Episode 582 Opening of the Gate (3)
Where should we go next?
I tried to answer that question by asking where it would be better to do it, but the village chief only repeated the answer like a parrot, telling to do it my way.
‘I don’t know what the hell he’s thinking.’
In the end, I decided on the destination with a sigh, and the village chief said that he would announce it as the destination at a summit eting later.
As if it were true that he had no intention of intervening in the exploration, the village chief seed to be thoroughly trying to play the role of chief of staff.
“So how did your research go?”
Before parting with the village chief, I ntioned research again.
The very research that began with the suggestion of the possibility that wizards might be able to forcibly activate the dinsional tombstone and continued for over ten days.
“Hmm, didn’t you say that it failed?”
“Since I held on to that much, I wondered if there would have been any results.”
“It’s a success…”
The village chief, who was blurry at the end of his words, spat out aningful words.
“Actually, there wasn’t any at all.”
“…wasn’t there?”
“Through the [pagan altar], I was able to gain confidence that I could escape this place.”
How did you co to that conclusion?
There were no such detailed explanations, but that statent would be true. No, that’s probably why that nobleman gave the magicians more than ten days of research ti in the first place.
I just asked directly.
“Then when are you planning to return to the city?”
I think the real reason why the village chief is still in the labyrinth is ‘uncertainty’.
Because the first basent floor was a very peculiar class.
As a representative example, when the expeditionary force first ca down here, they tried to open the dinsional door, but the dinsional door did not open.
So there was a lot of controversy.
Can we regard this place as a normal labyrinth field?
There were nurous disputes between wizards and explorers, and eventually the opinion leaned toward ‘yes’.
The conclusive proof was the Stone of Honor.
[The great Barbarian warrior Bjorn Yandel and his colleagues discovered the first basent floor.] It is an
unusual place in many ways, but there is no doubt that it is in the labyrinth with just this phrase.
I don’t know why the dinsional gate won’t open.
Well, it’s not like there isn’t a special space in the labyrinth where you can’t open a dinsional door.
“Now that I’m sure, can’t I just go back?”
I asked as if urging, but the village chief shook his head resolutely.
“The preparations are not over yet. I don’t have the confidence to go back right now and avoid any suspicion.”
well that’s it
Even if I were in the position of the village chief, I would have stayed in that body for a while and gathered information about Jero St. Red.
“Do you think you want to leave soon?”
“Do you know what to say?”
“Why? We must be on the sa boat.”
Why? ask because you don’t know
“What is Hanbae? Still not saying anything about how to activate the dinsional stele.”
“Well… it’s no wonder you don’t trust .”
When I said it gruntly, the village chief nodded as if he understood, and then tapped my forearm lightly like a senior.
“Don’t worry too much. I will definitely leave this place and everyone will tell when that ti cos.”
A little funny.
Do you really think the village chief knows this guy?
Every ti I say sothing aningful like this, I feel more anxious.
‘…Should I just boil it first?’
I had that urge for a while, but I decided to watch the situation a little longer.
It was about ti to leave.
“Ah, by the way, did you use the thing you took this morning? A misplaced trust.”
“…Ah, I forgot to return it—.”
“There is no need to give it back. It seems like sothing you need more than .”
Just curse it.
I was annoyed at the words that seed to be thrown around, but I still took care of the misplaced trust and left the house.
***
When you return to the mansion you are living in.
Erwen and Alia couldn’t even see what they were doing, and it was the sa with Misha.
Instead, Versil Gowland was waiting for .
“Are you here?”
“Co to think of it, I said I had sothing to say.”
I knew what to say, but I sat down pretending not to know. And after using the magic to block the sound, we had a conversation in earnest.
Again, it was as I expected.
“There are rumors that the gathering of demons has been closed.”
First of all, Versil conveys the most important information through the word ‘rumor’.
I was a little dumbfounded.
“Are there rumors?”
“yes. First of all… it’s not like there aren’t any evil spirits among us.”
No, where did you hear that rumor?
Normal people would ask questions, but I nodded as if I didn’t know this ti.
Perhaps because I didn’t always ask where the information ca from, Versil didn’t feel complacent when dealing with .
‘I shouldn’t be doing this in other places…’
As a leader, this is the part I’m a little worried about.
Anyway, after talking about the ‘rumor’, Misha naturally rose to the fore of conversation.
“But in the morning… what happened?”
“You an Misha?”
“yes. The information that Mr. Karlstein may be a traitor is still valid. Being too close…”
Versil cautiously expressed concern.
But that’s why I cut my words even more resolutely.
“You don’t have to worry about that part. Not too long ago, I personally confird the circumstances that could be seen as betrayal.”
