Dungeon Maker - Chapter 24
Chapter 24: Armed (3)
“Okay? Stand here and if you think that the salamander is going to wake up, whack it on its head to make it pass out again.”
Looking down at the fainted salamander, Yong-Ho explained his instructions to Skull. Skull nodded while lifting up its hammer in a readied position.
‘I am a bit worried though.’
He was more concerned about the salamander rather than Skull. He was concerned that it might be left with a permanent disability after being hit on the head so many times.
‘I don’t think it’s going to wake up anytime soon, so hopefully, we’ll be finished before anything happens.’
Plus, it was more disadvantageous to him to cause any additional injuries to the salamander. And Yong-Ho was the type of person to minimize the risk.
“Okay, next…Kobold, you stay with Skull.”
The Kobold flinched and started to drool while he stared towards the armory.
Kobolds were low-ranked spirits, along with the Goblins, and were known to be true to their nature. If there was an item in front of them, then there was a high possibility that they would steal it.
At Yong-Ho’s command, the Kobold had a disappointed expression, but as soon as Catalina glared at him he whimpered and lowered his head.
A few minutes after beating the salamander.
Yong-Ho had organized everything and started to head towards the armory alongside Catalina and Jon.
Beyond the half-crushed iron door, all he could see was darkness. Yong-Ho called out to the Spirit of the Dungeon before he entered.
[Dungeon Facility: control of the armory will be regained. Activation requires almost all of the remaining mana, Master.]
[There’s a high chance that you may feel symptoms of dizziness. Are you willing to proceed?]
He knew she was worried, but he couldn’t back down now. His goal was right in front of him.
“Of course.”
As soon as Yong-Ho approved, the Spirit of the Dungeon immediately proceeded. She first gathered all of Yong-Ho’s remaining mana and then activated the armory.
‘Gah.’
The Spirit of the Dungeon wasn’t lying. Yong-Ho’s legs suddenly became incredible which caused him to stumble for a second, but he soon regained his balance.
“It’s fine. I’m just a little tired.”
Yong-Ho tried his best to concentrate, while Catalina looked at him with worried eyes. He observed the darkness within the armory.
The Spirit of the Dungeon spoke.
[The armory is now under our control. Proceeding to turn on the lights.]
Shortly after speaking, just like any other room, beads of lights started to appear on the ceiling.
“Has the salamander been living here for decades?”
As the darkness disappeared, Yong-Ho quietly mumbled to himself, and Catalina immediately answered.
“Like I explained during the battle, they’re not a complete spirit, but a spirit like a beast that’s close to becoming one. They live by consuming mana. It’s highly likely that they’ve just been asleep, like a hibernating bear during winter.”
Yong-Ho nodded at her reasonable explanation. And seconds later. The darkness within the armory disappeared.
The armory was bigger than what he expected. Both sides of the walls were filled with shelves which were in turn filled with weapons, such as swords and spears, and other assorted gear, such as armor. There seemed to be over a dozen items at a glance.
A natural smile was drawn across Yong-Ho’s face.
These were the weapons that the previous owners had collected, for the spirits that lived during those times.
Among them, was a variety of good and bad weapons. Despite having exhausted his mana, the Greed in his soul began to strongly react.
[ I’ve not detected any traps within the armory. However, there may be some cursed items. Please be careful when wearing them.]
Yong-Ho nodded his head and began to walk forwards. As always, Greed led him forth.
‘First of all, more importantly than a weapon, I need some form of defense.’
Yong-Ho did his best to let Greed guide his mind.
Whatever the Greed longed for the most. That was the item that he needed the most.
Given that he already had Aamon, the weapons weren’t even worth looking at.
Right now, Yong-Ho needed strong defensive equipment.
His senses stretched out in all directions and then focused in on one area. Greed didn’t struggle against Yong-Ho’s will. Instead, it acknowledged it and led the way.
Yong-Ho continued to walk forwards. He walked past a smoky mark on the ground, where the Salamander must have curled up and fallen asleep. Instead of looking at the weapons, such as the spears or the swords, on the shelves, he decided to walk straight ahead.
