Wim's group 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 alert. 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 inhale this vapor!"
PSSHHH!!
The bottle shattered and began to emit green vapor that spread quickly. Several Null Wolves stumbled and shook in pain
With several Null Wolves weakened, Edward took this opportunity. He began to direct his shield in front of the Null Wolf pack, and began to advance
CRAK! CRAK! CRAK!
Edward began to use his earth magic to unite several small rocks into the shield while continuing to run forward towards the Null Wolf pack
Edward:" Take this!!"
BANG!!
When his shield hit one of the Null Wolves, the small rocks attached to the front of his shield began to explode, splitting into small rocks that were the same as a grenade explosion hitting the Null Wolf pack
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 burst of fire shot out of her 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 big Null Wolf, so they started groaning because they were trying to get away 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 Wolf
He remembered that he had used a rifle as a means of defense when he first came to this world. But because of the academy's rule not to bring a rifle, 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 lying down and started being attacked from above by one of the Null Wolf, Art started to come floating from beside him
Art:" Wim! "
Then Art started shooting a small laser that was in his eye lens
PEW! PEW! PEW!
The Null Wolf began to bounce and began to get confused after getting pain that he had never gotten before
Wim who was lying down, began to get up again
Art:" It was just a small attack, it had no effect on him "
Wim:" No need to be disappointed Art, it actually helped"
Wim:" HAAA...! "
CHOP!
Wim then began 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 a small particle
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 Wolves fell. The last one, 3 large Null Wolves, were paralyzed by the combination magic attack of Fjin-Fjon and Louisa's fireball
FWWOOOOSHH—BOOOM!!
After a few minutes of fierce fighting, group 49 finally stood among the corpses of the monsters that faded into small particles
After that, they started 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 and descended from the ceiling of the cave. On his chest appeared a magic panel 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 what I said true, 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 cheered lightly, while taking a break to prepare to continue their steps. Louisa was still watching the points window on the bird automaton
Meanwhile, Wim who was still watching his knife turned his attention to Louisa who suddenly stood up again. This time her expression looked unhappy
Louisa:" Everyone. Let's go"
She said, while then continuing her journey, followed by the other members
Wim:" Ehh. Wait for me"
Wim said while then standing up, cleaning his clothes and starting 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 in there