Worthy of the Top Post
Opening the lid of a coffin.
Some might find it unsettling, but for me, it wasn't unsettling in the slightest.
After all, I was confident I could take down any ghost, even if it came down to a fight.
In the end, a ghost was just a human who died and became something else.
There's no way it could be stronger than a human.
With that thought, I opened the lid of the coffin—
Fwoosh—
With the sound of dust scattering everywhere, the lid of the coffin lifted, and I was able to confirm what was inside.
A book.
And a very old one at that.
A book that seemed like it would crumble to ashes if touched incorrectly.
That's why I was a little hesitant to touch it.
"I should use magic."
[Gravity]
Using magic, I lifted the book.
And then—
The crystal in my pocket started buzzing, trying to take the book.
But this time, it was out of the question.
"Tsk."
The crystal in my pocket kept buzzing, as if saying, "Give me that book—."
But this time, I couldn't give in.
This was an item I obtained after fighting a bunch of Banshees, digging up a grave, and opening a coffin.
It felt like it would be incredibly valuable.
I could make allowances for it eating the flower earlier, but trying to absorb this as well was just plain greedy.
So, ignoring the crystal that kept buzzing and calling for me, I put the book in my subspace pouch.
"Subspace pouches are really convenient."
Subspace pouches truly were convenient.
You could store items anywhere.
The only downside was… you couldn't put living things inside.
That's why I was stuck carrying this crystal around.
'I should ask about it at the guild.'
What kind of crystal was this anyway?
It seemed like a good idea to ask.
With that thought, I quickly climbed up the cliff.
*
"..I can't find my way."
It was difficult to find the path.
Or more accurately, it felt like I was going in circles.
So, I was a little flustered.
Wondering if this was right.
Feeling a bit irritated, I tried to examine the flow of mana around me, but—
"It's no use."
Reading the flow of mana was a failure.
The Banshees were moving around, disrupting the mana.
"This is really troublesome."
There seemed to be no clear solution here.
Well… I could just destroy everything around me with magic and get out, but it was obvious that Ehrenburg intentionally left this place untouched.
Probably for resupplying materials.
So, I had a feeling that things would get weird if I messed this place up.
In times like these, as expected—
'I should ask the forum.'
If I thought about it and put in the effort, I could probably figure out a way to get out of here.
But—
'Why should I?'
I didn't want to work that hard.
If there was no answer even after asking the forum, I would have to resort to that, but… there was no need to go through the trouble.
With that in mind, I wrote a post.
[Author: ReallyDirtPoor]
[Title: LOL Even Skeletons Poop ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Content: Anyone know how to escape the Cliff of Illusions? It's hard to get out]
I wrote a provocative title about skeletons pooping and wrote what I wanted to ask in the content.
Then someone would give me an answer.
As I posted and waited for a while.
Comments started to appear.
L: Skeleton poop pics where?
ㄴ: Fr
ㄴ: Came in with high hopes
ㄴ: Are you guys insane
ㄴ: But I'm curious lol
L: What's there to be curious about lol
ㄴ: This is ridiculous lol
L HiddenExplosion: Why did you even go there
"Oh."
Silvia's post, which I hadn't seen in a while.
So, I immediately replied.
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: Circumstances
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: Went there
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: But it's hard to get out
Since she said it was okay to act like we knew each other on the forum last time, I figured it was fine to speak casually.
It wasn't like it would be hard for someone to figure out that Silvia and I were in a teacher-student relationship if they tried.
With that thought, I checked Silvia's reply.
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: So why did you even go the-
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: Did you touch anything there?
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: I need to know that
"...Should I tell her?"
It was a little embarrassing to tell the truth.
Destroying a perfectly good grave, taking out the coffin inside, and even taking the book from within.
Anyone would think I was a grave robber.
So, I toned down the story a bit.
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: I was passing by
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: And there was a grave
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: So I took the book
A clean summary.
Silvia would understand, right?
As I posted the reply, after a while—
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: ???
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: You took something from a grave?
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: Yes
Did I do something wrong?
I felt a bit wronged.
Wasn't it normal to dig up a grave when you saw one?
You never knew what you might find.
Thinking those thoughts, I checked Silvia's reply.
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: It can't be helped now that you've taken it
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: But for now, put it in your subspace pouch
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: And destroy anything suspicious you see as you move
ㄴ ReallyDirtPoor: But then the cliff will be destroyed?
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: It can't be helped
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: It's best to do it quickly, so hurry
ㄴ HiddenExplosion: I'll be going now
With those words, Silvia disappeared.
Wait, Silvia wasn't usually like this.
"Hmm..."
Feeling baffled, I decided to follow Silvia's advice for now.
[Slash]
[Dark Sphere]
[Holy Sword]
I started destroying everything suspicious around me using all sorts of magic.
I didn't particularly care about the aftermath.
It wasn't like I was completely destroying the cliff, just a part of it. Surely, Ehrenburg wouldn't say anything to me about it.
Besides, they wouldn't even know I was the one who did it.
Thinking those thoughts, I continued forward.
I destroyed graves and toppled stone towers someone had built.
And at that moment.
Screeeech—!!!!!!!
As if they had been hiding all around, the Banshees started to flee with earsplitting screams.
Wait, flee?
This was absurd.
What kind of ghost was afraid of a living person and ran away?
Feeling slightly indignant, I used magic.
[Holy Arrow]
A holy arrow flew towards the fleeing Banshee—
Whoosh-!
"Ah."
Unfortunately, it didn't hit the Banshee.
My aim was a bit off.
If I had aimed a little better, I could have caught it.
As I was about to turn my head, feeling disappointed—
"...?"
The Banshee laughed at me.
As if to say, "You can't even hit that—."
"How dare you, when you're the one running away..."
It wasn't even worth chasing after something like that.
So, I ignored it and continued destroying my surroundings—
The fog on the cliff began to clear rapidly.
The fog here was all made of mana, so it shouldn't have disappeared naturally.
I thought for a moment about why this was happening.
Why would the fog clear when I destroyed the suspicious things around me?
After much deliberation—
"I don't get it."
I couldn't figure it out.
I wasn't an expert in this field, so how could I know?
Even at the academy, I only studied the books that were on the test. There was no information about Banshees.
Anyway, my goal was simple.
All I had to do was get out of here.
With that thought, I continued to blast my surroundings—
Swoosh—
The fog cleared rapidly. As if urging me to leave quickly.
Or perhaps warning me not to destroy anything else.
"Should have let it go earlier."
Pushing aside such trivial thoughts, I slowly walked along the path.
And then—
"I'm here."
I finally reached the spot where I had started my descent.
It was annoying that I had been going in circles this whole time.
So—
[Holy Tsar Bomba]
I dropped a special [Holy Tsar Bomba] on the spot where I had sensed the Banshees.
And then—
Boooom—!!!
A mushroom cloud bloomed with holy light.
This should teach them not to try anything like that again.
Feeling refreshed, I returned to Ehrenburg.
Unaware that someone had been watching me the entire time.
*
"...Is he insane?"
I had headed to the Cliff of Illusions because I needed Banshee dust for weapon enhancement materials, but then a person in a robe came out of the cliff—
Boom—!!!
And detonated a massive bomb.
To cause such an explosion, he must be incredibly powerful. I couldn't understand why he was messing around in a place like this.
But I did gain something.
The scene of magic being used.
The explosion lasted quite a while, so I was able to capture the entire scene with my eyes and post it on the forum.
"This is definitely going viral."
A mushroom cloud in a fantasy world.
Confident that this was a ticket to the front page, I uploaded the photos of the explosion to the forum.
And a short while later.
The post made it to the front page.
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