Chapter 31: Last Leg (2/2)
Suddenly, he retracted his bloodthirst and I could breathe again I desperately took in deep gulps of air and ended up coughing I could see the other adventurers and the workers of the inn doing the same, some in a worse state than I was
Thewaitress at the front desk as her face was a full three shades lighter than it was before
"I believe there's a sack of rations under the nao," the masked man spoke, his baritone voice clear and precise
"Y-Yes! I'll get that for you right away!"
He gave a slight nod to the waitress as she handed him a sack of food, and he left as the whole inn just watched hi to make a sound
ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:
"What took so long?" Jasmine divided the food and put it into each of the pouches attached to the saddle of our horses
"Ah, I had a little quarrel with one of the adventurers at the inn! Haha" I scratched my head as I hopped onatwhat sort of mischief I had created
"Don'tdeal out of it! I didn't even hurt the guy!" I just waved onspine Inn
Jasmine just shook her head and o
"Haap!" I did the same as we headed towards our destination
As we traveled, I thought back to the last two years Jaset to A class as soon as possible to explore the dungeon ere heading towards today Along the journey to raisean AA-class Adventurer There was still quite a bit of a level difference between her and Kaspian but she did i these two years When eren't onAt night, I made sure to meditate for at least a few hours before I went to sleep During these past two years, I broke through into the light orange stage, which I counted as a success considering how est ihout this period was definitelymana made me take a step back and remember how to use my body and sword efficiently so I could be that th, since the physical reach of my limbs and my muscles are not as developed as they had been when I was an adult, but I no longer felt aard or restrained when I fought now I fine-tuned some of my sword techniques to better fitthe way
It was far from an easy ride, and I had scars on my body to prove it, but I kneorth it Coupled with on will-assimilated body and the use ofthat I was on the right track for the future
Jaser than ever before, too While journeying with her, I had noticed that her biggest flaas in her swords fire attribute skills for a little while until she was dee how to best control her swords to fit her wind attribute skills
I wasn't the best at wind but that didn't mean I couldn't teach her a few tricks She passed the AA class exa with her double-blade techniques that she had developed on her own I wanted to take the AA class exam as well, but the merit point requirements made it so I would need to coeons before being eligible
I sent out a e ever since we had come to the Beast Glades We would normally always keep in touch, but for some reason, she didn't want to coone back to Xyrus to visit my family Every ti there was so back Despite all of that, however, I could definitely tell how much she'd matured over the course of the years We were now able to hold conversations and her emotions had developed to become much complex than before, someti the first year, since last year, it'd taken too long to eons Instead, we stuck to letters andmy parents every so often at Guild Hall, where the transportation gates were My mother had been pretty dissatisfied by this fact but she understood to a certain extent I could tellbecause he had broken through into the solid orange stage nohich was ioofy grin he had plastered on his face as he otten my impressive talent in mana from
They'd also toldat the Helstea House My sister was still quite a bit away fro her mana core, but I was surprised when I had learned that Lilia awakened a couple of weeks ago Her awakening caused her bed to ie Her parents were ecstatic by this to say the least, and didn't wait to enroll her into Xyrus Acade tested, while her e, it turned out the efficiency of her h capacity to absorb s, which was essential for all conjurers The fact that Lilia would be
"We're here," Jasnal, the two of us brought our horses to a slow trot into a s that was surrounded by tall trees, and where the dungeon entrance was located, was littered with a group of adventurers clearing their cao in
"I guess we're stuck withas he clicked his tongue Getting off of roup of adventurers when the blond fire conjurer from the examination site shot me a distasteful look Jasesturing for a shake
"Please don't mind Lucas and let inald Brooks, and I'e core that specializes in using a haround where the group stood
Studying Reginald, the man had short, messy brown hair that matched his eyes His square jaw that was covered in a thick beard, coupled with his near-two-Jasinald, Kriol, and Brald Kriol was a very defensive, water attribute augantic shi+eld as his weapon He was a head shorter than Reginald with a large belly that indicated the , though, by how firm his body was overall, despite his belly that squeezed out of his ar inald He wore a white, metal armor that covered his shoulders and chest only, with a luxuriousbehind him With trimmed blond hair and sharp, hazel eyes, he seeentleman and offered us handshakes and a rather innocent so by Brald and just becamenter that specializes in the broadsword and shi+eld I'll be the one to lead us today" He bea eyes with Jasmenters introduced the Lucas, there were four other conjurers One of theirl, while the last one was the serious-looking, bespectacled black-haired boy that I had seen at the exaain…?
"My nae conjurer… single specialization in Earth," he said tersely
I couldn't help but eye him carefully There had to bethe exa an earth conjurer, nohe was
The beady-eyed lanky man that looked well into his thirties ca look on his face despite his less than attractive appearance, with his crooked nose and greasy brown hair parted down the o by Oliver and I ae conjurer I a" He stuck his jaw out sly as he crossed his arms in content
Despite his attitude, it was reassuring to have a healer in the party
"Hi! My nauys can just call le specialization in water at your service!" She threw in a wink in my direction Samantha looked to be around her mid-twenties and was an attractive woman but by her attitude, I'm sure she are She had wavy blond hair that flowed down her shoulders and light blue eyes that looked al her look deceivingly innocent, and her petite height coirl constantly swayed her hips as she switched the leg she was putting her weight on, attracting sideway glances frorossed
"Jasmenter Wind attribute with dual swords," ht orange stage, A-class augmenter Fire attribute with specialization in sword," I added impatiently
Brald slad to have another AA class in the group!" The other two augreement while Oliver and Lucas's apathetic faces showed they didn't care When asked for an introduction by Brald, Lucas practically spat out that he was a fire-specialized conjurer as at dark yellow stage Through all of this, Elijah kept his stone face while I was already beginning to grow annoyed by the constant glances Sah the mask somehow
"I can't help but ask Mr Note, there have been various ruinald queried, picking up his giant ha it up on his shoulder
"I haven't been using ic for a while due to personal reasons That must've been the reason why those ru stride
Noticing that I didn't want to indulge their curiosity, he coughed uncomfortably and set up the formation for the party
It would basically be Brald in the front, since his shi+eld and sword style was the best fit for the front line Beside hiinald and I, who both specialized in offense Guarding the rear was Kriol with his gigantic shi+eld to prevent us fro flanked and Jaset past hi the four conjurers with Oliver in the dead center, the most protected, since he was our healer
"We should head out immediately," Brald declared He assumed the position as the leader since he was the front line and the only other AA class besides the quiet Jas parties with only A class and above were allowed to enter Brald recently found out that there was a hidden tunnel that led to an unexplored portion of the dungeon, which ould be going into today; this h uncharted areas Everyone unsheathed their weapons while even the conjurers wiped their seon named by the first explorers: "The Dire Tombs"