Chapter 83 – 10. The Haunted Mansion Is Inhabited by Ghosts
“Looks like a fourth-floor hallway, Captain.”
Rosalyn, who looked out the window and calculated the height, put on her hunting cap and said.
4th floor hallway. Among them, it was the right end.
“It’s the 4th floor hallway. Then it must be said that the two of them have scattered.”
“There’s no chance that we’ll be alone, right?”
“It’s not completely absent, but it’s inefficient.”
The haunted mansion is very large and majestic.
An 8-story building. However, if you divide the six people, you cannot ignore the possibility that you will meet soon. If you move without breaking through the building for the purpose of escaping and joining. However, if there are two of them, it is rather relieved and cautious.
“By the way, they scattered around the mansion as soon as they came in. There weren’t any rumors like this.”
“They’re more assimilated into the mansion than before. It’s better. If we hadn’t come now, it would have been a bigger problem.”
Rosalyn was right.
Even so, everyone considered it to be a trash mob level and thought it was an occasional haunted mansion, so everyone was off guard. However, considering the fairy tale level of the mansion, it is not a ghost to be taken lightly. It was most likely a banshee or more powerful undead.
If they hadn’t come and been left unattended, the ghosts of the mansion would have grown stronger and reached a more dangerous level, and in that case, they would have become a great threat to the Kingdom of Palania. Not anywhere else, but in the capital.
“What will the captain do?”
Rosalyn turned around and looked at Siu and asked.
It was a question that was thrown out of the blue, but he didn’t worry.
“Looking for ghosts.”
“You’re not joining the others?”
“The mansion is too wide. In some cases, it may be wider than it actually is.”
It was a ghost that even moved from the entrance to another location in the blink of an eye. It is not difficult to increase the perceived area of the mansion or slightly distort the space.
Rosalind understood that too and nodded his head.
“It certainly is.”
“Then it would be better to set a destination and move on rather than wandering around looking for each other. The problem is that you don’t know where it is.”
“Leave that to me.”
“Huh?”
When Siwoo asked back, Rosalyn showed a confident expression as she held up the front of his hunting cap.
“You’re looking for a competent seeker, right? You don’t deserve to be a competent scout unless you can’t find a ghost inside the mansion.”
At those words, Siwoo smiled.
It was a very believable word. At least in terms of human talent or ability, the first round of knowledge has never been wrong. And as far as Siwoo knows, Rosalind was a scout who played an active part with one of the best talents even during the final war.
“Sure. You know.”
“Hee hee. Thank you. Then… Let’s start the chase.”
Rosalyn’s eyes change.
Her naive country girl became a born hunter in the blink of an eye.
And she’s her pupil.
The green eyes glowing ferociously reminded us of beasts rather than humans. But what those eyes saw was the way to the target, not the prey. Rosalyn, who had been looking around her with her fierce eyes, began to move quickly.
“This way.”
“Good.”
Rosalyn made her way down the aisle with little hesitation.
Siu, holding her sword in her hand and chasing after her, wary of her surroundings, admired her appearance.
‘It’s no joke.’
The blessing of tracking that Rosalyn was born with.
For Scouts, it was one of the blessings considered the best talent. Rosalind also has her natural talent. She is full of talent that cannot help but grow as a scout.
Adding to the experience she gained from wallowing on the battlefield, the member grade she received was B-class. She may seem low, but it was a very high rating for a seeker in her early twenties. This is all the more so considering that Rosalyn has not yet awakened her magical powers.
‘I also thought of the elixir and armor to give to Rosalyn… ‘
“Keep your head down!”
“…!”
At Siwoo’s cry, Rosalyn flinched at her body for a moment, then immediately lowered her upper body.
Above her, she slashed through the furniture from which the sharpened blade of the sword had come flying.
Thud!
“…Wow, I was surprised.”
Rosalyn broke into a cold sweat as she raked her wooden litter, which was furniture that had fallen on either side of her.
“Can’t you see well while writing the protection?”
“Ah, you know that too.”
Pursuit of Pursuit is a very good ability when chasing something.
However, there was a disadvantage that the field of view changed strangely during activation. Because of this, she cannot properly see approaching monsters or furniture. She had to rely on the help of her other five or sixth senses, or her companions.
“You should know.”
“…?”
“My member and female candidate.”
Continuing his words, Siu spoke softly as he chopped up a chunk of her wood with his sword just in case. She turned off her protection, and Rosalyn, who was looking at his back, smiled awkwardly. She was like the one in front, and the one behind her was still unfamiliar.
“I know more about you than you think.”
“…”
Siwoo spoke calmly, but to Rosalyn, it was a complex and delicate statement.
“Captain. That… Is my past, too?”
“…Yes.”
After hesitating for a moment, Siu spoke honestly.
When Hildear recruited Rosalyn, she had researched Siu in advance and accepted the offer without hesitation. With her words that she later asked her to do just three favors of her own.
“Then you know what the first request I’m going to ask you is.”
“Legrid, a trap to the Maw. Is that right?”
“…Yes.”
Revenge for the numerous comrades killed by the demons.
That’s why Rosalyn left the front and came to the training camp for warriors.
Having been on the battlefield for over ten years, she has seen many of her comrades die. She is active on the battlefield and hoping that no one dies is a very vain wish. If that was possible, the human side would have won long ago.
Rosalyn understood that too. Because of her, she did not make the entire demon tribe a target of resentment, and left all of her eunuch relationships on the battlefield. However, the spirit of revenge against a demon could not be shaken off even after leaving the battlefield.
