My Demons - Chapter 23



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My Villains Episode 023

7. Sewerage (1)

Cool morning air.

The morning in South Harbor was incredibly refreshing, befitting its name as a port city.

This is probably because instead of the musty wind blowing from the sea, the north wind blowing through the dense forest in the distance embraces the city.

Seup, ha… … .

Breathing in the early morning air with my light bag wrapped around me, I felt like I had gone on a morning hike.

As I walk with the fortress wall on my right, memories of walking along the Seoul trail come to mind.

Of course, unlike the Hanyang City Wall, which was built by hewing large blocks of granite or gneiss, the South Harbor Castle had a completely different appearance as it was made of bricks the size of a head that had been baked in maroon color, stacked one on top of the other.

In addition, the tension unique to a city under siege was vividly felt due to the red stains scattered here and there and the soldiers looking down with fierce gaze from the top of the castle.

Despite that sense of reality, I took a deep breath and took a brisk step forward. Phoenix’s lungs, which were stronger than those of Seungsu Kim, sucked in a lot of fresh air. As my whole body becomes filled with vitality, my mind seems to awaken.

But for some reason, I feel a look of disbelief on my face.

The main focus was the repaired wand stand, no, it was the porter.

Instead of saying ‘What are you looking at, man?’ like he usually did, he spoke with a grin.

“Hey, take a deep breath, too. “Isn’t it refreshing?”

“•••No matter what, you have to enjoy it the way it is. “If you force yourself to crave more and enjoy it, your balance is likely to be disturbed.”

Unlike me, who is dressed lightly, Ellen is carrying a backpack larger than her torso. The guy pretended to be serious about something with his swollen eyes, no, he explained it.

“Magic, martial arts, politics, academics… Anyway, balance is the most important thing in all fields.”

“Aha, is that so?”

“okay. So, you should meditate on a daily basis to contemplate yourself and maintain balance, eh.”

In the end, I couldn’t resist the urge and reached out and squeezed his cheek. The taste is disappointing because there is not much meat… .

“ouch!”

Ellen, whose cheek was pinched, frowned and screamed. Then, every time I lifted her hand and pinched her, she lifted her toes and stamped her legs.

Wow, that one reaction is great.

“Ah, Haima!”

“Okay, so. “A person who is good at maintaining balance ended up lying down sick all day because of overexertion?”

Ellen bit her lower lip, slapped my arm away, and screamed with blood rushing to her face.

“I told you not to do this!”

“Wow, I feel energetic. “Are you really healed?”

“… Ugh, I’m annoyed.”

The guy then turned his head away.

Damn, I guess you know I’m thankful, but I’ve lost a little bit. Be proud.

At that time, the travelers who were lying covered in blankets in the alley on the other side of the castle walls started squirming and swearing, as if the sound of us arguing was bothersome.

“Nigimi, what’s the fuss since dawn!”

“Hold your mouth shut…” .”

Are these crazy? Is this their living room or what? If I see security on the way, I have to report them, you homeless bastards.

Now that I think about it, the number of homeless travelers like that has increased significantly in the past few days.

As the city’s blockade has been prolonged, travelers staying in South Harbor are virtually reduced to beggars.

Most prices, including food prices, have skyrocketed and residents are suffering from hardships in making ends meet. Travelers, mercenaries, peddlers, etc. without a base here are bound to have their wallets dry up quickly.

The Baetgo-dong Inn was equally difficult. Although the food cost has become more expensive and the room price has been cut in half, there are no guests.

Even last night, I stayed alone in a four-person room. Same goes for Ellen.

One of the other four-person rooms was completely closed, and only two merchant men remained in the other room.

The situation seems to be quite serious.

Meanwhile, Grania’s gang left the inn, saying they had received a request from the castle lord. Are you planning to stay in the barracks near the salt castle?

I don’t know if what I did to Gilius had any effect on the gang leaving.

“Hey, let’s go quickly.”

Even though I was thinking that, I walked quickly, dragging Ellen with me. Because she didn’t want to make a fuss and delay her time.

The scenario was progressing, but I was anxious because we would soon be kicked out on the streets like those guys.

