Chapter 74
The people who had entered the dormitory rushed out in a panic.
Every single one of them had a pale complexion.
A certain monster was chasing behind them.
It was a Golem, a rock monster created using alchemy.
It was a being created by the professors who’d survived here to guard against intruders.
“H-Help !”
The Golem’s massive arm struck down on a fleeing rcenary.
His body was turned into mush on the spot.
“Where did that suddenly pop out from?”
Leo replied while furrowing his brow.
“It’s a sentry guarding this place. Even if the mage dies, the spell sequence they left behind doesn't disappear.”
“What’s the plan?”
“We take care of it.”
Leo looked this way with a troubled expression.
“Wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask the female students than us?”
I shook my head.
I hadn't brought the female mages and Luna here.
I’d assigned them to wipe out the zombies in the vicinity and ensure the safety of the escape route.
“Golems have a strong resistance to magic.”
“Is there a way then?”
“The core in the center is the weakness. Aim for that.”
“That’s easier said than done.”
The current Leonard was growing slower than back when I played the ga.
He needed to grow faster.
He had to push himself into a corner and constantly endure pain.
Only then could he survive.
He possessed a brilliant talent.
And I was capable of making it bloom.
“You’re lucky.”
“Lucky?”
“Because you can get treated even if you get hurt.”
The most precious profession in was a doctor.
The magic I knew in the past couldn't cure diseases or heal wounds.
But for Joshua, it was possible.
The [Holy] attribute was magic specialized for healing.
“I know your healing magic is great, but that doesn't an I need to get hurt on purpose, does it?”
“It isn't getting hurt, it’s training.”
“Training?”
“Yes. To add to that, the Golem is a bastard that even I find burdenso to deal with.”
“Is that true?”
“You know I have a serious personality. I don't lie.”
Leo’s eyes flashed.
He was a character who was the incarnation of a competitive spirit.
He reacted readily whenever his pride was touched.
“Then it’ll be worth taking it down!”
He began to burn with motivation.
Talleon and Gavinu, who were watching from behind, shook their heads.
Those two knew it was hard to stop Leo once he got excited.
“I’m sorry, but you guys help out a bit too.”
“Don't worry about it.”
“Are you not participating in the battle, Sir Joshua?”
The quick witted Gavinu asked.
“While you guys deal with the Golem, I have work to do as well.”
A few rcenaries took advantage of the confusion to enter the dormitory again.
I had no intention of handing over even a single piece of bread to them.
“I’m sure Sir Joshua must have a plan.”
It was a voice full of conviction.
The boy nodded as if he were convinced.
Being trusted this much was a bit burdenso too.
“You guys, you haven't forgotten the formation we learned at the farm, right? Our knight unit’s prey has appeared before our eyes.”
Leo drew his sword and pointed it forward.
The boys prepared while matching their formation as they’d learned from him.
The Golem stood at the main gate and looked this way.
The fleeing rcenaries had either succeeded in hiding or had already fallen at the Golem’s hands.
“Then I’ll leave it to you guys.”
I went around to the back of the building.
It wasn't strictly necessary to go through the front gate to enter the building.
However, those who had survived in the dormitory weren't fools either.
They’d reinforced the defense using planks or chains on every window that could be crossed.
‘Here, was it.’
There was exactly one place where the guard was lax.
It was the window at the far right end of the first floor.
Unlike other places, no devices were set up.
“It looks like they didn't erase the traces.”
The entrance of the window was deeply stained with human bloodstains.
[Cool] warned that it was a trap.
Just as its advice suggested, a spell sequence woven with magic was cast on this window.
As I slowly reached out my hand, mana swirled at my fingertips.
[Clever] quickly began to decode the spell sequence.
Zap!
A blue current sparked and then quieted down.
“Reliable as always.”
[Cool] and [Clever] began to fight in my head.
It was a signal asking to clarify which one I was praising.
I’d forgotten for a while.
Just how annoying these personality traits were.
“Take it easy, I’m busy right now.”
I succeeded in entering the building.
Unidentified sounds were coming from everywhere.
I thought they were the rcenaries who’d fled just now to survive the Golem.
The possibility of them being zombies also existed.
Either way, they were enemies to .
