[ENG] Reborn As a Haier-Elvian: The Blood Hunter and The Warlock

Chapter 46 "The Dungeon Exploration"

"No, Fool!" he replied curtly. "Haven't you gotten more of an idiot lately?"

"I already get it. But you don't really mean to go down there, do you? What if the Spirit Crystals aren't there?"

"We won't know unless we go, right?"

I scratched the back of my head even though it didn't itch. Maybe it was an expression of my frustration when I found out what Dimas meant. At first glance, the idea may seem frivolous. Even though I saw a massive room underground, I wasn't sure what it was.

It was like winning the bet if the Spirit Crystal was in that room. Conversely, we might find an underground monster lair. When using Super Sense, I only saw the dirt wall and the roots of the Giant Hanarusa tree. However, down there was still dangerous. It could be that there was a nest of centipedes, worms, or other monsters that were giant in size.

However, I'm curious.

After thinking for a while, I decided to go down the hole. I stepped to the edge of the hole, squatted down, then tried to put one foot in before Dimas finally pulled me up.

"What the heck are you doing?" he shouted in a high-pitched voice, his eyebrows rising like a pair of eagle's wings about to pounce on its prey. His big hand gripped my wrist tightly. "Don't go down just yet, you idiot! You want to go down there with all your luggage?"

Oh, that's right! I still carry the big bag on my back. If something untoward happened, it would hinder me later.

I took off my leather bag and robe and left them to Shella. After the three of us discussed the clues I found, we decided that only Dimas and I would go downstairs. While Shella kept my luggage and Dimas' on the surface.

Just in case, I brought the dagger I hung around my waist, along with the Viglet of Hope which I kept in my pocket. I originally wanted to carry a bow, but it didn't seem it would be suitable for underground combat. My stock of arrows was running low anyway. So using the bow in the next battle was a big no. I hope to visit the human city later. Of course, I wanna supply my arrows with new ones. Because there was no way I could buy it in Elvian city.

I rolled my eyes at Dimas. He hung a short sword at his waist and brought a small lantern. The underground must be dark. That thing was very much needed for an ordinary human like him. Unlike me, who had special senses, darkness was not a problem for me.

"You two, be careful! Remember to return immediately if you don't find anything down there!" Shella exclaimed, waving her hand. "Take this for your safety." Then the girl with waist-length hair gave painkillers and wound-drying ointment. So if something terrible happened, we could quickly take care of our bodies.

"Thank you, Kak Shella! Don't worry, we'll be right back," I replied softly, trying to calm the girl from everything she was worried about.

"Wow, it's so dark here!" Dimas's voice echoed out from the hole. I just realized he was already down there.

Ignoring Dimas, who was excited, I said goodbye to Shella again. I approached a hole that was sized to fit the width of an adult human body. At first, only the legs, but as minutes passed, my body sunk to the waist. I started to squirm as the hole got narrower and harder to pass. After a while of trying to go deeper, I felt my feet floating in an even broader space.

I tried to push myself down with great hardship but to no avail. It looked like this hole was getting narrower. If so, why did Dimas make it through while I didn't? While dwelling on useless thoughts, suddenly, my legs were pulled down by great strength.

"Ouch! Shit!" I groaned in pain as my upper body forcibly rubbed against the hole, but it helped me escape from the narrow hole.

I fell to the hard ground, then tried to get up. I caressed my left hand, which became the fulcrum as I fell earlier. It felt a little sore but fortunately didn't last long. The pain went away after a while. Dimas' presence made my head look up. Seeing the man extending his hand with a slightly worried face but harboring a sneering smile on his face.

"Are you okay?" asked Dimas. The man now didn't bother to hold back his laughter in front of me. His laughter echoed through this narrow underground passage.

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