Chapter 112 – 112. The Gathering Fire Moths

After the dragon slayer returned, I took care of the things he left behind.

First of all, it is the large dragon head that he dropped in the hallway when he was summoned.

[The severed head of the black ceratopsian: eyes, horns, tongue, etc. It is the finest material that does not throw away any parts. You can craft various things depending on how you use it.]

“Oh oh..!”

As soon as I heard that it was the finest ingredient, I thought of the alchemist who was working hard at the mart. The inspiration I bought on the black market.

I am already looking forward to what he will make if I hand over the dragon’s head to him who is making various potions with Hwang Su-min, who was attached as an assistant.

“Hey, Hotaru. You said you had an inventory.”

“High..!”

“Put this on.”

“I know.”

I handed the dragon’s head to Hotaru.

“Ugh..!!”

Hotaru whimpered the head of the black horned dragon that I handed over to her, and finally put it in her inventory.

“Hey, is your brother still sleeping?”

“You’re still out of your mind.. Eunha..”

“Up. I can’t wait for you to wake up.”

“Ah, I see…”

No matter how much I shook Lee Eun-ha, she did not wake up. In the end, she carried her brother, who was breathing but not waking up, on her back.

‘It’s good looking… But I’m not too fleshy…’

I’ll have to feed these two sisters a bit more when I get back to the mart. Sisters Lee Ju-ha and Lee Eun-ha were too thin to be interested in. Her breasts are a bit small, but unlike Eunji and Areumi, who make your mouth water, they are too skinny and haggard. It can be seen as completely underdeveloped.

Yeah, it’s a body that’s more sympathetic than sexual interest. More than anything, I didn’t think I could withstand my stamina with a body like that.

With that thought in mind, I entered a small room where fires were set on here and there, and the smell of burnt air vibrated. Apparently, the entire room had been dyed black when the dragon hunter hadn’t ripped Kotoribako, but now it had turned red for some reason.

As the dragon slayer Zeke left earlier, Kotori Bako’s black haze rang in her head, saying that no matter how much she attacked, there was no use. Perhaps the black wall from before was in fact Kotoribako stuck to the entire room.

‘Somehow… A creepy energy overflowed from the entire room…’

If I went in the wrong way, I might have been killed.

“Looks like an exit over there!”

“Oh..”

Harin found the door. On one side of the room, there was a red door that was different from the one we had entered. It was a door I hadn’t seen before. That’s probably the way out of this weird building.

“Let’s just take the reward and leave quickly.”

I acquired all the items lying on the ground. These were the spoils of Kotoribako left behind by the dragon hunter.

[Cursed Blade: When swinging at an enemy, it consumes magic power and carves a wound somewhere on the recognized target’s body. Engraved wounds do not heal well and cause lasting pain. It is a cursed item.]

It was a sword that felt like a large kitchen knife. It was rusty, but the blade was strangely sharp, so it felt like you could cut your fingers if you touched it incorrectly.

Most of all, it was good because it was a weapon that the class specializing in close combat could easily attack from a distance. Moreover, it is strange that the wounding part is random. If it hurts the face, including the eyes, or vital points such as the penis, it was an item that would be very advantageous during battle.

[Contaminated Amulet: A cursed amulet. When holding it, it blocks the attacks of ghosts. Instead, you suffer from insomnia. It is a cursed item.]

It was a talisman full of stains. There was someone’s hair inside the amulet, and it felt pretty muddy, which made me feel a little bad. If you have it, you suffer from insomnia, but I think the being related to this hair is showing you nightmares.

[Shrunken head: This is the head of a shrunken child. If you wear it, you will constantly hear the baby’s cry. Instead, the rate of magic recovery is extremely high. It is a cursed item.]

It was literally the head of a mummified child. It was about the size of a fist and had a thread attached to it, so it could be worn like a necklace. It was much tougher than I thought.

And from the moment I lifted my head as described in the item description, something like a baby’s cry rang in my ears, which bothered me a bit. Instead, the consumed mana was quickly filling up. One effect is certain.

[Withered hands: These are the hands of a withered child. When you hold it, it feels like someone is holding it. Instead, the power of the skill increases even more. It is a cursed item.]

