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‘Get some sleep.’
With a light slap to the back, Reppenhardt knocked this troublesome piece of luggage unconscious. And I even took care of the attacking monsters. There was no battle, so there is nothing to describe. After roughly beating him up, he ran straight into the room.
The stone room was half destroyed, and there were metal wardrobes everywhere. It seemed like it was probably used as a warehouse in ancient times. It was quite large, more than ten times the size of the stone chamber that was used as a base camp.
First, I open the boxes piled up next to the door. Although many things have weathered over the years, there are some that still shine.
“Good good. In the Silver Age, there were fifty gold coins… … .”
Gold coins from the Silver Age are of high purity and have archaeological value, so they are traded at five to six times the price of modern gold coins. After sweeping things up, Reppenhardt opened the metal table drawers one by one.
“It was definitely here… … .”
After a while, his face became brighter.
“there is! “Infinite pockets.”
Leffenhardt smiled, carrying a backpack the size of a child’s head.
Among the Silver Age artifacts, they are traded at particularly high prices. Infinite pockets.
It doesn’t exactly go into infinity, but there is a space distortion inside it, so items can be stored up to ten times the original volume of the bag. This magic tool, whose weight was also reduced by one-tenth, was an item that could never be reproduced using modern magic.
There is an area allowed only to God that modern magic can never touch, and that is the area that directly intervenes in time, space, and matter.
In the Silver Age, incredible magic that could turn back time, jump through space, and change the material itself into a new form was common, but it was absolutely impossible with the magic of the current continent, where the 9th circle is the limit. Only Leppenhardt, who had reached the level of the 10th circle in the past, managed to create an infinite pocket that doubled the volume through subspace distortion after several years of research.
“Hehe, there must have been another one next to here?”
After searching the room, Reppenhardt found more backpacks. Although this infinite pouch was a great magic tool, it was not something that could be called an artifact (a one-of-a-kind artifact), and one or two of them were found in every dungeon. This is because it was provided as basic equipment to all soldiers during the Silver Age.
Leffenhardt wore an infinity pouch on the back of his waist. He then wrapped a nearby cloth around his waist to hide his backpack. He shouldn’t be found out that he secretly took the relics. It was a palm-sized backpack—his palm was bigger than a child’s head—and it was completely invisible when wrapped in cloth. After all, his pants were torn here and there during the battle, so no one would find it awkward to wear a cloth around his waist.
After getting ready, I rummaged around the room again. Although the stone room was large, I knew where everything was, so searching through it was incredibly fast.
‘To the heavenly brazier, to the dagger of recovery, to the magic sapphire…’ … Hehe, there are a lot of expensive things.’
Gather all the relics from the Silver Age as you see them and put them in the backpack behind your waist. Normally, it would be the size to fit a few miscellaneous items into, but it is actually larger than a fairly large backpack. As soon as I put it in, everything went in.
So Reppenhardt worked hard to collect the relics. If you sell just what’s in this room, you’ll get enough money to buy five or six elven slaves… … .
‘If possible, I should feed Siris nice things and dress him in pretty things. ‘Let’s get some more.’
As I was leaving the stone room to head to the next location, Stephen stood up with a groan.
“W-what’s going on?”
Reppenhardt casually pointed to the floor. It was a place filled with the remains of demons whose flesh and bones had been separated from those who had attacked him a little while ago.
“These guys stabbed you in the back. “I fainted from one hit, dear.”
“Ugh… … .”
Stephen groaned. These demons cowardly made a surprise attack from behind! The sound of teeth grinding naturally came out. I also received help from a wild man. His shame boiled in his chest.
‘Damn, I don’t know why things are so crazy today.’
Seeing that the young traveler dealt with it so easily, I thought he was at least a low-level devil. He completely ignored the fact that the lowly demon had knocked him unconscious with one blow. He just thought it was his fault. Of course, he had no doubt that it was that wild man who had knocked him unconscious.
Leffenhardt took the lead and began walking down the aisle. Stephen continued to grind his teeth and spoke intermittently as he followed behind.
“Thank you for your help.”
The law must be maintained no matter what; that was the chivalry he learned. After a quick bow, Stephen led the way down the aisle. As expected, monsters appeared again. His eyes burned. This time, I will show the true power of a knight by defeating these guys!
“No, not really… … .”
Repenhardt scratched his head as he looked back and forth between Stephen, who was leading the way, and the demons who had appeared. He was so embarrassed when he received a thank you for something he had done. Especially… … .
‘I have to faint again.’
Pow!
“Kwaeeek!”
Stephen fainted again. Behind the devil’s back was a new stone chamber, Reppenhardt’s next destination. Shouldn’t you block people’s attention and take care of your things?
