novelkee Chapter 974 The Last Routine 153
Chapter 974 The Last Routine 153
Chapter 974 The Last Routine 153
Before she could finish speaking, a large number of undead appeared from the corner in front of the ruins passage; at a glance, there were at least dozens of monsters.
"What!?" Darkness asked, somewhat nervous and worried, in astonishment, "Where did so many undead come from!?"
"Here they come, spirits of the dead!" Aqua seemed to have been waiting for this for a long time, and she shouted eagerly, "Come on, submit to the power of Lady Aqua!"
"Hooohoooooo————"
However, it wasn't just this side of the ruins passage that saw a large number of undead appearing; the other side of the ruins passage also saw a large number of undead.
"Hey, another route is coming too!" Kobayashi called out nervously and worriedly. "There are just too many of them!"
"Very good, very good, bring on more! Watch me bury you all!"
In a moment of excitement, Aqua charged towards the undead.
"Hey, Aqua!" Kobayashi called out quickly from behind her, "Where are you going, Aqua?!"
He panicked.
My strength is indeed very strong, but if I have to take care of Megumin, and also keep an eye on Darkness, and may need to provide constant assistance to Aqua, then even if I am strong, I really can't manage three things at once!
"it does not matter!"
"What?"
"With the Knight of the Cross here!"
"Are you kidding me?"
"I'm worried because you, you perverted female knight, are here too!" Kobayashi felt something was very wrong, but Darkness didn't care. She confidently said, "Aqua has already lured half of them away. Leave the rest to me!"
"Darkness, we're counting on you! Please protect us!"
Huihui even said such a foolish thing. Did she really think that Darkness alone could solve the remaining undead?!
"Then, I'm going!"
Darkness ran off in another direction with an excited expression, but this action did not escape Kobayashi's expectations at all. This ruthless approach, leaving no way out for others, is really giving people a headache!
"Even Darkness?" Kobayashi quickly called out to her, shouting towards the staggering, almost collapsing female knight in her excitement, "Wait a minute, Darkness!!"
However, they didn't give anyone a chance to speak at all.
no way.
Kobayashi could only carry Huihui on his back while clearing away the undead that kept attacking. After many twists and turns and wasting a lot of time and energy, they finally arrived at the deepest part of the ruins.
"Finally, we've arrived..."
Darkness, as if he had finally reached his destination after a great deal of effort and hardship, exclaimed with great emotion, "Is this the deepest part of the ruins? It was worth all the hard work we put in to come here."
"Don't think you've done something earth-shattering. I was the one who saved you..." Xiaolin rolled her eyes in annoyance, but she didn't care about such things at all.
Aqua cried out, "Waaah... I never want to encounter these traps again! I hate traps...!"
"It's all your fault for being reckless, you deserve it!" Xiaolin rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"Are you alright, Aqua?" Megumin asked with concern. "From the middle of the journey, I even started to suspect that you deliberately fell into the trap. Luckily, you weren't hurt."
After all, she's a goddess, and almost no one can match her in terms of stats. It's understandable that she doesn't get injured, but pain is unavoidable.
"There's nothing I can do!" Aqua retorted tearfully, complaining loudly, "I feel like this place is filled with strange magic, and I feel more sluggish than usual... I didn't even notice there were traps nearby, and so many of them!!"
It was heartbreaking to see her choking up... Just kidding, how could I possibly feel sorry for her?
"I always thought you were slow-witted enough." Kobayashi sighed, crossed his arms, rolled his eyes, and said, "Oh well, the hard work paid off. I got rare items and magical items."
Admittedly, they encountered many difficulties and traps, but they acquired a considerable amount of treasure along the way, which somewhat compensated for the loss of his wounded spirit.
"How's it going, Kobayashi?" Darkness smiled and said, "Feeling better now?"
"Well..." Kobayashi scratched his head, reluctant to admit it, but still honestly said, "It's been a long time since I've done anything like an adventurer. I have to say, it's quite relaxing... What? No way!"
Kobayashi rolled her eyes and scolded them irritably, cursing, "I still have to say something... Whether Aqua easily purifies the undead, whether Megumin is a burden, or whether Darkness will willingly become a target of monsters... well, you guys still managed to make a mess of things again! From now on, you should do something more substantial."
I really hope they can consider their own troubles instead of laughing and joking all day long. It feels like they've taken a long vacation and thought they've regained their energy, but as soon as they start working again, they immediately revert to their original state, without feeling like they've had any rest at all.
"Tell me your wish..."
"Huh? What were you saying just now?"
Hearing such a voice, Kobayashi looked around curiously and then asked Aqua and the others.
"No, I didn't say anything..."
Huihui shook her head, and Darkness looked at him strangely, indicating that she hadn't said anything.
Then, Aqua, sounding a little impatient, said, "I said, the exploration of the ruins ends here, right? Well then, let's go back and have a drink at the bar. It's been a great day, my throat is all dry."
After saying that, she walked outside, as if to say that this was the end of the day and nothing could stop her from drinking bubble wine.
“No, there’s still the deepest investigation to go on…” Darkness said instinctively, still not satisfied. But when she saw Aqua leave, she quickly called out, “Aqua, wait a minute…!!”
"They're leaving." Megumin watched Aqua leave without looking back, then said to the others, "Well, we should go back too."
"Woooooooo..."
Darkness bit his lower lip in frustration, then looked at Kobayashi, hoping he would agree to stay and explore the ruins. However, Kobayashi was also exhausted; he had been the one putting in all the physical effort throughout the exploration and longed to go back. So, he simply said, "Yeah, it looks like there's nothing left..."
"Tell me your wish..."
Just then, I suddenly heard this sound.
Kobayashi looked around and said, "Listen, there really is a sound..."
