Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society Chapter 132-133

Chapter 132. Team Revival (6)

[Your party holds the priority for the Event Raid. Unless you want to reveal its existence, other dungeon explorers will not be notified until 1 hour later!]

"What? How can an Event Raid appear in a Field Dungeon!?"

"Event Raids don't only appear when Event Dungeons are cleared! We must have met some sort of a condition!"

In the heavy rain, Hwaya's voice reached me clearly. However, it wasn't the answer I wanted to hear, since it meant there was nothing wrong with that monster being here.

Of the explorers on Earth, the only one that wasn't here who could be of help was father. However, we were facing the boss monster of a SS+ rank 100-man raid. Should I prioritize running away? Or should I call father?

[Shin, make it public immediately! Sumire will come help!]

[Sumire!? She's not stro—]

[She's Gold ranked!]

Gold!? She couldn't climb 20 floors in 2 years, but she managed to climb over 30 floors in half a year!? That's… like me! What happened to her!?

I hesitated for a moment, but soon made the Event Raid public. Now that I thought about it, father would rather come and die than do nothing when his son was in such a dangerous situation.

Meanwhile, the drake landed on the ground, causing a tremor. It didn't have wings like wyverns, and its body was similar to the Giant Iron Boar that appeared in Guangzhou. It had beefy legs, and its front paws had razor-sharp claws. In addition, its front paws looked like they could reach dozens of meters in the air. The dense mana it emitted made it hard to breathe. It seemed stronger than most demons I met in the Luka continent.

"Turn the helicopter around."

I shouted.

"We can't fight that guy on a helicopter!"

The pilot immediately turned the helicopter around. However, the drake seemed to have locked onto us already, as it opened its mouth and breathed fire directly at us. Although the heavy downpour made it hard to see, its giant orange flame wasn't weakened in the slightest and flew toward the helicopter like a laser.

"Tsk, I'll go on ahead!"

Then, Hwaya clicked her tongue and jumped out of the helicopter. As she could fly with her ability, she could fight against the drake in the air. Although it might be okay if the drake focused on using magical attacks, if it used physical attacks, it would be hard for Hwaya to deal with it alone. It was why she stayed in the helicopter until now, safely shooting magic at wyverns.

As such, I prepared myself to also jump out. Looking back at Ye-Eun and Ludia, I spoke.

[That guy's extremely strong. We can always run away to the dungeon if it gets dangerous, but there's still a chance something might go wrong. I'm not going to force you, but…]

"That's enough."

"I'm confident I can run away if it gets dangerous!"

That's what I thought they'd say. There was no way Ludia would leave me behind and escape, and Ye-Eun was almost addicted to hunting monsters after she got rid of her monsterphobia. The problem was that she was too careless with her life.

"I'll say it clearly. You guys don't need to risk your lives here. If it gets dangerous, I'm going to take you in my arms and use Return, got it?"

"Un!"

"Got it!"

Their eyes were sparkling for some reason. I hoped it wasn't because I said I'd take them in my arms! It wasn't the time to be so relaxed!

"Hu, okay. I'm going to go ahead, so come back after you return the helicopter. Talaria!"

I summoned Talaria and leaped into the air. Hwaya was blocking the drake's attack with her ability. On the tip of the fingers, a circular ring of fire rose up and absorbed all the fire the drake breathed out. It went without saying that it was thanks to her that our helicopter was still safe.

"Fight me, you lizard! You won't be able to even touch me with your flames!"

Standing confidently in midair, Hwaya shouted. Looking at her, I was reminded of the video on TV where she killed the wyvern that appeared in Busan. I thought she looked cool back then and envied her, but now I was fighting with her shoulder to shoulder. I couldn't be more deeply moved.

Hwaya ran out to fight the drake without hesitation, even after hearing it was SS+ ranked. She wasn't being reckless. It was because of her strong mentality, which did not let her fall back in the face of her enemy. It was possible because she believed in herself to be one of the strongest on Earth, who did not allow defeat. Thinking how cool she was, I also thought I should take after her spirit.

To do that, there was something I needed to do.

"Get over here you god damned lizards. All of you come!"

[You mastered mid-rank Provoke! Your provocation seeps into your soul. You can now provoke deaf monsters!]

