31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 71)
In the direction pointed by the snowfall, there was some unusual terrain..
Like a flimsy trap, the terrain feels foreign..
The stone floor where his fingers were was a different color than the rest of the floor..
Just as if it were covered with a new lid..
Kangseol looked back at Jamad and Karen and asked.
“Suspicious?”
“very.”
“I see... I did. No matter how hard she looked, she couldn't see anything like a spider web..”
Jamard stepped forward..
“First, let’s break it down.?”
“Is it possible??”
“If that doesn't work, you can think of another way..”
Saying so, Jamard raises his right arm wearing the Fist of the Mountain..
His heavy fist landed on the differently colored stone floor..
Kwaaang-!
Pusss…
“The intensity is worse than I thought..”
“okay?”
“Look.”
When the dust settled, the scene was revealed with only a broken stone floor of a different color..
It wasn't until the stone floor broke that I realized that this strange terrain was quite large..
“Passage?”
Like a hole in the stone floor, the passage led underground..
“Suspicious?”
“It's suspicious.….”
“I think it's clear.”
The reason for wasting money for over five days has been revealed..
Kang Seol and his party, who expected there to be a spider somewhere in the canyon, only looked around the exposed part of the canyon and had no idea that there was an underground area..
Karen asked.
“Where does the passage lead??”
“It's obvious. It must be underground.”
“So whose territory is this basement??”
“well… not sure about that.”
Karen laughed at Jamard’s answer..
“Well, just check it out.!”
pot!
Karen immediately jumped into the open hole. Since she went in without any way to stop her, I had no choice but to swallow her empty air and wait for her..
About a minute passed, and she came back..
“Whoa, it's blocked.!”
“It's blocked?”
“Yes, the passage was wider than I thought, but it was blocked by a stone that looked the same as the one I broke earlier..”
“I broke it?”
“I tried to break it. But it didn't break.”
“It's not that I lack power?”
“I? Are you kidding me? Maybe the one you broke didn't harden properly because it was exposed to the outside air.!”
Snowfall synthesized information.
Something is lurking underground in Shadow Canyon..
There was no sign that the goblin skirmishers had moved from the first spot they saw to another location, so there was a possibility that the skirmishers were attacked by something that lives underground..
“Digging the ground… Blocking the ground again?”
“no wonder… If there was a hole like that in the canyon, there's no way I wouldn't have noticed it. He's a pretty cautious guy..”
“What are you going to do, master? Should I go down the aisle again??”
“They say they can't break it, and they don't have any equipment..”
“That's right. ah! But there was something strange..”
“strange thing?”
“huh. The rock blocking the passage was not solid all over, but had some parts that were a bit slippery. First of all, I'm just saying this because it's information that might be helpful..”
Kang Seol thought about Karen’s words for a moment..
‘Some of the artificially created rocks are hard and some are soft… hmm? I definitely need this….’
dry concrete.
It felt similar to that..
Of course, judging from the fact that Karen couldn't break it, it must have been much stronger than that..
‘Has the soggy part not hardened yet??’
Karen urged..
“So, what do you plan on doing??”
Monsters that exist underground come to the ground, steal their prey, and create a material similar to concrete to block passageways..
If you were going to chase this monster, the moment to aim for it was clear..
“When it's aiming for its prey, or when it can't completely block the passage.….”
“huh?”
“no. But, there's something else strange..”
“also?”
“How did this monster know that the goblins were here??”
“well? ah! Could it be because of the fire??”
“fire?”
“That's right, the only difference between us and goblins is that we make fire..”
Jamard countered her statement..
“That's speculation. We also made a fire on the first day..”
“At that time, we were at a high altitude, so the monster must have had too much strength to come up. Plus, we were both awake.?”
“hmm….”
Kangseol picked up a clue from Karen’s words..
‘You lit a fire and everyone fell asleep? I definitely need this….’
Kiri.
Kiri was once the owner of Koopa and the horse of snowfall..
His party lit a fire like goblins and everyone fell asleep. And he couldn't wake up the next morning.
“How about it, master? my reasoning is!”
“That's plausible. Of course, starting a fire may not be an absolute condition for summoning him. However, you can increase the odds. For example, the monster may have characteristics such as reacting to hot objects..”
