Chapter 7

Chapter 1 – Entry #7

TL: Rainbow Turtle

Editor: LD

The stone door was large and solid but in the end, it was a stone tablet designed for opening and closing . Carack used his muscles and smashed it with the hammer .

It was obvious but the inside of the cave was dark . On top of that, it looked quite deep .

"The dwarves seem to have made this cave . ”

Carack said with squinted eyes . In-gong had some questions .

“Dwarves? Are there dwarves in the Demon World?”

Just like how orcs were universally present in fantasy, Knight Saga also had dwarves .

They were a small species with thick shoulders and beards . Of course, they also had good strength, stamina and dexterity .

He’d been able to meet quite a number of dwarves when playing the human Locke . Right now, there was a dwarf among Locke’s companions .

However, it was different when playing Zephyr . Dwarves didn’t officially live in the Demon World .

Carack was dumbfounded by In-gong’s question . It seemed like he was surprised by something other than the question .

“Why?”

"No, you don’t remember your name but you know about dwarves . ”

In-gong glared at him and Carack laughed awkwardly .

"I heard that they used to live here a long time ago . The Jishuka Mountains are slightly close to the Human World . ”

"Did they move as a group?”

"That's what I heard . Well, it was a few hundred years ago, so no one knows why . ”

It made sense . In-gong nodded and Carack continued .

"Well, I think this is a dwarf cave . After seeing the pieces on the door, does Prince think that it is impossible? Would orcs be able to punch through this cave?”

This place was the southern Jishuka Mountains . The cave required a large civil engineering work, not a simple labour force . The right skills were needed .

"Okay, let’s go . ”

Looking at the state of the door, it seemed like the Red Lightning orcs were unaware of its existence . It meant they were unlikely to meet orcs inside .

‘If this is a dwarf cave, there should be dwarf weapons, right?’

Dwarf weapons were naturally expensive . They were expensive due to their good performance . In-gong had used many dwarf weapons when playing Knight Saga .

All of Knight Saga’s items were divided into five grades: common, uncommon, rare, unique and legend . It was roughly thought that every time the grade increased, the price would go higher by at least 10 times .

‘Yes, they also play a role in winning a war!’

If he was armed with a dwarf weapon, then even the weak Shutra could kill a person .

‘It would be better if higher grade weapons come out!’

In-gong felt his chest swell with wild dreams .

How long did they move?

‘Pant pant, over here . ’

He found a hidden room due to the mini-map . It was a room that was like an arsenal .

However, there was one crucial problem .

[Your level is not high enough . ]

[Your strength is not high enough . ]

[Your magic power is not high enough . ]

He kept on hearing similar messages when holding a weapon in his hand .

They were too heavy for Shutra’s thin arms . Some weapons also required a lot of magic power that Shutra didn’t have .

Of course, it was possible to swing them . However, it would be impossible to show the weapons’ true performance . A weapon that couldn’t be properly used would cause more harm than good .

In-gong’s fantastic dreams faded away . It was an inevitable result when he thought about it .

Would a red hare be able to defeat a white tiger? Nobody could draw Excalibur until King Arthur pulled it out . In order to use a good weapon, one had to be a good person .

'Although I can try one thing . ’

In-gong picked up a dwarf weapon and placed it into his inventory . If he held it and thought ‘bag,’ then it would enter his inventory .

In-gong placed all the weapons into his inventory one by one . Carack stared at him from behind with wide eyes .

“P-Prince?”

In-gong grinned . It was natural to be surprised .

A weapon disappeared once In-gong held it . However, In-gong wasn’t shocked and just repeated the work silently .

"Takes the spoils . Later, it would be good if Carack . . . no . Carack, pick one right now and I will give weapons to the ones who show some merit . ”

If an enemy appeared, Carack would be the one taking the lead in a fight . Naturally, Carack needed a good weapon .

Of course, it wasn’t the same for the other orcs fighting .

‘Then should I swallow it quickly?’

It was normal for the protagonist to get more of the loot . However, In-gong was currently a prince . It didn’t matter if Shutra’s status was slightly different from Chris and Caitlin .

Carack’s eyes shone as he picked a weapon, then went back to gawking at In-gong who was making the weapons disappear .

"Prince, are you really a magician?”

“A prince should know a few magic spells . ”

He was a prince of the Demon World, not a magician . He needed to make Shutra grow .

