Chapter 7: Cartenon temple
"How long did we walk?"
"I would say about 40 minutes."
"Once we kill the boss, the portal will close in 60 minutes, so we should have plenty of time to return."
As expected, as soon as they reached the gate, the experienced hunters began to think of everything.
"Those gates are gigantic, what kind of monster are they built for?"
"If the monster inside is that big, then it will be very dangerous."
"That's how it is."
All the hunters started to give their point of view on this, only Sung Jinwoo and Lee Juhee watched in silence.
"Do you plan to return after walking so much?"
At that moment, the raid leader stepped forward, it must be the pillar that supports the determination of these people.
"To obtain great benefits, one must face great dangers, those who are not determined can leave, I will enter this place even if they leave me alone."
The leader said a few words to stoke the hunters' determination, he snapped his fingers and was ready to open the door.
'...'
Har remained silent the whole time, he had a bit of a strange look listening to the raid leader, this guy doesn't know that he is encouraging him to meet his death.
In Har's perspective, this is not unlike a hare encouraging his mates to attack a pride of lions.
Har knows, once they enter, there will be no turning back.
"I'll go, the Song leader's skills are amazing, his power is definitely the best in C-rank."
"That's right, if it wasn't for his age, he now he could be one of the main raid leaders of some guild, I'll go."
"I'm going too, I've come this far because I believe in the Song leader, I'll follow him to the end."
More and more hunters joined in, in this way they all decided to enter last, they gathered in front of the door and prepared to push.
"One question, Mr. Song, how did you plan to open the gates in case no one joined?"
"..."
The hunter who asked this was the same one who called him old before, there were no words to describe the Song leader's face at this moment, he chose to remain silent and did not answer.
'...'
Out of the group, Har stood aside by the hunters' decision, they said they didn't need his help for this or something, Har knew the doors would open easily, so he agreed and watched the show.
"On the count of three..."
"One.."
"Two...
"Three..Haaa-!!!"
"Aaaaa!!"
As soon as they pushed, the door was suddenly flung open causing everyone to fall on top of each other in a heap.
'Pffft-'
From the side, Har seriously stood up and tried his best to hold back his laughter, the hunters stood up and looked embarrassed.
"I told you, Mr. Link, we didn't need his help for something like this."
The raid leader said as if to ease his embarrassment, the other hunters also felt better opening these doors that the elf couldn't, even though he was supposed to be alone in the first place.
Har did not care about this and said:
"The lights are on, we can go through."
Being led by his words, everyone paid attention to the interior and entered curiously.
Seeing the statues on the sides, the large statue in the center, all this reminded him of the tragic scene that happened inside this place in the original story.
Har hesitated for a few seconds, then passed under the staring gazes of the hunters.
"I've never been in a dungeon like this."
"It seems that this place has been abandoned for a long time."
"Statues give me a very strange feeling."
"Don't you feel watched in here?"
"Stop trying to scare me."
The hunters scattered all over the place and observed everything in detail, but there was really nothing dangerous.
Some approached the big statue surprised, it has a unique and majestic style, it seems like a great god sitting on its throne.
"Is that the boss?"
One of them asked with a little fear.
"Heh, cut your nonsense, can't you see it's a statue?"
The hunters were no longer as alert as before, the atmosphere seemed to change to that of a field trip and they began to joke among themselves.
"Looks like Mr. Link waited a long time here for nothing."
The raid leader said to Har next to him, he peered into something resembling an altar and didn't seem to be afraid or anything.
"..."
From start to finish, Har didn't say a word, he was sweating like in a hot summer, his body was tense and not much different from the statues in this temple.
"Huh? Is something wrong, Mr. Link?"
The leader turned his head and saw Har, who seemed to have a fountain of sweat on his head, and asked with confusion, but at that moment.
"Mr. Song, there is something here!!"
A hunter called the leader a little too excited, so the leader forgot about Har and went there immediately.
Not only him, all the others followed him and gathered in that direction, only Har was separated from everyone, he stayed in the center of the altar without intending to move.
"Are these... runes?"
Standing in front of the large statue of a hooded angel, the hunters read a stone tablet in the angel's hands with curiosity.
"This, does it say something like...commandments from the Temple of Carthenon?"
"First commandment: worship the Lord..."
"Second commandment: Praise the Lord..."