[You learned high-rank Provoke. Existences in the same area as you cannot escape your provocation. Weak monsters might die from having their spirits suppressed by your provocation.]

My provocation spread through the entire Field Dungeon without being hindered by the torrential rain. It even caught the attention of the ability users who were panicking from the sudden appearance of the Flame Drake and the wyvern boss. It had even calmed their confusion temporarily.

However, the ones I really wanted to call were the ordinary wyverns!

[Kiaaaaaak!]
[Kyaaaaaaa!]

Countless wyverns as numerous as the raindrops falling down flew toward me! Seeing them, I was delighted. Damn, the world sure chose the wrong guy as the Hero. Why do I smile in such dangerous situations!?

Regardless, there was one important thing. For the first time since the demon's Army Commander, I was facing a formidable enemy. I couldn't worry about hiding my abilities. I had to go all out. Although I couldn't defeat the Army Commander without Peruta's help, I didn't think the enemy in front of me would make me do the same.

If I could do it with my own strength, I would do so. I could always call Peruta, but that was only as a last resort. If I continued to rely on my master, how could I surpass him?

I took out Gluttony Spear from my inventory. The moment I firmly gripped the spear shaft, I felt myself becoming more excited. I shouted.

"Peika, let's go full power!"

[Leave it to me, Master. I'm the strongest now!]

Strongest? The moment I knitted my brows, Gluttony Spear began to shine with a golden light. It was undoubtedly Spirit Aura, but it was much stronger than ever before. Why? The moment I asked in my head, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky.

"Huk!"

[Mo… More!]

I was surprised for a second, thinking the lightning struck me, but that wasn't it. The lightning was completely absorbed by my spear and was clearly strengthening it. Not to mention, with all the storm clouds in the sky, I wouldn't be surprised if another…

BOOM! B-B-BOOM!

My ear deafened. Lightning struck my spear continuously. A few of them even missed their target and struck down incoming wyverns. I finally understood. Elementals were born from nature. They were existences always in line with nature and were greatly affected by nature. In this severe thunderstorm, Peika was at her strongest since the day we met.

"Peika, let's go!"

[Send them flying!]

The incoming wyverns stopped and flinched at the lightning. Meanwhile, I put them in my spear's trajectory. To be exact, it was just that they were in the way to the Flame Drake. It was why I gathered them in the first place.

Kicking off the air, I used Gale Track.

"Uooooooooooh!"

Using the power of lightning, Peika's Spirit Aura had enlarged the spear like I was using Sky God's Rage. The moment my spear even touched the wyverns, they all exploded, and my spear grew stronger each time they died. It was because Gale Track increased my attack power by 5% each time I sent an enemy flying!

[Kugyaaaaa! Hero, I came for you!]

"I'm not into bestiality! If you want me, at least try to polymorph to a beautiful girl!"

17th. 18th, 19th…! I was approaching the drake. Since I was under super-armored state, nothing could stop me. 20th! 100% fully charged! Then, I flew past Hwaya. Seeing her widely opened eyes looking at me, I couldn't help but think she was cute.

The drake opened its mouth after seeing me draw closer. Was he planning on swallowing me? I shouted.

"Ruyue!"

[Ask me anything!]

"Help me so that guy will obediently let me attack him!"

[If it's now, anything you want…!]

Then, I suddenly heard the sound of a machine gun. Pepper, who was controlling his helicopter from nearby, had fired at the drake! Imbued with his mana, the bullets seemed to be effective against the drake.

[Freezing!]

Ruyue took about 30% of my mana and casted an elemental magic. Although it was for a brief instant, I thought the world would freeze. In fact, our surrounding became completely frozen. The beams of light shining down became arrows of ice, the fire breathed out by the drake froze, and its entire body also frozen.

[The world is on my side now!]

So that was it! Usually, she created water from the water vapor in the air, but now, there was water everywhere around us. Even our enemy was completely soaked with water! Even if he was an SS+ ranked boss monster and had fire-attribute, Ruyue could freeze it. Both of my elementals could show their greatest strengths in this environment. I felt at least 50% stronger than my normal self.

The moment I realized it, I charged towards its mouth and pierced my spear through it.

[Critical Hit!]

[Kuaaaaang!]

