Evil Avalon
Chapter 84-The Saint and the Great Satan
(TL:By Rafael,valhallatls.blogspot.com)
"So, Hano-chan came to see me at the very last minute.
'I'm here again today!"
I was in Group chat with Satsuki and Hanano, who is still wearing her mask. In a cheerful voice she tells us what happened yesterday, but the content is serious.
(Have you made it to the train? ......)
The total magic stone amount group that Pink-chan was in was attacked by Train. Anyone should be able to predict what would happen if you hit a group with an average level of less than 5 with an orc road.
At first, when the helpers came to help the high school students with their examinations, we thought they would keep it to the level of harassment. This was because that's what they did in the game. But what they have done is MPK, or attempted murder. What is an adult doing to a high school student who is working hard to prepare for the future?
Then there is the man in this photo, the one who led the train that Lisa sent, who looks familiar. The man who slashed Hanano's leg on the 7th floor sometime ago. There is no doubt that Sorrel is behind this. I never thought he would attack one of our classmates.
Is he thinking that he can do such a vicious thing and not cause any damage to Sorrel or the upper group? Or is he thinking that he can do whatever he wants as long as there is no evidence? In any case, now that they have gone this far, they will not get away with it. In other words, a clan like this, which has no moral compass and is nothing but harmful, must be destroyed as soon as possible.
I had planned to destroy Sorell sooner or later, but there was no telling what it would do during this test if left unchecked. Should I put a guard on the targeted total magic stone amount group? I should probably turn back as soon as I get to the 20th floor too.
"Hanano, just when you have time. I'd like you to watch over Satsuki and the others."
"~O~kay~But why are you struggling in such a shallow level when you are a student of the adventurer school?"
The reason is that, unlike your brother, they can't make full use of your game knowledge. And well, I'm not going to say that.
'Let me know as soon as you have any more problems."
'Yeah, be careful too Souta."
'Hanano, be careful not to let Kaworu know who you are.
"Don't worry it seems totally fine. She seems to be insensitive."
Sighing with a sigh ......, I cut off the communication. What's wrong with me? I've never been this far in the game, no matter what route I took. I wonder what has changed.
I stumbled back to the rest stop with my head in a quandary.
"You're late, you son of a bitch!"
The maid, the head of the Amama Family Black Butler, glared at me with her fist in the air, saying, "If you keep the lady waiting, I'm going to have to chastise you". Normally, she is a neat and gentle lady, but when Amama is not around, she curses at us mercilessly. It made me tingle with fear.
When I looked at her, I saw that Amama had already finished her lunch and was being polished all over her full plate mail by the butlers in preparation for her departure. The light reflected diffusely and was dazzling, probably because they were scrubbing it until it was shiny and clean, not wanting to miss a single stain or scratch. Meanwhile, Kuga-san, the butler version, who was chomping on a rice ball at some distance from us, was looking at us with grim eyes.
"Where have you been? I thought you ran away."
"I didn't run away or anything, not in a dungeon like this."
This is the 19th floor of the dungeon. The dungeon is an abandoned map lined with old brick buildings. There are many blind spots, and it is also a dangerous level where skeleton mages, skeleton archers, and other monsters that use flying weapons pop up in large numbers. If one walk around without any long-range attack countermeasures, one might end up in a beehive.
"Then let's get going. Kurosaki , please ward me."
"Yes, ma'am."
After the maid bowed reverently, she held a pot-like magical device in her hand and pressed a switch labeled "Heaven" -- a product of the Tenma Trading Company, perhaps. - A few seconds later, a translucent dome-like wall appeared. This is a magic tool with "anti-missile" magic that prevents a certain amount of long-distance attacks.
The presence or absence of this magic tool can greatly change the difficulty of the dangerous 19th floor traffic in particular. If you are an individual, using stealth skills may be enough, but with a group as large as this, it is impossible to do so. If you are coming with a party, this is a must-have item.
Since the size of this ward could not cover the entire group, including helpers, the A and B classes were separated and moved separately.
"Amama-sama, if you will excuse us."
Sera-san, along with her cronies, nobles, and helpers, entered the ward, her silver hair shining in the air. She is showing no signs of fatigue even though it is his fourth day in the dungeon, and she is wearing the same radiant smile she wore when she first entered the dungeon.
However, even on this floor, she wears no protective gear and remains in her uniform. Perhaps they are not allowed to wear that, which is designated as a national treasure in Japan. With so many helpers, it seems unlikely that she will have the chance to fight.
Sera-san still seems to like to talk, and she talks to everyone and anyone, but she never talks to me. The reason is that I am not in her line of sight,......, or perhaps it is because I have been judged as hopelessly unpromising by the "Tenkan Dori" (Heaven's Eye View). The heroine I've admired for so many years is no longer taking me seriously at all, and I feel like I'm going to fall ora frustrated by this sad and lonely feeling. ......
--But
I'm sure Kaworu hasn't sexually harassed even once since she entered high school. So I am very curious as to why I would be expelled from school. Could it be that no matter what I do, the future main story will remain the same?
'So, what about Kurosaki saying that Narumi-kun is a beast, a sexual beast?
"What do you think? ......"
"I think he is a beast, but I can't rule out the possibility that he is a sexual beast."
The next to me are Amama and Kuga, who are talking to me in a friendly manner, so I thought I would feel ...... better, but they are having some kind of a disturbing conversation. I know you don't want me around, but please don't try to make me out to be a sexual predator who like sneaking around to find woman to prey on.
To change my mood, I walk around looking at the scenery around me.
