The Barbarian Became a Necromancer

020.

The Ruins Exploration Team, which had been waiting for months, began to move.

They, who had been able to pay for their employment just by breathing, were finally able to pay for their meals.

“Who got the key? An invincible warrior?”

“I heard that the person who solved the disappearance case was also that hero?”

“You are crazy. I thought all the warriors and heroes I knew were busy looking at the situation in the north.”

“There are rumors that he is a hero who usually focuses only on eradicating evil rather than rewarding.”

“You are a true warrior.”

“That’s how it is.”

Only my story comes out here and there.

It’s good from a listening point of view.

It meant that my reputation, which was built only in the academy and in some areas, began to rise across the continent.

The benefits from that are still being seen.

Once obtained as a reward, the relic option of the ruins.

Priority was unconditionally given to me.

It is surely thanks to them that I learned about the existence of the ruins and the key.

However, I have made a contribution beyond all of that.

I secured the key and subdued the necromancer who stole the supplies going to the excavation site.

I mean, I’ve removed everything that held them back.

“Are you ready to explore?”

“Now we just need to open the door.”

Dozens of people were waiting at the entrance to the ruins.

As their representative, Maximoff spoke.

“The estimated grade of the ruins is Grade 2.”

Level 2 meant that it was a space created by a being comparable to a 8th Circle level wizard.

There must be a trap like that, a guardian.

He inserted the cogs into the box by the entrance.

Then comes a change.

The cog wheel began to turn, emitting a five-colored light.

“Oh oh!”

“It’s finally open.”

Slowly, the stone gate began to open.

As a result, the stagnant air brushed the tip of his nose.

Watching it gave me a new feeling.

I never thought the day would come when I could vividly feel the cutscenes that I only watched through the monitor with my five senses.

“Start entry from the Pathfinder!”

Those who were veterans were put in first to investigate the ruins.

They risk their lives to solve all sorts of traps.

They threw themselves into the darkness with determined faces.

A few hours apart we also entered.

‘It’s spooky.’

Inside was neat.

There is such a thing as atmosphere.

The stone passage through which no light entered was enough to make the silence frightening.

“It’s a fairly wide aisle. All move as planned. Keep your ranks, but be aware that ranks can change at any time according to the information conveyed by the Pathfinders who preceded you.”

“under!”

Equipped in four lines in single formation, they moved in line at regular intervals.

It’s a solid lineup.

It was enough to respond right away if a summoned person deployed in the ruins appeared.

But what is that?

I looked at the blue air currents that began to flow through the aisles.

Dozens of lines of airflow clinging to the ceiling are heterogeneous.

So I tapped Renfel on the shoulder who was walking next to me.

“What are you doing?”

“Do you see that?”

When I point to the ceiling, I naturally look up.

Renfel narrowed his eyes for a moment, then shook his head.

“Can’t you see anything? What do you have?”

“I see something like a blue stream. It doesn’t look serious, can you investigate?”

“please wait for a moment.”

At my words, Renfel’s face turned serious.

He quickly ran to Maximoff and relayed what I said.

“Is that true?”

In response to Maximoff’s question that approached me, I chinned the ceiling where air currents were still flowing.

“The direction and speed are constant. That’s the direction we’re going.”

“How many are there?”

“There are 24 in total.”

“hmm… , All right.”

Maximoff returned to his seat and gave the order.

At his words, the wizards moved in perfect order.

It seemed that he was trying to observe a magical phenomenon that Pathfinder had not observed.

“finder!”

At the signal of one wizard, the wizards chant magic.

They are top-notch personnel from Circle 3 to Circle 4.

They cast their magic on the ceiling.

First one failed. After two, three, five overlaps, the detection was successful.

“Huh, huh… .”

The wizards collapsed on the floor as if they were exhausted from it.

Then, before long, air currents appeared clear enough to be seen by those who lacked magical power.

Seeing that scene, Renfel murmured.

“That’s a mana trap.”

I don’t know everything about the ruins of Narago.

This is because the sites released in Aden Saga 1 were limited.

So, it was the first time I had heard of a trap called a mana trap.

“A mana trap?”

When I expressed my doubts, Renfel explained.

“It seems to work when you open the entrance. If we had gone any further, it would have been activated. When activated, all sorts of summoned creatures would have appeared.”

“Can I prevent it in advance?”

“Yeah, just cut the line and it’s over.”

Four Aura users, including Renpel and Maximoff, scattered Auras across the ceiling.

Seoeo-eok!

The aura that jumped out of each weapon accurately cuts the air current.

With that, the mana traps were scattered in vain.

“Huh, thanks to Lokram-sama’s advice, we’ve been able to prevent major damage.”

Returning to his original seat, Renpel thanked him.

Maximoff, who followed me, bowed at me.

“thank you.”

“I just said what I saw. You raise your head.”

“This is a trap that even Petran, the strongest mage among our forces, could not detect. It’s embarrassing, but so am I.”

If you find it, it is an easy trap to break.

But finding it is difficult.

So that’s what I was saying thank you for.

If you’re grateful, could you add some more relics?

That much is possible.

“If we had moved forward like this, we would have suffered great damage. So I don’t think we can just skip this issue. Please choose up to half of the artifacts you have secured first.”

could do it

After refusing several times, I accepted Maximoff’s reward as if I couldn’t win.

Several hours to advance after that.

