The part where the already steep slope rises at an angle almost like a cliff.
However, it is not enough to be called a wall.
To call it a wall, wouldn't the slope have to be vertical at 90 degrees? It's about 70 degrees here? In any case, it is an unstable composition that induces anxiety in the viewer.
Attached to that slanted slope is a heavily rusted iron door that looks as if it was forcibly attached. Bright red rust swells like moss.
'If I take a picture and post it on the Internet, I could easily make up a strange ghost story or two.'
This alone is enough to create a ghost story. But in addition, there is a phrase written on the iron door.
If you don't open it, a million people will die. If you open it, one person will die.
"At this point, you're honestly starting to think it's childish, right?"
I turned my head for a moment and looked at Gu Jin-cheol.
"This has never happened before."
"Then the chairman must have written it down."
Plus 1 point to Cheongho's survival score.
Instead, Cheongho's fine score was minus 1 point.
"Maybe someone else wrote it down?"
"In Tanhyeon… … ? "Don't you remember how we got here?"
If it weren't for Jang Hyeon-deok, it would have been impossible to get in by car this far.
"Because this wasn't Tanhyeon from the beginning… … ."
-G'hyaaaaaaa!!!!
-G'hyaaaakkk!!!!
"Ahh!? "What is that?"
Jang Hyeon-deok shouted, pointing to an ambiguous direction somewhere in the sky. Not that one... … No, if you give me the exact direction, I might faint. I calmed down Achilles, who was about to jump out, and spoke to Jang Hyeon-deok.
"Could it be a crow?"
"A crow? What kind of crow makes such a bizarre sound!?"
Although he didn't say anything else, Gu Jin-cheol also trembled with a quite pale expression.
'A pretty good bad omen, isn't it?'
The sound alone is such an eerie presence that it can affect the human psyche. I looked at the shadow lurking above the tree branches.
The moment my gaze landed, the 'black thing' disappeared behind the tree in a slow movement.
Crow? shadow?
No, that is just a 'black thing'. Right now, it just exists as an indescribable presence, but we don't know what will happen in the future.
-G'hyaaaaaaa!!!!
Ah, that bastard. It's really noisy.
"Jil Omok… … Is that it?"
"what?"
"That person named Cheongho, Mr. Park?"
"It's cool."
"Oh, I see."
"What are you trying to say?"
"It's not this neighborhood, but it used to be Mr. Park…" … Oh, I knew the name, but what was it? Anyway, I was looking for a good place to decide on a place for someone's grave, but I couldn't find it."
"you?"
"no. "It's not me, it's a legend."
"Ah, a legend."
"Anyway, it's the moment when someone who was looking for a place is about to give up because they can't find a suitable place."
"Moment?"
"I stopped when I heard the crow caw, and it turned out to be a very famous place."
Come to think of it, this guy said something like this once.
The surprising thing is that every time this kid talks like this, something amazing happens.
"Isn't that a story about five interest rates?"
Suddenly, Gu Jin-cheol intervenes.
"Oh, is that so?"
"Director, where is the five interest rate?"
"It's a neighborhood on the corner of Tanhyeon. "You have to go a lot further northwest from here."
"Anyway, the crow… … ? A famous place? "Do you want to say that you have come to find a place to die??"
"No, it just occurred to me. "When you work as a taxi driver, you hear all sorts of things."
"Hmm… … "Did you just think of it the other day?"
"What?"
"You once told me about a legend about a celestial maiden dancing beyond Tanhyeon, right?"
"Did I say that?"
Jang Hyeon-deok looks puzzled.
This is somehow ominous.
"Let's quit. "It would be better to discuss this later when it is convenient."
Let's go in first.
"I will open it."
"no. "Please step aside for a moment."
[Trap detection]
[Magic power detection]
[Life Detection]
[Transparent object detection]
"Ugh. "What is this?"
I felt mildly dizzy due to the information pouring into my mind in an instant.
