Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 164 Exploration (3)

My head cools after waking up.

Similar principle to the cooling fan running first when trying to work with severe overheating.

‘There is a rat……’

My heart beats low and the accident accelerates.

The Sky Tower is an independent tier.

Once the color of the portal changes, no one can follow it. None of the items or hidden pieces I know of could pierce it.

That’s what it means.

‘Did I enter before the color of the portal changed?’

From the beginning, he entered with us.

Of course, in preparation for this case, we also waited for a while to make sure no one came along, and before we left, we turned on the detection magic to prepare for the stealth ability… ‘It is

possible to go undetected if it is a level 2 or higher stealth machine. It’s because it can’t be detected with some kind of magic.’

Of course, this is just the worst case scenario.

It’s unlikely that this guy is really a tycoon with a rank 2 essence.

As a result, isn’t it caught in the detection magic?

It would be more correct to say that he avoided the detection magic by using an item or skill only at the first entrance.

‘In the first place, the fact that I’ve been following him for a while is probably proof that I’m not confident in my combat power.’

Okay, suddenly the courage started to spring up.

Seeing that Raven calmly briefed him on the situation, he didn’t seem too frightened.

So, how do we solve this problem?

[I don’t think it will hurt me right away. So, please organize your thoughts well and act on how to solve it. My life is in Mr. Yandel’s hands—]

The answer came right away.

“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”

Calling out the name of the ancestral spirit, it stands up quickly.

And immediately run to the place where Raven is.

[Crazy!!]

Raven was shocked and screamed directly in my head, but…….

This is the best.

If you do something stupid and he gets taken hostage, that’s when it really hurts.

Besides, doesn’t he know we noticed?

Being human by nature is such a big surprise that it’s hard to make a normal judgment.

“Raven! Are you okay!! You came out of my dream!!”

As he ran, he also blew appropriate lines.

‘uh? Wasn’t he caught?’ Let him think about this for a moment.

It opened the circuit of hope.

Of course, I wasn’t sure what kind of judgment he would make in an instant

…

It didn’t break stealth until it reached Raven.

Thank you very much.

“What’s going on!!! Enemies!!!”

“…What, I was sleeping well.”

The trio woke up in shock at the nighttime commotion.

The second effect I was expecting while shouting out the ancestors.

This made it possible to be prepared even if the rats tried to ambush other colleagues or take them hostage.

But did he hear my cry accurately even in his sleep?

Misha met my eyes and lowered her head.

Like someone who has been hit by an arrow in the heart.

“Coming out of a dream… are you two like that…? I didn’t know that. Hot……”

What did he say again?

I groaned and just cried.

“Prepare for battle! There’s a rat in here!”

As an explorer, the word ‘preparation for battle’ was absolute.

Almost conditioned reflexively, the three of them drew their weapons and formed a dense formation, guarding their surroundings.

I quickly moved around them.

“Bjorn rats? Do rats come out on the 4th floor?”

“……It means that there are other explorers besides us hiding.”

“Is that so? I was really surprised to think it was a rat!”

……Shouldn’t the mouse be surprised?

There were many things I wanted to say, but I held back.

Because that’s not what I need to do now.

“Where’s Raven?”

“Oh, it’s gone. I can’t get caught by the detection magic.”

Yes, it’s a detection invalidation mode again.

I don’t know if it’s an item or a skill.

However, if it’s not a passive ability, but an activated ability, there will definitely be a retention period.

“Keep writing. Until he shows up.”

I gave the order again, sending the Raven in my arms behind my back.

“Because he has the ability to stealth, focus. When you attack, you will definitely be revealed.”

The team members are vigilant about their surroundings with serious faces, as if they have finished grasping the situation.

Silence continued in that state for several minutes.

“…….”

He hadn’t shown up yet.

However, I wouldn’t plan on staying forever.

You just need some time to organize your thoughts.

I don’t think there will be any answer.

“Mr. Yandel…….”

“Don’t fret. Time is on our side.”

A stone chamber with all four doors firmly closed.

There is no way to escape.

If there were even a stairway of destiny, I would make a variable, but isn’t that the case?

