Chapter 167 – 167 People Gathering in Argon
Argon.
After the Demon God War, the continent’s largest and worst dungeon suddenly appeared in the world.
Adventurers gathered from all over the continent to attack Argon, and as they settled down one by one, the city with the same name as the dungeon was created, the dungeon city Argon.
Because there are many adventurers with a rough temper, Argon was originally prone to accidents, but
“Survivors! Get a stretcher quickly!”
Now, they are going through a great chaos that cannot be found even in hundreds of years of history.
Three people coming out of the dungeon entrance with one man supported by their sides.
The adventurers camped out at the entrance of the dungeon hesitated while trying to run towards them.
What I thought were three people was because there was one corpse and two wounded.
The entire skin was necrotic, as if poisoned. And several traces proving that it was not a living person.
In particular, a poison needle the size of an adult male forearm penetrating the stomach appeared to be the main cause of death.
But that poison. It must have been the sting of the blue beetle that appeared on the 20th floor.
The investigator sent by the guild to investigate the abnormal phenomenon in the dungeon looked closely at it and asked the adjutant next to him.
“…What about that party?”
It was a calm voice, but the adjutant did not blame the investigator.
It is true that the party suffered a pity, but now the city is overflowing with people who have suffered the same or worse than them.
“The party name is Sayreen’s Dawn. They are from Baron Seyren, and the highest number of floors recorded is the 15th floor. This is a record from only 15 days ago.”
“It’s the 15th floor…”
Carefully laying the corpse on the floor, the investigator looked up at the sky and glanced at the crying man, then sighed.
From now on, Blue Beetle has to ask what floor they met on and what they saw on their way up to the city.
“It won’t be easy.”
Looking at the situation, it seemed like it would take a while.
It would look grim You might be angry, saying, “How can you ask such a thing when a person is dead?”
However, the current situation is an emergency that makes people’s emotions.
It’s also a problem that monsters who haven’t left a certain floor for hundreds of years are ignoring the floor number and wandering around.
‘What if I didn’t ignore the number of floors, but what if I ignored belonging to the dungeon itself and came out?’
Disaster is sure to happen.
Adventurers should come out, but there are many civilians in this city, not adventurers.
In preparation for an emergency, a barrier was spread at the entrance, but it was not a safe situation.
‘It would have been nice if there was a sword castle at a time like this.’
A swordsman with the potential to break through to the 50th floor alone might be able to investigate the inside of the dungeon running amok without difficulty.
But hopes are just wishes. There was no point in putting expectations on someone who wasn’t here.
“Shall I go?”
The adjutant cautiously asked the inspector, who had a bad complexion, but the inspector shook his head.
“No. Make sure you bring a therapist. Because I don’t think I’m going to get away from that corpse for a while.”
“Yes. All right.”
The investigator, who had been staring at the adjutant moving away, quietly lowered his gaze.
My feet were heavy.
Taking a deep breath, the investigator struggled with heavy steps and walked towards the survivors.
However, I suddenly realized that the surroundings were noisy.
“What is going on?”
When I turned my head, I heard the voices of people filled with joy just in time.
“Sir, it’s the saintess! The saintess has come in person!”
“There is also the commander of the Holy Knights! Damn, I’m a heavenly believer too! I believed in you!”
“Hup! I-that’s the head of the academy who is a great mage!”
“…But who is that person?”
I saw hope.
***
A large meeting room on the top floor of Argon’s Adventurer’s Guild.
Professor Carlton took a quick look at the people gathered here and whispered to the chairman next to him.
“Can I go outside?”
“Why?”
The expression of the director who is genuinely curious without any intention.
Come to think of it, Professor Carlton whispered, recalling that this man was not an ordinary human being either.
“The saintess who is the leader of the Holy Knights of the Celestial Church. She’s attending as a magic communication orb, but there’s even a deputy king of the desert country and a prisoner who recently staged a coup against the eastern tribal union. And that guy over there… I don’t know who he is, but my intuition is frantically ringing alarm bells that he’s a monstrous monster. In addition, there are even leaders of parties that are said to be among the best in Argon. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like a place for someone like me.”
“Ah… That one?”
Red hair down to her waist.
A well-groomed black suit with a slim figure.
His appearance was also a handsome man that reminded me of the word sannim.
However, unlike his handsome appearance, the man had a wrinkled expression and exuded a vicious aura.
The chairman, who looked at the man Professor Carlton had spoken to, said in a tone that it was nothing special.
