Apparently, you were able to stop it safely.

You put down the arm that was holding your head and try to stand up, and realize that you are already standing up.

No damage. It was a tremendous shock, but there was no pain. It seems you survived.

It's been a long time since I've been on my feet without shaking, and I feel like throwing up, but I manage to hold it in.
I shake my head, which is about to black out, and maintain my sanity. Even I, a long-time blank, know that losing consciousness in the treasure house is directly linked to death.

Brushing the dust off my shoulders, I took a deep breath.

My heart is still screaming. It's going to explode if I don't calm it down quickly.
My face was still tense. But it was a good thing that he had only seen that much.

After all, the Dark Wings of the Night Sky is an incredibly defective product. Whoever thought of it first must have been as crazy as my childhood friends.
A deceleration function should have been the first thing they thought of.

The apparition that had served as a cushion was stuck head-first into the wall.

I couldn't see them clearly, but apparently there were two of them. The phantoms that had fallen in a pile did not move a muscle.

They were hit from behind by human missiles, so the phantoms of the Level 3 Treasure Hall would be no match for them. Its thick black armor is heavily dented and cracked.

There were huge bows and swords lying on the wall, probably belonging to the phantom.

The size, shape, color, and everything else is different from the phantoms I've heard about, but what the hell are they?

The phantoms that appear in this treasure hall are supposed to be wolves, but the phantoms that fall down are clad in thick armor that even a high level knight would not equip, so they are different from what I expected in a bad way.

In the past, when I was abducted to the treasure house at level 3,......, I thought the illusion was a little more ......, or even much weaker,......, but I have not been to the treasure house recently, and I am not sure if this is the case.

It is possible that this is just an illusion. I feel like I'm going to vomit.

Then I finally looked around. My vision, which had been blurred by dizziness, became clearer.

When I was flying, I didn't have the energy to see where I was going, but now I saw that it wasn't a passageway, but a large space.
The ceiling was too high to be underground, and the floor and walls were too flat to have been dug by wolves. It was brightly lit and free from dampness, and would be a great room if it weren't for the phantoms.

I see a familiar figure against the wall.

She has crumpled black hair and white cheeks. She doesn't seem to have any scars, but she looks a lot worse than when I met her at the clan house.

Or rather, it was Tino. It was Tino, whom I had accidentally entrusted with a strange request.

Next to her were Gilbert, Greg and the others, all out of breath and looking at me dumbfounded.

'Ma......sta!

'I found Tino.

Lucky.

...... No, no, no, you didn't see him.

I was so confused that I called out to him lightly, but I should apologize properly here.

In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, you'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.
It was obvious that this level 3 treasure house had put a heavy burden on Tino.

I guess it's time for me to show my kneeling skills to my juniors.

I can only laugh now.

Gilbert shouted in desperation at my grimace.

'Hey, hey, old man. Behind you, behind you!

'What?

It's not an old man. It's an old man.

The fact that the first thing that came to my mind was that word shows that I'm completely blank and peaceful.
It's no way for a hunter to let his guard down in a treasure house.

As I leisurely turned my head back around, the same type of phantom that I had just cushioned entered my field of vision.

A huge phantom equipped with black iron armor. There were two of them.

I didn't realize it when I ran into them earlier, but their heads are not human, but wolf. And the right half of it is covered with a human skull.

Its blood-red eyes, which shone even in the darkness, looked down at me, the unpredictable intruder.

His shoulders shook, and he breathed hard. Sloppy saliva dripped from her gaping palate.

If it had been me as usual, I would have fallen back and vomited just from the look in his eyes. However, I, who was so numbed by the peacefulness of the situation, had a different impression.

Wow, I didn't know that the latest Level 3s were this big. It's so advanced.
If this is level 3, what's level 8 going to bring out? I'm glad I stopped going to the treasure house.

The old me really did a great job. God?

A wolf knight with a huge iron rod that reaches almost to the ceiling steps back when he sees me smirking. The wolf behind him with the big gun also lets out a small snarl and steps back.

Its nose moves widely. Its keen eyes narrowed as it studied me carefully.

Finally, I grasped the situation and lowered my smile.

Hey. Is it possible that I'm going to die? Pinch?

It doesn't seem to be attacking me, but there's no way I'm going to be able to beat a promising hunter like Tino.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'm not the only one.

'You're an idiot,......, your boss is ...... frightened!

......What?

'Scared?'

That's ridiculous. If they're wolves, I'm a sheep.
You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them.

But the wolf knight takes another step back as I look up at him.

