Vol 20 Chapter 3 (1/2)
ACT 3 hell Door
“Now the rest is over so start looking for the stairs to the next floor!”
The soldiers scattered at Ark’s co Unlike the upper layers of the secret dungeon, the Abyss was a natural cave Therefore the structure was very complicated and it wasn’t easy to find the way to the next area So the path to the next floor While the 60th floor had swa for the ouldn’t be difficult However…
“There’s no path on this side!”
“It also isn’t on this side!”
The soldiers scattered all over the place shook their heads as they reported back
“What? What did you say? There’s nothing?”
“Is this the last floor of the secret dungeon?”
The soldiers asked with a look of expectation It had already been a fortnight since they entered the dungeon They were already sick of wandering around and being in danger But Ark just shook his head
“No, that’s not it Vega was just a middle ranked boss There should still be another boss in this dungeon So there will definitely be a passage somewhere”
That’s right That was the reason why Ark thought the 60th floor wasn’t the lowest one Only eon wasn’t cleared yet He had also obtained another stone sculpture froa The sculptures had dropped froeon somewhere
“It is clear there is still a secret in this dungeon If there isn’t a route to go down then itthen we’ll have to go back to the labyrinth and search carefully Look through every corner of this floorIf there is no route then look for soe”
“That’s true Hey, search in every corner more carefully!”
The soldiers considered Ark’s words and shouted The eon itself was one enorerous the Abyss would becoo downstairs and die then have to go through that labyrinth again After Ark’s threat, the frightened soldiers used ain After a while, the soldiers ere investigating the side the lizards ca towards Ark
“Ark, I found so suspicious!”
The soldier had found a small cave On the outside it just seemed like a crack in the wall but it was actually quite a wide cave after entering But the deep cave wasn’t a passage It was just a rooe on the opposite wall of the cave
“What the, this is?”
Ark looked at the wall and tilted his head to one side Unlike the other walls, this one was carved 10 ch and 1 h he looked carefully, there was no other device Just the rectangular structure which had been carved into the wall And more walls
“So like this can’t be naturally created In other words, someone must’ve made it Obviously there must be a secret hidden here Eh? What’s this?”
While touching the ith his fingertips, he felt so earth, he felt a small iron plate Small letters were carved into the iron plate The carved letters were in unintelligible characters However Ark kne to decipher those characters It ith Knowledge of Ancient Relics! As expected, where he touched the characters there was a shallow light and the deciphered contents appeared
The beast as born in darkness and lives by eating
But uncertain people won’t be aware of his presence
If you have fire here
But keep so in mind This existence will cause you endless despair
‘Beast? Inscribe the ie of a beast on the wall?’
Ark was even more confused by the contents of the iron plate Why was it suddenly telling hie of an animal on the wall?
‘Inscribe on the wall? Then I have to draw an ile? But how do I knohat beast to draw? Was there a hint so drawn somewhere……’
It was a serious probleeon In the meantime he had explored dozens of kilometres If he didn’t find a clue on the 60th floor then didn’t it ain? It was unreasonable to even think it In addition, the soldiers in Dark Eden wouldn’t easy obey
‘Wait…mural? A mural? Come to think of it…’
Ark tilted his head and looked at the wall for a while A thought ca the word le It was as if someone had taken a mural off the wall
‘Then there was originally so here But why did soht, the iron plate didn’t say I needed to draw it I inal mural here?’
After thinking that, soh Ark’s head The ten stone sculptures in the for the slab, he had seen so carved on the surface but he couldn’t identify its shape
“Perhaps?”
Ark quickly pulled out the slabs and placed theht The slabs were the murals that had been taken away from this wall Once he knew that, the steps afterwards were sisaw puzzle A large ie started to fored to insert the 10 slabs
“What, what the? Am I short one slab?”
Even though all ten slabs were inserted, an empty space was left in the centre
“What the? I need more slabs? Is there another middle ranked boss? No, I can’t even defeat the boss on the next floor if I can’t solve this puzzle? Nevertheless, the lack of a slab……is there a boss that is hiding?”
