Episode 511 Reunion with Sunbok (8)
Haggard-looking people are sitting on the cold floor of the Devil’s View.
Various bandages and medicines can be seen all over the face and body.
They were the mercenaries Harfman hired to rescue Ray.
More than half a year has already passed since a large group of people packed weapons and food and headed for the Devil’s Landing.
However, even so, the color of defeat was deeply buried in their faces, who had only come down to the 4th floor.
A mercenary with a shaggy beard because he couldn’t even shave threw his sword to the ground.
“I can’t eat any more! How long do we have to stay like this!”
The dry eyes of the mercenaries turned to him.
Even when he had just arrived on the first floor, he was thinking of making a name for himself as the first mercenary to overcome the Demonic Realm.
Expectations grew, and the atmosphere was good accordingly.
However, after losing a crushing battle against the goblins that they usually ignored, quarrels between them became more frequent.
A division came to the peaceful guild, and even mercenaries who broke away from the group appeared.
An old but gigantic mercenary stopped him while still young.
“…Monsters might appear again, but save your stamina.”
There was a hint of exhaustion in his tone.
“Still that sound? What are you doing to save your stamina? Even if only a few goblins come out right now, look at the babbling!”
It was a voice that sounded like crying.
The fear that life is at stake and the hopeless future make me sick to the core.
The old man shook his head.
“We are stronger than when we arrived on the first floor. Shouldn’t we be grateful just for being able to use mana right away?”
What I learned upon entering the Magic Realm was that the more I caught monsters, the stronger my body became.
I don’t know what’s going on, but the monster’s mana is absorbed into every part of the body.
Then there was a group of people who were stuck on the second floor and safely caught relatively weak monsters.
The man slumped in his seat, exhausted from all the work.
“If we had known this would be the case, we wouldn’t have liked staying on the second floor.”
“Don’t be so gloomy.”
Even the old man’s consolation did not reach the man.
He just wanted to get out of this hellish demon realm as soon as possible.
That moment.
The mercenaries patrolling the outer corridor shouted loudly.
“hey! There is something here!”
At that, the mercenaries who were taking a break approached them.
“What’s the matter, making a fuss?”
“Look at this! Here…”
A small mark was left where the mercenary pointed.
A clear X, as if someone had intentionally engraved it.
There is only one existence on the floor below them.
The person they were looking for.
The mercenaries’ faces showed surprise.
“Sir Seongjae?”
“You mean you’re still alive?”
“Such words are disrespectful! But… if this mark is real, the saint must be alive!”
The mercenaries forgot the fatigue of their bodies and roamed around in search of signs.
Then, I was able to find numerous marks left in what previously looked like an ordinary dungeon hallway.
X-shaped marker.
A triangular mark.
circle shaped markers.
The meaning of each was different, but perhaps the reason why the locations were jumbled was because the structure of the dungeon had changed.
“Let’s follow!”
“Maybe there’s a door downstairs!”
There is a saint downstairs.
If it were him, he would do something about the current gloomy situation.
Such belief was in the hearts of the mercenaries.
Most of the monsters around here have been cleaned up.
Of course, it wouldn’t get far, but as long as it followed the signs, it would be safe.
The mercenaries packed their belongings and moved in one month without anyone telling them to do so.
After a while, I was able to find a rule.
The X-shaped sign is always located at the top of the hallway.
The triangle is on the left side of the wall.
A circle-shaped mark is engraved on the lower part.
It was probably to make it recognizable even if the structure of the dungeon was jumbled.
I followed the signs and walked down the long hallway.
Although the structure of the dungeon hallway changes at regular intervals, even the structure with the door does not change.
This is in line with the saying that if you follow the signs, you will definitely find the door.
After walking around like that for a while, they stopped when the sign was cut off.
“It ends here.”
“It’s now… unrecognizable because the structure has changed so many times.”
It was sad, but there was enough hope.
“There should be another mark not far away. Let’s find it.”
As long as you follow the signs.
“I will rest for today and start looking for it tomorrow.”
I’m sure you’ll survive.
“It’s good that you killed the monsters around here.”
The hopeless mercenaries are now more energetic than before.
Even the old man, who told him to save his strength, takes the lead by himself and scours the surroundings.
The mark Ray left behind.
Unbeknownst to him, the remnants he left were saving the people in the Devil’s Nest.
* * *
Ray has been watching Mien’s movements for the past few days and has returned to the goblin shelter.
“I should call Subok before leaving the Devil’s Nest.”
These days, the movements of the black people were unusual.
It must be said that somehow it seems to be trying to catch Mien.
He seems to be impatient to get her out of the study.
In case she disappeared, he thought it would be better to call Soonbok for advice.
Having made up her mind, Ray picked up twigs and stones and started making a ‘bowl’ to contain the power of mana.
