Chapter 40 – Festival, Confession, and Dungeon (2)

The next morning, I met up with the others who decided to clear the dungeon. We decided to walk instead of taking a carriage. I couldn’t exactly ride it. Because the dungeon was located on a mountain, it was inevitable.

“What kind of treasure is hidden… Hehe…”

Carl muttered with a grin. I frowned.

‘His personality is similar to Kara’s… But he’s not affectionate for some reason.’

He clicked his tongue and walked quickly. I approached Robert and asked.

“How much more do I have to go?”

“You have to go a little further. It is stuck in the corner of the mountain.”

We walked like that for several hours.

“You have arrived.”

“This is…”

The place we arrived was in front of a small tunnel. As Robert said, it was in the corner of the mountain, and it was hidden by trees and bushes. It would have been difficult to find if the location had not been specified on a map.

“It must have been hard to come this far, but let’s take a break and go in. Eat something to eat.”

Robert sat down on the floor and opened the bag. I sneaked a peek inside his bag.

‘Torches, beef jerky, wine… What is that glass bottle?’

There was a pink liquid in a small glass bottle. It looks just like a potion… I looked at it moderately and then looked away.

After taking a break, we started moving again.

“There are no traps in the crypt, so don’t worry.”

I didn’t slow down at Robert’s words. As they made their way through the crypt, which was entirely ocher, they came to a dead-end wall made of stone. Robert unfolded the map and inserted it into the small hole in the middle of the wall.

Cuckoo Palace

The crypt trembled and the soil grains fell. Robert quickly pulled out the map. The stone wall cracked in half and splintered on both sides.

Unlike the crypt, the inside of the dungeon that was revealed was made of square stones. Also, it was narrow enough to be filled with five people side by side.

“It’s real from here. You have to be careful going in. Everyone take out your shields.”

Everyone decided to bring a shield to prepare for the trap. Mine was borrowed from Seris. We took out our shields.

It was decided to take the lead in turn. The first was Robert. He advanced forward with his shield, and we followed.

“In a little while, arrows will come flying.”

Pak! An arrow lodged in Robert’s shield. It was an arrow that flew from the side. He showed us an arrow and shrugged his shoulders.

“I almost died last time.”

“You are lucky.”

“Yes.”

We moved on In the meantime, Robert had avoided or completely blocked the traps.

Really perfect.

As if you know everything

“Looks like my turn is over. Who’s next?”

It was my turn. I whispered to Robert.

“It seems that Mr. Robert is doing well, can’t we go on like this?”

Then Robert’s expression frowned. He scolded me in a very angry voice.

“Did you come all the way here to do something like that? If you’re not going to keep the basics, hit me and get out of here!”

“No, what are you so angry about? I think this friend just said something. Besides, I don’t think it’s that wrong.”

“What?”

“Haven’t you been able to avoid traps with near perfection so far? So maybe you can go on? It’s natural to feel that way.”

“Then? Are you saying I’m going to keep taking risks on my own? If that were the case, I wouldn’t have come with you guys!!”

Cried Robert. His voice echoed through the narrow dungeon. I shook my hand and said.

“Stop it because I’m going to take the lead. I will fight like this.”

“Who is to blame for this…”

“I got it.”

I ignored him and stepped forward. Robert was quiet when I was in the lead.

I used ‘Wolf’s Pact’. The vision turns black and white, and the fishy smell of blood stimulates the nose. As time passed, the smell was shallow. I thought it was like this, this chewy.

I took one shot at Robert and said to Edgar,

“Lend me your sword.”

“Knife? Why black?”

“It’s because I have something to write about.”

Edgar crossed his arms and thought about it before finally handing me the sword. I extinguished my torch, put it in my bag, and took the sword.

“Why did you turn off the torch?”

“This one looks better.”

Originally, my eyesight was bright at night, and after using ‘Wolf’s Pact’, I could see much better. Rather, the torch is against it. The light is just a torch that follows me.

I moved forward slowly. The sword gently touched the floor. When the floor seemed to be slightly pressed by the sword, it was quickly removed.

“Don’t step on here and here.”

“What?”

“Don’t step on here and here. Because arrows fly It could be something else.”

“…Do you know how to handle traps?”

Duncan asked, full of hope. I shook my head in denial.

“No.”

“…Then?”

“It’s just a feeling.”

“What…”

“Let’s keep going.”

I left them bewildered and went forward again.

Clap!

I immediately put my head back. Shoo! Widely! An arrow passed through the spot where my side of the head had been. The arrow hit the wall and fell to the floor.

“What? Are you okay?”

Edgar said.

“Uh, it’s okay.”

“Did you just dodge it? How did you avoid it?”

“Persimmon.”

I answered roughly and sat down on the floor.

‘I didn’t feel the floor pressing down…’

What was the problem I looked closely and saw a broken thread.

‘It looks like the sword touched it.’

Now I had to walk, considering not only the floor but also the thread. A problem that suddenly appeared. Without hesitation, I turned off the ‘Wolf’s Pact’.

“I guess I’ve had enough. Who’s next?”

At that, the four people behind me stared at me. Duncan said with an apologetic expression.

“I… I’m really sorry to say this, but could you please continue?”

I contorted his face the way Robert did earlier. He pointed at Robert with the tip of his sword.

“Wasn’t that story over with Robert? Robert said it. If one person is going to lead the way, why did they all come together?”

“Ah… That’s…”

Robert pouted, looking for something to answer. He didn’t even know I was going to be this good. Even I was surprised by Werther’s senses again.

“I will apologize for that. I guess I was overly angry. Instead, if you continue to take the lead, I will increase the distribution.”

“To what extent?”

“How about 25 percent?”

“Are you kidding me?”

