Soul Monarch: The Eclipse Feast Online

Between Monsters and Dungeons

"Murid, keep yourself close to this self. The main goal is to enter the Dungeon as soon as possible" Megaera said while I still think a thing or two about her behavior differences.

Well, he used to take me as bait and now tells me to stay behind. It's not consistent but it's better not to think too far. He's like this too, isn't he?

Like when I threatened Despena ban log in 3 days. For some reason at that time Megaera was cooperative in helping when before ...

Well, he often— almost always says something dangerous. I did suspect that he most likely felt that if I was killed, his request would not be fulfilled, but then again, it was still just a guess because the Occupants did not know the Quest panel of the system.

Oh, he has started walking so follow, don't miss a step. "Increase Speed."

I cast a spell to increase your reduced speed, myself. Good job, me.

Now I regret a little that I have excess weight —with all the equipment I carry, not myself know— to cause the condition of speed reduction.

Well, should I throw out some items?

Hmm, negative. All the tools in the storage bag are useful to me. Like daggers, chains, iron sticks, and rapiers. As for the ingredients, that only left the precious skeleton of Ahool, yes, it was also the one that ate the most space and some small supplies of bread.

"Chu, chuchu chuu."

Megaera raised her hand when I heard a typical mouse squeak.

Yes, throw me the fog spear which I made during the walk and affix Mana Power. But the stunt happened at the same time as Megaera herself thrust a dagger right into her heart.

Outcome. Yes, Ratfolk was killed instantly without any significant commotion and blood was also not splattered onto the ground. Yes, although blood will evaporate if exposed, it still changes the color of the objects touched by it.

"Your reaction is quite pronounced as well" Megaera commented to me.

Well, it's pretty rare to hear him say good things. Anyway, if it's about how my brain works I dare puff out my chest. But if it's in physical trouble, never expect anything.

"But aren't they more than expected?"

"Because that's why we're headed for the Dungeon. This settlement can be prioritized later, what is more dangerous is the possibility of the monsters inside being calm and out, joining this community" Megaera assured me.

I nodded while thinking that what we are doing is the same as trying to cut the branches of the tree so as not to grow large.

It is like not having the root of a problem. If told to guess the root, it must be fixed on the Dungeon.

So, did this have to be resolved by destroying the Dungeon? Hahahaha, you're a little kidding me, huh? The matter of the Dungeon being destroyed or not alone is still unknown to me.

While the cause of the emergence of the Dungeon, well, it was because of the Curse that Megaera mentioned earlier. However, I do not yet know what kind of Curse it is.

Even if I knew of the existence of some kind of curse, but if I didn't know the context and practical operation, the acquisition of Ex-Skill as in the case of Primal Curse & Decomposition would not have occurred. Yes, it is likely that it is a condition of acquisition (?) the Ex-Skill Primal Curses.

I do have a conjecture of the context of the Curse in question, but I am still confused about being able to use it into practical operations like Decomposition. Yes, maybe because Decomposition is the type that is easy to get? Don't know either.

Back to the problem of how to deal with Overhelm permanently. I think destroying a Dungeon is the most likely answer —if it can. The curse itself cannot be prevented because its own origin is still a mystery.

"Yes, I will try some things for later after being freed from it," I muttered to no one. "Strengthen Damage."

Throw the spear of fog mana with the addition of Mana Power when meeting Ratfolk and followed by the action of Megaera to silence him instantly. It has become a kind of tacit understanding of what we should do when we see Ratfolk spaced too close to us.

While keeping the pace quiet, I continued to look in some direction at the inhabited tent and noticed that although these tents surrounded the Dungeon in the middle, they tended to avoid being too close to the Dungeon.

Well, is it because they are afraid of getting interrupted again? Even if a creature is unable to think clearly, their body will still remember and avoid traumatic things for him.

As I was thinking so, we ended up being about 150 meters away from the Dungeon and Megaera came to a stop. "From now on we should run as fast as possible to avoid attention and immediately enter the Dungeon. Understood?"

That Dungeon had a form that was once again, strange. Its width, from what I saw was probably about 100 meters or so with a length that is still not known with certainty but it was clearly more than 200 meters. It resembled a western-style mansion, but the entire building itself seemed to be composed of various small beams.

Yes, the main building has a height of 4 floors, but six towers stand in several corners with varying heights and the highest one seems to have 8 floors. The roof is flat, it really looks flat with a stepped arrangement with each other.

I might sunbathe and relax on it. Yeah, kidding.

Moreover, it was filled with the tendrils of giant vines that had pale-colored fruits like chicken meat. And yes, with Ratfolk's high frequency of patrolling like guards, the mansion looks strange but has a unique appeal.

Whether it was because the Ratfolk anticipated intruders (like us) or because they were waiting for their comrades to come out of there, I don't know for sure which one was the reason they were the patrols.

"Huh ...."

A long breath could be heard from my mouth. I watched the Increase Speed cast and continued to supply mana again with Mana Power to enhance the spell effect.

Cast Increase Speed is 2.5 seconds and has a standby time (the moment at which a spell can be released at any time by performing an activation key) of about 15 seconds before automatically entering the Cooldown.

Yes, Mana Power can only be used after the cast is complete, so I will wait until the time is to enter the last seconds before it is activated for higher effects.

... I wish all spells would be like balls, needles, or spears of fog where. Because in his case, there is no standby time and Mana Power can be used from the beginning of the formation until it can finally give the highest effect.

Good. Enough to think about it. Yes, I signaled the ready sign to Megaera and the gray fog that was very helpful when facing Augusta down.

"Increase Speed."

The spell activated and my foot stepped at its highest speed. Like an athlete running after hearing a gunshot.

We made it through the first 100 meters safely. But ...

"Chuuu?!"

... Our existence was exposed as we entered the last 50 meters. Yes, the effect of the fog itself only avoids attention, not eliminating the existence at all so what can be done.

"Higher Magic's. Where's Bullet."

My attack was to get rid of the Ratfolk who were in front of me. Megaera herself is still comfortably safe, so that's probably due to my lack of skills, huh?

... Maybe, maybe it was just because my appearance was too attractive to know?

I laughed a little, a little leaking my mind now. I mean, my whole body both skin, hair, and left eye are snow-white all know. Which is not only the right eye, but it's ruby red so it's just as striking.

"Hurry up, Disciple," Megaera recalled to me.

Okay, he's right. Well, stay focused on getting Ratfolk off the road, and eventually the spell died down when that Ratfolk-Ratfolk didn't dare to approach again when I was 5 meters away from what seemed to be the Dungeon's entrance.

Well, they can still throw a bone javelin so better get inside, myself.

Accepted, i.

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