God Streaming System

Chapter 23: The Dungeon

Chapter 23

✓Dungeons

I arrived in a big city.

I got the information about this world earlier to tell Nanami, so I wasn't surprised by the cityscape of this medieval fantasy world.

There were many people of different races, a strange smell all around, and many shouts occurred.

Energetic and busy.

It was something that wasn't in the forest.

But I'm not moved by this.

I don't even know why I got pulled into town.

Just like how an insect is drawn by light, there is something about this city.

—Darkness presence.

That's the only word I can describe this.

If it's here, I can sneak into the darkness where the gaze doesn't reach.

It was a strange confidence.

The city was filled with Spirit Energy.

Are these cities like the people of this world? Humans and monsters have spirit energy. When they gathered together, it might create a place filled with energy like this.

I haven't opened my Status Board since then.

Not using the map was troublesome, but I was stubborn.

I keep Nanami's album in the Shadow Bag. I'm sure I won't open it until the day I die.

The result of walking while wanting a darker place was that I arrived at a place that looked like a convenience store.I managed to sell my Spirit Stone there.

I had to sell wolf spirit stones and monkey child spirit stones for several tens of silver coins, so I used the money to buy clothes, coats, and daggers. With that alone, because I don't have much.

I don't know what the market price is, so I might have an unprofitable exchange there, but I don't have time to think about it.

I looked for a cheap inn, and stayed there.

Even the cheapest rooms are quite expensive. The room was simple and dirty, and the bed was on the wooden floor, and it was basically like the reason for a bad mattress, but even with that, it had been a long time since I had no bed.

I didn't realize it, but I must have been very tired.I ended up sleeping very well.

I woke up in the middle of the night and used the darkness to head to the city center.

The convenience store owner said this was the Dungeon City

There was a huge Dungeon in the center of the city, and the resources obtained from it stimulated the market of this city.

I can tell right away where the Dungeon is.

A conical giant crystal that was twisted into a spiral, towering in the center of the city.

I remember seeing this from a distance yesterday. It reflected the sunlight, sparkling indefinitely. It confirms his presence. At that moment, I didn't even think for a second it was a Dungeon.

I'd say it's about 80 meters high.

I don't know how it was made, but the crystal was probably one of the great spirit stones.

After all, the presence of the Spirit was not normal there. The city itself was filled with Spirit presence, but I could feel a denser presence from the dungeon entrance.

There were some devices that seemed to prohibit the use of Skills, most likely due to the use of dangerous Spirit Abilities in the city.

It was quite difficult to use my Dark Spirit Ability, but when it was close to the dungeon, it was quite the opposite, and since this was also midnight, I felt its effectiveness would be several times higher.

At the crystal root, there was a huge hole that was the entrance of the dungeon.

It must be the type of dungeon that you have to go deeper and deeper underground. The only thing I can see from here is a big ladder to get down. What was below was blurred as if the space there was warped.

Even with me having Night Vision, I cannot see any further ahead, so the dungeon entrance might be a literal entrance to another world.

The entrance is big. Width 30 meters and height 10 meters. I can easily imagine how big the inside is.

There were a number of people at the entrance of the dungeon .

The group that was rigorously equipped with weapons that seemed like they were dungeon explorers.

There were 4 men standing with bonfires on their backs that looked like guards.

You might need money to enter the dungeon.

It would be painful to call it to stop.

“[Dark Mist].” (Mari)

“[Black Mist] has level 4, so now I can adjust the amount of darkness. If I use full force, I can cover a radius of 10 meters in darkness.

But it depends on the situation, and in most cases, it will only stand out negatively.

I covered myself in just a 1 meter radius, and used that darkness to sneak into the basement.

No one's paying attention to me.

(It's soothing..) (Hikaru).

The inside of the dungeon was filled with spirit energy, and it seemed like I could use as many Spirit Abilities as I wanted.

I walked while using Dark Vision and Dark Mist simultaneously.

Maybe because it was an enclosed space, or because it was a place filled with darkness - most likely both of them - I could not feel the gaze of the audience.

Of course, it must be just my imagination.

Right now the viewers are watching me and wish I die fast, dying in the dungeon. That must be what they think.

But when I am in this kind of darkness, I can forget those things.

My helplessness, my sadness; I can keep everything in a bottle in it.

“[Dark Mist].” (Mari)

No one noticed me when I was in the dark.

Inside the dungeon with deep darkness, people and monsters did not notice when there was a deeper darkness. That's probably how it works.

(...So this is a dungeon .A very mysterious place. Did someone make it?) (Mari)

— This dungeon is called Grand Meltia dungeon. Right now, I don't know that every floor is named.

The 1st floor is called Dusk Hades Street.

Nature is…

(So broad ..) (Mari)

After crossing the narrow path of the Dungeon, I arrived at a vast space.

In the vast space larger than this baseball dome, the ceiling was a blurry red as the sky at dusk.

On the ground were dilapidated houses made of stone lined up, and I could see something resembling a castle deep inside.

The people who live in this city are…

(Skeleton.) (Mari)

The skull made a strange clinking sound as they moved.

