Dungeon Hunter (던전사냥꾼)

Chapter 3: Easter Egg

March 14th, 2016.

People would never forget this day.

72 dungeons simultaneously appeared with no warning on this day. The dungeons were large enough to be seen with the naked eyes so it was natural that they would block the sky.

People were at a loss from the giant shadow. The scale was so unrivalled that they had no choice but to be overwhelmed.

There were a number of assumptions such as an alien's house, the dwelling place of a god, a subterranean world, etc.

In the end, some brave people were unable to overcome their curiosity. And most people who entered didn't come back.

The survivors who returned from the dungeon alive trembled as they mentioned the monsters. Some people gained a mental illness and others committed suicide.

Then an American man called John posted a video on YouTube. It was a video of inside the dungeon that John took with a mobile phone and it caused a great shock to the world.

The dungeon was filled with all types of creatures. They were monsters that didn't exist in this world. Any living thing was their enemy! The human body was simply torn apart in front of them.

"Hwiyu~ Is this CG?"

"How terrible!"

"This video isn't a composite image. There is also no CG."

"The earth will perish in 2020. It is due to these monsters."

The world was embroiled in unrest as unsanctioned information spread across every country. YouTube, SNS, blogs, personal broadcasting, newspapers etc. Every type of media spread the topic.

Doubts were raised as more days passed. Discord grew over time. After a lot of speculation, the United States Defense Minister gave an official announcement about the dungeon.

"There is a cave. A dungeon. A common place found in fantasy novels have emerged here. We mobilized state of the art equipment in order to observe the inside of the dungeon but failed. No matter how small it is, the creatures inside will attack. Outside the dungeon....there is an invisible barrier that will invalidate all attacks."

Gulp!

A melting pot of tension. The story of the dungeons was a hot topic in 2016. Information about it started pouring in.

The Defense Minister drank water and continued.

"We have dispatched the special forces to search inside a dungeon. However, firearms don't seem to work properly inside the dungeons. It is like the space is distorted as bullets won't fly in the desired direction and bombs won't explode. We were about to capture some weak creatures but there was intervention from a strong presence. The strike was so quick that it wasn't visible! We were finally forced to retreat."

All the reporters and people watching the video were surprised.

It had been several months since the dungeons appeared. Yet it was surprising that the United State's first words mentioned retreat

More than anything, the fact that modern firearms didn't work inside the dungeons caused a real shock. The creatures were invincible inside the dungeon.

"Then....is there nothing we can do?" Won't it be a big deal if they emerge outside?"

A reporter raised their hands and asked a question.

The Defense Minister shook his head.

"The creatures are only tricky inside the dungeons. No matter how powerful they are, they can't deal with modern weapons once they emerge outside."