--Near the ancient temple
Hook frowned with his aching stomach as the first giant passed in front of him, the earth shaking.
All the demons passing by from now on are all disaster-grade demons that you've heard of before. If they are found, Hook and his friends, who are only D class, will be minced in an instant.
That pendant, that was given a hiding effect. Moreover, it's within a certain range from the one holding the pendant. Thanks to this insane item, Hook and his friends were able to get to the vicinity of the ancient temple without any trouble.
(Hey, Raiga, let's just go home. I've got a bad feeling about this.
A moment ago, instinctual whistles that seemed to be gouging my heart out. They were telling me to walk away from this place with all my might.
(What the hell are you talking about, coming here! I'm so close to achieving a feat that even A-rated hunters couldn't do!
It's no good. You'll be able to see that you're in a position to make a difference. I'm sure it will be difficult to change your mind at this rate.
In this case, when you enter the temple, you have no choice but to immediately hit the right thing and praise it as the discovery of the century to satisfy Raiga and return to town. To be honest, this quest is too much for Hook and his friends to handle.
Finally, they come to the great door of the temple. It takes four people to push the door and it slowly opens.
'Let's go!'
Raiga's excited voice nodded and entered the temple.
The inside of the temple was a large space surrounded by all black stones.
The walls of the room were embedded with spherical structures that emitted a blue-white light, eerily illuminating the room.
And in the center of the room was a circle with a geometric pattern painted in blood red and a cylindrical structure in its center. On the upper surface of the cylinder, there is something like a red key embedded in the top surface of the cylinder.
'Is this a key ......?'
"Hey, wait a minute--
Without listening to Hook's voice of restraint, Raiga randomly grabbed the embedded key and began to scrutinize it.
I'm sure he's always telling you to tread carefully. When this one is over, I need to sit down and have a talk with Raiga. If we go forward at this rate of fearlessness, we will face a serious crisis in the not-too-distant future. I will convince them. I can't afford to put my friends in further danger. If I can't, I'll have to think about even parting ways with my best friend, Raiga.
A key is a keyhole.
Raiga and his friends end up starting to explore the room.
These types of dungeons are always accompanied by vicious traps. Normally, hunters who have the benefit (treasure) of the relic search system (treasure) must examine them. But in the first place, Hook and his friends don't have such a gift. Normally, there is no way they could search for this kind of ruins.
"You guys, be very careful!
At this point, these people won't listen to anything Hook says anyway. I'll have to leave it to the heavens.
"Hey! That's it!
Raiga immediately ran to one of the companions, who was shouting, and with trembling hands fitted the key in the hole, and the back wall slowly slid open to reveal a passage.
'Wow! Awesome!
Hook's anxiety only increased as his friends hugged each other and trembled with joy.
Because isn't it? If it's such a simple contraption, you can just leave a passage open from the edge. In other words, the entity that built these ruins had no intention of hiding them in the first place.
(Not good! (This must be a bad idea!)
These hook instincts are invariably right. So--.
Let's go home now. I think this is a bad one.
Hook's boon (gift) is [star-casting]. In other words, it's a prophecy-like ability. That's why we would normally all listen to it honestly. But this time, the benefit in front of me was too great.
'Hook-san, what are you talking about coming here!
Yeah, you don't have a choice but to move on!
No? Considering the intense emotions behind these guys' eyes, the likelihood of them being deterred is slim to none. Or rather, if Hook is not there, they will surely go out of control.
All right. But as soon as I determine that I'm in danger, I'll turn back. Is that all right with you?
But if we turn back, we'll get the credit for our--
"We already did it when we found this place! Or is it something else? You seriously think hunters are going to go from discovery to investigation all by themselves?
For a moment, Raiga clenched his back teeth, but then let out a light breath and
Wow. I'll be back as soon as I know you're in danger. I promise.
Now we get the answer that Hook wants most. This is the kind of place that's honest and helpful.
Then let's go. Don't do anything rash.
Everyone nodded and Hook and his friends moved deeper into the passage.
In less time, they reach the end of the passage. It's a treasure trove.
You're really ...... not dreaming, are you?
Yeah, I pinched my cheeks earlier and it hurt. This is real.
All of them are full of joy at the gold and silver treasures piled up like a mountain.
However, Hook's intense chill did not disappear in the face of this treasure. Rather, he insisted so fiercely that it was even painful.
'In this industry, we own the first thing we find. These are all ours. So let's go home. We'll leave the rest to the survey team!
Desperate to insist on return
I guess so. Any more snakes?
Raiga nodded and the others nodded reluctantly. Alright! Now I can get away from here. I feel like I've gained a lantern in the dark night and I pat myself on the back for that fact.
Then let's go.
Just as I was leaving the treasury with its treasures, just then - just when I was about to leave the treasury.
I'm not afraid of this.
"Holy crap, how much does this cost?
I turned around to see three of my friends putting treasures in their backpacks.
I'm sure you've been bitten by the bait. That's good. This will open the gate.
A thick male voice echoing in the head.
Then a magic circle appears in the room and begins to spin.
As soon as the man's voice shook my eardrums, the skin sprouts all over my body stood up in reverse.
"Put that thing down and get out of here!
Grabbing Ryga next to me by the back collar, I frantically roll out of the room.
--Bakun!
A breath later, a giant mouth emerged from the room's magic circle, swallowing and chewing on the others in the room. With that decapitated voice, Hook and the others were devoured.
'Ugh. ......'
A moan escapes from Raiga's mouth.
A comrade has been killed. My head is aware of this fact and a stinging vibration runs down my back. You hold the weak and carefree Raiga on your shoulder and wisely begin to run for the exit.
"Okay. Don't run. And fear and celebrate with great pomp and circumstance. And then, with great fear, praise your strong and beautiful Pazuzu-sama, who is about to ruin this world!
Only the wild man's jubilant voice was heard loud and clear over his back.