Chapter 403

Episode 403 Ice Rock (4)

After becoming convinced of the traitor’s existence.

Every day I wandered around and inquired.

Oh, of course, he didn’t act like a detective too much, he just walked around and talked to him like a nerd during breaks or camping.

Otherwise he might curl up and hide—

“Now wait! Explain so we can understand!”

As each team leader ran out and tied Pike Neldine, one of the crew members who was watching intervened.

“Explanation……”

There’s nothing I can’t do.

That would help sort out the situation.

“It was thanks to Elkobson Riadkay that I first became suspicious of Pike Neldine.”

“If it’s Riad Kay…”

“That summoner who belongs to Aquraba-sama’s team?”

The summoner flinched greatly when the eyes of the people gathered, expressing embarrassment.

“Uh yeah? Because of me?”

“Yeah, didn’t you tell me when I went to ask you some questions? It’s strange that trolls seem to tire quickly.” seaʀᴄh thё nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

“Oh yes. I’m sure I’ve said that before…”

Why do you look at me like that?

Are you worried that there might be sparks?

Then it’s useless to worry.

There was no way I could harm the person who contributed the most in this deduction.

“Anyway! It started from there.”

Do I have to say that it was an opportunity to change my mindset?

Previously, if I thought ground subsidence would be a magic skill that collapses the ground, I changed my mind after hearing that testimony.

It’s about focusing on the ‘troll’ itself, not the outside world.

“Convincing that something must be wrong with the troll, I checked to see if anyone had approached the troll before or after the incident.”

He recites a reasoning in front of a crowd.

“Until then, I was always suspicious of Aqurava’s teammates and wizards who were always waiting near the sled because I had to cast ‘preservation’ magic all the time.”

It’s called Barbarian Detective Mode.

“But upon investigation, there was only one other person who approached the troll.”

I pointed at the guy tied up with a rope.

“That was Pike Neldine.”

“……!”

“This guy came with all sorts of excuses and naturally contacted the troll, and after the incident, he stopped coming like a ghost—” ”

That’s just the circumstances!”

At that time, Pike Neldine, who was imprisoned, raised an objection.

“You make people like this with just that?”

Hee hee, man, I’m not done talking yet.

Paladin Jun tried to gag him, but I stopped it with a wink.

He’s digging his own grave, and he doesn’t even need to stop it.

“Evidence! After all, there is no evidence. No!”

yeah there was no evidence.

That’s why I had to use such a cumbersome method.

Because people only want to believe what they see.

Without me having to step out, Aqlava, who was next to me, stepped out.

“The superpower you just used was [Overload].”

“That’s it! What do you mean?”

“Why did you keep hiding that you have that ability?”

“It’s not the same for everyone to have a number of non-spleens!”

“Hmm, that’s the trump number of your ‘warrior’? [Overload], a rank 7 essence?”

At the sarcastic remark, the boy kept his mouth shut.

Yes, [Overload] is a skill that increases the damage of ranged attack skills at the cost of a decrease in movement speed due to a large temporary increase in body weight.

This skill is not suitable for warriors.

That’s why…….

“Don’t blur the point! In the first place, [Overload] is an ability that only applies to oneself!”

As expected, he tried to find a way out this way.

“Yes, if it’s [Overload], I’ve seen one that uses it before.”

“Obviously… it was a superpower that could not be used on others.”

“What, then, did you catch a tough person?”

The crew roared as if they were seduced by his logic.

“This man is persecuting innocent members with ridiculous logic! Everyone, please help me. Otherwise, you might be next!”

Soon, the man shouted even more vigorously.

Thank you very much for this.

shit.

Actually, I was waiting for that logic to come out.

The logic you set up to protect yourself in the previous conversation will entangle yourself.

From now on, no matter what I do, I won’t be able to escape.

It’s time to slowly draw out the sword.

“Could you lend me a knife over there?”

Soon after borrowing a knife from one of the crew members nearby, as if taking it by force, he approached him.

“What are you doing… Everyone help me—”

“Everyone stay still!”

“Cheuk-!”

Grab the tied guy by the back and lift it up high so everyone can see it.

