Chapter 64

Chapter 64 – Chapter 10: Breakthrough #2

[Dragon Scale Greaves]

[A Rank]

[Fire Resistance Lv3 Fire Absorption Lv3]

[Strength +5/ Agility increased by 10/ Feet damage increased by 5%]

[Greaves made of the leather and scales of a red dragon . Made from the leather of a red dragon that deals with fire, it not only boasts a strong fire resistance but can also absorb fire . The more fire you absorb, the more damage your feet will do . ]

[Special Skill: Fire Strengthening]

[Every time the level of Fire Strengthening increases by one, your feet damage will rise by 5% . (Maximum level five – in the absence of no additional fire absorption, this level can be maintained for five minutes . After five minutes, the level is reduced back to level 0 . )]

In-gong checked the greaves as he sat in the carriage headed to Thunderdoom Fortress .

After slowly reading the long sentences that popped up in the air, In-gong gave a delighted smile and attached the greaves to his shins .

“This is good . ”

It was really good . The strength stat was a little weak for an A rank, but the increase in agility was beautiful . 10% was excellent . It meant that the ratio would keep increasing the more levels In-gong gained .

This alone was enough to make In-gong satisfied, but the greaves also had a special skill built into it .

‘Red dragon leather . ’

Fortunately, the greaves weren’t red . Was it closer to a blackish red colour? The red dragons in Knight Saga were strange because most of them had a leather colour that was close to the primary colour, so In-gong was quite fortunate .

‘The fire can be recharged with Fire Arrow . ’

It would be considerably hard work, but training would increase the level of Fire Arrow .

In-gong rubbed the greaves and imagined himself dealing a burning kick . Green Wind whispered to In-gong .

'Master, I am much better than the greaves . ’

As it could cause problems, In-gong had already explained earlier to Felicia about the greaves as a green light emerged from White Eagle .

In-gong continued staring at the greaves and said,

"You aren’t White Eagle . ”

‘It can be said that I am already one with White Eagle . White Eagle is excellent, so I am excellent . ’

In-gong thought it was a strange logic . The translucent Green Wind sat on White Eagle and looked at him with discontent .

In-gong sighed without realising it .

"At first, I thought it was pretty cool, like something sacred . ”

‘Master?’

"No, you are the best . ”

In-gong touched White Eagle with the same hand he used to touch the greaves .

'Uhh, I feel bad again . Continue . ’

Green Wind closed her eyes as he kept stroking her head .

Felicia, who was watching In-gong converse, gawked at White Eagle .

“Are you talking to Green Wind?”

“Yes, she is a little jealous . ”

‘It isn’t jealousy . I just told the truth . ’

In-gong gently stroked her head a little bit more and Green Wind fell silent . As her mood subsided, the green light coming from White Eagle became more subdued .

Felicia asked,

"Can we see her like you do?”

"It might be possible . ”

Green Wind’s power was recovering quite fast after staying in White Eagle . Maybe it would soon be safe to materialize .

“How about Karma?”

Karma, who was sitting in a corner of the wagon, replied to In-gong in a distracted voice .

"I feel like I don’t want to see her . ”

She wanted to see Green Wind, who was the guardian of Enger Plains, but felt like all her worshipful feelings would fly away .

"I understand . ”

Carack clicked his tongue and lay a hand on Karma’s shoulder .

Felicia laughed and asked In-gong another question,

"Is that the new armour?”

“I like it . Moving in it doesn’t feel uncomfortable . ”

It wasn’t the Dragon Scale Greaves, but it was a pretty good piece of leather armour he had bought from the Demon King’s Palace .

It was Rank B . The leather armour itself wasn’t light, but the weight reduction magic made him feel like he was wearing clothes . He also liked the magic that increased his stamina by 10% .

‘There is a variety of resistance properties . ’

By default, there was resistance to fire, ice and lightning . It wasn’t as much as the Dragon Scale Greaves but it would reduce the damage of magic by quite a bit .

Felicia suddenly looked In-gong up and down .

