I tamed the First Rank Chapter 117
- HoshiMiya
- Apr 4
- 7 min read
Starting from the gatehouse at the entrance to the dungeon, there was nothing intact. Only the remains of a collapsed and burnt-out building and the traces of a burnt-out garden were scattered about. What kind of fight had it been?
"Oh, wow. Those two really nailed it."
Jang Beom took pictures of the surroundings with his cell phone.
“What are you doing?”
"To post on Instagram."
Does that matter now? In Yoo-shin, who was becoming impatient, did something he would never have done to someone he was not even close to under any other circumstances.
"Hurry up, hurry up."
"Uh huh. Wait a minute."
As he pushed his back, Jang Beom chuckled and pushed me while filming the surroundings. The playfulness didn’t last long. When he saw the remains of the pavilion, which had no trace of its original existence, and the blazing flames in the distance, he put his phone away and took out his Gandiva instead.
"They're probably fighting inside, but it's dangerous to get close. I can't put out Papa's fire."
“……”
Although he was extremely anxious, In Yoo-shin couldn't just urge him to go inside.
"By the way, it seems like most of the monsters were annihilated. How many of them died......."
It was before Jang Beom had finished speaking.
[There are 10 surviving demons in the dungeon.]
The number of monsters decreased in an instant.
[There are two surviving demons in the dungeon.]
[Only one monster survived in the dungeon.]
[The dungeon's monsters have been annihilated.]
[The dungeon boss, 'The Bell No One Answers' appears.]
Jang Beom was terrified.
"No, you're crazy. This dungeon was reset this morning, and those two got caught up in a fight and all the monsters were wiped out?"
Before the astonishment had even ended, the earth began to shake and rise with a grand, thick bell sound. The rounded up land formed the shape of an artificial mountain with two zelkova trees planted on it.
In the foreground, a corpse was hanging from a tree with its hair down and wearing a yellow dragon robe, and in the background, a corpse in eunuch attire was hanging from a tree. Perhaps the mountain itself was the boss monster of the dungeon.
Up until that point, it was fine. The problem was the location. Jang Beom gulped.
"Isn't the location a bit…… close to us?"
"Oh, that's right......."
It was already a large mountain, nearly 50 meters high, but it looked even bigger when it was closer. In Yoo-shin’s feet hesitated and took a step back.
Before he could even take a few steps back, the ground on the high mountain shook and dozens of roots sprang out. Jang Beom was startled and hugged In Yoo-shin’s waist. A small whirlwind formed beneath his feet and blew them backwards.
"None of the tentacle monsters that the advisory scholars have speculated about as boss mobs have been mentioned as horror movie monsters!"
As he said, the two hanging corpses swaying on the tree were a terrifying sight in and of themselves. If it weren’t daytime in the dungeon, I might have screamed. The problem was that the endless tentacle-like roots were what diluted the horror.
He quickly distanced himself from the others, but the body of the 'bell that no one responds to' was so huge that it didn't make much of a difference.
Jang Beom pulled Gandiva's bowstring with all his might. When a single white arrow was caught, he shot it into the sky. The arrow flew into the sky, passed the peak, and the moment it bent downward, it split into dozens of arrows and struck down.
Pababak! Dozens of arrows accompanied by a gust of wind struck the 'bell that no one responds to', followed by a thick cloud of dust. The roots snapped, and among them, the thickest root in the center had large holes all over it, but it was such a huge body. It was not a decisive blow.
"Hey! You two guys over there! Even if you fight, fight while killing the boss mob! There's In Yoo-shin here!"
Jang Beom, who was shouting in annoyance, took off his bracelet and threw it at In Yoo-shin.
"You know how to inject mana? Activate it and hide behind the rock over there. I'll lure the boss and buy him some time."
"If you give me this, Hunter Jang-nim!"
"You can't fight while your shield is up!"
Jang Beom didn't even listen to In Yoo-shin's answer and created a whirlwind to lift himself into the sky.
"Ugh. If Papa had been here, he could have burned it down with fire."
The longbow, longer than a person's height, was once again filled with a shining arrow. However, In Yoo-shin did not need to run away with the shield core. A familiar figure appeared in the distant sky.
Even before the arrow was fired from Gandiva, the debris of the collapsed palace flew up and down on the body of the 'bell that no one answered', and then it fell down. It was quite ironic to see the corpse wearing the emperor's robes and the gold-plated throne thrown down.
