The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 292



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#292, Bold Man

A decorative pillar carved from a huge stone.

The floor and walls look like they were cut from large stones and fitted together… .

The starting point of the 47th floor was the interior of a building reminiscent of an ancient temple.

You can immediately see an arched exit that is dazzlingly bright.

Tap, tap, tap.

I followed the light and left the building.

“Wow… “It’s hot.”

The dazzling light was actually the scorching sun.

The surrounding area is a vast desert full of sand dunes… .

The stone building with my back to it is the only visible artifact.

“… “I have no idea what this is.”

I don’t even know the direction.

The sun was so far above the crown of the head that the shadow did not extend beyond a span of time near the feet.

To begin with, it is a formative world that is close to fantasy, so it is impossible to tell whether the sun sets from east to south to west.

This means that even if you realize the wrong path, it will not be an experience.

You can choose the starting direction based on the temple, but that’s just a part of the game where you can try twice or three times.

If you are not a player who has already worked through Loco 33, the challenge itself is suicidal.

“Hey… . It’s amazing, it’s amazing. “If this had been like ‘two months ago,’ I would have given up.”

Marduk’s direct reaction seems to have left a big impression on my subconscious.

It seems like the more I talk to myself, the more I talk to myself.

As the sarcastic admiration suggests, the level of difficulty was not a problem now.

Would someone who has never been to the 45th floor tear up the 47th floor order form without any countermeasures?

At the time I was staying on the 44th floor,

The reason I ‘didn’t’ continue climbing was to study God’s letters in depth.

Of course, it is true that I ‘couldn’t do it’ based on the time when I just started studying.

However, the fact that I did not move even after the strategy for that floor was clearly visible was entirely my choice.

The reason why I still thought that achievement was far away was because my goal was not a joke applied to the tower, but the power of Marduk himself.

If you look at it from the former point of view, you can guess some of it based on your lack of accomplishments, but from the latter point of view, you haven’t learned even 1% of it.

anyway.

‘What you see isn’t everything… ,’

Susssss─.

“Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there.”

The demonic energy that was abundantly released spread low in all directions.

The magic energy that traced its radius along the curves of the sand dunes disappeared as if it were being sucked into various dots, drawing black, fluttering characters on the slopes of the dunes.

These are the letters of God, the prototype of the demon language.

Numerous letters were visually confirmed on the 44th dungeon-type floor.

Not all characters of actual origin responded in this way.

This is because there were some that were severely deformed or had completely different properties.

Therefore, in a state where the text is obscured by fantasy (although it is difficult to define Marduk’s illusion as real), interpretation is more limited.

At least you can find the places where the gimmick is installed.

It may not be perfect for the reasons mentioned above, but due to the nature of the tower – the location with the most obstructions is bound to be the correct path.

I walked along the right path drawn like that.

Deep. Deep.

Hot sand kept flowing into my shoes.

However, there were more dangers in the air that were difficult to interpret when flying.

“Anyway… “Looking at the situation, it doesn’t belong here.”

This means that the probability of encountering the player seems low.

Traps and devices that have not been activated mean that this place is in ‘new’ condition.

In other words, there are currently no players passing through the 47th floor.

This means that the owner of the 47th floor order book encountered on the 8th floor did not come down from here either.

Considering that those who were attacking this place have come down, the time needed for reset has not yet passed.

‘Are you saying it was above this?’

In some ways, this is a positive fact.

Naturally, the people who will respond immediately to the tip will be the players with the order books for the floors immediately above and below.

The higher the floor, the more powerful the objects will react.

If you think about it the other way around, there may be players who hit the order cutoff line and can’t make it, but that’s okay if they appear from below again later.

First of all, the lower floors should not be allowed to wander (at a dangerous level for Park Dae-geun and Kwon Ha-seon) – it was meaningful to bring players back up.

‘If you look all the way up, you won’t find anyone.’

In the first place, you are less likely to encounter other people on high floors.

If you have the means, you may not have heard that the return order has not worked yet.

Even though a raid quest with an eye-popping reward appeared, it was no reason to stop climbing while I was still going without being told what floor I was on.

But it was true that time was running out.

Maintenance time will come to everyone, and if the return order does not work, of course they will tear up the top order.

The higher up you are, the easier the decision is.

The level of concern about being separated from the group is that they have already escaped, and whatever floor they are on will be safer than where they are currently.

With that in mind, I gradually increased my movement speed.

However, since the interpretation of the text is close to high-dimensional computation, it was not possible to run recklessly.

It was a moment when we were dividing the desert for a while.

“… !”

Sigh-.

I turned around, scattering sand with inertia.

Someone followed me and entered the 47th floor.

The stone temple that was the starting point is now far enough away to be visible.

Even that was not visible due to the sand dunes.

But in a limited world,

I wasn’t the type of person who couldn’t sense the presence of others in a space where I was the only one.

I immediately climbed onto the sand dune that blocked my view and gauged the direction of the temple.

Fortunately, even in the haze, the temple’s appearance shimmered like a dot.

A smaller dot walks out from within the dot and looks this way.

‘her… !’

The guy was alone.

What’s even more surprising than the fact that I’m alone is that he’s also making eye contact with me.

