Teresa, accompanied by Soso, entered Lavre Village.
“I heard that it’s a popular hunting ground, but I didn’t expect there to be this many people.”
Recently, there has been a huge number of ferocious spirit monsters near Labre Village.
It was for that reason that the adventurer’s guild designated this area as a recommended subjugation area.
The subjugation recommendation means that even if you catch the same number of kills, you will receive a greater reward than other places.
In addition to that, the village NPCs were also pouring out hunting quests, so it was rumored to be a level-up restaurant among level 50-60 users.
“I was going to come here as soon as I reached level 50. He must have had the same thoughts as me.”
Teresa felt proud for nothing that she had the same thoughts as Dojin.
I felt like my rice-eating life would see the light of day.
But whether she was proud or not, Soso just didn’t like crowded places.
“Aren’t you here too early? It looks like you have to wait in a noisy and crowded place for no reason.”
“Well, there are only about 20 minutes until the appointment time.”
It was time for Teresa to see the town, blocking out her friend’s whining.
A person with a familiar body shape and a gait that was familiar to the eye stood out.
The person was walking towards us in a straight line.
“Are you here soon?”
Unsurprisingly, the man wearing the blue hoodie was Do-jin.
“Wizard?”
Dojin nodded and told the two of them.
“Let’s go. Because the preparations are finished.”
“yes?”
Theresa was taken aback by this.
“Now, wait a minute. Me and Soso haven’t received the quest yet. If you walk around the village for a bit, you can get it right away, so wouldn’t it be better to bring it with you?”
“No need. Because we’re not going to do that. I already received the quest, so you can go right away.”
At Dojin’s words, Teresa gasped and held her breath.
‘no way… … .’
Since the rendezvous was already a famous hunting ground, Teresa thought, ‘I just called you to hunt this time’.
But rejecting the quests that everyone else is doing, and saying that you came here to do something else… … .
‘Are you here? It’s here again!’
Theresa’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.
* * *
A few hours before meeting Teresa and Soso.
Dojin was already scouring Lavre Village.
“Adventurer, adventurer. please help us The forest is full of ferocious spirits, and whenever my father goes hunting, my mother cries at home.”
A young boy who would be five or six clings to him sadly.
Dojin said to the boy.
“I’m here to solve what’s going on here too. But I don’t think getting rid of a few spirits will solve this situation. It would be nice to know why this is happening.”
The words that followed were like self-talk.
Of course it was smoke. Dojin was already repeating this performance several times.
To find an NPC with a clue.
“… I know why.”
“Really?”
The boy nodded sadly.
“yes. There was a time when my dad didn’t come back at night, so I secretly went to look for him in the woods. I saw it then. In the middle of Lavre Lake, something like a huge light was wriggling. It was under the water, but it was huge. There must be a huge monster hiding!”
“Why didn’t you tell everyone else?”
“… I did. But everyone didn’t believe me. When I went back, I couldn’t see anything. But I really did! Adults said they saw the moon reflected in the lake by mistake, but I really… … !”
This was the conversation Dojin had to get the quest.
quest
Let’s investigate the suspicious lake.
Class: Normal
[A boy from Labre village said he saw something wriggling under the lake.
It may be related to the Lavre Forest Spirit Incident, so let’s investigate.]
In this way, most of the quests without a separate reward mark are things that really make you struggle in vain.
But very occasionally. There was a case where it served as a stepping stone leading to a real jackpot. And, of course, this one was of that kind.
* * *
The place where Dojin led the party was on the side of a huge lake in the forest.
“Yes? I beg your pardon?”
There, Soso was questioning Dojin with disbelief eyes.
“You can connect the three of us with this rope to this stone and then jump down.”
That’s how much Dojin’s remarks sounded crazy.
“Then you die.”
Yes. No matter how strong a virtual reality character is, it will die over time due to drowning. If you tie a big stone to it and jump into it, you will die 100 percent.
Soso was a man of common sense, and he knew that very well. So I had no intention of following unless there was a compelling reason.
But her friend was different. She was already believing that everything Do-jin said had a reason and that she just had to follow it.
“Is this enough?”
As such, Teresa started working as soon as Dojin’s words ran out.
Soso was frightened when he saw Theresa trying to wrap the rope around his waist.
“what are you doing? it’s crazy?”
Soso was surprised and rebelled, but she was a priest and a priest.
It means that she is in a position where she cannot resist Teresa, who has a strong and agile warrior class.
“don’t worry. Think common sense. Would a wizard come here to commit suicide? It must be because it has a meaning.”
“If you are tied to a stone and fall into the water, a person will die! That’s common sense! Aren’t you going to let this go?”
