My Villains Episode 023
7. Sewerage (1)
The cool dawn air.
Mornings in South Harbor were refreshingly refreshing, not befitting the name of a port city.
It must be because instead of the damp wind blowing from the sea, the north wind that blows through the dense forest in the distance embraces the city.
Sup ha…
Breathing in the morning air with a light bag wrapped around me, I felt as if I had just climbed a mountain in the morning.
As I walk along the fortress wall on my right, the memory of walking around the Seoul Dulle-gil flashes by.
Of course, unlike the Hanyang City Wall, which was built by heaving large pieces of granite or gneiss, the South Harbor’s fortress was built with bricks the size of a head baked in a chestnut color, so it looked completely different.
In addition, the tension unique to the besieged city was vividly felt because of the red stains here and there and the soldiers looking down from the top of the castle with fierce eyes.
Despite the presence, I took a deep breath and took a powerful step. Phoenix’s lungs, which were incomparably stronger than Kim Seung-soo’s, sucked in fresh air. As the whole body is soaked with energy, it seems that the mind is awakened.
But somehow, I can feel the glare.
The main character of the gaze was the repaired wand pedestal, or the porter.
Instead of saying, ‘What are you looking at?’ as usual, he smiled and said.
“Hey, take a deep breath too. Isn’t it refreshing?”
“…everything should be enjoyed the way it is. It’s easy to get out of balance if you force yourself to crave for more and enjoy it.”
Unlike me, who is lightly dressed, Ellen is wearing a backpack that is bigger than my body. The guy pretended to be serious and explained something with swollen eyes.
“Magic martial arts political studies… Anyway, balance is the most important thing in all fields.”
“Aha, is that so?”
“okay. So, you too, meditate on a regular basis and learn how to contemplate yourself and keep your balance.”
Eventually, I couldn’t resist the urge and reached out and grabbed his cheek. It’s a pity that I don’t have much weight, but…
“Ah hey!”
Ellen, her cheek pinched, screamed with a frown on her arrogance. Then, every time I pulled up my pinched hand, I would raise my toes and roll my legs.
After all, one reaction is great.
“Ah Heima!”
“Yeah so. Have you been sick all day long because someone who is good at keeping balance is overdoing it?”
Ellen bit her lower lip, pulled my arm away, and screamed with a bloody face.
“I told you not to do this!”
“Ooh, it’s lively. Are you really all right?”
“…ugh annoying.”
The boy then turned his head away.
Jjasik, but you know what I’m thankful for? be proud
At that time, the sound of our bickering must have bothered the travelers lying in the alley on the other side of the wall, covered in blankets, wriggling and swearing.
“Nigimi, what a fuss since dawn!”
“Bit your mouth and go around…”
Are these crazy? What is this? I’ll report it to the guards on the way, you homeless bastards.
Come to think of it, the number of homeless travelers like that has increased considerably in the past few days.
As the blockade of the city has been prolonged, the travelers who stayed in South Harbor are in fact reduced to beggars.
Most prices, including food prices, have skyrocketed, causing residents to suffer from the hardships of life. Travelers, mercenaries, and peddlers who do not have a base here have no choice but to dry up their wallets quickly.
Boatgo-dong Inn was also difficult. Meals have become more expensive, but there are no guests even though the room price has been cut in half.
Even last night, I used a 4-person room by myself. Same goes for Ellen.
One of the other four-person rooms was completely closed, and only two merchants remained in the other one.
I guess the situation is pretty serious.
In addition, the Grania gang left the inn, saying that they had received a request from the lord of the castle. Are you planning to stay in the barracks near the salt castle?
I don’t know if what I did to Gilius had any effect on the gang’s departure.
“Hey, let’s go quickly.”
Even as I thought so, I hurriedly took Ellen with me. It was because I didn’t want to waste time by making a fuss.
The scenario progressed, but soon we were in a situation where we would be kicked out on the streets like them, so we were in a hurry.
