Episode 51. A doll’s dream
The hidden piece of the second ordeal has been opened.
The cliff split and the waterfall that was heading outward began to pour into the center.
Not only that, but as the water rose inside the cave, a hidden temple hidden in the basement of the dungeon was revealed.
“What is that?”
Adventurers were buzzing in front of the cliff.
“This is my first time hearing a story like this?!”
“Isn’t this what happened because that little guy over there played with the mirror? Hey man. “What have you done now?”
A hunter wearing a brimmed hat aims a gun at me. Rox jumped out before anyone else, grabbed his head, and slammed it into the ground.
bang!
“Don’t be foolhardy. “Next time it won’t end with a warning.”
Turf, plod, trudge.
As soon as Rox finished speaking, a being with strong energy appeared from the temple.
A shabby purple cloak and silver armor with countless scars.
Through the skeletal face visible through the helmet, it was clear that this was a ‘deadlord’, the king of the jungle.
“Everyone get behind me.”
As soon as the command was given, Rox and Cynthia’s party came behind me in an instant.
Other adventurers, sensing danger, also quickly began to distance themselves from the Dead Lord.
If you fight, you can never win.
They are also skilled enough to come this far. The body reacted instinctively because it was able to understand the difference in strength to some extent.
“place… Drod?!”
One of the adventurers recognized his identity.
“Oh, no, I heard that he rarely appears in person?!”
“That’s right! Apparently, as long as you don’t touch the doll in the dungeon, the path will be opened… .”
“Stop talking nonsense and run away quickly!”
When he shouted the name of the apostle, the adventurers gathered in front of the temple became frightened and began to run away.
Doo doo doo doo.
There was no fighting.
They only found out the name of the apostle. Despite this, not a single person was able to overcome their fear and left the place.
“You idiots.”
Rox clicked his tongue as he looked at them.
I answered in a low voice as I watched the adventurers running away.
“They are not stupid. “It’s wise.”
“The ones who get scared and run away even though they haven’t even fought?”
“Knowing the difference between the enemy and yourself and leaving the scene is one way to survive on the battlefield.”
“… … .”
“And fighting recklessly against an enemy you cannot defeat is not courage, it is ignorance.”
“I feel stupid if I say that.”
“That could be possible.”
“what!”
In fact, what Rox said was not wrong.
From now on, what is needed to go higher is not courage, but fighting to the death.
No matter what they have experienced before, stronger enemies will appear and more dangerous events will lurk in the trials ahead.
Turf, plod, trudge.
Deadlord walked right in front of the chessboard carved on the floor. He counted the number of gargoyle statues on his side and then looked at me and asked:
“Will you be tried?”
Alfredo, overwhelmed with energy, just uttered one word and collapsed.
Cynthia gritted her teeth and withstood his momentum.
‘… Now that I see that guy, his acting skills are amazing.’
Right next to her, Yuda was sweating profusely and pretending to be having a hard time.
‘In terms of skill, he is one of the top five apostles.’
I approached the chessboard while making eye contact with the Dead Lord and answered.
“I will put a test on all five of them here.”
Deadlord placed his palm on the ground. As his aura, as sharp as the tip of a sword, spread throughout the jungle in an instant, light flashed on the chessboard and the gargoyle statues began to move.
Ki-geek, ki-geek, ki-gi-geek.
‘It’s the same as back then.’
The way they settle down.
It was exactly like a chess game. The appearances of those transformed by the aurors were also the same as the king, queen, rock, bishop, knight, and pawn… … .
“The rules of the trial I give you are simple. “The pieces on this chessboard now take turns taking turns with each other.”
The deadlord bobs his head. The phone moved forward one space and made a loud noise.
Kugugoogung.
“This is different from chess, where you always move one space at a time. And when the person who has the turn reaches the enemy, he can attack.”
I asked, pointing to the phone with my index finger.
“If you get attacked, will you die?”
“No, if you can withstand the attack, you can survive no matter how many turns.”
The rules are also the same as then.
“How to win?”
“Just kill all enemies on the arena.”
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“understood. It’s just that we are five, but aren’t you sixteen? “Is there any penalty or something?”
Deadlord’s mouth twitched.
“does not exist.”
“Then the five of us will have to catch all sixteen.”
“Okay, if you don’t want to, just gather more party members.”
“no. I just wanted to know the rules. “Let’s proceed like this.”
I climbed up onto the chessboard with Rox. Cynthia and her party members also followed us.
“Apostle, before I begin my game, may I make a suggestion?”
“proposal?”
“I think it would be boring for me to fight against such weak gargoyles.”
Deadlord looked at me with an interested expression.
“Would you like to hear what it is?”
“You are participating in this game.”
“I?”
“You become the horse of this game and meet us. “Except one of those gargoyles.”
The guy tilted his head and asked.
“Do you think you can win then? “I have a power that cannot be compared to that gargoyle.”
“I think we can win.”
“You don’t regret it?”
“okay.”
The deadlord chuckled and climbed directly onto the chessboard. He grabbed the head of the gargoyle in the king’s seat and crushed it.
bang!
He said to me with a smile.
“Then let the game begin.”
* * *
The 20th floor of the tower.
On a tree about a kilometer away from the center of the jungle where the ordeal begins.
