Episode 171 – Girl
….”
After eating and taking a little rest, we started moving right away.
But no wonder how much Kania drank her blood, her head still spins.
Moreover, if you put her hand on the spot where she had driven her teeth….
“… Blood?”
Her wounds were torn from what she had bitten and squirmed earlier, and even with [Regeneration], The wounds hadn’t fully healed yet.
‘How on earth do you have to suck her blood to get to this point….’
I was really sick earlier.
Because of Dori Dori, the flesh is just too much! Are you in tatters?
I still can’t forget the look on her face as she looked at me with her shocked expression after she hit Kania’s head hard without realizing it was so painful.
While still watching the blood leaking from her wound, I glared at Kania. Kania, who had been looking this way, turned her head away from her.
That’s it.
As I kept walking like that, I arrived in front of the boss room before I knew it.
It’s just called a boss room because there’s a boss, but it’s not really a room….
After going over the slightly hilly part of the meadow, I saw a huge slime guarding the stepping stone to the third floor.
In my mind, I want to run over there and go to the third floor, but….
Considering that the operating condition of the scaffolding was to ‘hunt the boss’, it was impossible.
In the end, it means you have to grab the slime and move on….
“Wow, look at the color.”
Only admiration comes out.
Scarlett and Kania also nodded to her as if agreeing.
The slime, large enough to swallow a house, had an ominous purple color.
It was a purple color that was different from Dina’s purple eyes, which were clear and bright.
There’s something bubbling and boiling there, as if everything would melt if touched even a little….
Isn’t this too harsh… ? It wasn’t strange considering that this was none other than the second floor of the labyrinth.
It’s not anywhere else, it’s the 2nd floor of Babel, so this should be enough.
From the point of view of someone who has to break through the real labyrinth someday, it wasn’t a particularly good thing….
‘If it’s for the sake of improving the specs….’
In the end, considering the level I had to reach, I was rather fortunate to be able to fight a formidable enemy in a virtual world like a real battle.
“Everyone! Let’s work hard!”
I jumped up and shouted that in order to boost everyone’s morale.
It was an hour before everyone died.
*
“How did you get this?”
“No matter what you say to me….”
As she complained, Charwen turned her head away in embarrassment.
Actually, dealing with the slime itself wasn’t too difficult.
No matter how hard you touch it and no matter how big it is, slime is slime.
It’s just tricky.
If you dodge the attack, be careful not to touch it, and fight in a way that strikes the core with Dina’s magic or a long drawn sword, you will be able to win even if it takes a little longer.
… Okay. If only the enemies were slimes.
Just as there were golems on both sides of Minotaur, the boss of the first floor, there were monsters with similar roles next to Slime.
What should I call it? Death Knight? Chunks of armor?
There must be a clear name as it is a monster in Babel, not anywhere else, but I don’t know….
Anyway, the armor chunk flew around to protect the slime, interfering with it.
Honestly, these armored specters aren’t a big deal either. It’s strong, but it’s enough to defeat even Scarlett without difficulty.
The problem is that there are more than 10 of them.
Even if it is shattered, it does not die, but comes back to life and attacks.
Stia said it will keep moving until the core of the slime breaks.
In addition, he seemed to have intelligence, he realized that his attacks did not work from the middle, and even changed his fighting style.
Instead of directly injuring it, push it towards the slime and melt it with the slime’s excellent acidic ability.
First of all, I pushed the easy-going Scarlett towards the slime.
The second one was rather the strongest among us, Stia.
Realizing that it was the biggest obstacle, he tried to get rid of it first.
Next is me. Dina. It was followed by Cania.
After going through the terrible experience of melting away from the skin to the muscles, organs, brain, and bones of the whole body, I came out and saw Scarlett and Stia sitting on the floor waving at me.
So, I sat next to him and waved to Dina and Kania who came out soon after.
Now that everyone has died and bounced back into reality.
One of the biggest problems remained.
“Then what should I do now?”
Question about what to do now.
There, Kania tilted her head and asked.
