The Novel's Extra (0-100)

Chapter 84 - Scout (2)

The path to the boss room was wrought with monsters. I didn't plan on letting Kim Suho take care of them. Since they were at the level that I could kill with my gun, I wanted to kill them and pretend that I helped.

Currently, there were six ghouls in front of me. They were low-intermediate rank grade 9 undead monsters.

I tightly gripped the Desert Eagle. Even in the pitch black darkness, its platinum exterior shone brightly. I aimed at the ghouls' swollen right eyes, where their tiny brains were located.

I pulled the trigger without hesitation. Six bullets shot out simultaneously, piercing the ghouls' vital point. A blue light seemed to flash, then the ghouls collapsed.

"Oh, as expected...."

Kim Suho exclaimed in awe. However, I didn't have time to feel happy. I operated in the principle of Strong Against Weak, Weak Against Strong. Although I could slaughter an army of weaklings, I wouldn't stand a chance against a single expert. No, I would have to run away from someone even slightly above me.

"Let's hurry, we don't have time."

We ran through the cave. Monsters were around every corner, but because they were weak, it was easy to take care of them.

After running for about ten minutes taking care of ghouls, zombies, and ghosts, we arrived in front of a giant stone wall.

At first glance, it seemed like a dead end, but strange symbols were written on the wall.

These symbols were an ancient language that only existed in Dungeons. Thanks to modern technology, an ancient language of this level could be translated using a smartwatch. That's what Kim Suho did in the original story as well.

I took out my smartwatch and scanned the symbols on the wall.

—'This' and 'That' always accompanies each other.

—Observed from a close distance, 'This' and 'That' feels simultaneous.

—But from afar, 'This' comes before 'That'.

—What is 'This'?

Kim Suho glanced at my smartwatch and saw the riddle.

"...Ah, it must be a riddle. I heard there are Dungeons like this."

In the original story, Kim Suho was unable to solve this riddle and had to text Yoo Yeonha for help. Yoo Yeonha contacted an information guild and got the answer in five minutes.

However, I didn't have time to wait.

This riddle was something I half-heartedly made. The answer was lightning. 'This' was lightning, and 'That' was thunder.

Although lightning accompanies thunder, light traveled faster than sound, making lightning visible before hearing thunder.

"Lightning."

I muttered the answer, and the stone wall reacted. The symbols on the wall glowed with a blue light, then disappeared into particles of light. Immediately afterwards, the stone wall rumbled and sunk underground.

"What, the answer is lightning?"

"Yeah."

"How did you figure that out so fast? ...Wow, you really are a genius."

Kim Suho was looking at me like I was some kind of a sage.

"I'll tell you how I found out later. For now, let's clear the Dungeon before anyone else arrives."

I pushed Kim Suho into the boss room.

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"...."

Boss stared blankly at Kim Hajin walking into the boss room.