The only money I have left is three silver coins and six pennies. If you don’t want to be homeless, you have to make money no matter what!

•••Ugh, what kind of thing is this? There’s nothing to eat or sleep about in games, so it’s rare for me to be this tight on money.

The sense of reality is choking me.

As I was thinking about that, Ellen and I stood in front of the sewer entrance.

The entrance to the sewer was adjacent to the northern wall, and looked like a one-room toilet made of stacked bricks.

In front of the entrance, soldiers who appeared to be middle-aged and young respectively stood guard holding spears.

•••Sigh, the place I originally ran to as soon as Chapter 2 started was Hasu Dong, but I finally got here.

I sighed lightly and asked Ellen.

“Are you ready?”

Ellen nodded and answered with a firm expression.

“huh.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

We strengthened our resolve and walked forward.

We approached the entrance with determination

“•••Of course, if you think it’s going to rain, come out right away. Since the sea here is connected, the water level rises quickly, so you may be drowned. And once again, come out to the ancient entrance you entered, okay? Don’t just come out of a different exit and break a board and get fined. A few months ago, some damn bastards took out the floor planks and came out? For your information, if you do something like that, you’ll be in trouble. okay?” I had to listen to nagging for a long time.

“Oh, of course. Don’t worry

“Let’s go.”

I smiled cheerfully, but this meticulous guard’s chat did not end.

“If you have anything useful, take care of it. When you kill a rat man, don’t forget to cut off its tail. “I give you a current prize of one coin for each piece.”

Ratman’s tail. You have to remember that.

The guard was definitely chatty, but I didn’t want to disparage his chatter by calling it nagging or nonsense. It contained a lot of things to watch out for and useful information.

“And, let’s see – no bounties have escaped recently. Oh, if possible, don’t go down to the third floor. “Don’t even look underneath.”

“Under there? “I guess the third floor is the end?”

I asked the question casually, but the guard shrugged his shoulders and answered kindly.

“I heard it’s up to the 4th floor. I’m not sure about what’s below that. Actually, why would you go all the way down there? “This isn’t a wizard’s lair or a gold mine.”

“Well, that’s true.”

So, first of all, there is up to the 4th floor underground. Hmm.

In the game, the sewer was a mini dungeon that went underground at least 5 floors and up to 8 floors. And the structure of this dungeon is divided into the surface part (表層部) and the deep part (深層 part).

The surface area is the ‘sewer of the ancient empire’, with a minimum of 2 floors and a maximum of 5 floors.

It is what we commonly think of as a sewer – walls covered in plaster, sidewalks for mechanics to walk on, and a waterway running through the center stretching out like a spider’s web.

The deep part is an area added below the upper part, a ‘rotting crypt’.

Depending on the campaign, it may be a single floor or up to three floors.

The structure is always nearly random, and because it is not an artificial structure, it is quite difficult to find your way around.

In fact, it is an area that has nothing to do with the main scenario, so there is no need to go down there if your purpose is not to farm experience or items.

According to what the guard said, at least up to the 4th floor is the sewer of the ancient empire… That’s not very good.

The longer the sewer was in the game, the more annoying it was.

It was so dark that if you didn’t increase the gamma, your eyes would get tired quickly, and because your field of vision was limited, you were often attacked by enemies.

Besides, this is reality. This means that there are terrible penalties such as hunger and fatigue added to it.

I don’t think it will be easy to break through. I have to move forward cautiously.

So Ellen and I went down the stairs leading to the basement, guided by the guard.

It’s already been ten days since we arrived at South Harbor.

We have finally entered the sewer, the true beginning of Chapter 2.

•••It’s just the beginning. When am I going home?

In deep darkness.

The bull’s-eye lantern illuminated in a cone shape up to twenty meters in front.

Following that light, we slowly made our way through the darkness.

“Ugh. “My nose will rot.”

Despite my muttering, Ellen kept her mouth shut and just kept walking.

The guy carrying a large backpack was holding on to the crossbow that was holding Cheolhwan with both hands.

