The Status Window Disappeared

Origin Epic(4)

As the party hurriedly turned the corner, a frightened priestess appeared. While Chris flinches at the sight of the clergyman’s attire, she desperately asks for help, badly wounded.

“Sah, save me… Cool!”

The priestess was bleeding from an abdominal wound.

It’s quite large and severe, but it’s a wound that can live well enough if treated well.

Judging from asking for help from the cleric who is in charge of the team’s recovery, it seemed that he had exhausted his strength earlier.

Chris stopped Illesis from rushing out and looked behind the priestess.

Bloodstains from the abdomen lead to the door at the end of the passage.

A large round room can be seen through a crack in the ornately decorated door, but this woman seems to have escaped there.

The priestess, who was dying slowly but surely, looked up at Chris with a very resentful expression.

“please… I am a priest of the Cadral Order. I’ll give you any reward, so I’ll treat you… … .”

“Are all the other comrades dead?”

“Ugh, the monster in there killed them all. So, for me, there are no adventurers… … .”

“i get it.”

Chris nodded heavily, and before anyone could say anything, he slapped the priestess’ neck.

Then Illesis swallowed the shrieking scream and covered her mouth with both hands.

Tyrone, who saw that, spoke softly, as if reprimanding him.

“I thought I would die even if I stayed still, so why did you kill yourself?”

“You have to make sure things are done. What if this woman survives at all?”

“Yeah, but… … .”

“Besides, isn’t it better to make it easier than to die painfully?”

Tyrone looked sideways at the singer behind him and made an uncomfortable expression.

However, the King of Singers is working diligently on the other side as if he hadn’t seen anything.

He knew in advance that Chris and the others were hostile to the Church Union, so he must have expected this much.

Unexpectedly, Illesis trembles at the brutal and horrific sight.

It wasn’t the first time she’d witnessed Chris’ murder, but this time the story was a little different, as it was the slaughter of a defenseless opponent.

But Chris didn’t even look at her.

It was true that he felt a little sorry, but Chris had no intention of saving his enemies. This is not something that can be conceded, so I can only hope that Illesis will accept it.

It wasn’t that he was thinking of taking Illesis off for nothing.

Chris, who responded coldly to the point of being a bit unforgiving, began examining the priestess’ corpse.

The stab wound to the abdomen that was supposed to be her cause of death was clearly caused by an arrow.

Perhaps because the archer’s strength was too strong, it seemed that the arrows had passed through without sticking.

The watchman guarding that door must be a formidable opponent.

“Illesis, would you like to go back now?”

“Oh, no. are you okay.”

After restoring Illesis’ condition with simple words, Chris made up his mind and headed for the door.

As I entered the sloping room, like the Roman Colosseum, a familiar feeling rang through my body.

The divine power of Argal felt during the raid on the headquarters of the Black Flag.

This room is undoubtedly the territory of the evil spirits.

Watching Chris and his party from one side of the Colosseum was a monster with a huge bow.

Armed with small, shiny scales all over, it looks like a poisonous snake with arms.

Are the Nagas in Indian mythology like this?

Chris, who witnessed an opponent twice as big as himself, carefully lifted his shield.

However, Naga with the bow showed no hostility toward Chris.

The guy talks to him in a voice that even faintly welcomes him.

“I thought unqualified worms came in this time too, but you are a little different. A man with the crest of Argal on his body.”

“ah… this?”

Chris looked at the pattern on his right hand with a slightly bitter expression.

Naga sees it, nods confidently, and proceeds with the story on her own.

“Yes. A challenger with the right qualifications has appeared, so I will start the test now. I am Nakboros, Keeper of Treasures. The field I test is the wisdom of the challenger.”

“What, what is it? Are you testing your wits? So, can we move on without fighting?”

“I guess so?”

Tyrone murmured expectantly, and Chris nodded.

The guards standing in front of them are formidable opponents.

I don’t think I can win at all, but if I fight, I’ll have to consume a lot of strength.

Nakboros explains the detailed rules without properly listening to Chris and his party’s conversation.

“I hope you listen carefully to the questions I raise and give you accurate answers. The time limit is 3 minutes. Submit an incorrect answer or I will attack when the time is up.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door behind him closed with a heavy sound.

Chris murmurs a little dumbfounded.

“What kind of sphinx is Ji?”

“what?”

“no. Tell me the problem.”

Chris urges the watchman without much pressure.

It would be nice if I could move on without fighting, and even if that didn’t work, I felt like I could just fight, so there was no particular pressure.

Nakboros throws six sticks at the front of the party and issues a loud and clear sound.

“Here are six wooden sticks of the same length. Use this to make six triangles.”

“uh? that… … .”

Chris was delighted when he heard the issue that gave him a strange sense of deja vu.

Nakboros muttered confidently, as if he couldn’t see his expression properly.

“Of course, it’s not okay to split a wooden stick in half. It may be too difficult for you guys, but try your best.”

“Mmm.”

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Most adventurers are far from math.

So, when you come across such a problem, you are bound to be perplexed.

But Chris already knew the answer to this question.

That’s because this issue has been used as a material for a French novel that is quite famous in Korea. Chris looked at Tyrone with subtle expectations, but unlike expected, he was very flustered.

“Six triangles with six sticks of wood? How is that possible? I know how to make four… … .”

