Episode 164. The Horn of Despair (1)
Buuuuuu!
The spear stretched forward with a terrifying blast.
It was true that he was angry, but that didn’t mean he was playing with the spear out of emotion.
speed and trajectory.
All of them were near-perfect cutting seconds that could suffocate the opponent with one blow.
however.
Kagagagak!
Jinhyeok received the blow so lightly.
As if he knew how to attack, there was no extraneousness in his natural movements like flowing water.
It was only one battle, but with this one, the joys and sorrows were mixed.
Salt Lake looked at the trembling palms.
‘I’m… being pushed back in spearmanship?’
It is impossible.
Aren’t you the strongest person in the Demonic Cult with one of the five best spear skills?
I couldn’t even remember how much blood and sweat was soaked until I reached the position of the grim reaper.
Even so.
What do you mean? This pressure is…
thrilling! pounding! pounding!
My heart was beating fast.
this tension.
this air.
Never… never below himself.
I didn’t think I could win even if I tried my best.
and.
‘Damn it.’
Anger welled up to the point of madness at the fact that I had to feel this way for just a player or something.
‘Let’s calm down…’
The opponent is a kid who just entered the tower.
He’s wearing shackles with nerfs that can cause a fatal blow if he even brushes against them!
If you can’t deal with the opponent even after occupying such an advantageous position, it will be a shame that will remain in the history of the Demonic Cult.
Swoop.
Yeomho took up his stance again.
I measured the distance while holding the spear firmly with both hands.
Promising that this time, I will see the end in words.
‘If you make the first move, you have no choice but to be defeated. You have to be patient and wait for the opponent’s concentration to collapse.’
I’m sure he must be thinking the same thing.
But just then
that buck
Jinhyeok approached me defenselessly.
There were so many loopholes that I was confused at the moment if this was the reality.
“How stupid! How dare you come in my gap!”
Yeomho did not miss that gap.
[Gwi-blood lord Yeom-ho uses ‘Sad Poison Spear’!]
Like a snake looking for prey.
The spear drew a strange trajectory.
Slowly half a beat, Jinhyeok also swung his spear.
however.
Perpuck!
It wasn’t from the other side that the sound of flesh being torn apart was heard.
“uh…?”
A whistle of wind flowed from the mouth of the salt lake.
Lips and pupils trembled violently.
Clearly… he was the one who approached me defenselessly.
But why should it be you who stumbles with a hole in your heart?
Right then.
Something flashed through my mind like lightning.
If… I read all the timing and trajectories of the attack.
Assuming that, it made sense to counterattack even at half a beat slower.
But does that make sense? The first person you meet reads all of your windows?
‘…There wasn’t even a difference in skill level.’
I had to look down at myself from a height that was completely different, so I could explain why this happened.
“A monster…a watery one.”
Yeomho’s body slowly fell backwards.
＊＊＊
A ship that loses its captain sinks.
Because of this, the fate of the gwihyeoldae was decided at the point of losing the salt lake.
‘Roughly organized.’
Jinhyuk nodded.
Casey and Jude Law smashed the enemy’s square, and the spirits of the remaining 5 elements also started chasing the fleeing ones
.
Once the storm had passed, there was room for conversation.
“When did you bring those guys together again? Couldn’t you have signed a slave contract after tricking him into liking a place like that old person’s corporation?”
Chun Yoo-seong asked in amazement.
“Oh, what a slave! They are definitely kids who came in with an employment contract.”
I work 100 hours a week, I don’t have the 4 major insurances, and I don’t have the minimum wage and severance pay, but I still plan to guarantee the most important life.
There’s nothing like that in this day and age.
“…done. let’s not talk I just feel sorry for those guys who got hurt by a guy like you.”
“Still, I never imagined that I would be able to tame the intermediate spirit beasts. Shall we say that Jinhyeok seems to have gone to a completely different place now? It will be difficult to raid together in the future.”
Teresa also added a word with a bitter face.
She was also one of the rankers representing Europe.
Every time I saw Jinhyeok, I couldn’t help but feel a big wall.
In fact, Jinhyeok defeated a powerful enemy that was difficult even if they risked their lives.
‘As expected… my prediction was correct.’
More than the prospects and rankers that everyone praises.
Even more than the masters at the top of large guilds.
Jinhyeok is much higher up.
utterly impossible to compare.
‘I’ll be lacking in my skills to be with you in the future…’
But it doesn’t matter.
Just by getting to know Jinhyeok. Even if Jinhyeok climbed the tower for humanity.
Because it was incomparable to anything else.
Then, Chun Yoo-seong opened his mouth.
“by the way. What are you thinking?”
“huh? what?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t know with an innocent look. shit. Don’t inflate your cheeks either. If you do that again, I will slit your throat.”
Chun Yuseong grabbed the sword.
If I really did a little more, I would wield that sword with all my heart.
“Be brutal. I can’t even joke about this. okay. What are you curious about?”
“There must be a reason why you chose the 25th floor out of many places.”
“that’s right. I didn’t choose this place just because I was bored.”
but.
“I can’t tell you why right now.”
