030. Scavenger (2)
Dungeons that are evaluated to be similar to living giant creatures have a myriad of unique properties.
First of all, even if you look at the madness of taking the entrance exam in the underground dungeon of the academy, the advantages and disadvantages of a special place called a dungeon are that it constantly spits out as if creating monsters.
Uncharacteristic low-level monsters such as goblins, skeletons, and kobolds can be easily found in any dungeon.
However, there are many other monsters in the underground dungeon of the academy. For a good example, look at the group of people standing in their way.
“Chwiik! Human! Catch! Breeding!”
“Wow, it’s an orc.”
“It’s the first time I’ve seen a dungeon orc in my life.”
Berris and Gunther trembled at the party’s reaction.
Whether the girls know it or not, Orcs have a special breeding method.
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According to their reputation as a god-created failure, orcs cannot reproduce on their own. The reason is simple. This is because the Orc race has no males, only females.
Thanks to that, Orcs kidnap humanoid males of other races to their village and exploit their seeds.
“Brother, be careful.”
“What?”
“That’s because he looks like he has a good seed.”
“Damn it.”
Berris trembled once more at Gunther’s terrifying warning.
Even with the dark eyes of the orcs’ desire, you can see what they are doing in their imagination. So Gunter’s words were more relevant.
“You dare!”
Do you think you know a little about the ecology of orcs?
Not his usual expressionless expression, Arwen, whose face was hardened, shouted loudly.
“Chwiik! Female! Go away!”
But the orcs didn’t seem to be interested in the human woman here, they were just looking greedily at Gunther and Veris…….
Surereung.
The sword that was in the scabbard was pulled out. Arwen’s long-term weapon, the sword imbued with the spirit’s power, immediately began to glow with a brilliant light.
“This is the first time I have seen a monster with intelligence.”
As if she didn’t know what the orcs were aiming for, Maria looked at the group of orcs with an innocent face. But it was none other than Gunther who broke her peace.
“Do you know the habits of orcs?”
“Yes? I don’t know.”
“Orcs do not have males. It means that they rob males of other races and exploit their seeds.”
“What! Is it true?”
Since she wasn’t Maria, who was so dull-headed that she couldn’t understand Gunther’s words, she immediately blushed.
Oh my God! Does it make sense Kidnapping males from other races and turning them into seedlings, no, seedlings!
After thinking that far, Maria secretly looked at Veris.
Only then did Maria recall what those orcs had been saying. It was obviously breeding or something.
‘That’s why Arwen is so angry.’
Maria and Arwen are not particularly close. Even so, he knew that Arwen cared for Veris terribly, so his anger was understandable.
“Chwiik! Kill all the women and rape the men!”
In the end, the orcs took out their weapons and started running.
Those who spewed out terrible lines that made me chill even just listening to them, were excreting desires that were so pure that they could hardly be called creations of this dark dungeon.
Suddenly!
One of the orcs rushing in at the forefront with glaring eyes was killed by Arwen’s sword.
Despite the death of one of their comrades, the orcs did not stop advancing. No, to put it more accurately, on the contrary, with even more fierce momentum…… It was running toward the men in the group.
“Three lights illuminate the heavens. Save the lambs here now.”
─Ugh!
Because their goal was so clear, the party quickly began to gather around Veris and Gunther.
And then, the holy woman’s specialty, blessing magic, that is activated in succession.
When a special buff magic that drastically increased the target’s vitality, mana, attack power, and defense power was manifested, Arwen swung her sword like crazy again.
“Oh, the spirit sword as expected.”
Gunther, who only heard that Arwen had newly awakened her spirit power, looked at her divine status with a surprised face.
Isn’t the power of the elves who handle the spirit sword, which was dismissed as a legend or myth, literally amazing?
“Isn’t your older brother joining us?”
“Because it is more important for you guys to grow than for me.”
“As expected, it is the same big brother’s heart as hahahahae.”
Because of Veris’ consideration, not consideration, Gunter pulled out his sword as expected. What the enemies were aiming for was clearly visible at a glance, but Gunther is also known as the empire’s swordsmanship genius.
─Suddenly!
“My brother’s seed belongs to my sister!”
“This crazy.”
