Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 71's

The Tomb Inside the Tomb

The inside of the pyramid looked exactly as Kang Oh had expected.

A square beam wall covered the passageway with inscriptions and images he had never seen before on the wall.

There was a golden mirror on the ceiling and the ground; he did not know where the light was coming from, but a beam of light bounced off the mirror and illuminated the pyramid.

"I know the way, but I'm not sure of all the traps, so you have to be wary of him" Grano said.

"I understand."

Traps are what stop an intruder from leaving.

"Eder, take the points!"

"I?"

"Who else? What, you want me to take points?"

Kang Oh scowled.

"That's it."

Eder pouted and stood in the front row, protecting his body with his shield.

"Stay alert to any traps. Let us know immediately if you see it."

Among the several supporting skills he learned, Disarm Trap was one of them.

Therefore, if Eder finds a trap, then Kang Oh can try to disarm him.

'Well, I'm not sure how effective it is because of how low the level is.'

At least he can try.

However, Kang Oh's entourage is attacked by monsters, not traps, first.

It was a two-legged, dog-faced monster holding a Y-tipped metal stick in one hand.

A Nukura!

It was over 2 meters tall and was able to turn into sand.

"I will protect the king's tomb" said Nukura slowly and approached Eder, who was standing in the front row.

Grano cast a spell.

He removed the cold water cannon from his ball.

"It's not just a skill, but also a current trend to miniaturize" Grano said.

He took staff from his subspace.

The cane was mostly made of wood, but it was decorated with a bronze eagle at the end.

"Let's start."

Grano grabbed the wand with both hands and began to cast a spell.

He tapped on the magic circle with the tip of his staff, causing the circle to start emitting light.

"It's on," said Eder.

Dalla #12 donut-shaped began to float into the air.

Knocks. Knocks. Knocks.

The more he knocked on the magic circle with his wand, the higher the rose Dalla #12.

Did he decide that it had gone up far enough?

Grano stopped knocking on the magic circle with his wand. Instead, he pointed the bronze eagle part of his staff at the airborne Dalla #12.

Then, he began to turn it clockwise and the donut-shaped Dalla #12 followed him, spinning clockwise.

"Oh!"

Kang Oh gaped. Something mysterious was happening before his eyes.

As soon as Dalla #12 started spinning, nearby clouds started gathering towards him.

Plus!

Clouds gushed out from its hollow center!

The nearby cloud and the cloud that spewed out Dalla #12 combined, creating a giant black cloud.

It really looks like it's going to rain.

Grano continued to rotate his staff diligently while looking extremely anxious.

In some cases...

Pitterpatters.

The rain starts to fall.

"It's raining!" Kang Oh cleared the rain from his face and shouted.

That's when Grano stopped twirling his wand. Even so, Dalla #12 continues to spin on its own.

The rain, which was originally only one or two drops, started getting heavier, and eventually became rain.

"Success!"

"Congratulations."

Kang Oh and Eder approach Grano and congratulate him.

"..."

However, Grano said nothing and continued to stare at Dalla #12.

Then, he suddenly began to rotate his staff counterclockwise.

Dalla #12 rotation speed starts to slow down.

Grano turned his wand faster.

"Is there some kind of problem?" Kang Oh caught Grano's seriousness and asked.

"Dalla #12 creates more clouds than I expected" Grano said in a somber voice.

"What will happen because of that?" Eder asked with a worried expression.

"If I don't stop it immediately, then it'll overload and explode..."

At that moment.

The explosion!

Dalla #12 explodes and burns.

Despite the rain, it looks like the fire will not be extinguished any time soon.

Grano quickly cast a water spell and swallowed Dalla #12 in a water droplet.

Luckily, the fire was extinguished.

Dalla #12, still wrapped in water, slowly began to descend.

After the water that surrounds it disappears, Dalla #12 lands on the bottom of the sand.

Grano ran and checked.

"Is it heavily damaged?" Kang Oh asked.

Grano did not respond.

"Can it be repaired?" Kang Oh asked once again.

Again, Grano did not respond.

'Chih. He must be ruined. He's lost his mind.'

Kang Oh approaches Grano.

Kang Oh puts his hand on Grano's shoulder and comforts him.

"Does the absorber absorb more water than I anticipated? In the lab, the output is not this high... Next time, I need to strengthen the frame with stronger materials. Hm. What should I try, "murm Grano.

"Mr Grano?"

Kang Oh shook his shoulder. Only then did Grano respond.

"Ah yes?"

"Are you okay?"

"What do you mean?"

Grano tilted his head.

"Well, your device works really well and then it doesn't work, so I was wondering if you were disappointed or..."

Gran just smiled.

"Mr Kang Oh. Do you know why it's called Dalla #12?"

"You made it after the first eleven failed."

