Regress and Eat

You covered the exterior of the castle and penetrated the remaining chunks of flesh.

Once you enter the entrance, you can see traces of unknown species touching you wherever you can see them.

There are all sorts of unusual objects everywhere, but no Hunter lays a hand on them. We don't know what the artifact is or where the dungeon is built from.

Moreover, this type of dungeon is always accompanied by a trap.

“Emily, scan! ”

The hunter McKid brought forward.

She uses a skill. The Mana pattern shows the fluoroscope of the B rank.

Meanwhile, I was quietly pulling Mana up.

‘[Fluoroscopic (Rank: A)]! ’

A fluoroscope that's a step up from what she wrote. Both [successor's eye] and physical fluoroscopy are needed to get a closer look at the trap structure.

But · · ·.

- Dungeon structures resist skills!

- The fluoroscopic output appears somewhat blurry.

The dungeon was resisting. It means that the architecture itself is like an artifact.

‘Then take it to the next level. ’

I'm glad you absorbed a lot of Mana Core.

[Fluoroscopy (Rank: S)!]

Now I can see the structure properly.

Emily grimaces to see if she's finished her fluoroscopy while I observe the place.

“The structure is too resistant. ”

“What about fluoroscopy?”

“60% · · · No, 55%. ”

I saw half a bit more.

McKid kicks his tongue.

“You're blurry. Tell me what you saw. ”

“That statue-like structure over there is a sensor. Based on the structure, it looks like there might be a blade coming from the ceiling. It's not enough that these people are right to die, but if you want to save their lives, you need to get to the ceiling first. ”

The runestone glows to see if the fast-catching magical hunters are ready for the spell.

“The front door opens and closes automatically. It opens after the blade spills out, right? You might want to go in, but it's Faake. There are complex structures hidden beneath the floor. When I step on my feet, I'm sure the door will close again and I'll be trapped, and then something will happen that I'm not sure of. Anyway, you can't go in there, but the color of the wall on the right is a little different, right? There's a breach. You're clean.”

“Anything else? ”

“Nothing.”

“All right, get the spell ready. From the ceiling.”

It was then that I intervened.

“Hold on. Hold on. ”

Everyone's gaze is on me. To play a hunter named Del Parker.

McKid talks nervously.

“If you're trying to stall me, stop it. From my point of view, this dungeon is like starting a business from scratch. ”

What a prick.

“Just hear me out. ”

One of the reasons I chose Parker as my cover was because I did not disclose my unique skills externally.

Ask Emily.

“You said fluoroscopy was rank B, right? ”

nod your head.

It is an individual's freedom to reveal his or her pre-owned skills. If you do not write anything in your profile, the agency will not contact you, so state what you want to reveal for proper self-PR. She even revealed her skill rank because she participated as an auxiliary.

“I didn't use it in my official profile, but my unique skills are also an auxiliary. It's like a fluoroscope, but in this environment, my skills work better than yours. ”

McKid didn't ask me what my skill name was or what the environment was.

I asked a realistic question as if I didn't have time to ask it.

“Emily has a 55% fluoroscopic rate. Name · · · Del Parker? How far do you see? ”

I'm not too perfect, but I'm a better judge of character than Emily.

“85%."

McKid's eyes slightly widened, surprisingly. Immediately follow up with questions.

“Well, what did you see? Del Parker.”

“What is prepared inside the front door is a flame trap. The same thing happens when you break through the wall on the right. But that's also Fake. The door will not close immediately, but after 10 meters, it will close and everyone will be trapped inside. ”

The word '10 meters’ that I mentioned changed everyone's face once again. It means you can have a fluoroscope that far.

“Instead of moving, we should stay here and break that statue. Then this room will move all the way to a new, disconnected corridor. ”

“· · · I don't think it's just a fluoroscopically unknown area? ”

“I told you, it's like a fluoroscope. ”

“Okay, let's go through them one by one. He's risking his own life, and he's not just talking nonsense. ”

Following his instructions, the Magic Hunter casts a spell and the hidden blade falls from the ceiling. The door that was closed in the front almost simultaneously opens. Like luring them in.

“Next, Erickson? ”

Following McKid's instructions, another hunter he brought throws a crystal on the floor and a pile of rubble forms a golem.

"The Axe Golem. ’

An expensive golem crystal used to verify its unique skill.

Bang, bang!

Golems walk, creating faint vibrations. As soon as it enters the door.

Boom!

The door closes as if it was waiting, and light and heat leak out from inside.

Everyone will see what's going on beyond the gate. A trap that turns those who enter into a vent.

“Hmm.”

McKid's eyes change slightly.

