Chapter 131 – 131. Catacombs Area 2

Countless eyes fell on me.

Malicious beings staring at me from all directions.

Rings of presence blocking or recognition inhibition do not work. Hiding was impossible.

So you can’t hide from ghosts?

“I’m going crazy.”

I had no idea that this many people would gather together. Moreover, I had no idea that they would be crowded together near the entrance for sight-seeing killings.

This seems a bit fucked up. After spending the last few days wandering around the 1st and 2nd floors, I went to the entrance of the 3rd floor and kept looking at it, and it seemed like the temperature had risen sharply.

I immediately used the exorcist’s lantern.

“Is it effective?”

[A few retreated… But it doesn’t seem to have any absolute effect.]

According to Agaf, there are so many ghosts gathered together that the exorcist’s lantern is not having the proper effect.

It’s difficult to use from the 3rd floor onwards.

Well, the hunter’s incense burner was also effective against strong beasts. This is probably the same thing. It’s a light that the dead hate, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come closer.

I just hate it.

“Don’t keep entering this.”

[Even if you ask me that..]

“If I die, you die too. Think about it.”

[Uh… Do we really need to go in here..?]

“You have to go in and check. “Whether or not there is a pagan foundation?”

[There is a time bomb.]

“I had no choice as I was trying to add other features.”

You need to go inside and check to see if there are any elite monsters, boss monsters, or cultists spawned through the cult’s foundation.

In particular, the foundation that might be inside needed to be destroyed as soon as it was discovered because if left unattended, the three heretics would summon demons.

In the future, we might save it for demon farming, but it would be difficult to handle at the current level of our group.

[Let’s go in first.]

“Maybe if I cross that threshold…”

[It’s starting to stick.]

Agaf, who was observing the world through me, whispered. As expected, my thoughts were right.

As Agaf said, the attack will begin from the moment you cross the entrance to the third floor.

Although he seems to be hiding himself now, it was clear that from the moment he crossed that threshold and entered the third floor, he would endlessly attempt mental attacks, enchantment, and possession.

“Hey, Agaf. I have a question… If there are that many of them, does the amulet to prevent demonic killings have any meaning?”

[It will be effective until durability runs out.]

“I only have 7 durability left.”

[From what I can see, if that number of ghosts attempt to attack… Durability is reduced by 1 per minute. Can’t we maintain quality?]

“No. “I can’t move it because it’s currently being written on the Watcher’s faded eyes.”

[Uh… Then I’ll have to try to block their attacks as much as possible… But since I don’t have a body, I don’t have the magic power to use.]

“Can’t I borrow it?”

[Can I borrow it?]

“Then. Of course, if this happens in the future, just borrow it without asking. “Don’t use too much.”

[Then, you don’t have to worry about wearing the amulet to prevent evil spirits right now. I will swallow all their curses. Because curses and spells lose their effect before me. The trapping techniques of such miscellaneous things do not work.]

“Oh..”

It was really fucking reliable.

For some reason, Asmorphia just told me to sign a contract, and there was a reason.

I was told to sign a contract because it was useful.

‘It is definitely a very dangerous being, but this guy has no choice but to cooperate with me if he wants to survive right now.’

I didn’t have to worry about betraying me. Right now.

Moreover, I quite liked the fact that if I died, this guy would die too, so he had to do his best to help me.

Perhaps the Hwansangyeolseok gave me the best guardian spirit that suits me.

[However, the magic consumption will be high. It is not something that can be prevented indefinitely.]

“Oh, that can’t be helped.”

While listening to Agaf, I absorbed about 3 intermediate magic stones I had. This should be enough to block it for about 3 hours, right?

[I guess I could last 30 minutes with that.]

“What? Only 30 minutes? “It’s an intermediate magic stone?”

[I’m not sure how much an intermediate magic stone is worth to you, but there are too many ghosts.]

“Fuck.. Instead of blocking all the ghosts’ tricks, you get 1 intermediate magic stone every 10 minutes? I think the good rate is bad…”

[But if you use the amulet to prevent demonic killing, your durability will run out in 7 minutes and you will die, right? And I have unlimited durability.]

I can’t use Agap for this.

