Episode 393
393. Episode 393
Maybe he wasn’t a combatant to begin with?
The Black Cross members who called themselves volunteers lost their will to a single punch from Kang-cheol.
He must have been really scared, lying face down on the ground, burying his head and shivering.
If he had stuck to me without paying attention there, I would have thought to instill fear in him with the stigmata, but it seems that an ordinary person would not be able to withstand the pressure contained in Kang Hyeon-cheol’s fist.
“But I guess this is a place where people live?”
“But why are all the buildings so old?”
“Ugh, I want to tear it all down and rebuild it!”
“Shall we give it a try?”
“Let’s do it!”
“I have an idea for a design that would fit perfectly here!”
“me too!”
As we exited the tomb and moved a little towards the center, the city soon came into view.
The buildings, which were two or three stories high, were all dull in color and, just like the twin sisters had said, old and rusty.
There were many buildings with mold growing all over them, perhaps because they didn’t get much sunlight.
‘Because there is very little sunlight on Death Hill.’
It’s not like there is no day or night.
The sun would naturally rise during the day, but the sky is covered in gray clouds, preventing sunlight from reaching the sky.
Thanks to this, at night, the moonlight does not shine at all, and Death Hill is completely dark.
There is even a tradition in Death Hill that lights should not be turned on at night.
“Ugh, why is it so desolate?”
“They say it’s a silent city, and it really is.”
Death Hill, the city of silence.
As I entered the city and walked along the main road, I could not hear any sound around me.
Everyone on the street just keeps their mouths shut and goes about their business.
If more than fifty people came in at once like the Diablo Guild, it would be worth giving them a wink, but no one seemed interested.
“But how do I find the inn? There aren’t any proper signs on the buildings, and they all look similar, so it’s hard to tell them apart.”
“Over there, the biggest building.”
“Night’s Rest… … It certainly sounds like the name of an inn, but the atmosphere here makes me feel uneasy.”
“Still, it’s one of the nicest inns in Death Hill.”
“If that’s what Mr. Se-un is saying, then it must be so.”
Finding a good inn in Death Hill isn’t easy.
Although it is called a shelter, this place does not show much consideration for players.
Most of those who arrived here acted separately from the residents, such as by purchasing buildings on the outskirts and using them as guild buildings.
From the beginning, the number of players decreased rapidly here, so there were even fewer players than residents.
Suddenly-
Even when the door opened, there was no greeting.
The old woman, who appeared to be the owner, turned her head in this direction, as if she still had intentions of doing business.
“How many rooms are left?”
“About thirty… … left. Two or three people can sleep in each room.”
“I’m not signing any contracts. For now, just for one month.”
“What about food?”
“Just breakfast for now. I’ll buy the rest and eat it that day. Oh, for now, let’s start with dinner right now.”
“Okay… … .”
She might have been happy if I paid for the entire remaining room for a month, but the old woman showed no reaction.
If she had shown even a hint of annoyance, I would have understood, but she just went about her work silently, like an NPC in a game.
No, I actually felt like the game’s NPCs could be more emotional.
“Sister, let’s share a room!”
“okay!”
“Excuse me, but can I have a room by myself? I know it’s a nuisance, but it would be difficult to separate the test subjects, so it would be uncomfortable for the other people who are staying with them.”
“Of course. I’m sure you all understand. Oh, Sky. Would you like to share it with me?”
“yes.”
Even without Seun saying anything, all the guild members divided up the rooms on their own.
Since we’ve been through thick and thin together since the tutorial, sharing a room wasn’t difficult.
After finishing a simple packing, we all came down to eat.
“The room was better than I thought, wasn’t it?”
“That’s right. I was worried that it might be damp, but there wasn’t any mold. It seems much cleaner than other buildings.”
“As expected, our brother has a keen eye! Isn’t that why he made this Park Jeong-pil his right-hand man? Hahahaha!”
“The meal… … is here.”
When we arrived at the first floor, food was already lined up on tables.
It must have been difficult to prepare a meal for a sudden group of guests all at once, but you managed to prepare it this early.
“Wow, delicious! What is this? Is it a potato?”
“Potato? Sweet potato? Something like that. It’s really delicious!”
“But doesn’t it seem a bit bland?”
“That’s because you always eat spicy food at Lilac. That’s why you gained so much weight!”
“hey!”
The shelters had distinct characteristics and also had a wide variety of food.
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
The sand city of Skabe had a lot of dishes like dried meat and bread, the ice fortress had preserved dishes suitable for soldiers, and Jehetten had seafood dishes.
Death Hill can be seen as a characteristic of the relief crops that are currently being eaten.
‘Even with this atmosphere, it’s not like there’s a food shortage.’
Although it doesn’t receive much sunlight, Death Hill is the most nutrient-rich of all the shelters.
In the case of relief crops, you could just scatter seeds here and there and they would grow on their own.
Of course, these were not the only features.
“Meat, meat!”
“What kind of meat is it? It’s so chewy.”
“The stuff in the stew is super soft?”
“That’s mole meat.”
“Eh? A mole?”
