Hoarding in Hell Novel

Park Hwi-so was heading to the shower room and suddenly stopped.

"Oh, come to think of it, I don't know where you train, but... if you're strong like a solitary general, you won't be able to embrace anyone else. Rather than persuade them one by one, you'll have to get people to come."

"what do you mean?"

"If you want to embrace Hunters, you have to do what Hunters do. Go to the dungeon. It seems like you're already going, but this country means nothing without official records."

it's a dungeon Hyunmoo comes to think of it, he had never been to a dungeon.

Difficulty: If Hell is also a dungeon, it is a dungeon, but it is a place that no one knows about, so no one knows what kind of achievements Hyunmoo has made.

What Hwi-so Park was saying was to build achievements that could be recognized externally.

'It's an achievement.'

That was the reason why Lee Ji-tae earned the respect of domestic hunters.

Breaking through a dungeon that no one could break and defeating difficult enemies.

In the process, he grew up with his fellow hunters and grew a friendship, which was also the reason he was respected.

Hyunmoo felt that Park Hwi-so was right. Even if he raises the level, it is not as good as breaking a high-level dungeon once in order to be recognized.

'I must go to the dungeon.'

Level up and item farming were all missed because hell is better. In order to be recognized as a hunter, you have to go to a lower dungeon anyway. Hwi-so Park watched Hyunmoo's reaction and continued.

"If it's okay with you, we'll help arrange the arrangements."

Hwi-so Park had an expression that seemed to have a little fun there.

“But… no matter how talented a genius may be, he must take it one step at a time.”

***

Hyunmoo, lying on the bench, opened his eyes. The warm sunlight tickled his cheeks and pierced his eyes. The autumn breeze was cool too. The area near the entrance of the Cheonggyesan hiking trail was crowded with people who came to enjoy mountain climbing on the weekend. It was a nice day to go hiking, but I didn't come here to enjoy such leisure.

1-star fixed dungeon, also known as Cheonggye dungeon.

It was a dungeon classified as the easiest among the lowest grade dungeons.

It was an easy enough place for people who just became hunters to enter as a test, and even ordinary people were allowed to tour with a hunter. Hyunmoo had come here with the arrangement of Hwiso Park.

It goes without saying that the first dungeon to enter is the easiest dungeon, but Hyunmoo, who has already gone through Difficulty: Hell, had complicated emotions. But the procedure was unavoidable.

Hyunmoo had no record of his dungeon raids at all, so he had to start with one-star dungeons unconditionally.

The sound of a car stopping was heard as he squeaked into the middle of the parking lot.

'I'm here.'

The person who got out of the car was a woman in a black ponytail, baseball cap and baseball jumper. Maybe he stayed up all night, or dark circles were thick.

Hyunmoo intuitively recognized that she was a talented person with considerable skills.'He heard that a senior executive of the compatible mama is coming. It also looks strong.'

It wasn't quite as strong as Park Hwi-so, but it was still quite strong.

The woman stood in the middle of the parking lot and pulled something out of her bag.

It was kkwari.

As the sound of quack-pounding resounded, the attention around them began to focus. The woman shouted loudly.

"Those who have registered the ability! Come here!"

There were not one or two people waiting like Hyunmoo around the parking lot. Hyunmoo approached first, and soon about five people gathered around. The woman was holding her head while her head stopped as if in pain at the sound of her chirping.

After all, it was the fall baseball season. She looked like she had been running all night because of yesterday's baseball game, as she smelled of alcohol.

“Am I a little late? I ran a little late yesterday. My name is No Ha-eul, the inspector who belongs to the compatible mama. Are you the ones who registered for the ability this time? Of course, I know that your skills are good, but the main cause of death in the first dungeon was excessive self-consciousness rather than monsters. Newcomers die and kill each other among themselves. Anyway, in case something like that happens, the first few times it is set to be accompanied by a mid-level hunter of each clan. So, don't be so upset that you're treated like a kid. More than that."

Haeul Noh poured out her words in an instant, and half of the people did not understand her properly.

However, looking at the stunned expressions of the newcomers, he seemed to have clearly recognized that he had been insulted.

Rather than being teased, Hyunmoo caught the fact that Noh Ha-eul was still drunk.

'Well, I'll take good care of my body.'