“Just come out. I’ll kill you so you don’t get sick.”

It was the time when I was chanting while staring into the void.

“It’s been detected!”

“Where is he?”

“There by the door!”

yes it was there

“Is it possible to cancel?”

“It’s possible because the target is specific.”

“How long will it take?”

Raven didn’t answer.

I just stretched out the wand I was holding in my hand.

「Arua Raven cast the 8th grade auxiliary magic [Excavation].」

The jewel embedded in the wand’s tip shone.

And…….

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

A cloud of blue light clung to something transparent and formed a human shape.

When the halo of light soon disappeared.

The figure of the man who was hiding was finally revealed.

“You look just like a rat.”

A masked monster wearing a dark suit that clings to the body.

“Behel—laaaaa!”

“……!”

It was the moment when our eyes met and at the same time we kicked off the ground and dashed.

rattle.

Having made up his mind on something, the sheep opened the door wide and climbed the stairs.

“Bjorn! He ran away!”

“Don’t panic, pack your things first.”

Rather than immediately chasing after them, I started with the luggage that had been scattered on the floor.

The door closes when no one is left.

Then you can’t come down to pack again.

Well, there might be a simple option to put one person here, but…

‘Why?’

There is no reason to rush.

The place he opened and climbed was none other than the Stairs of Courage.

Monsters don’t even appear until we’re all up.

In a word, it is already a mouse in a poison.

“I’ve got everything.”

“Then let’s go.”

I stuffed everything, including my sleeping bag, into my backpack and pursued him.

The stone gate closes with a bang when the power is turned on.

I climbed the stairs in the lead with my shield blocking the front.

‘Looking at the look in his eyes, I don’t think he ran away without thinking…’

I got a little nervous.

What is he aiming for?

Since there was nothing to grasp right away, I moved upward, being more wary of my surroundings.

Soon the stairs are over.

Through the open door, I could see the empty next stage.

No, is it a bit like saying it’s empty?

‘I didn’t expect this to be written……’

A stone chamber of about 40 pyeong.

A corpse was melting in its center.

***

Quaang!

When everyone in the party entered the stone chamber, the door was closed.

And a group of monsters were summoned.

“Can’t you be caught by detection magic?”

“yes.”

“Assuming he might be hiding nearby, fight him.”

For now, we maintained a defensive formation and cleaned up the monsters.

It took about 6 minutes or so to get here.

When the battle was over, everyone’s eyes naturally gathered in one place.

“That corpse of Bjorn…”

Misha blurted out.

It seemed like he knew what he was trying to say, so there was no problem.

I guess it’s real

I called an expert.

“Raven.”

“It’s not fake. I can feel the remnants of magic.”

“easily.”

“It means a body that just died.”

“Could it be—”

“It can’t be someone else’s corpse. It’s faint, but the wavelengths of the mana are perfectly matched.”

……Yeah, that’s it.

‘Nimiral.’

The guy committed suicide.

Before we could even say a word to each other properly.

That fact made me feel bad.

Isn’t there something like that in the novel?

The one that members of the secret society take poison before being captured.

‘I didn’t even think of this as this was the first time.’

I’ve met a lot of chews so far, but everyone wanted to live until the end.

This is the first time that he has run away and committed suicide like this.

It wasn’t even a proper fight.

“…I’ll have to check it out first.”

I slowly approached and removed the mask.

However, neither gender nor race could be determined.

It was because all the muscles in his face had melted and flowed down.

This isn’t even an egg ghost.

“Mr. Yandel, would you like to take off your clothes?”

First, as instructed by the wizard, the body was stripped of its clothes.

Then, a worse scene than before was revealed.

“As expected, the whole body melted. It’s not like acid or anything like that. The clothes are fine…”

Raven approached without hesitation and stabbed the body with something like an iron stick to check it here and there. “The bones are attached properly. There is nothing wrong with the hair. It seems to be an ingredient that only

decomposes proteins.

”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes? What is it?”

“At that time, when I saw the corpse golem, I threw up—” ”

Ah! That’s because I was suddenly rotten during the chanting. I saw a lot of disgusting things while experimenting, so this much doesn’t matter, right?”

