“Why….
I reached three levels, but I couldn't be happier.
“Liekah, why did the level stop at 98? Even after you killed the Barians?”
[Err... I didn't expect that either...]
Of course, I thought I would reach level 99 or higher.
The Baryan Elder was strong enough, and I would never be able to cope with it now if it weren't for convenience.
“All my errors were used to remove his protection magic. It wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for Ruton. You know what that means, Rica. ”
[I know. The fact that he is a wizard in at least 7 circles...]
But you've only gone up three levels.
Besides, I'm guessing slaughtering monsters underground, but I don't understand much more if I think I've met some of the EXP needed to level up.
That's the same as the fact that the Baryan only gave me that much experience.
“I thought we were going to do a minimum level 99. ”
Not only do I know what happens when the level reaches 99, but Rika doesn't know in detail. In the future, however, you must have achieved at least that level in order to confront Reflexa and the other elders who claim to be stronger than the Barians.
That's why when I suddenly met the Barians in the underworld, I was desperate and on the other hand, I had expectations.
Kugu Palace.
[Ouch! Kaiyan! The square is collapsing! Looks like the outer wall's already down to the ground!]
“... Are you telling me to leave the Half Mime?" ”
You sigh as you look up at the falling stones.
It was good to shorten the time than I thought, but it is ambiguous to say that the result is good.
[Kaiyan! Hurry up and go to the sub-space...!]
“Liekah, when I go back to Unicia, will I be able to do a level 99? ”
[If you keep hunting through my abilities...]
“Yes, it is possible. But that's gonna take a lot of time. Right?"
If only the Baryan Elders hadn't shown up at Havmime.
If I had, I would have left Harvard Mime behind.
The sadness of digging into my mind was not easy to get off my feet.
[But there's no way to level up any more in Harvest Mime!]
“There's only one way... No, I don't know if I can level up, but there is a way to get stronger. ”
[Yes? What the...? No way! Kaiyan, you're not? You agreed not to do that because it was dangerous!]
After a surprised look on her face, she pulls out a dimensional cube from her waist and opens the door.
“Rieka stays with the golem first. ”
[Kaiyan!! No way! We don't know when the dimension will collapse! And I'm right in front of the Abyss and I know what's going to happen...!]
“It's okay. You have the skills you've been saving for him. She picked it out for you. Isn't it worth it? ”
[But… I don't know what kind of variables will happen! This isn't Unicia, this is Harv Mime, his home!]
I knew what I was doing was dangerous. But...
“With the power of life Iselia showed me... I can make up for my lack of strength now. You know damn well he wouldn't give me power if it wasn't for the Half Mime. ”
You feel a desire to draw out the monster Iselia from the rubble and gain even more power.
Ordinarily, no, enough to make me do something I wouldn't have done if I hadn't reached level 98, ignoring Rieka's words.
[Kaiyan...]
“I'll be right back. Nothing will happen to me, nor will Baryon, the Guardian of Harvaim, ever awaken. Understand that if you miss it now, you'll never get another chance. ”
[Then I'll stay with you!]
“That's …. ”
Rica opens her mouth faster as she tries to refuse.
[When you enter the spirit world, you need someone to protect your body! If I can, I can protect Kaiyan!]
“…. It's dangerous. ”
[I don't think he's stubborn enough to know that. Choose! Take me with you or take the fragment out! Or you can give up and go into space together!]
Seeing Rieka's eyes wide as if she would never give up, my mouth went up without knowing it.
“No helper has ever met the wrong player like Rika. ”
[I've been thinking about that too! Why do you always do dangerous things...? Phew!!]
“Thank you. And I'm sorry. ”
[So you're finally doing it? Okay. I'll protect you with my life... You have to come back soon.]
Rica sits on one side, making a transparent membrane that blocks the stones falling from the ceiling.
I checked its appearance and quickly pulled the iron box out of the locker.
Because I know too well that if the basement starts to collapse, Rica's power won't be able to stop it completely.
Cock.
“Great. I'll be right back. Don't worry. If it's dangerous to wait, why don't you save the scroll... Hmm? ”
I was about to open the lid of the metal box I took out of the locker and give Rika a message.
Jiaying!!
The black debris starts to vibrate like crazy. I reached out to him to calm the debris.
Glug-ug-ug!
“What the...! ”
[Argh!!]
Before that, red thread gushes out of the debris and collects in the air to form a round orb. Then, at an increasingly rapid rate, it expands in size and hits the shield that Rika built.
Queek!!
[Kaiyan!]
“Liekah! Come here! ”
You see the protective shield that hit the red ball shake like it's breaking right now, and you immediately hug Rica and step back.
“What the hell is that?! Was it Iselia? ”
Looking at the red ball some distance apart, the red ball, which had expanded to the size of the Canyon in the past, was floating in the air with its expansion stopped.
It's incredibly large to believe that that red ball was made of thin red thread that was ejected from the debris.
[Ahh!! Kaiyan! Put the fragments back in the storeroom first!]
