Infinite Gacha - Chapter 423

Seriously, that earthquake last night was pretty bad.

Oh, it's not really that bad.

It came on so fast and so hard."

A small town in the territory of a racial kingdom.

At an inn in the town, Mohawks, who are from the lowest strata of the "Abyss," are having a conversation about the earthquake that shook the town last night while eating breakfast in the cafeteria.

undefinedLate at night, almost at dawn, while they were sleeping in their beds, an earthquake occurred.

The shaking stopped immediately, and no buildings collapsed.

However, since earthquakes rarely occur, most of the town's residents began to wake up, and for a time there was a commotion.

Since there was not much damage, the commotion soon subsided. ......

In the morning, everyone, rubbing their sleepy eyes, talked about the earthquake that had occurred during the night.

Not only the Mohicans, but also the innkeepers and the merchants who seem to be peddlers, this is the most discussed topic in the town right now.

However, we can't stay chatting forever.

The Mohicans leave the inn after having a breakfast that tastes far worse than the food in the lowest level of the "abyss.

The destination is the Adventurers' Guild.

We'll be hunting goblins again today, right?

Of course, Leader.

With our abilities, that's about as safe as it gets."

While working as adventurers, the Mohicans are responsible for obtaining information that can only be obtained through their sources and reporting it to the lowest levels of the "abyss.

Naturally, they receive quests as adventurers, but they are not able to deal with strong monsters due to their abilities.

They can meet high-level adventurers if they go to the lowest level of the Abyss. ......

The difference in level is so great that even if they had a mock battle, they would be defeated immediately.

The Mohicans understood their own abilities, so they believed in taking on quests with a high level of safety that suited their stature, without overreacting.

Of course, they have no desire to fight stronger enemies, but this is also for the sake of gaining information that only adventurers can obtain, and ultimately for the sake of "light," which they respect and admire.

Therefore, they chose the resident quest, "Goblin Extermination," which is within their means today as well.

After receiving permission from the receptionist, the Mohicans, who had already prepared their equipment, headed immediately for the forest near the town.

--The goblins, by the way, are highly fertile, and if left unattended, there is a possibility that they will multiply too much and cause a stampede.

To prevent this, the Adventurers' Guild has always had "Goblin Extermination" as a resident quest.

Mohawks would go into the forest to search for goblins and hunt them.

Naturally, they do not go deep into the forest where there are high level monsters.

They just wander around in the shallows.

Even low-level racial adventurers can safely hunt goblins if they are well equipped, coordinated, and experienced.

However, there are always exceptions.

What's this ......?　Some kind of doorway?"

While the Mohicans were killing goblins in a shallow part of the forest, they discovered an area where some of the soil had unnaturally collapsed.

It was originally a gentle slope, one of the paths one would ascend if heading deeper into the forest, but this time the objective was different and they just happened to be passing by.

The problem is that the soil on the slope has collapsed, leaving a gaping hole.

Moreover, even from a distance, we could see that there was what looked like a staircase leading underground at the end of the hole.

Once the Mohicans understood the situation, they were slightly excited and engaged in conversation.

They were talking excitedly, "Could that be a dungeon?"

The earth probably collapsed because of yesterday's earthquake," he said. And the fact that it hasn't been trampled yet means we're the first ones to discover it.

That means you've discovered an undiscovered dungeon that no one has ever set foot in yet, right?"

Oh, man, I'm kind of excited!"

For adventurers, undiscovered dungeons are very tasty.

Undiscovered means that no one has raided it yet, and it is a place where you can get expensive treasures and potentially get rich.

In my childhood, I remember thinking, "An adventurer challenges an undiscovered dungeon, defeats high-level monsters, dives through traps, and helps his friends to obtain gold and silver treasures. With the gold and silver treasures, all his friends lived happily ever after.

Only a few adventurers are so fortunate.

As mentioned earlier in the story, undiscovered dungeons are often filled with high-level monsters and treacherous traps, making them extremely dangerous.

Therefore, there are many stability-minded adventurers who report to the Adventurers' Guild and get paid for their reports.

Most of them, like the adventurers in the story, do not report, but are full of adventurers who take on the challenge at least once.

But Mohawks are not interested in treasure.

There are plenty of things in the lowest levels of the "abyss" that are not worth the trouble of finding.

