Possessing Nothing

Something went wrong for a long time. It didn't take long for everyone to realize that.

The chimeras at the entrance of the cave were merely gatekeepers, and their existence was not the end of the dangers of this dungeon. Rather, I hadn't for a long time. Jeongchul's death was mostly such an unfortunate, sudden death.

Wouldn't that quick death have been better? I'm sure the horror pain was less than sudden.

Screams echo through the darkness. A sound that hits, breaks, falls, spills. The end of the sound was mostly screaming, accompanied by disgusting blubbering and crying. Even light from magic or torches could not defeat the darkness.

‘Black fog.’ I remember what Bern used to say just before magic was born. Lee Seong-min did not know what kind of power Black Fog possesses. But now I know.

This fog... covers your vision. A raid in the dark. My sense of direction is tangled, so I don't really know where the other mercenaries are. Lee Seong-min tightened his breath and gave strength to the hand holding the spear.

I was used to swinging spears in the dark. Trained sixth sense in the mountains allowed the rational people to move even in the same situation where vision was blocked. Lee is reflexively avoiding the incoming monster attack from the unseen. Whether it's a monster or a chimeric. Maybe... he's a mercenary like Lee Sung-min.

Nevertheless, he could not have hesitation and mercy in his hands. Despite being invisible, Lee Sung-min senses that he penetrated the target's body with the senses in his hands. As I pulled out my spear, I felt a thumping and falling sound.

How many times did he swing, stab, and move his body to avoid it? The darkness disappears with a shimmering light.

It took me longer than I thought to display the black fog. Bern sighs and distorts his face as he sees the horror unfold. I've been holding out my display with shield magic... but after the black fog has done the right thing. On the ground, the bodies of mercenaries and monsters were tangled.

“The damage is too great. ”

Zeon spits out, saying that the Zeon and Korona mercenaries were not harmed in any way.

“Then shall we retreat? ”

“We've already taken damage, but it would be a loss to step back. ”

Zeon shrugs at Bern's nervously spit. The mercenaries have already suffered over ten casualties. The black fog wiped out all but the Corona Mercenaries. Now there are eight remaining mercenaries, including the SS class of Bern, Xeon and SS class of Lee Sung-min. And class A was only a free mercenary.

“I, I...”

He sat down and stammered with a white face. The horror that I experienced over and over had already broken my heart. Her crouching crotch wets wet, but no one laughs at her.

“... You can go back if you're not confident. ”

Bern mutters to the premature.

“But I can't protect you. It's the same with you moving forward and running away.... I can't afford that. ”

“Ugh...”

Suddenly, she shrugs. She looks behind her head as she slithers. The end of a long untreated monster's corpse. I can't see the entrance to the cave. It's because I've already come in quite a lot. Even though all the monsters blocking the way here have been killed... Will it be safe to go back to the entrance? Suddenly, he stumbled and woke up.

“Go, I'll go with you. ”

There was no stopping him. It's not good. Sung-min chewed his lower lip well. Over ten mercenaries have already died, and the Black Wizard, the master of the dungeon, must be crouching in the depths.

It is a completely different flow from my previous life. In my past life, subjugating the Black Wizard's Dungeon was not a great deal of damage. The dungeon was already empty, and there were some magic traps left, but nothing fatal. In the spirit of opening an empty house, a dungeon raid was carried out, during which a barge was taken.

Barding...?

‘Wait.’

I feel strange. It was intense. In my past life, there were no Black Wizards left in this dungeon. But why were there so many artifacts, including barding, left in the dungeon? Common sense is that you should leave the dungeon with valuable objects like artifacts.

The anglers don't fit. I found the Black Wizard's Dungeon three months earlier than I did in my previous life and went on to subdue it. Because of that time difference, the Black Wizard who had to leave the dungeon remained in the dungeon. Yeah, that makes sense.

Did something else happen in the next three months? The Black Wizard left the dungeon in such a hurry to get the artifact... No. This is just a guess.

Under suspicion, the punitive force continued inside. The Magic Trap has continued to appear since the Black Fog, but Bern is ahead of him, detecting it and disarming it, either because he has already been overwhelmed. Thanks to this, the punitive force was moving slowly and Lee had time to clear up the thoughts in his head.

I couldn't think of any reason to leave barding or artifacts behind. The situation... I had to leave the dungeon in a hurry. Punitive Force? In your past life, did the Black Wizard choose to flee without facing the Punitive Force? No, I didn't think that was the right answer. Rather, the punitive force in my past life was much weaker than the punitive force now.

Did you run away for something else? Or...