Anyway, In-gong continued to fill his inventory and managed to sweep up all the dwarf equipment in the arsenal .

‘This is just the equipment . ’

He hung a dagger that Shutra, who was slightly stronger than Villager A, could use on the belt at his waist and wore a shirt made of thin chains . He tried to wear a helmet but he quickly gave up since it was too heavy .

"Prince, should we keep going?”

Carack, who was holding a big axe, asked with a face half filled with joy and anxiety . The passage was really crowded due to the 31 big orcs . No, it felt really difficult to breathe . In-gong looked at the passage that was four to five metres wide and nodded .

"From the start, our mission was reconnaissance . Let’s keep moving forward . ”

Weapons and treasures could pop up again .

In-gong activated the mini-map and took the lead with Carack .

After approximately an hour, as they walked through the long passage, there were a few more empty rooms but no treasures or weapons .

In-gong scratched his chin and stared at the mini-map that seemed to go on forever .

'Isn’t this cave too long? Aren’t we just going through the mountain?’

It didn’t matter if they were penetrating through the mountain . The important thing was the location of the exit . If it was the wrong place, they might end up in the area of the Red Lightning tribe .

'Would that be bad?’

If they had the element of surprise, it might turn out well .

Of course, In-gong didn’t intend for the 31 orcs to jump in the middle of the enemy . He was just going to check where the exit led to .

‘By the way, I want to learn magic . ’

Learning a skill didn’t seem that difficult after his experience with the Swordsmanship and Map Reading skills . The problem was who would teach him .

‘I should get a magician . ’

He was a prince of the Demon World but no one around him knew how to use magic .

‘Can Chris and Caitlin use spells? They probably have many people who can use magic around them . Should I ask Caitlin to teach me?’

If he asked Zephyr to teach him magic, Zephyr would probably stab him with the sword . However, Chris and Caitlin were different . It was highly likely they would teach him .

‘I would prefer Caitlin instead of Chris . ’

If they had the same value, he would prefer the one in the skirt .

In-gong was visualizing Caitlin’s pretty face when he saw something . There was still darkness in front of him that the torch couldn’t reach but the mini-map showed a stone door lying beyond that darkness .

"The exit . ”

Once In-gong spoke, Carack stopped in place and raised his hand . The trained orcs stopped in place .

Just like the entrance, the exit was likely to be sealed . Should they break the exit and check the situation, or return?

In-gong folded his arms and thought for a while .

It was at that moment .

A loud sound was heard in the darkness . Light came leaking from the exit .

“Hurry! That mad witch is following us!”

"Calm down, Kaichin! I know of this passage despite never seeing it before . That witch won’t be able to come after us . ”

The voices of orcs could be heard and In-gong and Carack stared at each other . There was a sound and the stone door collapsed . Their eyes had been accustomed to darkness when the light poured in .

In-gong frowned . Many things were rushing through his head .

Orcs had appeared at the exit .

Kaichin, a high ranking member of the Red Lightning tribe .

Beyond the mountains . . .

A crazy witch was chasing them .

‘Caitlin!’

As In-gong expected, the cave was connected to the rear of the Red Lightning tribe and today, Chris and Caitlin were attacking their camp .

In other words, Kaichin and the orcs were soldiers who ran away from the battlefield!

The orcs on both sides were surprised . Carack hesitated before he lifted his axe and his orcs also raised their weapons .

In-gong turned his attention towards the mini-map . The mini-map showed the number of enemies .

"Prince! Retreat!”

Carack shouted . In-gong heard it as something dug into his chest .

“Cough!”

"Prince!”

An orc aimed a wolfbone staff and cast something in In-gong’s direction . In-gong collapsed to the ground while Carack started attacking with a vengeance . The orcs followed him .

"Kuheok, keok!”

In-gong staggered while falling to the ground . He was in too much pain . It was fortunate he was wearing the chainmail shirt .

‘Magic?! No, psychic powers?’

There wasn’t a chant but there was a possibility it was a psychic ability .

However, now wasn’t the time to be thinking about something like this . He heard screaming and shouting as the fighting started .

‘Get up . I have to get up!’

In-gong got up . He zoomed in on the mini-map to check on the situation .

However, In-gong couldn’t concentrate . The clear voice of a woman rang in his head .

[Telekinesis Lv1 has been learnt . ]

“Huh?”

Telekinesis .

In-gong looked down at his chest .