The Game of the Greatest Black Mage-Chapter 349

Chapter 349

0.

“Hwaaam.”

Seonghyun came out of the capsule with a long yawn.

Is it because fatigue has accumulated?

A feeling of tiredness still remained.

Well, it wasn't severe, though.

After roughly finishing a meal with his family.

Late evening time.

Before going to sleep, Seonghyun searched the internet for information.

Although his sister Yoo Mina knew Eternal World information well.

This time was an exception.

So when he searched.

“Huuuum.”

As expected, not much came up.

The area where the Masked Lord was said to be buried was none other than an area that hadn't been revealed until now.

Unexplored area.

They were areas that hadn't been pioneered yet.

From the eighth city onwards, such areas appeared often.

It was a point in time when leveling up was difficult, and people were gradually falling behind in the competition.

Moreover, what fun would it be if there was only hunting continuously?

For new content, unexplored areas appeared from after the eighth region, and there was investigation team content allowing exploration of those places.

And the Masked Lord's location was right in that unexplored area.

In fact, there was no big problem.

‘Although I have a map.’

Since he received a map and a quest.

Finding it straight away wasn't a difficult task.

However, he had to search how much the surrounding area had been pioneered.

But no matter how much he searched, details didn't come up.

Seonghyun could only obtain brief information.

‘It seems they have pioneered quite close?’

Detailed information or maps didn't come out, so he could only guess.

A huge stone mountain near the tomb.

Seeing that this matched a stone mountain recorded by one of the users belonging to an investigation team doing other pioneering work, he had to consider that they had come quite close to the vicinity.

Concealing himself wasn't a problem, but.

The problem was.

‘If the investigation team has come this far, the Intelligence Knights will find it soon too.’

Just before logging off today.

Because Belladrina had conveyed the news that the Intelligence Knights were trying to set out to find the Masked Lord.

He decided he would have to head to the tomb as soon as he logged in tomorrow.

After briefly grasping the information about the tomb up to that point, Seonghyun thought.

‘Wasn't one of the Lord powers dormant within the Overlord the Masked Lord?’

It definitely appeared that way when he used the Tome of Lords.

Since the system wouldn't lie.

That means.

‘If I obtain the Masked Lord, I might be able to awaken it right away.’

Since the remaining half was dormant within the Overlord.

He definitely had to get this.

Seonghyun went to sleep quickly with a slightly fluttery heart, thinking so.

Tomorrow had to come quickly for him to get the Masked Lord or whatever.

Seonghyun fell asleep like that.

Full of thoughts about finding the Masked Lord's tomb as soon as possible.

1.

Unexplored areas were also a phrase good for captivating explorers.

Although there might be problems with his character, weren't there quite a few people who admired Columbus, who discovered the New World?

The thrill of discovering something new, a new area, was stronger than expected.

And the place where such users gathered was none other than the Unexplored Area Investigation Team.

They were distributed quite widely from the eighth region, and the investigation team members of the unexplored area near Nocturn here were also among them.

Discovering new ruins or traces of a new ancient civilization here was good, but there were also those whose goal was to build a new village or city if there was decent land.

The investigation team where such people gathered started energetically today as well.

“Huu, are there any ruins felt near the stone mountain?”

“Even if I use a skill, nothing is detected?”

“Since there are cases where it's concealed by higher-grade magic or skills, look for folklore too.”

They didn't just inquire; as if they were archaeologists, they sought various information from surrounding NPCs and found their way based on old folklore or stories.

Because there were quite a few cases where ruins were discovered that way.

Of course, there were far too many cases where they came up empty-handed.

There were also sections where many traps or monsters appeared.

But there was no problem.

Although they were people who only explored.

That didn't mean they were weak in combat either.

In the first place, isn't it the eighth region that you can only come to after hitting level 250 or higher?

They were also quite strong.

Moreover, it wasn't just users gathered.

“Sseueup, there were a few folklores near that stone mountain around here?”

“Oh? Already? Where did you find them?”

“I had an acquaintance on the Nocturn side, and that acquaintance said the city called Nocturn is older than I thought.”

“Ah. As expected of a city ruled by the living legend Over Palace.”

At the words of the NPC serving as the investigation team leader, archaeologist Borokan, the eyes of the surrounding investigation team members shone.

Regardless of whether they were users or NPCs, they were people devoted to pioneering past history or unexplored areas.

Everyone focused on Borokan's words.

“Anyway, from what I heard, quite a long time ago, this area was the land of masks.”

“Land of masks?”

“Ah! I've heard of it! A city where only those wearing masks lived together? I think I heard there was a country.”

“That's exactly it. Wouldn't the traces of that country, or city, be near here? I heard that after the existence ruling those masks died, all the masks scattered.”

“Oho!?”

“Kiyah! That's awesome!!!”

Everyone was in a crucible of excitement.

Although they didn't know about the Masked Lord, it seemed they had heard some folklore related to it.

