Chapter 255

Kill The Hero – Chapter 255 – Knight of Death (4)

Translator: Seven

Editor: Ana_Banana

It was December 1, 2024 .

The atmosphere of the world, which was slowly reaching the end of 2024 was not good .

[Winter begins and monster alerts are issued!]

In the winter, the monsters in the wild who were experiencing winter for the first time started appearing one after another, consuming the world .

This happened every year .

[A Hellhound has appeared in Mongolia!]

[A monster wave starts in Russia!]

[China declares a state of emergency in the Sichuan area!]

But 2024 was much more serious than the world expected .

In a way, this was natural .

Since more dungeons with higher floors had appeared when compared to the year before, the quality and quantity of the monsters had risen proportionately .

In order to hunt these monsters, fighter jets were launched, and warships on the coastline fired their rockets, fighting as if they were at war .

The entire world was covered in screams and fear .

[The situation next year will be even more severe!]

[A large number of 7 and 8 Floor dungeons are expected to appear in 2025 . ]

[Will the first 9 Floor dungeon appear in 2025?]

However, the thing that terrified the world the most was the fact that the situation was bound to get worse, rather than better .

[The only way to save the world is to end the game!]

Their only hope was to end the game .

Therefore, many people in the world were looking forward to the game ending as soon as possible and being saved .

Of course, not everyone was like that .

“It wouldn’t end just because the game ended . ”

Oh Se-chan was one of those who wasn’t .

“What do you mean by that?”

“Let’s say the game ended right this second . What do you think would happen next?”

“The dungeons and monsters would disappear . And the players’ abilities would also disappear . ”

“Right, with terrorists overflowing, constant protests, and the social infrastructure almost completely destroyed . ”

After saying that, Oh Se-chan smiled bitterly .

“That wouldn’t be a great world to live in, would it?”

When he said those words, his subordinate could only look at him with a stiff expression .

Instead of waiting for an answer, Oh Se-chan spoke again .

“Well, it’s not too late to think about this stuff after Kim Woo-jin clears the dungeon . ”

This was the truth .

In the end, all of these discussions could only be based on Kim Woo-jin’s success .

If there were any problems and the attack failed, then all of these worries were meaningless .

“So pray for Kim Woo-jin to return safely . Oh, Lee Jin-ah too . ”

After saying this, Oh Se-chan smiled again .

“It won’t be easy, but…”

…

‘It’s not as easy as I expected . ’

It had been one month since they’d entered the dungeon .

They were currently on the fifth floor, and Kim Woo-jin and the other players were currently struggling against the Guardians .

This wasn’t particularly strange .

However, it was also strange to say that when they had only taken a month to reach the fifth floor of the dungeon .

Naturally, this meant that Kim Woo-jin was talking about something else .

[The current number of monsters that the Skeleton Knight has killed is 44,319 . ]

‘It’s harder to make a Death Knight than I expected . ’

Kim Woo-jin was actually talking about none other than the basic condition to create the Death Knight, which was to make a Skeleton Knight kill 44,444 monsters .

‘I didn’t think it’d take this long . ’

In truth, Kim Woo-jin thought that he’d be able to summon the Death Knight by the time they cleared the fourth floor .

However, Kim Woo-jin’s expectations had deviated far more than he expected .

The reason for this was simple .

“Well, the Skeleton Knight doesn’t have the chance to put on a one man show . ”

As Lee Jin-ah’d said, the other Skeleton Soldiers and Knights were not giving the Skeleton Knight the chance to fight on its own .

A simple analogy for this would be, ‘the supporting roles are shining so brightly that the main character can’t perform well’ .

The reason why this wasn’t amusing was also simple .

“A Skeleton Knight wielding Mjolnir…”

“Isaac Ivanov is strong enough to clear this 7 Floor dungeon on his own . ”

This was because it was unbelievable no matter which perspective you looked at it from .

In any case, it wasn’t ‘good news for Kim Woo-jin .

‘I have to get a Death Knight before going to the sixth floor…’

According to his plan, he should be able to summon the Death Knight before they entered the sixth floor of the dungeon .

In other words, this meant that there was something special on the sixth floor .

It was then .

[All the monsters have been slain . ]

[Advance to the next floor . ]

Everyone received a notification signalling the completion of the fifth floor .

