Chapter 322 – The Nightmare at Sea
#322.
Kwajik!
A sharp spear embracing strong energy tore through the body of a giant jellyfish.
The one who flashed the blue electric current and fired poisonous needles here and there, when his breath was cut off, he loosened up and soared upwards according to his buoyancy.
With him as the last, the attack of the monsters this time came to an end.
“Good job honey.”
“You really did a good job. There are way too many monsters than that. You haven’t even come halfway yet…”
Joo Bi-ho, who echoed the words of his wife, Yoo Ji-ah, looked around at the tired guild members and put on a worried face.
It’s been a week since I entered the demonic realm of the deep sea.
In the meantime, he searched all over the ancient city, defeating hundreds or thousands of monsters, but he couldn’t find a single treasure, let alone an artifact.
‘I must have already collected everything.’
If the troops dispatched by the royal family were stronger than a single guild, they would be strong, but not weak.
Of course, it must have reached this place, so there was a high probability that the treasures would be quietly sleeping in the royal family storage by now.
To be honest, I was determined to some extent from the beginning, but I was still disappointed.
While he was taking a break and chatting with his wife, Lee Ji-hoon, a close brother from the same guild, approached him.
“Older brother. What do you think? Wouldn’t it be better to go back now?”
“… I agree with you. But other people aren’t like that. All eyes are gone I understand that even if you get just one ancient artifact, you can take a break for the rest of your life, but it’s dangerous at this rate.”
Ju Bi-ho and Yoo Ji-ah, including Lee Ji-hoon, were skeptical about participating in the search party.
However, due to the strong authority of the guild leader and the rest of the guild members, he had no choice but to be brought in.
If I knew it would be like this, I would have just fallen for it.
I repeat that, but no matter how fast I regret it, I can’t go back since I’ve already entered the Devil’s Realm.
It wasn’t simply because of loyalty or affection, but the three of them couldn’t handle the attack of monsters on the way back.
“Everyone stand up! Let’s start again!”
After a while, when the break ended, the guild leader raised everyone up and resumed the search.
Kwajik! Oops! Kwajajak!
Jellyfish, sea anemone, deep sea fish and more.
Several marine creatures got in the way of the rift and became huge.
Dealing with all of them and moving forward, the speed is bound to be slow. It was visible that the guild members’ stamina was draining.
The surroundings are pitch black.
In the darkness of the deep sea, not a single light entered, and with excellent eyesight, the visibility was less than 2m. At least, the light bulbs that the wizards had left were the only light that illuminated their eyes.
Perhaps they have already encountered the treasure. I just passed by without noticing that it was not within visual range.
When I think of that, I lose my energy.
How far did you move in that state? Suddenly, the guild leader stopped walking. Jubi-ho stepped aside, wondering what was going on, and could see the huge mountain.
“What? That one.”
Compared to the surrounding terrain, it was a somewhat unnatural shape.
While he was frowning in doubt, the guild leader, who was equally suspicious, ordered the wizard to shoot the light bulb forward.
If the distance is too far, the connection of mana will be cut off and the photosphere will disappear, but you can still light up the gap, even if it is for a short time.
As soon as the magician fired a light bulb, the identity of the mountain was revealed to everyone.
“This, this… !”
“Honey. That’s all…”
“Older brother. It is a treasure!”
It was truly an overwhelming sight.
Every place the mine passes through is covered with treasure chests. The overflowing gold coins were falling on the floor like garbage.
In an instant, cheers close to madness roamed among the party.
No matter who said it first, the guild members, starting with the guild leader, ran to the treasure mountain.
‘Something is strange…’
The only one who sensed a sense of incongruity there was Jubi-ho, who was famous for having an excellent sixth sense even on Earth.
Yoo Ji-ah and Lee Ji-hoon followed the other guild members to the treasure mountain, but tilted their heads as they saw him not budging from his place.
“Honey? What’s wrong?”
“Older brother. Come on! Even if you bring just one of them, it will be great!”
“For a moment. I’m anxious about something. It’s so strange that no one has found anything like this yet. It doesn’t make sense that it’s piled up like this in the first place.”
When I recalled the scenery I saw while passing by, this place belongs to the downtown side of the city. The fact that there are so many treasures in such a place is itself unbalanced.
Yoo Ji-ah and Lee Ji-hoon, who belatedly sensed something suspicious at Jubi’s warning, also quietly backed away and stood next to him.
While they were vigilant, the guild leader and others arrived at the treasure mountain.
That was the moment.
Coo coo coo…
The ground surrounding the treasure mountain was twisted. The color changed as if the chameleon’s mimicry was released, and then it changed into the legs of an octopus full of suckers.
That bridge alone was hundreds of meters long, and everyone froze like ice.
Joo Bi-ho came to his senses and shouted.
“Run away!”
Then, he grabbed her wife, Yoo Ji-ah’s hand, and ran with all his might. It seemed like he could hear the screams of the guild members even though it couldn’t be.
Lee Ji-hoon, who was running together in fright, said in a voice full of fear.
“Tongue, brother. What should I do? Uh, where to escape!”
“Calm down. You have to get as far away as possible.”
Without the wizard’s help, their line of sight was only about 2m. Unable to navigate, the trio thought only of getting away from the Kraken.
Kugoong! Kugoong!
A heavy roar rings out.