The filthy long and complicated passage was over.

“Is this the main hall?”

“There the Pathfinders are waiting.”

they were all unharmed

I had the virtue of dismantling the previous trap, but dismantling the mana trap with my performance was a big factor.

If it hadn’t been eliminated, none of them would have survived.

“Everyone gather!”

Maximoff summoned an expedition.

It was a process of sharing and solving the information the Pathfinders found here.

Before long, the short and bold discussion came to an end, and Maximoff revealed the identity of this place.

“Ancient language interpretation is over. It turns out that this is the underground temple of Plakidus, the great sorcerer who enshrines the Thunder Dragon. His arrangement seems to only exist on one of the three doors.”

It is a historic site where an arrangement was left for a shaman who would succeed the brain dragon in the distant future.

It seemed that the boy left the ordeal in consideration of various circumstances.

“There is a limit on the number of people at each door. The place where the largest number of people can enter is made up of relatively weak people, so be familiar with it.”

With those words, Maximoff turned the entry list.

Since they didn’t know the trials beyond the gate, they could see that they had distributed their power as equally as possible.

“Separate them at each door as directed.”

It was real from now on.

You will have to go through all the trials that exist beyond the door.

“Um… .”

I stared at the swallowing Maximoff.

Staring at the door where no one is standing.

I knew the reason.

‘It was said that only one person could enter.’

Whatever one may think, it was only right that the strongest enter there.

That’s why Maximoff reacted like that.

Because the strongest person in this position was none other than me.

In reality, it is in a state where you can scream and die if you make a fuss.

“Lokram.”

He made up his mind and approached me.

They will look at me and ask if I can come in.

That expectation was spectacularly wrong.

“If it’s okay, can I go in there?”

“I would like to hear the reason first.”

To be honest, I don’t even need to hear why.

It was to the point where I wanted to push him to go in.

However, the reason I asked was because of a weak concern.

Imagine entering a room with many people.

The crisis called ordeal will surely threaten your life.

Maybe there will be a busy situation to secure my life.

In that state, can I, who have to pay attention to others, use my dark magic to my heart’s content?

Artifacts now only need to be used once each.

In other words, there were too many risk factors in level 2 ruins to act while considering the surroundings.

‘I just think it would be better for me to face the ordeal alone.’

Coming to one conclusion, I focused on Maximoff’s answer.

“You must know my struggles.”

“Isn’t it indomitable? I heard that you can drastically reduce aura consumption as long as your heart is not broken.”

Because of that, Maximoff subdued a high-ranking demon in the battlefield.

It was a feat achieved at the end of the sacrifice of 1,500 soldiers.

A long, long war of attrition.

There are no warriors or heroes.

The exhausted high-ranking demons were defeated in front of Maximoff, who was only a low-level warrior.

He could not finally break his heart and gave up his neck after exhausting all his strength.

“I am the vice-captain of the Golden Scale. I’m an aura user at the level of a low-level hero, but… I am confident that I can endure it.”

Maximoff sneakily showed off the tower shield equipped on his back.

“So there is no need to overdo it on our behalf.”

You must have already thought that I would go in alone in place of someone else, but you are correct.

“I guess that’s where I should go.”

No matter how I think about it, I’m comfortable being alone.

Because it can increase the survival rate more.

Looking at Maximoff with a hard expression, he let out a deep sigh.

“As expected, Lokram-nim seems to be giving answers as expected.”

“Because the expedition team would rather follow your orders than me.”

Having nothing more to say, he turned around.

“Then see you at the end of all trials.”

“All right.”

That’s how I entered through the middle door alone.

***

‘It’s bright here.’

My first impression was that it was bright yellow.

It was because of the light of the luminous stones embedded everywhere.

up

“Be absorbed.”

Phew, I think I’m going to buy some now.

Moving within the ruins took away a lot of my stamina.

That’s why my body was at least refreshed through doping through this eater.

Even so, it was still difficult.

‘Come out at once.’

It was correct to summon Degrease at first.

This is because it can be sent out as a substitute for skirmishers to detect threats in advance.

You can take a strategic advantage with a surprise attack.

“what.”

But somehow, both of them are in a strange state.

No matter how hard the ground is, they dig easily, but they only beat the ground with their claws.

So, after checking the material of the surrounding walls, I couldn’t help but frown.

“It’s brain light cancer, this.”

It is a rock that can be picked with one hand to be hard.

I understand why Degrease can’t dig tunnels.

Without any choice, he moved along with all the available undead.

I didn’t have eyes to see anyway, so I didn’t use Invisible Undying.

‘What kind of trials will come out.’

The aisle is wide enough for dozens of people to pass through.

Numerous summons could have appeared or the ordeal of lightning strikes could have continued.

How far have you progressed by making preparations for this and that?

‘What is that?’

As soon as I turned the corner, I frowned at the ghost that caught my eye.

As much as I was taken aback, he was clearly taken aback by the group of undead I was leading.

-Uh, how could I bring so many colleagues to the private room I created? Nonsense!

It is a cry of perplexity.

I thought I couldn’t hear it because I was in a state of spirit, but I couldn’t help it.

‘Are you the one who made this ruin? You can’t recognize the undead. that’s interesting.’

It was like a spirit who lived in an era where the power of black magic was not established.

Feeling that maybe this will make things easier.

I approached him with light steps.