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Chapter 68 - Twenty-First Episode - Zeshum Ruins (12)
Chapter 68 - Twenty-First Episode - Zeshum Ruins (12)
Chapter 68 - Twenty-First Episode - Zeshum Ruins (12)
I pat Gobuto’s shoulder.
I can feel Gobuto’s body twitching.
Gobuto’s hand attached to the stand of the gryphon statue weakens its grip as I look at it.
“Gobuto’! Don’t die yet, Gobuto!”
I couldn’t help but blurt out the name of Gobuto, which I had kept in mind.
But I don’t have the luxury of paying attention to such trivial matters. Right now, Gobuto is in danger.
“Give it up, this goblin is no good. We have no choice but to turn back once.”
Ebelheid says simply.
“No, no way…I’m going to make Gobuto my pet when I’m done exploring the ruins…”
This is the final ward.
I’ve worked so hard to believe that if I could solve this, I could take Gobuto home.
“Give it up, applying for permission is tricky. There’s no telling what the goblins with all these modifications will do once they regain their strength.”
Then, after a short pause, he added, “Also, you seem to be very attached to it, but I’m not.”
“No way… Gobuto… is Gobuto dying in vain…'”
“That goblin’s death was not in vain. I didn’t expect the analysis to go so smoothly. That gobuji…… goblin’s death has also contributed to the analysis. If it’s the next time, we’ll be able to breakthrough. If it were just me, it would have taken me ten years at the earliest.”
Ebelheid says comfortingly.
I slump my shoulders in disappointment.
“I, it’s okay! I’m sure even Gobujima is glad to have been able to help Abel!”
Mea put a hand on my shoulder and comforted me with that.
“Is, is that so?”
“Yes! I’m sure it is!”
I turn my attention to Gobuto’s face as it crawls to the ground.
Gobuto’s whites of his eyes were bloodshot and he was staring at me as hard as he could.
“Hey, as I thought, it’s not…”
“Mmm, the goblin’s magic flow has recovered. Seeing you’re face seems to have returned it to life.”
“Good for you, Abel! Gobujima thought had to work hard too seeing Abel’s face…”
“Hey, as I thought, isn’t it different? I’m being stared at like crazy…”
“Don’t mind him. He’s just a man-eating demon after all. There’s nothing good that comes from having compassion.”
Ebelheid cuts off my words quickly.
“And … that’s not all. The final seal is broken. Step back, lass! Hey, the lords soldiers, surround the gryphon statue!”
“Eh, wha-, what’s wrong?”
The investigators approached the gryphon statue with a quizzical look on their faces.
I took a half step back and held up my staff.
The griffon statue emitted a bright red light and cracks appeared on its surface.
In the next moment, the statue shook its body. Shards of stone scattered around.
The statue turned into a real gryphon.
The head of a large hawk and the lower half of a lion.
From the tip of its tail to the tip of its head, it’s nearly three meters long.
I had never seen such a gruesome monster before, not even in this world.
“Gaaaaaaaaaah!”
A legendary being I’d only seen in stinking books and games in a previous life, roars in front of me.
It was as if space was distorted by the voice was the illusion it gives.
An overwhelming presence, completely different from that of the stone statue.
The griffon got off the pedestal and stepped on Gobuto, which was just below him, with his big feet.
Gobuto was easily reduced to mincemeat.
“Gobutooooooo!”
I was about to jump out, but Ebelheid stopped me.
“Don’t be shaken with that level. Keep your cool and move.”
“W-, With that…… level, yes……”
Now is certainly not the time to be upset.
“W-wait a minute, Ebelheid-sama! I haven’t heard of this!”
The person from the investigation team screams while holding his sword at the ready.
“Ah…… sorry, I thought you would have guessed our conversation if you heard it from the side…”
“Only you guys have understood.”
Wegener barked at me as I answered.
“The Gryphon is a magic beast that ranks in the lower B class. You won’t be able to take advantage of your wings in this passage…… but never stand in front of them. Disperse well and take advantage of the difference in numbers to get around. Abel, take another five steps back and drop the left wing to take advantage of the gap after the Gryphon’s attack. This is the last guard of these ruins. Don’t let up.”
Ebelheid gives me precise instructions.
Thank goodness, if he hadn’t done so, I would have hit a bunch of magic without thinking about it.
As I thought, there is a difference of experience in this area.
I take five steps back exactly as I was told.
Okay, wait for the Griffon’s attack and then attack the base of the left wing with a magic attack.
The investigation team passed by me and went forward.
The gryphon’s eyes glare at Ebelheid.
“Annoying elves”
A voice echoed in my head.
It was as if it was calling directly to my brain.
Some magic beasts and high-ranking demons decode spirit language.
I knew it as knowledge, but this was my first time experiencing it.
When you actually receive it, you feel tremendous pressure.
“You’ve done well in sealing a king like myself for 2000 years.”
After that, the gryphon turns his head.
“You all will be a sacrifice for me without leaving a single one.”
I was shaking.
It’s not just me. The investigation team and Maizen also seemed to have been completely distracted by just that one voice.
I tapped my fingers lightly on my cheek to calm myself down.
“Oh light, bind”
The light from Ebelheid’s fingertips spread out and tried to bind the gryphon.
The gryphon spread its wings and flew to the right, lowering its posture.
“Whoa!”
One of the investigators swung his sword at the self-same person.
“Stupid.”
The claws of the griffon’s paw stroked the tip of the sword.
The blade snapped easily and the investigator was sent flying.
That’s where I, who had been pressurized, also came to my senses.
That’s right, I should take advantage of the attack and drop his left wing.
The Gryphon didn’t turn to face here.
I was a little late, but it’s a blind spot. It should be a good check on him.
“Oh wind, shape of blade”
I pointed it at the gryphon’s left wing and waved my wand.
The magic power from the staff mingled with the air and became a blade.
The gryphon quickly turned to me.
“Using wind magic to me”
He moves faster than expected.
The griffon covers the front with its wings and shelters its body.
No good, I hurried.
It’s said that the reason why there are magic beasts that understand spirit language are born is because they were strongly influenced by spirits during their evolutionary process.
As a backdrop to this, he has a nature close to spirits, and furthermore, he has a strong magical resistance with the power that is strongly involved with the base spirits.
Why did I shoot my wind magic?
Is it possible that I can’t get my head around this much when I’m on the spur of the moment?
My lack of actual battle experience is much more rooted than I expected.
I was annoyed with myself and bit my lip.
“I sure am being looked down”
The next moment, there was a splatter of blood.
“Gaaaaaaaaaah!”
The griffon screamed in its place and collapsed.
It continued to jitter around and thrash around on the spot.
The bloodstained wings that were about to be clipped fell off, and feathers were dancing around the area.
“………Hmm?””
Ebelheid stopped in a raised arm position.
The rest of the investigation team froze as well, their swords at the ready.
As it was, time stopped for a few seconds.
But everyone, as if remembering, surrounded the gryphon and began to swing their swords.
…… It’s a good thing we didn’t have to worry that much.