The sound of the octopus legs hitting the dilapidated building was getting closer little by little.
It was then.
Again, the tingling sensation ran down the back of his neck.
Zhou Bi-ho, without hesitation, grabbed Yu Ji-ah and flung her body to her side.
Fuck!
However, it was impossible to completely avoid it, probably because of the slow movement in the water. Hit in the leg, the two bounced like baseballs.
– Aaaaa! Save me…
Following that, I heard Lee Ji-hoon’s scream as he moved away from Asrai.
As if they had fallen down the slope, the two of them rolled without a break. My vision is overturned at random, and pain rises from the whole body that hits the wall, but I press it down and wait for it to stop.
The seemingly endless series of shocks suddenly came to an end.
I fell into a certain space with the feeling that my body was going somewhere.
Cooong!
“Cuck!”
“Coke! Coke!”
The two fell headlong to the floor, coughing wildly and lifting themselves up.
“Ugh… Honey. Are you okay?”
“Coke! I’m OK. How about you?”
“I have no problem either. By the way… Where are you?”
Looking around, I see a wide cavity. It seems like a shelter when you see that the compartments are divided and there are beds where you can get a good night’s sleep.
However, the problem is that all the doors leading to other places are closed, perhaps because the energy supply is not available.
Of course, the passage they came out of is still in good condition, but if you go out here, you will only end up exposed to Kraken again.
In other words, the two are now trapped here.
“Honey. What should I do?”
“… Let’s wait here for a few days. Fortunately, there is quite a bit of food left.”
Perhaps thanks to the meticulous tie-down, the subspace pocket did not fall off the waist even in the chaos.
There is enough food left for a week, so I can only hope that the Kraken is subdued before then.
‘Ha Yeon-ah, Ha Jun-ah, Ha Bin-ah.’
Joo Bi-ho shook off the fear encroaching on him as he recalled the faces of his children.
***
Pew!
The hordes of monsters that were running from afar disintegrated and scattered their limbs at Rivera’s blow.
Exactly 30 hours had passed since he had negotiated with the king and set foot in the deep-sea demonic realm. At first, I thought I would be able to find it soon, but it took more time than I thought.
‘It’s needlessly wide.’
It was only this morning that it was possible to enter the Unscanned Zone. Since the guild that Ha-yeon’s parents belonged to is following exactly the same route as the route, they should be able to join soon.
If you are alive, of course.
For reference, tracking used Isabella’s Mystic Eye of Insight. Thanks to this, after a week, I was able to find traces that I couldn’t see with the naked eye.
It was a completely different development from the expectation that Isabella, who mainly learned fire magic because of her underwater nature, would show her weakness.
Gaon followed Isabella and suddenly turned her head to stare at Hayeon.
She was watching all around her, holding her spear tightly, looking very nervous.
If there was no hope at all, I would have been desperate to think that my parents would be close by.
Gaon sneaked up to her and stroked her hair.
“Relax. Why are you so frozen?”
“… I want to calm down too, but it’s not easy. I’m very worried about you two. Especially my dad is a very proud and tight-fisted person. If you run into a Kraken, won’t you run away?”
There is a difference between courage and bravery.
I don’t know how strong it is, but if you really face the Kraken and don’t run away, you could be very angry.
Gaon sympathized with Hayeon’s concerns, but she deliberately responded in a playful way.
“Okay? Is that a big deal? When we meet her, isn’t she angry that her playboy is greedy for her beautiful daughter?”
“Hee hee, if that’s the case, I’ll stop you. Dad can’t do anything if I’m squeamish.”
“Okay. Please.”
Ha-yeon’s face, which had been dark, brightened slightly, as if she had slightly cheered up at her joke.
Gaon was relieved and turned his nerves elsewhere.
‘Anyway, I’m also a spirit sage.’
It’s serious here. And humans usually cannot survive in the deep sea. Of course, Gaon didn’t take any damage because the durability of his body exceeded the normal level.
But even so, I can’t breathe.
Even so, it is thanks to Raul’s spiritism that they can act like this.
Raul, who has advanced and developed and is now able to summon mid-level water spirits, has covered them all with special air bubbles to minimize their influence in the water.
Because of this, it is not completely at the same level as the ground, but it has been able to exert more than 80% of its power to some extent.
Even a Kraken can handle this.
As they moved while thinking about this and that, they soon arrived at the treasure mountain.
Even in the water, Isabella’s feathers blazed and lit up her surroundings.
“And! Master, look at that! They are all treasures!”
“Hmm… It’s award winning What do you think of Isabella?”
“It’s the same. The traces are also divided here. Most headed for that treasure mountain… The three of them went over there.”
Isabella looked in the direction she was pointing, but she still sees only darkness. It wasn’t until she opened her eyes wide that she could see that it was a steep slope.
As Gaon glanced at her, Isabella, who was looking closely at her, spoke in succession.
“And the trail was cut in the middle. One got caught, and the other two seem to have been hit and blown away. Joo Ha-yeon’s parents are the latter. Going up the ramp…”
Isabella was speechless.
She squinted her eyes, looked around her suddenly, and cried out loud.
“Everyone avoid!”
Koo Goo Goo Palace… !
At the same time, the surrounding ground began to shake.
Soon after, the floor seemed to crack, and then a giant octopus leg emerged and surrounded everyone.
