I upgrade alone

Sun Qijun, who had been silent all the time, responded to it.

"Kalkakan, did you block the entrance of the cave?"

"That's right...I am...the proud...orc...the great wizard you...humans...can't...against...my...magic"

"Is there anyone in this cave stronger than you?"

"Here...who else is qualified...to be...my opponent!"

The thick voice impacted the eardrums of the hunters.

The other hunters were all frowning or covering their ears, but Sun Qijun just nodded calmly.

My prediction was correct.

The owner of the voice that controls the giant orc must be the ultimate boss of this dungeon.

It can't leave the boss room until the dungeon raid is complete, so it wants to call the hunters to where it is.

'Though I don't know why exactly...'

Since Sun Qijun did not respond for a long time, the captain of the giant orc raised the ax in his hand.

"Choose...to be killed...by...my soldiers...or...to follow...my soldiers Let's... come here."

"I'll be there."

The quick answer made everyone else's eyes widen.

"Brother Qijun!"

"Xijun!"

Sun Qijun stopped the voices of other companions, just observing the reaction of the giant orc.

"Come on... Humans."

As soon as the words fell, the giant orc captain's eyes returned to their original colors.

Eyes piercing like a beast.

It started talking.

"Ashtu Laika."

Starting with this sentence, the orc warriors who were still exuding hostility began to retreat like a lie.

The giant captain who hadn't evacuated beckoned, as if signaling Sun Qijun to follow.

"Let's go too."

Sun Qijun took a step ahead, and the other hunters who were hesitant quickly followed Sun Qijun.

"What the hell are you thinking?"

Cheng Jin-Woo looked confused.

There are not only BOSS in the ultimate BOSS room, but also more giant orcs, so the chance of winning is even smaller.

Even so, he couldn't guess why Sun Qijun planned to follow them.

'Does he want to negotiate with the ultimate boss? To get out alive?'

The odds of success seem slim....

wrong.

Maybe that's a good thing.

I thought I could only catch a few miscellaneous fish in this raid, but I didn't expect to see the boss.

Seong Jin-Woo returned the dagger in his hand to the warehouse and slowly followed the others.

How long have you been gone?

Sun Qijun, who was slowly slowing down, came to his side at some point.

"Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo." He whispered.

"Yeah." Cheng Jin-Woo replied while looking at the front.

Sun Qijun was the same as him, and he didn't take his eyes off the backs of the giant orcs in front of him when he spoke.

"If we encounter the ultimate boss, we will attack them. No matter what, we must break the magic barrier that blocks the way."

This assumption seems to hold true.

Most magic requires concentration to maintain effectiveness, unless the barrier is a curse-type magic.

The curse-type magic can take effect directly after it is cast.

The higher the level of magic, the more concentration the caster needs.

But so what?

Even if they successfully kill the boss or stop the boss' magic, they will soon be surrounded by giant orc warriors, and there is no way to escape from the boss room.

In other words, the chances of the raiding party surviving were too small.

As if to answer Cheng Jin-Woo's curiosity, Sun Qijun answered with a serious face.

"When we attract their attention, you can escape and contact the main raiding party."

When the raiding team of S-rank hunters arrives here, everything will be over.

Sun Qijun has already made up his mind to die.

"Are you going to die with the ultimate boss?"

Cheng Xiaoyu observed Sun Qijun's expression calmly.

His expression was stiff, but his eyes did not waver in the slightest.

"Our purpose is not to get out of the dungeon alive, but to close the portal. It is precisely because of this that so many people pay us." Sun Qijun said firmly.

"We will use what we have learned during this time to do what we should do, but you are different, you must get out of here alive."

There was firmness in his voice.

Also with a lifetime of consciousness.

No matter what you say to Sun Qijun now, it means nothing to him.

Therefore, Seong Jin-Woo just nodded in response.

***

Cha Hae-In arrived at the scene.

She squeezed the brim of her hat so that few people recognized her.

She came to find the mining team.

Some hunters glanced at her as they passed her, but they all thought it was just the managers of the guild and didn't pay much attention.

Cha Hae-In saw Captain Pei from a little further away.

The hunters of the mining party gathered around him.

Plop, plop.

Heart started beating wildly.

Not far from the mining team, she observed them one by one.

'Where did that person go...?'

Cheng Jin-Woo was not found among these people.

What should I say?

It feels like a busy day.

'Is he not on the mining team anymore?'

Wait another minute.

Maybe it's just a temporary absence.

Wait another minute.

No, wait another 5 minutes.

Just like this, Cha Hae-In waited for 15 minutes, but Cheng Jin-Woo was still not there.

"call--"

Cha Hae-In sighed and turned around.

But in the end she still didn't take a step and returned to the place where she was standing.

Cha Hae-In took a deep breath after taking off her hat, and walked towards Captain Bae.

The hunters of the mining team all turned to her in unison.

Fortunately, all the mining team were low-level hunters, so the smell wasn't that strong.

"Uh-huh?"

Captain Bae, who recognized Cha Hae-In, hurried over.

"Car Hunter, isn't today a rest day?"

"Hello."

Cha Hae-In, who greeted briefly, looked around to see if anyone was eavesdropping, and then asked him cautiously.

"Didn't Hunter Seong Jin-Woo come?"

"Xiao Cheng?"

Hearing the unexpected words, a puzzled expression appeared on Captain Pei's face.

"You said Xiao Cheng, he just went in to be a porter..."

"Porter?" Cha Hae-In was taken aback.

"You mean he entered the dungeon?"