It was a small hand with the texture of an old tree. I wonder if it’s something like a parody of monkey hands. And as soon as I learned this, something went wrong, and I felt someone grab my shoulder from behind. Surprisingly, I turned around and there was no one there. I guess it’s kind of scary stuff.

I tried using the skill while holding my withered hand.

-Bang!!!

The power of tentacle ejection increased, and Abyss Maw was created faster and larger. I couldn’t help but admire the highly satisfactory results.

At this point, the feeling of a ghost grabbing my shoulders or ankles was not creepy, but rather like encouragement.

‘All four of them are cursed items, and though they’re reluctant, they’re definitely useful.’

The rewards were cursed, but there was no curse so great that it would immediately threaten one’s life. It was just that the resentment of children dwelling in the object did not disappear, and it made the user a little uncomfortable. To be honest, these penalties are worth putting up with.

‘It’s honey..’

Curse or something like that, nothing special. Just use a little bit of patience. It’s the cry of a child, you won’t be able to hear it because it’s buried in the screams of the zombies, and that’s what it felt like to be grabbed by someone. It doesn’t pull or interfere too much, so this is enough for a nobleman.

And a ghost who suffers from insomnia. This is not a problem either, because if you are attacked by a ghost anyway, you will not be able to sleep that day. Even if you suffer from insomnia, it is much more efficient to defend against the attacks of ghosts.

‘First of all, give the baby’s head to Lee Joo-ha, who is suffering from a lack of magic right now. I just need to keep my withered hands and amulet.’

The blade is also quite interesting, so I decided to try it out. It’s full of mana, so I’m planning to wield it at random and slash the enemy.

I think it would be a very terrible and desperate scream. In particular, indicron seems to like it very much.

After checking everything, I went to the door. The companions who were waiting for me sent me expectant eyes.

“Okay then, let’s go now.”

“Great!”

“Iyoyo!! (Finally!!)”

Everyone cheered. After wandering around the strange space, he probably wants to get out quickly.

I reached out to open the exit.

[Warning!]
[Once the exit opens and closes, everyone left inside the simple dungeon will never be able to get out again!]

Haha!!”

It’s nice to hear that.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought that all the Korean-Chinese and other visitors left behind would die of starvation or eat themselves while wandering around the labyrinth that would never end forever.

‘I’ve only been here for six hours…’

And one could make a terrible assumption that the rest of the party waiting for us at the entrance might have come in looking for us out of concern for us who had gone inside, but that couldn’t be the case.

‘There’s no way Eunji will come in before 10 hours have passed…’

Eunji unconditionally follows my words. You’ll probably trust me and stay there until 10 hours pass. This is her trust between her and me. That kind of belief that she wouldn’t commit an unexpected act.

-Kiik..

Therefore, I chewed on the warning phrase and opened the door. Then, he sent everyone out, starting with the party, and then went out last.

“Everyone die. Damn you spam.”

-Bang!

The door is closed.

All those trapped in the simple dungeon ‘Soul Stealing Box’ will die.

It was just a pity that I couldn’t kill them myself and make an offering.

“Brother!! I waited!”

As soon as I went outside, Eunji came to me in her arms. Hee-seon noona smiled and followed behind Eun-ji. Both seemed fine. I asked Heesun noona, who was smiling while stroking Eunji’s hair.

“Hasn’t anything happened?”

“Yep. Nothing happened. There were a few beasts, but they were all well taken care of.”

“Good. Good job.”

Outside, we rested for a while. It didn’t matter if Harin and I didn’t have much rest, but Hotaru and his girlfriend Nanasa and Ray, who moved for a long time in a state of extreme tension, complained of fatigue.

Of course, if only the two of them whined that they were tired, they would have relentlessly ordered them to stand up and start marching, but Lee Joo-ha also said that it was difficult to walk anymore, so she decided to take a break. It seemed that he needed to recover his mana right away. Because her younger sister, Lee Eun-ha, hadn’t woken up yet.

It was time to take a break after gathering the nearby wood chips and making a fire with the Salamander.

[The shrine’s fetish has been stolen by an unknown player.]
[The shrine’s barrier becomes slightly weaker.]
[The giant that has woken up is waiting for visitors.]
[There is one more casting left.]
[Find all fetishes and enter the shrine.]

