Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior - Chapter 203

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Dragon Cave (1)

Dragon Cave.

A palace and a place where Jinryong resides.

In the world, the nest created by the sub-dragon is also called a dragon cave, but compared to the true dragon’s dragon cave, it was just a slightly deeper cave.

The true dragon’s abode, which is a mystery itself, is on a different level from the sub-dragon’s nest.

Not only is it guarded by tens of thousands of monsters and golems created by dragons, but its internal environment is also created to suit the dragon’s ecology, which is completely different from that of mortals.

Depending on the characteristics of the owner, there are places where magical scenes reminiscent of hell unfold from a mortal’s perspective.

‘It was like that in Cheonglin’s Dragon’s Cave.’

Cheonglin’s Dragon’s Cave, where an extreme cold that would freeze an ordinary person to death in no time lay down.

Even though he was a dragon who fell due to the tree’s curse, was seriously injured by the knight commander, and eventually died at the hands of Dallan, it was that much.

If it were a dragon cave inhabited by a living true dragon, the severity would be twice as severe.

This was why Dallen’s temples throbbed.

“So…the ruins this friend discovered are not actually ruins, but the True Dragon’s Den?”

“exactly.”

“The owner of the dragon cave is one of the thirteen descendants of the dragon god.”

“As far as I know, he’s one of the top three.”

Felber sighed and placed a wrinkled hand on his forehead. Sang Sang-ju’s face, already in disrepair, became increasingly pale next to him.

[Underground dragon Tateangkat Pargium… I never thought I’d see that figure here.]

Red Spear, who shares the field of view with Dallan, muttered when he saw the statue.

‘Do you understand?’

[I know very well. This is the right gauntlet of the Dragon God. He is the one who tricked me into falling into a trap. I want to rip his heart out with my teeth right now.]

A soft laughing tone. The cliffs of the snowy mountain beyond Mt. Mt. are trembling because of the ferocious presence of life.

Dallen nodded and gently stroked his chin. If things continued like this, there would likely be a disruption in the schedule.

“What are you going to do?”

At that moment, Craig Vidrov, the executive officer of the Tsarist Special Service, asked:

Contrary to his efforts to look serious, there was an indelible heat in Craig’s eyes.

Eyes painted with interest and eager curiosity.

Wouldn’t it have been better to be an explorer rather than an agent? Dallen said, rubbing his eyebrows, which seemed to be bothering him a little more.

“You bastard.”

“yes? What does that mean….”

“Hometown.” It’s a compliment. In any case, once you have touched the underground dragon’s lair, it is impossible to go back to how it was before. “It won’t be long before thousands of monsters will pour out onto the ground.”

“That…”

The two executioners’ faces became pale, and at the same time, Volkmar sat down as if he had lost his soul.

This is the southernmost border area of the Tsarist Kingdom. If thousands of demonic forces appear once again in the Tsar’s country, which has just finished the war with the evil gods and is beginning to rebuild, it is not difficult to predict the outcome.

“The only solution is to make a deal with the terrestrial dragon, the owner of the dragon cave.”

“If you say it’s a negotiation….”

“You can do it verbally, or if you can’t communicate, you can kill him.”

And there are not many cases where one can communicate with an ancient dragon that is older than the history of the empire.

Even if you think about common sense, there is a high possibility that teeth and swords can be used as a means of communication.

Actually, it wasn’t a bad thing from Dallen’s perspective.

There might be a slight disruption to his schedule, but the Earth Dragon was a person with whom he had a negative connection, just as Jeok Chang did.

‘The dragon slayer character was killed by that guy.’

The owner of the Yongrin armor and the holder of the sharpest Dragonbone sword.

The Transcendant, who killed a dragon and made weapons from the by-products of the slain dragon, was defeated by the dragon god and died in the mouth of an earth dragon while running away.

In fact, from the time I decided to retrieve the bodies of the transcendental characters, the Earth Dragon’s Cave was also included in the list of candidates as a destination.

However, the entrance to the terrestrial dragon’s cave has the characteristic of appearing randomly throughout the continent from the mid to late half.

It would take a considerable amount of time and effort just to find its location, so it was just put on hold for now.

“Dallen is right. We have to make a deal somehow. “It makes no sense to leave the dragon cave alone after it wakes up.”

