192. The MacGuffin-Full of Horrors
Magi Amplification Stone.
Any demon who obtains it can gain power powerful enough to compare to the power of the demon lord. That is the official setting that was written in the original Yonga Choi Kang.
And since it is such a dangerous item, Arthur confirms it with the system and destroys the amplification stone before it is passed on to Mine.
Yoon Ah-hyun, as this woman is a writer, she will be very familiar with her settings. Besides, this woman must have been possessed as a demon, and since she was a demon, she could have used the amplification stone as a gift.
But what are you missing?
really varied
“Why are you losing it?”
“I don’t know. Are you sure you put it in your pocket? no. no matter how much i search I came all the way to the underground labyrinth because of this… .”
Yoon Ah-hyun’s eyes were in panic.
“I think he probably dropped it while running away… .”
“It’s f*cking ruined.”
It wasn’t just ruined, it was completely ruined.
Lastly, if the vampire who cast fire-type magic on me had picked up an amplifying stone… . I didn’t want to imagine much of what happened after that.
“Ah sir… . What do we do?”
“What should I do? We have to go out and retrieve it.”
“uh. okay. Could it be that the amplification stones will pass into the hands of other demons?”
“If the… . What if that happens?”
Ahyeon let out a short sigh.
“A new demon king is being born… .”
“… It’s nice to hear that.”
“… … ”
After a brief silence, a sigh followed.
No, is there any kind of sweet potato like this? Moreover, this abyss was a place that had never appeared in the novel. So, for me, it was a place that I had no indirect experience at all.
“Hey, writer Yoon. But how do you get out of here?”
“That’s it… . This abyss is a kind of MacGuffin and an Easter egg, so… .”
While listening to it, I felt like I couldn’t believe it.
“It’s not a place directly covered in the novel.”
“Still, there won’t be a setting.”
“According to the setting, the abyss of the underground labyrinth is a place connected to Tartarus.”
Tartarus?
Isn’t that the lowest level of the underworld from Greek mythology? As far as I know, it was the place where the Titans who were defeated in Gigantomachia were sealed.
“So how can I get out?”
I raised my head and stared at the darkness that spread far away. It was beyond comprehension that I had passed over there and fallen here.
couldn’t fly However, would it be possible to go up from here by rock climbing?
After pulling out two daggers from the shadows, I released my magic and ran towards the cliff. With the strength of his sprint, he stepped over the cliff three times and drove his dagger into the cliff.
“hey… , What are you doing?”
“I was wondering if I could get out by rock climbing… .”
“Do you think that would be possible?”
It was also impossible. After driving the dagger a few times, the blade broke, so it was impossible to drive it further into the cliff.
“Yeah, you have to do it to know. Don’t be alarmed, keep quiet.”
“uh… . sorry.”
If it was impossible with a normal dagger, would it be possible with a sword with the strength of an Arkenian steel sword and Excalibur? He took out the Arkenian Steel Sword from the shadows and held the Arcenian Steel Sword and Excalibur in each hand.
“Isn’t that an arcenian steel sword? Where did you get it from?”
“Lognes Barn Warehouse.”
After I said that, I drove the black blade into the cliff. do. It was a bit difficult, but I got stuck.
“I’m sorry… . It’s not that it’s a chore, but it’s impossible due to the setup. Since this is Tartarus, you can enter, but you must get permission from the administrator of Tartarus to go out… .”
As he said, after climbing the cliff about 10 meters, he felt an invisible ceiling blocking his way. I freed the silver torch and hit the ceiling with Excalibur.
Caang!
There was a metallic sound followed by a tingling shock to the wrist. Although he said he didn’t gain strength from swinging in the posture of climbing the cliff, he felt that the invisible ceiling was firmly blocking him.
“Because it is impossible. By setting.”
“Hey, sir! Gnome’s settings! Set!”
I swung my sword several times and then came down to the ground with Blink. It had been a long time since I wanted to hit a woman. Is it the first time since Ariane?
“Why did you add such a setting to a space that is not used in the novel?”
“MacGuffins and Easter eggs. What.”
Sounds like a MacGuffin. really.
I caught my breath and let go of my anger. It wasn’t even that Yoon Ah-hyun was a writer, so there was no point.
“I didn’t read anything like the strongest dragon.”
“… Have you read everything?”
“I read everything. I even looked at the illustration inserted in the last episode. I should have gotten off before this monstrosity.”
“But I’ve read everything, how can I get off?”
Whoa… .
Will I really die… ? It’s a demon, but isn’t it really okay to kill it?
I closed my eyes tightly to let go of my anger. The tightly clenched fists trembled. No matter how much I just went out, I didn’t want to hit a woman, so it’s a shame.
At that moment, a low growl was heard from somewhere.
