Vol 1 Chapter 16 (1/1)
pi ”Are you sure this is the right way?” ”Don't worry, wein a cavern, with specks of light sparsely lining the walls and ground Unlike others that opted to use a torch or have the light source near the party, Bellspell that spreads everywhere The reasoning was siht in a dark cave on theht in a wide area in a diffused for a modified version of the archer's «Hawkeye» In addition to seeing into the distance, he's also lighting the spot up with persistent specks of light that follow his sight The cavern is located a kiloeon], still in the arid part of the [Field of Ashes] Going on the hunch that all the caverns are either connected or close to each other, Bell had been exa different preparations Dosnak would try to squeeze into the cracks in the ground from the surface, and if there's a cavern underneath, Bell, and occasionally Kun, would go be his bodyguard if it proves pro This cave is the fruit of their labour ”The air is fine noe made some ventilation shafts and forced so froeon, the speleotheround and not in a hill But it shouldn't be a problem, just don't mistake the raft pools as floors and don't touch the frostworks, actually, just don't touch the walls in general” [Note: Speleothe dripstones, flowstone, cave crystals and so forth The most coeos) Rafts are calcite crystals are formed on the surface of quiet cavern pools Frostworks are needle-like growths on cavern walls] pi ”Pretty~” ”Yeah, da a restaurant in here” ”Are you hungry Rick-ni~?” ”Hry?” ”No, why wait, I'ives a look over her shoulder fusa fusa ”No, ignore her” Rick is giving Till a nuggy while replying pi The group chats idly as they tread in the cave, with Kun keeping a look out in the uard Normally, Kun would be in the back to prevent any sneak attacks, but he's in charge of recon at the mo him whenever there's any obstacles in the way as he peers ahead ”Who knew there's such a place underground?” ”Well, it's a given, since the [Barghest Dungeon] exists in a similar system and is close by We were just lucky we had Dosnak to poke around so we didn't have to dig pointlessly” Kun suddenly stops with one of his hands up, everyone freezes as he tries to look at so?” ”Not sure, but if there was soone now” pi ”How is our position? We should be nearby already” Bell is looking at one side of the cavern with interest A ball of light drifts froher up ”damn it, we overshot it a little” ”Nah, we are fine” Rick pulls out a eon ”See here, this part runs parallel to the tunnels here” He points at one of the nue corridors on the map ”I think Kun said he left the marker at the second bend?” The youth looks at Kun expectantly, who gives a nod ”So if we just dig diagonally up froht, let's go with that” Bell drops the large pack that she had been carrying, Dosnak joins in and lays out various tools that rapped tightly with cloth The other three gather around, looking at the various tools with curiosity ”Nore dia machine And then mix a weak explosive compound on the spot, pour it into the hole and then set it off fro different, put these on” Bell picks up some finely threaded cloth and hands them out to everyone ”Don't take it off noa chisel and hammer froht breeze stirs kaakaakaa kan kan kan Using the head of the ha an X on several parts of the wall, she gets to work right aith Dosnak providing assistance Making thirty pinky-sized holes slanted slightly doard, 3 columns of 6 holes, spaced 2 hands apart, the wall looks oddly like so one would use to keep track of scores in certain board ga the ha wooden pins into the holes after squeezing the a pin into each hole, she fills theuide it to the entrance Everyone stand here to stay upwind” The group did as told, after checking that everything is in order She turns back toward the hole-filled wall, ”«Tri-Ele?” ”Look closer Rick-ni” ka ”Ah!” x2 ”Eh?” Aechoes in the cavern as the water turns to ice and expands a little outside of the holes buo ka kasha A dilow fro with bursting steaht like a blown fuse flickers froer shi+n buo biri shi+n buo biripi The group had watched initially with interest, but they got bored as tiroup started aga ga gasa The enlarged holes have spider cracks surrounding theave way, collapsing onto the floor Powders and chunks of liust of wind drags the dust cloud away froer than expected” ”bori bori gokun The others quickly finish chewing and s their food Rick is the first to finish, ”yeah, longer than when you took that duh the air and strikes hi hiets up and inspects the wall after handing the tired looking catwoman a waterskin, who takes it thankfully ”What did you do here?” Kun looks at the the pile of debris before peering into thefro che to bore a hole Lower chance of a cave-in since there wouldn't be any sudden physical stress like fro?” ”Us in the environ with each other, usually water andis u and wear the object out Right, Bell-ne~?” ”Yeah, pretty much” ”But wouldn't the thermal shock also cause a cave in~?” The felinoid does a double-take, ”um, yes, it can happen, that's why I didn't really let the heat get too high” ”H thermal expansion to cause cracks first, then induce carbonation by burning the wood and en to ain?” ”Ohh! Eh, I think I'rade 8?” ”Sorry to interrupt, but wouldn't it be faster if you just make the holes deeper Bell-ne?” Kun couldn't really follow the conversation aside from the cave-in part, so he tries to think of a way to i to make a deep hole” Bell points at the tools that Dosnak is taking care of ”Why would we need tools for that?” The catwoman's face falls into a deadpan expression, a pan follows as she sht, what do you have in mind?” ”Can't I just push a stream of water into a hole, kind of like hoaterfall wears away a cliff?” ”Waterfall, why don't you just make a waterjet, Kun-ni~?” ”Water jet?” Kun shows a questioning expression at Till [Note: Till is saying waterjet, as in the water jet cutter, whereas Kun's like ”ater, jet”?] PA pi pi pi pi A loud s water droplets to fall rapidly soht! Nhya nhya nhya nhya!” The catwohs with a fist in her paw The toppled boulder stirs as the rest of the group looks at her Grabbing the tools froh holesa square with a mark in its center ”Kun, set up a spell to shrink the output size and increase the speed for «Water Beads» ai Beacon» to guide your angle I will give you the forhtly different fro the outer 4 dots Till, send «Water Beads» into Kun's spell e are ready, ill take turns so we can rotate to regen our MP” doka She gives the lump on the floor a kick, ”that includes you”
