◈ 395. [Side Story] Jonan Manghyangdan
‘Daegyo’.
As the name suggests, this wide bridge is the only road connecting the 10th and 9th districts of the Lake Kingdom dungeon.
Area 10, the deepest part of the dungeon, was originally a place where the royal family of the Lake Kingdom lived.
That’s why it seems that a river was dug and a moat was surrounded to distinguish it from other places in the kingdom.
So, it seems that originally it was a place where the soldiers of the kingdom stood guard closely. Well, that’s the story before the Lake Kingdom became like this.
Since it’s become a dungeon, it’s just a long bridge over a dried-up river –
“Hey!”
“Pretty girls over there! Shall we see?”
There was a shadow blocking our way to cross the bridge.
“You say we took this bridge.”
“It means you have to pay for it to pass. chuckle.”
What stood in our way now was a band of male and female bandits.
Both of them have messy hair, so their faces cannot be seen properly. The man’s beard is so long that he looks more slovenly.
The man’s side is holding a rusted knife with chipped teeth, and the woman’s side is holding a short spear that looks like its stem has been broken in half.
“… .”
I was momentarily at a loss for words.
It was because the familiar smell of robbers suddenly reminded me of Quylan and his gang. Even then, they caught us and demanded money.
Quilan, who was a bandit, and his men were also scruffy when they first attacked me, but these two were on a different level.
Even at a distance, the stench vibrates, and the two eyes that can be seen between the long eyebrows and hair are red and bloodshot, and the yellow teeth are sparse with missing teeth.
It’s the highway robbery of two beggar-like madmen… … .
‘It’s hard to recognize with such a distinctive appearance.’
I broke into a cold sweat as I identified my opponent.
One of the worst groups of hostile NPCs you can encounter in the game.
Two-member band of robbers – ‘Jonan Mangyangdan (遭難望鄕團)’.
‘A group of people who miss their hometown after being in distress’ – It may have meant something like this, but users just called it ‘fucked up’ because they were fucked when they met these bastards.
They appear randomly inside the deep dungeon, but no matter how many people you meet, you will always shake off the dispute. Well, the name was various, but in the end, the conclusion was one.
“Don’t be so scared. We are people with a conscience too~ We do business rationally.”
“So, give away half of all your possessions and go away.”
Half of all property!
However, in the game, the judgment was somehow so that it led to the heinous result of taking half of the property that I, the player, had in the city, not half of the property that the character I encountered.
I’m just clearing the dungeon! A duo of robber NPCs started a fight! It means stealing half of the wealth accumulated in the city! What bullshit is this!
However, the reason why it was hard to overcome by force alone was because the combat power of this two-member band of robbers was not usually exceptionally high.
It’s easy to be annihilated if you met at a halfway party. Even if it was an elite pot, if you were lucky, the character you cherished would die if you didn’t get injured.
It’s not a boss battle, but half of all your property is robbed by an NPC you encounter in a random encounter, or your party is cut off.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that this was the worst NPC event in the game, forced to make such a terrible easy choice.
‘But this isn’t a game, it’s reality…’ … .’
half of what you have now?
That’s all I’m willing to give you. To begin with, I’m broke right now. I quickly searched my pockets.
“Mason Salome. open your pockets too Give it quietly and let’s go.”
“All right… .]
《Eh? really? Am I still a corps commander? Are you going to be robbed by highwaymen now?”
What’s the point of being a commander and an emperor in front of a sword? Saving lives is the priority. There’s nothing to tear off, so let’s cool it off and move on.
First, Mason emptied his pocket(?).
Patter!
Only the fur of the beast, mixed with something, flew in all directions.
He said he went to the base of this baby demon king, so it seems that all his belongings were already robbed at that time.
“… .”
“… .”
The eyes of the two highwaymen narrowed as they saw Mason, who really had nothing. I chinned Salome urgently.
“Salome.”
“Yes… .]
Salome eagerly searched her pockets.
However, it seems that this woman came out with no money or valuables… … . Out of the bags and pockets, only fruits that were said to have been stolen yesterday spilled out.
Salome shyly held up the fruit and smiled awkwardly.
《The fruit is delicious!》
“… .”
No, it’s delicious, but… … .