“Didn’t you read that book properly?”

Tyrone laughed bitterly as Chris frowned and said in a mocking tone.

“It was fun at first, but it got a bit boring later on… You know right?”

“okay. Because I don’t have to drag it out too long… … .”

“I think I know the answer.”

Unlike the two men, Illesis, who was seriously contemplating the answer, suddenly clapped her hands.

Since the time limit had not yet passed halfway, Nakboros was very flustered and asked again as if to confirm.

“Are you going to submit an answer? You only get one chance.”

“are you okay. Um, can I do it like this?”

“I-Elesis, are you sure?”

Chris and Tyrone were taken aback by Illesis’ sudden remark.

Illesis made two triangles out of six wooden sticks, and stacked them one on top of the other to form a hexagonal star.

Then Nakboros marveled at the correct answer.

“I never thought I’d find out so quickly… Alright, since I passed my test with great success, I will open the way for you.”

As promised, Nakboros opened the door.

Chris left the room with an expression of dismay at Illesis’ performance.

It wasn’t that the previous problem was extremely difficult or difficult, but it wasn’t very easy either.

Unlike herself, who found the answer through some kind of expedient, she overcame the ordeal with pure wisdom.

Illesis is taken aback by Chris’ subtle reaction.

“what’s the matter? What did I do wrong?”

“No, not that… … .”

“It’s because you did so well. In fact, there was a similar mystery in our world.”

When Tyrone spoke as if to help Chris, the singer flashed his eyes from behind.

Illesis was slightly relieved by his answer and chattered as if trying to guess the answer to a test question.

“Well, even if I tried using a solid, I thought there would only be four triangles, so overlapping them would be the only way.”

“I knew you’d get it right, but I didn’t think you’d do it in one minute… … .”

Chris moved forward in admiration, and soon a space like a circular intersection appeared. Tyrone puts on a very perplexed expression as he is embarrassed by the six crossroads.

“If this happens all of a sudden, is it telling me to find a way or not… … .”

“for a moment. It seems that all but this one are connected towards the entrance?”

When Chris noticed the suspicious shape of the intersection and said it, the singer nodded.

“okay. Whichever side you choose at the previous fork in the road, it will eventually lead you to this place.”

The watchman who just parted ways, Nakboros, tested Chris and his party’s abilities.

These ruins are just a space to filter out challengers. This is not a place for maze-finding games.

Chris also agreed with King Singer’s guess and looked at the aisle away from the other crossroads.

“So, is there an Origin Epic over there?”

“There is a high probability of that. Hmm, it looks like there are passengers.”

At the end of the long aisle came the violent clashing of spears and knives.

As Chris and his party hurriedly move on, the noise gradually fades away, and soon the closed door opens.

Illesis hardened her face as blood leaked out under the door made of fine wood.

“Woo-wook… … .”

“Oh, look at this smell.”

Chris looked back into the room in awe at the smell of blood stinging his nose.

Dozens of corpses were piled up in a room similar to the one Nakboros was in.

The blood, presumably from the adventurers who arrived first, stained the stone floor red.

At the center of such a tragedy is a monster holding an ax spear.

The guy with the head of a cow and a muscular body flashes his narrow eyes when he sees Chris and his party.

“Hmm? you… Qualified challengers. Don’t stand there, come in.”

Chris, who was invited by the Minotaur, did not dare to refuse it.

As the four entered the room, the watchman spread his chest and looked down at them.

A monster that appears to be 2 meters tall and 50 feet tall.

It was shorter than the previous Naga, but its body was muscular, so it was much more intimidating.

The owner of a gigantic body that could easily deflect a fair amount of spears greeted them with hospitality.

“I am Helyuon, the last watchman of this ruin. I am in charge of protecting treasures and testing strength.”

“A test of strength?”

“Yes. You must defeat me to take the treasure. Are you ready for the challenge?”

In the end, it is said that you have to fight and defeat it.

Chris, who thought he would be able to get over it as easily as before, frowned and grabbed his shield and longsword.

Even if you say that you are a legitimate challenger, you are no different from grave robbers.

Tyrone didn’t just have that thought in mind, he let it out.

“Isn’t it the same whether you are a legitimate challenger or not?”

“Not like that. Where is the consideration to prepare so leisurely?”

When Helyuon replied in a confident voice, Tyrone made an embarrassed face.

The king took a step back from them and asked.

“He looks pretty formidable… Aren’t you going to use your magic sword?”

“It was awkward to suddenly change weapons. It’s not something to be tested in such an important fight. But are you really going to help me?”

“I’m a lowly storyteller, isn’t it? You guys decided to take all the loot anyway.”

“It is.”

Chris reviewed the contract with him and opened the status window for the first time in a while.

Although this is Argal’s territory, it didn’t seem to have the effect of strengthening the status window like the black flag.

To say the least, if buff stacking is possible here, the test would be too easy.

Hellyuon was obviously emitting powerful magic, but I didn’t think it would lose.

After accepting Illesis’ strengthening spell, Chris checked the preparations of his colleagues and said to him.

“I am ready.”

“Then the test of strength begins now. Kill me and take the treasure, or make this place your tomb.”

Helyuon smiled confidently at the challengers in front of him and vigorously swung his axe.

Chris, his eyes wide open, raised his shield and returned it.