When we found the treasure, we decided to divide it equally into 5 parts. But when it comes down to it, I’ll only give you 5 percent of what I’m doing. I said emphatically.

“Forty percent.”

“What? Too much. Thirty percent.”

“Forty percent.”

“…32.5”

“40.”

“35”

“40”

At my firmness, Robert wiped his face with his hand.

“Good. Do it all the way instead It won’t happen if you soften on the way.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

I turned on the ‘Wolf’s Pact’ and went forward again. This time, he also paid attention to the hanging thread.

‘40%… It’s a little disappointing, but this is the bottom line.’

If he was more greedy, it could cause sediment with other party members. In such an enclosed space, that is not a good choice.

It was in the middle of passing through the trap like that. I heard a clicking sound from the front.

“…What?”

“Hmm? Why but?”

“I hear a clicking sound in front of me.”

“Chalpakchalpak?”

Duncan narrowed his brows and thought, then answered as if he understood.

“It must be a slime.”

“Is it slime?”

“Yes, they feed on dead bodies. They say that if you give it too much time, it will even melt your bones.”

“Ah, so…”

I smelled blood, but there was no body. Some certainty As we continued on, a slime monster, a slime, appeared in front of us.

“…More than expected?”

“How many?”

“About twenty?”

“Ha… That must be annoying.”

I could hear the tongue clicking of the companions. A crackling sound came closer.

“Tell me in case anyone doesn’t know. Slimes are slime monsters, so don’t just wield a weapon recklessly. The round nucleus inside is the core. Just break it.”

With Duncan’s advice, the battle began. The slimes that found us jumped up. One flew towards my face. I grabbed the slime’s core.

‘Hmm?’

The flying slime was dragged into the core. It seems that it can’t come off the nucleus. I stuck a dagger to the core.

Fight

When the core cracked, the slime lost its shape and fell to the floor.

‘This is how it feels.’

I also removed the slime from my shoulder and broke the core. It wasn’t that difficult to deal with.

“Wow!! Rr r r r r r r…”

I turned around at the sound of screaming. Three slimes were entangled in Carl’s face. The guy was taken aback, not the core of the slime, but the slime.

‘That sick bastard…’

I had no choice but to approach them and take them off one by one. Carl, barely freed, caught his breath. Then, in a rage, he lunged at the slime and brandished his sword.

“Oh yeah…”

“Hey, you stupid bastard…”

He thought as he approached again and removed the slime.

‘Couldn’t Kara do that too?’

I thought as I watched the sword recklessly wielding a greatsword at the slime.

‘No way.’

Kara may be a bit silly, but she’s not that tall. Didn’t you listen to me well the last time you subjugated a bandit?

‘As expected, our Kara is much better.’

* * *

After catching the slimes, the dungeon attack went smoothly. It was because there seemed to be no other monsters, so I just had to move on while avoiding the traps.

“Stick to the wall!”

A giant pillar tied to a string Huung! And passed

Clap!

“Keep down!”

A spear from the front glided past our heads.

Pak! Pak!

Two arrows pierced my shield.

“Oh oh…!”

A voice of admiration was heard from behind.

‘If this is the case, I could have raised it to 50% instead of 40%?’

You tasted it. As I kept going, I saw a door to what seemed to be the last room before I knew it. It was a symmetrical swinging door.

“Looks like it’s here.”

We looked at each other Everyone nodded and I opened the door.

Clap

‘Then fuck it.’

It was shit to the end. I immediately withdrew my hand. A long window protruded from the doorframe. After a while, it went in by itself.

I went inside cautiously. The room was wider than before. It was empty with nothing, and a short and small pillar was erected in the center.

I got close to the pillar. For a pillar, it was only tall enough to reach my chest. Above it, something cylindrical was floating in the air.

It looked to be about 15 cm long and was as thick as a 500 won coin.

‘What is this.’

Watching the trap, I slowly reached out and grabbed the object. Fortunately, there was no trap and nothing happened. Instead, a notification window appeared.

[Congratulations. You have found an ancient artifact!]

[A description of ‘Healing Muzzle’ will be added.]

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〈 Healing Muzzle〉

Rating: Rare
Appreciation: 200 Karma

It was created 500 years ago by Archmage Daria in a hurry to cure Sieghart. Although it is a hastily crafted item, it is very effective.
This muzzle amplifies healing on the target it bites.
The amplification rate varies greatly depending on the healing power.
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‘Relics?’

I was a little surprised, but read the description all the way through. It was an item that amplified the healing effect.

‘Rating is rare. It doesn’t seem that great. But what about 200 karma for appraisers?’

Does it mean that selling it will give you 200 karma?

I thought it could only be obtained by killing creatures, but it seems there was another way. While wondering, other party members approached.

“This is… An artifact!! Legacy of the past!! Haha!!”

Robert snatched the muzzle and let out a cheer of delight. The other party members looked at it without knowing why and cheered in the same way.

“Is that a lot of money?”

“Okay! No matter how cheap it is, some gold comes out!”

“Oh… But after all this hard work, only a few gold…”

Edgar said in a slightly disappointed tone.

1 gold equals 10 silver. It’s a lot of money, but those of us who came thinking of treasure cannot help but be disappointed.

Robert clicked his tongue.

“This is why ignorant people can’t do it. Didn’t you say the cheapest is how many gold? I can’t buy expensive things even for a few hundred gold.”

“…!!”

The party members looked at the artifact with wide open eyes.

‘…That wouldn’t be that expensive.’

Because it’s a rare grade.

But to unsuspecting adventurers, it will look like a great treasure. Greed overflowed in the eyes of the party members.

‘…This.’

An artifact that is mistakenly believed to be of great value.

Adventurers with no ties or roots.

The future was easily imagined.

‘Wouldn’t there be a deathmatch right now?’

I kept reaching for the dagger.