Chapter 222
“Certainly, Wodanaz is amazing.”
Even the students of the Blue Dragon Tower, who had become accustomed to Lee Han’s moderate performance, were surprised and whispered.
Even if you unlocked it, how did you do it all at once?
“Princess? Princess?”
When Neblen of the Kirac family called again, Adenart finally came to his senses.
The princess apologized as if she were sorry.
“no. You’ve been thinking about how to solve it. I will ask you later.”
While Neblen said that, Guinando shook the lock.
There was a rattling inside and the sound of something breaking.
“uh? Isn’t this broken?”
“Cainan Island. Originally, high-difficulty magic locks sound like that.”
“okay? It sounds like a toy I broke a while ago…”
Cainando tilted his head and moved on.
Seeing that, Yoner asked.
“You got it right?”
“no. it will break Don’t tell me where to go.”
“……”
Did you really break it?!
* * *
The students carefully stepped down the stairs to the basement.
Going down the stairs was quite nerve-wracking as it was so long and dark that I couldn’t see down.
“Light.”
Lee Han floated a sphere of light in front of him.
To be honest, I wanted to avoid summoning a sphere of light, even if I cast dark vision magic.
Doesn’t the fact that they can see well means that the other party also sees Lee Han and the others well?
This kind of light was quite a gamble when I didn’t know what was under the stairs.
‘But it’s more dangerous for this amount of people to walk in the dark…’
Tak-
Fortunately, the rock drake was not waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
Instead, the familiar images of the library and hallway caught my eye.
It was a familiar sight that could be seen around the entrance if you had entered the library before.
“after!”
“phew…!”
The students also let out a sigh of relief.
“here! There is a chair next to the stand here! Even the table!”
“There’s a lantern hanging on the wall!! see?!”
‘Whoever sees it will think the students are crazy.’
It was somewhat sad to see the students shouting something so obvious as if they had made a great discovery.
In fact, the original library was normal.
Walls made up of tightly packed libraries and tables and chairs located throughout the aisles Cozy and warm lighting…
The wilderness where Rock Drake comes out is not usually called a library.
“Wardanaz?”
A familiar voice was heard from afar.
On the other side of the hallway, Nylia was standing with the Phoenix Tower priests. The Dark Elf from the Shadow Patrol called Lee Han with a happy face.
“Why are you here so late? I was waiting for you to come. Did you see the mark I left?”
“?”
Lee Han felt a sense of incongruity.
Neither Nilia nor the priests seemed tired.
‘what?’
“Nilia. How did Rock Drake break through?”
“What rock drake? Why is Rock Drake here?”
“……”
Lee Han felt a moment of fear.
The other students behind me seemed to feel the same way.
No way…
no way…?
“…Did you guys come here right away as soon as you entered?”
“huh. uh?? what. Did you guys fall somewhere else?”
“……”
The faces of the Blue Dragon Tower students and the White Tiger Tower students were distorted at the same time.
Oh my God, such an unfair thing…
* * *
When the Blue Dragon Tower students and the White Tiger Tower students fell into the rock drake wilderness, the Black Turtle Tower students and the Phoenix Tower students immediately stood up and fell into the labyrinth area.
The library labyrinth area is a place where all kinds of books are densely packed.
Thanks to this, the students of the two towers were able to find the books relatively quickly.
“It was really close.”
Other Black Turtle Tower students who appeared from behind belatedly joined the conversation.
“you. Standing here, do you know what comes out in the labyrinth area?”
“What comes out?”
The White Tiger Tower student asked in a cool voice. It was never a look of curiosity.
“The Shadow Wraith is out.”
shadow ghost.
Among the ghost-type monsters, it was a monster with a relatively strong dark attribute, and possessed those who carelessly came into contact with it.
The library labyrinth area was not without lighting, but with all sorts of libraries and books, the structure was complicated and there were many dark places, so monsters like the Shadow Ghost were inevitably tricky.
If you don’t have luck, you can’t even avoid it and you will be hit right away.
Of course, that’s it, and by any comparison, it wasn’t as picky as Rock Drake.
“okay. Good for you. We came against Rock Drake.”
“What nonsense… Wait, are you real?”
The students of the Black Turtle Tower, who snorted that the White Tiger Tower were bluffing again, looked hesitantly at Lee Han.
Lee Han nodded.
“Rock Drake came out.”
“…Well, you came here through hardships!”
“What are you struggling with?”
The students of the White Tiger Tower were in tears, but the students of the Black Turtle Tower pretended not to hear.
It wasn’t the Black Turtle Tower students’ fault that they suffered because they made the wrong choices!
At least, Nilia looked at Lee Han with some pity.
“That… that’s too bad. oh my god?”
“it’s okay. It’s all over anyway. If you have a record of the location of a book, please share it.”
“I can do that, but maybe we should start preparing for camp now?”
“Camping? Although exhausted, everyone should be able to move for a few more hours.”
Nilia pointed to the ceiling.
The lights hanging from the ceiling and walls were getting weaker and weaker.
“Since a while ago, the surroundings have been getting dark little by little. The number of shadow ghosts also increased. Wandering around for no reason…”
“Guinando was attacked by a shadow ghost!!”
“Stop me from possessing it!”
“late! Possessed!”
“Hit! Until the possession is lifted!”
“Priest! The priest will beat you!”
“…it could be like that.”
“Right.”
Lee Han nodded as he looked at Gainando, who was slapped on the cheek with his arms held by his friends.
Although he looked weak because he had met Rock Drake, the Shade Wraith was definitely a nuisance.
