Game of Divine Thrones - Chapter 271

An epic dungeon floating above the dense forest in the Croix Principality.

Woohyuk was preparing to attack the dungeon with his party members.

“You have to be very careful, Hero King. The humans who entered there haven’t come out yet,” Ophelia warned.

“Don’t worry, Ophelia. I’ve already stopped by one place, so I think I’ll manage,” he calmly replied.

“Then I will pray to Mother Nature for your safe return.”

Ophelia, ever cautious and considerate, carefully checked the condition and equipment of Woohyuk’s party members.

Woohyuk reassured her once more before immediately entering the epic dungeon.

‘Is this the ruins of the God of Blacksmithing?’

Curiously, the interior space resembled a city on Earth.

Perhaps the ruins themselves were a combination of different dimensions.

Woohyuk waited for Eve to appear at the base camp, which was surrounded by a barricade.

“Hello, my name is Eve~! Have you been waiting long?”

“Don’t pretend to be cute. You’re probably humanity’s first grandmother.”

“… Fuck you. Anyway~, this place is the ruins of the God of Blacksmithing. Is everyone ready~?” Eve said as she returned to her cute character portrayal. She went a step further this time and cutely winked at the party members.

“Are we supposed to survive here for four days?”

“Yes~, that’s correct! The four days are used to make sure that those who entered are worthy of challenging the god and competing for a Divine Throne seat.”

“What do you mean ineligible? I know you’re not going to release a Divine Throne seat to us anyway, no matter how well we do,” Woohyuk answered.

“No, no! Those who qualify are given a chance to claim the Divine Throne seat if they clear the ruins. If one doesn’t get that opportunity this time around, one should develop and practice more outside and try again at another epic dungeon, right?”

Eve gave a blatant excuse, just like Archangel Gabriel did the other day.

One way or another, it would be the same. No one would be able to occupy a Divine Throne seat in the end.

Even if he brought Empress Eleanora, he would hear the same answer.

“Let’s stop wasting words and get this over with,” Woohyuk muttered.

“You’re in such a hurry! Then good luck!”

Eve waved her hand and disappeared through a black fissure.

Woohyuk turned around and gave his party a mission.

“Roan and Lisa remain at the base camp and build useful structures like watchtowers. The rest of you will be divided into three groups. Each group will search the area designated to their group.”

Like last time, the dungeon split off into three paths.

It seemed that the Creator was too lazy to create an original epic dungeon.

The party was divided and moved along the cement-paved road that passed through the city center.

“The structures here are very unique. It’s like those of Inotia,” Leifina said in amazement.

“… I guess you can think of this place like that because you’ve never been in contact with modern civilization on Earth,” Woohyuk replied.

The first time he met Leifina was at the Witch’s Sanctuary in Adventurer’s Canyon.

She was originally from the Eeth Continent.

She had no idea about the world Woohyuk had lived in before coming to this place.

“Sir… Lord… about that last time, when I lost consciousness…”

While the exploration was in full swing, Leifina carefully spoke up.

She probably wanted to apologize for using Argent against him.

Woohyuk decided to relieve Leifina’s burden quickly.

“It’s okay because it wasn’t your will. I was just caught a little off guard.”

“I’m really sorry. If I had been a little stronger…”

“There’s no need for you to feel ashamed or guilty. It wasn’t your will, I know. Further, I’ll take care of you no matter what.”

“…”

Leifina blushed and couldn’t continue speaking.

At that time, a large mutant appeared between the buildings and rushed toward their party.

“Kiyo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!”

They were finally facing the monsters.

The party attacked all at once against the biological species that they had never seen before.

Slice!

Slice!

Bailey, the Black Knight, cut off the mutant’s arms with his swordsmanship skills.

At the same time, Song Anna’s clear flute playing sound resounded in all directions.

[The blessing buff of Mother Nature has been granted.]

[Resistance against abnormal magic and the power of natural magic increases by 80%.]

[Health and mana are restored by 1% every second during the flute playing period.]

[The duration of various beneficial effects increases by 50% and skill cooldown decreases by 50%.]

