episode_0041

Fortunately, a death match did not occur immediately. It seems like they also have their own cases. We investigated the room where the artifact came from.

“Nothing comes out… I guess that was it.”

Robert said regretfully.

“Then let’s get out of here. There is nothing good about staying here.”

Robert put the artifact in his bag. Edgar and Duncan’s eyebrows furrowed.

“Why are you putting that in your bag?”

“What? Since I was holding it, I put it in my bag. Is that such a problem? Do you think I might run away with something?”

“You might not know.”

“Ha! So who’s holding this? According to what you say, who is there to trust here?”

The three people started arguing. Everyone became sensitive because of the relic they mistakenly thought was a few hundred gold. Halfway through, Karl said, ‘Then I’ll hold it!’ and was scolded by the three people.

‘Isn’t that going to lead to stabbings?’

I wonder how long it’s been since I stopped worrying about deathmatch and I’m like this again. As voices grew louder, Robert came up with a compromise.

“I just need to walk in the middle. You two are always by my side.”

“Hmm…”

The two people seemed dissatisfied with the compromise. If it continues like this, there will be no end. I had no choice but to speak out.

“If you’re going to keep arguing there, I’ll leave you behind.”

Only then did the two people nod as if they understood. I may not be convinced, but you can’t go back without my help.

We left the dungeon the same way we entered. The location of the trap was roughly known, so it wasn’t that difficult.

I sat down on the floor outside the dungeon and took a rest. The atmosphere is friendly, unlike inside the dungeon.

“What do you guys plan to do first when you get money?”

Robert asked, biting into some beef jerky. Smiles bloomed on the adventurers’ faces. Carl spoke first.

“I’m going to buy a top-of-the-line weapon. It will become the cornerstone for me to become a level adventurer someday!”

Edgar looked at Carl and laughed.

“Gold level… I have a big dream. I’m thinking of quitting this damn adventurer.”

“What do you plan to do when you quit?”

“I should go back to my hometown and build a ranch. The villagers will be surprised. Because the guy who made fun of me for being a bastard came back with success.”

Edgar’s face brightened, as if he was exhilarated just imagining it. Duncan continued.

“I plan to move to the Empire. I heard that it is cheaper to live there than here and that there are many rare items that I have never seen before.”

Duncan, who was laughing, turned his gaze towards me.

“What about you?”

“Well, I’ll just live the way I used to live. Save money.”

“Ugh, there’s no romance.”

“That’s right, you should dream big like me!”

“You are taking it too far.”

“What?!”

“Hahaha!”

The atmosphere got warmer as we shared jokes. Robert took out a luxurious glass bottle and wooden cups from his backpack.

“What is that?”

“It’s wine saved for a good day like this. Come on, let’s have a drink each.”

“Good!”

Carl accepted the halibut cup. Robert poured wine into a cup.

“You guys, let’s join in.”

Robert handed us wooden cups filled with wine. He poured wine into his cup and shouted a toast.

“Today we successfully conquered that dangerous dungeon. I also took some expensive relics with me. Now all that’s left is to sell it and become rich! Shout out, we are rich!!”

-We are rich!!

They clinked their glasses and each drank his own glass of wine. Carl’s wooden cup fell to the floor.

“Uh…?”

Karl’s eyes became unfocused, and his body trembled slightly.

“My body, my body feels strange… I can’t strength…”

The sword fell down helplessly. The rest threw the wine on the floor. When they saw the sheep, no one spoke a word. Robert laughed awkwardly.

“Oh my, is it too obvious?”

Robert drew his sword and cut horizontally. I was expecting it, so I rolled back and dodged it. The rest left on their own. Robert stood up, shaking his butt.

“Damn disease, I never thought it would succeed.”

“Ugh… I feel strange… Please help me…”

“Noisy.”

Robert thrust his sword into Carl’s back. Carl’s eyes opened wide and then drooped helplessly. Robert drew his sword roughly. Blood splattered around.

