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chapter-446

Chapter 446: Friendship Clan’s Friendship-Breaking Sound (1)

‘Will we be able to do well in this state?’

Lee Cheol-woo’s face best expressed our situation.

No matter how I thought about it, it was almost irrational to do something at that moment.

The atmosphere as a whole had already darkened. It was only natural since the party members had just gone through a great conflict.

Although blindfolded apologies were exchanged and we were forced to create a warm atmosphere, just a few words didn’t mean that the past’s baggage would disappear.

Although it had improved a lot from before, Kook Minji’s face still wasn’t very friendly.

I had no choice but to be patient. With this, I felt as if I had to stay quiet for the rest of the expedition’s duration.

She wasn’t picking a fight, but her face itself was hostile enough. If I were the Clan Master of the Friendship Clan, I would definitely have left the party behind.

It was unreasonable to continue the expedition and think it would end smoothly in the current situation. However, giving up apparently wasn’t one of the Friendship Clan’s options.

When I considered the cost of entering the heroic-grade dungeon, the rare-grade room price, insurance cost, and other miscellaneous expenses, it became even more unviable.

To retreat meant they’d be drowning in debt.

‘I think my head is starting to hurt…’

For the sake of safety, we had to rearrange the party once more.

It was an option that everyone knew, but the clan wasn’t strong enough to bear such a heavy loss. I couldn’t help but wonder if I made too much of a mess.

I was lucky that I had insurance.

If I didn’t even have insurance, I would have gotten out of the dungeon if the risk of heavy losses became too high. Nothing was more precious than life, after all.

Kook Minji and her group caused the situation, but I naturally felt sorry since I was partly responsible for it too. In this case, I had to speak up.

“Do not worry too much. I’ll try harder.”

“No, it’s fine, Kiyeon. Please don’t overdo it. Just follow the instructions carefully. If there’s any problem, we will take care of it.”

‘This guy is…’

His eyes didn’t expect anything big.

I understood why he had such a face, but I felt disappointed for some reason.

‘Okay. Think as you please, because I will take care of everything anyway.’

The people around me were all monsters, but I wasn’t that weak either.

At least, I could be a match against a heroic-grade.

No, I could be a little more competent.

The Dragon Alchemist’s ability to create wings and tails using Dialugia’s catalyst was a bit difficult to use in there. However, the ability of the unique heroic-grade Living Alchemy Summoner, which was my previous class, still proved to be in good shape.

It wasn’t bad to have confidence in my abilities, considering that, unlike before, I had abundant legendary catalysts in my bag.

Light Kiyeon wasn’t feeble. No, she even deserved to be called the supreme ruler.

As I agreed with myself, Kim Daegun was busy trying to keep the party members distracted.

‘Right. You have to do that.’

While calling Kook Minji separately and talking to her, he started taking care of the other three women’s mentalities.

Although the effect seemed to be insignificant, it was better than ignoring it.

Kook Minji and the four members’ expressions certainly loosened up to some extent, and it seemed their patience grew stronger as well. It should be enough to last until the end of the expedition.

Two women in Kook Minji’s gang no longer seemed to like the party anymore, but since they had invested, they would still work hard until it had finished.

This was just my theory, but it felt like the Friendship Clan’s progress wouldn’t be bright after the expedition.

Kook Minji, who admired Lee Cheol-woo, was likely to remain in the clan, but I wasn’t certain about the rest. Because of today’s incident, I wondered if the friendship of the Friendship Clan would be disbanded after the expedition.

Lee Cheol-woo and Kim Daegun, whom I saw as the clan centers, also felt the atmosphere, I was sure they would criticize themselves as well.

How would the expedition end?

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the fate of the clan was at stake.

That was why the faces of the main members were filled with deep fierceness.

-Friendship Clan party will enter in 1 minute.

“Everyone, stand up. Although we just got out of a bad situation, I hope you don’t think about it anymore once we enter, Minji.”

“I will try, oppa. And I’m sorry once again.”

“No. I should be the one saying that. I’m sorry, Minji.”

-Please enter the heroic-grade museum battle room. All monsters will appear three times, and there is a high probability that a named monster of heroic-grade will appear. Rewards will also be given three times, and the probability is random. Please take note that the battle will begin as soon as you spin the wheel on the right side of the battle room.

‘The spinning wheel is still the same.’

“What a unique system.”

“Right… it looks like a kid’s joke, but the danger is real. Is everyone ready…?”

“I’m ready.”

“Me too, oppa.”

“Yeah.”

“Then, I’ll start right away.”

[The wheel is spinning.]

Everyone watched at the spinning wheel nervously.

If a tricky monster were to come out, there would be problems in later battles, so everyone hoped for an easy one to come out.

Everyone was probably waiting for a rare-grade monster to come out. That was the most profitable outcome for them.

Of course, things weren’t that easy.

[The spinning wheel has stopped.]

[The lower-level named monster of heroic-grade, the spirit of the fallen tree, Ambrosia, has been selected.]

It was not all that bad, though.

If it was a monster from the tree element, it was easy to deal with. Undeads that pushed priests to the limit or poisonous monsters were far more difficult to deal with in the first place.

