Spirit User Manual

The Dead Leave a Ring (2)

"So… This is where the old contractor died?”

Loen asked blankly.

Of course, the answer was the same.

The contractor, whom I heard as an elf, was the first to discover this dungeon and died while attacking it.

“The original elves die. What's so fussed about?”

“No, I know they're dying... The question is whether I die as well.”

If he had been the former contractor of Feria, he would have had tremendous skills as an intermediate spirit contractor.

It was natural that she must have passed her strict standards.

However, as long as such a person died, this is a dungeon of great difficulty.

“Oh, that's not it. I wasn't dead by a monster.”

Feria shook her head.

The monsters here were no problem at all.

However, he was caught in a trap hidden in the dungeon and died in vain.

Hence, he was taken while taking a break to recharge mana, so Feria, who had been reverse summoned, could not help her.

“It was a good-looking guy, but he died suddenly. It's really fleeting.”

“Then you're going to retrieve the ring from that body?”

The corpse of an elf that will be dead.

By now, it will probably be a white bone, but the ring that was put on the finger would remain.

Most of the time, even small scratches did not appear only with the passage of time unless it was a fake artifact.

“So you want to give up the ring?”

Loen pondered for a moment at her question.

It was a dungeon that couldn't be explored until the end, so I didn't know what kind of danger there would be.

The trap that drove her to death may be lurking more everywhere, and maybe a powerful entity's monster was hiding without being discovered.

However, if it were a place where there was a real danger of dying, she wouldn't have made an offer either.

This relationship, which led to Loen's special affinity and mana, was more reliable than expected.

The path as a spiritsa, how was the opportunity given, but I did not intend to withdraw because it was scary.

“I came all the way here, but I have to go in.”

Loen went straight into the dungeon, and Peria, who had her arms folded, followed with a smile.

'It's good not to hesitate in this situation. It's not stuffy.'

Just as the spirits' inclinations were different, the contractors' inclinations also varied.

In Feria's criterion of dislike for being frightened or frustrated, Loen also scored at least as much as this tendency.

“Feria, some water.”

“No!”

* * *

Undead monsters that often appear in places where bodies are left unattended.

The dead human beings were monsters that were resurrected by violating the providence of nature, and there was an unavoidable feeling of rejection.

Therefore, they used to leave the strength and be called the worst enemy.

Beings that are rotten and rubbed, have ugly appearances, always smell of death and energy, and are full of evil spirits.

It was only exposed for a long time and was mentally impoverished just by dealing with it.

It was even more so if the corpse knew a face.

Many adventurers and soldiers retire with mental illness due to constant battles with the undead.

Of course, such mental problems differ from person to person.

Those who do not feel any resistance to undead monsters also existed, although rare.

Kwaak!

Black blood splattered and a terrible odor emanated.

Loen frowned after cutting down the corpse blocking the road.

“I can’t adapt this smell.”

He had already experienced the undead cleaning several times.

The request for the undead was basically a good option for Loen, who had been struggling since then.

Of course, I couldn't even handle quests for strong monsters, but since the undead were so varied by individual, there were as many quests as E rank or lower.

“Is there not much resistance to the undead?”

“When I first saw it, it was disgusting, but after seeing it a few times, I didn't feel anything.”

“Hoh, that’s surprising.”

“But it seems that there are more monsters as you go inside.”

Loen said, looking around the floor.

The appearance of four or five bodies lying down.

After entering the dungeon, corpses blocked the road, but most of them stumbled, unable to properly control their bodies due to the appearance of tattering.

Therefore, it was appropriately treated with a sword without borrowing the power of the spirit.

As it entered the dungeon alone, it was to conserve mana as much as possible in case of an emergency.

However, the more they were taking shape, and the number was growing.

“It's not going to be dangerous because a very strong enemy hasn't appeared suddenly or not.”

“It's a question of whether my stamina and mana will hold up.”

“Don’t worry about that. Almost all have arrived already.”

Her former contractor died near here.

It wasn't that he collapsed at the end of the dungeon, so he could recover the artifact by going a little further.

However, after turning the corner once, another undead greeted them.

'That's... … .'

They were white bodies, wight.

It was different from the previous corpses.

It was a fairly strong entity to be given a separate name, and if it was a place where those guys could appear in a group, it was at least D-rank quest level.

