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Chapter 60

My Villains Episode 060

16. missing(4)

“Ugh,.”

I spit out the dirt in my mouth along with a curse..

Then, he wriggled out his lower body, which was stuck in the soil, and crawled forward..

Ugh, what on earth is going on? My whole body aches.

I rummaged through my bag, trying to figure out what was going on..

……Yes, we encountered groupers and golden mollies. Groupers appear in the sewers, something that has never happened in a game..

That's right, groupers appear as subordinates of the 'priest of the deep sea', the head of the pirate group. It doesn't make sense to show up already.?

No, there is nothing that makes no sense. Anyway, the bandits who surrounded the city are all part of the same group.…….

Groupers aside, what is a golden molly??

There is really no luck whatsoever. This guy is especially hard to find among random names, but I can’t believe I ran into him like this..

ah… Come to think of it, I couldn't even root. He must have had something useful..

Anyway, the bitch did something crazy as she was dying. A block of ice roughly the size of a queen-size bed exploded..

The explosion itself was enough to completely shatter my shield and wrist. The problem is that after that, an earthquake came out of nowhere. Isn’t it like an earthquake? anyway.

The explosion caused by Golden Molly must have touched something wrong..

It is clear that one side of the passageway's wall and floor collapsed, and a lot of water poured out..

I got caught up in the pouring water and got sucked somewhere.-

“Oh, that's right. Mr. Luke!”

Luke, who was caught up in the chaos, suddenly came to mind..

I tried to raise my voice to those around me, but unfortunately, there seemed to be no one nearby..

I took out a flint and a torch from a bag soaked in water..

The flint was also wet, so I had to shake it off, wipe it under my arm, rub it in dry dirt, and shake off the moisture..

Fortunately, the head of the torch was tightly wrapped in several layers and it was made of sulfur, so it caught fire quickly..

Grumbling.

As I looked around using the torch, a narration from a game suddenly came to mind..

‘It was a game called ‘XKist Dungeon’. When they saw the torch burning, they expressed it as starlight blooming..

That expression perfectly suited the situation I was in right now..

The place where I stepped was a small sand mound in a huge cavity..

Everywhere was full of water, and even if I held the torch high and looked, I couldn't even see the ceiling..

Just like a lonely star rising in the night sky, the torch was lighting up the whole place..

I shined a torch at the surrounding water, but the sand didn't sink so it only looked hazy..

Of course, I didn't know how deep it was or what was living there..

After checking the surroundings, I extinguished the torch in dry sand and wrapped it in a cloth. Then I muttered softly..

“Fucked..”

Yeah, I'm sure..

This is the ‘Rotting cave’, no, the ‘rotting crypt’, the deep part of the sewer dungeon..

This is a place with quite a bit of difficulty based on the game. General users must be at least level 17 to clear the level reliably..

I'm a dead person like myself. I used to wake up at level 12 or 13, but there's no guarantee that's possible in real life..

No, of course it would be close to impossible..

This is a reality mode that goes far beyond hardcore mode..

“ha.”

Where is Mr. Luke??

Even though he's a spellcaster, he's an old man. I wonder if he survived this mess.?

Ellen, did this idiot go out through a secret passageway??

There were a lot of groupers camped out there, and I don't think they would have escaped that easily. I'm worried that he too may have been swept away by this flood..

I shouldn't have done that. I should have warmed it up like Mr. Luke advised..

Suddenly acting harshly because you feel burdened... When I think about it again, it was a stupid thing to do. It shouldn't have happened that way.

I took out ointment and bandages from my bag. After completing thorough first aid treatment on the thigh that was stabbed by a spear, the wrist that looked like it was cracked, and the elbow that had ice shards stuck in it, I filled my stomach..

Duck eggs, barley bread, and beer mixed with water. Soft barley bread - all the food I brought from the inn..

The barley bread was so wet that it was easy to eat, and the duck egg had a slightly musty smell, but was edible. The mild beer was perfect for filling my stomach..

I move according to my survival instinct, but suddenly I feel skeptical..

Without Ellen or Luke, will I be able to get out of here alone??

Even if you manage to escape, will you be able to move forward in this shit world after losing your two colleagues??

“••••••Phew.”

I stood up after rubbing my face a couple of times..

I need to move quickly.

“Off-”

The blue light tickled my eyelids..

Ellen frowned and opened her eyes with difficulty and noticed something floating in the air..

“Ugh......7”

While the girl narrowed her brows and corrected her blurred focus, the sphere engulfed in blue light stretched its long tail and disappeared somewhere..

‘•••What was it?’

Ellen felt her body even though she was confused..

The ancestral heirloom robes, the dianthus necklace hidden in the shirt, and the pouch containing the jewelry and gold coins were all in their original places, but the crossbow was nowhere to be seen..

The girl was lying on a mound of fine sand..

The bottom of the backpack was torn, with only a few pieces of tough fabric remaining, but fortunately the slingback was intact..

Ellen reached into her sling bag with her injured hand and pulled out a lab knife..

A knife is a tool used in place of a pestle or spoon, so it is smaller than the palm of one's hand and the blade is dull..

However, in this situation where there is no light at all, it was an essential tool for Ellen..

“Influ-unt flammae, Tielum ensa-ra（Fire, answer, friend calls.）.”

The calmly memorized spell was soon completed, and the fire was lit using Ellen's mana as fuel..

Whoosh.

It was a flame-type 1.5 rank spell, ‘Burning Weapon’..

It is a spell that completely covers even the blade of a huge sword or ax and emits fierce flames..

But now, the spell unfolded by Ellen was shaking cutely, swallowing only the small blade of the laboratory knife..

