I Will Be the Only One Who Heals at the Prison Academy - Chapter 425



425 – Tartarus #1

425 – Tartarus #1

Tartarus was dark.

A prison located dozens of floors underground.

It is a disconnected place without even a ray of sunlight, so it is bound to be dark.

However, the darkness of this place was a little strange because it is simply said to be dark because there is no light.

Hwaaa-.

Darkness rushes towards my Excalibur, which shines like the sun. It was as if this place was filled with water.

Just as the full current of water keeps digging into the empty space, darkness continues to see between us.

Except for that, everything that was visible around was an ancient labyrinth itself made of hard stone. There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly unusual.

“It’s a bad place. “Not a single blade of grass has grown.”

Nike said, blowing out white breath.

The surrounding temperature was so low that my breath froze.

Even though everyone took out the outerwear they had brought with them and put them on, the eerie feeling did not seem to go away.

“Where are the monsters?”

Enio asked while looking around.

It’s already been about 10 minutes since we entered Tartarus.

At this point, I think it’s time to encounter a monster and enter combat mode. Surprisingly, the first floor was calm and quiet.

I’ve heard that if you’re lucky, you can get through the floor without a single battle.

We may be enjoying such luck right now.

“Victor, there are stairs over there.”

Victorica, who was making light with her hands and shining it here and there, pointed to a certain place.

As Victorica said, there were stairs going downstairs.

“You’re lucky.”

As I remember, the large frame of the Tartarus map itself was always fixed.

However, because the stairs to go down to the lower floor were located randomly at each entrance within the large frame, it was a structure that had to be walked around to find it.

If you wander around to find the stairs, you will encounter monsters and feel like you are entering a loom.

If you find the stairs early, you can easily go downstairs and reduce the consumption of potions, etc., Which is very helpful in updating your record.

Was it not enough to skip the first floor without fighting and find the stairs right away?

This was the perfect situation to break the record.

Winding.

We came down the round spiral staircase.

We arrived at the second floor before we knew it.

As soon as he got down there, Nike frowned.

“Ugh, that’s gross.”

There was a reason why Nike reacted this way.

This is probably because there are things that could be called flesh spread out under your feet and in front of your eyes.

It feels different from the calm stone walls on the first floor.

Now it feels like we are inside the intestines of a huge monster.

“I feel uncomfortable.”

Enio looked down at his shoes

Even though I was wearing shoes, it seemed very unpleasant to see unidentifiable mucus under my feet.

Cheolpuk, pukpuk.

It feels terrible.

“Okay!”

Then someone screamed.

When we all turned our heads to look at Victorica, she asked, “Why are you looking at me? “It’s not me,” He shakes his head.

So whose scream was that just now?

It wasn’t Enio or Nike’s voice.

“It seemed like it came from around the corner over there.”

Victorica pointed with her finger to a corner in the distance.

Here, I felt like a choice was emerging in front of me.

“One. Go in the direction where the sound came from.”

“2. Just ignore it.”

If this was just simple gameplay, I would definitely have chosen number 1.

Well, you want to check what the situation is.

However, since the lives of the actual party members depend on it, it is impossible to blindly pursue the case. I thought it would be a good idea to erase and ignore unexpected variables.

“Someone save my life!”

At that time, someone’s scream was heard again.

Clearly.

Nike asks about that.

“Looks like someone needs help!”

It was an easy reaction to understand.

However, Enio reacted harshly.

“Are you stupid? Do you think it would be normal for someone to ask for help in a place like this? It’s probably a trap at best. It’s a place that traps evil spirits in the first place. “No matter who they are, they are people who don’t need help.”

Indeed, Enio’s judgment was right.

In a place like this, the only creatures that can ask for help are monsters?

Victorica asks.

“Hey, Victor. Have you even considered this situation? Is everything in your plan?”

“No.”

This is my first time experiencing something like this.

So I had no choice but to worry about many things.

“Let’s ignore it for now and explore the surroundings. “Look for the stairs that go down to the third floor.”

I decided to choose the safety of my party members.

So, I ignored the rescue calls and moved from place to place.

“I’m helping!”

There were no monsters to be seen, only desperate cries for help.

I can’t even see the stairs.

“It looks like there are stairs in the direction where the sound is coming from. Now that this has happened, I think I should go and see what happened.”

Everyone agreed as if they agreed with my opinion, although they didn’t like it.

With that feeling, I headed towards the place where the sound came from.

There were ‘stairs’ going downstairs there, just as I expected.

Like this concept of the second basement floor, it feels like the flesh is growing in the shape of stairs.

The problem is.

There was something sticking out of that lump of flesh.

“Tail?”

It was Nike.

Nike had a hobby of liking the tails of all kinds of animals. She thought they were cute when they fluttered from side to side. Anyway, what was sticking out of the flesh was a tail.