Then, following the direction of the sound, they continued to explore their surroundings, searching for the source of the sound.
"The sound must have come from around here..." Kobayashi went to a corner, and then, in a more secluded spot, hidden by a large tree, he saw something unusual. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaim, "What is this stone statue? Could it be... Jizo!?"
The stone statue is about the size of a palm and doesn't look particularly special on the surface, except for a jewel-like object on its head, which seems to be something more than just a simple thing.
Does this world also have a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?
Although it's slightly different from the other world, ... since it's a rare opportunity, let's offer our prayers.
He had no intention of taking the precious jewel; after all, it was Jizo, and he might be punished if he offended it—ever since he learned of a goddess like Aqua, he had held every deity in awe… except for Aqua herself.
With her hands clasped together, she approached Ksitigarbha and began to complain in an almost aggrieved tone, "Megumin caused me trouble today too. Honestly, it's going to be really tough if this continues. To make the adventure easier, I hope those Crimson Demons can be a little more serious... Also, I hope I can be popular with decent girls... I really beg you."
He admitted that he had selfish motives.
He was indeed very popular with girls, but whether it was Darkness, Aqua, Megumin, or even Ms. Ryuu... in every sense, they were not very proper girls. Therefore, he especially hoped to meet a proper girl.
"Please, please, please, please..."
He's said it so many times, which shows just how serious he is.
"Xiao Lin!?"
Huihui looked at Xiaolin, who was clasping his hands together, closing his eyes, and muttering something, and shouted, "What are you muttering about? Hurry up and leave!"
"They'll be right there... Well then, let's go back."
Kobayashi turned and left, catching up with Megumin who was about to leave, and carried her on his back as they walked out of the underground city. Unbeknownst to him, in the now dark and silent ruins, the eyes of the Jizo statue emitted an eerie light—
the next day.
Early in the morning, just as Xiaolin was idly lying on the sofa in the living room, the door of the mansion was suddenly pushed open forcefully, and a figure rushed over in a hurry, his face full of anxiety and worry.
"Huihui! I said, is Huihui there? Something terrible has happened!"
"Why are you in such a panic? What happened?"
Huihui reluctantly got off his back and complained to Youyou.
"Anyway, they're here to challenge us again, right?"
"That's not how it is! This is not the time for jokes!" Youyou shouted anxiously. It was the first time I had ever seen her so agitated. Then she took out a letter from her chest and handed it over, saying, "Here, this is a letter from my father."
"I feel like something like this has happened before."
Kobayashi hadn't forgotten how he almost had a breakdown because of that amazing barbecue. If they dared to lie to him with those ridiculous excuses again, he'd really get angry.
"Aha……"
Huihui sighed subconsciously, opening the envelope and complaining, "Youyou, did you even read it to the end? Maybe what you're getting is another novel written by someone who's really good at writing their own stuff..."
"I read it! It's because I read it that I said it was bad! Chieftain... my father...!"
Youyou looked extremely worried.
Darkness also looked tense and quickly asked, "Could it be that something has happened to the Crimson Demon Clan Chief?"
"Yes, Father... he's become serious!"
“…What?” X3
Hearing her say that, Kobayashi and the others exchanged bewildered glances.
"Alright, alright, anyway, let's sit down and have a cup of tea first. Let's discuss this further and explain what's going on step by step, okay?"
Darkness went to make tea.
Xiaolin comforted Youyou, whose eyes were brimming with tears, while Huihui checked the contents of the letter from Youyou's father.
My proudest daughter, Youyou. I'm so sorry for making you suffer so much. I've used the rules of the Crimson Demon Clan as an excuse to make you do all sorts of strange things, and finally forced you to become the clan leader, imposing my ideals on you. Youyou... you have dreams too, don't you? It has nothing to do with the rules of the Crimson Demon Clan, not as the clan leader, but as your father, I will support your dreams. As the clan leader of the Crimson Demon Clan, I will spread their excellence as mages to the world, not their strange rules or tourist attractions. Live well. If you feel lonely, you can always come back, because you are my beloved daughter... Father, stay.
"This is my father's letter."
After calming down, Youyou said this with a worried look on her face.
Huihui swallowed hard, and said with a mixture of excitement and fear, "This is a very big deal..."
"Right!?" Seeing her like this, Youyou also became nervous. She said in a low voice, feeling a little aggrieved and helpless, "I don't know what to do anymore."
"Wait a minute," Darkness quickly stopped them from grieving, asking with some confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Yes, isn't this a letter from a loving father who misses his daughter?"
Aqua also looked confused.
"That's not how it is!" Youyou quickly explained, "Should we say that Father is unusual, or should we say that these words are not something Father would say at all... In short, he is very much a Crimson Demon!"
It's all nonsense.
Kobayashi and the others looked at Huihui.
She nodded and explained, "Youyou's father is the patriarch of the Crimson Demon Clan, you know? This kind of letter, which is neither handsome nor tasteful... is definitely strange!!"
Huihui became inexplicably excited.
"When I'm serious, people say I'm weird." Kobayashi stroked his chin and sighed helplessly, "No wonder they're the Crimson Demon Clan, ordinary people can't understand them."
Then, he looked at the two of them with a strange expression, as if he thought this was a good thing, and shrugged, saying, "But isn't this a good thing? The clan leader must have noticed it too, right? The Crimson Demon Clan can't be a strange group like this, and he wants to take this opportunity to change things... or something?"
"Xiaolin, are you deliberately picking a fight? Fine, come on!"
Huihui became excited.
She threw herself at Kobayashi once again.
"Wow, so close!" Kobayashi quickly took a step back, still shaken by the red eyes, and said fearfully, "Why are all the Crimson Demons like this, with such a warlike nature...?"
He couldn't stand it anymore.
(End of this chapter)