Chapter 17 – Ruins Guard Request (5)
“What. Are all the boring conversations over now?”
Est, who had been lying on the stone monument in the middle of the ruins, spoke. As she got up, she kicked the floor.
“Okay, then let’s get to work. I need to get rid of them.”
“That” Was a demonstrative pronoun referring to the corpses of the goblins. Oh shit I had completely forgotten about it because I was doing other things.
“Let’s save the parts that make money and throw the body outside. You’re not going to leave the body in the cave, are you? Will it smell like decaying grass and attract bugs and monsters?”
“Hey hee hee… Smell… Sewer… Bug… I hate it…”
Francesca turned on her PTSD at the unsanitary keyword. I also had the trauma switch clicked.
Ah! Come! They come! In groups! It comes crawling on the wall!
That crunchy sound! Sewers full of odor! An exoskeleton with blasphemous compound eyes and morbid legs! Heehee!! Almighty Akarat, protect me with eternal light!
“Ah, but if you have a conscience, let that brother rest.”
Estu pointed to me, who was glowing from within, and said.
“Honestly, if it wasn’t for that oppa, we wouldn’t have been able to get through in good health. When we fight, we’re half-stuck, so we’ll have to clean things up ourselves.”
“That is a very good attitude!”
I welcomed the unexpected proposal with open arms!
That was a very nice comment. I actually did a hard carry myself, so I couldn’t even think of taking a break. Damn, this is all because the spirit of slavery is ingrained in the body.
“I’m sorry that my hands have shrunk, but there’s nothing I can do about it.”
“Shh, rest… We’ll clean it up by ourselves…”
Seeing Francesca suffering from her PTSD was a sympathy. Still, I did not delay and lay down on her mat. Because the secret of life is to suck honey while you can.
However, in this damn different world, it seemed that the country did not like foreign substances very much.
─Tuk. Tuduk.
It was when I was lying on the mat.
A few drops of water fell on my face.
Fighting. Patter!
Shoot aaaaa!
Drops of water pouring from the open ceiling! Without giving me time to do anything, I was dumbfounded by the pouring water.
“… Wow, are you tired?”
A disgusting, damned stream of water, both on Earth and in another world.
It was a shower.
***
Among the things I experienced after coming to this world, the thing that surprised me the most was that nature is a fucking dangerous place.
Talking about nature’s regularity is all bullshit.
The temperature difference between night and day is perfect for killing one person. How full it was to think of a cup of makgeolli in Pajeon on a rainy day!
It was a luxury that mankind only came to after building a civilization to not fall behind in the cold even if it rained naked.
Shoot aaaaa…
“It’s coming down. Rain.”
Said Francesca, hugging her knees. Estu glared at the raindrops as he chewed on her jerky.
“I lived and lived, and now I see all the rain in the cave. Every time like this, I want to hit the adventurers.”
“How about not camping? Rainwater doesn’t flow to work, so it’s a good thing out of misfortune.”
I said. Rain from the ceiling escaped through the cave entrance. This was because of the height difference. Paragon looked at us and cleared his throat.
“I hope you don’t hate the rain so much. Since ancient times, it has been said that rain is the blessing of heaven. A few decades ago, there was a time when there was a drought and withered away. This is all an experience.”
“I’ll put it under that hole full of grace while you sleep, so know that.”
“Sometimes too much grace is burdensome.”
It rained suddenly while we were clearing away the bodies. To be precise, I didn’t clean it up, but I was indirectly damaged by the sudden rain shower.
“Firewood… Won’t it dry?”
Looking at the wet firewood, Francesca wept. She hurriedly divided her team – I got up to help – to get firewood, but the firewood that had been blown away by the rain showed no signs of igniting.
“I’m glad there’s even a lantern.”
“Those idiots didn’t bring it.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I didn’t even think about it.”
We grabbed Est and Francesca’s lanterns as a team of two and warmed up. It is a cheap lantern with a candle inside a barrel made of thin leather. The fire risk is high and the light is weak.
“Thank you for lending me the lantern. It’s warm.”
“I paid a little for my life with a lantern.”
Said Francesca, slightly elated. I laughed too.
“You should thank the goblins for this.”
I had this and a blanket, so I ate without freezing. The temperature was not as good as a hot pack, but when I put my palm on it, it was quite hot.
