The Hidden Temple (3)

I didn't know there was a dungeon in this hidden temple.

But unlike previous dungeons, even though I entered, no other message appeared.

'Did those guys go down there?' In the pitch-black darkness ahead.

Feeling my way slowly downward, suddenly a light began to shine from somewhere.

'Eh?'

A light suddenly appeared from nowhere.

I looked at it, and there was the radiant form of the White Dragon shining brightly.

"Eh? Why are you looking?"

"Your body is glowing?"

"What? Ugh! What is this?"

The White Dragon seemed not to realize his own body was glowing.

He curiously examined his shining body from all sides.

"Anyway, it's comfortable and good."

Thanks to the White Dragon, I could descend while examining the now-lit surroundings in this dark place.

Traps were visible as we descended a bit.

If I had relied on touch in the darkness, there were quite a few dangerous things that would have cost several lives.

"How much further do I have to go?" Even after descending quite a distance, the stairs continued.

And because of that thought...

Finally, the end of the stairs came into view.

"Hey. Tone down that light a bit."

"Eh? How do I tone this down?"

"How would I know? You should know, right?"

"I don't know either?"

If the White Dragon kept glowing, we might be discovered by them, but fortunately, as the cave itself gradually brightened, the White Dragon's brightness decreased.

'What kind of function is this?' Of course, thanks to the White Dragon's light, I safely descended here, but it's not a light bulb, so why is it glowing?

It seemed there was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠still a lot to figure out about the White Dragon.

I don't know when the Struggle would start, but before that, I needed to learn a lot about the White Dragon.

Thud. Thud.

After walking a bit more.

I heard a sound in my ear.

'It seems to be around here.'

The body becomes transparent.

It is not visible to other people's eyes.

When the Invisibility ability activated, my body gradually became transparent.

With that, the White Dragon suddenly panicked when he saw my figure disappear, looking around.

"Eh? Where did he go?!"

"Hey. Be quiet!"

"Eh? Where is he?"

"Be quiet. He's right here."

The Invisibility skill was used to hide from them, but ironically, it made me more noticeable because of the White Dragon kid.

"Is he there?"

"Yes, it is. Hey, if you get caught, don't move quietly. Got it?"

First, calming the White Dragon kid, I moved cautiously towards the direction where the sound was coming from.

Kwaaah!

As I got closer, I heard quite a loud sound, as if a battle was ongoing.

Getting a bit closer, I saw four people wandering around after finishing a battle with monsters.

"Tch. There are a lot of monsters."

"These kinds of guys don't matter. More importantly, it seems there are none left, so hurry up."

At the place where the sound was coming from, there was the rat-like creature I saw in Gopchang Alley and the other two people.

And a first-time seeing male one was sitting in place.

'Is this the big boss?'

Since the new male was leading the others, it was likely.

Guys who did weird things in Gopchang Alley were probably planning something here too.

The guys who seemed to be doing something around the monster corpses were busy doing something, and the rat-like guy tilted his head as if something was stuck.

"How do I do it here?"

"Wait. This should be it."

Looking more closely, it seemed they were doing something in front of a statue on the floor.

'What are they doing?'

For now, I hid behind and watched quietly what those guys were doing.

Fortunately, there were no more monsters nearby, so it seemed what they caught was the last one.

"Okay, this is done."

The leader who filled the empty eye part of the statue with a gem gestured for the woman to come over.

"Bring out the one I caught earlier."

"Understood."

With that, the woman did something, and a young elf girl appeared suddenly in that spot, like a girl who appeared.

I don't know where she hid the child, but perhaps that was the woman's ability.

"Save... save me. Waaah!"

The elf girl who appeared in front looked at the people with a frightened expression.

The leader who held a sword to the elf.

"We won't kill you, so calm down."

Saying we won't kill while thrusting the sword, what kind of words are those.

"You bastard!"

The White Dragon didn't like the kid doing that to the young elf and tried to jump out.

But I stopped him by grabbing his tail as he tried to spring out.

"What? Did you not hear anything?"

"Eh? What sound?"

"Did I mishear?"

The leader seemed to have heard the White Dragon's chattering, but probably because of the elf's crying, it wasn't heard well.

"Stay quiet. You don't know how strong that leader-looking guy is."

"No, but!"

I understand not understanding the White Dragon's feelings.

But jumping into there without knowing the enemy's strength is not safe, right?

