episode_0035

Deep in the mountains where it seems like no one will ever come.

There was a huge pile of rocks in front of my eyes, as if a landslide had occurred.

The purpose of our coming here is to find the artifact left behind by Sylvia’s ancestors.

But the sight before my eyes seemed to have little to do with such a precious treasure.

“Is this the right place? Sylvia.”

“Yes. Even though it looks like this on the outside, our ancestors made it like this on purpose.”

It must have been quite a struggle for the subordinates to make this.

“Then, should I just move this pile of rocks and go in?”

“You don’t have to do that. It was already under magic.”

I think I thought this last time too, but that gentleman called Seonjo is very thorough.

Was that human a dragon?

“Please wait a moment.”

Sylvia approaches the pile of stones and mutters a spell.

Then, letters that looked like a magic circle appeared on the surface of the stone in front of her.

I wonder how the path will open.

I look at her with a little anticipation.

To people from another world, magic may be an everyday thing, but for me, who still can’t forget modern society, my heart races every time I see it.

Kukukung!

The huge stone dug majestically into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Normally, another stone should fall into the empty space created by it.

However, a passageway shape was being constructed with a wonderful magic circle.

Thud- thud-

What greeted me as I entered was the imaginary dungeon itself.

A damp smell and atmosphere.

The floor, walls and ceiling are made of dark stone, almost black in color.

“You must have had a hard time making this.”

thud-!

The entrance that had been opened with a loud noise closes.

At the same time, the torches hanging on the wall slowly turned on one by one.

This is a dungeon.

My sense of adventure is boiling.

“It might be dangerous, so I’ll go ahead and take the lead.”

Srrrrung―

He draws the sword on his waist so he can respond immediately.

I wonder what kind of monsters are there here.

Orc? Troll?

“!$%#$&”

A sound that sounds like an alien language coming from afar.

It was not a language used by humans or ordinary monsters.

One thing is certain: the dungeon will not be forgiven for intruding.

“@$%@@$@!”

The sound is getting closer.

First, let’s take a look at what kind of guy he is.

“!#$!@@”

Hard skin… no, like a rock.

The owner of the sound was a golem made of stone.

It is about 2m tall and has a human shape, but is made of solid stone.

“@%@!!”

The blue gem on the guy’s head instantly turns red.

Because it’s red.

Why do I have a bad feeling about this?

“Damage!!”

The jewel’s light grew stronger and a red laser was fired.

Jiiing―!

Ah… This is really too much.

A golem that shoots lasers.

There is no way to avoid it, because Sylvia is behind me.

“Fuck.”

It deflects the laser that is shot at it by gathering the limits of its physical abilities.

Thank goodness it wasn’t like the lasers I knew, otherwise my heart would have been pierced.

It must be some kind of magic, I guess.

The sword that deflected the laser becomes red hot, and the hot heat is transmitted to the palm.

It’s so crazy hot that you’d miss it if you didn’t protect your palm with mana.

This is the kind of attack that should not be countered.

If I get hit just one more time, the sword might melt and turn into a mush.

“Hiding in the back!”

He shouts urgently and jumps at the golem.

They are no match at all from a distance.

We need to finish him off before his gem turns red again and he starts shooting lasers.

“$@$!@$”

Even though the distance had gotten closer, the guy just stared at me without any reaction.

Stab your sword towards the blue jewel.

Dismissed!

Fortunately, despite its stone appearance, the gem was not very hard.

A jewel that gradually loses its shine.

Just as I was about to draw my sword with relief

“%%&##@#!!”

A thick stone fist flew in.

“Fuck.”

He gives up on retrieving the sword and quickly lowers his head.

Wheeek— boom—!

The strong wind blowing overhead sends a chill down my spine.

The wall where the golem’s fist hit was dented, showing that its power was extraordinary.

A power that can crush even an ordinary person.

Even a trained person will have at least some bones broken.

“#@!$!”

A golem that attacks indiscriminately when its long-range attack method disappears.

It may have seemed funny to see him swing his fists and make a fuss, but the sound and wind that came out were anything but.

“I wish I could give that technique a name.”

Fortunately, unlike lasers, it’s not difficult to avoid.

Golem’s random attack.

The speed is such that even an average person can dodge it if they concentrate.

But if you get hit, you’ll just die.

Take advantage of the gap in the attack to retrieve your sword.

Fortunately, there was no break.

“You need to aim for the core in the center of the body!”

Sylvia’s voice is heard from behind.

Core?

Looking closely at the golem’s body, I saw a faint light flowing out of it.

Perhaps this boulder is the driving force behind the movement.