Its frozen body instantly defrosted, while blood burst out from the top of its mouth like a fountain. Although the heavy rain would wash away the blood in time, the blood that splashed onto me made me feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, it wasn't poisonous.

[Herooooo! I'll eat you!]

"I already told you, no!"

I was now as free as a bird! After landing my attack perfectly, I flew back up. I didn't need to use Divine Speed, and as soon as I backed off, Hwaya quickly blocked the drake's flames. She was on fire today! Pun intended.

"Guys! Let me join in too!"

Pepper flew toward us, shooting down nearby wyverns with his helicopter. At the same time, the ground lightened up and a few people appeared. The dungeon explorer communication channel became noisy.

[Son, I came to help!]

[Unni, Hwawoo-nim! Minami Violet Sumire, reporting for duty!]

[Shit… I'm going to really die if I'm not careful…!]

Besides one, the reinforcing explorers couldn't be more reliable. I instantly thought, 'Walker might die if he's not careful…'

According to our contract, he had to come help us if we called him for Event Raids or Event Dungeons, but he came without Hwaya or me asking him. Because we thought this battle would be hard for Walker, we hadn't planned on calling him at all.

Perhaps, father had caught him and brought him along, but he could have escaped if he wanted to. I was happy that he came on his own accord. If possible, I hoped this raid would end without Walker getting hurt.

"Huhu. All the dungeon explorers on Earth are here."

Hwaya remarked as she flew next to me. I wasn't sure if she absorbed the drake's power, but she was emitting strong flames from her body. Since Ludia and Ye-Eun would soon return, she was right.

Looking at the drake still bleeding from its mouth, I snorted. It could be dangerous to think this way, but I didn't think I could lose to anyone now!

The moment after I thought that, a giant wyvern twice as big as normal wyverns appeared in front of us.

Because of the drake, we had forgotten about it. It was the dungeon boss of the Wyvern's Nest.

Translator's note:

In case it wasn't clear, the Flame Drake is the boss of the Event Raid, and the giant wyvern is the Field Dungeon's boss.

Chapter 133. Team Revival (7)

[Hero.]

"So you can talk too."

I was surprised, but I instinctively tightened my grip on the Gluttony Spear and aimed it towards it. To be honest, in the heavy thunderstorm, I thought even the boss of Wyvern's Nest couldn't be a match for me.

"Good. Thanks for coming, but sorry. I want to end it quickly."

However, what it said next shocked me greatly.

[I know you have the ability of a Tamer, Hero. I want to become Hero's subordinate.]

"You, what?"

I doubted my ears for an instant. What did this wyvern with the avian flu just say?

[After the drake appeared, I thought only death awaited me.]

"Aren't you two on the same side?"

[Are you stupid, Hero? Between monsters, you either eat, share, or get eaten.]

Well, that's nice to know. Share probably refers to monsters from the same family or from the same kind. Although wyverns and the Flame Drake were seemed to both be species of dragons, it seemed they weren't allies.

[I've come to admire you after seeing you destroy dozens of wyverns with a single attack. Be happy. You forced the Queen of the Wyverns, Dark Wing Zirte, to surrender!]

I obtained two more useful information. The first was that this wyvern felt admiration at me killing dozens of her kind, and the second was that this wyvern was female. I was wondering why her voice was slightly high! Dark Wing Zirte then continued.

[Of course, what I want the most is to kill Hero and to obtain Hero's Light, but I know that is impossible. As such, I chose the second best option.]

"Since you can't kill me, you will serve under me?"

[And I will kill the drake.]

For a monster, she sure acted like a bully… Well, it didn't matter, since it was good for me.

The wyvern looked into my eyes. Meanwhile, Hwaya shouted.

"I don't know what's going on, but hurry up! That guy's charging toward us!"

"Okay! Alright, good. You'll probably be faster than Talaria."

[From now on, I am Hero's. Now, grant me a new name.]

"I can't just call you Zirte?"

[I need a new name to tie myself to Hero.]

"Then let's go with Lotte."

[Good. My name is now Lotte! As the Hero's partner, I will take after his brilliance!]

Immediately afterwards, several messages rang in my ear, as if they had been prepared beforehand.

[You made an achievement of taming the S+ rank boss monster, 'Dark Wing Wyvern.' You obtained 1 skill point. Current skill points: 4]

[Taming became level 3. You can tame your target more easily, and even the targets you placated temporarily will remain so for a longer time.]

