Episode 73
top of Mount Aeolus.
A dot was wandering on a slope covered with white snow.
‘It must have been around here.’
Fafnil searched for a place in his memory for a long time.
-The body temperature gradually decreases.
– Stamina is consumed.
Despite the fact that he had equipped himself with abilities above a certain level and equipped with cold-weather equipment, the bitter cold pierced him to the bone.
However, Fafnir did not give up the search.
‘There must be a place that Flush found around here.’
In the novel, it says ‘I found it by chance’, but the reality is different.
A secret place hidden at the top of the vast Aeolos Mountain.
Since it was a hidden piece with huge benefits hidden in it, it was difficult to get help from others.
‘Ha, shall I just beat the f*ck up.’
When you’re devastated.
Fafnir saw a huge building in his field of vision.
A majestic building in strong daylight contrasted with a snowstorm.
It’s amazing that I haven’t been able to find it until now.
-You have discovered the Great War of Aiolos.
– Became the first discoverer of the Great War of Aiolos.
-You can register information in the Explorers Guild.
– Exploration experience has increased.
-The first discoverer buff is applied.
– Affinity with the five gods increases.
The Forgotten War.
This is no ordinary place.
A mythical cultural heritage built before the Great War, before the various gods of the world in the game were divided into sects as they are now.
It was a great war to serve Lu, Thor, Horus, Aion, and Preah all at once.
Inside, there must be treasures piled up like treasures that have not been unlocked in the game so far.
‘But it’s impossible to go in now.’
Daejeon entrance. I see something shiny in front of the door beyond the huge pillar.
I remembered the description of the novel.
It was a human bone. Piles of bones sleeping for a long time without decaying in a snowstorm.
It meant that there was something that sent the tomb robbers who had invaded the temple to the netherworld.
‘I can’t beat the guardians of the temple right now. Especially since I’m a necromancer, I’m a reverse star.’
Light and darkness are the climax of climaxes. Each other can inflict strong blows on each other, but the stronger side always has an advantage.
If it was Fafnir’s summoned beasts, there was a possibility that they would perish just by encountering them.
“Heh… … . But that’s not the real purpose.”
Fafnir explored the surroundings without entering the temple.
Borrow!
Yeti-like ones appeared from time to time, but it wasn’t a big deal.
“Do it!”
Papat, skeletons popped out of the snow and attacked the yeti.
borrow? Yetis are monsters up to level 150.
It was not enough to take it down by surprise.
However, Fafnir’s summoned beasts were not ordinary skeletons.
-Kirik… … . Use dustproofing.
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Skeletons moving thoroughly under the command of the Skeleton Knight.
It quickly dodges the yeti’s slow attacks and continues to attack.
The result was that Fafnir didn’t even have to step out.
thud.
-Experience increases.
The giant-bodied yeti finally met its end.
‘As expected, the Summoner class is good at hunting trash mobs.’
Fafnir was overjoyed and obtained the reward from the yeti’s body.
‘Maybe it’s because it’s around the temple, and the monsters that come out are also weak.’
Usually monsters in the mountain are at least level 250 or higher.
At least it was around the temple, so low-level monsters appeared.
‘But the real search starts now.’
It was too early to be relieved that hunting was easy.
After coming all the way here, there was a place to go to find it.
Fortunately, I remembered exactly the description from now on.
‘Clearly there was one more hidden temple right next to the Great Hall.’
As Fafnir looked around, he saw a huge crevasse.
‘That’s it.’
Fafnil headed there.
– Entered the basement of the crevasse.
– Found the hidden place.
– Obtain the first discoverer achievement.
Crevasses scattered across the seemingly snowy mountains.
But inside was one of the ‘real’ hidden temples.
Fafnir wandered among the frozen cliffs in search of the temple.
As befits the most rugged place in the Aeolos Mountains, also known as Jeolsan, it was not an easy task to search.
Fortunately, Fafnir had skeletons.
Let’s send the skeleton soldiers through the narrow gaps that look a little dangerous!
“Kirik… … . Kirik… … .”
Hesitant Skeleton Soldier No. 1.
“What to do, go.”
“Kki-kki-rik… … . Kirik… … .”
Kwajik! No. 1 crashes through the ice and falls down.
However, there were still more skeleton soldiers in Fafnir.
“Hey No. 2.”
“Kirik?”
“go.”
