64-Episode 63




Mee opened the door and we all rushed into the underground space.
All of them immediately and reflexively held their mouths.

'Ugh, ......! It smells awful. ......'

'Ugh, my nose is going to turn ......'.

Not only Satsuki and Miy, but also Cyril, who covered his mouth with the sleeve of his robe, was coughing with tears in his eyes.

The first thing that struck us as we jumped into the underground space was the strong smell of decay that filled the room.
It was only natural, since there were dead bodies all over the place.

Of course, I was no exception to the fact that I was affected by the smell.

But I can't stay in fear.
Like Cyril, I covered my mouth with the sleeve of my robe and looked out into the distance.

In the underground space, of course, there was a scene just as I had confirmed earlier through my see-through vision.
There were many corpses, both human and animal, scattered about in the vast space.

But there was something I hadn't expected.
The depth of the space was even farther than I had imagined.

It was three times as deep as the thirty-meter point that I had confirmed through my see-through vision. It was a tremendously vast space.
Dead bodies are scattered all the way to the back of the room, and the lights of the lamps placed at equal intervals on the left and right walls are illuminating them.

And then, at the far end of the vast space.

A woman wearing a robe stood there with a staff in her hand.
The woman with long, wavy red hair must be Count Goldart's court magician, Alice Flamelia.

However, there was one strange thing.

She was about ten meters in front of Alice, who looked much smaller in the distance.
There is a wall that divides the space into the front and the back.
Alice's figure can be seen because there is a doorway in the middle of the wall.

The entire wall that divides the two sides appears to glow red due to my sense magic.
This means that there is some kind of magical power working on that wall.

However, I don't know what kind of magic is working there.
I could find out by using the Analyze Magic spell, but I'd have to get closer to use this spell.
However, getting close to that wall in this situation is a dangerous act in itself.

It's dangerous to be in the presence of something you don't know what it is.
But if we should do anything about it right away, it would be appropriate to hold off for the time being, considering how much magic element we have left.

As I was thinking about this, the woman in my line of vision, Alice, raised her voice.

'Welcome, young adventurers. I hope you like my laboratory.

In a slow, audible voice, she spoke up like a stage performer.
It was as if he thought of this place as a stage of some kind.

By the way, the distance between us is about a hundred meters by rough estimation, and we are not far enough away from each other for a spell to harm the other.

And from this side, Satsuki and Cyril raised their voices and replied in the same way.

'Haha, that's in bad taste. It's disgusting.

'What kind of laboratory is this, desecrating the dead like this? You should be ashamed of yourself!

Even though Alice could hear the anger in their voices, she replied in an amused tone.

'Hmmm, that hostility ...... doesn't seem to have just wandered in by accident after all, does it? I think you've come to exterminate an evil sorcerer, future heroes. What's wrong with you? Don't be shy. I'll add your corpses to the many corpses here.

Alice said provocatively as she stood there calmly.

It was a bad play.
You can clearly feel that she wants you to jump towards her.
I think we should assume that there is some kind of trick that activates when we approach.

But on the other hand, there was a girl who was about to fall for that inept provocation.

'Fine. I'll cut you open right now, so wash your head and wait for me.

Satsuki drew her sword from her waist and was holding the spring as if she was about to jump out.

'Wait, Satsuki.

'Hyah! ...... What are you doing, Will?

'Calm down. It's a trap.

He grabbed Satsuki by the neck from behind and stopped her, telling her that her face was red and she was protesting.
Mee and Cyril are shaking their heads in agreement.

'What, is that right ......?

'Of course it is.

'It's crazy to fall for such a blatant provocation.

Satsuki's shoulders slumped as she came under heavy fire from Mee and Cyril, as usual.

However, beside her, Cyril was looking ahead with a difficult expression.

But even though we know it's a trap, we can't just stand here forever. But our attacks can't reach them from this distance. I'm sure it's the same for them. ......'

That's the problem.
Even if you know it's a trap, if you don't know what kind of trap it is, there's nothing you can do.
As a result, although it is not Satsuki, we are forced to consider the means of assaulting with all of us, preparing to be crushed.

However, the most important thing is to avoid the situation where we are prepared to be destroyed and actually are.
In that case, it would be better to retreat now.

However, retreating here would mean that Alice would be set free after being made aware of our presence.
That's a situation we want to avoid as much as possible.



'...... is unavoidable.

I'll make a decision.
I decide to use the spell, pushing my remaining magic element.

The only thing I suspect now is the wall.
And since that wall is blocking my view, I can't see it, and I'm wondering what's waiting for me beyond it.

But if you use this spell now, there won't be enough magic left to fire a single fireball.
Whether this spell is worth it or not...

No, you have to believe.

I chanted the wizard eye spell and activated it.