The jewel I stabbed might have been a simple means of attack.

“#@$!”

The problem is that the area where the core is supposed to be is surrounded by a boulder.

Golems are basically monsters made of solid stone.

There are differences depending on who made it, such as the one that shot the laser just before, but the common denominator is that it is a difficult being for warriors to deal with.

Bang!

As evidence, most attacks were being bounced off the thick rocks.

“If this continues, the sword will break first.”

Avoid the golem’s attacks and watch it closely.

No matter how elaborately it is made, there are bound to be gaps since it is made of multiple blocks of stone.

“Found.”

The side of the golem.

There was a very small gap where the stones met.

As I thrust my sword into the gap between the boulders, it dug in easily and a refreshing sound was heard.

Parkin—!

The golem collapses with a feeling of something breaking.

The deenchanted golem was nothing more than a plain block of stone.

“Hoo··· ”

I think I can somehow get through this.

Lasers are the only thing that scares me, other attacks are easy.

“Are you okay?”

Sylvia, who had come closer before I knew it, was observing my physical condition closely as if she was worried.

“This is easy.”

It was dangerous at first because of the unexpected attack, but I guess I have to be prepared for this level of risk when there is treasure waiting for me.

“If you’re injured, tell me. I’m confident in my recovery magic.”

Did the princess have that kind of talent?

I didn’t know because I was only concerned about dirty things.

I think I heard it vaguely before, but I didn’t think it was very important and just passed over it.

“If you get hurt, I’ll ask you.”

After that, I continued to explore the dungeon, but all I encountered were golems.

However, once you know the strategy, you can easily destroy the golem.

“I guess there are only golems here.”

“Because it’s an artificially created dungeon, it seems like all the monsters our ancestors released are dead.”

As she said, there were often traces of bones of living things on the floor.

But even after looking around for a while, there was absolutely no sign of life.

You’ve succeeded in creating a great artificial dungeon, but you’ve failed to create an ecosystem for the dungeon, leaving only golems.

The living ones probably starved to death or died of old age over the decades or hundreds of years.

“Work has become easier.”

The golem’s location was easy to identify thanks to its unique noise, so the dungeon floor only had piles of stones.

Even Sylvia’s ancestors probably couldn’t have predicted that only golems would remain.

After hours of scorching golems, we finally discovered a massive door.

A huge stone gate with a majestic pattern carved into it.

Just by looking at it, I could tell that there was an artifact inside the envelope.

“No matter how I look at it, this is the right place.”

“I think so too.”

“Then I’ll ask you to do it.”

I look at Sylvia, expecting her order.

But she had an embarrassed expression on her face.

“That··· From here on, the records are lost··· ”

No way. So we have to open this huge stone door with our bare hands?

“Ugh··· I can’t help it.”

I don’t really like it, but it’s not her fault so there’s nothing I can do about it.

It’s common for old data to be lost.

To be honest, I don’t think you would treasure and keep records that you might not use at any time.

Besides, since it was a dungeon that hid the royal family’s treasures, not many people would have known about it.

“Please stay hidden, it might be dangerous.”

Thud- thud-

Stand in the center of the stone gate and put your hand there.

A cold and hard feeling.

Usually when you open something like this, there’s a boss monster waiting inside.

Seeing the goosebumps and creepy feeling on my skin, I know there’s something waiting inside.

Because ominous feelings tend to come true.

“Hoo··· ”

Take a deep breath, put strength into your legs, and grab a part of the pattern.

The excitement of adventure had long since disappeared due to an ominous feeling of foreboding.

The only good thing is that it can be opened by force.

If it had been blocked by magic, I would have had to come all the way here and turn back.

“Please, there is nothing”

Squeak-

The moment the door was half open.

The interior came into view.

An altar in a vast space.

And… a huge creature that looks like a wolf.

“Ah··· ”

There was at least one living thing left.

And it’s a guy so huge that your mouth will drop open.

It’s much bigger than the ogres I’ve seen before.

If the ogre is about the size of a medium-sized tree, this guy looks like he’s twice that size.

Hair that is as dark as pitch and appears rough.

Eyes so sharp and ominous that they could almost be called the eyes of a devil.

Those sharp teeth look like they could even chew up a dragon.

Actually, looking at the size, it seems quite possible.

I can’t even beat an ogre yet, and you want me to fight this?

“Karrrung― ”

The guy was looking here, perhaps annoyed by the sound of the door opening.

The guy who was looking at me with eyes that made my spine shiver tilted his head back and…

“Cheep··· ”

It spewed out a huge flame that was enough to burn down a small house.

“Wrong opening!!”

I closed the door with all my might.