Episode 35

Sophia turned to me with a displeased expression.

As a mere mercenary, Nabu Raeng, challenged the authority of the exploration leader, it made me feel bad.

However, she was surprisingly calm about asking for opinions.

“What do you mean?”

“It’s as I said. From the beginning, this dungeon’s barrier did not allow more than 31 people to pass through. What if that shining door had the same function?”

I stretched out my hands and nodded my head.

It meant to think about something rather than make a rough decision.

Of course, you can’t find meaning in just common gestures.

In any case, the young lady of the Marquis was deeply troubled.

There seemed to be something gained from my words.

“Okay. Then we can test it.”

She immediately divided the expedition into two and lined them up in two rows in the hallway.

Come to think of it, all but one of the escort knights were on Sophia’s side.

As an escort driver, you must have been with Sophia for a long time, but the first time you met a mercenary was during an interview.

It was a burden to trust and entrust your back to.

The mercenaries also took her decision for granted.

Since they are people who have built up a reputation in the industry, I didn’t even think that they were less than an article.

Objectively, there seemed to be little difference in skill between the two groups.

‘Oh, except for me, of course.’

If I were included in the evaluation, the weight would be on the side of the mercenary.

It’s because this body is so big.

“Hmm… I have to make a decision now.”

Although the number of people was divided, the expedition team had not yet departed.

Sophia looked at the two shining doors alternately, lost in thought.

They were probably weighing which one was safer.

‘Ah, it’s the same anyway, so why worry so much?’

To be honest, I didn’t know what was hiding where.

However, judging from the information currently available, the outcome would be similar either way.

I stepped forward to help her decide.

“I think the right road is safe.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Is it just a feeling?”

“What is this…”

uh huh Did you just mean to say something nasty?

The noble and noble Marquis’s insult?

My answer must have been so absurd that for a moment, Sofia almost spat out a curse word.

However, after stopping with superhuman patience, he glanced at the escort knights.

“You’re a weirdo. Okay. Then I’ll go left. I was originally going to go this way.”

“Why do you think so?”

“I’m lucky.”

“…”

No, it’s different from what I said.

It’s not coming to me.

She put on a happy expression for a moment, then shook her head shyly.

He seemed to think he had taken a big hit with what he had just said.

In fact, there was no feeling of hitting at all.

“Go in first.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s see if there is a limit on the number of people.”

Sofia ordered the mercenary team to go through the shining door first.

I went straight through the right door.

After exactly 15 people had passed through, the door changed color to red.

Again, it was as I expected.

As she shrugged her shoulders toward the outside of the shining door, the marquise’s expression slightly distorted.

I must have been a bit unlucky with the gesture asking if my words were right.

What are you going to do?

As soon as I passed through the shining door, what appeared was a dark hallway.

“let’s go.”

“I see.”

As I looked back at the party and said, the escort knight naturally followed me.

‘He’s the one who was hiding in the invisibility magic during the interview. He’s very docile for a knight, isn’t he?’

There must have been a reason why the Marquis Lady sent only one escort knight to this team.

There were six mercenaries on the other team.

‘Is it a leadership role?’

Seeing that he just followed what I said, it didn’t seem like that at all.

After passing through a short hallway, a large rectangular room appeared.

As I moved forward without hesitation, the mercenaries followed with a relieved expression.

Isn’t this what a true leader does?

Of course, he did it after seeing the energy emanating from the shining door extending to the hallway.

‘What’s important about the inside story?’

I just wanted it to be nice.

Clap!

But as I entered the huge rectangular room, I heard a sound that chilled my spine.

‘The trap was there as soon as I went in.’

Shhh!

Sensing the strange sound of gong, I quickly rolled my body to the side.

Then, the mercenary who came through the door was attacked unexpectedly.

Kwajik!

His body was cut in two by a long blade flying from the front.

The man passed away without knowing why, and the blade withdrew as fast as it came.

“Wow… that’s bloody.”

Clap!

As the corpse fell, it must have touched something, and a series of eerie sounds were heard.

Taking out a throwing knife from my waist, I immediately opened the Hoeryeonbido.

Kaaang!

When the dagger was driven into the groove in the ceiling, the speeding blade came to a stop just before the final point.

It was right in front of the third mercenary.