As he gave various information like that, the investigation teams all moved excitedly.

Pioneering such unexplored areas wasn't done just by roaming around busily.

Because exploring the terrain with a map and figuring out what was around and what was under the ground were all included in pioneering.

Around the time everyone was moving busily like that.

A few figures hid in the shadows.

Afterward, voices audible only to themselves were directed at each other from between a few wavering shadows.

-The investigation team has pioneered more than I thought.

-Yes, that is correct. Thanks to that, we were able to come here comfortably.

At the Vice-Commander's words, a member nodded and agreed.

Their identity was none other than the Intelligence Knights of the Rieskan Kingdom.

Since they also had obtained information.

The Vice-Commander, Haldrin, asked one of his subordinates.

-Did you get the information?

Since they decided to gather here after collecting information individually.

To Haldrin who asked only now, one of the knights answered immediately.

-The few pieces of information obtained are that there was something based around the stone mountain in this vicinity.

Should we move based on the stone mountain?

Around the time he was lost in that thought.

Kruger, who could be called Haldrin's left arm, spoke.

Kruger's words, which usually had a frivolous tone but changed to a polite tone when reporting like this.

-It is correct to base it on the stone mountain, but I think it will take quite some time to search all around it. Rather than scouting the surroundings, I think it would be better to wait for those investigation team members to move.

-Hmm.

It was certainly comfortable coming this far.

But if they had to investigate from here, it was no different from starting from scratch again.

Haldrin was also conflicted.

Although he had to judge cool-headedly.

Since efficiency was also important.

Just when Haldrin was deliberating for a moment.

Kruger spoke as if driving a wedge.

-Even if those investigation team members discover it anyway, I think we can just enter first.

-That is correct. Let's wait, it would be more efficient to obtain more useful information in the meantime. I will watch the investigation team move from here, so everyone go gather information.

-Yes.

-Understood.

At Haldrin's words, a few bowed their heads in answer and scattered quickly.

Watching everyone scatter all at once, Haldrin, who had initially suspected Kruger, nodded his head as if satisfied.

‘I guess it was a misunderstanding after all.’

The sensation he felt was strange before seemed to have been a misunderstanding.

Thinking so, Haldrin was monitoring the investigation team that had been moving since morning.

How much time passed after that?

The time when it became afternoon and the sun was setting.

At that point, definitely past lunch, one of the investigation team members shouted urgently.

“W, we found an unidentified ruin near the stone mountain!”

At that shout of an investigation team member, a peculiar light shone in Haldrin's eyes.

The time of boring waiting was finally over!

While Haldrin urgently reconvened the knights, and the investigation team members were still investigating the exterior of the ruin near the entrance.

Leading the Intelligence Knights, Vice-Commander Haldrin quickly entered the entrance.

And not long after, they could see through the system within the ruin.

[Current personnel inside the tomb: 15 people]

“......?”

The number of Intelligence Knights is ten.

But fifteen people inside the tomb?

Seeing that, Intelligence Vice-Commander Haldrin muttered.

“Are there any investigation team members who entered avoiding our eyes?”

“There shouldn't be. If there were, there must be traces of entering from the entrance, but if even we didn't see those traces, they certainly aren't investigation team members.”

At a subordinate's answer, Haldrin also nodded his head.

That means things have gone wrong.

Since they have to pass through the tomb faster than anyone else to obtain the Masked Lord.

Haldrin said urgently.

“There are earlier guests who came before us. We catch them.”

Just as he said that and was about to enter further into the tomb.

A system message appeared before their eyes.

[You have entered the tomb.]

[The Trial of Masks begins.]

Along with the suddenly appearing system message, their figures near the entrance disappeared in an instant.

As if masks had swallowed them.

The place where the disappeared Intelligence Knights reappeared was inside a huge underground cavern.

A place where well-hewn stones were arranged.

As they arrived and stood there with strange eyes.

They could quickly notice the strangeness.

The fact that there were only five people when there should have been ten.

And a message appeared again before them.

[The Trial of Masks can be taken by five people at a time.]

In other words, it meant they were split into fives.

As the numerical advantage disappeared immediately, Haldrin crumpled his face.

Afterward, as he was lightly loosening up his body as if to see what kind of trial it was for now.

Kruger, who was watching all of that, transmitted it somewhere, and Belladrina, seeing that, bowed her head to Seonghyun and reported.

-The rats have also entered the tomb.

At that report, Seonghyun nodded his head.

Indeed, it was time for them to come.

“Now the full-scale scramble will begin.”

“Ahaha, looks fun. Pecil designed a very interesting tomb.”

“Hmm~ Indeed.”

-I think it will be fun!

-The time has come to properly show my skills.

At Seonghyun's words, Helena answered, and other vassals also answered.

Finally, three or more teams gathered.

It was time for the trial to begin.

But just then.

[A new team enters the tomb.]

[Current personnel inside the tomb: 30 people]

It seems the investigation teams have entered as well.