'The magic power density inside is too high.'
"I don't know what it is, but it's not a joke."
"what? "Is there something strange?"
"It's not that strange."
"Huh?"
"Honestly, rather than saying that the area below here has become strange as the channel has widened, I think it's safe to say that the channel has widened because of what's below here."
"Are you doing this on purpose to scare me?"
"You stay still. I'm not sure. "I'll have to open it first to find out."
"There are security measures inside. "It is dangerous to open it carelessly."
"I know."
It is more of a trap than a security device.
There are sections where if you touch it without permission, it makes a loud noise, a bulkhead comes down, a gun suddenly fires, and a crazy Cheong-ho has laid down high-voltage wires so that if you touch them incorrectly, you get an electric shock.
I stretched my hand toward the doorway and activated magic.
[Gremlin's Scream]
[Spell Enhancement: Increased range]
Jjiiiing!!
The iron door hums and vibrates and bounces off magical sound waves.
"What do you think?"
"The Chairman spent quite a bit of money to add various devices. Among them, there were also items to prevent invasion by wizards."
Gu Jin-cheol somehow looks a little proud. Ha, is that so?
[knowledge]
Adds the effects of artifacts to magic with search and analysis effects. There is an artifact that can be used right now.
[The unique function of the L-class accessory 'Carcosa's Mask', 'Madman's Dexterity', is activated.
// Madman's Dexterity: You can unlock the artifact's hidden abilities or attempt modifications to give it other abilities.]
Magical lines shining golden light extend from the mask.
A brilliance so vivid that it can be seen even by ordinary eyes without the ability to detect magical power.
Dozens of magic lines touched the door and took root at an incredible speed. At the same time, the magic lines branch out and differentiate into hundreds or thousands of strands, transforming into a complex circuit diagram.
Internal structures that could not be seen with the naked eye or senses can be clearly understood to the point where they can be grasped with the hand.
'Silver was laid under the iron gate. Not just silver, but blessed. 'Where did you get this?'
And the electric wires that pass in a complicated way between the iron and silver of the door. If I had touched it without knowing, I would have received an electric shock. However, this equipment was not prepared simply to cause electric shock.
High-voltage power above a certain level has properties similar to horsepower.
It is the cheapest barrier that can be made by those who cannot handle magical power. No, the quality of electricity is good? Let's use a magic stone for internal development, right? This level is so good that low-level wizards can't break through it.
'I was just going to overload it by shooting a lightning strike or something, but it would be a bit of a waste to break this door.'
You can open it anyway without breaking it. New properties are added to the magic line pushed in for analysis.
[Tracheal erosion]
Let's go together.
A barrier to block wizards? It's just the crude sleight of hand of those who didn't become wizards anyway. Rather than destroying the barrier, it penetrated into the structure of the barrier and changed the structure of the barrier itself.
'And now that I'm in.'
Patsutsutsutsu!!
Go deeper. alarm? silence. A bulkhead that comes down when an intruder enters? Stay still. A simple turret that detects movement and fires? You're dangerous, so just explode.
Pow!
And finally, I unlocked the door.
Let's go together, bang.
While doing so, he added physical force to the magic line and pulled the door open.
I'm sorry.
A huge iron door opens with a heavy noise.
"Let's go in."
"I can't believe it, wizard!"
"Why do you have this much?"
"You can't go in yet! "I told you there was a trap inside!"
Why on earth is this idiot so stupid?
No, it's my fault for bringing Jang Hyeon-deok here.
"It's all taken care of."
"Eh? really?"
"okay."
"Awesome… … You do it. "It must be a defense that even wizards said couldn't break through."
I'm glad they brought Gu Jin-cheol along. Yes, this is a normal reaction. No, I didn't need praise, but hearing it right after Jang Hyeon-deok's stupid comment made me feel a little touched.
"Well, I roughly solved it."
The first room has a rather tasteless trap, but that has already been resolved outside.
Deep structure inside.