At this, the crew flinched and looked at them.

The look on his face as if we should all come together.

I hurriedly shouted loudly before their opinions could be brought together.

“An ability that only applies to oneself? Surely [Overload] is such an ability. But—!”

Whom the asshole dares to fool.

How many years have I been playing [Dungeon & Stone]?

“If you have the conversion-type ability [Endow], the story will be different.”

The guy’s forearm at the same time he spit out the words.

To be precise, he aimed at the vein and cut it deeply with a knife.

shiver.

blood flowing down.

Because the veins were cut wide, the blood fountain did not rise due to the pressure difference, but the amount of blood that flowed out was greater than that.

“With that amount of blood, you won’t last more than a few minutes.”

“…Chi must be treated… City fuse!”

The crew panicked at the scene of the sudden execution.

“Everyone stay still!”

“Please trust us and wait. It won’t happen like you think.”

However, when the team leaders who were watching the situation intervened, they too could not act recklessly.

1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes……

Time that seemed to be frozen forever passed, and a few people with good eyes noticed the difference first.

“…why don’t you die?”

“You’re bleeding that much, but are you still conscious?”

“Look at the pool of blood on the floor. Even if all the blood in the body is drained, it won’t be like that…” Is it because they are

also explorers who can be considered specialists in hunting and killing?

I noticed it much earlier than I thought.

Anyway, at this point, you can say that the situation has matured

.

After loosening my cold throat once, I shouted again.

“What you’ve seen now is the embodied ability of a level 5 monster, Blood Roar, called the [Fountain of Blood]!”

embodied ability.

A name that refers to a passive skill in this world.

“…[Fountain of Blood]?”

“What is it?”

“I’ve seen it before in a book. It was a supernatural ability that made it impossible to die from blood loss.”

“Wait a minute, if it’s a Blood Roar… surely it’s one of the monsters with the [Endowment] mentioned earlier?”

“That’s right. I remember that the ability was very tricky because it was always grouped with other monsters.”

“then……!”

The members who started to convince me without further persuasion.

Soon I threw the guy I was holding onto the floor.

cooong.

It must have been quite a shock, but he didn’t groan once.

He must have decided that he didn’t even have time for that.

“Wait a minute! It’s true that you ate the essence of B Bloodroar, but isn’t that proof that [Endowment] exists?”

Even at this point, is it proof?

I didn’t have to step out this time either.

“Then, try using the Blood Roar’s other abilities.”

“That’s…”

“There were definitely four of them. I remember all of them being easy to see with the naked eye.”

“I admit it! Actually, I do have [Endow]! But that doesn’t mean I betrayed you!”

“If you come, why was it unclean in the first place?”

“I was just afraid…! I was afraid of being accused of being a traitor!”

A final argument to be spit out with a trembling body.

The sight of him rolling on the floor with his entire body wrapped in blood and tied tightly with rope was ghastly, but I wasn’t worried.

“Why is everyone doing this! Just because I have the ability to do something like that doesn’t mean I’m guilty!”

principle of presumption of innocence.

If it was a modern trial.

No, even if it was a bit barbaric, it would have worked if it was a trial in a city where ‘law’ existed.

But…

“How long will Pike Neldain keep saying such naive things?”

This is a labyrinth.

And above all.

“What is everyone worried about? At first glance, the facial expressions and tone of voice seem like lies.”

Explorers are not sick either.

“Well, it was strange that the ground collapsed twice. It had never happened before when I came here.”

It was at this point that everyone acknowledged it.

“Yes, it was all because of that bastard, right?

Pike

Neldine is a traitor.

The fact that all the hunger and discomfort during the past journey came from this guy

. It came towards me,

“Look here! Save me! I’ll be honest with all the questions asked!”

Okay then, let’s move on to interrogation time.

***

Level 4 explorer Pike Neldine.

An explorer who has been active while rolling here and there, such as a small elite team and a large clan.

Then why did this guy betray the expedition? Did you do it?

No, not exactly…….

“Where is your background? Noark? Above Alminus? Is he him or is it the explorer’s guild?”

Come on, tell me.