As soon as it was confirmed that the first two were dog hair, the two highwaymen glanced in my direction.
I couldn’t stay still after receiving such a leaning gaze, so I diligently robbed my belongings.
but.
inventory.
not working?
“… .”
In the end, all I had was a bottle of water from the fountain on the way.
In disbelief, the two highwaymen searched us directly. But you have to have something to rob it. Only dust was blowing.
The two highwaymen stuck out their tongues and looked at each other.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen beggars worse than us.”
“Still, what kind of guts do you have to walk around without a decent weapon in a dungeon with such a high level of effort? How come you haven’t died yet?”
I scratched the back of my head.
“Then I somehow got into trouble… .”
When I opened my eyes, I was in District 10. So from now on, I’m in a position where I have to go backwards and get out of the dungeon. It’s a beggar now.
… I was going to explain, but these highwaymen reacted to the word ‘distress’ first, and their eyes burned red.
“Draw?! Oh my god, we got shipwrecked too!”
“We never lived like this before. But I got caught up in the collapse of this goddamn Lake Kingdom, so I’m shivering!”
“Seeing the young people crawling on this floor without anything, how come it doesn’t look like Namil… .”
“okay. This is also meant to be, but you guys will also join our Disaster Loss Team?!”
Now that I’ve lived there, I’ve been invited to join a gang of robbers.
Fortunately, though, I think I can pass without any major collisions. I politely tried to decline the offer.
It was then.
that buck! that buck! that buck!
A series of footsteps echoed across the bridge. When I looked there, I saw dozens of shadows approaching through the fog.
Embarrassed, I broke out in a cold sweat.
Why are there so many Roamers today? The chances of the guys wandering around these high-level dungeons being friendly are filthy low… … .
But unlike me, who was taken aback, the two robbers had a lot of color on their faces.
“Oh, oh, oh, what’s wrong! I’ve only blown flies for the past few days, but today it’s suddenly crowded with customers! honey!”
“Okay, don’t worry! Aren’t I too tired to wait for another customer?”
The male highwayman jumped excitedly to the other side of the bridge and shouted loudly:
“You fucking rompers! Just stop right there!”
Waiting for customers… … .
I opened my mouth wide at the amazing guest greeting and looked there, but the male robber continued.
“We have taken this bridge! You will have to pay to pass!”
“… .”
However, the opponent did not stop walking and came right in front of us.
“It’s been a long time since my country was sunk by monsters and darkness, but now there are robbers installed on the bridge here.”
The one in front of the opponent muttered gloomily.
“It is deplorable.”
what.
With this spirited low voice, that white smiling mask and the clown costume… … .
It was an opponent he knew well. I called his name
“Crown… ?”
“hmm? ash?”
As expected, the ‘Pied Piper’ Crown, one of the hostile NPCs of the Lake Kingdom.
And his subordinates – the last remnant of the self-proclaimed Lake Kingdom, the ‘Nightcrawler’.
Everyone is wearing their characteristic white smiling mask. Been seeing this for a long time.
Crown must have been taken aback by my sudden appearance. Even under the smiling mask, he could clearly see his blinking eyes.
“And Salome?”
“Hello Crown!”
Salome waved her hand at Crown. It seems that these are spherical to each other.
“Why are you guys together… Besides, are you here with those robbers?”
Crown’s voice sounded absurd.
Is that really an unavoidable situation… … Because it was irresistible to me. Can you stop looking at me like a crazy person?
“… Well, that’s good.”
Crown let out a short sigh and pointed to my side.
“That half-beast there. We were scouring the area for him.”
Crown pointed to Mason.
“He killed the demon guards in front of the castle and escaped. Well, I don’t care if the devil guards die or not, but it’s a serious crime to sprinkle blood in front of the capital.”
“… .”
“Hand him over now. After the summary judgment, I have to report to the King of Kings.”
I turned to Mason. Still fascinated by Salome, he is a hazy eye.
Suddenly, memories with Mason came to mind. with him… … .
… .
… Don’t you have any good memories with this kid?
No, it’s just a bad memory?
I immediately tried to turn Mason over to Crown. take it! We don’t need much either! If possible, kill them very painfully!
However, there were two bandits who stood in the way of such a crown.
“Yumma! Are your eyes dull because you only stay in the dark?! Can’t you see us?!”
