MEMORIZE Chapter 449

00449 The Last Fortress. ————————————————– ———————-=

Humans knew.

And I knew the purpose.

Great war.

This war, which lasted for decades over the leadership of the continent under different beliefs, left only great wounds and extreme damage to each other.

Will you protect it or will you take it back?

That may be why I couldn’t back down any further.

and.

The final battle in a mountain range where humans and dragons put forth their best efforts, putting an end to a long, long war.

After coming down the hill, I was speechless as I saw the fortress in front of me. This fortress was literally the last fortress built by humans ahead of the final battle.

How on earth can I express it?

When viewed from above, it was difficult to see much detail due to the heavy fog.

However, when I came down from the hill and saw it right in front of me, I was able to feel the new majesty. The scale of the fortress that was vaguely visible was truly enormous. It doesn’t seem like any medieval army could break through. I think the old adage “impregnable” is used in situations like this.

“I never thought I would find you as soon as I said it.”

“It took almost a week to find it.”

When I calmly turned around, I saw Heo Jun-young and Cha So-rim talking loudly. The same was true for other clan members. They were either talking about the fortress or just looking at each other from a distance. I clapped a couple of times to get their attention.

“ruler… . “Now that we’ve discovered the ruins, it’s time to go excavating.”

“swimming. “Do you want to go in right now?”

In fact, the main purpose is not excavation but the rescue of Anhyeon. So I made a light joke to discover Ahn Hyun, but no one responded. Feeling a little disappointed, I agreed.

“huh. There is no need to waste time. “First, we’ll have to find a drawbridge.”

“Drawbridge?”

Vivien tilted her head. While watching Seon Yu-un give a brief explanation, I turned my gaze to look at the fortress. And then he began to walk quietly towards the fortress.

Good fortresses are often built at strategic locations that provide a wide view and a view of the surrounding area.

However, the facility named this final fortress is different. On the contrary, it was positioned downward, with its back to a huge mountain behind it.

I don’t know why they set it up like this, but I thought it was probably because they were encamping on multiple vessels.

“Anyway, these mountains are really creepy. I’ve gone through a lot of trouble so far, but now I have to explore the ruins again… . Oh my, really.”

“Hehe. Cheer up. We came to rescue Hyeon. And by any chance? “I wonder if a dagger with great performance will come out of here.”

The moment I heard Yu-jeong’s voice complaining that he was tired of it and Hannah’s comforting voice, I suddenly felt like my feet were sinking.

“huh?”

When I calmly looked down, I saw a hole dug so deep that it was almost 10 meters deep. Seeing that it continued along the length of the castle wall, it seemed like it was probably a moat to prevent enemy invasion.

Directly in front of the moat was the fortress wall, which was well over 15 meters high. There was also a circular tower at the end of the castle wall, and judging from the fact that there was another castle wall at the back of the tower, it seemed to have a double structure where the inside and outside were separated.

The height and structure of the castle walls were enormous, but the fact that they had maintained their appearance even after so many years was quite admirable.

Suddenly I felt greedy. If we could know the architectural design of this fortress, it would be possible to further increase the defense power of Magia, which is scheduled to open within this year. Oh, it’s a city run by magic anyway, so I guess this doesn’t really matter?

“Wow, the fog is so thick? I can’t see this clearly inside the circle… .”

“That’s right.”

A voice suddenly heard. The clan member grumbling in this deep voice was probably Shin Jae-ryong, and the clan member who answered in a short, low voice was definitely Seon Yu-un.

“It was originally foggy, but I don’t think it was this bad… . I feel like I’m feeling a little strange. Clan Lord. I guess you should be careful… . “Miss Ansol?”

Shin Jae-ryong, who clicked his tongue three or four times to give advice, suddenly stopped mid-sentence. When I turned around to see what was going on, I didn’t know why, but I saw An Sol looking white.

“Miss Ansol? “Miss Ansol!”

“… huh? yes yes!”

“Is something bad about it? My face is pure white… .”

“Oh, no. are you okay. There’s nothing wrong. I just suddenly felt strange… .”

I walked away without delay. Because I know Ansol’s user information and the abilities it has shown so far, I always tend to point it out whenever I get that kind of reaction.

“what’s the matter. “How do you feel?”

As I approached and asked, I felt the attention of my clan members. Ansol shook his head and smiled softly. She forced a smile.

“Oh, no. “It’s nothing.”

“It’s okay, just tell me.”

