Episode 123 Meteor Gate

"I wanted to see if you would use lightning-type magic when it got dangerous, but this result is unexpected."

Hearing Tetsurou's words, Alisa pouted.

"Grandfather, I don't mind if you test me, but I'm not an idiot who would die following unreasonable instructions."

"That seems to be the case. I apologize for underestimating you. In order to test Alisa-chan's ability, I should have specified at least an ArmorBoar."

She thought she was still being underestimated because her grandfather said ArmorBoar instead of ArmorBear.

"Then, should we hunt an ArmorBoar?"

"Ohh, that's good. There's ArmorBoars on the 6th floor below."

Kenichirou's nature was not one to be discouraged. Since they had time, they decided to go to the 6th floor. The 6th floor was a grassland area with ArmorBoars and BigSheep.

They looked for an ArmorBoar while avoiding the BigSheep. They scoured the broad plains and found an ArmorBoar. Hunting ArmorBoars that lived in the grasslands had become simpler after learning 'High Blade'.

All she had to do was swing a QuintHighBlade down towards the ArmorBoar that was rushing in a straight line.

When she killed in one blow in front of her grandfather,

"Is the ArmorBoar also killed instantly. Alisa-chan might have the strength of a D-class adventurer."

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Around the time Alisa was hunting the ArmorBoar, I was called by Branch Chief Kondou to go to the Branch Chief's office. I wasn't the only one who had gathered there, several D-class adventurers had gathered there.

Representing the D-class adventurers, Amuro Namihei asked why we were gathered.

"A volcano erupted on the 6th floor of the Shinyou Dungeon."

"Could it be, the 'Meteor Gate' opened?"

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The Branch Chief nodded.

"Did you know about it. Right, the 'Meteor Gate' opened."

'Meteor Gate' was said to be the entrance to a special dungeon. There was a monster guarding the treasure chest inside the gate, and if you defeated the monster, you could get the treasure inside the treasure chest.

I turned towards Branch Chief Kondou.

"Why are we the only ones gathered?"

"Because only D-class adventurers are allowed to enter the 'Meteor Gate'."

It was said that the 'Meteor Gate' chose who entered. Strictly speaking, it wasn't limited to only D-class adventurers, rather, from the statistics so far, the probability that D-class adventurers could enter was high, and it seemed that those who had become D-class adventurers within a year could enter.

Since I had just become a D-class adventurer, I might be able to enter the 'Meteor Gate'. The problem was the strength of the monster guarding the treasure chest and the contents of the treasure chest.

"It seems that Attack Wizards will encounter RockGolems, and Muscle Wizards will encounter ThunderGazelle."

A ThunderGazelle was a deer-like monster that could quickly shoot lightning-type magic from the horns on its head. A RockGolem was literally a golem made of rock and was a powerful and sturdy monster.

"What about Life Wizards?"

"Unknown."

After hearing the Branch Chief's answer, I let out a sigh. I thought as much. I was probably the first Life Wizard to be chosen as a candidate to challenge the 'Meteor Gate'.

"So, what's the treasure?"

"The treasure chest guarded by the RockGolem contains gold ingots worth 200 million Yen. And the treasure chest guarded by the ThunderGazelle often contains rings of Magical Equipment."

Naturally, he didn't know anything about Life Wizards. The Branch Chief asked us if we would like to challenge it. Only those who were confident enough to defeat the ThunderGazelle and RockGolem would take on the challenge.

The problem was me, a Life Wizard. I was confident that I could defeat a ThunderGazelle and RockGolem. Wasn't it also possible to defeat the monster for Life Magic users?

When I asked the Branch Chief about the details, he said that Escape Ball could be used inside the 'Meteor Gate'. If so, I could retreat if I couldn't win.

I decided to take on the challenge. Amuro was the only one other than myself who came forward to challenge it. We immediately headed to the Shinyou Dungeon.

We arrived at the Shinyou Dungeon in about half a day. A large number of D-class adventurers had already gathered. It seemed that the order to try the 'Meteor Gate' was the order of arrival.

When I received the reference number to challenge the 'Meteor Gate' and checked it, it was the number 64. It was the first time I saw the 'Meteor Gate'. There was an orange gate next to the normal entrance to the Shinyou Dungeon, and the door had a pattern like a meteor.(TN:It means Meteor or Falling Star)

I asked the Adventurer's Guild staff member how long it would take if I was number 64.

"That's right. You will have to wait for another two hours."

I decided to take a rest at the Dungeon House. After changing clothes, I rested in the Dungeon House's break room.

When I was thinking about what kind of monster I would fight, I heard the siren of an ambulance and knew that someone had been injured. According to the other adventurers in the break room, most of the people who challenged the 'Meteor Gate' had an Escape Ball.

Those who failed the challenge went home after changing their clothes. Those who succeeded seemed to be taken to the Adventurer's Guild.

Finally, my number was called. I went to the Meteor Gate, and stood in front of the gate with my Black Staff in hand.

"Put your hand on the gate and move forward."

As instructed by the guild staff member, I placed my left hand on the door and took a step forward.

The next moment, I was in a space as large as a soccer court. The ceiling was dome-shaped, and light poured down from there. The ground was compacted black soil.

Also, there was a monster in the center. A centaur tribe whose upper body was that of a human from the neck of a horse. He wore armor and held a spear in his hand.

"Centaur, huh. It's a monster I don't know about."

I didn't know what kind of attack it would make, so I prepared to intercept it with 'Ogre Push' at any time. At the same time, I activated 'Auto Shield' and switched on the black scale armor.

The Centaur pulled its spear back while keeping a sharp gaze on me. It was a javelin thrower ... Uwaa, it threw it.

I jumped sideways to avoid it. The spear passed about 50 cm beside me and pierced the ground. Thinking it was an opportunity, I tried to close the gap.

At that time, as if the spear I threw was attached to a rubber cord, it flew towards the Centaur and was caught. It seemed to be a Magic Weapon.

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