Chapter 1914 – 1914. The Dark Moon
“Wizard. Your attitude has been a bit cocky since yesterday… What do you know?”
Jin asked like a growl of a beast.
I think he did not react to feel strange separately. So this guy really trusted his intuition and judged it strange.
“Because I like the right side. I always pick the right side when I’m in a situation like this. I have no intention of giving in.”
“Oh, is that so? This is the same idea as me. I have no intention of giving in.”
Jin grinned while holding the giant sword. Fighting spirit rises from his body.
“… I will follow the wizard.”
Josh interrupted. I frowned.
“Are you going to follow me?”
“I’m a young idiot in this way… I stick to the strongest one.”
“… Hey, gun jab. Did you say that this guy is stronger than me?”
“It feels that way to my senses.”
“What the fuck. When all the bastards I don’t like come together…”
Jin has a murderous intent. I prepared to open the astral, and Josh reached for his pistol.
“Stop it.”
Professor Hammington interrupted.
“Your job is not to fight each other, but to protect them. Apparently, everyone wants to go to the right… Let it be.”
Jin, who could be called the starting point, was the first to temper his murderous intent.
“… You speak differently than before.”
“Things have changed. Fifteen of the expedition members chose the left side.”
“Her?”
Jin looked around as if he was dumbfounded. About 15 people gathered at the left entrance. On the other hand, there were only four people in the right entrance.
“Why are you so polarized?”
Jin asked as if it was absurd.
“It’s like a jinx. It’s not uncommon for paths to diverge when exploring various ancient ruins. We explore the roads one by one without panicking each time. Because it’s safe and sure. But most of the time, the left is the correct answer. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but since this happened repeatedly, it was imprinted as a jinx to the expedition members. There are not enough people on the right, so you guys should come this way.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Jin glanced at the road to the left. Seeing that there are a lot of people, it seems that my mind is focused on the left side. I can’t turn it over because of my pride.
It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand. Humans are originally like that. It is our instinct to follow the majority rather than the minority.
“If you want to go left, go left. Nobody catches you.”
The hot Jin seemed to hesitate for a moment, then he said.
“No, I chose right. Because I am right-handed.”
Jin spat out nonsense and built up his pride.
“It was decided, so it went well. They say time is gold I will depart.”
Professor Nora Hammington chose the right side. Of course, some of the expedition members who knew how to choose the left were embarrassed, but the flow did not change. They took the left side where there were a lot of people.
Before long we set off in separate directions.
Maybe 10 minutes passed.
“Quaaaaagh!”
“Eh, what is this?! Buy, save me!!”
“Aaaaagh!”
A desperate scream could be heard through the wall to the left. Those who chose the right path were all silent. In the midst of that heaviness, my steps became a little faster. To get away from the sin that chases your back.
Of course I was sinful and nothing. The same would be true of Professor Hammington. Now, only the treasures to be obtained from the ancient ruins appear in her mind.
‘Well, is that the same for me?’
The difference is that I know what the treasure is.
A blocked road appeared.
The expedition members, including Professor Hammington, were taken aback. Because there were no tombstones. I’ve come all the way, but what if this is the wrong way? Should I go back? But didn’t the expedition members who chose the left path die? It was when they were confused and tried to investigate the surroundings.
Woo woo woo.
The floor trembles and slowly descends. It was an elevator of some sort.
“We’ve come to the right place!”
“This seems to be the principle of rune magic. In ancient times, rune magic was commonly used.”
“We were right!”
The expedition members tried to ignore the dead and rejoiced.
Either way, the floor kept going down.
Shoot aaaaa
I heard the sound of a cool waterfall. Everyone turned their heads to the source of the sound. A vast space completely different from the upper part, there was a huge artificial waterfall. Waterfalls that fall without rest flow underground.
The artificial waterfall also had damaged parts here and there as if it had not survived the years. There was also a lot of moss. But it was neither dirty nor ugly. On the contrary, the years fit together as if art were added.
There were also things like decorations around it.
“Awesome. If you take a video and submit it to academia… There will be quite a big wave.”
“That statue… It is a statue of King Arthur of ancient Britain!”
King Arthur.
He was a legendary figure in Neo London and the most respected figure by the citizens of Neo London.
The existence that is said to be the beginning of the knight otherwise was King Arthur.
Everyone looked at the statue of King Arthur in admiration. It was a large statue. The size alone is over 10m. Unfortunately, his face is not visible. Because his whole body was covered in armor. However, there are curved lines that cannot be hidden even with armor.
