297 Fire Evil Spirit (1)

It was a five-man team that ran 30 minutes and faced each other.

The members are three humans, one dwarf and one fairy.

Presumably by equipment, it was estimated that he was an explorer on the 5th floor or higher… … .

“Are you lost? Just calm down and come here to rest.”

When he saw me approaching while camping, he sat me down at the bonfire and gave me jerky.

At first, I thought it was a poisoned jerky.

However… … .

“Hmm, what to do? I don’t have time to go through all three floors to find your team.”

None of them showed their greed throughout the conversation, and they didn’t even ask for equipment or anything in return for their life.

Well, this would be almost customary.

“Haha, you want me to give you a weapon? That’s right. If you give us your equipment, what will you do on this expedition?”

“Okay. If you really like it, the next time you meet like-minded people, don’t be stingy and repay that person by helping them.”

People who have a personality that is not enough to say that they are good people. Rather, it was more suspicious, so I sat at the campfire and nodded, showing gaps… … .

“You must have been very tired.”

“Jess, what are you going to do? It’s a bit annoying to leave the interest as it is. It’s practically the same as dying.”

“Why don’t you just walk around for a few hours and see if your mates are there?”

“What if I can’t find it?”

“Well, then, will we go upstairs together and take them with us during this expedition? It’s troublesome, but I can’t let you die in a place like this.”

It made no sense to test them any more, and it seemed like it would only cause a nuisance.

So I gave the signal to Amelia who was nearby.

A pre-arranged signal to come pick me up.

“I think there are a lot of people looking for it today. Who are you?”

“… … Sorry to disturb you. I am looking for a colleague.”

“Are you a colleague? Ah, maybe… … !”

As soon as Amelia approached the campfire, I jumped up and ran.

“Five! Emily!! I missed you!! Why are you here now?!”

“Um, I’m sorry… … . But, this… … .”

“Hey Emily!!”

I hugged him tightly so that the smoke would not come out, but he was wary of the back.

They seem like good people, but he decided that he might change his mind after seeing Amelia.

Oh, it must have been… … .

“It’s nice to meet you guys.”

As a result, there was no such thing as a reversal until the end.

“Fufu, I will follow my colleagues well from now on.”

“I have good colleagues. It’s not easy to find them scattered like this in the labyrinth. Please respect each other.”

They were nice people from start to finish.

So, it is the turn of the 10,000 uninvited guests to leave.

“Come on, let’s go. everyone… worry about you… I am doing… … .”

Amelia took me to a place where I had promised to meet with my colleagues, and they saw us off with a warm smile.

So time has passed now.

‘me… Did you really come back with nothing?’

At the same time as I felt a sense of confusion, I felt a deep emotion in my heart.

Is this healing? … ?

What kind of life have I been living?

There are so many wonderful people in this world.

“Unfortunately, your method didn’t work.”

While drenched in emotion, Amelia looked at me with eyes wondering what to do now.

Jeep, giving people embarrassment.

Did you know it was going to be like this for me?

“Are you going to continue?”

At Amelia’s next question, I was deeply concerned.

That was the moment.

“Hey, did you break up with your co-workers? What are you two doing?”

Five explorers emerged from the darkness.

“If that’s really the case, come here. We will help.”

They were all smiling brightly.

Like someone who picked up gold on the road.

So I, too, ended up praising humanity at this point and approached them with a smile.

“Oh, really! I need help, great!”

In the first place, these guys come without looking for them.

***

The second team I met was much more blatant than I expected. As soon as we joined them, they naturally surrounded us as if they were siege.

and… … .

“Oh, isn’t this a subspace ring? The equipment is worn out, but you are wearing something precious.”

He grabbed my hand and touched the subspace ring, creating a threatening atmosphere.

“So where are your colleagues?”

“I do not know.”

“Hmm, okay?”

After getting some information, would it have been thought that there wasn’t much of a threat?

Soon one of them approached Amelia.

And I put my hand on the side of the thigh where the flesh was exposed… … .

pooh.

