The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 129

Episode 129

. Paang!

The head of the translucent wolf-shaped monster exploded, and particles scattered into the air.

“Huh huh huh.”

Without even having time to catch his breath, Ken rolled on the floor and dodged the deer-like spirit monster’s horn attack.

Whilick!

Her spear, engulfed in a bright blue mana spear, crushed the deer’s leg and passed by, but the deer seemed to have suffered no serious damage and turned again and lunged at her.

‘It’s tricky.’

Feeling intense fatigue, Ken attacked with a side step again, this time decapitating the deer with the blade of a spear.

Only then did the deer’s translucent body become blurred, as if it had been hit.

“Ha!”

Ken’s subsequent stab penetrated the deer’s forehead and finally brought it down.

Pop. Pop.

In the heat of battle, hot beads of sweat rolled down my chin.

“Tasha! Pasha! Let’s go!”

A little distance away, Josh was dealing with a spirit wielding a buckler (one-handed shield) and a morning star (a type of mace).

Unlike Ken, who fought cleanly by dodging all of the spirit’s attacks, he paid little attention to defense and concentrated on attack.

‘Are you okay?’

The spirit monster’s attack had almost no physical damage.

However, if it passes through the body, it takes away stamina and energy, and if it accumulates, the body becomes heavy and mental problems such as seeing illusions occur.

Ken also allowed the attack, but was so startled by the cold and creepy feeling that he shied away from it.

But Josh is not sparing his body at all.

“Come on! This body does not submit to the likes of you! Bye!”

I don’t know if it was because he was naturally overflowing with energy or because his mental power was strong, but he didn’t seem to be greatly affected by the attacks from the spirits.

Paang! Booth.

“It looks great! “Fight harder, fight harder!”

Josh shouted while swinging his weapon in the empty air, and only squatted down on the floor after confirming that there were no more monsters.

“Wow, my stomach hurts. Oh, Ken, you’re finished too? “Let’s get some rest.”

The reason the two ended up grappling with the spirit monster like this was because Raoul was away for a while.

The small stone room they were in was completely blocked except for the entrance.

But their eyes were directed towards a certain wall.

“When will you come back?”

“Well, you said you wouldn’t be late, so it looks like you’ll be here soon. By the way, Ken is also very talented! “It feels like my eyes have opened with that clean and powerful spear technique!”

“Stop making unnecessary public remarks. “I feel like I can’t even keep up with the master with this level of skill.”

Josh, slightly stung by Ken’s self-deprecating voice, smiled awkwardly and said,

“That’s right. Everyone only thinks about the master’s sword skills, but you can only know his true skills by visiting a dungeon like this. “There are not many people within the Order who know the Master’s true skills.”

Ken also agreed with Josh’s words.

The internationally known master’s skills range from expert beginner to intermediate level.

However, in reality, he had already reached an advanced level and had a power that was on a different level from swordsmanship.

‘Is that also one of God’s powers?’

After becoming an official member of the First Knights, she was able to see that it was not a lie that Master Raoul was a messenger of God.

The power of God, called the ‘system’, which is only available to official guild members, allowed her to grow much faster.

It wasn’t easy to get used to unfamiliar concepts like experience level proficiency, but once I understood it, I couldn’t be more comfortable.

I was able to identify my own strengths and weaknesses, and my growth through training and combat was directly expressed in numbers, so I gained motivation that I had never had before.

And the existence of a ‘skill book’ that allows users to quickly learn auxiliary skills that were lacking while focusing on main weapon skills was nothing short of innovation.

And what about ‘guild buffs’ and ‘common skills’ that apply to all guild members?

I was able to fully feel the bonuses to experience, proficiency, physical strength, and mental strength through training and battles.

Moreover, how can a skill that is inculcated in one’s mind as if one had been learning it for years, even though one has not learned it directly, not be the power of God?

These guild benefits must have had a huge impact on jumping two levels in just half a year.

‘Whew. I’m really glad I didn’t get kicked out of the guild.’

I was surprised at first when I saw the scene where a hundred beasts wipe out monsters, but now I think, ‘A master can do that.’

‘Still, I’m really upset.’

He has the skill to slaughter a spirit monster without lifting a finger, even though he could only destroy it by pulling out a mana blade and cutting it several times.

I was almost skeptical about whether I could become a master like this.

However, in reality, the reason Raoul was able to easily cut up the spiritual body was because of the ‘spiritual power’ contained in his secret prayer.

The spiritual monsters in this dungeon had a weakness to ‘spiritual power’, the energy unique to psychics. It was a characteristic of a dungeon exclusive to psychics.

Anyway, Raoul, who caused Ken and Josh’s misunderstanding, suddenly appeared through the wall of the small stone chamber like a ghost.

“Are you here?” Josh shouted, standing up from the floor. Raoul nodded, looking at his armor stained with sweat and scratches.

“You worked hard. I’m sorry, but I’m leaving right away. “The passage won’t last long.”

Then, when Raoul gently touched the wall, the wall disappeared as if it were an illusion, and a gray passage of light appeared.

The reason why it was almost impossible to conquer the dungeon unless you were a psychic was because of these hidden passages.

The wall that those without spiritual power could neither find nor pass through was also a wall of despair that frustrated adventurers.

Shuung.

As soon as the group passed through the passage, the passage of light disappeared and a gray wall blocked their escape route.

And the small stone room where they were standing had only one old wooden door.

Sigh.

“laugh.”

As they opened the door and went out, they were greeted by the bright sunlight that put to shame the words that it was an underground dungeon.