[Spirit of the Tamer became level 3. You will win good first impressions, and the hostility and wariness against you decreases. Current tamable targets: 2/2]

Although Wyvern's Nest was a S rank dungeon, Lotte was S+ ranked. I wondered why, and suspected it was because she originally possessed a name.

Plene, for example, didn't have a name until I gave her one. On the other hand, Lotte had the name, Zirte. Just by looking at her wings and black skin, I could tell she was different than the other wyverns. She was called the Queen of the Wyverns and Dark Wing, both emphasizing that she was special.

That said, their goal should have been to kill me and take the world's power. It felt a bit weird that they gave up and joined my side because they weren't strong enough. I thought the command they received was absolute, something they had to prioritize over their own lives, but it seemed that wasn't the case. After all, Plene came over to my side rather easily, and it was the same for Lotte. Was it because I was a Tamer? Or was it just because I showed how domineering I was like Lotte said? Were their own lives more important than the command? Or was there something special about Plene and Lotte? For now, I had no way of knowing.

[Get on, Hero.]

"Right. Excuse me."

[Mmm.]

"Can I let my comrades ride too?"

[That's unpleasant. The only one I acknowledge is Hero, my master.]

She called herself my partner and Taming definitely worked, but it looked like it didn't mean she would be completely obedient. With a bitter smile, I nodded.

"Alright, it can't be helped then. Let's go!"

[Don't fall. Gryaaaaaa!]

Lotte opened her jaws and let out a scream. Then, she charged straight towards the drake. I raised my spear, and the constant lightning strikes from the sky strengthened Spirit Aura.

[Where did you get that!?]

[If you want, you can try to entice one of the nearby wyverns!]

After replying to father's message, I looked ahead. Although the connection between Lotte and me wasn't as deep as my connection with Ruyue, as expected of Queen of the Wyverns, Lotte aptly dodged the drake's flames and flew past its front paw.

In that instant, I used Elemental Blade and slashed its front paw. A strong explosion of lightning occurred upon impact, bursting the drake's scales and scorching its flesh.

[Kuaaaaaa! You bitch, you dare betray us!?]

[It's better than becoming your dinner!]

The drake became enraged and stomped, causing the entire canyon to crack. Because of the falling boulders, people on the bottom of the canyon were busy running for their lives. Hoping that my companions were safe, I aimed my spear at it again.

[I will have you!]

The drake flashed its eyes and glared at me. At that moment, however, a flurry of bullets pierced through the top of its jaws. I was surprised from how accurate the shots were. From his helicopter, Pepper had accurately attacked the spot I struck earlier with my spear. I couldn't help but be amazed by his skill.

"T.K., you got yourself a cool mount! That spear too, how cool!"

Pepper flew next to Lotte, shouting with a loud voice that did not lose to the roaring monsters. With a grin, I retorted.

"Good shots, Pepper!"

"It wasn't much!"

We wished each other luck and immediately separated. The drake's flame laser shot through the air between us. Meanwhile, all the rankers resting at their lodging and the rankers that were scattered throughout the Field Dungeon were gathering. There were about 70 of them. However, even if more than one third of the world's S rankers were here, I couldn't confidently say they could defeat the drake.

[Come down, I'll give you a Blessing!]

Ludia sent me a message. It seemed he had returned after landing the helicopter in the landing zone. I hesitated, but seeing Pepper's helicopter move like a living creature and drawing the drake's attention, I nodded. Ludia's Blessing could not be ignored. It would be best to quickly go get it while Pepper was holding back the drake.

Lotte landed in the quagmire created by the heavy rain. Looking at Lotte's large body, both Ludia and Ye-Eun were startled.

"I-It's twice as big as a wyvern!"

"I've never seen a wyvern so big… How did you…?"

"I'll explain later! Ludia, give me the Blessing!"

"Un! O Power vested in the earth, O Blessing! We shall fight to protect thee, lend us thy power! O Mitarus, bless and sublimate this power!"

[You received Mitarus' Warrior Blessing, strengthened by the power of the earth. For the duration, your health and mana recovery increases greatly, and your attack and defense increases by 20%. On defense, you have a chance to 'absolutely defend' your enemy's attack.]

