Dungeon Hunter - Chapter 105
Chapter 105: Episode 29. Abnormal Breeding (2)
The White Tiger did not surrender easily. The tiger could not even bite or scratch anyone, but it did not admit its loss. Kings did not admit defeat. However, its opponent was strong.
The tiger was in tremendous pain, as though its skin was being peeled off. When it was exhausted and finally fell, a Dark Elf lady cured it.
When the tiger recovered a bit and could fight, it rose and went at its opponent again.
However, the results were always the same no matter how many times it fought its opponent.
When the tiger fell, the master of the dungeon cured it; when it fully recovered, the master swung his sword again.
The White Tiger went through this cycle for about ten times. Only after that did it surrender.
Krr…
The master was very cruel!
The White Tiger cried. It was the first time that it felt so sorrowful. The tiger had never imagined that it would get completely crushed like this; after all, the tiger was born a king and had been a leader from the start. The opponent was way too cruel.
“Krithli, take care of the White Tiger.”
The master of dungeon pointed at the White Tiger, which was rolling on the floor, its body full of scars. Then the Dark Elf lady, Krithli, carefully came up with a suggestion.
“My Dungeon Master, potions can only do so much. The tiger may die…”
“Look at its eyes. The tiger needs to get whipped.”
Krr!
That was enough!
The White Tiger cried pitifully. It lowered its tail and no longer looked hostile.
“Look at it. It is ready to go at it again. The tiger still has some energy left.”
“… maybe it just gave up?”
Frightened that it might die, the White Tiger let go of its pride.
It fell on its back and showed its stomach.
“Is it trying to trick me into letting my guards down? It is not going to work.”
I was nitpicking. However, the weaker in this situation was the White Tiger, and its voice was unheard of.
It took another five rounds of combat before the fight ended. It was technically not a fight, because I completely dominated and defeated the tiger single-handedly. However, the White Tiger had clearly learned a lesson.
There was a sky above what it thought was the sky; and there stood a true king!
The tiger itself was not a king.
It was merely an animal that wanted to be a king.
The true king, who was putting his sword back into its sheath, pretended to draw it again.
Clingg!
The tiger was terrified even by my pretense in drawing the sword.
The master of dungeon, who saw the tiger’s reaction, spoke.
“It will be useful as a hunting dog.”
Using the White Tiger and other Saber Tigers, I created a plan.
I needed to minimize the number of species which were causing the abnormal breeding.
I came up with a plan, and in order to execute that plan, I needed more hunters and commanders who could control the hunters.
Saber Tiger was one of the abnormal breeding species, but I anticipated that the number of tigers would be greatly reduced while my plan was being executed.
The plan was indeed very cruel. However, it was a necessary evil that was critical for maintaining balance in the dungeon and the positive cycle of its ecosystem.
“It is not enough.”
However, the plan was not running as fast as the reproduction rate.
However, I did come across one achievement during this process…
[Great achievement! Without any purpose, the Dungeon Master himself slaughtered two thousand of his own monsters.]
[200,000 points will be rewarded.]
[You may receive an additional achievement point of 800.]
These trivial achievements were not my concern at the moment.
My dungeon was on the verge of breaking down.
Saber Tigers, who were the best hunters, were not enough to prevent the breakdown, and I needed another plan.
“I needed to start a Monster Wave while there is some power left in the Dungeon Core.”
If I could not solve a problem from the inside of the dungeon, I would have to let it go out.
Upon making the decision, I quickly took action.
I released seven thousand monsters.
The monsters, which escaped the dungeon, advanced in a chaotic manner.
There was no commander or any commands. The lack of the two implied that the monsters could slaughter and plunder whatever that was around. The release of the monsters also solved the problem of the other demons’ monsters, which were lingering around and checking on my dungeon.
The released monsters were from various grades. Most of the monsters were from the lowest to intermediate levels, and they could frighten anyone who saw them.
However, the humans did not remain idle.
Yoo Eunhye and Edward Windsor came forward.
“I will kill them all!”
