3. First door
“Dosan? I don’t see a sword for something like that.”
As he entered, Dokgo Jun looked around.
As he said, contrary to the name Dosan (刀山), there was nothing that looked like a sword around.
The place we were in had a design similar to an old ruin.
There was a path on each of the four sides of the room, and torches were burning here and there inside the dark passageways.
Everything was colorless except for the torch.
The floor was a dark dirt color, and the walls were painted a faded gray.
[Dosan’s room begins.]
[Find the exit and go out.]
[Time limit: None]
“It looks more like a dungeon than a room… … If it’s structured like this, then it must have traps.”
Dokgo Jun said while looking around.
There were passageways in front and on both sides, except for the blocked door at the back.
“It looks like there’s a passage over there. I guess I’ll have to get over to the other side.”
“Okay, let’s get started.”
Dokgo Jun stepped into the passage first.
I think it was around this time that it started.
And at that moment, something clicking was heard.
-Quaquaquaqua!
Something flew in quickly with a clicking sound.
Three blades were stabbed into Dokgo Jun’s feet.
The attack was thwarted as he quickly stepped back.
I guess it’s a trap.
I sent Dokgo Jun first because I thought the structure might have changed from his previous life, but as expected, there was a trap.
Dokgo Jun looked quite pleased even though he was almost attacked.
“Wow, it’s a trap? It’s pretty classic. I don’t mind this kind of thing either.”
If other people saw me, they would think I was crazy.
He’s a crazy guy, though.
I asked Dokgo Jun, who was examining the trap.
“Aren’t you scared?”
“Why should I be afraid?”
He said with a grin.
“It’s early, so they probably wouldn’t have laid an instant death trap. And I’m lucky.”
Since he had a good fortune, he must have had a lot of luck since he was young.
People with good fortune know this subconsciously.
He spoke with a calm expression, tapping the blade.
“Hmm, I guess the strategy here is to be careful with the device as much as possible before going out. It’s going to be quite a struggle.”
There are currently three paths we can take.
The hallway was long and the room across from it was dark, so I couldn’t see what was there.
But not for me.
I was the last one to graduate from the first gate.
Although I was able to clear it quickly thanks to Shin Soo Ah’s help, it wasn’t my skill level.
Even if you went to the next step in that state, there was a high chance of death.
So I went around and around dozens and hundreds of times until I could break this place on my own.
Having wandered here hundreds of times, the structure was already engraved in my head.
“Let’s go this way first.”
After putting Dokgo Jun in front of me, I moved to another room.
Nothing happened the whole way down the hallway.
There was just another room, and again there were paths in four directions.
“Oh, there was nothing this time.”
“Go right.”
Even though it had been five years since I had been here, my memories of this place were vivid as if I had come yesterday.
There were several more forks in the road after that, but I passed them safely without any problems.
Dokgo Jun said as if he found it strange.
“There aren’t any traps. Seo Kang-rim, you must be lucky.”
Lucky, that was a funny thing to say.
When I first came here, I was caught in all kinds of traps and there wasn’t a single day that I didn’t bleed.
“I guess I just got better at it because I lived a rough life.”
I glanced down the north hallway as I walked around.
This time I knew it wasn’t a safe room.
I took the first step, holding the sword tightly in my hand.
“Let’s go this way this time.”
I walked down the hallway with my ears pricked up.
As I approached, I felt something moving inside.
“… …Are you a person?”
Dokgo Jun also felt it and muttered softly.
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A silhouette appeared briefly in the dark room.
The blade was shining.
“A person? No, it’s more like a skeleton.”
Dokgo Jun said in a low voice.
As he said, what was in the room was a skeleton.
Several skeletons were wandering around the room, each holding a knife.
They haven’t noticed us yet.
“It looks stronger than the caterpillar I saw back then… … . It’s after the tutorial, so will it be a bit stronger?”
At first glance it seemed strong, but in the end it was just a tutorial, as he said.
The skeleton was just a demon for tutorial purposes.
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[Name] Human Bone Ghost
[Grade] Insect Third Grade
[Description] A demon made of human bones. It craves human flesh. It is insensitive to sound and sensitive to light.
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Although the rank of the demons is low, there are so many of them that it is a bit burdensome for someone like me who is a third-rank demon.
I called Sajuchang.
[You can increase your abilities by using your public points.]
[Remaining public service points: 1600 points]
The abilities were strength, stamina, agility, senses, and magic power. There were five in total.
There was no need to worry about which one to upload first.
[Strength has increased to level 3!]
This is more than enough to kill the skeleton.
I immediately activated the flame attack and hurled it at the skeleton.
As the flames burst out loud with a crackling sound, the skeleton turned to look at me.
-Grrrr?!
The skeleton ear, having detected the enemy, immediately took action.
The moment the bastard was lured into the hallway and approached me, I rushed at him with my sword drawn.
-Crunch!
The sword cut sharply through the bone.
When his spine was broken in half, he lost his balance and his skeleton collapsed.