“Doesn't it respond to the insulation we have??”
“That's not hot. It's worth holding on to in moderation.”
Chirruruuuk…
The cries of a Koopa were heard in the distant sky..
On the first day, the group stopped making fire after being attacked by Koopa. Coincidentally, the Koopa attack made them safe..
‘…Probably not.’
I thought the snowfall was just a coincidence.
Because it didn't make sense for Koopa to take such action on purpose to save humans..
“Anyway, let's try it right away..”
“good!”
The task was simple.
After hunting the wild animals that live in the canyon, place them in an appropriate location and then light a fire..
And I was going to observe it and see if anything appeared..
“Will it really appear??”
“If it doesn't show up, just search the canyon again..”
“Please show up, spider or monster or whatever. Now I just want to stop looking at the canyon scenery..”
Jamard laughed after hearing Karen’s words..
“Even if a spider appears, you can't do anything, fairy?”
“Again, again! What's great about Karen isn't just her swordsmanship! If anything, I'll show you right now….”
“Shhh, I'm ready..”
A task undertaken with half suspicion and half expectation..
A fire was made by laying down a wild animal whose blood had not yet dried..
A situation where all you have to do is light a fire and everything will be solved. Kang Seol turned to the two and asked.
“Let's decide in advance. What would you do if a monster came out??”
“If you think it's easy, grab your tools and follow right away.!”
“If you think no?”
“There's another opportunity, so I'll think about it slowly..”
- Now it’s a perfect match haha.
- This combination… not bad.
- Jamard and Karen fight all the time, so Snowman mediates and takes the lead haha.
Kang Seol nodded..
Preparation is over.
Grumbling…
The group lit a fire, climbed to a position with a clear view of the fire, and quietly observed the place..
“Will you come??”
“I don't know how deep it is underground, but if I found out, wouldn't I come right away??”
“I hope so.”
But what they wanted didn't happen.
Kiruuuk…
“damn….”
“That bastard is back again. What should I do??”
Kiruuuuk-!
“kill….”
“Shh. Let's watch.”
As the birdsong gradually got closer, a predatory Koopa appeared. Koopa took the lead with his huge size and stepped into the trap set by Snowfall..
and.
Tuk.
Kak… Kak…
“Oh, that bird head!”
“Quiet.”
“Ugh… Don't leave me alone.”
All the hard work I had done was in vain..
Koopa swallowed a wild animal in one bite. Befitting its huge size, its camouflage seemed to be great as well..
- plan? What is that? Are you eating it??
- (Munching)
- The food prepared was prepared with a generous spoonful of sincerity, and Coupa was impressed..
- Plans are a good source of protein..
Kang Seol felt a strange feeling when she saw that scene..
I felt defeated having to prepare like this again, but I also felt proud to see Koopa grow up..
Kiruuk…
Meanwhile, the Koopa yawned lazily and turned around to fly away..
Then, as if I had forgotten something, I turned around again and looked at the scene..
grasp-!
When Koopa's claws kicked the bonfire, the fire went out in an instant. The Koopa with satisfied eyes flapped its wings and flew away..
Whoa... Whoa whoa…
“Now I'm getting harassed by birds..”
“I guess I'll have to get ready again.”
When Karen and Jamard woke up, Kangseol was looking back on Koopa's last actions..
‘Why? Why do I turn off the lights??’
Perhaps, the real reason for attacking Snowfall's party at the beginning of the canyon was simply to put out the fire..
‘Koopa, why are you doing this??’
Could it be because of Kiri?.
If the reason Kiri's party was wiped out while they were sleeping was because they started a fire,.
If that's why Koopa was left alone in Shadow Canyon,.
Koopa probably hates fire.
- Koopa is smart. yes?
- Kururuk….
Part of Kiri's dialogue script wormed its way into my memory..
Whenever I remembered the words I had lost, guilt came first. I feel guilty for not being able to take them all to the Hall of Ascension..
“master!”
“uh. I'll go.”
“Seup… If you keep doing that, you'll be in trouble. Of course, I understand that you feel relieved because you have this Karen, but….”
“fairy! Stop talking nonsense and come quickly.!”
