“Mmm, it’s green. What more, it’s a lake.”
“It’s a beautiful lake!”
Fana and Anje’s eyes sparkle as the oasis comes into view. Well, it certainly looks like a healing oasis in the harsh desert. However, in reality, it is quite a heinous place.
“Hmm, there’s something in that tree?”
Lill, who has good eyesight, pointed to a number of shadows jumping from tree to tree.
“It’s a monkey monster called the Mad Monkey. They are very belligerent, and if you come even a little closer to the forest around the lake that they claim as their territory, they will attack you in a flock. Here, take a look.”
I used summoning magic. After the light subsided, an orc appeared inside the wheelhouse. Some time ago, I had encountered an orc tribe in a forest somewhere but I decided not to kill them and turn them into my summoned beast.
“Bye”
“Buhiiiiii!?”
The floor at its feet opens and the orc fell to the ground. Perhaps reminded of the trauma, Lill hurriedly fled towards the wall. The orc crashes into the ground, breaking and tearing branches and leaves of the tree in the process. However, I dropped it on the soft soil, so it should still be alive.
“““Wookiiiii!!”””
The next moment, a terrific monkey cry echoed from all over the forest. Moving from tree to tree at breakneck speed, they rushed towards the orc that have fallen from the sky all at once.
“Buhiiiiiiii!?”
The orc panicked and tried to escape, but by then, it was already surrounded on all sides. Mad monkeys pounce on it one after another. Each one is about the size of a child compared to an orc, but the orc was quickly buried out of sight. After a while, the Mad Monkeys dispersed, looking satisfied. All that was left was the orc’s bones.
“……T-they devoured it in an instant.”
“I’m scared!”
Fana and Anje’s cheeks twitched. The area around the lake is still quiet. But the lake is far more dangerous.
“Now I’ll drop an orc in the direction of the lake.”
“Buhiiii!?”
I dropped another orc into the lake. Then before it even reached the surface,
—Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi Pichi
“W-what is thaat!? ……A huge creature jumped out of the lake!?”
“No. Anje-oneechan, take a closer look.”
“N-no way, countless fish!?”
It looked like a giant creature, but it was actually a group of monsters called Mad Piranhas.
“Is it swimming?”
Just as Fana had muttered with wide eyes, the piranhas were rising higher and higher into the sky by swimming over the bodies of their comrades. Countless mad piranhas took to the air and caught the orc before it fell into the water. The orc is dragged into the water as it is. Eventually, the surface of the water became quiet, and only the bones floated up.
““……””
Fana and Anje were speechless. Well yes, to get through this lake, one needs to be at least 100 meters high.
“Well, I can finally see our destination.”
It is an island floating in the center of the huge lake. There, the “Tower of the Great Sage” towered high in the sky.
“What a very tall tower”
“I can’t believe there’s something man made in a place like this…… I wonder who made it and how……?”
Of course, I was the one who made it. However, since it was a private lab at first, it was at most about 300 meters above the ground. However, as the research space became scarce and the number of disciples increased, it was extended each time, and eventually reached a height of more than 800 meters above the ground. When the weather is bad, you can look down on the sea of clouds from the top floor.
『As I thought, it has hardly deteriorated even after more than a thousand years.』
『Security seems to be still working as well.』
『That means that the only way to get in is from the ground.』
The rooftop is a take-off and landing field for airships, but since this ship is not registered, it is not possible to land there directly. I decided to go down to the ground.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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