The Demolish This Story
09. Poison

The first thing a Hunter does when passing the exam and obtaining a license is to enroll in a Guild.

Guild, an alliance that houses the monster hunter Hunters.

Many advantages when a Hunter when entering a Guild.

Examples are the schedule of work that has been determined, getting a suitable partner, easy activities of buying and selling monster items, connections with weapon makers and health. Can use Guild facilities, such as training grounds, dungeons to gain experience, and much more.

Even if the Guild occupied was a famous Guild, the name Hunter could rise easily.

However there were some people who chose not to enter a Guild. Partly because no Guild would be willing to accept them, either because their strength was undesirable or black history could not be wiped out.

There are also silly people who fantasize about wanting to be a solo Hunter like a fictional story, or people who think they are strong and don't want anyone else to take advantage of them.

Not that a Hunter without a Guild could not work by hunting monsters like other Hunters. Guildless Hunters would usually follow a Raid conducted by a small Guild that lacked strength.

"Hurry, hurry! You guys are slow, you snails!"

"Yes!"

In March, 23 Hunters were climbing to the top of the mountain.

In times of peace like now, dungeons are not overcome by heroic reasons such as wanting to save the world or keep humans from the dangers of monsters.

A Dungeon for a Guild was like a gold mine. Many materials were worth money inside the dungeon, such as Mana Stones, Magic Stones, dungeon monster bodies, to the items and artifacts contained within.

Therefore, when a dungeon appeared, each Guild would vie for ownership rights to the dungeon.

But there were times when a dungeon was considered too 'risky' that large Guilds were unwilling to take it.

An example is a dungeon that is currently the goal of a raid.

One week earlier, a Dungeon had appeared at the top of Mount Slamet.

The Hunters have to climb in winter to get to the gate at the top of the mountain. Even before entering, the start of the journey was already at a difficult level.

Moreover, upon investigation, the dungeon was only a level 4 dungeon, the second weakest dungeon level.

The cost of money required to enter the dungeon was greater than the result to be received. Large Guilds were unwilling to do something that did not benefit, so they passed it over to small Guilds that did not have jobs.

"Gate is already ahead, speed up your steps!!"

After 5 hours of travel, the gate was finally spotted. A cave with a black gate at its entrance.

"Prepare and march!"

...o0°0o...

 『 You have entered Dungeon : The Labyrinth of Poison King 』

 『 Quest Formed 』

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...Quest : Be Careful With The Snake...

• Settlement Terms: Defeating the Boss of a Dungeon: The Labyrinth of Poison King

• Resolution : ???

• ^Failure: None.

The Dungeon was full of snakes and poison. Be careful! because the traps cause also scattered along the way.

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The air turned warm the moment it entered the dungeon. The Hunters breathed a sigh of relief.

A labyrinth-type Dungeon, with walls and floors made of red bricks, formed a dark winding passageway.

"See your steps. You, scan this area." The big man ordered coldly. His name was Kevin Patron, the party leader and a member of the [Wolf Fang] Guild.

The Wolf Fang Guild, a Guild based in Central Java was in charge of conducting a raid on the dungeon this time around.

The Wolf Fang Guild was a small Guild, with fewer than 40 members of the Hunter. Even to conduct a raid this time, they would have to search for 5 Hunters from outside the Guild to equip members to be 20 people.

Although it was only a small Guild, Wolf Fang had a fairly good employment history. They had several Hunters with high rank and great strength.

Their names are quite famous in the surrounding area, but of course, not everything mentioned is a good thing.

"Ah, I'm hungry. Hey you, give me some food." The long-haired man again let out his complaint. This time it was even worse.

*Ah, i–it..." His interlocutor, who was only a freight carrier replied nervously.

"Haah? Didn't you hear that my stomach was ringing so hard?" He began to raise his voice, while pointing towards his stomach.

"But, this is supplies–" he said stalled. The end of the long stick of the man in front of him was already at his neck.

"... Fine." The carrier finally gave up.

It was an obvious act of oppression, yet no one dared to stop it.

Rick Cord, this long-haired man was the reason why the name Wolf Fang became as famous as it was now.

He was a Mage-type Hunter who possessed powerful fire magic. Its current rank is Hunter Rank C, but it is said to be equivalent in strength to Hunter Rank B.

His haughty nature and narcissism were already quite well known among the other Hunters.

"You should thank me for letting you be my men."

Rick again raved, which only answered a brief nod of the head by the other Hunter. The 5 hours drive with him, was enough to make even the Hunter outside the Guild accustomed.

"Stop." One of the Hunters raised a hand.

"Something ahead."

The word he said made the entire Hunter wary.

"Many, they move fast!"

Kevin nodded. With his instructions, he placed the entire Hunter in his position.

Ssssssttt

Something appeared in the darkness. The animal is laid out with green scales all over its body.

"That [Green Serpent]!! "

Ssst!!

Dozens of Green Serpents moved swiftly towards the Hunters.

"heart! They have poison in their attacks. Tanker, cover everything, watch every side of you!" Kevin gave the order out loud.

Following kevin's instructions, all the Hunters start moving.

The main weapon of the Green Serpent is the poison found in their bite. Their bodies were quite large, it was not difficult to attack them.

They are usually in moist caves, hiding on the ground and ambushing their prey in silence. However as this was a labyrinth-type dungeon, it was difficult for them to hide in the hard labyrinth land made of bricks.

"They are too many!!"

The battle went on, initially the Hunters took the lead, but the number of Green Serpents continued to grow.

"Aakhs!"

The screams of one of the Hunters could be heard.

The Hunters are getting cornered. Some of them were exposed to the Green Serpent poison.

"You! You use [Taunt] ! " Nick Cord said, pulling the collar of a tanker in front of him.

"Eh, Ta–but... " The tanker in front of him tried to deny it, but Nick immediately cut it off.

"I know your [Taunt] skill is the most powerful among the others, don't reason!" Nick again urged, he pushed the body of the tanker in front of him.

The tanker was silent. He knew it would be dangerous right now if he used [Taunt], but it seemed Nick had a plan. After all, he was the strongest person in his Guild.

Closing his eyes, the man decided.

"[Taunt]!"

Skill was used, a large shield produced a strange sound, provoking the attention of the monsters.

"Do it again!"

"[Aunt]!!"

[Taunt] once again used. Now, the entire Green Serpent was heading towards the man.

'So, now what?'

The man could feel the pain in his leg. The Green Serpent had already started biting him.

He opened his eyes, looking towards Nick, who was smiling looking at him.

"Oh, O fire that burns everything... "

Nick started saying the mysterious word. The magic wand started to glow red.

"What, what are you doing?! "

One of the Hunters shouted. His hand was trying to reach Nick.

But it's too late.

"[Flame Tower]"

Magic circles began to appear under the tanker's feet.

And a moment later–

"Ap–"

BOOOMMM.

Fire came out of the magic circle, burning everything.

Including the man with the big shield on it.

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...Word of a Book...

...o0°0o...

... 『 Green Serpent 』...

A green scaly snake monster that uses poison as its main weapon. Monsters who are smart enough, usually hide and attack silently, or if that is not possible, they will attack by using numbers.

Including the Rank D monsters

...o0°0o...

... 『 Flame Tower 』...

It let out a flame that soared like a tower. Burn everything within the area of the magic circle.

Advanced magic from [Fire Magic].

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