Episode 38 – Miracle on the Frontier (8)
“Is this this place?”
The place we arrived at after flying through the air was the entrance to the nest discovered by the scouts. Varun also felt ominous for the first time when he saw it, and muttered in a trembling voice.
It was a natural reaction since I had received a lot of mysterious help since moving here, but I had also received completely unexpected threats.
“It’s not like a simple cave. “Even if I shine a light on it, I can’t see anything.”
“Gu, do we really need to go in first?”
The others were equally nervous. They tried to find out in their own way by shining a torch into the crack and poking or throwing a spear or stone.
However, no one could confidently say that they were entering the inside of that ominous fissure that was like the pit of hell.
“Come to your senses, Shun. “There is only one reason why he picked you up, made you aware of the existence of this place, and then picked up all of us and placed us here.”
Varun looked at the scout who opened his mouth with a trembling voice and shook his head. He had already informed them of the existence of this place first.
The meaning was clear. It means that there is definitely an enemy in here. Then it was their duty to fight that enemy.
“I’ll go in first and see what’s inside.”
In that situation, Riena stepped forward first. Surprisingly, her expression was resolute.
She has already faced the demon lord’s grotesque legions. Having faced not only ghost soldiers, ghouls, and soul predators, but also the hideous incarnations of demon lords, she was somewhat more disciplined than others.
“…I can’t help it.”
Varun clicked his tongue and accepted her offer. Although he couldn’t feel comfortable sending his only daughter to an unknown place, he couldn’t deny that her role in this tribe was so important.
Eventually, Riena got off the horse, armed herself, and stood in front of the crack while others watched anxiously.
‘I’m curious too. You can go inside, but you can’t go over because it’s not an explored area yet.’
The person outside the monitor was also looking at Riena with worried eyes. After finding out the information about the bug nest with the mouse, he tried to scroll the screen to that place several times, but failed.
The reason for the failure is that the area has not yet been explored. Like other places, it was impossible to scroll through the screen unless it was an area that residents had personally explored and revealed.
“Tsk.”
Soon Riena took a step forward and pushed herself into the crack. She bit her lip and frowned due to the momentary chill she felt.
‘Unbelievable.’
A space that changed in an instant. She had clearly been standing in the forest, but now she was standing in a completely different space.
‘Where am I?’
Riena, feeling instinctive fear, looked around with her drawn sword. I have fought in a village filled with dark, gloomy clouds due to the power of the demon lord, but this place was even more gloomy and creepy than that place.
The only faint light that exists is the nameless luminous stones that are irregularly embedded in the ceiling, floor, and walls. She hurriedly raised a blue mana flame from her body and illuminated the surroundings. Based on that, Riena realized that this place resembled a huge cave.
“These guys!”
And as if they had been waiting for this moment, there were signs of them getting closer quickly. Surprised, Riena gritted her teeth and raised her sword and pointed it at the guys.
‘No, there are a lot.’
However, she was embarrassed and hesitated right after that. This was because the number of glitches crawling towards him was incomparably greater than anything he had seen so far. It was impossible to count them properly, but there seemed to be at least ten.
When those that looked like caterpillars crawled up and threw their tentacles towards her, her sword that cut them off glowed. Although the name is simple as a downward slash, the power used as the knight’s main skill in the game is activated and becomes a powerful slash.
The glitches were clearly unable to withstand the blow that surpassed human limits and exploded at once, but it was impossible for her to show destructive skills like when she faced the monsters in the hunting mode in Chapter 1.
[Bug lv 2]
“Black monster…!”
The glitches were not in the center of the nest. A huge monster slowly appears from the end of the passage. A giant spider, similar in size to the giant beetle she had faced the other day, was approaching her with its huge fangs exposed.
“?!”
Riena burst out of the spider’s back and swung her sword to cut down the tentacles flying towards her. But at that moment, thick poisonous air spewed out from the spider’s mouth and attacked her.
“Ugh, cold…”
The poison quickly spread throughout her body, and Riena, with her eyes wide open, collapsed, gasping for breath. The mana in the body, which had been steadily trained over the years, fought and resisted the poison, but it was impossible to continue the fight with just that.
‘If everyone had come in together.’
Even as the spider got closer, she was relieved that she came in alone. Even those with the strongest resistance could not withstand the poison, so if soldiers who had not awakened mana had come along, they would have died in one hit.
“Uh, uh…”
At the same time, the spider’s tentacles pounce on her again. Riena screamed helplessly as a strong force grabbed her and quickly pulled her towards the entrance.
