Chapter 548 – The White Winged Grim Reaper (4)
“Hold this guy while you’re on the go.”
I handed the compass butterfly to Gildart and said. Fortunately, the butterfly did not discriminate whether it was biometric or not. It could be because I transferred it, but that’s it.
Gildart put the butterfly on his shoulder.
“You all have ideas, so I’m giving it to you, but is there any way?”
“I will try this.”
I took out the wooden amulet. A magic item engraved with the rune of ᚦ (Thurisaz).
“He who is darker than the twilight, he who is redder than the blood that flows through me…”
I concentrated as I murmured an incantation that didn’t mean much. The effect of this rune is resistance to attack magic and mental protection. So, if I’m right—
… Quick! Fall out!
‘… It worked!’
As mana leaked out, the fog and the barrier of the forest disappeared. Not only barriers, but even obstacles such as trees and plants disappeared. It was truly an open road.
Gildart couldn’t help but panic when the forest he had been struggling with was pierced by 1Q.
“What? What did you do?”
“Speaking of a barrier created by a god, it is the power of Sehetefibra that reproduces the scenery of the past. If you know the principles and how to deal with them, you can push away some of the ‘illusion’ like a child playing house.”
I answer while taking a talisman.
While thinking that a wall piercing cheat like this might be possible from the desert layer, I haven’t put it into practice until now.
Reason? It’s obvious. Isn’t this kind of forced play by chewing on the rules of play and saying, ‘Yeah~ I won~’. If I were Sehetefib, I’d kick those bastards out of the pyramid.
Destroying a puzzle game with an Ohamma, escaping, and asking for prize money? Why would I go against the planting of the organizers even though I am not a prick?
‘Besides, if I break through the hierarchy this way, I might fall into a strange space.’
It is unclear how the layers are connected. It is safe to use the door to cross the floor. Because it wasn’t so urgent that I didn’t even consider taking it back.
However, you can use it from now on.
Jammin is good if Pharaoh comes to protest, even better if he doesn’t. I waited for her reaction in her place.
“… Well.”
But Sehetefibra did not come.
What I did was a cheat play that stirred the foundation of the rules of this ordeal. If she was the owner of this world, she would have been able to detect it, and it would be normal if she came to warn me.
Again, her goal is not mere entertainment or ordeal.
No matter who it was, if someone who passed the ordeal would come, that would be enough. In the process, there is only a small wish to enjoy puzzle play, which was a hobby in life.
“The barrier is nullified only around me. If we sense the presence first, we will strike first.”
“Aren’t you going to follow the butterfly’s guide?”
“He won’t even tell you the location of the thing called the Sun Cross. Wouldn’t it be useless right now? But luckily, isn’t it an environment full of cold people to ask something about?”
─Sereung. I turned my bracelet into a spear.
“Let’s find the Takaries of Equinox. Leave the interrogation to me.”
After a few days of digging around, you’ll have plenty of time to practice.
From here on, it’s time for the rough old man.
***
After taking heavy steps, the warlock Gustavo arrived at the place where the meeting was scheduled.
But originally, it would have been close to 30 people… And he had only five comrades, who would have grown, but hardly ever diminished. Including his party, there are only 10 people.
Within three days, about 2/3 of the members of
〈… Yes.〉
Knowing the answer, the comrade who had arrived first answered the question sadly.
I couldn’t believe it. It is said that it is a common occurrence for them to die without being discovered, but to be swept away helplessly like this? As far as Gustavo knew, this had never happened.
The one who was leading the other colleagues said, gnashing his teeth.
“It is more foolish to doubt now. Are you sure. Over the past few days, the enemies who have been targeting us have been able to break through our stealth using demonic magic, and be able to distinguish that we are black magicians.〉
〈Or the one who indiscriminately kills the explorers he finds.〉
Gustavo answered, thinking of an enemy whose identity and purpose were unknown.
Majang.
It is a unique magic item developed by Equinox that stores dark and negative mana in weapons.
They are slaves serving their master, Equinox, and the black magician chosen for the ‘Throne of the Six Stars’.
