Meanwhile, going back in time.
The hunters who were taken to the pyramid by the Sphinx.
While they were wandering through the labyrinth, avoiding traps.
Outside the pyramid, unusually, simultaneous communications were being made by the leaders of various countries.
“Please inform the association presidents across the country. The hunters who were staying at the pyramid for the raid have lost contact. We need to come up with a solution immediately.”
Tap tap-
The United States was the first to notice the disappearance of the hunters.
The association president there, Fedrick, opened his eyes and tapped the table with his gloved hand.
‘Who would have thought that something would happen in a place we never expected.’
After the eclipse of the Eclipse, the world united to carry out a project to counter the seven major bosses.
Among them, the raid on the mysterious dungeon, which was allocated only a fraction of the manpower.
It might have seemed like a trivial matter at first glance-
But its significance was anything but trivial.
A fraction of the manpower.
It was clearly small, but it also meant that it had secured its place over countless other alternatives.
The reason why such a small number of people were sent to the pyramid in the first place was not because of the severity of the problem.
It was because they were confident that even a small number of people would be enough to conquer it.
Fedrick looked at a graph displayed in one corner of the airship.
[Contacting the association president. Currently, out of the 44 dungeons that appeared in California, 43 have been conquered, leaving only one dungeon remaining…]
A world where VR games have become reality.
Dungeons that started appearing all over the country as a result.
However, this was hardly a problem for most countries.
Unlike the seven major bosses, the seven calamities, and the seven major events that were made unusually difficult, most elements took a casual attitude, similar to Another World.
Moreover, most top-tier players were already familiar with the strategies for each dungeon.
The same was true for the mysterious dungeon.
Although it bore the title of “7,” it was still just a dungeon.
In fact, because of its symbolism, the strategies for it were even more widely known.
‘That’s why we thought there would be no problem.’
Moreover, the pyramid was mostly made up of standardized traps.
Even the Mummy Boss at its center, despite its outstanding stamina, posed no real difficulty.
It was a no-risk, high-return situation where you could potentially obtain artifacts that would work against the seven major bosses.
It was a matter that had been unanimously approved at a meeting of the leaders of various countries.
But now.
The players from 20 different countries who entered the pyramid have lost contact.
Fedrick pressed his forehead with his hand and let out a deep sigh.
“Have we received responses from the other countries yet?”
“Currently, 14 out of the 20 countries we contacted have responded. However, due to distance constraints, most countries will take considerable time to arrive.”
It has already been 15 hours since the heroes lost contact.
No matter how strong their bodies have become after transforming into VR characters, they would soon be in dire straits due to lack of water and food.
According to the tent inspection, both water and food supplies were intact.
No matter how well they know the strategies, how long can they last in a pyramid full of traps?
After a brief moment of contemplation, Fedrick, the American association president, made a decision.
“We can’t wait any longer. We need to start the rescue operation immediately.”
“But, Mr. Association President. The Sphinx, the only entrance to the pyramid, has been found collapsed, and the barrier that cuts off external connections makes it impossible to enter the pyramid.”
To that, Fedrick smiled and replied briefly.
“No, it’s fine. Originally, going into the pyramid one by one for a rescue operation was too risky.”
The method of entering the pyramid through the Sphinx was out of the question from the start.
If the rescue team were to enter recklessly and get scattered or trapped in the traps, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
“We need to use a smarter method.”
VR games have become reality, but reality has also become a VR game.
Then, it should be possible to conquer it using real-world methods.
Since our heroes are inside, we’ll start by destroying the barrier that blocks communication.
There might be some shaking, but all the participants in the raid are top-ranked players, so they should be able to withstand it.
Click clack–
The sound of heels tapping the floor.
Soon after, Fedrick, who had been standing by the window, slowly opened his blue eyes and looked down at the yellowish-brown structure standing alone in the middle of the desert.
“Prepare for bombardment.”
A low voice rang out.
At the same time, in the sky above the pyramid.
The sound of hundreds and thousands of metal friction echoed.
Wealth, fame, connections, etc.
The strongest nation that sucked up all kinds of talents from around the world using unimaginable methods.
If you asked a passerby which country has the most martial arts rankers-
Eight or nine out of ten would say China.
But if you asked a passerby which country has the most SF players-
One hundred out of a hundred would answer with one country.
Hundreds and thousands of air carriers existing in the sky above the pyramid.
Soon after, the white-haired gentleman from the United States gave a calm command.
“Fire.”
In an instant.
Kwaaakwaang-
From thousands of air carriers above the pyramid, blue energy cannons rained down on the pyramid.
Jjejeong-
And then.
The moment the barrier shattered into tens of thousands of fragments.
[7 Mysterious Dungeon – Labyrinth Trap, Pyramid]
Fizz
Information about the pyramid stored in the interface floated in the air with a strange noise.
[7 Mysterious Dungeon – Labyrinth Trap, Pyramid]
Chizz- Chijijik-
The characters sparked and crackled as if they were malfunctioning.
