Maze (2)
This dungeon is strange.
I’m not talking about an endless maze. That could be it. It’s a dungeon, isn’t it? There are also water-filled dungeons and zero-gravity spaces, but the mazes are rather good.
thud!
Hong Seok-young broke down a wall again. She followed Hong Seok-young over the broken wall. When I glanced behind me, the wall was broken in a straight line.
Despite all the fuss, there isn’t a single monster in sight.
Of course, this is not strange either. Although it is rare, there are empty dungeons without monsters.
What’s really strange is… .
“There’s no one.”
Not only are there monsters, but there is no one else who would have been caught up in the dungeon with him.
When a loud noise was heard. Even at that time, I could feel the presence of people around me.
But when the sound and vibration stopped and I woke up, there was no one around. Let alone me, even Hong Seok-young couldn’t feel anything.
Since this is still a dungeon, I can only understand what you are saying.
But the problem is.
“Where on earth did the gate go?”
Hong Seok-young glared at the walls of the maze with a disapproving expression.
“At this rate, let alone looking for people, we can’t go out.”
There is no gate.
The distance outside the dungeon affected by the dungeon’s magic is a 5m radius centered on the gate. Given the circumstances, it is clear that Semblum is related to the occurrence of the dungeon. So, if we assume that the car where the explosion started is where the gate was created… .
Hong Seok-young and I were outside the sphere of influence. The same goes for the hunters who were glancing at the wizards’ arrival in the lobby.
I can’t understand it, but now I’m in a dungeon.
why? how?
No, let’s just say that Semblum succeeded in putting us in the dungeon. So what about the gate? There is only one gate connecting the inside and outside of the dungeon?
According to my common sense about dungeons, there should have been a gate around the area where we woke up. The same goes for the other people who came in with us.
Just because the gate is hidden doesn’t mean it’s hidden.
“Should I blow it up?”
Hong Seok-young said, unable to bear his frustration.
“Anyway, there’s no one around, and if I blow it up, wouldn’t something pop out? “It’s not underground, so there’s no need to worry about it collapsing.”
“no… .”
I shook my head.
“Other people could get hurt. “It would be troublesome if the monsters attacked civilians instead of us.”
“Okay.”
Hong Seok-young shook his head.
“I want to believe that other hunters are protecting civilians.”
“If your character is upright, you will do that.”
“I wish so… . I don’t know if the wizards will be safe. “I think they definitely got caught in the explosion.”
There was an explosion sound and heat, so the explosion itself occurred. If you listen to Hong Seok-young’s words, they were elderly people who lived leisurely, so they must have found a way to survive on their own.
“I don’t think recklessly destroying the wall will work. Well, do you have any good ideas?”
I answered firmly.
“doesn’t exist.”
“… “Would you like to pretend to think about it a little?”
“It’s a waste of time.”
I tilted my head back and looked at the sky. The stars are full. It looks like a night sky, but it is not a real night sky, so there is no moon. However, the surroundings are not dark.
A feeling of disconnection from reality. There were no monsters or people, so it felt peaceful.
“I’m asking just in case… .”
Hong Seok-young hung the spear on his shoulder.
“This has never happened, right?”
“If this had happened, I wouldn’t have come to the forum.”
“How can we resolve this if he doesn’t come?”
I quietly looked at Hong Seok-young. Hong Seok-young blinked her eyes and pointed to her chest with her finger.
“me?”
“I hope you catch the culprit.”
“… “I don’t know whether to thank you for trusting me that much or to get angry at me and tell you not to leave all the work to me.”
I shrugged my shoulders. Hong Seok-young shook his head.
“And Semblum is a wizard I don’t know. “The Noah Michel I know didn’t have a wizard like Shem Bloom by his side.”
I continued to explain.
In fact, it was closer to a lament than an explanation.
“I thought you took care of the ark. But looking at this scale, does it mean that the ark will be fully occupied by next year? It seems like there is no way. She must have missed it.”
“Next year?”
“So suddenly, dungeons around the world explode and people who don’t seem to know anything… . “It’s all your fault, teacher.”
“No, it hasn’t even happened yet!”
“It’s your fault, teacher.”
“Uh huh, how do I know it’s my fault?”
“If only we had captured the ark properly… .”
“Maybe I got it right!”
“Because I might not have caught it.”
“Gotcha!”
“How do you know?!”
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“If I caught it, I caught it!”
“That’s how they lied about their performance!”
“Are you ignoring my skills now?”
“You are ignoring the teacher!”
“Show respect for your teacher!”
“A teacher must be like a teacher… .”
I was moved to tears as I spoke.
It was half certain that Noah Michel was connected to the ark, but twenty years later Noah Michel was still walking around just fine.
It’s true that you didn’t handle it properly! I wonder if the people who create dungeons can’t even open a dungeon. You even left your mini-me in your diary, right? The warden was grumbling about what was going on in the dungeon.
“uh. what.”
I am aware that the person I am venting my anger to is the wrong person. Hong Seok-young probably knows too. So, I guess they are just accepting it without saying anything.
But that also stopped when an unfamiliar voice intervened.
“Is it already an internal dispute? “Then it’s difficult.”
A head suddenly appeared in the air. Short red hair.
Alex Hope.
As soon as I recognized the face, I unconsciously swung the sword I was holding.
“Ahh!”
Craddangtang!
Alex Hope tumbled in the air.
“What did I do that made you want to hit me in the head?”
Are you asking because you really don’t know that?
As I was quietly glaring at Alex Hope, Hong Seok-young swung his spear this time.
