“Fuu…… I managed to beat it.”
I let out a sigh. I was so exhausted there.
I walked back to Fana and the others. Having defeated the giant cyclops, the golems had stopped moving. Their bodies are scattered all over the place, and it was clear at a glance that a fierce battle had taken place here.
“Fana-oneechan, I’m tired.”
“Mm, Master. Thanks for the hard work.”
I jumped to Fana’s chest, making her catch and hug me.
Guhehehe…… This is the best way to restore strength.
『More than that Master, shouldn’t you hurry up and find the Dungeon Core as soon as possible? 』
(Oops, you’re right.)
The dungeon is controlled by interfering with the heart of the dungeon, so to speak, called the dungeon core.
“Hey, I’ve never heard of Dungeon Core before though?”
“That’s to be expected, I guess. Even if you conquer a dungeon, the dungeon core won’t appear after all.”
“Then where is it?”
The location of dungeon cores varies from dungeon to dungeon. It is usually near the boss room, but it’s not necessarily in a place where you can see it.
“Well, dungeon core is like a mass of magical power. If you look for a place with a high concentration of magic, you will find it for sure. ……Un, yes, this way.”
The three of them followed the direction I pointed to.
“Mm, now that you mentioned it, I feel like its indeed the case.”
“Yes. I feel like there’s more magical power over here.”
Fana and Anje are nodding because they both understand the flow of magic.
Orion, on the other hand, looked very confused.
“The magical power here is stronger? ……I don’t feel it though.”
He doesn’t seem to be able to pinpoint the difference in the magic density. Well, it’s normal, I guess. You don’t have to be too conscious of magic to use magic after all.
“It looks like it is on the other side of this wall.”
“O-On the other side of the wall you say? T-then, there’s nothing we can do about it!”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, the walls of the dungeon can’t be destroyed so……”
That’s when Anje cut in.
“I used to think so too. But that’s not really the case.”
“Oneechan, are you planning on trying it?”
“Yes. I feel like I can do it now.”
Saying that, Anje stepped forward and she begins to accumulate her qi.
“It can’t be…. Oneechan you—”
“Haaaaaahhhh!”
In the next moment, a mass of qi released from Anje’s fist struck the wall of the dungeon.
Dogooon!
It was exactly the same as the technique that Goritia used to release qi. To think that she’d managed to comprehend it this fast….
“Phew…… It was my first time, but it seems to have worked.”
There was a hole in the wall.
Although it’s only big enough for one person to crawl through, but just making a hole in the solid wall of the dungeon was an accomplishment in itself.
Moreover, she kept her consciousness properly. Many have tried doing this technique and at first try, they use too much qi and faints right after doing it.
“Oneechan, you’ve grown. As your Master, I’m proud of you.”
“……W-Why are you trying to bury your face in my chest while saying that!?”
“It’s baby’s instinct.”
“Be either a master or a baby!”
No way! I’ll have the best of both worlds!
“Hmm, is that the dungeon core you’re talking about?”
“It’s beautiful..…”
There is a small room at the back of the hole, in which the dungeon core is floating. It doesn’t look like it was made naturally, it’s like a huge beautifully cut gem. Each dungeon has a different color, but the dungeon core here is red like a blazing fire.
And right next to such a dungeon core—
“W-Who are you guys!?”
“Why are there people here!?”
There were a few suspicious people next to the dungeon core. Apparently, these guys are the ones who are controlling the dungeon core.
“I-impossible! ……You guys conquered the dungeon and made it all to the way here!? We took every precaution to make sure no one could get here…… Just how on earth….?”
An elderly man who seems to be the leader of this group retreats in shock.
No matter how I looked at it, this incident was too large for a single perpetrator. Apparently, it is indeed planned by an organization. I had a feeling that this was the case, seeing as incidents involving taboo items were occurring in various places.
“Should we defeat them?”
“That’s right, Fana-oneechan. But I want to hear the details later, so please don’t kill them.”
“Mm, I understand.”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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