Episode 222
“Wardanaz is definitely great.”
The Blue Dragon Tower students, who had become accustomed to Lee Han’s considerable performance, also whispered as if they were surprised.
Even if you unlocked it, how did you do it so quickly?
“Princess? Princess?”
When Neblen of the Kirak family called again, Aden Arth finally came to his senses.
The princess apologized as if she was sorry.
“no. You were wondering how to solve it. “I will ask you later.”
While Neblen said that, Gainando shook the lock.
There was a clattering sound inside and the sound of something breaking.
“uh? “Isn’t this broken?”
“Gainando. “That’s what high-difficulty magic locks usually sound like.”
“okay? “It sounds like a toy I broke a while ago…”
Gainando tilted his head and took a step forward.
Joner asked after seeing that.
“You solved it, right?”
“no. I broke it. “Don’t go anywhere and tell me.”
“……”
Did you really break it?!
* * *
The students carefully walked down the stairs to the basement.
I was quite nervous going down the stairs as it was so long and dark that I couldn’t see below.
“Light.”
Lee Han floated a sphere of light in front of him.
Actually, I wanted to cast the dark vision spell, but avoid summoning a sphere of light.
Doesn’t being able to see ahead clearly mean that the other person can also see Lee Han and his group well?
With no idea what was under the stairs, this kind of light was quite a gamble.
‘But it’s more dangerous for this number of people to walk in the dark…’
widely-
Fortunately, Rock Drake was not waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
Instead, the familiar sight of a library and hallway caught my eye.
It was a familiar sight seen around the entrance when one entered the library in the past.
“after!”
“phew…!”
The students seemed to have felt it too, as they breathed a sigh of relief.
“here! There’s a chair here and next to it! “Even the table!!”
“There’s a lantern hanging on the wall!! see?!”
‘If anyone saw it, they would think the students were crazy.’
The sight of students shouting as if they had made a great discovery about something so obvious was somehow heartbreaking.
Actually, this was normal for the original library.
Walls and passages made up of tightly packed libraries, tables and chairs located here and there, cozy and warm lighting…
The wilderness where Rock Drake comes from is not usually called a library.
“Wardanaz?”
A familiar voice was heard from afar.
On the other side of the hallway, Nylia was standing with the Phoenix Tower priests. The dark elf from the Shadow Patrol called Lee Han with a happy face.
“Why did you come so late? I was waiting to see when it would come. “Did you see the mark I left?”
“?”
Lee Han felt uncomfortable.
Neither Nilia nor the priests seemed that tired.
‘what?’
“Nilia. How did Rock Drake break through?”
“What Rock Drake? “Why is Rock Drake here?”
“……”
Lee Han felt fear for a moment.
The other students behind him seemed to have similar feelings.
no way…
no way…?
“…Did you come here right after you entered?”
“huh. uh?? what. “Did you guys fall somewhere else?”
“……”
The faces of the Blue Dragon Tower students and the White Tiger Tower students distorted at the same time.
Such an unfair thing in the world…
* * *
When the Blue Dragon Tower students and White Tiger Tower students fell into the wilderness of Rock Drake, the Black Turtle Tower students and Phoenix Tower students fell directly into the library and labyrinth area.
The library labyrinth area is a place where all kinds of books are densely packed.
Thanks to this, students at both towers were able to find the books relatively quickly.
“It was really close.”
Other Black Turtle Tower students who belatedly appeared from behind joined the conversation.
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“you. Do you know what happens in the labyrinth area when you stand here?”
“What comes out?”
The White Tiger Tower student asked back in a cold voice. It was never an expression of curiosity.
“A shadow ghost appears.”
Shadow ghost.
Among the ghost-type monsters, it was a monster with relatively strong dark attributes, and it was a monster that possessed people who came into careless contact with it.
Although the library labyrinth area was not without lighting, the structure was complex with all kinds of libraries and books, and there were many dark places, so monsters such as shadow wraiths were bound to be difficult.
If you are unlucky, you will not be able to avoid it and will be hit right away.
Of course, that was it, and no matter how I compared him, he wasn’t as picky as Rock Drake.
“okay. Good. “We came to deal with Rock Drake.”
“What kind of nonsense are you talking about… Wait, is this really true?”
The Black Turtle Tower students, who had been snorting that the White Tiger Tower guys were bluffing again, stopped and looked at Lee Han.
Lee Han nodded.
“Rock Drake appeared.”
“…Well, we both went through a hard time!”
“Why are we suffering so much!”
The White Tiger Tower students were in tears, but the Black Turtle Tower students pretended not to hear and ignored it.
It wasn’t the Black Turtle Tower students’ fault that they made the wrong choice and suffered!
At least, Nilia looked at Lee Han with some pity.
“Well… that’s too bad. oh my god?”
“it’s okay. It’s all over anyway. “If you have a record of the location of the book, please share it with me.”
“I can do that, but wouldn’t it be better to start preparing for camp now?”
“Camping? “I’m exhausted, but I think we can all move for a few more hours.”
Nilia pointed to the ceiling.
The lights hanging from the ceiling and walls were getting weaker.
“It’s been getting dark little by little since a while ago. The number of shadow ghosts also increased. “If you wander around for no reason…”
“Gainando was attacked by a shadow ghost!!”
“Prevent me from being possessed!”
“late! Possessed!”
“Hit me! Until the possession is lifted!”
“Priest! “Let the priest hit me!”
“…It could happen like that.”
“Right.”
Lee Han nodded as he looked at Guyando, who was being slapped on the cheek while his arms were being held by his friends.
Although it looked weak due to meeting Rock Drake, the Shadow Wraith was definitely an annoying monster.