Even at this level, I was able to do the job of a small oil lantern, and I could save mana, so it wasn't that bad..

I don't know how long I lost consciousness, but my mana had recovered significantly..

Of course, with no idea of ​​the current situation, I had no intention of wasting mana..

Ellen searched through her sling bag and found an hourglass. I looked at the scale and saw that about three hours had passed since the last time I checked. The sun was slowly rising outside..

“Okay.”

When I check the time, I feel hungry and tired for some reason..

The fact that it feels so heavy that it is difficult for my battered body to bear it is an added bonus..

‘Being a wizard means you can't even control your body properly.-’

The girl who was blaming herself soon sneered and shook her head..

This is Ellen, who couldn't control her emotions and impulsively ran out of the inn. I thought it was funny to blame myself again..

Ellen put aside her random thoughts and began to look around. Then, suddenly, I was overcome with anger..

I'm sure I was swept down by the flowing silt, but why is there only white sand here??

How can a person who has lost his mind lie on a hill without any injuries??

I came down further underground from the lowest level of the sewer, so how did these square stone walls surround me on all sides??

What are those stairs in the center of the room and those archways that even a giant could pass through??

Before these questions could be answered, Ellen was struck by an eerie sensation..

“•••This is?”

The girl quickly got up and prepared a spell as evil energy was swirling from somewhere..

“Puheo Eok！”

After climbing onto the pile of sand, I got up and walked away from the water. Then he threw away his bag and quickly pulled out a pearl gun..

visor!

“Whoa, whoa.”

I took a deep breath and awakened the senses of my whole body..

It was a terrible thing to face an underwater enemy in a crypt without a single light..

As soon as I felt the presence of life, I swam with all my might to get out of the water, but my heart was still pounding violently..

“Huh, hu-”

My restful sleep and rapid breathing have regained stability. I pointed the knife at the water for a while, but nothing happened..

•••Did I hear it wrong? It definitely seemed like something was swimming and following me..

Now, what monsters can come out of the crypt??

First of all - a ‘drowned corpse’, a type of zombie.’.

Black slime and giant crocodile you have already encountered.

In addition, Muljara, Leech Golem, Jangguaebi... … Ugh, they are just people who make me vomit just thinking about it..

Was I lucky, or was the monsters all running away in the aftermath of the collapse? I had been swimming around for hours, but all I came across were undead, drowned corpses..

Drowned corpses are low-level undead that appear in the water. They are a bit dangerous when encountered in the water, but when they are on land, they are no better than ordinary zombies..

Still, you can’t let down your guard..

I quickly opened my bag, lit the torch, and took out my armor. I kept the breastplate and helmet on, but the rest of the parts were uncomfortable when swimming, so I took them off for a while..

“Okay.”

Ugh, these armors were put together less than 10 days ago and they are in really bad shape..

It is not normal to wear it because it has dents, cracks, and wear here and there..

After putting on my armor, I wrapped a black half-cloak around my left shoulder..

The ground I stepped on this time looked quite large. Maybe we can find a way up….

“•••Hmm.”

Looking around with a torch, I definitely see something special here..

The first thing that caught my eye was the square hill in the center. It is not just a pile of dirt like other mounds around it..

The ground is firmly compacted, and broken bricks can be seen in some places..

There was a low sandy field on three sides of the highland, and heaps of dirt were piled up here and there..

There were several bare footprints on the mound that seemed to have been built by someone or naturally..

For a moment I wondered who the owner of the footprints was, but then I came across a group of drowned corpses..

On the ground, they were no better than regular zombies, so I could easily wipe them out..

Where have all the other monsters gone and these guys are the only ones left? Well, what's better than meeting a strong enemy and sweating it out?.

One side of the highland was a steep cliff. The water around was just stagnant, with no waves or flowing to one side..

So this cliff did not appear to have formed naturally..

While I was thinking about climbing to the top, I discovered something completely unexpected..

“This is!”

When the dirt was shaken off, the smooth maroon fuselage was revealed..

This is Ellen’s crossbow. Although the string is broken, the bow, fuselage, and trigger all appear to be intact..

Was this originally here? I'm sure I didn't see it when I passed by earlier.-

Ugh, suddenly my heart is beating fast. No, it's beating so fast that my heart feels like it's going to jump out of my throat..

Unless this crossbow fell alone in the earthquake, Ellen is definitely here. Or, there was.

Ugh, let's not get any ominous thoughts.!

After shaking my head, I immediately started climbing the hill. As the gentle slope gradually became steeper, a brick staircase came into view..

“……uh?”

for a moment. This feels strangely familiar?

‘It's the 'Altar', a random encounter in the 'Rotting Crypt'.?

‘‘Random encounter’ literally refers to various events that you encounter while playing the game..

It is rarely found in the terrain in the main scenario, and is mainly encountered in terrain where you do not need to proceed, such as the 'Rotting Crypt'..

Depending on the nature of the encounter, you may receive experience points or items for free, but usually you will receive a risky challenge and a corresponding reward..

In the case of the ‘altar’ that unfolds before me, it is a typical high-risk, high-return encounter..

Even when playing the game, it is an extremely difficult in-counter that I would just skip unless I was very confident in my specs..

Uh, wait a minute..

The random names I've encountered so far were 'Poison' and 'Golden Molly'. But the first random encounter I encountered was ‘Jedan’… ? Are you sane??

Isn’t this world filled with only the most shitty random elements??

If that's true, you trickster bastard, I'll tear you limb from limb and kill you..

Trying to shake off the anxiety that was running down my spine, I hurried up the stairs..