We advanced through the abandoned mines.
continued to advance.
“… … I thought it was big from the entrance, but it’s really huge.”
This enormity was somewhat awe-inspiring. I think I would believe it even if it was a subway.
“How far did it lead? I got a little scared… … .”
Ber, who was following behind, muttered as he left a mark on the wall with chalk.
“Don’t you have a map or something?”
“There are no old maps left. Because everything related to the abandoned mine was ominous and was burned. It’s the first time I’ve even gone this deep.”
Borland answered Katyusha’s question. It was fortunate that there were no undead or kobolds, but the endless roads brought mental fatigue in a different sense.
“Hmm.”
After walking for some more time, Borland, who was walking in front, stopped. There were several wagons lying around beside it.
“It’s a bit cumbersome to walk, shall we take the luggage?”
And he just said the same thing as me.
“I was thinking that too! I was tired of walking forever.”
“Is it a load car? It’s like an adventure novel, which is great.”
Dimitri helped me with my inadvertently excited remark. I didn’t say it, but in fact, he might have wanted to ride it too.
“… … This time, I agree. I don’t know how far it’s going, so it’s better to move around with as much physical strength as possible.”
Caspal agreed. The women in the back did not disagree (Ber was a bit scared, but in the end agreed, saying that it was better than walking), and with everyone agreeing, we decided to take the truck.
We moved the wagon that was stuck in the corner onto the rails and set it up.
“Youngcha. Whoa. Is it magical power driven?”
“For now, it seems like that. The magic power battery was expensive and inefficient, so I had to move it manually. If I directly inject mana, it might move as it should, but… … . What is the efficiency like?”
There was an engine that seemed to be used by inserting a magical power battery, but of course it was completely discharged and was in a state of being unusable. I thought about injecting magic directly into it, but I was a little uneasy about whether it would be possible to control the power. I wonder if I accidentally exploded it or not.
“There is a slight incline, so I think it will go as it should just by riding it, right? I don’t know what to do on the uphill.”
“Ah, me. Then can’t I use this?”
Anyway, interrupting Borland’s words, “Wouldn’t it be okay?”, Ber held up his necklace and said, It was the first manastone that had previously unleashed lightning against kobolds.
“Didn’t I tell you not to take it out?”
“Hey, sorry, sorry.”
“… … no. Write if you can. I would have asked for it anyway.”
I honestly forgot about it. I received the magic stone from Ber and put it in the carriage’s magic battery compartment. The difference in size was huge, so I used my magic to properly connect the contacts.
oh oh oh oh… … .
“Oh, something works?! I don’t think I’ve seen this move in 10 years!”
“This level of output from that small magic stone… … . That’s awesome. That’s why you wanted to come here.”
“Well, yes.”
Caspal was amazed. In the end, it was discovered, but I am not in a position to hide it anytime.
“Then can I ride now? Are you going?”
Dimitri asked, already halfway up. Dude, I was pretty excited. Of course I’m already on board.
“Borland, do you know how to control this? I don’t know.”
“hmm. Nothing special. Just start the engine and after about 30 seconds-”
Other colleagues also started to get into the wagon. The moment I thought that the only thing left to do was to take a trolley as if touring leisurely—
“Let’s go.”
The freight car started off like an explosion.
“Uhhhhh
“B-Ber!!”
Dimitri caught Ver, who was half-legged, about to fall by inertia. I managed to block the strong wind that instantly hit my face with my arm, and then it slowly came down.
“Oh, oh oh… … .”
The cargo truck ran on the rails at a speed close to that of the roller coaster drop section of the amusement park. Kaka kakak kak I saw sparks flying from the wheels. The threat to life is felt intensely.
“Ooooh, this is no joke! awesome!!”
“… … Borland.”
I called out to Borland, who was half-standing with his arms outstretched.
“huh?!”
“Do you know how to stop this?”
“I don’t know!”
… … .
Well, I decided to enjoy it for now.
How much did he run on the rails of the abandoned mine like that?
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The frenzied speed of the wagon ended with the engine bursting because it could not withstand the output. The wagon, which had lost power, slowed down little by little and eventually came to a complete stop.
“Oops, whoops. uhhhhh… … !!”
And Ber vomited. Dimitri patted Ver on the back with a worried face. It was a pretty sad sight.
“That was great… … . So it was good to go deep, but how should I go back?”
“Collock, Coke. That, if that’s the case, that’s fine. Because I vomited at regular intervals. Follow that and you’ll be able to go back. whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop… … . Wow.”
When I said this as I got off the wagon, Ber gave an answer that I couldn’t tell if he was serious or joking, and slumped. It will take some time to recover.
“It was interesting. It would be nice if the train was as fast as this.”
“hmm. It was fun. It’s been a while since I’ve had this thrill. I want to kick it one more time.”
Meanwhile, Katyusha and Ethel’s eyes were shining with satisfaction. Both are quite strong-hearted.
“Caspal, we have arrived. Let’s leave the wagon here and move.”
“… … Now, wait a minute, yo.”
When I called, Caspal answered with a stuttering voice. He looked uncomfortable as he crouched down against the wall of the wagon.
“Have you ever bumped into anything? Are you hurt?”
“Oh, no. just… … . My legs are shaking… … .”
When I questioned him in surprise, Caspal averted his gaze and answered in a low voice. Then, it blew mist on Borland’s face, who teased him for being frightened.
“I hope something comes out soon.”
The place where the freight car stopped was a fairly large space. It seems that the rails are still connected a bit more,
The air flowing from inside was strangely weak, and I felt like it would end if I went a little further.