The ones with bare hands, the ones with swords in their hands, the big ones, the small ones; they came in all shapes and forms, but it seemed like this was a Skeleton city.

I could see the group of explorers fighting around 300 meters away.

Can you obtain the Spirit Stone by defeating the Skeleton?

I have a lack of knowledge here.

“[Dark Mist].” (Mari)

I covered myself in darkness and slowly approached one Skeleton.

[Fog Darkness] method to damage eyesight.

you can still hear and smell.

As long as I don't know how the Skeleton detects others, the inside of the darkness isn't safe.

If the Skeleton comes to attack, I will not hesitate to fight back. It was a monster that appeared on the first floor of the Dungeon. It shouldn't be that strong.

Whatever the case, I have to get the money or I will run out of money in a few days.

I was close enough, but the Skeleton did not react.

After I left for a while and unleashed my Skill for a moment, he reacted instantly, so no doubt his vision was blocked by the Dark Mist.

It reacted to the sound even when I was in the darkness, so I couldn't lower my vigilance.

The enemy is an empty-handed Skeleton. It didn't move fast, and didn't look so strong.

I myself did not realize it, but I at that moment must have been happy with my first dungeon.

I did not feel the audience in the darkness.

"Let's try to fight it ..." (Mari)

- Ha ha ha.

—Ufu.

—Kyakkyakky.

I heard laughter.

From somewhere far away? Or maybe right in my ear.

A look that pierced my entire body.

I'm being watched.

I could be scared by the stares of 1 billion people.

Viewers observed my every move, my every action, with scorn in their eyes.

Thinking 'he will finally do what an otaku boy wants to do'.

That he would finally experience the battle he wanted with the monsters.

Curious gaze.

Countless gazes from the Earth.

I'm starting to feel nauseous.

—Ufufu.

—Kyakky!

—Ahaha.

I could hear the jeers from the audience.

They're laughing at me.

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I knew that all these were sounds coming from my mind.

But it's not just me having delusions here, I'm actually being watched by everyone.

every action of mine.

A sad sight when I fight.

Waiting when I got drunk on my first win.

Although I tried hard not to think about it by hiding in the darkness…

“[Mist Darkness..!]” (Mari)

I refrained from vomiting, shut myself in the dark, and ran away.

A fight? Not likely.

I don't want to be seen.

I want them to forget me.

I want my whole existence to disappear.

I ran and ran, and by the time I noticed, I had gone down the stairs, and reached the 2nd Floor.

The 2nd floor was smaller than the 1st Floor, and it was made completely like a Dengeon. I went deep enough inside, and curled up in the darkness.

I saw small humanoid monsters, dog-like monsters, and oni-like monsters, but there seemed to be no monsters that could find me in the darkness.

If I hide in the deeper darkness of this already dark place, no gaze can reach out.

Even the voices have stopped now.

“Haaah... Haah..” (Hikaru).

*Drip Drops*

The underground water seemed to flow down the wall. This was an old and dirty dungeon.

For those who do not have Night Vision, exploring this place must be very heavy.

I stayed there for a while.

The monsters that didn't look strong passed by a few times, but they continued walking without paying attention to me.

The next monster.

And next after that.

I can disappear in the dark.

Hugged in the darkness for a while, I finally managed to regain my composure.

(...What'sthat?) (Mari)

After a few hours, I realized it.

The reason why I didn't realize it until now was definitely because that was how shaken I was.

The small room on the other side that was shaped like a prison had something that glowed dimly.

i rise.

As I approached them, I noticed they were the empty shells of explorers.

Raw leather armor, coats, leather gloves, leggings, and shoes.

The equipment of the explorers lined the ground in a manner as if it had been worn by someone.

There were no corpses anywhere, and where the head was originally located, there was a small red spirit stone lying there.

It was as if the body disappeared into nothingness, and only spirit stones remained.

(...Are they dead? What about his body.?) (Mari)

I don't know.

It was possible that in a strange place like a Dungeon, strange things happened.

His sword was broken, and the armor seemed to be all cheap stuff.

That must be a rookie explorer.

I placed what was once an explorer's equipment inside my Shadow Bag.

“... Looting from corpses, yes.. I fell as low as possible.” (Mari)

If I can't fight, I have no other way to earn money than to do things like this.

It was all done in the dark.

The audience should not be able to see that.

For some mysterious reason, I was able to accept myself being corrupted.

I don't have time to consider the dead.

I have lost my childhood friends, my family, my place back, and even my own self-esteem, so the only thing left for me to lose here is my life.

Even so, I will continue to live.

That's all I can do now.

And this is how I live my life in the Dungeon today.

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This darkness is comfortable for me.

Hiding in a dungeon filled with silence and death, I would release the equipment from the corpses of the now-noiseless explorers, and sell it. That's how I somehow managed to survive to buy my food.

In an intimate burial chamber with death ...

Shrouding myself in the darkness, I curled up and held my breath today as well.

So that no one sees me.

So that I don't attract anyone's attention.

And…

So that everyone forgets me…