[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 173: The other side

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"From everyone else, why should I be stuck with you … "

Kaira's hoarse voice came out saying those words for a moment after she groaned in pain.

Beside him, Rico put on a sullen face, clearly unhappy with what Kaira had just said.

"It's not my desire to be stuck here with you. If I can, I want to be stuck with someone who will guarantee my safety. Like Noelle or Norman for example."

About half an hour had passed since they woke up in this place. And during that time, the two of them had gathered quite a lot of information just by investigating a small portion of this place.

"Who would have thought .. If we would be trapped in a dungeon … "

Kaira breathed a sigh of resignation while dropping herself to the ground, watching the stone ceiling filled with stalactites.

"Don't lie there, or you won't have time to escape if the stalactite falls. But .. I agree with you. Who cast teleportation magic on us? "

Rico looked around confused.

They seem completely relaxed. But that's because they've realized that this place is safe from monsters.

Sighing tiredly, Kaira then woke up and looked at Rico. "There's only one person I can think of. I'll bet 10 gold coins, guess who I think."

"Ternieth? "

"Damn it," said Kaira as she reached into her pocket and took a few pieces of gold coins from there, before finally throwing them at Rico.

With a defiant smile on his face, Rico accepted all the money. "But .. You're right. Only he can do this."

Not without reason both of them pointed to Terneth as the main perpetrator. Except for the problems they had with Terneth before.

After all that trouble, there was no way Terneth would stay silent. He would definitely do something to mess up their peaceful lives.

There was also the thought of those who considered the Earl as the culprit. But, they quickly rejected that possibility because the Earl had no reason to lock them up in the dungeon.

In fact, it would only hurt him.

And this is where their conclusions are made. The one who had a grudge with them, and would give various disturbances to the Earl. Only Terneth would do that.

"Obviously, we've got an estimate of who did it. Now ... What should we do? Kaira, do you have any ideas? "

Compared to the other groups that had been formed, the team whose members only consisted of the two of them was clearly not so superior. From the start, they weren't that strong in a head-on fight, and they were both the type of people who would work behind a desk.

It was obvious that the choices they had would be very limited.

Kaira was seen thinking hard for a moment, before finally sighing resignedly for the umpteenth time.

"I think we can only go deeper. Assuming that everyone was also sent to this place with scattered members, they would all definitely go deeper to search for each other's existence. But ... To be honest I'm not so sure. Chance's 50:50. What do you think, Rico? "

Kaira finished expressing her thoughts, and was now waiting for confirmation from Rico.

Shortly after, Rico finally replied, "I agree with you. I think they'll all go deeper than find a way out to the surface."

"Is that the result of your analysis, or just a hunch? "

" … What if I say ... Both? "

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"Ughh … "

Stella tried to open her eyes that felt very heavy, and felt around her. But, he was immediately let down by the absence of the sensation of warmth that had been accompanying him all along.

"I just met him again after so many obstacles. But ... I didn't think I'd be separated from Cryll again … "

If it was her old self, then she would have already cried from fear. But, fortunately he had undergone various developments in terms of his emotional state.

Holding her still-painful head, Stella tried to get up, and found another existence around her.

Among them are Chloe, Levina, and Lilith.

The three of them are the ones who should be inside《Reign》. But why did they get out? Stella doesn't know the answer.

Maybe because there is a problem, which causes them to have to get out of《Reign》.

Stella, however, did not know. She did not know Noelle very well, so she also did not understand the workings of her techniques.

Well, he can still get information in other ways.

Stella crawled up to Chloe, and shook her body to wake her up. But, not only did she not respond, Chloe actually tilted her body to the side and put on a satisfied expression as if she had gained something big in her dream.

" …… As expected ... I'm not very good at dealing with all of them."

Stela muttered as she sighed as she recalled how far she had with Noelle and the members of her group.

She tries to wake Chloe up again, but Chloe seems to have no intention of waking up. She continued to fall asleep without caring for Stella's call as if trying to pull her from the dream world.

Luckily, Stella got help.

" … What are you doing? "

It was Lilith. Looks like she just woke up and was confused by what Stella was doing.

Stella did not reply and looked at Lilith for a while, before finally speaking in a very slow voice.

" … Please help me wake her up" Stella said, pointing to Chloe.

She was not too close to Lilith, so it was a bit awkward to ask for her help. But, it's not like he has any other options. He still did not understand the situation he and the three men were in, so he had to work with all of them to find a way to get back together with everyone.

For a moment, Lilith was silent. But, as soon as he saw Chloe with Levina still asleep, he reacted immediately.

"In-Where are we?! "

Lilith frantically looked around her. But, no matter how often he saw the scene, it would not change the fact that he was trapped in an unfamiliar place.

"Calm down. We'll think of a way to get out of here after waking them both up" Stella said as she continued to shake Chloe's body.

