Exploring the Dimension After Reincarnation: Academic

The Penther that has Evolved

“Elena, beware! I think he's a penther who has evolved!” Leon jumped in front of Elena to stop her.

“Even if you say it like that, and I know if it's a penther that has evolved. He's just a penther termite! What could he do despite being at a slightly higher level of evolution!” Elena pointed at the termite in front of her.

Yep, it's just a swarm of termites. What makes them different from most termites is their body size which reaches 15 centimeters and their light green body. In addition, they do not really have significant physical differences with ordinary termites. Precisely their large bodies make them more easily known which boomerangs for them.

“Ta-But, I heard that penthers who have evolved have a higher power than those who have not evolved, right? Doesn't that mean we won't know what they could possibly do to us?” leon said with a trembling voice.

‘Indeed, anyway, penther can become stronger after evolving. In fact, the penther I previously met could command a vulture that had a rank lower than him. But, after all this is just a termite, ‘kan? Even if he became stronger, he shouldn't have become something so creepy, right?’

"If you want to know what they might be able to do, let me find out for you because you're scared right now." Elena walked forward towards the termite herder and stepped on him.

*dor!*

When Elena stepped on it, the termite penther exploded into a small explosion. 'Ah, this was quite tasteless as well as when she exploded, ' Elena thought at the time.

"(Well, it's good that I don't have a duty to bite them. Maybe I would eat something like that. My teeth can be broken if I eat something that can explode like that, and I do not have the desire to eat insects,)" commented Aya.

"(Those who exploded must have had self-blasting skills, but on the other hand it also made their lives drift. I look at suicide attacks like this because they are single-use, but they are also effective when in a desperate situation and have no life expectancy in the first place. I salute their abilities, )" he added.

Elena looked back at Leon and said, "As you have seen, they have the ability to blow themselves up when they die. The explosion they produced was not too big, you don't have to worry as long as you don't step on it directly."

"Oh, okay." Leon himself was still not too sure to take careless actions like attacking his own penther even after seeing the ability explode after being stepped on by Elena.

Of course, most people in this world always use the penther to fight other penthers, also they know very well if the penthr is stronger than them. This made them hesitant to take action against the penther directly, even though they saw that it had a harmless cover.

In contrast to them, Elena came from another world and viewed the penther as a slightly stronger animal. Elena herself could also create a magical phenomenon as long as she had adequate natural energy, only she was minimal it was now. To him, the penther was an existence that was not much different from him, except on his body shape.

Elena turned forward, then continued walking. "Let's continue the journey! Even if we don't manage to find a way out as soon as possible, we will still get an award for finding these ruins. But, yeah.., that was. We have to find a way out to report about these ruins."

The two of them continued their gloomy journey within these passageways. Several times they found high-level penthrats, but the ones they encountered also had low strength and were defeated by Elena stepping on them.

This place, which is underground, makes food not widely available, so only small animals can survive. Because of their underground location, the sun does not enter, so there are no plants, and if there are any, they are plants that do not need sunlight in the process of cooking their food.

Some of the micro-organisms are still here. Also, the floor there is wet because of the water that seeps from the surface. This quiet atmosphere made the place feel haunted, moreover the damp walls and floors. Both only have the option to keep going and look for doors that may not necessarily be able to, or save energy there, then die of starvation and dehydration.

"After walking all this time, I began to realize that this place looks more like a labyrinth than any other building," Elena said as she looked at the street in front of her.

"Maze?"

"Yes. The hallway we've been through since has several branches, this place is very complicated, and several times there are traps that should be used against intruders. My only guess as to the usefulness of this place, is that here it is used to guard something precious" explained Elena.

Elena did not just give a guess. He had used the branching ability that made him know something that was behind the wall. With a distance of < 100 meters, Elena could not see the entirety of this place, which made her even more certain that this place was made to confuse intruders. Also, so far Elena had still not found any room using the Branching ability which made her think there was only one thing hidden.

"(Uh.., I'm starting to get interested in what people in the past have hidden in this place. What is gold, jewelry, technology beyond belief, or perhaps a skill so extraordinary! I want to go further down this place.)"

"You're noisy, Aya. If you really want to explore this place, do not sit on my head and start walking alone. Your body isn't that heavy, but it's a little annoying when I raise my head like this," said Elena flat which made her even more resolute.

"(A-Are we going to be okay and be able to find a way out, huh?)" ask Leo on Leon's left shoulder.

"Just calm down, we can definitely get out of this place. If we don't find a way out, then I'll make it myself even if I have to tear this place down. You don't have to be sad or worry about this," Elena replied.

"Are you talking to Penther? To be honest, I felt strange and still unaccustomed to when you suddenly made a dialogue" Leon commented.

Elena rolled her eyes and did not care about Leon. When she found a room using the Branching ability, Elena said, "Hmm, I found another room in this hallway. Let's go find him!"