Next, one of the hunters breaks through the wall on the right. There's the passageway. Erikson has sent another golem. Let's advance about 10 meters like I said · · ·.

Boom!

Suddenly, the door closes again. The cracking and grinding sound builds up inside.

“This is the last one. ”

McKid broke the statue like I said. Then · ·

Whoo-hoo!

I felt the room with the expedition rise like an elevator. After a while, the entrance that we entered disappeared and the passageway to the other floor was visible.

That way, the retreat is gone and the only way inside is through.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

McKid mutters as if it's absurd.

“Damn, this is a Class A dungeon? ”

I make a bold face.

“Those traps you just saw, you could have prevented them without a scratch. Me and the other hunters might have been hurt a little, but they wouldn't have died. The fact that we had to get rid of that statue would have led us to find it through a hidden clue somewhere here. ”

“But it would take that long. ”

I saw McKid's face and felt it again. The author wants to finish the attack as efficiently as possible, with just as little time as possible.

I told you.

“I don't think two people need to do a double vision at a party, and what do you think I want to do in the future? Instead, ask for this to be reflected in the distribution of rewards after the strike. ”

In addition to the additional rewards the system awards in separate spaces, such as dungeon learnings must be determined and distributed by Hunters.

McKid looks around the expedition and asks,

“Do I need to ask for your opinion? ”

Of course, everyone agreed.

After that, I stood in front and I sensed a trap.

I called for joy in my heart.

‘Okay, as planned. ’

*

There have been a few battles since then, and I've helped identify and eliminate most traps in advance.

Of course, even if it was too perfect, I didn't forget to leave any mistakes behind.

“Oh, I'm sorry. It was invisible. ”

The expedition was wiping away the slime debris that was all over the body. It's because I let him touch the trap on purpose.

They all frowned a lot, but they didn't blame me. Emily has compared the fluoroscopes a few more times and clearly admitted that I am better.

“I can't help it. ”

Every time I moved to a new room like that, I didn't forget to look everywhere with my fluoroscope. It had meaning to identify the trap in advance, but it had a more important purpose.

How far along are you?

Over here!

I found the place I was looking for.

I see it. As soon as we enter, it's a trap. Touching them brings out a black tentacle that binds the intruders tightly and drags them underground.

“Hold on, everybody, hold on. I need to take a closer look. ”

Other people shouldn't be trapped here, and I should be the only one.

Right now, that's when I've been leading the field to make my point.

I set out to observe the expedition closely, leaving them behind.

I accidentally stepped on the trigger of the trap at the front.

Bang!

“Ahhhh!”

At that moment, the floor that was on my feet went out and a black slippery tentacle struck me.

I cried and struggled. Make it look desperate.

“Damn it!”

McKid's face is distorted. He raises his weapon. He's the one who's in the most trouble when I'm gone.

Meanwhile, I was struggling with the black tentacles.

What's taking them so long? Pull me back! ’

I don't know if I've ever heard my own voice.

They pulled me underground.

McKid's attack on the tentacle severed the air above his head.

“Oh!”

“Ahhhh!”

The expedition disappeared from sight in an instant.

After being dragged underground, I fall from a dark, narrow passageway bound in my body. The hole under the foot was long and long.

‘If you keep being dragged around like this, your body will crumble to powder. ’

I didn't have to go there. The fluoroscope has already seen what the underlying structure is. I measure the timing.

Falling, falling again · · · Now!

I burst Mana's flame with my whole body.

Bloop!

The tentacles that tied me were all burnt up and gone.

Bang!

Reach your arms and legs to the wall to stop the fall. I stood still in the middle of the vertical passageway.

“[Digdig]! ”

Slit a hole in the middle of the passageway and enter. There, you see the area of the dungeon where the other expeditioners have not yet entered.

‘McKid will continue his explorations instead of jumping in to save me at his peril. Emily's fluoroscope isn't useless at all, and losing an A doesn't mean there's a fatal hole in her power. ’

Dell Parker will think he's dead and move on.

‘I'm one step ahead of McKid's gaze. ’

I continued my dungeon exploration after being so alone.

Depending on the map and fluoroscopic skills in my head, I advanced. Avoided traps and minimized combat.

I went through a dungeon like that complex maze alone and finally arrived at my destination.

‘Here.’

*

The place where my feet stopped was an empty room with a completely different atmosphere.

Among them, there was a reluctant skeleton that looked similar to a human.

You hold the hilt of the sword with your two remaining hands, and you die facing toward yourself that day. With a sword through his chest.

I stepped forward without hesitation and grasped the handle the skeleton was gripping.

And then...

