(EP-68.1) Shadows Cast #4

    068 – Shadows Looming Ark #4

    There were quite a few ruins in Gracia.

    In any world, most relics would have academic value.

    It was the same for the ancient castle located in the North of the city.

    Me, Mirna and Elga arrived in an area commonly called the ‘Old Castle Ruins’.

    “Is this really the place?”

    Elga scanned around the area.

    Elga’s clear blue eyes trailed along the winding vines on high stacked bricks and the thorn bushes surrounding it.

    “It’s creepy.”

    Beyond the dark walls, even though it was not yet evening, the gardens and corridors looked overcast and stuffy. The smashed stone statues abound definitely wasn’t helping the atmosphere either.

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    When Elga asked that, I also looked around.

    The place was full of mud and weeds, and even several strange footprints...

    Mirna was likewise vigilant. She also checked the mud with her finger.

    “Seeing that the mud hasn’t hardened, the footprints are new. But I don’t think anyone’s here at all.”

    It was as Mirna said.

    It would have been normal if there were already 9 teams other than us here. But they were nowhere to be seen.

    Did they go deep inside?

    At this time, Elga took a deep breath.

    “Is there anyone—!?”

    Soon, a loud, thunderous roar erupted from her mouth.

    It really sounded like natural thunder rather than a human voice. Being so close to her, it felt like a gun was fired right beside me without anything to plug my sensitive ears.

    Meanwhile, Elga just clicked her tongue.

    “No response. It seems we are too late.”

    Her chest was big, so it was a tight fit, but she somehow got through. Probably because of its elasticity and softness.

    “Come, go one at a time.”

    At Elga’s signal, I decided to send Mirna first.

    “You go in first. I’ll watch your back.”

    “... Okay.”

    Mirna also seemed to find it quite difficult to enter through the cramped door, but it wasn’t anything like Elga. She stepped in and stood in the dark.

    I was the only one left.

    Then, just as I was about to enter...

    ━Graaaa-!

    Paseuseuk, paseuseuseuk.

    Something broke through the ground.

    They took the form of people in old, rotten armor.

    The gaps between the armor revealed the chilling sight of hollowed out skulls and thin skeletons.

    ━Gruaaah!

    How many were there? Five? Ten?

    I didn’t know. The important thing right now was that they had found and started rushing towards me. Mirna, who was waiting inside the door, shouted.

    “Skeletons! Hurry up and get in here!”

    Even if Mirna hadn’t shouted, I was thinking that it would be better to go inside the castle.

    Thus, I began putting my body in the cramped gap. Before I knew it, the skeletons had already grabbed my leg and pulled me in the opposite direction.

    ━Greuaaaaahhh!!!

    “What...!?”

    Thanks to this, I couldn’t enter the gate and was instead pulled outward.

    Aaaaah.

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