The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 71
Episode 71
There was some unusual terrain in the direction that Snowfall pointed.
Terrain that feels foreign, like a flimsy trap.
The stone floor where his fingers were was a different color than the rest of the floor.
It was as if a new lid had been put on it.
Kangseol looked back at Jamad and Karen and asked.
“Isn’t it suspicious?”
“very.”
“I see… I did. “No matter how much I looked, I couldn’t see anything that looked like a spider web.”
Jamard stepped forward.
“Shall we destroy it first?”
“Is it possible?”
“If it doesn’t work, we can think of another way.”
Jamard said and raised his right arm wearing the Fist of the Mountain.
His heavy fist landed on the differently colored stone floor.
Kwaaang-!
Puss…
“The intensity is worse than I thought.”
“okay?”
“Look.”
When the dust settled, the site was revealed with only a broken stone floor of a different color.
It was only after the stone floor broke that I realized that this strange terrain was quite large.
“Passage?”
Like a hole in the stone floor, the passage led underground.
“Isn’t it suspicious?”
“It’s suspicious…”
“I think it’s clear.”
The reason why we wasted more than five days was revealed.
Kang Seol and his party, who expected there to be spiders somewhere in the canyon, only looked around the exposed part of the canyon and had no idea that there was an underground area.
Karen asked.
“Where does the passage lead?”
“It’s obvious. “It must be underground.”
“Then whose territory is this basement?”
“Well… I’m not sure about that.”
Karen laughed at Jamard’s answer.
“Okay, just check it out!”
Pot!
Karen immediately jumped into the open hole. Since she went in without any time to stop her, I had no choice but to swallow the empty air and wait for her.
About a minute passed and she came back.
“Whoa, it’s blocked!”
“It’s blocked?”
“Yes, it was a wider passage than I thought, but it was blocked by a stone that looked similar to the stone that was broken earlier.”
“Did you break it?”
“I tried to break it. But it didn’t break.”
“Aren’t you lacking strength?”
“I? Are you kidding me? “Maybe the thing you broke was exposed to the outside air and didn’t harden properly!”
Kang Seol synthesized the information.
Something is lurking underground in Shadow Canyon.
There was no sign that the goblin scouts had moved from the first place they were seen to another location, so there was a possibility that the scouts had been attacked by something that lived underground.
“Digging the ground… blocking the ground again?”
“Somehow… if there was a hole like that in the canyon, there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed it. “He’s a very cautious guy.”
“What are you going to do, master? Should we go down the aisle again?”
“They said they couldn’t destroy it and they didn’t have any equipment.”
“That’s right. ah! But there was something strange.”
“strange thing?”
“huh. The rock blocking the passage was not solid all over, but had some parts that were a bit slippery. “I’m just telling you this because it’s information that might be helpful.”
Kang Seol thought about Karen’s words for a moment.
‘Some of the artificially created rocks are hard and some are soft… hmm? This must be….’
Less dry concrete.
It felt similar to that.
Of course, judging from the fact that Karen couldn’t break it, it must have been much stronger than that.
‘Has the sticky part not hardened yet?’
Karen urged.
“So what do you plan on doing?”
Monsters that exist underground come to the ground, steal their prey, and create a substance similar to concrete to block passageways.
If you were going to chase this monster, the moment to aim for it was clear.
“When it’s targeting its prey, or when it’s not even possible to completely block the passage…”
“Huh?”
“no. But there’s something else strange.”
“also?”
“How did this monster know that the goblins were here?”
“well? ah! Could it be because of the fire?”
“fire?”
“That’s right, the only difference between us and goblins is that we start fire.”
Jamard countered her statement.
“That is speculation. “We also lit a fire on the first day.”
“At that time, the place where we were was on high ground, so the monster must have had too much strength to come up. Besides, there were two of us awake?”
“Hmm…”
Kang Seol caught a clue from Karen’s words.
‘You lit a fire and everyone fell asleep? This must be….’
Kiri.
Kiri was once the owner of Koopa and the horse of Snowfall.
His party lit a fire like goblins and everyone fell asleep. And I couldn’t wake up the next morning.
“How are you, master? “My reasoning!”
“It seems plausible. Of course, starting a fire may not be an absolute condition for calling him. But you can increase the odds. “For example, the monster may have characteristics such as reacting to hot objects.”