Ark looked at the nearly completed wallstrange when looking at the le shape The shape and size was si he had seen before But where? He stared at the wallfor a while, Ark finally reot
“Wait? This forht, I’m sure of it! Radun, the bloody Slate!”
Ssak ssak ssak, ssak ssak ssak ssak!
Radun spat out a slate onto the floor It was a slate with a deep red colour that seemed to drip blood This slate hadn’t been obtained in the secret dungeon Lu the Draconians froe of Ancient Relics to confirly, the bloody Slate seemed to fit perfectly into the mural
“Looking at the shape, I’ht!”
Ark grabbed the slate, causing it to vibrate and a new erose
-You have identified the bloody Slate using Knowledge of Ancient Relics
<knowledge of=”” ancient=”” relics=”” +10,=”” intelligence=”” +10,=”” luck=”” +5,=”” fame=”” has=”” increased=”” by=”” 50=””>
-bloody Slate containing the secret of the Abyss (Level: 0)
An unknown dark power can be felt froh at first, looking closely you can tell that it has been carefully trimmed A weird shape is depicted on the surface but it cannot be clearly determined The purpose of this slate is still unknown
‘Yes!’
Ark inwardly cheered as he checked the informationAfter the name was different, the description was the saot In other words, the bloody Slate was part of the mural
‘For the slate Luave me to be a part of this mural……’
Then wouldn’t the dungeon boss be related to Magura who disappeared hundreds of years ago? He had suddenly obtained hidden infor in the lowest layer of the Abyss ura was an evil which existed before the Dark Lord It was obvious after considering the naeon, Cradle of Ancient Evil
“Well what matters is that I’ve found the last key!”
Ark placed the bloody Slate into the ee of the beast which the iron plate e wild dog with black fur A black wild dog was often considered an omen of bad luck in the old days When the bloody Slate was inserted, it fore of the beast was finally completed
Ku ku ku ku, ku ku ku ku!
The cave started to shake violently Rocks fell down fro like hail
“What, what the?”
“The cave is collapsing!”
Ark and the soldiers quickly rushed outside the cave The cave fell almost at the same time
“What is this? A passage wasn’t created and it just collapsed……”
Ark looked at the collapsed cave with an absurd expression Although the cave collapsed, the huge wallstarted to crack Then an enore shape was shown Door……it was a door An enormous door which reached dozens of metres But it wasn’t an ordinary door The door wason their faces rotesque doors! The soldiers were at a loss of words after seeing the eerie doors
“hell door……”
Soht It was just like the hell door described in Dante’s work The soldiers of Dark Eden were overwhelmed by the terrible door Even Ark was a bit lost when he thought about it Only Isyuram and the rehabilitation members were the exception
“A hell door at the end of the Abyss…isn’t this pretty fun?”
Isyura also laughed and nodded
“Then hell will be behind this? Good I alanted to see it”
Bul-kkun also giggled and muttered
“Although it is abrupt……you would see it sooner or later”
“What? That is slander”
“Then you know that you’ll go to heaven?”
“Of course Do you kno much I’ve donated to the church?”
“Donation? Isn’t that just ?”
“Don’t talk boring nonsense If other people here it the will think it is true”
Jjak-tung freaked out and quickly blocked Bul-kkun’sactually did , Isyuram’s and the rehabilitation members’ words caused the soldiers to relax a bit But that only lasted a few e hell door, he witnessed an absurd scene The other side of the hell door was an extreht Dark water stretched out beyond the threshold of the door It stretched into the horizon! It was already weird for there to be a huge ocean underground But the even ’
Kuoooooh, aaaaaaaah!
Huled everywhere in the ocean Whenever the waves hit the strange fore It was a literal hell
“Do we have to get pass here?”
Ark looked at the wide ocean with absurd eyes before trying to touch it Then a black shape popped up and wound around his arm His health was sucked out at an enore appeared
-You have touched the hell River
<the hell=”” river=”” contains=”” the=”” cursed=”” spirits=”” who=”” have=”” a=”” deep-seated=”” grudge=”” if=”” you=”” touch=”” it=”” then=”” you=”” will=”” lose=”” 100=”” health=”” per=”” second=””>
Ark freaked out and removed his arm Fortunately he didn’t lose a lot of health but…
“How are we going to pass this place?”
