Chapter 65 (1/2)

Chapter 65

“Thank you, Daniela . I’m fine now . ”

So saying, I slowly draw away from her long embrace .

“I wanted to hold you a little longer…”

“We can save that for when we get out of here . ”

I patted her on the head as she pouted with annoyance . I had found a single path inside of me . Fighting to protect people . That was what we were currently doing . It was not possible to mourn the death of every life that was snuffed out, and I would not blame myself for that anymore . I wasn’t a Hero or a saint . I didn’t want to kill to save lives, but it was not possible to save everyone either . I could not be a pacifist here . The only thing I could do was fully dedicate myself to what stood in front of us in the present .

For now, we would kill these monsters and prevent a stampede .

That was all . That was all that I could do .

“d.a.m.n, I think we rested for too long, when there is no time to lose . ”

“No, it was necessary . Do not worry . We will just move at twice the speed . ”

Daniela says with a laugh . I nod and take off my bag . The hollow bag . I open it and take hold of the supreme weapon, the ancient elven sword, and attach it to my belt . The elven shortsword quickly follows .

“So you are quite serious this time?”

I smile mischievously and nod . I was above serious now . We would trample them . I was prepared for this fight more than ever now . There was no hesitation, and I had the most reliable partner by my side .

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while . About what I can accomplish with these weapons . And I’ve now found the answer . ”

“Hehe . I see . That is good . ”

For an instant, we seem to be wrapped in a warm and calm air . But that quickly dissipates and we find ourselves on a battlefield . It was because Presence Detection caught something . It wasn’t the dragon vein, but something big .

“Daniela, this…”

“Hmm, something that was hiding in the depths, it has started to move… Up ahead . ”

I stare hard into the shadows . We were prepared for this, there was no problem . I glance over to Daniela who stood next to me, and she nodded with a smile that showed she was ready to fight . She really was reliable . She always helped me . I needed to become stronger to be able to support her equally . But first, we would kill what was up ahead . I would not allow the beautiful plains to be trodden over and destroyed . Never .

We walk down the tunnel . Presence Detection picks up several forms, but they disappear whenever my sword is swung in their direction . And then everything becomes quiet .

Once we were out of the tunnel, the scenery changed . The cave ceiling had been little more than two meters high, but now it was altogether gone . But it was still too dark to see how high it went . But it must be quite high if the lantern’s light could not reach it . We could also not see the walls . This was a wide area . What could be down here? So deep underground?

“Be careful, Asagi . The large presence should be somewhere around here . ”

“Yeah, I can sense it . If only we knew the direction it would come, I could attack it . ”

There was something huge in this wide area that was still far from us . And as it didn’t move, we had no choice but to go forward . But, since it had appeared so suddenly, does that mean it came to us? Why wasn’t it moving now?

There were a lot of questions that wouldn’t be answered unless we moved . We just needed to be cautious and we could get through this . Daniela knocked an arrow to her bowstring . I unsheathed my one-handed sword and short sword . The pale, silvery green glow gave me a kind of strength . I created a small ball of fire above our heads to replace the lantern .

According to Daniela’s findings, I was not very good with fire magic . And even when I did use it, I could tell that the magic consumption was higher than with ice magic, and yet the ball of fire was still only the size of a tennis ball . There wasn’t much to say about its inefficiency, but I wondered if it could be more than just a power used as a bridge between ice and water magic . However, our hands were full now, so this was the only thing we could use to light our way . Thankfully, all the monster slaying had helped me increase my MP…I think . I haven’t actually checked my status recently, but I was confident that it had gone up after so much hunting .

My MP had been going up gradually since I started using magic, so I was hopeful . I felt like I hadn’t reached my limits yet . Who knew how many ‘ice swords’ I could make in succession? Of course, the new equipment also helped . ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None’ even showed me that I could create a light rain .

We were slowly making our way forward and should be within shooting range soon . Even fire magic should reach it . I put on the hood of my poncho and take in deep breaths . Once I felt calm again, the only thing left to do was kill it .

We were slowly making our way forward and should be within shooting range soon . Even fire magic should reach it . I put on the hood of my poncho and take in deep breaths . Once I felt calm again, the only thing left to do was kill it .

“I’ll shoot at it with fire magic . Unleash your arrows as soon as you catch sight of it . ”

“Understood . ”

She nods, I launch the ball of fire forward and slightly at an upwards angle . All it took was to concentrate on the magic like ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None’ showed, and the fireball launched like a flare and slowly descended . What appeared beneath it was a large, large mole . It must be an elite type of hole mole . The thing was densely covered in hair as its head raised towards the ball of fire above its head .

“It is a mega mole! Let us go, Asagi!”

“Yeah, I can do this!!”

Daniela shoots . And at the same time, I sprint forward . Her arrow reaches its target first, piercing into the mega mole’s body and causing a shriek that echoed in the chamber . It used its long nails to carefully grab the arrow and pull it out . I did not miss this opportunity .

“HAHH!”