The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 50
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Episode 50
He carefully took it out and checked its information.
[ Whispering Darkness ]
– Type : Item
– Restriction : None
– Durability : 2,000/2,000
– Options :
1. Upon wearing, the ring seeps into the wearer and disappears.
2. The wearer irregularly suffers from ‘negative auditory hallucinations’.
3. The wearer irregularly suffers from ‘negative visual hallucinations’.
4. The wearer falls into deeper states of ‘despair’ as time passes.
# A ring of unknown origin.
# It is filled with ominous energy.
The hidden piece’s identity was a ring.
A ring with the exact same name as the dungeon.
It had no defense or special defense stats.
Only durability and options existed.
Even those were only negative options, so naturally it was classified as a cursed item.
An ordinary person might throw it away saying they stepped in shit.
But who was Choi Hyun?
He was a top-tier blacksmith in the industry.
So he could disassemble these options and grant them to other things, transforming them into more excellent items.
Of course, there were several other uses for it as well.
Therefore, even though it was a powerful cursed item, there was no reason not to take it.
Having finally obtained all the spoils of war, Choi Hyun headed outside at last.
* * *
Outside.
People waited anxiously with worried hearts.
The hunters on duty were the same.
The funny thing was that even those who hadn’t bet on failure were feeling nervous.
That’s when it happened.
“Oh!”
“Fire! Fire! Fire!”
“The fire disappeared!”
“Huh?”
“It’s real?!”
The blue effect had vanished.
There was only one case when the blue effect disappeared.
Only when the Dungeon Core was destroyed.
Sure enough, shortly after, Choi Hyun appeared at the entrance with a calm expression.
“Wow!!”
“My god!”
“Crazy!”
At Choi Hyun’s appearance, the waiting hunters went beyond enthusiasm to complete frenzy.
Not only the Manager but even soldiers who heard the news rushed over and stared at the phenomenon unfolding before their eyes with disbelieving looks.
Oh Seok-hyeon and Jeong Cheol-min ran over and asked.
“Hunter, are you alright?”
“Are you injured anywhere?”
“No, I’m fine. The Dungeon Core has been completely destroyed, and therefore the dungeon has also been completely conquered.”
“Wow…”
“My goodness…”
“Please send the Black Area conquest confirmation to Daesan.”
“Understood. Then how… are you returning immediately now?”
“No, if it’s alright with you two, I’d like to conquer additional Black Areas. Would that be okay?”
“What?”
“Pardon?”
At Choi Hyun’s question, Oh Seok-hyeon and Jeong Cheol-min blinked their eyes.
For a moment, they had expressions wondering if they heard wrong.
But they had heard correctly.
“Right now?”
“Again?”
The two spoke almost simultaneously.
Choi Hyun nodded his head.
“Yes, actually I wanted to mention three or four places at once from the beginning, but since I hadn’t shown you anything yet, I thought it would be right to properly solve one Black Area first and then mention the rest.”
“No, that’s not what… wow…”
“Ha, haha…”
The two burst into hollow laughter.
They couldn’t help but laugh.
Choi Hyun’s words were an extremely reasonable and rational proposal, but since the matter was what it was, it was just hard to digest easily.
Then Jeong Cheol-min, who came to his senses before Oh Seok-hyeon, spoke with gleaming eyes.
“It’s possible. Absolutely possible. If I may ask, which Black Area were you considering?”
“First, what I’ve been thinking about…”
Choi Hyun recited the things he had been considering.
Then Jeong Cheol-min’s eyes widened once more.
“Are you serious? Ah, of course you’re serious. Understood. I’ll prepare immediately. Ah, before that, how would you like to order the conquest attempts? Assuming you go to all the places you mentioned… no wait, you’re not planning to do all of these today, are you?”
“If there’s time, I’d like to visit all of them today.”
“A, all of them today?”
“Yes, of course I know well that the places I just mentioned aren’t like Sokdum where there are no monsters, but it’s still fine. I came prepared with my own countermeasures.”
“If that’s the case…”
Jeong Cheol-min looked at Oh Seok-hyeon.
The flustered Oh Seok-hyeon asked with his eyes ‘Why? What is it?’ but soon he too had no choice but to nod his head.
However, just because he nodded didn’t mean he left the answer to Jeong Cheol-min.
“Wait a moment, Hunter.”
Oh Seok-hyeon confirmed the names of the Black Areas that Jeong Cheol-min had called out.
A look of surprise crossed his face, then with a resolute expression again, he spoke to Choi Hyun.