At least she was told that there were no fatalities in the dungeon that took place under the supervision of the inspector. There were not many wounded, but it was usually the case that something broke while arguing with the inspector. It doesn't look good, but I thought I'd take care of myself when the situation happened.

“For reference, if a situation arises that I have to protect myself in this dungeon, it would be good for those who helped me to reconsider the hunter. The 1-star fixed dungeon, especially the Cheonggye dungeon, is a really easy place. 1 indicates the difficulty, Did you know that the fixed type refers to the dungeon type?"

The newcomers nodded their heads. It was basic common sense about dungeons. Noh Ha-eul added that he would explain in case you didn't know.

“The higher the number of stars, the higher the difficulty, and the fixed type, the fluid type, etc. refers to how much variation the shape or properties of the dungeon. The fluid type becomes more difficult to predict, so the difficulty rises accordingly. The fixed type is predictable on the contrary . In other words, Cheonggye Dungeon is dirty and easy. Unless there is a problem with the hunter himself, it can be broken. Is there anyone out there who can't see blood or doesn't want to hurt anyone?"

Noh Ha-eul looked around, but no one raised her hand. Of course, such a person wouldn't even apply for Hunter. Noh Ha-eul nodded and pointed to the man on the far left.

"Then, would you like to introduce yourself? This is a tip, don't touch your cell phone just because you've come first, and give each other's names, and that's fine. It's okay if you go into the dungeon alone anyway. "Hey there, you!" When you call like this, you don't know who's who."

"Yes. My name is Park Seo-moon. I got a 2-star rating."

"I'm Han Na-kyung. I'm 1 star."

"Uh, I..."

It was a party of two women and three men. The self-introduction relay that continued like this finally ended at Hyunmoo.

"This is Kang Hyunmoo. 1 star."

The moment Kang Hyunmoo said his name, Noh Haeul frowned.

"Mr. Kang Hyunmoo? Oh, I think I've heard of it somewhere."

Perhaps it was because of the ability test. The battle with the Red Butterfly seems to have been quite talked about among the headhunters.

But it seems that only those who are interested are interested. It wasn't even newsworthy.

"Ah, is that the friend you were in the same class with in Sanggye Elementary School?"

"No."

"Then you were in Shinhyeon? Junghwa High School? Seoul National University?"

"Not all. Don't put it anywhere just because it's embarrassing."

Noh Ha-eul thought about whether it was because of a hangover, but gave up holding his head. It seemed to be in a state where it was difficult to think for a long time.

"You're a sunken car. Did you bring your equipment?"

"Here you go."

Hyunmoo pulled out a nailed lumber from his inventory. Noh Ha-eul's expression quickly changed, and a buzzing atmosphere spread among the group members.

"You have a strange talent. Put it in your bag whenever possible. It's surprising. What is it, when you go to the dungeon, bring all your gear. This is common sense, but unless it's a bare-handed skill... Hmm, the document says it's a poison-blooded skill."

"Isn't it a dungeon where goblins appear anyway?"

Noha-eul's eyebrows curved.

"You know it well. But you're going to catch it with a wooden stick?"

"Does this piece of wood look like a normal piece of wood?"

No Haeul tilted his head. Maybe that's an item? It's a rectangular wooden item, so I've never heard of it. Those who looked at me with suspicious eyes also showed curious expressions. Hyunmoo said calmly.

"The name of this piece of wood is Goblin Bat. If you beat a monster with it, anything will come out."

To be honest, I didn't think I even needed a piece of wood. However, pulling out a black hand dagger felt like pulling a knife for slaughtering a cow while slaughtering a chicken.

It was meant as a joke in moderation, but somehow it felt like it ruined the atmosphere even more. Everyone was looking at Hyunmoo with a ridiculous expression. Then someone shouted loudly.

"Hey! You think this is a joke now?"

The person who came forward with anger was the man I called Park Seo-moon earlier.

Park Seo-moon opened the bag he was carrying in front of Hyunmoo. It contained weapons such as a round shield, a large hammer, and a sword. All of them were expensive items.

'I brought a lot. All are normal grades, though.'

"It has to be this much to bring it in! It's not like I've been given a 2-star rating, so what..."

"Put it in now, Mr. Park Seo-moon. It is forbidden to reveal weapons outside of dungeons. It may create anxiety in the general public."