'What is he trying to do?'

He held the sword, but still, the guy slowly approaching the elf as if he didn't really intend to kill it.

Shak!

"Kyaak!"

The bastard sliced the young elf's white arm as is.

Not killed, but bright red blood started flowing from the delicate arm to the floor.

"Here! Statue! Here is the elf's blood you wanted! Show yourself!"

With that, the guy grabbed the arm of the young elf and made him drop the blood on the statue.

'So what if I do that?'

While I didn't know what he was trying to do with the blood of this young child!

Flash!

The blood flowing on the statue started being absorbed, and the gem in the eye part flashed momentarily.

Then, vibrations started to be felt around.

Kukukuku!

The vibration was so large that the body shook, wondering if the place was collapsing.

Then, the statue that was moving a bit ago started moving again.

"Hah. Crazy."

The statue that looked like a person's size started changing size gradually.

The stone monster they were fighting earlier.

The corpses of those monsters started attaching bit by bit to that statue.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The stones gradually stuck together, and the statue gradually became larger.

And then,

After all the stones attached,

The guy looked around.

Golem?

A Golem boasting huge size.

Even though this place was quite ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠large, the Golem of 3-4 meters size made it feel extremely narrow.

"How do we do it now?"

"Throw the elf. That guy is here to protect this place from the elf."

"Understood."

With that, the rat-like guy ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠threw the young elf in front of the Golem.

Gwaaah!

The Golem focusing on the elf.

Kung. Kung.

As the Golem moved its position a bit, there was a path to another place below where the Golem was.

"Alright, then let's go."

"Got it!"

Taking the gap where the Golem's gaze was fixed on the elf, the guys headed to that passage.

The Golem didn't seem to care whether those guys entered or not, as if it had fixed target on the elf.

"Save... save me."

The young elf seemed to be trying to escape from the Golem by crawling backwards on the floor with a frightened look.

But would the Golem just leave it?

Gwaaah!

Kung! Kung!

The Golem stepping forward towards the elf.

And showing movement to step on the elf with its huge foot.

"Kyaak!"

The young elf tightly closing her eyes.

As the huge foot of the Golem, almost the size of her own body, approached, her body seemed frozen and unable to move.

Kung!

The Golem's foot stomped on the floor.

And the Golem slowly lifting its foot, but nothing under its foot.

"Eh?"

The elf was momentarily bewildered.

Thinking she was dead, but her body was floating in the air?

"Are you okay?"

The White Dragon said to the elf, and the elf, sobbing, thanked the White Dragon.

"Hic. Thank you."

She probably thought the White Dragon saved her.

"Aigoo. It's nothing like that."

With that, the White Dragon puffed out his chest.

Well, actually, it was me holding it, but since I didn't save him to receive thanks, I didn't contradict the White Dragon's appearance.

But now, thinking about how to deal with that Golem that discovered us.

'Is it quite sturdy?'

For now, leaving the elf with the White Dragon, I looked at the Golem and gripped my knife.

Then, I rushed at the Golem and swung the knife towards the Golem's body.

Kkang!

"Huk. As expected?"

The Golem's body was completely stone.

The knife now could easily cut ordinary stone lightly, but it was different for that stone.

'Should I experiment with the changed skills?'

The monster's weakness one is displayed in real time.

Unlike the existing Weakness Detection skill, the Real-time Monster Weakness Detection skill that displays in real time.

I used the skill directly towards the Golem.

-Starting to analyze the weakness of Golem★.

-Weakness detected.

-The weakness is the gem in the eye of Golem★.

With that, the gem embedded in the Golem's eye started glowing like a real-time target.

'What, it doesn't seem much different?' It didn't seem different from the previous skill.

Just a bit clearer light?

'For now, since I know the weakness, let's handle it.' The part of that gem probably wasn't as hard as the other stone parts of the Golem.

That means it can be easily broken with a knife.

"Alright, then."

I rushed towards the Golem and thrust the knife towards the eye part of the Golem.

"Eh?!"

At that moment.

The gem in the Golem's eye remained as is, but the light indicating the weakness position moved to a place other than the eye's gem.

-Weakness position changed.

-Displaying the position in real time.

Probably because it was the Golem kid.

It seemed it could change the weakness position.

It seemed like a trump card, but thanks to my newly upgraded skill, it was useless!

Now, only the task of cooking this guy remained.