CCBBWM 11

[Party] Dansogeum: Ugh, used all my potions because of the boss mechanics ♡♡ LOL
[Party] Geumgyul2: LOL judging by how many you had, you really panicked
[Party] Gulbi: Sinu really held back for a long time…
[Party] Geumgyul2: Yeah, he’s been holding it in lately lolol
[Party] Useo: Lol?
[Party] Geumgyul2: T_T I stayed within the lines, okay…

Watching the stream of conversation, Beo-deul came to a conclusion.
If you get on Sinu’s nerves… you die!

[Party] Useo: Let’s head in.
[Party] Gilmyu: Uh… are we going without Sogeum?
[Party] Dansogeum: Saveeeeee meeee!####!$
[Party] Gulbi: I’ll resurrect you ^^

Gulbi walked over to Sogeum and took out a resurrection stone, placing it in front of her. That… was it.

[Party] Dansogeum: ?

Instead of using the resurrection stone, Gulbi just placed it at Sogeum’s side and triggered the “Pray” emote, making her even more flustered.

[Party] Useo: LOL
[Party] Geumgyul2: LOLOLOL
[Party] Gulbi: ^^…
[Party] Dansogeum: LOL?? Excuse me? Party leader? Leader hyung??
[Party] Gulbi: May you be reborn with a kind heart in your next life…
[Party] Dansogeum: I’m seriously, what is happeningㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

It wasn’t really a situation to laugh at… but it was a little funny. Beo-deul nearly typed a laughing emoji before catching himself and deleting it. Just then, Useo returned, now again a clean-cut blond knight, and stood next to Gilmyu.

[Party] Useo: Don’t worry, it’s fine even if one person’s missing.
[Party] Dansogeum: I’m not fine thoㅇㅅㅇ;;;;;;
[Party] Geumgyul2: Think of it as one less mouth to feed ^^
[Party] Dansogeum: You traitors;;
[Party] Dansogeum: No seriously I’m not jokingㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I don’t have a res scroll on this characterㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] Gulbi: Oh dear…

Even Gulbi, who sighed like he was genuinely sorry, picked up the unused resurrection stone and turned away. Beo-deul was surprised Gulbi had seemed the most normal of the new faces.

[Party] Dansogeum: You’re really leaving meㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ What about meㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] Dansogeum: Gilmyu-nimㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ You can see me, right???ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[Party] Gilmyu: Haha…

Dansogeum, lying by the portal, watched the party walking away and screamed in chat. Beo-deul, having chosen to follow the group (especially Sinu’s opinion), had no choice but to trail behind.

[Party] Dansogeum: You all… I’ll curse you
[Party] Dansogeum: Let’s see how well you do without meㅇㅅ”ㅇ

Her curses flooded the chat. Beo-deul pretended not to see and waited for further instructions.

[Party] Useo: It’s a narrow bridge in the first area, so watch your timing with the swinging hammer
[Party] Geumgyul2: Okay~!

The party lined up in front of a narrow bridge to enter a mob-heavy area. Beo-deul tried to blend in naturally and take up the rear to learn from watching.

[Party] Gulbi: I’ll take the rear ^^ Gireumyu, you go third.
[Party] Gulbi: If something happens, I’ll use short-term invincibility on you.
[Party] Gilmyu: Got it!

Useo dashed across the bridge with impressive speed, followed by Geumgyul2 using flashy class skills.

[Party] Useo: Mad Hunter movement skills are OP.
[Party] Geumgyul2: Want to switch classes?
[Party] Useo: Just here, lol.
[Party] Geumgyul2: …

The ones who crossed first chatted casually. Beo-deul timed his run and moved his character.

[Party] Dansogeum: Wait, don’t go nowㅇㅅㅇ;;;

What? That can’t be
Before he could even hesitate, the hammer that had swung left came charging toward Gilmyu.

[Party] Geumgyul2: No, it’s fine, go now!
[Party] Useo: Timing is good, just go!
[Party] Useo: Gulbi-hyung, invincibility!
[Party] Gulbi: Short-term invincibility applied ^^

Without thinking further, Beo-deul made a dash across the bridge and heaved a sigh of relief upon reaching the other side.