“…”
Jinhyeok shrugged his shoulders, and Chun Youseong bit his lip as if he knew that.
It’s not once or twice like this.
It was expected that Jinhyeok would know the plan alone.
“good night. don’t change the question Then, how long will it take to get out of this labyrinth and where do we have to go from now on?”
I can tell you that much.
“It will be over in an hour or two. And you don’t have to go anywhere If you stand still for a moment, a new path will appear.”
“…what?”
“Can you clear the labyrinth that quickly?”
This time, both Chun Yoo-seong and Teresa opened their rabbit eyes.
Elisman, who was still silent, seemed to anticipate what Jinhyeok would do.
After all, Jinjo is Jinjo.
You must also know about the secrets of the labyrinth.
timely.
A faint light began to shimmer in the runes written on the passage.
It started.
The time I’ve been waiting for ever since I entered the labyrinth.
– Several hidden routes are hidden in the labyrinth ‘Valley of the Kings’ located on the 25th floor. Among them, the place where the tombs of the kings are located can be accessed using a special key every day at 11:00 pm, the time to honor the king.
Jinhyeok took out his ‘fang’ and slit his palm.
A bright red drop of blood quickly formed on the bone.
This is a special key.
You can go to the tombs of the kings.
“Clap.”
Right next to him, he heard the sound of a bloodthirsty vampire smacking his lips, but Jinhyeok pretended not to hear.
Soon after, he placed his palm on the place where ‘ỽ’ was engraved among the numerous runes.
Then right at that moment.
Whoa!
Dazzling brilliance emanated from the letters.
[The road to the ‘Royal Tombs’ is open!]
A splendid gate decorated with gold.
The only route that can attack the labyrinth with an expedient rather than a normal method… has now appeared.
‘good.’
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
Finally, it is time for the highlight of this labyrinth to unfold.
＊＊＊
As I entered the gate, my vision, which had been darkened, became brighter.
What appeared was an enormous amount of gold beyond imagination.
“Oh my God…”
“…Awesome.”
Teresa and Chun Yu-seong opened their mouths wide.
If the golden city of Eldorado existed, would it look like this?
From large golden shrines and 10m tall golden statues.
Even diamonds bigger than a fist and various jewels.
seen in the movies. No, I couldn’t help but exclaim at the sight that was more tremendous than the movie.
“If I put these treasures in the subspace inventory and go out, I will become a rich man comparable to that of a conglomerate.”
“It’s not on that level. With this amount, you can even buy a country.”
The amount of treasure in this place was so out of standard that the two relatively less materialistic people reacted like that.
but.
“I understand your feelings, but you will regret it if you carelessly touch the treasure.”
as if to prove it.
Additional status windows appeared.
[The former kings warn the grave robbers who infiltrated the tomb.]
[There is only one treasure that can be possessed here.] [The
‘Curse of the Kings’ falls on those who violate this and become greedy.]
“Aladdin is I believe everyone has seen it.”
If you touch anything other than the lamp, it will become fried chicken going into the oil.
Of course, the curse of this world would be much more terrible than simply dying in magma.
“I see… I know what that means.”
“I have to choose carefully.”
The two nodded.
“And there’s something I need to do before the treasure. Follow me first.”
Getting treasure is just a side reward.
The most important thing is to solve the task to get out of here.
Jinhyeok took the lead.
How many minutes did they walk past the mountains of gold and treasure?
Finally, a building that differs in atmosphere from others appeared.
east west north south. The long stairs on all sides are built only upwards…
“It looks like an altar…?”
Yes.
That’s an altar.
And the most notable among them was the square-shaped table located at the top of the stairs and the ‘black alarm bell’ placed on it.
The alarm bell made of black iron had ancient runes engraved on it as well. It was a completely different type of rune word from what I had seen in the aisle.
‘Double rune…’
Jinhyeok’s eyes narrowed.
It was evaluated as the closest to the ‘forgotten language’, and in the past, Jinhyeok also tried to find a clue to the forgotten language through this language.
‘This time, I changed my job to a priest and secured the moon’s seal, so I’ll make sure to learn all languages.’
The fact that you can learn something new from an old person who is already rotten is exciting in itself.
Because of this, Jinhyeok already felt his fingers itching.
“Is that the purpose?”
“okay. Only when I get that thing can I get out of this labyrinth. It’s kind of like a key to the outside.”
“Then there is no need to procrastinate. I will secure it right away.”
Chun Yuseong was about to run towards the stairs at once.
“hang on.”
“why? Is there a trap there too?”
“Do I really need to tell you that?”
Still, the name is a tomb, but there can be no trap for the most important treasure.
Even within the labyrinth, the most difficult and troublesome things were laid out like grains of sand on that stairway.
“Looking at it being dried in a hurry, it must be a trap you don’t even know about.”
“No, I know how to avoid traps. Can you focus on avoiding traps if only the back of your head is itching?”
“No way…”
Yes.
We are not the only guests here.
“Why don’t you come out soon? It’s useless to use a clumsy barrier in front of me.”
Jinhyeok nodded his head towards the pile of gold on the right.
