12th floor – Lv. 1350 Demi Rich Shakma(1)
It is important that there be a plan for everything, but in this case, we decided to prioritize time.
There are too many things an Archmage-class lich can do to sit back and relax.
There was not enough information to even think leisurely below. I got out of the door and decided to move quickly.
Basically, stealth and invisibility were cast on everyone. The downside is that you can’t even see each other, but at first glance, you won’t know who’s there.
The number of people who could be called party members had increased so much that I thought it would be easy to find out.
It wasn’t.
“Is it easier than you think?”
“I don’t know why, though.”
As I moved a little further, I seemed to understand the general reason.
The mad Lich seems to be conducting exile research right now.
As the name of the fairy mafia, the city with most of the fairies had a strangely low population density.
A few people were already watching, but they were far away and not nearby.
And most of them were patrolling.
I kind of knew what I was going to do.
“It looks like it’s looking for a staircase. Otherwise, it looks like it’s trying to find an anvil or a fountain, whatever.”
Objects that signal that an exile has appeared do not run away on their feet.
Unless the exile dies or climbs the stairs.
The objects seemed to appear everywhere.
“It’s Sam.”
There were no soldiers holding weapons and guarding them. The surroundings are quite modern.
It would be impossible to transport the pipes over long distances.
Unless it is an Artifact Bottle, which is given to each exile, the potency gradually evaporates and becomes plain clean water.
I’ve never seen a future that succeeded in mass-producing something like that bottle. It will be the same this time.
“Still, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen a faucet attached.”
There was more spring water than expected. What appeared to be stairs were also found.
However, there were always fairies guarding the stairs.
There were even a few things that weren’t real stairs.
It’s a fake made on purpose.
“It’s easy to tell them apart. There’s really no dust and there won’t be any scratches. From the entrance of the stairs, it’s strictly separated from this place. Be careful not to be fooled when you’re in a hurry.”
From a distance, the fake could not be distinguished.
Even if there were guards, it was not to the extent that it could not be dealt with by surprise. I approached it as it was in a state of being invisible.
The sensor that detects the living body made a sound.
“Who are you?”
Shooting without hesitation, the girl and I quickly rushed to subdue the two fairies that were standing there.
didn’t kill Not only did he care about the hunter’s mood, but he also noticed the nature’s god.
The god of nature was about to forgive the traitorous elves now.
“If it’s good, it’s pure, but if it’s bad, it’s a fairy. There must be a lot of people who realize that leaving home is hard.”
There were also practical reasons that were unavoidable. Compared to other races that have exploded with the development of technology, fairies are no different than they were a thousand years ago.
In any case, the hunter was satisfied with such a situation.
the spirit asked.
“It’s bland compared to what I was afraid of. Is this true? I think we could just throw it all away.”
Proboy shook his head.
“It’s pure nature, and it’s inevitable, but that’s why it’s even scarier. It’s the moment I really thought I had to fight.”
The act of not killing the fairy was also requested by the proboy.
Fairies are very fond of their few people. And basically, they are a peaceful and laid-back race.
“You shouldn’t take it easy on the fairies of this age. They did in the past, but if someone is dead, they’ll rush to kill us.”
“In the old days, well, to be honest, war with fairies wasn’t something I was afraid of. They’re pretty strong, but aren’t they mentally ready to fight?”
In particular, the stump fairy, even after killing a person, regrets the death and is truly heartbroken.
It may seem bizarre from the side, but they do. There is no hypocrisy in its heart. As the providence of nature, I only exercised my right to self-defense, and I truly hope that everyone is happy.
Therefore, hostility and anger necessary for battle are extremely rare.
“From the point of view of other races, they are a bit crazy. But consider the case where the switch in the direction is turned on in the opposite direction.”
i know what it is Even in goodness, there is a need for leeway.
Fairies have an infinitely high line that will not lose their goodness. It’s not that you can’t get over it.
He knows what will happen if he reaches an extreme situation, a situation where even God has lost his support.
From a fairy’s point of view, it’s crazy, and from the perspective of other races, it’s really crazy.
