Day 131: The Walls…Move.
Holy Era 6102, Month of the Moon Sheep, 22nd day.
Weather: —
It’s now the fourth day since we descended into the coastal cave dungeon…and it’s really rough.
Ever since that battle, we have not been able to rest well inside the dungeon.
…I’m reminded of how horrible a monster house is.
Even if we could deal with them, we would be at our limits in terms of energy and supplies soon.
That would lead to mistakes, and mistakes lead to death…
It was a common story, and no joke.
…It was a good thing we had gone back when we did.
As I thought of such things, we reached a dead end…
This is strange… According to the map, this should be a crossroad….
Could it be that…we are lost?
I stood still and stared at the map. And then the others began to make a fuss all of a sudden.
Huh? What’s the matter? The wall? The wall moved? What are you talking about?
I said with exasperation at their nonsensical words. And then I turned to look…
Yes. The wall in front of me was moving to the right…
It was no mistake… Wha-what does this mean?
I hesitantly approached the wall and touched it gently.
It was cold… But unlike the cavern walls, it was smooth.
I tried pushing it, and though it was hard, there was also something rubbery about it…
I quietly pulled my hand away then.
…This is no wall! This is a living creature!
I shuddered at the revelation. And then I told the others.
In the meantime, the wall continued to move slowly.
It-it really was creepy… What the hell is it?
I felt fear at the unknown thing. And then Ms. Mia suddenly shouted. Meow!
She looked like she was about to burst into tears… This is bad!
I tried to calm her down. And then she explained to me what it was.
The thing that was blocking our path…
It was a giant snake. A sea serpent.
…They were giant monsters. Even the smaller ones were over a hundred meters.
They usually live in the sea, but sometimes they come up onto dry land…
Still, this was horrible timing!
I nearly vomited with fear. But I held it back and looked down at our map.
We must predict its movements… After all, if we encountered it from the front, there would be no hope for us.
…I compared the width of the surrounding passages with the passages on the map.
Judging by how big it was, it should not be able to go through the narrower passages…
After about ten minutes of staring hard at the map, I discovered a promising route!
And then the path in front of us finally opened up.
Le-let’s hurry, everyone! We have to escape to the first floor before the sea serpent finds us.
However, just as we were about to move, Ms. Mia shouted. It’s here, meow!
I turned around and saw two glowing eyes.
What!? It did find us! Damn it! Everyone, run!!
I shouted, and we all ran at once.
…I’ve been doing nothing but running since coming to the second floor! This is the worst!
Today’s earnings and expenses:
None
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Balance: 3 gold, 47 silver, 91 copper
190 cat coins
(Giant crabs x12, Mana crystals x120)
｡｡ﾞ(ﾉ><)ﾉ Eeek! I don’t want to be swallowed!