The downside was that Paragon was also doing it on the other side, so it didn’t feel very good. I don’t want to stick with a boy.
“Mr. Paragon. Can’t you use 〈 fire ball 〉?”
“It is.”
“I knew I would.”
“If you knew you couldn’t do it, why would you ask?”
It’s cold, dear.
Even though it was still autumn, the perceived temperature hit the bottom in an instant. I didn’t pay any attention to the raindrops pouring down on the ruins. I didn’t die, but my stamina went down.
At that time, Est, who was covered in a blanket like me, snapped his fingers as if thinking of an idea.
“Yes! Hey there, why don’t we hug each other? Just two boys and two girls! It’s okay if you stick with people of the same gender as men and women!”
“The two men and two women sounded quite hopeful.”
“I don’t feel like sticking around with a bunch of bullshit reciters. Oh, you two can do it.”
“You say so? What do you want?”
“I will.”
Est asked Francesca. Francesca, who was wary of even the slightest leakage of warmth by covering her hood, gave her answer as if she had waited.
“Good. Then I’ll just warm up for a bit and come back.”
Standing up with a javelin, Est went to a place where the rain wouldn’t splash and swung the spear. The trick is to raise her body temperature by moving her body.
“Hmm. If that’s the case, I might as well follow it.”
Paragon, who had been blowing his breath, also stood up with a stone scepter.
“Wouldn’t you like to join us? As a priest of the god of abundance, I guess this rain will continue for a while.”
“I wanted you to tell me that before it rained.”
“I’m sorry. I can only use healing magic. If I had other abilities besides that, I wouldn’t have become an adventurer.”
“It is tragic.”
Healing magic is the specialty of priests of the god of abundance. However, it wasn’t that he couldn’t use it as a priest of another god.
To the priest, healing magic was like an English requirement. These are the skills that you need to learn in order to study at a high level.
Even if you only know how to use healing magic, there is no problem in making a living. But if that’s all the specs, it was a bit ambiguous to try anything in earnest. Usually all priests know how to use healing magic.
Perhaps among those priests, life was poor, or some priests fell into adventurers.
‘… Didn’t he get permission from the church?’
I hope he is not an anti-communist pseudo-priest who was dissatisfied with the food distributed by the church and deserted to the free economic market.
“Anyway, Mr. Nord, are you going to sit down? If you stay still in this cold, you will really freeze to death. Wouldn’t it be better if you put on thick animal fur?”
“Pray to the Sky God (yáǵeswō deiwōm dyeus)”.
“Oh shit.”
Thank you very much Berry Much. I forgot.
Using Paragon’s advice, I activated ‘Return of the Beast’. Primitive sorcery that puts the power of a beast on a human body was effective. As the green mana wrapped around his body, the cold was almost blocked.
“This is so damn versatile. Primitive people must have been quite capable.”
“You are very upset. When I go back to church, I will definitely learn 〈 Keeping Warm 〉.”
“Wow, I’m so envious.”
“Damn it.”
While talking about the notice, Paragon went to warm up.
I was careful not to run out of mana as much as possible. I tried to adjust the thickness of the mana catheter spread throughout my body. It was easy to succeed with the feeling of blood vessels shrinking.
“Ah, success in one shot. After all, I am a genius.”
While muttering heartily, I watched Est’s movements. She was practicing the typical spearmanship of wielding her spear.
“You move differently from when you fight goblins, don’t you?”
“Uh? Of course. I have a shield, so why use a spear? My weapon is a short spear, so without a shield, it’s not even a sword.”
Is the short spear and shield two sets of equipment? I thought of Grandpa Gentrick, who showed off a great performance in the sewer.
“Are short spears and shields a good combination? The adventurer I saw last time also used a spear and a shield.”
Just in time, Est also came back from a workout, so I asked a question. Estu wiped away his sweat and smiled.
“It’s grandiose to be a good combination, and it’s a good weapon for adventurers and warriors who aren’t confident in their skills. Short spears and wooden shields are easy to handle and cheap.”
“It’s a wooden shield, but isn’t it easily broken?”
“This is stronger than I thought. If it’s not a monster that’s just above the silver class, you won’t be able to break it easily. Ah, Francesca. Can’t you smell it anymore?”