“A fairy who empathizes with the pain of others and has ceased to love peace. That’s a bit terrifying.”
The hunter had the most serious expression on his face.
It seems like you’ve been together for a long time, so you probably know that tendency. It’s good, but somehow the fairy’s tendencies are strange.
“Uh, then maybe…”
“This is the birth of racial berserkers. They still have no anger or hatred, but they kill their opponents with a very cold smile. Kill them just thinking they might be a threat. .”
The fact that the fairy is crazy means that the basic disposition that was hindering the fighting power of the group has disappeared.
The masters of bows, magic, double swords and spirits flocking in droves are willing to throw their lives away if they think that side is more profitable.
Thinking about your opponent even during battle means that there is no excitement or embarrassment in battle at the same time.
Unkind fairies can be called sociopaths or psychopaths in themselves. Because I have that kind of personality.
The hunter became dull.
“I’ve been thinking about that. I thought that the fairy’s personality might not necessarily be good.”
“Isn’t the mindset itself different?”
“But I still like fairies. It’s not because the fairies in this city want it, too.”
“No one’s going to say anything about that, because fairies are good guys. It’s just a story that if a good guy gets angry, there’s nothing scarier than that.”
The old man said as if an old question had been solved.
“I was a little curious as to why the empires of the past didn’t completely wipe out the fairies. I thought it was just because the fairies gave up their resistance with their characteristic harmlessness. It wasn’t.”
The Empire would have heard of hunting the fairies, but would have given up in the end.
The combat that Greenskins like is more like a sport.
The tenacious, gossiping, mad fairy’s murderous intent will be harsh even for greenskins.
“So, are we like a cow that fell among a herd of piranhas?”
The girl is skeptical and asks. The seriousness of the situation had already been conveyed, but it did not seem to have touched him.
I shook my head.
“There’s a high probability that it’s just a contract relationship. The lich provides a home, and the fairies take care of things that one body can’t do.”
Fairies don’t usually go crazy in groups. Because it doesn’t happen often enough to erase the fairies’ goodness.
In the cases I know, there were only small pirates or mercenaries.
There are many fairies living in this city just by looking at them. Although it is small for its size.
“In the first place, the purpose is to capture us over there as well. So we can’t kill us either. Spring water is everywhere, and it looks like it’s being processed into a commodity, so any fatal injuries won’t matter.”
He told me to watch out for immediate death. If we don’t kill the fairies, they won’t even try to kill us.
It is the rich who need to catch us above all else. Just watch out for the lich.
“For now, isn’t this our staircase?”
“It would be great if I could use someone else’s stairs.”
The rules of the labyrinth are not very convenient.
I wandered around the dark gray city, being careful not to kill the fairies as much as possible.
* * *
Although it is a city, it was not built by fairies. It is just a residential complex built quickly to utilize artificial planets.
It wasn’t even trying to get residents right. It was planned to be used as a laboratory for various experiments.
Several facilities were built for this purpose, but they were often automated, and there were not many residential facilities.
As a result, the city itself remains as gray concrete without even being painted.
There are several facilities with iron, which are relatively important, but most of them are not in operation.
The Alliance decided to abandon the planet when the long infamous human-born Lich appeared.
It was because he decided that sending an army to subdue the Lich was not even more profitable.
Of course, Shakma was still with the fairies back then.
Although not single, the mighty Lich who pushed a nation away as a single faction finally found the location of the invaders.
Richie was a magician. A master who has only studied magic for five hundred years.
The bone beckoned and his figure disappeared. To capture the intruder and throw it into the prison, to see where the newly acquired object is.
You also have to take the bottle. Glass bottles of exiles are a valuable source of income.
Some reliable fairies go on a business trip to a distant place and return to show the miracle of the spring water.
The more sources of income, the better. As much as I can’t use it because it’s this miraculous spring of water.
A new group of exiles were circling the outskirts, checking the steps one by one.
Richie felt glad for the way he acted.
Smart and skillful move. At least the leader must be an exile who knows a lot.
If so, great progress will be made in his research.
The study of exiles is a hot topic in any country.