Especially in this type of terrain, the more people there were, the stronger it was.
A friend in the back was suddenly possessed and started a rampage, and while the formation was disrupted, a friend next to him was also possessed and managed to release it, and then other shade ghosts heard the commotion and attacked again… If the area where other monsters also appeared, it would be strange if the party was wiped out
. It was a situation that didn’t happen.
‘If the number of shade ghosts increases periodically, there will come a moment when the number of shade ghosts decreases again. Is this why you took more than a day?’
“Nilia. I would like some advice on preparing for camp.”
“…of course!”
Nilia answered with the most excited expression she had seen today. Durgyu, who was next to him, flinched slightly as if he was overwhelmed by the momentum.
“There is nothing particularly difficult about the library and labyrinth area. The important thing is the basics. Do you remember what I said last time?”
‘I don’t know if I’m out of breath.’
Lee Han nodded.
“First, find an area in the clearing where several people can enter. The narrower the passage, the better. That way the monsters won’t come.
“I see…”
‘You said you understood all of that?’
Durgyu was surprised once again.
To be honest, I couldn’t understand what the Black Turtle Tower student was saying.
Is it because you like your hair?
* * *
“Are you done?”
“Roughly.”
Taking Nylia’s advice, the Blue Dragon Tower students found a good place to camp.
I unpacked my luggage in a place that looked like a wide open space and put a cloth to prevent light from leaking into the narrow passageway leading to it.
I saw a flickering light in the far hallway.
“Where was that?”
“They must be the Black Turtle Tower guys? They seem to be well prepared.”
It was a bit far away, but all the students from the four towers were scattered around here, preparing for camp.
As the library labyrinth area was formidably complex, the farther away from the center, the easier it was to get lost.
In addition, this central neighborhood had several advantages.
Starting with the fountain where water comes out, various amenities are located.
“ruler. everyone pull As we have decided, we will take turns standing guard, two by two.”
Kainando stretched out his hand and cast lots. It was roughly halfway through.
“Medium. Is it good?”
“Anything is good if you think so.”
Lee Han shyly avoided answering.
In fact, in a camp like this, the beginning or the end is better, but the middle is more tiring because you have to get up halfway through.
“I’m going to go get some water.”
“There is no need for that. spring up.”
The student, who was about to fetch some water from the fountain, looked at Lee Han with a moved expression.
Unlike the wilderness where Rock Drake came out earlier, water generation magic was possible, but there was no student who wasted the lack of magic so much.
But Lee Han was not.
A level of horsepower that doesn’t matter whether you waste it or not!
“Wardanaz… If I were to ask other adventurers to recommend an outstanding wizard for their party, I would definitely recommend you.”
‘What a terrible sound?’
Lee Han made water and was shocked to see his friend swear at him.
“Wardanaz. The light has dimmed a lot.”
“It would be better to turn off the lights on this side soon.”
I could feel that the light in the library was noticeably weaker than before.
The more this happens, the wandering shade ghosts will see the lights of the students and come looking for them.
The students of the Blue Dragon Tower simply finished their meal with sliced bread, ham, a few candies, and water, and then each lay down.
In effect, I was lying on a blanket on the hard library floor, but no one complained.
Hook-
“Lee Han. ruler?”
“no.”
“Do you want to play a game of cards?”
“no.”
“The Shadow Wraith won’t come here, will it? I wish I could go to the White Tiger Tower guys.”
“……”
“What if the guards doze off? What if a shade ghost comes in while you’re sleeping?”
Someone on the other side threw an empty candy box. Cainando was hit once.
“who is this?!”
“Go to sleep. a little.”
“that’s right. shut up and sleep Guinan Island.”
Cries were heard everywhere. Gainando grumbled and shut his mouth.
‘It’ll be fine.’
Two guards were standing outside the passage leading to the clearing to prevent monsters from entering.
Of course, Lee Han did not trust only his friends. Sharkan was also summoned and left standing by his side.
Mana was wasted, but at least this much…
‘Shouldn’t you have just told Sharkan to take a break because he’ll stand guard… No. Thorough would be better. There’s no need for me to do everything.’
Lee Han thought that if his friends had heard it, they would have heard a ‘Hey!’ sound.
In fact, if Sharkan was there, he wouldn’t have to stand guard.
* * *
“!”
Lee Han opened his eyes involuntarily. When I checked my pocket watch in the dim light from the ceiling, it was dawn.
– Kreureung!
Sharkan tugged at his sleeves. Lee Han had a hunch that something had happened.
‘What…’
“Children!! wake up!! wake up!!!”
The friends who were standing guard outside the aisle began to run hurriedly.
“Ghosts are swarming around!”
“Ji… is that why you woke up?”
The Blue Dragon Tower student, barely awake from sleep, rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked.
“They might be crowding around, why…”
“It’s not that level! Look!”
A few students staggered toward the aisle.
Then, with a sleepy expression on his face, he took a step back.
“…!!!!”
“What about those shade ghosts…?”
I couldn’t even see the outside of the aisle properly.
The number of ghosts increased to that extent.
At this point, it was no exaggeration to say that it was the sea of ghosts.
“Come this way!”
At the end of the narrow passage, the ghosts began to rush in. It was like a huge wave crashing.
Lee Han grabbed the staff and prepared the magic.
“Towel…”
“Leehan!”
“why?”
“Can I use fire magic in the library?!”
“…Let’s say it’s the principal’s responsibility if there’s a problem. Burn it up!”
“!?”