‘Anyway, ancient dungeons are unpredictable.’

Raoul, who had already gone through numerous dungeons, found it difficult to get used to the sudden change in environment.

“Oh, where is this place?”

Josh asked with a puzzled expression.

A mansion was located under the bright sunlight.

A beautiful garden was created beyond the iron gate, and right behind it were two exercise halls of appropriate size, side by side.

Past the dance hall and behind the gorgeous fountain, a five-story mansion boasted a majestic appearance.

“If you’re curious, you should go in.”

Without thinking much, Raoul pushed open the iron door and entered the mansion.

Looking so calm, Josh shrugged his shoulders at Ken and followed right behind him.

But Ken stopped for a moment and stared blankly at the mansion.

‘This structure. It looks so familiar…’

There were differences in the details, but somehow it seemed very similar to the place in her memories.

But soon Ken shook his head and followed the group. Anyway, you will find out the identity of this place once you enter.

* * *

Refreshing sunlight. Cool wind. Colorful flowers that dazzle the eyes.

It was a dreamlike scene, but the reason it felt uneasy was probably because it lacked ‘liveliness’.

Contrary to what it looked like, there was no feeling of life in this landscape at all.

Although the flowers and trees were swaying in the wind, there was no scent and not a single common bug was seen.

“The atmosphere is a bit like that. “It’s a mansion, but there’s no one there?”

“It would be strange for someone to appear in an ancient dungeon like this.”

“That’s true too. “Unless you’re a ghost, haha.”

As we pass through the garden while chatting casually, the gym appears.

In the middle of the square-shaped training hall, standing side by side, was an object that looked somewhat familiar.

“Oh, those statues from earlier?”

“Does it really look like that?”

Raoul already knew, but the companions reacted as if they had discovered something strange.

In the training hall on the left, there was a statue of Zeinak with his fist clenched. In the training hall on the right, there was a statue of someone holding an intact spear.

“It’s definitely suspicious. “Maybe I should check it out?”

For some reason, Josh spoke in an uncharacteristically serious manner and tone.

Although he didn’t notice it himself, cold sweat was already flowing down his forehead.

‘He’s a guy with really good instincts.’

Raoul was inwardly impressed. So, he would have survived in that fierce world of mercenaries and even been mentioned as a candidate for the king of mercenaries.

Ken, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking deeply about something, his eyes focused on the statue on the right and the spear he was holding.

“how is it? “Do you really think the rumors are true?”

Ken, who came to his senses in response to Raoul’s question, nodded and answered.

“yes. I wasn’t sure just by looking at the statue at the entrance, but now that I look at it, I think I’m sure. That statue is clearly Jeremiah de Greer, the founder of the Marquis Greer family.”

Ken’s expression looked complicated.

It seemed like he wasn’t all that happy about discovering traces of his progenitor, but there was a reason for that.

As mentioned above, Marquis Greer lost part of his family’s vision of spearmanship during the war against the Empire.

What came to mind at that time was this ‘Zeinak’s Dungeon’ because some of the discovered relics, including the statue at the entrance, were related to the Marquis of Greer.

In the hope that the lost vision could be recovered from this dungeon, the latter attempted to attack it several times whenever the dungeon appeared, but failed each time.

Most of the knights, soldiers, and mercenaries mobilized for the attack were eaten up in the dungeon, which was a huge burden even for the wealthy marquis.

And the most recent failure occurred just five years ago, when the raiding party was led by Sean, the Marquis’ successor and Ken’s older brother.

Sean, who was studying at the National Academy at the time, could not contain his passion for victory upon hearing the news that Zeinak’s dungeon had been discovered, so he mobilized a guard knight and private soldier and headed to the dungeon, never returning.

So, for Ken, it was inevitable that it was a place of love and hate.

“What should I do?”

When Josh asked cautiously, Ken took out his long spear and said,

“Please leave it to me. “Isn’t that why you brought me here?”

But Raoul shook his head and lightly put his foot on Jeremiah’s training ground.

Then a warning message engraved in bright red letters appeared before my eyes.

[Warning]

This is a mandatory quest area. If an unqualified person enters, life may be lost.

Recommended qualifications: B rank or higher, intermediate spear skill level 1 or higher. Spear [**] holder. A former Marquess of Greer.

Raoul took a step back and turned his head towards Josh and asked.

“Sir Josh. “Have you received any spear training?”

“yes! “This Josh has been trained hard to be able to handle any weapon.”

“So what is your skill level?”

“Ashton Knights’ Spear (B-) Intermediate Level 2!”

“Excellent, Sir Josh. Can I leave the search to you? Oh, and you will have to use a spear as your weapon.”

“Please leave it to me!”

Josh, probably happy to have been chosen first by Raoul, took out his spear and walked up to the training ground with great strides.

Kirilik.

And the statue of Jeremiah standing on the training ground began to slowly move, making a friction sound.

Kwajjik hwiiing!

As the joints moved in bizarre directions, as if a frozen body was loosening, the stone dust crumbled and a steel doll appeared with red eyes.

“Who dared awaken this body from its eternal sleep!”

A bright blue Aura Sphere rose up nearly 2 meters from the window containing the screaming statue.

“Uh huh…?”

Josh’s frozen head turned towards Raoul. With a pale face, he asked with his mouth if his voice was not coming out.

‘How should I do this?’

Raoul smiled silently and pounded his chest with his fist to convey his fighting spirit.

Would they go so far as to kill someone just because they fell slightly below the qualifications for recommendation?

‘I won’t die, maybe…’

Raoul silently wished him good luck.

(Continued in the next part)