King Arthur of this world was a woman. Various evidence points to King Arthur as a woman.
Cliff smiled openly as he looked at the statue.
“Awesome! The professor is absolutely amazing! If we could just take this statue to Neo London, we would never have to worry about money for the rest of our lives!”
Neo London was heavily influenced by the legend of King Arthur. Right now, the highest organ of Neo London is called the Neo Round Table Council. Did you find a statue of King Arthur of this size? Enough to become a hero of Neo London.
“Cliff. Calm down. The elevator is still going down. That statue is only part of this ruin. The real treasure didn’t even come out.”
The face of Professor Hammington who said that was also recalled. He must be happier than anyone else here.
Rattle!
The elevator reached the floor.
I felt cold. The temperature dropped due to the waterfall falling from above.
“Ohhh!”
The expedition members burst into exclamation and looked straight ahead.
There was a large door.
A 10m tall door resembling a statue. The peculiar thing is that there is a small door under it. Like a matryoshka. There are 5 doors in total. Roughly, the gates of the door are 2m apart.
“Oh, oh! Magnificent!”
“Isn’t this large sculpture castle like that, and there is King Arthur’s tomb inside the door?”
“If it really is King Arthur’s tomb, its value…”
The expedition members did not hide their greed.
‘Is it King Arthur’s tomb…’
In this world, King Arthur’s tomb was special. It was also called Avalon otherwise, because there is a legend that King Arthur is resurrected in Avalon. It is an era where gods and magic exist, so most of the citizens of Neo London believe in the legend.
Search all over the world and you won’t find King Arthur’s tomb.
Because Avalon exists in the phantom water world, and also in a very deep place.
‘I don’t know if King Arthur will really be resurrected. It was only mentioned in the original game.’
There were no tombstones here. Instead, there was an ancient language written on the door.
– Offer a sacrifice. One door will open for each sacrifice.
Five doors.
A total of five sacrifices were required to open the door.
In the original work, Hammington tried to dedicate all five people except himself. However, there are 8 people gathered here now.
“Now, let’s investigate the surrounding area first. I’ll start with that ancient language. Cliff. Help me out.”
Professor Hammington then looked at me.
“And you come here too. I want to hear the wizard’s opinion.”
Come now, the mage’s opinion? I swallowed a blank laugh and approached Professor Hammington.
Professor Hammington fiddles with his bracelet. I felt a curtain forming. It’s not magic, it’s a mana manipulator. It looks like they are sharing a secret story.
“I heard that you are the strongest of the mercenaries.”
“That’s just Josh’s opinion.”
“A man named Josh is right. You are a 5th level wizard, and the two of you are 4th level.”
“Combat power is not divided into grades. There are a lot of variables.”
“I know. Still, aren’t you stronger when it comes to strength alone?”
“That is true.”
I nodded. I was the strongest here.
“I interpreted the ancient language written on that door. They told me to make a sacrifice to open the door. Since there are five doors, a total of five sacrifices are required.”
“… Are you trying to use those over there as sacrifices?”
“Yes. The three of us share the treasure. We’ll have the reputation as an expedition team, but… I will share the property with you. I swear on my name that the property will be divided into three equal parts.”
Nora Hammington said with a serious look. Obviously don’t believe it
“Is there any good way to deal with them? If it’s a sacrifice, shouldn’t it be offered alive?”
“The process doesn’t matter. What matters is the result. The result of five sacrifices dying here.”
“So what’s the plan?”
“Clive. Did you bring it?”
“Of course, Professor.”
Clive looked around and opened the bag, revealing something inside. A sphere the size of a fist. An appearance that combines a machine and a magic circle.
I already knew about the existence of the bomb, but I deliberately pretended to be surprised.
“… It’s a magical bomb. It is also quite expensive.”
“Haha. You are also a 5th grade suncall. You know right away.”
“We’re going to gather the expedition team and mercenaries in one place and explode them to kill them all at once. The problem is a mercenary named Josh. That guy has been watching from the back. It didn’t look like it would come close.”
“So Josh is telling me to deal with it?”
“As a bonus, you have to put a barrier on us. It’s because it’s so explosive.”
“Casting takes time depending on the level of the barrier.”
“A level 3 is enough.”
“If that’s enough…”
I decided to join their plan.
Of course, after this plan is over, I plan to kill these bitches too. Perhaps these idiots are thinking the same thing as me.
