Chapter 131 – Dungeon (6)
The next morning, the adventurers had to gather together as party members.
“Seris, Kara. Be careful both. Don’t overdo it and get hurt.”
“Yes.”
“Huh!”
Seris and Kara nodded. His voice was confident, but his worries did not disappear.
“You can tell who is dying just by looking at their expression.”
Belita approached and put her shoulder on Seris and Kara.
“Yumma, we’ll take care of these guys, so you worry about your body. We all know each other, but are you with strangers? Be careful not to hit the back of the head.”
“What about the back of the head?”
She replied with a smile. When Belita said that, she felt a little better. She broke up with them and returned to where I belonged.
The party members of Lunatic-Hai glanced at each other for a moment, then chatted among themselves again. Marid was alone and away from them.
‘Isn’t the orca here yet?’
The most important person at the party was missing. Looking around, she found an orca emerging from the largest tent. She found me too and she walked straight this way.
“Where have you been?”
“I came to have a meeting about dungeon exploration. Gather all of you here.”
Orca called the other party members together. She said as she crossed her arms in front of a line of party members.
“I’m going to start exploring the dungeon today. The vanguard will be the adventurers we hired and the Varian party. Our party and Juana’s party will serve as the rearguard.”
The expression of the party members brightened at the word that they were in charge of the rearguard. After all, the rearguard is much safer than the frontline.
“Your role is to protect me. Don’t let even an ant come close to me while I use my magic. Okay?”
“Yes, Mr. Orca!”
The party members responded vigorously.
“Good. In a little while, we’ll set off for the dungeon. Check once more to see if you’re ready.”
With that said, Orca nodded her chin. It’s telling me to do my job The party members went back and did what they had to do before Orca called them.
I was going to check if I hadn’t taken care of anything for a while, but a sharp voice pierced my ears.
“Han Yuseong, you seem to have slept well?”
Orca narrowed her eyes in displeasure. There were dark circles in her eyes.
“Yes, thanks to Orca-sama. More than that, Orca-sama, didn’t you sleep well?”
At my words, she narrowed her eyes and turned her head away.
“It’s annoying…”
After that murmur, she didn’t speak for a while.
What.
* * *
Cuaguaaceae.
The sound of water falling from tens of meters in the sky was brutal. If I inadvertently grabbed her arm, it looked like it would break.
“How do you pierce this?”
She asked Orca. No wonder the dungeon was inside this waterfall. In order to explore, they had to go through that mighty waterfall.
“Do you have any equipment or something?”
“Equipment? Why do you need that?”
Orca tilted her head and uttered a short incantation. She stretched out her hand towards the waterfall. The stream of water that blocked her way split in half like raindrops on an umbrella.
-Oh oh…
Exclamations of exclamation flowed from among the adventurers. Orca straightened her shoulders vigorously. She pointed at the parting water with her chin.
“How is it? It’s an application of basic barriers. It blocked the water with a transparent barrier.”
“Oh… That’s great.”
I let out a heartfelt admiration.
It was because the power of application of magic was amazing rather than the magic itself.
‘I’ve had some regrets lately, but I’m glad we became close.’
Seeing that the mighty waterfall had split, it was not at all a waste of suffering in the past.
“Well, well… If it gets caught on me, it’s nothing like this.”
Orca made a sullen face and twisted his fingers through his hair. The corner of her mouth twitched, and she seemed to be in a good mood at the compliment.
‘I’m really weak at complimenting this human.’
I don’t know why the party members have such a hard time with Orca. If she struggles a little at first, she can get along so easily.
“It’s good to just turn off the water stream a bit.”
A sarcastic voice was heard from the side.
It was the magic archer, Juana.
With her party members, she looked at Orca and smirked.
“Well, you have to do something like this to accumulate points one by one, right? If you don’t want to lose to Allen.”
“…”
Juana’s death was consistent with Orca’s expressionless expression.
Juana approached, narrowing her eyes.
“Hmm? What? Today, as usual, don’t you say ‘a vulgar bitch’ or ‘a slut who can do nothing but criticize’?”
Orca’s eyebrows twitched.
“Under? I don’t know English. Are you saying I said something vulgar like that yesterday?”
“…What? Are you serious?”
“Seriously, I never said anything like that? Won’t you try to spread strange rumors? Han Yuseong, now it’s our turn. Let’s go in.”
Orca moved her steps to the single road that her vanguard entered first.
Gently bowing her head to Juana, she chased after Orca.
Juana’s gaze stung as she stared at her astonished.
“Are you still looking at me?”
“Ignore it. From now on, I won’t have time to worry about things like that.”
Orca’s gaze turned to the huge door blocking the expedition’s front. Adventurers clung to the 3m high door.
Coo coo coo.
The door sweeps the floor open. The inside of the dungeon was rectangular in shape. The floor, walls, and ceiling had no corners, as if they had been cut neatly, and torches were placed at regular intervals on both walls.
“Hmm…Well, I don’t think you need to bother carrying a torch around.”
Orca snapped his fingers. Two small strands of static electricity split and flew off the walls on either side. Static electricity ran down the walls and touched the torches. The torch that the static electricity passed through made a small ember, and then it burned vigorously.
The dark dungeon became brighter step by step starting from the nearest place.
“Okay, let’s go!”
Berserk Warrior, Varian entered the dungeon with a great spirit. After that, the nervous adventurers followed.
Among them were Seris and Kara. I wanted to wave my hand, but I gave up because I thought I wouldn’t be able to see it.
“Now it is our turn.”
After the avant-garde entered, what was left was our party and Juana’s party, the rearguard.
Me, Orca, and the Lunatic High party members moved into the dungeon. After that, Juana and her party members followed.