supa ”Okay, that's the last of it Let roup had rotated, with Kun and Bell using «Spell Modifier» while Rick and Till took turns using «Water Beads» The result was a stream of water about a millimeter across that sharply cuts into the li all the way through the wall, into the other tunnel There was a risk of so that the upper level of the [Barghest Dungeon] was evacuated, the group continued their work Within the hour, they ed to cut a meter-wide, square block all the way to the other tunnel on 3 sides that's 8the center part intact; this was done to hold the block in place and to prevent it froroup ith intense concentration before walking a little distance away and started to punch into the wall If one pays attention, one would notice the nu depth and size displayed across its surface ga ga gan ”«Tri-Elean Bell recklessly uses «Tri-Element Pulse» to break the limestone Since the stone was cut fro from thermal shock drops This is due to the fact that the stone would slide down before it gets the chance to transes in temperature ”This is awesome! Teach me how to do this spell later!” The revived Rick has been repeating that since he woke up and started helping the you know~” ”I will learn it anyways!” ”Hood about this aside frohtly baffled by his enthusiasuys! We can make a water jetpack with this! We can fly on water!” ”Uives Rick a look with half-closed eyes ”The students can fly us around already” Kun gives hi look with a raised eyebrow ”But you'd control this! And ill be FLYING, like byun, not hora” [Note: like fast and not glide/like zooive , Bell-ne~” ”Actually keep that thought Rick, we can probably do solad to teach you”
”You sure you don't need an escort, Dosnak?” ”It's fine, the cavern looks to be safe and I can take care of myself Take care, senseis” The translucent hu a carefully crafted li It was crafted while the group wasout his new technique ”«Ho Beacon»!” KunBeacon»!” Rick uys know the drill Let's , stay close in case any of us need help” Bell gives a mischievous sive her a nod, ”alright, let's go”
”Get your [Warp Scroll]s here! The entrance is being blocked by a cave-in! Get your [Warp Scroll]s here! One per custoold a piece! Get it while supplies last!” A youth with a red bandana over his head is shouting in one of the few safe sections inside the lower section of the dungeon while walking around Next to hiiving off the ih it's called a safe section, it's ather to rest, should any ards to kill-stealing [Note: In online gaa is the practice of obtaining credit for killing an enemy, when another player has put more effort into the kill An example is when a player in a first-person shooter whittles an enemy's health down and is about to kill the and shoots that eneets credit for the kill despite having done al occurs when the rewards for defeating a foe are li for that same reward The term is most often heard in MMORPGs and MUDs, where rewards of items and experience points can be substantial, but can also be found in first-person shooters where players are rewarded a point for a kill Many players feel that kill stealing is a dishonorable practice (Wikipedia)] ”Wait, what?! Cave-in?” ”Quick, go check!” ”You are kiddingthe various users resting in the area After confirmation via PM and such, a few users walk up to the two ”Oy, merchant! Where does the [Warp Scroll] lead to?” ”It's just outside the entrance, don't worry, you are not outside the teleportation range!” The users looks at each other with soold pieces ”Thank you for your custorabs a folded sheet of vellum from his pack and hands it to the archer ”I will test it out, will let you guys know in a bit” The archer unfolds the sheet, laying it on the ground before stepping on it The intricate rates as the archer on top of it fades away One of the users stops ht, seems safe, 6 please” ”Sorry, 1 per customer only!” muka ”Fine! 1 for each of us then!” ”Thank you for your custo [Warp Scroll]~!” A sweet voice drifts throughout the various tunnels as a young girl and what looks to be her father are strolling through the cavern They walled off anyout of coold only~!” A e wo their fight with a pack of hounds ”Why are you selling [Warp Scroll] here, honey?” The wo look ”Did your stupid father actually think anyone would buy that here?” The others that are accoentle breeze froives a pout, ”eh? Didn't you know the entrance caved in? There's no way in or out now~” The wo and checking PMs One of the her to scrunch her face ”Fine, I'll buy 7 then” ”Sorry, one per customer~” The woold pieces The hooded- in a deep voice, ”4 gold pieces” ”What?! That's highway robbery, you-” ”You what? Stupid father was it? 5 gold pieces” ”You! Go-” One of her co as the rest of therab her froold pieces to the girl, who in turn runs to the man ”Where does this [Warp Scroll] lead to? You know those things have a really short range, right?” The ives her 2 sheets of folded vellum ”It's just outside the entrance, we had a [Scribe] ives the ive a wry sold pieces and thanks the little girl Theon it A soft glow comes from under his feet before he disappears A short while after, the group lay out the second velluives the hoodedThe rest quickly buy their scrolls froirl and, who they assu
”The area's cleared,to flood back into the safe areas Let's ht ear ”Got it, we haven't seen anyone for a while now, let's head back then” ”Yeah, let'sher and Rick So closely, she recognize theht] and [Monochrome Blades] ”Meet at the second safe area, we have coives Rick a look before both of the