“just… . Her heart aches and she suddenly feels sad… . It’s not particularly strange. “I’m sorry for causing you unnecessary trouble.”

“… hmm. i get it.”

An unspoken message asking you not to ask any more questions.

Ansol’s face looked very confused. It didn’t seem like there was anything I could say even if I continued to bite here and there, so I nodded my head and moved to the lead. Then, after waiting for him to calm down, he started walking along the castle wall. If you walk along like this, you will be able to find the place where the drawbridge is.

It didn’t take as long as I thought to find the drawbridge. As if the direction we had first walked was straight ahead, after about 10 minutes we were able to find an old drawbridge that had been stretched across the sea floor. I was worried that it might collapse, but when I stepped on it, I didn’t hear any creaking sounds.

“Then, let’s go inside.”

Just before crossing the drawbridge, several clan members had already moved to their positions on their own.

Until now, we had often come in a square formation and changed to a tiered formation during battle, but for now, the three melee classes, including me, were in the lead, and the priests and wizards moved further inward. And since they didn’t know what might pop out inside the ruins, Seon Yu-un and Hanna moved left and right to respond as flexibly as possible to unexpected situations. This is because his class is an archer and he has good instincts.

After crossing the drawbridge, what greeted us was the dark, dark entrance to the castle. As I took a step inside, I saw a passage with no light, almost like an endless tunnel. After confirming that there were no abnormalities by running the magic detection and immediately sending a signal, Hanbyeol and Shin Jae-ryong carefully memorized the light spell. Soon, as my peripheral vision became slightly clearer, I started walking again.

And, I felt endless silence.

… quiet. Even though it is quiet, it is too quiet.

‘… ‘Isn’t this so strange?’

As I walked down the dark passage, I was overcome by an unreasonable feeling of anxiety. Because when I stood on the old Istantel Row and the hill, these ruins looked really dangerous.

In other words, would you say you felt instinctive fear? Han So-young also felt a similar sense, so she summoned the Queen’s army and sent them first. And, the summoned army disappeared without a sound or rumor.

The sensation I felt at that time was so strong that I had been maximizing my magic detection ever since I came down. But at least so far, nothing has been detected. It’s as if the area around the fortress or inside has become empty.

Still, I kept going without letting my guard down, thinking that something else might happen if I went inside.

After walking at a slow pace for about 5 minutes, we were finally able to find a closed door. This is probably why the light was not visible when entering the entrance.

I was a little surprised that there was a door just inside the entrance, but when I checked carefully with my third eye, I was able to confirm one fact.

‘There are signs that it was recently opened.’

Strictly speaking, the iron door in front of me was not closed. Because it was so thick, it appeared almost closed, but the sides of the door and the border of the door frame were subtly misaligned. And scratch marks on the door frame clearly indicated that it had been closed and opened more than once recently.

Saliva goes down my throat. It feels like it’s been a long time since I felt tension. The tension was not due to lack of skill. It was a tension felt by the fact that no one had been able to attack the place in the first and second rounds, and that it was a place where one did not know anything.

I calmed down and placed my hand on the cold steel door. Since the door handle is not visible, it looks like it will open if you push it like this.

When I looked back before pushing forward, I saw clan members watching me with nervous looks. After signaling with my eyes to be careful, I slowly tightened my hands.

Nod, nod… !

The iron door began to open little by little, making an unpleasant noise. A ray of light flowed through the slowly widening gap.

When I pushed it with all my strength, the door opened wide with a sound as if it were breaking. Along with that, the freezing cold air rushed over her and wrapped around her entire body.

Let’s go!

At the same time, the sound of someone pulling a string rang through the passage, but there was nothing in front of me. As expected, it is just empty.

One thing that is unusual is that the fog is thicker than outside.

Heo Jun-young took a step forward, looked inside the fortress, and frowned slightly.

“The fog is unexpectedly thick. I tried to sharpen my eyesight, but I couldn’t even see 10 meters ahead… . “Now I’m starting to wonder if this is actually fog.”

I think Shin Jae-ryong said earlier that he felt strange, and I also agreed.

As Heo Jun-yeong said, despite his increased eye strength, his vision is blurry. It was hard to see the floor, let alone the interior of the fortress. It was so bad that we thought we had entered a cloud zone.

Anyway, this opened the iron door. I quietly looked inside and carefully took a step forward.

Slowly!

It was then. Suddenly, she felt a strange touch on her toes.