Kang Seol knew that Karen was deliberately making jokes for him when he was feeling low..
eat.
Karen shrugged and ran ahead of him..
* * *
Kururuk…
grasp-!
“Argh! Again! That kid again….”
Kuruk!
Pop! Pak!
“I'm going to kill you. It's a spider and it's naked, let's start with that one….”
Karen was angry as the work she had prepared was repeatedly thwarted by Koopa..
- Madness… my old friend…
- Honestly, I'd be pissed too haha.
- Fuck Koopa! How long are you going to stop it?!
In the end, Kang Seol and his party came up with special measures..
“So, let's prepare on both sides.?”
“okay. If you set it up a little further away, the bird will have no choice but to pluck out all its feathers.?”
“Who lights the fire??”
“It only takes one of us to do it. I'll do it. It'll come back soon anyway.”
“hmm… You're not wrong. Still, I don't think two is enough, so let's spread them out in various places..”
“I tell you to set everything on fire?”
Kang Seol asked back with an innocent expression..
“They said they would do it?”
“I see... summer solstice.”
- They said they would do it?
- Look at his face haha
- Then I will go at this time?
The plan went smoothly..
Preliminary work was done in four designated areas, and Karen set fires in two areas, and Kangseol and Jamard set fires in the remaining two areas..
When the promised time arrived, Kang Seol and his party quickly took action..
Grumbling…
Bonfires were lit in four sections of the canyon at short intervals..
Karen, Kang Seol, and Jamard met at the agreed upon location..
“Okay?”
“uh.”
“The damn bird hasn't arrived yet, right? Kahaha!”
“No, there.”
Koopa was already devouring wild animals in one out of four places..
Kururuk…
“kid… I almost said something harsh.”
- lol
- It's already here haha
- Humans plan, Koopa laughs
- Koopa: I'm four times happy, Kururukppong.!
Still, the speed at which the Koopa extinguished the fire was quite slow, as if the quantity strategy had been effective..
Snowfall was lost in thought while observing Koopa..
‘Is this a failure again?….’
It was then.
Tuk…
“master.”
“hmm?”
“Look over there.”
Tootuk. Tutu tuk…
I heard a strange sound.
It sounds like something is happening underground..
Suspicious movement was observed in a fire that Koopa had not yet visited..
“the land….”
“I'm excited?”
and finally.
The ground surface protruded and a large hole opened up..
Kwazizizik…
“under… haha… That's right.”
“It's a spider.”
A huge and creepy eight-legged spider appeared on the ground. It didn't look very good, with lots of red hair growing out on the red body and eyes..
It looked exactly like what comes to mind when you imagine a creepy and scary spider..
‘Insight did not activate?’
That means there was a high probability that he was not the last descendant of Anakindria that Kang Seol was looking for..
Could it be another descendant born from a descendant?.
Kiyi…
It slowly approached the already dead wild animal that Kang Seol and his party had placed as bait..
“What should I do? I'll chase you right away….”
“Damn, I noticed.!”
“who?”
“Who could it be? That damn bird!”
Kiruuuuuk!
When Koopa discovered the spider, unlike before, he rushed towards it without hesitation..
Kiyiyi-!
The startled spider spewed webs instead of webs at Koopa..
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
“cuppa!”
Kang Seol shouted without realizing it..
But his worries seemed unfounded as Koopa quickly dodged the sulfur..
Kiyi!
Then he swung his claws and grabbed both of the spider's legs and lifted them up. Kang Seol and his group were taken aback by the situation that happened so suddenly..
“…uh?”
Koopa disappeared into the sky like that..
“What are you going to do??”
“Should I chase you??”
“No, even if I chase you, I won't catch you..”
It was impossible for someone with feet on the ground to chase a winged bird..
Kang Seol focused on other matters than that..
“Rather, it worked out well. Because it wasn't blocked.”
“ah!”
The hole that the spider came through lost its owner and was left alone..
“going there!”
It has been confirmed that spiders live underground in the canyon..
A spider that ate Kiri and many other adventurers and merchants..
Swish-!
Kang Seol and his party jumped into the long passage that the spider had opened. Soon, they were sucked down.
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