“talent… … . Kirik… … .”
-2’s loyalty decreases by 1.
There are plenty of skeleton soldiers.
Whether icicles fall from above or tentacles come out from the ice walls on either side to catch them, just keep sending them!
Even if he died anyway, it was enough to revive him and summon him again.
‘It’s not that I don’t have affection for the skeleton soldiers… … . I’m calling you to do something like this.’
Even in his current life, Kang-Han Kim has been playing as efficiently as possible. If you can win even if you abandon your teammates, that’s it!
Even if he died, it was the same, so even the skeleton soldiers did not escape from it.
‘found.’
At some point, an ice cave opened overhead. The ceiling was made of blue ice, and the bottom and surroundings were also strange passages where ice and rocks were mixed.
A little further down the stairs and a black metal door at the end.
A humanoid ice golem stood guard in front of the door, carrying ice armor and weapons.
[Ice Guardian]
The Gatekeeper of the Hidden Temple of Fortune.
Physical attacks are almost impervious, so you must catch them with magic or fire attribute magic.
The problem is the terrain where he is!
Because it is under a crevasse, even a small explosion will quickly cause the ceiling to collapse.
‘Once it collapses, it can never come again.’
Once buried in the glacier, it is difficult to excavate it, no matter how high-level it is.
The terrain and characteristics overlap, making it a very difficult monster to deal with.
The Ice Guardian aimed his spear.
-Go away, intruder. No one can enter here.
Fafnir replied confidently.
“Okay, if you answer my question correctly, I’ll back off.”
-question… … ?
“Yes, neatly.”
-… … .
The Ice Guardian was lost in thought.
If you step back cleanly, you can avoid trouble.
If it spreads into a big fight, the temple will be affected, but there is no need to worry about that.
-good night. If you get hit, please leave meekly.
“okay.”
Fafnir immediately asked a question.
“What kind of monster walks on four legs in the morning, two legs during the day, and three legs in the evening?”
-… … !
The Ice Guardian stepped back and bowed his head.
-Evil Eye… … . No, Hellhound… … . Wrong, Archdemon… … . no.
He muttered for a long time and thought about it.
As a temple guardian created in ancient times, he knows all kinds of monsters well.
Fafnir watched him quietly.
how much time has passed
Having concluded, the Ice Guardian raised his head.
-that… … silver… … human… … . human life… … .to say
perfect answer!
The Ice Guardian said.
– The correct answer is… … Is it wrong?
“No, that’s right.”
-also… … . Right… … . So let’s keep our promise… … .
“Okay, I’m backing out now.”
Fafnir stepped back. A large piece of ice fell in front of him.
-… … egg… … I will… … .
The Ice Guardian said with difficulty. Water was running down his body, and his limbs were slowly falling off.
-I am… … . not wrong… … . didn’t… … .
Whoop, bang!
The head that fell from his neck at the end of those words.
Soon, the rest of the body was cut into pieces, and only blue beads and metal accessories were left in place.
-Obtained Ice Guardian’s Magical Power Core (Epic).
-You succeeded in overpowering the Ice Guardian’s core and defeating it with your own fever.
-By his extraordinary wisdom, he defeated a mighty Guardian in an unexpected way.
-Intelligence status has increased by +3.
-Wisdom status has increased by +1.
-Speech status has increased by +3.
-Charisma status has increased by +1.
Tring!
After picking up the Ice Guardian’s power core, Fafnir shrugged.
‘It’s definitely the same as the development in the novel.’
In the novel, Flush came up with the same riddle and won.
Of course, I didn’t expect it to melt like this, but it did.
“Okay, shall we go in anyway?”
Fafnir put his hand on the temple door and pushed.
– You have entered the hidden Temple of Fortune.
– Became the first discoverer of the hidden Temple of Fortune.
-You can register information in the Explorers Guild.
– Exploration experience has increased.
-The first discoverer buff is applied.
The Temple of Fortune was very large. Even compared to the Great War on the ground, it was to the extent that it was never inferior.
“Oh, how amazing… … .”
A small smile appeared on Fafnil’s lips as he looked around.
Statues of Tyche, the goddess of fortune, carved from enchanted ice.
Beneath the altar and around it were numerous jewels, gold ingots, and offerings.
‘Are these the treasures from the novel?’
It was smaller than the scale of the Great War on the upper side, but the level of treasure was not much different from the upper one.
