Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

-Thump!

[[ "Thanks Celes." ]]

[[ Hehe. Yei~! ]]

It was still only for a short time but we can use this <Perfect disguise> to completely disappear from surroundings, plus my dear special shoes were something amazing.

'It was a good idea to add wall sticking enchantment. They are almost like the legs of some amazing spider.'

I smiled and looked around the still hot area...

The fight was difficult, but I was able to win thanks to my dear partner and amazing sister's great gift.

The golem was also smart but, well; it was defeated in the end.

So, now, in this black soil with red hot cracks, there was a pile of rocks, the body of the golem, laying on the ground before me.

It took some strong scripted spells, but it ended quickly.

'He was a strong... good thing we didn't let him use that dangerous skill.'

I was even more thankful to have this cute butterfly now.

Not only was the golem in an extremely confused state because we suddenly vanished from the ground, but there were also the dangerous water attribute spells.

Had the golem been more composed and judged it was time to use his skill, [Strength burning], which actually reduced his core size and increased his agility, Mana, as well as reflexes, I might have had some pretty awful fight.

It would have been difficult to deal with two opponents who had high agility, stamina, and magic power in a row, so it was even better than we defeated this one quickly before the lizardman.

'He will definitely be different from all my previous opponents, and difficult too.'

I knew he will take more time than anyone... well, we will see that later.

So... anyway...

I walked toward the pile of the golem's fallen body after the dust cleared up.

The area was already filled with poisonous gases, and the ceiling of this cave section was so saturated with poison that I had to limit my movements to a minimum as well as block my breathing, even after using a safety spell.

Well, it was all worth it in the end...

I cleared the giant black magma rocks and took out three glowing objects from the pile of rocks.

Smiling at the triangle gem, a transparent sphere, and the distinctive small red ball, I looked at them with my blue eyes and a pleasing smile.

"Good."

'Three eyes.'

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[Golem heart]

---> Heart of a magma golem. A dense material with concentrated primary Mana of the creature.

---> It had weakened because of the death of the carrier, but it is still as good as a (Red) ranked pure energy nucleus.

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[Golem eye]

---> The main 'brain' of the magma golem. It is a primary processor of a creature and also contains some basic command patterns.

---> Can be used in the creation of an artificial golem, in magic engineering, or in magic experimental purposes.

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[Energy nucleus] ★

---> Energy core of a low (Blue) ranked creature.

---> The energy inside the core is [420 Units] of the common grading system.

---> In terms of the ancient measuring system, this one holds 1.01 times the normal (Blue) ranked core's energy.

---> Lucky bastard...

---> The energy body this core comes from should have a great fire affinity. It will be good enough to sell out to normal humans.

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"Hehehe..."

I was even more ahead of her now!

I had an artifact wand, a skill stone, an energy nucleus, a natural processor, and a refiner heart!

She was still stuck with that knight with some good artifact but I had defeated the opponent faster, which meant...!

"Heheh~."

[[ Master... ]]

"Right Celes~. Thanks again~."

It was thanks to her that we got ahead in this race.

Though he was killed by my three Solnova spells, without Celes, this one was definitely something impossible.

She was amazing, and I wanted to just kiss her when... she poured cold water on my short-lived happiness.

[[ No... I wanted to say that sister Elle finished that cool skeleton and recovered the artifact armor and sword. She also got an energy core with [450 Units] of energy. ]]

"...what?"

[[ "Darling~! I heard you won against that giant~ golem, hmm? I won too~! And I know Celes already told you what I got~. You already are ahead of me so I will leave first~. Rest well~!" ]]

I couldn't help but blink blankly as I stared into the space.

'She got those artifacts in perfect condition? As well as a core with more energy than this one? Wow...'

Indeed, the opponent she was facing for that long was a high-rank creature.

But the fact that she not only recovered the items perfectly but also that she got a good energy nucleus meant she was almost the same as me...

So, now, if she somehow defeated the lich in her path and got its nucleus too, it would be my defeat...

'High-grade undead's bones are more valuable than the high-grade beast corpses... she is already ahead of me after fighting close to a thousand undead until now.'

This tomb was a difficult place and aside from the groups of monsters, there were countless others scattered around the long paths we walked to reach the open areas with the mini-bosses.

This place was difficult and contained some rare creatures like (Cave grasshoppers), (White bats), and (Four color centipedes) that varied from (Rare) to (Yellow) rank.

But that was the case of my path... her long paths were covered with countless undead scattered all over the place as well as had stronger opponents like that death knight or lich.

She could have dealt with them anyway, but my light enchantment gave wings to her killing speed.

She was strong but still... to defeat that death knight and not damage the old, worn-out artifacts...

"She used her scythe technique, didn't she?"

[[ Hmmm! It was a beautiful dance and attack~! The bones of the skeleton were chopped through the gaps in the armor~! ]]

"Right... that's why."

Well, she does have Clover, but there is a limit to Clover's full recovery ability. That cute kitten can't recover someone's stamina, recover fatigue, and relieve a mental burden indefinitely.

Both of them were still growing, so neither the spirit could use her infinite powers, nor can Rein maintain her summoned state for much longer.

"How many times has Clover healed her Celes?"

[[ "This one was the fifth time..." ]]

"Thinking that she will use it two more times until reaching the core chamber, we will only have two times left."

It was... critical.

Clover was her kitten, but I still told her to save at least two recoveries for the last one... and she will leave just that much.

"Damn... I should have said three or four!"

[[ Don't cry over spilled milk, master... ]]

"I'm not crying. Haa... Anyway, that was considering that we will only have 'trap' like traps on the trap path. If we meet some more difficult opponents..."

[[ Master- ]]

"It's not your fault, so don't even dare apologize. It's a grate that you helped us and surveyed the tomb, but the strong shield that blocks even small creatures isn't something we can do anything about."

[[ ...ok, master. D-don't worry though! I know it will be alright!" ]]

"Of course, I will be alright. But I'm worried about her, you know, right?

I have you to protect me, but she doesn't have any strong one like you.

Clover is just a healer spirit, she has many limitations, and Branwen... well, that one isn't suitable for this whole thing, anyway."

[[ Crow grandpa was sad the whole time... ]]

"Of course... just like you, he wants to protect her. It's natural."

[[ Hmmm... ]]

"Anyway... let's go. We should clear that trap zone so that we can join her if she needs it."

[[ Yei~! ]]

I sighed... and got up from the warm ground.

It would be best if things are ok but the worry still remained.

She was the most important right now, so I entered the cave to the last destination.

The last mini-boss was a warrior. Maybe a different creature than the ones I had faced until now. And he was also a lizardman, a swamp habitat species that were rare in this part of the continent.

They were rare and had considerable intelligence.

They were also mostly creatures of strength, but sometimes, there were special ones who can use magic, just like the troll mage.

But the lizardman was one level above the trolls, maybe two levels.

If we say the Orcs are the best warriors on land, the lizardman is the best warriors of swamps that come just after them.

And still, some strong lizardman with [Evolution] skill had a great chance to evolve into a low draconian creature if their fates allowed it.

I was worried about this one. It was uncertain if this one was sane or brainwashed like those goblins or not.

It was difficult to understand, but still, I was prepared.

If the opponent was going to use pure strength and techniques, I was ready, too.

The difference in natural stamina was something troublesome, but that monster didn't have an ultimate potion like mine that can restore lost stamina to some extent.

I also had the golden fruit so, well... it would be alright.

'You be alright too, dum dum.'

"Haaa..."

My eyes sharpened as I glanced ahead. It would be a warrior I face the next.