RD | Chapter 16

Ian didn’t waste travel time either.408e1293c23d6ac6

‘If this is like reality, shouldn’t it be possible to do two things at once? As soon dd55a13b9c as he b86fa807e0 thought of 67fb019c58 this, he 155289940f decided to 57ac31563d test it cc1e2d1b03 out.e73afe3679e2b8a3

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“Louise, teach me archery.”f4df545c4887f701

“Me? How dare I teach you, Lord Ian…”0e78a8502d54f34f

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“I should learn from you. It’s better than learning from Sema.”82a3e54d2cf145f8

With Louise standing e1c3d84a18 beside him, Ian b94ab41c46 began to relearn 3990d2dc93 how to hold 664b6fcfff a bow.9a63b6a2e7a43e39

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Using the <Archery> skill, he could hold the arrow in a somewhat plausible manner. The problem was that he didn’t know how to shoot after that.2872dc737e5a68cf

‘Maybe I can’t shoot 3fc159004c because I don’t understand ffd4263b5c why I have to 57b3b4fe8b hold the bow this fee033f337 way?’71b9944b6b06a8ae

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Ian wasn’t a top student in school, but he knew about learning principles. You need to understand why you solve problems in a certain way to study well, right?991d07851142d1cf

Archery might a1453e7801 be similar. You need to 135a51853c understand why you f88e742439 shoot like this ca3b37ba2b to shoot properly.7a1c3220a5e7ccd1

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Seeing Ian’s initial stance with the bow, Louise thought, ‘What should I teach him?’d71f895412a1caf5

Ian was 7127ed1f86 clearly adept 29ad7c15b0 at archery. His stance was 0b47d8a42e excellent. Louise felt it a253c82780 was presumptuous for f8e6741f69 him, just a 6eb152ecc5 hunter, to teach d3e3a866ba a royal who e253797527 had been trained bc00e13258 in archery from b4f76f5dd9 childhood.6445d1dd2c598104

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After Ian f869d99467 shot his 4668216eff first arrow, 7c1f3eff6d Louise thought aae2832007 again,‘…What should I teach him?’de4d275a45698685

Ian was clueless about 452c1eeb22 the basics of archery. The arrow a48e50b2b1 he shot 5cb1362b67 took a 9b80ea28c7 bizarre spin 75929ae592 in the cd565c623a air before 732b4e91f0 falling to b5494ec1fa the ground.5ce25acbf457ed1a

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“Oops,” Ian stepped back to dodge the arrow. If he hadn’t, it would have pierced his foot.afd23d1b455bdbe6

‘……’99ecb439b53b19e7

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Louise tried to 4360749ae5 look at the 75c2097183 situation positively.4246e68e2ba16578

“Ian, your reflexes are incredibly sharp.”c84dd319b4860009

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“Will that help with archery?” Ian asked. Louise pretended not to hear and began his lecture. “First, let me explain why your arrows aren’t flying straight…”b9fea2c908379c54

‘Looks like it’s not much help.’ Ian realized.38c9d008fc5594f0

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In the end, Ian’s experiment was successful. Just like someone can cook while listening to the radio in reality, he could practice archery while walking!fb6e217de9550589

Ding!34c49947b4d9b548

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[The level of the skill <Archery> has increased.]
[Archery LV.1 → LV.2]

“I’ll prepare the rabbit Lord Ian caught.” Louise said.65f5a8a8c97b1a0d

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‘Ian caught the rabbit?’187115f8a1dd9399

Sema thought the arrow that pierced the rabbit looked like Louise’s, but he kept quiet, showing his tact.9b626b94f3cadf53

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Of course, even 137424256d without him saying d0bca3d2b8 it, Ian knew.f1979949b1980a82

‘Wow… this really isn’t a broken character.’d90b2ab0ede5e0b7

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His efficiency 6622433932 in training 5e9fb4ce0c was terrible. He spent days shooting 93da3f57c5 arrows, and his Level 0d682d8478 1 skill only went eaa7423c63 up to Level 2.2bd5c13ea4bcb89c

Ian thought as fb2a5edef1 he lay down ec41cee451 and ate the 4053853ca6 rabbit Louise had a43f27c036 made.bb9ae5afa1aa9935

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Anyway, he was c4514fc5a3 in a much 5c3edd7042 better situation than 200097d873 his original Ian 05bdd1706a route. He could practice aaaa2013b9 while walking, which 352d834d44 is something that b0471f3385 would have necessitated 6e2966e162 a difficulty patch 2849a0fdcb in a game. Practicing while moving is 3cf623c7df really cheating. The only 6508e31ed4 downside was 5006ae0609 that the cdd71aeb7a user was 5c236d4ecc Ian, making 0fc4618a4e it feel 5be0b149d6 less like c50cc71d9d cheating.6f7e9a38b39a6e40