For example, the great sword that Nazna is carrying on her back is an item that could have appeared in a myth.

However, the Mohicans are adventurers, too.

It is inevitable that they get excited in front of the "undiscovered dungeon.

What are we going to do, Mr. Leader?　Report to the Adventurers' Guild?　Do you want to go back in first?"

"If possible, why don't we dive first, just the two of us?"

I know, right!"　I'd love to go underwater, romantically!"

I'll tell you what. "...... You guys, calm down. Before you say anything about reporting to the Adventurers' Guild, do you hear anything?"

Do you hear that?"

All four, except the Mohawk leader, tilted their heads at his words.

The leader tells them, while turning his ear to the dungeon entrance.

From the way the slope is crumbling, I'm pretty sure we're the first ones to find it," he says. Moreover, from a distance, the stairs at the entrance to the dungeon are covered with dust. Perhaps the ruins of an old civilization were buried in the ground and exposed by last night's earthquake. Despite this, I can hear something like a sound coming up the stairs from the dungeon basement. ......

'............'

When told, the Mohicans fall silent and listen carefully, as does the leader.

As they listened closely - they could hear the sound of someone walking, "knick, knack, knack," slowly, but surely.

It is not only the sound of walking.

Other sounds reverberate off the metal, and thanks to the echoes, the sound can be heard far away.

Someone with a Mohawk clears his throat.

'...... everyone, keep your distance quietly and hide behind the trees. Or we'll be 'back'."

'............'

Everyone silently follows the leader's instructions to keep their distance from the entrance and exit, and then clumps together to hide in the shadows of the trees.

The word "return" is like a code word, meaning that if we are in danger of dying, we will retreat to the lowest level of the "abyss" with the "transfer" card entrusted to us by the light.

(Considering the amount of dust on the stairs, it's not a matter of a few days or something. It could be hundreds of years if the situation is bad enough. It is safe to assume that it is a high-level monster that can exist and still move even after being trapped for such a long period of time. ......)

Leaders make calm decisions.

The easiest thing to do is to transfer to the lowest level of the "abyss" with a card now, or just run away without looking aside.

However, if the presence coming up to the ground is left unchecked, at worst, the nearby town may be destroyed.

Therefore, we must confirm the presence coming up the stairs.

How big a threat is it?

If it is enough to be defeated by the Adventurers' Guild on the ground, we will leave it to them.

If not, we need to report it and handle it in secret.

So we really needed to confirm its existence at least once.

It's been a long time since I've been on the ground.

The monster appears.

Its face is mummified, and the hair on its head has fallen out in patches.

The armor he wears, the round shield on his left arm, and the sword he carries at his waist are all a dull black color, and it is clear at first glance that he is "cursed.

The leader almost clucked his tongue.

(Almost the worst monster I've ever seen. ......)

From the sound of them going up the stairs, I understood that they were bipedal.

It would have been better if it had been a golem or some other empty armor moving type of monster.

If we didn't get too close and kept our distance, we would be less likely to be aggressively attacked.

It would give us time to report the situation to the Adventurers' Guild and plan countermeasures.

However, despite the fact that the opponent is mummified, it is intelligent, speaks, and moves.

From the looks of it, it is an undead monster with a strong desire to aggressively attack people and take their lives.

If left unchecked, it will attack a nearby race of people in no time.

Worse still - it's not a good thing.

(Leader, "Level 1500, Magic Swordsman of the Outer Underworld")

One of the Mohawks used the "Appraisal" card as a role.

He/she will detect the level and name of the opponent.

It was a high level monster that should not exist on earth.

The level is such that a nearby town could be destroyed by one of these monsters.

The worst was yet to come.

The "magic swordsman of the underworld" moves away, turns his gaze toward the hiding mohawks, and shouts a hearty condescension.

The "magic swordsman from the outlying underworld" looks at the Mohicans, who are hiding in the distance, and says in a condescending voice: "They have finally broken the seal and returned to earth, and now they have a prey to sacrifice. To tell you the truth, I would have preferred a child or a woman's tender flesh. Oh well. I guess we can't afford to be extravagant at this point.

What?

The opponent is level 1500.

He was keeping his distance and hiding, but it seems he was noticed.

Moreover, from the way he spoke, he was a villainous monster who loves to eat people.

The Mohicans are in the biggest trouble on earth.

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