After eating lunch, the briefing ended.
The majority of creatures that would appear were ale snakes, goblins, kobolds and meat bats. After receiving a few things to keep in mind, they arrived at the entrance of Bukhan Mountain.
Yoon Hyuk-soo explained things as the group walked along the path.
"As you can see, that is the dungeon entrance. It is incredibly tall. Imagine a monster wave where thousands of creatures rush out from the entrance. Isn't it terrible?"
A monster wave caused considerable damage every time it occurred. The monster wave had killed hundreds of people in the Middle East, China and the Philippines.
There was no law stating that a monster wave wouldn't occur in South Korea. If they were located near the entrance when a monster wave occurred then it was 100% certain that they would die. Everyone who stepped into the dungeon took that risk.
"But there are soldiers near the city side so it will be safer."
"The soldiers won't stop us from entering?"
Park Eun-taek asked. It was the first time a valid question had been asked about the dungeon. Yoon Hyuk-soo laughed bitterly.
"Of course they will pretend not to see us."
"Huh?"
Park Eun-taek sounded puzzled.
"The Awakened can obtain the Cores inside the dungeon. It is the next generation of energy that the government is willing to let people die to obtain it. Maybe a car that runs on a Core would be developed in the near future? The Core will be the electrical supply. Even revolutionizing medicine…."
Sprinkled a powdered Core on the wound would cure it. Even having a little bit of powdered Core in a drink would cause slow recovery. It could even affect cancer and terminal illnesses.
This was due to the properties of mana. Mana was essential. The original form would endlessly pour in health.
The Core was a collection of mana.
There was an uproar in the medical community. The occupation of a doctor might soon disappear. Especially as Cores were bought in bulk for experiments.
Supply was limited so the demand for Cores didn't diminish.
"Indeed."
Park Eun-taek nodded as he understood. Yoon Hyuk-soo who was in the lead suddenly stopped.
"Anyway! Can you see the building in front of the dungeon? It is a shop run by the Mithril Guild. Weapons and armour that stop the basic attacks from the monsters can be found there."
A 2 storey building had been constructed. It was 500m away from the dungeon.
If a real monster wave occurred then it would be the first place hit. The business was very big and contained lots of merchandise.
Yoon Hyuk-soo went up to the armour and weapons displayed in the shop. I thought for a bit before renting an iron sword. It was a pretty good weapon.
I put it on the counter where a man with glasses said.
"Is this your first time?"
"It is my first time."
"This is charged by hour. A deposit of 300,000 won will be received."
I obediently took out the money from my wallet.
"Can you prove your identity?"
"Here."
I showed the identification. He gave the sword back after verifying it. The salesman was tougher than I thought.
After renting the necessary things, the eight people stood at the entrance of the building. Yoon Hyuk-soo looked at me from the bottom up.
"Randalph-nim? Will you be fine getting dirty with blood?"
I only rented a sword. I was still wearing the suit.
The women wearing skirts had already changed into comfortable outfits. Thin padded clothes with body armour.
But I shook my head. We wouldn't be spending a long time in the dungeon so it was troublesome to change. I replied curtly.
"I'm okay."
"Uhh, just this once."
Yoon Hyuk-soo didn't really care.
This was often the case with beginners. They would change their minds after experiencing the dungeon.
Yoon Hyuk-soo handed out lights the size of a fist to all the crew members.
"This will light up for 48 hours without charging. Be careful not to lose it because it is precious inside the dark dungeon. Then let's go."
The entrance to the dungeon was 500m away from the building. It was close enough to be seen with the naked eye.
Yoon Hyuk-soo spoke as the eight people arrived at the entrance.
"Do you remember your positions from the briefing? I will take aggro. The close combat professions in front…"
Each of them were given a position because on their occupation and abilities. It was more optimized compared to walking around randomly.
Soon the entire raid group entered the dungeon.
"From now on, don't relax. We don't know where they will come from. Today we won't enter deep and will just wander around near here."
Everyone was nervous as they looked around. They were a raid group that had just been hastily constructed today. Time was needed to practice. It would be difficult to enter deeply to fight the creatures.
The square light shone brightly like a lamp rather than candlelight. It was bright enough for them to check the surroundings. But it couldn't be too bright because the creatures were likely to gather.
"The beginners should stick together hyung."
Park Eun-taek said as he walked next to me. I nodded lightly in response. The young man had a timid appearance as his eyes seemed scared.
"Hyung, aren't you afraid?"
"It isn't scary."
"Um…it really looks like it. I'm scared to die. I heard the kobolds are ugly and frightening."
"They are just kobolds."
In a pyramid structure, the kobolds were slaves at the very bottom. They were a little mean but not very difficult opponents.
Park Eun-taek occasionally talked to me as we walked. Having a friendly conversation with his hyung was a method for him to relieve his anxiety.
Park Eun-taek paid no attention to my short answers.
"Wait."
Yoon Hyuk-soo abruptly stopped.
He brought his ear close to the ground and listened. It seemed like he heard a sound coming.
Yoon Hyuk-soo stood up after 10 seconds.
"Two creatures. Please wait while I go ahead and draw their attention."
The goblins and kobolds were obstinate about targeting those they first saw. So the first one to attack would draw their aggro.
Yoon Hyuk-soo briefly disappeared. The remaining people swallowed their saliva and looked ahead. No matter how good the heroes were, they only had one life.
One mistake could cost them their lives so they needed to be careful. Approximately 30 seconds later, the sound of someone running could be heard.