“It’s strange that you can hardly feel the black mist even after you’ve come so deep…”
“Did you tell me? Now, ‘death’ is almost gone in the abandoned mines. Good is good.”
Borland smiled at my question. But something was unnatural.
Yesterday, the black beast and the undead came to the plaza. With that alone, it was no different than an established fact that there was a huge black beast or something in the abandoned mine.
Nevertheless, what the hell is it that I don’t feel like this. I feel nothing but ominousness.
‘Perhaps the undead and black beasts that came yesterday… … Was it meant as a warning?’
How long did you walk with that thought?
“!”
In an instant, I felt a strong sense of discomfort. I hurriedly covered my mouth and turned around and cried out.
“Everyone, wear gas masks!”
At my command, my comrades hurriedly donned gas masks and protective coats. Asked if he needed something like that, he forced Borland to wear it as well.
‘The air has completely changed. What the hell is in front of me?’
“What I have never felt until now is the level of concentration that is like a lie.”
Ethel said halfway through her gas mask. The expression inside the gas mask was not so good, as if the other colleagues felt a visceral displeasure.
“It’s like CBRN training.”
“yes?”
“There is something like that. Caspal, what do you think?”
“This concentration is almost the same as when the incident just happened. I am anxious.”
Black fog, full of ‘death’, and visibility was not so good. I was nervous because I had a hunch that no matter how much I was wearing a gas mask, staying in this space for a long time would definitely be harmful. The only person who was calm was Ethel, who was made of chaos in the first place.
“What the heck… … ?”
After continuing to walk through ‘death’, the place I arrived at was a space as wide as the plaza. Perhaps because it was so wide, the black fog also dissipated. But what worries me more than that is-
“The basement, is it?”
It was as if this place looked like the basement of a typical mansion.
“what is this! I’ve never heard of anything like this! Is it a treasure house?!”
“Be quiet, Borland.”
Caspal spoke in a low voice to the excited Borland and looked around. There was a large bookshelf on the wall, and on the wide U-shaped desk, experimental instruments reminiscent of an alchemy classroom were scattered randomly. It was like a mad scientist’s lab.
“It’s an interesting, yet very scary place… … Yo-yo-oh clothes?!”
Ver, who was walking around looking around as if he was curious, was suddenly fascinated. I hurriedly ran out and grabbed Ver’s hand.
“Uh, ugh, uwaaa!!”
“Quiet. I will bring it up.”
I grabbed Ber, who was struggling in panic, and pulled him up. And when I looked ahead later, there was a big, huge hole.
“What is this hole… … .”
It was a bottomless hole large enough for twenty people to fit through. As a test, I threw a nearby stone. There was no sound of hitting the ground.
“Dae, why are there such holes casually?! Lord, I almost died… … !”
Vera cried and trembled. I patted him on the back and comforted him. If I knocked on it, I felt like I would throw up reflexively, so I asked him to stop, so I stopped. There’s a hole in the front that’s perfect for vomiting, so I think it’s okay to vomit.
“It is a terrifying hole. If it falls, I can’t even pick up a bone.”
“Why does this exist?”
Borland and Caspal frowned and looked down the hole. Dimitri and Katyusha were examining the bookshelves behind them. I can’t seem to find anything special.
“be careful. I feel very strong chaos down here. There might be a black beast.”
“Oh, that’s scary.”
At Ethel’s words, Borland hurriedly pulled back.
“Come to think of it, the traces of the claws in the plaza. If there’s a black beast the size of this hole, don’t you think it would fit?”
Then, looking intently at the hole, he said something very ominous and persuasive. Caspal, who had been watching silently, also took a step back.
“Given the circumstances, it’s safe to say that the Black Beast is certain to be here.”
“Are you sleeping inside? What should I do?”
I found my goal, but I don’t know if it will be good. I wondered what it would be like if I pulled out my sword and jumped down to slash it, but considering the fact that I hadn’t heard the sound of a stone falling some time ago, it was clear that it would fall forever or not be able to preserve its shape after falling.
‘Can’t I just wait until it comes out? or not… … ?’
Just, just, just, just.
The moment I continued to think about the method, a regular sound resonated through the ceiling. It sounded like coming down the stairs.
“Uh, uh, what?!”
“Hide for now! Get under a nearby desk!”
I hurriedly ordered to hide and went under a nearby desk. They were scattered in their haste, but on the other hand, it wasn’t such a bad situation because the moment one was discovered, another could ambush them.
“… … ♪”
Footsteps coming down the stairs got closer and closer, and I started to hear a hum. A slightly protruding stone wall opened and a man appeared.
‘That guy… … .’
I was momentarily taken aback because he was wearing a gas mask, but I quickly recognized the man.
‘It’s Felix.’
It was Caspal’s older brother, Felix, who was looking for a way to use ‘death’ – or might have found it, Caspal said, whom we had talked to the day before the start of the quest.
Felix was silent and looked around. Because he was wearing a gas mask, it was impossible to know exactly where his gaze was heading.
I glanced at Caspal next to me. He didn’t seem too upset, probably because he thought Felix might be coming. Rather, it was spewing out a light murderous intent.
“A pitch-dark night… … ♪”
Felix continued humming the song, apparently having a good time. It was like a scene from a musical. I don’t know if he didn’t notice us or if he was just pretending.
“… … .”
The song stopped. Felix stood in front of the hole.
“Come, sweet ‘death’.”
Then he stretched out his hand and said. In an instant, the ground trembled.