Chapter 152: Nerissa's Journey

Nerissa, who is in charge of advanced reconnaissance, approaches me with a different expression than usual. Her gaze was cautious. Nerissa spoke briefly.

Enemy.

Verquist drew his sword.

Jenna readied her bow, and Eloka controlled her breathing.

I think he's in the next hallway.

Yes. There are seven of them. They wear armor and are armed with swords, spears, and crossbows.

Then you can join us.

Nerissa drew her rapier and stood next to Jenna.

I turned and looked at her and said,

As soon as we enter the hall, you will ambush the enemy. Jenna and Nerissa will take care of the archers, and the rest of us will take care of the swordsmen and spearmen. From here, don't make any noise until the battle begins.

All four of them nodded.

There was some tension on their faces. I stepped forward as quietly as I could. The hallway ended right in front of us. Then I heard someone's voice.

I raised my left hand, covered it with a shield, and folded my fingers one by one.

It was a signal indicating the timing of the assault.

Three. Two.

I folded the last finger.

One.

I didn't scream.

I rushed into the hall. My eyes met a man who was leaning against the wall and swallowing something.

My image was reflected in his eyes.

[Human Soldier Lv. 14] X 7

Message of enemy appearance.

Bingo.

He threw the dagger he held in his left hand.

Tree

A dagger pierced the soldier's throat.

He choked without screaming.

The soldier next to me, who was trying to aim his spear, started coughing up blood.

Verquist quickly advances and wields his sword. He decapitated his soldier, twisted his body, and stabbed another soldier in the chest. Blood splattered along the path of the sword.

Pin!

A soldier who was loading a crossbow was hit by an arrow in the right eye.

The arrowhead must have gone through his brain. The soldier fell forward in a kneeling position. At almost the same time, a second arrow came flying and pierced the heart of another crossbowman.

There was no need to deal with all seven.

As Belquist and Nerissa moved away from the enemy line one by one, Jenna aimed an arrow at the gap.

I quickly searched the hall.

This wasn't a small hall like the ones I had passed before. It was a large hall, similar to the one we were in when we first called. In front of me was a staircase leading to the upper floor.

There's a door in the back.

Velquist's sword struck the last soldier in the chest.

When I saw that the man had stopped breathing, I picked up a glass ball from the display shelf and threw it down the stairs.

Crash!

The glass ball hit the transparent wall and shattered.

Eloka, head towards the main door and prepare a level 1 fire spell.

Are you sure?

If you ask me, please do it.

Okay.

Eroka nodded quickly and began chanting her spell.

Flames began to engulf Eroka's entire body. Every time she chants a spell, the flames around her grow thicker. Verquist and Nerissa took a step back.

Click!

After a loud bang, the main door of the hall swung open.

Dozens of soldiers who had been waiting outside burst in.

[Human Soldier Lv. 14] X 18

[Human Knight Lv.17] X 5

A red light flashed in Eroka's eyes.

Please light it!

The spell is over.

A line of flames covered the group of soldiers. Those who were hit by the flames were turned into torches. The air was filled with the pungent smell of smoke and burning meat.

Verquist, Nerissa, that's right!

Flames rushed through the center of the formation.

The enemy scattered left and right. At my command, Verquist and Nerissa moved to the right. I ignored the soldier charging from the left and hit the knight chasing after me in the head with my shield.

Thud!

The knight staggered. I thrust my sword through a chink in his armor. It felt like the bones and organs at his fingertips were stinging. The knight fell without saying a word.

A soldier with a spear charged at me from the side.

I ignored him and thrust the tip of my sword into the throat of the soldier behind me. The soldier, who tried to pierce him with his spear, was struck by an arrow in the head and fell.

If they had attacked us in formation, it might have been a bit of a problem, but Eloka's flames completely blocked their path. Jenna and I shot down the soldiers one by one as they fought in the flames.

The situation on the right was similar.

Verquist and Nerissa had not yet developed fire resistance, but it was not difficult to deal with isolated enemies. The bodies of soldiers were piled up.

Craaaaaaa!

The knight swung his sword as his body burst into flames.

He blocked it with his shield and powerfully swung his sword down. The curved iron plate was cut open, and blood gushed from inside.

This was the last one.

The 23 newly appearing enemies were wiped out in less than 5 minutes. I immediately threw the dagger towards the stairs. This time, the dagger I threw got caught in the carpet on the stairs.

The situation is under control. Let's regroup.

I wiped the blood from the sword onto the curtain.

Eroka hesitantly approached.

How do you know that?

What is she talking about?

Second wave of enemies.

Is that what she's talking about?

The other members also looked curious and had suspicious expressions on their faces.

After confirming that the blood had disappeared from the sword, I sheathed it.

Just a quick check. I just took advantage of the properties of the wall.

Transparent walls are impenetrable not only to your body but also to objects you touch.

The stairs in the hallway were an obvious passage to the next floor, but they were separated by a wall.

The wall was still there after destroying the first part of the enemy.

Question marks appear on the four faces.

I smiled a little.

There's no need to force yourself to understand.

That was a clever use of the rules of the game. People who don't know about the Pick Me Up game will find it difficult to use.

After finishing the maintenance work, I looked at the stairs.

The stairs leading to the top were shrouded in darkness.

Well, you'll see if you go there.

But it was a staircase, not an exit.

This means that a similar mission will be repeated on the next floor.

I looked at my party members and said,

Once you get to the 17th floor, you'll need to do a little preparation before going up.

Agreed. It seems like a boring mission.

Is it your hobby to destroy everything?

Honestly

I laughed, and I walked up the stairs.

As I stepped into the darkness at the top of the stairs, a message appeared.

[Stage clear!]

[Velquist (), Nerissa (), level up!]

[Reward 50,000G]

[MVP Eroca]

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