A black-haired old man wearing a black uniform scratched his head with an embarrassed expression.
“What the hell is going on?”
He didn’t understand the situation.
Although I had previously succeeded in climbing the 20th floor, which was an ordeal in the jungle, I had never seen a scene like this before.
‘… ‘Should I help you?’
“No, I don’t think I can beat that guy.”
It is impossible to defeat the Apostle with human power. That’s why you climb the tower by passing the trials they give you.
According to the will of the owner of the tower, who is called God.
‘That child of Strange, is he really trying to fight an apostle?’
I don’t know what kind of ordeal he was put through, but he probably wouldn’t be able to survive a head-to-head fight with an apostle.
Phew-
I don’t want to lose such a fun toy in a place like this.
“How about just giving me time to run away?”
An old man with black hair came down from the tree and pulled out a huge brush from his back.
“Come out, earth spirit.”
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
As he waved the brush in the air, the black aura gathered at the tip of the brush began to create a picture.
And not long after, the picture the old man completed began to shine.
Easy profit-
pop!
A black rat wearing a black Gambison appeared.
“Did you call me?”
“okay. Since I don’t have time, I’ll explain briefly. “When the battle begins soon, I will take the adventurers there and run away.”
“yes.”
“Then, all you have to do is take as much time as possible against the enemy leader remaining there.”
“It’s simple. In the end, shouldn’t I just fight the enemy?”
“It’s not just fighting. “It’s your job to kill time.”
The black rat nodded.
“Please leave it to me. “Don’t you know my abilities, Master?”
“Yes, that’s why I called you.”
The two gave each other a thumbs up and started running as fast as they could along the road.
Doo doo doo doo.
“Master, is the enemy strong?”
“okay.”
“How much?”
“more than I.”
“Ma, is there an enemy stronger than the Master?”
“The guy we have to deal with this time is one of the ‘Apostles’ of the tower. “There is no enemy that can be compared to me.”
“ah… ?!”
The black rat swallowed his saliva.
Without asking the Master any more, he pulled out the long nails of both hands and prepared for battle.
Pashak.
As they got closer to the temple, a powerful energy enveloped their bodies. The black-haired old man called Master was nervous enough to slow down his approach without even realizing it.
If I make a mistake, I could die too. You have to approach as carefully as possible and rescue them.
With this thought in mind, I am cutting through the bushes.
‘… huh?’
The black-haired old man lowered his posture and stopped walking.
The black rat also hid behind his back.
The situation in front of the temple that came into their sight was different from what they expected.
Deadlord was kneeling in front of Verdin.
No, to be precise, Verdin’s subordinate, a woman with long light blue hair, subdued the apostle.
The black-haired old man could not believe it even after seeing this scene.
‘What happened?’
“Master, is that sky blue haired woman an apostle?”
“no.”
“So, are you the knight in the purple cloak with the feather helmet?”
“okay.”
“I knew. “If you just give me the command, I’ll run right now and-”
“wait.”
“yes?”
“Please wait a moment. “I guess something happened that I didn’t expect.”
“What is that… ?”
The old man called Master was quite embarrassed and could not decide what to do.
‘The Apostle was defeated?’
This is my first time hearing this story.
It is said that it is a great blessing for anyone who encounters an apostle to even survive, so how can they even think of fighting against a guy like that?
I thought it was something that even Gregory, who was in charge of trials on the lower 10th floor, could not touch.
“Cynthia, finish him off.”
Verdin’s booming voice was heard. The dignity of high-ranking nobles was felt in the voice giving orders.
‘Did Deadlord really lose?’
The black-haired old man watched them without any trace.
And a few seconds later, Cynthia’s blade cut through the air and cut off the Dead Lord’s head.
Flutter!
He shook his hands with wide eyes.
“… “I’m withdrawing.”
“yes?”
“I don’t think I should get involved in this fight.”
“Master, isn’t it a bit much to come all the way here and just leave? “If you even touch your nails with that apostle-”
“Die.”
“… Are you dying?”
“Yes, we will both die. I don’t know how they brought the Dead Lord to his knees. “I can’t do it.”
The black rat noticed and took a step back.
“All right.”
“It ended up being boring this time, but I’ll call you again next time I come up with something fun.”
“Yes, Master.”
pop! The black rat disappeared with a sound. The black-haired old man straightened his uniform, turned his back, and left the room, muttering softly so that others could not hear.
“A new era has arrived.”
* * *
Before the chess game begins.
Dead Lord warned us.
“Once the game starts, you cannot leave the stadium.”
I stood in the king’s chair and answered him.
“That’s what you wanted, but you also can’t leave this stadium, right?”
“okay.”
He opened his mouth with a confident expression and blew out white smoke. It was identical to the ability to go to the dream world that had hit him in his first trial.
‘okay… . yes.’
The owner of the tower will tell us why he was put in charge of this ordeal.
‘Because the answer to how we can win is hidden in the apostle’s dream.’
I closed my eyes and took in the smoke coming out of the apostle. Rox and other party members also did not resist.
So we disappeared in the smoke that filled the stadium.
When I came to my senses again, I woke up inside a small cabin.
“Mother, I will soon become the greatest knight on this continent.”
fantasy,
