Chapter 211 Narukami Dungeon 5th floor

Alisa and the others, who challenged the 'Meteor Gate', reported the results to me in the meeting room of the Adventurer's Guild.

"I'm glad. Soon you'll be taking the university entrance exam, but will you be okay?"

Amane nodded.

"For the time being, everyone was within the range of passing the mock exam, so it's okay."

I got a little jealous. Because they looked like they were sparkling.

"Even so, the three D-Particle Collectors and the gold bars are amazing. If you add the D-Particle Collector you got from the OrcKing, there are four of them, so now everyone can use one."

It seemed that Alisa and the others thought that Chika would not be able to collect the fourth D-Particle Collector due to being judged as a Muscle Wizard. Because Chika was treated as a Muscle Wizard at the Magic Academy.

It seemed that there was talk of looking for a D-Particle Collector at an auction. It seemed that they thought it would be difficult to share and use the D-Particle Colletors if they were separated after entering university.

They said they would sell the gold bars that Yukari got in the 'Meteor Gate' and split them among everyone. She said it was the price to own the D-Particle Collector they got from the OrcKing. After some discussion, she decided to split it up.

"Speaking of which, what are we going to do with the Magic Bag I have?"

Alisa asked about the Magic Bag she got after defeating the GoblinLord.

"That's right, was that there."

Chika seemed to have completely forgotten.

"That Magic Bag has a higher capacity than the Magic Bag that the GoblinLord normally drops, so I don't think you should sell it."

Alisa and the others nodded after hearing my words.

"That's right. But, I want a Magic Bag for everyone."

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It was said that if you tried to get a Magic Bag at an auction, you would need hundreds of millions of Yen. So, they wanted to sell the Magic Bag they had currently and buy four smaller Magic Bags.

I remembered the Goblin Town on the second floor of the Narukami Dungeon.

"Come to think of it, there is a GoblinMayor on the second floor of the Narukami Dungeon. It seems that if you defeat it, it will drop a Magic Pouch."

The four showed interest.

"How much capacity does that Magic Pouch have?"

When Alisa asked me a question, I remembered the story I heard from B-class adventurer Gotou.

"I believe it was fifty liters."

"If that's all it is, that's not enough."

Chika said. After passing the university entrance exam, they would become C-class adventurers, Amane and the others got excited about defeating the GoblinMayor and getting a MagicPouch.

After parting with Alisa and the others, I went to the Adventurer's Guild reference room and looked up information about the Narukami Dungeon. There seemed to have been no report of anything resembling a Transfer Gate being discovered on the 5th floor.

I checked the explored places in the 5th floor mountain area and wrote them down in a memo.

The next day, I headed for the 5th floor of the Narukami Dungeon. Since it was an area that hadn't been investigated yet, I headed for the highest mountain on the right side.

There might have been other adventurers around there, so I decided not to bring Tamegorou out. The visibility around there was bad, so I didn't want it to be mistaken for a monster and attacked.

Because it was a mountainous area, there were many monsters such as RushGoats and KillerPanthers. As I climbed a narrow path that looked like an animal trail toward the summit, I encountered a monster that looked like a black panther.

[ This is a ShadowPanther. ]

Metis' voice echoed in my head.

"Hee~, is this also a Shadow Species?"

[ That's right. But, be careful. Unlike the previous Shadow Species, this one seems to actively use the ability to hide in the shadows. ]

Shortly after being told so, the ShadowPanther disappeared in the shadow of the tree. I activated 'Sensing Zone' and 'Auto Shield'.

I carefully approached with my Black Staff in my right hand. When I approached the point about 3 meters from the shadow of the tree where the ShadowPanther disappeared, the ShadowPanther suddenly jumped out and attacked.

I reflexively unleashed a TripleOgrePush. The monster and the Ogre Plate collided in the air, and the ShadowPanther was knocked away.

However, the ShadowPanther, who twisted its body in the air, landed on the ground. Then it jumped towards the trunk of the tree next to me, kicked the trunk and attacked me.

The ShadowPanther's claws aimed at my neck. The D-Particle Shield generated by activating 'Auto Shield' blocked the claws. I got a momentary chill, but 'Auto Shield' was for times like these.

I fired a QuadPileShot at the ShadowPanther while it had yet to land. The D-Particle Pile hit the monster's back and penetrated it.

The moment I thought I had done it, the ShadowPanther jumped at me. It was the final counterattack. When I pushed it away with a TripleOgrePush, it flew through the air and crashed into the ground. It just rolled on the ground.

The ShadowPanther tried to get up while bleeding, but it had used up all its strength and died. In the place where the black panther disappeared, there were about 10 kilograms of Shadow Clay and a black magic stone left behind.

"This kind of quick monster is tough."

[ Activating 'Auto Shield' in the first place was the correct answer. ]

"Isn't there some kind of magic that can discover Shadow Species hiding in the shadows?"

[ I don't think there is among existing magic. ]

"I didn't even know it even with 'Sensing Zone'. Does that mean I have no choice but to react quickly?"

I decided to practice quick casting 'Ogre Push'.

I climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down. Observing the next mountain from there, I discovered a cave in the middle of the mountain.

[ It might be a burrow of some sort. ]

"That's an unpleasant prediction. Just possibly, it might be the Transfer Gate."

[ I think that's too optimistic. ]

"Is that so? Anyway, let's go check it out."

I went down the mountain and started climbing the next mountain. After taking a break on the way, I arrived at the cave in the middle of the mountain. The cave was about three meters in diameter and felt quite deep.

I took out my Night Vision Goggles, put them on, and went inside.

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