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Episode 34 Tana Lupo Grand Cave
"Su, it's amazing..."
It was Nil's first words when he entered the Grand Cave of Tanalupo.
The cave is ten meters wide and ten meters wide, and the carriage boasts plenty of room to pass.
The thick rock skin on the wall is peeling off, and there are countless rocks shredded like pillars.
Whether there is groundwater somewhere, the air in the cave is slightly moist, but not enough to steam.
The walls and ceilings are lined with bugs that continuously emit yellow-green light and light bugs.
When you look in the darkness of the cave, it feels like you're standing in the stars.
"Was it such a beautiful place?!
"I don't need a lantern because of the pale light bug. I told you it was even more amazing in there.
Yes!
Nil gazes around the cave.
Walk slowly through the cave so you can enjoy the view.
"I'll be out in about two hours, so enjoy it now.
Yes!
There were fewer people in the cave than I thought.
The movement of the Knights of the Holy Order has reduced the number of merchants and, accordingly, the number of adventurers.
"It's nice and quiet..."
Um!
In the dark, I was suddenly shouted, and Nil and I were both terrified.
At the edge of the cave, it was a boy who was in the dark. I wonder if it is about the same as Nil.
Long blue hair, blue eyes, flabby body, and long ears. It's an elf boy.
Front button clothes, pants. A light outfit with a leather shoulder rest on it. He looks like an adventurer holding a bow and arrow on his back.
Touch the button with your hand, move your gaze and say a word with a small voice.
"Okay, please help me..."
That's what I said.
"Suddenly, help me... what's wrong?
"My sister... my twin sister...?!
"What's wrong with my sister?
"... hi, people...?!
Didn't you notice because you were wearing a hood? He noticed that Nil and I didn't have long ears.
Your face is turning pale at once.
"You still hate the tribes... I hope someone from the elves will come through. Shall we go? Nil."
"Yes."
Remove your gaze from the boy and turn your foot to the back of the cave.
"Well, wait!
The boy squeezes his chest tightly, squeezes his voice and screams.
"Um... please help me!
"We're people, aren't we? If you can wait for someone in the elf, you'd better. Maybe later you'll be in a bad position, too.
"... we've been waiting for hours... because no one from the Elves has been able to get through..."
It is quite courageous for him to know that we are human beings. Let's talk about it.
"... what happened?
"Ah, my sister! My sister... in the next... dungeon... by herself..."
"Dungeon? Tana Lupo, in the Great Cave?
I've never heard of it...
"It's a dungeon that was found about five years ago. Did you not know?
"Five years ago... you found me when I didn't know... I didn't know there was a dungeon in this place.
You mean my sister went into the dungeon alone?
"... yes..."
A boy nodding with a dark face.
"Why is that happening? Going into the dungeon alone is suicide, right?
When I was in the game, I was diving in the dungeon all by myself, and I couldn't tell you about people...
"... to save your mother..."
"Your mother...?
"If your mother... gets caught... and rewards you for this dungeon... you can replace it..."
"Was he captured by the Holy Knights?
"... yes..."
I've seen a lot of talk.
"There's still nothing to do… I mean, I came here because I was held hostage and told to give back my mother in exchange for the reward of this dungeon.
So, why is it that only my sister is in there and not herself?
"If you don't come out after half a day... somebody needs help..."
"... I see. Your sister seems to be strong.
The odds of winning are higher if there is one person outside who can call for help than if they go in and destroy them all.
"Please! Please... call my sister..."
"Okay. Let's help.
I will answer immediately. I can't forgive this.
"Really?!
"It's true. I'm Caidoo.
"My name is Daniel... Daniel-Nebbyan..."
"Don't dare, show me to the dungeon.
Yes!
Daniel rushes through the cave. After a while, you get off the main street and go into the one with the sign.
Dungeons are dangerous establishments, on the other hand, rewards, materials, and a great place to polish your arms. The dungeon found is thus treated as a resource under the control of the Adventurer Alliance.
As an adult passes through a critical cavity, a dark green door suddenly appears in front of him.
"Here it is.
When we arrived at the entrance to the dungeon, where Daniel led us, we looked through the bulletin board that was stuck in front of the entrance.