“Sister, I can take the back.”
The teamwork of the duo was improving every day. In particular, Yoo Eunhye became very enthusiastic when it came to battles; she went crazy whenever she saw monsters.
Edward also had bad memories of monsters. As a result, even intermediate monsters could not take down the duo easily.
Furthermore… the awakened heroes in other guilds were also improving very quickly.
The monsters were the common enemy of mankind; they could all focus their anger on this common target!
Next to the duo was Kim Yongwoo, the guild master of the Guild of Heaven’s Will, who raised his sword high.
“We can win! We must win! There is no defeat for us!”
“That day” was the starting point.
It was the day when the hero died.
The hero, who could defend them from harm, was gone.
When he left and the threats reached their doorstep, they changed.
The people of Korea and the awakened heroes were no longer spectators, and they did not flee from threats.
I released many monsters, but it was only a temporary solution.
I could save some time for now, but it was not a permanent solution.
Similar problems would occur repeatedly, unless if I got rid of the fundamental cause of the problem.
The reproduction rate increased steadily. It did not decrease at all.
Time passed, and I became very nervous.
Lyhee did not wake up at all, and the light of the Dungeon Core dimmed day by day.
“The Tree of Origin.”
I knew the cause of the problem.
Unfortunately, I could not take any action.
However…
I took Rage out.
Then I moved to the fifteenth floor and stood in front of the Tree of Origin.
“My Dungeon Master, please be calm. There must be other ways to resolve this matter.”
Julium, who had read my intentions, came to his knees and begged.
I knew that this tree was their hope and desire.
However…
I was running out of patience.
“Julium, if I get rid of the cause, then there will be no more problem. I should have made up my mind earlier. In fact, it is already quite late.”
Slash!
Crack!
I swung my sword. A corner of the Tree of Origin was cut. When Julium saw it, he shook and grabbed on to my pants.
“Ah…! It cannot be! Please, please, not the Tree of Origin!”
“If the dungeon breaks down, so does this tree. Do not stop me. If you try to stop me one more time, I will slash both you and the tree.”
Grrrrr!
Then something happened. The Tree of Origin made a noise, which sounded like screaming. Then it spread its branches wide to protect itself.
However, everything that the tree did was in vain.
Slash!
Hundreds of branches were cut off. The Dark Sword was also activated. The cut branches could not grow again.
Grrr!
“Shut up. I am fed up with this. No matter how special you are, if you are in my way, I do not need you.”
I looked indifferent.
When I raised my sword, Julium and the other Dark Elves around us closed their eyes and shed tears. Some of them shut their ears as though they could not listen anymore.
The Tree of Origin was their hope and dream. It was their only shelter in the dungeon. However, the tree was being cut ruthlessly. And they could not stop it from being cut. Helplessness engulfed them.
I was about to plunge my sword in the center to completely kill it.
“…my Dungeon Master, I have found it. I brought someone who can communicate with the tree.”
Krithli, who had left the dungeon previously, came to me quickly.
Next to her was a small human girl.
I looked at the human girl.
She was very young and looked to be about nine years old.
The girl did not belong in the dungeon.
The Dark Elves nearby could be frightening to her, but the girl looked confident.
However, the girl started crying when she looked at the Tree of Origin.
“Ah…”
The girl went closer to the Tree of Origin and sat down. Then she hugged the Tree of Origin, trying to console it.
I realized at once that the girl was an awakened hero. Her eyes were blurry, and the girl looked somewhat different from other girls.
“Does she have autism?”
“Yes, but she can communicate with the nature.”
Krithli had told me that she would try to resolve this issue and had left the dungeon two weeks ago.
And her solution to this issue was this girl.
I opened the Mind’s Eyes.
Name: Lee Sarang
Occupation: Warrior (Man of Nature)
Title:
*The one who consoles the nature (Ex U, mana +8)
Statistics:
Strength 21 Intelligence 3 Agility 15 Health point 18 Mana 55 (+8) Potential (114+8/425)
Comments: This girl has very low intelligence. However, the low intelligence allows close communication with nature.