Well, if you keep giving shock to the medulla oblongata like this, traces will remain on the spinal nerves and there is a good chance something could go wrong… … .
‘He’s a well-off guy, so there won’t be any problem.’
Like that, Reppenhardt searched the second basement floor again and retrieved useful items. Meanwhile, Stephen had to faint three more times. If you’ve been hit to this extent, you might be skeptical, but the young knight living in his own world said, ‘It’s strange.’ He didn’t let his guard down, so why didn’t he sense me? Am I feeling weak these days? I guess I’ll have to make some medicine when I get back.’ He could only think about this.
When I got halfway around the second floor, my backpack was full. This is true even if I only bought expensive things on purpose. Even though it had infinite pockets, it was basically a small backpack, so the allowable capacity was limited. In the past, I was able to carry a large, infinite backpack that could fit up to 20 times as much without any problems, but now it seemed impossible. There is no way to hide it anymore.
‘Come back later, okay?’
Leffenhardt gave up his regrets. Anyway, the target amount has already been exceeded. Moreover, the 3rd basement level here was a place where I had fond memories of Siris. Wouldn’t it be romantic for the two of you to explore again later and relive past memories?
Reppenhardt took a step back, thinking of the absurd idea of finding romance in the middle of a bloody dungeon.
‘We need to let them out soon.’
“It looks like the passage has been roughly secured. “Let’s go back.”
“Yeah, sure.”
All Stephen did was faint and answered in an awkward voice.
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The sound of cautious footsteps continues through the dark passage. The formation consisted of the knights leading the way, followed by Toad, Silan, Reppenhardt, and the orc slaves. Although he received help from Reppenhardt, the subject of the exploration of these ruins was the Marquis Altion. The front line cannot be entrusted to an unknown wanderer.
Reppenhardt was walking alongside Silan in the rear. This girlish-looking boy had been treating him warmly since a while ago and was bothering him by asking him various questions.
“Mr. Leffen. “Are you a member of the royal family of some country?”
“No, I’m just a commoner?”
“is it so? But for all that… … .”
“why? “Is it strange that commoners have high skills?”
Reppenhardt was trying to raise his eyebrows, wondering if this guy also had deep-rooted class consciousness. Cilan shook his head.
“No, that’s not it. It’s because Mr. Leffen’s attitude is so natural.”
“huh?”
“It’s natural for him to be confident since he’s a warrior, but I can understand why he treats Sir Stephen poorly… … .”
In Cilan’s eyes, Reppenhardt’s inaction was far superior to that of Stephen, the knight of determination. It is not common for a warrior from humble backgrounds to reach a high level to be rude when dealing with a subordinate from a noble family, but it is not that uncommon. I can understand.
However, it was a bit awkward to treat Sir Edward condescendingly. Even though it was because he was young that he treated himself poorly as a clergyman, he did not seem like a person who was just living his life to the point where he would speak informally to the older Sir Edward.
“Is that so?”
As it was a new opportunity for reflection, Reppenhardt looked back at himself. At the time of his death, he was already in his 50s, so even the middle-aged Sir Edward looked young. So he treated me like normal, but when I thought about it, I realized how ridiculous he must have looked.
‘Yes, I’m twenty-two now.’
He obediently agreed to what Cilan said. And I made up a rough excuse.
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“It’s because I don’t really meet people, so I’m a bit weak at etiquette. “I’ll have to be careful from now on.”
Fortunately, Silan didn’t seem to be suspicious either.
“is it so? Well, that might be possible.”
So, Stephen and his group carefully explored the Palton ruins and the second basement level. In the meantime, he was also happy that he made money by taking care of the relics that Reppenhardt had ‘abandoned’. I felt like it was a bit of a waste, but I just left it alone.
‘Anyway, I took all the essentials, so I need to get my money’s worth from these as well.’
After passing through the area that Repenhardt had wiped out, monsters began to appear again. The knights also did not let down their guard this time and cleared the way by calmly dealing with the demons. There was no particular need for him to use his hands. This was because the strongest Baters and Tagrels had already been dealt with on the second basement floor, leaving only low-level demons remaining.
Finally, a metal door with a large symbol engraved on it appeared at the end of the passage. It was a place with stairs leading to the ground.
Stephen opens the door with a nervous look on his face, and the other knights look inside with utmost vigilance. Of course, Leffenhardt was not nervous at all. He already knows that the inside is empty. however… … .
‘Huh?’
Leppenhardt looked inside and his eyes widened in confusion.
“Kaaaa!”
Directly in front of the stairs leading upward, a huge goat-headed demon was roaring, bound by chains of light.
