Chapter 11
[Party] SaltySalt: OMG thanks to the entertainment I wasted a potion ♡♡ kkkkkkkkkkkk
[Party] Tangerine: kkkkkkkkkk Looking at the count, you were in a hurry lol
[Party] Gulbi: Sinu held it in for a long time…
[Party] Tangerine: He’s been pushing buttons too much these days lol
[Party] Smile: kk?
[Party] Tangerine: TT I always kept within reasonable limits…
After watching this exchange, Beodeul came to a conclusion. If you irritate Sinu… you die!
[Party] Smile: Let’s go in now
[Party] Girmu: Um… are we going without SaltySalt?
[Party] SaltySalt: SaveeEEEE meeeeee2!####!$
[Party] Gulbi: I’ll resurrect you^^
After saying that, Gulbi walked over to SaltySalt and took out a resurrection stone. Then placed it in front of SaltySalt. ……That was it.
[Party] SaltySalt: ?
Gulbi, far from using the resurrection stone, simply left it at SaltySalt’s head and performed a ‘praying’ motion, driving SaltySalt even crazier.
[Party] Smile: kkkkk
[Party] Tangerine: kkkkkkkkkk
[Party] Gulbi: ^^…
[Party] SaltySalt: kkkkkkkk? Excuse me? Guild master? Guild master hyung??
[Party] Gulbi: May you be born with a gentle heart in your next life…
[Party] SaltySalt: ♡♡ I’m seriouslykkkkkkkkk what are you doingTTTTTTT what is thisTTTTTTTTTTTT
It clearly wasn’t a situation to laugh at, but somehow it was a bit funny. Beodeul almost sent a laughing chat without realizing it, but deleted it just in time. At that moment, Smile, who had returned to being a clean-cut blonde knight, stood next to Girmu and said:
[Party] Smile: Don’t worry, we’ll be fine even without one person
[Party] SaltySalt: I’m not fine thoughㅇㅅㅇ;;;;;;
[Party] Tangerine: Let’s just count it as one less mouth to feed*^^*
[Party] SaltySalt: Ruuude;;;
[Party] SaltySalt: No seriously, this isn’t a joke TTTTTTT I don’t have resurrection scrolls on this characterTTTTTTT
[Party] Gulbi: Oh my…
Even Gulbi, who had sighed as if sympathetic, picked up the resurrection stone he had placed on the ground and turned away. Beodeul was somewhat surprised by this unexpected side of Gulbi, who had seemed the most calm and normal of the three newcomers.
[Party] SaltySalt: Are you really going to leaveTTTTTTTTTT what about meTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?
[Party] SaltySalt: Girmu-nimTTTTTTTTTTT??? Can’t you see me???TTTTTTTTT
[Party] Girmu: Hehe…
SaltySalt, who had collapsed in front of the portal, wailed as the party members walked away. Beodeul chose to follow the majority opinion, especially Sinu’s, so he reluctantly followed behind the party members.
[Party] SaltySalt: You guys… I’ll curse you
[Party] SaltySalt: Let’s see how well you do without me ㅇㅅ”ㅇ
SaltySalt’s curses filled the chat window. Beodeul pretended not to see those messages and waited for orders.
[Party] Smile: The first section has a narrow bridge, so watch the timing of the iron hammer and come through
[Party] Tangerine: Yes~!
The remaining party members lined up in front of the narrow bridge to cross over to the area with minor mobs. Beodeul tried to naturally follow at the very end, watching what the others did to get a feel for it.
[Party] Gulbi: I’ll go last^^ Girmu-nim should go third
[Party] Gulbi: If necessary, I can give you a short invincibility
[Party] Girmu: Ah, okay okay
First, Smile crossed the narrow bridge at an amazing speed, followed by Tangerine who passed through using class skills like an acrobatic performance.
[Party] Smile: Mad Hunter’s movement is ridiculous
[Party] Tangerine: Hehe, want to try being a Mad Hunter?
[Party] Smile: Only in here kk
[Party] Tangerine: …
Those who had crossed first chatted leisurely. Beodeul remembered the timing they crossed and moved his character.
[Party] SaltySalt: Oh you shouldn’t go nowㅇㅅㅇ;;;
What? That can’t be right. Just as he hesitated for a moment, the iron hammer that had been facing left swung at terrifying speed toward where Girmu was standing.
[Party] Tangerine: No, just keep coming now!!
[Party] Smile: The timing is right, just come through
[Party] Smile: Gulbi hyung, invincibilityㄱ
[Party] Gulbi: I’ve applied temporary invincibility^^
Without thinking further, Beodeul rushed his character forward. After safely crossing the narrow bridge, he let out a sigh of relief.
[Party] SaltySalt: Oh, you’re doing well kk ^ㅁ^
[Party] Smile: kk huh?
[Party] SaltySalt: Hehe… TT;
[Party] SaltySalt: You should never have left me behindㅇㅅㅇ!! I’m going crazy not being able to reach even one map~~~~
A joke… it was just a joke. Beodeul finally felt his momentarily frightened heart calming down.
[Party] Tangerine: Looks like they gave up on resurrection and switched to spectator mode kkkk
[Party] SaltySalt: Smile?
