Chapter 467 The Dead Man’s Heart (III)

It indeed took us quite some time to reach the very end of the ravine but overall, nothing happened that could interest me at all. More like it didn't even give me any kind of danger overall, well, except for the traps. Instead of monsters, what we meet every time we made progress while traversing the ravine are traps. It looks like it was meant to trap monsters but some traps are just not meant to trap monsters but to kill people passing by on the ravine. Not only that but the traps are also getting farther and farther and the traps are getting cruder than the last and it looked like it was rushed to the extreme.

The thought completely kept me thinking about what those traps are. It is an intentional trap but doing so is just a waste of time especially since all of the traps that have been laid out are just not even good enough to stall us for at least a single second. In the end, I have no explanation to that.

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[You and your party are the first people to discover the Abyssal Depth of Ruins! Would you like to share the achievement with the world?]

Sigma immediately hit the NO button before she looked at our destination. It is an abyssal sinkhole, a hole on the surface of the earth that reaches into the very depths. But compared to the normal sinkholes where it was just a big hole on the ground, this place seems like a combination of a sinkhole and ruins. The walls are clearly from some sort of ruins and yet, this wasn't a part of a ruin. It didn't look like it was embedded in the walls of the sinkhole since it would look more obvious but it was like the wall itself is already like that from the very beginning.

"Wow, the energy around this place is very heavy. My mana is also reacting pretty wildly," Dolly anxiously smiled at the sight. It looked marvelous, but it was scary. That is the only thing that many people will say once they see the place.

One more thing that made this place different from the surroundings is the lack of snow in the area. It was like it melted and the bare brown ground is seen at a bare minimum while the rest of the soil deep under started to darken and I bet eventually, it will turn black.

"Alright, we will continue on foot. Alpha, Beta, good work, now go and rest. The road is not meant for you guys, you two are still too clumsy," Sigma opened the summons area and the two snakes immediately went inside I think I even saw one of the snakes sigh in relief before entering the portal for the summons area.

I did the same to Mizuchi too. With everyone out of the carriage, Sigma reduced the size of the carriage and returned it to its former look and size before she store it back in her inventory. Once she was done, she gathered everyone together to do some final briefing. It's a necessity if explore an unknown area.

"Is everyone ready? We will be entering a dangerous area, so anyone who doesn't feel well, say something immediately."

When no one said anything, Sigma smiled and pulled out her greatsword.

"Alright, let's give it our all, this is our final quest and we should be done with the fetching job. Pull out your weapons and let's go."

With the confidence oozing on Sigma, everyone felt good about her leadership. It might not be inspirational words but her presence alone makes it up.

Sigma led the way with me behind the group and everyone in the center while Iron and Hagane are positioned on the east and west point to guard against any incoming attacks. We continue to move and soon, we arrived at a place that is a bit filled with dark mist. The moment we stepped foot in that area, we immediately smelled something really bad. It's a smell of rotten flesh and burnt flesh.

"Heads up, enemies ahead on 12 o'clock and 3 o'clock position. I can also see some movement in the 11 o'clock position but I can't determine whether there are enemies over there," Sigma readies her greatsword as we approach. Everyone also tensed up after Sigma mentioned the enemies.

As we got closer, we soon saw what we are facing, and just like what the enemies that I saw in the live stream back then about this place, what we are facing right now are countless the undead.

p They don't even have any status, which means they are just normal undead, cutting off their head or breaking it will kill them. Healing magic and healing potions also work though it is just wasteful to use potions in a fight. Unless it was a very necessary last attempt, using a potion to fight the undead is best avoided.

"Attack and advance. Aim for the head. Use basic attacks and break their heads. We continue to move as we kill them and do not stop and falter."

URRRGGGGHHHHH AAAGGGGHHHH

The moans of the undead and the zombies alongside the bad smell they are releasing are just causing trouble to our noses. Still, everyone continued to push forward. Sigma did all she can do and made sure that her greatsword would deal with everything she had.

As for me who is already adept at killing the undead and zombies, I only used guns and continue to shoot them one by one on the head and if some zombies get close, I immediately transform the gun to its dagger form and instantaneously pierce their head with a squishy twist.

"Holy crap!" Hagane struggled when one undead grab his shield and opened its mouth.

BANG!

"Bash it with your shield and overpower them with it. Don't just use your shield for defense, it can also be used for defense," I gave out some advice. Even though I rarely use the shield and spear for battle, using them is making me able to understand how they properly work.

"Thanks for the save, Bladeheart!" Hagane grinned and used what I just said and bashed it on the incoming zombie.

Progress is slowly being made as we slowly descend but it is also a bit alarming how many zombies and undead are starting to gather around. We don't get any exp for every kill which is why it isn't worth killing all of them but if you just leave them be, things will go to the worse also, which is why the battle continued.

Then, we saw a few burning bodies approaching us too.

"Burnt zombie variant incoming! Watch out for the flames!"

We have to indeed look out for the flames. The flames are still burning quite badly on some burnt zombies charging at us and even if they seemed to be covered in flames, it was like they don't even die from being burned.

Killing the zombies worked just fine before but now, it seemed to have worked a bit worse now since getting close to its head will surely burn your arm too or anywhere that gets too close to the body.

"Let me handle these guys! Focus on the normal ones and continue moving forward!" Sigma then slashed her greatsword and cleaved the zombies in one fell swoop.

"Damn, if this was a zombie apocalypse, things would be really bad," Hagane grumbled.

"Heh, not as bad as the zombies in Outbreak Chronicles. These guys don't even hold a candle on those zombies."

"Ugh, you are mentioning that novel again. Sadly, the author put it on hiatus, perhaps he dropped it?" Hagane gritted his teeth as he bash it again.

"Nah, more like he is taking a long break from it I guess. Maybe he will be back soon enough, who knows."

The battle was never-ending as we continue to move into the bottom of the hole. The struggle is real and the amount of enemies to kill is just overflowing.

Mother, Dolly, and Topaz fire off their AOE magic spells and disintegrate a group from time to time to lessen their numbers but it was clear that the numbers alone are just too numerous for a single AOE spell to wipe them all out. Chase also heals some undead that causes it to disintegrate. But since it wasn't a practical use and the heals are also necessary for healing others, he usually holds back in using his healing skills. Instead, he uses his fist to smack the undead down before he finishes it off with the tip of his staff, killing them. As expected of a Combat Medic.

Our progress is slow but that is enough for us to continue deeper. The undead is still swarming at us but we are a bit thankful since none of us have suffered any injuries and we also made sure to avoid being bitten. Just like how in zombie movies and various apocalypse stories do, no one wanted to get bitten either.

"Master. I think I am detecting the same energy pattern from a necromancer. I have memorized the power patterns of the last necromancer we fought before and I think one of our enemies is part of the necromancers you needed to defeat to obtain another legacy page."

Hearing that made me grin. Finally, some progress!