Chapter 332 – Treasure
Left. Right. Face.
The road forked into three branches.
“How do we split up and move?”
Isla asked me.
I thought about it for a while, but the answer was decided.
If they were planning to split up the subjugation party, they would not have come together in the first place.
And since the aisle was wide, it didn’t seem to be very uncomfortable even if they moved together.
“No, let’s move together.”
We turned to the passage on the left and started moving.
It was because Bright’s compass direction was closer to the passage on the left.
And soon after, I was attacked by the first monster in the dungeon.
“Keeek!!”
It was a humanoid monster.
They were bald and skinny.
Sharp teeth and long claws.
It looked similar to a goblin, but rather had elongated limbs, making it look like a zombie.
They were just plain ugly looking guys.
I think I heard that there will be powerful monsters…
It seemed weak for that.
I wondered if there was something special about the appearance, but…
As the maids blocked the front line and the elf fired an arrow from behind, everything was neatly organized.
There were just a lot of numbers.
There was no reverse.
They were as weak as they appeared.
We defeated the zombie-like monster and continued to move forward.
Another crossroads appeared.
This time, we decided to move to the nearest passage indicated by Bright’s compass needle.
And the fork in the road continued to emerge.
At this point, I was able to figure out what the situation was.
“This…”
“It’s a maze.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve already memorized the road.”
Ayla gave a trustworthy voice.
She was drawing a map of not only her but also Sunni’s, so she didn’t have to worry about getting lost… She thought…
It wasn’t long before she could see the confident Isla panicking.
“Huh? Why is the road blocked? You must have passed this way…”
Ayla pointed at the blocked wall and said.
[Ayla is right. The map I made also shows that there was originally a road.]
Suni also proved that Ayla was not wrong.
‘I lost my way~ dan dan dan~ dan dan dan~’
A song that seems to have been heard somewhere one day comes to mind instinctively.
“And there’s a road like never before!”
To me, they all looked the same, but they had good memories.
Shall I break it?
I’ve been thinking about that for a while…
“Are you planning to destroy the dungeon first? It’s too early to make that decision. Let’s move a little further.”
Sensing my thoughts, Liliana rebukes her.
“…”
It may have been too hasty, as she said.
This is because the purpose of the subjugation party was not to escape, but to find the black magician.
We turned around and started wandering through the maze again.
How long did it take
Anyway…Where did all the adventurers go?
After walking for a long time in the quiet aisle, questions come to mind one by one.
There must have been dozens of adventurer parties…
It’s not strange to meet up at a party.
But for some reason, I couldn’t see the nose bleed.
Are you saying this dungeon is that wide?
From the outside, it didn’t look that vast, but…
As I walked, I often saw bloody weapons falling and rolling around on the floor.
However, the owner of the weapon was nowhere to be seen.
Weapons are also metal.
I decided to absorb the fallen weapons into Chaos.
“Do you really want me to absorb this low-grade metal? It means that I, the Master’s most important cherished item, absorbs low-grade metal. Won’t you regret it? By the way, I think something like a ring or staff that I absorbed before would be better.”
Chaos’ taste was picky.
The Explosion staff he absorbed was an expensive item that Liliana had also certified.
I think it was like a lot of mithril or something…
In the labyrinth, finding a metal that suits Chaos’ taste seemed far away.
Apart from Chaos’ complaints about side dishes, wouldn’t the quality deteriorate if he fed poor metal? I was worried about
This is one of my favorite items.
That was difficult
“It doesn’t matter what metal the armed core absorbs to grow. The only difference is whether the growth rate is high or low.”
I was in conflict with whether I should absorb the weapon, so Bright solved that concern by my side.
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…It seems that I got my taste wrong from the beginning.
As Bright said, the chaos that absorbed the weapon barely increased in size compared to when it absorbed the staff and the ring.
Still, it is a great mountain by gathering dust.
If there was a weapon that fell on the floor, he picked it up and absorbed it steadily into Chaos.
Chaos gave a lot of tea that he didn’t want to eat, but he force-fed it because unbalanced eating is not good.
The inside of the dungeon was complicated, but there was no problem in determining the direction because there was a compass.
Not only that, but it was also known that he was steadily getting closer to the warlock.
‘…Are they pulling them to where they are?’
Guts should be considered good?
Does he have his own?
“I have good news.”
Liliana, who had been constantly inspecting the dungeon with magic as she moved, opened her mouth.
“Good news?”
“I learned that the Warlock will never destroy this dungeon.”
“Why?”
