Abyss, this is the third time Cleon has set foot in this place. No, maybe 4, if counted by the day. Now that he's 19, he's been through a lot. But not with the 3rd floor of the Abyss.
Perhaps his team was as well, except for the captain who had set foot on the 5th floor of the Abyss.
"There is nothing suspicious here." Cleon moved a pretty suspicious rock. But nothing was found.
"But, other than that. Something else is suspicious."
Hestia suddenly appeared behind him, Hestia's aura was different from before, she put on a state of alert. It seemed indeed,
"This place is too safe for the Abyss." Said the captain. It seems that there really is something to suspect.
"Write down the report, Hestia, we will continue exploring." The captain led into a cave that was right in front of them. Only then can the aura of the Damned Monsters be felt.
Although only vaguely.
Monsters that crawl like a crocodile scaly lizard usually exist in this region. They are usually outside to wait for prey to appear.
'I suddenly felt worried for Chloe.'
Hestia's eyes turned to Cleon who was dreamy behind.
She didn't bother him, Hestia also understood what it was like to worry about someone. Plus, the one person Cleon is worried about is his sister—who could be gone at any moment.
"Come on."
Cleon pulled out his sword, the captain instructed them to disperse because this cave has so many branches.
They will again meet at the starting place at 7 PM, if they are 1 or 2 hours late, they will be considered in a danger situation and will be overtaken by other members.
Then Cleon quickly entered one of the branches. A place that has the aura of more monsters. Although the anxiety in his heart always appeared every day—every time he left his sister, but this time—it felt different.
"I have to solve this problem immediately, and go see Chloe!"
He swung his sword, turned towards the back and slashed a Monster that suddenly appeared to jump.
'A trap? No way, monsters shouldn't have the slightest bit of intelligence.' This Monster is deliberately hiding in a cave to attract conquerors like him.
But such a thing is impossible. One more monster appeared, this time he appeared right in front of Cleon who was thinking, his long, pointed tongue almost hit Cleon's face, if Cleon hadn't jumped back, maybe his fate would have been different.
"Blow up with the Holy fireball!"
The translated magic chant—uttered by Cleon, when a ball of fire appeared in the palm of his left hand, was launched by him and exploded in front of the face of the Monster who was about to crash.
"Knight Sword Technique: Execution." Knight technique, the basic technique possessed by 1-handed sword wielders like Cleon.
Execution, this skill focuses attacks on one point, namely on the enemy's weak point. If the weak points are already known, then the execution process will be faster.
Cleon jumped slowly to the right side, the reason being that the monster with 4 legs was crashing quickly from the front. It is high time, the technique of execution will be active, the neck, it is the weak point of these monsters.
"Release."
His Mithril sword emits a blue light. Not waiting long, the sword was immediately swung towards the neck of the Monster who was still in front of Cleon. As if there was no time to escape.
BRAK!!
But alas, when the sharp blade was about to cut the neck of the Monster. Suddenly another monster came to attack Cleon from the right side until it made Cleon bounce and hit a hard enough stone wall.
"Gh-uh!" Cleon was instantly forced to get back on his feet when another monster came and tried to pounce on him.
"Knight Sword Technique: Vertical."
With the tight and powerful Cleon slashing vertically, this high power can even split a monster in half.
"This place is too dangerous, can't continue the search." He said as he ran limping away from the crowd of monsters that kept coming and chasing him.
'At 7? Come on, it's too long, even now it's only 5 o'clock! What should I do, if I go out, the situation will get worse, I could endanger the others.'
Thought Cleon. There was no other choice, he had to fight, even though these monsters looked smart enough for the class of ordinary monsters.
"Hear my call, O Fairy of the winds, lend a little of your strength to this mortal soul: summon a Sylph." He again cast magic, this time he cast summoning magic that not random people can have.
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This magic serves to summon which blob then forms a consciousness, usually which Blob will take on the form of a human-or a monster.
Similarly to Sylph, she was a wind fairy who numbered over 1 million in this world. One of them entered into a contract with Cleon.
"Wind Knife!"
"You should have called me earlier, Cleon." She said with a triumphant smile, although it was not yet clear that he could defeat all these monsters.
"Sorry, I thought you were busy, Miss Fairy." However, Cleon feels safer if she fights alongside a fairy who can add to her magical abilities.
"Sorry for the wait, monsters!"
The wind fairy threw a wind blade that spun like a windmill. Slashing at the monsters with ease, "the first floor of the Abyss, is no problem for me." She looked at Cleon.
"If you need help, don't hesitate to ask me for help. Besides, stop being so formal, Cleon! Didn't you give me a name that day?"
'Ah—again I was scolded for being polite- ' said Cleon.
"Ah Cleon look! That's the exit!"
"L-like this-Aaru, why do you keep following me?" strange, this fairy will usually go straight away when her business is over. This time, however, she was instead on Cleon's broad shoulders.
"Sometimes I want someone to accompany me, stupid." The way out is in sight. 2 hours have passed since the incident, and at exactly 7 pm, they have gathered.
Report all the findings they have found. "I—really terrible, the monsters seem to have set up traps to welcome us by emptying the outside area, as well as being on alert inside."
Clear Cleon while sipping water.
"You're right, I almost died from this damn trap too, it's lucky that I was still able to blow up the place."
"Thank you both for staying alive." The captain looked at Cleon and Hestia gratefully, he was glad that his 2 subordinates had returned with living conditions.
"We have to go home right now!" Cleon stood up, he thought back to his sister.
"Yes."
Walk the three of them, first of all, Cleon, Hestia and the captain will head for the Guild. They will report everything they have found and all the irregularities. In addition, Cleon has also advised Chloe to go to the Guild if she feels bored. Chloe could have been there, couldn't she?
'My feelings-why is it like this?' but still, Cleon felt uneasy. Feeling heavy. Like-something was missing from him.
The three of them were in front of the building. "what a pity for the child, I hope his family can accept this." There was a quiet voice from another Conqueror. At this time, Cleon still thought Well, he didn't expect anything bad from his sister.
"Excuse me." When he opened the door of this building, a crowd of people was seen in the middle of the room. "She's the Rookie's sister, isn't she?"
"Seriously, what happened?"unfortunately, her life was not saved"
'No-no-no..' Cleon was trying to break through the crowd.
He hopes-he really hopes!
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Right now I'm hoping. That my sister's okay. The one in the crowd was not her. Or at least she, who stood upright and smiled to welcome me home. I want that to be the case.
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But why—does reality always turn away from what I want? I saw a pair of tiny legs-perfect for a 14-year-old lying down. Slowly I began to see her face.
"Tell me—she's just sleeping.. right?"
Right?! Right?!
PLEASE TELL ME!! PLEASE OPEN YOUR EYES!!
"CHLOE!!!"