The durability of the amulet is 7, so from the moment it runs out, you have to overcome their attempts to dazzle and possess you and go down… That’s virtually impossible.

As the layers become deeper, the space to explore also expands. You can never find the way down to the 4th floor within 7 minutes.

“There is no way.”

I took out three more intermediate magic stones and absorbed them. With this, I got 60 minutes worth of shield. It will be enough, right?

“I need to find a way to get down as quickly as possible.”

[Then let’s go through those first.]

“Let’s go through?”

[Yes, the analysis shows that they are easily pushed aside by pressure. Low air resistance.]

“Then..”

[The goal is to first clear the area around the entrance by releasing strong winds, and then go all the way to the end of the hallway by moving at high speed. There may be a lot of traps along the way… But just go through them.]

“You crazy bastard.. You’re just saying it’s not my job..”

[Is there another way?]

“Nothing.”

Agaf’s plan is the best.

Even if this guy wasn’t around, I probably would have made a plan similar to this and moved on.

So since it’s not like it’s going through the ground, I have no choice but to follow Agaf’s plan of a straight forward attack, which seems easy, even if I’m a little angry.

“I think the maximum depth of the labyrinth is probably up to the fifth floor. It would move around quickly. “You said you were mapping earlier, right?”

[You won’t get lost.]

“Good. Then, let’s go.”

I got my posture right.

‘Let’s break through quickly.’

Just before crossing the threshold, I used Gale Release.

Pugh–!!!!!

-Keeeeek!!!

The compressed air exploded and pushed away the ghosts that had gathered to attack me near the entrance, and at that moment, I activated my high-speed movement skill and took a big leap.

In addition to the body enhancement skill, the stats themselves were very high, and when the physical ability was increased six times and the high-speed movement skill was used together, the speed was truly ridiculous.

“Ugh!!!”

[Slow down!!!! Ahhh!!!!]

A sense of speed that makes you lose control.

I don’t know how many rooms I passed by in an instant. Before I knew it, I was at the end of the hallway on the third floor, and the rotten wooden door was smashed and I fell down.

-Quaaang!!!!

“Keueuuuuu..”

[Are you crazy!!]

“No, this is my first time doing something like this.”

If I hadn’t quickly deployed my magic shield, I would have had pieces of wood stuck all over my body.

No, in its current state, there is a high possibility that the piece of wood itself will not get stuck.

‘The durability stat was 20… 6 times it would be 120. In addition, an additional stat of 22 was added with the body strengthening skill…’

The fully enhanced durability stat is just 142. Now, my durability has become ridiculously high, so maybe the bullet really won’t hit me.

“Whoa..Fuck.”

Anyway, I ran through the hallway at an uncontrollable speed, and all the ghosts that had gathered at the entrance to the third floor were pushed out by the pressure and scattered.

In addition, the gravekeeper’s traps, which activated late, lost their target and were only splitting the air, perhaps because they had passed by the area before the trap activated.

“Whew. “We’ll be moving at similar speeds, so keep making maps.”

[I understand.]

Agaf will remember the path for me, so I just have to wander around looking for the stairs or cave leading to the 4th floor.

“Sigh!!!”

Kwajajajajajak!!!!

I walked around the third floor, lightly avoiding traps with rusty arrows and iron bars sticking out from time to time.

As I ran around like crazy, the number of ghosts chasing me continued to increase. I felt like I would have to deal with them all if I stopped in one place, so I kept moving without even being able to rest.

Then, I suddenly felt like I was going round and round in an underground tomb, and I was so starved that I ran into the first hallway I had broken through.

It could be recognized by the activated traps.

“There is no way down.”

[It appears to be shaped like a donut. I have to go to the center.]

I visited all the outskirts. But since I couldn’t find a way down, all that’s left is to enter the center of the third floor.

“How should I get there? No way..”

[That is correct. I have no choice but to open all the doors I haven’t opened.]

“Chew.”

[It took 30 minutes so far.]

“Already?”

[That’s it.]

“Time goes by too fast..”

If I consume too much magic gemstone, only I will lose. So, within the remaining 30 minutes, I need to find a path that leads downstairs as much as possible.

‘At least the third floor is full of traps and ghosts..’