“How noisy the baby was.”

Robert spat on Carl’s body. A small amount of spit flowed down Carl’s face.

I drew daggers in both hands. One is a new item I recently bought at a blacksmith shop. These days, it wasn’t too much of a stretch since I’ve been practicing ‘Dangga’s dagger technique’ with my left hand as well.

Edgar and Duncan also drew their weapons. I asked Robert.

“What number are we on?”

“What?”

Robert narrowed his brows.

“How many more times have we been here before?”

“Oh, did you notice that too.”

He clicked his tongue and answered.

“You guys are the third.”

I knew it.

Robert has been here two more times with different parties. He must have used party members as bait to move forward, and memorized the trap through their sacrifice. Thanks to that, I was able to perfectly overcome the initial pitfalls.

“It’s all because of you. If you had that ability, you should have talked about it from the beginning. Thanks to you, it got messed up.”

Robert pointed his sword at me. I looked at Edgar and Duncan with my eyes.

“Why not just give up? There are three of us and you are alone. Even if they are of the same level, it is difficult to deal with the three of us.”

“You ignore me so much. Not all grades are the same. And three? You don’t think they’re all on the same side, do you?”

“Why are you saying such an obvious thing? We will kill you and split the price of the artifact equally between three.”

At those words, Robert held his stomach and laughed. At the same time, he did not neglect to protect his body with a shield.

“What do you divide by three? While I’m thinking about how to stab him in the back.”

“Don’t think of us as you.”

“Then, when I handed you the wine earlier, why didn’t you say anything? If they had stopped him, this kid might have lived.”

Robert stabbed me with his sword. A look of embarrassment flashed across Duncan’s face. I said.

“Why are you swayed by such words? If we fight among ourselves, we’ll all be killed by that bastard. Let’s divide them into equal thirds and kill them quickly.”

“Thirds? Do you guys listen to him? He said he would eat 40% alone…”

“I will go in first. Edgar, follow me right away!”

I broke the gap with Robert and ran first. Of course I turned on ‘Wolf’s Pact’. Aim for the head and stab with a dagger. Because I turned my head to avoid it, my body hit the shield.

“Keuuuu..!”

Robert was pushed back a little. I just kicked the guy’s shin. There was no damage due to the protective gear. However, the guy stumbled and I stabbed him with the dagger in my right hand. I grazed the guy’s forehead.

“This bastard!”

Robert moved his sword. Edgar stepped in and pushed him away with his shield.

There was a standoff again.

I looked at Robert and felt embarrassed.

‘Is this guy of the same grade?’

I realized this from the brief collision just before. Robert is much weaker than Patrick, let alone Belita. It may take some time, but I can fight and win on my own.

I glanced back. Duncan’s bow is loaded with arrows.

‘If Robert dies easily…’

That arrow might be aiming for my head. The strategy changed. My priority now is to make that arrow shoot.

I scolded Edgar.

“Edgar, what are you doing! Stick quickly!”

“What? Let’s go in together!”

“You idiot! I don’t have a shield. If you take the front, I’ll take the side. Mr. Duncan, if you see an opening, shoot right away!”

“Leave it to me!”

“What are you doing Ed? Get in quickly!”

“Holy shit!”

Edgar clashed shields with Robert. The two started fighting, and I slowly walked around to their side.

‘You have to create a gap big enough to shoot the bow.’

The clash between the two continued. The shield was hit, pushed, and kicked. Robert tilted his sword and tried to dig into Edgar’s shield. I ran straight away.

“Where!”

Robert slashed his sword horizontally at me. I lowered my upper body and passed by him. There was a dagger stuck in his thigh.

Robert’s posture collapsed.

“Now!”

Whoosh, I heard the wind. I stabbed Edgar in the side with the dagger in my right hand. I quickly pulled it out and tried to throw it at Duncan.

“…You’re fast.”

“Because I came from a hunter background.”