“What do you think you're doing? ”

It was Zeon who talked to him. Lee Sung-min stared at Zeon, flinching and shaking his shoulders. Seeing Zeon, who was making a grumpy face, Lee Sung-min shook his head to the left and to the right.

“… nothing. ”

“I don't think you're nervous. ”

Zeon glanced at Lee Sung-min's face and laughed.

“I don't think I'm wet with guilt. ”

“... guilt. ”

“You killed your colleague. ”

Zeon laughed. That said, Lee Sung-min's eyes were cold. You have killed your companion. There is no need to worry about understanding what that means. The corpse of a mercenary lying on the floor when the black fog ended. Some of them were close to Lee, and it was the spear that pierced the body that killed them.

“You're being mean. ”

Lee Sung-min replied, looking at Jeon's face. It's the same for each other. Combat with blindfolded black fog. The mercenaries thought the other mercenaries were monsters, and in the process, the weak mercenaries died. He would have hit a few mercenaries at zero temperature and killed them.

“You're cold. Or are you pretending to be cold? ”

“It's better than being scared, isn't it? ”

“I quite like you. ”

Xeon smiled, revealing his teeth toward Lee Sung-min.

“I liked it better when I saw it with my own eyes. ”

Zeon said that and passed the rational mind. Because it was a suspicious word, Lee Sung-min aimed at Zeon's back. But I didn't say anything. First, it was important to break through the dungeon and subdue the Black Wizard.

The chimera doesn't protrude anymore. The magical trap has not been triggered at all since midway. It was clearly strange.

“The first monsters and traps poured out were simply a matter of time? ”

One of the S-rank mercenaries mutters. That sounded reasonable. It could be that the Black Wizard ran away, giving up the struggle to escape. Other mercenaries nodded their heads at the mercenaries' words, but Bern and Xeon did not.

So was Lee Sung-min.

The crooked path leads underground. There were no stairs, but I knew everyone was going down. The torch doesn't falter in the cavern, where the wind doesn't blow. Only the shadows move side-by-side in the walls of the cave where the torches light. There were no traps, no monsters. There was no smell of blood or corpses anymore.

The silence was horribly boring and frightening. If something comes up, if it happens. A mercenary who didn't like silence sings a murmuring snort. I wasn't strong enough to compliment her for singing well, but I didn't tell anyone to shut up about it.

The slope has become level. When I confronted a large closed door, my nostrils stopped. Zeon, who was silent, looked at Bern.

“Is this a trap?”

Bern closes his eyes without answering. Swing the staff lightly to cast detection magic.

“No, it's just a door. ”

“I hope we get this over with. ”

Zeon grumbles and approaches the door.

“I don't want to go into the cave for a while. ”

The door is open.

Beyond the open door is a corridor with carpets. People lived, people lived. It was a place where such traces remained thick. Zeon glanced down the hall and said,

“There's no way. ”

“I see.”

Bern moves the staff. Extended detection magic searches the hallway. There is no catch. No booby traps, no movement. Bern frowns.

“You really ran away? Why?”

“Well. It must have been a lot of pressure to fight head-on. The SS class mercenaries are alive and well. ”

Zeon grumbled and walked down the hallway. There were many doors in the hallway. Lee Sung-min heard the sound of his heart beating.

This is the place. The mercenary who obtained the Barding in his past life remembers what he used to say when he was drunk. A corridor with a rug. A wall-mounted painting. The door right next to it. Inside that door...

“Let's find out. ”

Your vigilance and tension are not fully lifted, but Bern speaks first. Zeon and the Corona mercenaries did not listen to Bern. They're already searching the inside, opening a door nearby. There was no witchcraft or detection magic. This place is safe. Everyone took him for granted.

Lee went forward quietly. Suddenly, he was frightened, running through the hallway like when, and opening a door that no one else had opened.

Across the hallway. It's too easy. It's a trap. It must be a trap. No. Even if I knew it was a trap.

Lee Sung-min opened the door. The other mercenaries opened another door and searched inside and ignored Lee Sung-min. It was the same with the temperature that Lee was most wary of.

In the room, I was looking at the view of the book without being able to see that I was greatly concerned. Lee approached the bookshelf with a dense book. There was nothing in the book that caught my eye. Books, not grimoires. Lee strung his memory desperately and placed the bookshelf in his hand.

Red book.

The title is' That Night. ’

I don't know what it is. Maybe it's a novel. It's not the content that matters in the first place. When I pulled out the book, the bookshelf moved to the side. Reveals the hidden room. Lee Sung-min swallows and pushes his feet into the secret chamber.

There was.

Black armor hangs on the wall.

Barding Devenac.