Chapter 53 - Solo Dungeon Diving 3_3

Looking to the right, looking to the left, everything is safe. The Front, back, and top are also safe. No Corpse Walker detected.

"It's time to cross the road."

With that words as a sign, I came out of my hiding place. Leaving behind the pile of Wooden barrels, I ran towards the entrance of the building that is a Treasure Spot.

"I succeeded!"

A smile bloomed on my face when I reached the door. A moment later, I groaned when I found out that the door was locked.

I took three steps back to observe this three-story building. From the exterior of the building, I can say that this building is a store. Therefore, I guess, getting into the building was not an easy thing to do.

A large store must have tight security.

Of course, I won't give up.

I need the treasure in this store.

I decided to walk around this store. And in the end, I found a wide hole on its right wall.

I can say that something huge came out of this store after I look at this wide hole...

"Is the Twin Head Corpse Walker a suspect in this crime?" I asked when I saw the big footprints on the ground.

I don't know the answer to that question. And yes, I don't want to find out the answer.

Judging from the absence of footprints that showed the huge something never returned, I can tell that huge something didn't use this shop as a nest.

The huge something never came back and that was the most important thing.

I went into the wide hole.

A dozen minutes passed and now, I'm checking out the first floor. I've checked some rooms and unfortunately, I didn't find anything.

Now, in a bedroom, I check the closet, bed, drawers, and other furniture. I also didn't forget to check every corner of the room.

I was hoping to find the treasure but in the end, I didn't find anything.

And what's worse, right now, I feel like a thief.

"Thief doesn't sound cool, I preferred tomb raider."

I left the bedroom to go to the second floor. There, I went back to look for treasure.

Minutes later, I can only drop my shoulders, ears, and tail when I find nothing.

Disappointed, I decided to take a break. At the same time, I tried to remember where the treasure was.

"Hmm..."

For a while, my tail swung slowly to the right then to the left, and vice versa.

"Oh!"

My ears stand up when I remember something.

I remember the treasure was in the basement!

Not wasting my time, I went to the basement.

Since the door to the basement was located next to the stairs, I could find it easily. I went downstairs and I found a dark basement!

"This darkness is extremely problematic! Because of this, I can't check the room easily!"

A little annoyed, I went back to the first floor. I went into a room to pick up a lantern that looked decent. Then, I was amazed when I saw that the old lantern was working.

But... If I look at this room more closely. I don't think all the stuff here is old.

Yes, this room is dusty, fragile, and has a lot of broken furniture. However, this building looks like it was just have been abandoned for few years.

With a little renovation, this building can be inhabited again.

I shook my head to remove useless thoughts. Then, I searched for a bag or something I could use to carry the treasure I was about to find.

And even though the treasure didn't exist — even though I wished it existed — there was nothing wrong if I do a preparation first.

In the end, when I didn't found any bag, I decided to bring a sheet of curtains.

With a lantern in hand, I explored the basement. The light of the lantern allowed me to see dozens of wooden boxes, piles of brown sacks, various kinds of rotten foodstuffs, dozens of barrels of wood, and the others else.

Unfortunately, the dozens of lanterns that are here cannot be lit. It left a lantern in my hand as the only source of illumination.

Now I know, this basement was used as the main warehouse of this store. They're storing all the merchandise in here.

And I think this basement is quite interesting. Especially with large pillars and a small, old human-powered elevator.

I checked this room for treasure but what I found was...

"Rawr!"

One Corpse Walker!

When I found it, the fancy-dressed Corpse Walker was sitting in a wine barrel. The undead was a statue as it sat there. But, the moment the undead discovered my presence, it becomes alive! And brutally, that undead tried to kill me!

Unlucky for the Corpse Walker, I have a high AGI Stat. I'm fast! And I can kill it in seconds.

Corpse Walker's head rolled on the floor.

And for the first time, I found a precious thing! I found a gold necklace decorated with a key that was also made of gold in the neck of the Corpse Walker.

My tail made a satisfying swing as I picked up the necklace. It's bloody but it's precious.

Searches in the basement continued.

"It's weird," I said as I looked at the basement.

I've checked this place and I didn't find the room that became the Treasure Spot. What I found was a locked iron box.

If I want to open this iron box, I need a key. And I hope the golden key in my hand is the key I needed.

Click!

"Oh!"

The iron box is unlocked!

I opened the lid of the iron box and I found three bottles of potions, hundreds of coins with most of them were silver coins mixed with little bronze and gold coins, four small bags, two jewel-embellished bracelets, and a golden dagger.

Undoubtedly, all the things in this iron box were precious. Those things will make me rich.

But...

Now I doubt that all these items can be called treasures.

I mean, I walked into a store, I rummage every room to look for valuables. Then, in the end, I found an iron box containing the valuables I wanted. And to open this iron box, I used the key I took from one Corpse Walker that I killed.

So, isn't the thing I'm doing now is thievery? And all these items are my loot?

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Heavy footsteps sounded before I got the answer to my questions. A moment later, for some reason, the atmosphere in this basement became cold and gripping.

I could feel a danger.

With no further ado, I took two bracelets from the iron box and put them on. Next, I hung the golden dagger on my hip. And lastly, I wrapped everything else using curtains.

I put the sketchy backpack on like I was wearing a true backpack. After that, I run towards the exit.

Kreet!

And I stopped when I heard the sound of this basement door being opened by someone or something.

I can't use the door. That means I have to use an old-fashioned little elevator.

I threw my lantern to the right and I ran to the left, towards the old elevator.

As I ran, I heard the sound of the other footsteps that were also running.

My heart was beating fast! My footsteps become fast too!

I arrived at the old elevator! And when I turned around, I saw a huge figure in the middle to pick up my lantern.

I couldn't see its figure clearly because of this darkness but I could see it was moving its head in search of something.

And I don't have to ask to know that what it's looking for is me! Why can I think like that?

Because that huge figure kept staring at me after it found me!

I moved my body straight away, got into the old elevator. Bleed Fair gave me a bit of trouble but in the end, I managed to get into it.

Not wasting my time, I climbed this one-and-a-half-meter-wide old elevator. I used all my capacity and energy to climb as fast as I could when I heard the sound of footsteps approaching quickly.

I continued to climb even though the sound suddenly disappeared.

"What happened?" I asked out of curiosity.

Then, suddenly, a light shone beneath me. It made me look down spontaneously.

Then, I held my screams.

My hair stood up and my body froze.

I feel an incredible fear!

There, right below me, someone or something with a terrifying face and aura looked at me with two pairs of red eyes. It made a crazy big smile to reveal its tow of sharp teeth.

"Get down!" It said in a hoarse voice.

Goosebumps, creeping from the tip of my toe to the tip of my head. A moment later, I moved my body to climb as fast as I could. But...

"Ah!"

I slipped, I who is panicked made a mistake.

"Aaaa..." I screamed as my body fell.

I'm so scared! And when I thought I was going to die, my body suddenly stopped. Accidentally, the Bleed Fair that was on my back got stuck to the wall.

I'm lucky! So, so lucky!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, I fixed my footing.

"Get down!"

The voice resounded and a moment later...

Bam!

A loud voice announcing a strong blow between the two solid objects sounded. A small earthquake followed.

The tremor of this small earthquake made me almost slipped again!

Bam!

"Get down!"

After the same episode repeated once again, I learned that the terrifying figure try to destroy the bottom of this elevator using its punch!

I'll die if I fall or when this old elevator was destroyed! Therefore I climbed as fast as possible with caution For my hand and legs do not lose their footing.