Just because it’s a magic circle doesn’t mean drawing only pictures.
It was necessary to create positions, pillars and structures to distribute the force.
In addition, it was quite simple to call Subok, who was a high-ranking spirit, but now that he has reached the highest level, the structure of the magic circle itself has become difficult.
“To make the owner suffer like this. See you later.”
It’s not the owner, but the contractor, but what is it?
Isn’t it the owner because he is in charge?
Ray, who instantly turned the spirits into slaves, added strength to the construction of the magic circle.
A medium that could be used as a pillar needed a solid material that mana could pass through, but that was somehow solved with the centipede monster’s carapace.
When I got a feel for it by lightly spilling mana, I felt roughly how much mana I had to shed to activate it.
Perhaps the spirit summoning circle would be this perfect.
“Now all that’s left is a place worth calling…”
The top-notch spirits will be accompanied by a significant mana storm in the aftermath of the summoning.
It doesn’t matter if it’s you, but the goblins don’t have enough mana to surrender yet.
Due to the mana storm, the mana in the body might run out of control.
After thinking for a while, Ray looked up at the ceiling.
If it was this upper floor, there would be no goblins, and since the monsters had been cleaned up, it would be quiet.
Besides, there was quite a bit of time left until the structure of the dungeon changed, so it was the perfect place to summon Subok.
Although he needed to break through a trap in order to go upstairs, it was no big deal to himself.
At this point, I have to break all the traps on the way and come back.
He rubbed the magic circle drawn on the floor with his toe and erased it.
I picked up the centipede carapace that I was planning to use as a pillar and stood up.
When Ray said he was heading upstairs, the goblins gave a slightly worried expression.
“Are you okay? The trap on the 15th floor is stronger than you think.”
“We will go with you.”
The goblin knights said, but Ray shook his head.
he pounded his chest.
“Look at these strong muscles.”
At that, the Goblin Queen looked at Rey with dry eyes.
Even at a glance, if you look at the amount of muscle, the goblin knights are a landslide victory.
Since she was a great person who wouldn’t listen to him anyway, she just lowered her head.
“Please be careful.”
The poison on the 16th floor, which was a problem, must have disappeared, and the monsters will not pose much of a threat.
As Rey, she was able to leave the goblins unattended.
The answer to the demonic spectacle is right in front of you.
Although Mian cares.
In addition to destroying the core of the dungeon, I will discuss with Soonbok whether there is a way to collapse the huge magic circle called ‘Magyeong’.
After grabbing some dried meat and some fruit to eat, Ray turned his back away from the goblins’ eyes.
* * *
When a loud sound resonated from Zeke’s bedroom, the servants of the mansion were waiting nervously, unable to come inside.
Even the servants were trying to get used to the turmoil that lasted for days and days.
As if the decision had been made, the bedroom became quiet.
“Couldn’t it be… that he’s not dead?”
One of the servants who had just finished class and was assigned to Zeke’s mansion said haphazardly.
“…Hopefully not.”
At the words of the senior maid, she swallowed her saliva.
Zeke is an aristocrat and swordsman who is recognized not only in the Holy Land but also in other countries.
He certainly wouldn’t kill people in his mansion.
The commotion had subsided, but the bedroom door still refused to open.
The situation in the bedroom was appalling.
As each insists that he must go, proper coordination of opinions is not achieved.
In addition, it was not easy to refute because the claims of each other were quite valid.
“Heo-eok… Huh-eok…”
“Whoop… whoop…”
Zeke intervened after they had been arguing for a while.
“…we’d better vote.”
At his words, the audience fell silent for a moment.
vote.
Certainly, if that was the case, it would be effective in selecting objectively who would be more helpful in the Demon Realm.
“It is fair.”
“good. Then let’s do it.”
“I’m fine too.”
When everyone voted in favor, Zeke made a vote.
Hand out a piece of parchment to each person.
“We will vote fair and square. Recommend two of each. The side with the most votes goes to the lord.”
Let’s turn our backs so that everyone won’t notice.
Eucliwood said with an expressionless face.
“Zeke. It’s good to be fair, but you have one more piece of paper.”
The eyes of the audience gathered on Zeke.
If I wanted to proceed with integrity, I would have thought I would have taken another sheet of parchment alone.
Zeke awkwardly scratched the back of his head and put down a sheet.
“ha ha ha.”
I smile awkwardly, but the atmosphere is already chilly.
Hongyoung narrowed her eyes and said.
“The Dukes of Trey commit corruption like this.”
Soyoung also added without losing.
“I’ll need to do a background check later.”
“I will help too.”
Then Zeke cleared his throat.
“…Forget about the small things and vote.”
Eucliwood felt that he was beginning to resemble Ray in a strange way.
