Chapter 120 – 10.15 Awakening
“What, what?”
Shinobu backed away, reflexively covering his face.
However, the mysterious spray had already been sprayed on Shinobu’s face.
I was careless. Shinobu belatedly realized his mistake.
He opened the unknown box without any doubt, an imprudent act that he would never have done if he was his usual self his.
“Nice….”
Shinobu closed his eyes tightly and waited for the pain to come.
However, nothing happened.
It didn’t melt my face like sulfuric acid, nor ruin my bronchial tubes like poison gas.
Shinobu cautiously opened her eyes.
He apparently got hit in the face with something. He even breathed in momentarily.
However, there was no change in his body.
Maybe it wasn’t a trap, but something like a surprise box.
The inside of the box was empty.
Blinking her eyes, Shinobu was relieved that there was nothing wrong with her body.
Perhaps this box was prepared to raise awareness of his complacent mindset. This time I just skipped it, but the next time I don’t even bother. He seemed to have received such a message.
Shinobu still didn’t know that this world wasn’t so kind.
– Key profit!
I turned around at the sound I heard from behind.
A goblin with a wooden spear was watching Shinobu from the entrance of the cave.
“Huh.”
Shinobu draws his sword again.
A goblin coming to die on its own feet. It was a good thing for Shinobu.
He had to hunt even harder because he wasted precious time on trifles.
-Ku Gyaak!
“Suck!”
Dodge the goblin’s attack and cut her body.
The goblin’s stomach split open along the spot where the blade had passed.
– Kiik!
Damage enough to not die on the edge.
The goblins that Shinobu had dealt with so far would get scared and run away if they were hurt this much.
But this time it was different. Even though the upper and lower parts of the body were divided and the cuts were so deep that it was wobbly, the goblin tried to approach Shinobu even by crawling on the ground.
-Kia!
Those red eyes were glistening with madness, as if they had taken medicine.
Shinobu cut off the goblin’s head with a tired expression.
When he cut his body his, even the goblin who tried to attack him could not move anymore after cutting his head her.
You’re a bit different from the others for some reason.
Shinobu didn’t take it seriously even as he watched the goblin disappear into powder.
– Kiik! Kiik!
“In addition?”
At the entrance of the cave again, goblins were entering the cave.
This time it was not one, but three.
“It’s just fine.”
It wasn’t scary even if several goblins attacked at the same time.
Rather, when a group of them catches one, the rest get scared and run away. Attacking the back of a runaway goblin made it easier to level up.
“Hot!”
This time, Shinobu attacked aggressively first.
-Kugyaa!
Dodging the nearest guy’s club and cutting his throat his.
Denggeng, the goblin’s head was easily cut off.
The goblin’s body, missing his head, fell to the ground and disappeared.
– Koogeek! Cookie Geek!
Having caught one, the others will try to escape.
Shinobu thought so and headed for the next target, but somehow the goblins didn’t escape. Rather, he attacked Shinobu more aggressively than usual.
“Ugh.”
Shinobu jumps backwards to avoid the rushing goblins.
However, Shinobu’s back he hit the wall of the narrow cave.
There was nowhere to escape. He had to fight back.
Shinobu tightened his grip on his sword.
Exert maximum concentration.
The feeling of time passing slowly.
Shinobu threw his body at the goblins again.
“Ha!”
I dodged the club wielded by one, and hit the wooden spear stabbed by the other with a sword.
– Kigeek!
Two goblins, completely defenseless after an attack.
Shinobu swings his sword twice at the shortest distance.
– Toutuk.
The heads of the two animals in the path of the blade were slashed, and their heads fell to the floor.
The remains of the body soon disappeared.
“Ha, ha, ha.”
I was momentarily nervous because the goblin showed an unexpected pattern, but I was able to take it down unscathed.
He realizes that he has become stronger.
Shinobu’s hand holding his sword trembled with exhilaration.
– Cookies!
And.
Before I had time to catch my breath, a new goblin appeared at the entrance of the cave.
Five horses. This time it was bigger than before.
In the distance, I could see other goblins waddling and running.
The more time you drag, the more goblins will accumulate.
Only then did Shinobu realize.
The identity of the gas ejected from the box.
It wasn’t sulfuric acid or poison gas, it was an inducer to summon monsters.
– Cookie Kiki!
The goblins raised their voices as if they were laughing at Shinobu who had fallen into a trap.
Shinobu tightened his grip on his sword.
It was better He saved me the trouble of searching.
Whether it comes first for me to collapse or for the seeds of the goblins to dry first, let’s try it.
* * *
-Ding!
The elevator stops.
When the door opened, the scenery of the underground military came into view.
The sentries guarding the elevator saluted me instead of pointing their guns at me.
Although they are first-time sentries, they seem to have taken over.
“Is Shinozaki Shinobu here?”
To salute first is to know me.
Instead of putting on a pointless play, I also brought it straight to the point.
“Yes. Here.”
The sentry shows the entry ledger.
Shinozaki Shinobu. A familiar name was written in a familiar handwriting.
“Whew.”
As expected, it seems that Shinoshino went berserk alone and stormed into the Rune Tower. I sighed deeply at the fact that it wasn’t the worst case scenario, like a kidnapping or an accident.
Came in about 2 hours ago.
I don’t know if it’s been half a day, but this much would be fine.
No matter how weak Shinoshino is, he won’t be defeated by the slime.
“Thanks.”
After confirming that Shinoshino was safe, I was able to greet the sentries with a smile.
