14.
When all the party members gathered at the entrance of the dungeon, a system window automatically popped up. It was a dungeon difficulty selection window.
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: What should we choose?
[Party] Suwon Special City: Let’s go with hell mode?
[Party] Let’s Go Witcher: Hell is the classic one;
There were three levels of difficulty in Keyrant Dungeon: Normal, Hard, and Hell. Hell was the most difficult and Normal was the easiest, but it was true that Normal was still burdensome for beginners.
‘Wait. You want to go with Hell mode?’
Do these people know that I’m a beginner? Do I have to talk about it now?
It was at that time when I just placed my hands on the keyboard to chat.
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: There are two newbies you know
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Hell mode sounds kinda difficult
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Let’s go with Normal mode
Cotton Candy Fox chatted in a very different tone from when she asked me if she could call me Oppa.
‘......Isn't she a Netkama? [1]’
Since I have played various kinds of games for a long time, I have met quite a few female users who enjoy playing games.
What I learned while doing this is that most of the female users don’t chat things like ‘Oppa, I’m scared~’ or ‘I can do this>.<‘.
No, of course, there are some people who do. However, the person who pretended to be a woman and approached them to eat support or wealth was overwhelmingly likely to be a man. I’ve often seen these kinds of cases happening around me.
So, I thought that the Cotton Candy Fox was definitely a male bastard doing a netkama scheme. I’m sure that I may be wrong, and it was too soon to judge what’s going on.
[Party] Suwon Special City: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: ㅠㅠ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: I don’t even want to battle in Normal mode
[Party] Suwon Special City: Normal thenㄱㄱ
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: Ha, Does it have to be Normal mode?
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it and log off ^^
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: Let’s start at 8 O’clock
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Suwon Special City: ㅋㅋㅋha
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: For heaven’s sake, it’s the same fox-nim..
That must have felt so fucked up. However, the difficulty was set to Normal, so it’s a relief. Cotton Candy Fox, after seeing all the nonsensical words of Bumble Wing Wing, selected the same and immediately pressed the enter button. Soon the screen turned black, and the inside of the dungeon appeared.
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Sleepy Oppa
“……”
Calling me Oppa like that. Goosebumps appeared all over my body. Regardless of Cotton Candy Fox’s gender, it was too bothersome for a stranger to call me ‘oppa’.
[Party] I’m Sleepy: ?
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Have you ever seen anything related to attacking strategy for this dungeon? ㅇ.ㅇ
[Party] I’m Sleepy: Yeah, I’ve seen a few posts and videos a few times
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Let’s talk comfortably~>ㅡ<
[Party] I’m Sleepy: heh..
[Party] I’m Sleepy: It’s okay
When I refused with the utmost courtesy, Cotton Candy Fox bursts into tears, this time with a burst of emotion. A sound effect of ‘hiing~’ was also heard.
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: It’s Normal mode, so it shouldn’t be too difficult!
[Party] Suwon Special City: Yeah Still avoiding attacks is important
[Party] Suwon Special City: Since you already know the strategy and the attacks, you are good enough
[Party] I’m Sleepy: okok
Since I’m a newbie, the party members are probably a bit anxious and feel uneasy too. I know that from what I saw in the video, the Normal route didn’t have a lot of damage deals, so if I just focus, I’ll be fine.
With the mindset of dying as little as possible, I followed the party members deeper inside the dungeon. Before long, gigantic monsters that looked like zombies came rushing in.
Dozens of monsters like this came rushing in until we reached the boss room. There were so many numbers that it was difficult to save the party members if they were to die even once.
I quickly pulled the character back and lifted the staff. Even so, if you are crowded, you can get that much splash damage[2], so it was good for a wizard with a lot of wide area skills to put a deal.
Tanker, What Do You Soy Milk, blocked the monsters in front. The Warlord, Suwon Special City, wielded dual swords, and the Archer, Let’s Go Witcher, fired a poisoned arrow. As I watched them, I started charging the easiest attack fireball, and found that the casting speed suddenly increased.
<You have received the buff of the Buffer Cotton Candy Fox! Skill casting speed is increased.>
<You have received the buff of the Buffer Cotton Candy Fox! Mana recovery speed is increased.>
<You have received the buff of the Buffer Cotton Candy Fox! Magic skill damage is increased.>
Not only casting speed, but also mana recovery and damage?
‘Crazy.’
So, this is what it feels like to be buffed. This is the first time I’ve actually been buffed by a Buffer, and I really liked it.
Buffer was one of the few jobs with as few users since they had to be healer first, so it was not easy to meet them. My likeability towards Cotton Candy Fox, who was dungeon crawking, increased slightly.
Thanks to this, I finished charging the skill faster than usual, so I dropped the fireball right at the center of the monsters. Boom—! With a roar, the blood of the monsters hit by the fireball fell in half.
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: That was so Cool! >ㅁ<)/
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: How was fox’s buff? ㅎㅡㅎ
[Party] I’m Sleepy: good
It was true that it was good, so when I answered truthfully, the character Cotton Candy Fox, who was standing by the rear while giving buff, hopped up and down.
[Party] Suwon Special City: Excuse me ㅋㅋ
[Party] Suwon Special City: Why didn’t I get buffs? fk..
