The Paladin Owns the Relic

60 – The Search for Paramer (6)

The thick black fog was dark. It was so thick that I couldn’t even see an inch in front of me.

I heard Daniel’s voice. His face was not visible. In the first place, it was so thick that it was difficult to distinguish even an inch in front, so it was impossible to determine exactly where each other was.

“Wizard?! Are we going in the right way?!”

“All you have to do is pass here. As the black smoke continues to spread outwards, the density of the black smoke is considerable just in front of the outer wall. You must never take off the cloth.”

“However, this is too deep… Is it?”

I heard Daniel’s screams. I also heard the sound of something tipping over.

“Head. What are you doing?”

“No, there’s something here…”

The sound of a sword being drawn was heard. There was also the sound of a dull object rolling across the floor.

“… Ha. You were surprised Is it just an empty box?”

“Watch out! You were almost right!”

“Evan. Where are you?”

“It’s right behind the leader! Look at the front!

“I can’t see anything!”

Noisy won. After a while, my eyesight will be opened, so what are you talking about?

“Everybody will die…Everyone will die…”

I heard a muttering next to me. Judging by the trembling voice, it seems that it is that young member of the Church of Lu. Did you say Pablo?

I would have put up with it once, but as soon as I came in, it kept saying that. As I kept listening to the complaints, I gradually became annoyed.

Puck!

I flew my hand to the source of the sound. Pablo screamed.

“What, something hit me!”

“Looks like there are monsters.”

You can’t see it, so this is good.

Hudson, who was leading the way, said. There was the sound of a staff hitting the ground.

“… My eyesight was wide open. Everyone, please step forward a little bit.”

The first thing the search party came across was huge stagecoaches. A stagecoach full of abandoned goods, without an owner.

It smelled rotten. It was full of rotten nae everywhere. Pablo vomited. I put my hand on his shoulder.

“If you are going to vomit, would you go to the corner and do it?”

“You… You b*tch…”

“Please think about the viewer.”

Everything was a mass of complaints, so I didn’t even look at it favorably in the first place. It would be nice if it was out of sight. I passed him and looked into the stagecoaches.

As expected. It’s the same. The entrance is blocked by a stagecoach, which is the first thing you encounter during the search for Paramer.

Strictly speaking, this is the safe zone. It was safe to say that it was a battlefield from then on if you went through a gap large enough for one person to escape.

“…Follow the plan.”

Imperial Knight Ian Pamel put his hand to the sword. He chinned the blue punk mercenaries.

“Go first.”

“Ha. f*ck. Why didn’t that sound come out? Are you saying you’re offering it as a sacrifice because you don’t know what’s out there?”

“Does it disobey orders?”

“Would you like to try something here?”

The imperial knights and the mercenary corps had a quarrel with each other. They growled so much that I slipped past them and ran between the stagecoaches.

“Zahard?!”

I turned my back on the call and slipped through the cracks. I could see the dissipating darkness and blurry light enveloping the entire Paramer.

It’s been a while. Paramer.

Looking at it in person like this, the inspiration is very new. I stood at the entrance and looked down. Beneath the outer wall of the city, which was set somewhat higher than the level ground, lay a dead city.

A hazy sunlight breaking through the black fog. Quiet sound with no wind. Some dingy black smoke dripping down the exterior walls of the building and the faintly audible ticking of the clock tower.

The streets were empty. There was no one. That made it even more creepy. If there’s not even a body, that means there must be something.

…Something very nasty.

“It’s safe, everyone come out.”

It’s noon anyway. Noon is a time when there are few monsters. It’s not the middle of the night that I’m going to f*ck up, but I’m fine now.

Rosemary sighed. She came right after me as if she had ever yelled. She glared at the mercenaries and knights passing by.

“You are more scared than that child. Everyone.”

“…….”

“…….”

We all stood in the entrance area. The central clock tower was visible far away. It was very faint, and I could see what had fallen for a while.

Ian Parmel said.

“Division into groups and enter immediately. On the 7th day, don’t forget that we gather once at the clock tower.”