He could feel the slight flow in mana. It was most likely the magical weapons within the armory emitting varying amounts of mana. However, Greed had no interest in them. It only focused on the item that would fill Yong-Ho’s desire.
A well-made chain armor suddenly entered Yong-Ho’s vision. The armor was made up of numerous carefully woven small chains and despite having spent decades locked away in the armory, it looked almost brand new.
However, this wasn’t what he desired. Yong-Ho passed by the chain armor. And finally, he stopped in front of a shelf located in the innermost part of the armory.
The type of gear he was expecting wasn’t there. Rather, instead, there was a small, elegant wooden box sitting on the shelf.
A symbol of a wolf consuming the moon had been engraved onto it.
It was the symbol of the owner from three generations ago, Kaiwan. Yong-ho carefully opened the box.
‘A ring?’
A silver ring was stored inside the box surrounded by a red cloth. There was a small, round plate on top of the ring, in the area typically where a gem would be attached. On the plate was another engraving of Kaiwan’s symbol.
It was a magic ring. Even though he hadn’t worn it yet, he could strongly feel its mana.
But why?
It felt familiar. It didn’t feel strange at it.
Just like the Spirit of the Dungeon had warned him, wearing a magical item without proper examination was extremely dangerous. However, regardless of that, Yong-Ho picked up the ring. It wasn’t because he was blinded by Greed’s desire.
This ring wouldn’t harm him.
He somehow knew. He could feel it.
The ring was fairly small in size and looked more fit for a woman’s finger, but as the ring approached his finger, the hole suddenly widened.
Yong-Ho took a deep breath and pushed the ring onto his finger. He absorbed the mana possessed by the ring.
Gray hair.
It was a slightly different shade from Catalina’s, which was closer to white.
A beautiful white, yet stern face of a woman appeared in his mind. However, it soon disappeared like smoke.
The mana felt both strange, yet familiar.
Yong-Ho understood. This was the mana of the owner from three generations ago. Her power, no, a part of her power was contained within this ring.
The Queen of Distortion, Kaiwan.
Although Yong-Ho didn’t have a direct connection with her, she too was a descendant of the King of Greed, Mammon. He was able to feel that from the lingering mana inside the ring.
Yong-Ho injected a little of his mana into the ring. He brought out Kaiwan’s power.
Light reflected from the ring on his left hand. The light formed a small tray sized distortion in front of him. The Power of Distortion had created the Shield of Distortion.
The shield soon disappeared again. Yong-Ho didn’t have enough mana to maintain the power for long.
‘It uses up a lot of mana.’
But he couldn’t ignore its effects. He hadn’t tested it out yet, but Yong-Ho had an idea of how it worked. The Power of Distortion distorted space. Such a shield in combat would be incredibly powerful.
‘While it is small, but still, I can understand why Greed would desire it.’
In a way, it was exactly the kind of defense that Yong-Ho wanted. It wasn’t heavy and it was something he could activate at any time, as long as he injected it with mana. He could easily use it while fighting with Aamon.
‘The owner from three generations ago.’
He never imagined she would be such a beautiful woman.
Yong-Ho smiled bitterly as he closed the box and turned around. Jon and Catalina were busy wandering around the armory while looking at the different equipment.
Yong-Ho asked Catalina, after noticing her looking at the chain armor.
“Catalina, are you able to analyze that item? Or check to see what kind of magic was cast on it.”
While Yong-Ho was able to check Kaiwan’s ring, it was still impossible for him to properly examine the other items. It was unlikely that all the magical items in the armory solely contained mana from the House of Mammon.
Catalina answered right away as if she had thought ahead.
“Eligor should be able to analyze the magical items. It may not be a perfect analysis, but he should be able to easily tell if it’s cursed or not.”
That was enough. Yong-Ho nodded happily.
“Okay, first let’s gather all the items that have magic cast on them. We can come back later, but let’s try and take as much as we can just now.”
“Yes, Master.”
Catalina answered right away. Jon, who was standing nearby, nodded his head as well.
