i am reincarnated in modded game World93.33%

chapter 42

The very evening that Iris mentioned the word rune, we rode horses and headed toward the ridge where the newly discovered dungeon was. There were four of us: Iris, me, Lize, and Erica.

Claudia remained in the castle, saying that there must be at least one person to guard the city.

After riding for about an hour, we arrived at the entrance to a cave that had been revealed between the collapsed mountain slopes.

Iris approached the cave entrance, pulling out her sword after tying her horse to a nearby tree and using a scroll to create a barrier to prevent the monsters from perceiving what was inside.

"The Rune's wavelength has been discovered, but no internal exploration has been done. That's what we need to do. Don't let your guard down, because you never know what might be inside."

Lize and Erika also took out their respective weapons. Lize had a pair of daggers with blue gems set into them, the same color as her eyes, while Erika had a Japanese sword with intricate patterns carved into the blade.

It's not because of the mod, that's the original NPC's weapon.

'Because it's a Japanese company.'

Although the actual setting of Blizzard 4 was Western, there were no users who would find fault with the fact that a Japanese sword appeared in a game made in Japan by a Japanese company.

To begin with, the 'Do' series weapons from the first to the fourth installment of the Blunder series were not very good in performance, so they were not even a subject of controversy.

In the user-created tier list, there were always one or two that were in the mid-3rd tier at best, and most of them were stuck in tier 5, which was practically trash.

"I will go in first."

Iris, who held the longsword tightly in one hand, took a brisk step forward, pushing the torch in her other hand forward first. Lize followed her. I was the third, and Erica was the last.

As if the distinction between public and private was clear, Lize shut her mouth as soon as she entered, as if it was a lie. It felt like she was a completely different person than before.

The overall size of the cave seemed larger than what I had seen in the game. Of course, considering how large the boss here was supposed to be, the size of the boss room should be huge as well.

'My back already hurts.'

The thought of having to wrestle with that guy for a while already made the back of my neck hurt. I sighed deeply and followed behind Lize.

"...."

The only sound that could be heard in the cave was the clanking of armor. This was because Iris, Lize, and Erica were all thoroughly armed with silver full plate armor.

Now he was starting to feel a bit more knightly. Underneath his armor, he was still wearing nothing but a white sleeveless top and dolphin pants, but he decided not to care.

Of course, I was dressed in my usual clothes and leather pants. I tried on my armor just in case, but it was too late because I couldn't roll.

This doesn't mean you have to roll much more uncomfortably, but it does mean you can't roll without tilting your head forward like when the weight of your armor exceeds your character's available weight.

I tried it a few times to see if it made sense, but my body didn't really fall to the ground, it just swayed for a moment.

Even running was out of the question. Claudia laughed at my squirming behavior and said I needed to build up my stamina, but I couldn't laugh because I knew why I was doing it.

So I just took it off.

'I'd rather go bare-handed than give up on rolling.'

It was clear which of the two would take priority.

"Stop for a moment."

Iris stopped walking. A wide pupil was spread out in front of her. I knew at a glance where I was. This was the passage leading to the boss of this dungeon.

"There's too much space. Rize, stay next to me. The newbie, stand next to Erica. We'll move in pairs."

Lize took a step forward and stood next to Iris, and Erica took her place next to me. They were really sharp, and elements were slowly leaking out from the weapons in their hands.

Compared to the three of them who walked cautiously without letting their guard down because they didn't know what would come out, I walked while pretending to be somewhat wary of my surroundings.

The mobs that appear here are nothing special. Besides, even if I don't step forward, the knight commanders will beat them all up.

One boss here is enough to drain my mental power.

"Erika, where is the rune reaction detected?"

After hearing Iris' question, Erica looked down at the necklace she was wearing around her neck. It was a necklace that was emitting a green light.

"It's quite a distance underground from our location. Assuming the road is straight and not twisted, it should take a little over an hour to get there at this speed."

"One hour in a straight line? Then it would take at least two hours to get there. If you go back and forth, five hours would just fly by."

"And if a monster appears in the middle, the time will increase even more."

Those words came out, Iris wrapped wind around her sword, Lize created ice flowers on her twin daggers, and Erica covered her weapon in flames, all at almost the same time.

Something with rough black and gray scales was approaching from the passage in the distance. Lize and Erica gasped at the sight of it.

It was a civet almost the size of a human.

Dozens of pairs of legs squirmed around in a disgusting manner, all covered in scales. The tentacles on its face quivered incessantly. The hard carapace on its back was also covered in scales.

It wasn't even just one. There were five more of the same type approaching from behind.

"Ugh, I never imagined that such a monster would appear. What the heck is this place?"