Unlike the outside, the air in the dungeon was stuffy and musty.
* * *
Trudge.
The sound of dozens of footsteps echoed through the dungeon.
While advancing through the dungeon, the adventurers didn’t talk except what was necessary. Experienced adventurers knew very well that a moment’s inattention could cost them their lives.
However, despite the tension, the road ahead was smooth. No monsters or traps stood in their way.
It was a time when I wondered if this place was the right dungeon on a road that was so smooth.
Three forks appeared in front of them.
The berserk warrior, Varian, looked at the fork in the road and let out a drool.
‘Hmm… This isn’t something I’ll decide on my own.’
The other two had to share ratings and opinions. He put the adventurers to rest and had his men summon Juana and Orca.
“You can go in one by one from the right.”
Orca said as if it was no big deal. And what she said was the truth.
Currently, the number of members of the expedition is approaching 50. With this number of people, he could deal with any monsters he encountered without much damage.
But the thing in front of her now was her fighting maniac and her co-workers who were jealous of her.
“Are you bothered to go through them all one by one? Isn’t that a waste of time and manpower?”
Juana said that she didn’t like anything Orca said.
“That’s the safest and least damaging way.”
“Hmm? Do you really think so?”
“What? What are you talking about?”
“Look over there.”
Juana pointed to the fork in the road.
“That’s narrower than the aisle we passed through. What if the entire expedition went into a place like that and the trap exploded? Aren’t they all dead?”
Juana’s words had a point. In dungeons, the possibility of traps must always be kept open. However, Orca shook her head.
“It’s a story based on uncertain possibilities. According to what you said, what if a strong monster appears while we are ripping apart and exploring?”
“That’s it…”
“That’s it, just hit it to death.”
Varian intervened. Orca’s sharp gaze turned to him.
“What if it’s a difficult enemy to deal with with torn personnel?”
“You just have to put in a spirit and win.”
“What if the number of opponents is much higher?”
“It is enough to kill the heat alone. It’s a story that can be done if you give it a spirit.”
Varian tensed his muscles and said. His pectoralis major muscle protruded convexly.
On the other hand, Orca’s eyes cooled coldly. He doubted whether he was actually talking to a human intelligence.
“Ahaha! Yes, if it’s spirited, it’s fine if it’s spirited. Anyway, you, furry, are you saying you agree with me?”
“Who is furry? And I agree with your opinion. Many-to-one is fun, but it’s not fun when I’m in the majority.
“Hmm~ You say that? Our meeting was a majority vote, right?”
Orca’s expression rotted. Seeing that, Juana giggled.
“…Did you do a courtship dance on the bed to that filthy savage? I see you are on your side.”
“Oh my, I’m finally showing my true colors. Why did you hide it earlier?”
Despite Orca’s provocation, Juana laughed happily. Orca clicked her tongue and turned away.
“If you get reprimanded for this, I think it’s all your fault.”
“What? This is decided by a meeting…”
I heard her muttering something behind her, but she ignored it and went back up behind her.
‘Because fools are swayed by emotions…’
And what if the dungeon exploration fails? She imagined her father’s disappointed face. That expression as if looking at a pebble on the side of the road. Just thinking about it made her dizzy.
“Mr. Orca? Why?”
Did she notice that she was in a bad mood? When she saw his face, her mind calmed down a little.
‘I don’t know why, but I’m glad.’
It was dangerous to enter the dungeon with distorted emotions.
“Don’t worry, it’s okay. More than that, three forks appeared. We will split into three and explore inside.”
“Yes? Do I have to share?”
“That is what I mean. I don’t want to make a decision because I’m plagued by personal feelings… Anyway, we’re going to go to the middle crossroads with a party of hired adventurers.”
“With a party of hired adventurers?”
Yoosung widened his eyes.
At that, Orca realized her own mistake. It was something she shouldn’t have said in front of him.
‘Gwa, it’s okay. I can still fix it.’
Did you say Ceris and Kara? There must be a reason for disqualification that the party cannot go together.
‘The party leader they were in was… A man named Patrick, right? That party performance… Damn, that’s good!’
It was the first party contacted by the adventure party because of its excellent performance and reliability. At least I couldn’t find fault with my skills.
‘You don’t have to be skilled. It’s like they’re out of balance with us because they’re far away.’
Patrick’s party was all close range.
Orca chewed on her lower lip, trying to think of another reason for her disqualification. However, he couldn’t find a convincing reason, and in the end Yooseong’s mouth opened.
“Orca-sama, I have a request…”
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“…”
Orca stared straight ahead.
Yooseong is walking with Seris and Kara. She had a reason for walking in front of him when he was supposed to be by her side.
– I have a good sense, so I will take the lead.
It was for a reasonable reason.
“Be careful with your feet there. You never know what might come out if you step on it.”
I was doing pretty well, too.
That was why Orca only frowned when she saw that tail. In fact, she was keeping an eye on them with the mindset of ‘Catch one thing’.
However, Yuseong and her lovers did not gossip or joke around and focused on the dungeon. Occasionally, they only touched or stroked each other’s hands.
Orca felt that even that would turn her inside out.
Meteor stopped.
“There are monsters ahead. I don’t know the exact number, but I think it’s over twenty. What should I do?”
“What should I do?”
Orca untied her hand. Blue lightning flashed from her palm.
“You have to kill them all.”
I just wanted to hit something and break it, but it went well.
* * *
“Chief. Looks like humans have invaded. Maybe good?”
“Follow His command. If the humans only skim through the upper layers, they are left alone. However, if you come downstairs…”
A black orc sitting in a chair opened his eyes.
“Hunt.”
Dark red hatred lingered in his indifferent eyes.