“Yeah. You don’t have to worry too much about it.”
Est wiped his sweat and hugged Francesca. It was like hugging her doll because of her height difference.
“Wooden shields are usually designed to be okay with weapons being impaled. It doesn’t fall well, so I can take advantage of the floundering gap and attack.”
Francesca, who was snuggled into Est’s arms, said.
“Five. So, is it really okay to pierce the wooden shield?”
“What do you mean, it’s not good. The repair cost is going to be crazy. Do you have to buy a new one if it breaks? This is definitely a trick.”
Since he is an adventurer who worries about money a lot, Est said dissatisfiedly.
However, as long as I heard the story, the short spear was a fairly easy weapon to use.
Originally, in reality, the weapon called spear is King of All Byeongji (萬兵之王). However, it is not very favored by adventurers. The main reason was that it was difficult to wield in a narrow place.
Right from the cave like here.
The inside of the ruins is wide, but the passage leading to the entrance is very narrow. If it’s that narrow, there’s no space to wield a spear.
Even if you use spearmanship in a place blocked by walls, it will be reduced to a game of samulpae due to bumping into each other.
“The short spear is a weapon specialized for stabbing. If you’re not going to wield it, you don’t have to obsess over the length, right? On the contrary, those who are lacking in skill will be caught by the enemy and end up in big trouble.”
“You are right a hundred times.”
The main power of a spear comes from swinging it. It is not for nothing that Guan Yu’s final item is the Blue Dragon Glaive. Eonwoldo and Bangcheonhwageuk are spear ultimate evolutions.
In that sense, can we say that a short spear is a weapon that has increased attack speed and lowered the equipment limit instead of reducing the amount of damage from the spear?
“Block with a shield, stab with a javelin. Isn’t it so easy? It is thanks to this spear and shield that the third daughter of a small town merchant like me is able to work as an adventurer.”
“I’m envious that you can write without thinking. It’s usually not difficult to keep your head in the middle of a battle.”
In swordsmanship, the radius of attack must be carefully measured, and footwork must be taken care of. Counterattack and defense are also important.
That’s why balcon newbies like me had to roll their heads during battle, narrowing their field of vision, so they got shot and fell behind.
‘Because the sword got stuck in the goblin’s body and got hit once again.’
This is not a problem that gets better by wearing a helmet or something. There are many guys who break helmets in this world, and if you get lost in a fight and lose your weapon, you won’t be able to wear full plate armor.
The problem is that the field of view is narrow, but narrowing the field of view even more is a complete turnaround.
In that respect, the short spear and shield were the best equipment.
It’s like a chew deck in a TCG game. No matter what the opponent’s field is, just looking at your hand and right hand, you can win. Fuck that’s so cool!
“I’m also thinking about changing my weapon these days. It hasn’t been long since I’ve held the sword.”
When I said that, Est giggled in amusement.
“I also use a short spear, but I don’t really want to recommend it. They say it’s difficult to improve your skills with weapons that don’t require tips.”
“Is that so? Safety is the most important thing to me.”
“Safety first also depends on the method. You’re not the type of person who wants to live on just one day like me, and you’re just too strong. You’re not going to live as an iron class for the rest of your life, are you?”
“You are over-praising my skills, but I understand what you are trying to say.”
Combat power in another world is the product of physical ability and combat skills.
And the short spear shield Nigawa combination was not very suitable for increasing combat skills. Even if you fight 100 times, it’s the main equipment to hold a shield and fight against you, and then kill it with a short cut.
Even in TCG, elementary school students who use Chewdeck will soon get stuck when their Cold War level goes up. This is because in the world of deceased people, there is a wall that cannot be crossed by just rolling Chewdeck without a brain.
“Say something pretty good. There is a similar saying among the proverbs I know.”
Said Paragon, who came back barely sweating.
“A priest who relies on the convenience of magic cannot thrive. For he is not a miracle worker, but a miracle seeker… I say.”
That person would be better off than someone who couldn’t even rely on miracles. That’s what I thought when I saw a young boy who couldn’t light a bonfire.
Fireballs are the wizard’s magic, so even if you leave it out of the question, if he knew how to use any kind of magic that causes embers, he wouldn’t have gone through this trouble.
