Episode 73
73. Episode 73
‘The kids… are back, I see.’
Deep sea spawning grounds.
Deep down, a woman was thinking like this.
No, can you even call her a woman? Her once luscious hair had all fallen out, and her once smooth skin had turned black and dry.
If someone saw her, they would think she was a mummy because she was so skinny.
Only the spawning ground with hundreds of eggs beating fast was proof of her time as ‘queen’.
‘How many years has it been?’
When she was in the tower, she was never a monster like this.
The sea of the tower. The queen who ruled over that entire floor.
All the monsters on the floor, as well as all the players who had attempted to climb the floor, had to bow their heads and kneel before her.
Yeah, until that incident happened.
‘Because of that X… …!’
By the time she was in charge of one floor, she was no longer satisfied with just one floor and was looking toward the constellation.
He forced the races that believed in other constellations on his stratum to believe in him, and completely wiped out the races that did not.
When her followers began to appear, her ranks increased, and she reached transcendence, the constellations that the people believed in descended directly onto her level.
Leviathan.
Only a very small part of that being descended, but she could not last even a moment and lost all her dignity.
Just one attack.
The moment the gentle waves that had been so familiar to her turned into a tidal wave loaded with the power of jealousy, all of its strength disappeared.
Thanks to this, Leviathan was banished from the tower, but she was also banished from the tower along with Leviathan.
He lost all his strength and was cursed by the demon of lust who came out to greet him, saying goodbye.
Ultimately, she was cursed to be a motherless child for the rest of her life, and her children would never see their mother as their own.
He simply followed his instincts and protected himself. No, he was just confining himself.
They don’t even realize that they are just being used by the top.
I have had to suffer here for such a long, long time.
Meanwhile.
“… … You said it was a spawning ground, but it was something like this.”
‘Who is it?’
Someone’s voice was heard from the entrance.
Somehow, I thought it was noisy outside, but it seemed as if we were under attack.
Who the hell is this? How is he here?
All sorts of questions came to mind, but that’s not what’s important now.
‘It’s finally time to end this curse… …!’
The jealous constellation that used that human to end this long curse, wiped out the fish race that led the constellation, and ultimately brought itself here.
It is time to trample on Leviathan.
If you use that human to lift the curse and use the hidden jewel, it is something that can be easily done.
“Are you… human?”
As soon as she finished her plan, she squeezed out all the strength she had been gathering, and a strange voice came out of her mouth.
* * *
The voice was heard from inside the nest where the eggs were brooding.
As I moved towards the voice, I saw the twisted figure of a monster like a mummy.
“Did you talk to me?”
“That’s right. Don’t stare at me like that. It’s so ugly and embarrassing.”
In contrast to her eerie voice, her speech was very gentle.
However, Se-un did not let his guard down.
“What is your identity?”
“… … You have a quick temper.”
“If you have nothing to say, let’s end it here.”
Se-un gripped the window tightly again.
The opponent is, after all, the boss monster of this dungeon.
Seun could tell because he had climbed the tower and fought numerous boss monsters before returning.
‘You shouldn’t trust monsters.’
Besides, Seun had just collapsed the ceiling of the dungeon and slaughtered countless monsters. If he was a boss monster, there was no way he wouldn’t know about this.
How can you speak like this to your own monster, and to the one who killed your own child? There must be something you’re after.
“Please wait a moment.”
“If it’s not fun, I’ll stab you right away, so you’d better speak nicely.”
Seun held his spear towards her skull.
There is only one reason why I don’t open my window even though I have doubts.
‘Maybe we can get some clues.’
It was because of the clues to finding Leviathan, which was blocked right away. Well, even if that wasn’t the case, I was willing to accept it if she offered a decent reward.
Because if it’s useful equipment, there’s always a shortage.
Se-Woon, who had been listening intently, flinched at her first words.
“The devil made me like this.”
devil.
Still, we don’t know what demon she’s talking about. It could just be a simple metaphor.
However, by combining various pieces of information, such as her location and the books Seun had researched before returning, it was possible to determine that the demon she was talking about was ‘Leviathan’.
She continued talking, noticing that Se-woon was interested.
“Once upon a time, I was the one who ruled over the 40th floor of the tower, the ‘Sea of Radiance.’”
The following story was before she became like this.
I’m embarrassed to say it myself, but I protected them from players who had numerous monsters under their command and randomly slaughtered them, and I endured the constellations’ unreasonable demands and insults.
It was a story just like a novel.
The context was so natural that Se-un found himself drawn into the story without even realizing it.
however.
‘That’s a lie.’
It wasn’t long before I noticed.
No, it’s not a complete lie. It’s a lie based on facts.
The devil she spoke of was the root of all evil as most players thought, but Seun knew.
Even if they are demons, they are not beings who would curse the ruler of a certain level without any reason.
Moreover, I could recall similar passages to what she was talking about in several history books I had read before returning.