“Where do you want to go to someone else’s guests?”
“What?”
“Even if it’s the bottom of hell, huh?! People who live and eat together shouldn’t have a business relationship!”
“이눔 새끼야 그러다가 죽어서 지옥 가 지옥!”
… This conversation is going on in the middle of hell.
Confused, Crown shook his head and waved his hand.
Then, about 10 Nightcrawler troops lined up behind him immediately prepared for battle.
Then, the duo of highwaymen also raised their swords and spears without losing.
“Oh, you brazen thief bastard! Now you’re revealing your true colors!”
“I’m going to push through the pages, right? If you thought we would just sit back and die, you are very, very mistaken!”
Even though they were far behind in numbers, the highwaymen did not back down and squealed.
“On such an old bridge, old people like us have an advantage! Do you know why?”
“Are we Gudak’dari’?”
“As expected, pretending is good! Cheeky honey, do you know what kind of money a grandfather like me likes most while robbing like this?”
“What?”
“Money to do right away! It’s you!”
“This inspiration must be crazy, what the heck!”
… I think it’s really crazy.
His gag sense is so hellish. It’s embarrassing to suddenly come up with a gag in this situation, but the content is more. Oh my god, I wouldn’t have made a gag like that even in 28 years… .
‘Does the taste go away like that if I stay in this deep dungeon for a long time?’
Unable to keep up with the conversation between the duo of robbers, I averted my eyes. Then
“… .”
I saw Crown desperately holding back a laugh.
Why are you laughing at such a pun! You’re a court jester! Is the court gag level at that level?! I didn’t see it that way, but it’s disappointing Crown!
《… .]
At that time, I saw Mason, who was trembling and holding back his laughter even though he was enchanted. Do you enjoy that too?! Actually am I weird?!
Salome, who was standing behind her with a fierce face, tilted her head.
“What do you mean by that… ? I don’t understand.”
“You don’t have to understand. Stay still.”
It was a gag, no matter what, it was the time when the Nightcrawler unit and the two-member highwayman were confronting each other over us.
charrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
This time something strange happened behind us.
Flies and mice Crows and bugs… … .
All sorts of hideous, dark things that suddenly appeared from all sides began to flock and clump together.
They took the form of four limbs and eventually merged into a giant man.
A black coat and fedora. And a white crow mask with a long beak like a plague doctor in the Middle Ages.
Raven, the commander of the Plague Corps, appeared here.
“Hoo… .”
Raven growled ferociously in his characteristic thick bass voice.
《I wondered if some big guy stole my fruit… … Was it you, Salome?”
Ah.
Could it be that you were the owner of the farm that grows the fruit?
Salome is now in a state where she has taken out fruit from her pocket and spreads it all over the place. There is no excuse… … !
“Higuk!”
Salome, who had started to hiccup, hurriedly opened her mouth.
“Wait a minute crow! I’ll pay for it properly later! therefore… .》
《The price is your life! I will immediately take you to my farm and use it as a field for my new plague-》
“What the hell is this shit!”
The male highwayman rushed in like a thunderbolt and lowered his knife.
Pooh-!
Raven’s body was cut in two vertically.
Of course, the part hit by the sword was immediately filled with bugs and crows, but Raven stepped back in embarrassment.
“What is this again… ?!
” Raising dog shit in someone else’s workshop! Youngsters of Inum, where is this sword demon doing his tricks while his eyes are wide open!”
Flash!
This time, the female highwayman who was confronting Nightcrawler violently threw the javelin in her hand.
Then, a huge groove was dug on the bridge. The Nightcrawler troop panicked and quickly retreated back.
“This window-sama also has red eyes open!”
“We caught these guests first!”
“So whether you eat it grilled or boiled, it’s up to you!”
The two highwaymen shouted simultaneously as they pointed their weapons at the Raven and Nightcrawler troops, respectively.
“Get out of here right now!”
therefore.
Place us in the middle of the bridge, with 2 Mad Highwaymen on either side of us, and at the end of the bridge, the Plague Corps Commander and the Nightcrawler unit are facing each other.
Salome smiled shyly as she picked up the fruit and put it back in her pocket.
《Are we popular?》
“… .”
No, I don’t need this kind of popularity… … .
