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Dungeon Identification Code: HB-ER-0305-A (common name: Cheonji Dungeon)

Dungeon Type: Erosion

Rating: A

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Location: Cheonji area of Mt. Baekdu, Musan-gun, North Hamgyeong-do, Republic of Korea (center coordinates: 42°00’31.3″N 128°03’36.8″E)

Occurrence: July 12, 1991 around 07:19 (UTC+9)

Number of Attack Attempts: 7

Whether to attack: X

Description : Identification code HB-ER-0305-A. Commonly known as ‘Cheonji Dungeon’, it is an erosive dungeon that occurred around 7:00 am on July 12, 1991 in the Cheonji area of Mt. Baekdu, North Hamgyong Province. Its size and shape are 3 km in diameter and it is an oval bent from east to west, and the location of the gate has not been confirmed so far.

As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that there is not a single monster inside Cheonji Dungeon, unlike other erosion-type dungeons, and the existence of the master monster beyond the gate has not been confirmed so far.

The biggest feature of the Cheonji Dungeon is a powerful blizzard accompanied by cumulonimbus clouds that blows over the entire dungeon, and the maximum wind speed of this blizzard reaches 85m/s per second. The average temperature inside is 25 degrees below zero, so all lakes inside the dungeon are frozen.

In addition, this blizzard is accompanied by a strong electromagnetic pulse, which restricts the use of electronic devices that are not EMP shielded inside the dungeon. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to investigate the interior of the Cheonji Dungeon.

Meanwhile, the eyes that exist inside the dungeon adversely affect the superman’s body by an unknown mechanism. It gets progressively worse with abnormalities, excruciating pain, bleeding, and acute organ failure. It has been confirmed that these symptoms appear more severely in stronger superhumans.

Due to the above reasons, it is considered almost impossible to attack Cheonji Dungeon. However, since there are no monsters inside the dungeon and the blizzard described above does not affect the outside of the dungeon, the damage caused by the dungeon is still minimal even after nearly 30 years.

Accordingly, discussions on lowering the level of the Cheonji Dungeon have been discussed several times, but the association decided to maintain the dungeon grade at A, citing that it is currently impossible to attack the Cheonji Dungeon and how the situation inside the dungeon will change is unknown. Did.

There have been a total of 7 rough attempts to attack the Cheonji Dungeon, and all of them have failed. The guilds (and individuals) that have attempted to attack so far are as follows.

1. Sea of Stars (1991.07.15 / Class A Guild at the time / 23 members of the raid)

2. Beech Tree (1991.07.16 / Class A Guild at the time / 25 raid members)

3. Poongrim Volcano (1991.08.21 / S-class guild at the time / 49 raid members)

4. Royal Knights (1998.05.08 / S-class guild at the time / 5 raid members)

5. Winter Alliance (2016.05.06 / S-class guild at the time / 11 raid members)

6. Black Dragon (2018.04.28 / Class A guild at the time / 17 raid members)

7. Seol Ah-hyun (2018.05.01 / Black Dragon Guild Master)

The following is a record of attempts to conquer the Cheonji Dungeon.

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[ Attack Log: HB-ER-0305-S/Ⅰ ]

[ Attack Log: HB-ER-0305-S/II ]

[ Attack Log: HB-ER-0305-S/Ⅲ ]

[ Attack Log: HB-ER-0305-S/IV ]

[ Attack Log: HB-ER-0305-S/V ]

[ Attack Log: HB-ER-0305-S/VI ]

[ Attack Log: HB-ER-0305-S/VII ]

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[ Appendix: Rumors about a genie residing in the Heaven and Earth Dungeon. ]

May 2018. Seol Ah-hyun, the guild master of the ‘Black Dragon’, which was the 7th largest guild in Korea at the time, tried to conquer the Cheonji Dungeon alone and said, ‘In the Cheonji Dungeon, there is a man with excellent skills and knowledge. I was able to get a stronger power beyond that.’

Regarding this, Seol Ah-hyeon claimed that he had overcome the blizzard of the dungeon and reached the center of the dungeon by some means, but he thoroughly kept quiet about the method. Later, Eugene Sung and Hunter Jin So-wol made similar claims, but nothing has been officially confirmed so far.

