Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 202

202

Relic dealer (2)

Squishy!

As the space becomes distorted, a blurry gap opens up. What jumped out from there was a person covered in soot.

“Ugh! “Save people…huh?”

While screaming and trying to rub the ring on his finger, he notices a shadow cast over him and looks up with a puzzled face.

Dallen smiled lowly at that happy face. And when the merchant Galios recognized him, he almost cried.

“Great Dallon!”

“It’s been a long time, Sang Sang-ju.”

Was that the last time we saw each other in Philopone’s orchard after the disturbance caused by the Vine Witch?

After leaving for the north at the request of the Tsar, it had been a long time since we had heard any news amid the chaos of war.

The last act of Volkmar he knew was to take over a large-scale glass workshop immediately after all the windows in the area were shattered in the aftermath of the blue thunder that fell in the western region and swept away dozens of chests worth of gold coins.

I had heard that he was planning to branch out into the art business in the future, but strangely enough, the behavior of Volkmar that appeared before my eyes seemed completely far from that.

Of course, it wasn’t something to think about right away.

A group of people were following Volkmar, who escaped by leaping through space with the power of the artifact, all the way here.

“Behind me at the top.”

He leaves behind Sangsangju, who is panting and hiding, and pulls out an axe.

The relic ax, one of the rewards received from the Tsarist royal family, was twice as large as the one previously used.

In addition, its weight is hundreds of kilograms, as if dozens of similar axes were condensed.

Of course, it was the perfect size and weight for Dallon.

Doo doo doo doo……!

The ground begins to rumble. The sign of something pushing into the sensory area was clear.

「Dream Chase」

「Full White Map」

In my mind, the map of the nearby area in black and white was showing a forest quite far away from the main road.

This is because after stopping the group for a moment on the main street to catch Volkmar, who kept falling through the space, only he and Felver came.

The number of people was already several times smaller, but that wasn’t a big problem.

Not long ago, didn’t they fight well in the far north against even greater numerical inferiority?

Dallen quietly opened his eyes and studied the grayscale diagram, then suddenly opened his mouth.

“Old man. “Under your feet.”

“I know it well. “What magic tower do you think I’m from?”

Felber responds lightly and signs the hand.

There are no common chants anymore. The archmage’s spell spread beneath the ground in an instant.

Doo doo doo doo!

Kuddeuk!

The roots of the spell break, the vines break, and the magic power of the spell spreads out towards the approaching large-scale presence.

As the two forces collided, Dallon’s foot kicked the ground.

Tuung –

The trunk and branches of passing trees.

I immediately escape from the darkness of the forest and look down from the vast sky.

The first thing that caught my eye was a huge scar carved in the middle of the forest.

The earth in a radius of a hundred to tens of meters was completely turned over, as if God had plowed the ground with a rake.

For the monsters digging under the ground, it was literally like a lightning strike in the dry sky.

Kieeeeek!

Gurgling! Kuruk!

The number of various monsters struggling on the overturned land is roughly close to a thousand.

I was wondering where the top that was running so well was abandoned and how it ended up being chased by so many monsters.

A centipede with a body length of dozens of meters twists its body, and a twelve-legged spider with several human faces flaps its legs.

The giant, furry toad’s front feet were shaped like a forklift, and the plump caterpillar’s snout had hundreds of sharp, rotating teeth.

Even if they are bad at each and every one of them, they would be classified as mid-level monsters or higher.

If this number gathers, half a day would be enough to devour a castle.

[It’s a spell of that scale without chanting… The young human wizard’s skills are soaring to no end. Dallan, you need to work harder, too.]

Meanwhile, Dallen chuckled at Jeokchang’s mumbling words and lightly lowered the relic ax in his hand.

Parack –

The blade that left my fingertips spits out blue light in the air.

Spot!

Immediately after the blue light passed by, the number of axes was exactly seventy-eight.

Doo doo doo doo doo!!

Dozens of axes hit the ground at once.

The power contained in the metal objects falling from the sky is the strength of a warrior that can tear even a giant to pieces.

Each bombardment was fired on the ground, which had already been turned over once, with the same amount of impact as a cannonball.

Dallen looked down at the sight, then turned his body upside down and kicked the air.

Cry!

Even though there was no thunderbolt, the thunder resounded.

The body, moving ahead of the sound, landed like a bomb on the ground that had been turned over twice.

He quickly retrieves the ax and waves his hand toward the surviving monsters once again.

The ability of this relic weapon, long dormant in the royal family’s reports, is ‘self-division’.

The story was that although the divided state did not last long, the formation of a barrage was possible with just an ordinary throw.

Spot!

Blue light flashes once again.

The ax, split into dozens of pieces, is scattered in all directions following Dallen’s fingertips as he rotates once in place.

It looked as if a rapidly rotating blender had broken and blade fragments were flying out in all directions.

「Rebirth」

「Ignition」

As the sacred flame rose from the dozens of blades, there were no healthy monsters left around.

Kke…keek!

After finishing off all the dying monsters, Dallon put the ax back at his waist and returned the way he came.

While he was dealing with the monster, Felber had Volkmar evacuate to a safe main street.

You must have come to your senses by now, so it was time to find out what the hell you were getting into.

***

“…….”

The sight of Volkmar, whom I had not seen in a long time, was beyond words.

He was covered in dirt, grime, and soot, and even the beard he proudly grew was matted and dirty.

The high-quality silk clothes and accessories he usually wore had been thrown away, and the merchant was putting on leather armor over his worn-out cloth clothes.

He even had a short sheath on his waist. The knife may have been dropped while running away, but all it had was a sheath, but whatever.

Dallen scratched his chin and then snapped.

“Upper stock.”

“Yes?”

“Have you closed down your business?”

