To the Depth of Abyss
Chapter 5: Oblation of the Red Dragon

"That's how I usually being called."

Red Dragon - Fafnir, suddenly told Arsen his name.

Tit ~

[Congratulation, you have unlocked a Terra Series event]

[Event: Oblation of the Red Dragon]

Arsen is still in the same position, cornered on the wall with his wet pants.

Arsen knows very well the position that is befall him. Especially after seeing the [Trophy] he got after entering the room door.

There is no explanation on why he - possibly Bryan and his Party also got it - got that trophy.

However, if we look carefully. Oblation in the English dictionary means - is an offering object to God, or a worshipped creature.

"I really did not think there is a human who had no interest in this mountain of gold."

Fafnir looked at Arsen up close, forcing Arsen to turn his face away from the horror of a mouth that could spout fire.

[Where the Treasure Lies Within ~

The Gold Keeper Sleeps Inside the Spark ~

Though Will not Harm ~

Anybody Touch the Treasure Will be Perish ~

The Key is to not Greed ~

In the Presence of The Gold Keeper ~]

If Arsen wasn't reading the sign at the entrance, he would have looked at the mountain of gold near to his position. He has survived until now for trying to show no sign of interest in Fafnir's gold, and since entering the room, he has only closed his eyes or looked up.

"Hey, aren't you interested in all this wealth?"

Fafnir tried to seduce Arsen by touching the golden mountains under his hands.

"Once a year, the Hinayan sacrifice a girl who will carry a sack of treasure. It lasted for 50 years. All the tribes in this land were looking for all the treasures they could replace, to beg forgiveness from me so that their land would not end like the Land of the Sunset."

Arsen still could not control himself, but under such circumstances, he could know that the world - most likely the land in Abyssal Terra, was the land that Fafnir intended.

"A land without gold is only a jungle. Like [Eden] without Eve. The gardener without the apple tree. Humans without their desires."

Fafnir continued to press Arsen. "Tell me, mortal, what made you divert your desires? Fear, death?"

Arsen could answer none of Fafnir's questions because of the fear that dominated him. He could not even control his mouth that keeps shaking.

"You can go."

Arsen surprised by the command just now, "Huh?". Making him almost look at the mountain of gold.

"You know the rules of entry to this place. So I let you go."

Fafnir pleased himself; taking a comfortable position to lie on a mountain of gold.

Arsen closed his eyes. He still could not believe what Fafnir had just said. Maybe it was a lie. Then, when Arsen walked down the aisle, Fafnir would -

"A dragon won't say lies. If I say kill, I will kill. If I say destroy, then I will destroy. "

If he says leave, then Arsen must leave.

Even though Arsen's legs couldn't stop shaking, he forced to crawl out of the spot.

"One thing, mortal."

Fafnir stopped Arsen, who was just about to step outside.

"I can see the sunlight, but there are no stars in the sky, am I right?"

That question confused Arsen. When he tried to remember how the sky on the 1st Floor - in Abyssal, the 1st Floor is as bright as the surface, but there is no sun - the source that gives the light.

"I knew it. So 'that creature' really moved me and this world into his game."

"Game?"

Arsen accidentally attracted by that one word.

"I see you are more interested in this conversation than my gold, huh, mortal? I misjudged you. You can turn around now."

Turn around, not back. Fafnir ordered Arsen to turn to face the room. If Arsen sees Fafnir's gold, he would be killed immediately, but if Arsen disobeyed -

'A Dragon won't say a lie', Arsen remembered those words and made a bet. He had no other choice, do or die.

When Arsen turned, "WA!", he saw Fafnir's hideous face in front of the hallway, obscuring the view of the room behind him.

"You need not to be afraid because you did not break the entry rules, so I will not kill you."

Still, Arsen can't help but to fear in the presence of a mighty creature that can breathe fire, that can scorch before his eyes.

With a slightly doubtful tone of voice, Fafnir spoke. "I don't know how long he created this place, but I have a hunch, I have missed eight periods of sacrifice. Tell me, mortal, is my hunch right?"

.. .

"Why being silent?"

Arsen gasped. Because he could not get rid of his fear, he became dazed.

Fafnir looked at him with a disappointed look.

"Ah - that, y-yes, I don't know if it's been eight years, but Abyssal Terra has appeared since seven years ago."

"So you call this place Abyssal Terra. Which means this place is in underground?"

.. .

Arsen stunned once again, not knowing Fafnir's last sentence was a question.

"Y-yes, that's right. This mountain is on the 1st Floor of Abyssal Terra."

"How many floors are there?"

"I - don't know for sure. But there are already three floors that can be accessed."

"Three floors."

Fafnir pondered in doubt. Whereas Arsen ends up looking down at the ground.

"So that creature really made me a participant in the game. I don't like this. "

[The creature]. That one word caught Arsen's attention again.

"You show a little more interest, mortal. You are indeed more interested in [Truth] above gold."

Arsen cannot lie with Fafnir's opinion. Because he always hungered for knowledge. During college, he even became the best student in the department. But unfortunately, he ended up in a fantasy world full of monsters and hunters. That's why he can't help but think too much about Abyssal Terra.

"For the size of a rat, you're attractive to me. Tell me, mortal, what made you come here? A group of rats I killed just now? Treasure? It seems not. What is it? The world?"

[World]. Fafnir is not wrong about that. To be more detailed is that the world trapped his parents and threw him into that place.

Even if that place doesn't exist, he might try to pay off his parents' debt with his brain. But unfortunately, the existence of the Abyssal Terra which said to be a treasure island threw him into that place.

"Before that thing left me, he said, 'You can appoint someone to be your representative and give them access to the [VIP Player] that you will support in this game. If your player wins, I will grant all of their requests,'. Tell me, human, do you want to reveal the truth of what he said?"

Ars head overwritten with a lot of questions. Especially regarding the [VIP Player], and the creature that Fafnir talked to.

Speech Beings that spoke with Fafnir were the same as those given by the Guild.

[If you can go to Abyssal Terra's deepest place. Whatever your wishes will come true]

For this one reason, there are many hunters who want to enter this hole.

Arsen is indeed not interested in the matter of the desires that manifest. But Fafnir can read his curiosity about the truth.

"Well, since a mortal like yourself can attract my attention, I will give you my support and be my representative."

Arsen did not see it, but Fafnir got up and straightened up.

"But, if you want to get my support, you must have what is called greed."

Arsen gets a super bad feeling. His neck felt freezing. He looked up, looking towards the room. But it was not the golden sparkle that appeared in his eyes, but an enormous figure who possessed extraordinary strength.

Strength, if only Arsen had the power from the beginning, he would not have been a servant by a group of people who paid him. If only he had the strength from the start, he wouldn't have ended in that hole.

But all that is too late to regret. He still had to gain strength to move forward.

Without realizing it, Fafnir gives Arsen a powerful gust.

After that, Arsen did not know what had happened to him. Everything went dark and he fell unconscious.

Tit ~

[Trophy Earned: Blessed One of the Red Dragon]