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◈ The Dungeon Gallery's Terrifying Newbie ◈
Chapter 4: Preparing for the Wave (2)
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The dungeon Wallachia was located near the West Kingdom.
Its Dungeon Master was True Ancestor Valentine.
This vampire-run dungeon was one the people of the West Kingdom avoided.
Dungeons were treasure vaults where countless Magic Stones, the most powerful resource in the world, lay buried.
But if asked whether they were worth more than life, well...
Only a tiny fraction of intelligent beings dared attempt Wallachia, which had powerful Minions ranging from Ghouls to Vampire Dragons, along with difficult, brutal traps.
Its high difficulty played a part.
Valentine also possessed Hypnosis powerful enough to brainwash even Blessed Ones with Immortality.
That was especially deadly against highly intelligent races.
As a result, Wallachia was relatively quiet compared to other dungeons.
People were reluctant to enter it in the first place.
With her legs crossed as she sat on her throne, she raised a teacup full of human blood to her lips.
Her gaze was fixed on the Dungeon Gallery.
For that reason, this True Ancestor, who used the username humanluvr, could spend more time on the gallery than other Dungeon Masters.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."
Other than bloodsucking, browsing the gallery was her only hobby.
For someone with brainwashing abilities, talking with those around her was closer to giving orders than communicating.
She had always eased her boredom by interacting with other Dungeon Masters on the gallery.
Still, she was starting to get tired of this shut-in routine.
After all, even browsing the gallery in a dark corner of a room every day stopped being fun when it went on for decades.
There were fewer intruders than in other dungeons, too.
Yes.
In gallery terms, her daily life lacked dopamine.
But just as she was growing bored, newbie appeared.
newbie had calmly shown up, shattering the claim made by the head mod and other users that no new Dungeon Masters would ever appear.
newbie was like a blank white canvas.
It had been a long time since she'd seen a rookie who knew nothing.
Why had newbie appeared?
She didn't know, but it wasn't particularly important to her.
Anyway.
newbie really was a newbie, just like the username suggested.
People naturally wanted to show off when it came to subjects they knew well.
Vampires were probably the same.
How should she put it? newbie was kind of cute.
Watching newbie awkwardly follow her advice felt like watching a small animal toddle around.
"Hehehe... In crass terms, was this called newbie pounding?"
It had been a long time since a newcomer appeared.
newbie didn't seem to have a bad personality either, so she personally hoped newbie would live for a long time.
Then newbie asked if it was okay to use that method to prepare for a Troll.
At that moment, she became certain.
newbie would definitely survive for a long time.
"newbie said they were human, right...?"
There was a reason her username was humanluvr.
It was because she liked humans.
More precisely, she liked the blood inside human bodies.
"What would your blood taste like?"
Among the Dungeon Masters currently active on the gallery, there wasn't a single pure human.
newbie was the only one.
"I hope newbie doesn't pick some strange Dungeon Theme and change races..."
A Dungeon Master's body was heavily affected by their Dungeon Theme.
She had become a vampire because she chose the Night Theme.
"Should I gaslight newbie into keeping a human appearance somehow... Hng."
Still, as a senior, she couldn't block a junior's path.
If newbie declared an intention to choose some strange Dungeon Theme later, she would tell newbie to fill a gourd with blood in advance.
She couldn't leave right now.
But someday, she might be able to.
Slurp.
Sweetness lingered in her mouth.
"Personally, a human Dungeon Master's blood must be an incredible delicacy... Hehe, I can't wait."
There were twelve hours left until newbie's first Wave.
As she lurked around, wondering if newbie might ask something else,
"Hm?"
newbie: Guys, there's something I'm curious about.
newbie: I found this while building my dungeon. What is it?
There was a photo attached of a purple stone embedded in a wall.
She quickly left a comment.
humanluvr: new bie!
└newbie: !!!
└humanluvr: Tha t's a Mag ic Sto ne!
└newbie: What's a Magic Stone?
└humanluvr: The reason countless races go crazy trying to conquer dungeons!
└newbie: Fr?
└humanluvr: I can say for certain that it's the most expensive material in this world!
└humanluvr: Research, weapons, ingredients, medicine, mana, bodies, efficient energy sources, and more... Just think of it as an all-purpose item used everywhere!
└newbie: Ohhh... But then I've got something I'm curious about.
└newbie: If an enemy I absolutely can't beat appears, can't I just abandon the dungeon and give up the Magic Stone? Then I wouldn't have to protect it.