I knew coming down was a good idea! After confirming that I received Ludia's Blessing, I told Lotte to fly up again. However, before Lotte could flap her wings, Ludia took off her hoody and exposed her face to the rain. Although she was wearing a mask, it couldn't protect her face from the rain.

"Shin, don't die, okay!?"

"Yeah. You be careful too."

I lightly retorted with a grin. I wasn't sure if she could see my face clearly in the rain, but she looked like she was smiling too. Good, she was getting better.

Ye-Eun was charging at the drake with a dagger in each hand, and I also made Lotte fly toward the drake. It was then. The drake lightly stomped the ground, and a large fissure began to spread out. It was an earthquake attack.

[Son, let me get on too!]

[She says she doesn't want other people riding her!]

I descended down to the ground like an arrow as I messaged father. No matter how wide the canyon had expanded, it was still a canyon. If the ground began to fissure in the middle, it would be hard for anyone to escape. With Lotte's claws, I grabbed the people about to fall down into the abyss.

"Uaaaaaak!"

"Calm down, I'll drop you off in a safe area soon!"

I put them on top of the canyon. It was probably safer, and it would be easier for me to deal with the drake. Without listening to their thanks, I went off with Lotte again. However, after I spent some time saving people, the ordinary wyverns made me unable to focus on fighting the drake. They were attacking the rankers ferociously, as if to eat a last meal before the drake killed them.

"Can't you command the other wyverns?"

[Between monsters, you either…]

"Okay, okay!"

Lotte flapped her wings and raised her altitude. The weather was getting worse, as the sky rumbled and lightning sparked continuously. I raised my Gluttony Spear. Hearing Peika's excited shout, I couldn't help but smile.

"Lotte, we're going to use the skill that wiped out the wyverns earlier. The final target is obviously the drake."

[Understood.]

"Alright, then… Uaaaaak! Everyone, come fight me!"

[You used Provoke! All enemies in this area bears deep hostility towards you!]

[Kiaaaaaak!]
[Kuaaaaaak!]

The wyverns changed their target from the ability users to me. They flapped their wings violently, as they cried. The drake also faced me and shot a laser straight toward me. The wyverns in the path was completely burned to death. As for me, Lotte dodged its attack with her quick movement.

"Good, Lotte. Well done."

[Hmph. This much is nothing.]

"Then, let's go! Gale Track!"

Because of the drake's laser, it was hard to place twenty wyverns in the path of Gale Track. However, thinking back to the Gale Track Peruta used, I violently circulated Peruta Circuit and led Lotte.

"Huaaaaaap!"

First, second, third… Changing the trajectory naturally, I killed the fourth, then fifth…! The drake flashed its eyes and shouted.

[Volcano!]

'What volcano? There's no volcano here… Wait, there is!'

A scarlet flame erupted from the crack made from the earlier earthquake. Watching the S rankers trying their best to dodge or block it, I hurriedly called Ruyue.

"Can you freeze it?"

[No problem!]

When the lava shot toward Lotte and me, Ruyue instantly froze it. She could even freeze lava! We immediately broke through it. Eleventh, twelfth…! Shoot, the lava killed most of the wyverns!

[I'll fly straight to that bastard now!]

"Go! Ruyue, block that guy's attack!"

[Got it!]

Immediately after Ruyue nodded, the streaks of rain in front of us transformed into ice crystals and began to spin around Lotte's body. More and more ice crystals gathered around Lotte, and in the end, we looked like a whirlwind of ice crystals.

[With your strength, you won't be able to even scratch me!]

When the drake shouted, the earth tremored, and the raindrops that had fallen on his body burst out into all directions. How could a Flame Drake wield water!? I knew he had just used his boundless mana to send the water flying, but it was still enough to damage the S rankers. Furthermore, the attack continued, almost like Pepper's machine gun. Although I was fine thanks to Ruyue's ice crystal whirlwind, I urged Lotte on, thinking of the S rankers.

Then, the drake suddenly stopped moving. A black stream of blood burst out of its neck. At the same time, a voice filled with ominous mana rang out throughout the entire canyon.

"Ahaha, ahahahaha! This is fun, very fun! Uuuung, Earth is the greatest!"

… Wasn't that Ye-Eun's voice!?

Author's note: N/A

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