Gustavo, too, had no doubt that their masters regarded the Conregatio as an insignificant instrument of proper disposition.
Conregatio (arms and legs), isn’t the name blatant?
However,
Gustavo glared at his colleague’s opinion.
‘That was an agreement before our numbers were reduced to less than half! We haven’t even figured out the goal of the ordeal yet!>
〈… I have no choice but to spend more time exploring. What happened to the comrades who went upstairs, saying that there would be clues to the attack?〉
The answer was silence.
It meant that the black magicians who went up to find the 5th and 6th floors were also wiped out. A comrade sighed.
‘It’s all because of the structure of this damn pyramid. If I had only killed the guardian of the royal tomb like other pharaohs, I would have been able to capture it a long time ago… 〉
I was tired of that lamentation now. Gustavo scratched his neck over the uncomfortable faux leather.
Exploration of the Pyramid is something Equinox values more than anything else.
However, the royal tomb of Sehetefibra was different from that of other pharaohs. As usual, it was not a simple place where you had to deal with the guardians of the pyramid and hunt the Pharaoh’s soul.
What an incomprehensible ordeal and troublesome process?
It’s different from other pyramids where you just have to pierce it with force. Even those powerful Death Knights were useless in the ordeal that required the flash of knowledge.
〈Conregatio〉, Which continued to argue, came to a conclusion.
“I cannot delay any longer. Retrieve the Death Knight. We cannot die just to bring good news to the master who is waiting for us on the 8th floor.〉
Gustavo’s colleague, chanting like an excuse, pulled out the terminal. The dead warrior’s rib was a magic item that allowed him to control the Death Knight given to him by Equinox.
─Thump, thump.
It took time due to the distorted space, but the undead warriors with strong bodies would soon return to where they were.
〈… For a moment.〉
Gustavo’s comrade, who was summoning the undead of the Mithril class, who would normally not be able to see eye to eye, suddenly noticed something.
It was an answer that would give you a reason to act. They prepared right away and moved in silence. The arrival of the Death Knight is just waiting at the destination. When crossing the gates of the underworld through the pyramids, there were many cases where lucky explorers followed The fact that However, the explorers who luckily set foot in Niflheim never announced the existence of this ‘real pyramid’ to the world. I’ve heard it’s been that way ever since the Great War of the Ancients. This is because Equinox has not tolerated the return of others even once in the past 1000 years. Even before Gustavo was born, They were a group of slaves with a deeper history than
The 1,000-year-old tradition continues this time as well.
The process was complicated, but in the end, if all the intruders were killed and the master finished his work, the foolish common people of this world would only have sentiments like, ‘A lot of people died in the pyramid again’ today.
It is just as common for explorers and adventurers to die in ruins.
Maybe it was because I suffered in this barrier for a long time. Gustavo simply found his target.
He whispered to the contact magic item.
‘No, wait! That woman… !〉
Another comrade shouted at Gustavo’s cold request.
With that information, Gustavo looked at the target again.
It has been 20 years since I served Equinox as my master. He was more accustomed to the cold of Niflheim than the sunlight of this world.
The ability to read people’s moods has long since disappeared, but there was definitely a woman who could feel her classy wit. These are the words of a comrade in charge of gathering information when disguised as an explorer. It’s true.
Of course, the royal family of this world has no meaning whatsoever to
However, ‘leather’ that can affect the world is attractive. As slaves and tools, they were not good targets to kill arbitrarily. Gustavo said, half-opening his eyes.
The comrade who summoned the Death Knight had to deal with darkness and negative mana. He and his party were perfect for the role of camouflaging the explorer using the magic field.
Gustavo nodded, pretended to be a human, and disguised himself as if he were an explorer he met by chance.
《Who’s there!》
When the first princess shouted at the location where the presence was delivered, the first princess and the other party raised their weapons like hedgehogs and stood guard.
Gustavo looked at them and lowered his weapon.
“Sah, you’re a person. You misunderstood!”
“Excuse me. We are really happy to meet people.”
Elisabeth, the representative of the party, replied as if she had no doubts about the identity of Gustavo’s party.
“No, wait! Don’t get any closer!”