Shortly after, Chloe finally showed a reaction. His brows were intertwined, and his eyes slowly opened, staring at Stella unhappily.

Perhaps because he was still in a semi-conscious state, he so muttered some words that were difficult for Stella and Lilith to understand.

However, not long after, Chloe immediately woke up from her position.

He sat down on the spot and watched his surroundings with the same bewildered look that Stella and Lilith had before.

"Where is this?! My connection with Mr. .. Disconnected?! "

Chloe looks panicked. Her eyes turned from Stella to Lilith, and finally stopped when Levina finally reached her field of view.

As soon as he saw Levina, he finally exhaled with relief. I don't know what would happen to her if Levina got separated.

"Pina-chan, please wake up" Chloe said as she shook Levina's body.

Levina looks distracted for a moment, but he stays up to respond to Chloe.

"Mhmm ... Chlo ... e. .. Where is this? "

Levina finally woke up and looked at her surroundings with a curious look. Chloe was confused as to how to explain it, so she looked at Stella and Lilith who had already woken up earlier.

Stella sighed, and helped Chloe explain the situation. "I don't know where we are now. But, this might be some kind of dungeon. We've been transferred here by forced teleportation."

"Once, yes … "

Both Lilith and Chloe nodded. They still did not understand for sure about the situation, but they already had a rough idea for it.

What made them confused now was, how could the three of them—Levina, Lilith, and Chloe get dragged out?

"We should be inside《Reign》with strong anti-magic protection from Master. But ... Why are we still being dragged along? "

Although Chloe tilted her head in confusion, she did not look panicked. He easily adapted to his situation and tried to understand all of this first.

Levina beside him looked terrified, but she clenched her small fists to vent herself.

"For now ... Brackas."

Chloe called out to Brackas, and instead, a huge wolf appeared from the shadows created from everyone's bodies.

Brackas can be called out, at least that's good news. Chloe was not very confident in her ability to fight head-on, so Brackas' existence would be a protection for her and everyone.

Brackas knelt before Chloe and waited for her order, but Chloe just stared at her for a while, before finally asking, "Can you connect with Master? "

Without waiting for long, Brackas immediately responded by shaking his head several times while scratching the ground with his claws.

" … What did he do? "

Neither Stella nor even Lilith was confused by Brackas's behavior, but not Chloe who already fully understood the wolf.

"When agitated, Brackas will scratch the ground using his claws. It was probably because he felt the disconnect he had with the Master."

It was not very important information, but it was of interest to Stella as she could finally see something amusing from a wolf as big as Brackas.

Those few words made it out of Levina's lips. With a sad look on her face, Levina lowered her head and traced the ground using her index finger tips.

"Ahh, please don't worry about that! We will get out of this place soon, and meet with Master! So .. Pina-chan, please calm down, yeah."

Chloe tries to calm Levina down, and somehow manages to do so. Levina was speechless as she looked at Chloe for a while, and finally smiled brightly.

"Mrs! "

He excitedly nodded while imitating Olivia's speaking style in a somewhat awkward manner.

But, of all that, Stella and Lilith could only stare back and forth between the two of them. Until finally, Stella made a sound. "Even though you say that ... How do we get out of here? "

" ……… Let's think about it from now on" Chloe said with an awkward expression that complemented her post face.

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"Ohh!!! I hate this!! "

In that extremely long stone passageway, three figures of people seemed to be running very quickly down the existing road.

The three figures are Noelle, Cryll, and Norman.

Cryll yelled in annoyance as he tried to run as hard as he could while catching his breath. Behind him, Noelle and Norman also came running at the same speed.

Why are they running like that? And why did their faces also appear a little panicked? Actually, it's all because of what happened about half an hour ago.

Just then, the three of them finally got up and started to do a search while being on standby for the monster's arrival.

However, the monster in question never appeared. It seemed to be a place that was completely safe from the reach of monsters.

It would be futile if they continued to remain silent in a place where there was no way out. So, the three decided to drill down even further, and finally ….

The somewhat exhausted Cryll intended to lean against the uneven surface of the stone wall. But, his actions actually triggered the activation of the trap that was there.

The trap was not too dangerous for them, but still it was annoying.

If the trap was only a rain of poisonous arrows and some thorns that had emerged from the ground, then the three of them could deal with it easily. But, his traps were much more annoying than that.

The cave they were in changed immediately. The walls were narrowed, and the ceiling was also slightly down, so the stalactites that were there were now right above their heads.

The three of them, of course, did not remain silent. Each of them had prepared with their own weapons, but no attacks had appeared.

The only thing that happened there was a sudden change in where they were.

There was no longer a vast cave with such a strange topography. Now there was only an endless stone passageway, making Noelle, Cryll, and Norman feel a little uncomfortable when they saw it.