“Huh? Why?”

“The timing is a bit wrong . ”

Usually, if the number of monsters fell below 1,000 it was normal to slow down or even stop hunting directly in order to take a rest before entering the next floor .

But everything didn’t go according to plan .

Furthermore, the players in the dungeons had completely different hunting speeds .

The players from the other guilds were unable to keep up with the pace displayed by the Isaac Ivanov led Saviour Guild .

Of course, this wasn’t a fatal problem or anything like that .

It wasn’t often, but it was possible to adjust the speed to some extent when there were about 10,000 or so monsters remaining .

No one sprinted to the point that they couldn’t catch their breaths .

“We couldn’t get the timing right because of the poison someone sprayed everywhere . ”

So Lee Jin-ah didn’t think too much of it either .

“Well, we don’t usually rest anyway . It doesn’t matter whether we take a break here or not, does it?”

Furthermore, it was no exaggeration to say that the ones who were clearing the dungeon were really the Saviour Guild and Isaac Ivanov .

But Kim Woo-jin was different this time .

“Don’t let your guard down . ”

He warned Lee Jin-ah .

“No one can tell what strange things might happen in a dungeon . ”

“What?”

Lee Jin-ah tilted his head slightly at the warning .

In the meantime, the players who were on the fifth floor were forced to enter the sixth floor of the dungeon .

Enter the sixth floor!

With the seventh floor just a step away, they received the notification on the sixth floor telling them the conditions to reach the very top of the dungeon .

[Defeat the Red Dragon to clear the sixth floor of the dungeon . ]

There was a Dragon on the sixth floor .

“Red Dragon?”

“Isn’t this the sixth floor?”

“Why did a Dragon appear on the sixth floor?”

Everyone was extremely surprised by this fact and couldn’t help but shout out in shock .

It was certainly shocking .

Wasn’t it natural to panic when a Dragon, which they expected to encounter on the seventh floor suddenly appeared on the sixth?

Unfortunately, the sixth floor didn’t give the players the chance to gather their bearings .

Roaaar!

[Dragon’s Fear approaches . ]

The Red Dragon had moved to hunt the intruders that came to its territory .

…

Before entering the dungeon, everyone was briefed on what type of dungeon they were going to attack .

And the title for this dungeon .

There was no one present who didn’t know it .

[Land of Dragons]

– Floors: 7

– Difficulty: A+ rank

– Maximum number of Entries: 500

– Requirement: Level 240 and below

– Challenge Conditions: Defeat the ruler of the Land!

– Reward: Skill Stone(S)

It had been reviewed countless times, and numerous scenarios were created based on the name of the dungeon .

Therefore, it could be said that the players were prepared enough so as to not be shocked no matter what situation they faced .

‘Why is a Dragon here?’

‘Isn’t this the sixth floor?’

However, there was no one who could’ve guessed that there would be a Dragon on the sixth floor of the dungeon .

Wasn’t this natural?

The appearance of a Dragon on the sixth floor of a dungeon when it was guaranteed to be the boss of the dungeon was no different from having the owner of a house greet you at the front door .

Naturally, this wasn’t something the players would have ever expected to encounter .

“Dammit, what the hell is this nonsense? Why is a Dragon appearing here?”

“It’s not ridiculous . ”

“What?”

“Dragons can turn any monster into their Guardians, there’s no reason why they couldn’t transform another Dragon . ”

It was just as Kim Woo-jin said to a surprised Lee Jin-ah .

Anything could happen in a dungeon .

Furthermore, there had never been a rule in the world that stated that Dragons, who could transform other monsters into their Guardians, couldn’t do the same to another Dragon .

Even if there was no way to know for certain if it was or wasn’t, that wasn’t important .

“So it’s a Guardian?”

“Even if we’re not sure, we still have to keep it in mind . After all, all the monsters that we’ve encountered in this dungeon so far were Guardians . ”

“…oh my God . ”

If the Red Dragon that had just appeared was actually a Guardian, then it would be the worst weapon to face .

A weapon that would willingly sacrifice itself to complete the orders it had been given!

Roar!

And that weapon was now beginning to cast a shadow over the players’ heads with its enormous wings .

All the players shouted out at the sight .

“It’s using Dragon Breath!”

“Retreat!”

On the sixth floor of the dungeon, the escape had begun .