Dungeon Hunter Chapter 130:
Chapter 130: The Underground World (1)
My body was heavy . My heart was so hot it felt like it was going to burst . Sweat flowed down my body and I could barely maintain consciousness .
“Alive . ”
“Oh . . . he is still alive? Is his heart really beating?”
“Listen . Can’t you hear the sound?”
Something was moving around me . Cool skin made contact with me .
“Really! He is really alive! He is still living! Crazy!”
"What do we do? Shouldn’t we notify the village?”
“No . Don’t you know Elder-nim’s personality? He has a safety first policy . Only we should know for now . ”
“But his condition might get worse . He is severely burning up . ”
“Wait a minute . What good will that do? Remember what happened last time . . . Torium, do you remember?”
"It will be okay if a cloth with cold water is put on his forehead . ”
"Ah, that's right . Indeed . It was so long ago that I had forgotten . Wait a moment . I will go and get it . ”
"Jeff, there is no time . He might be alive but he is weak . ”
“I know!”
Torium and Jeff .
Among them, the one called Jeff departed .
‘It is frustrating . ’
However, I didn’t have time to worry about such things . My chest felt tight . It felt like something was strongly pressing down on it . Perhaps . . . the origin of this pain was my heart . My heart was beating like crazy . It felt so horrible that I wanted it to stop .
"Ha, a living person . He showed up in the Underground World of the Dead . . . ”
Kung! Kung! Kung!
The sound of my heart beating echoed loudly in my ears .
How much time had passed?
My mind drifted to far away places .
I was trying to move my body when sounds were heard .
“Torium . Should we take turns? We need to create a story . ”
"We can come up with a story here as well . It's not like the lord will listen to my story anyway . He will probably only listen to pass the time . "
“Perhaps . Torium, your stories are very interesting! I am envious that you have such a talent . Doesn't the lord in the castle find you interesting?”
"That would be nice but . . . he doesn’t like looking at ugly things . He won't want to listen . In addition, a war is happening in the central area . ”
"Phew, aren’t you also tired of it? This war should be finished . How many have already died?”
"The commander won’t let this end easily . I heard rumours that he suddenly showed up with a sword after disappearing for a while . Maybe he might be able to conquer Central this time .
"No . There is an eternal curse on that area . The legitimacy doesn't matter . Everything will remain the same . They are only concerned about their self-interests . . . those with a lowly status like us are always suffering . ”
"But even so . . . the momentum is with the commander . There might end up being a conscription in our village . ”
"Eh~ . Aren’t we to the very south of Central?”
"Actually, there are rumours that the south will soon become a battlefield . ”
“Why?”
“They are rallying forces . They think the south is easy prey and are intending to grab it . There is already talk that an active army is heading here . ”
"I’m already tired of war and it is coming to the south . . . there is no safe place . ”
"Will the matchless warrior move?”
"Shut up . We can’t talk about this here . By the way, don’t you think he has been sleeping for a while?”
"The fever is gone . He is resilient and has a strangely fast recovery . In this state, he will soon . . . eh?”
“Finger! His fingers are moving! I saw it!”
"Jeff, don’t make a fuss . He is still moving . ”
"Is he trying to write something on the ground?”
"That . . . are they letters?”
“Torium, do you know what he is doing?”
"Ahh, letters . It is really bad handwriting . Anyway . . . ”
“Anyway?
"He is asking where this place is . ”
"This place is the Underground World . The world of the dead!”
“We are the undead . I am Torium . The noisy kid sitting next to me is Jeff . ”
“That’s right, that’s right . ”
"Who are you?"
"Write it!"
"Still got a bit of a look . Let’s see, Randalph Brigsiel . ’
“Randalph Brigsiel! Ask him . How did he manage to come here alive?”
“Did you hear? Please answer . We have been very curious about this . ”
“ . . . Not moving?”
"Um, I guess he is unconscious again . ”
"How weak . ”
"His wounds were very large . It is great that he is already healed enough to move . Jeff, bring me some ‘Jellim’ from my room . ”
"Isn’t that precious?”
"Hurry . ”
"Sheesh, don’t yell at me . Wait a moment . ”
My body was gradually stabilizing . Even the wildly beating heart gradually slowed down .
My depleted magic power recovered and my colour returned .
Soon, I was able to open my eyes .
‘They really are the undead . ’
I was inside a cave .
Four eyes were watching me .
They were missing their hair, had violet skin and fungus all over their bodies . The undead .
I remembered asking a few questions with my fingers . I remembered that this was the Underground World and the presence of the undead .
'The problem is . . . I’m not sure where the Underground World is . ’
The circulation of magic power was different . It was unfamiliar, but there was also familiar magic power hovering around me . At first, I felt a little bit panicked .
