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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“…Seems like they’re gone.”
The vibrations had subsided.
We let out sighs of relief and looked at each other.
If we had been a little later, we might have been discovered.
Having nowhere to run, we hid in a tunnel I had hastily dug.
It was a bit cramped, but it couldn’t be helped since it was dug in a hurry.
If the numbers were small, we could have swept them away with Karina’s purification magic, but unfortunately, Karina’s mana wasn’t infinite, and the number of zombies was disgustingly high.
Since we had blocked the entrance, they were probably wandering around the 1st floor by now.
It was a bit bothersome since we had to sweep them all away to go up.
“We should check our food supply. Show me the inside of your bags.”
At my words, everyone put their bags in the middle and opened the entrances.
I illuminated the inside of the bags with the lamp and checked the food inside.
Since we had brought quite a generous amount considering Millia, if we ate sparingly, we could probably eat for about ten days.
Although Millia, who was whining like a child, was a problem…
“We should be fine for about ten days.”
“What are we going to do about the 1st floor? It’ll be troublesome if we leave those zombies like that. They might even pile up more.”
“Even if we purify them now, it’ll be meaningless if zombies are replenished like that. It would be better to purify them all at once when we leave, so let’s ignore that for now and try to find the door leading to the 3rd floor.”
If possible, we should also try to stop the zombies that are continuously being produced here.
This is an open-world RPG world, so why are we doing RTS in a dungeon? It’s bothersome.
If you’re going to spawn them, keep them in the dungeon, why are you sending them outside?
Even an ordinary person can kill about four at a time if they don’t panic, that’s how weak they are.
Is there some other purpose?
I don’t think those zombies can conquer this island just by sending them out.
They might be able to overrun the island now that there’s a large power vacuum, but what’s the point of that?
It’s just a deserted island anyway.
“Then what are you planning to do right now? For now, the path to the 1st floor is blocked, and we’re severely lacking information.”
“First, we scout. Since all the zombies have gone to the 1st floor, there should be fewer zombies on the 2nd floor now.”
“Can’t we just destroy everything? Those things look so hideous!”
What is she talking about? When we all looked at Millia, she looked back at us as if asking why.
Does she even know what she’s saying?
She has quite a beautiful face, so it’s less grotesque, but you only have a head.
Isn’t a headless person calling zombies hideous like spitting on their own face?
“I don’t think someone with only a head should be saying that.”
“Have you ever seen such a pretty head? Have you?!”
“Yeah, yeah. Okay, say anything you know about the 2nd floor.”
“!@*(&*!($#&$*(!*”
“Stop.”
Can’t she reveal a single thing related to this dungeon?
At least we can use body language, so we can obtain minimal information using that.
I used the shovel as a support and got up from my spot.
Due to the low height of the tunnel, I had to crouch, but it was enough to move around.
“Since the zombies have decreased, I’ll go out and scout once.”
“I’ll go with you. Lady Karina, will you stay here?”
“…Yes. I won’t be of much help, so I’ll stay here and guard the luggage…”
“I want to stay here too!”
“Where do you think you’re staying?”
“Don’t pull my hair! It hurts! Don’t act like that guy!”
I don’t know who that guy is, but it seems he grabbed and swung Millia’s hair around.
She was treated quite roughly.
Renny and I took Millia and left the tunnel.
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“Do you have any plan in mind? It seems a bit dangerous to move without a plan.”
“First, we clear the area around the tunnel.”
“That’s music to my ears. I like things simple and clear-cut.”
“I don’t like it though…”
At my words, Renny grinned while drawing the sword I had made for her.
She seemed pleased to have an opportunity to swing her sword.
Come to think of it, Renny had nothing to do recently and was just chopping firewood, so her body must have been itching to move.
“Be careful not to get pushed.”
“Yeah, yeah. You too.”
We circled the hill and smashed the heads of the remaining zombies.
Although the zombies were made in a fantasy-like way, in the end, they still died when their heads were destroyed, so it wasn’t a difficult task.
With our experience, there’s no way we would lose to some zombie bastards.
“I think we’ve cleared them out? What are you going to do now?”
“…We need to make a shelter.”
“A shelter?”
“I mean we’re going to expand the tunnel. It’s too small right now, not even a shack.”
“Anything I can help with?”
“It’s fine. You protect Karina. I can do it alone.”