When I lowered my gaze to see something, I saw vague objects stacked on top of each other through the flowing mist. I bent down for a moment and lowered my arms, and soon a faded white stick was in my hands.

no. It wasn’t a stick. This is… .

“Bone.”

As Heo Jun-young said, it was clearly a human bone.

I immediately threw down what I was holding and strode inside. And every time I took a step, I had to hear a constant rattling sound from below. What this meant was that the ground we were currently standing on was covered with countless bones.

The clan members followed suit, probably feeling it as they all let out low groans.

I stopped walking again. As if they realized that I was in trouble, Da-eun and Heo Jun-young, two of the clan members who were in the lead with me, approached me.

“It may be difficult to cope with such limited visibility… . Kim Soohyun. “What do you plan to do?”

“I’m thinking.”

I answered while carefully scanning the surroundings with my third eye and magical energy detection. Heo Jun-young looked around with me, licked his lips, and shook his head.

“It’s definitely a strange area.”

“I think so. When I come in, I get goosebumps for no reason… . And even though it’s quiet, it’s still too quiet. “It’s as if something is curled up.”

“agreement. The fact that the bones still maintain their original shape, the mist that cannot be considered fog, etc. There are more than one or two strange things. “I have never seen such an ominous area.”

“Rather than going straight up, how about going up somewhere higher and learning the terrain first?”

‘I’m thinking about it.’

For a moment, without realizing it, I thought it would be nice if I could just shut up. But then she immediately closed her eyes and calmed her heart.

I became more sensitive than necessary. It’s been a long time since I’ve had doubts over and over again, a habit that has been activated.

In some ways, it was frustrating, but the place I was standing now was an area that no one knew about. Due to the nature of the hole plane, where a near miss can kill you, tapping on the stone bridge before crossing it was an essential choice to increase your survival rate.

“Let’s go up to a higher place first…” .”

“Rather than that… . “Why don’t we just go inside?”

Just as I was quietly repeating Da-eun’s words, Vivien sneakily joined in. When he opened his eyes and looked up, Vivien lightly moistened his lips with her tongue and spoke.

“I agree that something is strange. But it’s hard to see from here now, so what’s the point of going up there?”

“So you’re saying we should go inside like this?”

“So, is there a specific solution right now? Weren’t you going to go in anyway? Or should I at least summon my army of demon beasts and try to wreak havoc?”

“Dismissed.”

I immediately dismissed Vivien’s words.

One of the rules when exploring ruins is to maintain secrecy. The rule is to approach the center without attracting as much attention as possible, so why bother disturbing a beehive?

Of course, I’m not doubting Vivien’s abilities, but that method had already proven to be ineffective in the first round.

Eventually, I finished exploring the surroundings and reflexively looked at Ansol.

Ansol, who suddenly became silent, still had a sad face. But she doesn’t see any fear on her face. All I could see was that she was so sad and didn’t know what to do.

“Hmm. In most of these places, the cause is located in the center. For example, a square or a building that looks unusual. That means finding the cause and eliminating it.”

I was lost in thought for a moment as Vivien cleared her throat and continued speaking.

‘There’s definitely something inside. Are you sure.’

Right now, I was feeling like the eve of a storm, right before something happened. Not only me, but many clan members also told me that they felt an unexpected sense of anxiety in this place. But since I couldn’t find anything even with my third eye, I was really going crazy.

But as Vivien said, it has to be done anyway.

‘If this happens… . Are you going in knowingly? .’

“… “I’m going inside.”

In the end, I decided to follow Vivien’s opinion and stared ahead, instructing me to enter the interior.

Ten meters in front was a staircase going up to about 20 floors. Perhaps, if this is the entrance to the ruins, it would be safe to say that the moment you go up those stairs, you enter the full-fledged interior.

I braced myself. Then, with all the senses in my body becoming more sensitive, I took a step towards the stairs in front of me.

And, it was that moment.

“I am… .”

At first glance, behind your back, you can see Ansol’s small words to himself.

“… “I hate heroes.”

It flowed like a whisper into my highly sensitive ears.

—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=

ah. sorry. I fell asleep while writing today, and when I woke up, it was past 12 o’clock. I was shocked for a moment and woke up right away. ㅜ.ㅠ Huh. It’s almost like my life has turned into night and day. I need to quickly get back to the life I had when I was in school. For now, I’ll just take it easy. 😀

fantasy,