[All stats will begin to rise steadily during the playing period, up to 20% maximum.]

The flute buff was a real-life cheat code.

Thanks to this, the party was able to advance forward without getting tired.

“Why does the God of Blacksmithing ruins look like a city center?” Yoo Kayoung muttered under her breath.

“It may be a set piece to make us long to return home,” Song Anna replied.

During their free time, Yoo Kayoung and Song Anna exchanged words.

The epic dungeon seemed to be a psychological trial that pitted one against one’s own psyche.

Just because the stage was similar to their hometown, Earth, their hearts shouldn’t be shaken.

“Is this the world you lived in? It looks like a pretty fun place,” Helena commented.

“I’ll take you there later when this is all over, Helena,” Woohyuk added.

“I don’t like it, you’re trying to cause trouble for me again, right? I’ll never get on Pegasus again, so don’t even think about tricking me,” Helena replied as her whole body trembled. She recalled all of her experiences of being bullied by Woohyuk.

“Actually, I have the most fun when I bother you. It might be the reason why I live,” he answered.

“… I will accept what you said as an expression of your affection. It’s a little kinky, but…”

The mood within the party was relatively relaxed, so idle chatter continued to come and go.

At that time, a black Equus sedan car, a modern Earth Hyundai car, suddenly appeared from the side of an alley and began to move at high speed toward Woohyuk’s party.

Bang! Bang!

The driver was caring enough to honk loudly at them.

Woohyuk stepped forward and created a barrier made of magic.

Bam!

Creak! Crack!

Afterward, the Equus hit the barrier. The impact was followed by the sound of the glass windows breaking.

“What kind of guy is driving in reverse with a modern sedan car?”

The sedan car looked out of place in the empty city center.

Woohyuk walked toward the Equus and checked who was riding inside.

“Who is this guy?”

From the outside looking in, the driver looked like an oriental person.

He was probably someone who came into the epic dungeon before Woohyuk’s party entered.

Woohyuk pulled out the black-haired man. He had a serious injury to his head because the Equus’ airbag didn’t deploy.

“Hey, wake up!” Woohyuk screamed into his ear.

Slap!

Slap!

Woohyuk’s spicy palm slaps hit squarely upon the black-haired guy’s cheeks several times.

“Ugh…”

“How long have you been in this place?”

“Huh…? W-W-Who are you?!”

As soon as the black-haired man woke up, he tried to run away.

“When someone asks you a question, answer it first. Don’t think about avoiding me,” Woohyuk warned.

“Ah, ah… sorry. I am Han Dong-Hyuk.”

Han Dong-Hyuk was a Korean who was an active member of a large clan, On-Saemi-Ro.

However, one day, as the quests for the Game of Divine Thrones were released on the Eeth Continent, the executives of On-Saemi-Ro became eager to obtain their personal achievements. Thus, grouping with a few other like-minded clan members, Han Dong-Hyuk entered this epic dungeon.

His story was relatively normal up to this point…

“At night, an artificial intelligence robot appeared and shot everyone down with a gun?” Woohyuk asked in disbelief.

“Yes, they vary in size, ranging from the size of a fist to an adult male,” Dong-Hyuk answered.

Perhaps the God of Blacksmithing made his own family of robots using the materials available in this space.

Woohyuk nodded his head and distributed some supplies to Han Dong-Hyuk.

“Take a break here. I’ll forgive you for dragging a car out and trying to run us over.”

“T-Thank you! At that time, I was surprised by a mutant and tried to get away in reverse. I didn’t see your party.”

After hearing his explanation, they searched their surroundings and found many useful cars around the area.

Of course, it was rare to find a car that worked. Most of the cars missed several parts or were broken beyond repair.

“Do you know how to fix cars?” Woohyuk asked Dong-Hyuk.

“Ah, yes. I worked in a car center before coming to the Eeth Continent.”

It seemed that Woohyuk lucked into meeting a car repairman.

After wandering the streets, Woohyuk chose a vehicle he liked.

“This would be great to drive around.”

