Metal Slime 232
Chapter 232: Conversation Inside the Tent TL : Cnine ED/PF : Part 1 Dvarapara, 183rd floor. The raid led by Kayla was progressing as planned
Chapter 232: Conversation Inside the Tent
TL : Cnine
ED/PF :
Part 1
Dvarapara, 183rd floor.
The raid led by Kayla was progressing as planned. However, they had already suffered dozens of casualties and lost a significant portion of their forces to reach this point.
Naturally, the mental strain on the seekers that participating couldn't be ignored too.
In addition, and even bigger problem was――
「GET REEEEEEEEEEEKt!!」
Akito brandished his 【Thunder Spear】 to mow down a giant pillbug.
「This thing's so damn tough! Taking it down is draining tons of my magical power!!」
Beside the frustrated Akito was Rui who fought against three-headed centipede. One of the centipede's head had already been severed and now moving to attacking the body.
The remaining two heads of the centipede then fired purple liquid from their mouth.
「WOAH!」
Rui stepped back in a hurry.
「Be careful, Rui! Getting hit by that "Venom" is instant death」
「Yeah, the centipede 'Persephone', with its venomous spit and sturdy armor 'Adamas' was a pretty tough monster. We can't let our guard down.」
Rui and Akito fended off the attacking monsters using fire and lightning magic.
The same goes for Kayla and Anik, they were participating in the fight earlier than the plan.
The group continued onward and reached the 197th floor. In that floor, there were seekers who had already shown their exhaustion.
「We will use this place for today camp! The top-class seeker get the priority for resting.」
Kayla raised her voice. Even though they were taking a break, it was in the middle of a dimly lit forest.
Thus, it was only natural to be ambushed by monsters from out of nowhere. Even Kayla herself looked quite exhausted and her battle suit had already been covered with dirt and grime.
Nevertheless, she didn't stop to give instruction to her subordinate.
Anik, glancing at Kayla from the corner of his eye, entered a slightly larger tent, switched on the LED lantern, and muttered "Good grief" as he lay down to take a nap.
The members of Makamayuri had also entered the tent after him.
Everyone settled down inside the tent, and a moment of relief passed over them. Among them, the large man, Rudra, spoke up.
「It seems that another ten seekers have died just from descending from the 180th floor to the 190th floor. Some of their equipment are lost on top of that... Are we going to be alright?」
Anik, lying on his back, listened to the conversation. After a brief silence, he opened his mouth to speak.
「It's a really tough battle indeed. At this rate, reaching bottom floor will be difficult.」
The brown-skinned woman, Charitari, who has a red dot "Bindi" on her forehead, leans forward.
「Wouldn't it better to retreat now while we can, Anik-sama!? At this rate, it's clear that the raid is bound to fail. We can still regroup and plan another raid...」
「The question is how are you going to retreat?」
Anik, who had propped himself up, showed a displeased expression.
「Even if we are retreating, there's no strength left to regroup anywhere. This raid team, gathered from all over the country, is India's last hope... there is no second chance.」
All members of Makamayuri fall into silence upon hearing that.
Everyone knew it. But when faced with the reality, it was only natural that they would be mentally overwhelmed.
Anik let out a smile upon seeing his subordinates.
「Well, don't get discouraged. The situation isn't as bad as you think. The seekers from Japan have been doing quite well, haven't they?」
Hearing Anik's remark, the young girl with a childlike face, Rati, relaxed her expression.
「That's right! Those two, Amasawa and Tennouji... they're incredibly strong, aren't they!? I'm really surprised since they're even more impressive than the rumors.」
The large man, Rudra nodded in agreement.
「Yeah, they easily defeated the monster that gave us a lot of trouble with their 2nd level magic. Their participation relieved a huge pressure on us.」
The four nodded together, but Anik was the only one who raised a frown.
「What about the other one? Does he show some promise?」
「The other one?」
Rudra asked back with a puzzled face.
Part 2
「That unimpressive, and seemingly naive-looking young man.」
「Ah, he's there too. If my memory serves me right, his name is Mitaka or something... But why are you interested in him?」
Anik laughing merrily upon hearing Rudra's question.
「There's certain big-shot air around him. I believe that he's more suited for being a seeker than the other two.」
「Really?」
Rudra looked at the other three with a bewildered face.
「U~hm, I'm not sure about that... But that person keep defeating the weakest insect. What do you think, Charitari?」
The baby-faced Rati asked the girl with brown skin, Charitari.
「I only caught a glimpse of his fight, but he doesn't strike as strong a seeker in my eyes. He seems to be using wind magic, but that isn't particularly powerful in my opinion.」
The four had the same opinion. The other two aside, they had no idea why Yuuma was included in the Japanese party.
Anik watched his subordinates with an amused look on his face.
「Hehehehe, I see... Your opinion is spot on. But, aren't you curious about his attire that torn in various places?」
「Yeah, I noticed that fact too, but...」
Rudra looked troubled, he didn't get what Anik was trying to say to them.
「And despite his torn clothes... Why do you think he remains unscathed? For your information, I've seen him from close by before and confirmed that he really is unscathed.」
The other four instantly noticed the one thing that they missed. The fact that Yuuma was truly uninjured.
Even though he had been defeating weak monsters, it was almost impossible for him to remain completely unscathed in an environment filled with monsters.
As everyone stood confused, the young man, Arsh, who had been silent until now, spoke up.
「In short... Are you trying to say that Japanese... Mitaka, has been taking down one monster after another by paper-thin margin?」
Anik closed his eyes upon hearing Arsh's question.
「I can't say for sure. There must be some other reason... well, since both Amasawa and Tennouji are insisting on bringing him along, we might know the reason once we reach the deep layer.」
Anik replied with a smile before saying "Now enough with chit-chat, let's get some shut eyes while we can" and encouraged the other four to get some sleep.
In the heart of the dungeon, where monsters roamed freely, the light in the tent of Anik and the other members of Makamayuri flickered and went out.
And then, around the same time――
「Ooooh, it's healed! Let's gooo!」
In the tent of the said Japanese trio. Yuuma was in the middle of healing the wound on Akito's arm.
The large wound on his arm completely vanished in about two minutes.
「Yup, completely different compared to the messiah in the support group. They ain't efficient at all!」
「'Coz I'm not a messiah. I'm a proper and splendid seeker.」
「You only defeating caterpillars though.」
「...」
Rui then spoke to Yuuma who fell into silence with a bitter look on his face.
「'Coz you're healing wounds while fighting right? That's why only your clothes are torn in various spots...」
「Yeah! As long as I have this power, I can keep fighting no matter how many injuries I get!」
As Yuuma puffed out his chest and proudly said, Akito replied with a "Yeah, yeah" while lying down on the ground and covering himself with a blanket.
「I'm gonna sleep to recover some stamina. Good night.」
Akito closed his eyes and really fell asleep. Rui said, "Well then, we should sleep too" and put off the lamp in the tent.
Yuuma wondered if he could sleep in this kind of place before lying down and closing his eyes.