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Chapter 28: Chapter 28- The Flower of Death and the King of Thorns

Chapter 28- The Flower of Death and the King of Thorns

"Huh?"

"This mission is dangerous.

Bringing along a low-level player like Jhin is just too risky.

It’s an E-rank dungeon!

How can you bring someone who hasn’t even brok 40 into a dungeon like this?

It’s not too late, Detective.

We need to bring someone qualified."

He acted like he was concerned—

but his tone was obviously just bashing Jhin.

Caleb only shrugged and stayed silent.

’He doesn’t even realize who the real powerhouse here is.’

Again, even just Jhin and Millie alone could have cleared this dungeon.

The reason Caleb and Luke were part of the raid was simple—

this dungeon had an entry requirement: minimum four people.

’And the reason we brought Luke was just because of his armor.’

His clothes were from a game server shutdown event—

better defensive stats than standard gear, even if just slightly.

His level was decent enough too.

At least, he wouldn’t die immediately in an E-rank dungeon.

That was the only reason Luke was here.

Yet the guy was swaggering around like he was on Millie’s level.

Completely clueless.

’Tsk...’

Caleb clicked his tongue softly and turned to look at Jhin.

Even though Jhin was still wearing shabby, torn clothes—

just looking at him inspired trust.

Who was he, after all?

Caleb watched him with a gleam in his eyes.

At that moment, Jhin reached out quickly, stopping Luke, who had started wandering toward a suspicious-looking plant.

"I wouldn’t go near that if I were you."

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"It’s dangerous."

But Luke flat-out ignored him.

He swaggered right up to the plant and grabbed a yellow fruit hanging from a branch.

He turned back, sneering.

"Grubby boy, this is a ’Dungeon Apple.’

Restores MP.

Don’t tell me you didn’t even know that?"

Maybe Luke really did know something about the Garden of Death.

He was experienced, after all—so it wouldn’t be too strange.

The problem was—

The sound of a gun cocking came from nearby.

"The fresher it is, the more MP you can recover..."

Screeeech!

BANG!

A bullet whizzed right past Luke, slicing through the air like a whip.

It punched clean through the plant behind him and vanished.

"Huff...!"

Luke froze.

He looked around—and realized that thorny vines had risen all around him.

They were bristling with sharp, deadly spikes.

If the bullet had come even a second later, he would’ve been skewered alive.

"Th-thank you...!"

But Millie brushed past him without even acknowledging the thanks.

Instead, she walked straight up to Jhin, chatting with him casually.

Watching the scene, Luke’s face turned beet-red, like a rotting tomato about to burst.

Caleb pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering inwardly.

’...Maybe we brought the wrong guy.’

Honestly, it would’ve been smarter to bring someone like Evan -coininstead—

he was skittish, sure, but at least he wouldn’t cause trouble.

The guy had crazy sharp instincts, thanks to his background as a sales rep.

But, well—

it was too late for regrets now.

Caleb shrugged and joined the conversation between Jhin and Millie.

They were discussing something seriously—

"Wait.

You know the detox method too?"

Caleb asked, startled.

"When did you figure it out?"

"Right when we arrived at Stoneveil city Station," Jhin said casually.

"It was obvious."

"...Of course.

There’s nothing you don’t know, is there?"

Caleb stared at him, amazed.

It felt like there was a holy light shining behind Jhin’s back.

Caleb was pretty sure about one thing.

’There’s no way he’s only level 37.’

After all, Jhin had single handedly tied down a D-rank boss monster.

And D-rank bosses usually sat at around level 120.

Which meant Jhin was probably somewhere in that ballpark, too.

The power of the former Number One was no joke.

And Caleb could even guess why Jhin was hiding his true level.

’It’s a dangerous world nowadays.’

Still, he didn’t know why Jhin had revealed the Talaname Kyle at all.

But knowing K’s eccentric ways, it wasn’t all that surprising.

He always had his own reasons.

Caleb chose to trust him.

There was no point trying to apply normal logic to a genius.

"Boss room ahead," Jhin said.

At his words, Caleb immediately dropped all other thoughts.

Right now, what mattered was clearing the Garden of Death—

fast.

"Whoa...

That’s insane," someone muttered.

The boss room looked like an enormous greenhouse.

Through the misty, mosaic-patterned windows, a blurry shape loomed.

Massive and purple.

Jhin immediately recognized it.

’That’s the Wilow King, boss of the Garden of Death!’

A mutated sunflower.

Not the kind that chased the sun— but the kind that chased death.

Among old veterans, it was Talanamed "Deathflower" for that very reason.

Even Caleb, who had never seen it before, swallowed hard at the sight.

The pressure coming off it was unreal.

Its level was estimated to be around 70—

But its real fighting power? Easily over 80.

All because of one thing.

’Any boss with "King" in its name is no joke.’

Caleb turned to the group.

"If we take down the Wilow King, we’ll get a ’Flower Bud.’

It’s an ingredient for the antidote."

"An antidote?"

"Yeah.

It’ll cure the infected back at Stoneveil city Station."

There was no need to explain any more.

Even Luke should have figured it out by now, after overhearing all their discussions.

"You crush the flower bud and brew it in water.

That creates an antidote that cures Dungeon Sickness."

"It’s the only hope those people have."

Caleb turned to Jhin and Millie, his voice almost pleading.

But the reply came from a completely unexpected source.

"Leave it to me."

It was Luke.