‘……The place I have to go is the 4th floor.’
Groping along the wall, I slowly walked toward where the stairs were.
I didn't light a fire.
I didn't want to let the opponent know my location.
“How many were hit?”
A voice was heard.
I stopped my steps for a mont and listened to the sound.
“It’s 4 people.”
“Then there should be 4 people left, so why are there only the two of us here?”
“It seems we scattered while being chased.”
“What about the guys I had standing by outside?”
“I’m not sure either. I thought I heard a commotion near the entrance, so perhaps another group ca.”
“They were taken out by those guys?”
“That’s my thought.”
It was ndel, the leader of Black Chain, and an unnad subordinate.
It seed the rcenary group had collapsed due to the sudden appearance of the Golem.
“How about returning to Vilne?”
“You bastard, are you in your right mind? If we go back in this state now, what will the others think of us?”
Silence followed.
The subordinate’s face was full of anxiety.
ndel, who had been angry, also had a grim expression.
“The two of us will continue the search. I don't know the reason, but it seems the Golem gave up on us.”
“Understood.”
He climbed the stairs and headed upward.
Had he looked around the entire first floor?
If not, his target might be the sa as mine.
I followed them cautiously.
Even after reaching the second floor, he continued going up as if he weren't interested.
“Are you not planning to look around?”
“Common things won't do. I’m planning to aim for one big score.”
“If you say one big score?”
“I don't know, but in my experience, the more expensive an item is, the more they want to hide it in the innermost part.”
He wasn't moving based on obtained information.
He just acted on instinct.
However, there were tis when an experienced rcenary's hunch was correct.
“I sll money here.”
ndel only started looking around after reaching the 4th floor.
“It’s over there.”
He pointed to the second room with his finger.
Out of all the rooms, it had to be that one.
I felt [Clever] getting flustered.
In the eyes of a rational bastard, a human who acted on a hunch was its polar opposite.
“Open it.”
The subordinate slowly approached and turned the handle.
“It’s locked?”
“Oho, even more suspicious. Move aside.”
ndel wrapped Aura around the axe he was holding and slamd it down.
The wooden door was destroyed.
He scanned the surroundings once.
“No monsters in sight, right?”
“It looks that way.”
After finishing the check, they slowly stepped inside.
A bluish glow flickered even in the darkness.
ndel opened his mouth with a shocked expression upon seeing it.
“Khaha, now I see how the survivors here held out until now.”
“What is that?”
“Is it your first ti seeing it? This, you see, is called a mana stone.”
“A mana stone?”
“To put it simply, it’s fuel.”
“Is it expensive?”
“If it’s a guy who knows how to look at goods, he’ll pay a handso amount.”
A smile spread across ndel’s lips.
To him, the mana stones before his eyes would look like nothing but a ans of making money.
If he took them to the village, he’d probably sell them at a bargain price to rchants.
That would be a problem.
Those mana stones were materials for surviving the stage that would start later.
“But there’s work to be done before taking this.”
“Huh?”
“A rat has attached itself.”
ndel threw a hidden weapon without even looking back.
I used [Shield] to deflect and drop the flying weapon.
“So you're the punk who took care of my subordinates?”
The opponent was a Vetus (Grade 6).
He was an adventurer with abundant experience.
His skill in handling hidden weapons was also top tier.
It would’ve undoubtedly lodged in my head if I hadn't blocked it with the shield.
[Cool] advised to move cautiously.
“If you leave like this, I’ll send you back safely.”
I gave him, the leader, the sa opportunity I gave the villagers I t at the front gate.
ndel crumpled his expression.
“You’re telling to co all the way here and return empty handed? Do I look like a joke to you!”
“There won't be a second chance.”
“Khaha! It doesn't matter how many tis you suggest it. I’ll keep refusing.”
I shook my head.
I thought a seasoned rcenary would grasp his opponent’s capability.
Unfortunately, that seed impossible for ndel.
“What are you doing, not eliminating him.”
ndel’s subordinate who was beside him rushed in.
I added a spell sequence to the summoned [Shield] and sent it flying forward.
The man rushing in dodged it with ease.
Rotating to the right, he swung his sword while closing the distance.
I lowered my head.
Under the influence of [Cool], I didn't even bat an eye at this level.
