Chapter 67 Eighth Champion (7)
9.
A descendant of the giant king Largtan.
After completing the subjugation of Assault Leader Albarik, Ulan and his party moved along the path following the white rang.
The foreign trials that Kazan Rudrik left behind for new strangers. It was to challenge the eighth trial of the warrior.
“Anyway.”
At that time, Sven, who was walking ahead, looked around the extremely narrow passageway and opened his mouth.
“I’ve thought about this since I first came here, but the roads here are really complicated. “The topography and the structure itself look like an ant cave.”
Ulan nodded silently.
As if he agrees with what he said. While the other party members were also shaking their heads, Delia suddenly let out a low voice.
“Rather than that, there is something else to be careful about.”
“Eh? What?”
“Noah probably noticed, but the space surrounding us is changing all the time.”
The answer somehow sounds meaningful.
Laurea tilted her head.
“yes? “What does that mean?”
“It’s literally what it means. For example, if we try to go back the way we came, we will never be able to find the exit.”
“yes? That doesn’t mean… … .”
“Are you saying I’ll be trapped in this maze?”
Along with Ian, who was surprised, Ulan also asked a question. Delia responded by nodding her head repeatedly.
“that’s right. “It’s probably a device to prevent people who have nothing to do with the ordeal from entering.”
“Then you must never miss the white wolf.”
“huh. “That’s the way it is.”
Delia smiled in the affirmative.
Then, Perticia, who was not far away from her, suddenly raised her hand.
“I have a personal question.”
“To me?”
“Yes, I have felt it for a long time. Isn’t the way you speak different when you talk to us and when you talk to Ulan?”
Delia shook her head.
As if he knew what Perticia was talking about. Perhaps he is pointing out the halting tone of speech.
So I answered right away.
“I told you this was a habit.”
“But when you answer Ulan’s questions, you don’t speak in a sharp tone like you do now, right?”
“That’s because the opponent is Ulan.”
After answering as if she was asking something so obvious, Delia linked arms with Ulan. She then smiled and said that she was happier than anyone else.
“Unlike you, Ulan is special to me. So, all I can do is pay attention and answer.”
“… … .”
Is it because I am at a loss for words because of the absurd answer?
Or did he get angry at the sight of him linking arms with Ulan? Perticia’s face turned cold. She was about to be spoken to again.
[Caw!]
Suddenly, the cries of a monster bird were heard.
At the same time, the white wolf, who had been walking non-stop, also stopped in place. Next, a huge stone gate appeared before the group’s eyes.
“It looks like we’ve arrived at our destination.”
A door that looks similar to the one seen in the tomb of Zartoum. However, the only difference from then is that there were no letters engraved on the door.
There is only one thing visible.
There is only a key hole in the center of the door.
“Noah, you open it.”
While watching this, Ulan handed Noah the key he had received from Kazan. Noah accepted this and walked forward without saying a word.
Some time after that.
Slam! Coo coo coo coo!
With the sound of the door opening, the stone gate blocking the view slowly disappeared downwards. Afterwards, a new space appeared before the group’s eyes.
“huh? That… … .”
“Altar?”
As someone just said, beyond the stone gate is a tall staircase. And there was an altar placed at the end of it.
Sven, who had particularly good eyesight among the group, noticed that there was something on the altar. So he climbed the stairs and was just about to take a step.
“Stop.”
Suddenly Ulan grabbed his arm.
Sven asked curiously.
“what? why?”
“We are not qualified to climb the stairs.”
This is truly the hero’s ordeal.
Therefore, only Noah, who was qualified to take on the ordeal, could approach. Sven probably understood what Ulan meant, but took a step back without another word.
“Then go and check.”
Ulan, who also stepped back, looked back at Noah and said: But no answer came back from Noah.
“Noah?”
So I turned my head as if puzzled.
An unexpected sight unfolded soon afterwards.
It was Noah staring into space with a blank face. Of course, she had her reasons for doing so.
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【Hidden achievement achieved.】
A notification message appeared before my eyes.
This mainly appeared when defeating the Lord of the Abyss or passing a trial.
Just as she was looking perplexed at the notification message that appeared out of nowhere, a notification appeared that confused her even more.
【Achievement】: Foreign Warrior
【Condition】: Challenge and pass the trial
【Reward】: Elixir of Restoration
The eighth trial of the hero.
It was a notification that I had passed the foreign ordeal prepared by Kazan Rudrik.
‘I just opened the door with a key… … .’
Have you already passed the ordeal?
Noah read and re-read the notification message with a blank face at the absurd reality. Then, I heard a voice that shattered my thoughts.
“Noah, what’s wrong?”
“Is there some problem?”
Perhaps because they were worried about Noah, who didn’t answer when they called, Delia and Ulan started talking to him one after another.
Noah, who was able to escape from his dazed state thanks to this, shook his head as if he was startled.
“oh! no. That means… … .”
“therefore?”
“Well, I was just surprised that a notification suddenly appeared saying that I had passed the ordeal.”
“Eh? already?”
“You mean I just came in?”
Sven and Ian open their eyes wide.
The reactions of Ibella, Laurea, and Perticia were not much different from the other two. Around the time I looked surprised at the unexpected situation.
Suddenly, Delia stretched out her hand.
“Maybe it’s related to that?”
What she pointed to was the altar.
To be exact, it was a letter engraved on the surface of the altar.
