631 Gotta Run Now
Someone barged in the room just before I could speak a word.
"Dongoro-san! We must get away now! Master Makiru too! T-t-they came out! Skeletons from the mine! Lots of them!"
The person saying that must be one of the disciples.
His urgency stopped me from vocalizing my idea.
"Oy, the heck you're on 'bout!? Speak clearly!"
The disciple gradually regained his composure and started explaining orderly.
Apparently the unit in charge of digging out minerals today hit a dungeon. A huge amount of skeletons flooded out of that dungeon while the diggers barely escaped with their life.
The disciple was on site for an errand by chance and instantly realized the ongoing situation. He rushed over here to notify his master to take shelter.
The emergency evacuation alarm should start blaring soon. They gotta run now before they get caught up in a crowd of people.
"Well I'll be damned. Ain't that the same thing happening a hundred years ago. It's real bad news!"
"We should leave as soon as we can. You too, Saito-san."
"Err? Are dungeon walls so easily broken just like that?"
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"Aa? What good is knowing that crap now. We gotta get outta this place. Ora! You go and tell the men!"
The disciple left the room to notify other disciples.
Followed by Dongoro and Makiru who then left the workshop.
Just when I also got out following them, an alarm sound could be heard deeper into the district.
"We gotta scram before we got caught in the flood of peeps! I ain't wanna be in there!"
Dongoro and Makiru were about to run. Meanwhile I stood still.
"What's the matter!? Is there anything you forgot to bring!?"
Makiru turned around and asked me. But I assured her there was no problem.
"Ah, you two can forget about me and go on ahead. Ah, but It'd be nice if you could answer my question. Are dungeon walls that fragile?"
"The hell kinda dumbarse question izzat. What's yer nerve made of!? Ah whatever! Ya see here! Dungeons got some real tough interiors. But the walls connecting them are easily smashed from outside. Dungeons are made of mana space. S'why nobody got a clue where a dungeon is connected to. Us dwarves been living in this mountain range for ages! Far as I know, this sorta stuff took place a few times in the past! Good enough for ya? We gonna leave now, you good yea?"
"Ah, thanks for the explanation. And yes, do go ahead. I'll go see the site for myself."
"Umm? By yourself? What are you planning to..."
I entered Acceleration without replying Makiru and started making my way to the accident site.
I stayed in Accelerated State as I looked for the source of this ruckus.
I should have asked where that place is, but it's too late to go back now. I made a beeline deeper in while surveying the surroundings.
All the people trying to escape in a hurry have stopped moving like they are mannequins.
(Well this is normal in Accelerated State. The way they all got this look of terror on their face reminds me of some certain famous horror manga...)
I figured those skeletons must be in the opposite direction of these people and headed there.
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