The money I have left is only three silver coins and six pennies. If you don’t want to be homeless, you have to make money no matter what!
…Ehh, what is this like? I didn’t eat or sleep at all in the game, so it was rare for me to be so tight on money.
A sense of reality tightens my throat.
As I was thinking about that, Ellen and I stood in front of the entrance to the sewer.
The entrance to the sewer was along the northern wall, and it looked like a one-room toilet made of bricks.
In front of the entrance, a man and a young soldier holding a spear stood guard.
…Haa, originally, the place I ran to as soon as Chapter 2 started was sewage money, but now I finally came here.
I sighed lightly and asked Ellen.
“Are you ready?”
Ellen nodded with a firm expression and replied.
“huh.”
“Okay let’s go.”
We made up our minds and moved on.
As we approached the entrance with determination, we said,
“…Of course, if it feels like it’s going to rain, it just pops out. The sea is connected here, so the water level rises quickly, so you could be drowned. And I’ll say it again, come out to the entrance you entered in ancient times Huh? Don’t break the board and pay a fine by taking another exit. A few months ago, what kind of idiots came out with the flagstones on the floor? By the way, if you do something stupid like that, you’re just going crazy. okay?” I had to listen to the nagging for a long time.
“Oh, of course. Don’t worry
.”
I smiled kindly, but the meticulous guard’s chatter didn’t end.
“If you have anything useful, bring it with you. If you kill Rat Man, don’t forget to cut off his tail. I give you a penny each for the current prize money.”
Ratman’s tail. you have to remember
The guard was obviously talkative, but I didn’t want to dismiss that chatter as nagging or nonsense. It was full of caveats and useful information.
“And let’s see—no bounty got away recently. Oh, if possible, don’t go down to the third floor. Don’t even look down there.”
“Below? Doesn’t the third floor seem like the end?”
I asked lightly, but the guard answered kindly with a shrug of his shoulders.
“I heard it goes up to the 4th floor. Below that I don’t know. Actually, why would you go down there? This is not a wizard’s lair or a gold mine.”
“What is it?”
So, there are four basement floors. Hmm.
In the game, the sewer was a mini dungeon that went underground from the 5th floor up to the 8th floor. And the structure of this dungeon is divided into the superficial part and the deep part.
The surface layer is the ‘sewer of an ancient empire’ with at least 2 floors and a maximum of 5 floors.
The plastered walls, the sidewalk for mechanics to come and go, and the waterway running through the center stretched out like a spider’s web – it is the shape of the sewerage that is commonly thought of.
The deep part is a ‘rotting crypt’, an area added below the upper part.
Depending on the campaign, it may be a single floor or up to three floors.
The structure is always formed close to random and it is not an artificial structure, so it is a very difficult area to find the way.
In fact, it is an area that has nothing to do with the main scenario, so there is no need to go down unless the purpose is for experience or item farming.
According to the guard, at least the 4th floor is the sewage system of the ancient empire… It’s not very good.
In the game, the longer the sewer was, the more irritating it was.
It was too dark, so if I didn’t increase the gamma, my eyes would get tired quickly, and I was often attacked by enemies because the field of view was limited.
Besides, this is reality. It means that the terrifying penalty of hunger and fatigue is added.
I don’t think it will be easy to break through. I must proceed cautiously.
So me and Ellen went down the stairs leading to the basement under the guidance of the guard.
It has been ten days since we arrived in South Harbor.
Finally, we entered the sewer, the true beginning of Chapter 2.
…Now it’s just the beginning. when am i going home?
in deep darkness.
The bull’s-eye lantern gave a cone of light up to twenty meters in front.
Following the light, we slowly made our way through the darkness.
“Ugh. Your nose will rot.”
Despite my muttering, Ellen kept her mouth shut and just moved on.
The guy, carrying a large backpack, was holding onto the crossbow with iron rings in it with both hands.
His blue eyes tremble with anxiety and he looks around. At the same time, he would hold his nose with his left hand, then hold the crossbow again when his right arm felt numb.
