Worthless Regression Chapter 57

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Even if something goes wrong, it goes wrong for a long time. It didn’t take long for everyone to realize it.

The chimeras at the entrance to the cave were merely gatekeepers, and their presence did not end the danger of this dungeon. Rather, I couldn’t do it for a while. Jeong-cheol’s death was an unfortunate, sudden death.

Wouldn’t a quick death have been better? Because it was so sudden, there would have been less fear and pain.

A scream rings out in the black darkness. The sound of something crashing, breaking, falling, or falling. The end of the sound was usually a scream, accompanied by a foul smell of blood and crying. Even magical light or torches could not defeat the darkness.

‘Black fog.’ I recall the words Bern shouted just before the magic manifested. Lee Seong-min did not know what power the black fog magic had at the time. But he knew now.

This fog… Blocks vision. Attack in the dark. My sense of direction is so mixed up that I can’t quite figure out where the other mercenaries are. Lee Seong-min took a deep breath and strengthened the hand holding his spear.

Swinging a spear in the dark was something Lee Seong-min was used to. The sixth sense trained in the mountains allowed Lee Seong-min to move even in the current situation where his vision was blocked. Seongmin Lee reflexively avoided the attack of a monster coming from an unseen place. Is it a monster or a chimera? perhaps… He may be a mercenary in the same situation as Lee Seong-min.

Still, I couldn’t hesitate or have mercy in my hands. Although it was not visible, Lee Seong-min felt that he had penetrated his opponent’s body through the sensation of his hand. As he exhaled and drew his spear, he felt a lurching tremor and the sound of falling.

How many times had I swung the spear, stabbed it, and moved my body to dodge it? The darkness disappeared with a flash of light.

Dispelling the black fog took more time than expected. Bern caught his breath and then twisted his face at the sight of the devastation revealed. Although he held on with shield magic and unleashed a dispel… It was after the black fog had achieved results commensurate with its purpose. The corpses of mercenaries and monsters were tangled on the floor.

“The damage is too great.”

Zeon spat out. With that being said, Xeon and the Corona mercenaries seemed to have suffered no damage.

“Then shall we step down?”

“Wouldn’t it be more of a loss to back down when damage has already been done?”

Zeon shrugged his shoulders in response to Bern’s nervous question. The casualties on the mercenary side were already over ten. Because of the black fog, all A-level mercenaries from other mercenary groups except the Corona mercenary group were wiped out. There are now 8 remaining mercenaries, including SS-rank Bern and Zeon, and S-rank Lee Seong-min. And the only Class A left was Dang Mi-sook, a free mercenary.

“Well, I… ”

Dang Mi-suk, who was sitting down, stuttered with a white face. Tang Mi-suk’s heart had already been broken by the misery she had experienced over and over again. Her crotch was wet as she sat down, but no one laughed at her.

“… “If you’re not confident, you can go back.”

Bern muttered to Dang Mi-sook.

“But I can’t protect you. It’s the same whether you move forward or run away. … “I don’t have that kind of luxury.”

“… Ugh… ”

Dang Mi-suk shook her shoulders. She gently lifted her head and looked behind her. The end of a long line of unrecovered monster corpses. The entrance to the cave was not visible. Because quite a lot has already come in. I killed all the monsters that got in my way on the way here… Is the way back to the entrance safe? Dang Mi-suk, who hesitated, staggered and got her body up.

“Go, I’ll go with you.”

There was no one to stop it. The situation is not good. Lee Seong-min chewed his lower lip. More than ten mercenaries were already dead, and there was no doubt that the dungeon’s owner, a warlock, was crouching in the depths.

It’s a completely different flow from my previous life. In my previous life, I didn’t suffer much damage while defeating the warlock’s dungeon. The dungeon was already empty, and although there were a few magic traps left, none were lethal. I conquered the dungeon with the feeling of raiding an empty house, and in the process, I picked up barding.

Barding… ?

‘for a moment.’

I find it strange. It was an intense feeling of discomfort. In his previous life, the warlock did not remain in this dungeon. But why were various artifacts, including barding, left in the dungeon? If you think about common sense, wouldn’t it be right to take valuable items like artifacts with you when leaving a dungeon?

It doesn’t fit. He discovered the warlock’s dungeon three months earlier than in his previous life, and set out to subdue it. Because of the time difference, the warlock who should have left the dungeon remained in the dungeon. okay. That makes sense.

Has anything different happened in the three months since? As the warlock leaves the dungeon, it is so urgent that he cannot take the artifact with him… no. This is just a guess.

Amid suspicion, the punitive force continued to enter. After the black fog, magic traps continued to appear, but perhaps because he had already experienced harsh treatment, Bern took the lead in detecting the traps and disarming them. Thanks to this, the speed at which the punitive force advanced was slow, and Lee Seong-min was able to have time to organize the thoughts floating around in his head.

I couldn’t think of a reason to throw away the barding or artifacts. This is an inevitable situation… A situation where I had to leave the dungeon in a hurry. Punitive force? In his past life, did the warlock choose to run away rather than deal with the punitive force? no. I didn’t think that was the right answer. Rather, the punitive force in the past life was much weaker than the current punitive force.