There are no guys who attack you physically, so you can move around relatively quickly. I think it’s probably full of shapeless ghosts because it’s an area with a high concentration of gravekeeper’s traps.

Well, anyway, the real problem starts from the 4th floor. Even though there is a boss room on the 5th floor, there is a high possibility that the guys on the 4th floor are real monsters.

“You said you haven’t opened this door yet, right?”

[Right. But then the ghosts slowly catch up with you.?]

“Wow.. Their tenacity is amazing.”

I slowed down for a moment to find the door to the center, and the ghosts that were chasing me quickly caught up.

It seems difficult to avoid it by running away anymore.

Well, it was time to deal with them directly. If you keep letting it go, it will interfere with you endlessly.

Fortunately, Agaf blocks all of their attacks.

“Whoa..”

I rolled out the magic circuit and put magic into the sword. Even if you directly transfuse magical power instead of a magic stone, the effect is the same.

Wow-!!

A soft light emanates from the sword. Now you will be able to hit the spirit body directly.

[Coming!]

-Keeeee!!!!!!!

Beyond the door and the wall, a ghost with white hair and the appearance of a mummy rushed towards me with its mouth wide open.

Slow. They were idiot spirits that could pass through walls and doors in the first place, but couldn’t catch up with me when I was running, so they were bound to be slow.

Puhwaaaaag–!!!!!

The sword cuts the ghost’s body in half. A ghost that is cut off from the top of its head and becomes’liquefied’and splashes on its face.

“Wow..!! Fuck!! Write it!!!”

[That is low-quality ectoplasm!! Spit it out!! Low quality is no different from poison!!]

“Sigh-! Wow!!!”

He spat out the rotten ectoplasm that filled his mouth and at the same time continued to swing his sword and cut down the ghosts.

Gradually, the room I was in became stained with ectoplasm and became damp.

Greenish liquid splatters in all directions. Whenever Agaf was occasionally attacked by the flocking ghosts, all negative effects were removed.

As he cut and killed like crazy, the gathered ghosts soon dispersed.

It seems like they all ran away because they thought they were no match for them.

Could it be that these bastards thought I was a piece of cake because I was running away and chased after me until the end?

“What, can they run away?”

[If I had known this would happen, I would have cut it to death from the beginning.]

“Haha.. I jumped for no reason..”

I felt a little lost, but it was still a benefit because I was able to quickly understand the structure of the 3rd floor thanks to running around.

“But how many minutes have you spent in total so far?”

[I just added 10 minutes, so I spent a total of 40 minutes.]

“Okay? If you can get this much magic gemstone in 40 minutes… This is a profitable business.”

Ectoplasm and low-level magic stones scattered all over the floor. Since there are 10 low-level magic stones and one intermediate magic stone, you can make 30 intermediate magic stones with the people you just killed. This means that you have earned enough magic stones for 3 high-grade magic stones.

I spent six intermediate magic stones to move around the third floor more safely, so I gained a whopping twenty-four.

‘And from the 4th floor onwards, the default is intermediate level magic stones..’

At first I thought this was an inefficient talisman, but it’s not as bad as I thought. Rather, it is good.

Moreover, since this amount of ghosts were truly blocked, its effectiveness can be seen as proven.

It was more effective than just an amulet to prevent ghost killing.

‘This guy… Might be more useful than I thought… ‘

I feel like I have gained the guardian spirit of soup. Agaf was a much better guardian spirit than I thought. It must be said that he has the ability that best suits the meaning of a guardian spirit.

Anyway, although my first impression was unfavorable, I opened the last remaining door by building up an internal liking for Agaf, who quietly did his job.

-Kkiik.

“It was here.”

[I finally found it. Are you going to come down right away?]

“That’s right. I already threw away my clothes. Since it’s so dirty, I have to film it all the way to the end.”

[As soon as they came in, they said they were going to catch the king. Not bad.]

From the beginning, I had planned to attack Cave 2 until the end this morning. You need to attack it quickly, go outside, and enter the simple labyrinth.

Before entering the 4th floor, I absorbed 3 more intermediate magic stones.

With this, you can use the Agap Talisman for 30 more minutes.

“Let’s go.”

I have strong support called Agaf, so I will see to the end.