Chapter 725 - Chapter Sixteen: Testament Exploration ⑩

Chapter Sixteen: Testament Exploration ⑩

The first group broke through safely.

Because we couldn't use ice magic, we put double Resist on and jumped over with the Owan.

And we reached the Teleportation Circle.

When we chanted the password, we jumped to the entrance of the limestone cave.

"This is correct, right?"

Gwyn-sama's doubt is natural. Honestly, it feels like it might be treated as a failure. Well, but it can't be helped. We just pushed open the stone door and returned to everyone.

Everyone was excited by the first group's successful breakthrough.

"Then, we should think about the order of conquest."

It's Eleanor-sama. We've conquered earth. Next are water, wind, and fire. The second group can use ultra-high-level water magic. Considering the pattern of the first group's conquest, if they hit wind, which has good affinity with water, the possibility of breakthrough will be high.

The problem is the order of the caves. If we can solve that, we can conquer it. Everyone thought so.

"There should be a regularity."

Eleanor-sama, Price-sama, and Erikson-sama insisted so.

"Going by the current ages of the spirits, from the left, it's Earth, Fire, Water, Wind."

"However, if we take the current location of the spirits as a counter-clockwise rotation starting from Gnome on the far left, it's Earth, Fire, Wind, Water."

"Normally, for these kinds of things, there are good and bad affinities. Usually, instead of grouping those with good affinities together, they are placed alternately. So, Earth, then Wind or Water, then Fire, then Water or Wind."

"It's reconnaissance anyway, wouldn't the first group and second group from the left be fine?"

The only one saying something different is Henry-sama. Of course, all four are serious.

Anyway, they ended up in a debate over where wind, which can be conquered with water, would come, and whether they should care about that. Finally, an atmosphere of having no choice but to roll dice began to flow.

"Um, is it okay?"

The four of them look at me all at once. It's a bit scary. The pressure of the big shots is indeed great.

"It's just a hunch, but I think Earth and Fire are placed on the left, and Wind and Water are on the right..."

"What, you're overturning the established theory. You're quite a tactician, aren't you?"

It's Erikson-sama. I thought I'd be scolded because I said the exact opposite, but contrary to my expectation, he's laughing pleasantly.

"Then, what is the arrangement on the right?"

This is the problem.

"This is also just a hunch, but I think Wind is at the far end."

"Then, it's in order of age, isn't it?"

Eleanor-sama, thinking she gained support, makes a fist pump.

"Um, it's in order of affinity."

"Order of affinity? In other words, the ones with bad affinity are paired, right?"

"Yes. I think so."

The four of them exchange glances with a 'fumu'.

"Then, what do Bonnie and Wilhelmina think?"

Eleanor-sama asked the two. They have the spirits' stones. However, both answered that they had no idea at all.

"What does the Priestess think?"

Next, she asked the Wetlands Priestess.

"I think Jeanne's hunch is fine. After all, she's the only one who has the protection of all four elements."

At the Priestess's words, the four of them smiled. They aren't raising their voices.

"It's just as you say. Let's do that."

It was decided quite easily, but is it really okay?

The four and the Priestess say it's fine.

"Jeanne, don't you have some other thought?"

At the Priestess's further words, everyone looks at me all at once.

"Um, actually, I think there's one more trial."

"After these four elemental trials?"

"Yes. To be precise, it's not the four elemental trials, but I think this is the five elemental trials. However, in human knowledge, it's four."

They probably don't understand. I just thought of it a moment ago too.

"Is there a fifth attribute?"

Eleanor-sama asked.

"Lightning."

"I... see..."

Eleanor-sama had also had doubts about the lightning attribute for a long time. In the Secret Books on the mountain, there was no mention of four attributes, and there was no grouping of four attributes. Regardless of attribute, they were just listed in order from beginner level. In every level, lightning attribute magic was listed after fire attribute. Depending on how you read it, it could also be read as being included in the fire attribute. In fact, at that time, I don't think anyone thought the lightning attribute was independent. To that extent, the interpretation that lightning is included in the fire attribute was common.

"Anyway, let's actually conquer the four elements. Then we'll know. Also, just in case, please leave Fiona behind."

"That's right. Let's do that."

As expected of Eleanor-sama. She immediately understood my intention. Fiona has learned Heaven's Roar. If we're leaving someone, it's Fiona.

The second group challenges the far right. The place they jumped to with teleportation was, as expected, a limestone cave.

"Huh? This is the right place, right? Somehow, it looks like the first earth one."

The Wetlands Priestess whispered with Sianya's voice, who she's merged with. The Priestess and I are on our second time.

Even for the Priestess from 4000 years ago, there must be a limit to expressing attributes underground.

"Anyway. Let's proceed ahead. I wonder if there's a Golem somewhere again."

"T-that's right. We just have to do it."

Well, it's much better than being suddenly flown high into the sky. Let's leave it to the knight order members in the lead.

"I think Wind is fine."

The report from the knight order member came in.

"The road ahead is blocked by a sheer cliff, but there is a part that is connected like a bridge. In the middle of that bridge is a strangely shaped Golem."

