I Leveled up from Being a Parasite, But I May Have Grown Too Much - Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Chapter 101 [The Trio’s Discovery]

TL: Cnine

ED/PF: akshaythedon

We managed to repulse the miasma surrounding us and continued to advance further into Unholywoods .

We toasted jerky during our break in dungeon exploration and ate it by sandwiching it between two breads . Though it’s delicious, for some reason, it’s lacking something .

Maybe it is because I feel like someone is watching us from the shadows of the trees .

Nevertheless, we eventually resume our exploration after filling our bellies .

When I decided that we have walked far enough, I pointed at a tree .

「What shall we do then, Jackrosa?」

「Something is there」

He’s looking at the spot I pointed at . A lot of yellow and purple-colored mushrooms were growing there .

「It seems we can’t eat that . Maybe we’re going to fall into hell if we eat those in a figurative meaning」

Jackrosa follows my lead in silence and then glances at the lower left area .

As for what it is, there’s a small hole made by a small animal on the root of the tree .

And then, inside that hole .

「Ah, a bracelet」

A slightly dark-colored bracelet was left inside that hole .

Suu’s gaze wanders from that hole and then shows his palm to me and Jackrosa .

「This bracelet is called ‘Reserve Ring’」

「Reserve Ring? Do you know what this is?」

「Yes . We have studied about magic tools in magic academy . This unique pattern is its main feature, and your magical power consumption is reduced by half when you wear this」

「Hee, this seems to be a really useful item for a magician」

「Yeah, it’s used by many people, too」

Indeed, there’s a pattern that resembles a polygon etched inside another polygon on that bracelet . It might have been dragged by small animals into their nest since they like shiny objects .

While I ponder over such things, I noticed that Suu’s gaze is fixed on that ring . It seems Jackrosa also took notice of that .

「What’s the matter, Suu?」

「Ah, my apologies, Jackrosa . I’m just scrutinizing it for a bit . Geez, we can really get this kind of magic tools inside a dungeon . I only knew about this as some information, but this is the first time I am seeing it with my own eyes」

Suu is looking at the bracelet from various angles .

Maybe for Suu, this is more like a field trip of a researcher .

「If you say so, then did this appear naturally inside a dungeon? 」

「You could say that it might have been dropped by someone . Maybe someone purposely put the bracelet in that place . It could be a monster, too」

It doesn’t mean that just anyone can obtain such things inside the dungeon .

The reason for that is unclear, but it’s possible for me to have obtained it since I just forced my way through the dungeon . I really don’t know about the possibility of finding such item .

Well, since we found it in such a strange place, we discuss what to do with the bracelet . For now, we’ll leave this bracelet with Suu .

We might still be close to the entrance, since we didn’t get any useful materials or magic tools so far .

Because, if it’s another party apart from us, they’ll be completely exhausted by this point already .

In short, despite the unusual phenomenon, things will get real from this point .

After we advance further, a huge crystal appears before us .

I remember seeing this one . I happened to see a similar one in Paienne labyrinth – the transfer crystal .

「As expected . This thing is also available in this place」

「In this place, too? Have you seen other ones beside this? 」

「Yeah . I remember seeing one before in a place called Paienne labyrinth near Laurel . It is the one which we can use to go back to the entrance . It’s an extremely convenient feature」

「There is one in Paienne labyrinth too, huh . That’s also a famous dungeon」

Suu is saying so with a yearning tone .

When I ask about the details, it seems Paienne dungeon is also one of the six wonders . The world is small, huh .

But, I must agree with the fact that there are powerful monsters in the deeper floors of Paienne labyrinth .

I really want to know about the deepest floor of that dungeon .

With eager thoughts to capture the dungeon, we completed today’s objective and returned to the dungeon’s entrance using the transfer crystal .

I go back to my inn’s room to rest . We will resume our exploration again on the next day .

Since the location of the entrance’s transfer crystal is at different entrance than the one we used yesterday, we enter Unholywoods from a different entrance today .

And then, as we advance beyond our yesterday’s checkpoint… . The white trees suddenly disappeared .

「This place is――」

「A valley, isn’t it」

We are already surrounded by cliffs before we could notice .

The last portion of the white trees forest connected with the entrance of a high cliff .

The white tree stand perpendicular to the steep cliff .

The cliff is freaking high, showing no signs of end to the point of warping through space .

It seems the distance between valleys is around… 10 metres? The presence of numerous empty caves on the cliff are making our advance quite difficult .

The ground has some gravel at some places making it easier for us to walk .

「So, this is the inside of the forest」

「The color turned to gray from white」

「Yes . Let’s raise our vigilance levels」

We’re looking at our surroundings and are repeatedly yelling to boost our morale .

The valley seemingly goes straight to the depths of the dungeon, but that would not involve any exploration at all .

Well, since that is meaningless for us, we decide to enter one of the caves formed on the valley .

There was nothing in the first cave we entered into, and it was a dead end straight away .

Well, that happens sometimes .

So, we brace ourselves and then enter the next cave after walking for a while .

And then .

「This one is quite a long cave, isn’t it?」

「Yes . It feels like a real ca–… I can hear something」

Suu raises his hand to signal us to stop .

Right after that, I also start hearing a rhythmic sound reverberating throughout the cave .

“Something is coming at us”— Just when I think so .

Moving bones appear before us .

「They’re skeletons, right?」

「Yeah . Moreover, armed ones . Be careful!」

Various kind of skeletons such as sword-wielding skeletons, mace-wielding skeletons, pole-wielding skeletons, and bow wielding skeletons rush toward us from inside the cave .

The skeletons rush at us the moment they see us .

「Is this what they call ‘No questions asked?’ 【Ray】! 」

I invoke a priest’s skill .

It’s a skill that fires a holy ray .

The bow-wielding skeletons pierced by that skill became powdered bones as if they just received a hit from a humongous hammer .

「Ooh, amazing! Such a small-sized ray is actually so effective」

As always, holy power is extremely effective against undead .

In that case, the next aim is――

「The one wielding mace over there, prepare to die! 」

The holy ray attack is directed toward the skeleton .

Maybe because the other party also take me as a threat, and despite them shooting their magic arrow in hurry, it’s lacking in precision and power which made it easier for me to evade— with the mace-wielding skeletons turning into pieces at the same time .

「Well then, I’ll leave the covering fire to you, Suu! 」

「Yeah, please」

If we defeat those troublesome skeletons with long attack range, Jackrosa and I can be at ease while dealing with the rest of the skeletons with short attack range .

Suu is covering for us while we keep the enemies at bay .

We completely obliterate those skeletons with this defensive strategy .

「We did it!」

Suu’s excited voice resounds inside the cave .

I keep investigating the cave while soaking in the sweet taste of victory .

Thereupon, I come across a bright spot ahead of us .

When we move ahead while pondering what is ahead of us, the cave suddenly came to end, and what’s waiting in front of us was a valley, again .

「There’s even the cave that we just passed before」

「Yeah . And then――」

I gaze at our surroundings to confirm our situation .

Though the scenery is almost similar to the previous one, I couldn’t see the forest which we could see sometime ago .

「It seems we are in a completely different place from before . Maybe this valley and the previous valley aren’t connected via an outside path」

「Do you mean that we are still actually inside a cave? 」

「Yeah, it seems we have to look for the correct route while going back and forth and in and out of several caves」

Despite saying so myself, I also make a dumbfounded face .

Our journey just became way too complicated .

And I can expect that the way to return won’t be much easier, too .

「The real thing starts from here」

Suu and I nod in agreement to Jackrosa’s words .