Chapter v 240: v 240
Chapter 240 Serulis’s Surprising Skill
Once we were sure that the enemy was dead, Kathe and I searched the room for magic tools .
‘Maybe it would have been better to bring Lord Gerberga with us, since we’re fighting against strong vampires . ’
‘Yes . It’s hard to ensure that not a single bat escapes . But at least the Holy Sword works…’
Eric was right .
If Lord Gerberga was here, he could deal with the most difficult part .
‘Locke . You’re not going to use Drain Touch?’
‘Well, I’m assuming that the enemy Sorcerer, who is most likely the High Lord, is continuing to use Magic Detection . ’
‘Hmmm . You mean you want to hide your identity until you reach them?’
‘Yes . ’
Magic Detection was currently being cast on us . Of course, Magic Exploration as well .
But as I was concealing my own magic, they shouldn’t know our identities yet .
That being said, it would be a different story if I used Drain Touch .
I didn’t want them to know which of us was using the magic .
They were probably focusing on Kathe right now . And it was best to leave it that way .
And so we continued on .
As there were many rooms, it took a while . But at least no one was injured .
‘Shia, Serulis, and Grulf . Are any of you tired?’
‘I’m fine . ’
“Groof . ”
Serulis nodded silently . However, all three of them were panting .
‘Drink some water . And you should eat something . ’
I said as I took out some sweets and water from my magic bag and handed it to them .
Eric and Goran had their own stuff .
But as Kathe was looking at us hungrily, I gave some to her as well .
‘The rest of us will take care of the next room, so you three should get some rest . ’
‘No, I can still fight . ’
‘But I want you to be in good condition when it really matters . ’
That would be when we have to rescue those people who have been charmed .
When that happened, we would have to fight the High Lord .
And we wouldn’t be able to help Shia and the others .
‘If that’s the reason…I understand . Please leave it to us . ’
‘You can rest here, but keep your guard up . ’
‘I know . ’
And so the next room was taken care of by us men and Kathe .
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Shia and the others guarded the entrance .
As I cut off a Vampire Lord’s head, I talked to Serulis through telepathy .
‘Since it’s a good opportunity, I should tell you about how to use it . ’
‘Right now? Wouldn’t that be very difficult?’
Goran said as he cut down an arch vampire and a vampire lord .
‘Well, it’s not that hard . So it might just work . ’
And so I gave Serulis tips on how to communicate with telepathy .
‘…So, that’s how you do it . ’
‘I understand . ’
‘Huh!’
“Grr?”
Goran and Grulf raised their voices in surprise when they heard Serulis .
‘You learn very quickly, Serulis . ’
‘It’s because Mister Locke is a good teacher . ’
Talking with telepathy was actually quite easy .
But it wasn’t easy enough to learn immediately . It usually took a few days of practice .
In fact, it had taken Goran up to two weeks to learn .
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Perhaps Serulis had the kind of skill necessary to become a Sorcerer .
After that, we made good progress through the building . We crushed one room after another .
Then Eric said,
‘Should be soon, right?’
‘I think so . ’
I said . Serulis tilted her head to the side .
‘Soon? Do you mean the boss room?’
As Serulis did not have much experience, she did not understand what we meant .
And so I explained it to her .
‘There is still some distance until we reach the boss room . However, it’s about time the enemy does something . ’
‘Does something?’
‘If only we knew . ’
‘I see . Yes, of course . Sorry for asking something so stupid . ’
‘No, it was a good question . You should ask more . ’
I said and Serulis smiled .
Then Goran said,
‘Serulis . What kind of attack do you think the enemy might launch?’
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‘…Yes . As their individual groups have been crushed, maybe they’ll unite and attack us . ’
‘That’s very possible . A good guess . ’
Goran praised her .
I agreed with him . However, the enemy knew that there was a strong Sorcerer in our group .
They would likely consider the possibility of wide-area attacks that could hit them all at once .
In fact, I would very much welcome them uniting and attacking us .
‘What do you think, Mister Locke?’
‘Indeed… Perhaps the boss will come out to greet us . ’
‘Do you mean it doesn’t want to lose too many men?’
‘Yes . Even arch vampires are important to their fighting force . ’
‘And if they weren’t important…then the boss might run away…’
Serulis’s guess would be a very dangerous scenario to have to deal with .
However, this boss seemed quite confident, and I doubted it would run away .
Still, I continued to use Magic Exploration so that it would not try to escape .