《I see.》
Elisabeth bit her feet, put her hand on her chest and said humbly.
“Since this is our first meeting, I will introduce myself first. I am Britannia’s first princess, Elizabeth Florina Triss Britannia.”
《… The first princess!!”
I didn’t think I would reveal it first in such an extreme situation, so the surprise was half sincere and half acting.
But when you think about it, it was worth it. The fact that he showed his bare face meant that he had no intention of hiding his identity.
《It’s sudden as soon as we meet, but I’ll make you a proposal.》
Elizabeth smiled and held out her hand.
“There is food everywhere on the 7th floor. I want you to clear this pyramid with me without fighting. On the day they survive and return to their homeland, they will be rewarded in the name of the princess.”
“It’s a proposal from the princess… What are you going to do?”
She posed formal questions to her comrades.
The moment he turned his head, Gustabo glanced at him and agreed with his party. In the inducement plan, priority is given to conciliating the opponent and attacking them by surprise. It was only right to pretend to accept the offer in order to capture it alive without harming it.
“Joe, that’s good. Please give us a share too.”
“Oh. I’m quick to judge. Be wise.”
“Well, as the princess said, there is no reason to fight… Oh, we were also gathering food, so how about a meal together? Wouldn’t it be appropriate to build trust?”
“It’s good for us. It’s still difficult to distinguish non-poisonous mushrooms or fruits.”
Smiling, Gustavo subtly guided the princesses, and the princess followed without a hint of doubt.
However, it was only up to that point that she thought she had been tricked.
The moment Gustavo tried to guide him in the direction of his comrades, spirit magic flew as if stabbing his back.
─Pasasasak!
Kuwakwang—!
Gustavo rolled across the floor to avoid it, but his two slow-footed comrades collapsed from exhaustion.
At first, it was restraint magic with no murderous intent. However, the moment the comrades tried to put the magic on their bodies, arrows and destructive magic cut their lifelines as if they had waited.
Gustavo, who erased his expression, muttered coldly:
《… How did you find out?”
“They say my party killed your comrades before meeting me. So I knew it as soon as I saw it. Recognizing lies is a basic skill of royalty.”
Elisabeth, who even changed her tone, smiled.
It was after she reunited with the Britannia Court Scholar who had entered the Pyramid’s door on the 6th floor and heard about what had happened with Nord.
《To turn around and become a black magician again, you’re lucky. How do the royals of this country live without suffering from hair loss and suicidal thoughts?”
《The courage to tell a joke in this situation is admirable, but that’s how it goes.》
Gustaveau ignored Elisabeth’s joke and sent her autograph. She was sent to her comrades who were preparing for the Death Knight.
Seeing that, Elizabeth and her party, who had just come down to the 7th floor, tensed up. She seemed to have noticed that something was coming, but it was too late.
“If it’s true that you took the lives of our comrades, you guys have something to say.”
There was a high possibility that the unknown enemy who suddenly appeared in a few days came down from the upper level like them. Gustave looked at her coldly and thought only of how to interrogate her. She didn’t even worry about winning or losing.
Death Knight is one of the most powerful undead among humanoid monsters.
The ability of the black magician to control is a bit low, but any number of enemies of this level…
《… Hey, what are you doing? Nothing happens?”
Elizabeth said, frowning at the quiet forest.
“Hey! What’s going on!”
And Gustave urged his comrades who did not respond even though he sent an autograph to respond. Even if you didn’t discuss it in advance, wouldn’t it be worth taking action even if you didn’t say it in this naked situation.
When Gustavo even yelled, something from the rear went over his head and hit the ground.
Whiik- Puck!
It was obviously a corpse, but it was not an undead that lived and moved with mana.
A simple corpse
They were the slaves of
There was not even a trace of the soul left in the empty eyes.
《Please remove the black from the black bread.》
─Tudder, turdler. The man who walked out of the shadow of the tree tossed and picked up the black bread he had given him from the belongings of the warlocks he had killed, and trembled.
“Because ‘black’ is so… It’s like a black magician.”
After roughly throwing the black bread on the floor, Nord smiled.