At first glance, it seemed like Yeongok hadn’t come out.
Since it was an artificially created magic mirror, Yeong-ok did not appear.
But the public opinion was coming in well.
-Grrrrr!
At that moment, another skeleton came running towards me.
As I thrust the knife straight into his face, the bone cracked loudly.
-Crack!
I had a hard time catching these guys in my previous life, but taking them on one by one wasn’t so bad.
However, it was a waste of time to catch them one by one.
I brought Dokgo Jun because I thought this might happen.
-Kaga River!
“Hahaha! This is funny!”
Before I knew it, Dokgo Jun had run into the room and was slaughtering the skeletons while screaming.
No matter how strong one’s abilities are, one cannot help but feel aversion to killing something.
However, Dokgo Jun went forward and defeated the skeleton without fear, perhaps because of his ‘dreamer’ ability.
“Okay, that’s all done. Easy, huh? Then let’s go to the next room!”
Dokgo Jun quickly turned his surroundings into scorched earth and then quickly moved to the next room.
Every time a demon appeared, Dokgo Jun and I quickly cleaned up the skeletons.
After passing through quite a few rooms, Dokgo Jun said while dealing with the skeleton.
“Hmm, there’s a demon in every room I go to.”
There were shattered bones lying around nearby.
It seemed like we caught at least a hundred of them.
Dokgo Jun said, kicking the skull with his foot.
“I thought I was lucky earlier, but I guess that wasn’t the case, Seo Kang-rim? Every path I choose brings out a demon.”
“So is it difficult?”
“Not really? It’s not a very strong demon.”
It seems that the Bone Ears were an easy opponent for Dokgo Jun, who was of the third rank.
What was unexpected was that his swordsmanship skills were considerable.
Wasn’t your job clearly a novelist?
I asked him a question.
“Have you ever learned swordsmanship?”
“Yeah. I learned some swordsmanship and martial arts in preparation for going to another world or being possessed by a book.”
Dokgo Jun said with a smile.
“The lottery numbers and stocks I memorized every week in preparation for the return are now useless, but I’m still satisfied.”
Until now, I thought his antics were due to his being a ‘dreamer’, but it seems he was just a dreamer by nature.
Dokgo Jun stared at me.
“Seo Kang-rim. Actually, there’s something I’ve been curious about since the building.”
“What is it?”
“You know what’s special about you? You’re strangely calm, adaptable, and not afraid of demons.”
He continued talking, staring at me intently.
“Are you a regressor, a returnee, a reincarnation or something like that?”
He was quick to notice the strange parts.
It wouldn’t be a problem if they found out I was a regressor, but I wanted to hide it as much as possible.
I hesitated for a moment and then opened my mouth.
“I just happened to see ghosts a lot when I was young, so I’m used to this kind of thing.”
“Hmm, really? I’m curious about your childhood too. Tell me about it.”
His eyes were piercing into mine.
Since it’s a story from my childhood, there’s no reason to tell it.
Now it’s about time it came out.
I moved my feet, ignoring Dokgo Jun.
“Stop wasting time and go quickly. Take the lead.”
“Okay, I understand. I’ll go out and ask about your childhood!”
Dokgo Jun entered the hallway with a slightly excited face.
While I was quietly following Dokgo Jun, I was feeling along the wall.
About halfway through.
Something caught my hand.
-Click
Dokgo Jun heard that sound and looked back.
There was a rattling sound, followed by the sound of something falling behind me.
The floor was falling off from the top.
“Run!”
The floor was falling at a terrifying rate.
Below was endless darkness.
Along with my shout, Dokgo Jun started running at full speed.
I could hear him laughing like a madman.
“Oh, there’s a trap like this too! It’s classic.”
This situation also seemed like a part of an enjoyable game to him.
Meanwhile, the speed at which the floor fell began to increase.
A situation where you are falling behind by almost three or four steps.
It felt like if we made a mistake, both of us would fall.
That was a difficult task.
I reached out my hand towards Dokgo Jun’s back.
And then I pushed his back hard.
“uh?”
A loud noise was heard along with Dokgo Jun’s panicked voice.
-Bang!
As soon as I pushed his back, a pile of rocks fell from above.
The rockfall was where Dokgo Jun had been just a moment ago.
If I hadn’t pushed, he would have been hit squarely.
Dokgo Jun had already arrived at his new room, but I tripped on a rock and fell down.
At the same time, I felt the ground beneath my feet give out.
“Seo Kang-rim!”
In an instant, Dokgo Jun’s face began to fade away.
My body sank downwards and I began to slide down the slope at a crazy speed.
After sliding for a while, I fell to the floor rolling.
-Koosh!
Thanks to the falling method, there was no damage.
I got up and looked around.
As the surroundings became quiet, a notification window popped up.
[You have entered the secret area.]
As planned, I ended up here alone.
If I had been alone, it would have taken quite a long time, but thanks to Dokgo Jun, I was able to shorten the time.
Dokgo Jun used it well.
Now it was my turn to monopolize the most important part.