Just as on Earth, they mainly hunt and eat livestock such as chickens and pigs, in Death Hill, they mainly hunt and eat animals that live underground.
Among them, those called big-bellied moles are so numerous that they are considered a staple food for the Death Hill people.
In addition to moles, they also frequently eat insects, but perhaps out of consideration for outsiders, they did not serve insect dishes.
“Brother, would you like to eat this and then go have a drink with me?”
“How do you know about the bar?”
“Who am I! Didn’t I just give a coin to that aunt over there and she immediately told me? The atmosphere and all, there’s no place in the world where there’s no alcohol!”
“Haa… … . You go alone, don’t cause trouble.”
“Brother, you should come with me too! The taste of the alcohol is different at each shelter, so it’s amazing how hard it is to find a different one.”
“ah.”
“Oh, do you feel like going?”
“In particular, be careful of people wearing black clothes or cross necklaces. Don’t follow them without reason.”
“I’m not a kid… … And everyone here is wearing dull clothes. Who would you hang out with if you avoid wearing black?”
“That’s none of my business.”
Isn’t this guy the only one who seeks out alcohol and gambling as soon as he arrives at Death Hill?
I was worried for nothing, but now he’s a pretty good player. At least, even if he gets dragged somewhere, he’ll be able to run away cleanly.
Se-woon shook his head, thinking that he would just wander around foolishly.
“Mr. Seun.”
As the meal was almost over, Yu Seo-ah, who had finished eating first, approached Se-woon and spoke to him.
Even without saying anything, I could tell that she had come to ask about Seun’s schedule.
Because it was a question she always asked as the Guild Master when entering the shelter or starting a trial.
“For now, individual action. I also need to find out the location of the meteorite, so there’s no point in moving together right now.”
I made Ruin remember the smell of the outerwear.
If Se-un’s prediction is correct, there will be a land buried with meteorites and outers here, just like the crucible of death dug up in the 60th floor trial.
‘Heuk-ik will come looking for you too.’
Battle at Lilac.
At the end, in his meeting with Lucifer, he said, ‘When you reach the seventh resting place, a feather will come to you.’
It was necessary to remain vigilant, as he had said that he would hear the answer through him.
‘Oh, before that.’
An event that can only be found in Death Hill comes to mind.
To be honest, this may not be a very necessary event for Se-Woon right now, but it wouldn’t hurt to participate.
Because there may be new benefits hidden that you don’t even know about.
I could tell my guild members, but this time, I know the truth about Seun’s return…
“Yuseo-ah, let’s go somewhere together.”
“Yes? Oh, yes! Okay!”
I thought it would be better to go with her.
* * *
‘Do you have any business?’
When Seun left the inn, I thought Arcana would naturally follow him, but for some reason I couldn’t see her since arriving at the inn.
Maybe while we were at the shelter we stopped by the auction house?
I feel a bit empty now that I can’t see the girl who always followed me around…
‘No.’
Even though I knew about Seun’s return, I couldn’t help but think twice before acting because I felt like I was being watched when I was with her.
Rather, it is much more convenient to go separately like this.
“But where are you going now?”
“Temple.”
“A temple?”
“As expected from a city that honors the dead, Death Hill has many different types of temples.”
“That’s strange. I thought that if you were to honor the dead, you would naturally visit their graves.”
“Did you see that the gravestone in the grave outside had no words written on it?”
“Yes. Oh, even if you go to the grave, it would be difficult to find the person you want to honor.”
“Yes. I don’t know why, though.”
Of course, it’s not like there are no tombstones with names written on them at all.
However, due to the nature of the tower, most players end up in trials rather than shelters, making it nearly impossible to recover their bodies.
Moreover, for some unknown reason, the residents of this place do not carve their names on their gravestones.
“Is that the place?”
“That’s right. It’s the largest of the five temples in Death Hill.”
The temple that exists in Death Hill, contrary to its name, is not a place to worship gods.
Just a place to pray for the dead.
As such, there were many people waiting in line in front of the temple, waiting for their turn.
“There are a lot of people.”
“The residents here have a custom of praying at the temple once a day.”
“Can we line up there too?”
“No, we’re going through the back door. We didn’t come here to pray in the first place.”
“sure?”
“It’s faster to experience it than to explain it.”
Seun and Yuseoah avoided the line of people and went back to the back of the temple.
There didn’t seem to be any hidden path, as there was another door wide open at the back.
However, since this was not a place to honor the dead, it was not a place that residents visited.
‘Audience room.’
A place for players only.
This is practically the reason why this place is called a temple.
This is a place where players who have not yet made a contract with a constellation are given a chance, and players who have already made a contract with a constellation can transfer the contract or talk to their constellation.
It was a place where various opportunities were provided.
The constellations are also places where you can directly talk to the player with a small investment of effort in the audience room, so they are places you mainly use to talk to your apostles.
‘I have no intention of signing a contract, but… … .’
There was nothing to lose by talking to the constellations.
Se-Woon stepped into the audience room, waiting to see which constellation would speak to him.
fantasy,