“Aren’t you really well armed?”

The enchanted leather armour that he took from the armoury of the Demon King’s Palace .

The greaves made from the leather and scales of a red dragon .

The magic shield White Eagle that contained Green Wind .

Earth Quaker that had already proven its power several times .

The Tears of a Dark Elf that boasted absolute defense against mind magic…

"Yes . Don’t I just need a helmet now?”

In-gong responded playfully but his thoughts were completely different .

'Not yet . ’

In-gong and Green Wind were the only ones aware that Earth Quaker and White Eagle both belonged to elder dragons .

In-gong was thinking of collecting all four remaining equipment of the elder dragons in the future and he wasn’t satisfied with only one accessory .

‘I’ll have to wear everything I can, including bracelets and earrings . ’

He didn’t have any slot limits like in a game .

'That would suck . ’

A king should be properly fitted with items .

He also planned to increase Carack and Karma’s combat power with items .

In-gong’s eyes burned with ambition .

On the other hand, Felicia knew of the materials that formed the Dragon Scale Greaves and she was looking at them .

She might be congratulating him or feeling jealous, but Felicia had a strong will as a ‘dark elf’ . In-gong didn’t receive any support from his mother’s side, so she was glad that he was being helped by the sura’s side .

Moreover, it was a secret from Daphne and Delia as he had only told Felicia .

Felicia tapped her fan against her cheeks before bringing up a new topic .

"I will go over something before we arrive . ”

Naturally, everyone's gaze moved toward Felicia . She stared at In-gong and explained,

"Shutra, you should know that there are two main ways of attacking dungeons . It is to push in with high numbers or breakthrough with a few elites . ”

The first method was truly ignorant and cruel . As arrows were fired on the battlefield, they would literally push their troops into the body of the trap .

It was impossible for Felicia, who cared about her people, to use this method .

"It is obvious but we will breakthrough with a small number . The members will be limited to the people in this carriage . ”

Felicia pointed to Delia who was sitting next to her .

"Delia will take the role of the guide . She had treasure hunter occupation, so she is good at discovering and disassembling traps . ”

In a RPG, it would be the role of a thief .

After using Delia as an example, Felicia pointed to everyone in the carriage .

"Daphne will take the role of recovery and raise the abilities of the group, while I will take the role of support in the back . Shutra and Carack will protect us . ”

“Understood . ”

"Leave it to me . ”

“And . . . ”

Felicia glanced over at Karma . Karma was waiting for Felicia’s words with a look of anticipation .

Felicia thought about Karma’s role for a bit before declaring .

"I’ll ask you to protect Daphne . Stay by her side . ”

“I understand . I'll work hard . ”

Felicia finished distributing the roles and looked at In-gong again .

"The Thunderdoom Fortress hasn’t been properly revealed yet . General Kushbak died in the tunnel connecting the mine to the fortress, so any excavation work has been suspended . ”

In other words, it meant there was almost no progress in the excavation .

"There isn’t a time limit, so we don’t have to hurry . This is essential for the strategy . ”

Felicia glanced at Delia who pulled out a long bag from under her seat . She opened the lid and revealed several small oxygen masks made of black leather .

"What is this? Is it for that reason?”

Carack blinked with surprise and Felicia laughed as she took out a mask . It completely covered her nose and mouth like an emergency oxygen mask .

“It is a tool to block the toxic gases inside the mine . It has a detoxifying effect, so gases won’t be a problem if you wear it . ”

Felicia pointed to the box and Carack carefully raised a mask to his face . Despite Carack’s face being completely larger than Felicia’s, it was possible to cover his nose and mouth with the mask .

Delia smiled at Carack before looking at In-gong .

"The official cause of death for Kashubal is being trapped and poisoned with toxic gases, but there are likely to be other things inside the fortress . I’ve made a list of things that we are likely to encounter near the fortress . ”

Delia’s report had pictures and explanations for each creature .

In-gong already knew the names and weakness of the creatures that appeared in Thunderdoom, but the report was a type of confirmation .