It was a hundred times better than a fire attribute that would drain our stamina if we got close.

There might be a reason why the fire attribute artifact was the most uncommon, but it wasn’t that hard.

“Not bad.”

“Yeah. It seems that we got a good one to start with. First, prepare for battle. Let’s start with figuring out the pattern. Daegun, please.”

“Okay.”

“Please refrain from using magic or other attacks until he attracts the monster’s attention completely. Kiyeon, I will give you a separate signal.”

“Yes. Please do.”

“Prepare for battle. Go.”

With a clanking sound, the rotten tree bastard revealed itself.

Lee Cheol-woo, a priest, gave all kinds of buffs to Kim Daegun, who immediately charged ahead. Meanwhile, Kook Minji focused on Kim Daegun’s movements as she had to be prepared for any unexpected developments.

They were not as bad as I had thought.

Their abilities were enough for me to appreciate, and it was hard to find any flaws. However, that was my mistake.

‘What… what are they doing now?”

It was quite a sight to watch him bravely rushing in and grappling with the big monster.

Kim Daegun, who ran in with a confident expression, was having a one-on-one battle against it.

I understood that he wanted to show the world his bravery, but we weren’t in a solo hunt.

It was so clumsy that it was impossible not to compare him with Park Deokgu, who at least provided space for other party members to enter.

‘I guess Deokgu is really talented after all.’

It wouldn’t be unreasonable to agree with Park Deokgu’s potential talent. In fact, Lee Cheol-woo was the same.

He was qualitatively different from Sun Hee-young, who could be considered as the Head Priest of the Blue.

A lot of idiots thought that a priest simply healed and gave buffs, but actually, a priest was a class where the user’s qualities were extremely important.

Depending on how much divine power they had, it was also important to properly time casting spells. What was even more ridiculous was that those two weren’t even the worst.

Kook Minji jumped around meaninglessly, distracting the tanker.

The ranger fired arrows needlessly.

I didn’t even know what the hell the woman who was given the role of a sub-tank and melee damage dealer was doing.

If I had to compare her position in the Blue, although it was very similar to Cho Hyejin’s position, it seemed like she didn’t really understand what she was supposed to do.

The worst was the woman with a sword. She was the one who was playing Kim Hyunsung’s role.

‘She is complete trash. Is… she even a person?’

Comparing them to our party was a bit unfair in the first place.

I was even sorry about daring to mention them, looking at their personal abilities. However, they didn’t act like that even when Blue was at heroic-grade.

They had low individual specs, sure, but their teamwork was something I could admire.

‘They just don’t know how to hunt.’

They didn’t seem to have a mentor.

The way they started was different from our party, in which the lovely returner had trained us rigorously since the days we were newbies.

I didn’t know if they knew what I was thinking. Their pride began to appear on their smiles.

“It’s a good start.”

Lee Cheol-woo’s face seemed to say, ‘This is the Friendship Clan.’ Kook Minji grinned mockingly despite not actually doing anything useful. They were entertaining to watch, at least.

I could see the great pride they had in their abilities.

“I think we can really start with the damage now!”

‘What were you doing so far… bastards? ‘

“Kiyeon, please do the casting right away.”

“Yes.”

“You don’t have to overdo it. Save your magic power and be as efficient as possible… we can take care of it.”

‘How can you be so sure?’

“Noted.”

This was both annoying and boring.

I tried not to do too much, but I thought I had to make them realize the power of a semi-mythic.

As soon as I reached for the infinite bag, I got the catalyst that I thought I would never use in my life.

[Fire Giant’s Refined Magic Powder (Legendary)]

It was too expensive to be used only to defeat a heroic-grade monster.

It didn’t make sense to use legendary-grade catalysts in a heroic-grade dungeon in the first place. Of course, that wasn’t the case for Light Kiyeon, who had more than enough money.

As I snapped my finger, a big fist of fire started to fall from the air.

“Daegun, wait.”

“Okay.”

Perhaps he wasn’t that slow, but it was noticeable that he moved quickly when the magic fell.

When I flicked my finger once again, a large hand protruded from the floor and grabbed the monster.

‘Why isn’t this bastard dying?’

Even though I had used a legendary-grade catalyst, my chronic problem of having weak attack power wasn’t solved.

It was definitely hard to say that it had been efficient.

Dialugia’s catalyst would have been a little better, but I was currently only using unique heroic-grade alchemy magic.

Of course, it didn’t mean that it did no damage at all.

It was a shame that the monster wasn’t exterminated immediately, but anyone could see that the fallen tree’s spirit was taking damage. When I flicked my finger, a big fist fell again.

As soon as I flicked my finger again, the monster’s upper body burst into flames.

It looked quite mismatched when the big guy punched the relatively small tree spirit.

The fallen tree’s spirit screamed in pain, but the fire giant didn’t stop.

Craashh!

Baaaannnggg!!

Craaackkkkk!

Baaaannnngggg!!!

Craaaashhhh!

Baaaaaannnnnnggggg!!!

The total price of the catalyst I used so far proved to be astronomical.

However, all of the Friendship Clan members who weren’t aware of such facts had their mouths wide open.

“It doesn’t… make sense…”

‘It does!’