My Demons - Chapter 58



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My Villains Episode 058

16. Disappearance (2)

It was a scene of a sewer system, with darkness without a single ray of light, the intermittent sound of water drops, the fishy smell of water and rotting flesh, and forgettable insects crawling out of nowhere.

The sewer system was not a maze but a management facility, so although it was complicated, it had a fairly regular structure.

Moreover, I was able to lead the way without a map because it was a path I had become familiar with through three or four searches and explorations.

Except for the occasional zombie blown up by water, we rarely encountered monsters. This is probably thanks to the diligent cleaning that has been going on in the sewer system.

Thanks to these factors, we reached the fourth basement level in less than an hour.

It was the same floor where they killed Torvald and his men and discovered the secret passage.

At this point, I think there are three main threat factors.

The first, of course, are the sewer monsters. There was a high possibility that it would be dangerous if you encountered something like the ‘Leech Golem’, let alone the black slime or giant crocodile that you had already encountered.

Next are the magic bandits. Since we made such a fuss by breaking through the secret passage twice, unless these guys are idiots, they must have taken some special measures.

It wouldn’t matter if the special measure was to close the passage, but if they were trying to infiltrate through the sewer, there could be magic enemies here.

The last one is an insider in the city… No matter how quickly he sends his men down, I don’t think he’ll be ahead of us. It’ll be okay for now.

I listened with bated breath, but I couldn’t hear anything special.

Neither Luke nor I had much expertise in tracking techniques, so we couldn’t find any traces of Ellen.

There were footprints here and there, but there was no way to know when or by whom they were made.

First of all, I need to get to the secret passage as quickly as possible.

In the game, the size and composition of the mini-dungeon ‘Sewer’ were determined randomly for each server.

It may be composed of two surface layers (sewerage of the ancient empire) and three deep layers (rotting crypts), or it may be composed of five surface layers and one deep layer… The number of cases varies.

As confirmed through searches and blueprints so far, there are four surface layers in this world.

The total size of the sewer is at least 5 stories and maximum 8 stories… The deep part could be a single layer, or it could be three layers. I hope I don’t have to go to the deep end as much as possible.

Anyway, the 4th underground floor, the lowest level of the surface, had one staircase each to the northwest, northeast, and south, centered around the ‘Manager’s Room’ in the exact center.

Of course, this is only a design standard, and because so many years had passed, only traces of the ‘janitor’s room’ and the northwest staircase remained.

Of the two remaining stairs, we used the northeast one.

I came down through the most familiar and comfortable route, but it was a bit far from the secret passage to the west.

Would Ellen have followed this path?

Well, he might have used the southern stairs, which were relatively close to the secret passage.

Is it because we couldn’t find any traces of him?

Random thoughts clutter my mind.

As I was walking lost in thought, Mr. Luke, who was following me, opened his mouth.

“Can you hear anything?”

“… Yes, not yet. “I can’t hear you pretending to be popular.”

After listening for a moment and answering, Mr. Luke sighed deeply. When I glance back, I see a face with deep shadows etched in the torchlight, full of depth of thought.

I felt somewhat puzzled, so I walked away and opened my mouth.

“Do you have any granddaughters?”

“Hmm? “You mean granddaughter?”

“Well, if it’s not a granddaughter, then a grandson… .”

Mr. Luke looked shocked after hearing my question.

Uh, is this an impolite question?

Mr. Luke smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“There is none. I don’t have a daughter, let alone a granddaughter. “Because I’m not married.”

“yes?”

A person who looks to be well over sixty isn’t even married? Hmm, there doesn’t seem to be any problem.

“Ah, is it perhaps because of the teachings of ‘Yeonggeummun’?”

This time, Mr. Luke smiled bitterly.

“well. “In some ways, you could say that.”

“ah••••••

I wanted to keep asking, but I decided to stop. It was difficult to judge whether this was an impolite question or not.

“But why are you suddenly asking such a question?”

“It’s nothing special… Luke, it’s been a while since you last saw Ellen, right? Still, you were so worried, ‘Have you even thought about her granddaughter?’ “I asked because I wanted to.”

“Right.”

Mr. Luke opened his mouth while stepping over the spilled silt.

“Granddaughter. “I’m not sure, but even if I had a granddaughter, I wouldn’t be this worried.”

“Uh-yes’?”

“Didn’t I tell you? Miss Ellen has a rare spirit. In a place like this

“It’s not something you can lose.”

“O ugh”

•••I don’t think Luke is normal either. Are all hero characters like this?

While thinking about that, I keep my mouth shut.

Clap.

“•••hmm?”

“What’s going on?”

I stopped tall and showed Mr. Luke with my index finger on my lips. Mr. Luke also held his breath as he watched me listen.

…….Arrrgh,…………

Kerr.

What does this mean?

What came softly from the front was a strange sound that sounded like water bubbling.

Wouldn’t the conversation of people with water up to their lungs be similar to that sound?

In addition, a clanking sound, like a wet towel hitting the floor, could be heard intermittently.

“Prepare for battle. “There is something ahead.”

I whispered and handed the torch to Mr. Luke.

While Mr. Luke adjusted the quarterstaff and torch in both hands, I pulled out the pulse.