Apollo 10 to Apollo 11.

His mental fortitude was really strong, so much so that it was truly honorable.

'He lost all the expensive materials, but he was still fine. What an amazing man.'

Must have been expensive to create Dalla #12.

If Kang Oh had paid Dalla #12 and a similar situation happened to him, then how would he react?

That's too much to think about.

"Well, sometimes it really doesn't work for you ..."

Eder smiled bitterly.

After all, he was plagued by an incurable disease through the curse of the Goddess of Death.

He had made many attempts to cure this incurable disease, but every attempt failed.

Even though he had put in so much effort, he was still unable to cure his illness.

That must be why he made that comment.

"Mr Eder is right. However, I don't think I'm ready to give up yet" Grano said.

'That's a relief.'

Luckily Grano is fine, though Dalla #12 failed.

There's still a lot they have to do together.

"Rain will stop gradually."

Grano looked up at the sky.

The black clouds began to fade and spread. The rain also began to fall.

“Come back to Hapdala,” said Kang Oh.

"Alright," Grano and Eder agreed.

They blew their camel-tipped whistles, calling out the camels they had left behind.

The camel slowly walked past the sand dune from below.

By the time the camel came, the rain had completely stopped.

The sun has peeked once again.

"You won this time," Grano looked at the sun and teased.

Kang Oh's entourage rode a camel and returned to Hapdala Oasis.

* * *

Next day.

Kang Oh, Eder, and Grano gather inside the yurt.

"Are we headed for the hidden dungeon today?"

Kang Oh checked the schedule today.

"Yes." Yeah."

Grano nodded his head.

"Where's that?" Kang Oh asked.

"There are famous historical sites in the Baritone region. Do you know what that is?" Grano asked.

Kang Oh replied with his own question, “Pyramid of the Beskamen royal family, right?”

He had some information about Arth in his head. Clearly, he also had information regarding geography and ruins.

Therefore, he immediately responded.

"Indeed, the pyramid of the Beskamen royal family."

Once upon a time, the Beskamen royal family controlled the entire eastern desert region.

Kings of the Beskamen royal family are buried in the pyramid.

This cemetery is none other than the pyramid of the Beskamen royal family.

But it's a little different from the Egyptian pyramids we often think of.

First, it was not even half the size of the Egyptian pyramids.

Secondly, the guards had become monsters and monsters had gathered there, so the inside of the pyramid had become a dungeon.

"The pyramid of the Beskamen royal family gathered in one place. In total there are four, but anyone who knows the history of the Beskamen royal family will find it strange because there are only four pyramids" Grano said.

"What's so weird about that?" ask Eder.

"There are six kings who rule the Kingdom of Beskamen."

"Ah."

There were six kings in total, but only four tombs. That's very strange.

"It makes sense that the sixth king did not have a tomb, because he was not only the last ruler of the kingdom, but his kingdom was also conquered by neighboring countries" Grano said.

Kang Oh and Eder nodded their heads at that.

"Then there are five kings who should have tombs. But in reality, there were only four kings. In other words, there was one king who did not have a tomb."

"That's right," Eder agreed.

"I have studied pyramid inscriptions, all sorts of different artifacts, as well as old books. That's how I knew that there was a tomb missing."

"Whose is this?" Kang Oh asked.

"The founding king's tomb is gone."

"The founder's grave is missing?"

Kang Oh tilted his head.

That's really weird.

It was like saying that South Korea lost the tomb of Yi Seong Gye, despite having all the tombs of other Joseon kings.

"Yes. Is the founder's tomb not there or are we not finding it?" Grano asked a question that had already been answered.

"We just haven't found it yet" Eder replied.

"That's right. But I managed to find him. It was a hidden dungeon!"

Their purpose is revealed.

The Hidden Tomb of Beskamen I!

"So where is it?" Eder asked with wide eyes.

* * *

If one continued traveling east, they would eventually see four pyramids.

[You have found the hidden dungeon, the Tomb of Beskaman I.]

[You were the first to find him.]

[Truth has increased.]

[When you hunt in the tomb of Beskamen I, the experience doubles. The item drop rate is also double.]

'As I thought!'

The message that will always make her happy appears.

As expected, no other player had ever set foot in Beskamen I's Tomb.

So, Kang Oh was the first to set foot on this land.

It was an exciting moment.

'However...'

"Mr Grano."

"Yes?"

"When you found this place, did you leave until the end?"

If he did, then he would have to hand over the info.

"Yes, I left until the end, but back then, I was too weak to face the boss, so I just left."

Kang Oh could only smile.

'There's a monster boss!'

If that's the case, then it's worth a try. Because the boss either amassed wealth or already had it in the first place!

"Boss is...?" Kang Oh looked at Grano and asked.

"It's a mummy."

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