“Legrid. Help me to kill that baby, the captain. Then I obey in the large intestine forever…”
“For a moment.”
“Yes?”
“Let’s talk about that later. The condition for recruiting you was not a deal, but a request, please. Leaders and members have a hierarchical relationship, but aren’t they colleagues at the same time?”
“…Yes.”
The muddy-haired scout replied with a small smile.
“Then let’s go again. This time, let’s not stop even if something flies in the middle.”
“All right.”
Colleague.
Rosalyn chewed on the words as she pursued her ghost again.
I felt it on the battlefield, but it was also a very pleasant echo.
“It’s right here.”
“Good.”
Siwoo and Rosalyn’s progress was unstoppable.
Rosalyn pursues even the ghost of the mansion, wondering if it is possible to use all of her divine protection, knowledge, and experience to follow the traces. The ghosts of this world could be a type of monster rather than an unknown existence, and it was thanks to the existence of special powers such as magical powers and blessings.
The power of the ghost is strong, so it might be strongly assimilated with the mansion, but it was rather easy for Rosalyn to pursue. Because all the yin and mana of the mansion were flowing into one place.
“Captain. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but I think it’s on the 4th floor.”
Rosalyn, who was wary of the surroundings, said while Siwoo was using her hands here and there to break the blocked door.
“A ghost?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm.”
“The flow was a bit complicated, so I thought about it for a while, but it’s definitely on the 4th floor. It’s probably a trap on the 5th floor.”
“I see. That’s why I hesitated for a moment in front of the stairs. And as soon as I passed there, the resistance decreased.”
“It looks like they’re trying to keep us on the 5th floor.”
Siu laughed. It was a pretty clever ghost.
If there were more anomalies on this side than on the stairs, Rosalind would have been convinced right away without hesitation. Of course, even if that wasn’t the case, Rosalind wasn’t fooled in the end. She hadn’t reached the ghost, so she wasn’t sure yet, but Siu felt her faith in her welling up.
“But will everyone else be okay?”
“Huh? What?”
“Honestly, ghosts have little resistance after entering the mansion. It seems weak compared to rumors.”
“It’ll be fine. Rosaline. Do you know why Palania left this place unattended?”
“Yeah? That’s… Ah.”
“Yes. There are many rumors, but no one has died yet.”
It was the reason the ghost mansion was able to stay in the capital for 10 years.
If even one person was killed by a ghost, either a hero or a regular soldier would have swept the mansion. If you don’t mind, you can destroy it with magic from a distance, but the former owner didn’t want that either.
“Even if it’s crooked because of resentment, the root must be that it’s kind. Oh, that’s it.”
Sigh.
The rusty door slowly opens with a loud noise.
Shiwoo and Rosalyn also took a step back and were wary of the inside. It was the time to be most careful when opening a closed door and turning a corner. You don’t know what’s going to pop out because you don’t have a good view.
Until now, nothing much had happened, but the ghost gradually felt the danger, but this time it was different. A gloomy aura and cold air flowed from the dark space.
“Come.”
“That’s…”
“Haha. Looks like it’s coming in earnest now.”
What emerged from the inside was steel armor.
Living Armor.
Living armors powered by souls or magical powers. The inside was empty, so it moved a little faster than a human, but on the contrary, its strength was weak. Of course, that also differs from case to case, but in Siu’s eyes, the Living Armors didn’t look that strong.
“Seven.”
“Then I’ll take five…”
“No. Just kill the last two.”
“Yes? But the boss…”
Siu jumped forward before Rosalyn could even finish her words.
The blade imbued with blue magic quickly cut a living armor in half.
“Wow…”
Rosalyn burst into admiration at the swift blow. Even so, she slung an arrow into the string and she quickly fired it towards the arm of the Living Armor behind her furthest back. Her purpose was not penetration.
Empty!
“One at a time.”
An arrow with a small hook attached to it, anchored to the wall. It was a sufficient means of attack for low-level living armor. Of course, one shot is not enough, but if you blow a couple more shots, there is no reason to fall.
Shih- empty!
‘Two with this. Now… Haha.’
As Siwoo said, she quickly neutralized the two Living Armors and tried to help him, but only pieces of iron were already scattered around him. Not with a blunt weapon, but with a sword, all five of them were shattered.
“Captain. You’re really strong.”
“Huh? All of a sudden?”
“No, I saw sparring, but… I didn’t expect it to be to this extent in real combat.”
Even low-level living armor is iron armor. Even if Elaine’s divinity buff remained, it wasn’t a monster that could be easily dealt with. To be able to defeat all five of them in just a few tens of seconds.
“At least this much. Our party is still small. For a while, I’ll have to help.”
“Haha. It’s like a female warrior party.”
“Really? Then why don’t you aim for an SS class even with force?”
Haha.”
In a gentle atmosphere, the two moved forward.
I didn’t forget to dismantle the Living Armor that Rosalyn had fixed to the wall.
Going deeper and deeper, the two finally arrived.
“There it is.”
“That’s right.”
“I can tell just by looking at myself without Divine Protection. The energy I feel is different.”
A room in a mansion where a ghost probably lived.
A sticky, dark magic flowed through the crack in the door, which was adorned with luxurious decorations. The magic of death that is often seen among undead and demons. It was thick enough to be incomparable to the rest of the mansion.
“The buff… I guess about 10 minutes are left if you look at the remaining energy.”
“What shall we do, chief?”
“Ten minutes is enough.”
Siwoo’s foot kicked the door.
Bang!
“Come here!”
