Chapter 244 – Academy Arc (18) – Ruins Dungeon 3
245. Academy Arc (18) – Ruins Dungeon 3
A yellow energy mass formed in the very center.
At the same time, the surrounding walls began to vibrate slightly. Soon, the vibrating walls started to detach one by one, heading towards the energy mass. And as they enveloped it from all sides…
Thrummm…
Before we knew it, a massive golem, about 8 meters tall with broad shoulders, had been created in front of us. The stone walls that made up the golem floated around the yellow energy cores.
This whole process took less than 10 seconds, leaving us unable to react properly.
-That, a normal mana golem would definitely be blue…!!
-I didn’t sense any energy at all, how was it created?
As the group murmured amongst themselves, a voice with heavy echo came from the golem.
[Altemir. Barim. Dos Barim.]
With those words, it swung its fist at us.
“Everyone, dodge!”
As large as it was, the speed of its fist wasn’t fast. The problem was the large area of attack. The swordsmen quickly dodged to the side, but the mages who couldn’t avoid it hurriedly deployed shield magic. There were signs that the shields would break, causing panic, but fortunately, other mages drew its attention with attack magic.
Everyone regrouped into battle formation.
And so, this sudden battle began.
But are the swordsmen supposed to fight a rock?
I tried slashing at the golem’s foot with my longsword, but all I got was a clang and a few stone fragments flying off. And that was only possible because we were experts. As we struggled, the golem’s aggro was drawn to close combat again.
“Everyone, now’s your chance!”
“Yes!!”
At Charlotte’s shout, the mages focused their minds at once, and then unleashed a barrage of attack magic on the golem’s upper body. When Charlotte’s powerful fireball hit, a series of explosions shook the area.
The five mages unleashed overwhelming firepower.
Black smoke obscured our vision as the explosions went off.
Watching it, a third-year swordsman muttered to himself.
“Did we get it!?”
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
Thrummm…!!
With those words, the golem reappeared from the smoke, and a fist was flying towards Lewin, who was obscured by the smoke.
“Lewin, dodge!”
Sensing danger, I rushed forward at high speed and pushed Lewin out of the way. And to prepare for the impact, I instantly crossed my hardened gauntlets in an X shape and coated them with divine power. Then, with a ‘clang!’ sound, my body was sent flying, all the way to the edge of the room.
“Ra, Raul!!!”
“……I’m okay! I managed to block it somehow.”
Lewin looked towards where I had flown with an almost panicked voice. When I got up as if I was okay, she was relieved. Lewin bit her lip and glared at the golem with sharp eyes.
‘You made me come back to life.’
I glared at the swordsman who had set the flag, and then focused on the golem again. Looking closely, I could see patterns of light appearing and disappearing on the stone walls. It seemed to be reacting to the magic that had been unleashed earlier. As if to confirm my theory, Charlotte groaned, saying that the outer walls had magic resistance.
The area above the golem’s crotch was darker than the rest. There was probably a magic core or a weak point inside. Everyone knew that we had to target that spot. The problem was that it was completely covered by stone walls, making it difficult to attack.
If we could land a powerful blow, we might be able to do something. If I used all my strength, I might be able to defeat it myself, but I didn’t want to risk it against such a massive opponent.
“Let’s try to buy as much time as possible.”
I made eye contact with Charlotte, and then told Lewin and the swordsmen to delay the golem as much as possible. They immediately formed a triangle formation as I instructed, and focused on dodging while swinging their swords with minimal movement.
It was an impromptu idea, but it was working quite well.
The golem, which seemed to have some intelligence, tried to target the others rather than us, who were acting as decoys, but each time, one of us would quickly jump out and land a hit.
Little by little, the stone walls began to crack as everyone focused their energy into their swords. My attacks were even causing fragments to scatter.
[Baramite La Etu!]
“The walls…! Be careful behind you!”
“Okay!”
As the golem’s voice echoed, the walls around us began to vibrate again. And soon, like before, stone walls popped out one by one and rushed towards the mages at high speed. At my shout, the mages were able to create shields in time, protecting Charlotte, who was muttering.
One direct hit could be fatal.
Everyone focused as much as possible, and the precarious battle continued.
As the swordsmen chipped away at the golem’s feet, its movements became slower. When an opening appeared, I continued to strike the center of the golem with daring jump attacks. I kept checking on Charlotte, and when I saw that she was ready, I instantly loaded my gauntlets with powerful energy.
Crack!!
And then, I punched the cracked center, shattering it.
A brightly glowing energy sphere could be seen inside the golem.
“Charlotte, now’s your chance!”
“………………….”
Charlotte had a more serious look than usual.
Charlotte’s wand drew elegant lines as if setting the trajectory of the mana sphere created in front of her. Then, her ultimate move, Livestroll, flew straight into the spot I had broken. At the same time, a shield was activated by the mage next to her.
We knew the power of that attack, so we quickly ran towards the mages. And we were protected by the layers of shields.
KWA-KWA-KWA-KWA-KWA-KWA-KWA-KWA-KWANG!!!!
-Kyaaak…!!
-Ugh!
The tremendous explosion made us naturally cover our ears.
And then, a short time passed.
When the flying debris disappeared, the mages used wind magic to clear away all the smoke. And when the smoke cleared, there was a golem that had been completely shattered.