Noh Ha-eul cut off Park Seo-moon's words with a cool attitude. It was hard to find an attitude that was drenched in fatigue from the past.

Park Seo-moon, trying to say something more, mumbled at Noh Ha-eul's blade-like attitude and shoved his weapons into his bag.

Even if the capable people themselves were living weapons, showing their weapons publicly was a factor that made society uneasy.

Noh Ha-eul's attitude was natural. As his weapon disappeared from his sight, Noh Ha-eul returned to his helpless appearance.

"Hmm, well. It doesn't matter. It's not that I'm not the type to go hunting with my bare hands. But next time, I'd like you to bring a proper weapon."

"I'll take note."

Noh Ha-eul smirked. But he turned around, feeling Hyunmoo's stubbornness could not be overcome.

"Then let's go. Newbies."

***"I think."

Noh Ha-eul pointed to an empty space and said. The place I was guided to was an empty lot at the foot of Mt. Cheonggyesan.

At the entrance, there was a warning sign saying “1 star dungeon entrance” and a thick iron fence, but on the inside, tropical plants that were not suitable for the Korean climate were growing thickly. It was strange, but it didn't feel like a dungeon entrance.

There were about three soldiers standing guard, but it didn't look very strict. Perhaps the soldiers recognized No Ha-eul, wrote a book and sent it in.

"Good job. Loyalty."

Noh Ha-eul greeted her lightly and walked inside. The rest of the new hunters carefully followed her.

And at some point, her figure of her Noh Ha-eul disappeared so naturally that it was hard to recognize. Hyunmoo said she looked like she was staring at her right before Park Seo-Moon entered, but she didn't care.

Hyunmoo's gaze was full of curiosity. At one point as she was walking through the vacant lot, she realized that the scenery around her had changed and people had appeared. It was surrounded by lush forests.

It was a completely different place from where she was, a dungeon.

'The entrance is like this.'

In Hell, everything was just a dungeon itself. Apart from her she had never discovered a dungeon. Hyunmoo remembered the tropical plants growing in the vacant lot of Cheonggye Dungeon.

Hell was probably a form of dungeonization of the entire earth, I thought.

'It's the first dungeon at level 20.'

"This is inside the dungeon. It's not that the monsters in the dungeon don't go out, but usually they are caught as soon as they leave. Of course, there are dangerous cases, but resident troops are always monitoring those places. Here, Cheonggye Dungeon is the most stable. It's one of the dungeons."

Haeul Noh briefly introduced the dungeon.

“And if you go a little further from here, goblins will start appearing. Do you know the conditions for clearing the dungeon? As you go, there is a goblin crypt, and the first condition is to obtain a hearthstone from there. The more you satisfy the additional conditions, the more generous the rewards, Since it's your first time, we'll proceed by clearing only the first condition."

'Heartstone.'

Hyunmoo pondered the word. The hearthstone left by his father literally threw Hyunmoo into hell. And the way out was the stone.

With No Haeul's explanation, I could now clearly understand the outline of the dungeon.

Getting a hearthstone is the minimum requirement to return to the ground in the dungeon, and if you want to get more than that, you have to go deeper into the dungeon.

Hyunmoo would return every time he met that one minimum requirement in Difficulty: Hell.

“Have you been preparing for goblins? Then trust me and I’ll watch you from behind.”

"Okay then, let's start dividing the roles from now on. Are you okay?"

In the meantime, Park Seo-moon was secretly claiming to be the leader of the party.

First of all, it was because Park Seo-moon was the only two-star in this group, and he seemed to be the oldest. In terms of actual age, Hyunmoo might be the most, but everyone seemed to see Hyunmoo in his early 20s.

"First of all, goblins have a sensitive sense of smell. So let's camouflage them by grazing around them. And since being attacked is the most dangerous, be careful with your head as much as possible, and then role-sharing..."

"Yes?"

Hyunmoo listened to Park Seo-moon, and he asked a question without knowing it. It was a small sound, but it was enough for Park Seo-moon to react sensitively. He distorted his expression and looked at Hyunmoo.

"Do you have any disagreement with what I have to say?"

"Uh, it's kind of weird. Why the hell is it… no, no. Don't worry about it."

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