The fact that living beings that were confined to a single planet five hundred years ago spread to the entire universe is the result of researching them.
The stairs where Richie appeared had not yet been attacked.
Two elf sentries nodded and said hello to the employer.
Richie frowned and flicked his finger after receiving that greeting. The fairy created a shield just by looking at its movements.
It was so terribly powerful that it spread out in all directions, enough to be considered a nuclear fusion magic rather than a single wizard.
Although it was a simple magic detection, it was accompanied by a physical shock.
In the aftermath of the immense spread, the surroundings become clean.
For echolocation, it was already like an attack.
Lich immediately detected a swarm of creatures that weren’t fairies, that is, deviated from the path he had set.
And Lich disappeared again by teleportation.
* * *
“Come! Get ready!”
The only ones who can stand against Richie are a girl and me, and a proboy and a young man.
Other personnel decided to continue moving and inspect the stairs. The number of stairs was not very large, but it was by no means small.
It seems that for a hundred years of this planetary time, there have been quite a few hapless exiles in this city where the terrifying lich lurks.
Because there are bound to be many such victims in the dwellings of beings who can be powerful bosses.
After a powerful detection that looked like a storm of pollen passed through my magical vision, I pointed in a direction.
“Appears there!”
It was a very unencrypted teleportation coordinate and could be predicted a few seconds earlier through the magical movement.
It is a feat that is no different than a magical power show, but there is no spirit of admiration.
the bottle is broken Lich appeared as soon as the healing spring water spread out.
“Undead as expected! Don’t try to win. Just hold on!”
The tanks in this case are a girl and me. It is a common perception that wizards are weak in close combat, but at the same time it is a fact as it is.
The goal is to reduce the damage we take while somehow interfering with the magic cast of the Named Lich Shachma.
The torment of the spring water will make the Lich even more tormented.
“Hmm? Remnants, but good judgment.”
But Richie didn’t feel any pain at all.
Casting magic is a spiritual thing, but even the most senior lichs would have been distracted by pain.
The girl’s sword attack and my explosion were intercepted very easily.
Richie tried to implement magic.
In an instant, I caught it. Martial Arts is faster than any other magic class as much as the activation speed. All my passives are set for speed.
A magic cast that occurred in an instant at a very close range was caught.
It was barely nullified before it took its form.
Richie was momentarily stunned. The girl’s attack entered the gap.
The glowing plasma and the girl’s magical power were gently applied over it again.
It really is a dagger with no difference compared to the Auror Blade.
Lich’s armor, his robe, was torn without strength and burned. And just cut the ribs.
Inside, the Life Force Vessel, the core of the Lich, was momentarily visible.
Shakma, who doesn’t trust anyone and takes pride in her power, even when she becomes a lich, she doesn’t hide it anywhere.
The girl was about to poke again, but Richie slid backwards without warning.
That’s… … is it a skill?
[dash] c. whoever sees it
How far have you been researching? I’ve never seen such a case.
Even when the girl is panicking, she calmly follows along. I also stuck with it and kept interfering with the magic cast.
I gave up implementing lich magic.
Enormous magical powers gather in its grasp.
it just exploded
In an instant, the distance widened.
Interference is natural, but the closer you are, the easier it is.
When enough distance was secured, Richie tried to move his hand again.
It’s an extremely streamlined somatic. But if it’s the Shaqma I know, it’s capable of implementing terrifying magic with just that.
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Just in case this happens, the vampire sword master, who had taken a step back from the other side, rushed in.As Sir Dusbourne did, the magic just before its implementation is slashed.
And Mjolnir flew in with divine lightning.
Richie didn’t even think of the lightning.
Holy lightning strikes the body of the evil undead. Proboy was electrocuted and knocked over, but so was Richie.
The body floating in the air staggered and fell to the floor.
There was a big gap before he came to his senses.
girl and i cling
The situation was the first time Richie had just appeared again, and the spring had no effect as expected, so it was necessary to keep this cycle going if possible.
Because I’m a human too, I had a feeling that something might happen. can i catch it?
it’s a dog dream A future that is difficult to endure is beginning to appear.