On the other hand, there were frequent cases where some superhumans believed Seol Ah-hyun’s claim and went to the Cheonji Dungeon and were injured. In order to legally enter the dungeon, it is necessary to obtain approval from the Hunter Association or a related higher-level government official or higher.

-Excerpt from ‘Document: HB-ER-0305-A’ in the Korea Hunter Association database-

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In the worldview of , North Korea was annexed by the Republic of Korea in the early 1980s during the late Cold War period. Thanks to this, I was able to easily head to Mt. Baekdu without having to go through China.

By train and bus, we arrived at the foot of Mt. Baekdu at 5:00 PM.

I climbed the cable car to the top of Mt. Baekdu while appreciating the magnificent view of Mt.

Even though A-level dungeons were built in Cheonji, Mt. Baekdu was still a tourist attraction. No, it was not an exaggeration to say that tourism was more prevalent thanks to the dungeon.

The whitish snowstorm that blows along the hollow crater was a great attraction for tourists. Also, since it has no effect outside the dungeon range, the safety issue has been verified.

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Leaving aside, for non-superhumans, just being able to see the dungeon right in front of them would be enough to appeal to them.

“Ohhh.”

And as soon as I reached the top, I could understand the feelings of such tourists at once.

The magnificent peaks of Mt. Baekdu under the sunset sky. A group of swirling gray clouds covering the entire crater and lake below.

Despite the intense sound of wind in my ears and the occasional blue lightning soaring into the sky, the scenery outside the dungeon was extremely peaceful.

I, like other tourists, was mesmerized by the surreal scenery, like a composite of two mismatched photos.

Calm down. You didn’t come here for sightseeing.’

Avoiding the eyes of the tourists around me, I searched for a spot where I could go down to heaven and earth.

‘This should be enough.’

The slope going down is gentle and the distance to the dungeon border is close. Hiding in the shade of a nearby rock, I waited for the sun to completely disappear through the clouds.

It wasn’t long before twilight arrived and the sky, which had been vermilion, turned a deep blue.

‘Let’s start slowly.’

Careful of the eyes of the few remaining tourists, I started down the slope to the crater.

The Cheonji Dungeon was forbidden to enter, but the security was not tight. All that is there is barbed wire fenced in formally at best. Even that height was only 2 meters, so a superman could easily pass over it.

– Hui oh oh oh.

The sound of the wind gets stronger as you approach the dungeon border.

Soon after I reached the boundary, a huge wall of clouds appeared in front of me. The blizzard, whipping at breakneck speed, cut like a knife right in front of me, as if there was an invisible wall.

As a test, I gently inserted the tip of my finger, and a sharp wind of a knife slashed my skin.

‘The wind is also the wind, but the thing to be most wary of is that snowstorm.’

A blizzard that adversely affects the superman’s body due to an unknown principle. However, having read the original work, I knew the principle behind the phenomenon.

In conclusion, that blizzard is nothing more than an ordinary blizzard. What affects the body of a superhuman is not a visible snowstorm, but an invisible, high-concentration magical power storm.

All superhumans have magic within their bodies. Therefore, the condition of a superhuman is affected by the concentration of mana in the air. The higher the concentration of magical power, the higher the physical ability of the superhuman and the higher the efficiency of the superhuman power.

However, just as high concentrations of oxygen act as poison to humans, high concentrations of magical power are also poisonous to superhumans.

The raw, high-concentration mana causes a repulsion with the mana held in the superman’s body. Such repulsions start with mild dizziness or nausea and, in severe cases, lead to irreversible impairment of bodily functions.

Of course, this kind of backlash gets worse the more magical energy is stored in the body, that is, the stronger the superhuman. On the other hand, a weak superman like me is relatively free from such backlash.

‘Of course I won’t be able to survive there with that alone.’

No matter how relatively mild the symptoms are, eventually there will come a point where even my body can’t withstand the concentration of magical power that grows thicker toward the center.

However, I had a way to overcome this.

‘…… Goes.’

-Shu oh oh oh.

When I activated the talisman, the surrounding magic power was sucked into my body through my right arm.

‘Concentration.’

