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Even while proceeding cautiously the whole way.
Denken's team didn't take too long to reach the final tomb chamber.
"By passing through here, we should be able to reach the deepest part of the Ruins of the King's Tomb."
"Which should be the location of the treasure vault."
Denken gently placed his hand on the stone door.
Without even casting Magic, the stone door was slightly pushed open by him, creating a gap.
Hmm?
Denken frowned slightly and hesitated before starting to exert force.
He opened a relatively wide gap in the stone door and observed inside.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he then felt relieved and fully opened the stone door.
"It's truly unbelievable, there's no defense here..."
"Aside from the copy of Examiner A we encountered along the way..." Denken said in surprise.
His tense nerves relaxed here, and he didn't notice the small figure in the air not far away.
A small figure, holding a staff expressionlessly.
Looking as if she had been waiting for a long time.
"Denken, look up."
Methode grabbed the arm of Denken, who was oblivious to the danger and about to move forward.
At the same time, she was constantly on guard against an attack from the Frieren copy.
"This is!"
Denken raised his head and looked at the Frieren copy.
He revealed a look as if he had seen a ghost.
"Let's push it shut."
He gritted his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly they made cracking sounds.
"Creak—groan—bang!"
The stone door of the tomb chamber was unhesitatingly closed again by the group.
Hiding on either side of the door.
The group discussed countermeasures with complicated expressions.
"Denken, is that something we can handle?"
Among the four present, only Denken and Frieren had experience fighting.
Richter naturally turned to Denken and asked.
"Honestly, I don't think we can beat her."
Denken's eyes were deep, and this depth contained anger.
Can only say, as expected of Examiner Sense?
Looking at this setup, she clearly doesn't want any Mages to pass this second-level test!
But, Mages, Magic!
They are existences that turn the impossible into the possible, dammit!
"Inside is a copy of the legendary Great Mage Frieren..."
"It looks like it was created by a demon..." "This also means that the copy's actions are uncontrollable..."
"If we really fight, we will definitely die!"
Denken said, enunciating each word.
"However, just like the copy of Examiner A before."
"Given that we weren't attacked, can we consider that?"
"Examiner-level copies only attack Mages whose strength hasn't reached the level of a first-level Mage?"
"Filtering out Mages who don't meet the standard is the examiners' task..."
"So what is Frieren's [task]?"
Denken stated his guess.
"Entering the deepest part of the Royal Tomb, which is the treasure vault?"
The smart girl Laufen was the first to answer.
"Exactly, so assuming that even copies have thoughts and act according to their so-called tasks..."
"Then..." Richter interrupted Denken's speculation.
He put forward his own idea.
"If it's the same as the deduction above, then that should indeed be the case."
The Frieren copy, as the final gatekeeper, wouldn't attack Frieren.
Frieren would be able to safely enter the treasure vault.
Is that right?
Methode furrowed her brows.
She felt it was strange.
They had clearly guessed it was a copy created by a demon, so since it was created by the Royal Tomb demon.
It naturally wouldn't allow them, these Mages, to conquer the Royal Tomb.
This has nothing to do with who is whose copy!
But the previous copy of Examiner A proved that copies do seem to have their own thoughts.
So strange, so difficult!
Methode couldn't figure it out.
"I heard you say the one inside is a copy of Frieren, right?"
Two graceful figures lightly jumped down from the stairs.
Lawine's "I know the answer to this" look made people click their tongues in surprise.
"You guys are here too?"
Denken furrowed his brows.
Logically, their strength shouldn't have allowed them to reach here, according to Examiner A copy.
"I have a path in the Royal Tomb that can safely get us here."
Lawine mentioned it casually.
Saying this, she didn't pay attention to the surprised expressions of the others.
She started talking on her own.
"I have some information about the copies."
"They were created by a demon from the age of myths, the Spiegel."
"The copy completely replicates everything about the original..."
"Memory, skills, Magic abilities, and so on."
"So what you're facing can be considered the real Frieren herself."
Lawine pulled Kanne to sit down beside the others.
Quietly watching the reactions of the group.
"How do you know so much?"
Richter frowned, looking at Lawine.
Lawine glanced at Richter with disdain.
She put on a look that said, "Uncle, when you're out and about, you need connections."
This was considered her answer.
"If it's really as you say, I'm afraid with just the few of us..."
"We won't be able to take down this tomb chamber."
Denken closed his eyes.
He sat quietly on the ground, resting.
"Let's wait, wait for more people to arrive."
"Waiting and observing the situation is indeed a good idea..."
"But as time passes, the copies of all of us created by the Spiegel will also gradually converge here."
"Meaning the longer we drag this out..."
"The worse our situation becomes?"
Laufen continued Lawine's words.
However, this did not displease Lawine.
On the contrary.
Lawine smiled in satisfaction.
It seemed she was praising Laufen's intelligence.
"Do you have any other information?"
Denken was silent for a rare moment.
Only then did he ask.
"That's all for now."
Lawine thought for a moment and shook her head.
She did remember that at the entrance of the Royal Tomb, when the second round of testing had just begun.
Yulian did give her a smile that made her feel at ease.
But it seems like it wasn't needed?
"In that case..." Denken stood up.
After stretching his bones, he summoned his staff.
"Let's go in first and meet this legendary Mage."
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Methode's eyes lit up.
Naturally, she agreed.
She hadn't fought a first-level Mage before.
Fighting this Frieren, who is also not a first-level Mage, is also quite good!
This elf is very strong!
She knows!
But if she wasn't strong, she wouldn't be interested!
"Should I go too?"
Laufen questioned herself for a moment.
The scene of being easily defeated by Frieren was still vivid in her mind...
"Together!"
"You two come too."
Denken nodded affirmatively.
At the same time, he looked towards Lawine and Kanne.
Can't win in a one-on-one.
Can't we gang up on her?
Even if we gang up and still can't win...
At least we can probe first, right?
"Okay."
Without the slightest hesitation.
Lawine agreed.
After the six gritted their teeth and pushed open the stone door, they surged into the tomb chamber guarded by Frieren!
Three minutes?
Less than three minutes!
Six dusty, disheveled people fled from the tomb chamber in embarrassment!
Sitting quietly on the ground, not saying a word!
"Damn it..." Denken's originally sturdy figure now appeared haggard.
"If this wasn't a test, I would have thrown a bottle and run away long ago!"
Hellfire Magic!
Thunder Magic!
Stone Giant Magic!
Magic, each more exaggerated than the last, was unleashed by the Frieren copy in the tomb chamber!
Denken gritted his teeth.
He could only say - that was simply a monster that humans couldn't defeat!
But even so!
In order to become a first-level Mage, he still chose to stay!
The fact that the copy of Examiner A didn't kill them didn't that just prove they had a chance to pass the test?!
They were waiting.
Even knowing that if they waited, the situation would become increasingly unfavorable.
But they had no choice but to wait.
Waiting for Frieren herself to deal with this copy that left everyone helpless...
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