Did you run away for something else? or not…

“What are you thinking like that?”

It was Zeon who spoke. Seongmin Lee flinched, his shoulders trembled, and he looked toward Zeon. Lee Seong-min shook his head from side to side while looking at Zeon, who was making a sad expression.

“… it’s nothing.”

“You don’t seem nervous.”

Jeon looked at Lee Seong-min’s face and smiled.

“I don’t think I’m filled with a sense of guilt.”

“… “I feel guilty.”

“Didn’t you kill your colleague?”

Zeon made a laughing sound. Lee Seong-min’s eyes turned cold at those words. killed his comrade. It didn’t take any thought to understand what that meant. The corpse of a mercenary was lying on the floor when the black fog ended. Several of them were close to Lee Seong-min, and what killed them was the spear that pierced their bodies.

“You’re being mean.”

Seongmin Lee answered while looking at Jeon’s face. Isn’t it the same for both parties? Combat while blinded through black fog. The mercenaries attacked other mercenaries, thinking they were monsters, and in the process, the weaker mercenaries died. Zeon would also have beaten several mercenaries to death.

“That’s cool. Or are you just pretending to be cool?”

“Better than being scared, right?”

“I quite like you.”

Jeon smiled, showing his teeth at Lee Seong-min.

“I liked it even more when I saw it in person like this.”

Jeon said that and passed by Lee Seong-min. Because it was a suspicious remark, Seongmin Lee glared at Jeon’s back. But he didn’t answer anything. First of all, it was important to break through the dungeon and defeat the warlock.

The chimera no longer popped out. The magic trap didn’t activate at all from midway through. It was obviously strange.

“Were the monsters and traps that came out for the first time just a waste of time?”

One of the S-class mercenaries muttered. That sounded quite plausible. It may be that the warlock took the time to escape, gave up on resisting any more, and ran away. The other mercenaries nodded their heads in understanding at the mercenary’s words, but Bern and Zeon did not.

The same was true for Lee Seong-min.

The winding road led underground. There were no stairs, but everyone knew they were going ‘down’. The torch did not waver in the deep cave where there was not a breath of wind. Only shadows moved side by side on the walls of the cave lit by torches. There were no traps and no monsters. There was no longer any smell of blood or corpses.

The silence was horribly tiresome and frightening. Rather, if something appears, if it happens. A mercenary who hated silence hummed a tune. Although he wasn’t good enough to be praised for singing well, no one shouted at him to shut up.

The slope became flat. When I came across the large closed door, the humming stopped. Zeon, who was silent, glanced at Bern.

“Is it a trap?”

Bern closed his eyes without answering. He lightly waved his staff and performed a detection spell.

“no. “It’s just a door.”

“I hope we can finish it quickly and leave.”

Zeon grumbled and approached the door.

“I don’t even want to go into the cave for a while.”

The door opened.

Beyond the open door was a carpeted hallway. People lived, people lived. It was a place where such traces remained. Zeon said as he glanced down the hallway.

“There’s no sign of me.”

“Right.”

Bern moved the staff. Widely expanded detection magic scans the hallway. There is nothing to catch. There are no traps and nothing moves. Bern frowned.

“Are you really saying he ran away? why?”

“what. It must have been burdensome to fight head on. “There are two SS-class mercenaries and the S-class is alive and well.”

Zeon walked down the hallway grumbling. There were many doors in the hallway. Seongmin Lee heard his heart pounding.

It’s here. He recalls what the mercenary who obtained the barding in his previous life said while drunk. A carpeted hallway. A picture hanging on the wall. The door right next to it. Inside that door…

“Let’s explore first.”

The caution and tension did not completely go away, but Bern was the first to speak up. Zeon and Corona mercenaries did not listen to Bern. They were already opening a nearby door and searching inside. There was no sign of him, and the detection magic didn’t detect anything. It is safe here. Everyone accepted him for granted.

Seongmin Lee quietly moved forward. Misuk, who was terrified, was running down her hallway like she had never done before, opening doors that no one else had opened.

Cross the hallway. Isn’t the job too easy? It must be a trap. It was probably a trap. no. Even if you know it’s a trap.

Seongmin Lee opened the door. The other mercenaries didn’t pay attention to Lee Seong-min because they were opening other doors and searching inside. The same was true for Zeon, whom Lee Seong-min was most wary of.

The interior of the room had the appearance of a book shelf, with nothing of great concern visible. Seongmin Lee approached the bookshelf filled with books. Even the name of the book had nothing to attract attention. These are books that are not even magic books. Lee Seong-min ran his hands over the bookshelf, desperately tracing his memories.

red book.

The title is ‘That Night.’

I don’t know what it’s about. Probably a novel. In the first place, what is important is not the content. When I pulled out the book, the bookshelf moved to the side. The hidden room is revealed. Is there one? Seongmin Lee swallowed hard and stepped into the secret room.

there was.

Black armor was hanging on the wall.

Barded Devenakga.

fantasy,