I continued to walk the same path.
It was only walking, but it consumed a lot of stamina.
Basically, moving the Gigant itself is on a completely different level from walking barefoot.
There, the enemy could surprise at any time, so I couldn’t let go of the tension.
By the time it’s been two hours since I entered the red hall, sweat was already on my forehead.
Abel thought while wiping his sweat.
‘It was good that I signed a contract with the Jackal Mercenary Corps.’
Currently, they have been walking on the same road for two hours.
From the jackal and vice-captain’s point of view, it would be difficult and it would feel like a meaningless task.
Still, they did not raise a single question, let alone complain.
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Just silently carrying out Abel’s orders.
‘I’ll secretly spread some rumors after I go back.’
A trustworthy mercenary group is quite rare, so if nothing special happens, it will grow quickly.
So Abel walked and walked silently, thinking this and that in his head.
how long has it been like that
– I see a passage ahead.
The vice-captain who was walking the most ahead spoke in a confused voice.
It was a road that I had passed by several times, but it was because a passageway I had never seen before appeared.
As soon as Abel heard that, he stepped forward.
– I’ll look into it.
-yes.
As I got closer, I saw a new passage in the middle of where the two roads should have diverged.
It wasn’t that wide aisle, but it wasn’t to the extent that I missed it.
‘found.’
Abel’s eyes twinkled and turned the plane around.
-As I said before, I will explore this place by myself.
-Are you okay?
asked the jackal in a voice of subtle concern.
It will have no choice but to be.
No matter how prearranged the situation was, it would seem dangerous to go alone into a suspicious-looking passageway.
But Abel spoke in a calm voice.
-okay. If I don’t return by the appointed time, immediately withdraw and tell the knights.
-All right. Then, I’ll be waiting for you at a place some distance away from the Red Hall.
The jackal responded and prepared to withdraw with the vice-captain.
Only then did Abel turn the plane around again and look at the aisle.
“Whoa.”
Looking at the aisle, excitement and tension surged at the same time.
It’s good if there’s something beyond this that you’re expecting, but it might not be.
But I can’t come this far and leave.
Abel made up his mind and slowly entered the aisle.
cooong, cooong-.
Gigant’s footsteps echoed.
The sound was even louder when I moved alone instead of in a group.
Abel, who fixed his gaze forward, asked Lupus a question.
“Do you feel anything different?”
-does not exist. So far, I don’t know the big difference from the previous passage.
“Right.”
Even Abel felt nothing unusual right away.
If you didn’t know, you would have thought it was just one of the normal passages.
‘There is no crossroads.’
After entering the new passage, the fork in the road did not appear at all.
I just keep walking along the straight road.
Even Abel didn’t know exactly how long this aisle was.
This is because the exact length of the aisle is not shown in the game.
‘In the game, I just passed by the loading screen.’
At that time, I only had to wait 3 seconds.
Now that it’s become a reality, it’s a nonsensical sound.
‘I hope it’s not too long.’
Abel thought that it would be nice if there was no misfortune to walk all the way down the aisle.
If you miss this opportunity, the chance to get the giant’s remains will be far away.
It was because the Red Hall would be completely shut down five months from now.
Instead of simply forbidding entry, the pits are completely filled with soil.
That’s why I came here at this time.
Abel sped up his pace a bit, hoping that the aisle would end quickly.
About 20 minutes passed like that.
– The air suddenly became hot.
Rufus spoke to me.
Abel narrowed his eyes at those words.
“Are you sure?”
-okay. If it had been outside Gigant, the owner would have noticed it right away.
At those words, Abel felt his heart race.
If you feel the heat, it means that you have almost arrived at your destination.
Abel said while fixing the sword.
“Be prepared, because you never know when we will fight.”
– I’m always ready.
That’s what he said, but I could feel the heat in Lupus’s voice.
About 5 minutes after Lupus first spoke, a different scenery appeared ahead.
The first thing I saw was the blood-red floor.
Originally, the ground in Red Hall and its vicinity was exceptionally red, but this place was incomparably red.
It was a color that could not exist naturally.
– I can feel a tremendous amount of magical energy from inside.
At Lupus’s words, Abel only nodded.
Abel clasped his weapon and passed through the passageway into a wide hollow.
“That’s it.”
I could tell as soon as I stepped in.
What is the source of magical power?
In the middle of the cavity lay an enormous white bone.
Abel’s eye level on Gigant was by no means low, but he had to raise his head high to see the white bones lying there.
‘Originally, this is enough… … .’
Abel thought for a moment and shook his head.
Although he had fought against a giant in his own way, he couldn’t even dare to deal with a giant of this size.
At least for now.
-Magic energy is emanating from this remains. It seems that the abnormal heat is also caused by that magical power.
“Among the giants, there are cases where the magical power itself has a special attribute.”
Abel said as he walked around the remains of the colossus.
“If this place hadn’t been specially isolated, this area would have turned into a desert.”
– I guess so. But what can I do now? Can we just take these remains and go back?