This wasn’t Earth, the Demon World or even the Spirit World . It was a place I wasn’t familiar with .
‘My physical condition is in the worst state . ’
I frowned after checking the state of my body .
It couldn’t be worst than this . In this state, I wouldn’t even be able to handle a lower grade creature . My muscles were almost dead and my magic power was still mostly depleted . I couldn’t even afford to call Lightning God .
"What are you looking at?”
I used the wall as support to stand up and spoke .
"He is speaking!”
"It really is amazing . ”
Was Jeff his name?
He seemed to be the one making a fuss .
Anyway . . . they had saved me but I was still skeptical . I couldn’t trust anyone in this post-battle situation . I had occasionally heard their voices while drifting in and out of consciousness .
"Where did you come from?”
“You are Torium?”
"Correct . ”
“Torium . I’d like to ask something first . Is this place really the Underground World?”
"Yes . ”
"It isn’t the Demon World or Middle World?”
"Technically speaking, it is a place that exists in the middle . ”
"I can’t believe it . ”
I walked out while still leaning on the wall . Torium came to my other side in order to help .
Not long afterwards, I exited from the cave . I couldn’t help snorting . The cave was at the bottom of a cliff and I was able to see a pretty wide area .
'It is worse than the Demon World . ’
A place full of death .
No, it was a place for the dead!
Everything was different . It was a similar feeling to when I arrived on Earth from the Demon World or when I first entered the Spirit World .
‘What happened in the confrontation with Contegonom?’
I frowned .
I remembered up to my confrontation with Contegonom .
But afterwards, there was just a gap in my memory .
‘I can’t communicate with Yihi or check the status window . ’
It seemed like the system was still broken . I clicked my tongue .
"I can’t exist here . ”
"Of course . This is a world that only contains the dead . ”
Torium said from next to me .
“Do you know how I can get back?”
"I don’t know . In fact, it is still unbelievable . From what I understand, this is the first time something like this has happened in the Underground World . ”
"It is possible that others might know . ”
"Maybe . . . but shouldn’t you become more stable first? You still don’t look good . ”
It made a lot of sense .
It was important to understand the situation, but first my body needed to heal . I wouldn’t be able to move around comfortably in this state .
'Even one orc will be troublesome right now . ’
I was in the worst state . The reason why my body was like this?
The skill Corruption gave me wings and horns . My status . . . I made a fist . Bare bones and blue veins were visible .
"Do you want anything to eat and drink?”
Torium was an undead so he didn’t worry about my emotional state .
“Very presumptuous . "
"I don’t intend to get things for free . I will answer some of your questions . ”
It seemed like Torium and Jeff had a lot of questions for me . Then I would use it to accomplish what I wanted .
"It might be hard for you to eat . ”
"It doesn’t matter . "
I shook my head .
I could eat anything .
‘Jellim’ was a tree and the branches could be used to make a porridge . It was the only food they had but . . . it was still better than nothing .
"I'm a storyteller . Every week, I would make up a story to tell the lord and I would receive a branch of Jellim in return . Jellim is very important in the Underground World . It is good for increasing the ‘shelf life’ of a rotting body . ”
Torium spoke in a condescending tone .
Indeed, I had never heard the name Jellim .
"It is like a preservative . ”
"Preservative?”
"There is such a thing?”
"Hmm, it seems to be something in the other world . By the by, who are you? I know that your name is Randalph Brigsiel but how did you come to the Underground World?”
I already received food and water .
I needed to cooperate to continue obtaining them in the future . I also needed to find out about this place .
“I was operating a dungeon . ”
“Dungeon? A dungeon filled with creatures?”
“That’s correct . ”
"I heard that warlocks or lich normally operate a dungeon . . . ”
"That’s it for today . ”
“Wait! It can’t end here!”
"I will tell you more tomorrow . ”
I sat down and shut my eyes .
First of all, it was necessary to examine the insides of my body . And I got an idea about how to recover my magic power .
“Hu! I understand . I will come back tomorrow . ”
"Come with something to eat and drink . ”
"The Jellim is precious!”
"It doesn’t matter to me . ”
“ . . . . . . ”
Torium abruptly left! He turned and exited the cave .
He was quickly followed by Jeff .
"Is this really okay?"
"Jeff, I am a storyteller . I can’t stand wondering . ”
"Aren’t you scared?”
"Those eyes . . . I’m not an opponent for him . He seems to have killed a lot . ”
“What?”
"Shit! Where did he fall from? What is a preservative? I really want to know!”
"I am also curious . You will be able to make a better story . ”
"So please lend me some Jellim . I don’t have enough . ”
"Are you crazy?”
"It will be worth it . A person has shown up in this world . I think that it is very significant . ”
"Anyway Torium, I’ve known you for a long time but I still don’t know you . ”
Jeff sighed .