[Party] Tangerine: Yes^^!
[Party] SaltySalt: ;;;;;;
After that, the party members began to move again, treating SaltySalt’s chat messages with about 50 percent opacity.
[Party] SaltySalt: Stew tofu1, bean sprouts, eggs, frozen dumplings~ㅇㅅㅇ!
[Party] Smile: Left mob ends, Tangerine go rightㄱ
[Party] Tangerine: Yay~
[Party] SaltySalt: Guyyys…
[Party] Smile: Girmu-nim, I’ll switch with you for a moment
[Party] Girmu: Yes!
[Party] Gulbi: *Rebuff applied~^^
[Party] SaltySalt: Am I,, invisible,,?
Whether SaltySalt used the chat window as a notepad or not, the party members focused on their own tasks.
Beodeul was the same. Occasionally when SaltySalt would complain about how even Girmu-nim was so cold-hearted, all he would type was “hehe…” That was it. He had no intention of being a burden to the party by getting distracted twice.
[Party] Smile: Let’s regroup before moving to the next area
After finishing off the minor mobs, the party members stood in front of a massive door. Everyone replenished their health, and Smile stepped forward to briefly explain the first boss’s patterns.
[Party] Smile: As you all probably know already, there will be periodic AoE patterns that you need to avoid in a clock-like motion, and I’ll give directional guidance using numbers
[Party] Smile: Since this is at least a 4-person dungeon, if even one of us fails to avoid it and goes down
[Party] Smile: It’ll be hard to get through the next pattern where we take damage divided by n
[Party] Smile: Even if we do get through it, it’ll be a heavy burden on Gulbi hyung
[Party] Gulbi: ^^
Beodeul marveled at Gulbi’s emoticon. He was already feeling tense, but he envied Gulbi’s composure, smiling even at the mention of a heavy burden.
[Party] Smile: There’s a DoT effect during the boss’s staggered state, so we might need to deal massive damage once while regrouping
[Party] SaltySalt: So why did you kill me!
[Party] Smile: It’s still better to deal one burst of damage than to *retry, so please focus on survival
[Party] Smile: Any questions?
[Party] SaltySalt: Me me ㅇㅅㅇ)/
[Party] Smile: If not, I’ll start applying buffs and we’ll move in
[Party] SaltySalt: lㅅㅇ);;
Smile casually ignored SaltySalt’s words, then received signals from the party members and entered the boss room.
[Time Librarian ???]: I won’t forgive those who disturb my long contemplation.
When the party members discovered the boss and lined up, a cinematic played showing an elderly woman in faded clothes turning around. After the short cinematic ended, the party members scattered to avoid the boss’s attacks.
[Party] Smile: Everyone keep checking your hourglasses and refill them before they empty completely
[Party] Smile: I’ll take aggro first
[Party] Tangerine: Oh no I grabbed it TT
[Party] SaltySalt: Tsk tsk! ㅋㅅㅋ
Tangerine accidentally took the aggro that Smile was supposed to grab first. As Tangerine started dodging the boss using Mad Hunter’s possessed movement skills, Smile, who was relatively slower, ended up chasing after the boss’s backside.
[Party] SaltySalt: Tangerine’s kiting kiting!
[Party] Smile: Tangerine, over here
[Party] Tangerine: I’m seriously paper-thin TTT
What should I do? Beodeul, who had been watching their chase from an awkward position, made a quick decision when he saw Tangerine running toward him.
No sooner had Girmu jumped out than Gulbi’s buff skills showered upon him.
[Party] Gulbi: Girmu-nim first!
[Party] Smile: OK
[Party] Tangerine: Thank you TTTT!
Using a semi-burst damage skill with a considerable cooldown for his first attack, the boss turned to look at Girmu. Fortunately, it seemed he had definitely grabbed the aggro.
‘Yes, I got it, but…’
The damage from being hit was considerably higher than expected. It was probably because he wasn’t playing a proper tank class to begin with…
While Beodeul was painfully taking half the boss’s attacks and dodging the other half while dealing damage, Smile, who had been sticking to the back of the boss, spoke like a savior.
[Party] Smile: Frenzy cooldown is done
[Party] Smile: You held up well, I’ll take the aggro now
He was going to use the very skill that had knocked SaltySalt out in one hit earlier. Beodeul quickly moved Girmu to a place where he wouldn’t be caught in Smile’s skill range, then checked the hourglass above his character’s head.
‘I should probably refill the sand soon.’
In the strategy video he had watched earlier, it said that when all the sand in the hourglass runs out, you get hit with all kinds of debuffs. They had especially emphasized that the movement speed reduction debuff would be fatal in the upcoming clock pattern, so the sand should never be allowed to run out completely.
The “Time Sand” that could refill the hourglass appeared randomly in the field at regular intervals. Since the sand pile disappears after filling one character’s hourglass, before other party members need it, he should first…
“Ah.”
Tangerine had already reached the sand pile he was aiming for. Oh well. As he was targeting the next sand pile, he noticed Tangerine’s motion being canceled.
*Rebuff: Buff refill.
*Retry: Retry.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