The dagger pierced the back of his hand before he could even reach it.

“Ahh!! You crazy b*tch!”

“Kill!”

The battle that started less than three minutes after we met like that.

Whik!

As soon as they were stabbed with a knife, they counterattacked without even the slightest hesitation, so they seemed to have quite a bit of experience in person-to-person combat.

Of course there was no problem.

That’s because we are too.

“Behel—la ah ah ah!”

[Enlarge], [Swipe], etc.

When he started running rampant using his skills in earnest, the game was quickly divided. The fact that they formed a siege to prevent us from escaping worked effectively.

It’s an advantage if it’s a goblin and you beat it, but… … .

Kwajik-!

You’re not a troll or an ogre, are you?

Once we started after Jojin in the back row with bows and staffs, before long they all lay on the floor.

“Inside, is it… … . Fuck.”

Kwajik-!

“… … .”

As soon as I hit the head of the guy who seemed to be the leader, a pleasant silence came over me.

Now it’s time to pick up the lost items.

When I took off the equipment and opened the bag, I could see evidence of looting everywhere.

It was the 3rd day, so I didn’t have much equipment, but sleeping pills, poison, mental scrolls, etc. It was full of consumables that could be used on humans rather than monsters.

There were several IDs that seemed to have been stolen.

But is it because he made a lot of money at once?

“I can do it one more time.”

Amelia no longer questioned my methods.

In fact, he must have known

There is no more efficient way than this.

If you kill the looter who looted, you will get a lot of equipment.

Since there are multiple IDs, you can achieve much more for your time and effort.

“Then just wipe the blood and move on.”

Anyway, after that, we continued to play the same strategy and met several teams.

The reactions were all different.

But let’s break it down broadly… … .

[If you are not interested, please go.]

When approached alone, 90% of the class prevents them from even approaching them at all.

[I’ll let you stay for a while because the circumstances are bad.]

After listening to the story, it is 5% to ask for a reasonable level of compensation in return for letting them rest.

[…] … You’re winning. Take out your ID.]

Those who misunderstand them as looters and pull out the mace of justice 3%.

[No matter how precious a thing is, it is not worth a life.]

With the crowd trying to take off all of their equipment, whether or not I’m attacked by the monster… … .

[I’m sorry. Be careful not to do anything that will cause you to fall behind.]

About 1% of people who want to take their life because they saw their face.

‘The batting average is much lower than I expected.’

When I meet a hundred teams, I decide whether to rescue one of them.

Ha, why have I met these bastards so often? Dog poop doesn’t have to be used for medicine, is it because it’s time to find it?

I don’t know, but time has passed since then, and it’s already been 8 days.

We met the type of team we had never seen before.

“Oh, do you see all those famous newcomers here?”

It was a team of predators from Noark.

***

As for the result, there was no battle.

It’s not that we didn’t intend to do that, it’s more that the other party didn’t give us a chance to do so in the first place.

“Haha, nice to meet you, but I want you to protect the good.”

They didn’t even give me any distance, and Amelia didn’t show any particular hostility.

No, rather, he warned me.

“They are from Seongju, so don’t be reckless.”

Well, I had no intention of doing it.

First of all, you have to pretend you’re on the same side, right?

Our plan will be ruined if, in any case, we do a preemptive attack, and any of them survive and testify.

“Wait, can we talk?”

“good night.”

Amelia did not hesitate to accept the Noark team’s proposal. It didn’t take me long to realize what the hell he meant.

We have to join the forces on the side of Seongju.

Rather, the current situation can be said to be an opportunity for self-appeal.

“Becky.”

“we are… … .”

“I know. Emily, and that’s the iron mask, isn’t it?”

“Iron mask?”

“Oh, didn’t you know? It’s a nickname given to you.”

I didn’t know it had such a nickname.

Well, since I cover my face with a thick helmet every day, I don’t think I’ll have to look good.

“But your face is taller than you think.”

Oh right. I was in the middle of fishing right now, so I wasn’t wearing a helmet.

