The 31st Piece Overturns the Game Board

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Borgo was furious that even after all this time, even after clearing all of these gates, he was no closer to Seol.

"How?"

"It looks like he was extremely prepared for this. Kujo might've even been his subordinate."

"Do you really think Kujo would be subordinate to anyone when he defied me?"

"Well..."

The aide couldn't answer Borgo.

He couldn't tell Borgo that he brought this onto himself.

Kujo was the person who found the ruin and Borgo simply wanted to take it. Borgo was paying the price for trying to take what didn't belong to him.

What was a ruin hunter's duty?

It was to uncover the secrets of a ruin and gain the treasures as a reward for your work, not stealing what belonged to others.

But Borgo was different.

He cared more about taking someone else's belongings than exploring ruins. He even created an organization to kill those weaker than him.

He was nothing more than a murderer claiming to be a ruin hunter. He was a murderer who forgot about the excitement of clearing ruins.

"17 people have died and we only have 13 people left."

That was probably the reason why he ended up in this situation.

Still, Borgo didn't think of this as his punishment for his depravity. He thought he was just having a rough time.

He thought this was something that would just pass by.

"We still have 13 people left. This is more than enough people to catch up to him."

"But..."

"Did you not hear me?"

"...I understand."

Borgo's group had just arrived at the 5th Gate that Seol passed through.

"We don't see a door anywhere Borgo," said one of his aides.

"What did Kirzhin say about the traps here?"

"He just said we'd be in trouble if we stepped on the tiles without caution."

"Hm... then how are we supposed to clear it?"

"One second."

One of the aides read the translation that Kirzhin wrote.

"Step forth with your eyes closed. Take as many steps as your love for Yzmokan."

"It's written in a bit of an antiquated way. It's been a while since I really felt like I was in a ruin. So, what does it mean?"

"It's as it says. You have to take a certain number of steps while closing your eyes. It's just that..."

"You don't know how many steps you're supposed to take, right?"

"Yes, exactly. But we assume that it's between five and ten steps."

"It's a shitty translation as expected from Kirzhin. I would've made him go first if he was still alive."

Borgo looked around and glared at his subordinates.

They all tried their best to discreetly avoid eye contact with him.

And then, Borgo gestured toward someone with his chin.

"You."

"Huh? Are you talking to me?"