The time of the night passed quietly.

Even though it was only on the southeast coast of the continent of Grancis, the early morning in Casadis was a little cold, as if it had returned to the Forest of Demon Flames.

The blue sky's cloud line is neatly facing north.

After getting dressed, I always felt that something was missing.

"It's so cool...... "Last night's clothes didn't completely dry out

Karan West, after a long night's work, was sleeping on his stomach

Ignoring him, I simply pushed open the door and walked downstairs.

"Oh oh, good morning. "Victor is magnetic, coming from behind me. Then a wide palm slapped firmly on my back.

It hurts............

"Uh...... Good morning, Mr. Victor. I replied with some flustery.

"What's the plan for today, it's to go to the beach or the monastery? Hey, young man, cheer up. "Victor had lost a freshly baked potato.

Stop littering food......

"Ah, we're leaving Casadis today, heading to, ahem, Lingdu. "To catch his gift, I jerked forward and almost lost my balance.

"Well, is it just that you're leaving today?!" Victor's blue eyes darkened a little. "However, it's good to be young, and I have all kinds of dreams. There seemed to be a hint of loneliness on his face.

Probably, it's a reminder of the past.

-- This man is a legend himself.

"Anyway, I wish you all a nice trip!"

"Well, thank you," I smiled at him.

At that time, I walked leisurely along the path by the cliff. Under the blue sky, there are a few birds flying freely.

"Ahhh

An inexplicable scream suddenly came from the front.

It was a voice bordering on hysteria.

I felt a chill in my heart.

The sound came from nowhere else, but in a shadowy cavern that stretched down on the edge of a cliff.

-- A strange resonance sounded in my heart.

I came to the entrance of the cave

"Somebody's coming—somebody's coming to me!" another burst of voices.

“......”

Caves on cliffs.

Whirring cold air flowed from within, carrying with it the smell of rotting meat. There was a faint sound of running water. There must be the same passage ahead as the outside world.

"Ding Zero—"

The crisp sound of metal clashing emanates from underfoot. I looked down and it was shining.

The entire cave is sprinkled with gold coins.

Is there really a strange explorer who leaves a treasure here?

No, it must not be like this.

The clenched fists clenched even tighter.

“Ref－Glancia。 I read the term softly. In an instant, three flames appeared on both sides of the body, slowly circling.

This is the simplest form of fire-based magic, although it appears to have three flames. The amount of heat that can actually be emitted is quite limited. If you don't deliberately move the flames with your mind, you can always have a weak balance with the mana supply in your body.

If you're new to magic, this should be considered a basic skill. To maintain this balance for a long time without being disturbed, it also requires a high-level magic literacy. In this state, maintenance requires only a very low amount of mana. So it has been used for lighting.

I walked slowly towards the cave, the sudden and slow cold air making the flames flicker more and more intensely. The resonance of the magic in my body forced me to concentrate part of my mind to stabilize the continuous output of my magic.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

Restless bats hanging upside down on the walls are scattered by the flames. But a few of them still crashed into the floating fireballs and were burned by the flames, and they fell to the ground in a sparse way, making a screeching sound.

The bat, which had successfully flown away, stayed away and stared at me with a strange look.

――It's like you're looking at monsters......

I carefully avoided the bats on the ground and tried not to make a sound to move forward.

As I went deeper, my body felt colder, and I moved the flames closer to me to get some heat, even if it was just a paltry amount of residual heat.

“......”

The edge of the cavern suddenly became wider, and the air was no longer blowing straight from the front, but in all directions. I slowly walked to the edge of the rock wall and found that there was a dark river ahead, but the environment was too dark to see the direction of the water flow.

The surface of the water is like a dark mirror, swallowing up the remaining light in the cave. Flames danced across the water, emitting an orange glow reflected off the fine lines of the water to the top of the cave. For a moment, it was like a sky full of morning stars.

"-Ahhh

The screams of the Shen people echoed through the cave again.

"Bell!"

The sound of something falling again.

"Hey, who's here?" I asked, heading forward.

"Whew...... Call....... "There was a sound of someone breathing heavily.

"If you're over there, please don't hide anymore—" I shouted.

If there were anyone, they would have heard it.

If anyone ............

No response.

Person..................?

Something feels wrong.

I can't say what it is, but it's scary.

―― The voice is approaching this way.

“Ref－Von！”

I chanted the fireball runes aloud. The flames that swirled in the air immediately coalesced and flew forward, increasing faster and faster. Converge into a point in the distance.

"Smack"

The fireball shattered into several clumps on something, scattering the sparks.

By the sudden light, I finally saw clearly:

- In the darkness in the distance

There was a huge lizard-like beast with a blood-red mouth, and its greedy gaze was locked on me. The fireball was unbiased and hit it just in the nose. Only a small burned area remained.

Underneath it, pieces of iron and mutilated pieces of flesh had fallen. Among them, the golden emblem of the Glen Solon Guard is particularly glaring.

"Sizzle......" I gasped.

There are such monsters inhabiting this place.

"-Uhh ”

The monster raised its head and let out a deafening wail. Suddenly, he shook his body and threw himself in this direction.

There was a loud bang, breaking several stone pillars.

I saw the moment and flashed to the right side.

In the next second, the monster's body roared past me with a huge air current.

“IciedVisionia――”

I whispered.

The cold water vapor in the air began to gather and condense, and each ice crystal was transformed into a huge ice gun under the action of magic power.

- Bite it, Frost Power!

I said silently in my heart.

The mana circuit has reached an active state, and it can output a large amount of embodied magic power at any time.

"Z-"

After accumulating a huge amount of magical power, the huge ice spear sliced through the cold air of the cave like an arrow from the string, and hit the monster's body straight away.

"Smack!" the scale armor covered the monster's body was pierced straight through with a loud sound.

Before I knew it, my vision began to blur a little, and a blood-colored mist appeared in the corners of my eyes.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead with my hands.

The monster in front of him turned its bulky body, revealing a hideous face.