“51D4523? What does this mean?”

“It’s a license plate. It’s kind of like a service registration number.”

“You even number the transportation in your world,” Helena said as she stared at a heavy truck.

Meanwhile, Song Anna and Yoo Kayoung looked at the back of the truck to see if they could all fit in.

“I think all of us can get on board,” Song Anna said.

“We can easily move about and reach our next destination on this truck,” Woohyuk said aloud to his party members.

There was also a gas station nearby, so they could get as much fuel as they needed.

Woohyuk had Han Dong-Hyuk repair the large truck. Then, Woohyuk tried to drive it.

Vroom. Vroom.

With the sound of the engine running, the heavy truck moved forward.

“What do we do now?”

“We have to collect summoning tickets to summon the boss monster.”

The type of summoning tickets dropped at each crossroads were different.

One had to collect a hundred tickets of the same type to summon the boss monsters. Once the summoning ticket was gathered, one could get important epic dungeon items after defeating the summoned boss monsters.

“Wow, you know so well.”

“It’s because the Creator didn’t change any of the settings for the epic dungeons. He must have been too lazy to come up with something different.”

Regardless, the important thing was to beat the God of Blacksmithing at the end.

The process to get to the last stage was not very important, so it must have been put together roughly.

Leifina, having gone through one before, was getting used to the epic dungeon.

“Lord, what are you going to do for dinner tonight?”

“Well. On the way, if there’s a supermarket, we’ll stop by to gather some supplies.”

Various amenities were located throughout the city center.

Soon, when a supermarket appeared, Woohyuk broke a door window.

Crack! Clash!

Along with a loud sound, the muddy, stale air inside wafted into their noses.

As Woohyuk reached inside with his arm to unlock the internal lock, Leifina came by next to him.

“Lord, is a supermarket a kind of food store?”

“Yeah. There’s a lot of stuff to eat, but there are also convenient items. Think of it as a city’s commercial district.”

After Woohyuk had everyone get off the truck, he packed the truck with useful items from the supermarket.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve gone shopping,” Yoo Kayoung commented.

“Let’s do some real shopping when we go back to Earth,” Song Anna replied.

“Me, take me too. I don’t know if I can live well in a place like this,” Undine, the Water Spirit, murmured while looking around the store with an unfamiliar look.

Before long, as Woohyuk was finishing his shopping, a loud noise came from outside.

“What, who parked a truck here?”

“I think it’s the guys Han Dong-Hyuk tried to lure in. It looks like they were hungry and went into the supermarket.”

Han Dong-Hyuk’s clan members conversed outside.

Woohyuk listened to their conversation and grabbed Han Dong-Hyuk by the neck.

“Didn’t you say they were all dead?”

“Oh, that’s…”

Han Dong-Hyuk scratched his head with a sad expression.

Then he took out a pistol from his pocket with the other hand…

“Don’t do something useless,” Woohyuk warned.

Pat.

Dong-Hyuk tried to take his pistol out, but he was immediately stopped by Woohyuk.

‘I knew from the beginning that you were lying.’

However, he had to pretend he didn’t know Dong-Hyuk’s intentions so that he could comfortably attract Dong-Hyuk’s clansmen to this point.

Woohyuk struck Han Dong-Hyuk, making him lose consciousness, and then went out of the supermarket alone.

“Are you looking for me?”

“Oh, are you Korean?”

“Wait, he could be Chinese or Japanese. This place automatically translates language in real time.”

The On-Saemi-Ro clansmen chatted amongst themselves without paying much attention to Woohyuk, who was standing right in front of them.

Woohyuk listened silently before he finally brought out the Reinforced Andvaranaut.

“Keuk….”

“W-What the hell?!”

The clan members were cursed by an ancient devil spell and fell to the floor while vomiting blood.

‘For interrogation purposes, Han Dong-Hyuk alone should be enough.’

Dong-Hyuk was going to pay the price for trying to fool Woohyuk.

With a box of Choco-Pies in one hand, Woohyuk got into the driver’s seat of the large truck.