episode_0083

We left the base and headed straight to the Sasau Quarry.

“Silvia, don’t forget to contact No. 6 as well.”

“I’m still doing it though.”

Just then, the excited voice of 6th place was heard over the walkie-talkie.

As soon as she heard a voice telling her not to enter first without her, Sylvia hung up the radio.

“…Is that okay?”

“I have delivered the necessary information. And I think that if we do this, we will get to 6th place sooner.”

“Hahaha! What is that?”

The tension that wasn’t there at all due to Sylvia’s non-joking joke completely disappeared.

“Chris!”

“Huh?!”

But suddenly Laia, who was running behind Sylvia and I, called out to me.

“What Chris promised me. I remember it clearly.”

“…Why are you suddenly saying that?!”

“So, I will do my best to do my part.”

What else can I say! I responded to Laia’s answer with a big smile.

“Yes!”

Afterwards, we, Ilsung and Ray from the Ildong office entered the Sasau Quarry first.

We were greeted by troops waiting near the entrance to the quarry on the ground.

“Chris, Director.”

The commander of the private unit of the Tetracaine Association and the head of the Serotonin Science Special EEG Task Force approached us and said:

“I guess Mr. Lund gave you detailed instructions, right?”

“Yes.”

The private unit commander responded immediately and said that he would send out a platoon to support Eslok and Lillian.

“The remaining three platoons were told to follow the two offices and enter the second basement level of the quarry.”

“Really?”

There was nothing to object to.

Not long after, Johnny, David, and Lina, who had gone out to collect information in the surrounding area, joined them.

“Johnny, David. I’ll send the coordinates to the terminal, so head there right away.”

“What?! Sister, just us?”

In response to Johnny’s question, I pointed to one platoon of the Tetracaine Association’s private unit.

“Mr. Eslok and Mr. Lillian will be waiting for you when you arrive. Their mission is to help them block the passage from the second basement level to the first floor.”

When Johnny and David asked again about the passage that Sylvia mentioned, I gave a simple answer.

“It looks like the golems broke through! Now let’s move!”

Johnny and David entered the quarry first along with private troops.

“Whew…Whew…Hey Chris? Are we leaving right away?”

Lina asked while breathing heavily.

“Rina. We will immediately take the elevator in the tunnel and head to the second basement level.”

“Ha… thank goodness!”

“What, the other two looked fine, so they came running?”

“Yes! That’s right.”

Lina seemed to have a lot to say, but there was no time to listen to it all.

“Ki@ryeo!”

Meanwhile, a familiar voice came from the radio.

***

“Wait! Me all @@!”

“So that means we’re all here, right?”

“Yes, I think so.”

The last part of 6th place’s voice was a bit muffled, but it seemed like what I understood was roughly correct.

While we waited for 6th place, Laia did her thing.

“Chris. Please forgive my momentary rudeness.”

“Ah, something like this! It’s okay!”

Even though I said that, the process of Laia’s touch going from my head to my chest and down to my legs was so ticklish.

However, through a series of processes, a thin membrane surrounding my body was formed.

The blood membrane control technique she is proud of allows her to use her own or the other person’s blood to create a blood membrane that can be used as a barrier or shield.

‘Okay, with this, even if King Gordius touches me, I won’t die right away.’

So to speak, it was like having one more life.

In addition, the delicate Medusa, Lina, is preparing herself in the corner!

Her petrification ability is easy to understand, turning any object in her sight into stone.

Of course, this includes King Gordius.

Of course, a boss as big as King Gordius cannot be killed in one go with the petrification ability.

This kind of status abnormality has a time limit and will be resolved after a certain amount of time.

But that was enough.

If King Gordius was briefly petrified by Lina’s petrification ability, that moment would have been enough of an opportunity for us.

In short, Laia plays the important role of adding lives, and Lina plays the important role of adding time.

“There he comes.”

When I turned my head for a moment after hearing Ilsung’s words, I could see the figure of the 6th person there, loudly pulling out six mechanical arms.

“Oh, I wore that hat this time.”

“Of course! I don’t fight without this hat.”

Jason Spatoy, ranked 6th in the Magusfall solver rankings, was different from the last time we met, this time he was wearing his trademark cowboy hat.

It seemed like 6th place and Ilseong were in sync with each other.

“Only Lund remains.”

“Let me contact you.”

As soon as Sylvia asked Lund about his current location, Lund answered that it was near the entrance.

“Don’t worry about me, just enter first.”

“Is that so?”

It wasn’t like Lund couldn’t keep up with our speed.

Considering the number of people, the number of people who can get on the elevator at one time is also high.

“Okay, then let’s go down to the elevator before the private unit and task force.”

“Now, everyone, get moving!”

Sylvia and I led the group into the quarry entrance.

Johnny and David were also steadily moving to join Eslok and Lillian.

-Rock!

As we touched the mine lift near the entrance, the lights inside the lift flashed.

“Let’s go straight to the second basement floor.”

The buttons are so clunky that my little fingers can’t press them all.

When I pressed it and the elevator door and latch closed, it began to move slowly.

-Rock!

The elevator stopped, clattering with the same sound as before.

***

As soon as we got off the elevator, the elevator went up to pick up our friend on the first basement floor.

“I’m glad it’s not that dark, right?”

“Yes, I guess so. Because the miners have to work.”

In the tunnel on the second underground level of the quarry, there were many lights emitting blue light at regular intervals.

“If you do this, you might not need night goggles.”

“Maybe so.”

Laia, who was behind me, responded to Ilsung’s words.

“Raia, can you double hit the Blood Shield?”

“Yes, it is possible. But Chris. It is somewhat inefficient so I do not recommend it.”

“Hmm….”

Then there is nothing we can do. Although I am a cautious person, I didn’t think it would be a good idea to tire Laia out already.

