This monster, unlike the 'test 'creatures, is not a summon monster. This is an actual living beast that somehow found its way down here. Beasts and sacred beasts usually have a core inside their body that they normally use to gather mana in it.
An animal that is influenced by natural mana for long periods of time will become a beast. Beasts are the evolution of the same type of animal like this snake here, it must have been a grass snake before it evolved into something like this, however, some beasts that have managed to survive thousands of years they evolve into their ultimate form A Sacred beast. Even then these sacred beasts have ranks.
King rank and Emperor rank and God rank. Like Osfor sensei's pet, it must have been a king rank. As for this snake, it hasn't passed the threshold of a normal sacred beast. To climb from a king rank to an emperor rank is unimaginably hard. Although I knew from Master that a god ranks sacred beast was never spotted he said that he believed that they do exist. They only didn't need to mingle with petty humans. I wonder if that guy from beyond the void is a sacred beast and if he is…what rank?
Ripping away its body I found its core an ocher looking bead which was rather large sized. About two fists sized.
I believe if this snake was able to live a few more centuries it would have undoubtedly become an Imoogi. A king ranked sacred beast. Probably a low ranked one due to its weak foundation as it only evolved from a grass snake that is considered harmless compared to its other more dangerous family members.
Continuing away and walking through the exit. I was welcomed with another door. Opening it the passage this time was pitch black.
Using a flame spell I illuminated the way down. It started to get creepy as I have yet to meet another teacher.
The way this time was rough and not easy to traverse with stones and derbies everywhere. I would not be surprised if I find the exit of this tunnel to be caved in.
Well, that was not the case as the exit was rather cleared. My right eye flickered and a faint glow illuminated for a second a small statue next to me. I closed my distance to it to find a kneeling looking woman. Her hand was raised and palm was open.
There was an incomplete magic circle drawn on her palm. It was small and complex. But I somehow managed to see the complete formula as the incomplete parts started to be filled with golden writings.
Weird… the problem was that only the statue was visible to me as the light from my flame failed to illuminate the entire area.
Looking back at the statue I noticed that the golden writings disappeared. And only an incomplete bluish-colored Mahojin was left.
Still remembering the magic text and symbol that was written there I decided to attempt and fill in the blank with my own mana. Rewriting all the missing words finished in a surprise.
The statue's eyes shone and a flame ignited from its palm. Right after that, the entire hall was illuminated with multiple torches hanged to the walls flaming simultaneously.
At first, I noticed that the hall was a big empty square. With nothing but randomly broken statues and nothing of interest. It seemed that this was the last floor of the dungeon.
But then few tiles on the floor started spreading away opening passage and showing a staircase leading downward. It seems that my adventure has yet to end.
The pathway lost the small amount of light that it received once I walked deep enough but surprisingly some runic writings on the walls were emitting a faint glow of different colors making the path a bit easier to see. But nothing with magical power as if to say that they have lost their power a long time ago.
Arriving at another small door I heard the dragging of stones behind me. It appears that the entrance to this tunnel closed…troublesome.
The door had the same mechanism as the kneeling woman. Without a handle but an incomplete Mahojin at its center. I finished it with my own mana then the door opened in haste.
This time I was met with an already illuminated hall. But I felt a faint presence down here. Something old and probably not friendly…why would the administration let people go down there…I know it is for training purposes but what if someone gets hurt…like me…
The hall was long and large enough to fit three classrooms in it. At the sides, there were four gigantic statues reaching 15 meters in height almost touching the ceiling. These statues were greatly made. There were details on them that cannot be found in modern-day artwork and the passing of time seemed to not have caused them to decay. They were probably made with magic as to not lose their complexity and keep their excellence.
All four of them were knight looking humanoids the first to my right was holding a tower shield with a broad sword wearing a full plate armor covering his features from head to toe. The other one further away from the right was holding a mace with a chime on his other hand like a cleric wearing leather like a chest armor and a robe underneath it. The one on my left was holding a two-handed Steel sword that he placed both his hands on top of its hilt and the tip of the sword was struck to the ground he was…shirtless his torso filled with scares and had bulging muscles all over it with a bald head. Barbarian looking...
The last one was a female looking warrior with pointy ears like an elf holding a bow…typical.
Her 'features' were carved rather nicely showing feminine charm that every girl would envy. She had a light leather looking armor protecting her body but strangely she had no quiver for the arrows.
They all had an incomplete magic circle on their chests. Thinking that they might come back to life and start attacking me I considered destroying them first but then I gave up the idea once I remembered that they will only activate if I write the magic circle myself. Leaving them there I cautiously continued my way down the hall.
There was a throne of some sorts at the end of the room made of stone without much decoration…whoever was the owner did not seem to have any desire for material lavishness. It was empty and devoid of all signs of life.
What was that feeling that I got earlier…
At the right of the throne laid a 1-meter cone-like crystal, it had a multitude of mana signs placed all over it.
One of them had the 'smell' of Osfor sensei. I believe that this is the capture point of the dungeon. If you insert your mana inside it, you can safely teleport inside the dungeon floors. Handy.
Just like that, I tried to reach the crystal when I heard the frightened voice of Osfor-sensei in my head.
"Asura-kun, ASURA-kun answer…"
"What, what telepathy?? What happened sensei, why are you screaming in my head?"
"No time to explain. Where are you right now?"
"Ah I believe that I am on the last floor of the dungeon I found the teleportation crystal and I'll try to place my sign here to get back to surface why what is wrong?."
"What the last floor? How come? No student is supposed to pass by the fourth floor…anyway you do that and hurry! It seems that the barrier has been breached and hordes of Gores are invading the school camp… the teachers are fanatically running trying to reduce the damage we requested an emergency transportation airship to evacuate the students make sure you get here in time. I have a lot on my hands…and here I thought that I could get a day rest…"
"Ok I will be there I will try and get to you once I am out."
"…"
What the hell is going on…?