The yellow energy was nowhere to be seen, and only the stone walls were scattered everywhere.
-Hah…haha…….
-I don’t think I’m cut out for dungeons…….
When the situation was over, everyone was relieved and collapsed on the spot. Charlotte also seemed a little stiff, as if she had been startled by the sudden turn of events.
I glanced at them and then examined the golem’s remains.
It would be nice if there was something to show for all the trouble. It was a boss fight, after all, wasn’t it?
Sure enough, as I was examining it, I saw a small cube lying next to one of the stone walls.
A cube with a strange pattern, the color of artificial marble.
It was obviously a rare item.
I quickly put it in my pocket before anyone could see it. And then, I acted as if nothing had happened and naturally joined the group.
And so, the commotion was over.
…………
There was nothing left to explore in the dungeon.
In other words, the room we had entered was the boss room. The adventurers who heard the news of their comrades’ annihilation had to accept reality with gloomy eyes.
My arm was throbbing on the way back to the safe zone, probably because I had blocked the golem’s attack earlier. Lewin was at a loss, looking at my crushed gauntlet. I thought she was worrying a bit too much, but she might be acting like this because she thought she had put me in danger again, like during the last hunt.
Lewin also couldn’t hide her gloomy expression even as we left the dungeon.
The result of the dungeon raid was as everyone had expected.
Ferris efficiently managed and optimized the party, and obtained a huge amount of resources, making them the most profitable party in this dungeon raid. It didn’t seem like they had come to adventure for treasure or anything like that in the first place.
Thorough profit from beginning to end.
I also had some gains besides the boring practical experience.
The small cube in my pocket.
I would have to wait and see where and how to use it.
And so, we returned to the academy after a few more days of riding in the carriage.
…………
Late at night on the day we returned to the academy.
Lewin, who was exhausted, was fast asleep in the room.
“…………….”
“Hello, Raul?”
Unlike Lewin, who was sleeping, I couldn’t help but blink at the woman standing in front of me. The person who appeared was different from the one I had called.
Healthy, blue bobbed hair and a slim, model-like figure.
A familiar goddess robe.
I had definitely called Louise, but her friend Cassia had come down instead. It had been a long time since I had seen her in the realm of the gods. She was an extrovert and I had a good impression of her because I remembered her being good at mediating the lustful goddesses.
First, I asked about what I was curious about.
“Um, is Louise-nim not here?”
“She’s busy and can’t come. I happened to have some time, so I came instead. I was asked to.”
She said that if she didn’t finish the homework given by the intermediate god Isiz, she wouldn’t be able to sleep properly.
Oh, poor our main god.
…Since her proxy came to kill me, I guess I’m no different.
“So, why did you call me?”
“Ah, that’s… well.”
Actually, I was going to ask Louise a few things about her recent situation and also ask about the cube, but now that the situation had turned out like this, I felt like a petty person who had called her for something trivial.
Well, whatever.
After returning, I had tried many times to open the cube I had found in the ruins. There was no handle to open it, so I tried to break it by force, but it didn’t work. I tried injecting mana and divine power, but there was no reaction. I even concentrated my divine power with a heavy heart, but it still didn’t open.
‘What the hell is this?’ That’s what I was thinking when I decided to ask the main god for help.
“Hmm. You found something quite interesting?”
Cassia, who had received the cube, looked it over carefully and told me about it.
She said that the ancient gods and demon gods had similar powers to the goddesses. I wondered what she was talking about, but she added that this cube belonged to the former.
“You said it was a suddenly discovered underground dungeon, right? There are various reasons why it was suddenly exposed… Anyway, this is probably one of the ancient gods’ legacies that has been left behind since a long time ago. And a guardian was protecting it. If it was a golem that moved with yellow energy, then it’s definitely that. Hmm. It’s my first time seeing something like this in person.”
“Is it your first time seeing it?”
“Well, in a way, we’re also foreigners who came to this world following Ilisia-nim. We don’t know everything. We know some of the demon gods, though.”
Cassia told me that she didn’t know what was inside until it was activated. She said that she would take the cube back and check it out. I thought it would be better to leave it in Cassia’s hands than to have something happen here and put me in danger.
“You’re not going to keep it, are you?”
“Hehe… Should I really take it? I’ll give it back to you in a few days, so don’t worry.”
…………
…………
Morning.
“Why are you so depressed?”
“…Because Raul almost got into danger again because of me… If I had been more alert…”
“You’re thinking cute thoughts.”
Pat pat.
“Hmm…….”
I smiled softly as I stroked Lewin, who was crouching on the bed. Lewin looked up at me with moist eyes and a fragile expression at my gentle touch. And then she made a strange expression that I couldn’t describe.
I already knew why Lewin was making such a complicated face.
Formally, I was threatening her by holding the fact that I was a cross-dressing woman hostage, but in reality, I had become the one who was matching her perverted desires. In the first place, would a despicable man save her life twice?
Lewin also seemed to feel this more strongly these days, and whenever I treated her kindly or showed subtle consideration, she would feel embarrassed and awkward. She was even happier when I thrust my dick deep into her throat and used her as I pleased.
In her heart, I had already taken a big place.
‘Subjugation, huh….’
Now that I think about it, it was strange that my pet was still using informal language.
