Chapter 221 – Why Is XX There?
Day 45 of adventure.
Jun was experiencing in real time the words “Mountains beyond mountains.”
“This isn’t right.”
She climbed the mountain with great difficulty from the 29th floor, and when she reached the 30th floor, an even bigger mountain was waiting for her and her wives.
That alone makes me angry, but that mountain wasn’t just any mountain.
Negative environmental factors that were encountered once in the 20th floor, such as huge trees, swamps, and toxic smoke, were further strengthened and applied at the same time.
Honestly, no matter how important money and experience were, I didn’t want to take a step toward this fantastic collaboration.
“Junior, Juni. On flat land? “Isn’t there an entrance to the plain?”
It was probably the same for Fortuna, who forgot that she had decided to set an example of loyalty just a few days ago and gave her a tearful look and earnest gaze.
In my heart, I wanted to respond to that earnestness, but
“… Let’s go.”
Very unfortunately, the situation did not follow suit.
“… Wow!”
“Sir, how about we wait until there is an entrance to the plains while hunting?”
Dohwa holds Fortuna, who starts crying, in his arms and makes a new suggestion.
However, Jun shook his head again.
He then pointed with his finger at those who were secretly watching the movement on a tree in the distance.
“They…”
“They must be adventurers who reached the 30th floor before us. Dohwa, these are probably the people who are directly implementing the strategy you came up with. “I would like to add that they are not the only ones.”
The number of adventurer parties currently identified on the radar is 15.
All of them only hunted monsters within a range not far from what appeared to be the base camp, and no further movement was seen.
Meanwhile, if you see archers and priests looking around ceaselessly, they are probably also carrying out the strategy that Dohwa came up with.
Waiting with competitors waiting for an entrance that may appear at any moment?
It would be better to climb the mountain even though it is dirty and difficult because it will put your mind at ease and save time.
“I can’t. “I have no choice but to climb the mountain.”
“I hope you enjoy the climb, Sister Porn. Yes?”
“… Ungh.”
Rebecca and White tried to brighten the mood by raising bright voices, but Fortuna’s depressed mood did not improve at all.
I’m saying this now, but Fortuna’s personality is closer to that of a stay-at-home lazy person.
Although I like new things, I didn’t go out looking for them, and I usually spent most of my time lounging around at home, eating snacks or sleeping.
The only time she was active was when fighting, training, eating food or snacks, or having sex.
Are they a fighting people somewhere?
Food
Jun chuckled as he remembered Fortuna wearing a bright red military uniform.
Then a good idea occurred to her, and she immediately took out one of her large shields from her sword.
“Porand Dohwa is in mini-mini mode and comes up on top of my head. Rebecca and White hide themselves in my shadow.”
“Juni, what are you going to do?”
“Trust me and do as I say.”
“Huh?”
Fortuna tilted her head, not knowing what she was talking about, but she followed Jun’s words for now.
As the other wives did the same, Jun stood on the shield turned over behind her and shouted.
“Let’s go, Geundun!”
At the same time, the shield floats up.
Jun’s body, which was on top of him, naturally rose into the air.
For reference, the shield was an ordinary steel shield with no special functions.
I just lifted it with my third hand, which was activated naturally like a part of the body.
“Wow! Juni! Awesome!”
The wind tickling my cheek.
An endlessly expanding view.
Even though it was all very familiar to her, Fortuna made a fuss with her eyes sparkling as if she was a child riding on her own plane for the first time.
“Por, don’t stick your head out too much.”
“Why?”
Jun gently pulled her towards him.
When Fortuna was puzzled by him, he showed her the reason just in time,
Wedge!!!
Something flew through the air fiercely.
Slippery
As it flew up, a distortion shield was set up in advance, so the unfortunate event of being hit by something did not happen.
However, I could not feel at ease.
Because the attack started now.
Oh, oh!
Wedge! Wedge!
Doo doo doo doo doo!
With the roar of one guy, countless Bigfoots gathered somewhere and started throwing the spears they were holding at us.
Although it was an attack he had already experienced on the 29th floor, Jun could not leisurely express his feelings as he did back then.
That’s right, the spear used in the fight was still crude, but it had a metal attachment at the end to increase the efficiency of the auror, and Bigfoot’s auror skill was also slightly higher than that of the guys on the 29th floor.
In addition, there were more elite mobs mixed in, so although it may not seem much different from the 29th floor at first glance, the combat power was actually more than half the difference.
“Juni! Por will help you!”
“I will also help you with the small book.”
Fortuna and Dohwa quickly covered the distortion shield with a divine power shield and a windshield.
Taking advantage of the reduced burden, Jun quickly launched a counterattack.