“If it had been made into a trap that could be thrown away in the first place, there would be no way I would have put so much effort into making it.”
Verna explained as if adding to Liliana’s opinion.
Does that mean it won’t summon the Great Devil like before?
He must have spied on my fight with the devil.
Are there any other moves against us?
“It seems to be preparing for some kind of ritual.”
“Consciousness?”
“It’s obvious what the black magicians are doing.”
“Summon the Demon King!!”
Upon hearing Liliana’s words, Judith exclaimed in amazement.
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A bright light appears at the end of the aisle.
Bright’s compass was also pointing there.
Getting out of the maze was not as difficult as I thought.
Should I say it’s over because I’m just walking?
It was supposed to be guided, not a maze.
At the end of the passage, we were greeted by a huge cavity that could have been hundreds of meters.
There were numerous passages around the cavity.
And I was able to see countless adventurer parties that I hadn’t met before.
The place where the Demon King would be summoned was correct… But the atmosphere was quite different from that.
Adventurers were confronting near the common center, creating a somewhat bloody atmosphere.
There were also several corpses lying on the floor.
It seems that there was also a fight.
In the middle of their confrontation, a sword was stuck on the floor.
It was a splendid sword adorned with numerous jewels.
It was so glamorous that it didn’t seem very practical, but it seemed like it would make money.
It was wrapped in a gorgeous black hemispherical protective film.
“Bo, it’s a treasure! Come and bring it to me!”
Cristina sees the ornate sword and reveals her greed.
He is a greedy little boy.
“It’s like a magic sword.”
Verna, who was next to her, said.
“A cursed sword…Isn’t it like that?”
“It doesn’t feel that way.”
“Is it good?”
“I’ll have to look a little more closely to find out… But if I can’t make it with that kind of material, that’s a serious problem as a wizard.”
It seemed unfashionable due to the excessive splendor, but Verna’s opinion was much more credible than mine, who was unfamiliar with magic.
The bottom line is that it is a magic sword certified by the Archmage that looks pretty good.
Even if it wasn’t a magic sword, the material cost alone seemed considerable.
“We found it first!!”
“What do you do when you find it? This land is yours? You couldn’t even get it out, so you were wriggling around. We’ll take it out, so why don’t you get out of the way?”
The adventurers surrounded the magic sword and confronted each other.
It seems that the first ones who found it didn’t quickly kick it, which led to this situation.
“It seems to be a fairly solid barrier. It seems to have been made to prevent anyone from taking it unnecessarily. With their abilities… Will they have to suffer for a few days?”
After seeing the adventurers, Verna said.
If a black magician created this dungeon, the existence of that magic sword is of course suspicious.
Besides, the adventurers fighting over the magic sword.
Trying to get the adventurers to fight each other?
That was all I could think of right now.
“Stop fighting! This is the warlock’s conspiracy!”
Judith, seeing the appearance of the adventurers who were about to explode soon, revealing their ferocious spirit, stepped out.
“…Does the paladin who serves Tera covet this sword too?”
The adventurer who looked like a bully said crookedly to Judith.
“They said it was a conspiracy of a warlock!”
“A black mage… Where are the black mages?”
The arch adventurer playfully looked around and said.
“It seems that the appearance of the warlock is invisible.”
It was time for me to step out.
It is something that has no owner yet.
The person who picks it up is the owner.
Verna couldn’t just suck her finger if it was a magic sword that looked fine to her eyes.
As I step forward, their eyes are on me.
-Jerbuck. That buck
The sound of my footsteps echoed exceptionally loudly in the cavity that quickly became quiet.
(Are you the leader?)
(It’s so damn big…)
(Oh, it’s okay, there are a lot more of us.)
I could see that the adventurers were visibly nervous.
I stood in front of a semi-transparent shield that was slightly reddish as I crossed between the conflicting ones.
Then, he raised his fist to break the protective shield.
“Come on, let’s go to sleep…”
An adventurer tried to stop me, but there was no reason for me to listen to them.
Ignoring it, I slammed my fist down at the shield.
-Bang!
– Oh shit!
The protective shield was shattered in vain.
I quickly grabbed the handle of the magic sword stuck in the ground.
– Pajik!
A spark flew.
Is it a double lock?
At least, it was a light level of static electricity to me.
It was stuck pretty tight, but it wasn’t a problem.
– Hard!
I lightly drew out the magic sword.
“Kuhmm…This…Confiscate it. You don’t know what the warlock did! It might be a dangerous item.”
Having said that, I shamelessly put the sword into my inventory.
