Chapter 182 – Party
“I-That alone isn’t the story, right?”
Luna asked with a nervous expression.
“Of course. The gates of hell must be dealt with as they appear. At that size, even if it’s slow, it will constantly spit monsters out.”
At Ignis’ explanation, Luna made a serious expression.
“To think that the world could end…This is very serious. I have to report this to the village chief as soon as possible!”
Luna immediately got out of her labyrinth, and her butt moved as if she wanted to report it to Priscilla, the chief of the elven village.
“Maybe I don’t have to think urgently.”
Her jitters calmed her down.
“Yes?”
She said, “I heard that this is a labyrinth from about 10 years ago. The cracks must have been there since then. The fact that nothing special has happened so far probably means that it is being suppressed somehow.”
“…Is it because of the magic stone that comes out when you kill a monster?”
“I guess so.”
“…I guess I should be thankful for human greed this time.”
“For now, let’s clean up that rift.”
Near the dimensional rift, there were six beast-type intermediate corrosives the size of large trucks roaming around.
“I will be in the vanguard.”
Ignis went out fixing his spear and shield.
The tank is Ignis.
Melee dealer is Luna.
The long-distance dealers are Ayla and Eileen.
Roughly speaking, it would be something like this.
“Ignis enters first and somehow draws the monster’s attention. Let the remaining personnel enter after that. Luna takes care of it, Ayla and Eileen support from behind.”
The tanker draws aggro and the others attack.
It was a simple basic tactic that also appears in the game.
Hunters also use similar tactics except in special cases.
“Okay.”
“Yes! Master.”
I was thinking of not participating in this battle if nothing special happened.
According to the description of the party skill.
Even if I don’t get involved, I can earn skill points just by forming a party.
I was thinking of checking it out.
This was a plan that was possible only because of Ignis.
Ignis puts his shield in front and charges towards the monster. The eyes of the monsters were focused on Ignis, who was terrifyingly running towards them.
Approaching her rapidly eroding body, she throws out her spear. The erosion body died as Ignis’s spear was driven deep into her head without a chance to resist.
〈Party member dealt with medium erosion.〉
〈Acquired 1 skill point.〉
Pleasant system message.
However…
‘Oh… It’s too strong?’
Yes. Ignis is strong.
She had the ability to gain the upper hand even when fighting monster-like, top-notch corroding bodies.
If left alone, he would have to organize everything by himself.
Then, the understanding of the party skill will not work properly.
「Unho: Ignis, take it easy.」
I sent a party message to Ignis.
“Hmm? Are you a lord? Take it easy… Ah, I guess you’re training your master’s comrades.”
It was similar.
Should I say it in a vulgar way?
My plan was to give all of my experience points to them.
It was because skill points were more important than leveling up for me to become stronger, and my current level wasn’t affected much by sucking their experience points.
Perhaps understanding my message, Ignis drew the monster’s attention and took a passive stance.
Taking advantage of that gap, the rest of the party dealt with the corroded bodies one by one.
Ignis was an excellent tanker.
With her power, I was able to handle even the dimensional rift without lifting my hand.
〈Party member dealt with dimension rift.〉
〈 Calculating dimensional rift grade…〉
〈 Grants 2 skill points.〉
… It’s tighter than I thought.
What standard?
Even so, I quickly gained 8 skill points.
Is it better than the zombie world?
It was a point you could earn quickly if you set your mind to it in the spider zone of Cheongju.
It may seem similar…
However, it was meaningful that I earned skill points without lifting a finger.
“I’m sorry, Master. It seems that I was obstinately following you.”
Marie, who was next to her, lowered her head as if in disrespect. It seemed to bother her that she was not useful in battle.
Surely.
Calmly, now she was hit with baggage.
However, unlike Albert, it is not a burden.
I didn’t pay that much attention.
Even if I did, she couldn’t be of the same mind as me.
A man needs to take care of his woman.
If she feels helpless, she just needs to be given a job to do.
I took an infrared imaging drone out of my inventory and handed it to Marie. Since the area on the 10th floor of the labyrinth itself is dark, she thought an infrared imaging drone would be appropriate.
“Master. This?”
Marie, who received the drone from me, asked with a puzzled expression.
“It is a drone. It’s a magic item. It is an object that can scout the surroundings from the sky. Maneuvering is not that difficult. Please use it to scout the surrounding area.”
I gave Mari a brief piloting demonstration and handed her the controller.
She fiddled with the remote controller I gave her with interest, and soon she started moving the drone.
Not only the thieves, but also one dimensional rift was cleared. Today, at this point, we decided to set up a carriage in an appropriate place and rest.
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“At first I thought it was nothing. It was natural. Although monsters appeared, they weren’t that threatening. Instead of processing it, I managed to collect the blue stone, which is called magic stone here.”
Ignis was telling everyone how his world had become.
Luna, who took this matter seriously, asked Ignis, who seemed to know well about the dimensional rift, questions about this and that, and the story came to this point.
“But the world was rotting from the corner. She overlooked the fact that the gates of hell might be opening elsewhere.”
Not only Ayla and Luna, but also Marie and Eileen were listening to Ignis’ story with a very serious face.
“By the time we realized that, it was already too late. In the end, we had no choice but to deal with the monsters that constantly flocked to us. We fought desperately for a long time, but in the end we couldn’t protect the world.”
Somehow, the situation seems to be a bit similar to the original world…
Listening to the story, Ignis’s world did not seem to be a world where science was so developed.
Of course, the population would have been too small to compare with our side of the world, and there would have been an overwhelming difference in the amount of information that could be obtained.
‘The end of the world…Should I think about it more seriously?’
I was swept away by the heavy story of the destruction of the world that Ignis released, and I even thought about that for a while…
I didn’t worry too much because I had an overwhelming amount of time to travel between dimensions.
Well, aren’t you still paying attention?
I’m sure I’m the only one who works hard to spread magic for world peace.
「Ignis: Lord. I want to talk alone.”
In the wagon, I ate my fill and rested wearily while listening to old stories.
Ignis sent me a party message.
‘It’s just the two of us…Is it a confession?’
Thinking such foolish thoughts.
She moved with her to a place away from the carriage, suitable for a conversation between the two of them.
“Lord. It was a long time to deal with those gangsters, but I definitely felt it when I dealt with the monster. When he took his life, energy flowed into me. Is this what the lord did?”
“Okay. As the monster dies, experience points flow into you.”
“Experience?”
“I’m talking about the energy that is called magic, ki, or mana.”
“As expected, the lord said it.”
“Okay. My party members can absorb some of their magic by dealing with monsters.”
“Your lord has terrifying powers. According to the lord, if you kill the monsters, you will become stronger.”
“Maybe. But I don’t know for sure. Is there a limit or not? I’ve never grown a party member like that before.”
It’s a skill I just acquired.
It was also something that would become known as time passed from now on.
Looking at Marie who did not participate in the battle, the experience points were not distributed just because she was in the same party.
However, it showed how it was distributed to the rest of the people who fought together.
Even a certain amount of contribution seemed to work like a system.
“Understood. Is that why you gave them a chance to deal with monsters?”
“Yes. Both sides and sides.”
“Certainly, they have a shabby side compared to the master’s abilities. But with this ability, you can become strong enough… Maybe…”
“…?”
“If there was a person like you, Lord… Our world might have been saved.”
As Ignis said that, his face looked a bit gloomy.
He hugged her gently and gently stroked her beautiful red hair.
“My lord… Are you comforting me? It must have sounded weak without even realizing it. It’s okay because it’s already over. Anyway… My lord. Could you please remove the hand that is touching my butt?”
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