Wim's wave had begun to enter the cave on the eastern path
There they walked carefully in the hope of not tripping and falling from the darkness of the cave
With only a ball of magic light as lighting, they had to be on guard. Like a surprise attack from the monsters in the dungeon
The room was a little wider inside than it looked outside, and it was also quiet
It was very quiet...
There Louisa led the group with a floating ball of magic light beside her, followed by her members
Wim and Art were in the middle of the group, following Louisa
While walking carefully, Wim suddenly told everyone to stop
Wim:" Wait a minute!"
With reflex, everyone stopped their steps
Edward:" What's wrong?" he asked Wim
Wim:" There's something moving in front of us, probably a monster"
Jue:" Huh...? Are you kidding me? There's no way there's a monster there. I don't even feel their aura in front"
Bouna:" I don't even see anything moving"
Fjin and Fjon:" Is there a monster there? "
There is, and the monster in front of them is actually a type of anti-magic wolf monster called Null Wolf
They are mid-ranked monsters that are a bit difficult to deal with because they work in groups and also attack by ambushing their prey
Wim could tell them because his Mana Detection Skill that had leveled up not only increased the distance, but also increased his ability to detect anything other than magic
Louisa frowned. She turned to Wim for a moment, then to the front of the hallway while pointing her short magic wand forward
Louisa:" Everyone. I'll shoot a flare there, if there really is a monster like he said, get ready"
Then she began to chant a spell and a magic circle began to form
Louisa:" Ignition "
FWOOOSH!
A fireball shot quickly to the front of the hallway, blazing brightly illuminating the side of the stone wall and its pitch-black shadows
And as the light swept away the darkness—
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHH!!!
A figure of a creature emerged from the shadows. A black wolf with empty white eyes, standing still staring at them
It turns out that what Wim said was true
And there was not just one, but 15 of them, and 3 of them had very large body proportions compared to the others
Jue:" Null Wolf! No wonder I couldn't detect them because of their anti-magic, everyone get ready!"
Edward:" Three of them are very big. Are they the 'Shiny' type? "
[Author's Note: here for monsters that have auras, bodies, and behaviors that are different from their type are called 'Shiny']
RAWRRRRHHH!!
Several Null Wolves began to advance and jump towards group 49
Louisa:" Everyone! Form a defensive formation! " She shouted
The battle begins!
FWOOOSH!
CLAK!
CLANG!
POW!
The sound of punches, attacks, magic, and glass shattering enveloped the battle area
Jue:" I'll take the left one!"
Jue jumped out of his group while holding a long staff that had been infused with lightning magic.
He swung the staff to hit two wolves that tried to ambush from the left with elegant movements like a martial artist
[Author's Note: Jue is like a Monk in DnD]
BANG! POW!
Two of the wolves were blown away by Jue's swing, then one of them fell down from a strong swing to the head while being struck by lightning from the staff
Points 4+
Bouna threw a bottle containing green liquid to several groups of Null Wolves in front of them
Bouna:" Alchemica Gas! Don't breathe this vapor!"
PSSHHH!!
The bottle shattered and began to release green gas that spread quickly. Several Null Wolves stumbled and shook in pain from inhaling the gas
With several Null Wolves weakened, Edward took this opportunity. He began to direct his magic shield in front of the Null Wolf pack, and began to advance
CRAK! CRAK! CRAK!
Edward began to use his earth magic to make his durability increase twice as much as usual, while maintaining his speed dashing towards the Null Wolf
Edward:" Take this!!"
BANG!!
His shield crashed and hit two Null Wolf in front, throwing them back. Followed by other Null Wolf who were also hit by their own pack that was thrown
The Null Wolf that was thrown could not continue their fight anymore. Then they fell and turned into grains of light particles
Points 16+
After Edward finished off the Null Wolf pack in front, Louisa gracefully began to chant her fire magic
Louisa:" Time for a counterattack! Spiral! "
WHOOOM!!
A spiral-shaped fire burst shot out of his staff, burning two Null Wolves at once. They howled and melted into dark smoke
Then the twins Fjin and Fjon also cast their magic
Fjin & Fjon:" Frost! "
CRAAAK!!
Their magic made the surface of the ground there freeze with their ice magic. Their magic had frozen the legs of the large Null Wolves, so they started groaning as they tried to escape from the magic
Meanwhile, from Wim...
Wim:" ARGH! This wolf is so strong!" he said while groaning
Wim looked overwhelmed when trying to attack one of the Null Wolves
He remembered that he had used a gun as a means of defense when he first came to this world. But because of the academy's rule not to bring guns, he was forced to use the knife he had used to stab one of the bandits at the beginning
[Author's Note: at the beginning of the chapter]
When he started to lie down and started to be attacked from above by one of the Null Wolves, Art started to come floating from beside him
Art:" Wim!!"
Then Art started to shoot a small laser that was in his eye lens
PEW! PEW! PEW!
The Null Wolf started to bounce and started to get confused after getting pain that he had never gotten before
Wim who was lying down, started to get up again
Art:" It was just a small attack, it didn't have any effect on him"
Wim:" No need to be disappointed Art, it actually helped"
Wim:" HAAA...! "
CHOP!
Wim then started to stab the Null Wolf's head with his knife. Giving great damage to the wolf's brain, then the wolf began to fall and disappear into small particles
Points 4+
Wim:" Ugh ... This is too hard for me "he muttered as he fell and sat on the ground
Art:" But luckily, we have a partner to help "he replied
On the other hand, with combined attacks and solid cooperation, one by one the Null Wolf fell. The last one, 3 large Null Wolf, was paralyzed by Fjin-Fjon's combined magic attack and Louisa's fireball
FWWOOOOSHH—BOOOM!!
After a few minutes of fierce fighting, group 49 finally stood among the corpses of monsters that faded into small particles
After that, they began to rest while sitting on a rock
Louisa:" Good job everyone "
Everyone looked at Louisa with a smile because they were proud to be praised by a princess
FWHUPP—KREEEK—
Then a golden yellow bird automaton appeared down from the ceiling of the cave. On its chest, a magic panel appeared that lit up while making a sound that was not a bird's sound
Bird automaton: "Group 49 got a score of 72 from 12 regular Null Wolves, along with 3 Shiny Null Wolves"
Suddenly the silent group began to change
Edward: "Is it true what I said, there was a Shiny type there"
Fjin: "So, we are the ones who finished off the 3 Shiny versions?" he asked while facing Fjon
Fjon: "That's so cool!" he answered cheerfully
Group 49 rejoiced lightly, while resting to prepare to continue their steps. Meanwhile, Louisa was still watching the points window on the bird automaton
Then Wim tried to check the knife he used to kill one of the Null Wolves. Hoping there was no damage at all
Fortunately, the knife was not damaged, so Wim could calm down a little
He tried to clean his knife using a cloth he brought from who knows where. He wiped the knife carefully, hoping that there would be no accidents like accidentally scratching his hand with the knife
Meanwhile, Wim who was still cleaning his knife, began to turn his attention to Louisa who was too focused on the point window of the bird automaton. Then suddenly she stood up, this time her expression looked unhappy
Louisa:" Everyone. Let's go"
She said, while then continuing her journey, followed by the other members who began to stand up following her
Wim:" Ehh. Wait for me"
Wim said as he then stood up, dusted his clothes and began to follow the group of his group members
Meanwhile, on the other side. More precisely in Group 37
Morian:" Ignition"
FWOOOSH!
BANG!
There was a big fight there