Volume 3 - CH 51

Volume 3

Chapter 51-Strange Spaces and Unforgivable Monsters

After defeating the  Steel Crab, we descended three flights of stairs.

On the sprawling forest-like level, we encountered the magical beast Zagnar, and on the damp, ruin-like level, we were attacked by the wandering Lefty Hand.

All of these are demons that we ...... "Clover" have faced during our adventures.

I guess, this phenomenon was caused by my bias to the labyrinth dungeon with Rain's memory.

And now, we are at the fourth level below ground.

The atmosphere of this place was different from the previous ones.

The surrounding area was lined with columns, and it was pitch-dark and impossible to see anything ahead.

The distorted starry sky spread out overhead, and the cold air made us feel as if we were in some kind of "transparent darkness."

Perhaps our destination was already near.

I have a confident feeling that if we go down one or two more ...... stairs, we will reach the Abyssal Gate, the door to the Abyss.

"Be careful, brother."(Nibelung)

Nibelung, walking beside me, looks up at me with concern.

Her sense of the walkers is far superior to mine.

She has more experience as a dimensional walker than I do.

"Ah. This is not a good sign."(Rain)

"It's not as stable as that place. And I can feel other worlds flowing in."(Silk)

"...... Everyone should be more vigilant than ever."(Yuki)

Everyone nodded at my words.

But  apparently my warning was late, .......

"It's about time you came back. Is something wrong?"(Silk)

Silk, with a nervous twitch of his ears, looks deep into the darkness.

The other end of the line should be Nene, who had gone out on the advance warning.

The fact that she has not returned after leaving a short time ago, coupled with the strangeness of this space, makes me more anxious.

"I'll use the power of the "presence mark stigmata" to do a little search."(Yuki)

"I understand. I'll also try to find out  about her but please don't push yourself."

"I'll take it in moderation."(Yuki)

I nodded to Silk and concentrated my mind to manipulate the "Persephone's Blessing".

In any case, there is a strong sense of discomfort here.

"I'm afraid of something. I don't know what to do, everyone is here, but I feel like I'm moving away. ......!"(Marina)

Right after my search began.

With her hand on the hilt of her black sword, Marina restlessly turns her head around.

Marina's sense of style at times like this cannot be underestimated.

Regardless of the presence or absence of the "existence mark stigmata," her own sensitive crisis-sensing ability is instinctive - and terribly accurate.

"Ah what's that........."(Nibelung)

The moment Nibelung shouted that, the sky...fell...down.

That's the only way to describe the sensation that hit us, and we were swallowed up in the blink of an eye.

"Oh, ......!"(Yuki)

I, who had been so focused on controlling the "existence mark stigmata," was suddenly struck by the void.

The first thing to do is to take a look at the "Stigmata" and see if you can find a way to make it work for you.

Then the feeling of being crunched lasted for a few seconds, and I was helplessly knocked to the ground.

"Guh...... everyone, are you alright?"(Yuki)

When I got up and looked around, there was no sign of my friends.

No way, is it some sort of transition trap teleporter?

If so, this division is not good.

"..."(Yuki)

I felt the presence of something beyond the darkness, but I managed to calm down my hurried thoughts.

I hope it's one of my friends, but it doesn't sound like one.

Its footsteps were slow but deep, stomping bass, and even Marina in her armor would not make such a sound.

I released a "lamplight" magic around me without chanting.

Since I do not have night vision like Nene, it is imperative that I would be able to see.

But that might have been a bad idea.

The bluish-white light of the "lamplight" brought out a strange creature from the darkness.

Not so much in size. It was about the size of a borgul.

However, its appearance was out of the ordinary and creepy.

The monster slowly walks toward me, its body resembling a gigantic egg with a top layer of hair and thin limbs like a dead tree.

The coarse breath leaking out of its gaping maw emitted an unpleasant odor along with white breath, and pus and blood oozed from the verrucous warts that covered its body.

'ughhhhhhhhhh !!!!'(Walking egg)

The monster, which seems to have perceived me, is slowly moving toward me.

I don't know if he was measuring distance or if he was more cunning than he looked, but I slowly drew my blue thin sword rapier and held it at the ready.

'Damn, don't come here ......!"(Yuki)

I've faced a lot of monster monsters, and sometimes I've even been hit by their blood, but the physiological disgust radiating from this monster was enough to make me back away.

It's not only just unpleasant. It was so unpleasant that it made me think that the very idea of transferring me to the place where this thing was was a trap in itself.

'Uboudjadnatisuwozukui!!!!'(Walking )

The monster suddenly comes toward me with a strong scream.

Fortunately, it wasn't moving so fast and I was able to jump back and avoid its outstretched hand.

My nose sniffs the stale breath and nausea rises up from the back of the throat.

"Uckwuick !!!!."( Walking )

The monster was still closing the distance to grab me.

If that thing grabs me, I'm prey to its big mouth.

Before that, I don't think I can stand the discomfort of being touched.

"What in the world is this guy?"(Yuki)

I am a man who loves knowledge.

I have never seen a monster before, but this monster does not arouse my intellectual curiosity to any degree.

Only disgust, discomfort, and wariness arouse my mind.

I have a strong feeling that I have to get rid of this thing right now.

"Onianarakawoyadukobukku!!!!"( walking egg)

The demon, which had stopped moving, once again makes a screeching sound.

The ringing in my ears and head hurt so much that I almost fell to my knees.

But if it has stopped moving, it's a good chance.

I leap back further to get some distance and prepare several magic spells without chanting.

First of all, I had to create a situation in which I could take advantage of the situation by impeding his actions.

I pulled out my weapon, but to be honest, I didn't want to get too close to the thing.

Thinking so, I mercilessly shot the monster in front of me with a plague of debuff magic.