In the dark, dozens of pairs of red eyes were staring at us.
“Light up the area around Runtar!”
At those words, Runthar appeared and launched a spark into the air. Thanks to the light source, the field of view was secured. The smell of sulfur hit me.
They were hounds larger than horses, and the lowered stance seemed ready to pounce at any moment.
“Hellhound… .”
“Hellhound… ?”
“A watchman of Tartarus, a monster created by combining Cerberus from mythology and Black Dog from British legend.”
“That, really… . Paku here and there… , No, you got the motif.”
I almost blamed it for pakuri here and there again.
I fixed my grip on Excalibur. It seemed that they had no intention of getting out of the way easily.
“Hey, Yoon Ah-hyun. Can you fight?”
“I’d be glad if I didn’t grab my ankle… .”
Yoon Ah-hyun replied in a voice without confidence. No matter how much they call themselves demons, Yoon Ah-hyun is the 70th ranked Seir in the ranks of 72 demons.
In the end, it meant Dantalion, a low-ranking mine in the Andromalius class.
Moreover, since it had been less than 3 months since he possessed it, his combat power was quite predictable.
“It’s back off. I’ll deal with you here.”
I pushed Yoon Ah-hyun back and ran forward. Runthar’s protection dwelled in the holy sword, and the flames blazed.
* * *
An empty lot in an underground labyrinth.
Led by Klein, Arthur and his party repulsed the Mine. The group of vampires surrounding Klein narrowed the siege, but the difference in power was clear, so they couldn’t attack more than that.
A vampire hit the ground and aimed at Klein’s side. Klein took a step to the side, let out an attack, grabbed the vampire’s neck and slammed it on the floor.
The skull shattered on the cold floor, spilling blood and brains.
No matter how much Helya’s servants were vampires with fast regeneration and tenacious vitality, they were unable to subdue Heracles, who inherited the superpower of mythology.
Helya surveyed the battlefield with an intriguing gaze. His confidant, Astal, approached him.
“Helia. You’d better retreat.”
The battle continued for a long time and everyone was exhausted. Helia tapped the nape of her neck with her umbrella and nodded.
“I’m really, why are there all those monsters?”
Warrior Klein.
I had heard that there was a man with superpowers who ranked second in the ranks in the League of Heroes. Because he was famous as a berserker who wore a lion skin and beat demons with a club.
And now, Klein has smashed several mines by himself to the extent that the word berserker really suits him.
As the battle continued, they ran rampant like a runaway locomotive. However, even he showed signs of exhaustion after dealing with many demons and vampires.
In this operation, Helya tried to subdue Edan’s party by luring them into the labyrinth. Since the labyrinth does not receive sunlight, it is an optimal space for vampires to roam freely.
And according to the reports of his subordinates, he succeeded in dropping Edan down the abyss.
Although he lost several of his vampire minions, it was cheap compared to the cost of killing Edan.
“great. We retreat.”
At that, the vampires hesitated and retreated.
“They run away! Arthur! Chase!”
“yes!”
Arthur kicked the ground with blue magic power.
At that moment, as if he had waited, Astal threw something to the floor. Acrid smoke spread thickly around it, as if it were on fire. It was a smoke bomb.
“be careful! It’s a poisoned smoke grenade. Everyone cover your breathing!”
Arthur covered his breathing with his sleeve. The more he moved, the faster the poison would spread.
Now Arthur’s poison resistance level has reached 9. Most of the poison did no harm to Arthur, but he struggled to move alone among the smoke bombs obscuring his vision.
Above all else, taking care of my colleagues was the priority.
“Double casting, order acceleration… , Tempest.”
A strong airflow spread forward with Sepia at its center. The wind drove away the smoke grenade and secured the view.
Soon the thick smoke grenade cleared. However, after that many vampires had already disappeared.
“Is everyone okay?”
Arthur stepped over to Sepia. At the place where the battle ended, there were traces of vampires turned to ash and the corpse of a dwarf soldier.
Fortunately, our casualties were few.
Other than that, no one seemed to have collapsed after drinking the poison. The group of Dwarves who were held captive were also fine. However, Sepia looked around with anxious eyes.
“Sepia over there?”
“Arthur… , Ethan is missing.”
Only then did Arthur look around and find Ethan. But Ethan was nowhere to be seen.
“Ethan? Edaan!”
Since the melee continued, everyone had no time to pay attention to Edan. There was a point that I didn’t care too much because he was so great that he could do many things by himself.
It was Sepia who was overwhelmed by escorting allies as a wizard class while dealing with enemies who attacked in front of her eyes.
“Ethan, where are you going? Ethan!”
Sepia hurriedly moved and called Ethan’s name for a while. But there was no answer coming back. Only Sepia’s plaintive voice bounced back from the low ceiling.