Dungeons that have been cleared many times have been gathered and disclosed with detailed information such as the structure of the dungeon, monsters and rewards that emerge.
"It's the type that can't get in and out....."
Pickup!
Event Occurred! … complete the Dungeons in Tanalupo's Grand Cave.
Time limit… 1 day
Achievements… Dungeon Boss Crusade
Reward… Unknown Dagger
Accept?
Yes, no.
Pickup!
[Event accepted.
The Dagger attacked a fairly sinister place. I've never used it... or even had it, but if so, should it be...?
It's about the dungeon before I think about it. Turn your eyes to the bulletin board again.
"The difficulty of the dungeon is rank B.
The dungeon is also ranked. The highest rank of the monsters that emerge is often played as-is.
In other words, the boss of this dungeon will be ranked B
"Is the three rooms connected in succession? In the first room, C rank, Cable Blizzard, appears twice the number of people entering.
The second room is C-ranked Cave Frog. This is the same number as the number of people who entered.
The last room, the Dungeon Boss, is rank B. Two Bradsuckers.
How big is my sister?
"... same as me... C rank..."
Single assault in rank C... I don't know what to do because my mother's life is at stake, but I'm pretty rude...
"... if you're stopping, is it a safety zone between the first and second rooms? If there's only one Cave Frog... no, we don't have to think about it here.
Nil, let's go.
Yes!
"What?! Mr. Kaidoo?!
"What?
"You two?! What about the party...?
"It's just the two of us, but it's okay. I will definitely bring him back.
Daniel can wait here.
Ordinary adventurers often move at parties of four or more. I can't help worrying about him.
"... please take me with you!
"... I don't mind, but are you sure you don't mind waiting?
"... my sister... I will fight too..."
"... okay. What can Daniel use?
"Bow and magic..."
Look at me with your hand on your bow. You seem confident in guessing.
"Okay. Then behind Nil... no. Nil's in the front, I'm in the back. And Daniel goes in the back.
Nil, can you do it?
"Yes, I'll take care of it!
Nil's eyes also look confident. I'll take care of it.
"All right, let's go.
When Nil pushes the door to the dungeon entrance with both hands, the door slips open with a loud noise.
Inside is a passageway made of the same dark green stone as the door, with pale light bugs sticking around everywhere, and as you get used to it, you can see up to a few meters away.
When the door closes, there is a rattling noise. Looks like it's locked.
"Nil."
"Yes, I will proceed.
"Daniel, come on.
"Ha, yes!
You can hear a nervous voice coming from behind.
It's not normal to enter a dungeon higher than your rank.
If my mother hadn't been taken hostage, Daniel would never have come in, not to mention my sister.
Walk a few meters and you'll see another dark green door in front of you.
"Open.
Nil opens the door, but it's dark inside.
"It's dark... I'm turning on the lights.
"Yes."
I cast the magic of the light, and Nil and Danil lit the lantern down on their hips.
When the inside of the room is illuminated, it is understood that it is a room in a square square of ten meters.
There are round holes in the middle of the room and in the ceiling.
Shit!
Three meters of Cable Blizzard falls from the top of the hole. Six in all. That's what the bulletin board said.
A lizard-shaped monster who likes to live in a cave, with earth-coloured skin, large tall tingling and fine, sharp teeth.
It looks like a big iguana. Running with a sticky belly on the floor, it's pretty fast for a three-meter figure.
"It's pretty fast, so be careful.
Yes!
Nil lowers his hips with a small shield.
"Daniel, do it only when you can cover him.
"I see!
A little distance away, Danil holds his bow.
"I'm coming!
Nil runs toward the other side.
"Leave it to the left.
"Please!
"Shah!"
Cable Blizzard bites with his mouth wide open.
If you avoid it, you will hear a loud bang directly beside you. However, it is a monster equivalent to C rank and cannot be a strong enemy for me.
Gah! Bush!
When Nil attacks with his shield, he also causes deep cuts to Cable Blizzard's body.
Nil's Defensive Magic is active. As far as I can tell, it's a pretty deep wound. If the other person is a person, it can be said that he is seriously injured.
I don't know what kind of magic it is, but I'm sure he's fighting back.