The easiest way to express something small is to say it’s a dot, but I knew better than to know how much effort it takes to meet the eyeball of a dot within that dot.

Parbat!

I immediately turned back the way I came and rushed towards him.

Of course, he will be watching me run to greet him with joy.

If I just tear up the order form and run away, it’s an inevitable distance, but I’ll just do my best.

‘please. ‘Please stay.’

I hide my life converging to ‘0’, with a smile on my face –

I shouted.

“hey! “Can I ask you a favor?”

The raid boss with the odd name smiles and says ‘please’.

‘… ‘Is it scarier?’

Even though I did this, I don’t know if an aggro warning sound rang in that guy’s ears,

If not… ,

Also, if he is a true old man,

You may be thinking of ‘Hidden Quest’ at this moment.

In Romance 33, there were actually a few cases where hostile NPCs with strange IDs gave quests.

And in those cases, the quest rewards were no different from the kill rewards.

Simply put, you have to choose between acquiring it peacefully with a little effort or acquiring it quickly and taking risks.

Of course, I’ve never heard of such a quest being given by a boss… .

‘But Yu-shin has never appeared, so wouldn’t it have been red from the player’s perspective?’

Fortunately, the opponent did not run away.

A man with a clearer silhouette was watching me from where I first stood.

Then, suddenly, I had a strange feeling.

The other person should have already seen the name above my head.

What kind of player could be so calm even when facing a raid boss alone?

Because I’m smiling?

Is hiding your life effective?

Don’t you know if you’re really attracted to aggro?

In fact, since he was alone, I had no intention of getting rid of him right away.

Shouldn’t I be given enough time to report my new coordinates (or request rescue)?

However, even if you really have expectations for a ‘hidden quest’, you usually end up feeling nervous.

Because there is no way that the feeling will be right.

While I was lost in those thoughts, the distance between me and the other person got closer to about 10 meters.

A distance where you can have a conversation without shouting.

“… … .”

Now, for some reason, I was dumbfounded and was stunned for a moment.

Then the man opened his mouth.

“yes. “I will help in any way I can.”

I was confused for a moment.

Does this guy mean that he will accept my request (quest), or…

I started to get confused as to whether I was actually going to respond to a request (help).

Here, the latter refers to a non-player situation.

Of course, this is unlikely.

An NPC who can conquer the 47th floor alone?

Because of course it doesn’t exist.

Kwon Ha-seon, who had a new body, was qualified, but he only had one life.

An area that can never be reached unless you have experience.

However, it was another problem to say that there was no need to see NPCs at all in such a place.

Didn’t I also come here after obtaining someone else’s order book?

You can take on as many challenges as you want using curiosity or courage as your weapon.

Looking back, I realized that the man in front of me had not shown any signs of surprise or embarrassment upon seeing me since his first appearance.

If you were in a perfect situation, you might be able to notice just the direction of your pupils and breathing, but the distance was too far to catch that split-second change.

‘… ‘I never thought of this situation.’

There is absolutely no basis to conclude that he is a player.

Even though there was a possibility that he was a bold actor, I was reluctant to take action without a clear judgment.

“Hey, I heard you had a favor to ask earlier… .”

As I stood there without answering, he spoke again.

‘If that’s acting, he’s really great… .’

No, in fact, the boss does not kill NPCs or players, so there is no reason to delay.

If you’re an NPC, you don’t know anything, and if you’re a player, you’re just naturally fearless.

Anyway, I couldn’t keep my mouth shut any longer, so I scratched my head and spoke.

“No, it’s not a request… I thought you might just go down because of me. If it’s okay, please come with me.”

Rules that only apply to high-rise units,

Since they can’t trust each other, if there’s someone attacking them ahead of them, they either step back and allow some time, or they rush in right away and exchange swords.

“ah… “Are you saying we’re having a party?”

“yes. “It’s my first time, so it’s a bit overwhelming.”

We haven’t exchanged swords yet.

I offered to accompany him instead of asking him to wait, but the other person also didn’t trust me.

You never know when someone might ask you to do something together and then stab them in the back.

“hmm… This is my first time reading this, so I don’t know if it will be of any help. If you don’t mind, please join us.”

But since the man willingly accepted it, it became even more painful.

The development of a hidden quest given by an enemy boss is a situation that will make you tilt your head.

This is because it is already an awkward picture to say that a raid boss who walks the path of the devil is a beginner or a party.

However, the man did not show any signs of embarrassment.

And since it’s my first trip… .

I felt there was a high probability that it was an NPC, but I had no intention of judging it hastily.

“ah. Well then, thank you. “This is George Kim.”

If it were a player, I expected that the moment they heard my introduction, they would make a ‘What?’ expression or check the top of my head again.

At that moment, the guy opened his eyes wide.

‘You got caught, you bastard…’ !’

At that time when I smiled inwardly,

Suddenly, the man grabbed my hand and shook it happily.

“George… It was Mr. Kim. haha. My name is Richard Park. “He is Korean-American.”

“uh… ? Me, no, I’m American too? Korean… .”

“wow! What a coincidence. Nice to meet you.”

I don’t know more and more… .