Chapter 36 – To the Dungeon to Obtain an Artifact – 2
Hua Ahhhhh!
Even though the thick stone door is closed, the powerful sound of the flames assaults my ears.
If it had been even one second later, a whole human being would have been roasted.
Golems shoot lasers, right?
Flames pour out from the giant wolf’s mouth.
I miss the simple wolves of Earth.
But we can’t go back like this.
Even if I go back, I will run away for a while and eventually get caught and die.
I didn’t come to this world to search for something like that.
“Whoa…”
Take a deep breath.
There is no sign of him trying to come out from inside the stone door.
Were they ordered to guard the altar that was briefly visible?
Concentrate as much mana as possible on your legs and kick the huge stone door with all your might.
Bang!
“Hey you bastard!”
My legs feel numb from the impact of kicking a thick stone.
Still, it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t jump into the wide open door.
He hadn’t even moved his feet a few times and the huge guy was already throwing his head back.
“Kareung-“
Run with all your might to the side.
To survive.
Hua Ah, Ah!
A huge amount of flame erupted from the spot where it had been just a moment ago.
Even though I didn’t get hit, my skin is stinging from the intense heat.
As evidence, you could feel the temperature in a huge space like the Colosseum boiling over at once.
“Isn’t it hot because you look like a damn son of a bitch?”
A creature that spits fire out of its mouth doesn’t seem to get hot.
But there was no way to relieve this boiling frustration without at least swearing.
The good news is that it didn’t seem possible to continuously emit fire breath.
The guy was catching his breath while glaring at me in front of the altar.
Since it is a powerful attack, it takes time to prepare.
In that case, I’ll have to somehow land a good hit before the next attack comes.
Concentrate mana on your legs once again.
Even if you stop, you just die.
Considering the interval between attacks earlier, the free time is not that long.
“Real life…”
Moving footsteps.
The distance to the guy quickly decreases from about 100m to 5m.
As it got closer to my nose, the pressure from its size was even more intense.
From his perspective, wouldn’t I look like an ant?
There is no sign of spitting out flames like before.
Anyway, what should I do with this toothpick-like knife?
I guess I have no choice but to give it a try.
“Karring!!”
The body of the guy who was just glaring until now moves quickly.
A huge front paw that is lifted.
“Ah…”
Block the sharp claws coming down with the sword.
Wow!
An unpleasant noise bothers my ears, like scratching on a blackboard.
There were no injuries to the body because the attack was dodged, but the condition of the sword was not.
The black has sparse teeth and has lost its sharpness.
“I don’t even have money to buy a sword right now!”
He complained and swung his sword at the guy’s ankle.
Sigh—!
Sensation conveyed through the handle.
I made a cut, but it was too shallow.
Just about 1cm?
Considering its huge size, it only has a few scratches.
“Karrrr!”
The guy rotates his body greatly.
And by the time I realized what it was, it was already too late.
A huge flying tail.
The huge size means that the attack range is extremely wide.
Since I had already missed the timing to dodge, all I could do was reduce the impact as much as possible.
“Keueut…”
Pain hits my entire body as if I hit concrete.
They say that if the pain is so bad, you can’t even scream properly, but in reality, only a faint moan of compressed pain could barely come out of your mouth.
Round and round.
I was only able to come to my senses after the sky flipped dozens of times and my body bounced and stopped several times like a water swallow.
Even the slightest movement causes intense pain to penetrate the entire body.
Clearly, a crunching sound was heard from inside the body as it flew, so it must not be in an ordinary state.
However, the reason I was able to stand up was thanks to my survival instinct that sent out a warning sound.
“Fuck…”
The guy’s head tilted back.
I move my legs, ignoring the creaking pain that engulfs my entire body.
I will definitely kill you painfully.
Grumbling—!
Flames that attack you as soon as you take your last step.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a direct hit, but the embers flying around were strong enough to set clothes on fire.
“It’s so fucking hot.”
Put out the remaining fire by shaking off your clothes.
Unlike my body, which was heated with heat, my head strangely felt cold.
If you make a mistake here, you will really die.
How can I survive?
With my swordsmanship skills, the only thing I can do is cause a scratch.
However, it is not like you can attack by destroying surrounding terrain like a sword master.
“Crrrr!”
The only thing that comes to mind is going inside that guy’s body and tearing his entire body apart.
Would it be possible to enter the stomach of such a monster and survive?
And that too in the belly of a flame-breathing monster.
“Just…”
The eyes of a guy staring at me.
Eyes are the weak point of many living things.
No matter how huge a creature is, wouldn’t it be weak?