Even so, the three of them were not the least bit willing to loosen their defenses.

Until finally, a vibration suddenly appeared, making them almost lose their balance.

Noelle looked around puzzled, but could not find anything to blame.

However, Norman clearly felt it. Something is coming. At least, it was not something so dangerous that it could endanger his life.

Despite that, he nevertheless warns Noelle and Cryll about the danger.

Unfortunately, the warning was a little late.

Several gigantic metal balls began to be seen from the other side of the passageway, making them reflexively prepare to dodge. But, they immediately realized that there was no place available to dodge.

So Noelle took the risk by pointing the tip of her sword at the metal ball, and simultaneously used gravity magic to weaken the pull of the metal ball.

But, it's all for nothing.

The metal ball was indeed destroyed by Noelle's sword, but it wasn't enough. A ball again appeared right behind the metal ball, and this time Noelle's magic was useless.

The metal ball was probably made with a material that had a strong resistance to magic.

All the exits are locked.

Even if Noelle destroyed the metal ball with her physical strength, there was a chance that another metal ball would appear behind her. That would only make the situation worse.

"Run! " noelle said as she pulled Norman's collar and ran down the long hallway.

And here he is, now, playing a chase with a big metal ball in a hallway that's somehow long.

"Why does that stupid ball have to chase after us?! "

The exasperated screams from Cryll still kept coming out and made Noelle's ears hot. If she could, Noelle would beat her up and ask her to shut up, but that would be impossible in this situation.

"Ask that to yourself! You set the trap! "

"Where do I know if there's a trap like this here! "

"This is a dungeon, you must prepare for all possibilities."

Norman had slipped out of Noelle's grip, and was now running on his own feet. With a worried look on his face, he glanced back and found that the ball was getting closer to him.

"I think we should increase the speed … "

"By, Cryll! Can you use《Accel》?! "

"That's impossible! This place is too narrow!

(I'm guessing.)

Despite giving a significant increase in its speed,《Accel》 also has a pretty bad effect. It will affect the environment around its users.

If Cryll uses《Accel》 in a narrow place like this hallway, then the shock waves it produces will make the ceiling collapse and drop all the stalactites that are there.

For normal humans like Cryll and Norman, it was obvious that it was a suicide.

While continuing to run, Noelle thought of some things that might be used to buy time.

"There's something wrong with this place! I want you to focus on finding that awkwardness! "

He shouted that at Cryll and Norman while taking out a few swords from his spatial storage, and positioned all of them on the ground so that the metal ball would be slightly obstructed from its movement.

Unfortunately, it was in vain. The metal ball very easily crushed and crushed all the swords Noelle had put out.

Noelle of course realized that it was still not enough. And instead, he used earth element magic to create a huge wall made of stone, blocking the trajectory of that metal ball.

And again, the metal ball easily crushed it.

"How strong is that damn thing?! "

Complaints kept coming out of her mouth, but Noelle did not stop looking for a way that could be used to save herself and everyone from the metal ball.

Noelle used her own blood to create a huge wall that blocked the ball, and finally, the, the ball hit so strongly that Noelle who only controlled the wall from a relatively long distance still felt the impact.

Noelle gritted her teeth while trying to maintain the shape of the blood wall. If he lets go now, I don't know how fast the ball can go.

It seemed that the metal ball was not moving because of an inclined plane, but rather with a 'forward, and destroy everything' command system'.

Being held back by his blood wall, the metal ball had probably gathered enough momentum to give him a terrifying increase in speed.

Noelle asks Cryll and Norman to investigate this place as he already has some conjectures.

As expected, this passageway was a little too long, and all the objects that were there were also exactly the same as the objects they had passed by just a moment ago.

"Noelle .. Aren't we .. Just running in the same place continuously? "

"I suspected! "

Noelle floated her smile, and simultaneously released her concentration that was defending the blood wall. As a result, the wall that had previously stood firmly was now turned into a puddle of fresh blood that was immediately crushed by the metal ball rolling very quickly.

"Jump to the right after my cue! "

And then, the three ran back.

But, they're not really running without direction right now.

Noelle took out Langen who was changed to a normal katana size, and directly threw him forward. Then, a long, thin chain connected to the handle of the sword was pulled by Noelle using her right hand, which caused Langen to also turn to the right suddenly.

Langen stuck it on the wall, and Noelle once again chuckled.

"Now! "

As soon as he shouted it, he along with Cryll and Norman instantly jumped in the same direction.

Based on their views, their landing point should have been the wall where Langen was stuck. But, that's not exactly happening.

Before they actually hit the wall, they saw how Langen had slowly sunk into the wall as if he had been absorbed by it.

Their sight instantly blackened. There was nothing in their sight, everything had turned into complete darkness.

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