Teasing Ryuu!

Chapter 47

It was soon nighttime. The sun had already set, and the moon was shining brightly in the sky.

Even with such a bright moon, various lights coming out of magic lamps filled the labyrinth city, making the scene very beautiful.

The tower of babel overlooked the entire place as usual in the middle of the city.

At the northern entrance of the tower, there was a lack of people around, making it a bit silent.

To cope with the difficulty of exploration tomorrow, most adventurers head home immediately to recuperate.

Therefore, this place is often empty at night, maintaining the original silence.

Sirius carried his spear and a slim adventurer's backpack, leaned on the wall, and raised his head to look at the bright stars in the sky. He felt relaxed and comfortable looking at them.

He was waiting for his teammate in this place.

Unlike his usual habit of exploring the dungeon during the day, he took some rest in the afternoon this time and got up in the middle of the night to enter the dungeon.

If possible, he would also like to explore the dungeon during the daytime, but considering the special status of his teammate, he had no other choice.

Suddenly, some footsteps sounded behind him, breaking the tranquility of this place. A figure wearing a green hooded cloak was standing beside him.

The length of the coak reached her waist, but it was not enough to cover her whole body. Sirius could vaguely see that the other side was wearing shorts and boots covering half of her thighs, highlighting her slender and beautiful legs.

A long wooden sword and two small swords lay at the hem of her cloak.

Ryuu, wearing her adventurer's battle suit, came to his side and her clear blue pupils shone with some brilliance under the hood.

It wasn't until she got closer that Sirius could see her beautiful face under the hood.

"It's a big change, Ryuu-san. I almost couldn't recognize you. You're like those thieves in adventure tales~" Sirius couldn't help but praise her.

"Even I will get angry if you compare an elf to those cunning thieves, Sirius-san." Although she said so, Ryuu looked very calm.

"Well, sorry sorry. So how about an elf ranger then? It sounds much better, right?" Sirius rubbed his nose in embarrassment and quickly changed her title.

"..." Ryuu gave him a blank stare.

After a bit of teasing, they entered the gate to the dungeon.

Although the tower of babel is an important landmark of Orario, because of its particularity, the defense around this place is not too strict.

If one thinks carefully, one can understand immediately.

Goddess Freya lives on the top floor of Babel, whereas the dungeon entrance lies beneath the tower.

It would be hard for anyone to do something shady under such conditions.

Additionally, the entrance to the dungeon is open 24 hours a day to take care of adventurers coming out of the underground labyrinth. There is no concept of closing the door.

Sirius and Ryuu walked down the spiral staircase leading to the large hole in the ground. Adventurers often overcrowd this place during the daytime, but at this moment, there is nobody except them.

Ryuu looked at Sirius beside him and wanted to ask something.

"Sirius-san, why did you decide to enter the dungeon so late at night?" She had her doubts about it but couldn't help asking.

"Huh? I thought Ryuu-san would not want to enter the dungeon swaggeringly under the watchful eyes of so many people during the day." Sirius showed a surprised expression and answered.

"Sirius-san, you seem to know a lot about me…." His explanation made her a bit dumbfounded.

"About this… I know just a little bit…." Sirius stretched out two of his fingers, gesturing 'a little bit'.

Ryuu's blue eyes dropped slightly after hearing this.

She felt that he would only give her such ambiguous answers. Therefore, it isn't significant to talk about such a thing.

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On the 13th floor of the underground labyrinth,

"ROAR!!!"

The violent roars of monsters immediately turned into vicious howls, followed by a series of death screams accompanied by the sound of some slash.

Sirius wielded his spear very fast and carried out a fast-paced battle with the monsters.

He sprinted at an incredible speed and slashed/stabbed his enemies between one or two movements.

Under his ruthless attacks, many hellhounds and almirajs were killed. They instantly disintegrated into a cloud of black dust, leaving behind their drops.

Even if more than ten monsters surrounded him, Sirius had no worry on his face. He took a fighting stance with his spear and dashed toward them.

"WWWRRRYYY!!!"

A hellhound at the edge of the battlefield wanted to sneak attack him with a long-range attack, but Ryuu instantly killed it before it could spit out its magic flames.

Sirius was responsible for the frontal combat, while Ryuu was responsible for clearing out the remaining enemies.

Even though Sirius and Ryuu were in a team for a short time, they showed a moderately high tacit understanding. They had left the upper floors with some cooperation and came to the middle floors.

One of the reasons for their fast arrival was because of Ryuu's high level. None of the monsters on the upper floors pose any threat to her.

As a 'Second Class Adventurer' of level 4, it is effortless for her to clear the upper floors.

When his battle was over, Sirius often found that Ryuu had already cleaned up the surrounding enemies while quietly waiting for him.

He can see the absolute disparity brought by the level gap.

In Orario, level 1 adventurers are called 'Low-Class Adventurers,' and their number accounts for more than half of the total number of adventurers in the city.

If there is no strong leadership, the most they can explore is the 12th floor; if they explore deeper, it is purely seeking death.

The level 2 adventurers and above are collectively referred to as 'High-Class Adventurers.' After accomplishing a great achievement to level up, their strength ushers in earth-shaking changes.

In this class, level 2 adventurers are called 'Third Class Adventurers,' level 3-4 adventurers are called 'Second Class Adventurers', and adventurers above level 5 are called 'First Class Adventurers.'

Each level is a natural barrier trapping countless adventurers.

Without talent and effort, it is almost impossible for an adventurer to cross this barrier.

After seeing the death of its kin, an angry hellhound started accumulating flames in its mouth.

A large burst of fire overflowed from the gap in its mouth in just over two seconds. The monster quickly spits out the magic flames toward Sirius at a close distance.

Sirius looked at the incoming magical attack and decided to test something. He let the attack hit him.

"BOOM!!!"

A powerful explosion occurred in the place of contact.

When the hellhound saw its successful attack, it started howling in excitement. But, after the explosion subsided, Sirius walked out of the smoke unscathed.

"Jade Shield!"

A dark gold barrier around him prevented the previous explosion from harming him. Even though he cast it long ago, the magic was still active.

"Sure enough. As expected, I don't need any defensive equipment like 'Salamander Wool' or something like that…." Sirius commented while looking at his shield.

After two weeks of testing and development, Sirius could cast a shield separately. Now, he can attack and defend more comprehensively.

Ryuu, beside him, heard his muttering and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

"Sirius-san, ordinary people don't have such a long-lasting defensive magic…." Ryuu was very envious of such defensive magic.

Along the way, she was shocked after witnessing his strength. His strength was entirely beyond her imagination.

This kind of strength even made her wonder if Sirius was a level 1 adventurer.

And when Sirius used multiple magic, it shocked her even more.

If not for her mask, Ryuu was worried that she would be unable to maintain her calm and cold expression.

In particular, she witnessed the duration of his shield, which has not dissipated until now. It is rare and powerful defensive magic with such a prolonged duration.

"Huh? Ryuu-san, wouldn't it better for men to last longer?" Sirius couldn't help but tease her after hearing this.

"You should keep your perverted speech to yourself, Sirius-san. I heard you talking about this topic with Chloe before…." Ryuu gave him a blank stare making him a bit embarrassed.

"Hehe…" Sirius didn't think that the pure elf would understand his misleading words. Who knew that she was also infected by the atmosphere in the tavern.

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