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The goat-headed demon shakes his head. Blue electricity discharges between the two curved horns. Every time the demon struggled, bright red flames erupted around it, spreading hot heat. Black smoke flows continuously from the sword in his right hand.
“Koooooo!”
A monster famous for its large size, dark red magical energy was gushing out mercilessly from its body, which was even bigger than an ogre. It was an enormous magical power that had been materialized to the point where it could be seen. Everyone screamed as the demonic energy washed over Stephen and his group like a tidal wave.
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
Being surrounded by that formidable demon energy, fear naturally arises. Cilan quickly prayed to protect the group’s spirits. Thanks to that, we didn’t panic, but everyone backed away from him out of fear. The orc slaves were already foaming at the mouth and passed out, and the knight and Todd could barely come to their senses. Even Silan, who is stronger than others in fear as he is the subject of divine power, was chatting his teeth.
Stephen shouted in horror.
“Grelbeast!”
The devil among devils, the highest level of monsters in the other world, is roaring as it blocks their way out. Looking closely, I saw that there were chains of light tied to the limbs, and that the chains were connected to the magic circle behind the stairs. Thanks to this, the Grelbist was unable to attack Stevan and his party and only cried out in anger.
Sir Edward exclaimed, taking stock of the situation.
“Ugh! Was that devil the guardian of this place?”
Leffenhardt frowned.
‘what? ‘Why is that here?’
Silver Age relics that have broken down in dimensional gaps sometimes attract interdimensional beings with their powerful magical power and absorb them into the defense system. Originally, it was a magical function that supplemented the missing parts of the system on its own, but when it malfunctioned, it captured monsters from the other world and filled its place.
Ordinary ruin explorers who did not know much about the Silver Age regarded the beings who tried to protect the ruins as the guardians of the dungeon and regarded them as objects of fear, but Reppenhardt knew the truth. Those guys are actually living a good life, but they are suddenly kidnapped and forced to work without pay, which is a pretty sad situation.
‘Surely there wasn’t a guy like that when I came here before?’
Suddenly his expression hardened.
‘Ah, this is the time zone where that thing hasn’t been eradicated yet!’
Leffenhardt thought for a moment. Should I go through like this? That devil was by no means an easy guy. Demons that have been combined with the ruins system become powerful beings on a different level from monsters that just appear. The Grell Beast itself was a much higher-ranking demon than Tagrel, and now that he had become a guardian, he was emitting even more formidable magical energy.
Moreover, that guy is also the devil who killed Sir Claude, an Auror user in the past. He doesn’t know how much of a difference in skill there is between himself and Sir Claude, but at least he is not an opponent to easily attack just because he has awakened his Auror.
‘Uhm… … .’
The worries only lasted for a moment, and Reppenhardt neatly gave up on this path.
There was nothing to save, so there was no need to deal with that guy. If that doesn’t work, you can just leave in the direction he came in. Unlike the 1st and 2nd basement floors, that was an area I had personally explored, so I was familiar with the conditions and locations of monsters appearing. If you do well, you can return to the ground without a single battle.
“Let’s go back. “It’s hard to deal with that guy with this much power.”
Edward tilted his head as he looked at Reppenhardt, who suddenly started using formal language. Why did your attitude change? Anyway, now is not the time to worry about that. As an experienced knight, Sir Edward could sense that the devil’s spirit was unusual. The Magi felt through the skin was on a different level from that of Vietta or Tagrel. Even Stephen, who didn’t know how high the sky was, said he would rather find another exit.
For the first time, Reppenhardt and Stephen and his group’s thoughts coincided. Everyone was about to turn away without any hesitation. At that time, one of the drivers shouted, unable to understand the atmosphere.
“Confucius, look at that devil’s sword!”
“huh?”
It was the moment when Stephen, puzzled, inadvertently looked in the direction his subordinate was pointing. He shouted in astonishment when he saw a long sword carrying a Grelbist.
“Demon sword Altion!”
Jewels and detailed workmanship decorate the sword body, and a delicate blade made by smelting mithril. Although it was emitting endless black smoke, it was undoubtedly the treasured sword of the Alteon family.
Stephen stopped walking.
I finally found it. What they wanted so much.
“Oh oh… … !”
Without hesitation, Stephen drew his sword and prepared for battle. Sir Edward asked in surprise.
“Confucius? Are you really planning on confronting that devil?
“Isn’t it obvious?”
“B-but… … .”
Sir Edward looked at Grelvist again. He was still a formidable demon. They were safe thanks to the chains, but they were certain that if that guy had been free, they would have been annihilated in an instant.
“The opponent is too strong. “Once we know the location, how about returning to the clan and strengthening our forces?”
Stephen became angry at the voice of loyalty and concern for his master’s safety.