“Is it not responding to the insulating stone we have?”
“It’s not hot. “It’s worth holding on to in moderation.”
Chiruruuuuuk…
A Koopa’s cries could be heard in the distant sky.
The group stopped making fires after being attacked by Koopa on the first day. Coincidentally, Koopa’s attack made them safe.
‘… I guess not.’
I thought the snowfall was just a coincidence.
It didn’t make sense for Koopa to take such action on purpose to save humans.
“Anyway, let’s test it right away.”
“good!”
The task was simple.
After hunting wild animals living in the canyon, they are placed in an appropriate location and then lit on fire.
And I was going to observe it and see if anything would appear.
“Will he really show up?”
“If it doesn’t show up, we can just search the canyon again.”
“Please show up, be it a spider or a monster or whatever. “Now I want to stop looking at the canyon scenery.”
Jamard laughed after hearing Karen’s words.
“Even if a spider appears, won’t you be able to do anything, fairy?”
“And again!” What makes Karen great is not only her swordsmanship! “If anything, I’ll show you right now…”
“Shh, I’m ready.”
A task undertaken with half suspicion and half anticipation.
A fire was made by laying down a wild animal whose blood had not yet dried.
A situation where all you have to do is light a fire and everything will be solved. Kang Seol turned to the two and asked.
“Let’s decide in advance. “What are you going to do if a monster comes out?”
“If you think it’s easy, grab your tools and follow right away!”
“What if you say no?”
“There’s another opportunity, so I’ll think about it slowly.”
– Now it’s a perfect match lol
– This combination… isn’t bad.
– Jamaard and Karen fight all the time, so Snowman mediates and takes the lead.
Kang Seol nods.
Preparation is over.
Rumbling…
The group lit a fire and climbed to a position with a clear view of the fire and observed it quietly.
“Shall we come?”
“I don’t know how deep it is underground, but if you found out, wouldn’t you come right away?”
“I hope so.”
But what they wanted didn’t happen.
Kiruuuk…
“Damn it….”
“That bastard is here again. “What should I do?”
Kiruuuuk-!
“Kill me…”
“Shh. Let’s watch.”
As the birdsong gradually got closer, a predatory Koopa appeared. Koopa took the lead with his huge size and stepped into the trap set by Snowfall.
and.
Tuk.
Knock… Knock…
“That bird head!”
“Quiet.”
“Ugh… don’t leave it alone.”
All the hard work I had done to prepare went in vain.
Koopa swallowed a wild animal in one bite. As it was huge, its camouflage seemed to be great.
– plan? What is that? Are you eating it?
– (munching)
– Cuppa was impressed by the sincerity in the food prepared.
– Planning is a good source of protein.
Looking at that scene, Kang Seol felt a strange feeling.
I felt defeated having to prepare like this again, but I also felt proud to see Koopa grow up.
Kiruuk…
Meanwhile, Koopa yawned lazily and turned around to fly away.
Then, as if I had forgotten something, I turned around again and looked at the scene.
grasp-!
When Koopa’s claws kicked the bonfire, the fire went out in an instant. The Koopa with satisfied eyes flapped its wings and flew away.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
“Now the birds are bothering me.”
“I guess I’ll have to get ready again.”
When Karen and Jamard woke up, Kangseol was looking back on Koopa’s last actions.
‘Why? ‘Why are they turning off the lights?’
Perhaps the real reason for attacking Snowfall’s party at the beginning of the canyon was simply to put out the fire.
‘Kupa why are you doing this?’
Could it be because of Kiri?
What if the reason Kiri’s party was wiped out while they were sleeping was because they started a fire?
If that’s what caused Koopa to be left alone in Shadow Canyon.
Koopa probably hates fire.
– Koopa is smart. yes?
– Kururuk….
Part of Kiri’s conversation script came into my memory.
Whenever I remembered the words I had lost, guilt came first. I feel guilty for not being able to take them all to the Hall of Ascension.
“master!”
“uh. I’ll go.”
“Seup… If you keep doing that, it’ll be troublesome. Of course, I understand that you feel at ease because of this Karen, but…”
“Fairy! “Stop talking nonsense and come quickly!”
Kang Seol knew that Karen was deliberately making jokes for him when he was feeling down.
