Chapter 95

“Tomorrow we… … .”

“Oh oh!”

“Ahaha, I only know this far.”

“That alone is amazing!”

“tomorrow? Is this what tomorrow is? This ‘Oldie’?”

I chose not to speak.

There was no reason to spoil the atmosphere of the exploration, and there was no need to be sensitive to trivial episodes anyway.

“no. ‘Tomorrow’ means tomorrow. Maybe.”

“’Tomorrow’! I must have read it wrong. I should write this down.”

“Even though these tortured words look the same, they all have different pronunciations. I want to know why you made it this way.”

“Then let’s go again.”

I took the light again and took the lead.

It was definitely hot enough to make me sweat a little while ago, but the chill runs down my spine. Even in the middle of the heat, the long hallway looked gloomy for some reason.

‘How old is the ancient language?’

Doubts arise.

According to the history shown by Derek, the old kingdom of Aindarok, which occupied the entire continent, was already using the same language as it is now.

So, the word tortured probably happened much earlier than that. Then, without exaggeration, it would be thousands of years ago.

Driven to the end, those who fled to Liden, the furthest from the north, discovered magic through the tombstone. I guess you should understand that.

It’s definitely a game I made, but I’m nervous because the distant past, which I’ve never been involved in, is written arbitrarily.

‘Why are there graffiti like that?’

WE ALL DIE TOMORROW.

In ＜Academy Summer Merge＞, there is only mention that the expedition team found various traces while passing through the corridors, but most of them were not interpreted or nothing important.

That’s one of the things I couldn’t understand.

I don’t even know what this space is for.

When you go down the stairs, a spacious space comes out, and it was designed as a bonus stage where you can get artifacts by searching for traces of magic. That’s it.

It’s just something you can’t ignore. This is because there is a precedent of benefiting from meta elements.

Warp Stone.

Recalling the stone he picked up on the roof of the kidnapped Areas prison tower, he was willing to look more closely at the graffiti.

“Here too.”

“Lord Rockstryn will see first this time.”

“Maybe.”

I was a little nervous and checked the writing.

PUSH THE PURPLE STONE.

“Push the purple stone.”

“Oh, this makes half sense to me too.”

“You meant that purple is purple!”

The content was mediocre.

The important thing is that there is no such device as a ‘pushable stone’ anywhere in these ruins. If there was, of course the expedition found it.

So is this a joke?

“But it’s purple around here and what, there’s just no stones?”

“It wasn’t even on the way. And when it’s purple, it stands out. You may have found it in the first investigation.”

“As for the handwriting, I think it’s probably a joke.”

“Kids scribble on the walls, it’s the same as it was then and now.”

After that, I found a few more graffiti, but nothing serious like the first one.

As if it were really graffiti, there were sometimes meaningless profanities, and there were trivial details such as TOM-probably a person’s name-‘s head was too big, and so on.

If it hadn’t been for the hot air, I could have walked around happily. Think that way and move on.

It wasn’t until about an hour later that I realized something was wrong.

“… … Something.”

“Yes?”

“What else do you have?”

“no.”

I stopped the group in their steps.

The expedition team following behind showed interest in what else they found, but nothing was found.

“Something is strange.”

“Yes?”

“What do you mean?”

Is it because you went through a lot of crises? Or is it because of the graffiti I saw for the first time?

Displeasure permeated even in the dry heat. The tickle in the back of the head is annoying.

After coming down from the first stairs, the imperial expeditionary force scattered to the left, and the Enpyrian expeditionary force scattered to the right.

I’ve been walking along the wall for over three hours.

“Why haven’t you met yet?”

Still.

I couldn’t encounter Enpyrian.

“Um, it sure did take a long walk.”

“I think it was over half.”

“Maybe you found something there?”

“Still, the difference is too great.”

The circumference of the ruins is about 2 km.

No matter how slowly I moved, I walked 1.5 km from this side. I was measuring the distance.

I’m anxious.

Because I was counting my steps.

“Shh.”

It was a signal for everyone to be quiet.

The seven-member expedition team, which had been overheated by the successive discoveries, also shut up only then.

Although there is a large space inside, this aisle itself is narrow because it is a hallway.

“… … .”

nothing.

I can’t hear it.

“… … Was their knowledge insufficient compared to ours?”

“Not really. We often interact with each other.”

“Rather, there are some things that are better than us. Because it’s close to Riden… … .”

“But why?”

If the clamor of eager archaeologists has to be loud, even on the other side.

I see a dark corridor leading to it.

not walking

I’m not talking.

Enpyrian’s expedition team.

It makes no sound.

“Something is wrong.”

“Uh… … .”

I stepped back.

If we keep going like this, it’s only about 500m. After walking for ten minutes, the stairs you came down will appear.

But I can’t.

In that dark passage, there is something in the remaining 500m. Such a dizzying feeling tightens the whole body.

“Go back the way you came.”

“Yeah, that’s what I do. for now.”

“as soon as possible.”

I turned the party’s head around and took the 1.5km back road.

The front and the back, if one of the two, the back must be correct.

“What, what happened… … .”

“I don’t know either. So I just want it to come to the conclusion that I was fooling around.”

The pace of the expedition party was slow.

