The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 21
Episode 21:
Kang Seol broke through the first gate of the Hall of Temperance using his own memories, not interpretations.
Viewers watching him made a fuss at his unpredictable moves.
‘It’s Coming!’ sponsored Madness by 200!
[The pursuer is definitely coming behind you! uh? Did you pass?]
– ㄹㅇ It was a high pass, so I passed right away.
– I thought I had to pay the toll
– But why did I leave the interpretation copy behind?
– There is no need.
He walked for a while along the single path that appeared beyond the first gate.
Soon, the second gateway was revealed.
‘The wall full of holes is just as I remembered.’
Memories that come to mind perfectly.
He concentrated and looked at the phrase in the distance.
There was a phrase written on the wall in an ancient language.
Soon a choice came to mind.
[There are arrow traps on both walls with a lot of unknown ancient language written on them. What would you do?]
1. Take the time to infer what the content of the ancient language might be.
2. Throw something to see if the arrow trap activates.
3. Run quickly and break through.
4. [Required: Disarm trap or thief] Disarm the arrow trap.
5. [Required: Mechanical Engineering] Check how the engine equipment works.
6. [Required: Archaeologist or Shaman] Interpret ancient languages.
…
“….”
Number 1 has a high chance of failure, and number 2 will trigger a trap if you throw a stone.
And number 3 is crazy.
‘Arrows are very fast.’
The arrows pouring down from both walls were not in numbers that Jamard could catch, and their speed was very fast.
‘And it’s even soaked in poison, so it’s dangerous to just touch it.’
He wasn’t a thief, so no. 4 is excluded.
Number 5 had to destroy the core of the engine device, but Kang Seol didn’t know where it was.
In the end, what remains is option number 6.
And the option that Kang Seol chose in the past was also option number 6.
‘The phrase at that time was clearly…’
– Practice humility and restraint. Please express your gratitude to Izumokan for your blessings.
A phrase I remember clearly.
I later found out that this Hall of Temperance was a place where a native god whose identity was not clearly known was worshiped.
It is hard to estimate how powerful the priests who stayed here must have been to create a ruin of this scale, but what is important now is that this place is no different from a temple.
‘It means pray or bow.’
One of his former colleagues died here.
This is because I misunderstood the instructions on the ruins.
Snowfall took out a throwable object from her arms, placed it on the floor, and rolled it forward.
Degurrrrr…
there was no reaction.
‘It’s safe.’
Ok…
Snowfall laid down on its back and crawled very low like a frog crushed by a tire.
The scene of him crawling on the floor seemed comical at first glance, but in reality, it was a tense moment that made you sweat.
‘This trap does not work in areas adjacent to the floor.’
His colleague, who had died here a while ago, was the first to die after being grazed by a poisoned arrow while making a clumsy bow.
After that, all the party members who followed fell flat on their faces and moved on.
[Passed the second gate of the Hall of Temperance.]
Snowfall passed through the gates one after another like that.
It’s all thanks to the memories of his second character.
[Passed the third gate of the Hall of Temperance.]
[Passed the fourth gate of the Hall of Temperance.]
…
And those pursuing him finally set foot in this historic site.
[A group of relic hunters Borgo appears in the Hall of Temperance.]
[They will be targeting you and the treasure.]
“You’re in.”
Snowfall had arrived at the passage before heading to the fifth gate.
A little further on was the fifth gateway, and he stopped here for a moment.
There were three levers placed in a corner where there was little light. The levers had ancient words for 2, 3, and 4 written on them.
It was probably a hieroglyph, so it was easy to recognize.
A choice came to mind.
[This appears to be a lever related to the mechanism of the gateway that was previously broken through. Maybe this will help us elude our pursuers. What would you do?]
1. Pull the leftmost lever.
2. Pull the center lever.
3. Pull the rightmost lever.
…
I’m so excited!
Crash!
Snowfall pulled all three levers.
* * *
Borgo arrived at the Hall of Temperance.
He detected the moldy smell of the ruins and the faint scent of blood seeping into the area.
“He’s here.”
There were probably about 30 people crowded into the ruins.