[Party] Suwon Special City: It seems like I’ll fall behind soon
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: you were buffing?
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: damn, I didn’t even get a buff, so I thought I was just playing
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: ㅋㅋ the buff is only being made for Sleepy-nim~
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: I’m happy with the heal you gave meㅋ
[Party] I’m Sleepy: ;;
What, was I the only one getting it?
It was only then that I realized that only my character was fully surrounded with twinkling effects.
[Party] I’m Sleepy: It seems that since I’m a beginner, I didn’t do much damage
[Party] I’m Sleepy: Sori Sori
I was in the middle of dealing with a crowd of monsters, and while charging a Thunder that’s as useful as a fireball along with chatting, Cotton Candy Fox intervened in consternation.
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: No, please!!!
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: It’s not like thatㅠㅠ
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: there’s no one else I could use it on, other than Sleepy Oppa
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: That’s why I only buffed Oppa ㅜㅡㅜ
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Absolutely not meant like that
[Party] Suwon Special City: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Ah, ㅋㅋ you got caught ㅋ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Sleepy-nim noticed pretty quicklyㅋㅋ
[Party] Suwon Special City: fr ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Let’s go Witcher: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Okeyo fox-nim ㅠ Everyone!! ㅠㅠ
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Fortunately, everyone passed it off lightly as a joke. It was at that moment that I was relieved enough to use my skills again.
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Ah
What Do You Soy Milk, who was standing stiff, was attacked by a monster and flew backwards. Above the character who collapsed on the floor with all the blood had drained out, the health bar turned black.
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Suwon Special City: Hey, why did you die here?;;
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: You’re stupid..
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: No Fk
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Fox-nim Stop sending me messages ㅅf1ck
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: it keeps covering the screen ah ㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: I’m really sorry for suddenly dying r
[Party] Suwon Special City: ? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: ㅋㅋ
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: ㅉㅉI knew she’d be pissed off haha
When I attacked something, Cotton Candy Fox stayed behind me. The tank died, but the number of surviving monsters was small, so we were able to clean it up without any major problems.
What Do You Soy Milk, who died alone, expressed emotions in his dead state.
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Spare me Fuck ㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: But hey, that was crazy
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: looks like Fox-nim had to keep buffing
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: You should be busier than us??
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: I heard that fox was no different ㅋㅋ
[Party] Suwon Special City: fr why is that bastard the only one receiving? He deserves to dieㅋ
[Party] Let's go Witcher: fr did you notice the difference in operation between him and you?
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: No, it’s not as easy as you say
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Mental attack’s coming ㅠㅠㅠ You have to deal with this too, you know Fuck
Finally, Cotton Candy Fox increased their stamina and mana recovery speed. The buffs received from Cotton Candy Fox reached a great height, and What Do You Soy Milk, who was lying down, continued to chat.
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Stop talking and let’s go
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: ????
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Guys, I’m still dead here
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: ok ok let’s go
[Party] Suwon Special City: Normal mode is good
[Party] Suwon Special City: Since you’re dead and you don’t have to be a tanker, isn’t it easier for you now?
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Ah you bastards ah
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Tsk—How could you say that to me?? Fk ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I felt so sorry for What Do You Soymilk, who was heartlessly abandoned after being teased by Cotton Candy Fox. Cotton Candy Fox and the other party members really got themselves together.
Sympathetic, I approached What Do You Soy Milk lying on the cold floor and pressed the <Revival> button. He, who barely survived with my help, said while crying.
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Are you an angel?ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Thank you ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] I’m Sleepy: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: ㅠㅠㅠㅠ In return
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Please Have thisㅠ
What Do You Soy Milk posted a small soymilk on the trading window. When I hovered the mouse cursor over the item, the information [Creator: What Do You Soy Milk] appeared.
[Party] I’m Sleepy: ㅋㅋㅋthanks..
Anyway, food items had a little bit of a buff effect, so there was nothing bad about receiving them. When I smiled and said thank you, Cotton Candy Fox, who had been away from me, hurriedly rushed to me and clung to me.
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Sleepy Oppa saved you? ㅜㅜ
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: You shouldn’t have saved him! Tankers just die really easily! ㅜㅡㅜ
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: But why say thank you for nothing?
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox: Why are you saying thank you to that guy? ㅋㅋ
Phew, that’s noisy. Even though the letters were just floating on the screen, it somehow made my ears hurt. I roughly replied with annoyance.
[Party] I’m Sleepy: It’s not a big deal
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Haha
[Party] What Do You Soy Milk: Sleepy-nim’s Secret☆Milk with me
[Party] Cotton Candy Fox:?
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Suwon Special City: Kill the Master?
[Party] Bumble Wing Wing: Probably shouldn’t, I’m still not in my right mindㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] Let's go witcher: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“Haa……”
I couldn’t just leave the chats alone since the second part of the game was about to start, so I exhaled wearily and tapped the keyboard to do something about this.
[Party] I’m Sleepy: Let’s stop this and go to the next room..
Note:
[1] Netkama - Catfisher
[2] Splash Damage: It means the damage deal to all enemies and monsters within a certain range, including the point from where the skill is hit.
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