As the dungeon's na suggested, the Urifaer Silverwood dungeon was in a forest filled with Silverwood trees.
It was truly a huge place, where Silverwood trees towered over them crossing the height of more than 100 ters.
Their leaves were thin and transparent enough to let him see through them. However, the leaves and branches were densely packed, blocking his view of the sky.
The Silverwood trees grew close to each other like dense shrubs, so one would assu that it would be hard for even the faintest ray of sunlight to pass through the foliage.
However, contrary to this state of darkness, the entire forest was bathed in bright light. In fact, only the area around the dungeon portal was slightly dimr than the remaining area.
That was mostly because the imdiate surrounding of the dungeon portal was void of trees, allowing light to shine on the skin of the two young n.
"The Silverwood trees radiate so sort of light…weird," Mathias mumbled before glancing at Nial.
He often forgot that his friend was blind simply because Nial didn't behave as if he was restricted in any way, at all.
But even if he didn't behave as if he was truly unable to see, Mathias knew that Nial couldn't complete every single task as others could.
Being able to see specific things was necessary for an Original as the sight of certain indicators allowed one to assess whether one was in danger or not.
The bright light of the Silverwood trees, for example, could have been an indicator of danger, even if that was not the case with that sort of tree.
Inadvertently, Mathias had begun to share so information about things one could only see whenever sothing happened.
That was a habit he had developed subconsciously when the Teradan military camp had nearly ended and until now, there were tis he actually didn't realize that he was doing all of this to provide Nial with the information he couldn't perceive.
Nial had noticed it a while ago but he didn't mind it as it was actually helpful, not today, though.
He used his Mana sense to increase his range of perception using rely a trace of mana. Everything with the slightest bit of mana in a radius of 1000 ters could be sensed by him.
anwhile, everything within a 100 ter radius could be visualized by him. It was not a detailed visualization but more like a rough and drawing consisting of hazy outlines.
Only when he focused on specific areas and used more mana was it possible for him to clearly visualize sothing in his close-range down to the finest detail.
When he sensed a few beasts within a radius of one kiloter, Nial was ready to set off. However, Mathias was still occupied with looking at his surroundings with vigilant eyes, and ready to fight at any mont.
'Mathias still doesn't realize that it's not necessary to be overly cautious as long as I'm around, huh?'
Nial's range of perception was not the only weapon in his arsenal. Rather it was only a crude indicator of where sothing harboring mana was lurking.
But after considering his Mana sense and other extraordinary senses, one could say that it was near-impossible to approach both of them without him noticing.
Of course, there were certain exceptions but that mostly involved the usage of sothing like a space-traveling ability or the ability to teleport.
Even Mathias in his most cautious state wouldn't be able to imdiately react if soone would approach them through teleportation.
But there was no need to worry about 'what-ifs'. He shook his head and focussed on observing their surroundings, digesting every single piece of information as it might co in handy.
While in an unfamiliar area, even the simplest piece of information might be the deciding factor over life and death
A bulky young man could be seen with a huge axe in his hands, cutting the trees around the dungeon portal.
He was a lumberjack at the Prym rank, who had been hired by the governnt to cut the Silverwood trees inside the dungeon.
Because the Urifaer Silverwood dungeon was a permanent dungeon it would reset upon being cleared once. After a few hours, the entire space would return to the sa state it had been before anyone cut trees, or fought the beasts within.
Thus, the lumberjack would always have so work to do as he cut down the Silverwood trees in the permanent dungeon except for when he would take breaks, absorb mana, or do other things when the dungeon had been cleared.
Nial didn't pay much attention to the lumberjack.
He approached the direction of the first beast group he had detected. There were several lumps of moving mana in his range of perception determining that there were living beings.
However, what Nial didn't expect to encounter a minute later was a group of four Blackbone Bears.
"Looks like we'll have so fun today," Nial said with a smile before the Dragonfla spear manifested in his hand.
He wielded it around his body to release the tension before dashing ahead. Circulating mana through his Mana veins, he spread it through his entire body to elevate his physical strength.
His speed increased at once. However, that was not sothing the Blackbone Bears were bothered about.
They roared out at the sight of Nial and charged at him on their four paws. With rapid speed, their superior physical strength was clearly showcased.
'Purely physical beasts; Blackbone Bears. Let's see how strong you guys really are!'
