Chapter 384 – Pandemonium (3)

Hearing Aderange’s words, Do-jin fell into thought for a moment.
Does he dig up the ground to find the stairs, or should he wait for someone to come rescue him? There was one more way he thought.

Climb straight up to the 80th floor and completely clear the dungeon.

Considering that there may be something on the 80th floor, it is extremely difficult. However, it doesn’t seem impossible.

Do-jin knows that his skills have improved a lot. Enough to be able to reach the demon lord……. If so, it is possible. He seems crazy, but he instinctively feels that if he tries, it will be possible.

“No, there is one more way.”
“Is it really? Host?”
“Okay. How to go up, not down.”
“…… Consolation?”

At those words, Aderange looked at Dojin with an expression as if he was serious. Dojin silently shook his head. He then looked at them and asked again.

“I might die. If you want to give up, tell me now. I will help you dig the ground.”

“…… Owner, do you know that digging is more realistic?”

“That’s like finding a needle in the sand. In a place like this where you don’t even know which direction is full of sand, let’s dig and find the stairs?”

It’s a yard where they’re even confused about which direction they ran away right now. In the meantime, there was a monster living under the ground that would devour the monsters here in an instant.

It was realistically impossible to dig through the floor without knowing the exact location and being wary of monsters under the ground.

“Teacher, to me, both sound absurd, but…… Seeing you say that, it seems you have a chance of winning, right?”

“Of course. Originally, I was going to clear the dungeon by myself.”

“Ahaha, if you say that, I have no choice but to believe you.”

Saying that, Emilia lifted her sword and raised her body. Seeing her sincere attitude of her trying to clear the dungeon, Ade Lange shook her head as if she was insane.

However, if the two of them agreed to this, there was no reason for her, who was only a slave to her, to refuse. Ade Lange stood up, brushing off the dirt from the hem of her dress.

Seeing the actions of the two, Do-jin looked at Charlotte. She pondered for a moment, then cautiously raised her head and looked at her Dojin.

“It’s a penance.”
“It is not easy. But it must be a rewarding day.”
“Indeed, if the demon lord can completely clear the sealed dungeon——even the gods must be laughing at it.”

Giving up is a dog’s death, and there was a high probability of a dog’s death for a challenge…… It was not in her nature to give up without even trying.

In the end, she lightly crosses her name and raises her body her-her entire party joins in moving forward. Do-jin, who confirmed the fact, immediately ordered Aderange.

“Aderange. Find the stairs going up.”
“Whoa- I get it.”

At that, Aderange summoned hundreds of bats. A family of vampires made from her blood her. The bats flew through the sky in an instant and were scattered in all directions, and their vision soon became Aderange’s.

Accepting the sight sent by his people, Aderange looked for the stairs going up. It didn’t take long to find the stairs to go up on this level where there was no blackout.

It was because she was revealing herself confidently, as if she were to come up and see if she could.

“Found. Host.”
“Okay? Then let’s go.”

Dojin and the others moved towards the stairs.

* * *

The residents of the Dungeon Spirit gathered in front of the dungeon today as well, doing business. All the adventurers who went in and out of the dungeon were their guests. As the dungeon was opened, an unprecedented boom occurred, and merchants were also renewing their highest sales every day.

When both the adventurers and the merchants were laughing, the merchant Tar felt that his body was not very good today.

“Come on, Coke! Please come! Keck, Coke!”

Seeing him continue to cough as if he had pneumonia, even customers who were about to come in to buy things would run away.

I’m going to have a bad luck- Tar thought so and looked down at his palm. As if he really had some kind of disease, there was a handful of blood on it.

“What, what the fuck!?”

Surprised, he quickly wiped the blood off his clothes and coughed carefully to see if more blood was really coming out.

Fortunately, as if it was a coincidence that she had just vomited blood, only a few drops of saliva came out this time. I still couldn’t let go of my worries, but I didn’t feel like stopping by the temple either.

‘I’d rather die than go to the temple…’….’

The temple’s treatment fee is almost overpriced. It is so with the logic that offerings to God should not be wasted.

It was an excessively large amount for ordinary citizens, so it was a burdensome amount for ordinary people who live on a daily basis. To the point where I had to sit down on the street right away after receiving treatment once.

“Oh, my guest! Welcome!”

Casually throwing away the cloth he had wiped off his hands and around his mouth his, Tar greeted the guest.

However, the condition of the guest was a bit strange. The man, who was coughing with his mouth covered, clung to the display stand and almost had a seizure.

“Cool! Here, potion- cool, where are you- uwehehehehe!”
“Cow, guest!”

Tar frowned as he watched the customers vomit on the shelves. Fucking shit- Looking at what he looks like, he doesn’t seem to have much, but I wondered if he would be able to get the money for the dirty product properly.