I'm not sure what to make of that.
There was certainly a strong sense of caution in his eyes.

What in the world am I afraid of? I'm more afraid of Greg.

I follow his gaze. I notice where it's pointing.
The crimson eyes were not on my face, but on my chest, on the metal capsule around my neck that was supposed to contain the Citrine Slime.

I take a step forward. The wolf knight takes a step back. His eyes are on me, but he's not looking at me.

Hmm? Huh?

I wonder what's in the capsule that frightens such a large Phantom just by looking at it?


What have I brought with me?

I took another step closer, and the wolf knights all took two steps back. They must have completely recognized me as a poisoned sheep.

I'm getting lucky. Apparently, this isn't my place to die yet.

Without taking his eyes off the wolf knight, he throws his voice back.

I try to keep my composure, but my heart is still beating painfully.

'Tino, can you run?'

'Yes,......, of course!

' came the cheerful reply.

There are three paths in this room. The one in front is blocked by a wolf knight.
No matter how frightened they are, there is no denying the possibility that the wolf knights will come to the conclusion that it's okay to be poisoned. It's impossible to break through two huge bodies.

'That way.

I point to the nearest path to the right. It's not a very large treasure house. We should let Tino and the others rest for a while, and then escape as a team.

'Oh, uh, Master. Wouldn't it be better to defeat it?

Yes, yes, yes. If you can beat it, you should.

It's a bit risky to put your fate in the hands of a slime that you don't even know what kind of slime it is.

If it works in the capsule, it should be used as is.

He sighs and says to his cute younger colleague.

'Tino, don't misjudge what's important.

'! That, is--'

The most important thing. Needless to say.

It's your life.

Fighting for your life is a fool's errand in my opinion.
It's your own responsibility, so you can do whatever you want, but I definitely don't want to do it.

At that time, I suddenly heard a sound from somewhere. Tino lets out a small voice.


'Ah--'


A shadow appeared in his vision. A jet-black armor was looming before him.

The wolf knight that had fallen after being hit by the human missile had revived and closed the distance with a single step.
When I realized this, a huge blade, as long as I was tall, was swinging down from above.

The roar of rage and intimidation and the smell of the beast filled my senses. My body froze as if I had been pulled.

I couldn't react. I couldn't even move a finger.

The blade came down from above like a guillotine.

A blow so powerful that it could easily split my body in two,

--And then I was flipped without a scratch.

'......?

Master Greg's voice. The eyes of the approaching wolf knight widened. It must have been completely unexpected.
He took a few steps backward, and for that moment, forgot his vindictiveness and looked down at the swords in his hands.

Then, with a sound like gunfire, a huge arrow shot out and hit me in the forehead, and I was hit in the same way.

Apparently none of the phantoms I had plunged into were dead.

And they're angry. Of course they are. I'd be angry too if someone slammed me into a wall from behind, that's for sure.

The bow, the greatsword, and the other two wolf knights glare at me.

I just smiled. All I could do was smile.

I'm going to die. I'm going to die.

At that point, I finally thought of a way to fight back.

I stuck out my index finger and pointed it at the wolf knights as if it were a gun.

I activate the "Shock Shot Ring" on my left pinky finger, one of my bullet fingers.

A blue light lights up on your fingertip, forming a magic bullet.

Just before releasing the bullet, I suddenly thought of a hard-boiled line and said in spinal reflex.



'I'm sorry to hear that. I've got seventeen lives.




§




Treasure hunting is a world of talent.

The human body is not originally designed to visit treasure halls filled with mana and materials, or to fight demons and illusions.
This is why even in this age of treasure hunters, the number of hunters has never reached a certain number.

The unfortunate thing for me is that I did not realize this until after I became a hunter.

And lucky for me, I was the only one among my childhood friends who didn't have any talent.

Our party, which we named "Strange Grief," had enough talent to easily conquer the Treasure Hall even without me.

And the wealth and honor we brought back with us made me just a little bit 'better'.

So, although I have no talent, no courage, no motivation, no dreams, no hopes, and no luck, I am still alive.

The warding finger is as famous as the shot ring among the treasure rings.

Its effect is to automatically create a ward of a certain strength for a certain period of time when attacked.

Simply put, ...... is a treasure tool that prevents attacks only once.

The price and scarcity of safe rings vary depending on the strength and duration of the warding, but I didn't want to die at any cost, so I bought as many as I could afford, regardless of strength or duration.

I now have seventeen of them in my possession. That's enough to buy two or three Clan Headquarters buildings.

