Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 349 - The Tomb of the Desert King

“Finally.”

It took quite some time, but they were able to enter the interior of the Desert King’s tomb.

‘Although it’s called the Desert King’s treasure, I probably don’t need much of it right now. Let’s find the most important Shield of Purification first. I’ll decide on the rest after seeing them.’

But the joy was short-lived.

Pitch-black flames poured out in front of Ethan.

Ethan tried to dispel the flames with his Frost Sword, but feeling movement from the side, he stopped drawing his sword.

Shaaaaak-!

“Are you alright?”

The Shine One blocked the flames with his massive shield. However, as the flames continued to spew out, he couldn’t lower his shield.

“I’m fine. But what are these flames? Surely there should be legacies left by the Desert King inside this tomb. Could these flames be one of those legacies?”

“No, no. Something’s not right! As you said, this is where His Majesty left his legacy, considering it his last stronghold. There’s no way he’d burn those who came to retrieve the legacy like this. Could it be that a sealed evil god has been released inside!?”

At that moment, a growling sound was heard from inside.

The Shine One swung his massive shield forcefully. The pitch-black flames were pushed back by the shield and soon disappeared.

As the Shine One removed his huge shield, the interior that had been hidden by the flames began to come into view.

Numerous luminous stones.

And thanks to the fire burning in the center, the Desert King’s tomb was clearly visible.

It was literally a place full of treasures.

Various equipment and treasures prepared by the Desert King in anticipation of evil gods breaking free from their seals in the future. That wasn’t all. On one side, there was even a bookshelf stocked with various magic books and technical manuals.

“What is this… Why is there a person inside?”

But someone was sitting in the midst of those treasures. The Shine One was quite taken aback.

“I was wondering when you’d come in. From what I know, this place is where you guys made numerous preparations to stop our god. So I thought our god would come here first when he breaks free.”

It was a man with jet-black hair grown down to his back. Moreover, he had an equally long beard.

Sharp eyes, and protruding fangs. His appearance was hardly human.

Kuung-!

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from behind.

The entrance that Ethan and the Shine One had forced open was closing.

Kuguguguguk-!

In an instant, the entrance they had come through was sealed shut.

It had become a completely sealed room.

“Who are you!? Who are you to be inside here!?”

The Shine One shouted warily, but the man didn’t seem to pay much attention to those words and continued what he was saying.

“I’ve been waiting. Because whoever enters first will be the biggest obstacle to our god.”

The man smiled.

“To prevent you from ever getting out again. To make you sit here helplessly! While you ponder over who I am and how I got in here!”

The man, who had been chuckling softly, started laughing maniacally, his shoulders shaking.

The Shine One hurriedly turned around and approached the door. But even when he swung his sword and struck with his shield, the closed door didn’t budge at all.

It was to be expected. This place was built very solidly. It was designed not only to prevent outsiders from entering but also to ensure it would never be damaged.

Bang-! Bang-!

No matter how strongly he hit it, it was unlikely to have any effect.

Even though the Shine One knew this fact, he couldn’t stop attacking.

“A trap… To think we’d fall into a trap! Damn it.”

The Shine One clicked his tongue. He never thought such a trap would be lurking here.

“I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry.”

He trembled with self-reproach.

But with a deep breath, he quickly regained his composure.

The situation had already unfolded. If so, he needed to do his best to resolve this situation.

The Shine One put aside his complaints for later.

“Who are you? How did you get in here?”

The tomb was surely guarded. No one was allowed inside the tomb. That was certain.

“How foolish. Is it enough to just block the front? There are various methods in this world. If the direct approach doesn’t work, you just have to find another way around.”

Shaaaaak-.

A pitch-black aura burst out from him.

“This is the end anyway. I didn’t expect the guardian to come in too. A big fish has been caught. This will do.”

He smirked.

“I’ve changed my mind. I’ll tell you everything. It’s going to be a boring time from now on anyway.”

Then he stood up and spread his hands with exaggerated gestures like a theater actor.

It was a confident action, as if he was sure that neither he nor they could get out anyway.

“I am a servant of the god of dark night. I am the proxy who received the power of the night god.”

The god of dark night.

That meant an evil god.

“An evil god has a proxy?”

Despite the provocative words, he didn’t take the bait.

“There’s no point in trying to provoke me with such words. I’m in a very good mood right now.”

Then he took out a hammer from his waist and pointed it at the Shine One.

Kwak-!

Soon, the proxy of the evil god stomped on the ground hard and shot out like an arrow, trying to strike the Shine One.

The hammer imbued with a pitch-black aura looked like it would shatter the shield right away.

Kkaang-!

But Shine One blocked the attack with his shield.

“Mr. Ethan Whiskers! What’s gathered here are equipment effective against evil gods! Feel free to use them! Use those to escape together! There’s nothing to worry about! And His Majesty has prepared for such situations as well!”

The Shine One shouted like that and stretched out his hand, pointing to the center.

There was a small mound there with a sword stuck in it.