"Haah!
Fuck!
Nil holds his dagger in a hurry with his shield firmly attacking. It seems that it can be dealt with easily if it's about a C-rank monster.
"Nil! I'll get rid of it all at once!
Yes!
Eventually, the first room ended with me taking down four Cable Blizzards and two Nils.
"Strong... I couldn't do anything..."
Danil is murmuring with his bow down. It would be better if it ended without doing anything. I'm working to help my mother now.
I can hear Kachan and the door keys that follow open.
"It was a safe zone as soon as I opened the door. Let's get out of here.
"Yes."
I'm also worried about my mother being caught. You had better hurry as much as you can. I was hoping to open the door and have Danil's sister there...
"Sister....."
There was no one in the room. Danil leaned down with a dark face.
"It's still too early to be depressed. Let's get to the next one.
"I see..."
The possibility of being ahead is also well considered. We should move on now.
Pass the safety zone and open the door.
"Are you suddenly in a room..."
This is the exact same room that the monster appeared in the other day.
"Hands-on construction?
Shit!
Three Cave Frogs appear as if they were responding to my whisper.
It's a frog three meters long. I'm fine, but those who don't like it will faint. It is characterized by a vibrant red and a disturbed green pattern, and its entire body is covered with springy mucus.
The mucus covering the whole body contains poison, and if it touches poorly, it will be hit by severe pain like a needle. If left unattended, it leads to death. Receiving outside bulletin boards.
Has sticky saliva and sticks, tangles, and drinks the prey with stretched tongues.
"Imagine walking into such a nebula... don't get cold..."
"I can't get caught... I'm going!
"I'll cover you!
Danil shoots an arrow at one of the three.
Ghh!
Ghhh!
Cave Frog stretched out his tongue as he bounced around and knocked down his arrow. Unfortunately, Daniel's arrows are not effective.
"Daniel! Use your magic to hold it back!
Yes!
"Nil, don't use your shield! They're going to wind you up!
Yes!
While giving instructions to the two of them, a Cave Frog cut off his stretched tongue and shook his sword in a frightened place.
"I'm coming!
When Daniel's voice sounded, a fire ball flew in from behind.
Ju!
Ghh!
The fireball came from Cave Frog, who was in front of Nil. Nil decided he needed backup. That's a good look.
Cave Frog receives a fireball laterally to create a gap for a moment. Without missing the gap, Nil slipped the dagger on Cave Frog's neck and pierced the dagger from his side.
Bush!
Clearly cut the emergency and Cave Frog fell into the spot.
In the meantime, I took care of the other one. I don't think they're both injured.
Kachan...
The door behind me was unlocked.
"... sister..."
Daniel's sister could be in the safe zone ahead. It's a mistake... or if it's not dead.
By the way, if you die in a dungeon, the corpse will be swallowed up on the floor or wall of the dungeon and will not remain. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm pretty sure there were a lot of people who saw it during the game.
"Open it.
When Nil hangs his hand on the dark green door and pushes it in, it slips open.
"... sister!!
Daniel runs up to the shadow of a man lying in a safe zone and hugs him.
Blue hair in the same outfit and length as Danil. She is putting Rapier on her waist.
And I don't see any trauma, but I sweat a lot from my forehead.
"Sister! Sister!
"... da... nil...?
Your breath and consciousness are constant. It's pretty dangerous.
"Master! Not like this!
"I know!
I rushed over to see my sister.
"I don't see any trauma after all. It's poison."
Find the antidote in the waist bag.
There are many poisonous monsters in this world, but few use instant death poison. And if it's not instant death, it's effective against most poisons. There are no adventurers who deal with scratch medicine everywhere and have no antidote.
Was she out of drinks or didn't even have time to prepare… perhaps the latter.
Remove the vial containing the opaque purple liquid from the waist bag and pour it into your sister's slightly open mouth.
"Uhh... gosh, gosh!
I haven't drunk it yet, but it seems very bitter. It may be a little bitter liquid for her now.
"Sister! Drink! You're gonna die like this!
"Let's go again. It may be painful, but swallow it.
Bring the vial to your mouth again and pour it into your mouth.
"Nh... * giggle *..."
