I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 41

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Episode 41

Chapter 41: Dungeon Inside the Black Gate? (4)

Dohyun, who had been carefully observing their movements, was about to move when he saw Jerpael raise his hand, but then realized it was an act to stop the other elves.

At Jerpael’s raised hand, the elves stopped their movements, and Dohyun’s group also watched him intently.

“We don’t even have time to fight with mongrels. Let’s go.”

With those words, the elves hurriedly left the area.

As the elves departed, Jerpael’s gaze didn’t fall on anyone in Dohyun’s group, and he was only hurrying to search the surroundings. As if trying to find something precious.

Dohyun’s eyes gleamed for a moment seeing this, but unfortunately Jerpael didn’t notice it as he moved away from them.

Even after the elves left, the group didn’t lower their guard, but when Dohyun lowered his weapon as if everything was fine, the tense atmosphere relaxed considerably.

And unlike the relaxed atmosphere, Dohyun was still using tremendous concentration.

‘What are they looking for?’

The elf leader Jerpael’s detection and tracking were E-rank, lower than Dohyun’s, and Dohyun was a whole D-rank. But more than that, didn’t he have the incredibly overpowered Analysis skill?

If he combined these, wouldn’t he be able to figure out what the elves were searching for and even find it first?

With that thought, Dohyun began detection using ultrasonic waves and conducted a full area scan with Analysis leading the way.

Dohyun’s concentration as he focused solely on this without responding to anyone who tried to talk to him was tremendous, but none of his companions, who had practically just escaped death, noticed this.

Even Hanalin and Jiyuchan seemed quite tense as they exhaled, and Park Insu’s party was even worse, wiping away cold sweat.

“That was really fortunate.”

“Really.”

“We almost died there.”

Park Insu’s party said this while recalling the danger of the elves, and Hanalin and Jiyuchan weren’t much different.

They had heard that elves were dangerous, but seeing them in person had a greater impact.

They had heard they were strong, but they hadn’t expected them to be this powerful.

Both Hanalin and Jiyuchan mentally considered what would have happened if they had fought.

And naturally.

“There were five more behind them, right?”

“Right, two archers and three warriors.”

“At least fortunately there was no mage. That elf who seemed to be the leader was really ridiculous though.”

Hanalin said this while sharing her thoughts.

And Jiyuchan, though he didn’t speak, could only nod in agreement.

If they had fought, even if Hanalin and Jiyuchan each took on two to handle four, Park Insu would have barely managed one, and the other two couldn’t have handled one.

It was just an analysis based on mana to assess combat power, but probably these two’s analysis wasn’t too far off.

Even if they were lucky and Jeong Sangyun and Kim Jinha managed to take on one more, that would be six.

Dohyun alone would have to face four, and one of them was Jerpael? It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they would practically lose, so everyone could only swallow hard.

No matter how much of a power difference there was, assuming defeat wasn’t exactly pleasant.

While Park Insu’s party was dejected like this, Hanalin and Jiyuchan, who had strong pride and high self-esteem, didn’t care much.

Since they had already been beaten by Dohyun before, this much didn’t bother them.

Rather.

“Next time we encounter them, if we attack first and reduce their numbers by one or two, might we have a chance?”

“Definitely. This time our response was too slow.”

“If we include Dohyun oppa, we’d start by killing at least four, so if Dohyun oppa takes on that leader elf and we handle the rest, we’d win.”

“Of course.”

As Hanalin and Jiyuchan strategized for the next encounter, Park Insu’s party blinked and stared at the two.

While Park Insu’s party was getting worked up over their sense of defeat, seeing these two thoroughly planning for victory in the next encounter made them realize the difference in mindset.

‘Ah.’

‘The difference is this great.’

‘…So this is what being on a different level means.’

All three felt this simultaneously while watching the two.

The fact that the difference wasn’t just in talent or skill, but even in mindset from the start.

Realizing the difference, Park Insu’s party joined the two who were strategizing and engaged in conversation to change themselves as well.

“Since their total force is ten, wouldn’t it be better for us to ambush while Dohyun-nim keeps the elf leader occupied?”

“Hmm. Certainly if Dohyun oppa steps forward, their leader will too, so rather than that, how about Dohyun oppa keeps their leader occupied while we quickly deal with the rest through ambush?”

“No, that’s unreasonable. Dohyun is the fastest and strongest, so if he doesn’t participate in the ambush, it’s meaningless. We need to reduce their numbers to have any chance.”

“Hmm, I see.”

“Certainly…”

They were mostly in the role of having their suggestions refuted, but through such discussions they could feel their insight broadening.

While they were talking like this, Dohyun raised his hand to stop them.

Park Insu’s party tensed up again at Dohyun’s sudden action, while Hanalin and Jiyuchan looked at Dohyun wondering what was happening since they didn’t sense anything with their presence detection.

And to them, Dohyun said.

“I figured out what they’re looking for.”

