Chapter 222 – The Tortoise and the Hare (3)
Translator: Seven
Editor: Ana_Banana
[Johann Georg enters the second dungeon at 4am on the 21st day.]
[Johann Georg takes the lead!]
On the 21st day of the challenge, Johann Georg entered the second dungeon first.
However, no one really paid much attention to that fact.
-The contest is basically over.
-Isaac Ivanov has basically won already.
It was much easier to compare who was faster in a situation with a tortoise and a hare.
Of course, that didn’t mean that the public’s interest had diminished.
On the contrary, the attention given to this compet.i.tion by the world increased greatly.
-I still hope Johann Georg can create some miracle.
-Right, I hope Johann Georg can do something.
A hero who received unconditional support from the world had appeared.
-I’m so disappointed in Isaac Ivanov. I never thought that he’d act like this.
?To be honest, this is the right way to win. In any case, Isaac Ivanov just needs to clear the dungeon a second ahead of Johann Georg. It’s common sense for him to take a longer break if he’s sure of his victory.
?Still, isn’t this too much? Shouldn’t he at least show some respect for his opponent?
?If you put it in a good way, it’s clever, if you put it in a bad way, it’s mean.
And the villain who was fighting against this hero also appeared.
In truth, the so-called battle between good and good, a battle of goodwill, wasn’t very interesting.
After all, didn’t villains appear in movies, stories and even professional wrestling because it’s fun and interesting?
Moreover, there was never a movie where a sudden reversal was antic.i.p.ated by everyone watching.
[Isaac Ivanov enters the dungeon at 5am on the 21st day!]
And so, the confrontation once again drew the attention of the world.
…
[Eliminate the Steel Rhinoceros to move on to the next floor.]
The moment he saw the notification for the quest to clear the first floor of the dungeon, Lee Jin-ah spoke with a serious expression.
“We were lucky.”
At those words, Kim Woo-jin turned to look at him.
Nevertheless, Lee Jin-ah remained relaxed under his stare as he continued.
“What? We were lucky, weren’t we? If we’re not lucky enough we might actually lose to Johann Georg.”
It was just as Lee Jin-ah said.
The current situation might appear as though Isaac Ivanov had an overwhelming advantage, but that wasn’t necessarily the case.
“Even if we only get three survival quests, forty days could pa.s.s really quickly.”
In the case of survival quests which required the players to survive for a certain period of time, it would be impossible for them to finish quickly, no matter how skilled they were.
In such a situation, it was not impossible for there to be a reversal.
“So we were lucky to get a designated hunting quest on the first floor.”
In that sense, they were indeed lucky to receive a quest to hunt a specific monster in order to clear the floor.
Kim Woo-jin couldn’t doubt that fact either.
“You know it well.”
Therefore, he nodded and showed his agreement.
He easily admitted that Lee Jin-ah was right.
When he saw that, Lee Jin-ah shrugged his shoulders with a proud look on his face.
Kim Woo-jin then said to him.
“Anyway, let’s begin.”
[The Book of the Dead has been summoned.]
[You used Resurrection.]
Immediately after Kim Woo-jin summoned the Wyvern Skeleton Soldier from the Book of the Dead, it regained its former appearance thanks to the resurrection skill.
Kieek!
The Wyvern then let out a screech before Lee Jin-ah, who was looking at it carefully, opened his mouth.
“I want to ride one too…”
Kim Woo-jin turned to look at Lee Jin-ah, who had an expression similar to a child looking at a fun amus.e.m.e.nt park ride, and said.
“The Steel Rhino has a good sense of smell. Without a skill from the Silent Hunter, it would be impossible to approach it without getting caught. However, it makes no sense to encircle it. Even a Golem would be shattered by the horn on its nose with just a single charge.”
“Okay?”
Although he responded, it was clear that Lee Jin-ah wasn’t actually paying attention to Kim Woo-jin’s words as he kept staring at the Wyvern.
He looked like he really wanted to ride it.
Kim Woo-jin continued his explanation without caring about Lee Jin-ah’s disinterest.
“There are two ways to hunt the Steel Rhino. One is to hide in the ground and wait for it to pa.s.s before attacking from below. The other is to fly in the sky to avoid its sense of smell.”
No matter how good its sense of smell was, it would be impossible for it to smell something flying high in the sky.
However, Lee Jin-ah interrupted Kim Woo-jin’s explanation in order to ask one question.
“But wouldn’t it be useless if a Wyvern approaches because of the sound it would make?”
Kiiieek!
As if to prove Lee Jin-ah’s point, the Wyvern screeched loudly.
“That’s right.”
Kim Woo-jin nodded.