“Can I take charge of the front line?”

“….”

Jason, who had been silent among us, stepped forward.

“Are you okay?”

“Are you saying that to me?”

Jason reacted as if he was dumbfounded, but Ilseong and I naturally followed close behind Jason.

While the three people were selected as the vanguard, part of the Tetracaine Private Unit and the Serotonin Special EEG Task Force got off the elevator.

“Let’s wait a little longer. Mr. Lund should join too.”

“No, they already noticed.”

In response to Sylvia’s words, Jason looked ahead and spoke.

“Huh?”

I can’t see anything.

The only sight is the endless blue light of electric lights beyond the tunnel…

“Oh, is that really true?”

“No way, this is a way to catch people.”

The beings that appeared beyond the blue light emitted by the electric light created a strange discordant sound.

Their bodies were clearly shining gold.

“Chris, is something coming this way?”

“Golem, it’s also a golden golem.”

Whether they were created by King Gordius himself or by using his victims, they were coming towards us.

There was still time before they approached us.

“Chris.”

“Huh? What’s going on?”

But suddenly Eslok’s voice came from the radio.

“Small golems are coming out through the passage.”

“…Does it look like a reconnaissance type?”

“Yes, I think so.”

I scratched my head at Lillian’s answer.

Things were already happening that forced us to make choices.

“Just tell them to deal with it.”

“No, then I think they will notice it too.”

“Who cares! Those guys are already coming towards us.”

Is that also true? Anyway, I think I’m too lazy.

“Eslok, Lillian. Did you hear? Deal with it right away. Before they find out about our power.”

“Yes, I understand.”

While I was contacting them, Sylvia contacted Johnny and David.

They tell us to speed up so we can join as quickly as possible.

“So, can we deal with those guys now?”

“Phew, yes. Let’s deal with it.”

Ilseong and I, who were in the front line, held our positions, but Jason and the private unit members started shooting at the guys approaching from the front.

In particular, Jason attacked the guys with his six mechanical arms while his arms were crossed.

One pair of arms held a sword, so in reality, only the four mechanical arms were attacking.

While Jason’s mechanical arm at the front fired bullets with spectacular movements, the private unit members also remained silent.

“You don’t have to come forward?”

“If Chris wants it.”

Hmm.

“No. Let’s leave it over there for now.”

We couldn’t bring out everything we had against these younger, less threatening guys.

“Chris, can we just leave it to those people?”

“Yes, Ray. Don’t worry.”

Ray asked as he came next to me.

Now that I think about it, I have to think of a new name for Ray.

Because of the current situation, I couldn’t really focus on that part.

‘Leo? Leger? Louis?’

There were names that came to mind, but the best one was Leo. But my real name is Ray, so does Leo remind me too much of my real name?

By the time I finished thinking about nothing, the golems that had come towards us were already broken into pieces on the bottom of the mine shaft.

***

“Have you already encountered the enemy?”

And before we knew it, Lund appeared in his true form among the allies who got off the elevator.

“Yes, but there were only a few.”

“How many enemies did you waste firepower on?”

“….”

At Lund’s words, Jason averted his gaze beyond the tunnel.

“Okay, now that everyone has come down, let’s move along the tunnel.”

Naturally, Lund was added to the vanguard.

Sylvia, Ray, Lina, and Laia were behind the front line and kept their guard up for various situations.

“Oh, there it is again.”

The mine shaft was not a straight structure. It could have split into several forks at any time.

“Chris, this is all taken care of.”

“Uh, um…already?”

“Yes, thanks to our troops arriving on time.”

“Ah, that’s a relief.”

While receiving Eslok’s report, we continued moving along the tunnel.

Fortunately, it wasn’t enough for me or anyone else to step forward.

Jason and the private unit’s indiscriminate shooting was enough.

“Eslok, aren’t there more golems around or something like that?”

“Yes, it was definitely processed. Lillian and I checked several times.”

“Silvia, Lund. What should I do?”

When I urgently asked for help, the two people thought for a moment and came up with different answers.

“I think you can block the passage and then take the elevator to join us.”

“No, that would take too much time. It might be better to use that passage and go straight to the second basement floor.”

“Silvia’s opinion is good, but I think Lund’s opinion is more correct for now.”

For now, I decided to follow Lund’s opinion.

The same instructions were given to Eslok, Lillian, and again to Johnny and David.

While their answer has yet to come… Jason notes that something else has appeared in the distance.

“If it’s a golem, just deal with it!”

“No, I don’t think it’s just a golem.”

“Huh?!”

At those words, everyone in the group perked up and became alert to their surroundings.

“Where? Where are you talking?”

“It’s over there.”

“Ah, I can see it.”

Wow, it looks very blatant.

It wasn’t the small group of golems we had dealt with near the entrance.

They were coming towards us in a line, as if they were some kind of army.

“The speed is not fast.”

“Wait a minute. I don’t think that sword will be that effective.”

Ilseong stepped forward before Jason and took out Hrumund’s sword.

If the golem was made of rock, dirt, or even precious metal, I was curious whether an attack loaded with electricity would work properly.

“Okay, let’s just shoot!”

Starting with Jason’s words, a powerful volley of fire was fired towards the front lines again.

“Use your space as best as possible!”

According to Lund’s instructions, the Tetracaine Association’s private units formed several lines, forming a kind of barrage.

However, the golems approaching from afar also began to form something similar to an phalanx.

“Wait a minute, that’s….”

As I watched the scene, it seemed like Sylvia saw something beyond the square.

It was clearly visible to me too.

A gigantic body that cannot be compared to other golems.

Even the hideous appearance of people wearing human skin as if it were clothing.

‘You’re out!’

King Gordius.

The king himself came to greet us.