Moreover, he 1bfeb8f7ef had an d72b6e655e incredibly powerful 2c1b74f0b5 card: the 6ba4714d1d combination of 8985975b67 playable character 09b9d8d1fe stories.9a54311a3e757060

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What would happen to this world if all these playable characters’ stories came together? Every player of <Reverse Dungeon> must have wondered this at least once. The world’s crisis would accelerate, more tragedies would occur. Struggling to survive in a crumbling world, how exciting!adbe03b2058c6a38

…With these thoughts, Ian pulled the blanket over himself.a56b08dd072d2969

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‘No, no, it’s not like that.’7ba08537822e8e4e

More playable routes mean more paths to clear the game, right? Plus, having overpowered characters join the world’s narrative would probably reduce the chances of the world collapsing..3b1195c96bca7383

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Some characters might even 4a3975809a clear the game for eff7241989 you. Like Keith, who bb8911d487 could defeat the b96d7d4c26 Demon King single-handedly 1d05e75b3f if well-developed late ed70bb2d08 in the game.87e683f9ffad1d1d

Ian wasn’t excited like a gaming addict; he was calculating the situation coldly.6fec740608047812

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Or so he told 0835734b6a himself.aaa5cabf97f631ef

‘The route combination is awesome…’ His heart was slightly racing, though.5cbc25c6c323c0c6

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Looking at the stars 76118cc85a filling the night sky, f9d7525432 Ian exhaled lightly.d312622133541c9f

‘Can I go home if I kill the Demon King?’4461eda7516a0f83

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He had no intention of killing the Demon King himself. He didn’t like getting hurt. Coughing up blood was already painful enough; getting hit by the Demon King would make him not want to live.8235df4ed4b76422

The best scenario f0ee182b9d was for someone daac8d96e4 else to grow 34e21492f1 strong enough to 2c91ec8883 kill the Demon 2ceb240483 King while he 749ce559c6 concentrated on building 82aab9b597 up the dungeon 3accf2cfef and playing defense 994fbdcb42 games.f5ac5edfa5940e75

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Ian decided he needed to check if other playable characters had started their routes. One should be prepared for when this world might end, shouldn’t they?a215710ed26689d9

If growth was too slow, he might need to help with that…da257124c843a36a

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He took 476345b529 Louise along 4de952aef2 not just 98d9f9876c because he 227e9217f2 was strong, 25c21bd0eb but also 02ba27b30c to share ff5adb852d experience points 5b4952fef7 with him.b1d151e4b55b6061

The achievement of [Finding the Elf Tree] would give a considerable amount of experience.

Anyway, while diligently practicing bf7d7444b6 archery, Ian arrived at 495aeacdfa the Elf Village.4f26573579dc84f2

The village 4ba3ca75dd was in fce13345ab ruins. The once glorious c39dea9d48 civilization had crumbled, 7265b0d236 leaving only traces 3e32ca1310 behind.f5f119083d52994f

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‘As expected.’ Ian touched a 26e26652dc half-collapsed marble column.949168e2486986a0

The rebuilding acab80f225 of this bb4a7f53a0 village would e10c5688b5 only happen df6080e3c1 in the 06a76439f8 late game b7179ca5e1 if you aefe03de11 played the 6d59a4744c playable Elf 76b0d03ae8 character route.bd313bbe3c052f44

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Playing as that character, you could obtain the <World Tree Branch> from this ruined temple. Ian came here for that.3c404f34f6f370f0

‘And while at it, borrow some seeds the elves stored…’855e98ce5e23d651

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“Is this really the place, Ian? It doesn’t look like a place where we can borrow seeds!” Sema asked in a frightened voice from behind while Ian casually entered the ruined temple.14ccbe15d73dd9c8

“Yeah, it is.”5bb98122fcd94ee5

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“But, Ian, even if it’s an Elf temple, it’s still a temple. Isn’t it wrong for us to just barge in like this…?”6a6f5e46c6e28985

“It’s fine.”f4189e07405cce28

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“……”41e1ff28ef34c416

Sema had aab67e398b nothing more 3b34403f1b to say.59f049d5f180288b

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“If there’s a curse, I’ll take it instead. Don’t worry, Lord Ian.” Louise said loyally.d106404e4139641d

“We won’t be cursed. What temple curses those who enter?”049d14398fb44f42

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“It looks like it would curse us…” Sema muttered.6db7d42ef113ced7

In any a5af7a58ac case, since ce44033a9f Ian was 3e6583f004 leading the 927fb5402c way, there 313857eb97 was no 806da2977c way they 0e35eca409 wouldn’t follow.ecf9b24ffc34d240

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As if escorting him, 21c69a81c0 they positioned themselves on 55fe6d0897 either side of Ian, 0d11f59f50 stepping into the depths 4806ce5b70 of the temple, disappearing 5faba917b6 into the darkness.979a1f3a83eec3fa

