Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

A ‘consumable’ number item that is not very common among all numbers.

Even though it is a consumable item, it feels completely different from ‘Nameless Statue’ or ‘Dragon Blood Wine’.

Things like wide-range healing or powerful combat buffs that you can get when taking them are completely ‘one-time’, but at least this one isn’t like that.

‘In some ways, it’s similar to the 7777 Garpas necklace.’

When used, Makairo’s storage box can grant you a random item or permanent buff.

Well, there are times when the odds of a ‘blank’ result are really low.

anyway·

“I found many unexpectedly valuable items on this expedition.”

From numerous expensive byproducts to the siege killer and the ‘mystery box’ that we just got.

If you were to explore a normal labyrinth, you would be lucky to get just one, but you are continuously obtaining things.

Is this why people must explore unknown territories?

“It’s going to be so much fun if it comes out randomly! Let’s quickly roll the dice!”

However, the only regret is that since I am traveling with Baekho Lee’s team, I have to compete with them every time I get loot.

If I had led our clan, I would have just distributed it as I pleased.

“It’s been a while since I rolled the dice, so it’s fun.”

“Baekho… How about we each take a turn this time? I want to try rolling it too… Even Baekho has bad luck, right?”

“···Me? Am I unlucky?”

“······”

“Okay, let’s each take a turn this time.”

After the situation was sorted out, I quickly rolled the dice without wasting any time.

and····

“Poohahahaha! If we had chosen lower numbers, we would have split 1st and 2nd place!”

The number for me and Baekho Lee was 5.

Oh, by the way, add the sum of the two numbers together.

“The sum is 11······ I won!”

Anyway, just to tell the result, GM won the dice and got the ‘mystery box’.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to look right now?”

“Are you talking about here and now···?”

“Wow, you have no manners? Then you weren’t going to tell me?”

“Hahaha! Lord Havelion! Don’t be like that, open it right now. Shouldn’t there be some fun like this?”

GM looked like he wanted to try it out when he was alone, but he couldn’t resist the urging of others and ended up nodding.

“Then··· I will open it…”

GM touches the box with a nervous look on his face.

As I raised my hand, a black cubic box that was touching my hand slowly floated into the air.

“Yurven Havelion used No. 777 Makairo’s storage box”

A box that floats in the air and peels off like one side of a cube.

Swaaaaaaaaaahh …

Soon the ‘thing’ hidden inside was revealed.

“···armor?”

The armor came out.

“Was there such a number item···?”

Never seen before·

***

「No·???? Aegis’s Dragon Armor is created·」

***

The appearance of the armor was very ordinary.

A vest-type armor that covers only the torso, which is absolutely not worthy of the adjective “flashy”.

It is a color closer to a dull gray than iron, and there are no decorations such as jewels or engraved patterns.

But is that why···?

‘···It looks like some kind of set item·’

No. 3 Aegis’s Wall and something are in sync.

When I actually put it next to me, the colors seemed to match perfectly····

‘It was time to change my armor anyway…’

I am currently wearing a cuirass made of lithium.

Right now, the bare stats are not enough, so rather than spending money to get it, I decided to hold out until something more suitable comes out.

but····

Churp·

For some reason, my mouth is watering.

I still don’t know anything about the identity of that armor, though.

That’s true too, right?

There’s no way something from a ‘mystery box’ could be worse than a multi-million stone light-alloy breastplate—

“Why are you looking at me like that···?”

You can look at it too.

“Can I try it on?”

“···yes?”

“Anyway, there’s no one else who’ll wear the armor besides me.”

“Oh, no? After hearing Mr. Flyer’s story, I wish I had a suit of armor for emergencies—·”

Oh, what kind of wizard would wear heavy armor?

If you’re a wizard, you should wear something like a suit of armor.

“So you’re saying you’re just going to try it on once? Who said you were going to take it away?”

As I approached and glared at him, the GM nodded with a reluctant expression.

“Shouldn’t we be experimenting with armor anyway?”

“Yes… Then… Are you just going to try it on…?”

“Have you ever seen me lie?”

At first glance, it may seem like a takeaway, but in fact, this isn’t such a bad proposition for GM.

Wasn’t it an armor whose identity was unknown to begin with?

Someone needs to try it on and test its capabilities.

‘If my fighting power increases right now, it will benefit the team, right?’

The only position that can wear heavy armor is Aures, but he cannot wear armor due to the skill mechanism.

To put it simply, I am the only owner…

“The character is wearing No·???? Aegis’s Dragon Armor·”

Oh, first of all, the fit is amazing?

“Comprehensive item level increases by +13600”

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but I feel like it’s gotten a lot stronger.

“Wearing two or more Aegis relics”

“Fragments of the Soul Resonate (2/3)”

“All playback speeds are greatly increased”

“The equipment has been assigned to the wearer.”

‘···uh?’

What is this?

Suddenly, I felt like the armor was sticking to my skin…

“Not bad”

Anyway, even though it’s my first time wearing this equipment, it doesn’t feel unfamiliar at all.

Should I say that it felt like my body the moment I put it on?

“Wow, this Baron just puts on something he doesn’t even know what it is. What if it’s a cursed item?”