“……Right.”

I think he has a very different personality than his appearance.

Even Mr. Bear, a 10-year-old explorer, turns his head.

“…Are you sure Yandel is dead?”

“I guess it’s like that for now.”

“Then I’m going over there to rest. Cheese is my favorite food.”

“cheese?”

“If I look at it any longer, I think I’ll stop eating cheese.”

It was a reasonable reason, so when I told him to do it, Einar and Misha also left for similar reasons.

“Chi cheese? I don’t know what it is, but it sounds delicious.”

“Bjorn? I don’t think I’ll be of much help…”

……Yes, there’s no need to go through a lot of trouble together.

“You both go and rest.”

I focused on my conversation with Raven.

“Have you been poisoned?”

“Yes. I don’t know which alchemist created it, but it’s a very unique poison. As soon as you eat it, the ingredients of the medicine are released through the sweat glands and the skin melts.”

“It’s the perfect poison to kill yourself.”

“Yes. Even more so if you have to hide your identity.”

The feeling of embarrassment grows even more.

What the hell was this bastard doing?

Just looking at it, it doesn’t look like he’s a simple predator.

Clap.

I took off the equipment he was wearing.

It’s just a trophy. …..

Judgment that there may be clues that can infer identity. “You

do n’t have an identity card.” “…

That’s strange.

”

Because I ca

n’t pass through.

If you’re a kid from the underground city, it’s understandable that he doesn’t have an ID card. With that thought in mind, I rummaged through his expandable bag. The

items that came out were few.

A few exploration supplies and food.

And…

” Wow, I guess this guy is an expert. In the beginning of sleep, the basilisk paralysis venom has all kinds of different things.”

The rest were all interpersonal consumables, and among them, there were rare items that Raven coveted

.

It’s a masked man I’ve never had a conversation with, but I get goosebumps for nothing.

The wicked plundering method using the speciality of the 4th floor.

If it wasn’t for Raven, it could have been a really big deal.

“But what were you doing at that time?”

“. …..I was simply washing my body.”

Oh, he said.

“Why don’t you do it while everyone is awake?”

“…Hey, this is the second time you’ve entered that labyrinth? It’s been less than a month since we met Urijkfried.”

Yes, it’s a period of adjustment.

He was so smart that he didn’t even think about

it. Anyway, did he finally recognize himself?

Raven, who was wearing a thin one-piece dress, frowned. I opened my child’s space and took out my clothes and put them on.

“Tell me next time. I’ll set up a tent or something.”

“Okay. Are you an explorer now? I don’t intend to be particularly mean about that.”

“In that case.”

Afterwards, I had a few more conversations with Raven while examining the corpse, but there was no meaningful result

. Ina went to sleep.

Oh

, of course, just in case, I decided to

stay awake .

The first one was me

. It was a sleeping bag.

Maybe he was having a nightmare?

I wanted to wake him up, but Raven slowly opened his eyes.

“……Mr. Yandel.”

“Are you awake? Don’t worry, just grow up. I’m guarding this place.”

“I don’t mean that, but I want to ask you something.”

When I told him to try it, Raven took some time and finally got his luck.

” What would have happened if I hadn’t used detection magic then?”

It was completely different.

This made me realize.

Even though Amman acted calmly and then showed that he managed to control his emotions well, there

was no way he wouldn’t have been shocked. ”

Do you want an honest answer?”

“Yes.”

If you’re lucky, it’ll end with one or two deaths.”

There was silence for a moment.

“Originally… is this what exploration is like?”

I smiled bitterly and nodded. ”

Yes .”

What I don’t know.

My life could disappear one day.

That was the exploration.

But…

“But don’t worry. It’s not always hard and terrible things happen.

” He told me what had happened in.

Dwalkie, who was depressed after meeting a looter for the first time.

The beautiful scenery of the 3rd floor that

Rotmiller showed for such a guy.

I wonder

if this is the sensibility of an authentic wizard…

“But I really want to see you next time too.” ”

Yes, next time I’ll wake you up before 12.”

That’s how the 8th day came to an end
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