Chapter 28 - The Ruins Area (1/2)

The Ruins Area

I wonder if its because the scenery had completely changed.

My dull thoughts that’s clear of any uncomplicated things had regained its color.

[Those ivies… are they edible…? Hmm?]

Something is coming.

[Booohh… boohh, bo hiyyooooohhh…]

Something spherical is floating towards me.

It’s a monster that look like an eye.

An enormous golden eyeball.

It’s deep golden pupils, which is proportional to the size of the eyeball, is moving about restlessly.

Suddenly, many arms grew out of its spherical body.

The appearance of the arms resembles to those of a human.

Busshuuuu…!

Acid is spouting from the tips of the protrusions scattered around its body.

As expected, the monsters here also spouts acid like that, huh.

[Hiiiioooohhh, ggiiyyooooooohhhh—!]

Suddenly, the monster released a high-pitched scream.

It looks like it’s howling.

Or is this just how it cries?

The eye looks like its having some little twitches every few seconds.

In those multiple arms that sprung out of its body, magic circles in the form of rings that were clad as they formed.

Those magic circle seems to look like bangles as they perfectly fit in its arms.

It’s similar to what the goddess was clad at that time when she stopped the quarrel of Oyamada and Yasu.

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I took the initiative on attacking.

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Pzzzzztt!

Bachichichi!

[Booyyyuuoooohhhh!]

The eyeball is continuously hit by paralytic shocks throughout its body.

It seems that the premature discharge of magic backlashed towards him.

It’s like that time when that lizardman back then blew up its own head because of backlash.

[Gggii, ggiiyyuuuuiii—]

The monster’s gigantic eye is opened wide as smokes fumed out of the white part of the eye.

[Ooouuggguueehhh…]

I’m patiently waiting for this monster to die.

The

gauge I used earlier is about to be emptied out.

[<Sleep>]

The monster’s gigantic eye closed.

After waiting for a while, the monster finally died out of poison.

<Your level has increased.>

<Lv 957 → Lv 961>

My level is still increasing.

[This is…]

If the level limit is not 999, would I be able to exceed Lv 1000?

I look around my surroundings.

[I guess I should look around the area for the time being.]

I start searching the surrounding area while being vigilant for any danger that may show up.

I don’t know how far I should travel until I reach the upper grounds.

It would be good if I could secure a base for me to stay at for the time being.

I found some door-like objects along my search in this ruins.

However, all of them were tightly closed.

It won’t open even if I push or pull them.

There’s also no handle for it to be a sliding door.

[Hmm? This jewel—]

I have just noticed something.

I recalled the jewel in the leather bag I have.

[Does these doors require for me to inject magic energy on them?]

I decided to inject magic power in it.

The gauge in the jewel started accumulating the magic energy.

Ah, now that I think about it…

[Status Open.]

Displaying my current status.

MP: + 31345/31713

With this, I can confirm the decrease of MP as I’m injecting it to this door.

I can now also keep track on how much magic energy I need for the gauge to fill up.

The gauge is now full.

Looking at how much my MP has decreased— about 1500 MP is the required magic energy to be injected.

The door then started to vibrate subtly.

It opened from the middle as the door split open to the left and right.

I went inside while keeping being cautious for any surprise attacks.

[This room should be… around 8 tatami mats wide?]

My eyes came upon a table and some chairs made of stone.

I can also confirmed some furniture-like objects here and there.

There’s also some kind of crude cloth that’s spread around the floor.

Was the a former resident of this place used to sleep there?

The place looks like it’s uninhabited.

I sit in one of the chairs.

[Ahh… this feels great…]

I feel like it has been ages since I last “sat down on a chair”…

Once again, I realize that I’m a child raised in a modern civilization.

[Well then.]

I get up from my seat and went to the door.

The jewel had already lost its color.

I display my status again in preparation.

I will try injecting 1500 MP into the jewel in the door again.

The door closed along with its subtle vibrations.

[I see.]

It’s necessary to inject magic energy for opening and closing of the door.

I inject magic energy to the door again.

As the door opened, I went out of the room.

I want to check how the other rooms look like.

The second room I went to was empty.

There are only crude furniture made out of stone similar to those in the first room.

The third room was also like that.

The rooms’ appearance were all same and it continued even when I have reached the seventh room.

But, the eighth room was different.

I’ve found them.

Humans — that is.

No, to be exact, two human skeletons.

[These skeletons should also be from disposed people, right?]

Both of the skeletons were wearing light armor.

These light armor looks quite old.

Guessing by how these two are dressed, I think they should be a man and a woman.

How long has it been since they were disposed?

The two skeletons were sitting side by side with the wall behind their backs.

It’s as if these two were quite close to each other.

I’ve also just noticed it but they were also holding the hand of the other.

They have probably taken refuge here as they run for their life.