Chapter 22: Dungeon (4)

They used a three-person room where three people could stay together.

Anyway, since they were just going to sleep, they chose any inn.

“Ugh. My legs.”

Rachel lay down on the bed at the end and massaged her calves. Her muscles ached, probably because she had overdone it when she climbed the mountain earlier.

“If no one is going to wash, I’ll wash first.”

“Yes.”

“Do whatever you want.”

To wash away the fatigue, Rachel went into the bathroom. When she turned on the hot water, warm water flowed down from her head.

“Phew. Climbing is really hard.”

Through this opportunity, she realized the importance of exercise in her daily life.

“Once I clear the Poison King’s legacy, the story will change a little, right?”

Honestly, she’s very worried.

In the original story, the person who gains the Poison King’s immunity to all poisons is one of the supporting characters.

He becomes known as the Poison King in the future, and he stands on the side of the protagonist and plays a role in overthrowing the imperial family.

At that time, whenever a force trying to rebel against the imperial family was detected, they were found dead in their mansion the next day.

They were all poisoned by him.

“Fortunately, it’s not related to the hero.”

If the future Poison King helped the hero defeat the demon king… she would have still robbed the legacy for Yona.

“Sigh. I don’t know.”

She thinks she can do what he does instead. Anyway, the reason for his existence is all to help the protagonist.

She still doesn’t know.

Meanwhile, Liela and Aris remained awkwardly in the room.

“I have a question. I heard that Rachel was originally a librarian, is that right?”

“Yes. She is still working as a librarian for the Duke’s family.”

“Then she must be a commoner, how on earth could she find the Poison King’s legacy?”

Aris knows.

How high-level the barrier installed to hide the dungeon is.

Because she dealt with aura, she could feel it even more.

“And the owner of that dungeon said we were the descendants of the Poison King. Presumably, that target is Rachel.”

Liela nodded at Aris’s words.

“Certainly, she is an unusual person. Her knowledge of alchemy is amazing. It is not impossible that she is a descendant of the Poison King.”

Poison and alchemy are very closely related.

If you have excellent knowledge of poison, you will naturally have excellent knowledge of alchemy.

Liela recalled the alchemy knowledge Rachel had shown so far.

The reality is that she is taking out the knowledge of the future to cure Yona’s illness, but Liela could not know that fact.

“Poison King.”

At that moment, Aris’s expression hardened. Liela asked curiously.

“What’s wrong?”

“There seems to be a rat.”

“A rat? I don’t hear any rat sounds.”

Aris still had a serious expression and picked up the scabbard placed in a corner.

“Someone is targeting us. Don’t open the door no matter who comes.”

She firmly sealed the doors and windows using aura.

It’s not perfect, but it’s enough considering the level of the opponent.

She climbed onto the roof of the inn and spread her senses. The aura net spread in all directions.

People walking on the evening road. Crows crying on the tree. Finally, the rats who are watching this side.

“Found it.”

She sat quietly on the roof and waited for them to come.

How long has it been?

When thick clouds covered the moonlight.

Swish.

They moved.

They rushed into the room to target Rachel, completely unaware of Aris’s presence.

If this goes on, it’s only a matter of time before the window breaks and Rachel’s neck is cut.

But when Aris moved, everything changed.

Slash. Slash. Slash.

Every time the shallow wind moved, the necks of the hounds were cut off with a scream.

The blood that splattered in the air was cut off the neck of the next hound before it even hit the ground.

The leader of the hounds blew a whistle.

“It’s an ambush! Gather!”

“An ambush? I don’t feel anything?”

“Can’t we just eat that girl named Rachel first? My lower body is running wild!”

The hounds around started to gather. They still haven’t grasped the exact situation.

Only the leader detected the strangeness.

“Look around. Even though we gathered, only half of them gathered.”

“What? Really?”

“Hare? Where did Hare go?” (TL Note: Names are being used for characters)

At that moment, Aris appeared above them.

“It’s nice to be gathered together.”

“Who are you! Who on earth are you to interfere with us? Do you need money?”

The leader, who immediately grasped that Aris was a high-level strongman, took out money from his pocket. But Aris didn’t even look at the money.

