Chapter 13 (1/2)
Chapter 13 - What lurked on the fourth floor was
The dungeon floor movement skill was handy indeed
However, it still had its li it usable only once per hour Caution was to be prioritized during that time
Anyhow, I pushed forward into the third floor
I encountered the dead reaper right away, its white bones covered by tattered cloth and in its hands an oreat scythe with an appearance as if it was ripped out of ancientits skill was the reap of instant death
The ghastly figure floated closer with dullfor it to coe of me, I stretched out my hand and used 「White Flame」
With a roar the white flah to enshrine the wholestartled by the fire's beauty It had a sacred air around it, befitting for a holy flame
”ooOOO——”
The dead reaper struggled against the blaze, but its cloth burned to a crisp and fire gnawed at its bones It was hard to tell hite on white, but the skeleton was certainly burning and before long it turned into no more than a , if nothing else it does look powerful”
I would have analyzed it, but items required a different skill
「Appraisal」 300 LP
Like 「analyze」 it wasn't too expensive, so I went ahead and picked up appraisal as well
「Great ScytheRank BNo Skills」
It was a shame about the lack of skills, but it didn't seem like a bad weapon Looked like the ranks work as with skills, fro raised my level to beyond 40 I discovered the staircase to the next floor
White flame's mana consumption must have been fairly minor, because both ed
Since I had already increased ood amount it wouldn't have been an issue to return home at that point, but I decided to proceed to the fourth floor anyway That way I could o take a deeper look into it
Unlike all the previous floors, the fourth one had just a single corridor, progressing in a straight line No monsters appeared either
I followed the corridor with cautious steps and soon arrived at a wide open place
It was a rectangular hall with no doors You could see another corridor on the other side of the roo else
”Eeehh What's with all these people?”
A large a about in that place, crowding the whole area Based on their appearances they see either areons are supposed to be void of people, right?
I had no idea how this many people could be in that place, especially with such a relaxed at an shouting
”Guys, so has it been!”
All of them bustled closer and surrounded me It was toothere, unable to react If they had harbored any ill will I would have probablyeyes, it appeared like they approached me with friendly intentions
I also happened to notice an important detail
All of them were a little transparent?
”You're alive, aren't you! One of the living!”
”Y-yes of course, I auys are?”
I tried to clear my confusion with analyze, but it didn't display any text, at all No na With that I was convinced, they were dead The sa a dead stray cat and wasn't given any text either
”Please stay clahosts”
”I guess you are Explains why you're see-through”
”It's our souls, they are represented by our bodies as we hold them in memory Usually, in the outside world, your soul would be purified on its own and disperse, probably, but it seeeon your soulhere with everyone else”
And apparently taking even a single step outside the room was impossible
”This et inside? You did well figuring out that secret phrase”
”Huh? Secret phrase?”
Everyone tilted their heads in confusion All of the of the incantation
What's going on here? After all it wasn't just me, froain access
”Excuse o was it that you all were alive?”
”Sorry, we don't have a ti by the era it would be year 1200 of the sacred calendar, roughly”
”T-that's over 300 years ago!?”
Master's period of activity was around 200 years ago, so theirs was long before even hers Going by what they told eon However, apparently a group of people that came and went knew of its existence
Which would mean
Around the time between 1200 and 1300 of the sacred calendar this place was sealed Who locked the entrance, and why? Because of the casualty rate?