Slurp.

Is it because I sharpened it on a whetstone and wiped it with an oiled cloth whenever I had time? Pulsion’s blade noisily scattered red lights and drove away the pitch-black darkness.

I made a proper distance from Mr. Luke with a hand gesture and coated the blade with blood.

The light bouncing off the armor scattered here and there, but there were so many scratches and dents that it wasn’t that serious.

-Agrrhg, Grhoog, Gerererek.

I listened to the noise getting louder and walked quietly as if I was a stray cat. Just for a moment.

-Ghrrrug!

It was an unknown voice, but it was not difficult to read the caution contained in it.

The bubbling noise subsided, and as if to replace it, the fishy smell began to fill my nose.

Strange voices, clanking footsteps, and a strong fishy smell.

It wasn’t that difficult to guess their identities.

•••But why do these guys appear here? They must be the ‘priest’s’ subordinates, right?

Putting aside my increasingly confusing thoughts, I hid in a passageway that turned 90 degrees and waited for them to reveal themselves.

Mr. Luke was asked to wait about 20 meters behind with a torch. As the darkness deepens, visibility decreases… … .

For a moment, I held my breath against the wall as I heard footsteps approaching.

When something finally appeared around the passage, it suddenly let out a pulse.

Sigh!

“Karrrgh!”

As the blade stuck in the back of its neck drew out red blood, the monster let out a loud scream and fell backwards.

The monsters that followed jumped up and made terrifying screams, then quickly got into a fighting stance.

They were disgusting monsters.

Although it walked on two legs and held a weapon in its hand, it had a monstrous appearance that could not be considered human.

It was huge, about the same height as me, and dirty brown scales covered its entire body.

The large eyes that looked like they were about to pop out looked like those of a corpse, and the jaws had protruding gills.

White fins sprouted from its arms and spine, and its huge maw, large enough to swallow a human head in one bite, was filled with sharp teeth.

The hand holding a rusty iron sword, bone harpoon, or iron skewer had webbed fingers between the fingers.

Their identity was ‘Walking grouper’, a branch of ‘Merfolk’.

Among Dark World users, he is commonly called ‘grouper’. The scene where Mari rolls her eyes and screams among those guys is-

“Ugh, that dog is disgusting.” Is it because of past experience? I think I’ve learned how to express my dislike of grossness through anger.

I struck the closest guy with my shield before he could fire his bone spear and swung Gon Pulsion.

Bye!

“Greg.”

Because its head was split in two, it was unable to scream properly and fell apart.

Because I had no eyelids, it felt like the eyes I couldn’t close were staring at me.

Ugh. I feel like throwing up.

“Come on, you little fish!”

As loud shouts rang out in the narrow passage, the groupers opened their mouths as if they did not want to lose.

-Gurrrgh!

Ugh, what kind of guy’s voice is that… … .

They are all screaming ‘gurgling’ at the same time, and it feels like my head is pounding.

I gritted my teeth and attacked them.

“Keregh!”

“Uhgrrr!”

They also attacked, swinging their weapons, but contrary to their menacing appearance, their weapon skills were poor.

Kagagak!

I deflected their attacks with my shield, blocked them with my armor, and swung my pulse.

One grouper raised a knife and took an awkward defensive stance, but Pulsion broke the rusty blade and split its gills.

He rolled his eyes and kicked the fallen one, then flew to the other side and split off the necks and chests of the two groupers in an instant.

It was then.

“Arghun, Rahuk, Terrgh!”

I turned my head at the strange rhyme, and saw a naked woman glaring at me, holding a cane.

No, it wasn’t a naked woman – it was a strange-looking fishman.

At first glance, she resembled a beautiful woman, but her hands and feet had webbed feet and golden scales sprouted from her pelvis, shoulders, and vagina.

Because she wasn’t wearing a single piece of cloth, the curves of her beautiful body were exposed.

Its long, thin hair fluttered here and there as if it had been dipped in water, and round fins sprouted where its ears should have been.

Although she had the eyes, nose, mouth, and skin as white as the eyes of a beautiful woman, her complexion did not show at all, giving her an eerie feeling.

“•••Golden molly?”

It was a particularly rare monster among the randomly appearing named monsters.

The guy’s abilities.

“Shurhaan!”

With a sharp shout, a stream of water poured out from a staff made of coral, bones, and shells.

“Kruk, kruk!”

The stream of water aimed precisely at the head boasted tremendous water pressure.

While I lost my balance and stumbled as if I had been hit by an iron club, the water that poured heavily stopped flowing and began to pool on the floor.

The not-so-wide passageway was filling up rapidly, as if it were blocked by an invisible wall.

“Puhak.”

I quickly turned my head and raised my shield to block the stream of water.

A grouper took advantage of that gap and hurled an iron skewer at my back.

I quickly moved my left foot and struck the spear with a pulse.

Squeak!

There was no time to finish off the guy who lost his weapon.

The golden molly was still shooting out a stream of water, and another grouper pounced.

I hurriedly swung my pulse and deflected his sword, but it crashed!

As if it had no intention of using a weapon in the first place, it opened its mouth wide and launched itself!

Kwasik!

The grouper’s mouth instantly crushed its head.