However, he did n’t know if he would get stabbed for showing such feelings openly in front of guests, so he approached cautiously after putting a smile on his face.

“Are you okay? Guest? Shall I call the priest?”
“Po, potion-give me the potion, uweek! …… You did.”
“Well, you have to do the math first…….”
“Kyesa-ah…… ?”

In an instant, the man who was gagging on the floor gets up. Seeing those menacing eyes, the merchant immediately realized what he was thinking.

Suddenly, I push him away and leave the store. Valuable merchandise and cash were left in the store, but it was better than losing one’s life.

Indeed, as if he was right, as soon as he exited the building, the crazed adventurer drew his weapon and started destroying the shop at random.

‘Oh, that crazy guy!’

I had to call the guards as soon as possible. If you’re one second late, one more thing gets smashed. Thinking of that, the merchant ran into a passing adventurer.

“I’m sorry!”

There was no time to apologize, so the time when I was about to pass after quickly bowing my back – The adventurer who staggered after colliding with the merchant quickly drew his weapon and swung at the merchant.

“Hey!?”
“What are you- Sivaaaaal…… Are you ignoring me too? … ?”

This guy was also a lunatic. It seems that luck has come to the right according to today. It’s not easy to meet a madman in a day, but on a street like this…… !

The merchant’s idea that he would be subdued as soon as he wielded a knife on the street was wrong. No matter how long I waited, the guards did not come.

“Watch! To the guards!”

He shouted desperately, but there was no one to help him, let alone the guards. The merchant closed his eyes tightly as he saw the sword coming down on him.

If I knew it would be like this, I would have been extravagant…… ! With a heart full of remorse, he waited for the end to come, but no matter how long he waited, he felt no pain.

When I opened my eyes wondering if I had come to heaven in one shot without pain, a woman in a maid uniform was standing there holding the adventurer down.

“Are you okay?”
“Heh, heo-! Huh!”

I couldn’t even say thank you. The merchant broke into a cold sweat and was breathing heavily. Now that he has risen from the dead, he vowed to live more faithfully in the future.

“Oh, thank you…….”
“If you don’t mind—please go home quickly.”
“What, what? No- I’m still in business…….”
“I don’t think it’s time to do business.”

A woman in her maid’s uniform, her eyes looked around her and collected the noises that flowed into her own ears.

Screams were heard from all directions. Since these things were happening all over the dungeon territory, that was the reason why the guards were nowhere to be seen.

‘What the hell is going on?’

Incomprehensible people’s madness – Seol thought it must be someone’s curse. Otherwise, such widespread riots could not have been explained.

Seol tracked down his magical powers that spread throughout the dungeon. Inferring from her senses her, the cause of this madness was the magic flowing from the dungeon spirit.

But she couldn’t help but tilt her head at the same time. The magic flowing from the dungeon spirits couldn’t drive everyone crazy at the same time. Rather, it mainly drove adventurers between levels 1 and 2 who would have resistance by frequenting dungeons.

‘I don’t understand…….’

Why are ordinary citizens, who have no resistance whatsoever, all right? Seol tried to pay attention to the phenomenon she couldn’t understand and ran in the direction of the scream.

Yeah, now wasn’t the time to figure things out. It was her turn to save at least one more person.

* * *

Those who ate my corpse and were satisfied.
So those who gave up being human.
I have arranged for you.

* * *

It didn’t take long to find the stairs leading to the 72nd floor. This layer was open without any blockage, and if the goal was to go up without thinking about collecting the corpses of monsters, there was no existence on this layer that could stop them even for a moment.

Do-jin, who stopped in front of the stairs, looked back at the party and opened his mouth.

“This is the Maginot Line. If you have any other thoughts, tell me now.”
“…… Hey, Master?”
“Why?”
“What is the Maginot Line?”

Seeing Emilia tilt her head at the word she had never heard of, Dojin burst out laughing. It was a question without tension in this situation.

Thanks to that, the tension in his body was completely released. Dojin, who burst into laughter, stopped her laughter and explained to her about her last line.

“The moment you cross this road, you can’t come back.”
“What, how many times have I said that?”

Emilia jumped lightly and stood on her chin on top of her steps. She opened her mouth, pointing to herself as if she was proud to be the first to step up her steps her.

“That kind of thing, I was prepared for it right away!”

Pure eyes without any worries. Looking into her eyes of her, Dojin realized why she was chosen as a hero. Because he is a person who can give others courage in this situation.

He couldn’t be like that. But even if I can’t be a hero, I should be a leader.

“Follow me.”

Everyone, I’ll take you home safely.
Dojin went up to the 72nd floor.
At the same time, Dojin’s heart started beating.

-Oh, my brother. You were there.