My sister forced herself to swallow the poison she was about to throw up. If it's not too late, the poison should disappear.
"Sister....."
Danil touched her sister's cheeks and raised her eyebrows worried.
After watching the condition for a while, my sister's condition gradually settled down, and the expression that seemed to suffer changed to sleep.
"Your breathing is stabilizing, and you'll be fine.
"Good... sister..."
Danil is holding her sister's hand with tears, and her heart feels relieved. I'm really glad we made it.
Then, when Danil calms down a little, he cuts out the story.
"Daniel, why did my sister go into the dungeon alone? Even though your mother was captured, was there anyone you could count on?
"... now... cities and villages other than Hyormina... are largely controlled by the Holy Knights..."
"Even if I called for help, it wasn't a situation for me... I didn't know it was that bad..."
"Me and my sister... have to be back by sunrise next time..."
My mother will be killed.....
"How long will it take you to get here?
"It's an hour's walk northwest... a small village called Lyonite Village..."
"There's still time to spare... Daniel. Can you take care of my sister?
"... yes.
"I think we should go to the village as soon as possible. The Dungeon Boss has two Bradsucker bosses. Daniel, stay in the corner with your sister. Nil and I will take care of it.
"Oh, no! It's dangerous to be alone!
"I don't know when it's gonna happen. Wait for my sister?
"... that's..."
Danil looked at her sister sleeping and raised her eyebrows.
"Nil, can you do it?
"I'll do it.
"Kaidoo-san... Nil-san..."
"Danil, let's go.
"... yes! Please!
Daniel seems to have made up his mind. He's the most manly face I've ever seen.
Shit.....
It was twice as wide as before, that is, twenty meters in all directions.
From what I've seen, there's still no Bradsucker.
"Daniel, don't move.
"Yes."
Phew... Phew...
The sound of a wet object falling on the ground. You can see a burnt brown lump in the middle of the room.
Stand up with a nuzzling movement and show yourself.
I don't know if it's a human shape... but I don't have a finger, the part where I can see my hands and feet, and my mouth is as elongated as Aliquy. The tip of the mouth is trumpet-shaped, with innumerable small teeth lining up to the back.
It is about the same size as an adult male of the Canadian race and has a nauseous hand and foot that moves with nurnularity.
Bloodsoccer is a magic-free monster, but when it moves fast and is eaten with an elongated mouth, it sucks out of your body at once rather than blood.
Nil!
Yes!
Nil is on his right hand, and I'm stuck on the left hand side of Bradsucker.
Bachin!
Bradsucker's arms and legs bounce off the ground.
Cable Blizzard and Cave Frog. The big difference between the two is that Bradsucker is slightly intelligent.
They don't simply attack or just repeat their attacks, but distance or attack from weak spots.
In other words, now Daniel and his sister are being targeted.
"Huh?!
"Let me!
I was expecting this deployment to complete the magic formation of the magic shield I was drawing.
Garrigari!
A sound sounds from the mouth of the bloodsoccer player on the magic shield.
Zann!
Phew...
Aiming for Bradsucker's neck backwards is an easy task. Danil had a look of tingling, but he didn't get injured.
Gah! Gah! Gah!
Looking back, Nil uses his shield to catch Bradsucker's attack. Every time, the cut on Bradsucker's body increases, but he hits his hands and feet from above his shield again and again without worrying if he feels pain.
Nil's face appeared from the side as he stepped out to cover him.
I'm not in a hurry. I don't even have the strength. She is attacking Bradsucker indiscriminately.
"Rushing..."
Nil murmured, pointing his dagger toward the neck of Bradsucker.
An unprotected dagger is a chance for Bradsucker. Bradsucker reacted to the sweet attack.
Gah!
Looking at Bradsucker reacting to the dagger, he immediately pulls the dagger and pushes up Bradsucker's jaw with his shield.
"Here!
Bush!
A dagger pierced deep into his throat cut his neck in half.
Phew...
I moved my hands and feet several times, but I fell back and couldn't move.
"No... I did it... I did it!
"That was good. Did you invite an attack?
Yes!
"It's still rough, but it's getting better.
"Thank you!
Return the smile to Nil.