The Dark Magician's Appearance
So, compared to other places, Baruk was a very peaceful place.
Of course, that didn't mean there were no monsters at all.
Should I say it was a good place to live while doing some work?
Therefore, many people lived in Baruk.
But the reason for attacking such a Baruk.
Right now, I could only think of one.
'...I think they're trying to make them their prey.'
I didn't know much about black magic, but based on the books I read at the academy, it seemed like they were trying to get sacrifices.
They were really unpleasant people.
To perform magic with people's lives.
The same goes for the Necromancer.
'I wouldn't mind if they only killed criminals.'
Not even that, they're trying to fill their sacrifices by killing innocent people?
Thinking it was annoying, I decided to keep chasing the Dark magician for now.
Because I had nothing else to do now.
With that thought in mind, I passed through the castle gate and went outside.
"I can feel it here too."
It was easy to track because they didn't even think of disturbing the mana.
The more I did, the more suspicious I became.
Should I say it's like they're trying to lure me into a trap?
Otherwise, there's no way they'd leave their tracks like this.
[Barrier]
[Banshee's Veil]
I slowly began to track, protecting myself with two defensive spells.
[Slash]
I also take care of the monsters in between.
Anyway, it's better to kill those things because they're of no use to humanity even if they live.
And there have been a lot of monsters lately.
I felt it last time, but I think there have been a lot of them lately.
Feeling dizzy, I diligently illuminated the road and moved forward.
And then-
"There was a place like this."
A deep cave in front of me.
The unholy mana felt from within.
It felt like it was advertising, "Hey, I'm here."
But thanks to that, there was not a single monster in sight.
Even the orcs and trolls were so scared that they were nowhere to be seen around here.
"I'd better go in."
Nothing will change if I just watch like this.
So I decided to go in.
[Light]
I create light in the air and begin to explore the cave.
The unpleasant cries I hear around me.
The damp cave air.
The strange feeling from the floor.
It was a place where I wanted to get out right away, with all three elements in place.
Moreover, I couldn't even turn on the light any brighter because the surrounding mana was so dense.
I could have made the light brighter if I wanted to, but if I did, the ground might shake.
So I had no choice but to move forward with limited vision.
Creak- Creak-
"Ah..."
The unpleasant sound every time I took a step.
There must have been something on the floor.
But I didn't bother to check.
I'm sure it wouldn't have been pleasant to see it.
How long have I been walking like that?
"...It's a fork in the road."
I came to a fork in the road.
To be honest, I never imagined there would be a fork in the road here.
I felt the mana around me, thinking it was a little strange.
I felt a strong concentration of mana from the left path, and a refined mana from the right path.
Anyone would think there was something fishy on the left.
But come to think of it, I thought it would be on the right, anticipating this.
This happened before when I was watching Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
What happened then?
I thought about it and worried, but-
"Hmm."
I couldn't come to a conclusion.
So there was a way to resolve this situation.
Ask the forum.
The forum users wouldn't know my current situation, so they'd be able to judge objectively, right?
[Author: ReallyDirtPoor]
[Title: I have a really important question to ask, so please answer me@@@@@@]
[Content: The left looks suspicious and the right looks fine, where should I go to be safe?]
How long has it been since I posted that?
A lot of comments were posted.
L: But if it were me, I'd go left lol
ㄴ: Same
ㄴ: It's right to go left
ㄴ: Even Cao Cao chose the left lol
ㄴ: If it's Cao Cao,
ㄴ: Ah, those who don't know about Romance of the Three Kingdoms are so many
ㄴ: Read Romance of the Three Kingdoms 100 times, please
ㄴ: Crazy old geezers
L: You shouldn't take the easy way. Let's go left.
ㄴ: Same
ㄴ: If you take the easy way, it becomes uncomfortable later, right? lol
L: The right side looks fine too
L: But what's the situation that you're asking this?
ㄴ: Are you in a dungeon or something?
ㄴ: You're asking the forum at this critical moment? LOL
ㄴ: This is really a forum average lol
Come to think of it, from other people's point of view, it would look like I was turning on the forum and asking questions in a dangerous situation.
Thinking about it like that made me a little embarrassed.
'...I'd better be careful with my next post.'
In my next post, it seemed important to pretend that nothing was wrong.
Thinking like that, I moved to the left.
The crystal in my pocket didn't even react.
It used to react so well when there was something to eat, but this time it didn't even react.
Thinking it was a little unfair, I put on another layer of Barrier and slowly moved forward.
There was a possibility of falling into a trap if I went too fast.
Thump.
Thump.
From here on, I didn't feel anything sticky on the floor.
Instead-
'What's that smell?'
It smelled awful.
It was like a bunch of corpses were rotting.
So I was a little embarrassed.
This is the first time I've smelled something this rotten.
I tried to bear it, but-
"Ugh..."
It was hard to bear.
I threw up involuntarily.
So I took magical measures.
Control the sense of smell.
Then I wouldn't have to feel this painful sensation.
After a brief experience that would make rhinitis patients envious, I continued to move forward.
There were suspicious totems here and there, but I didn't touch them.
'Maybe if I was escaping.'
If I was escaping, I would have touched everything around me, but since that wasn't the situation now, there was no need to provoke anything around me.
As I was thinking that and moving on-
-Crrrrrrrrrr...!!!!!!
In a huge cavity, there was a grotesquely shaped monster.
Where the face should have been, there were arms.
And where the arms should have been, countless faces were connected, acting as arms.
The legs were even worse.
Thousands, no.
Tens of thousands of fingers were intertwined, supporting the massive body.
'What the hell is that?'
It was a disgusting creature just to look at.
So, for now, I decided to carefully pass by using magic.
It would be a waste of mana to kill everything I saw.
Thinking like that, I used magic and was carefully passing by the monster-
Bang-!
With a tremendous roar, the monster slammed down where I had been standing.
Fortunately, the Barrier was up, but if it had been even a little weaker, I would have been crushed to death.
Relieved, I used magic.
Now that I'd been caught, I thought it would be good to kill it cleanly.
[Slash]
First, I try using various attributes of magic to find its weakness.
That was the most important thing.
First of all, Slash-
Clang-!
It was blocked.
And very neatly.
So I decided to give up on physical attacks.
'Slash is a pretty strong magic.'
I was a little embarrassed.
I didn't know it wouldn't work at all.
So I used a different attribute of magic.
[Dark Spear]
First of all, dark attribute magic.
Wooong-
A spear of darkness is created in the air and pierces the heart.
Or rather, it tried to pierce.
Clank-
The Dark Spear didn't go in at all.
It was like trying to pierce a solid wall with a needle.
So I decided to find another way.
It might be a bit much, but-
[Tsar Bomba]
Boom-!
I know it's dangerous to use in a cave like this.
But the hardness of the monster in front of me was absurd.
So I thought it would be right to deal with it quickly.
That's why I quickly used [Tsar Bomba].
And after a while.
Chiik-
A cavity, even larger than before, came into view.
And the monster whose body had melted away also came into view.
'...Wait a minute.'
There was something shocking in there.
It was the heart.
There was a heart that looked almost identical to the one on my wand.
Perhaps that too was the heart of a demon worshiper.
With that thought in mind, I immediately used another spell.
[Holy Sword]
A sword of light that appeared in the air flew straight towards the melted monster's heart, about to strike it.
But at that moment.
Clang-!
[Holy Sword] was blocked in mid-air.
And a face I had never seen before appeared.
"What brings you here...? Heh..."
A face with skin that seemed to be torn off.
It was a truly hideous face.
I had never seen such a face in my life.
But judging by the presence I felt from it...
I thought I should be a little nervous.
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