Imperial knights and wizards moved first. We are aiming for the north. The party, who started heading towards the fallen city, disappeared immediately.

“…You unlucky bastards.”

Daniel snorted and turned his head away. He looked up at the elf and held out his hand.

“It seems clear that there is something, but at least let’s go together. I won’t play tricks. That too needs a avant-garde. Isn’t it?”

“……”

The elves seemed to have already sensed the uneasy aura. Even if you can’t see through the secrets that lie dormant in the city, you must have noticed that there is something.

The mercenaries and elves also left. They glanced at the remaining church, but did not slow down.

I sat down on the steps at the entrance. He yawned lazily.

“It’s really all gone. It’s just words, I thought you would take care of me… Do you just throw it away just because you look the weakest? They are ruthless bastards.”

“…What should I do?”

“What should I do? Rosemary senior is conducting. Are you seasoned? Isn’t it?”

“……”

Rosemary sat down beside me. The staring eyes were even more subdued. She must have felt it too.

The secret that this ruined city hides is far worse than she thought.

“…You said that. I’ll have to follow your advice in the search for Paramer. But are you going to do anything?”

“But Rosemary has a lot more experience than me, right?”

“That’s right. But… It’s strange here. There is not a body. It’s all empty, but the rotten smell keeps climbing up from somewhere. Besides, it’s such a quiet city…”

The beastman’s sixth sense is pretty good too. I shuddered and stood up. I looked around the rest of the churches.

“Brother Lucas Marcus.”

“I called you a small agent!”

“What happened!”

“This is a bit dangerous, isn’t it? But fortunately, I know quite a bit. I’m far younger than my brothers, but can you follow me?”

If you don’t follow me, I’ll throw it away. I thought that rosemary would suffice anyway.

Lucas and Marcus turned to each other. No matter who said it first, he showed off his muscles.

“As long as I can purify evil, the process doesn’t matter!”

“I heard that Rosemary Heretic Questioner has a lot of experience! It would be wonderful if she acknowledged that!”

Good luck. The two of them are so much better than Rosemary alone.

I glanced at Noah. The apostle of Isis carefully looked at me.

“I have no complaints. Brother Zahard.”

Everyone agreed. However, there was a little bit of suspicion mixed in. He didn’t say it directly because of Rosemary, but he could clearly sense the mixture of disbelief.

Once I passed. Where are you listening, at least superficially?

“Good. Then finally…”

Pablo. Just looking at him, he seems like a troublemaker.

He was shaking. Looking at the dead city through the dim light, he muttered incessantly.

“f*ck… Do you think I’m going to die here? I will live… I will live…”

Do I really need to take that?

I glanced at Rosemary. She let out a sigh and shook her head.

“Let’s take it.”

“That must be right.”

If you show the appearance of abandoning people recklessly, it’s clear that other denominations won’t follow you.

“Rosemary senior.”

“…Rosemary is enough.”

“Rosemary. Could you give me a map?”

It unfolded. I glanced southwest. The place to go was decided.

The culprit behind all of this was the Clock Tower. However, going to the clock tower did not open the way to the boss fight.

Five hidden locations in Paramer. I had to subjugate ‘something’ in that place. Otherwise, even if he went to the clock tower, he would have to go through an atrocious boss battle.

No one can win at full power. It’s not enough for me right now. You must penetrate five places to weaken Paramer’s boss.

All locations are random. Since we need to get clues and check where ‘something’ is… Let’s go from there. It seems difficult to solve it in one day… Through a safety zone in the middle…

I roughly pointed at the map.

“After stopping by the Vinsmoke bar marked on the map and getting information, we arrange the nearest two-story mansion and spend the night. Then it’s up to you to decide. How is it?”

“Good. I will.”

“Very good!”

“Great plan!”

“I will only follow Brother Zahard.”

Pablo interrupted.

“Why, why should I do that?”

“…Yes?”

“If you’re going to go, isn’t it better to go like this? Choi, do you think it’s safe to go around the outskirts as much as possible?”

Pablo expressed his opinion even as he stuttered.