Crumble!

The eyes of the Wights turned.

Teeth exposed dirty. They did not give up on the enemies they encountered once.

However, it was unreasonable to deal with the number of six at the same time with only Loen's sword skills.

Kiehek!

The Wights ran toward Loen.

Unlike the previous guys, he has a perfect body, so he jumped at a fierce pace.

“It's my turn.”

Then, needless to say, Feria stepped forward.

She created sharp ice spears in the air by replacing Loen's mana that she pulled.

Kwa and Guwakwak!

The ice spears that flew right through their heads.

Then, the wights, who had been rushing with good spirits, fell down on the floor.

There was a guy left wriggling on the floor to see if his breath was broken.

Quazzik!

Feria stepped on his head and burst.

An unknown white liquid flowed with black blood.

The passage was organized in an instant.

In order to conserve mana, he did not draw out excessive firepower, and he removed them with accurate blows one by one.

'It's amazing too.'

Loen thought inside.

It was new, but the power of the spirits contracted with him was amazing.

Of course, it was true that the mana consumed by the spirit skill was still anxious.

A dungeon of this size was not a place where you could go out if you wanted to go out in the middle.

Because of that, it was necessary to move deliberately, paying attention to everything, such as location, food, and mana.

Among the inexperienced beginner adventurers, there was a case where even after dealing with all the monsters they received, they lost their way and died.

There was really no dog death.

“Ah, it's all arrived. This is ahead.”

“Here… … ?”

Loen, who followed Feria, stopped at her seat.

In the middle of the passage, there was a hollow pit.

Looking down, pointed rocks were laid deeper than expected, and a corpse was found scattered in it.

“Really.”

The body of an elf that has already become a white bone.

He fell into a hidden trap when he was off guard while taking a break, and appeared to have died at the same time.

Loen carefully descended on the wall of the trap and stood in front of the corpse of the elves.

The ring that was worn on the half-broken finger remained.

Loen, standing in front of Baekgol, hesitated for a moment.

“Is it really okay to be like this?”

“What if a dead guy has something like this? The living must live.”

It was a contractor who was with us once, but it was truly unrelenting.

Loen nodded anyway and retrieved the ring.

It wasn't good enough to leave these important items as respect for the dead.

'It's a little steamy because I'm putting men's memorabilia.'

It wasn't the time to think about that with artifacts in front.

Loen put the ring right on her finger, and at that moment, she felt a sense of mana flowing.

'Is it such a feeling... … ?'

The mystical sense that wraps around the whole body.

The difference was clearly felt just by putting it on my finger.

The amount of mana itself has also increased significantly, and the regeneration rate of the mana consumed has been faster.

It was the effect of the artifact'ring of circulation'.

“Hmm… Ahhhh... … .”

“Hey, Feria… … ?”

Peria, standing next to him, was showing an ecstatic expression.

Loen's mana amount was greatly increased, and it was felt as a larger wave came in than before.

The contractual relationship between the spirits and the spirits was a deep and profound connection and sympathy beyond what is generally thought.

The taste of magic itself depends on affinity, but now it feels a little bit more abundant than the amount that was poor before.

Thanks to that, Feria got a deep sense of satisfaction.

Aside from the pride as a spirit, there was one more reason for Loen's ability to be enhanced.

'Somehow, I wanted to help you actively, but there was also such a trick.'

I immediately felt the joy of not only Peria next door, but also Rugar, who is now reverse summoned to the realm.

“Huh… … .”

"Ugh."

Loen walked out of the pit, leaving her unconscious.

Then I calmly organized my thoughts.

'What do I do now?'

Will you leave the dungeon while being satisfied here, or will you see the end of the dungeon?

Up to this point, it was within the range of what Feria knew, but if you go deeper, it was an unknown area that was completely unknown.

I don't know what kind of danger lurks.

'But it's a wasteful place to go back like this.'

It was not yet known what would be waiting for the end of this dungeon.

Either way, however, it had the potential of a so-called jackpot.

That's why the elves, who died here in the past, visited these places alone.

Even just getting the information of this hidden dungeon was of great value.

As an adventurer, I couldn't leave this place alone.

“I also check the performance of the ring… Let’s try to attack the dungeon, well.”