“no!”
Alex Hope rolled his body on the floor to avoid Hong Seok-young’s spear.
As Hope dodged the spear, Hong Seok-young also raised his spear. He’s the one who warned me about Semblum. He had to see what he would say this time.
… Well, if he died from my sword or Hong Seok-young’s spear, that was inevitable.
“really. They say humans have very impatient personalities. “I came here to act as a guide.”
Hope grunted and brushed the dust off her clothes.
“I don’t know, I didn’t know that he would explode as soon as he arrived. Sandra said that aftercare is the most important thing, so I tried to do it for her, but she suddenly attacked me? “It’s too much.”
Sandra? Who is Sandra again?
Even so, there was no room for Hope’s complaints due to her weakened nerves.
I aimed my sword at Hope. The tip of the sword barely touched Hope’s neck. Alex Hope lifted his head and looked at me.
Our eyes meet.
Even when he was arguing with his country’s hunter throughout the forum, he had ordinary brown eyes. Even when he sneaked up to me in the hallway and chatted, his eyes were brown.
But now those brown eyes have a faint tinge of gold. Like when they attacked the children.
“What are your intentions?”
Hope raised her hands.
“If you say it’s an intention, it’s too grandiose. … Is this an intention? I’m not sure. I’m not good at distinguishing things like that. “Sandra usually thinks of it.”
Hope tilted her head.
“Actually, Sandra told me to call her next time we talk, right?”
… What would I say if you told me?
“But no matter how much I am, I can’t make phone calls in here… I have to show that I can do well on my own. right?”
So, if you told me, what would I say?
Alex Hope spoke with a completely expressionless face.
“therefore… What do you mean, is it good for both sides? No. Rather than good… No, it’s a good thing. Rather, it’s closer to avoiding difficult situations.”
Hope muttered to herself and then nodded.
“okay. This is correct. For me, it’s just a nuisance, but for you, it’s going to be quite a problem. So, I’ll tell you how to avoid it!”
Hope jumped up. It was a movement that did not take into account the fact that his sword was near his neck.
Blood dripped from my neck. I frowned and took away my sword. I didn’t mean to cause injury like this, in case a fight broke out.
But Hope didn’t care at all and just turned her face towards me.
“Listen carefully.”
Hope, who I had bumped into so far, had a rich expression. He was laughing like crazy when he attacked the kids, and the same thing happened when I stood in front of him. When we greeted each other politely at the forum venue and when we argued with Australian hunters.
But now all those emotions were erased from Alex Hope’s face. The white face appears blurry. Although he was clearly irritated just a moment ago, he was full of life, but his eyes were pale and dark, as if a corpse was walking around.
“If you see Shem Bloom, kill him.”
“what?”
“Don’t miss it. “You must kill him unconditionally.”
“… … .”
“It’s better for you to avoid troublesome and embarrassing things.”
* * *
“We’re out of power here.”
Alex Hope forcibly tied up her short, untidy hair. His hair flowed down the front and was tied up.
“power?”
“ah. I mean nuclear. Dungeon Hack.”
Hope rubbed the floor with her foot.
“Normally, you wouldn’t know because the entrance explodes before the core naturally annihilates… . Voila! Surprisingly, dungeons even disappear naturally!”
Hope clapped exaggeratedly.
“… … .”
“… Did you know?”
“no.”
“Sandra said she was really surprised. “Why aren’t you surprised?”
“Because I don’t want to follow your beat.”
Hope opened her eyes and looked at me. There is a bandage around his neck.
“What a strange human being.”
After listening to that guy, I feel like I have become less than human.
“Anyway, it’s a dungeon that’s about to disappear, but he forced it to open. From what I saw, the wizards at the society were nagging me. I guess I opened it there because I didn’t want to hear that? He tries to kill anyone who says something he doesn’t like. “He’s a psychopath.”
“… … .”
“Hmm. I guess I should say I’m glad I came in thanks to that. “If we hurry, we can stop it.”
Hope stopped moving her feet.
“How did you manage to mobilize the defense system even though there was almost no power? That’s why only two people fell to the top floor. “I judged them to be the most dangerous of all intruders.”
Hope kicked the floor with her toes. The ominous red magic energy I saw last time began to gather on the floor.
“So we have to go downstairs. “The owner here is at the bottom.”
“master? “You mean the boss?”
Hong Seok-young, who had remained silent the entire time, asked Hope for the first time. Hope glanced at Hong Seok-young and nodded his head.
“huh.”
A man less than half Hong Seok-young’s age spoke briefly.
“There is no time to break through as usual, so I will help you. Instead, Semblum must be killed.”
“… why? “If you want to kill me like that, you can do it.”
“I want to do that too! But then you don’t get caught. “I can’t beat her yet.”
“The woman?”
“Noah Michel.”
“… … .”
Above Hope’s head, Hong Seok-young’s eyes met. Hope didn’t seem to notice our gaze and kicked the floor.
“If you go down anyway, you’ll understand why I’m telling you to kill me.”
Hope stopped tapping her feet on the floor.
“… … !”
The floor shone.
To be exact, only the part where Hope was rubbing hard glowed. No, what I thought was rubbing… There was another reason.
“Was he a wizard?”
“huh? no. “I’m not a wizard.”
But that thing on the floor was clearly a rune.
Only wizards can draw runes without a magic pen.
“Okay, then I’ll take care of you.”
For someone who asked for a murder, his tone was too light.
Before I even started pouring out why I should do something that would help you.
The runes on the floor glowed and engulfed Hong Seok-young…
I spat it out.
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