Day 130: Monster House.
Holy Era 6102, Month of the Moon Sheep, 21st day.
Weather: —
Hah… Yesterday was horrible.
I never want to see those bugs again.
Yes, I’ll try to forget those terrible memories and focus on the exploration. Yes, that would be best.
That being said, we were now encountering a different problem.
As we were running away so desperately, we no longer know where we are.
Aside from the fact that we are on the second floor of the coastal cave dungeon…
The tunnels weave in and out with complexity, and it was difficult to understand the map.
…And so we had to move with even more caution now.
After walking for some time, we came out into a large dome-like cavern.
When I looked at the map, there were two caves like it.
Phew. Now we were close to figuring out our position… What a relief.
However, my relief was short-lived, as we started to hear an eerie noise echoing in the cave.
When I looked around in surprise, I saw that the sounds were coming from numerous holes within the ceiling.
…This might be very bad.
Just as I thought this, something white jumped out from one of the holes.
As it flew towards me, I instinctively unsheathed my short sword and cut it down.
It fell to the ground with a wet splat. It was a white frog.
…Still, it was no ordinary frog.
Instead of arms and legs, it had fins and a tail like a flying fish…
It was a Water Reaper!
They were dangerous, carnivorous monsters that flew in the air!
But they usually lived in swamps and lakes…
Hey, wait a minute… It just came from the ceiling, didn’t it!?
As I looked up, I felt the blood drain out from my body.
There were over a hundred holes. And numerous red eyes were staring down at us.
…Were they all filled with monsters?!
This is impossible! Retreat! We must retreat!
I shouted, and then the water reapers began to fall!
Tsk…! It would be difficult to escape from this distance…
It cannot be helped! We must fight back!
We will return to the passage and enter formation!
Ms. Nico and Soshio wait in the back!
Ms. Noa to the center! Use bow and magic to attack the enemy.
Ms. Mia and I will stand in the front!!
Do not let them get behind us, alright!?
…And so the desperate battle began.
And it did not end until three hours later.
…There were now countless water reaper corpses lying around us.
I was at my limits, physically… I could barely hold my sword.
I sighed and then drank the recovery potion that Ms. Nico gave me.
And then in an instant…my wounds vanished… It really was amazing.
Still, I didn’t expect this monster house on the second floor…
If Ms. Mia wasn’t here, we might have all died.
…Perhaps we should just leave now.
Too many unexpected things were happening…
Alright, let’s retreat! There is no point in going too far if there is a chance we’ll all die!
Today’s earnings and expenses:
Mana crystals x120
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Balance: 3 gold, 47 silver, 91 copper
190 cat coins
(Giant crabs x12)
(ρ＿；) Dungeons really are scary places.