“Again… will you?”
“… No.”
She shakes her head. Anyway, I want to overdo it a little bit.
Since I was moving in a virtual labyrinth, even though I didn’t have physical fatigue, I still had mental fatigue.
Besides, even in virtual reality, the experience of dying once was not very pleasant.
“Let’s go back and rest for today.”
“Are you going?”
Sharwen looked at us with admiration.
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Well, it came without Garlowen’s knowledge, so the sooner we get out the better it will be for her.
He nodded obediently and got up from his seat.
“Yes. I will come again next time.”
“… Are you coming again?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Yes?”
“Oh, no….”
Charwen quietly turned her gaze elsewhere.
Atmosphere as if they are threatening to get out quickly.
But she can’t help it even if Charwen hates it.
Rather than fighting all the time and dying together in the real labyrinth, it would be better to invade once and practice in the virtual labyrinth beforehand.
Sharwen and Garlowin will continue to develop the virtual labyrinth, so at least the 12th floor that has been conquered so far can be practiced in advance.
“Then let’s go.”
“Ugh… bye… ….”
After taking her children and getting up, Charwen waved her hand weakly.
*
“Aww! It was really hard…….”
As soon as she left the magic tower, Scarlett stretched her face with a teary face.
Well. It was really hard.
When I was chased by a wave of monsters on the 2nd floor, I wondered if I was going to die in real life from a mental shock.
I am afraid of hair loss due to stress.
“You know you have to keep trying, right?”
“I know, but….”
As if Scarlett genuinely disliked my words, she stretched out her arms and frowned at her arrogance.
“Okay… I want to go back and rest today….”
“Goodbye.”
Scarlett waved her hand first and trudged away.
“I’ll go first too.”
“Uh.”
Stia went next.
“… Why don’t you stop sucking blood and go?”
“Yes.”
“Go.”
“Yes….”
As soon as she came out of her mage tower, her eyes turned upside down, and Kania, who had driven her teeth into my neck, eventually moved her steps first.
Now it’s just me and Dina….
“Shall we go too?”
“Yes….”
At that time when we were about to go back after having such a sweet time just the two of us!!!
Puong!
“… Ah.”
I heard the sound of something exploding in the distance.
It seems unusual to see that the smoke is full.
“Something just crashed over there!”
“Well, there is a house over there!”
People around me were also surprised, pointing in that direction and buzzing.
… Still, he’s a student at the academy aspiring to be a hero, can’t he just pass by?
She asked, glancing at Dinah next to her.
“… Shall we go?”
“Yes. Go quickly.”
She took Dina’s hand and ran towards it.
Although the place where the explosion occurred was far from a general point of view, it did not feel remote even to us, the Awoken.
As I get closer and closer to the scene while strengthening my body with magical powers, I have a feeling that this time is not going to be anything out of the ordinary.
First of all, it is the scale of the explosion.
Judging by the fact that people were not running away and watching, it seems that only the explosion was large and there were no casualties.
The size of the fire, which was gradually spreading, was unusual.
First of all, it seems there is no villain, but is it a simple explosion accident?
No, that’s why people said that something crashed earlier.
It happened to be near the magic tower, so someone fell while flying.
At the scene where I arrived with such thoughts, there was a pretty girl standing there.
And we had no choice but to stand still, looking at such a girl.
Why is it strange to see a girl standing barefoot and intact at the site of an explosion? No.
Of course, there are things like that….
“… Dina?”
“… It’s not me.”
Because the girl looked just like Dina, except for the color of her hair.
As I looked at the girl while holding Dina’s hand, I suddenly realized the identity of the biggest difference I felt for the girl.
No matter how much she focused on her senses, the girl couldn’t feel what a creature should naturally feel.
mana.
Not only that, but even the heartbeat.
It must be true that he is still alive.
Even though I didn’t feel any great power from the girl, my instincts were ringing the alarm that this child was dangerous.
The girl opened her mouth about 30 seconds after we met.
“… Excuse me.”
“… ….”
“Can you buy me some food?”