“A monster… A monster.”
“…Yes?”
“Why is that? An old castle made of ice in the north. The gatekeeper there.”
Castle of the north. Gatekeeper.
Who that man was was enough.
“Pe, Fernando?”
That Fernando? Fernando, the gatekeeper of Lilith’s nest?
Professor Carlton has a stomach ache.
“Why is Fernando here…!”
Professor Carlton speaks in the ear of the chairman, fearing that his voice will be heard.
The chairman, who shoved Professor Carlton as if he was gross, replied with a hand on his chin.
“Okay. It’s the first time I’ve seen him leave the castle.”
“…Isn’t that dangerous?”
“Danger? Arthur. Unless it’s related to Lilith, he’s the safest guy in the world.”
It was as if we had met before.
“Mr. Lilith?”
When Fernando, who was frowning, reacted upon hearing the word release, the chairman waved his hand as if it were annoying.
“Ugh. Never mind.”
Fernando glared at the chairman for a while, then turned his head away.
Fernando, who went out to the world for a while to get the dancer’s costume worn by Lilith, received an urgent telegram from the Duke of Baker and attended this place.
He was in a very bad mood right now.
When the chairman and Fernando seemed to be friendly, Professor Carlton expressed his doubts.
“…Do you know someone?”
“No. I just visited Goseong once, and I saw it then.”
“Why did you go there?”
“I just wanted to know what the famous Lilith looked like. I was curious, so I went to see him.”
“You are crazy.”
Anyway, if you have any questions, I’m guessing you’re not a wizard who just jumps in and sees.
To think of seeing the release in person. It was Professor Carlton who thought for a moment that it was a new method of suicide.
“So, have you met Lilith?”
“No. At that time, say that you have already gone out to enjoy the game.”
“What did he not say?”
“I didn’t go to fight Lilith, so I didn’t say much. No, because Lilith-sama was like this, he was just like that.”
The chairman mumbled with his tongue short as if he remembered that time.
“It’s been a long time since I visited such a distant place, but I felt like a beggar because I got involved with some chatterbox. Come to think of it, I heard that Lilith appeared near the academy and in the desert country. If it wasn’t for the Behemoth, I might have been able to see Lilith in person, but it’s a pity.”
“Miss Lilith. Am. How dare you call his name carelessly?”
“Ah. Sorry.”
“…Tsk. Even if it wasn’t just their domain.”
Professor Carlton changed the topic after seeing the chairman of the board who ignored Fernando’s warning.
It was because it seemed like something big would happen if we talked more about Lilith.
“I want to catch the Behemoth quickly. After the incident in the desert country, the Celestial Church doesn’t pay much attention.”
Professor Carlton, who was trying to glance at the angelic group sitting across from him, met the eyes of the saintess.
Looking at the saintess with a gentle smile on her peerless appearance, I felt that I might think of her disrespectfully, so I hurriedly moved my gaze to the chairperson.
“Hmm. I feel a little relieved now.”
“Leave?”
The chairman of the board also has a good looks, but to Professor Carlton, he was just a lacking teacher.
Professor Carlton hurriedly changed the topic again when he saw the chairman twisting his mouth and raising his fist.
“By the way, Fernando, a desert country, and a prisoner… How could they have summoned people like that?”
The chairman, who looked at Professor Carlton with a disapproving look, let out a shallow sigh.
“A little while ago, I heard that the Duke of Baker hurriedly returned the call.”
“Duke Baker?”
He was such a great person that it would hurt to talk about it in the Empire.
It was because they had come here after receiving a call from Duke Baker.
However, its influence extends beyond the empire to other countries. It even reached the point of reaching the vampire Fernando.
“Isn’t it a rumor that you can become the emperor of an empire if you put your mind to it…”
“Hey. You are blaspheming the imperial family.”
“The president also said in the past that he wanted to tear off all the emperor’s hair in connection with the academy budget.”
“That and this are different.”
I looked at the chairman and Professor Carlton, who were bickering around, with pitiful eyes, but no one particularly stopped it.
Despite what he was doing, the prestige of the chairman, who had the title of a great wizard, was just below the saintess.
The moment when the thought of wanting to get out of the conference room turned into a childish argument with the chairman.
The door to the conference room opened, and Argon’s adventurer’s guild leader entered holding a thick stack of papers.
“Forgive me for being late. Then, I will quickly explain the current situation.”
