Chapter 108
Chapter 21 Grave Robber (8)
To my dismay, nothing happened until I took all the loot.
It felt like that silence disconnected me from the horrors of the past.
After taking the loot, there was Meseo at the next location.
The remaining Meseo was also found and destroyed before long.
It took about an hour to finally clear the mission.
But even after I finished my errands, I didn’t get out of the underground tunnel.
Rather, I kept looking inside and looking at this and that.
Yang Tae-ho diligently followed me without a word of complaint.
Thanks to that, we were able to capture another horror in our eyes.
Is it the size of the remains that differs from what I’ve seen before?
“What is this, are they children?”
“… … I guess so.”
A skull half the size of my head, limbs that hadn’t fully grown, and a small piece of clothing.
Frayed dolls scattered here and there and sloppy paintings on wooden boards told us that this was a space reserved for children.
‘Is it like a kindergarten?’
As I watched the scene, a feeling of discomfort and uneasiness surged in my heart.
Maybe it wasn’t just me, Yang Tae-ho also muttered in an astonishing tone.
“her… … Did you throw away this one?”
“Perhaps.”
“I’ll be thrilled.”
“Well, it must have been of relatively low importance.”
Unlike the safe room where the loot came out, the traces of the battle left here were not intense.
I couldn’t be violent even if I wanted to be intense. Because there were too few elements that could be called traces of battle.
One remains of a 4-star evolved species.
A spear stuck in the wall, piercing the remains’ abdomen.
Another corpse collapsed in front of it.
A diamond-shaped shield that the remains were clutching.
It was the only element that could be seen in connection with the battle.
I carefully examined the remains lying on the floor.
The shape of the skull was similar to that of a human.
It was distorted, but he was wearing armor and other equipment.
“Whoa.”
Even though I wasn’t too curious, a rough picture was drawn.
Dozens of shadows run to the vault after becoming aware of the raid.
And the back of one person running here.
Isn’t it a scene that makes you sigh naturally?
‘I understand.’
Giving up and evacuating the bunker because of an intruder means that the safe zone where I can stay immediately disappears.
If so, shouldn’t there be a basis for discussing the following?
It’s not strange that when someone takes care of other people’s lives, someone else takes care of money for their own future.
Nara would have thought that too.
‘It’s only natural that humans are selfish.’
The head clearly understood that fact.
But a part of my heart felt uncomfortable.
‘I didn’t want to see such a blatant difference.’
I got up from my seat, trying to shake off my uneasiness.
Since this is a space for children, there was nothing special to look out for.
I didn’t want to stay in an uncomfortable space for a long time.
I was thinking of looking into other areas soon.
But before I could take ten steps, my feet stopped.
“Tsk.”
And in the end, you have to turn around again.
If I left like this, it seemed that today would come to mind for a long time.
‘Rather than keep thinking about it, let’s clean it up and go.’
I had no intention of discussing right or wrong in the actions of those who had already died.
However, I believe that there are deaths that need to be honored with personal time and emotions.
From my point of view, the death left in front of the vault was not worth the investment of time to look back on.
The fact that they were wearing armor meant that they were combat troops.
However, they ran to the place where the wealth was, not the direction where the people were.
It must have been a choice to prepare a way to live after leaving the bunker.
‘If you choose an option for yourself, you should take responsibility for the death that is left behind.’
On the other hand, the death left here was different.
I keep looking back.
Because I constantly ask what choice I would make if I were in the same situation.
‘Can I run to take care of the future of those children?’
Maybe because I don’t have the confidence to nod my head, the death here seems heavier.
In the end, I, who could not leave and was caught, began to organize the remains.
“Now What… … .”
Yang Tae-ho stopped asking me questions and kept his mouth shut.
Then, like a man who realized what he was about to do, he helped out.
Before long, I split the wall around me and scraped up the stones.
It was to make a stone tomb.
‘I don’t know if there really is such a thing as an afterlife.’
Wouldn’t it be better to have a grave than not have one?
On Earth, there has been a culture of burying the dead in many cultures since ancient times.
It’s probably a culture that developed to protect the living from decaying corpses.
It was strange to me to separate death from the grave.
Maybe that’s why I thought I should make a grave.
Yang Tae-ho and I covered all the children’s remains with stones, which were covered in dust and cobwebs.
The work didn’t take long.
After making the stone tomb, he threw away the debentures of the evolutionary species, which were an eyesore, out of the room.
To do so, I had to pull out the spear stuck in his abdomen, but the weapon was not in good condition.
‘This is junk.’
If you melt it down, you can use it as a material for repairing your equipment.
Still, it’s a keepsake, but I felt embarrassed to take it with me.
I even took a shield with one side bent and put it in front of the stone tomb.
Right after that, there was something in the way between me and the sloppy and monotonous stone tomb.
HIDDEN MISSION
[Kerax’s thoughts]
Comfort Kerax, who died in the end without being able to protect the weak.
[compensation]
• Equipment imbued with Kerax’s thoughts
“congratulations! HIDDEN MISSION – Kerax’s thoughts have succeeded.”