I adjusted the absorption speed while concentrating. If he hurriedly absorbs a large amount of mana, it will only come back like the last time.

Through the practice of the past few days, I found the speed of absorption that my body can withstand.

According to the speed, it slowly absorbed the magic power around it, and at the same time activated its psychic powers.

-Toohwaak!

Black smoke spewed out from his right hand and began to rotate, covering his entire body. This wall of smoke that moves at my will will protect me from that blizzard.

However, even if you block a blizzard with smoke, you cannot stop a magical storm.

‘Concentrate.’

As a result, I increased the amount of mana devoted to my psychic powers. While the wall of smoke gradually gets thicker, the amount of magical energy stored in the body begins to gradually decrease due to the magical energy being consumed faster than the absorption rate.

Finally, the moment the mana held in the body was completely exhausted, the momentum of the smoke spewing from the hand greatly softened.

‘Now!’

At that moment, I adjusted the amount of mana consumed by the psychic power and the amount of mana absorbed by the talisman to be the same.

The mana absorbed through the right hand is immediately drained through the right hand. My heart, which should have been filled with magic power, was empty, and I maintained my superpowers with a high level of concentration.

If the magical storm causes the body’s magical energy and repulsion, then it’s enough if not even a drop of magical energy is left in the body.

I jumped into the blizzard as hard as I could, with black smoke billowing all over my body.

-Quaaa!!

The moment I entered, an explosion that couldn’t even be compared to the moment before hit my eardrums.

“Keuuugh!”

I managed to collect the smoke that was about to be scattered by the strong wind. The thinning wall of smoke was supplemented with new smoke, but even so, the wall of smoke was thinning at a visible speed. I quickly ran towards the center of the dungeon.

Due to the tension, cold sweat broke out on my hands despite the biting cold.

Adjusting superpowers while keeping the amount of mana absorbed and consumed equal. What I was doing right now was like walking a tightrope, falling down a cliff at the slightest twist.

In the past few days of practice, the time I was able to maintain this state was about 2 minutes at most.

On the other hand, the distance to the center of the target dungeon was about 1.5 Km. To be on time, I had to run at a speed of 45 km/h.

This is an impossible figure with my pitiful physical abilities. It would be even more difficult while maintaining a high degree of concentration like now.

-Pain!

However, the next moment, the morning star’s breath in his left hand emitted a red light.

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[ Activates ‘Morning Star Breath’ (1/3). ]

[ The movement of the body is accelerated at twice the speed for 3 minutes. ]

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Like a gale cutting through a canyon, my body darted forward.

The deeper we went in, the stronger the blizzard. Accordingly, the wall of smoke was consumed at a faster rate.

‘Shall I increase the amount of mana absorbed? No, the recoil will break your concentration. If it’s dangerous, I’d rather activate Morning Star’s Breathing one more time.’

I continued to move my feet, measuring the remaining distance. I couldn’t see an inch ahead because of the black smoke that obscured my vision, but since the surroundings were a frozen lake anyway, there were no obstacles to speak of.

However, in the end, that judgment was a misjudgment.

“What?!”

– Plop!

The ground, which was supposed to be solidly frozen, collapsed, and at the same time, the body fell into the lake. My whole body was drenched in the cold, cold water.

At the same time, the psychic powers he had maintained were slightly released.

‘Oh!’

As soon as the psychic powers stopped working, mana filled his heart with Talisman. The moment I realized that, a sudden severe headache came.

“Keugh?!”

I managed to get on the ice and activate my psychic powers again.

However, the magical powers that writhed from the outside and the magical powers that ran amok from the inside rebelled against each other, and the psychic powers were not properly controlled. Of course, the delicate control like before was impossible.

“Keep up?!”

A dull stomachache. And subsequent hemorrhage.

As my psychic powers completely stopped, the wall of smoke that surrounded me collapsed, and a blizzard like cutting flesh hit my body.

‘How far is it to the center?’

I looked ahead with blurry vision. I ran for over a minute, so the remaining distance would not be much.

‘It is impossible to concentrate again and maintain the same state as before. Then-.’

It was a waste of time to even think about it. I quickly used up all the remaining reps of Morning Star’s Breath.