Seeing Gunther silently swinging his sword, Veris stuck out her tongue.
A bit like the orcs I knew in my previous life…… They are Orcs from a very different world. But looking at it now, Gunther and Orc had some similarities.
“By the way, Arwen is amazing.”
Unlike Berris, who has become a low-level monster and cannot gain experience points, her other party members are fighting hard.
There was no risk to the academy’s prospects against the orcs, so the situation was literally spectating.
Among them, Arwen stands out the most. Arwen, who received the blessing magic of a priest who made her a saint, was roaming the battlefield like an elf in a legend.
“Hot!”
─Chack!
“Queueek!”
In a word, momentum at both ends. As time passed, dozens of orcs all fell to the ground and turned into cold corpses.
“The situation has been sorted out.”
“What level do you plan to handle?”
“Well, the dean’s order was cleaning, not a clear division.”
At Berry’s explanation, Arwen nodded her head.
In fact, cleaning is also a funny thing. It is true that periodically monsters explode and protrude from the entrance of the dungeon, but the students are doing it themselves.
“Then, how about going down a little further?”
“More here?”
“Aren’t Academy Dungeons famous for their low level and large amount of monsters? It can be dangerous, but the water we’ve taken down doesn’t seem to be effective.”
Veris nodded at Gunther’s awkward but accurate insight.
Well, it was true that he cut down all the monsters he encountered after entering the dungeon, but there weren’t many of them.
Predictably, I thought it might be because the group of freshmen who had just entered for the entrance exam were catching the monsters.
“Then let’s go down a bit and think again.”
“Good!”
Everyone agreed to Veris’ declaration, and soon the party began to descend even deeper into the dungeon.
* * *
“Arwen.”
“Yes? What are you doing?”
How long have you been walking along the path of the dungeon?
Arwen turned and looked at her at the sound of her voice calling her own.
A girl named Marie, but that’s just a disguise. Her exact identity is Maria Theresia, a mistress of the great imperial family. She called for Arwen, who was walking quietly.
“I have a question.”
“…… What is?”
“From what I heard, Arwen said she grew up with Monk Berry from a young age.”
“To be precise, Veris-sama was the master of the mansion where I worked. I was a servant.”
“Anyway! Then, Arwen has seen Berrys-sama since he was young, so do you know how he has such great power?”
At Maria’s question, Arwen shut her mouth.
She heard that Veris saved Maria during the occupation of Professor Theon’s dormitory. The voice soon said that this girl was one of the few who noticed Veris’s extraordinaryness.
“I don’t know.”
“Yes?”
“…… Even I don’t know how you have such great power. But what is certain is that He controls and uses that power appropriately and effectively.”
Maria nodded her head at Arwen’s vague explanation.
It is normal for a person with exceptional talent or power to be impatient to express it in some way. But Veris didn’t show it off, because she was just living at the academy with her philosophical view of the world.
When I keep thinking of the man walking in front of me, a constant curiosity comes to my mind. Thanks to her feelings for the first time, Maria was walking in an underground dungeon with them.
“Right. That’s why I think he has something of a charm that attracts people.”
She told Maria honestly what she felt.
Anyway, this elf swordsman knew her true identity and face, so what should she hide?
“People…… What attracts you?”
However, upon hearing that, Arwen seemed very uneasy for some reason.
Knowing it or not, Maria excitedly continued her story.
“Actually, to be honest, he is incredibly handsome, capable, and has a cool personality.”
“…… What do you mean?”
“In the past, I broke the arranged marriage because I begged Obama. But I think it’s okay to marry someone like that.”
Seeing Maria whispering with her innocent face, Arwen couldn’t help but put on a blank expression.
What now? Marriage?
That’s not going to happen. When asked why, her embarrassing thoughts came to her mind, and it was difficult for even Arwen to give an answer, but she couldn’t do it anyway.
Arwen turned his head to find Cecilia. Indeed, Cecilia, who was slowly walking behind them, was also looking at the back of Maria’s head like her cat, perhaps sensing her strange atmosphere.
“Oh, the door.”
As we were walking while worrying about this and that, the group had no choice but to stop after a while.
It was because a door similar to the one that put Veris and her crew in danger in the past had been placed on the wall of the dungeon out of nowhere.