“No way.”
If it had been that easy, I wouldn’t have been nervous to come here.
“First of all, there is only one thing you need to bring. The still water that will remain in the middle of the remains of the giant.”
-essence?
“okay. Apart from the core, its characteristics are separately concentrated.”
As Abel continued to speak, he arrived at the place where the white bone’s ribs were.
The gap between the ribs was also quite wide, but it was difficult for Gigant to enter, so he had to swing his sword.
Kagagagak-!
The sword he swung with all his might hit his ribs.
But no ribs were broken.
It took Abel three more swings before he was able to break his ribs and create a gap to enter.
-But according to the owner, isn’t it just a matter of taking the essence and going back?
“It is easy to take care of. The problem is then.”
-next?
“This giant was quite special.”
It was dark inside the ribs, but Abel was able to find his target without difficulty.
It was because there was something inside that emitted a faint light.
Approaching it, Abel found a large orange-colored orb.
As they approached, Rufus asked another question.
– In what way is it special?
“I was very greedy. To the extent that they do not want to have their belongings taken away even after death.”
– Hmm.
“Get ready soon.”
Abel left those words and picked up the essence as it was and put it in a separate storage box.
Then, without hesitation, he started running along the way he came in.
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Just like that when it came out of the ribs.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-!
Suddenly, the ground began to vibrate with a tremendous roar.
Abel frowned and ran to the opposite side of the passage he had entered.
Lupus didn’t ask why he had to go the other way.
It was because he had seen the passage through which he came in collapse when the roar rang out.
Besides, there was another important problem right now.
-Hey, the enemy!
Rufus warned in a shrill voice.
Reflexively turning his head, Abel spotted a skeleton rising from the floor.
‘As expected, it’s coming out.’
The situation after taking the essence in the game proceeds randomly.
If you’re really lucky, nothing happens, but usually that’s rarely the case.
Even Abel had only experienced it once.
There were far more things happening than that.
The current situation is commonly referred to as the ‘skeleton rush’.
-I feel it all of a sudden. A huge body is buried under the ground.
“okay. These are the corpses of warriors who died fighting the giants.”
The reason this happened was simple.
It was because he stole the essence of the giant.
The energy that was originally tightly suppressed by the essence started to run out of control.
Originally, there was no such thing as the undead in this world, so it would be right to see it as related to the abilities of the giants.
‘Maybe it’s because he’s an ancient giant, so his abilities aren’t one or two.’
At least now, the situation could be said to be good.
In some cases, the entire space becomes a sea of fire, and in other cases, the entire community collapses.
In the worst case, the remains of the colossus occur directly, and when that happens, the only way to survive is to return the essence in time.
– The number is increasing!
Even while running, the number of skeletons was increasing more and more.
-I’m going to bump into you soon.
“okay.”
As Rufus said, there was no way to avoid the fight with the skeleton.
The original passage collapsed and a new passage appeared, but the distance was quite long.
And along the road between them, skeletons were constantly rising.
Skeletons are often treated as weak monsters, but they are different.
Tadadadak!
As the distance got closer, the skeletons formed formations and prepared for a collision.
He seemed to be very good at fighting opponents bigger than himself.
‘It has no choice but to be like that.’
Considering that they were the warriors who fought against that house-sized giant, it was only natural.
“We go full force from the beginning.”
-good night.
As soon as Abel’s words were spoken, Rufus immediately began to exert his power.
“Huh.”
At the same time, Abel immediately deployed Overdrive and the Crown of the Sage.
Then, his whole body heated up and at the same time, a tremendous amount of strength surged up.
It was like being completely reborn.
Abel swung his sword with all that power.
bang!
Five skeletons collapsed with one sword strike.
But behind them, twenty other skeletons were waiting.
As if he had already expected it, Abel retrieved the sword and swung it at the same time.
Kwaaang-!
Again, the skeleton collapses. Again, more skeletons blocked the way.
Abel swung his sword madly with Lupus.
Let’s break through coolly for a while.
After advancing to a certain extent, the sword began to block.
While swinging his sword, Abel saw dozens of skeletons lying on the ground.
It’s like a pyramid shape.
I lost my gaze for a moment, wondering what the hell they were doing, but several skeletons climbed over them and jumped high.
percussion-!
Skeletons flew from the sky.
Abel immediately swung his sword, but he couldn’t stop them all.
Kagagakak!
The skeletons clinging to the aircraft immediately began striking the joints.
‘As expected, it’s not easy.’
Now we are only half way to the exit.
We still have a long way to go.
“Whoa.”
Abel let out a hot breath and activated all his armaments without hesitation.
aaang-!
The shield of protection unfolded like wings, forming a barrier around it.
At the same time, I felt a rough momentum under my feet, as if I was going to jump forward at any moment.
When I activated even the strengthened armament, I felt a strong headache and a feeling of pressure.
But Abel did not stop.
Ugh-.
Rather, bend your knees and pull your arms back to their limits.
aaagh-!
advanced
towards the enemy.