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Chapter 62 : All-Out War
🕑 Added 2022-07-24 15:27:48 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
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"We have returned."
I, Clarice and Ike exited out of the labyrinth at the same time.
We met up with Ike on the way and walked out together.
"Are you alright? What about the ants?"
Zeke was asking me that.
"I killed all the ants over there. However, even after defeating the queen ant, there are still more ants coming up from the second floor. Perhaps there are still queen ants out there.”
"Oh! Oh, I see! You said the queen ant was a B- level threat right. Good job defeating it!”
"Thank you. But if things didn’t go well, I may not have killed even a third of them that’s why may I take a short break?"
"Ooh, of course."
When Zeke said that, Margrave Carmel who was standing next to him said…
"Thank you for your effort. I've reserved a lodging near the labyrinth for those who have been diving in the labyrinth. Maria and the rest of the parties are already resting. It might be a short respite but please rest well. Unfortunately, I will wake you up if something happened.”
"Thank you very much. Then we shall take our leave first.”
The three of us decided to take a short nap at an inn near the Almeria Labyrinth.
I believe it might have been faster to deplete MP then recover MP but I didn't do so because I might be woken up soon.
Before I went to bed, I noticed that my level had increased.
This was the first time I had ever seen my level go up by two in one day. Ike's level had not increased but Clarice's level had increased.
Name: Mars Bryant
Title: Thunder God/ Wind King/ Goblin Butcher
Status Human race, second son of Viscount Bryant
Condition: Good
Age: 6 years old
Level: 17
HP: 49/49
MP: 1687/6177
Strength: 39
Agility: 45
Magic: 57
Dexterity: 44
Endurance: 40
Luck: 30
Unique Ability: Innate Talent (LvMax)
Unique Ability: Clairvoyance (Lv8)
Unique Ability: Lightning Magic (Lv2/S)
Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv7/B)
Special Ability: Fire Magic (Lv2/F)
Special Ability: Water Magic(Lv1/G)
Special Ability: Earth Magic(Lv2/F)
Special Ability: Wind Magic(Lv9/A)
Special Ability: Holy Magic(Lv5/B)
Equipment: Mithril Silver Sword
Equipment: Sylph Dagger
Equipment: Disguise Bracelet
The MP consumption was more intense than expected. The MP consumption of Lightning without magic control must have been outrageous.
Name: Clarice Lampard
Title: -
Status: Human race, eldest daughter of Baron Lampard.
Condition: Good
Age: 6 years old
Level: 21
HP: 42/42
MP: 310/320
Strength: 29
Agility: 29
Magic: 29
Dexterity: 32
Endurance: 27
Luck: 20
Special Ability: Barrier Magic (Lv2/A)
Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv5/C)
Special Ability: Archery (Lv6/B)
Special Ability: Holy Magic (Lv4/A)
Equipment: Defender
Equipment: Mithril Silver Dagger
Equipment: Magic Arrow
Equipment: Saint's Robe
Equipment: Mysterious Anklet
Equipment: Disguise Bracelet
Clarice was not using magic so her physical power has finally caught up with her magical power.
So far so good for now, and the rest might be a little easier because of the slaves at Barnes's and Herrick's place, the adventurers in this town, and Margrave Carmel’s Knights.
With this thought in mind, I drifted off to sleep.
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"Hey! Wake up! The ants are coming!"
Van, the leader of Azure Fang, came to wake me up.
How long had I been asleep? I looked at the clock and saw that I had been asleep for at least an hour.
The all-the-more important MP recovered by around 1000 and I have 2704 currently. It seems that I would recover in an hour. Gotta note that down.
I, Clarice, and Ike rushed toward the labyrinth and found a huge crowd in front of the labyrinth.
In front of the labyrinth, Barnes was killing the ants but there were still too many of them. I was still seeing only killer ants but as the queen ant were about to appear, I expect to see more guard ants.
I went to take up a position to the left of Barnes and deal with the killer ants.
I will definitely use MP later so I decided to fight only with swordsmanship.
Clarice and Ike both ascended above the entrance to the labyrinth and shoot down the ants that try to come out from the ceiling and walls.