Skills: Consolation (Ex U), Assimilation with the nature (R), Communication with nature (U)
The name and the skills looked familiar. The girl also had a very large potential.
“The Queen of Charity.”
While Yoo Eunhye was famous for being the Queen of Thunder in the previous life, Lee Sarang, who was standing in front of me, was famous in other ways. During the Later Half, men ate other men when the Earth was doomed and men ran out of food. At that time, even the awakened heroes doubted each other. Then Lee Sarang suddenly appeared.
Using her powerful skill, which was assimilation with nature, Lee Sarang revived the dead Earth. She made tremendous contributions to the Earth, which later helped plants grow their roots and bear fruits.
When the food problems were resolved, the awakened heroes reunited, and they were ready to fight with the demons.
Witnessing these miracles, people named Lee Sarang as the “Queen of Charity.”
Lee Sarang, without any hesitation, spread love to mankind, and people looked up to her.
I knew that she was a Korean, but I did not expect much from her; she appeared out of nowhere and then suddenly disappeared. It was funny how I ran into her like this.
“Let me think about the communication with the nature…”
Lee Sarang’s moves looked extraordinary.
She was hardly influenced by the dungeon and only focused on the Tree of Origin.
Furthermore, she calmed the tree; it was not screaming anymore.
“However, if she has autism, then she will be hard to talk to. I don’t think she can solve our problem.”
Even though she could talk to nature, that was the extent of her skills.
Krithli was also concerned about her ability to communicate with other intelligent beings.
“I am quite sure that she is the key to solving this issue. My Dungeon Master, if you could give me some more time…”
“Ah! Ah!”
Something happened while Krithli was talking.
Lee Sarang, touching the Tree of Origin with one hand, started banging her chest with the other hand.
She looked very frustrated.
“…I will give you a week. Analyze that girl and come up with a solution to calm the tree.”
“Thank you, my Dungeon Master. You will not be disappointed.”
Krithli bowed down and Julium, who was standing next to her, sighed deeply out of relief.
Slush!
I put my sword in its sheath.
Then I turned around and left for the top floor of the dungeon.
A week had passed.
I stood in front of the Tree of Origin while holding Lyhee in one hand.
Krithli, who was standing on my left, spoke gently.
“It seems that the Tree of Origin desperately needs someone. The absence of that someone is driving the tree mad.”
“Is it Lyhee?”
“It is the Spirit of Origin to be precise. Tashumal told me about it.”
Tashumal was also at the site.
“Yes, I had thought about it, too. The Tree of Origin and the Spirit of Origin make up a pair. I thought that the tree was too young to have a partner, but I must have been mistaken. The spirit must have not been there to begin with.”
Taking turns, I looked at Lyhee and the Tree of Origin.
“Lyhee is a fairy. Fairies and spirits look similar, but they are different in the end. Can she replace the spirit?”
Spirits were born in the World of Spirits. On the other hand, fairies matured for a long period of time in nature, forming their egos.
I asked a rhetorical question, but Krithli answered it.
“My Dungeon Master, our fairy is very special. She is connected to the Dungeon Core – the immense mana connects the two. I am sure that she will be able to control the Tree of Origin.”
“Fine. What is the method?”
“The human girl has a skill called ‘assimilation.’ If she could act as a medium between the two…”
“Ah! Ah!”
Lee Sarang came to us and looked up at Lyhee on her tiptoes.
She stretched out her arms as though she was asking for her.
“You will have to do a good job if you want to leave the dungeon alive.”
I handed Lyhee to the girl. I tried to threaten her, but she was not frightened.
Lyhee was a spiritual being, but I inherited all the authorities of the Dungeon Core from her. I was able to give anyone the ability to touch the physical body of a spiritual being.
Lee Sarang took Lyhee and moved to the Tree of Origin.
During that time, she closed her eyes and instinctively used “Nature Assimilation” and “Nature Communication.”
Grrr-
The Tree of Origin cried quietly. The resonance began.