“hehehehe!”

He screamed and broke out in a cold sweat with his eyes wide open.

The fact that he didn’t even have time to draw his sword and respond seemed to stimulate his fear.

As if he sensed that the situation beyond the barrier was unusual, there was no news about the next turn.

“Come on, it’s okay. I’ll respond from now on. Keep coming in.”

I let the expedition members know it was safe.

But that was just then.

Clap!

I inadvertently moved one foot to the side, and an ominous metal sound hit my ear.

The mercenaries’ eyes met for an instant, but for some reason it was a look of resentment.

“It’s not my fault that there are many pitfalls, is it?”

Oh, is it wrong to step on it?

acknowledge that.

I quickly turned around and slashed the metal pieces that flew through the darkness with my throwing knife.

Damn it!

* * *

I am Jules Cainman of the Knights of the Pennant.

He is a high-ranking knight who entered the dungeon of the villa district with the young lady of the Marquis.

According to Lady Sophia’s order, he was scheduled to lead the other team’s foolish mercenaries.

But isn’t the treasure hunter with a youthful face leading the team on his own?

‘He’s an interesting guy.’

He took the lead by example and passed the barrier, and he seemed to have his own qualities, so he let him play the role of a leader.

Besides, it was convenient to take a step back to find out what he was doing.

The Marquis’s daughter must have felt that the author was unusual, and he ordered surveillance.

But there was no time to watch him.

Hey profit!

“Oh! Damn it.”

As soon as I passed through the shining door, the room I met was like a giant trap hell.

Even the slightest movement triggers tracheal oscillations, and death strides forward.

If he hadn’t deflected the spear that had just been shot from afar with his shield, his body would have been pierced.

Tuong! Thuddeong!

“Ugh!”

The power was so strong that despite raising the aura, moaning erupted spontaneously.

‘I’m sure everyone will die like this.’

Even I am in this situation, what about others?

The humble mercenaries would have been spread out as minced meat long ago.

Sure enough, when I glanced back, the nearest mercenary was caught in a trap and passed away.

Bubbubuck!

“Kreurreuk…!”

He collapsed with a groan at the baptism of long needles pouring down in the darkness.

No matter how thick the armor he was wearing, he had no ability to withstand the pouring attacks.

I closed and opened my eyes for a moment, and moved cautiously.

The moment he felt something strange, he intended to deploy his aura shield and crouch down.

But isn’t it a strange sound coming from the right side?

“Kyaa! It’s cool. As expected, drinking water in a dungeon tastes the best.”

It was the voice of the treasure hunter who jumped into the trap hell first.

Surprisingly, the guy took out a canteen and was drinking water.

Even though all kinds of traps are being activated everywhere.

rattle! Pew!

In the midst of that, someone touched something again, and with a terrifying destruction, a lively life came rushing in.

Spotting a metal spear gleaming in the dark, I opened my mouth to warn him.

“Joe, be careful…!”

But I couldn’t scream all the way.

Because it was already too late for that.

But then something really unbelievable happened.

Shih!

I lowered my head to put the canteen in, because just then a javelin passed over my head.

“her!”

Then, a laugh burst out of my mouth.

Surprisingly, he was moving forward, avoiding all the traps that were triggered in succession.

No, it seemed that all the projectiles were moving away on their own.

Even so, the reason why his skills didn’t look great was because of Treasure Hunter’s bizarre gestures.

“Ah choo!”

Tuoong!

It was definitely a skill among the arts to bounce off the flying spear with a strange spirit.

Because it only changed direction with the blade of the throwing knife.

“Eugyakya! Just do one bow. Just one bow!”

But after that, he flutters like a frog to avoid the blade and rolls on the floor to get out of the long needle… … .

It seemed far from the atmosphere of Go Soo.

As I was staring at him with a puzzled expression, I suddenly heard a roar from the wall.

Kugu Palace!

I was about to flinch, wondering if something would start again, but I heard Treasure Hunter’s voice from the front.

“What are you doing? Are you going to live there?”

Before I knew it, the guy who had moved to the other end was lowering the large lever.

It seems that the trap stopped activating because that device was activated.

Eventually, the man put on a solemn expression, as if he had never shown an awkward appearance.

‘Really, he’s a person you wouldn’t know.’