…No, I thought that crossbow wouldn’t even be 2 kilos? Are you doing that because you can’t lift it with one hand?
“…Ehh.”
done. It’s my fault for not taking the stats.
That’s it and what to do with this smell. I should have brought something like a mask.
Why didn’t I prepare for the bad smell coming into the sewer?
…the answer lies in the problem. The answer was because I was a double-headed man.
As a double-headed person, I was holding a shield and a lantern, so I didn’t even have hands to cover my nose. So the smell from the gurgling dirty water penetrated my nose without filtering.
It was the stench of all sorts of dirty things, such as the filth that flowed from the city, the unrecognizable animal carcass scale, and the unknown stains on the walls.
There were quite a few guards patrolling on the first basement floor that we just passed by, and perches were placed everywhere. The stairways leading downstairs had heavy doors attached to them to prevent animals from entering.
However, the second basement floor here was different.
It was a place where no human could be found.
The sound of babbling water, the sound of water droplets hitting the ground, the sound of multi-legged insects screeching, the squeaking of mice, and a hum that at first glance sounds like a scream… Despite all the noise, I felt that this space was quiet
. .
It’s a shame because there were only two footsteps. If it was only mine… I think it would have been a bit spooky.
“Hey, but…
the moment I was about to say something, an ox-eye lantern illuminated something dark.
What was created by blocking the light… was a human-shaped shadow. A person lying on his side with his back visible.
“Ellen.”
“…I’m watching.”
Her voice was so low it was a little difficult to tell whether Ellen was calm or frightened.
However, from a sidelong glance, the guy was aiming the crossbow with a plausible attitude.
I feel a little reassured. After all, he practiced pretty hard.
“I’ll check it out, so give me cover.”
“O” Heh.
I put down my backpack and put the lantern on it. It goes without saying that the lighting range was well checked.
sereung.
The sound of pulling out pulses echoes bleakly.
I took a slow, steady step. I was thinking of approaching as secretly as possible to check.
The place where the unknown person was lying was the hub of the sewerage system. It is literally a place like the central axis of a wagon wheel, where several branches of the sewage system come together. Since it had been a single road since coming down to the second floor, it was also the point where the road split for the first time.
After checking the surroundings, I looked up and saw that there was something like a wet leather bag hanging down next to the person lying down.
…what is that?
By the time I approached the person lying down like that by 4-5 meters.
iron puck.
Ugh, I stepped on a slightly shadowy place, and there must have been a puddle there. The time when I was about to move my head again.
Chara Larak.
With a ghastly sound, the corpse, not a person, flipped over.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
I was so startled that I literally jumped up and backed off hastily.
The light from the lantern illuminated the corpse. The corpse was in a state of dismemberment, and all of the organs had been eaten. And the guy who ate the intestines was crying grotesquely while looking at me.
The identity of what was mistaken for a wet leather bag was a ‘corporate bug’
!
It had countless feet, a dark brown shiny shell, and a circular mouth full of sharp teeth.
He had about half of his long torso upright.
“Crazy, so big…”
Yes, it was huge. The raised head was so big that it reached the size of my stomach.
And, like most arthropods, it was incredibly gross for its size.
“Eww”
I was shaking with goosebumps, but the guy made a clicking sound with dozens of pairs of feet and started to attack fiercely.
It wasn’t scary, it was disgusting, so I wanted to ruin it.
However, the power I felt in my grasp, the energy that circulated my whole body, and the life force I gained from the battlefield stopped me from walking backwards.
A voice erupted from the realm of instinct, saying that there was no need to be afraid of those bugs.
Yes, it’s just a little, no, a little, a lot, just a big bug! Even in the game, it was just a mob!
The moment I stopped walking backwards like that.
Tung!
Along with the sound of a taut string snapping from behind, a heavy piercing sound resounded. And then.
puck!
“Billion”
The iron ball fired by this crazy Ellen hit my hamstrings with precision!