Eat.
Karen shrugged and walked ahead of him.
* * *
Kururuk…
get it!
“Ahhhh! Again! That bastard again…”
Kuruk!
Pop! Pop!
“I’m going to kill you. “Spider and Nabal, let’s start with him…”
Karen became angry as the work she had prepared was repeatedly thwarted by Koopa.
– Madness… my old friend…
– Honestly, I’m going to be mad too haha
– Fuck Koopa! How long are you going to stop it?
In the end, Kang Seol and his party came up with special measures.
“So you’re saying we should prepare on both sides?”
“okay. “If we set it up a little further away, wouldn’t there be a way for a bird to pluck out all its feathers?”
“Who lights the fire?”
“It only takes one of us to do it. I’ll do it. “It will come back soon anyway.”
“Well… you’re not wrong. Still, I don’t think two is enough, so let’s spread them out in various places.”
“You want me to set everything on fire?”
Kang Seol asked back with an innocent expression.
“You said you would?”
“That’s right… I don’t.”
– You said you would?
– Look at his face haha
– Then should I go at this time?
The plan went smoothly.
Preliminary work was done in four designated areas, and Karen decided to set fires in two areas, and Kangseol and Jamard set fires in the remaining two areas.
When the promised time came, Kang Seol and his party quickly took action.
Rumbling…
At short intervals, bonfires were lit in four sections of the canyon.
Karen, Kangseol, and Jamard met at the agreed upon location.
“Okay?”
“uh.”
“The damn bird hasn’t arrived yet, right? Kahaha!”
“No, there.”
Koopa was already devouring wild animals in one of the four locations.
Kururuk…
“Oh… I almost said something harsh.”
– Hahahaha
– It’s already here hahaha
– Humans plan and Koopa laughs
– Koopa: I’m four times happy Kururukkppong!
Still, the speed at which the Koopa extinguished the fire seemed to have been effective, as the quantity strategy was effective.
Snowfall was lost in thought as she observed Koopa.
‘Is this a failure again?…’
That was then.
Tap…
“Master.”
“hmm?”
“Look over there.”
Tootuk. Tu-tu-tuk…
A strange sound was heard.
It sounds like something is happening underground.
Suspicious movement was observed in the fire pit that Koopa had not yet visited.
“The ground…”
“Is it shaking?”
And finally.
The ground surface protruded and a large hole opened.
Kwazizizik…
“Ha… Haha… That’s right.”
“It’s a spider.”
A huge and creepy eight-legged spider appeared on the ground. It didn’t look very good because it had a lot of red fur sticking out on its red body and even had a lot of eyes.
It looked exactly like what comes to mind when you imagine a creepy and scary spider.
‘The insight plan wasn’t activated?’
That means there was a high probability that he was not the last descendant of Anakindria that Kang Seol was looking for.
Could it be another descendant produced by the descendant?
Kiyi…
The guy slowly approached the already dead wild animal that Kang Seol and his party had placed as bait.
“What should I do? “I’m going to chase you right away…”
“Damn, I noticed it!”
“who?”
“Who could it be?” That damn bird!”
Kiruuuuuk!
When Koopa discovered the spider, unlike before, he rushed towards it without hesitation.
Kiiiiiii-!
The startled spider spewed out webs instead of webs at Koopa.
Fuuuuuuuuuu!
“Kupa!”
Kang Seol shouted without realizing it.
However, his worries seemed unfounded as Koopa quickly dodged the sulfur.
Kiyi!
Then he swung his claws and grabbed both of the spider’s legs and lifted them up. Kang Seol and his party were taken aback by the situation that happened so suddenly.
“… uh?”
Koopa disappeared into the sky like that.
“What are you going to do?”
“Shall I chase you?”
“No, even if I chase you, I won’t be able to catch you.”
It was impossible for someone with feet on the ground to chase a winged bird.
Kang Seol focused on other issues.
“It actually worked out well. “It wasn’t blocked.”
“ah!”
The hole that the spider came through had lost its owner and was left behind.
“Going there!”
It was confirmed that spiders were living underground in the canyon.
A spider that ate many adventurer merchants, including Kiri.
Swish-!
Kangseol and his party jumped into the long passageway that the spider had opened. Soon they were sucked down.