"Ahem! Why do you teleport to such a dangerous place every time, is it intentional? Definitely on purpose! ”

"Who knows, Sa. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Akai peeled off the leaves above his head, more important than seeing the light of day.

[Seven Alliances Leaping], I didn't expect this magic to be able to be cast by the nine-headed dragon, isn't this thing something like a space system of great magic? Isn't the nine-headed dragon an ancient species of fire? Forget it, after living for a long time, there will naturally be a lot of hole cards, and Akai and I will no longer continue to struggle with such small things.

But just like the old goat's teleportation, the Hydra's teleportation location is as good as ever, the old goat teleported us to an underground mine full of monsters, and the Hydra buried us directly in the leaves of a big tree.

"Well, this time I finally didn't deviate too far from the goal." Looking around, I was greeted by a majestic megastructure.

"Oh? I'll see, huh, it's magnificent. Akai followed my gaze and snorted.

The teenager I know, the hatred of the rich, I understand.

This group of monsters is more than a tyrant, or is it that the ender dragon's subordinates are all losers, and they all live in such a big place.

Do you really think you're the boss・・・・・・

Well, for now, they're bosses.

Surrounded by strangely shaped trees, a massive Lich Tower towers over the very center of the forest. Viewed from the canopy of the trees we were, the Lich Tower was a veritable castle, with a large number of pointed roofs that resembled needles, and the entire castle was a silver-gray color.

Of course, you can see at a glance what materials the castle is made of.

The massive stone brick walls provide the castle with a solid and reliable defense, and unless an explosive creature like a creeper explodes at close range, it will take effort to dig a hole in one wall unless you enter through the gate.

However, since there is a 'door', then there is no need to open a hole in one more move, and we can enter directly through the main entrance.

"Let's go down first, this place is still a little dangerous." Akai looked at the leaves under his feet, although he didn't have to worry about disappearing all at once or not being able to bear my weight and let me fall, but as a human being, I still subconsciously wanted to step on solid ground to be safer.

"Yes." Nodding, the [Feather Falling Technique] acted on me and Akai's bodies.

Then we jumped.

Since the tree we teleported to wasn't very tall, it didn't take long for us to fall safely to the ground.

"Huh?" I frowned and patted Akai on the shoulder, who looked dazed.

"Gather your breath, all the animals around you have been scared away, although we are looking for fault, but before that it is better not to get into any unnecessary trouble."

Hearing this, Akai suddenly closed his eyes slightly, and the next moment I felt that Akai's previous chaotic aura after teleportation slowly smoothed out, and then all restrained.

After that, we're headed for the Lich Tower.

――――――――I'm a dividing line――――――――

"Wow, that's high! I used to think it was huge, but I didn't expect it to become even bigger when I got closer. ”

Half an hour later, with a very low-key aura, we dodged all sorts of troubles along the way to the Lich Tower, and Akai couldn't help but raise his head and look up at the almost magnificent structure.

The castle, which is not too bad compared to the original kings of the main world, does not have that sense of history because it looks like it was not built for a long time, but its scale adds to its grandeur.

By the way, due to my professional illness as an architect, I looked at this castle with a lot of pleasure, but I really wanted to tear down the spiky roof made of wood!

Wooden roofs? It's kidding me! Replace it with stone or tiles, but the wooden roof is very brittle.

I secretly made a note of the fragile roof of this castle, and once there was any huge variable in the end, I didn't need to hesitate to just smash the wooden roof open and escape outside with Akai.

"Are you going in?" Akai said that he was still a little tired from holding his head up like this.

"Well, after all, there's nothing to prepare, oh yes, let's take the torch first, I guess it's going to be dark inside."

I don't know who stipulated it, as long as it is a castle or something like a ruin, it is all dark inside, and there is not even a light, which brings great immutability to all the creatures that enter.

Of course, this environment is still more suitable for monster sneak attacks.

Crunch ・・・・・・

As the castle gate slowly opens, the interior of the castle gradually reveals itself in front of our eyes.

It was a spiral staircase that spiraled all the way up. Further up it was pitch black.

Rumble! A fireball rose from my hand and threw it into the darkness, illuminating the place where it passed.

"It's so long!" This staircase has a few steps of 100 meters.

"Let's go." I didn't think much about it, because there was no doubt that the soldiers would just cover the water and the earth.

Due to the dark and cramped environment inside this castle, Akai had already carried a bow on his back, holding a torch in his left hand and an iron sword in his right hand on guard.

The stone brick staircase has a solid, cold feel that blends in with the atmosphere of the castle, and it didn't take long, or a short walk, for us to get into trouble.

Roar~~~

It's our old friend Mr. Zombie again.

"Are you salesmen in Xinhuali? You can see it everywhere. Akai complained for a long time, but unfortunately Mr. Zombie with a sluggish face couldn't understand human words, so he limped down the steps and approached us.

