Chapter 302 – The Raid
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A huge stone chamber with bizarre patterns engraved throughout.
The light from the magic circle in the corner of the stone chamber flashed and a monster appeared.
His appearance was miserable.
There was a large hole in his chest, and white smoke still flowed out of the clothes that had become rags that had been burned to the skin and the skin exposed between them.
“Felix.”
Someone called his name
Felix turned his head to the one who called him.
There stood a gloomy warlock.
“…It must be Isaac.”
“Were you a paladin?”
Even after seeing Felix’s miserable appearance, Isaac asked questions without any change in his expression.
Felix also answered without showing much concern for it.
“No…Some kind of wizard.”
Surprisingly, over time, the hole in his chest filled up, and the reddish flesh on his thunderbolt was gradually finding its own color.
“Wizard?”
“Yeah, wouldn’t it be about the 8th circle?”
“Was it a big man?”
Isaac naturally remembered the image of Unho and asked.
“No. Perhaps… I think it might be Percuna Magic Tower.”
“Percuna, the Magic Tower Master? Has she come here?”
Isaac frowned at the unexpected appearance of a different person.
“A paladin?”
“I didn’t see it. There was a fuss about Baron Patrick summoning all the humans in the fortress to find out what was going on. Those two went to see what was going on…”
While doing so, Felix glanced at the top of the huge table in the center of the stone chamber.
A large map was drawn on the huge table, and dozens of bottles were placed on it.
Two glass bottles placed in the fortress on the 10th floor of the labyrinth.
Both of the bugs inside were dead.
“…Dead.”
Felix muttered nonchalantly.
When Isaac heard the news that the Paladins of the Church of Terra came to Slubber, he withdrew most of not only Slubber but also the black magicians of the Labyrinth Fortress, which was directly accessible from the city, leaving only a minimum number of people.
Those who remained like that were lowly consumables that even a paladin could pass by unless they looked closely.
‘Did the Paladin of Terragyo be summoned by that Unho?’
At first, he misunderstood his ability and tried to deal with it, but failed.
After that, the paladin appeared, so it was a reasonable decision to think so.
Information was lacking.
If Jerome had been the head of the Dark Blood Clan up until now, it wouldn’t have been difficult for him to get information, but things went wrong.
The Dark Blood Clan has virtually split into quarters.
Raising a human like Jerome again is one way, but… Until the paladin left, there was no hasty action.
“How do you think you’ll come down here?”
Felix asked Isaac.
“Well…Would you like to come?”
Wizards were no big deal.
It’s not because they ignore their power.
This is because wizards don’t pay much attention to warlocks unless they are conspicuous.
However, the Paladins of Terracism are different.
It constantly pursues and subjugates the black magicians.
It’s also the fact that the Paladins of Thera Church can easily identify warlocks, and once they find it, like madmen, they search for it until they are satisfied.
The dead are expendable.
It is not a problem that consumables are dead.
The problem is that the paladin killed them, not the others.
The fact that there was a black magician in the labyrinth must have stimulated the paladins, and they would surely search the labyrinth thoroughly.
Since they are consumables with insignificant power, there is a possibility that they were killed by someone other than a paladin.
But if it’s just one, the chances of both dying at once is slim.
It was reasonable to say that they killed them after finding out their identities. The only ones who can do that are the paladins.
“I must prepare.”
“As expected, is that so?”
The eyes of the two warlocks shone sinisterly.
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Verna gave me the magic stone that came out after slaying the giant demon monster.
“Are you really going to be okay?”
I’m not the type to reject obvious benefits, but I had no choice but to ask one more time.
That’s why A-class magic stones are precious.
I also didn’t have a few.
A monster like this was rare.
Even on Earth, magic stones of grade B or higher were treated as strategic resources, so they could not be obtained with money.
Even if Verna lived a little better, it didn’t seem like she would have this many magic stones.
“Yes I’m okay.”
She replied with a sweet smile.
To hand over something like this so easily…
Did you fall for me that much?
… Is not…
Verna asked me for lessons on her first meeting.
Teaching…
Then, is this a tuition fee?
Unfortunately, I have nothing to teach her.
It’s not something she hates to teach.
In the beginning, my growth and her growth were completely different.