Subsequently, a stab to the flank.
Then a diagonal upward slash.
“He is weaker than I thought.”
The rcenary subordinate talked with a confident voice.
ndel didn't move.
He must’ve judged that there was no need for him to step up himself.
But he would soon regret not acting now.
Bang!
I clashed with the sword the man was swinging using my staff.
My fingertips trembled as I was pushed back in strength.
“Hahahaha! If you apologize even now, I might end it with just cutting off one leg.”
The man, thinking he’d grasped the victory, spoke.
Was it about ti?
[Strength increases by 5.]
[Agility increases by 5.]
Just as I’d tried to train Leo by leaving the Golem to him below.
I was also using them as practice partners.
“Fighting like this without being a knight is indeed hard.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
“It ans play ti is over.”
I struck the floor with my staff.
Then lines made of light drew a circle, and characters appeared inside.
Luna slowly walked out from within the rising pillar of light.
“What is this girl.”
Luna didn't deal with the man and approached first.
“Brother!”
Luna looked at my wound with sad eyes.
“Are you okay?”
“Don't worry about .”
“It would’ve been better if we’d co together from the start.”
“Sorry. There were a few things I wanted to check.”
A summoning circle to call a familiar.
And how much my current body could hold out against a rcenary.
Two tests were finished.
Both were satisfactory results.
“Don't you step forward, Brother. I’ll handle the rest myself.”
Luna growled with an expression full of anger.
I felt a chill.
It was a chill I was feeling for the first ti since I took this child as a familiar.
“Hey, little lady. I don't know where you popped out from, but move if you don't want to get hurt.”
“Are you the person who gave Brother a wound?”
“If I say yes to that?”
“I won't forgive you.”
“Haha, what are you gonna do if you don't forgive ?”
The man chuckled while looking down on Luna.
I hoped he wouldn't provoke her further.
I couldn't even guess what actions an angry Luna would show.
“Stop it, Trindal!”
ndel stopped him by shouting the subordinate’s na.
“What do you an?”
“That magic circle that student drew on the floor just now, it’s a summoning circle.”
“A summoning circle?”
“It calls a being contracted with a mage. That girl, she probably isn't human.”
“What do you—?”
Luna slowly returned to her dragon form while releasing her polymorph.
Wings on both sides flapped, her tail stretched out long, and she supported her body on four legs.
“It’s a dragon!”
The confused man froze on the spot.
He was facing a creature that had been passed down like a legend.
Swish!
The man was struck by the tail she swung.
The leather armor the man was wearing was destroyed in an instant, and he collapsed to the floor.
He spat out blood from his mouth.
There was no sign of him getting up again.
“What in the world.”
ndel trembled.
He stepped back with an expression as if he couldn't believe this situation.
“I’ve never heard of a punk among students having a dragon as a familiar.”
I had no intention of chatting with him.
At night, it wouldn't be strange for anything to happen.
I had to save and reduce ti.
Luna, noticing my intention, took a step forward.
“Wait a mont! Let’s solve this with words first.”
I reacted with a sigh to ndel’s desperate plea.
“I’m sure I told you I won’t give you a second chance.”
I had no intention of showing him rcy.
I knew the personality of rcenaries well.
They were cunning and selfish.
If I overlooked him like this, he’d try to take revenge later.
“Goddammit!”
He drew an axe and rushed in.
Thud!
Luna pushed him back without difficulty.
ndel gathered his posture, stepped off the floor, and jumped upward.
Aura wrapped around the axe he was holding.
Thwack!
A tallic sound rang out as it collided with the claws Luna swung.
“You didn't think you’d survive after trying to kill Brother, did you?”
Wow, she’s scary.
She overwheld him with pure strength without using any tricks.
[Cool] poured out complaints.
It wanted Luna to fight in a slightly more effective way.
On the other hand, [Clever] watched with interest.
Luna’s capability was influenced by my power.
I could gauge my own power according to the performance she showed.
“Please let go. I won't touch a single item in this place.”
“It’s already too late!”
Luna raised her tail and struck down on the fallen ndel.
The floor collapsed.
His body tumbled down to the floor below.
“I won't forgive anyone who lays hands on Brother.”
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