Hwiyoong! Grumble! Chaejaejaeng!
Weapons, including Siliens, Grid, and Lakies, were placed in the third hand and fired downwards like an aerial bombardment.
In the face of the sudden disaster, the Bigfoots did not throw their spears but hurriedly fled.
However, that was only for a moment, and upon spotting Jun floating in the air, he joined the gathered Bigfoots and began attacking again.
There were so many people that when I looked down, I saw more Bigfoot black fur than vegetation.
-My dear! I’m going to drop a bomb!
“Only cheap materials and low quality defects.”
Their movements were too quick and there were too many cover structures such as trees.
No matter how powerful it was, it was obvious that the damage would not be done, and the money would be wasted.
-Then I will also remove the poison. Of course, only the cheap ones.
“Yes!”
Jun answered aloud in part to hide his breathing, which was gradually becoming heavier.
However, Rebecca and White, who had good ears, immediately saw the situation and hurriedly dropped bombs and poison.
Pop! Pop! Boom!
Ukkikki!
Bombs and arbitrariness that explode brilliantly.
The Bigfoots were scared and distanced themselves like primitive people seeing guns for the first time.
In particular, in places where dogmatism broke out, people ran around with tears and snot running down their faces.
Looking at the colorful colors of poison flowing out from the ruptured area, I don’t think it’s an ordinary dogma.
Maybe…
-That’s right. It is a specially prepared dish using strong spices such as pepper and red pepper powder. No matter how strong they are, things like that work secretly, so I made them whenever I could and stockpiled them.
“Great.”
He praised the albino and accelerated his flight.
The moment you reach the top of the mountain, there is an entrance to the next floor,
Khwaang!
A huge group of monsters densely surrounding it came into view.
Ukkikki!
Monsters that look triumphant as if they have driven a rat into a poison.
Unfortunately, they didn’t know.
They themselves are the rats in the poison, and the people in front of them are the cats that will hunt the rats
“I guess I can finish the hunting I couldn’t do down here.”
“I will punish you multiple times as much as you harassed Junie!”
The monster family pulled out their sharp nails.
――――――
“Everyone. “I have already warned you several times, but please be careful.”
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
‘… Haa~.’
Standing on the lectern, Rumbledore looked down at the students and sighed deeply.
Although he was warning with full sincerity, the students quietly chatted with friends around them, saying that they had acquired new skills and had bought new equipment.
‘I said so much that this time was different from usual.’
Today is the day to start field training, one of the annual events of the Imperial Academy.
At the end of the first semester every year, the Imperial Academy took all students to the lower-level labyrinth within the academy to engage in actual combat.
Although many say it is too dangerous, this practice has been a long-standing tradition that has continued since the establishment of the Imperial Academy, and was the foundation for the Imperial Academy to stand tall as the best academy in the empire.
It has never been canceled due to external pressure or internal opinion.
Therefore, Rumbledore was currently feeling helpless and guilty.
He wanted to cancel practice this time.
However, there was no choice but to do it due to several professors and nobles who valued tradition, and the imperial family’s order to proceed with practical training.
‘At least let me mobilize the priests!’
Currently, priests are unable to enter within a radius of several kilometers centered on the capital due to the 1st prince’s irrational actions.
Unfortunately, the Imperial Academy was within a few kilometers of it, and as a result, all the priests residing within the academy had to be expelled.
‘Are you saying that your own reputation is more important than the lives of your students?’
It goes without saying that priests were necessary at the Imperial Academy, whose main purpose was to sharpen one’s natural abilities.
However, when I started practicing, the need increased several times.
The purpose was to treat injured students while adventuring in the labyrinth and lower the difficulty of the labyrinth by one level by casting a large-scale blessing on the labyrinth.
There is nothing strange about what happens in real life.
No matter how many students at the Imperial Academy were equipped with the best equipment in the empire, they could still meet a meaningless end for the wrong reasons during a real battle.
A priest is absolutely necessary to prevent such a thing, but even when asked to make an exception, the first prince did not listen.
‘Then you caught the hero and the saint when they said they were leaving!’
The 1st prince clearly ordered all priests to leave.
In that case, when the warrior and the saint, who were the highest-ranking officials, tried to leave, he personally came and caught them.
Since you are working as assistants at the Imperial Academy, you are not heroes and saints, but are just assistants at the Imperial Academy.
Whether I should say it was thanks to him or because of him, I was able to receive help from the warrior and the saint.
However,
‘No matter how much you are a warrior or a saint, it is impossible to treat all the students. So…’
Rumbledore said, praying in his heart that nothing would happen.
“Let the practice begin.”