Even if the snowfall is currently strong, it would be difficult to deal with this many people at the same time.
“Kirjin, come forward.”
“Yes, yes….”
“You know that you fooled me, right?”
“I will never do that! Cujo arbitrarily took a poorly interpreted version! Why would I have contacted Borgo first?”
“Aren’t the negotiations with Kujo broken down?”
“…Please believe me. I will prove this Kirzhin’s innocence.”
“joy.”
Kirjin, who is constantly watching Borgo’s side, is the one who gave Cujo the interpretation of the ruins’ trap.
Although he cannot be considered well-versed in archeology, he was good at manipulating other archaeologists.
Therefore, we succeeded in interpreting the traps of the ruins. This is a real interpretation, not the clumsy interpretation that Cujo took.
“here! “It appears to be his traces!”
Kirgin, who saw the torn interpretation, said to Borgo:
“It seems like he knows that the interpretation of the ruins is wrong.”
“how?”
“…yes?”
“So how?”
“I… I don’t know.”
“Are you saying he has a knack for archeology?”
Kirgin expected that the person Borgo was chasing would not have passed the first gate, but was surprised to find that he crossed over without leaving a trace.
‘If I do this, I’ll be the only one suffering from Borgo… you damn bastard.’
In the worst case scenario, Borgo could kill Kirgin.
Because he was a man who could do anything like that.
Kirgin said to Borgo:
“The previous interpretation said that five sacrifices were needed here, but that was a wrong interpretation.”
“….”
Kirjin
cut the tip of his finger shallowly, causing blood to flow out. And dropped it in front of the door.
Coo coo coo coo gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu gu keung-!
Soon the door opened with a vibration.
“Have you seen it? “You can trust me!”
“I guess so. Take the lead.”
Borgo lost some of his doubts.
That could be felt even in his gaze towards Kirjin.
Kirjin was excited and walked quickly to the second gate.
“ha ha ha! this place! What about here too? But that guy…”
“I guess he passed by.”
“How…how did you know?”
“Is there any way for us to know what you don’t know?”
Borgo’s associates urged Kirgin.
“We have to break through the ruins faster than Kirjin. If you fall behind like this, he’ll steal all your rewards. You know, right? “Mr. Borgo hates having his things taken away.”
“Oh, I know.”
“If you do that, you will be able to guess what will happen if you are later than him.”
“We’ll get through the ruins as quickly as possible!”
Kirgin told me how to get through without needing a long explanation.
“You have to crawl along the floor.”
“…are you telling us to crawl on the floor?”
“There are arrow traps, and it will take time to dismantle them properly. If that happens, he will be the first….”
“I understand. Mr. Borgo….”
“I heard.”
“What are you going to do? Should we send someone to pass first?”
Borgo stroked his chin after hearing what his aide said and made a decision.
“No, it passes right away.”
“Are you sure you don’t mind? “It could be dangerous.”
“Even at this moment, he is ahead of us. “I don’t like having someone stand in front of me.”
“…All right.”
“Let’s try to trust Kirgin.”
Kirjin, who was listening, shouted confidently.
“thank you!”
All 30 people crawled on the floor like that.
In preparation for any possible incident, all personnel on both edges were armed with shields, and the Borgo was located in the very center to pass through. Kirjin could see several of the people ahead of him reaching the end of the gate.
He said triumphantly.
“As you can see, these ruins were dismantled piece by piece by Kirjin, revealing their innermost parts. Assuming it is a gateway ahead, there is nothing special and there are two things to be careful about…”
Kirjin is talking while pounding the floor and answering unasked questions.
Borgo was about to tell Kirgin to shut up, but after hearing Kirgin’s last sentence, he changed his mind and asked.
“Anything to watch out for?”
“yes! One is… Huh? Uh… wait a minute, right? “You shouldn’t do that.”
“what are you talking about? “Say it so I can understand.”
“Well… when you reach the exact halfway point of the ruins, there is a place where you can control the gate you passed through earlier…” “
What if he got there?”
“That was…”
That was then.
Clap!
The noise of loading something came from the wall.