[Party] Dansogeum: Oh, you’re good at this, haha ^ㅁ^
[Party] Useo: LOL “Useo”?
[Party] Dansogeum: Heh… T_T;
[Party] Dansogeum: See, you shouldn’t have left me! Now I can’t reach the next map and I’m breaking down~~~~

So it was a joke…
Beo-deul finally felt his tension earlier subside.

[Party] Geumgyul2: Looks like he gave up on resurrection and switched to spectator mode, lol
[Party] Dansogeum: “Useo”?
[Party] Geumgyul2: Yup ^^!
[Party] Dansogeum: ;;;;;;

From then on, the party members treated So-Geum’s chat like it had 50% transparency.

[Party] Dansogeum: Tofu stew, bean sprouts, eggs, frozen dumplings!
[Party] Dansogeum: Guys…
[Party] Useo: Gilmyu, let’s switch for a bit
[Party] Gilmyu: Okay!
[Party] Gulbi: *Rebuffed everyone~ ^^
[Party] Dansogeum: Am I… invisible…?

Whether Sogeum was using the party chat like a diary or not, everyone stayed focused on their roles. So did Beo-deul. Occasionally, he responded with “ㅎㅎ……” when Sogeum commented about Gilmyu also being heartless. he couldn’t afford to get distracted again and become a burden.

[Party] Useo: Let’s prep before the next area

The group stood before a giant door. As they recovered, Useo briefly explained the boss’s mechanics.

[Party] Useo: You all know it, but there’ll be recurring AoE floor attacks in a clock shape. I’ll call out directions using numbers.
[Party] Useo: This is a minimum 4-player dungeon. If even one of us gets downed, the next pattern where damage is divided by N will likely wipe us.
[Party] Useo: Even if we survive it, Gulbi will have a tough time.
[Party] Gulbi: ^^

Beo-deul admired Gulbi’s smile emoji. Even after being told it would be hard on him, he kept his calm. he wished he had that kind of composure.

[Party] Useo: There’s a chance we’ll pop burst damage during boss’s groggy state.
[Party] Dansogeum: THEN WHY DID YOU KILL ME!!
[Party] Useo: Still better than wiping, so stay focused on surviving.
[Party] Useo: Any questions?
[Party] Dansogeum: Me me me ㅇㅅㅇ)/
[Party] Useo: No questions? Then let’s buff up and head in.
[Party] Dansogeum: lㅅㅇ);;

Useo casually ignored Sogeum again and, after checking everyone’s readiness, entered the boss room.

[Chrono Librarian ???]: I won’t forgive those who disturb my meditation.

A cinematic showed a cloaked old woman turning around, then the party spread out to dodge her attacks.

[Party] Useo: Check the hourglasses and refill them before the sand runs out
[Party] Useo: I’ll take initial aggro
[Party] Geumgyul2: Oh no, I pulled aggro T_T
[Party] Dansogeum: Tsk tsk!ㅋㅅㅋ

Geumgyul2’s movement skills helped dodge while Useo, slower, had to chase behind the boss.

[Party] Dansogeum: Gyul’s doing the cha-cha!
[Party] Useo: Gyul, over here!
[Party] Geumgyul2: I’m really squishy T_T

Beo-deul, unsure what to do, saw Geumgyul2 run her way and made a quick decision.

Gilmyu rushed in, followed by Gulbi’s support skills.

[Party] Gulbi: Gilmyu, go first!
[Party] Useo: OK
[Party] Geumgyul2: Thanks you so much T_T!!

Beo-deul launched his strongest available skill and successfully caught aggro.

‘Okay, I got it… but…’

The damage he was taking was heavy. His class wasn’t meant for tanking…

As he barely held on, Useo spoke like a savior:

[Party] Useo: Berserk cooldown’s up.
[Party] Useo: You did well tanking I’ll take over aggro now.

It was the same skill that had one-shot Sogeum earlier. Beo-deul pulled Girmyu out of the skill’s range and checked the hourglass over his head.

‘Almost time to refill…’

In the strategy video he’d watched, letting the sand run out caused dangerous debuffs, especially movement speed reduction deadly for the clock pattern. he needed to get sand before anyone else

“Oh.”

Geumgyul2 had already reached the pile he was targeting. Oh well…
As she looked for the next one, he saw Gyul cancel his action