Yua scread in joy as she and Renee flew through the air.
“Goodbye, Yua!” Renee shot a small fireball from her finger, cutting the rope that connected her to the kunoichi.
However, it didn’t affect Yua at all. The kunoichi perford a complex series of movents in mid-air akin to acrobatics and managed to get close to Renee. After that, she used the blonde woman’s body as a foothold to jump farther.
“Hey!” Renee grumbled, but she didn’t have ti to take care of the kunoichi. She fired ice magic from her battle hamr, which instantly made a diagonal path towards the ground.
She flipped through the air, but with a movent less fluid than Yua’s, then landed on the icy path she had just created. Her body slid until her feet touched the ground.
Elise walked over to her friend and couldn’t help but smile.
“Because of that friend of yours, I barely managed to make this landing strip.” Renee wiped her sweat. “My timing and position got ssed up after being stepped on by her.”
Yua, who landed on one of the palm trees, jumped down near the two won. “I have to admit, that move was brilliant, Renee.”
“Actually, I’d like to use it when passing through that bunch of tentacles. But I’m sure they’ll be able to easily catch in the air.” Renee shrugged and sneered a little. “And I have to admit, your plans and moves were excellent, though they might be a bit sneaky.”.
“Well, the plan ca from Sir Raymund,” Yua replied while widening her smile.
“Isn’t it also kind of sneaky to get help from other people?” Renee also put on a smile.
“I’m not really getting any help.” Yua made a ‘quote’ gesture with her fingers. “Sir Raymund is only giving suggestions.”
“I didn’t see any difference.”
Those two won were smiling at each other, but there was hostility between them. Elise couldn’t help but grimace at that.
“They’re your friends, Elise?” Olga patted the female warrior’s shoulder. “I have to admit, they’re pretty great.”
“Excuse , ladies.” The official ca to the won. “Perhaps it’s best if you all wait for so distance away so you don’t get in the way of the next adventurers. Please follow .”
Yua and Renee narrowed their eyes at each other, then followed the official.
***
The four won sat on a hill, watching the adventurers who were still struggling to get past the wooden monsters. So of them succeeded and joined those won.
Renee grimaced at Leonov, whose face was swollen and covered in bruises. Not to ntion his clothes are filthy and torn in so parts. The man hastily took one of the bottles of water that had been provided and took a large gulp.
“Ti is up!!!” An official’s scream rang out in the distance, followed by the fallen wooden monsters. “For those who haven’t made it through this third stage, sorry you can’t continue.”
The adventurers who a few seconds ago were still struggling protested in disappointnt.
anwhile, another official near the successful participants also made an announcent. “Ladies and gentlen, co with to the next stage.”
Except for Elise and her three friends, the other adventurers protested in unison.
“It’s not fair. So people rest longer than us!” Leonov snapped with a red face. He almost resud his temper but imdiately restrained himself when he saw Renee.
The official just smiled, turned around, and started walking again.
The nearly twenty adventurers had no choice. They still followed the official, although so of them grumbled.
“The next challenge is that you only need to get past one monster, ladies and gentlen.” The official’s tone beca even more mysterious.
“Hopefully, the monster isn’t too strong.” One of the female adventurers sighed. “I’m too tired.”
“Well, it’s a Titan mandrake.”
So of the adventurers cringed in fear, but others comnted in disbelief.
“What’s wrong, Elise?” Yua asked the female warrior who was looking around.
“It’s nothing.” Elise scratched her head. “It’s just…. If there really was a titan mandrake, we would have seen it already. This place does have a few hills, but not enough to cover a monster of that size.”
The official cleared his throat, but no one noticed other than Yua and Olga.
“Please, Elise.” Renee laughed a little. “You couldn’t possibly have t the real titan mandrake, right?”
Elise shrugged. “Well… It’s a long story.”
The blonde woman’s eyes widened.
“I don’t think Elise is lying.” Olga joined in. “She’s not that type.”
“If you’ve actually t a Titan mandrake, you’ll have to tell about it,” Renee whispered into the female warrior’s ear. “Such a thing is a guarantee to beco a great story! Titan mandrake is super rare!”
“By the way….” Olga chuckled. “I also have an interesting story about her. When she helped sell waffles….”
“Please, don’t tell them that, Olga!” Elise cut off the red-haired woman’s words.
Yua rubbed his chin. “Selling waffles? Does that have anything to do with a naked apron?”
Olga laughed again. “Ooh, you’ve seen it?”
“I have to admit, she’s really charming in that.” The kunoichi added.
“P-please….” Elise’s face started to turn red. “D-don’t talk about it.”
Renee flashed a mischievous smile. “Hmmm, I’m also curious about that story. Can you tell , Miss… Sorry, we haven’t t before. I’m Renee.”
“Olga.” The waffle seller gave a friendly smile.
“Ladies and gentlen.” The official stopped before a twenty-foot-tall rock cave, then turned and bowed to the adventurers. “I, Igor Kozlov, the third son of Nikolai Kozlov, welco all of you to the final stage. What you will be up against this ti is sothing no one has ever tad. However, with our family connections, this creature could be brought here. ” The man nad Igor looked at the adventurers, then flashed a broad smile. “You guys are excited to see a rare monster, right?”
The crystal balls ca to the cave in more significant numbers. So adventurers seem skeptical or nervous, but most look excited. It was as if their tiredness had disappeared.
Only Elise was still confused. She wasn’t sure if the Titan mandrake could be put into that cave.
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