She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman

Chapter 75 - 69: Gatekeeper (2)

However, that evasive maneuver had been so unexpected that Gargoyle Keeper had to brake again so the impulse would not make it collide with the ceiling of the floor. The small window that created for Mira, even though it had been shorter than a breath, proved to be fatal for Gargoyle Keeper.

After a bright blue glow, six long pitch black swords manifested, surrounding Gargoyle keeper, and with the speed of thunder they struck it.

It was unable to dodge again, and as it lifted its arm, it received the black swords that seemed coated with destruction itself.

Six shrill metallic clangs resounded, the blades piercing through the black skin and sending it falling down with such a force as if gravity had doubled.

That hit had been incredibly overwhelming, but Gargoyle keeper still attempted to somehow resist the black swords as his arm reached out.

Realizing there was nothing his arm could accomplish, it loosened up and hung down. Its eyes then turned towards Mira, staring at her with annoyance. But that was not a simple bluff, its eyes housed its trump card, namely, its lightning.

All of Gargoyle Keeper's will converged in its eyes.

But an instant later its body awkwardly rotated to one side and began falling like a bird that exhausted all of its strength.

「Here it comes!」

「Now's our turn!」

Out of the six swords that had pierced through it before, one had teared apart one of Gargoyle Keeper's wings.

Gilbert had been watching the fight unfold, and once he noticed Gargoyle Keeper was falling, he ran out to confront it. Heinrich turned his head to both sides to loosen up a bit before he ran as well.

With a low thud, the black lump collided with the ground. That caused damage all over its body, but its eyes still glared upwards,

「By the way, what are you going to do now? We've arrived at the Abandoned City, so are you going to head straight to the place you wanted to visit?」

「Hmm, let me think.」

Being asked by Gilbert, Mira took some time to ponder over things.

Her goal was to get to the Crystal Temple, and collect shavings off the roots of the sacred tree Soul Howl had left. That was a task much easier than challenging the Staircase to the Sky. If she headed there with a Pegasus now, it would barely take half an hour. Considering the hardships it took to get there, it almost felt like the reward was nowhere near enough.

On the other hand, for Gilbert and Heinrich this was only the start. They would start investigating that mysterious phenomenon with chunks of forest suddenly vanishing.

「I'm already here, so I want to witness that phenomenon or whatever you will be investigating.」

That was Mira's answer. That phenomenon was not an in-game event, but an act performed by the real world. She had only arrived to that world not too long before, but she had already encountered acts from the real world many times, so she was interested in this new case as well.

「So you're curious about Earth Eater as well? That's awesome. I'll tell you everything I've found out so far then!」

Feeling like he had finally gained a like-minded person, Gilbert's face lit up as he began talking about the places with confirmed cases and their climates, but he did not go too far before Heinrich interrupted him.

「Now's not the time to talk like that. We have to find a place for our camp first.」

「Oh right, that's true. Well then, we can leave our talk for a later date.」

「I wish you would spare me the misfortune of being subject to your lectures again…」

With that, the three began their descent through the stairs, the wind hitting their shoulders as they headed to the streets of the Abandoned City in the Sky that resembled a failed glass sculpture.

The sky blending into their view was of a refreshing and pure blue, the clear and silent atmosphere almost soaking into their bodies.