Especially in this type of terrain, the more people there are, the more powerful it is.
The friend behind me was suddenly possessed and started a riot, and while the formation was disturbed, the friend next to me was also possessed, and when I barely managed to disarm him, other shadow ghosts who had heard the commotion attacked again…
If it was an area where other monsters also appeared, it would not be strange for the party to be wiped out.
‘If the number of shadow ghosts increases periodically, there will come a moment when the number of shadow ghosts decreases again. ‘Is this why the period lasted more than a day?’
“Nilia. “I’d like to get some advice on preparing for camping.”
“…of course!”
Nilia responded with the most excited expression she had seen today. Dergyu, who was next to him, flinched slightly as if he was overwhelmed by the force.
“There is nothing particularly difficult about the library and labyrinth area. The important thing is the basics. Do you remember what I said last time?”
‘I don’t know if I’m running out of breath.’
Lee Han nodded.
“First, find an open space where several people can enter. The narrower the passage, the better. That way, monsters won’t come. You know that shadow ghosts come when they see the light, right?”
“Right…”
‘You understood all that?’
Dergyu was surprised once again.
To be honest, I couldn’t quite understand what that Black Turtle Tower student was saying.
Is it because I’m smart?
* * *
“Are we done?”
“Roughly.”
The Blue Dragon Tower students took Nylia’s advice and found a good place to camp.
I unpacked my luggage in something that resembled a large vacant lot, and put up a cloth to prevent light from leaking into the narrow passage leading to it.
I saw a blinking light in the far hallway.
“Where was it?”
“I guess it’s the Black Turtle Tower guys? “I think they prepare well too.”
Although it was a little far away, all the students from the four towers were scattered nearby and preparing for camp.
As the library and labyrinth area was incredibly complex, the further you got from the center, the easier it was to get lost.
Moreover, this central neighborhood had many advantages.
Starting with a water fountain, there are various convenient facilities.
“ruler. Everyone pick it. “As decided, two people will take turns standing guard.”
Gainando stretched out his hand and drew lots. It was roughly somewhere in the middle.
“It’s in the middle. “Is it good?”
“If you think like that, anything is good.”
Lee Han quietly avoided answering.
In fact, in a camp like this, the beginning or the end was better, but the middle part was more tiring because I had to wake up half-heartedly.
“I have to go and get some water.”
“There is no need for that. Come spring forth.”
The student who was trying to get some water to wash from the fountain looked at Lee Han with an impressed expression.
Unlike the wilderness where Rock Drake appeared earlier, water creation magic was possible, but there were no students who wasted their insufficient magical energy like that.
But it wasn’t Lee Han.
A level of horsepower that doesn’t matter whether you waste it or not!
“Wardanaz… If I were asked to recommend an excellent wizard for the party to other adventurers, I would definitely recommend you.”
‘What terrible noise?’
Lee Han was shocked to see his friend swearing at him after making him water.
“Wardanaz. “The light has become much weaker.”
“It would be better to put out the fire here too.”
I felt that the light in the library was noticeably weaker than before.
The more this happens, the more the wandering shadow ghosts see the students’ lights and come to them.
The Blue Dragon Tower students finished their simple meal with cut bread, ham, some candies, and water, and then lay down in their respective seats.
In effect, it was like lying down on a blanket on the hard library floor, but no one complained.
hook-
“Lee Han. ruler?”
“no.”
“Do you want to play a game of cards?”
“no.”
“The shadow ghost won’t come here, right? “I wish I could go to the White Tiger Tower guys.”
“……”
“What if the guys on guard doze off? “What if a shadow ghost comes in while you’re sleeping?”
On the other side, someone threw an empty candy box. Gainando received a blow.
“who is this?!”
“Go to sleep. a little.”
“that’s right. Shut up and sleep. Gainando.”
I heard scolding from everywhere. Guy Nando grunted and covered his mouth.
‘It’ll be okay.’
To prevent any monsters from entering, two people were standing guard outside the passage leading to the clearing.
Of course, Lee Han did not just trust his friends. Sharkan had also been summoned and stood by next to him.
Magic power was wasted, but to this extent…
‘Did you just tell them to rest because Sharkan would stand guard… No. It would be better to be thorough. There’s no need for me to do everything.’
Lee Han thought that if his friends had heard, they would have shouted ‘Hey!’
In fact, if Sharkan was there, there was no need to stand guard.
* * *
“!”
Lee Han opened his eyes without realizing it. When I checked my pocket watch in the dim light from the ceiling, I saw that it was dawn.
-Crumbling!
Sharkan bit his sleeve and pulled it. Lee Han sensed that something had happened.
‘what…’
“Hey guys!! wake up!! wake up!!!”
The friends who were standing guard outside the passage began to run hurriedly.
“There are ghosts swarming around!”
“Is that why you woke me up just now?”
The Blue Dragon Tower student, who barely woke up from his sleep, rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked.
“Why can’t they just crowd around?”
“It’s not at that level! “Look!”
Several students staggered toward the aisle.
And then he suddenly took a step back with a sleepy expression on his face.
“…!!!!”
“Well, what are the shadow ghosts…?”
I couldn’t even see the outside of the passage properly.
The number of ghosts has increased to that extent.
At this point, it was no exaggeration to say that it was a sea of ghosts.
“It’s coming this way!”
Ghosts began to rush in from the end of the narrow passage. It felt like a strong wave crashing.
Lee Han grabbed the staff and prepared the magic.
“towel…”
“Lee Han!”
“why?”
“Can I use fire magic in the library?!”
“…If there is a problem, let’s say it is the principal’s responsibility. Burn up!”
“!?”