“What do you mean!”

“No, they’re just mercenaries with no reputation.”

“…….”

Volkma mumbles as if he’s about to protest something, then lowers his head.

Of course, unlike the ordinary mercenary Naburangi, he had dozens of magic tools scattered all over his body.

The only problem was that in Dallen’s eyes, who knew most of those magic tools, it seemed like there were only one or two that the merchant could use properly.

“Sleep, my friend. Tell me what’s going on. “If you need help, we’ll be happy to help.”

Felber said with a chuckle. Volkmar then began to tell the story one by one.

“…That’s what happened.”

After almost two hours of confession, I muttered these words with my head down.

Volkmar’s shoulders were limp and slumped. Felber thought for a moment and briefly summarized the merchant’s complaint.

“So, after hitting the jackpot in the art business, he expanded his business into a trading company and began supplying directly to the Bronze Guard and the Sterling Silver Knights based on the capital he had accumulated.”

“you’re right.”

“I heard that the delivery went smoothly by uniting several blacksmiths around the Mithril Smelter… The problem is that they got a little more greedy there?”

“To reiterate, it was a choice to expand the business. “For the Golden Guardians and the nobles inside the Platinum Zone, ordinary weapons are not competitive.”

Volkmar said, rubbing his battered beard.

His beard, which had been well-oiled and nicely trimmed, had gone through some kind of hardship and was sticking out in all directions like a cat’s whiskers.

“Of course, the weapons that Mr. LeBaron made himself were attractive enough for aristocratic families, but the problem was that the quantity was limited. So…”

“That’s why I reached out to magic tools as well.”

“…That’s right, Dallon.”

Now that monsters and cultists are rampaging across the continent, the magic tool business has become a more lucrative market than anything else.

It was a time when relics that the rich had kept away were released into the market, and to keep up with them, many magic towers began to accelerate the production of various magic tools.

As a merchant who can smell the smell of money like a ghost, Volkmar decided to jump into the market as soon as he expanded his business to the size of a trading company.

‘And not only did they simply sign a contract with the Magic Tower to distribute magic tools, but they even went so far as to directly excavate relics.’

Are they trying to sell medicinal herbs, glass windows, and even relics?

No matter how much I thought about it, it was clear that Volkmar’s merchant spirit skill was S grade.

In fact, his judgment was so sharp that even Dallon admired it.

In the mid to late stages, when monsters were active, numerous underground ruins actually revealed entrances buried deep in the ground.

A phenomenon expressed in games as the opening of a hidden dungeon. Among them, there were places where various gold and silver treasures and relics could be excavated, like the ruins of an ancient magic civilization.

‘The problem is that the more monuments there are, the more difficult it is to excavate them, and if you’re too careful, the entire excavation team could be wiped out.’

Old ruins, such as the ruins of the Sandstorm Dynasty located in the basement of the main headquarters of the Holy Knights, have such strong defense mechanisms.

Guardians of numerous traps and ruins made with ancient technology. Sometimes, the ruins themselves even try to devour intruders.

Unless you were lucky enough to not be able to withstand the ravages of time and only have defensive devices at their best, it was natural that the reward would be proportional to the level of difficulty.

And excavating such ruins by hand was not an easy task even for Volkma, who was skilled in business.

The ending of the story told by the owner of the top was that he had successfully excavated small ruins several times, but this time he made a big deal and was completely destroyed as soon as he jumped in.

The excavation team was virtually wiped out. The good news is that it was a relic that only he had and that he barely escaped by using all his magic tools.

“Friend, excavating relics is not something that can be solved simply by sitting at a table calculating numbers or negotiating with business partners.”

“…I know.”

“Then come with us. “I was already on my way to the Labyrinth City.”

“…….”

Volkma cannot easily answer. Dallen tilted his head as he looked at that.

Still, he is a man who knows that his life is a waste. However, this would not be a reason to say that the investment was a waste.

Considering the mythical transactions Volkmar has made as a merchant so far, his bank account probably contains enough gold coins to build a house out of them.

“The ruins that we were trying to excavate this time. “What’s your name?”

“…It was a ruin whose name was unknown. “It was discovered very recently.”

“Tell me about your characteristics or something like that. “Something like the ruins of the Sand Dynasty or the residence of ancient elves.”

Volkmar seemed to hesitate for a moment, then took out a small stone from his pocket.

“I don’t know what cradle of civilization it was, but I found this in the ruins.”

The stone block was an elaborately crafted statue.

After shaking off the hardened dirt with Felber’s spell, the shape of the sculpture was clearly revealed.

Although it had rusted and corroded over thousands of years, it was still not difficult to recognize that it was a dragon.

Four pairs of eyes flashing above the snout. Four pairs of wings spread menacingly.

While Dallen’s expression quickly hardened upon seeing the statue, the owner of the top, who had been wiggling his fingers, continued.

“I’ll be honest. When we opened the door deep within the ruins… all the monsters in the huge cavity began to awaken. “Dallen, the monsters you dealt with are just some that awakened immediately.”

“…….”

“If I run away like this, my life may be saved, but… I’m afraid that those monsters will come running out onto the ground.”

A deep sigh. Felber, who had been listening quietly, asked back with a skeptical look.

“Hundreds of mid-level monsters are just a few. “Did you possibly drink hallucinogenic substances at the ruins?”

“Not me at all! Master of the Magic Tower, I swear on my account password…”

“What the Top Lord said is correct, old man.”

“Dallen! As expected, you trust me…!”

A merchant with tears in his eyes with a moved expression.

Dallen seriously considered punching him in the face.

After handing the cleaned-up dragon statue to Lucia, he rubbed his aching temples.

Why the fuck are you touching the dragon cave among the many ruins?