A new arrow was already loaded. He smiled broadly.

“Why did you do that? It would be neat if we just killed Robert and divided it among ourselves.”

Focused your attention on your senses. With Werther’s senses, he predicts where the arrow is aimed. It’s my heart.

“Does the person who intends to do so immediately attach a new arrow? Normally it would take time to panic.”

Can we avoid it? No, with my physical ability, that’s a gamble. So what should I do? The answer has come out.

“Haha… The older I get, the more I say it. I would rather have a coin than a pretty girl.”

From now on, it’s a battle of wits. I kept my eyes on the fingers holding the arrow’s feather.

“I guess it’s because I don’t stand up because I’m old.”

“Well, that’s right.”

Before speaking, my fingers lifted. It may have been aimed at off-beat, but it didn’t work. An arrow flew through the wind and pierced my left forearm.

“Ugh..!”

I endured the pain of my flesh being torn and threw the dagger. It hit Duncan’s shoulder as he was trying to carry a new arrow. I picked up the rocks nearby and ran.

“Oops!”

Duncan gave up his bow, drew a curved sword, and swung it. I stopped outside the range of the curved sword. A rock was thrown at his head, and Duncan fell with a dull sound.

I immediately jumped on top of him and stabbed his eyes. Duncan screams, clutching his eyes.

I went back to where Robert’s backpack was.

When I opened my backpack, I saw the pink liquid I had noticed before. As I was taking it away, I heard Edgar’s painful groan next to me.

“Ha, ha… Save me, please… You can have that… ”

I turned my attention to Robert. He was dead with an arrow stuck in his philtrum. He pulled a dagger from his thigh and stabbed Edgar.

[15 Karma has been obtained.]

I took the pink liquid and the relic and sat down next to Duncan. Duncan was losing his mind.

“Hehe… After all, people have to live according to the theme. If you covet something that doesn’t fit the bill, you’ll end up like me. You too, keep in mind…”

“…”

I cut his forearm thinly with a dagger. Duncan groaned softly.

“Ugh… Are you going to torture me now? What is there to gain by torturing…”

A little bit of pink liquid was sprinkled on the thin wound. Then bubbles began to form, the bleeding stopped, and the wound began to form.

‘…It’s a potion.’

“If you’re going to kill me, please hurry…”

stabbed him in the neck

[12 Karma has been obtained.]

I put the ‘healing muzzle’ in my mouth. They say it amplifies the healing effect. I also needed something to eat.

I grabbed the arrow stuck in my forearm with my right hand. Beyond the burning sensation, an exhilarating pain pierces my brain. I couldn’t bear it and let it go.

I tried to catch it again, but I couldn’t dare. The pain is more serious than you think.

‘It might be better to go to the temple in this state.’

This is a ridiculous idea. But the fear of my arm being pierced and the exhilarating pain pounding through my brain fuel me.

‘…okay. That would be better than treating him clumsily here.’

Let’s go back.

My arms may feel hot, but I only have to endure it for a few hours. If the guard sees my arm, he will take me to the temple.

As I was about to get up, two familiar voices passed through my brain.

– Yoosung, are you okay?! You’re not hurt anywhere, right?!

-Thank you, Mom, Dad, and Yurmia. thank you!

…Fuck.

I grabbed the arrow and took a deep breath. I just pulled it. The arrowhead cuts through my flesh and touches my bones. I gritted my teeth and endured the fact that my eyes almost rolled over.

“Off…!!”

When I applied more force, the arrow came out from my forearm. I threw away the arrow and picked up the potion. With trembling hands, I poured the potion on the wound.

A pain that is not much different from before comes.

“Keuuu…!!!”

After 3 minutes, the bleeding stopped.

After 10 minutes, new skin sprouted.

After 20 minutes, the wound was covered with new skin.

“Phew…”

The pain subsided. I lay down on the floor. I looked at the potion bottle in my right hand and threw it hard.

“It was cheap.”

Well, use something expensive.