“it’s okay. You are tied to me too. If you do this, you won’t fall with me even in the water.”
Do-jin said to the two who were having a scuffle.
“Don’t worry. It’s tied to get to the bottom of the lake quickly. When you reach the bottom, just cut off the line and follow.”
Suso, who was suddenly tied up with a friend and forced to dive into the water, asked urgently.
“And what if I die? Is this safe?”
“… It’s safe.”
Dojin paused for a while before answering.
Soso was very anxious about the gap that passed by for a moment.
“It’s safe! You’ve been thinking about it for a while!”
“You have to take some risks to get something big.”
“They said it was safe before!”
Soso was terribly frightened and shook his head.
Theresa offered her a deal.
“If you come to my house every weekend, I will play with you without nagging you.”
“… … !”
Soso’s eyes became conflicted.
Taking advantage of that gap, Teresa looked at Do-jin and said.
“It’s been agreed, so let’s go.”
Dojin looked at the two and thought.
‘It’s a strange combination.’
Anyway, it’s a start.
With a splash, the three and a stone fell into the lake, connected by a rope.
Through the cold water temperature and the breaking light, the three of them sink down and down.
Lavre Lake was as deep as it was wide.
For a wizard, if he hadn’t had high stamina stats, he might have lacked lung capacity.
‘I’m almost done.’
The bottom of the lake lacked light. However, thanks to 「Red Night」, Do-jin was able to see clearly into the water without any special magic.
Tuuk. The first stone hit the floor. However, Teresa, who had to cut the rope, was hurriedly unable to move properly.
‘It looks like it’s difficult to move because there are no skills related to underwater activities.’
Dojin’s wind blade flew away.
As much as it was underwater, the power was terribly reduced, but it was still possible to cut off the rope.
‘It must be greed to want someone to follow me on their own.’
Then you’ll have to take it all Having made up his mind, Do-jin fully activated the magic circuit.
“squall”
And the wind made the propulsion.
A hook-like sense of speed hit Dojin and the party.
Instantaneous acceleration and forced deceleration occurred in succession.
‘That’s it.’
It was easy for Do-jin, whose darkness was not an obstacle, to find his way underwater.
After moving quickly, Dojin found an underwater cave and entered it.
And a few times to shoot the wind toward the floor after a while.
“Puha!”
A place with breathable air, albeit damp, greeted the three of them.
＜Lake Lavre Underwater Cave＞
Dungeon not yet discovered. In other words, it was a hidden dungeon.
* * *
The whole place was full of self-luminous blue stalactites and crystals, filled with water up to the level of the shins.
[You first discovered the hidden dungeon ＜Lavre Lake Underwater Cave＞.]
[As a reward for first discovery and first entry, Stamina and Intelligence have increased by 5 each.]
[The first party to enter will receive a one-time EXP buff.]
[The first party to enter will receive a one-time drop rate buff.]
[This buff is applied for up to 5 days.]
A message floated above the mysterious light reflected in the water.
Teresa, who was distracted from vomiting up the water she drank, also glared at the message.
‘Great… No, this is a big hit!’
Once again, she is astonished at Do-jin’s actions and at the same time admires her.
The discovery of a new dungeon and the accompanying benefits were just as great luck.
and another one. There was a message that only appeared to Dojin.
[Quest grade change]
[The ＜Suspicious Lake Investigation: General＞ quest has been changed to the ＜Secret Under the Lake: Hidden＞ quest.]
[quest]
secrets under the lake
Class: Hidden
[I found an underwater cave full of spirit energy under the lake.
If you dig up the secrets of this place, you will be able to find a solution to the situation on the ground.]
Rewards: EXP, Gold, ???
What was just a quest to find and enter a dungeon in a previous life overlapped with the first discovery and became a hidden quest.
“We have to prepare to fight. Keep in mind that we are already in the dungeon.”
Saying that, Do-jin handed over the S-class weapon “Thunderbolt Wood Ax” prepared in advance to Teresa.
“This… … ?”
Theresa, who took the ax without thinking about the barrel that was pushed out so naturally, even made a strange hi-hik sound, frightened.
“This is an S-class item! You can’t get anything like this! Even so, it’s just too much of a burden!”
Do-jin looks at her strangely.
“Who said you would? It’s lending. To use when hunting.”
Do-jin just cut it off. Theresa averted her eyes in embarrassment.
“Anyway, pay attention and listen carefully. I’ll tell you what to do from now on. First, the place where we will settle down is over there.”
Dojin’s hand pointed to one place.
Large stalactites were crushed, and the terrain was settled like an island.