Chapter 215 - Episode Ten - High Elf Sorcerer, Devin (3)

On the way up to the third level, I was explaining to Mea about the three levels of the Witchs Tower, reading from materials I had gathered beforehand.

The third level is a labyrinth of water. Most of them are shallow enough to get the soles of your shoes wet, but the foggs are active and surprisingly dangerous,

Fogg, huh Mea dont like that one very much.

Mea scowled in disgust.

A fogg is, in essence, a frog magical beast.

Their size varies greatly depending on their species, ranging from palm-sized to three-meter class.

Ive never been bothered by it, but its certainly not a pleasant thing to look at up close if youre small, but its not a pleasant thing to look at if youre medium or large.

I see, Meas not a fan of the Fogg family line. Ill vaporize them in an instant if they come into view, so dont worry.

Tha-, that much is okay Youre kidding, right?

The first level was just goblins wandering around, and the second level was destroyed by my Abel ball, so it wasnt a normal dungeon exploration so far.

It was just a simple stair climb.

This is where the real work begins. In dungeon exploration, slackness can quickly lead to death.

Its not uncommon for an A-class adventurer to lose his or her life by a simple mistake.

I must brace myself as Im also entrusted with Meas life.

Ive heard that deep water is infested with half-fish demon sea marines, so we have to be very careful.

The half-fish demon sea marine is a magical beast with the appearance of a goblin mermaid.

It has an ugly, wrinkled, dark green face, and its teeth are numerous and spanning two rows.

Its eyes are eyeless and open, and its lower body is a fish.

It drags people down into the water and drowns them, then gathers with its companions to eat their corpses.

Although their simple danger level is considered to be in the upper D-class, they are more feared than they are dangerous due to their ability to attack at once from the water, and the brutality and cunning of the half-fish demon sea marine.

Ive heard that there are gemstone starfish living in the water. I heard there arent that many of them, but I read that if you search for half a day, youll find at least two of them.

Jeweled starfish, is it?

Yeah. The jeweled starfish is said to have a hardened skin in the center that looks like a jewel is attached to it. But its just skin, so when it dies, it turns black and rots. I heard that rich people buy them as pets because they look so beautiful.

The number of naturally occurring gemstone starfish is small, and there are few areas where they can be found consistently.

Although rumored to be abundant in the Riveras Kingdom, there are many suspicious stories in the Riveras Kingdom, and since there is almost no diplomatic relations with the neighboring Dinrat Kingdom, it is not possible to go out and get them casually.

However, in the three levels of the Witchs Tower, the number of jeweled starfish is overwhelmingly higher than the outside world.

In the past, when the tower was free to enter, more than 70 percent of adventurers entering the witchs tower were looking for jeweled starfish, according to past records.

Heh Somehow its amazing. Mea wants to see it!

You want? Then Ill figure out a way to lure them in, and Ill catch a hundred of them.

I dont need so much

On the way there, my feet were hanging at the top of the stairs, and Mea who were trying to help me had trouble falling down the stairs, but somehow I managed to make it to the third level.

Panting for breath, I stepped onto the third level.

Well, now I can finally do a normal search

There were puddles of water here and there in the large brick-built room, just enough to lightly wet the floor.

In the vicinity, there was a half-fish demon sea marine moaning in pain with its belly up.

It seemed that the half-fish demon sea marine was hiding in the water waiting for its prey to pass by, but for some reason, the water suddenly dried up and it was forced out onto land.

Its just a matter of time before you get to the point where you cant breathe and youre just a legless goblin.

Oh jewelry starfish

Mea muttered with a straight face.

Out of the corner of her eye, a blackened, limp starfish was left on the floor.

The center of the starfish was slightly swollen, with a rotten black rubbery substance sticking to it.

It must have been beautiful before, but now it looked like a piece of trash.

I turn my attention to the wall.

At the top of the three-story wall, there was a large hole.

It seemed that the Abel ball shot upward at an angle, piercing the floor and walls of the third levels and shattering the wards.

It could be surmised that this must have diminished the influence of Altamirs magical power and lowered the water level that had spread across the third level.

A cold sweat ran down my temples and reached my chin.

Of the total eight floors of the Witchs Tower, nearly half of the third floor had already been damaged.

I didnt know that the Abel ball, which I had intended to lightly fire as a test, had destroyed so much of the witchs tower.

Thi-This floor is no better.

When I mumbled, Mea let out a huge breath of relief.

Thank goodness the wall is pierced, so theres no more damage to the upper floor Meas now relieved.

I wanted to say something about that, but since it is a fact that the witchs tower could have been completely destroyed by my carelessness, I decided to take it seriously.

Ive heard that there arent even many rare magical beasts until the third level. Lets take a positive view of it as a good thing that we were able to take a shortcut.

But wont it break the seal of Altamir ?

If you want, Ill look into it and re-write it at random to fit the existing magic circle.

The magic circle that was used to separate space when the Abel ball was released was floating up, but it didnt look like much.

It seemed to be somewhat of an elaborate magic circle, but it was nearly a hundred years old at best.

It might take two or three days, but Im confident I can rebuild it more robustly.

I-Its reassuring Its not going to be the Altamirs Tower anymore, its going to be the Abels Tower

Anyway, wheres the next step?

Isnt it that?

At the end of the Meas finger, there was a high staircase leading to the ceiling.

But far away. There was a big dent in the floor, and the fact that we had to go the long way was another minus.

With this series of stairs, my legs were about to reach their limits.

As I silently pointed my wand at the ceiling, Mea gently grabbed my arm with both hands to stop me.

Its okay. This time, Ill do it better. Ill make a clean hole in it, and Ill repair the wards when Im done

But I feel like its not a good idea. Besides

Mea glanced silently ahead to see a school of half-fish demon sea mariners, suddenly washed ashore and moaning in agony.

Their cheeks are emaciated, and some are dried up and doomed.

Although they are evil monsters that love to take peoples lives and will even eat each other if they are hungry, looking at them like this, you cant help but feel sorry for them.

Inside the witchs tower, there is a food chain that is independent of the world, and these monsters are desperate to live.

I put down my wand slowly, not wanting to destroy the tower anymore.

Mea and I walked up the stairs to the fourth level of the tower, leaving the half-fish demon sea marine bouncing around in agony as it tried to move into the puddle.

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