“Hunter. I am truly amazed by the performance you showed in Sokdum just now. However, as you know, the other Black Areas have monsters and various dangers lurking. Are you planning to challenge them alone this time as well?”
“Yes.”
“In principle, solo challenges are possible, but given the danger level, we don’t recommend it. However, given the precedent you’ve shown and if your will is firm, we’ll allow it. In that sense, let me ask once more for the last time. These places, are you really planning to challenge their conquest alone?”
“Yes.”
A light answer.
But to Oh Seok-hyeon, it definitely didn’t sound light.
“Understood. Then Cheolmin, please help with the preparations. I’ll go get permission from higher ups.”
“Understood. Hunter, then to continue what I was saying earlier, if you want to visit all these places today, we need to plan an efficient route first…”
The additional Black Area conquest plan proceeded swiftly.
And the hunters listening nearby couldn’t close their mouths at the situation beyond imagination.
“Am I right now…”
“What did I just hear…?”
“He’s going again today? To Black Areas?”
“Crazy…”
Then, the Manager who had been quietly listening approached and spoke to them.
“Ahem, everyone. As you know, anything you see or hear while working in the Black Area must never be leaked to the outside without our permission. You all signed confidentiality agreements before working here, right?”
“Ah… Yes…”
“Good. Just keep that in mind.”
The manager nodded with a satisfied expression at the hunters’ response.
Then he quietly took out his phone and started buying additional Daesan Group stocks.
‘Daesan to the moon!!’
Now, for him, Daesan and Choi Hyun were gods.
* * *
They got in the car and moved again.
Jin Hyeon-geun drove while Jeong Cheol-min and Oh Seok-hyeon accompanied them.
It was for faster processing.
This time they headed to a Black Area located in Paju.
Again, soldiers and hunters were lined up everywhere, but this time the scale was quite large.
That was because this place periodically had monster waves pouring out of it.
The manager who heard the news came out to greet them.
While the hunters needed to be separately warned about keeping quiet, there was no need for that with the military and government officials, so news of Choi Hyun’s conquest of Whispering Darkness had already spread quickly.
“I’ve been waiting. It’s an honor to meet you.”
“Yes, it’s an honor for me as well.”
After briefly exchanging greetings, they headed to the Black Area under management.
The place to conquer this time was a Gate.
The Gate had a large hole torn in mid-air, and around that hole, a circular entry line was drawn on the ground – stepping on the entry line would allow entry.
‘And the type of Gate differs according to the color the portal displays.’
If the Gates that appeared after the 2nd Great Upheaval were Black Gates, and the Gates that appeared after the 3rd Great Upheaval were Chaos Gates, then the 1st Gates were commonly called Color Gates.
That’s because there were four types of colors, and each Color Gate was:
Red Gates with annihilation battles where you had to kill all enemies within the time limit.
Blue Gates with defense battles where you had to protect something within the time limit.
Green Gates with survival battles where you had to survive within the time limit.
And finally, White Gates whose attributes changed each time you entered.
In that sense, the place they would enter this time was a Green Gate.
It was a survival battle.
Oh Seok-hyeon briefed him from the side.
“The name of this Gate is Invaders’ Playground. The concept is that external invaders invade an island and toy with the island’s natives. It’s survival-themed with a 12-hour time limit…”
“Ah, it’s fine. I’ve already familiarized myself with it. Well then, I’ll be back.”
After a light greeting, he immediately stepped into the entry line.
The watching hunters and soldiers were once again amazed by Choi Hyun’s unhesitating actions.
Oh Seok-hyeon and Jeong Cheol-min felt the same.
Even though they had seen this scene once before, they still couldn’t get used to it.
Oh Seok-hyeon wiped his forehead with the handkerchief he always carried and said.
“He’ll be safe this time too, right?”
“I think he’ll be fine. Personally, I think Sokdum is more difficult than here.”
“True, I also think Sokdum is more difficult than Growth Tower. Growth Tower at least has something worth conquering, but Sokdum…”
That’s when it happened.
“Um… if it’s alright, could you tell us about what happened before you came here?”
The manager of this place subtly showed his curiosity.
At that question, Oh Seok-hyeon and Jeong Cheol-min momentarily looked at each other, then raised the corners of their mouths and said.
“Ah, of course we should tell you. Here’s what happened…”
The two immediately began telling their story.
For men, nothing was more entertaining than someone else’s heroic tales.
Was that why?
Stealthily.
Soldiers and hunters began gathering around the two in small groups.
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