The hearts of 30 people shook as loudly as the sound of reloading.
“Raise your shield!”
“Run! “Get up and run!”
And then hell began.
Push shoo shoo shoo shoo shoot!
“Kuhuhuhuhhh….”
“Kuhuhuhuk!”
“Kwaaaak!”
Push shoo shoo shoot!
The rain of arrows continued to pour down.
No, it may not be an appropriate expression since there will be no rain coming only from both sides.
Fortunately, his men gathered around him to protect Borgo rather than themselves, and as a result, Borgo was able to reach the end of the gate without being hit by a single arrow.
“Hehe… Hehe… What is the damage?”
“Fortunately, we responded appropriately…”
“What is the damage?”
“Seven. But…”
“But?”
“Kirzhin is dead. Of course, I received most of the content from him…”
Kirjin’s body covered in arrows was seen in a place where arrows were raining down. Borgo did not scream despite the horrible corpse.
“Hehehe….”
“Mr. Borgo.”
“Hahahahahahaha! fun! A guy called Snowman. it is not so?”
No one laughed along with him.
Borgo is angry now.
Because he was a laughing devil.
When his laughter stopped, there was a spark in his eyes.
“From this moment on, taking his life is a priority over the treasures of the ruins.”
“yes!”
“yes!”
“How dare you touch this borgo… “You better be prepared.”
* * *
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[This ruins man took care of it, so rest assured!]
– Thank you, ruins man!
– It gives me goosebumps Snowman haha. Has anyone seen the experience increase?
– Borgo and Borgo
– I wish they could completely break it off haha
– But gates 3 and 4 were easy ㅠㅠ
Viewers cheered what Kangseol’s simple actions had caused, but Kangseol was actually looking at the fifth gate with serious eyes.
‘There is no door. … That’s the place.’
The fifth gateway had no doors other than the entrance. In other words, it was a secret room.
[Seeing is activated.]
[There is a trap here.]
Seeing is activated, and then a choice comes to mind.
[The door is not visible. How should I act?]
1. Feel around the wall to find anything suspicious.
2. Shout loudly.
3. Go back and look for another route.
4. [Required: Disarm trap or thief] Search for trap.
5. [Required: Archaeologist or Shaman] Interpret ancient languages.
…
As expected, there was ancient language written on the wall again.
Kang Seol remembered the phrase exactly as she remembered it.
– Close your eyes and walk. As much as the distance in my heart towards Izumokan-sama.
It was impossible to close one’s eyes in a place with traps unless one was quite crazy.
Even if a trap was triggered, I had to see it with my own eyes and avoid it.
But there were definitely people who could do that.
As the text says, they are either worshipers of a local god called Izumokan, or they are the people who designed this ruin.
Unless that too.
Someone who knows how to pass through this gateway like snowfall.
‘Good going.’
Jerk.
Jerk.
Snowfall closed her eyes and walked slowly.
Counting each step.
It felt like I could feel warmth and a gentle breeze.
‘weird. ‘I definitely
felt like someone was next to me.
He walked eight steps and paused for a moment.
The number of the being called Izumokan that he interpreted was eight, so if you stop here, you will definitely see a door.
Of course, if you are wrong, you will fall into the trap.
However, due to a strange feeling, Kang Seol did not open his eyes. He suddenly remembered his character who had passed through this place.
‘You’re wrong, it’s nine steps now.’
There was definitely a difference between his second character and his current self.
It was the kidney.
‘Zilliac was well over 2 meters tall. Because that’s how I set it up. Then I have to take one more step.’
This is not a trap that simply acts as a step count.
One of his former party members was a short dwarf, so he had to walk twenty steps here.
‘Because the priests here were big.’
It was an arbitrary setting that I found out later, but the priests here were all over 2m tall, and the length and measurement itself were determined based on their height.
So 8 steps for them.
Jerk.
‘9 steps for me now.’
Snowfall opened her eyes.
I saw a door in front of me.
Clap!
[Passed the fifth gate of the Hall of Temperance.]
He was gradually approaching.
To his second character, the ruin hunter Zilliak, whom he lost here.