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Episode Five: Blocking the Wall
This will be our special cream pasta.
"Thank you."
Sylvia puts food on the outdoor table. The steam rises from the freshly boiled pasta, and the smell of white cream stirs your appetite.
Knights on guard nearby turned their backs to prove the deliciousness, but occasionally turned their gaze to envy.
"Um..."
Not that one knight had begged for help... but he approached me to check the situation.
Is that okay?
Paulid is entrusted with the role of a knight.
Towards the end of his gaze was a huge pile of rocks and a wall of earth big enough to cover what he described as a city. It was a semi-sphere, and it was difficult to grab it by hand because the surface was slippery. It was a completely private room with no gaps.
Paulid could not help but notice the dome that suddenly appeared to cover the city of Dodo.
“I make sure there are no people inside.”
Produced by Melissa. Since there is no gap where the air enters, if there is a human inside, the oxygen will run out, and eventually it will be completely destroyed.
“Or did someone approach you when we weren't looking?”
Of course, it is covered after making sure that no one is left behind.
“No, there's no one like that.”
“Then there should be no problem.”
No knight or soldier has broken orders.
We were worried about someone else, but for now there's no change inside the dome.
"By the way, why did you prepare such a wall?" Was the place where the city was still dangerous? "
Not only Paulid, but Mishrina as well. I explained the situation to her in advance, but she didn't see it with her own eyes, so she said, "Explain it to me."
"For now, I have an honest feeling that I don't know anything."
What does that mean?
"There is no doubt that something unusual is happening in space. However, neither the cause nor the effective measures are known."
So I had to take a passive countermeasure.
I won't let anyone near me.
Covering it with a thick soil wall makes it difficult to get close to it.
I see.
Paulid was convinced, but this method is not a radical solution. And it's not enough in a passive way.
The two missing knights haven't entered the city of Dodo, have they?
"Of course, both of you are knights loyal to your duties."
"Then there's only one reason they're gone."
Spatial anomalies are expanding. However, it can be expected that the expansion is temporary now that the city is stable in size, and that it has not expanded in all directions since part of it disappeared.
They were vigilant, but they were swallowed up by bad luck.
“I tried not to let anyone into the city, but this might not make sense. I'm going to see how it goes for a while.”
Specifically, I plan to stay for about three days.
Either Melissa or Iris will notice if the spatial anomaly expands to the outside of the dome.
"Sylvia, can I share the food with them?"
"Yes, no problem. I think it will be necessary, so I made a lot of them."
There is a cream smell all around.
Paulid was also worried about the earth walls, but as a knight, he kept quiet about drinking the tea provided by Sylvia and not interrupting her elegant rest. In the end, the tea time was not interrupted, and it was lunch, so I couldn't keep quiet and talked.
They couldn't stand hunger either.
"Feast, my dear."
Have you finished eating?
"Oh, I'm going out for a bit." Would anyone like to come with me? "
Iris stands up to my questions.
Okay, are you ready?
"We are ready to destroy this earth wall."
The place where Mars and the others were standing was on the other side of the dirt wall. Five-meter-sized boulders roll nearby, and depending on where you see them, you can hide hidden people.
There were five pairs of men.
They were adventurers and Melston-based B-rank parties.
I was asked to investigate the city of Dodo. A party composed of four C-ranked adventurers, led by B-ranked adventurers. The adventurer rank wasn't very high, but I received a request directly from the guildmaster that he was good at researching.
If the request was successful, we had promised to raise everyone's rank, and everyone was motivated.
However, if those who went to investigate first are not only adventurers, but also wizards who serve the country, they cannot be imitated as close to the bypass if they go missing.
While I was asking about the situation from a distance, Mars covered the place where the dirt wall was in the city.
Having boiled down their business, they decided to infiltrate the city.
But if you do this, you won't find out, will you?
"You're sure to find out. It's them."
The leader's name is Bartolo. He was a B-rank adventurer, so he received requests from the country and fought against the undead. At that time, I had seen Mars and the others who were active in the bamboo fracture.
Events a few years ago. At that time, Mars, who looked like a boy or girl, had also grown up.
Even so, I don't think there is anyone else who can use magic to create a dirt wall that covers the city in an instant. I immediately predicted that they were Mars, who had heard the rumors.
"Anyway, there's nothing I can do about not going inside."
I want something to do with it.
The advent of Mars had the effect of setting Bartolo on fire.
There were other adventurers who had been asked to stand still against the city of Dodo. We had to get past them if we were to ask for help.
But is it really okay to go inside?
"What the hell are you talking about?" You were watching them go in there and come out with an ungrateful face. "
The Bartolos who were watching the city watched as Mars entered and exited the city of Dodo.
However, there was no [World] barrier in their eyes. For that reason, it seemed that he had only entered and exited without taking any measures.
"Do it."
"Ohh!"
When Bartolo gave the signal, the biggest man in the party stepped forward.
He carries a huge hammer about his height, and his eyes are directed toward the earth wall.
Fighting personnel in the party. While a giant man catches an enemy attack, his allies attack, accumulating damage, and crushing him when he is weak.
This time, the target of the slap was the earth wall.
We don't have to deal with it, we just have to destroy it.
The hammer in charge is a magical tool that increases its attack power the more it pours its magic power.
Here we go.
When a man taps the earth wall, the surface shatters and a crack runs through the earth wall. But we can't let it penetrate the wall.
"Damn, that's very sturdy."
Considering the size, it can't be helped that the strength has dropped.
The man who thought he was so alarmed can do his best this time.
However, the swung hammer was not struck by the earth wall.
"This is the wall that Melissa prepared." I don't want you to break it. "
There was Mars, who grabbed the handle of the hammer that had been swung down, and took care not to be swung down.