Moreover, although he is a big guy, he looks like a wolf.
Even wolves on Earth have weak eyes.
It’s definitely worth the walk.
Look forward to it. You damn dog.
Taaaaa!
I gather my last strength and rush at him.
Every part of my body I could think of, including my legs, ribs, and arms, was creaking and complaining of pain.
Last chance. If this fails, you die.
“Karrrr.”
The front foot swings down again.
Stop running and jump backwards to avoid.
Boom!
I succeeded in dodging through the claws.
Thankfully, they even kindly prepared the scaffolding.
Climb up on his feet.
Instinctively, he waved his foot to get me away, but that was too much.
Humming-! Bung— !
While enduring strong winds and shaking, its feet turned upward.
Now is the time!
Reason and instinct coincide, and he leaps forward with his sharp eyes.
And with all the anger he had experienced, he gave strength to his sword and shouted.
“It’s best to put in the hole, I’m the best in the continent.
Puuk-
The sword and body penetrate into the guy’s eye sockets.
Did my eyeball explode?
I don’t know the exact situation, but there is only one thing to do.
To tear it apart into a mess.
“Karring!!!”
Even if you can’t see him, you can feel his intense struggle.
The pain must be beyond imagination as the eye is stabbed and the inside of the eye is being stabbed and writhing with a knife.
It almost fell off in the middle, but it was the result of stubbornly persevering and piercing the eye sockets.
After a few minutes, the guy’s movements completely stopped.
Did you finish it?
Usually, when I think like this, the enemy comes back to life, but it won’t be the first time.
There’s no way I can stand it when my eye sockets are scratched.
When I came out of the snow, I could see the body of the fallen guy and Sylvia.
“Are you okay?”
“It seems like I survived somehow.”
“I’ll treat you right away.”
As Sylvia muttered and recited her spell, she saw light coming out of her hands.
At the same time, the pain that afflicts the entire body is gradually relieved.
“I’m glad I came with Sylvia.”
She would have had to recuperate for several days if she hadn’t.
The healing magic I received for the first time in my life was superior to modern medicine.
I think patients will be happy to see that the pain is immediately relieved as if they had taken a narcotic painkiller.
I think I understand why medicine is not as advanced in this world as I thought.
No matter how excellent a drug is, it will not be able to take effect faster than this.
“Thanks to you, my body feels much lighter.”
It wasn’t completely back to how it was before the injury, but there was no more severe pain.
“Be careful just in case.”
Sylvia was looking at me with worried eyes.
No wonder she almost died.
“Don’t worry. Rather, let’s take the loot first.”
The surrounding area was in chaos as he struggled in his final struggle before dying.
Still, when she turned her head to the place where her altar was, the place was relatively intact.
A luxurious treasure chest was placed on the altar.
What’s unusual is that the treasure chest in my imagination had a keyhole, but this one had a palm pattern engraved on it instead.
“I guess it’s Sylvia’s turn to step forward.”
I don’t know if it’s fingerprint recognition or royal blood recognition, but at least it’s not something I have to touch.
If Sylvia’s ancestor had thought, at least the trap wouldn’t come out in response to her hand.
“Please leave it to me.”
Silvia confidently took the lead and placed her hand on her treasure chest.
Even though it was a trap, and she could have been seriously injured, she didn’t seem to be scared.
“If something is strange, hide behind me.”
“Eugene also risked her life to fight, but this is nothing.”
A treasure chest that emits bright light.
I grab my sword and stare into the box, just in case.
After a while, when the light disappeared, I could see what the contents were.
“Um…”
The bracelet is all rusting…?
Is this the royal treasure?
“Is this correct?”
“Well… I don’t know.”
Sylvia also looks embarrassed.
Judging by the way she reacted to her hand, I think the probability of being wrong is low.
Is it broken because it hasn’t been maintained for too long?
Wouldn’t it be possible to tell if it’s fake or real by trying it on?
“Let’s try it on first.”
Even though they prepared such an incredibly scary sentinel, they wouldn’t have prepared cursed items as well.
When you put the rusty bracelet on your wrist, it automatically shrinks to the perfect size.
The bracelet, which had become just the right size for comfort, slowly began to suck up mana.
“I think I found the right one.”
The rust on the bracelet disappears, and its luster gradually appears.
Not only that, but the instructions on how to use the bracelet were also drilled into my head.
Because of the intense battle, I consumed a lot of mana and there was no problem other than feeling slightly dizzy.
If it had been a cursed item, it would have continued to suck out mana whether I died or not.
“To commemorate obtaining the legendary artifact, let’s try it out.”
I smiled and looked at Sylvia.