It somehow looks more like a hallway than a room.
Other than that, nothing particularly stands out. Since it was a place where there was no need to worry about aesthetics, they just applied a thick layer of waterproof paint.
Jeopuk, Jeopuk, Jeopuk.
Since there is no furniture to absorb the sound, your footsteps echo loudly every time you step. I'm worried.
"The atmosphere here is strange?"
"Maybe it's because of the lack of ventilation, but it feels strangely stuffy."
Ventilation?
No, it's not like that. The density of magical power is high enough to block detection. An uncomfortable sensation that even non-mages would feel uncomfortable.
From my perspective, it felt like I was wading through a forest.
'It's disturbing.'
Although it expands its influence and pushes it out, it becomes increasingly heavier the further inward it goes.
"Nothing special?"
"Because I took care of everything."
"iced coffee… … "After all, a genius wizard."
"stop."
A thick iron door again on the floor inside the elongated room.
No, big, thick and round, I mean… … .
"It's a submarine, right? That, uh... … That iron gate. Yes, an iron gate."
"Didn't you mean to say hatch?"
"Oh, that's right. That's it. "But why does this depend on it?"
"I heard they were originally going to build a nuclear bomb shelter."
"Nuclear shelter?"
"yes. "It was created about 30 years ago, before the cataclysm even occurred."
It is a nuclear bomb shelter built in the 90s.
"Huh? "Is it that old?"
"They say it was made by some paranoid person."
"Ah, I understand. "It was made to prepare for a great collapse, right?"
"No, how do you predict and prepare for that?"
"Huh? "Then why did you make it?"
"Because North Korea was fine back then."
"Yes, North Korea. "It was probably made out of fear of nuclear missiles flying in."
"Nuclear missiles? "What does that have to do with North Korea?"
Hmm, I didn't know because I've never talked to an NPC with this kind of keyword, but it's a bit unusual.
Jang Hyeon-deok is a child born just before the Great Collapse. The information that Jang Hyeon-deok knows about North Korea must be completely different from that of people of his age in the reality where I lived.
"North Korea was originally… … No, let's quit. "I'll explain it separately later."
No matter how clueless Jang Hyeon-deok was, he was able to understand that now was not the time for a long history lesson to begin.
Well, because there are more exciting things right in front of you.
"Okay."
After Gu Jin-cheol applied his strength for a moment, the hatch opened easily.
I don't know what he was thinking, but as soon as Gu Jin-cheol opened the hatch, he screamed downwards.
"President! Chairman Cheongho!"
thud!
Hehehe!
A sound of laughter followed by a thud. No, is it laughter?
"that? "Is that really laughter?"
"I don't think it's a sound made by a person?"
"As expected, Chairman… … ."
To forget about fear, people do various things.
Useless chatter and nonsense that sounds like a pin is out of place are one of them.
Gu Jin-cheol, who had been chatting a while ago and talking about the origin of this unimportant secret warehouse, actually did it to ignore this unpleasant and cold atmosphere that was difficult to put into words.
But even that disappeared along with the sound of laughter coming from below.
I looked down the hatch again.
A long, vertical passageway, with ladders hanging closely together.
Even though there was obviously a light underneath, it somehow looked like a terrible pit opened to lead down into a dangerous dungeon.
"this… … "Are you okay?"
"Anyway, it's a small bomb shelter with only three rooms. "It'll be over soon."
In the end, it was created by individuals.
'It was nothing special.'
If nothing has changed from what I remember, after passing the room with security and defense equipment, there is a warehouse, a room, and that's it. If you look at the area, it's spacious, about 30 pyeong?
This is not the kind of event that awaits you, like other dungeon exploration-type scenarios, with tons of rooms, endless passages, and deadly traps.
"That's good, but… … ."
Once again, we hear the devil's temptation, or rather, the sound of laughter, to lure us in.
Hehehehe!!
Hehehehe!!!
Hahahaha!!
Ahahahahaha!!!