“It is safe because the outer side faces the outer wall! Besides… Don’t the rest of the group think we’re going to do something?! That’s why it’s better to quietly hide in the building on the outer wall…!”

“Well, then you are hiding for a hundred days and a thousand days?”

“Think rationally! There is nothing we can do! If you walk around carelessly, you will die!”

“…No, then why did you come to Paramer Search? What if you’re not going to do anything?”

“I-I was just pushed! I hate it! I hate walking around! Sa, living is the first priority, isn’t it? Trouble finding a safe place? Besides… It’s strange here… It’s worse than I imagined… There’s something…”

I sighed. Are you safe out there? That’s why newbies.

A slap will make you feel better…

“……”

…No.

Yes. Let’s do as you say. I think I need to shake off the mistrust that is slightly mixed at this point.

“If you are that confident, take the lead.”

Anyway, when night falls, it becomes a gag. Except for the safe zone, the living hell is unfolding.

It would be good for everyone to see it at least once. What kind of place is this

What happens to Paramer at night?

. . .

“Kyung Ian. I can’t understand. Why the hell did you just randomly split up…”

“They’re goofballs who won’t listen to me properly if they go into battle anyway. It might be right to use them as a shield and find out more.”

It’s dark.

Imperial Knight Ian Pamel glanced up at the sky. He was obscured by black smoke, and only part of the sunlight was entering Para Mer.

It’s dark even in the daytime. It’s like stepping into the shadows. How dark would it be if it were night?

“Wizard. Are you sure this way is the right one?”

“Yes.”

Wizard Hudson nodded his head. As if he was uneasy about something, he glanced around the extension.

There were times when the lack of sound made people anxious. If it went too far, it was even used for torture.

It’s quiet. Absurdly quiet.

The only thing that rings is the sound of boots.

“Stop.”

Ian’s job was practically one. The Empire judged that there would be no survivors. Even so, the reason Ian came was to properly revive the city of Paramer.

A huge amount of underground minerals lay dormant under Paramer. The amount was so great that even the Empire could not ignore it, to the extent that it was said that it was the devil’s trick.

If I could obtain that, I could have made a feat that no one could ignore. Ian wanted to get ahead. He wanted more power in his hands.

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To do that, you must get something. At least one piece of information must be revealed.

Hudson said nervously.

“When the sun doesn’t set, you need to arrange a place to stay. Sir Ian. At night, unidentified things roam. You had better be careful.”

“There is still time. This place…”

I kicked the rotten wooden door with my foot. Dust rose in a flash.

A rotten smell leaking from the inside. Ian pinched his nose. Dark. Even though it’s broad daylight, it’s dark outside, so it’s even darker inside without a single light.

“Fire.”

His men held up torches in their hands. Ian glanced around the house. Broken furniture and downed heads.

There was no sound. It was quiet. Ian lightly swept the shelf. His hands were covered in dirt.

It is not an ordinary family home. Perhaps he was the store that sold the goods.

“Look inside.”

“Sir Ian.”

“I recommend being quiet. Wizard. The command is mine. If you want to get out alive, do as I say.”

What Ian was looking for was a body. It was strange that there was nothing like this. If they can find at least one corpse, the wizard will surely be able to uncover something.

”There is no place.”

“There is nothing here either.”

There was nothing on the first and second floors. Is it a joke Ian turned around. But before leaving, I heard a sound.

The sound of something moving breaking the stillness. The article stopped. The wizard on the second floor pointed down.

“It came from below.”

There were no stairs going down. Ian moved the disheveled carpet aside. When the loosely covered carpet was lifted, a door leading to the basement was revealed.

A sound was heard again. Ian glanced at the knight next to him. The knight who approached after swallowing dry saliva slowly reached out his hand.

The hand touched the door. The sound was getting louder. Ian drew his sword.

There is something.

“…Open it.”

The knight opened the door with all his might. Ian identified the source of the sound. In an instant, a curse came out of her mouth, which had always been solemn.

“This crazy…!”

Hudson took on the rot.

It was the loathing itself that arises from the bottom of his chest, which makes any human being sick.