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Dojin’s telekinesis was instantly neutralized, and the corpse that had been sent flying down the stairs stopped in midair, thumped, and turned its head to look in this direction.
Even the weakest evil spirits in the
-Kihihi!
But Dojin wasn’t the only one here.
There was a 4-star wizard named Sisala who was well over level 50.
In an instant, an arrow carved from fire rushed towards the corpse of a child that seemed to be suspended in midair.
puck.
The fire arrow that pierced the dried corpse with a dry cracking sound instantly burst into flames, emitting tremendous heat.
Sisala did not stop there, but continued firing flaming arrows.
-Kihahaha!
A final sound that was difficult to distinguish between a scream and laughter passed by, and the black stain-like evil spirit disappeared within the red flames.
Dojin scanned the front, wiping his face that was flushed with heat.
“It seems like we have too much firepower compared to the enemy… If we continue like this, we’ll run out of mana first.”
Even though it was a 1-star magic, six hits on one evil spirit was too much.
Sisala also seemed to know that, and answered with slightly ragged breathing.
“I’m sorry. I was so surprised when a corpse suddenly popped out. I’ll be more careful next time.”
With a 4 star wizard, the firepower is overflowing.
The key was to efficiently expend the firepower available.
Because a wizard is a sad being who becomes a useless tin can when his mana runs out.
“It’s fortunate that you brought plenty of holy water. The problem is that you can’t just use it. I guess we’ll have to divide up the roles. I’ll use my mana to weaken the enemy as much as possible.”
“Yes. Leave the attack to me.”
Dojin and Sisala slowly resumed their advance.
There were a few more corpses on the stairs, but just like the first time, the evil spirits hiding in the corpses were extinguished without being able to escape.
“The structure is more complicated than I thought.”
Cissala spoke in a tense voice as she came down the stairs and looked into the complex hallway.
I felt overwhelmed by the numerous doors opening on both sides of the hallway and the eerie atmosphere emanating from them.
“Should I go in like this?”
When asked about this, Dojin shook his head.
“It seems too dangerous to go in right away. This entire workshop is probably filled with evil spirits, and if we go in like this, we’ll have to fight enemies on all sides.”
Dojin, having said that, gestured towards the stairs they had come down from.
“Now that we’ve secured the safety of the stairs as we come down, I think it would be a good idea to first clean up the evil spirits here.”
Then, as we slowly increase the safe zone and enter- Dojin continued talking, he closed his mouth at the gazes staring at him with admiration.
“…Why are you looking at me like that?”
“No, it’s just that this situation seems so familiar. I… I think if I were alone, I would have wanted to run away already, if only Dojin’s calmness was contagious.”
“Because I read the journal that described the workshop structure in advance. Since it was a place that was abandoned while conducting research related to demons, I guessed that there might have been some side effects.”
“I didn’t say that… … .”
With Sisala’s mutterings fading away, Dojin used his telekinesis to place the holy water in the middle of the hallway.
Even though it was contained in a bottle, a dark aura was seen dispersing along the direction the object, which had strong sacred properties, moved.
It is a holy water that should be used sparingly as much as possible, but when hunting, it was a ‘time to use’.
“Let’s blow it up with one big blow to bring out as many hidden evil spirits as possible.”
“Um… I guess something like “Fire Wave” would be okay? It’s the strongest magic I can use.”
The 4-star magic “Flame Wave” was a magic that slowly swept away a wide area with intense flames.
“It’s just right.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Sisala prepared a magic spell.
Her magic circuits accepted the mana, developed and combined the spell, and soon the magic was charged.
Dojin also took action at the sight of her eyes telling him to just talk whenever he wanted.
The magic attribute that Dojin chose was “Light,” which is the polar opposite of both darkness and evil spirits.
“light”
A light source appeared in the middle of the hallway with a short crack and a flash of light.
The “Light” of a 1-star wizard has no attack power, but if the opponent is an evil spirit, it can stimulate them more than an average provocation skill, and can also weaken them, albeit for a very short time.
-Kyaaaaah!
As expected.
The evil spirits that had been holding their breath to tear the insolent intruders to pieces as they entered their territory began to go wild.
“There are cockroaches hiding.”
The evil spirits rushed out, displaying heightened malice as if they had heard a lowly word.
In the first room, in the second room, in the seventh room over there.
The sight of the evil spirits rushing out from the holes in the long hallway was no different from cockroaches jumping out from hiding.
Black waves surge forward like a sewer backflowing.
It was a wave with such violent power that even a low-level wizard would be erased without a trace if swept away.
But Dojin waited without taking a single step back, glaring at them.
May the black waves surge to the right place.
Yeah.
And then, at the perfect moment, he detonated the bottles of holy water that he had placed in advance with a psychokinesis shock wave.