The shock to his entire body seemed to be greater than when he had been attacked by Jang Beom earlier. The 'bell sound that no one responds to', which had no mouth and could not scream, twisted its huge body as if it was having a seizure. The majestic sound of the bell began to mix with the sound of metal.
Jang Beom clicked his tongue as he picked up Gandhiva.
“That’s so fast.”
In Yoo-shin quickly reached out his hand to Hyeon Gyu-ha, who came down next to him without paying any attention to him.
“Gyu-ha-ssi!”
I had been thinking about him since I saw him at the restaurant. If I asked him if he was okay, he would say he was okay even if he was on the verge of death. In Yoo-shin grabbed him without warning and put a buff on him.
The face that had been as pale as a corpse without any blood regained color and the exhausted mana quickly returned. Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had held his breath for a moment, smiled faintly.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
"I'm fine! I can heal more too."
Even though they had just been in a fierce battle, seeing him worry about me made me feel like something inside my heart was going to burst.
In Yoo-shin quickly examined him, trying to control his emotions. He didn’t seem to have any major injuries, but there seemed to be minor burns here and there.
The hand that had been hastily stretched forward was caught by Hyeon Gyu-ha. Even though he had clearly restored his energy, the hand that was holding him was trembling slightly, so In Yoo-shin kept his mouth shut.
Hyeon Gyu-ha quietly pressed his lips against In Yoo-shin’s fingertips with a shallow sigh. His lips were extremely cold.
"I'm glad you're okay."
“Gyu-ha-ssi……”
In Yoo-shin held the empty space with his eyes, and his lips moved briefly before closing them again. Hyeon Gyu-ha swallowed a bitter smile and closed his eyes. He probably checked the status window. He couldn’t say anything else because he knew what my emotions would be like on the status window.
"......Every time Yoo-shin-ssi worries about me, I think of that little boy from 19 years ago."
"Uh?"
"He was so young and small, he couldn't do anything and would have died right away if I wasn't there......."
Above In Yoo-shin’s face, who was tilting his head because he didn’t quite understand what he was saying, the image of the little boy who was holding his hand tightly and crying came to mind. That small warmth that was crying out of concern for Hyeon Gyu-ha getting hurt while not being able to control his own fear.
Did I want this person to depend on me completely like that child? How terribly selfish. Even though I would have to leave him someday.
<Even when Gyu-ha-ssi wasn't around, I lived alone and did well, you know.>
As the saying goes, even when In Yoo-shin didn't meet him, he lived his life on his own without any difficulties. Even if he suddenly disappeared, his life wouldn't change. Unlike himself, who couldn't live properly without In Yoo-shin.
Hyeon Gyu-ha bit his lower lip and pretended to smile as he added. Warmth slowly spread from the spot where In Yoo-shin’s hand had touched.
"It's a good thing Yoo-shin-ssi isn't as weak as that kid."
"I'm weaker than 8-se......."
"Nope. Yoo-shin-ssi is stronger than someone like me."
Before In Yoo-shin could answer, Jang Beom's cold voice rang out from above the whirlwind.
"Guys, can we continue the heart-warming reunion next time and take care of the boss first?"
The 'bell sound that no one responds to' that had been hit by Hyeon Gyu-ha's attack had recovered and was wriggling its body. Hyeon Gyu-ha squeezed In Yoo-shin's hand one last time and then let go.
"I'll be back as soon as I finish."
The sound of the bells that had been ringing in the distance gradually ceased. The fires of hell that burned and destroyed everything had long since died down.
Gong Tae-seong sat with his back against the split wooden pillar, panting heavily. The blade, which was imbued with the spirit of the dead, would cause the wound to rot when cut. Thanks to this, the bleeding was not severe, but it was obvious which wound would be fatal, the one that was bleeding or the one that was rotting.
"Papa, are you alive?"
“I’m dead.”
"Oh, Kenmyōren is broken too. I worked hard to get that to match the attribute artifact."
“It’s useless against monsters that don’t meet the standards.”
Gong Tae-seong laughed in vain as he recalled Hyeon Gyu-ha, who had flown away without looking back as soon as he heard Jang Beom's shout that In Yoo-shin was in the dungeon right before cutting off his leg.
Jang Beom, crouching down next to him, opened his lips and looked intently at the wound.
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