As I was stretching my body as if doing gymnastics, Baekho Lee looked at me with a look of bewilderment.

But I had nothing to say either.

Well, I didn’t have any anxiety or doubts. I felt like it was mine the moment I saw it.

“Anyway, you can figure out the equipment performance chart yourself later… For now, let’s move on, okay?”

“i get it·”

I would have liked to test out the new armor’s capabilities, but it would have been a nuisance to waste everyone’s time just because of me.

“Come on, let’s go. If there’s a time limit gimmick or something, it’ll be a pain.”

I decided to investigate the armor little by little and searched the room one last time.

However, as expected, I couldn’t find anything special, so I went back down the stairs I came up from.

Thump thump

It took hours to climb up the stairs, but it didn’t take that long to go down.

As I went down the last set of stairs, a narrow passage similar to the previous one appeared, and at the end of the passage was a golden stone gate.

“···Golden Relics?”

GM also seems to have realized the identity of this place after seeing the golden stone gate.

“Why on earth are the golden relics here······”

“What are you surprised about? As if there was at least one part of the journey that made sense so far.”

“That is··· true, but···”

“Hey, I’m confident that I won’t be surprised if another region suddenly appears beyond here. That’s what it means to be an explorer.”

Lee Baek-ho said this and took the lead, slowly pushing the door open.

and····

“Mom?”

Stops and lets out an incomprehensible sigh.

I, too, couldn’t help but flinch as I approached to see why. It wasn’t like Baekho Lee had said that a different area had suddenly appeared, but…

“Why are they all open?”

There was nothing left to conquer beyond the stone gate.

***

The order of conquering the ‘Golden Relics’ is very simple.

Starting from a dense forest, after completing a few missions, a temple will appear and when you enter the temple, the part of the stairs we were on a while ago will appear.

and····

‘The next one is here·’

As you open the golden stone gate and enter the main hall, the real attack begins.

Since it is a 4th-tier rift belonging to the lower floor, the strategy itself is not that complicated.

When you enter through the stone gates on the left and right of the entrance and activate the device, a guardian appears in the main hall and an additional treasure room that was tightly closed opens.

‘Everything is already open, including the treasure room.’

Even when you open the stone gate and come in, a golden light should shine from the ceiling and brighten up the surroundings, but that effect did not occur.

also····

“Wow… what kind of dust is that….”

“It feels like I’m exploring an abandoned house or something!”

Dust is piled up all over the ruins, and the walls that should be shining gold are scattered here and there in a broken and torn state.

“First, let’s brighten up the view a bit. It’s so dark here that I can’t see very well.”

At Baekho Lee’s request, GM summoned several light spheres and floated them into the air, and we cautiously explored the surroundings.

“As expected, the treasure room has already been emptied”

The first place we searched was the treasure room that opens when you defeat Calphion, the Rift Guardian.

Originally, there were three number items sealed here, and you can choose one of them using the key obtained during the crack clearing process.

But when we arrived it was empty.

“Which room should I start with, the snake room or the mummy room?”

So the next search course was the left and right gates, and I started searching the left gate first, where the snake-shaped middle boss appeared.

‘··· Even the pieces have been completely removed·’

From the ‘golden orb’ that appears when you press under the lion mural to the ‘eagle candlestick’ hidden in the trap room, etc.

I went around the maze-like, complicated paths and checked each one, but there was no result.

The middle boss room with the lever-shaped device was similar.

“It feels kind of eerie because there’s nothing here····”

The lever mechanism is turned and the middle boss is nowhere to be seen.

Also, the piece here is already in a state of being worn out.

Unfortunately, this was no different from the right door belonging to the Mirabang.

“It seems like we’ve searched all the places….”

“Haha! This is really tricky!”

I searched the entire ruins but nothing came out.

And this was a very big problem.

Well, if something comes out, then we can do a strategy or something.

The original game was like that too.

The part where you really get stuck is not when you face a difficult ordeal.

Rather, when I don’t know what to do anymore,

At that time, gamers were lost and wasted time.

Just like right now

“I··· will examine the stairs···”

“Me too. I’ll take a quick look around to see if there’s a hidden passage between the walls.”

However, as top-class explorers, they did not lose their motivation and each went out to find something to do, but it was not very meaningful.

One day, two days, three days, four days···

As time went by, there really was no place left to search, and anxiety and nervousness began to spread among the group.

“···I won’t be stuck here my whole life, right?”

“Maybe they were trying to starve us to death.”

“I didn’t know you could drive people crazy like this······”

Everyone let out a weak word, and surprisingly, the one who showed the most extreme reaction among them was Baekho Lee.

“What the hell are you all doing? You should at least find a way out while you’re resting, right? Huh?”

Baekho Lee, who shoots people with sharp eyes and voice.

‘Why is this kid so mentally weak?’

But it was fortunate that he didn’t show that kind of attitude to me…

That ended after a few more days.

“Baron, give me your armor.”

“···what?”

“That would be the case. There’s nothing else besides that armor. Since it’s something I got here, maybe the escape route is hidden in that armor?”

The attitude was a bit unpleasant, but…

If you look at it without any emotions,

“···That’s not a wrong statement·”

It was a story that sounded plausible.