“Ark!”
Then Isyura around suddenly shouted
“Can’t we ride this?”
Isyuram pointed towards a sh it was a small boat, it would still float on the hell River They had no choice but to use the boat if they wanted to pass through the river But there was one serious problem The size of the boat was so small that only fifteen people could fit at most In other words, the people who could enter this place were limited
‘Then only 15 people can pass through?’
Even when they moved with hundreds of people, there was always a life and death situation But now only 15 people could go to a place where there was a boss? It was a ridiculous situation But……
‘This is a game’
That’s right Once again this was a gaeon with strong ned to be defeated by users Then the hell River and sned And the purpose was to restrict the number of people
‘Well I don’t know if uess is correct There are currently 120 soldiers re In such a situation, if another 1,000 enemies appeared then the odds aren’t in my favour But there’s no need to worry about since the number of personnel is restricted It means I can face the enemy with fewer troops Besides…
Anyway, this was still the last boss of the secret dungeon In other words, the best loot would drop If he caught that boss with all his troops then he would’ve had to divide the loot into 3,800 parts No old Yet how et if only a dozen people entered? Of course, he would still have to share the loot with the coalitionwere Isyuram and the rehabilitation et the yolk of the egg!
‘Huhuhu, this is an opportunity!’
There was a greedy smile on Ark’s face as he came up with an idea
“Does anyone want to travel through hell?”
The soldiers shook their heads and stepped backwardsThere were no humans ould want to visit hell Of course, Isyuraroup ended up being Ark, Isyuram and the rehabilitation members
“Now, shall we do a bit of sightseeing through hell?”
Isyuram put his foot up on the side of the boat and said The boat then slid sh the water
————————————————————————————————————
“What the, that is?”
The boat had been floating for 5shape of the landscape was enough to cause roup arrived close to the destination But the final destination was an uniinable place
“Black…crystal temple?”
A bizarre island had appeared on the hell River A huge temple was located on the centre The temple looked different from others The walls, roof and even the floor of the temple was made of a black crystal The te as it felt like his soul was being sucked in After landing, Isyuram looked at a crystal pillar and said
“This temple is beautiful but it feels unpleasant”
“Is it because it is in hell?”
“My mood was refreshed the e”
Isyuram muttered The h to make Isyuram tense
“Stay alert There is a high possibility that the boss is here”
“Don’t worry I can enter battle mode when it is necessary”
Isyuram answered and entered the temple It was more enormous than it looked on the outside The structure of the te in ancient Ro up the incredible weight of the triangular roof And everything wasin a dark space
“This funny feeling…”
Isyuram kicked the floor and flinched He stared at the dark tehtly
“……Ark, do you understand?”
“………How can I know understand that there is a strange atmosphere?”
Ark gulped and sed his saliva Isyura fro flesh and blood The s! It was impossible for someone like Ark and Isyuram not to sense the hostility present After Ark, Isyuram and the rehabilitation ed into battle1 minute, there was no reaction from the inside
“It has no intention of co us come there instead?”
“The monster sees no need to come out…”
“We’ve come all the way here to kill it and noe have to search for it?”
“I’ll go first”
Ark stepped forward and said While Isyura co the level and defense, Ark was the only possible choice to lead With sharpened nerves, Ark carefully stepped forward How far did they enter? Once the party arrived at a large hall, they witnessed an uni in the hall TheIt looked exactly like the one shown in thehad its body ripped to shreds The lower part of the body was so torn apart that its internal organs were flowing out The terrible smell of blood drifted about the interior of the hall Ark looked at the dog’s body and asked with a puzzled expression
“What on earth happened to it?”
Since it looked exactly the sa was the final boss of the Abyss But as there a horrifying body before the battle had even begun?
‘Did another user enter before us and took care of the monster?’
He thought that for a bit He had often experienced such things when roaeons General monsters were a lot eneral monsters, he went to the location of the boss only to find that another user had taken care of it But Ark soon shook his head