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Chapter 378 Reaching The End Of The Maze
Chapter 378 Reaching The End Of The Maze
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Aquarina gathered the power of Ice Attribute within her Spirit, as she unleashed a storm of icy winds that immediately started to freeze the body of the Mimic! The ice quickly spread over the monster's body, leaving it completely trapped into a large ice cube.
"Oh, we did it?" Asked Zack in surprise. "That was amazing-"
Crack… crack…!
CRASH!
However, to our unluckiness, the Mimic freed itself and, while barely having energies, it leaped towards Aquarina furiously and vengefully. The monster barely had any stamina by now after getting hit so much yet it clung to life just so it could devour its first target.
"Ignatius!" I roared, infusing my Mana into Ignatius as he suddenly exploded with bright red light. As if a small sun had emerged here.
"Got it!!!"
Ignatius quickly used [Roll] and flew at an incredible speed towards the Mimic, clashing against the monster with all his force. The enormous hit made the beast's shell crack at long last, breaking into pieces and exposing the red and soft flesh inside.
"Fiery Breath!!!"
FLUOOOSH!
And right after that, Ignatius finished it off with an explosive fiery breath coming from his [Baby Dragon's Breath] Skill, engulfing the entire monster into an inferno of fire it could not run away from any longer.
"GRYYYEEEHHH…!"
Giving its last pitiful groan of agony, the Mimic slowly tried to run away, but ultimately perished over the floor, until it ended being burnt to a crisp.
"Well, we did it…" I sighed.
"Your Spirit is awesome, Sylphy! I never thought that egg thingy would be that strong." Said Aquarina. "Little Leviathan still got a long way to go to compare to him… Phew, that was more challenging than I thought a real Mimic Monster would be like."
"Yeah, was that thing Rank 3?" Asked Zack.
"No, that was a rare Rank 4 Mimic. That thing would had been able to easily eat even strong adventurers… This is why I told you to be careful!" My father sighed.
"We'll be…" Aquarina sighed apologetically.
"Father, why didn't you helped us when Aquarina was almost eaten?" I asked.
"Almost eaten? She was saved by Pyuku. Don't worry. If something that might truly be lethal happens, I will act, Sylphy. Just as I promised your mother. I can move faster than you imagine, you know?" My father said while petting my head. "Trust your father and concentrate in your task now. This is also like my test to you three as well, so take it more seriously."
"A test?" I wondered.
Ding!
[You earned 2500 EXP]
[Ignatius] earned 3500 EXP]
Ah, the EXP. I guess I didn't checked it before… 3500 EXP for Ignatius, huh? And he has yet to level up to Level 5. Is the EXP needed 4000? Ah, yes it is. He needs just a few hundred more I suppose.
"Yeah, a test." My father answered my question, as I quickly looked back at him. "It is similar to the dungeon diving we did with the other heroes back then, so take it as training and more. In the future you'll even explore more dungeons than this one. You have to be prepared for the things that might happen there. Gaining experience is crucial."
"I see, you're quite thoughtful, father. More than I had actually imagined." I admitted.
"More than you imagined?! Y-You take your father for a fool or something?" He sighed.
"Hahaha, of course not!" I said.
After my father stored the Mimic's remains away, we decided to move forward once more. This time, Pyuku decided to guide us. He had some special type of extra sensorial sense that Slimes have, which help them move and not bump into things despite being blind. Because of this, he was able to easily locate where the maze continued. Although various times we got into dead ends anyways, he still led us to the end after thirty minutes.
We didn't find any other monsters or anything else, but Pyuku proved his worth as a slimy companion quite well once more.
"Pyuku thanks for helping us out!" Said Aquarina.
"Amazing, that was faster than I thought. I swear I had imagined we would stay here for hours." Zack sighed.
"Yeah, you're a good boy. Here, have more meat." I said, giving him a piece of dried meat.
"Pyuuu!" Pyuku enjoyed the meat. Zack and Aquarina also gave him little snacks as compensation for his help.
Meanwhile, my father was looking at us with cross arms and while raising an eyebrow.
"I never thought a tamed Slime would help at getting out of mazes, that's new…" Said my father. "The actual solution was using Zack's affinity with the Wind Element. You should had simply followed where he felt the wind was flowing through. That way you'll easily find the exit." My father seemed to make it as if this was way easier than we made it up to be.
"Eh?! That easy?" Zack asked. "Maybe I should have done that now that you mentioned that, uncle…"
"Wait, so we didn't even need Pyuku's help?" Aquarina asked.
"Certainly, Pyuku helped and let you find the exit even faster. If it was on Zack, he would had taken way longer trying to identify how the wind worked and you would had ended finding more dead ends than anything at the end." My father said while shrugging.
"Wait, what?" Asked Zack. "Damn you got little trust on me…"
"Hahaha, well, now that things are resolved, papa, you said we had to take a break?" I asked.
"Ah yes, let's stay here and not go down yet. Let's cook something quick to fill our bellies. It has been over two hours since we entered after all, are you not hungry?" My father said.
"Yeah I am quite hungry for a little snack more than just dried meat." I admitted.
"Then let's cook Walking Fish!" My father said, quickly taking out two Walking Fishes and putting a bonfire with magic. "They're actually super tasty, I remember devouring these in our dungeon explorations. It was always a delight to find them."
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