26 Chapter 27: The Strongest Party (2/2)
”So John, how did it feel? Did you enjoy your A-Rank adventurer fight? Hm? Aren't you going to say that I told you so?” Serena said as she approached me
”Argh. Yes you were right, you told me so, I should've listened to you” I said
”Huh? John's admitting it? Did you perhaps hit your head or something?” She asked with a smile on her face
Calm down john... Thanks to her everything is fine, don't lose your cool.
”Remember what you said. 'I can easily defeat A-Ranks I'm not afraid of them'”
”Okay! I get it!”
”Haha, Are you mad?” Serena asked
”How can you be so annoying!” I shouted as I began to chase her around
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”So John, can you explain to us how you and your party ended up on the tenth floor?” asked Lee
”Of course,” I said
Right now, we're in one of the restaurants in Atlas. After we finish talking, we're going to the guild to redeem our rewards. I killed a few monsters with Serena while we were going down the floors so we should be able to make quite some money, not to mention the giant magic stone from the spider
And, so I explained everything that happened to them. I told them how we had defeated the boss on the second floor and after walking on the third floor, we had lost signs of life. I also told them how everything started to turn to darkness and our only option was to enter the boss room which appeared out of nowhere
”That's... That doesn't sound like a normal trap. It felt lie the dungeon itself wanted to get rid of you. Or at least something controlling it.” said lee
”That's right when you said trap. We assumed you might've fallen into a teleport circle, however from what you've said, there wasn't any room you stumbled upon or any teleportation. If it was teleportation you wouldn't have seen all that darkness or the destruction of the dungeon's structure” Said Oliver
He's quite talkative if it interests him, isn't he...
”Not to mention, the curse placed on you. That can only be done by monsters found in floor 15 or higher.” Said, Alex
”Oh yeah, that curse Serena and rose talked about... Speaking of floors, how many floors are there in a dungeon? What's the furthest you've guys gone?” I asked
While we were heading up the floors, the number of other parties we saw increased I think we saw over 20 people in total, especially on the 4th and 5th floor.
”The dungeon you went to is the easiest one, it mainly contains weak monsters. There isn't a need to farm it. The amount of floors depends on the dungeon, but the one you went to in particular has 30. The furthest we've gone is 20” Said Lee
”And if you're planning on completing these dungeons, I suggest you don't. The kingdom can operate properly because of them. If you complete them they'll disappear, so unless you don't wish to become an assassination target or the enemy of the nation, it's better if you just use it to farm cash. There are other dungeons out there.” Said, Alex
”I thought as much, thank you for the warning, but I never really planned to complete them. I just wanted to see how far I could get, and what the final boss would look like” I said
”They're a lot stronger than you can imagine.” Said rose
”That reminds me, you guys farm the harder dungeons right? what's the furthest you've gotten on the hardest one out of the 4?” I asked
”The 5th floor on the red dungeon. Never attempt going there unless you have a full party.” Said Rose
5th floor? are you serious? They reached 4x further in the beginner dungeon, how hard is the red dungeon?
”Understood,” I replied
”The blue flame you made and the invisible wind blade. Can you show us it one more time?” Oliver asked
Looks like he was very interested in it.
”Sure, Ignis,” I said as I lifted my finger
And above it, a small Blue flame was formed.
”!?”
”I don't think I would be able to use the wind blade in store, it's a bit dangerous,” I said
”You... How are you able to use chantless magic?” Asked Oliver with a curious and surprised expression
”T-That is something I am not allowed to say, sorry,” I said
”A kid was able to use magic without chanting... When researchers are still trying to find a way?! Who was your master?” He asked
”I'm not sure, I don't remember, but I lost memories of my past, but I do remember him being some sort of Great sage,” I said
Lies, Complete lies. But honestly, I feel like if I don't say that, this dude will ambush me at night and torture me until I tell him. Nah, he may look addicted to the topic of magic to the point where he becomes talkative but there's no way. He'll try something like that, right?
”You said you can use wind blade right? That means you can use the chantless fire magic, Wind magic and ice magic?!” He continued
”How did you know I could use Ice magic!?” I asked
”I didn't, I saw residue of ice in the chamber, so I assumed it was either you or one of your party members. Either way, the fact that you can use all of these elements without chanting is something unheard of. People could try to kidnap you just to obtain the information.” He said
It's too late. They already did. The king of haulfast
”It's fine, I'll be able to protect myself,” I said
”And you're party members? You're putting them at risk. You and your members need to become stronger. Strong enough to reach the 20th floor together. I suggest you find a 4th member” Said lee
”Yeah...”
With my current strength, I'm weak. The only reason I've survived this far was thanks to good fortune. I should go to a church and start praying to God and thank him for giving me a second chance at life...
After we were finished eating, we went to the guild and exchanged our magic stones to money with Rose's party.
In total, we had killed 5 minotaurs from the 5th floor, 10 spiders from the 9th floor, rested through the 8th, 7th and 6th floor and killed 10 Wolves from the 4th floor. We didn't have any more space so we didn't kill any more.
Unfortunately, we weren't able to fight any other boss as the boss won't spawn if you're climbing up. It only spawns if you're heading downwards. But it's fine, we already got the magic core needed.
”Right so, 5 Minotaur magic stones which are 5 Gold in total. 10 Big spider magic stones which are 30 Gold coins in total. 10 Wolves which is 5 Gold coins. Here's your reward 40 Gold coins.” Said the receptionist as she handed it to me with a dumbfounded expression
”Thank you,” I Said as I took the reward
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”Are you sure you don't want to sell it?” Asked lee as he pulled out the Spider queens magic stone from his toolbox and handed it to me
Thankfully we were in the inn and so no one had seen us. Otherwise, people would've tried to rob me while I was asleep or even awake.
I took the stone and put it into my toolbox before saying. ”It's fine, I'll use it to improve my parties strength”
”Well said,” Said rose
”Well then, we'll be leaving” Said Lee
”Yes, Thank you again for all the help,” I said
”No worries, if anyone messes with you. Come tell us, we'll teach them a lesson.” Lee said
”Yeah,” Rose added
I never knew one word from one person could make me feel so safe.
”Understood, till we meet again,” I said as I waved at them
They waved back and left
”Is it okay for such a kind and cool party to exist?” I asked
Their kindness had deeply moved me
”Let's go to sleep john, I'm really tired.” Said, Serena
”Okay. Let's go sleep, I'm also quite tired myself.” I said as I carried the sleeping Ariel on my back
And just like that, our temporary team with the coolest and strongest party in Atlas ended.