Everyone was old, so running was unreasonable, and walking a little faster was the limit. I keep looking back while holding the lights and leading the way.

Rockstrin has a good ear.

As you walk, as you walk.

I hear my footsteps.

You can also hear the footsteps of the group.

But before long, a small noise begins to mix with the footsteps of the eight people.

probably far behind.

It is certainly.

“… … I think I should run.”

are being chased

I don’t know how many there are since I started running.

I thought it was just footsteps, heavy breathing, and the sound of clothes rubbing against the wall.

The ninth footsteps blend in.

“Heo-eok, more, more… … .”

The eldest member of the expedition stopped, breathing heavily. I said firmly to the hesitating party.

“Ignore it and run.”

Ahhh-

Less than 10 seconds later, a scream rang out. It didn’t last long, so the sound cut off in the middle.

If this is the case, everyone will die.

what is identity? Wouldn’t I be able to subdue it with magic?

Looking back, everyone in the party except me was already falling behind little by little. It was time to slow down.

[C????????T ??I?O??]

suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.

They say he’s a guy who comes to mind all the time these days, but I didn’t know that he couldn’t cover the time like this.

Even in the eighth episode, the script was broken and it looked the same. CURRENT EPISODE?

However, in the flickering script the next moment, completely unexpected letters were being combined.

[C?A??T??I?O??]

[C?A??T??I?O?N]

[C?A?U?T?I?O?N]

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[CAUTION]

warning.

I turned my head forward.

[Stamina level up!]

[4 → 5]

I thought that two months would be enough, but it was only after seven months that I reached the 5th level of physical strength. It wasn’t the time to be happy.

I keep hearing screams

Fortunately, each time I heard those screams, I was getting farther and farther away.

The third scream was almost drowned out by footsteps, and the fourth was barely audible.

I was out of breath, but only when I was running around the playground. Worth it.

It wasn’t long before the exit.

‘mana… … ?’

At that time, what I suddenly felt in front of me was magical power. I couldn’t feel anything while I was there.

Screams follow from behind, and mana is felt from the front.

What should I do? I don’t know the answer.

‘… … no.’

In this case, the answer is fixed. I know because I’ve been through it countless times.

‘It’s wrong if I fix the first shot.’

I ran forward without slowing down. red light is visible

There are still 200m left to the stairs. who is it

The moment I turned the corner with the pillar on, the moment I noticed that the red light was a [fireball] floating in the air.

My legs gave out and I fell over.

“Oops!”

The startled voice was that of a child who was so familiar and welcome.

why are you guys here It wasn’t the time to say that.

“Lo, Rocks… … ?”

“Back, shoot!”

Two words were enough.

As soon as the children, Hiraga, Frid, and Baeller heard my words, they shot their magic toward the dark passageway.

4 stars, 4 stars, 4 stars, 3 stars.

Without a single hesitation, flames, wind, and dirt burst out.

Kurleung! The narrow corridor collapsed and was blocked. At the last moment, the flame illuminated was undoubtedly a human figure.

“Everyone, school. nice to meet you crane… … .”

“Are you all right, Rox?”

“See, Sippy.”

I gave a thumbs up.

Probably all 15 members of the expedition except for me died. to those unknown enemies.

“I think we should get out.”

“I can’t go out. Sir Rockstrin.”

“why?”

Frid shook his head.

“As soon as we entered, the stairs collapsed.”

“it’s okay. Because there are knights waiting outside… … .”

“There are no knights, Rox.”

This time it was Hira. What nonsense are you talking about, you guys.

“They were all dead.”

“Well, what… … ?”

said Baeller.

were you dead?

The knights waiting outside?

I don’t know how Enpyrian was, but the empire sent a guardian knight for the imperial family.

“I will tell you from the beginning, so you should listen carefully.”

“Ugh.”

“It was six days ago.”

Frid began to explain.

Sunday morning when I left.

Seeing the letter I left in the technical department, Ai-nim gathered the members and made a plan to recklessly pursue me.

All four of us don’t even have to take classes, and I’m curious what the hell I’m doing outside of summer.

No one had ever been to the Menlua Desert, and once they said it was a vacation, everyone was moved and followed them in a horse-drawn carriage.

“At the gateway, there was a record of how many people were in Gyeong’s party and how many horse-drawn carriages they rode out.”

“I guess so.”

“After that, obviously no one went out. We were next to Kyung’s group. But after coming out of the gateway, it was strange.”

It’s a wagon, not a wagon.

I’m going to the desert, but there’s no way I can ride a horse-drawn carriage.

“Footprints were overlaid on the spot where the wagon wheel had passed.”

“footprint… … ?”

So, of course, there was no reason to get off the wagon and walk.

The floor was the hottest, so no one got out of the wagon except when camping. The knights also rode in the wagon.

“There were too many of them, and it was strange that they weren’t recorded at the gate, so I accepted Lady Yuxilla’s opinion and increased the speed.”

There was a difference of about 6 hours between the time I started and the time the members started, but thanks to Hira speeding up, it was reduced to 3 hours.

And the sixth day along the ruts.

The members who arrived at the entrance of the ruins were able to find it.

“Twenty-four bodies.”