Was my atmosphere quite stiff? The sentries, who were nervous, saw my smiling face and relaxed slightly.
But since I was discharged, I am an outsider. Can I just show you these records?
I thought so, but there was no time to waste time. I had to find Shinoshino as soon as possible and send her back.
“Take care.”
Received a salute from the guards and entered the unit.
While walking, I texted the chairman on my cell phone.
“It looks like Shinoshino went to the Rune Tower alone. I’ll find it and send it back, Chairman, don’t worry and get some sleep.”
Cross the bag at a brisk pace.
It’s a striking look nonetheless. If you run around, you will stand out more.
Shinoshino wouldn’t get slime just because she was a few minutes late.
Even after entering the Rune Tower, you will have to search for it for a long time.
There is no need to be nervous because nothing changes. All right
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Say hello to the sentries in front of the Rune Tower.
This time, instead of a gun, he was given a salute.
“Shinozaki Shinobu, are you here?”
“Yes.”
Also.
There was a lot to say about why you let them in on their own, shouldn’t they at least make a proper phone call to confirm, but there was no time to argue.
“Can I come in too?”
“Yes. Of course.”
“Thank you.”
After receiving permission from the sentries, he goes to China.
A sentry’s mind flowed into my head.
『Even if I pursued it now, it would have been too late. It’s not strange even if you already have a baby goblin.”
“…… Goblin?”
“Yes?”
The mind that I hear as I pass by is usually passed through one ear, but I couldn’t possibly pass by this one now.
“No. Do you know what floor the party went to?”
“I do not know. Until then, we are fine.”
“I recommended the goblin field on the 5th floor because the blue-eyed crab believed in it and pretended to be proud. I think I laughed at it because the academy doesn’t teach it properly, but how long can a kitten last?”
“Yes. Thank you.”
I hurriedly turn around so as not to show a hard expression.
The back of the eyeball tingles.
It felt like my intestines were twisted as I forcibly suppressed my surging emotions.
I am also a former soldier. I’m not stupid enough to touch a sentry.
And you couldn’t just blame the sentry for this.
Shinoshino carried out the sentry’s ulterior motive anyway. It was Shinoshino who came to the Rune Tower on his own accord and chose the 5th floor he had never been to before. Shit.
Controlling my raging emotions, I boarded the Rune Tower elevator.
No, that’s fine It’s not too late. No matter how weak Shinoshino is, she’s not easily defeated by goblins.
As long as you find it quickly, you’ll be fine. As long as you don’t touch the trap, it’s fine. It’s okay anyway.
But that also meant that if I didn’t find it quickly, if I touched a trap, it wasn’t okay.
The 5th floor of Rune Tower is so wide that it cannot be compared to the 4th floor. It may take several hours if you search blindly. Will I be able to find it before it’s too late?
And what about the pitfalls? Can Shinoshino, who doesn’t even know there is such a thing as a trap, can avoid it?
As a child, I was once caught in an aphrodisiac trap. Avoiding traps without knowing anything is close to impossible. Because Shinoshino also has a bit of a flirtatious side. Maybe already
-Bang!
I hit the elevator wall with my fist.
It is a rune tower that will remain intact even after a nuclear bomb explodes.
It wasn’t even crushed to the point of being punched. Only my fist hurts.
Fuck.
My anger doesn’t go away like this.
If you rescue it safely, feed this fist to Shinoshino’s stomach. Okay. Let’s do it.
So…… Please be safe
-Ding.
Arrived on the 5th floor.
-Kukek!
As soon as the door opens, blow away the goblins you see.
And look around the whole place where the eyes reach.
Of course, Shinobu was nowhere to be seen.
“Ha.”
Let’s stay calm.
I can’t find anything to be excited about.
Concentrate while standing still and turn the radar.
But only goblins are on my radar.
Goblins, goblins, everywhere were goblins.
“Fuck.”
Too wide, too many.
It was the worst environment to turn the radar on.
In a place like this, it was impossible to find someone who didn’t know which side they were on.
Forcibly widens the range.
Chiing-.
It felt like my head would break.
“J-don’t say that.”
I know it won’t break like this.
Broaden the scope
However, it was only goblins.
Broaden the scope
More, wider
Rumbling.
It felt like my brain was shaking like a window shaking in a typhoon.
Tuck, tock, tock.
Nosebleeds as if a faucet had been opened in the nose.
Red blood dripped onto the floor.
“Ugh, Mr…….”
My head was spinning.
I felt like I was about to lose my mind.
However, there was no time to pass out leisurely.
Fast.
Grit it
Broaden the scope
It felt like sparks flew from the inside of my eyeballs.
Quick.
It felt like something was cracking in my head.
“Seed.”
Am I going to end like this?
I came all the way here trembling like that.
Ended up with one such absurd event?
Broaden the scope
Fall out.
I heard another voice in my head.
Could it be that my brain is cracked?
At this rate, I might really die.
“Fuck…….”
So what.
You might die, so stop?
You’re not very close, so you’re saying quit?
Leave it alone because it’s self-employed?
Really.
Don’t give a damn.
“Sir Baal——!!”
Do not fall out.
Parkin-!
That moment.
I heard something breaking in my head.
The headache is gone.
Ah.
Finished.
Your head is finally broken haha.
Contrary to my self-deprecating thoughts.
Somehow, it felt like my vision was wide open.
And.
『The ‘Mind Rune’ has reached the final level.』
『’Mind Rune’ has evolved into a ‘Soul Rune’.』
I felt like I heard those words in my head.