“Got it!"
I quickly closed the lid of the metal box and put it back in the locker.
Even if that red ball was manipulated by Iselia, it's impossible to resurrect at least the Baryons.
Items in storage can never be taken out without my permission.
“Iselia didn't want to give up her power so easily either. I assumed to some extent.... ”
[Are you trying to sound so peaceful? We need to get rid of that Red Ball now!]
“Don't worry. I was gonna do it anyway. ”
I just pulled out my enchanted sword from my waist, calmer than before.
I don't know what you're up to, but just in case you need to get rid of that red ball right away.
But before I could swing the sword, the red ball began to split in half on its own.
Boo-hoo!
And what came out of the red ball was,
That one! It's an ancient monster!]
“... That's Iselia. I saw it in the records Garon showed me. ”
Then how did you get out? You said he was dead. Only the soul is trapped in a fragment...]
It was not Iselia I saw in the fragment, but an ancient monster who looked like her.
A monster with a red horn, the same as his symbol.
But now it was a little different from what I saw in the records. He was bigger than then, and his whole body was glowing red, unlike only the red horn.
“Kiaaaaah!! Harv Mime!! You're finally back at Harv Mime!!! Kihahahaha!!"
The man who was closing his eyes took a big breath and burst into crazy laughter with joy.
Then, just then, I looked at me with two eyes that felt disgusted because I couldn't see the red light.
“Kiheeheehee!! I can't believe you're really sending me back to Harvest Mime! I don't know what to thank you for! I can't believe I actually did what I thought was impossible...! ”
“Iselia... Is that your true nature? Unlike the one we met in the wreckage. ”
The look and attitude of the madman was very different from what I saw in the debris.
“Khhhhh!! It only imitates the human form in the memory. This is who I really am. Look at this horn! How beautiful is this? ”
“Humans... I see. Twelve priests would have eaten dozens of Humans in the Baryon battle. ”
You spit it out with your expressionless face at the man who strokes the horn with both big hands.
Iselia came to me with a bigger smile to see if she liked me like that.
Kwung! Kwung!
“Kiheehee!! Of course you do! Do you think it makes sense that a human being is a delicious prey and he doesn't eat it? ”
“Yes, from the monster's point of view. ”
“Oh! You humans understand me, Kaiyan. You're not like other humans!" I'm already excited about what it's like to eat you up in that way! Kahahaha!! "
“Well... I also have a right to kill monsters like you. I don't know how you did it, but we don't have much time. Come on. ”
Before, I met her in the spiritual world, so I smiled as if she had already won.
“Hehehe! I'd like to play more if I feel like it, but I've got a lot of work to do, so I'll stop killing you." But before that, the fragments of the Barion...
I looked at me with a strange look on Iselia's face, looking for fragments that I had already put in the locker.
Looking at him like that, he raises one mouth as low as he can, and he frowns and gets angry.
“Where did you hide the shrapnel?!! Give me the shrapnel now! Otherwise you will suffer horribly!! ”
“Why? Give me the Fragment to revive the Baryons?" ”
“Well, that's...
I slowly approached the man who was embarrassed that he was stabbed.
“If it's a fragment, give it up. It's in a place where it can never be found. And give me the life force you promised. I don't expect anything. ”
Red thread and red ball from the debris.
And unlike the past, Iselia has turned completely red.
Looks like he used the power of life stored in the debris to recover his lost body. And that meant I didn't have the power of life to give it to me.
“Kaiyan!! If you don't hand over the fragments right now...! ”
He wielded his giant arm as if it were a threat.
Even though it was a quick, bitter attack compared to a huge one.
Aaaaah!
“Khhh!! ”
“I think you're mistaken. This isn't the spirit world. ”
His swinging sword split in half and spit out a huge amount of blood. As I expected, not the Black Blood unique to the Ancient Monsters, but the Red Blood that resembles Humans.
Seeing that, I asked the teeth forcefully without even knowing it.
Grrr!
“I summoned you as far as I could to gain the power of life, and you ate it all by yourself? ”
“Khh!! How can a human hurt my body...!! ”
I stepped back and looked straight at him as I approached him because I didn't fit into a huge size.
“Iselia, I know you're stronger than ever, but monsters are monsters. Monsters without skills are no match for me. ”
[Kaiyan! That's not the point! The basement is about to collapse completely!!]
Let's look at the ceiling and stare at him for a moment because of Rika's urgent shout.
Kugu Palace!
“This is really not going to work. Well, if it wasn't for variables, I wouldn't have made it to level 98, so isn't that a bad thing? ”
From now on, there was a huge crack in the whole square, whether it was going to start to collapse properly.
And Iselia, who followed my gaze and then watched him together.
“Hah, what's wrong with Havmime...!! Why!! Gaaaah!! ”
The fact that the world he lived in disappeared was so shocking that he was more insane than a madman.
I don't know what I'm doing right now, but I don't even know if it's helping me destroy the square.
“.... I hope you'll give me a lot of experience like this. ”