The Adventures of Clara

Fire Crow

Two days later Clara's group finally began their exploration. The goal was to find a way out of this dungeon. Their first guess was a giant parasol tree that was a nest of phoenixes.

The group of four began the journey in the morning, or the time they felt was morning. These Dungeons did not have day and night so the feeling of their time was somewhat disturbed.

Throughout the journey, no interesting events occurred. All thanks to Pedro's incredible guidance they were able to avoid unnecessary battles.

"Hey, do you think these dungeon dwellers are a bit too strong?" ask Lial while chopping down his enemy. After that he began to peel the feathers off the bird.

"Yes. The monkey the other day was also difficult to fight," replied Rhino.

"Yes, right. All I'm saying is, do you think there's treasure in this place?"

Hearing the word treasure made Clara's ears twitch by herself.

"Think about. Usually the more difficult a dungeon was to conquer, the more valuable it was. Not to mention this dungeon had just been discovered. If we're lucky we might be rich when we get back to Denia City."

Lial's eyes were green when discussing about treasures. Clara may be the same. However the girl needed very, very much money to collect all the precious items needed in the rebirth ritual.

Speaking of treasures and ritual materials, Clara was very interested in the ashes of a phoenix. If possible he wants to collect it even if only a small piece. If he failed to collect it then inevitably Clara would have to wait for others to conquer this dungeon then buy phoenix ashes from him.

"Huft .. Life is hard, bro."

"You sound like street-side grandfathers, Dik Clara."

"So far as treasure is concerned. Just focus on finding a way out" sidelines Pedro.

"And this is the destroyer of dreams. At least we can't go home empty-handed, right?" lial Complain.

"Take a log or a carcass of an animal will be expensive."

"No, I mean more special treasures! Like, phoenix body parts for example."

"You dead? What good is an abundant treasure if you can't enjoy it."

"Well, that's right, too."

They kept the cleaned bird meat and ate the rest of the rations they had previously bought in Denia City.

Why don't they eat the meat, you say?

Well, if they're crazy enough to attract attention by lighting a fire then it's possible. But unfortunately they are still quite sane and dear to life.

At least wait until you find a safe place before cooking food.

The next trip becomes more difficult as Pedro has not explored the region thoroughly.

Clara prayed that this region would not be the domain of the same species as the kamikaze.

"WOW!"

After walking for a few hours Clara had good news and bad news. The good news is that this is not a kamikaze.

"WAAA!"

The bad news is that the inhabitants of this region are much more fearsome than kamikaze birds.

"WAAA!"

"Whisper! Don't yell beside my ear" hardik Rhino.

"La-lagian ...."

The scenery is similar to when they just entered the forest and entered the territory of kamikaze birds. But their current condition is much worse.

They were currently in the territory of the fire crow. Yes, for now, call it that.

They are slightly larger than ordinary crows and have white fur and can burn.

"What the fuck are these guys! Are they phoenix brothers?"

"Don't ask me."

It all started when they were found by a fire crow. Killing just one is not too difficult.

A new problem arose afterwards when hordes of tens, perhaps hundreds of fire crows hunted them with eyes full of blood.

This scene instilled terror in Clara's heart.

Rhino who ran while carrying a load named Clara was able to avoid enemy attacks from all directions.

"Rhino handsome, deh."

"Save your compliments for another time!"

His task was to include support magic from time to time, such as chanting [Earth Wall] magic when Rhino could not dodge. Or use [Water Hunter] magic to attack the enemy.

Water magic proved to be most effective not only for extinguishing fires, but also for eliminating the ability to fly crows for a while.

"They're how many, anyway!"

"Rather than complaining it's better to use your time to cast a spell!"

"Badan Clara is not strong. The handsome Rhino wait a minute, okay."

"Oi!"

Clara's body was currently extremely hot as a result of using consecutive magic. So what he said was not just an excuse to laze around. Seriously.

Without the support magic Clara Rhino ended up being hit in several places. Although injured the man still tried the hardest so that his back—Clara— was not hit by an attack. Very understanding.

"Fight brother."

By the way in her spare time Clara realized something very obvious but also strange. Why is this forest not burning despite being the home of hundreds of flying torches. If you think about it, the giant parasol tree also does not burn even though it is used as a nest of fire birds whose heat is extraordinary.

Why, yes, Clara wondered.

Could it be that the trees here were all immune to fire?

Yeah, put this thing aside. Rhino seemed to be unable to anymore so Clara began to recap support magic again. Don't forget he's been feeding Rhino with a healing potion.

Rhino himself was already panting. It seems that his stamina has already reached its limit. If it continues like this their lives will be in danger.

"Dam. Rhino, this is gonna hurt a little. Please hold it."

"Huh-huh?"

Clara forced her body to cast a large area magic. He closed his eyes. He formed dozens of needle-shaped blue auras within his tribe. However as if dissatisfied, the girl formed more blue aura and ignored her already cracked glass-like body.

Mana flowed out from within his body along with the chanting of spells creating a miracle named magic.

[Ice Needle Rain]

The blue aura of Clara's tribe was successfully materialized into the real world into dozens of sharp ice needles, mercilessly tearing at her victims.

The fire crow had high speed and attack power but its defense was weak. If exposed to ice needles they will instantly die on the spot.

Clara's ultimate magic is able to bulldoze dozens of fire crows in an instant.

Unfortunately this area spell attacks anyone who is within the area of effect, not least Rhino and the spellcaster.

"Oi! Tell me early, dong!"

"Yes, ya~. Duh, Clara's so sleepy."

Rhino's anger was understandable because the injuries he suffered from Clara's magic spell were far more severe than the combined injuries from the fire crow attack.

Fortunately they immediately came out of the spell area.

With the rest of her strength Clara bathed Rhino with a healing potion before finally collapsing from exhaustion.

On the other hand, Lial who was also entangled in Clara's suicide spell was able to come out with just a slight wound.

He moved like a deer and then dismembered many crows as if he was patting a mosquito.

Yet even after all this the number of fire crows was still overwhelming. Their situation has not changed.

"Dry!"

Pedro's shout felt like an oasis in the heat of the desert. Following Pedro's direction, they arrived at a cliff that looked like a dead end.

Pedro led them into a narrow gap inside the cliff. The hunter killed dozens of nearby fire crows before entering the gap.

The Rhino must walk obliquely within the crevice with a descending path. The further they walked the gap became wider until unwittingly the group had entered the underground cave.

"Thank God we can get away from the bird .. What's wrong, Pedro?"

Pedro carefully observed the cave walls. Not only looking, he also fumbled even licked the cave wall. Rhino also frowned at the unusual behavior of their colleague on this one.

After being satisfied Pedro finally replied, "As I thought. This cave and the one we previously lived in were not naturally formed."

"You mean?" Lial tilted her head, puzzled.

"My point is, there are others who have explored this dungeon before us."