“Brother.. Someone else must have found the casting first.”

“Dammit… There were other guys besides us who were moving in earnest.”

In fact, it seemed vaguely like this. This forest is so wide and vast that it is impossible to guess how wide it is. There is no law that only we will find and obtain a casting hidden somewhere in a forest that boasts such a huge size.

‘In the end, they will gather at the shrine with the fetishes… Those who obtained the fetishes to get out of this forest will inevitably find the shrine…’

We wanted to gather all the three gods and enter the shrine, but we can’t help it when it comes to this. It wouldn’t hurt to go to the shrine ahead of time and wait until the others bring the remaining fetishes.

‘I’m going to catch and kill those who come with fetishes while I’m waiting.’

If you go to a shrine, there will probably be a lot of people with the same thoughts as me. I wonder if they are waiting for someone who has a casting with their eyes on to eat it for free.

‘The problem is that the ones who actually found the casting wander because they can’t find the shrine or they don’t even reach the shrine.’

Actually, this is the biggest problem. Rather, if the casting is sealed inside a building somewhere, a dark moth will find it in the sky and we will go get it, but if the guy who ate it first wanders around the forest and gets lost or dies somewhere, finding it becomes very vague.

It is hidden by the trees, so the shadow moth cannot see closely until it enters the forest. Even if you call the Black Wheel to find it, the forest is so vast that it’s impossible to find a determined human running away.

‘I’m going to go to the shrine first, enslave the humans who will be gathered there, and burn them all by setting fire to search the forest…’

We packed up and headed to the shrine. Yang Ji-sang knows the way to the shrine. As many of them moved independently in the forest, the number of cases occurred so many times that it gave me a headache.

*****

“A bronze sword… This is a casting.”

The hooded man murmured as he turned around the old bronze sword he had taken from his wooden chest. The moment he grabbed the sword, he felt the mysterious power within it. It was as if he could cut through any great evil.

After he had been lost in the energy emitted by the sword for a long time, the woman who came next to him broke her thoughts and started talking to her.

“Here, chief. Shall we go get the rest of the cast?”

“Huh? No, let’s just find the gentleman right away. There’s no way we’ll get the last one. I can only hope that someone else will find it and bring it to me. Above all, if those of us who have the fetish don’t find a gentleman within the time left…”

“Everyone will be stuck in the forest.”

“That’s right. That’s the worst Our goal is to save as many people as possible.”

At the man’s words, the woman frowned slightly and asked.

“Isn’t that the only goal?”

Haha. Of course. Korean pagans should also be caught and killed. Of course I remember.”

Soon, a group of people started moving.

They were the servants of the good god.

From the moment the event started, thanks to the good gods who consumed the law of causality and spread revelations, they all entered separately, but it was not difficult to meet in one place.

The total number of people is twenty. Their goal is to kill the servants of the evil god in this forest and take the idol of the god.

“Light. Please guide us..!”

A few clerical class players raised their staffs or swords, and the light gathered and pointed in the direction of the evil to be punished. Their light indicated the great aim, not the evil sealed in the shrine.

Soon, a group of Japanese advanced toward the shrine where Jang Jo-jun was to be.

*****

Hehe… Does it hurt?”

“Turn it off…”

“Yeah.. I just told you to go.”

“Quaaaaa!!!!”

Another died. It was already full of dead human corpses everywhere. All of them were Chinese people who had become rags.

A few hours ago, they targeted a man who was wandering alone, relying on superiority in numbers. Until then, they thought they could easily catch and kill the man.

Because there was only one opponent, and at least thirty of them passed. However, as you can see, the result was a victory for the man who was alone.

“Rather than that… Is there a fetish there…”

He left the dead and stood in front of an old wooden house.

I felt a disgusting aura inside me. It was a sacred and reverent energy.

For him as a devil, it was the opposite of energy.

“Ha…”

Sighing, he entered the wooden house.

Soon, a notice was sent to the players in the forest.

That the last remaining casting fell into someone’s hands.

“The gentleman is… Over there.”

The Chinese demon who obtained the bronze mirror headed in the direction where the evil energy was felt.

The energy he felt was not the giant evil sealed in the shrine, but the energy of Jang Jo-jun.