The players operating the carriers focused their gaze in one direction.
Soon, the characters began to lose their shape.
[7 Mysterious Dungeon – Labyrinth Trap, Pyramid]
[7 Mysterious @1- Miham Trap, Pyramid]
[7 Mysterious @1- Dragon’s Trap, Pyramid]
They flickered ominously.
And began to form a sentence.
***
It’s collapsing. It’s collapsing. It’s collapsing.
Just like when the cave of the gigantes collapsed.
The bricks that make up the pyramid crack and crumble, and the debris rushes towards me.
I take a slight step back, narrowly avoiding the flying fragments.
‘Did I get cursed by the Earth God or something?’
Lately, I feel like I’ve been in situations where I almost get crushed more often.
The collapsing pyramid.
While the hunters hurriedly set up defensive spells, I scan for a way out.
Suddenly, a familiar window pops up.
Our world-Kr server
[Suddenly, the pyramid item is glowing, what’s going on-]
[Pretending to be the association president in front of my association members, what a joke-]
[The reason why the mysterious dungeon is a joke compared to the other two is that it doesn’t have a second phase-]
The window, which had been cut off by the pyramid’s barrier, starts to reappear.
“Huh? We’re getting contact!”
Da.
Helena’s eyes widen, and a surprised voice escapes her.
At the same time, through the cracks in the collapsing ceiling, hundreds of ships floating in the sky begin to appear.
“It’s the rescue team!”
As a few mages cast portals and the hunters quickly run into them.
Zzzzz-
A strange sound is heard.
Jjejejeok-
The stone slab begins to crack with an eerie light.
As if something hidden is about to be revealed, the surfaces that make up the stone slab begin to fall off one by one.
Soon, the characters begin to lose their shape and flicker ominously.
[7 Wonders @1- ???, Pyramid]
A magnificent tomb created in honor of a great king who led ancient civilizations, the Pyramid.
After carving, refining, and stacking stones, people stored countless treasures inside, praying for the eternal peace of the revered king.
The tomb of a king, born with everyone’s blessings.
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.
.
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The hundreds of traps lurking inside the labyrinth.
…
…
[7 Mysterious Evil Dragon’s Sealed Lair, Pyramid]
A giant shadow that splits the sky.
A roar that echoes like thunder.
With one breath, it shakes the heavens and the earth, with one flap of its wings, it creates a typhoon.
The pinnacle of beings born from nature and the universe, the dragon.
Suddenly, this noble creature flew over the mountains beyond the human kingdom, appearing at first glance like a guardian deity of the village.
But unfortunately, this creature had a different concept of life and death from humans.
The deaths of countless people.
Thus, numerous heroes rose, but defeating the dragon was beyond their power.
Therefore, the kings of all nations joined forces and began to research a method to seal the evil dragon.
At the moment when the dragon entered a brief hibernation.
Hundreds of architects designed hundreds of traps to block intruders.
Hundreds of mages gathered to construct a barrier of unprecedented size to cut off external connections.
All the technicians of the kingdom gathered to design the sealing artifact.
To inspect for any potential deterioration, a sphinx, a spiritual creature, was placed at the passage to filter out those with impure intentions.
But stories that are too old tend to get distorted.
Later generations interpreted this as the tomb of a pharaoh, and the hundreds of traps were thought to be for blocking tomb raiders.
But even so, they couldn’t explain why and how such a structure was built.
Thus, they named it a mysterious and strange event beyond imagination and understanding, a “mystery”.
But the evil dragon still sleeps inside the pyramid.
You who have invaded the evil dragon’s lair by destroying the evil dragon’s sealed lair.
Face the ancient evil dragon and survive.
<Another World Hidden – Dungeon Pyramid>
‘…This feels a bit cheap.’
As I hurriedly read the glowing stone slab and joined the group of hunters.
I felt a gaze piercing through me.
Following the gaze.
‘The ceiling? Not above, but a bit lower…’
Naturally, my eyes turned to the bottom of the pyramid, the floor.
Just as I carefully looked at the cracks in the floor to avoid falling through any holes that might have formed from the collapse.
Krrrr-
Under the shaking bricks, I locked eyes with vertical pupils staring intently at the intruders.
Kwaakwaang
A different sound, as if the pyramid was being artificially shaken by something huge.
At the same time.
Jjeok-
A mouth large enough to swallow an entire building opens.
Immediately after.
From the mouth of the giant creature, a hot whirlwind begins to gather, forming a fireball.
“Dragon?”
“Portal! Hurry!”
Instantly, the black vertical pupils slowly turn, following the movements of the hunters.
Whoosh-
At that moment.
Beneath our feet, the dragon’s breath shoots up into the sky, ready to burn everything-
[Distortion (EX)]
“Kwaaaaang!”
“Let’s go!”
I deflect it back into the dragon’s mouth.
Sticking out my tongue at an angle where the hunters can’t see, I jump into the portal.