A tail as thin as a little finger but about 50cm long.

And the end was round like a dandelion.

“It’s about saving someone’s life!”

“The tail can talk!?”

Nike’s eyes sparkled with interest.

A talking tail.

I’m also a little interested.

However, Victorica seemed cautious.

“No matter how much you think about it, it seems like a trap, right? There’s a tail growing on the stairs. Lets think. No matter how much you think about it, it’s strange. Wouldn’t it be better to just ignore it and go down the stairs?”

It is truly a correct theory.

Enio also said, “It is my belief to disagree with what Victorica said, but this time I agree. A place where you never know what might be there? “You better not mess with her,” She says.

Only Nike said, “A talking tail… ” . It’s really amazing… “I just regret it.”

Although I felt sorry for Nike, I decided to side with Eniona and Victorica here.

“The place we need to head to is the 10th floor. Since the purpose is not exploration or exploration, I don’t think it’s a good idea to increase unnecessary variables here.”

1. Pull out the tail.

2. Just ignore it and go.

I was about to press number 2 of the two options.

The tail swung even more violently.

“I’m telling you not to go! 10th floor! If there is a shortcut to the 10th floor, that girl gal knows it! “I’m asking you to save me quickly!”

The tail was shaped like Gargar.

He even says that he knows the way to the 10th floor.

Victorica seemed to feel even worse after hearing this story.

“You say such obvious things. It must be a trap. You know the deep sea anglerfish? It lures its prey with light and catches it. Doesn’t this tail look exactly like that light? Look! It strangely glows too!”

Sssss-.

Now I see that the tip of the dandelion-shaped tail is shining.

Soft light.

It really looks like the light-emitting organ of deep-sea anglerfish.

However, Nike was very pleased with this appearance.

“A luminous tail… ! It’s awesome… !”

It looks awesome.

So what should we do?

* * *

End of brief discussion.

I decided to pull the tail.

“I wouldn’t be lying if I said I knew a shortcut, right?”

“I’m not lying! “Gyarrgar, I swear by this wonderful dandelion tail!”

Kwaak.

I grabbed the tail protruding from the wall of the fleshy stairs with all my might.

“Pull in three. One, two, three.”

When I pull it with all my might, something pops out from the fleshy wall.

“Hey… !”

It was a being that let out a familiar scream.

Nymph?

He had short red hair, was wearing a gray robe, and his eyes were red.

The ears are pointed triangular ears, just like the nymphs sported every day.

However, even though this guy resembled a nymph in many ways, he was not a nymph.

This guy is probably an imp.

Nymphs don’t have tails, but imps have tails.

“Thank you for saving this girl!”

The guy repeatedly lowered his head towards us.

However, as if Enio has not let down his guard yet, he strengthens his fighting spirit by saying, “Shall we try to take him down?”

In response to that easily understandable hostility, the dandelion-tailed imp, who introduced himself as Gargar, said, hehe… ” !” I screamed.

And then he hides behind me.

“The Tartarus monster has appeared! A pitch black monster of darkness!”

Are you scared of Enio?

Anyway.

We felt like we had to ask why this guy named Gargar was buried in a wall of flesh. So when I asked, the guy twitched his tail and said.

“Low level monsters… For some reason, everyone went into hiding… ! So, this girl came out to the lower floor to get some food that might have been left out… !”

“So?”

“And then I got stuck in an impophobic staircase that suddenly appeared… !”

Indeed, it is so.

According to Imp Gargar, this staircase changes location from time to time.

If you stand in a position where the stairs will appear, you will end up stuck like this.

Isn’t this a jamming bug?

“I heard that the position of the stairs at the entrance changes when outsiders come in… !”

Could it be because of us?

It may be that Gargar got caught in the changed terrain after we opened the gates of hell.

Gargar bowed his head again and asked.

“… Are you foreigners? Gilgamesh?”

“I am Viktor, not Gilgamesh.”

“I heard that the outsider was named Gilgamesh… Looks like it wasn’t… ! This Gargar, by nature, the imps’ rule is to give trouble to outsiders, but since they saved Gargar, they’ll just let it go… !”

That seems to be the case.

Nike bursts into laughter as if she was curious here.

“Looking at this guy reminds me of Pui Pui and Poi Poi. Gargar, are there other imps here in Tartarus besides you?”

“Imps live in Pandemonium!”

“Pandemonium?”

“Pandemonium is the home of all imps… ! This is the only imp-friendly place in Tartarus… ! Not everyone can enter easily… , I’m inviting you because I’m Gargar Gar’s benefactor… !”

It was a strange event.

From what I heard, it seemed like there was a village or city called ‘Pandemonium’ somewhere in Tartarus. Was there a place like that?

“Then we will take this girl girl to the 40th floor underground!”