Setting aside how he figured that out, Park Insu’s party nearly fainted at the fact that Dohyun had been staying still to discover the elves’ purpose.

They were already surprised by the preparation for the next encounter, but beyond that, the thoroughness of even figuring out what the elves wanted was shocking.

Even Jiyuchan and Hanalin looked at Dohyun in surprise.

As Park Insu’s party, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan swallowed and waited for Dohyun’s words, Dohyun looked at them with a mischievous grin and said.

“Since they want it so badly, shouldn’t we take it first?”

With a very mischievous expression, Dohyun looked at his companions.

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Within the Black Gate, the elves’ notoriety had spread among most of the different races.

Since they treated all life forms except elves as mongrels and truly believed that only elves were superior, most tried not to deal with them.

Being basically a long-lived race and each one being quite strong, even other races called superior species generally didn’t mess with elves.

However, what other races couldn’t understand was why elves, who thought so highly of themselves, desperately entered the Black Gate.

Those who entered the Black Gate basically had greed as their foundation, but it was hard to understand why elves, who believed themselves superior, would bother entering the Black Gate to earn points.

It couldn’t be helped.

The elves had never told anyone the reason they entered the Black Gate.

The reason they were so obsessed with the Black Gate was because they knew that their lost secrets were released as manuals in dungeons.

It was because the evolution secrets to become High Elves, which had been lost long before the Black Gate was created, might possibly appear in dungeons that emerged in the Black Gate.

The purpose of Jerpael’s group, who had encountered Dohyun’s party, was also the dungeon.

‘They definitely said a dungeon would appear on Parvie Island today.’

Though they had come after hearing such news, Jerpael’s group, who had quickly broken away after encountering Dohyun’s party, were rapidly breaking through the forest and searching the surroundings, but they couldn’t find what they were looking for.

When they still couldn’t find it even after quite some time had passed, Jerpael frowned and clicked his tongue.

They were moving hurriedly because time was of the essence, but nothing was working out.

Rather.

“Should I have just killed those mongrels earlier?”

He had held back earlier knowing it would be nothing more than venting anger, but now the situation was different.

For some reason, it felt like the search had become strangely more difficult after encountering them.

Strange ultrasonic waves were spreading around the area, making detection difficult, but unfortunately the elves were unaware of this.

At Jerpael’s irritation, one of his subordinates who had been running beside him approached and asked.

“Should we attack them even now?”

“Split into two groups and expand the search range. If you find those mongrels in the process, kill them.”

“Yes, understood.”

Jerpael, who had finally given such an order, was moving as if annoyed, but it still wasn’t visible.

Could the information be wrong?

No, that couldn’t be.

‘The Great Seer said a dungeon would appear in this place.’

For the elves, the Great Seer’s prophecies were like law.

Surely a dungeon would appear somewhere on this island.

Though there were other elves dispatched to this island besides themselves, Jerpael couldn’t help but feel anxious because his merit points would increase if his group found it somehow.

Even Jerpael didn’t think that High Elf secret manuals would come out of this dungeon.

But there was an additional prophecy the Great Seer had made.

The one who clears the dungeon created on Parvie Island in the E-rank Zone will open a new transcendence.

Because of that prophecy, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that virtually all elves located in the E-rank Zone had flocked here.

That’s why Jerpael was anxious and wanted to find it quickly.

But since they couldn’t find it even after searching this much, he was thinking whether they should turn to other areas.

But then, an elf urgently approached Jerpael and spoke.

“W-we found the dungeon.”

Despite saying they found it, the guy was trembling with considerable anxiety.

Seeing this, Jerpael frowned and glared at him.

“Don’t tell me?”

When Jerpael looked at him questioningly with “don’t tell me,” the guy trembled and spoke to Jerpael as if spitting out the words.

“We discovered a newly created dungeon that was just made… but the door is closed.”

“…”

The story that the dungeon door was closed meant that another party had already entered. At that news, Jerpael’s expression became endlessly cold.

Jerpael was in charge of searching this vicinity.

That meant it was possible that it wasn’t another elf who had entered the dungeon.

And the report that followed.

“…And we also confirmed that three of the mongrel party we encountered earlier disappeared, and the remaining three returned through the portal.”

At the news that one of the mongrel parties had entered, Jerpael’s face became greatly distorted.

If the prophecy was true.

‘…Those mongrels will open a new transcendence?’

That couldn’t be.

As soon as Jerpael’s thoughts reached that point, he immediately shouted.

“Everyone gather in front of the dungeon.”

If those guys died inside without clearing the dungeon, that would be good enough, and if they cleared it and came out…

‘If I kill them, I’ll be able to open the new transcendence.’

Jerpael truly believed this without doubt.

So Jerpael’s elves gathered and ran toward the front of the dungeon, and Park Insu, who happened to be watching from a distance, trembled and muttered to himself.

‘I-it’s really happening just like Dohyun said.’

To get to this point, we need to go back in time a little.

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