“…yes? really? But why did you tell …”
“It was no big deal. After hearing the circumstances, it was not intended to harm us.”
“I understand that you want to trust Mr. Karlstein, but how can you trust that?”
I knew you would ask that.
“It used misplaced trust. After hearing all the circumstances, we even confird that there was nothing hidden.”
At the words of misplaced trust, Versil beca a dumb who drank honey. If you say you don’t believe anymore, that’s just as far-fetched.
Of course, he seed curious about what the betrayal I said was no big deal, but he had no intention of telling this part.
“Anyway, there is no problem with Mischa now. You don’t have to do anything like surveillance, so from now on just treat like a normal colleague.”
“…yes. Okay.”
Ok then this topic ends here.
After that, I asked Bersil to gather all of the temporary 4 groups, and after all of them gathered, I told them to get ready as they would be leaving the island today.
“ah…! Are you going to start exploring again?”
“Then the tombstone research must have failed…”
“Haa… my family must be worried.”
So were discouraged by not being able to return ho right away, but it wasn’t too bad.
“I thought it was boring, but it turned out well.”
“Because there are many places I haven’t been to yet.”
All of them were also explorers.
***
Shaaaaaa.
Four ships sail through the silvery waves.
By the way, the place where the ship of our clan Anabada, which is infinitely smaller and precious compared to the warship, is located at the rear.
Sitting at the bow, I blankly watched the warships ahead.
‘How much more money do you have to earn to buy a boat like that…’
Actually, it’s not impossible to buy the Aegis barrier and the fresh green giant spear, but even so, it will only make you poorer.
There is no point in buying that ship unless you have enough money to buy sothing like that with extra money.
“Mr. Yandel! What are you doing there now!”
As I was sitting on the bow of the ship and organizing my leisurely thoughts, I heard a high-pitched voice from behind.
It was Raven, the vice-captain of the 3rd Magic Corps.
“Dangerous! Co down quickly!”
It sounded like he was angry sowhere, so I hurriedly ca up on the deck, and Raven, who had an eye level smaller than my chest, looked at as if he were looking at a child.
It’s just funny when you look at it like that.
“what? Those eyes now…?”
“…nothing.”
As soon as I stretched and looked around the ship, familiar faces besides Raven could be seen everywhere.
land Kaislan Sven Farab and a few of the knights I beca close with during the attack on Library Island I noticed.
From now on, they were mbers of the Provisional Team 4.
Yes, I asked the village chief before leaving, and he readily agreed.
“By the way, Raven, I have sothing to ask you.”
“…What is it?”
“What happened during the tombstone study in the village? Didn’t you participate in the study too?”
“Oh is that it?”
When I asked about the part I was curious about, Raven explained it to with all his heart and soul, even using technical terms.
and the result.
‘I don’t even know what you’re talking about.’
There is no way modern people wearing the mask of a savage can understand the phenonon of dinsion severance or space coordinates.
As I listened with only one ear, Raven noticed my condition and changed the subject in embarrassnt.
“Kuhm! I think I said it too hard… But Mr. Yandel, can I ask you sothing too?”
“anything.”
“Where are we going now? I think Mr. Yandel would know.”
“Oh, you didn’t attend the last leadership eting.”
“All wizards were excluded. I have to hurry up and organize my research materials.”
“This is where we are going.”
Soon after, I opened the map that Hamsik had plundered from the house and pointed my finger at the destination.
An unidentified island about a week away from Library Island. Unlike Rainbow Island, it’s close, so I decided to start exploring here
.
[It is truly a secret island. It’s unusual.]
[Is it unusual?]
[You’ll know when you go there. I’ll tell you the rest when it arrives.]
I’m not sure about anything unusual yet, but having said that, it was definitely a secret island.
“Hmm… I wonder what it’s like here. I hope there is a clue to reveal the secrets of this class…”
Anyway, is it because it is an unidentified island?
Raven didn’t ask what kind of place it was, and that was the end of the conversation.
Since then, ti has flowed relentlessly.
and.
“Captain! The captain’s ship has stopped!”
“There is also a signal that we have arrived at our destination.”
After reaching my destination after a week of sailing, I could understand why the village chief said it was an unusual island.
“…is that an island?”
There are no trees and no soil.
No, the ground itself on which such a thing can rise does not exist.
Shaaaaaaa-!
Sothing like a gigantic tombstone stood tall among the rippling silver waves.
***
After roughly setting the boat near the island, I went over to the captain’s boat and had a private eting with the village chief.
“Now that you have arrived, tell . What the hell is that tombstone floating on the sea?”
