Having crossed the lava twice, they are now deep within the Inferno Dungeon.
They continue to fight the Inferno Knights and Chaos Warriors along the way and now they were experiencing a volcanic eruption.
Experiencing the volcanic eruption while deep underground in Las Phalanx gave off a new sense of excitement.
Even if one hides in a safe zone one will still feel the shaking like those in thrill rides.
“Keueeek!”
Rover, Geumini, and the undead were stumbling all over the place while Weed and Seoyoon barely manage by sticking to the walls.
“Summon Earth Expert. Provide support to the undead and the rest.”
Thanks to Earth Expert the party have stopped stumbling.
Wall collapse in the passages of the dungeon was also prevented guarantying their survival.
Weed had gathered a lot of information about Inferno Dungeon.
For many years, the inhabiting monsters were in constant strife against each other.
Since in Las Phalanx the various races of monsters were only born on their own respective dungeons. This had caused them to solidify their own group.
And Inferno Dungeon was the main passage that connects all dungeons of Las Phalanx. Things turned out that way because of the deformations made by the volcanic eruptions, either creating new paths or blocking them.
But the most frightening of all was the amount of lava that flows out during volcanic eruptions!
The lava that came from deep underground runs through the passages at terrifying momentum.
And right now a certain change occurred in Weed’s safe zone, signs of small cracks were appearing.
Hot air was coming out like that of a steamer.
It seems as though lava will burst out from it but it’s actually still relatively safe for awhile.
“It had erupted today so I guess it will be dormant for a few days.”
If one doesn’t waste this chance then one can freely explore the dungeon.
Though it was vague whether what occurred was a minor earthquake or an eruption, Weed was able to confirm that it was indeed an eruption through the various signs.
Weed being able to completely adapt to the volcano’s nature started sculpting a rock!
“If the world gets destroyed by tomorrow, I’ll be able to stop paying taxes.”
After waiting for the flowing lava to calm down, the speed of the exploration had tremendously increased.
Before letting the monsters settle down during the aftermath, the undead struck them first.
While continuing the hunt for Inferno Knights they battled a certain group of Chaos Warriors.
Among them, a Chaos Warrior uttered some strange words.
“Kubichya will avenge me.”
“You will definitely experience death in his might.”
Weed was intrigue so he inquired.
“What are you talking about?”
“What do you think? I have nothing more to say to you.”
The Chaos Warrior, even though held as a captive, still has its pride and refused to give information.
“Tori, go suck his blood.”
“No matter what you do I will never spill anything. Just kill me already!”
It seems that even with torture the Chaos Warrior still wants to keep its secrets to the grave.
So Weed changed his approach, though difficult, tried reading his opponent’s facial expressions and thus he started his provocations.
“Hooo, so you’ll even keep your mouth shut about Kubichya’s Dragon Sword. I guess it really is a fact that Chaos Warriors have high regards with each other.”
“You... How did you…”
“So it really is true.”
The Chaos Warrior flinched as if it was being stabbed.
While hunting in the dungeon, Weed’s party have been wandering for a few days.
Since the already complicated passages continue to change like upon reaching a dead end the path to return to the previous one would disappear.
They have been travelling for a long time so to some extent they should be nearing their goal.
“For a long time he had the Dragon Sword in his possession but why is it that he has yet to go to the magic circle?”
“…..…”
The Chaos Warrior closed its mouth once again.
“Chaos Warrior Kubichya, he had an incredibly fast growth. With the Dragon Sword in his hands there were no opponents that could match him.”
“…….!”
The Chaos Warrior could not conceal the look of amazement in its face.
Seoyoon and the other sculptures of life were also surprised of how clever Weed is in getting a reaction out of the Chaos Warrior.
“A lot of time has passed since then… Kubichya has now become the leader of your race didn’t he?”
The Chaos Warrior let out a derisive laugh.
Weed then changed his wording.
“No, preceding that he is the Daejeonsa. The most distinguished warrior among the Chaos Warriors!” (T/N: Daejeonsa – using endic.naver.com as reference this can mean as ‘a mighty warrior’, this is also the name of a Korean Buddhist Temple)
“…….!”
“So far the conflict between the Chaos Warriors and Inferno Knights has yet to cease to exist and the reason you guys are trying to invade the Inferno Knights’ territory is because the magic circle is located somewhere there.”
“…….!”
“That’s the main reason why your race wages a territorial war on them isn’t it? Even though the Inferno Knights have high fertility rate you must still struggle to kill them so that your race will get their hands on the magic circle!”
“Chaos Warrior, even if you don’t speak that exaggerated expression you have right now is enough to tell me everything.”
Weed then gave out a brief explanation.
“Anyone who has eagerly watched morning and evening dramas could easily guess it at this degree.”
“……..”
South Korea’s massive drama fan base!
Weed had watched a lot of TV dramas together with his grandma. In those dramas, it is common to see a storyline that involves someone about to die and another one trying their best to save that person. Since those dramas had a lot of emotional scenes, you don’t even need the dialogues, just seeing their expressions is already enough for you to know what’s happening.
“Anyway, I got to arrive there first before Kubichya obtains its power.”
“It is already too late.”
“What makes you say that?”
“When the volcano erupted a small passage heading straight to them has opened. Right about now, Kubichya leading the army of Chaos Warriors should be at location of the magic circle.”
*Ttiring!*
- You have obtained information relating to the quest.
A cinematic appeared in front of Weed.
In it there was a large cave.
Found in the corner of a boiling lava lake, it was the Inferno Knight’s largest settlement!
In the center of it was an altar with a magic circle drawn. A colossal amount of red mana is gathered around it which seems to continuously expand and contract.
“Kubichya has invaded!”
“Kill the Chaos Warriors! Protect our sacred land!”
Inferno Knights versus Chaos Warriors!
Both sides mobilized at least 500 troops for battle.
But the Inferno Knights fell one after another from the mighty swing of the Chaos Warrior that was wielding a red sword instead of an axe.
It seems that the Chaos Warriors were 1.5 times the number of Inferno Knights and were proving to be difficult to defeat.
An intensive battle was unfolding between the races.
- The quest The Recovery of the Red Star has been updated.
Goal: Stop the Chaos Warriors.
Kubichya aims to absorb the power gathered by Imbeol’s Circle from all over Las Phalanx and using it he intends to make the Chaos Warriors unstoppable.
Fight against Kubichya together with the Inferno Knights.
To see the battle in the Inferno Knights’ point of view, close your eyes for 4 seconds.
The quest will fail if Kubichya successfully absorbs the mana of the magic circle.
Weed still has the murderer’s mark and his Infamy has exceeded 7,500. His name was still in red and was exposed so he was thinking of ways where the Inferno Knight’s will not attack them but then a pattern of overlapping small and large circles emerged and was engraved in his forehead.
The symbol of the Inferno Knights!
The same symbol also engraved itself to Seoyoon, the sculptures of life, and the undead.
Weed was the one leading the quest but because they were part of the same party they also received the symbol