146. Chapter 146
“where?”
I moved my eyes to follow the gaze of the horse, but what I saw was a swampy area that looked no different from before.
The difference is that the plants are growing more abundantly and vigorously than in other places.
Other than that, no matter how much I looked at it, there was nothing different from the swampy area earlier.
It was the same even if he tried to raise his senses or use mana scan.
“Oh, this is my first time bringing guests, so I forgot! Here it is!”
gurgling, gurgling-
Magoo pointed his finger at the bog below, and the area was unusually hollow.
The hollow space swayed for a while, then took on a shape similar to a staircase, and soon became a passage.
“It’s down here! You will definitely like it!”
“… … But, it looks too small for me to fit in?”
“ah! sorry! Like I said, I’m a first-time guest!”
gurgling-
Haru scratched his head and pointed to the ground again.
The swamp collapsed a little bigger, and a passage was created that allowed Sewoon to enter.
‘I would never have found it if it wasn’t for the harness directing me.’
It was a passage that could never be found with mana, senses, or investigation.
Even if Sewoon arrived here by following the guideline of the journey before returning, he would have returned without finding the passage in the end.
To be so determined and hide… … .
There was a reason there was no information about them before the regression.
“Follow me!”
The harness took the lead and walked the steps made of mud.
The mud was hardened so my feet didn’t fall out, so I could move my feet comfortably.
As I went down the stairs a little bit, I felt the mud filling up.
Naturally, the sunlight was completely blocked, but the view did not darken at all.
It was because the ceiling was shining softly, as if sunlight penetrated through the mud.
‘that’s interesting.’
Although Se-Won has experienced many things while climbing the tower to the 92nd floor, the reaction to the situation he experienced for the first time was no different from that of other players.
Every time the harness took a step, he looked at the mud that hardened like stairs, and he had a mysterious expression on his face without even realizing it.
By the time I realized that I had gone deeper than I thought, the stairs ended and a huge entrance was revealed.
“Welcome! This is where our Swamp Guardian Clan lives!”
“oh… … .”
A space where the floor, walls, and ceiling are all made of swamp mud.
From the ceiling, as from the stairs, the sunlight penetrated from above and came in softly.
Below them were clumsy structures built of wood, stone, and mud.
Different liquids flowed from the walls on either side, one of which was amazingly clear and clear, and the other a thick liquid that gave off a foul stench.
It was not a very large space, but the number of dwarfs seemed smaller than expected.
“Is this all there is to it?”
“Most are at home! Originally, everyone was active, but as Jeonghwa started to get out of control, her strength started to run out… … .”
“purification?”
“That’s it! Oh, I’ll show you right away!”
Magu dragged Sewoon towards the wall where thick liquid was oozing out.
As we got closer, the stench got worse.
From a distance, I thought it was something, but when I faced it right in front of me, I was able to roughly grasp its true identity.
‘The poison of dead flowers and rotten mud… … Is it a mixture of various corrupting things?’
Swamps basically have some degree of purification ability.
However, the things in front of me right now were things that could not be naturally purified even in such a swamp.
I thought it would simply be purified on its own after time, but it seems that was not the case.
“In fact, this is our biggest role!”
Magu put his hands together and recalled the thick liquid.
Then, the liquid shimmered subtly and began to become more and more transparent.
Before long, the liquid was completely clear and the stench was completely gone.
Magoo rejoiced as he carried the purified water and splashed it into the fountain in the center.
‘It seems there are no side effects.’
The happy Magu’s hands were stained black.
The color was slowly disappearing to see if it had the ability to detoxify itself, but instead of purifying the liquid, it seemed to be the principle of absorbing all bad energy.
“Then, the clans that can’t be seen… … .”
“I collapsed because I couldn’t handle the detoxification. The rotten water has become too much to handle… … .”
Magu made a sad face and lowered his head.
However, he soon regained his strength and raised his hands, which were undergoing detoxification.
“But, I’m fine now! Now that the bad flowers are gone, the rotten water will be gone! It’s thanks to the benefactor’s hard work!”
Afterwards, I followed the harness and went inside some buildings.
It was a small building suitable for the size of the dwarfs, so I couldn’t go deep into it, but even if I looked around from the entrance, there were quite a few dwarfs lying black.
It seems that everyone has purified that thick liquid that they can’t handle with their own detoxification abilities.
It was thanks to them that the poison did not completely spread even though the corpse had grown so large.
“harness! Why did you bring humans to our village!”
“This person got rid of the bad flower! You are a hero!”
“wow! thank you!”
In the middle of looking around the village, I ran into some dwarves who were alert.
As soon as they saw Sewoon, they were startled and wary, but at the explanation of the harness, they immediately let go of their guard and spread their arms wide.
No matter how good things are, it’s worth being wary of strangers you’re seeing for the first time… … They were amazingly pure.
“So, why did you invite me here?”
It’s a small town, so it didn’t take a lot of time to look around.
As soon as Sewoon finished grasping the situation, he got to the point.