Nial presud them to be faster than him and they truly were. But he was not worried as he kept a calm head and ignited a dark energy fla from the tip of the Dragonfla spear.
The surrounding temperature increased by several degrees the mont the fla engulfed the spear blade.
Without hesitation, Nial slashed at the closest Blackbone Bear, the mont the three ter tall beast entered his range.
Simultaneously, Nial released four balls of darkness without batting an eyelid. They blasted forward and shot past the Blackbone Bear, who did not mind the darkness balls and simply gave way to let them pass the mont it noted that it wouldn't be hit.
Yet, the mont the Blackbone Bear lifted its huge paws to slash at Nial and tear him apart, sothing the beast hadn't expected happened.
The four darkness balls had released a darkness rope each. The darkness ropes tightly coiled around the bear's front paws, preventing it from attacking with its full might.
However, despite being slowed down, the darkness ropes were not endurable enough to halt the Blackbone Bear in its tracks.
It continued slashing at Nial and the bear's claw quickly reached his face.
But instead of killing Nial with a single strike, the bear suddenly howled out in pain as a fiery red blade engulfed with black flas pierced through the paw it tried to claw through him.
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This was why it had been possible for Nial to attack the beast, to injure it, and initiate a second attack, which was what he was doing right now.
He retracted the Dragonfla spear a mont after he had pierced it out. Issuing a second strike, Nial burst forth with a feint as he released several darkness needles.
They were blasted toward the beast's eyes, forcing it to close its eyes for a quarter of a second.
The mont the Blackbone Bear opened its eyes Nial had already disappeared from his spot.
He had advanced closer to the Blackbone Bear to end its life with his second strike.
Manifesting the needles once again, Nial aid at the Bear's heart. His attack was precise, fast, and issued with great strength.
Yet, even that wouldn't usually be enough for soone with a physical strength below a Prym ranked Original to pierce through the Blackbone Bear's thick hide.
But Nial had a Tier-1 weapon that had been further enhanced due to the alteration of its special function. His dark energy's properties enhanced the Dragonfla spear's flas drastically.
That was why it was no surprise for Nial or Mathias to see the tip of the Dragonfla spear piercing through the Blackbone Bear's chest as if he was cutting through butter.
Penetrating through the hide, and flesh, the Dragonfla spear finally pierced its designated target; the Blackbone Bear's heart!
Nial moved rapidly and retreated the instant he sensed that he had hit bull's eye before dashing to the side.
On the other hand, Mathias had created several large spiked Earthen walls which he used to hurt the bears even if it was not actually of much use. After realizing this he switched to trying to enrage them and block their advance so as to give Nial more ti to fight.
Mathias had grown adept at using his Earth affinity which was he could prevent any mishap from occurring. Simultaneously, he prepared his heart to join close combat, which he did once he found the perfect opportunity.
The remaining three Blackbone Bears focused on Nial and ignored him mostly.
However, this was the biggest mistake they could have made. After all, Mathias was not as inefficient in close combat as he had always been.
He had improved and that was what he wanted to show everyone!
Mathias dashed forward as a huge battle-axe appeared in his hands.
Using his Earth affinity, he re-shaped the ground the Blackbone Bears were about to step on.
Large holes of the perfect size to fit and trap their paws inside had appeared out of nowhere. The Blackbone Bears rushed in without noticing it, and found themselves stuck which forcefully halted their advance.
Owing to their heavy weight and the high speed they had been running at, their stuck front limbs broke due to the imnse pressure.
The creation of a simple hole was more than enough to injure a Low Prym ranked beast that was solely focused on its physical capabilities.
And Mathias had done it all by himself. He had trapped and injured three powerful beasts on his own, allowing Nial and himself to attack them without a lot of worries.
Nonetheless, Mathias had coated his entire body in a thick layer of highly compressed Earth, which he was ready to use in ways similar to how Nial used his darkness shroud every now and then.
Mathias had been under the impression that he had made enough preparations to enter a bloody battle of life and death…yet, with the use of his Tier-1 weapon and the combat experience he had garnered by sparring with Nial, Bella, his Instructors, and Miranda during the Teradan military camp, all of his preparations were proven futile.
Luckily, the powerful physically-attributed Blackbone Bears had died in front of their eyes just like that.
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