‘Queen of the Black Sea, Estrotsha.’
Dea Bakandel Estrotsha. A great tyrant who dyed the sea of splendor with blood and darkness.
In the end, she is the queen who betrayed the constellation that protected the sea and was cursed by the gods for looking down on it and was banished from the tower.
I couldn’t trust the history books 100%, but at least they were more believable than the stupid lies she was spouting now.
Se-Woon wanted to stab her right away for spewing lies like flowing water, but he held back by tightening his grip.
At the very least, we had to find out some clue as to Leviathan’s location.
“So where is that devil?”
“Are you trying to help me? You are truly a righteous warrior! It is clear that I have lived until now to meet you!”
“Okay, location.”
“Would you please lift my curse first? Then come with me… … .”
“No, I need to hear the location first. I think I’ll believe it if I see it with my own eyes.”
In the first place, I had no intention of releasing her.
She seemed a little hesitant, but the queen had no choice as she was bound to this dungeon by the curse of the demon.
“It’s to the east. If you go east, you’ll find corrupted fishmen who have sold their souls to serve the devil.”
Shh.
A small smile appeared on Se-woon’s face, just enough to not be noticed by her.
I was at a loss when I finally found myself in a monster’s lair instead of Leviathan after following the monster, but thanks to her, I was able to decide on a destination.
“Don’t you have anything to give me?”
“You’re going to give it to me… … ?”
“I’m going to meet the devil for you, so shouldn’t I have some decent equipment?”
“… … The equipment for the subordinates is stored in the back room.”
“Nothing like that. I mean, equipment that can fight against demons.”
Now that she had figured out where the destination was, there was nothing more to dig up for her.
So I urged her to find any items that might be hidden in the dungeon.
But, did you feel something suspicious about Se-woon’s reaction that seemed quite comfortable?
Her voice began to grow anxious.
“Soo, there is a hidden room.”
“Oh, where?”
“That room is for me alone. First, lift my curse and I will personally give you the best equipment.”
“Really? How do you break a curse?”
At Se-un’s question, color appeared on her face, which had been as dry as a corpse.
“It’s simple! Just cut the handcuffs off my arms and take my hand!”
Se-woon turned his head and checked to see if it was the handcuffs she had mentioned.
Blue handcuffs of unknown material. I don’t know the exact mechanism, but it seemed like her life force was continuously being sucked out through the handcuffs.
If I take off those handcuffs and hold her hands like she said.
‘You’re going to suck all my life force out of me.’
Instead of her, Se-un will take on the role of Mira.
This makes it even more certain.
She wasn’t some unfortunate queen who was possessed by a demon and trapped in the deep sea.
prisoner.
He was also an extremely evil prisoner who was cursed by the devil and locked in a spawning ground, suffering an eternal curse.
“Okay, tell me how I can get that gear.”
“Ma, as I said, only I can open that place! So first, if you lift the curse… … .”
“Oh, you noticed?”
“……yes?”
I had hoped, but it didn’t seem like he would voluntarily give out any more information. It seemed like the guards I was worried about wouldn’t show up either.
then…….
“You, can you still feel pain?”
“Why, why are you doing that?”
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Grad Empire-style torture]
– A torture method that inflicts mental pressure or physical pain to extract secrets from the enemy. Hundreds of methods are described, said to have been used only in the dungeons of the Empire.
Swish.
Se-Woon hung the spear he was holding on his back.
From now on, there is no need for windows.
Bugur!
“Isn’t the moment when a living thing feels the greatest pain when its body is on fire?”
Water began to boil above Se-un’s hand.
Since you can’t use fire magic in water, you can use that method to raise the temperature of the water to the extreme.
Even if you can’t burn your skin with fire, it’s probably possible to scald it with hot water.
hug!
“Or, when you’re underwater and can’t breathe. No, would you rather be unable to breathe when there’s no water?”
The water swirled around Se-un’s hand, and as soon as he changed his words, the water disappeared.
In the place where the sea water had disappeared, round bubbles of air floated up.
“Hey, warrior. Don’t do that. Talk to me… … .”
“Oh, don’t worry. I can tell just by looking at you that your physical condition is not good, so I’ll give you life-threatening torture at the end.”
After finishing speaking, Se-Woon took out dozens of sharp thorns from his subspace pocket.
Monster’s thorn.
Because I entered the sea right after fighting the monsters in the fifth chapter, I couldn’t give it to Go Chang-seok.
I never thought I’d use that kind of material in a place like this.
“Oh, if you’re going to do it, answer slowly.”
“What is that… … .”
“This is my first time using this method, so I want to experiment with as many different methods as possible.”
“This, this, this!”
“got it?”
Phew!
“Kiaaaaaaaah!!”
The deepest part of the deep-sea spawning grounds.
The Queen’s screams echoed loudly there, but they were not heard by the monsters outside who were in chaos as they tried to avoid the debris.
fantasy,