While some were reading, Sung Jinwoo felt his clothes being pulled suddenly, turning his head, it turned out to be Lee Juhee.
"Hey-hey Jinwoo…that-that big statue…"
Sung Jinwoo was confused, he looked in the direction Juhee was looking at and it turned out to be the giant statue.
While they were distracted, the other hunters continued reading: "Third: show your faith."
But Juhee didn't seem to hear them, he had a dumbfounded expression, his eyes were wide open and it was hard for him to speak.
"...the eyes of that statue...were looking at us."
Lee Juhee was sweating and shaking, she was still holding onto Sung Jinwoo's clothes tightly and didn't seem to notice.
"That?"
Sung Jinwoo was stunned hearing her, how is it possible for a statue to move his eyes to see them? However, Sung Jinwoo seemed to feel something.
'What is this feeling?'
Sung Jinwoo's eyes widened, he broke out in a cold sweat and his senses were warning him.
Thanks to going through many near-death situations, his senses have become much more sensitive than others, it can be described as danger avoidance or something.
'Damn it, damn it, damn it...'
At the altar, Har had seen the statue's eyes move, he was filled with terror and he doesn't intend to stay another second in this place.
He immediately took out the Sheikah tablet and chose the Gate rune to use.
Baaaam!!!*
A loud sound made all the hunters turn their heads in surprise, the huge door had closed by itself.
Lee Juhee looked shocked, she clung to Sung Jinwoo and was getting more and more nervous.
She is sure from what she saw, that statue was definitely watching them, this place is not normal, definitely not normal.
"The door closed!!"
"Dammit, we're trapped!!"
The hunters panicked and screamed in terror, if the doors were closed, wouldn't they be locked in here like that elf?
Unconsciously, everyone looked at the altar not far away, to their surprise, that elf was holding the strange translation device with a puzzled face.
'This...it can't be, will I die here?'
In Har's eyes, a holographic circle appeared as soon as he activated the Gate rune, this thing is actually still recharging.
This was something he didn't take into account, the cooldown time is directly proportional to the power of the rune, the cooldown of this thing, it's still not even half.
'How could I forget something like this?'
Har's face was filled with shock and regret, this is a mistake that can cost him his life.
It is common knowledge that powerful runes will have a longer cooldown, although this is reduced when you improve it in the laboratory, it is still something to always take into account when fighting, even more so when it comes to the rune Stasis, his stop time power has the longest cooldown of all, but now it has been surpassed.
Seeing the circle in front of him, Har deduces that this takes at least 5 hours before fully recharging, now it should be about 4 hours before he can use it, taking into account the original story, his fate has already been written and he will die in this place .
There are no words to describe Har's feelings at this moment, he just held the Sheikah board and fell to the ground for some reason.
Seeing that the elf was also worried, he even collapsed on the ground, maybe because he was here waiting for many years and there is no boss, or because he was overwhelmed by pressure, or so they thought, because of this, the hunters forgot the idea that he led them into a trap or something.
At that moment, a strong hunter stepped forward and said: "it was a mistake to come to this place, profits or whatever, you can keep everything, I'm leaving."
The hunter said as he walked towards the doors, when he arrived, he turned to say his last words.
"Good luck."
Seeing this, the raid leader seemed to have a bad feeling, his eyes widened and he yelled with all his might:
"Stay away, don't knock on the door!!!"
But it was too late.
Swossh!!* Slash!*
In a second, everyone's faces were filled with shock and fear.
A statue, which originally posed next to the gate, moved like lightning and waved the weapon in its hand, as a result, that hunter's head was severed from his body, blood splattered everywhere, and his body fell to the ground. You can see that he couldn't react, his hands were still on the door, but he won't be able to get out.
Bam!*
The statue didn't seem to have any emotions, it returned to its original position and hit the ground with its bloody weapon.
The hunters were completely stunned, it took a while for them to react and start screaming.
"It-it moved!!"
"Dammit, are those statues the enemies?!!"
While all these hunters were worrying about those little statues, Sung Jinwoo rolled his eyes as he remembered Lee Juhee's words.
'The great statue...'
Filled with shock, Sung Jinwoo turned his head in the direction of the large statue sitting on the throne, praying in his mind that Juhee's words were a joke, however.
"..."
Beneath Sung Jinwoo's blank expression, the big statue, who can crush them all with one hand, turned his gaze away from him and stared at him with shining eyes.
-End of this chapter.-
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