「As a success reward, Kerax’s thoughts will search for an item to settle on.」
“Kerax’s thoughts dwell in Kerax’s keepsakes.”
Before I could finish reading the contents of the hidden mission window that had been open for a long time, a golden glow appeared from the stone tomb in front of me.
The light permeated the neatly placed spears and shields and then disappeared.
When I came to my senses, the rusted window was shining brightly.
The broken and warped shield was also in a clean state without a scratch.
I let out a sigh at the stunning sight.
“… … What is this again?”
For a moment, I thought I might have said it out of my mouth, but I didn’t.
When I checked the side, I saw Yang Tae-ho with a blank expression looking at the empty space in front of me.
It seemed like the same message popped up for him as well.
After a while, Yang Tae-ho turned his creaking head and stared at me.
“Has the hidden mission come up yet?”
“yes.”
Isn’t it natural I made a stone tomb together.
“Why not be surprised? You are so calm!”
That’s why it’s no surprise that the Hidden Mission popped up.
‘I don’t know what a thought is.’
Taking it didn’t seem like it would harm me.
It was a certainty because the system supports the player’s growth.
There is no doubt that this game was created to train players.
Among them, it is a hidden mission, a reward given only to those who meet certain conditions.
‘It will help to reinforce the power in some way.’
In fact, the rewards obtained through hidden missions so far have been quite good.
Haven’t you ever been disappointed when you received a reward even though you went through all the hardships?
It didn’t seem that this time would be any different.
Apart from hating the system, I believe in the purpose of the system.
So there was a clear conviction, and there was no hesitation in reaching out for the weapon in front of the tomb.
The first thing I grabbed was, of course, the spear I use as my main weapon.
[The spear of Kerax’s thoughts]
• Classification: Artifact
• Obtaining Difficulty: Unique
• Rating: ★★★★★
• Attribution target: K
• Description: A reward given only to those who comfort Kerax’s thoughts. The eyes of the seven gods who watched Kerax, who couldn’t close his eyes until the moment he died because of the guilt of not protecting the weak, dwell in the object and have special power. Kerax will support the players who comforted him when they go through the same thing.
• Effect: Kerax’s recognition (deactivation)
※ Can only be used by those who are bound.
“Whoa.”
It was not uncommon to sigh over the system.
‘I wanted to do well for a while, this sh*t again.’
The explanation is very poor. Shouldn’t I explain exactly how it gives me strength?
Does it give a buff, does it increase the power of the weapon, or does it have other effects?
Shouldn’t it be an explanation when it is clearly indicated in numbers?
‘How can it be shabby even after repairing and repairing it?’
I clicked my tongue and fiddled with the window.
‘It’s the only grade item.’
It’s also a 5-star weapon.
While looking at the stone tomb and the window, I reflected on the contents of the hidden mission that popped up at an unexpected moment.
‘Consolation and thoughts… … .’
That seemingly insignificant word contained more information than I thought.
For example, the attitude I have to face this game in the future.
‘It’s the system that made this game.’
However, the investment was made by the 7 gods.
‘The objectives of both sides do not perfectly match.’
The system’s purpose is to train players in case Earth is invaded.
If possible, it seemed that they would like to end the war in Bihar before Earth’s humanity becomes deeply entangled in the matter.
On the other hand, the gods of Bihar?
‘Salvation of believers.’
This game is made to fulfill the different purposes of developers and investors.
When I realized that fact, I thought I knew how to play this game to get more rewards.
I took a long sweep of the newly acquired window.
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Just a little while ago, it was rusted and teeth were missing, so I didn’t really pay attention to it.
‘It looks brand new.’
Unlike the cross-shaped spear I am currently using, the spear that contained Kerax’s thoughts had a sharp tip.
The intaglio marks on the blade were quite sophisticated.
‘Worth it.’
Although I didn’t like the poor explanation of the system.
It was a pleasure to acquire a new weapon.
Even if it wasn’t so, Shamel was nagging me about the cross spear I was using.
How badly he scolded a guy who was not even basic for using fancy weapons that didn’t suit him.
It’s also a form specialized for basic stabbing, so it should be able to block Shamel’s mouth.
It wouldn’t be bad to switch to a weapon with special effects at this point.
At that time I was nodding my head contentedly, examining the window.
“Huh… … !”
A gasping sound was heard from the side.
Yang Tae-ho was examining the shield with his hands shaking.
Come to think of it, golden light permeated both the spear and the shield.
‘Are these two not to fight?’
If three people made a tomb, would there be three rewards?
I was curious, but didn’t dig deep.
What do you do when you think about the past?
Luckily, there was one equipment suitable for each of them, so it must have worked.
Since it is a bound item, only Yang Tae-ho can use it.
It would be useless to pay attention.
“I just move.”
The purpose of returning to this room must have been achieved, and it was time to move again.
I started exploring the underground again with Yang Tae-ho, who couldn’t take his eyes off the shield.
The place they arrived at was a place with a huge iron gate.
“And why? What’s wrong?”
When I did not move easily, Yang Tae-ho quietly spoke to me.
“well… … Let’s take a look.”
The size of the iron gate wide open on both sides is about 5 meters.
At first glance, it was the entrance to this space.