As Lee Jin-ah had said, the scent could be hidden, but the Steel Rhino would still be able to hear the Wyvern coming.
“As soon as the Wyvern appears, the Steel Rhino will chase after it.”
Naturally, a chase would ensue.
“Then, when you notice an opening, you will jump from the Wyvern’s body onto the Steel Rhino.”
“Just like the main character in an action movie chasing a train with a car and then ditching the car to jump onto the train?”
“That’s a perfect a.n.a.logy.”
In response to Kim Woo-jin’s praise, the corner of Lee Jin-ah’s lips rose to form a smirk on his lips.
“Before I became a player, my goal was to be a movie star. An actor like Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible.”
Kim Woo-jin had a simple response to that.
“Then you’re lucky.”
“Huh?”
“You’ll fulfill half of your wish today.”
…
What was the most influential part when attacking a dungeon?
First of all, it was skill.
If you weren’t skilled enough, then it was impossible to clear a dungeon, no matter how lucky you were.
However, if your skills were good enough, then your luck would also play a role when attacking the dungeon.
“The outcome of this confrontation is still hard to estimate.”
That’s why Jeon Young-soo said that he didn’t know who would win this challenge.
“But isn’t Isaac Ivanov’s party stronger than Johann Georg’s?”
When he heard that, the man who brought Jeon Young-soo coffee couldn’t help but tilt his head.
“It’s not just Johann Georg, his strength defies common sense.”
Clearly, the power displayed by Isaac Ivanov’s party completely surpa.s.sed what common sense dictated.
Most people only heard that Isaac Ivanov cleared the dungeon in 14 days, but not many knew his condition when he exited the dungeon.
“He didn’t even get hurt in a 5 Floor dungeon.”
Jeon Young-soo, who had seen it all firsthand, naturally had a better idea about Isaac Ivanov’s power.
“But I’m still not sure.”
Nevertheless, Jeon Young-soo still could not estimate the victory or defeat in this second leg of the confrontation.
“If Johann Georg is lucky, he can clear the dungeon faster than Isaac Ivanov.”
As had been said earlier, luck was also a factor that couldn’t be ignored.
Of course, some would also say.
“Then isn’t it possible for Isaac Ivanov to also get lucky?”
Then what if the G.o.ddess of Luck smiled upon Isaac Ivanov instead?
Jeon Young-soo gave a mysterious smile at that question.
“Then we might witness something truly ridiculous. For example, something like Isaac Ivanov’s party walking out of the dungeon today.”
When he heard that, the employee beside him checked the watch on his wrist.
It was 6:12 on the 29th. That was enough for him to gather that it had been about 8 days since Isaac Ivanov’s party had entered the second dungeon.
As Jeon Young-soo said, if Isaac Ivanov’s party came out now, that would mean they cleared the dungeon in 8 days.
“That’s impossible.”
Holding his coffee, Jeon Young-soo gave a bitter smile when he heard that.
Despite his bitter smile, however, Jeon Young-soo’s eyes were cold.
‘Regardless of the outcome, the next step is to deal with Isaac Ivanov.’
As he thought this, Jeon Young-soo recalled what had happened a week ago.
A plan had finally been drafted.
A plan to eliminate Isaac Ivanov as soon as the second attack was over.
‘As soon as Isaac Ivanov exits the dungeon, I’ll give him this letter…’
And it was Johann Georg’s letter, which was currently in Jeon Young-soo’s possession that would set the plan into action.
As soon as the letter was delivered to Isaac Ivanov, an irrevocable trigger would be pulled.
‘Then Isaac Ivanov will immediately die.’
Jeon Young-soo was currently holding the trigger that would lead to the death of a world cla.s.s hero.
‘It has to be handled perfectly.’
Therefore, Jeon Young-soo sharpened his concentration even beyond its peak.
At that moment, Jeon Young-soo was confident that he could perform his task without any issues.
‘It must be done with confidence.’
He wouldn’t be shocked even if a lightning bolt struck the ground in front of him at that moment.
Of course, that confidence didn’t last very long.
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
At that moment, the dungeon gate in front of them rippled and a man wearing a skull mask stepped out of it together with another large man.
Jeon Young-soo and the other employee couldn’t help but freeze at that moment.
Jeon Young-soo only remembered one thing that happened after that.
“How long was it?”
And that was the question the man raised at that moment.
…
There were more stories about villains winning than one would initially expect.
And there were even many people who would want the villains to win.
Therefore, when watching movies or professional wrestling, it was often the villains who won in the end.
But if they won by too much, then it would be a problem.
That was Isaac Ivanov’s current situation.
[Isaac Ivanov clears the second dungeon in 8 days!]