To be honest, I’ll press your happiness button on the top of your head with this hammer. Huh?

“……There’s no such thing as behind the ship! It’s just that I hate you…….”

Huh, he still hasn’t come to his senses.

“Jun.” When I called his name briefly, Jun, who was waiting next to me

, mercilessly inserted a long awl under his fingernail.

!!”

“It’s very precious to have a body that won’t die no matter how much you bleed.” ”

Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu could possible!”

“Even if it can withstand bleeding, it will not be able to do so if the organs are damaged, so be careful.” ”

Don’t worry. He won’t want Lee’s death yet.”

Is this a paladin…?

It was such a merciless word that I thought so, and the torture was

strangely skillful. Didn’t he act as a Heretic Questioner or something like that?’

It’s a matter worthy of suspicion.

The fact that he abandoned his last name, and the fact that the name ‘Jun’ wasn’t known in the city…

It’s a bit suspicious, right?

Well, right now, that ability was a big help.

” Stop that……! I’ll tell everyone…!”

The guy who endured for over an hour as a warrior finally broke his will and started confessing.

“Who’s behind it?”

“Illya Adnus…….”

” The guild leader of the Explorers’ Guild.”

Oh shit……

Suddenly, a big man like this is being mentioned?

“Tell me properly. Are you sure?”

“I’m sure! I didn’t meet him in person, but it was his aide who gave me this job!”

But I don’t think he’s lying.

He left the guild leader issue behind and continued the interrogation.

“So what kind of orders did you receive?

” …….”

“Jun?”

“It was an order to make the War Expedition fail!”

“What kind of order was it specifically?”

Soon I asked several questions and understood the situation in detail. In

summary, it was like this.

Guild leader was aware that we were headed for Ice Rock and tried to foil the expedition by touching food and supplies:

“I swear I never meant to hurt anyone. If it was that, I wouldn’t have done it!”

“What are you saying? Two of the crew were caught and nearly fell. If our team’s wizard hadn’t acted in time, he would have died.”

“That’s…! I didn’t know they would protect the supplies that much!”

he shouted as if he was

genuinely

resentful . “I really

thought

he was a traitor…”

“The guild leader was behind him, so the situation got bigger. . I wonder what will happen when I go back…”

“It would have been better if it had been Noark’s trick.”

He complied with my request for help in finding the traitor, but he probably hoped that I was wrong.

All of their expressions were dark,

but the only difference between them and ordinary people was that they were quick to accept reality.

“Let’s discuss this first. What do you think is the reason the guild leader wanted the expedition to fail?”

“The most powerful thing is political check. If the expedition fails, we can put the blame on the Marquis.” ”

Perhaps the explorer’s guild hoped that the weight of this war would not lean to either side, whether it was the royal family or Noark.” “I doubt

it was, but… … It doesn’t make any sense at all. The one who is benefiting the most from this war can be seen as an explorer.”

“Jun, what about you? Do you have any opinions?”

“…….”

The results of the meeting were not particularly fruitful.

Although many speculations were made, there was still no way to know what the truth was.

“Hey… Pike Neldine How are you going to deal with it?”

James Carla asked cautiously, and each team leader gave their opinion

. If the person who disturbed the discipline is alive and walking, morale will surely be low.”

Meland Kaislan.

“I have a different opinion. If you go back alive, it will help drive the guild leader out of the city. Jun, why don’t you say anything?

”

Titana

Aakuraba

. …”

Soon,

their eyes focused on me.

Isn’t it obvious what I’m going

to do

?

My brother chose the most comfortable beheading in wartime.

Hanging

was annoying because there were a lot of things to prepare, and I felt that everyone was asking for blood.

Surprisingly!

The execution ended literally with a single knife.

However, some of them still didn’t feel resentment. “Where are you going

…?” ”

Patrol

.”

After the execution, I immediately I stepped back from my seat and went to the outskirts.

And…

「The character has worn No.6111 Destiny Seeker.」 I put

the ring on my chest again,

but what is this?

「The ring determines the fate of the character . I detected. ”

I also caught the traitor,

so

the fire

would go out .

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