I'm probably the only man in the whole of the Imperial Capital who is constantly equipped with such a large number of treasure tools, which are normally kept by top-notch hunters as talismans for emergencies.

Naturally, my ten fingers can't fit them all, so I keep them in a bag, but their effect is still strong. If I didn't have it, I wouldn't be able to use such a terrible treasure as the Dark Wings of the Night Sky.

Of course, it is not invincible.

The warding finger's warding activation time is one second at most. Normally, it's an instant.

Once activated, it consumes all of the charged magic power, and since it was activated during the collision with the wall on the way here, it will be flattened if it is attacked properly several more times.

I have to escape before then at all costs.

Seventeen lives was a complete exaggeration.

'...... will be ducked!

Luda shouted. The wolf knight holding the greatsword reacted quickly to the blue bullet that shot out with the speed of an arrow.

The blue bullet passes over his head, and he dodges it as if he were ducking a little. The blue bullet passed over his head, and a roar shook the cave.

'?

The wolf knight is knocked to the ground by a powerful impact. Immediately after it passed, the bullet reversed and hit him in the back of the head.



The wolf knights are upset. I shouted at them without looking away.

'Tino, run!

'? Yes, sir.

Tino and the Gilbert boys ran off as if they'd been spurred on.
The wolf knights only saw me, and did not follow.

A shot ring is a generic term for a treasure tool that shoots magic bullets.

The "Shock Shot Ring" is a bullet finger that can fire up to seven bullets at maximum charge, giving off a strong impact upon impact.

However, it is only flashy in appearance and has little power. A wolf knight lying on the ground after being hit in the head will probably be a little surprised.
There are many types of bullet fingers, but none of them are powerful enough to defeat the illusion, and they can only be used as a check at best.

The wolf knight on the ground slowly rises with his hands. As I expected, there are no obvious wounds.

The wolves form a fan-shaped formation around me. Two vanguards and two rearguards, seems to be a good balance.

Isn't that gun dangerous? I don't like the way it shoots at me.

He had been frightened by the citrine slime, but his anger got the better of him when he was counterattacked. What I see in his eyes is 10% fright, 30% anger, 30% resentment, and 30% caution (appropriate).

The first thing to consider is to give Tino as much time as possible to escape. If it's just me, I can just fly again.

If I'm alone, I can just fly again.

I smiled and tried to pull my sword from its scabbard, but my hand flailed.

I tried to grab it again and again, but the only things that touched my hand were a crossbow-type treasure - a human missile with the ability to manipulate ballistics, which I didn't use to fire it, and the "Absolute Bullet Hitter" who manipulated the trajectory of my magic bullets (I'm the one who named it, not the ability to hit absolute bullets). I'm not capable of hitting an absolute bullet).

'Seriously, did you drop ......?

The sheath is there, but the contents are missing.

I recall the journey, but I was trying so hard to reduce the number of collisions that I don't even remember when I dropped it. It was so high.
Well, I didn't have the ability to get out of this situation anyway. .......

The wolf knights are on the lookout for me moving in a way that makes no sense.

'Master! What are you--'

Tino, who was supposed to be running, was also watching me from the entrance of the path.
Not only Tino, but the others seemed to be waiting for me as well. I told you to run.

And what, I'm asking. What was I trying to do?
What was I doing dropping a treasure in the treasure house? It's more than just bad luck. Are you stupid?

...... is just an idiot.

I'll make up my mind. We'll both fall if we don't.

'I don't know, I didn't want to use this one.

Half-heartedly, he removes the metal capsule around his neck, which is large enough to hold his index finger.

The wolf knights widened their eyes and took a few steps back as if remembering.
I knew this was what they were afraid of, not me. I knew it.

If we're going to die, let's all be swallowed by this awful-looking slime that Cicely made. I don't know the details and I don't want to know. I don't know the details, and I don't want to know.

I removed the cap with a nervous fingertip and looked down at the capsule before throwing it.



'......'



I rub my eyes and check again. Frowning, I put my index finger fearfully inside.
Tino and the others are looking at me with worried eyes.

I nod once and tighten the cap again.

I take a big swing and throw it at the wolf knights, and at the same time, I fire a shock shot at them.

The wolf knights buzzed, and with an agile movement, they took a large distance.
At the same time as I confirmed that the ballistic manipulated magic bullet landed there, I ran towards Tino.

'Tino, hurry up!

Seeing me running towards them, Tino and the others started running at once.

The metal capsule pops.
The wolf knight is roaring as if to intimidate me, but I don't have time to worry about it.

You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them.

...... What is that? I'm sorry. I'm scared.