The first sentence written in the script of an ancient desert kingdom began like this:
『I tell this to the strangers who have arrived here.』
From the fact that the word “gentile” was used, I could tell that Kazan had already engraved it. The interpretation of the second sentence soon followed.
『Falling into an unfamiliar world and reaching this far on your own is already an ordeal, and you passed the ordeal with confidence.』
Immediately after reading the second record.
Only then did the party understand why the message that they had passed the ordeal appeared.
“Well, it’s not wrong.”
“Yes, that certainly makes sense.”
Ian and Ibella talk as if they are at odds.
As they said, Noah went through a lot of hardships after being alone in an unfamiliar world. Ulan, who knew this well, nodded her head as if in agreement.
After a while, the last sentence was interpreted.
『This is a place of compensation. I left a relic on the altar, so please accept it.』
After reading all the altar records.
Noah climbed the stairs following the path the group had made. When she finally arrived at the altar, there were three items in front of her.
Old books, amulets, and daggers.
First, Noah opened the book closest to him. It was only after turning a few pages that I finally understood what the book was about.
‘Kazan Rudrik’s Diary.’
There, the story of Kazan, a stranger, from when he fell into an unfamiliar world to the process of confronting the abyss was written in diary form.
‘It’s mostly as I heard from Ulan.’
When I glanced at it right away, I couldn’t see anything special.
Still, Noah decided he needed to take the time to read it carefully. Maybe there is some sort of hidden message from Kazan.
‘to the next… … .’
A box placed next to a book.
Noah picked up the amulet that was stored in it. At the same time, an old note enclosed with the amulet was also discovered.
Noah immediately read the note.
『This is a bookmark that can interfere with the time zone. When the moment comes when you have to use it, I hope you use it without hesitation.』
Immediately after interpreting the contents of the note.
Noah’s eyes widened.
“… … !?”
That would be natural.
Of course, I was surprised to hear that the amulet I picked up without thinking actually has the ability to interfere with time zones.
At that time, Ulan, who was watching Noah’s reaction, tilted his head and spoke.
“what? Is there any problem?”
“ah. no! That’s not it… … .”
Noah shook his head and explained to the group about the bookmark he had just obtained.
After a while, the group gathered around Noah’s eyes sparkled as if they were each amazed.
“This can interfere with time?”
“Are there instructions on how to use it?”
“It didn’t go that far. but… … .”
“but?”
“I feel like I know somehow.”
How can I activate it?
Noah carefully held the bookmark. Seeing this, Ulan nodded his head and said.
“Then that’s it.”
Anyway, the bookmark was given to Noah.
Since that person seemed to know how to use it, there was no problem.
“Didn’t you say there were three relics?”
“That’s right.”
“Then what is the other one?”
Noah took out the last relic he had taken from the altar and showed it to Ibella, who was curious. The group who saw this tilted their heads in confusion.
“dagger?”
“What abilities do we have here?”
“I don’t know either. Unlike the bookmark, there are no notes here… … .”
Noah scratched his cheek shyly.
Like the answer I just gave, this dagger didn’t seem to have any special magical power other than that it had rusted a lot over time.
Right after getting all the rewards.
Noah opened his eyes wide again.
【Hidden achievement achieved.】
A notification that appears when you pass an ordeal.
This is because the message appeared once again.
【Achievement】: Eighth Champion
【Condition】: Obtain the reward of the ordeal
[Reward]: Hero’s Seat
Three relics left behind by Kazan.
It seems that obtaining them all was a condition for achieving the achievement. At the same time, I suddenly felt a burning pain in the back of my hand.
Immediately after frowning, a star pattern was engraved on the back of Noah’s hand. The moment Noah saw this, he realized what it was.
‘The mark of a hero!’
All warriors who have passed the warrior’s trials have their own badge.
For example, in the case of Ulan, it is in the form of a necklace, and in Laurea, a mark called stigmata is engraved on a part of the body.
‘Having a proof means… … !’
It means that it has been recognized by the world.
That I am qualified as a warrior to face the abyss.
Noah’s eyes, realizing this fact, shook violently. At that time, Lau Lea shrugged her shoulders and said something with a smile.
“With this, you too have become a true colleague.”
One word I really wanted to hear.
Following Saint Laurea, other colleagues also added their own answers.
“what? Noah was your colleague from the beginning, right?”
“that’s right. “Incompetent, but capable, colleague.”
Swordsman, Ibella Eleaad.
Star Witch, Delia Arpen.
There was someone who looked embarrassed as the two spoke as if they were refuting Laurea’s words.
“Haha, that’s a bit of a contradictory statement… … .”
Paladin, Ian Marcus.
Unlike him, who scratched his cheek and smiled awkwardly, there were others who agreed with Delia’s words.
“But I roughly understand what it means.”
“Hehe, anyway, I’m glad we can be together!”
Hunter, Sven Isaac.
Bard, Perticia Yves Al Ruben.
Among them, Perticia seemed to be really happy that Noah had obtained the warrior’s mark, so she hugged her.
At the time when everyone was congratulating me.
Suddenly a large hand appeared before my eyes.
“… … ah.”
Palms full of scars and calluses. A being who had gone through all kinds of penances with Noah.
Red-Eyed Berserker, Ulan Bator.
He met Noah’s gaze and smiled and pursed his lips. Then Noah said the word he wanted to hear the most.
“Welcome, eighth hero.”
“yes… … !”
A large hand stretched out towards me.
Noah smiled broadly as he held this.
It was a smile full of joy that he could finally smile because he was finally in the same position as everyone else.
fantasy,
