Chapter 131 (1/2)

Chapter 131 - Winter Queen (2)

Until the 6th floor, the 3 ina and Vadinet was sufficient in clearing the DungeonArtpe provided Mana when needed to his party ic to on the 7th floorThis hen they started hunting in earnest as a 5 man party

At first, Artpe was a bit worried as to how to deploy the partyThis was the first ti in a 5 man partyIn the end, he put Sienna and Maetel in the frontArtpe was in charge of containht up the rear as she used her AoE e of heals and buffsThe speed at which they cleared the Dungeon became incredibly fast

Above all else, the prior party arrangement had relied very heavily on Artpe's ManaSince he was able to escape that party structure, he spent less tiHe needed less need to recover his Mana, and he was less fatigued

“It seeating the ruin or containing theHooIt seems our lack of skill is at fault…”

“I worked really hard to protect Artpe until now!”

Maetel said those words, but she looked chastised by Vadinet's wordsSince she was only good at fighting, she ht have overly relied on Artpe in all other aspectsShe ht have shi+fted toonewShe had such thoughts before

“It is fineEven if I ordered Maetel to do it, she can't do it”

“You are too much, Artpe!”

“You just have to work hard on tasks that you are capable of doingLike right now”

“I don't know if you are trying to consoleme like an idiot…”

After the 7th floor, they worked diligently for another 10 days before they reached the 9th floorThey were able to find the staircase leading down to the 10th floor, which was the last floor of the ruin

“It really…It really is an enormous staircase”

“We should check on our rewards before we head down”

Artpe easily extracted the rewards froeonHe did it so well that itthe Dungeon had to offer However, Artpe's partyone could do, because one could sense ManaHe had an ability that could catch shly trained thief couldn't catchHe had the the ability to reveal all secrets!It didn't matter if his party had expanded in numberIt didn't matter that his comrades were able to help him in many waysIt was still up to Artpe to find the rewards

“You guys should have this on hand”

After he cleaned out the 9th floor of its rewards, Artpe turned around to face his partyHe handed theave several dozen to each of the theeonIt had been scattered in random locationsThe party ic stonesHowever, the crystal held a very yThey couldn't feel any large poithin it

“What are they?”

“They are consu a finite ay they can store is limitedHowever, we do have a lot of them, so I think it'll work out somehow”

For reference, the crystals could be consuyThey were helpful in casting Ice typeice type spells in this ruin, since they wouldn't be effectiveThe crystals wouldn't be used for that purpose

“Artpe-nim's present······I will treasure it as an heirloom”

“Didn't I just tell you that they are consumable Artifacts?”

The party immediately descended the staircase towards the 10th floorThe staircase ide, and it was seely endlessThey busily descended the spiral staircase, and theyThe air around thee Mana emanate from the heart of the staircase

When Artpe felt the flow of this strange Mana, he raised his head as he smirkedHe was just reminded of a memory from his past lifeThe rest of his party was a beat late in sensing the ManaThey tilted their head in puzzleHow strange”

“It isn't strangeThe staircase has the role of a watcherIt classifies the intruders of this ruinAlso, it is a sign that we are on the right path

“Watcher······”

“YesThis ruin changes its appearance depending on the person searching out the ruinThe 10th floor is basically the last chapter”

'This route is for the hero's partyIn my past life, I wasn't allowed to take this route'

He nodded his head when he was faced with so quite different from what he had found in his past life

At the tioalHe wanted to take the sculpture to EtnaHe knew the staircase was guiding him towards a different route from his past life, but he didn't resistIt was because he knew that so he desired was at the end of all of this

'From this point on, it is an unknown territory for meIknoho the owner of the ruin is, but…I can't help but be nervous'

How long had they walked down this reeted by a hallway lass

They arrived at the 10th floor of the Winter Queen's ruin

“WowHow pretty…”

“Until the 9th floor, it looked as if nature had created those floorsThis place was constructed according to a specific plan”

The hallas decorated with ice crystals that shone with a htIn the previous floors,They couldn't see a single ant at the entrance to the 10th floor

“It is filled with overwhely, Artpe-nimAre you sure we're allowed to enter this place?”

“That is why it is welco us like this”

“This is a welcome······?”

The reason why there weren't any monsters on the 10th floor wasn't hard to discernThere was an overwhel out an energy that challenged Artpe's partyHow could a monster dare to appear in front of such a presence?!

“Is it the energy of the Ice Dragon?”