“There are dragons like Akasha who are friendly to humans, but strictly speaking, they are only a very small number. Most dragons share the same meaning as the dragon god, an evil god. “The awakening of the Dragon’s Cave is no different from the opening of the gates of hell to the great devil.”

When Felber and Lucia said that, the rest of the party seemed to agree.

Then, the most important thing remained. Dallen reached out to the merchant who discovered this historical site and dragon cave by investing a huge amount of capital.

He grinned and said to Volkma, who unconsciously held his hand and waved it.

“Treasure from the Dragon’s Cave.”

“huh?”

“Let’s do eight against two. Of course it is that way. “On the condition that Galios Company takes responsibility for the sales process without any margin.”

“huh? Oh what….”

“No, I guess it’s nine to one. “If you think about it, isn’t this a ruin that was ultimately failed to be excavated?”

“Uh…uhuh?”

Tendons rose slightly from the tightly held hands, but the two people were still shaking hands anyway.

The deal was concluded.

***

The group was divided into two.

Since the two executors were envoys delivering gifts from the Tsardom, they had to go to Falcion according to schedule.

Craig, a romantic, suggested that it would be okay to have only one envoy, but Roman, a classmate at the agent training center, slapped him in the back and settled the matter.

Bjorn said that he needed to stop by the workshop to make a weapon to kill the demon, and Akasha also needed to look at Bourbon once again as she was growing rapidly.

Lucia, who was anxious about sending the gunpowder-mad dwarf and the baby dragon separately, decided to accompany Farn, so the number of people going to the labyrinth city was set at six.

Naturally, four people went to the dragon cave: Dallan, Felver Tommy, and Volkma.

Caw –

‘Ah, the crow too.’

Then it’s five, not four.

There was some ambiguity as to whether or not the crow sent by Sienna should be included in the number of people.

A witch whose information network extends across the entire continent cannot keep her consciousness connected to a single crow for an entire day.

In a state of disconnected consciousness, the crow was just a well-trained bird and one of the Witch of Feathers’ sources of information.

“Caw-crack hum. I roughly understand the situation. “Are you planning on robbing the dragon’s den?”

“…Since when did you connect your consciousness?”

“Not long ago. By the way, since it is the underground dragon’s den, the Galios merchant is amazingly good at smelling money.”

Volkmar, who was leading the way, shook his shoulders in shock. Dallen said with a grin.

“Did you know that the Earth Dragon’s cave is full of treasure?”

“I didn’t find out through my information network. “The entrance to the terrestrial dragon’s cave appeared more than a thousand years ago… Bourbon told me instead.”

The Dragon God’s first roar, Kyle Berkus Arven.

Bourbon for short.

Jinryong, who made a contract with the first Witch of Feathers thousands of years ago, infiltrated the Crow’s Nest as a bartender to protect his distant descendant, Sienna.

After revealing his identity to Sienna after the fight in the Western District, he has been serving as both a bartender and an informant.

As an old dragon that has lived for thousands of years, it is likely that it is well aware of ancient stories that cannot be known in modern times, so for Sienna, it was nothing short of a blessing.

[Bo full of treasure…? Wasn’t there a single gold coin in Cheongrin’s nest? It is said that dragons that do not interact with humans do not hoard treasure…]

[That is because long ago, the Earth Dragon interacted with the Sandwind Dynasty. Until you were cut down, tree that has lost its memory, the dragon god had not yet fallen and the dragons were actively interacting with the races on earth.]

[Huh…! Then, this time, we will find a dragon cave full of gold coins and jewels…Gwaaap!! Juingnimeab!]

The devil covers his mouth with his small hands and rejoices. Without saying a word, Dallon put his hand into the subspace inside his chest and massaged the boy.

The texture reminds me of the small, soft ball-shaped toys sold on Earth to relieve stress.

The chronic tingling in my temples gradually subsides.

‘…Come to think of it, Daeltarion said something like that. ‘You tried to prevent the corruption of the Dragon God.’

[Did you hear those words again while you were fighting for your life?]

‘The dragon god wasn’t originally an evil god?’

According to the game settings, there are five evil spirits.

Accordingly, the Great Hell ruled by evil spirits was also five.

However, if the Dragon God was corrupted and became an evil god, then it means that there were only four evil gods in the Great Hell until then.

It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t curious about the origin of the evil spirits who are the protagonists of the apocalypse and where they originated.

Perhaps in the process of finding the root, we might find a weakness that can defeat them.