"Strangely shaped?"

Eowyn-sama tilted his head.

The strangely shaped one is apparently oval. From above, it's a vertically long oval, and from the front, it apparently looks triangular. I don't know how to express it. It can't be helped that it's reported as strangely shaped.

"That strangely shaped one is blocking the way. We should defeat it."

Since I didn't understand well, we proceeded with Eowyn-sama in the lead.

"Jeanne-sama, that must be it."

At the point he's pointing, a strangely shaped thing is ensconced in the middle of a stone bridge connecting sheer cliffs. This fellow also has no legs. It has both hands and holds a sword and a shield. It likely knocks down those who approach with horse-like strength.

I see.

The result of working hard to express wind, or rather mid-air, is the bridge connecting sheer cliffs. The hard work of the people who made it is admirable. They must have thought desperately. Moreover, the second group has no Owan user. This also can only be said to have fit well. If we had an Owan, we could have just ignored the strangely shaped thing and flown through the air. It seems faster to just have the ghosts fly through the air and break through.

"Jeanne-sama. My water magic should be fine here, right?"

"Yes, I think so."

Unfortunately, we couldn't break through with ghosts alone. Just because it's the trial of wind, a sudden gust of wind blew and they were blown away. Surely, the Priestess who is monitoring must have interfered. Inevitably, humans also participate in the conquest.

A knight order member can use spiritual arts on par with Maelstrom. With that water pressure, we should just knock it off the cliff.

"Then, I'm going. Flood!"

I see. Maelstrom's name in spiritual arts is Flood. I feel like that expresses it more correctly. It's fresh water.

True to its name, a large amount of water attacks the Golem. However, it's heavy or something and isn't budging.

"My apologies. It did not flow."

The knight order member is apologizing, but it can't be helped if it doesn't flow.

I had him release it one more time, and at the same time I combined it with an eight-shot volley of Holy Lance, but the result was the same.

"Jeanne-sama, shall I go?"

Eowyn-sama draws the silver greatsword he carries on his back.

"I was thinking of having Eowyn-sama deliver the finishing blow, so please give me a little more time."

"I see. Understood."

I said so, but no good idea comes to mind. If possible, I want to use the water attribute, but...

The mages gather and consult, but no good wisdom comes to mind.

I'm in trouble.

"In short, I just have to move that fellow, right?"

Unable to watch, Eowyn-sama asked.

"Yes. I think so."

"Then, how about driving a wedge into that fellow's feet? Make it slanted. That way, I think it'll be a little easier to roll."

"A wedge?"

According to Eowyn-sama, I should just insert my Light wall into the strangely shaped thing's feet and make it slanted instead of standing straight.

That might be so.

"But, it's fine to insert a thin wall, but can you change it into a wedge shape? That looks quite heavy."

It's just as the Wetlands Priestess says. Inserting a flat board also seems quite hard, but changing it into a wedge shape seems even harder.

"If only there were something to use instead of a hammer."

He's looking at the sword on his back by the hilt, but it's too wasteful to hit with that.

"Then, I'll attach my Dark and hit the light wedge with that."

Fumu. Eowyn-sama is wearing silver gauntlets. It might be good.

It's a recurrence of that time. Eowyn-sama holds the black mist changed into a hammer shape with both hands. The target is my Light deployed in a wedge shape. The strangely shaped fellow is readying a sword and a shield, but it doesn't move forward or backward. Since it has no legs, it probably can't move.

"Then, Eowyn, the number one believer of Jeanne-sama. I'm going."

Oh come on, everyone's bursting out laughing and losing their strength.

Perhaps because the tension in his shoulders was gone, he swings the hammer with incredible force, 'thud, thud'. Even though the mist is light, he's used to swinging a greatsword every day. I thought the wedge I made would break.

With every blow, the wedge was driven into the strangely shaped thing's feet, and it gradually became slanted. And finally, it tilted to about one-third of a right angle.

"All right, how's this!"

"Oh! Flood!"

Matching the signal of Eowyn-sama, who is wiping sweat from his forehead, a third Flood is released. Maelstrom is originally a magic that pushes away the opponent with its water current while dealing damage. Accordingly, the pressure is also great.

The slanted strangely shaped thing finally couldn't withstand that pressure and rolled over to the other side.

Eowyn-sama is not one to miss an opening made by an ally. As soon as he throws away the hammer, he holds the hilt of the sword on his back with both hands while running.

On the other hand, the strangely shaped thing that rolled over is also trying to get up skillfully using both hands.

Its movement is faster than expected! Until now it was sluggish, or rather earth-like, but here it showed its wind-like part.

"Uooooo!"

Eowyn-sama makes a large leap toward the strangely shaped thing. By then, he has already raised the greatsword high above his head.

Against the strangely shaped thing that jumped up toward here with a 'boing', Eowyn-sama, who swung down the greatsword from directly above with incredible speed matching the timing of landing, struck down the magic stone along with the torso before the opponent could ready its sword and shield. Or so the Priestess told me.