Isaac Ivanov’s second dungeon attack, which ended in only 8 days sent shockwaves through the world, to the extent that there weren’t even any debates for a while.
Of course, people knew.
It was possible that Isaac Ivanov had simply gotten lucky.
[Isaac Ivanov, “I was very lucky”.]
[Isaac Ivanov receives the blessing of the G.o.ddess of Luck!]
Isaac Ivanov himself didn’t try to hide that fact.
He didn’t receive any survival quests and the dungeon clear process was rather simple and easy.
This was definitely something that couldn’t happen without a G.o.dly amount of luck.
-This is no longer a contest.
-Even though it’s just luck, isn’t the difference that’s overwhelming?
-He cleared a 5 Floor dungeon in 8 days, some parties take 8 days just to clear a single floor…
What was certain at that point, however, was that it was pointless for Johann Georg to even struggle.
-In the end, Isaac Ivanov is still the strongest.
Because Isaac Ivanov proved that Johann Georg wasn’t comparable to him.
And Johann Georg responded to that fact.
[Johann Georg left a letter to Isaac Ivanov before entering the second dungeon!]
In the letter, he said.
“…If Isaac Ivanov clears the second dungeon faster than me, I will admit defeat.”
If he couldn’t even clear the second dungeon faster than Isaac Ivanov, he would admit defeat.
“At the same time, I’d like to ask Isaac Ivanov a favor. I think you’re good enough to entrust my back to, so I’d like to partner with you in order to clear dungeons together.”
And he asked Isaac Ivanov to accept him as a teammate and subordinate.
The letter Johann Georg left shook the world.
-Oh my G.o.d, so Johann Georg tested Isaac Ivanov to see if he was worthy enough to be his boss?
-Well he can’t just be the boss on account of his fame.
-No, but I never thought someone would test someone to see if they could be their boss like this. In the end, Johann Georg is still amazing.
-Really amazing.
It turned out that the confrontation wasn’t just to see who was the better player.
This news took the world by storm.
-So the two of them will become a team?
-A monstrous dream team!
-5 Floor dungeons would be completely annihilated now.
?Why would they do 5 Floor dungeons? With the two of them, they could even tackle 6 Floor dungeons!
?What 6 Floor dungeons? They could be targeting 7 Floor dungeons by the end of the year!
The fact that the two heroes might become one and save the world together, caused everyone to burn with excitement.
[Will Isaac Ivanov and Johann Georg’s first challenge be the Sphinx Dungeon that appeared in Egypt?]
[Will the Dream Team challenge an A+ rank 6 Floor dungeon?]
It was rumored that the next dungeon the two would attack wouldn’t be a simple 6 Floor dungeon, but the Sphinx Dungeon, an A+ rank that far surpa.s.sed ordinary dungeons.
“It’s different from the original plan but in the end, the stage was still set for us to get rid of Isaac Ivanov.”
After confirming a few things, Park s.h.i.+n-hye placed her tablet back on her desk.
Sitting in front of her was the Bow G.o.d, who also had a tablet in his hand.
The expressions on their faces were quite different.
Park s.h.i.+n-hye was smiling slightly, while the Bow G.o.d had an uneasy expression on his face.
Finally, the Bow G.o.d opened his mouth.
“Certainly, if you used the Hades’ Ring that you gave to Johann Georg, you could turn Isaac Ivanov’s skeletons against him…”
Hades’ Ring.
After thinking about it for a moment, the Bow G.o.d shook his head.
“But even after preparing properly, we still weren’t able to catch him. To be honest, I do not believe that this is enough to catch him now.”
In the past, when the Bow G.o.d had tried to get rid of Isaac Ivanov, he had believed that their preparations were enough.
Nevertheless, they’d failed.
And the only one that ended up dying were his subordinates.
“Yes, I understand the concerns you might have. Whenever you were convinced you could deal with Isaac Ivanov, you failed.”
Park s.h.i.+n-hye also knew that.
“Lee Se-jun feels the same way.”
Lee Se-jin knew as well. Therefore, they had prepared even more.
“We’ve prepared the Cap of Invisibility(1).”
The Cap of Invisibility!
Hearing this shocked the Bow G.o.d greatly, and Park s.h.i.+n-hye spoke confidently when she saw that.
“Shouldn’t that be enough to slit Isaac Ivanov’s throat?”
He had no more questions about their preparations.
All he could do was nod.
(Note:
1. In cla.s.sical mythology, the Cap of Invisibility is a helmet or cap that can turn the wearer invisible. It is also known as the Cap of Hades or Helm of Hades. The Cap of Invisibility enables the user to become invisible to other supernatural ent.i.ties, functioning much like the cloud of mist that the G.o.ds surround themselves in to become undetectable.)
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