As soon as I entered, I activated the ‘displaced trust’ and asked, and the village chief sent a puzzled look.
“why? didn’t you also say I think you might need it.”
“I didn’t an it that way…”
“Okay, answer . Because ti is running out.”
I had no intention of letting it slip through this ti either.
And did the village chief feel that will?
I don’t know, but the village head obediently revealed the answer to the question.
“That’s not a tombstone, it’s a door.”
“door…?”
“If you touch it, the door will open and you will be able to enter an unknown space.”
“What is inside?”
The village chief responded after a while.
“I don’t know.”
It wasn’t the answer I was expecting.
“…you don’t know?”
“Yes, because it was impossible to even open that door with my old body in the first place.”
“But how did you know that was a door?”
“I did an experint. Unlike you, by using the survivors who happened to flow into this place. Oh, as a reminder, I couldn’t get in through that door, so I have no idea what’s inside.”
“…”
“Because he who went inside didn’t co back alive after all.”
A word that sohow sounds creepy.
However, leaving the ominous feelings behind for now, he quickly confird what to check.
“What do you an by survivor?”
“Didn’t you say that there were humans who sotis flowed in? So of them survived.”
“I don’t understand. Then why didn’t you take their bodies and leave?”
At my question, the village chief took out a black stone from his bosom.
“At that ti, this stone could not collect as many offerings as it wanted. In fact, it was only recently that we gathered as much as we needed. You know… didn’t quite a lot co in this ti?”
It must be a clan of silver lions who disappeared from the village and were found dead in the basent.
Those eyes that didn’t seem to see people as human beings were especially annoying today, but I listened to the village chief’s words without showing any signs.
“That the explorer who went inside alone was as strong as you. But still, it didn’t co back. That’s all I can tell you. I’m not even sure how many people can get into it.”
“…”
“But are you going to explore the inside as planned?”
I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but it’s like a test sowhere. Well, whatever the tone, it was as if the answer I would give was decided.
“Of course, I’ll look into it.”
I was determined to uncover every detail of this hierarchy.
***
Since then, before the misplaced trust goes out, I wanted to ask a question like this.
Hana village chief just kept silent, and in the end I had no choice but to be content with this and return to my boat.
Then, after selecting the number of people who would go in and in what order, they notified the village chief.
“I will arrange personnel as you said. But… will you be okay?”
“Are you okay?”
“If this happens, wouldn’t you be the first to enter? To a dangerous place where you don’t know what’s going on.”
“Because it is such a place. That’s why I said I’d go in first.”
“Hmm?”
The village chief looked at in amazent but did not say anything, and after returning to the boat and completing the rest of the preparations, we rode a small boat and approached the huge stone gate.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
The stone gate has already been opened wide by the investigation team sent earlier.
Inside the stone gate, a dazzling haze raged.
portal.
If you are an explorer, you have no choice but to recognize it at a glance.
However, it was the first ti in my life that I had seen such a huge portal, so I was curious to see it.
“Why don’t you think about Yandel again?”
Alia, who was in the sa boat, spoke to .
“We don’t know, but it seems a bit reckless for you to go in first.”
“What are you saying? My body is also weak.”
As everyone in the know knows, barbarians have a characteristic of not listening to those weaker than themselves.
So in that sense.
“I’ll go in first. As I said, just in case, wait a minute and then co in.”
After making eye contact with my colleagues, I took a jumping posture in front of the boat.
What’s inside
In fact, I was also a little scared and nervous.
But I decided to trust my experience.
[Dungeon & Stone] is an unfriendly ga, but there were few types of monsters and traps popping out as soon as you cross the portal.
Yeah so…
Tadat.
Take a big leap and put your body into the portal.
Woo-woo-!
Colorful light that surrounds the body.
A unique sensation as if the whole body is floating.
Took.
When I opened my eyes again, it was full of darkness.
There was no reason to take out the barbarian candle mode after taking out a torch for a long ti.
Also, what level am I at right now?
Whiu woo woo woo woo-!
In preparation for such a situation, I fired the flare that I had put on my waist anywhere.
and that mont.
Whoaaah-!
The surroundings are illuminated and visibility is secured.
‘Once the place is indoors.’
The floor is smooth marble.
There are walls on both sides and a ceiling above.
And…
“….”
The area around is full of monsters.
No, to be precise, it is full of stone statues modeled after monsters.
‘Death Knight King Sli Lycanthrope Iron Troopers…’ As
I checked the stone statues in front of in order, I quickly noticed what these monsters ant.
‘Rift Guardian.’
Stone statues in the form of rift guardians stretched endlessly along the long corridor.
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