We calmly continued to walk up the steps.

Closer, the zombie raised its thick arm and swung it down with a claw.

Akai walked ahead of me, and since the zombie was on the top of the stairs, Akai only lowered his head slightly to dodge the attack, and then pushed his right hand from the bottom up, and the iron sword stabbed the zombie through it. Akai swung his sword at the wall, and the zombie was smashed against the wall.

The next moment, it froze into ice, and I unknowingly released the [Ice Rune] trap.

Solving the troubles that are not too troublesome, we continue to walk upward, and along the way, there are many more similar zombies.

Sometimes you can also encounter cold arrows and strange sounds fired in the darkness of nowhere, the creaking of the bones of a skeletal archer.

It's impossible for a monster without a strong point to stop us, and sometimes Akai and I wonder if we're the boss or if those powerful beings are the boss?

"Huh? Is there a branch road here? Akai looked at the door on the wall of a platform on the road and wondered if he should go in and have a look.

"Well, if you come here, you will be safe, anyway, this place is very big, it is impossible to go to the top with such a road, you have to go to other places to take a look, maybe you can get something good." I laughed and put a torch in the wall to light it.

"Yes."

Walking up the road, with torches along the way to dispel the darkness, this is a habit we have had before and now.

People always yearn for the light.

So, we came to a room along the steps of the branch road of the secondary tower.

The customary torch is lit, and then ・・・・・・

"Here? Library? In front of me was a room full of bookshelves with books.

No, no, it's just a bookshelf. Akai and I, who are familiar with the common sense of the world, know very well that the books on the bookshelf cannot be taken off, because this is the visual effect that the block called the 'shelf' brings to us when it is placed on the ground.

Flutter flutter! Flutter flutter!

Suddenly, this sound came from the otherwise quiet room, as if something was fluttering.

"What's that?" Akai's voice rang out, and I looked at it.

That's a book!

But the book was uncharacteristically floating in the air, its pages opened, constantly tumbling the pages, and from this floating book in mid-air, I felt the fluctuations of magic.

Together, the strange book floated towards us, and at the same time, all kinds of runes gradually coiled around it. They were runes that could only be seen at the enchantment table.

Suddenly, I seemed to sense something, and subconsciously pressed Akai's head down.

The next moment, a flash of white light flashed, and a bolt of lightning struck the wall of the room not far behind us, leaving a dark mark.

In a cold sweat, Akai and I determined that it was a monster, but it looked like a book.

It's really a world full of wonders, and even the book has become a refinement.

The Book of the Dead, the Book of Monsters that inhabits the Lich Tower, uses the most basic elemental magic, and each Book of the Dead has a different attack pattern, making it the most loyal guardian of the Lich Tower.

Seeing that the Book of Death in front of me gathered white light again, I raised my hand and it was a [chain lightning] that directly replied. At the same moment, the lightning of the Book of Death gathered and was launched.

Two white lights met in mid-air, stirring up sparks, and after a short stalemate, it was my [Chain Lightning] that went deeper, devouring the lightning of the Book of Death, and then hitting the Book of Death with it.

Then I added two more fireballs, and the Book of Death was shattered, leaving a yellow scroll on the ground.

"What is this?" Akai picked up the yellowish scroll and opened it to see that there was nothing.

"There's something!" But the next moment, two white lights suddenly shot out from the scroll, reflecting on our bodies, and then the scroll instantly became rich in content.

It's a map!

[Magic Map] is a map drawn by the power of magic that can show the terrain within a radius of 5 kilometers.

Great stuff!

What we were missing was something important, and it wasn't an ordinary map, and we were keenly aware of the two small white arrows in the center of it. As the direction we are facing, so do the two small arrows on the map.

In other words, those two little arrows represent us.

Mommy never had to worry about us getting lost again!

Packing up our minds, we returned to the passage of the main tower and continued our walk upwards.

Skeleton Lich, are you ready to die? Let us do such a troublesome thing! If you don't ask for full interest, you can't do it, no, you have to get it back with interest!

After all, if we return to the Overworld, we don't know how long it has been due to the passage of time.

One day in heaven and one year on earth, this is the sadness of the different timelines of the two worlds.

At the top of the Lich Tower, in a gorgeous room full of paintings, the skeletal lich wearing a crown felt a chill inexplicably.

[Huh? Why do I feel cold? I'm a skeleton, I shouldn't. 】

[En・・・・・・ those two enemies are also coming up, as the landlord, I have to treat them well. As a price, leave your lives for me hahahaha!! 】

The middle of the Lich Tower.

"Do you feel it?" I said faintly as I looked up.

"Ah, what a murderous aura." Akai pushed his glasses and narrowed his eyes.

We're about to meet.