Whoo-hoo!

The sword begins to weep.

And a clear voice echoes through my head.

‘Ahh · ·! ’

It was not a mistake to hear.

I hear you again. Fresh ringing like the spring wind.

"Oh, my God, how long has it been? My senses are back! ’

What's in this room right now is skeletons, swords, and me, including both creatures and inanimate beings. There are only three of them.

Unless the skeleton had spoken, the protagonist of this voice was definitely the sword I was holding.

Contact with an item triggers a system message.

[Devil Slayer]

Item Description: The legendary existence of countless dead demons forming a mountain range and making the sea out of their blood is the first well-known sword. If you listen to the sword, you will receive the essence of the sword that the previous owners have acquired.

Caution: This black user's sword is amplified and released, and may take a very long time to become familiar with use.

A sword that cuts horses. In other words, the Chammar Sword.

But all of us in our past lives have called this sword "The Sword."

It was short, and it seemed like a much more appropriate name by nature.

The voice keeps ringing.

‘Ah · · · look ·. I can see it. How long has it been? ’

The voice that flows directly into my brain, what should I say?

If you can compare Telepathy to matter · · · Like warm, unsanitary wool. It was the sound of sunlight piercing through the air of dawn.

Resplendent echo that will make me feel better just by focusing on it.

If you are able to make this kind of telepathy, you want to send kindness and trust for no reason.

· · · If I didn't know who it was, I might have.

And without a restless system message in front of my eyes,

‘Ah· · · Me, you. You're still looking at me? ’

My voice whispered to me.

Do you hear this voice? ’

I nod, holding my tongue up. Yeah, we need to talk.

How long has it been since I met someone who can hear me? It's fate. Let me introduce myself first. ’

I was listening for a moment to the sound of the sword groaning.

‘· · · I am the sword that slaughtered so many demons in the past. And I remember the swords of all the prosecutors who held me in their hands. Ah, I feel overwhelmed. Thank you for grabbing me. This is fate. What do you think? Will you be my master? ’

It sounded like it was filled with goodness and pure joy.

Nevertheless, Hunters who have experienced prenatal labor will not immediately say 'yes’ to this voice without a doubt.

Surprisingly, in the future, more than half of the hunters holding this sword accepted the sword's offer immediately.

Like I'm possessed by something.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Without an immediate answer, the sword refused again.

‘· · · · · · · · Of course it's hard to say yes right here. That's okay. As you can see, I'm a pretty good sword. Let's hold it in our hands and swing a few times! I might have a chance to give you some advice. ’

Most of the other half of the hunters move on to the next phase.

Just by listening to the sword's voice, you can feel like your sword skills have been consumed for years.

Mana Control for Skill Activation is said to be done by the system, but it is another problem to improve skill level using a lot. However, it allowed me to skip the process. Whether it's a common [Sword Mastery] or a Mastery skill with a special sword.

They rely on it, they build trust, and eventually they say yes.

I accept the teachings of the sword. I will be the true owner of the sword.

‘Becoming a true owner is simple. If you just say' yes’ to my acceptance, I can deliver to you the trail of all the swords that have been accumulated so far. Don't worry, you don't need to learn skills spoken by Awakeners. All you have to do is give me permission. Not right now. We have a lot of time and plenty of time left. ’

I stopped the sword there.

“Hey."

‘Yes! Go ahead. ’

I rolled my lips.

“Don't fuck with me. ”

Hasty, flowing silence.

The sword reacted a little late.

‘· · · · · · Yes? What's that supposed to mean? ’

I speak in a cold voice.

“Stop fucking shaking. ”

From the moment I grasped this sword, a system message has been ringing in my head, apart from the voice of the sword.

‘Devil Slayer' attempts to [sword whisper] to the user. ’

‘· · · · [Successor's Eye] stops [Sword Whispering]! ’

‘Devil Slayer' attempts to [sword whisper] to the user. ’

‘· · · · [Successor's Eye] stops [Sword Whispering]! ’

‘Devil Slayer' attempts to [sword whisper] to the user. ’

‘· · · · [Successor's Eye] stops [Sword Whispering]! ’

‘[Devil Slayer] is the user

The sword whisper was sweet, but we must be more vigilant.

The Devil does not make unhappy noises in his ears. Their whispering is sweet enough to freeze their tongues.

‘Like the voice of this sword. ’

There is no lie in the description of the item the system displays, as always.

But he didn't explain everything kindly.

It is true that [Devil Slayer] slaughtered many demons over an unknown period of time, as the message said.

However, the owner who slaughtered the most demons with this sword in his first hand · ·. He was also a demon.

End