“Don’t treat me the same as the scum who sell trust for money. You rats.”

“What?”

“Shh. It’s evening, so be quiet. Anyway, this place will be your grave.”

The negotiation broke down.

Now, it’s not a question of whether the mission will succeed or not, but of survival.

He took a slight step back and immediately signaled to his colleagues.

Beep! Beep!

“Gather! Attack at the same time!”

They are colleagues who have been working together for decades.

No matter how strong the opponent is, if everyone works together, they can deal with it…huh?

Slash!

“Keoheok!”

“S, save me.”

It was a single blow.

The moment they realized the attack, a half-moon-shaped slash had already cut off the necks of the surrounding hounds.

The headless corpses collapsed helplessly, and the blood of the colleagues who were alive until just now soaked the floor.

“With this kind of skill, you dared to target us?”

“Ugh. Damn it. Run away!”

The meaning of the combined attack was already lost. About half of the remaining hounds began to flee.

They lost their will to fight.

“Are you not going to run away?”

“I have to buy time somehow. If I run away like this, everyone will die.”

“Hmm, you say buy time.”

Aris sighed and released her aura.

The aura that spread in all directions once again caught the fleeing hounds.

“I guess you didn’t think that would work, did you?”

Crack!

The necks of the hounds caught in the aura were twisted. They fell to the ground, no longer breathing.

The leader looked blankly at this overwhelming sight with a soulless expression.

“Tell me the client. Then I will show mercy by killing you cleanly.”

“Ha. Ha. It’s absurd, this kind of strength. How on earth at such a young age. Is this the difference in talent.”

It was despondent and futile.

But even such emotions are a luxury for the loser.

He had no choice but to open his mouth.

Of course, the restriction was activated and tried to kill him, but this was also within Aris’s expectations.

Slide.

The aura that flowed into his body released the restriction and created a new restriction.

“Actually, I’m an assassin belonging to the Meren family. I’m called a hound.”

“Meren family? Why there.”

“About two months ago, there was an incident where the young master’s cherished nanny was executed by a woman named Rachel. He was furious.”

“It’s revenge. Rachel…I see.”

Thud.

She cut off the leader’s neck and knocked him out.

This guy has to be a witness to this attack later, so she couldn’t kill him.

Aris stuffed him into the chimney in the open space and returned to the inn.

“You said there was an attack. Are you not hurt?”

“As you can see, I’m fine.”

“Sigh. Then I’ll go to sleep first. Good night.”

Rachel, who checked the minimum situation, fell asleep.

Honestly, even when she heard Liela’s words that there was an attack, she wasn’t particularly scared or nervous.

She knows Aris’s strength well.

So the next day came.

“Shall we go early in the morning? Anyway, the teleport station opens from dawn.”

“I don’t mind, but wait a minute.”

Aris picked up the leader she had hidden in the hole.

When the two expressed their doubts, she answered that he was the leader of the group that attacked yesterday.

So Rachel and her party were able to teleport to the estate as soon as the day dawned.

“Liela. Tell Miss Emily. I’m proving the results of this vacation.”

“Yes. I understand.”

I led my legs full of muscle pain and headed to Yona’s mansion. Emily, who was relatively close, was waiting at the front door.

“Hello. Miss. I’m back from vacation.”

“Vacation. I heard from Liela that you went into the dungeon. Are you not hurt?”

“Yes. Thanks to Miss Aris, who you sent, I was comfortable.”

She and I went inside, and the guards who were blocking the front stepped aside.

It was a free pass.

When I came alone before, I had to go through all kinds of checks.

So after passing through all the processes, I entered Yona’s room.

“Sister.”

Yona called us weakly. She was thinner than when I saw her a while ago.

Sadness and regret came over me.

“It’s been a while since I saw you in the morning, what brings you here?”

“Rachel said she had something to give.”

I took out the box from my pocket.

A purple, brilliant elixir. I wonder if this can really solve her illness.

“This is the medicine I got. Try it.”

“You did, sister?”

“Yes.”

She hesitated for a moment, then put the elixir in her mouth.

Gulp.