[That’s right. We, the Dragon Clan, were inherently neutral beings, and so was the Dragon God. If you go back even further, dragons had no gods. Each and every one of them are demigods. Who will reign over it?]

‘The Dragon God did not originally exist?’

[okay. Just like the other four evil spirits did. We, the dragon race, laughed at seeing mortality that started out with good intentions converge into evil, but the immortality we boasted about so much was just as fleeting in the face of long time.]

‘…….’

He speaks with a bit of regret. story.

Who wouldn’t say he was a mysterious being? It was a story as twisted as any other spellcaster, but it wasn’t difficult to understand its meaning.

According to Jeokchang’s words, the dragon god is the last evil god to be born. Moreover, unlike the permanence that many people think of when thinking of God, he was a deity with a clear starting point.

If he wasn’t the ruler of the Great Hell from the beginning, then other evil gods were also…

“Here.”

A word to break your thoughts.

When I looked up, I saw Volkmar slowly stopping his horse.

The merchant got off his horse and pointed to a sinkhole-like pit.

A pit where strange energy bubbles up in an upward current. It was a point not far from the main street.

“It’s only three hours away from the main road. “This could have been a really big problem.”

Felber, who followed behind, shook his head. It wasn’t wrong.

This area is the southernmost border of the Tsarist Kingdom.

It was obvious that the moment the monster army crawled out, the garrisons that loosely guarded the border between allies and the active commercial traffic would be the first to suffer damage.

In addition, since the northern front was immediately destroyed, it was difficult for the Sangvis Army to reach this far-off border.

At best, there would be large-scale unrest in the southern region, and if things went wrong, it could lead to a diplomatic dispute between the city union and the Tsar.

“That’s right. “If it weren’t for merchants wandering around everywhere looking for treasure, this national crisis wouldn’t have happened.”

“…….”

“9 to 1 in return for solving that problem seems too cheap. Isn’t that right, old man?”

“Oh no! “We signed a contract!”

Volkmar hurriedly held out his hand and the wizard chuckled.

Of course, if the entrance to the dragon cave had appeared this close to the main road, it would have been discovered by someone sooner or later, even if it wasn’t Volkmar.

If that were the case, the situation would have become really serious. With the belief that it was true that a crisis is an opportunity, Dallon stepped into the pit.

“Great Dallon! “Without a ladder…!”

Hwii –

the sound of the wind passing by my ears.

Coo!

A dull impact felt under my feet only after several seconds had passed.

The pit was quite deep. Roughly a little less than a hundred meters.

Because of its depth, the sunlight shining from above looked like a small dot. In some cases, it was impossible to see even an inch in front of you with the naked eye.

Of course, Dallen’s eyesight was quite extraordinary, and he was able to see the wide bottom of the pit and the magnificent entrance to the ruins in front of him.

In addition, the appearance of three people blocking the entrance.

[…Are you the intruder who disturbed my rest?]

said the man standing in the middle. Dallen shrugged.

“I’m not the one who did the belt popping.”

[…Bell what?]

“Beltu, I mean, Beltu. “Ring the bell and pop out.”

[…….]

It was clear that the man did not understand. Still, I didn’t ask again.

He instead lifted his hood. In the darkness, vertically torn amber eyes shone brightly.

He spoke with his arms raised as if he were spreading his fluffy robes wide.

[I am a glutton who lives underground. A being whose throne is the lava of the abyss. He is a predator who devoured the remains of an ancient desert dynasty and the master of ten thousand dwarves who subjugated ten thousand dwarves. All the dragons praise me and call me the right hand of God… Ugh!]

The man’s head fell back. A hissing sound of space being cleared followed.

Dallen waved his right hand outstretched forward. I really liked the weight of the newly acquired axe.

The man, whose head seemed to have been bent and broken, took a few steps back and stopped shakily.

[this person…! How dare a lowly mortal born climb up after having practiced a bit…!]

Oh, you even speak with that weight on your head? Dallen snapped his fingers while inwardly admiring it.

Kwajijijijik!

Then, the relic ax stuck in the skull split into dozens of pieces, grinding the man’s body into a handful of blood.

A gruesome murder scene created in an instant. The two people standing on either side of the man looked at the scene and at Dallen in turn with embarrassed nods.

“What are you staring at?”

Dallen said, scratching his chin.

“Your master has fallen, so why not attack him?”