Under such circumstances, is there anything I can teach her?
It wasn’t that I felt remorse or anything like that.
She has the status of a duke.
She is the head of a place called the Magic Tower.
She is, in a word, a good woman.
Receiving from a well-known person was not a big burden.
Since Verna is a beauty, she only asked once out of courtesy.
Instead, the corpse of her monster was handed over to her.
Still, it cannot be denied that she made a huge concession.
Her liking for Verna has risen greatly.
Although she may not know.
She increased the raid experience points by 10% from 50 to 60.
Unfortunately, the black magician in the square was dealt with before I filed a claim against Terra.
There were fewer black magicians in the Labyrinth Fortress than I thought. Among the guys Ignis had captured, there were no black magicians.
In the end, 2 skill points were obtained from the fortress.
That’s how I sorted out the fort to some extent.
The warlock subjugation expedition prepared to move as planned.
Of course, the first goal is the 11th floor of the labyrinth.
There is almost no information on the 11th floor.
It is true that it has not been resolved yet.
It hasn’t been long since I spread the information at the entrance, and it’s not time for the adventurers who saw the flyer to return to the 11th floor to hunt or explore.
‘If you’re a giant guild, you might know…’
I honestly didn’t feel the need to gather information because my current power was so strong.
If necessary, there was also a way to obtain information by expanding consciousness.
The entrance cave on the 11th floor was already identified when I came before. Since we already know the location, it won’t take long to get there.
At that time, I heard that the entrance fortress of the 11th floor entrance cave I destroyed was being newly built by the lord of Slubber.
‘I’m taking the lord’s daughter and even the paladin, but the same unfortunate incident as before won’t happen.’
And before that, there was work to be done.
There is a reason why I brought so many members of the punitive force.
There wasn’t much success, but I got 2 skill points by catching two warlocks inside the fortress.
Originally had 3 skill points.
So, the number of skill points gathered now is 5.
I increased the raid by one more party with those 5 skill points.
You could say it was an investment to earn more skill points.
With this, the total number of people that can be put in the raid is 25 people.
There are 7 seats left.
There are 8 Holy Knights in total.
Judith has already been put in the raid.
Then there are 7 people left.
It fits perfectly.
Martin holding the paladin flag.
He is a jockey
A high-ranking knight-level force.
A buff that temporarily allows Paladins to use even Aura blades, as well as wide-area heals.
Martin can be said to be an all-round paladin.
And vice-captain Theodore is a sword master.
I divided the Paladins into two groups with Theodore and Martin as the leaders.
Knight Commander Judith left because she had something else to do.
Martin’s party, which can be somewhat weak without a sword master, was composed of 4 people.
Paladins, in my words, are idiots who will die… I made their experience point acquisition rate 35% with great enthusiasm.
It can be said that he raised him by 5 percent more than my student Charles.
“Take care of dimensional rifts as you find them. That’s what Goddess Terra desperately wants. And join me when I send a return message.”
-Yes!! I’ll keep that in mind!!!
A reliable auto-hunting bot…
No, the paladins answered vigorously and left.
The dimensional cracks on the 10th floor were to the extent that intermediate erosion bodies came out, and they should be able to deal with them without any problems.
I decided to divide my maids into two units and have Judith and Ignis take charge of one unit and send them to treat the rift.
“Dimensional rifts should be dealt with by focusing on the training of the maids.”
Ignis and Judith, if they use force, the maids won’t get any experience points.
“I understand, lord.”
“His Holiness’ command! I will engrave it in my heart.”
Giving the maids Ignis or Judith felt a bit excessive, but…
It was a kind of safety device.
For each dimensional crack on the 10th floor of the labyrinth, an average of five or six skill points, including the erosion body that protects the crack, come in.
Even if you deal with only one crack per party, the skill points consumed to increase the number of raid members will be replenished.
It was rewarding to increase the strength of the maids.
Besides, there is no worry about getting lost.
There is also a raid location tracking function, and you can send a message to join them at the right time.
However, if it falls too far, the recovery time will be slow.
It spreads out in a fan shape centered on the direction I was moving and made it deal with the dimensional rift.
The scattered members of the raid were going to be summoned by the time I arrived at the entrance cave on the 11th floor of the labyrinth.