I felt a sense of disappointment, but I didn’t have to put on a helmet.

Yeah, what’s the difference if you show your face to a few of them anyway?

Nothing would change anyway.

“But is that your trick? It was very impressive. You made great use of your preconceived notions about the Barbarians.”

“… … What do you mean?”

“Oh, it’s just a compliment, it didn’t mean anything else, so don’t look at me with that look. If you do well, you might become a colleague, right?”

Amelia intervened at those words.

“Are you a colleague?”

“Oh, I didn’t say that. You also need time to adjust to this city, so I didn’t tell you, but the Lord looks good to you.”

To interpret it, it meant that he had good skills, but he didn’t know what kind of guy he was and was watching.

“The Lord likes bold people. Especially if you are not bound by morals like you are.”

This would mean that we don’t need to test any more.

“I’ll probably get back to you when I get back, so think about it in the meantime. Isn’t it an unfamiliar city? Shouldn’t you guys have at least one nest?”

“… … Think about it.”

“Haha, that’s it.”

Soon, he smiled cheerfully and looked at me.

“Oh, and hey. It seems like you just came out of the human world, but have you heard of all the very human things?”

“So you’ve been out of this world for too long, so you’ve lost all your hair?”

“… … What?”

It seemed like I was going to turn it just by looking at it, so the words came out without me knowing.

But was that really not the intention?

“ah! Praise, praise! I’m sorry if I misunderstood.”

Rather than expressing displeasure, he spat out words of apology.

So it’s my turn to apologize.

“Ah, that was a compliment too. I’m sorry if I misunderstood.”

“… … That’s right?”

He laughed awkwardly, and I laughed out loud awkwardly along with it.

Still, I kept looking at him.

It was a very strange feeling.

‘Isn’t his name ‘Beck’?’

But why do my hands keep getting itchy when I look at them?

When you move your gaze with an unknown feeling.

The only explorer in the group could be seen wearing a robe.

body was small. like a child

“Oh, you guys might not know yet?”

As I stared, Beck swung off the little boy’s robe, thinking I was curious.

“In a way, it is similar to the method you used. You’re using him as bait. Then most don’t care. If you bring it inside, you can see the opponent’s power in advance. It’s also surprisingly helpful in battle. Most of them have a psychological resistance to killing these children.”

Beck described the child as if proud of the product.

However, none of the explanations came to my ears.

Not only was it something I heard from Amelia once… … .

‘what? Where did I see him?’

Even after the robes were lifted, I felt a sense of déjà vu from the child standing expressionless.

But did I misunderstand the staring gaze?

“Hmm, now that I look at it, it seems like it wasn’t a question, but something you liked?”

He spoke nonsense that didn’t even make a Beck.

If it had been normal, I would have cleared up the misunderstanding by opening my head first, but I did not deny it and asked the question.

“What is your name?”

“name?”

Beck tilted his head as if it was a strange question.

A look on his face that he doesn’t know what’s important like a name.

However, he did answer the question.

“Jencia Naphrin.”

yes it was you

Somehow, I felt really weird.

[Wow, we are real people… Are you human? That would be murder, right?]

This child was the first evil spirit I killed in ‘Glacier Cave’.

Of course, the Gencia I killed will be different from this child.

It is only the locals who have grown up to be inhabited by evil spirits, and no other cases have been found yet.

‘No, wait a minute… … .’

Recognizing this, I realized one thing.

A child born in Noark.

It is highly probable that this child was still living underground when he became an adult.

That is to say.

[I want to go home. I can’t die here. How did I survive in a place like this… Yeah? please······.]

It was then that I understood why the woman was so upset.

Human characters are easy to survive.

Taxes are set much lower than those of other races, so even if you don’t work as an explorer, there is no problem in survival for several years.

So at the time, I couldn’t really agree with that statement.

He just looked like a scoundrel of a woman trying to live an easy life.

However… … .

[Uh, Mom… … .]

Yeah, he started from this hell.

Up until now, I thought the Barbarians were the worst start.

“… … .”

The floor had an extra bottom.