giant Hammer from his inventory.
“According to my excellent intuition, I can feel the core in this direction.”
The place Kang Hyeon pointed to was a wall.
“...?”
“Then I’ll make a path.”
“Wait, what do you mean make a path...?”
Ignoring Yoon Na-rae’s urgent words, Kang Hyeon raised his hammer.
“Heuup!”
-Kwaaang!
And the hammer clashed with the wall.
“Cough, cough! What is this?!”
“Oh oh. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if it would work, but it does!”
In front of Kang Hyeon was a huge hole big enough for one person to pass through.
“You saw it, everyone? Now don’t struggle in maze-type dungeons anymore. Just feel the core like this, and make a path in that direction.”
“...”
“Easy, right?”
Yoon Na-rae shook her head as she watched Kang Hyeon speak with a bright smile.
‘I don’t even know where to start criticizing...’
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Ippotranslation
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The dungeon conquest proceeded smoothly without any hitches.
-Kwang, kwang! Kwang!
Kang Hyeon smashed every wall that blocked his path.
-Clatter, clatter!
-Di...die, die...
“Why are bones walking around!”
“This...?”
“This precious thing! Can we really eat it?”
“Of course. How does it taste?”
“It’s really delicious. A hamburger like this in a dungeon. It’s like a dream. Hahaha!”
Only then did Kang Hyeon’s eyes curve in satisfaction.
“It’s delicious!”
“It’s the best hamburger I’ve ever eaten in my life!”
“How can we eat a hamburger in a dungeon? Sob sob...”
After a few more interviews, Kang Hyeon wrapped it up.
“This hamburger is an item made by Dr. Jung Seo-bin! It can be stored in the inventory and even has the effect of recovering a small amount of magical power. Not to mention the taste.”
“...”
“The same goes for this camera! Isn’t it revolutionary that you can use electronic devices in dungeons and put food in your inventory?!”
“...”
“If you all had this hamburger, you wouldn’t have suffered and struggled like this... right?”
“Th-that’s right!”
Whether it was true or not didn’t matter.
These people had to nod even if Kang Hyeon said the President of South Korea was an Arab.
“Good. If you’re done eating, shall we move now?”
“What...?”
After getting all the footage he needed, Kang Hyeon stood up.
“We need to go clear the dungeon. Are you planning to live here forever?”
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Ippotranslation
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The Golden Beast Guild decided to move together with Kang Hyeon.
Kang Hyeon had no intention of taking them to the dungeon entrance, and the Golden Beast Guild lacked the ability to return to the entrance on their own.
If a normal core had been visible, they could have removed it and opened a portal to send them back. But given that one hadn’t been found all day, it seemed like this dungeon might not have any normal cores.
“What did I just see?”
“Was that really a human?”
Conquering the dungeon with Kang Hyeon was a series of surprises.
Destroying terrain by breaking dungeon walls was already unbelievable, but even more shocking was Kang Hyeon’s approach to conquest.
“How many lives does he have...”
The pinnacle of recklessness.
Kang Hyeon truly seemed to be some kind of destruction king.
Whether terrain or monsters, everything shattered amicably before him.
“Phew, we’ve arrived!”
The Golden Beast Guild had wandered the Veil of the Maze for a full ten days.
Yet Kang Hyeon reached the boss room in less than two days.
“Ah... I’m a bit tired from overusing my muscles.”
Kang Hyeon’s muscles seemed quite irritated from swinging his hammer all day.
“So there really wasn’t a normal core after all?”
“No.”
Usually, dungeons have at least one normal core, sometimes as many as five or more.
But the Veil of the Maze didn’t have a single normal core.
This was the first time since the Benandi Forest.
“This is why everyone fails to conquer it and drops out.”
The Veil of the Maze itself was an extremely narrow dungeon.
A straight path from the entrance to the boss room would take less than a day.
But the path there was tangled with countless mazes, and being an undead dungeon where no food could be obtained, this environment had led many capable individuals to their deaths.
“I think you all now understand why the Veil of the Maze was such an infamous dungeon. If only the food problem had been solved, the dungeon’s difficulty would have been greatly reduced.”
Kang Hyeon suddenly started lecturing while looking at the camera.
“Fortunately, the Badass Guild had food that could be stored in our inventory, so we were able to come this far without much difficulty!”
Honestly, it seemed like there would have been no problem even if they hadn’t brought a single grain of food, but no one dared to object.
“Now, before we conquer the final boss...”
Kang Hyeon suddenly took out a hamburger from his inventory and started unwrapping it.
“Hmm... Eating this hamburger gives me strength. I think we can proceed to conquer the boss without delay.”
His face was beaming as if the hamburger was truly delicious.
‘That tough bastard.’
‘Money-grubber... self-spawned monster...’
‘Is he eating a different hamburger?’
The Golden Beast Guild members suspected that Kang Hyeon might be eating a different hamburger, but it was 100% the same hamburger they had eaten.
“Ah, I’m full.”
Finally, all of the hamburger had gone into Kang Hyeon’s mouth.
“Shall we go in now?”
“What? Are we going in already?”
When Kang Hyeon stood in front of the boss room, Jo Woon-seong was surprised.
Only about 30 minutes had passed since they had rested.
“What’s the point of resting more? My magic is full, so we should go now.”
“But shouldn’t we rest as much as possible to relieve fatigue...”
Normally, it was standard practice to rest as much as possible before conquering a boss.
“It’s fine. This level of fatigue is nothing. Everyone else okay?”
“I was dying of boredom just watching next to you, bro. Let’s go already.”
“I’m fine too.”
An Yu-seong and Shin Seong-a also nodded, indicating they had no problems.
“Alright. Then let’s begin.”
Kang Hyeon smiled and stood in front of the camera.
“Okay, everyone! Now we will begin conquering the boss room.”
“Looking at him, this really seems to be his true calling...”
Yoon Na-rae wondered how Kang Hyeon had managed to restrain himself from broadcasting until now.
He seemed that excited.
“I knew Kang Hyeon had attention-seeking tendencies, but I didn’t realize it was to this extent.”
“Look who’s talking.”
“Ahem...”
After checking his equipment one last time, Kang Hyeon stood in front of the boss room with a grin.
“Alright, here we go for real.”
“Woah!”