In fact, looking at the system message and the situation in the village, I roughly guessed what this ordeal would be like.
“Don’t be shy, but could you help my friends… … ? Of course, I will repay you! Uh, so what kind of recompense… … .”
“good.”
“yes?”
“Good. What can I do for you?”
Normally, Sewoon would have started negotiating in return, but he didn’t do that now.
Helping them anyway is the key to solving the ordeal.
It’s a reward. It doesn’t matter if you accept it or not.
Seeing Se-Won nod his head without the slightest hesitation, Magu was taken aback. The same goes for the dwarves next to you.
“As expected, he is our benefactor!”
“thank you!”
“Quickly tell me what you’re asking for.”
Sensing a sense of embarrassment at the sight of the dwarves jumping and cheering beside him, he immediately brought up the main topic.
I wasn’t used to being treated like this.
“I need transparent buds!”
“Where are you?”
“That’s a flower that only blooms where the lizards are located. It wasn’t originally, but as the power of the lizards grew, I couldn’t get close… … .”
“okay.”
Seun stood up from his seat.
Through a rough explanation, I was able to figure out the shape and detailed location of the transparent bud.
The information was sufficient.
As Sewoon tried to leave immediately, Magu urgently grabbed him.
“Dangerous! Lizards are very powerful! many more! We can help!”
It was because he was worried about Seun.
Well, if it was the Lizardmen’s tribe, it was a powerful enough force to occupy the trials on the 14th floor.
It was to the extent that the player alone had no way of thinking about it, and had to deal with it with the participating formations.
however… … .
“it’s okay. Everyone stays here because they get in the way.”
“but… … .”
It was an opponent I had already fought once, so I wasn’t worried at all about dealing with them. Rather, it feels lighter than when dealing with Song Jang-hwa.
After telling the dwarves not to follow him and resting, Se-Won immediately moved towards the Lizardman tribe.
* * *
“Shh! What kind of commotion is this?”
“It is said that there was a commotion at the breeding grounds of the calendula. An investigation team has been dispatched, so a report will arrive soon.”
There was a commotion in the Lizardmen tribe.
That’s also the case, because the roar from the corpse breeding ground was loud enough to be heard by all the tribe members who were far away from the poison of the corpse.
The corpse breeding ground is the secret weapon to win the war against the Orcs.
Everyone was worried that something bad might have happened.
In the meantime, the investigation team arrived at the end of the search.
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Judging that there was no sign of battle, the chief requested a report.
Then, the expression of the investigation team who immediately got down on one knee was not very good.
“Shhhhh, Song Jang-hwa… … Gone.”
“what?”
“There were traces of a fierce battle, but the corpse and the corpse were completely gone. I didn’t see a single body.”
“Does that make sense? Could it be that you didn’t search properly?”
“Shhh, no! In the name of my people, I searched all the way to the bottom of the swamp!”
“What is this… … .”
The chieftain was perplexed.
There are traces of battle, but there are no traces of those who fell in battle?
In addition, it is said that the invoice, which has already grown to the point of having an intelligence of its own, has disappeared.
Did the orcs come out? No, this is not something orcs can do.
Then who?
The chief tried to roll his head, but no answer came out.
at that time… … .
Kwaaang!!
“Shh! Chieftain!”
“What’s going on again!”
There was a deafening explosion at the entrance of the village.
The chieftain had to feel an eerie uneasiness at the somehow familiar roar.
“It’s an intruder!”
“Is it an orc?”
“no! You are human!”
“human? How do humans live in swamps… … . The number of enemies!”
“It is one!”
“… … what?”
only one human
Humans are a race with lower physical abilities than Orcs.
Although highly intelligent and skilled in handling weapons, they were not a very threatening race.
Are you, by any chance, a person who can handle magic? Then the current situation is understood.
However, the chief’s comprehension was shattered by the next series of explosions.
bang! Kwak!
Quarreureung!
As the explosion repeated several times, the ground shook and rippled the swamp.
A sharp wind stirred, and sharp pieces of ice fell from the sky.
There was only one thing that could be heard intermittently between disasters close to natural disasters: the screams of the same people.
“Didn’t you say there was only one!”
“It was definitely one!”
“No way!”
The explosion was getting closer. It meant that the warriors who were defending the village were helpless.
The chief was able to realize this instinctively.
The identity of the anxiety I felt when I heard the first explosion.
‘A commotion at the breeding ground!’
The human who is approaching now is the culprit of the commotion.
“Everyone prepare for battle!”
“All right!”
Following the chief, the guards, including the investigation team, and the warriors prepared for battle by correcting their armaments.
As well as the strongest chieftain in the tribe, those who escorted him were also among the strongest in the tribe.
At this rate, even if the orcs came in droves, he was confident that he would not lose.
And finally, the demon who brought the disaster appeared.
“The buds… … no. Let’s finish the tidying up first.”
Kwaaang!!
Se-Woon appeared with a red-hot explosion.
Before he found the flower bud, he was thinking of completely erasing the Lizardmen tribe that occupied the place.