v1c26 - Ellie Runs Away While Shooting Magic, and We Chase After Her
“Ellie! …… Nina, I’m sorry. I’m going after her.”
“M-Mister! Don’t leave Nina here!”
Together with Nina, who is surprisingly fast on her feet, chased after Ellie …… and for some reason, we couldn’t catch up with her.
When did Ellie become so fast!?
“Ellie! Wait!”
“Um, Mr. Alex. If you can catch up with Ellie, shouldn’t you drop me off?”
“Ah! I did it again!”
How many times have I done this?
I had forgotten that I was carrying Lydia on my back, who was too light for me, and I just run as it is, so I dropped her off in a hurry and went after Ellie again, and she went into Nina’s tunnel.
“Ellie. Let’s talk for a …… eh!? Ellie!!!?”
“Mr. Alex, isn’t this bad!?”
“Mister, what’s wrong …… ah. No way!”
When we reached the innermost part of the tunnel, the wall that Lydia had built was broken down.
This means that Ellie went into the underground cave alone. It was pitch black inside, and even monsters would appear.
“I’m sorry, both of you. I need your help to find Ellie.”
“Of course. Let’s go.”
“Yes! If we don’t go after her soon, something bad might happen.”
There was no time to go back for my shield, so I lit the sheath of my sword, which I always carried at my waist, and used it as a torch…
“Lydia, as always, leave a little gap to block the entrance. Also, Nina, I’m sorry, but I need you to grow some glowing moss in places so I can come back to the entrance.””
“I understand.”
“Yeah, okay!”
In the large cave, I wondered which way we should head: right, left, or front ……
Ellie was running so hard, so I have a feeling she’s in the front…
“…… [Firestorm] …….”
I hear Ellie’s voice in the distance, and the darkness is illuminated.
It’s just that the place illuminated by Ellie’s magic is farther away than I thought!
“It’s straight ahead! Follow me!”
With Lydia and Nina with me, we proceeded in the direction of the light that was momentarily visible earlier.
As the monsters appear, I also used the paladin’s higher defense skills to hurry but proceed cautiously…
“…… [Firestorm] ……”
For the second time, I saw flames.
It was quite deep into the cave, but it looked closer than before, so we seemed to be getting a little closer.
“Ellie! …… Kuh, is our voice not reaching her?”
“Ms. Ellie! Please stop!”
“Ellie, it’s not safe to act alone!”
The three of us tried calling out to her, but there was no response.
Once again, as we advanced toward Ellie, we saw flames several times, but the intervals between magic uses were getting shorter and shorter, as if there were many monsters.
“…… wait a minute. Nina, how many times did Ellie use magic when burning the clay vessels?”
“Huh? Let’s see, there were a lot of them, and I didn’t know how much to use at first, so I guess …… about six times.”
That’s not good.
Without a magic supply, Ellie could only use magic for about fifteen times.
It’s been a while since she stopped needing my magic supply, so even if she had more magic in her body, she’s already used magic about ten times since she entered the cave.
If Ellie do not have a good grasp of her situation now, she would run out of magic power in a few more times.
This cave is full of monsters, and if one of them were to run out of magic and faint, there’s no need to even think about what would happen.
“[Thunderbolt]!”
While I was thinking about this, I heard Ellie’s voice again, releasing her magic.
“Ellie! It’s me! Come back to me!”
“Alex!? …… don’t come ……”
I heard Ellie’s voice closer than I expected, but it sounded much weaker.
I hurried over to the voice and saw Ellie crouching…
“M-Mr. Alex …….”
“Why!? Why is this guy in a place like this!?”
I was surprised to see three large golems that looked to be twice as tall as me.
Golems are also called magic dolls, and unlike scorpions and rabbits, they do not naturally live in the wild.
In other words, the golems were artificially created by someone for some purpose …… But more importantly…
“Golem! I’m the one you’re dealing with! [Devotion]!”
“Lydia, take care of Ellie!”
“Yes! Ms. Ellie, can you stand up?”
“I’m sorry. My magic power ……”
Magic depletion, huh …… If I could touch Ellie, I could restore her magic power, but no matter how slow the movement of the Golems is, it would be tough for one person to take on three at the same time.
If I had at least a shield, I might still be able to do something about it.
As I was somehow managing to survive the golem’s attacks with my sword and scabbard…
“[Spear of the Earth]!”
The spear created by Lydia was …… not effective against the golem!?
No, but it knocked one of them off balance.
Then…
“And! [Mining]! …… Mister, while you still can!”
Apparently, the golem was made of iron or something, and Nina destroyed the legs of another one, causing it to fall over.
While she was doing that…
“[Share Magic].”
I succeeded in restoring Ellie’s magic power.
“Ellie, are you okay?”
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“Yes …… I’m sorry.”
“Anyway, Ellie, we’re going to take these guys down.”
“Okay! [Thunderstorm]!”
The vortex of light emitted by Ellie enveloped the golems, and when their movements slowed down, Nina used her mining skill to scrape down their bodies.
And then…
“Mister! I can see the nucleus of the golem! Nina can’t do this. Please!”
“I got it! [Holy Cross]!”
With everyone joining forces, we were able to defeat the mysterious golem.