This level is a circular structure with a diameter of about 1km, and the MAP is narrower than the previous levels. However, the amount of information is very large, as there are many abandoned brick houses spread out in various places. If people lived here, it would be a city of 50,000 to 100,000 people, but now it is a desolate, dead city with only the undead.
If one look at the center of the city, one can see a huge building with several sharp towers sticking out of the ground. It is a Gothic-style castle nearly 100 meters high. Inside that castle is our destination, the 20th floor.
The entire interior of the castle is a safe zone. The interior is richly decorated with detailed carvings and colorful stained glass windows, and was one of the tourist attractions during the Dun-Ex era.
"It's been a long time since I've been to Devil's Castle. It's the first time for both of you, right?"
"Of course it's my first time."
"I've never been to Devil's Castle either. But why it's called Devil's Castle?'"
Of course I'll say I've never been there. It's my first time in this body, so I'm not lying. I remember that the castle was also named Devil's Castle. Well, what was the reason?
"I'm not sure, but it's a special place where [the saint] made a legend in the olden days."
"I'm very interested in ...... that."
The entrance to the dungeon appeared in Japan shortly after the Taisho era (1912-1926). When it first appeared, there were very few people who went inside, and records show that only four adventurers continued to conquer the dungeon. One of them was a [saint].
The dungeon dives they were engaged in were different from those of us who just dove in and efficiently killed monsters. To conquer a level that no one has ever been in before is the same as defeating vicious floor bosses without any information.
For example, the floor boss on the fifth floor is an Orc Lord, which is now just a hidden boss, but if we had to fight him without any information or strategy at all, how difficult would it be? Even if we try to raise our level, we will not be able to go on to the next level without defeating the floor boss, so of course one will not be able to raise your level sufficiently.
In such a situation, it is a continuous battle to the death just to advance one level. What they were doing was similar to a strategy clan's attack on a new tier, but they had been doing it with only four people for a long time. It was nothing short of daredevilry.
Time passed, and it was shortly after the war.
The "postwar" period in this world does not mean that Japan has been devastated because it has not fought a decisive battle on the mainland. In fact, the energy industry was booming thanks to the special demand for magical stone energy.
During this period of economic growth, the Japanese government sought more magic stones and resources and promoted the 20th floor strategy. ...... The results were disastrous. The government's "baby clans" were half destroyed one after another and many of the promising youngsters lost their jobs. The government had taken the liberty of bringing back a retired [saint] party to attack the front lines as a back-up plan.
"The stage was that castle, and inside was the famous "Great Satan.""
"It is strange that only four people were sent to the castle when the whole ...... clan could not win the battle. It is possible that the information is being manipulated."
If they were having such a hard time, they could have called additional excellent helpers besides the [saint] party, but why only four? There are several possible reasons.
For example, they did not want anyone to know about the confidential information of the [saintly women] party because it was so outrageous. Or they just wanted to advertise [the saint's] achievements without mentioning that they had called in helpers. Or maybe it was because they thought that adventurers other than the four of them were nothing more than a liability.
Anyway, the [saint] party successfully defeated the great demon and became a legend. The four of them are still revered by many adventurers today for that reason.
"I wish I could have seen what kind of a great demon it was, but there won't be any more of them."
"Why do you say it won't appear again?"
"Once you beat a floor boss, you don't get to see him again,There are some exceptions, such as the Orc Lord though."
The 20th floor is currently an area with only a large passageway and a hall, with no monsters popping up, including floor bosses. There is a big door at the end of the passageway, and if you go through it, you can get to the 21st floor, which is the tropical MAP.
As we were talking about how to look around the Devil's Castle and eat snacks there, suddenly there was a lot of noise ahead of us. It seems that skeleton riders have attacked the B class group.
"It's amazing, isn't it? How could they catch that spear head-on?"
A skeleton-shaped monster, astride a horse made of nothing but bones, rushes forward at a speed of about 70 kilometers per hour with a huge lance at the ready. The impact of receiving that much kinetic energy, even though it is only bones, must be considerable, but you can see that the B class helpers who can pull it off are also reasonably competent.
As soon as the tank catches and kills the movement, the heavy knight squad surrounds it without pause and moves into sack-pounding mode. The skeleton riders have a weakness in that they are mounted and cannot turn small, but they have the height to thrust their lances at you from a position looking up, and the bone horses below also bite and kick at you, so even if you are not in front of them, you cannot lose your mind.
The tanks are used to this, however, and they gather hate well to fix their targets, and attackers also hit them one after another with weapon skills. In a short time, the skeleton rider sank and turned into a demon stone.
On the way, they were attacked several times by a group of skeleton mages and skeleton archers, but the archer and priestess troops shot recovery magic and arrows in return from within the safe warding and took care of them in no time. Even though the 19th floor was a dangerous map, with such a strong force, they were able to kill them in the blink of an eye.
After that, we continued to walk toward the center of the ruins, fighting off the undead. The map is so small, however, that within an hour, the destination is already in front of us.
The towers are so high that one can look up at them, and their shapes are complex. The walls are covered with carvings of ritualistic figures and cuneiform-like patterns. Up close, it looks more like a cathedral than a castle.
There is a huge iron gate in front, and the 20th floor is just beyond the gate.
"Shall I be your guide to the holy place?"
Suo, who had arrived earlier, walks out with a disproportionate smile on his face. When this guy has such a fresh look on his face, it's definitely when he's up to something. ...... Well, what's more going to happen now?
TL Note- Suo has set the trap, but will it be worth it?
Thanks for the chapter
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