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“—?!”
Varun, who was waiting with a nervous face, was shocked and panicked when he saw Liena jumping out of the nest, caught by my mouse.
Perhaps the poison still remained, and she barely managed to get up from the floor, panting. He seemed to be recovering quickly after taking the potion I gave him, as if it was effective.
‘Can’t I go outside?’
[Bug Nest 1st floor]
Immediately after determining that Riena was safe, I clicked on the crack to turn the screen again, and this time it became possible to turn the screen. A dark place that Riena entered and explored alone.
The bug that appeared there rubbed its body at the entrance where Riena disappeared and then turned around. Rather than intentionally giving up the chase, it seemed like they couldn’t get out ‘yet’.
“It’s still weak.”
I turned the screen again and bit my lip as I watched the residents surrounding Riena and looking at them with concern.
Even Riena, the strongest of the current residents, seemed to have a hard time dealing with the lvl 2 bug. Moreover, the environment inside the nest is completely different from the grassland.
The residents, who had maximized their combat power by riding horses, had to engage in a completely different form of combat than before. It is natural that combat power will be reduced in that area.
No, I’m not even sure if it’s possible for regular soldiers to fight bugs in the first place. No matter how high-quality armor you arm yourself with and the sharpest sword you have, it is of no use if you are poisoned like before.
‘I have no choice but to play more games.’
In the end, many complex thoughts came to one conclusion. As we have done so far, we are nurturing residents by making the most of the master program.
Progress through chapters with Riena and train others in hunting mode, which gradually becomes more difficult depending on the results.
Additionally, if you activate a new game, you can get something there too.
“—.”
“–, –.”
While I was worrying, Varun was looking around with a serious expression and saying something. Apparently, he hesitated after hearing from Riena what was inside.
Suddenly, as I looked at his face looking at the sky, it seemed like he had accepted my actions in bringing him here as a sign that he must fight and win.
‘Not now.’
I dragged them back to the village to avoid any misunderstanding.
Even if the residents rush into the nest and fight, it’s just a dog’s death.
“Well, please recommend something else. “Isn’t it still time?”
When they arrived at the village, they dispersed again and started their own work. After muttering for no reason, my mouse fiddled with the icon of the FPS game that is popular these days. I was wondering if I could give guns to residents if I activated this game.
However, I don’t know if there is a recommended program, but I don’t know exactly what role the activated game or program will play, so I couldn’t just activate anything now that I don’t have enough points.
[Chapter 2]
What I ended up choosing was to quickly conquer Chapter 2 of Dark Blood, which I had stopped doing earlier.
When I looked at it using a capture app, fortunately all the poison was gone, but Riena’s face, which I met in the game, was still pale.
“—…”
The expression on her face when she looks at me is also slightly awkward. I try not to show it, but what I just went through is something that is difficult to hide.
‘I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.’
I approached her and used the emotional expression function to put my hand on her shoulder. It was meant as encouragement. If it had been a while ago, I might have thought of just taking a day off, but now that the bug’s nest has been discovered, I’m a little anxious.
‘Chapter 2 was no different from Chapter 1.’
Of course, it will change to some extent, but having watched the strategy video in advance, I already know where Chapter 2 is going. In the end, go to slay another demon lord who is about to descend, fight, and become stronger.
Where we are now is the entrance to the village occupied by Deus. The sunlight coming through the dark clouds was proof that we had cleared Chapter 1.
“—!”
Riena pointed to a certain place. As I already knew, there was a carriage passing in front of the village. It was a carriage that the player had to board to go to the next chapter.
“I came to see that the darkness of endless despair had gone, and there were indeed saviors.”
‘Helper character Regner.’
The driver on the carriage saw us and spoke to us. An NPC named Regnor appears in the game as the player’s helper.
It is clearly an existing entity, but the first line is consistent with what was seen in the walkthrough video. As someone who already knew the identity of the archangel who descended in hiding, I felt a strange feeling at first.
“Do you want to ride? “I’ll give you a ride.”
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“–, —.”
He naturally invited us to ride in the carriage. If this is also a game with a set progression, the moment you get on the carriage, the space will change and you will be transported to the location where the next chapter will take place.
The problem is that Riena does not know that fact. When I immediately asked him if he wanted to get on, Riena, who was looking at me warily, said something.
“There is no need to doubt, stranger girl. “Because he already knows everything.”
Then he suddenly looked at me, smiled faintly, and uttered an ‘undefined’ line.