Blue eyes shake with anxiety and look around the room. At the same time, his left hand held his nose, and when his right arm went numb, he held up the crossbow again.

•••No, I don’t think that crossbow would be less than 2 kilos? Are you doing that because you can’t lift it with one hand?

“•••Ugh.”

done. It’s my fault for not recording the stats.

That’s it, what should I do with this smell? I should have gotten a mask or something.

Why didn’t I come into the sewer and prepare for the stench?

•••There is an answer in the problem. The answer was because I was head tall.

Since I was a half-body, I was holding a shield and a lantern, so I didn’t even have a hand to cover my nose. So the smell from the dirty flowing water penetrated my nose without being filtered.

It was a stench emanating from all kinds of dirty things, including sewage from the city, unrecognizable carcasses of animals, and stains on the walls that were either water stains or something else.

There were quite a few guards patrolling the first basement level that we had just passed by, and perches were placed here and there. There were heavy doors on the stairs leading to the lower floor to prevent animals from entering.

But here, on the second basement floor, it was different.

This was a space where no one could be found.

The sound of rippling water, the sound of water drops hitting the ground, the sound of multi-legged insects crunching, the squeak of a rat, and a humming sound that at first glance resembles a scream… … .

Despite all the noise, I felt this space was quiet.

It would be a shame because there were only two footsteps, if only they were mine… It must have been a bit spooky.

“Hey, but… …

Just as I was about to say something, the ox-eye lantern illuminated something dark.

What was created by blocking the light… It was a human-shaped shadow. A person lying on their side with their back exposed.

“Ellen.”

“•••I’m watching.”

The voice was so quiet that it was a little difficult to tell whether Ellen was calm or scared.

However, when I glanced sideways, I saw that the guy was aiming a crossbow in a reasonable position.

I feel a little relieved. Well, he practiced pretty hard too.

“I’ll check, so give me cover.”

“ O ” H •

I put down my backpack and placed the lantern on it. Of course, we carefully checked the area where the light shines.

Sreung.

The sound of the pulse being pulled out echoes eerily.

I kept my posture firm and walked slowly. I planned to find out by approaching as secretly as possible.

The place where the unidentified person was lying was a sewer hub. It is literally a place like the central axis of a cart wheel, where various branches of sewerage come together. After coming down to the second floor, it was a single road, so this was the first point where the road split.

After checking the surroundings, I looked carefully and saw that there was something that looked like a wet leather bag stretched out next to the person lying down.

•••What is that?

By the time I got up to 4-5 meters away from the person lying down like that.

Clap.

Ugh, I stepped on a slightly shadowed area and there must have been a puddle of water there. Just when I was about to move my head again.

Let’s go.

A person, no, a corpse, flipped over with a creepy sound.

“Ugh, fuck!”

I was so shocked that I literally jumped up and quickly took a step back.

The light from the lantern illuminated the corpse. The body had its stomach cut open, and all of its internal organs had been eaten away. And the guy who ate the intestines was crying out strangely while looking at me.

kkii

What was mistaken for a wet leather bag was actually a ‘cabinet bug’!

It had countless feet, a shiny dark brown shell, and a circular maw full of sharp teeth.

It had about half of its long body upright.

“It’s crazy, it’s so big… .”

Yes, it was huge. The raised head was so big that it almost reached my solar plexus.

And like most arthropods, it was so big that it was incredibly disgusting.

“Ugh ”

As I was shaking with goosebumps, the creature began to attack me fiercely, making clicking sounds with dozens of pairs of feet.

It wasn’t scary, it was disgusting and I wanted to run away.

However, the power I felt in my grip, the vitality that ran through my whole body, and the vitality I gained on the battlefield stopped me from retreating.

In the realm of instinct, a voice burst out saying that there was no need to be afraid of bugs and the like.

Yes, it’s just a bug that’s a little, no, a little too big! Even in the game, you were just a random mob!

The moment Seun stopped taking steps backwards.

Boom!

A heavy pounding sound rang out from behind along with the sound of a taut string being snapped. and.

puck!

“100 million ”

This is so crazy, the iron ring that Ellen shot hit me right in the back of my head!