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[ Activates ‘Morning Star Breath’ (2/3). Body movements are accelerated at twice the speed for 3 minutes. ]

[ Activates ‘Morning Star Breath’ (3/3). Body movements are accelerated at twice the speed for 3 minutes. ]

[ You have exhausted all uses of ‘Morning Star’s Breath’. The use of the proc effect is restricted until after midnight today. ]

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3 Stacks of trigger effects. For the next two minutes or so, my movement accelerates to eight times the normal speed.

I kicked the ground as hard as I could while lowering my stance to overcome the wind.

-Paang!!!

The body protruded forward with a sharp hole. A strong headwind hit me in the face with a storm blowing from the side.

“Keuugh!”

I activated my talisman and psychic powers at the same time thinking that I couldn’t keep up with the time.

There were no fine adjustments. The thick smoke enveloped my body, and the moment I felt an excruciating pain.

With every step he took, his muscles seemed to break. The impact of stepping on the ground travels through the legs and shakes the internal organs.

Fever. Perspiration. Headache. Nausea. Throw up. Crick. Equilibrium abnormality. Excruciating pain. And bleeding.

The symptoms listed in the description of the Cheonji Dungeon I read before coming here ravaged my body at once. At least, this is despite the fact that the magic power in the body is almost depleted. If he was a strong superhuman, he would have collapsed with organ failure the moment he was exposed to the magical storm.

But I won’t be able to last long either.

Whether it’s first for me to get to the center of the dungeon, or for me to collapse without enduring it.

The chicken race of a lifetime. In front of a gamble with my life, I just slammed the ground as hard as I could.

“aaa!”

The moment when I shouted with all my might, supported by evil.

-Pot!

The snowstorm finally stopped and I was greeted by an open night sky.

-Cudang Tang Tang!

Unable to overcome the momentum of his run, he rolled unsightly on the ground. I managed to get my posture right, and I gasped for breath while lying on my stomach.

“Heo Eok! Huh! Whoops!”

I survived. Somehow got to the center.

I looked around as I swallowed the blood in my mouth.

As if the blizzard a while ago was a lie, the area around me was a perfect windless zone. As if entering the eye of a hurricane, a towering wall of clouds surrounded it in a circle.

The ground was hard dirt, not ice. As soon as I looked up, I saw a gate shimmering blue in the distance, and a small cabin next to it.

“Heo Eok! Whoa. Whoa…….”

The same sight as depicted in the original story. Overcoming a sense of exhaustion like drowsiness, I slowly walked towards the cabin.

If nothing has changed from the original setting, the ‘curious man’ must be living in that cabin.

However, the closer I got to the cabin, the more anxious I felt. An angel tried to steal away even the sound of the Morning Star’s breathing that I collected yesterday.

Effortlessly ignoring the rising anxiety, I finally arrived in front of the cabin and knocked hard on the door.

– Smart.

But there was no answer. I knocked on the door a little harder.

– Smart smart.

There was no answer this time either. The uneasiness that had been ignored once again engulfed my brain.

-Thump thump thump!

I tried knocking on the door vigorously, almost like hitting it, but the response was still silent.

When I carefully opened the door, I was greeted by a dreary interior that did not feel human warmth.

“Ha.”

The inside of my head is dyed white.

I collapsed on the spot at the cold reality I faced in front of my eyes.

“…… f*ck this.”

The expression on his face is subtly distorted by the boiling anger and cold desolation.

I thought it would be okay since he was a person, not an object, no matter how odd it was, but I never thought he’d come this far.

Damn the Pleasure Heaven Demon. It’s very diverse.

I let out a deep sigh at the thought that it had all been in vain. In a rush of mixed feelings, I leaned against the cabin wall and took out a cigarette from my pocket.

But at that moment.

“I’m sorry, but it’s non-smoking here.”

I turned my head at the sound I heard next to me, and an old man with gray hair was looking at me with an armful of firewood on his back.

A wound-covered armor covering the whole body. Two longswords worn around the waist. A long beard and three long scars across his left eye.

I was so moved that I couldn’t speak at the sight of the old man who had taken out the original description. Seeing me like that, the old man smiled benevolently.

“The weather is chilly, so come inside.”