‘It is similar . ’

In-gong further explained the general weakness and strategies to be used against the monsters appearing in Thunderdoom Fortress . He could use the excuse of reading it in a book but no one questioned him .

Some time passed…

And the carriage stopped moving .

&

The mine that was connected to Thunderdoom was virtually abandoned due to the toxic gases coming from underground .

General Kashubal had died here, so it was difficult for anyone to approach .

'Why did that happen?’

Were the toxic gases more serious than he had thought?

In-gong was the representative of this mission but he didn’t have to deal with everything . Felicia handled the remaining forces of the 27th expedition still stationed her, while Delia invested General Kashubal once again .

In-gong left it to the experts and retired to his accommodation to rest .

And the next morning .

Felicia finished explaining to the local caretakers and the 27th expedition about the general excavation plan and explained that dark elves were scheduled to visit later . Then she headed to In-gong who was waiting to enter the mine .

“Let’s go . ”

Unlike her normal exposed clothes, Felicia wore leather clothes similar to Shutra and the mask . There were many pockets in her clothes so they seemed to be dungeon exploration clothes .

The party entered the mine, with Delia in the lead holding a light . It was a straight path so there was no need for a local guide .

The fact that the toxic gases were thick and reached their waists made him think that it was a result of many experiments .

Thanks to the masks prepared by Felicia, they could breathe easily .

But Felicia was still alert . Instead of going deeper, she made Delia move forward and experimented with the stability of the masks near the entrance .

After walking down a gentle slope for approximately 50 metres, a huge hole was revealed . It was the entrance connected to Thunderdoom Fortress .

Delia looked at In-gong and Felicia once before entering the hole . At first, it seemed to be a cramped cave but then a large space appeared .

"I think it is over there . ”

In the midst of the dense fog made of poisonous gases, Felicia pointed to a hole that was far away .

In-gong checked the mini-map and nodded . Thunderdoom Fortress were definitely beyond that hole .

The destination was right in front of them so the footsteps of the party quickened . And just as they were half-way across the space .

Carack abruptly stopped moving . Delia, who was leading, grabbed her chest like it was painful while Karma and Daphne leaned forward and gasped for breath .

Felicia was the fastest to respond to this simultaneous collapse . She opened her arms and cast a spell .

"The wind!"

The wind around Felicia pushed away the heavy toxic gases . However, it was useless . The gas returned before Felicia could cast another spell and she sat down with a moan .

Then the toxic gases suddenly changed . No, a new toxic gas was added to the existing ones .

Delia couldn’t endure it any longer and fell down . Karma grabbed Daphne and sat down while Carack fell to his knees .

The toxic gas filling the area changed from grey to dark yellow . And while the toxic gases were changing, bodies emerged .

Their arms were long and their hands were in a bent posture . Yellow eyes shone in the darkness as their bodies were all black .

There were six of them . One of them watched the party collapsed on the ground and raised his hand . The other five started to move at the same time . Their hands were all holding bone daggers .

And the moment that the first man reached Delia .

Kwang!

A white aura exploded among the yellow poisonous gas . The white aura had a green trail as it moved .

Kakakang!

Two of them fell to the ground with a sharp noise . White Eagle struck their heads in succession while In-gong moved .

By the time White Eagle had a new goal, In-gong had already reached the fourth person . Rather than letting the man open his mouth to scream, In-gong delivered a sharp uppercut .

The man crashed into the ground . There were two remaining . White Eagle took care of one of them . In-gong moved towards the man who raised his hand in the beginning . It was an explosive movement caused by Divine Beast Authority .

“H-how?”

The one person left was astonished . Five of his men had collapsed in a matter of seconds .

Even the intermediate general of the Demon King’s Palace lost his combat strength and died from this . Yet there was someone who moved freely through the poison!

"It is because I am the protagonist . ”

[Protagonist Body Lv2]

[Additional effects: Hundred Poisons Resistance Lv1 . ]

[Poison resistance is greatly increased . ]

In-gong’s fist struck his face .