Lady Luck.
Unlike other gods who govern things like order and the sky, the goddess of luck is a great help to her followers.
‘The country will also pay tribute to this side.’
The effect of improving the weather and the effect of winning the lottery.
Honestly, if I had to choose, I would choose the latter.
Because of this, the offerings in the Temple of Fortune were different from other places.
In the original novel, Flush took it, sold it, and gave it away little by little from time to time, making a huge profit.
‘I wonder if I’ll let it go like that!’
Fafnir took out a pickaxe and swung it.
The altar, including the statue of the goddess, and the facilities inside the temple were shattered and fluttered.
“It’s a nice statue of a goddess and a work of art!”
Kwajik.
“It’s just a hindrance to me!”
Wow!
– Destroyed the Statue of Goddess Tyche.
– Karma reduced by -500.
– Notoriety has risen by +170.
-Destroyed great works of art even though they appreciated them.
– Notoriety increased by an additional +50.
After destroying the statue, it was the turn of the surrounding statues.
-Destroyed the Guardian Knight statue.
– Karma reduced by -400.
-Infamy has risen by +135.
-Unappreciated and destroyed great works of art.
-Through destruction, I felt a new realm of art, albeit in a fine way.
– Art status has increased by +1.
How cool! Fafnir hit the rhythm and smashed the facility.
Then a message appeared.
– Tike, the goddess of luck, is furious.
-Tike, the goddess of luck, recognized you.
Maybe thanks to the last act of vandalism, Tyke recognizes his face this time.
-Tike, the goddess of luck, gritted her teeth.
-Tike, the goddess of luck, is unhappy about how she destroyed the guardian.
– Tike, the goddess of luck, bursts into tears.
Despite the message that kept popping up, Fafnil continued to work without changing his expression.
“Now then… … .”
Now that the interior work is done, it’s time to pay for the commission.
Fafnir tried to put the offerings left in the temple into his inventory.
At that moment, more messages popped up.
-Tike, the goddess of luck, has bloodshot eyes.
-Tiche, the goddess of luck, howls that she will never take an offering.
– Goddess of Fortune Tyche casts a curse of catastrophe.
Goddess of Fortune Tyke’s Curse!
– Hades, the god of death, is trying to nullify the curse.
-Due to lack of causality, the curse could not be completely nullified.
– You are cursed with bad luck.
– All gambling, enhancement, enchantment, and crafting success rates have decreased by 10%.
-Increases the chance of slipping hands while working by 2%.
-Luck status decreased by -10.
– Hades, the god of death, can no longer block curses.
‘I guess it’s not okay to keep blocking.’
In the world of Horizon, the gods can’t interfere with the world.
If you use power without justification, you will be caught in the law of causality, which was a huge rule that even the most powerful gods could not avoid.
‘This is a bit strong… … .’
The decrease in luck status was bearable.
However, the increase in the probability of failure in strengthening or crafting items was a bigger problem than expected.
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‘I didn’t think much about it when the curse was mentioned in the novel, but it’s a bigger penalty than I thought when I received it myself.’
Fafnir bit his lip.
A relationship that should be hostile to the goddess of luck anyway.
I was determined to be cursed, but it made me sick to my stomach.
‘But this is worth the risk.’
Fafnir smiled and looked at the message window.
-Obtained Hexagonal Sapphire (Unique).
-Obtained Icarus Empire Gold Coin (Normal).
-Obtained the High Elf Elnath’s Bow (Rare).
‘This has accumulated a lot of dust, but I have to clean it properly before selling it.’
Treasures that are almost full of inventory.
All of them were gold coins that were sold to merchants at least rare or at high prices.
Not only countless jewels, but also the equipment and armor of famous heroes in the past.
They were actually made thanks to the heroes who were active in prayer for good luck and offered sacrifices to the temple.
‘I’m glad I brought a lot of backpacks. If I had only trusted the inventory, it would have been insufficient.’
In the original novel, Fafnir used these treasures to hire private soldiers and nearby elves, dwarves, and fairies.
A great battle with the flame monsters coming from the south of the mountain!
It was a fight that I watched with sweat at the beginning of the novel.
‘But this time it won’t be like that.’
Fafnir had already taken all of those treasures.
I even had a place to write it already!
“Now then, shall we go back?”
Fafnir left the temple.