Making a shelter was enough for me to do alone.
There’s nothing to assign to someone who doesn’t have skills related to this except manual labor.
As soon as I returned to the tunnel, I started expanding it.
I expanded the interior to the extent that the ground wouldn’t collapse, made simple furniture out of dirt, and created a simple hearth in the center.
Then I made a chimney above the tunnel, no, the shelter.
These girls probably aren’t smart enough to recognize a chimney, so this much should be enough.
Finally, I squatted at the entrance and activated a skill.
“Crafting.”
The soil wriggled and took shape.
I wished I had a sturdier material, but for now, there was only soil here, so a brown wall was made to envelop the entrance.
I also laid a wall on the upper part, so unless something like a golem suddenly popped out, it should be safe.
“Good work.”
I turned my head at the voice coming from behind and looked at Karina.
Karina smiled brightly and held out a pouch filled with water to me.
I immediately removed the stopper and poured water down my throat.
Just one sip.
Although it was only one sip, it felt like it was cooling down my body, which was exhausted from the hard labor.
I wanted to drink a few more sips, but unfortunately, water was the resource we had to conserve the most.
Recalling the fruit wine that would still be aging at home, I put the stopper back in and handed it to Karina.
“Don’t leave here while we’re scouting.”
“Yes. I know that too! I’ll hide obediently!”
This is why I like Karina.
She listens well, doesn’t overdo things. Does everything that needs to be done. Indeed, she’s fit to be the main heroine.
“Uh, well… Ah…”
It’s about time we get moving.
I deliberately ignored Karina, who had turned red like a radish, and called out to Renny, who was observing the cemetery surrounding the hill.
“Renny! We’re leaving now!”
“Got it!”
I used the shovel as a cane and got up from my spot.
My body was a bit damp, but this kind of thing happened all the time, so there was no problem.
There are no enemies that wait for the weary on a deserted island.
“Before we go, meat! Meat-”
Did she die with a grudge for not being able to eat meat?
I roughly shoved dried meat into Millia’s mouth and hung her head on my waist.
Then, together with Renny, I walked towards the cemetery at the foot of the hill.
The cemetery we had descended to was quiet.
Although zombies and skeletons could be seen here and there, they were just wandering around and showed no signs of doing anything.
It seemed like we could pass by quietly if we hid our bodies appropriately behind tombstones while moving.
For now, the destination was the direction Millia had looked.
In other words… to the east.
We couldn’t confirm the direction, but it was there when she looked to the right, so we decided it was east based on the door.
Anyway, we’re going east for now. Investigating the direction Millia had looked was the most rational order of action.
We checked our equipment one last time and carefully entered the cemetery where zombies were wandering around like drunkards.
“…It’s a bit dull for a dungeon.”
“The duller, the better.”
How can you say such a terrible thing? A thrilling dungeon exploration is only fun in games.
In the first place, from Renny’s perspective, she might be able to smash a dungeon like this alone.
Still, the reason I don’t use such methods is that I have someone to protect and I don’t know what might happen if I act recklessly.
To put it bluntly, if we accidentally touch the wrong thing and the dungeon collapses, we’ll become family with the zombie bastards buried here, not just escape.
“You can send any bastards we encounter to the afterlife.”
“Wow, you sounded like a villain just now!”
What is she talking about again? I punched Millia’s head, which was hanging from my waist and chattering, and quietly stuck the shovel into the ground.
We’ll take the shortest and safest route.
“Crafting.”
Thick walls appeared on either side of me. Walls with a strength that even the zombies’ power couldn’t even scratch.
I advanced forward while creating walls towards the east. Renny took care of the enemies on the path, and I created walls to make a straight corridor.
A few tombstones were broken in the process, but that’s not my concern.
Are dead people more important or living people?
How long had we been walking while creating walls?
We arrived at a dead-end wall. It seemed this was the eastern end.
And we discovered a huge door that we couldn’t see from a distance.
“It’s obviously a door leading down.”
“But it seems they won’t let us go down easily.”
We looked down at the coffin in front of the door.
A coffin with five holes to put something in, as if saying it absolutely wouldn’t let us pass peacefully.
Renny and I looked at each other.
At this moment, it felt like we could understand each other’s thoughts without even opening our mouths.
We nodded to each other and pushed Millia, who had been hanging from our waists and grumbling, into the head part of the coffin.
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