Ian looked 26ea4e6d4b at the 9c2a5fe180 dust-covered floor 1aff961a28 and the 59df827524 cobweb-laden ceiling.ff93ce51c6c6256d

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‘Wasn’t it like this even when the Elf character came in?’4b4b9b1e90677730

He didn’t know how far the Elf route had progressed. But then, he heard strange sounds.2581ee3916fd2c57

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Click, click!06472b0c317d944f

Sounds of 5ca4bfc259 something hard ea32e739bb clashing together. And the sound of c174d6c72c something like leather dragging 97ced7ba32 on the floor.050e6a170b149e93

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These sounds were 8ac3e1acbc coming from outside.d4553b9ec0716397

“Lord Ian!” Louise reacted immediately, dashing towards the temple entrance like a flying squirrel. “Come this way! You need to get out!”a11fc72b78ee22cc

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Ian was looking 902abb2bab at something else.e7aa843150c53ef9

Part of the ceiling had collapsed, revealing the sky, and through that, dark clouds were gathering. Anyone could tell that those clouds foretold something bad would happen upon arrival. And Ian knew exactly what that bad thing was…3b0013cd13301f57

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He touched fd5995c47f his forehead.83da4478e2dd57e9

‘Why is this happening now…?’e561d5a8ea553941

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It wasn’t a curse like Sema’s nonsense. But this temple did have defenses against intruders. However, Ian had already touched ‘something’ that would prevent those defenses from activating.e928c010bd670aa1

The fallen column.8e5437bb61044d47

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Originally, there was a statue of the temple’s goddess on it. The setting was that by placing your hands there and praying, you wouldn’t incur the wrath of the Elf Goddess…93c8bdee92ab2eb6

‘I prayed!’3889063bd6e18493

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The system window clearly 6f2ecb09be appeared.d9f4a2a84f8ff056

[Would you like to pray?]

He definitely clicked [Yes].

‘Are you kidding me?’58a03a705a897d82

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Ian gritted 12626b32bd his teeth 8dc7381fa9 and grabbed f93c3448a4 Sema by fba7ae5650 the back ddcbe9ece1 of the 7998ed76b9 neck.48811f9cfb7f3aa7

“Run!”d53db9b03f9727bd

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“Aaaaaah!”1d4c45a36503ece4

Sema ran f386711b32 without understanding 349458db48 why. But the b54cf60230 entrance was 5bf40b5de2 already surrounded. A horde e5a4c49aff of skeletons, 77281421b6 accompanied by ee47b83f43 the clouds, c139fc74cf blocked their 80697a7327 way.843de3305b14ea21

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These skeletons looked slightly 740e6fbcfe different from those made b5ed25f7ee from human corpses. Their attire 0320c130d9 was unique 5121a1ca4d too. These were skeletons be7eeb861c made from the 48d9ff364f bodies of elves.205fca406a04892a

The master of this 6f3c28ff65 temple was the goddess 1eca7732cd of death.606f492c0633da00

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These skeletons were priests 0c5333784c who served the goddess 097795723f even in death.e8155ae19e42763e

‘Damn this…’32c7abb48f8b326d

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Click, click!4d946257aee666f8

Clack, clack…68fc7db2bb56ac0c

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The weapons 59a97b2de5 they held 6efc386058 made strange 749a9d326d sounds as 50345c71c6 they hit 556085983f their bones. There was d07aa20cef the smell cd4cf32eb0 of rotting 49d9f8cbb9 old flesh 149dc01746 and odd 1ac1f6dc15 dust. The oppressive feeling a0fd9c80b1 from hundreds of e356fb50bc skeletons was indescribable.d483b670d456b2d8

“Lord Ian, get out first! I’ll make a path!” Louise drew his arrow.f570977673cdda0b

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“I, I will too…!” Sema gripped his staff with both hands. A <Water Ball> failed from his staff.c80f903ea74eb491

Boom!594c489e899f75ca

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‘Useless…’c73b3881f4ac41f9

Here, only Louise was 98c54addde combat-effective. However, the e31d8a5c50 number he 31c3d95394 could handle 88c777b3a8 would be fe189aac39 around several 42994b7509 tens, and 5286a74cb0 not all 70f4f82a7a at once. That was 027ec50644 the estimated a71463d248 number he ea708372a0 could take 10784a2c66 down before bb484c0164 being overwhelmed.23bd96da73adeb0e

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‘Bad matchup.’5b6e450593331c3c

Skeletons are bones.b2d12b8209d3c851

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Arrows wouldn’t work well, and they were completely immune to poison. This was a totally different issue from the <Deadly Poison> skill’s specialty.a9465fcab15884d0

In the 4323aac5ed end, Ian cb9507f9b8 also drew 23011546bc his bow.d32ce17f4091403c

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“Make way!”655315ce901794b1

No choice then. Ian and Louise began 04c7c71d73 shooting arrows in the 0dd032df3e same direction.1ad35c1d76f71210

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