I was wondering when newbie would get around to asking that.
└humanluvr: newbie.
└newbie: Yeah?
└humanluvr: The Magic Stone is your life.
A Magic Stone was a dungeon's heart.
A Dungeon Master shared a fate with their dungeon.
If the dungeon disappeared, the Dungeon Master disappeared too.
That was a rule proven by the blood of Dungeon Masters over a long period of time.
└humanluvr: If you don't want to die, you have to protect it no matter what.
└humanluvr: Got it??
└newbie: Got it, thanks hehe.
"newbie's smart, so they got it, right?"
└humanluvr: new bie.
└humanluvr: If you're grateful, send me a selfie hehe.
└newbie: That's a bit much lol;;
└humanluvr: I'm pretty. Wanna trade pictures?
└newbie: I already searched through your posts and saw you...
"Eh."
newbie really did make her curious in every way.
Both newbie's face and what the future held.
* * *
One hour remained until the Wave.
I was currently in the heart of the dungeon.
The room where the Magic Stone was located.
People on the gallery called it the Core Room.
A huge purple stone embedded in the Core Room filled my vision.
They said the Dungeon Master died if it was pulled out.
There was so much to worry about in a dungeon that it was a pain.
"Can I do this...?"
I'd somehow prepared with the help of the gallery veterans.
Still, this was my first Wave, and I couldn't help worrying about whether it would go smoothly.
When people got sent to another world, didn't they usually become the ones conquering dungeons instead of the ones defending them?
"Ha..."
Calm down.
Even if I were dragged into a tiger's den, I could survive as long as I kept my wits about me.
I'm invincible.
I'm the strongest.
I can do this. I can...
"Fuck..."
My self-hypnosis failed.
Seriously, who wouldn't be nervous when failure could get them killed?
I guess I didn't have nerves of steel.
newbie: Guys, I'm shaking. What should I do...
└kongkong: It's fine, it's fine. If you fail, you just die lol.
└sealedphilo: For real lol.
└sealedconq: That's true, though.
└anonbutcher: Even if you didn't choose to become a Dungeon Master, you have no choice but to endure with sheer grit.
These bastards?
└op_ghost: You're being way too harsh on newbie. Embrace newbie with love T_T
└golemking: You've prepared well so far.
└dip: It'll be fine.
└worldiscold: At least there aren't any Elves. Have a drink.
Yeah.
It would work out somehow.
Thinking back, my life had always been like this.
When my home life was literally torn apart because of my parents' business during my school years.
When I gave up my dream of going to college so I could get a factory job and survive.
When the factory I worked at went bankrupt and failed to pay me for two months.
When a bastard I called a friend borrowed five million won and vanished without a word.
None of those situations had put my life on the line like this.
But every time, I refused to give up and tried to find a new way forward.
As a result, I got my money back through a government agency.
It wasn't the university I had aimed for, but I attended night school and got to study what I wanted.
I also settled my parents' debts by renouncing the inheritance.
Until I was dragged into this shitty dungeon, I could proudly say I had lived a life that wasn't wealthy but satisfied me.
"I have to do this!"
I slapped both cheeks.
Since luck hadn't been on my side, I had to take matters into my own hands somehow.
Nothing would change if I just sat down and moped.
Even if the world was fucked up.
What else could I do? I had to keep going.
I gripped the Sharp Dagger I bought from the 【Weapon Shop】 for 100 Points.
At least there was one good thing.
└magichero: Good luck...!!!
└no_minions_4_me: Don't be too nervous. You can do it.
└orange★: You can use the gallery's functions during the Wave too. You know what I mean, right?
This time, people were cheering me on.
I didn't know their faces, and I wasn't even sure they were really people.
└humanluvr: new bie!
└humanluvr: Stay stro ng!
It comforted me to know I wasn't alone.
【5 minutes remain until the Wave.】
All right.
I'm invincible.
I'm the strongest.
I can do this. I can.
This time, my self-hypnosis worked.
My heart pounded with excitement instead of fear.
【3 minutes remain until the Wave.】
【1 minute remains until the Wave...】
【5】
【4】
I took a deep breath.
【3】
【2】
【1】
Come at me if you can.
【The Wave begins.】
【Intruders are entering.】
【A total of ten intruders have been confirmed.】
【Nine Goblins.】
【One Troll.】
I'll smash every last one of you.
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