The other adventurers were fighting right next to Barnes against the killer ants, with Ralph at the center.
Incidentally, Ralph is almost equal in status to Clarice. I've appraised him before, and I'll appraise him again now.
Name: Ralph Sargent
Title: -
Status: Human race, commoner
Condition: Good
Age: 43 years old
Level: 28
HP: 60/64
MP: 10/10
Strength: 33
Agility: 31
Magic: 3
Dexterity: 27
Endurance: 30
Luck: 1
Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv5/C)
Equipment: Silver Sword
The status is lower than when I appraised 3 years ago.
I suppose status does go down after a certain age?
Still, among the adventurers here, Ike's status is the second highest.
Incidentally, Margrave Carmel is watching the battle with a collar around the neck of Ellie the lion, daughter of Barnes, in the very back.
I am fighting desperately without magic in front of the approaching ants but I could not defeat them in a single hit.
In the labyrinth, any enemy that came in front of me was always more or less injured from Tornado but now that I am not using Tornado, inevitably the killer ants have a little HP left on no matter how I attack.
Ike who saw me like that…
"Mars! Use this!"
threw Salamander Sword from the top of the labyrinth.
“Thanks! Brother Ike!"
I replied as I used the Salamander Sword to slash at the ants.
The ants that I could not kill with a single blow when using the mithril silver sword but I was able to kill them in a single hit with Salamander Sword.
With this, it was now only me, Ike, and Barnes who could kill the killer ants with a single attack.
Barnes saw this and said to me..
"You're pretty good, kid. I thought you were a magician?”
He asked me…
"I do believe I am a magician but I can use a sword a little.”
Barnes laughed and said..
"So you can use a sword a little bit! I think you have a firmer sword than any of the other swordsmen here. If you go to the Lister Confederacy and get trained by the right people, you could definitely learn one of the special moves for sword.”
After becoming able to take the ants down with a single blow, I looked around thanks to the little bit of leeway.
My and Barnes's place is still safe if we are talking only about dealing with the killer ants.
Ike and Clarice's place is also ironclad. I'm not worried about these two because their equipment is quite strong, to begin with.
As expected, the group of adventurers led by Ralph is the most worrisome.
Well, I think he is safe because they have Azure Fang and Red Wings but the other adventurers in this town are in danger.
The moment they received a single attack, they have to retreat immediately.
Incidentally, the three Black Tri-Stars members are working as Zeke's messengers and guards for both him and Maria. This is because the battle line has become so wide that Zeke's voice is not getting through. Also, one of the three is responsible for supplying arrows to Clarice.
After a few moments, Barnes started talking…
"Hey! Can't you do something about these dead ants? They're getting in the way!"
Barnes had been throwing the ants, which he had killed with a single blow, behind him but that seemed to have become a pain in the ass for him.
When I and Ike were about to burn them with Fire…
"Kid...... weren't you a Wind magician?"
He asked.
"Yes. I'm a Wind magician but I can also use a little Fire magic.”
"Oh. What else can you do?”
Barnes asked me with an appraising look on his face.
"Some other stuffs... well, I don't like to talk too much about my skills so maybe next time......”
Let's make sure I never meet Barnes again.
While we were having this exchange, mother ants and guard ants began to appear.
“Watch out for those red ants called guard ants, they spit acid!”
I said something that should have been known in advance.
As expected, the guard ants stirred up the battle lines on Ralph's side.
Gradually, the front line of adventurers on Ralph's side was pushed in and the ants were trying to break out of the encirclement.
But the adventurers have the knights behind them. I'd like to think they can handle being overtaken somewhat but…
I'm also likely to take a lot of damage if I get hit by an acid attack so I deployed Sylphid to repel the acid. Well, it's like a wind barrier.
However, Sylphid also increases physical ability so guard ants can be taken down with a single blow as well.
Barnes also takes little damage when hit by acid.
The number of guard ants is great, even though their HP is only about 1.
"Those pesky ants!"
Barnes said as he killed the guard ants at a tremendous rate.
Barnes' HP was down to 250/322, my MP was below 2500, and the queen ant appeared from the labyrinth just as Ralph's front line was finally breached.
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