The sight looked like a weapon from mythology, as if everything would be resolved once it was pulled out.

As Ethan was about to move after confirming this, the proxy of the evil god started laughing loudly.

“Hahahahahahat-! Did you think I’d just keep you quietly confined here?”

At the moment the proxy of the evil god withdrew his hammer and shouted, the Shine One picked up a dagger nearby.

“Ugh!?”

And at the same time, he let out a painful groan. Something was wrong. He felt tremendous pain just by gripping one of the weapons on the floor.

The weapons here are ones that the Desert King collected in preparation against evil gods.

He knew this well, having contributed his own strength to it.

He had no memory of putting cursed weapons or anything like that here.

“A curse…? Why, why is there a curse.”

It was perplexing. The Shine One hurriedly picked up another weapon.

This time it was a spear. As soon as he grabbed the spear, he felt a signal.

“Kuuuuughk!”

This time, he felt an even stronger pain.

Even though he had held it for just a moment, his hand felt like it was burning. Not only that, but the heat was trying to climb up from his hand to his neck.

“Damn it!”

Although the cause was unknown, it was quite dangerous.

The Shine One used his own sword to cut off his arm right away.

Then he broke the armor part to check the condition.

A pitch-black red aura was climbing up from the hand that had gripped the spear. It looked like a burn, but also like a tattoo.

If he hadn’t cut it off, that aura would have penetrated up to his head.

Of course, it wouldn’t have killed him, but he wouldn’t have been able to keep his senses for a while.

“You might think it’s a curse, but to be precise, it’s not a curse.”

The proxy of the evil god laughed as if it was really amusing.

He felt intense pleasure at the thought of crushing their last hope.

“Now, what are you going to do? You can’t get out of here anyway. You can’t use the Desert King’s treasures here either. Coincidentally, I too will be bored until our god opens this place again. I’ll let you live. So make it not boring, make it interesting.”

The proxy of the evil god clenched his hand holding the hammer.

That guardian has already lost his strength. There’s no more fun in playing with him.

Now the human that the guardian brought seemed more interesting.

“I sense… a special power from you. A very vicious and dirty power.”

He even sensed a power that shouldn’t be felt.

“Our god said he got rid of it all. Humans are so weak, you know. They always try to hide that weakness. So he scratched that part and got exactly what he wanted. The Moonforce protecting humans! To think humans would discard her with their own hands and even oppress her.”

How foolish! How foolish!

The proxy of the evil god grinned and pointed his hammer at Ethan. And in an instant, he rushed forward.

“Yet seeing it stubbornly survive like this, Moonforce is strong in her own way. But this is the end. Ah, don’t think you’ll be comfortable by dying. I won’t kill you until everything is over.”

Kkaang-!

The proxy of the evil god swung his hammer at tremendous speed.

“…Oh ho.”

However, the hammer didn’t reach Ethan.

It was because it was blocked by the Frost Sword that Ethan had drawn out of nowhere.

Shaaaaaaaak-.

Going beyond simply blocking, the cold energy flowing from the Frost Sword froze the hammer right away. It seemed like it would freeze even the proxy of the evil god holding the hammer in an instant.

The proxy of the evil god rotated back and retreated greatly.

One arm was tingling, but he soon smiled and shook it off.

“Good. This is fun, it’s fun. At this rate, there won’t be a dull moment!”

“…Hold on for a bit!”

The Shine One shouted. His arm would heal soon. Once his arm is reattached, they can face the enemy together. If so, it was quite a manageable situation.

It was a perplexing situation, but for now, defeating the enemy was the top priority.

It was quite regrettable that the Desert King’s treasures were cursed, but it couldn’t be helped.

They need to defeat this guy and go outside to stop the evil god.

The Shine One’s mind became quite complicated.

He kept thinking about how to escape from this place.

On the other hand, Ethan didn’t think of this situation in a complicated way.

“Shine One sir, you told me to grab that sword earlier, right? Is that the key to resolving this situation?”

“It’s the sword His Majesty used! It has hidden functions! But… now that it’s been cursed, we can’t use it. So we need to find another way!”

The Shine One said urgently.

“The Desert King was quite thorough, I see. To think he even prepared such a method. But he shouldn’t have gathered them all in one place like this. Look. They’ve all become useless at once.”

The proxy of the evil god, who had been spinning his axe, swung it with a whoosh.

Kkaang-!

Ethan deflected the axe and then increased his speed towards the proxy of the evil god.

“Trying to close the distance…”

For a moment, judging that he was rushing at him, the proxy of the evil god swung his axe strongly.

Bwoong-!

But his axe sliced through the air. Ethan wasn’t aiming for the proxy of the evil god, but had gone behind him.

“Mr. Ethan Whiskers! This is a powerful curse! You must absolutely not touch…”

The Shine One shouted, clutching one arm.

But Ethan, without hesitation, reached for the sword.

And then.

-Martial Arts Master effect activates!

Ssuuk-!

He pulled it out.

“…What?”

The proxy of the evil god wore a dumbfounded expression.

“How is that pulled out?”