The holy water contained in the broken bottle spread out in a wide, milky manner as if it had been burst by a strong impact.
Those who were already glowing from being exposed to bright light almost had a seizure when they entered the area where the liquid containing the holy energy was spread like droplets.
《Flame Wave》
Seeing that, Sisala activated the magic that was loaded into her magic circuit even though there was no separate signal.
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A wave of unbridled fire forms in front of Dojin, sweeping down the hallway in front of him.
The evil spirits that would not have been able to endure it in the first place were weakened by the light and holy water, so they literally evaporated and disappeared as soon as they touched the fire.
Dojin called out to Sisala, who was blankly staring at the sight.
“There’s no time to do that. We need to move forward quickly and sort things out now.”
Dojin walked to the first room with a frightening expression, nodded, and used magic.
Flash.
This time, a flash of lightning exploded in the middle of the room, causing the evil spirits that had been hiding in the shadowy corners of the room to jump out.
Sisala was startled and intercepted them with the fastest magic she could muster.
“What can I do if you just do that without saying anything!”
“Did you happen to fall off the manara?”
“No, that’s not it, but-”
“Okay then.”
Without any chance to refute, Dojin sent a flash of light into the room on the other side.
This time, Sisala had to use magic in a hurry to deal with the evil spirits that came out.
Dojin eradicated the evil spirit as if it were his enemy.
[Level increased.]
[Level increased.]
… … .
Since we were slaughtering two monsters in their mid-level 30s alone, we accumulated a lot of experience points, and the accumulated experience points were converted into level-up messages.
In an instant, Dojin’s level passed 24.
Originally, this type of leveling would have been impossible because if there was a large level difference between you and your party members, an experience penalty would have been applied.
However, since the first discoverer of a dungeon is largely exempt from all penalties related to rewards within that dungeon, Dojin was able to gain experience points relatively fully.
Dojin invested all the bonus points he earned in this way into intelligence.
‘Found it.’
Then, at the point where the hallway branched into several paths, Dojin discovered a large magic circle.
“That, that is… … !”
Sisala, who was looking around the room a beat later, saw the magic circle and her face turned pale.
It was because a human leg was placed on top of the magic circle.
It was the left leg that was amputated at the hip joint.
“It’s just as it says in the diary. It says that in order to enter the center of this workshop, you have to neutralize a total of five magic circles, including that one.”
“…What kind of magic circle is it?”
Despite struggling with the unfamiliar and brutal stimulation, Sisala did not give up her magical curiosity.
Dojin worked hard to fulfill his role as a summoner who catches monsters, and as a reward, he was given a story based on the setting.
“As I said at the beginning, this is a magic circle that connects the demon world and this place. The two pentagrams in the center of the magic circle, the one facing forward represents Rostania, and the one facing backwards represents the demon world. The one connecting the middle is the human body. It was created based on the story of summoning demons by sacrificing humans… It’s like the tantrum of a wizard who has no confidence.”
“Then what about the other four magic circles… …?”
“Why are there five magic circles? They were created to form a giant inverted pentagram with five magic circles, and to create a door at the center of the star.”
“… It’s a bit strange, but seeing that now I understand why we had to hide and conduct the experiment.”
Research related to demons is not prohibited in Rostania.
Because in a world where knowing your enemy and knowing yourself is the top priority and surviving the impending crisis, research on all beings that could become enemies is essential.
However, if the method involves scattering human flesh and blood and using that impure energy to summon the devil, then it becomes a problem.
“Anyway, let’s start with that failure. According to the diary, if you approach that magic circle, an evil spirit much stronger than the one you’ve encountered so far will awaken.”
What was written in the diary was a lie, but the phenomenon itself was true.
The five magic circles spread out in the shape of an inverted pentagram were each key objects guarded by named monsters.
If you approach it without knowing anything, the energy of all the evil spirits remaining in the area where the magic circle is installed will be absorbed, summoning a more powerful named monster.
This was also the reason why Dojin tried to eradicate all the evil spirits hiding in every corner, leaving not a single one behind.
To summon named monsters in the weakest possible state and deal with them in one hit.
But no matter what, a named is a named.
Even if it is a 4-star magic, it is not an opponent you can be sure of dealing with in one hit.
Then what should we do?
Of course, you just need to weaken it enough to be able to deal with it in one go.
It could be easily solved by pouring a large amount of holy water, but the holy water had other uses, so it had to be conserved as much as possible.
“This time, I would like to have an attack that targets only the evil spirits summoned from that magic circle, without having to attack in a wide area. As powerful as possible.”
Dojin stretched out his hand forward, asking Sisala.
Slowly, a golden light began to bloom, and a golden book opened from the tips of his outstretched fingers.
《Book of Truth》
On the page that opened with a swishing sound, the word “light” was written.
