[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 179: An 'uhh...' (1)

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"So ... What should we do now … "

Elsewhere, in a cave with a relatively large size, four girls were gathered and seemed to be discussing what they would do next.

The four people were Stella, Lilith, Chloe, and Levina. It took them a long time to calm down.

After a moment of silence, Chloe opened her voice. "It would be better if we could meet with Pour, but .. Meeting Miss Olivia doesn't sound bad either."

"I thought the same thing. But, how is it? "

Thats problem. Chloe can't think of any solution now.

Lilith stared at the ground for some time, and finally raised her head as she intended to propose an idea.

"Do you have any clue as to what they'll do if they get caught up in this situation? "

'They' in question were Noelle and everyone who wasn't there with the four of them.

Forget about the others, the majority of the people in the group would definitely follow Noelle and Norman's opinion.

If you include three more people—Cryll, Kaira, and Rico— as a suggestion, then they must have reached a conclusion.

They don't know that Noelle, Norman, and Cryll have been trapped and separated from everyone, but the four of them will move based on the possibility of what those people will do.

"Mhmm .. I still don't know .. Mr. always has a strange way of determining direction … "

Various memories of Noelle begin to flood Chloe's head. He immediately shook his head to erase those sudden memories, then looked at everyone.

"But .. If it was Mr. .. I'm sure that Mr. would not have left everyone here. So ... Sir might be looking for all of us. Right now, Master must also be looking for a way to find Miss Olivia."

"Wait a minute, Chloe. You just said it, do you think that Noelle will be separated from Olivia? "

"Ehh? Ms. Brackas told me. .. Before we were all transferred, Brackas saw Mr. who was pushing Miss Olivia away. Therefore, the two of them must have been moved to a different place."

"After you say it .. You are right .. I also saw it before … "

By the time the teleportation magic circle appeared, Brackas had briefly connected with Noelle for a time that could truly be said to be 'once'. As a result, he gets a vision of Noelle that pushes Olivia away from him.

It was the same for Stella who was at the scene. It was just that, he was too focused on himself that he did not have time to reach any conclusion.

"Then ... Where do Iza– I mean Noelle go? "

Chloe blinked her eyes a few times at Lilith who almost mispronounced Noelle's name. A look of confusion was clearly visible on his face.

"You often mispronounce the name of Sir. You call it Iza, but .. Who is it? "

"I want to ask you the same question, too" Stella said.

Lilit instantly widened her eyes. He was completely unaware of the mistakes he always made. I don't know when he'll call Noelle by the name of Izaya.

He could call the other students' names normally, but somehow it was only Noelle whom he called by her past name. It was strange because Lilith had never experienced this before.

Since Chloe and Stella asked about who Iza was, then that meant Noelle never told them about reincarnation. At least Lilith could breathe with relief. However, even if Noelle told them about reincarnation, she would still agree with that. Lilith wanted to support whatever decision was made by all her former students who were now of the same age as her.

His face was stiff, and an awkward smile instantly filled his expression. "Umm .. Can we get through that conversation? I want to get out of here. What would Noelle do if she was trapped? "

He blatantly diverts the conversation, and leaves Stella and Chloe confused for a moment, but they don't discuss it anymore, and begin to think about what path Noelle will take in this situation.

But the answer seems to come from another direction.

"Bottom."

It was Levina, who had a sleepy expression on her face. He rubbed his eyes for a moment, before finally staring at everyone with a flat face.

" … Down? How do you know that? "

Different from before, Levina who was before them had a flat face with empty eyes and extremely pale skin. Even Chloe herself doubted that it was the same Levina she had spoken to before.

Chloe could not say anything, she felt the pressure exerted by Levina, even though it was actually very vague.

"Underwater Dungeon, 'Memory Castle', an imaginary region created by 'He Who Loves Fairy Tales and the Past'. There's 150 floors, and won't have access to exit after entering."

" …… Who are you? "

Even Stella who did not know Levina was aware that the little boy in front of her was not the real Levina.

Chloe began to prepare with a small knife in her hand, and Stella was also on standby with a throwing knife she could remove at any time.

Both of them were ready to attack, but Levina did not even move her expression. He just kept silent, before grief finally took over his face.

Tears began to pool, and the little lips trembled together with both of his clenched hands.

"W-what happened to him?! "

The three of them were completely confused with Levina. It was as if the little girl could change her personality once in a while.

Levina with a trembling body walked over to Chloe, and directly hugged her legs.

She began gluing her tear-stained face to Chloe's semi-long black skirt.

(I-cute! )

Chloe was tempted to watch it longer, but her conscience and concern for Levina prevented the intention from coming true.

Chloe immediately crouched down and hugged Levina tightly. "Why are you crying? "

Sobbing, Levina replied, "Don't know … "

The answer is, of course, confusing. Chloe doesn't know her point, but she pretends to understand it and tries to calm Levina down somehow.

Eventually, Levina stopped crying. His eyes became even more moist, and his lips were still trembling. For now, the three tried to make Levina smile back, and somehow succeeded.

Afterwards, they all agreed to go deeper, following the instructions Levina(?) gave preceding.

However, in the end, what greeted them was only a dead end.

Not a literal dead end, but the only road they could cross was blocked by a very strong iron guardrail like a holding cell.

"Since there's a guardrail here, should we assume that someone else has come? "

Stella carefully made a conclusion based on what she saw, and immediately got a question from Lilith. "If so ... Why did they put a barrier here? "

Only one answer they could think of, and it was immediately delivered by Chloe who had peeked into the other side of the cell.

"Maybe to prevent us from meeting them."

Stella and Lilith tilted their heads in confusion, then looked at each other. Both of them understood what Chloe was saying, but they still didn't know who 'they' Chloe meant.

That's natural, because their detection capabilities aren't that good. So, the only way to find out is to look at it directly.

With Levina being carried by Lilith, the two of them slowly walked up to Chloe to see what was behind the cell.

Result, awful. Their eyes widened, and their facial skin became increasingly pale.

The place where they were standing, the flat ground blocked by the iron cell, was right at the end of the cliff. What was on the other side of the cell was a very large cave. And even though the place they stood was relatively bright, strangely there was absolutely no light filling the cave.

At first their eyes had trouble receiving what information they had just seen, but their eyes had both immediately adapted, so that both of them could clearly see what was there.

A black blob, shaped like a strange creature with a very abstract appearance. Their bodies change shape, like a liquid trying to get a new shape.

It wouldn't be so surprising if the numbers were only one or two, but there were more than their estimates. Dozens, or perhaps hundreds of the same beings were there, gathered together without making any sound, as if the traps were active on their own without anyone else noticing.

Stella and Lilith retreated slowly, and Lilith also helped to close Levina's eyes preventing her from seeing the apparition.

"Must be .. That much .. There is no way we can pass … "

Stella trembled trying to get away, but it was in vain. His legs were limp, and he painstakingly supported his own body by leaning against a nearby wall.

The reason for that, of course, is obvious. This was the only path he could cross, and he knew very well that his abilities would not be so useful against the group of semi-fluid entities.

Stella's abilities were almost completely centered on her archery and supporting magic abilities, so she realized that she was not very useful in this situation. Meanwhile, Lilith also only had a small amount of fighting strength, she was the most vulnerable right now. But, Lilith tried to hide her fear, and tried to be tough.

Lilith turned to Chloe, and anxiously asked, "Do you have a solution for this? "

Chloe without making small talk nodded. "It doesn't matter if I can bring out my full strength, but .. I only have one tube of Master's blood, so I can't get perfect reinforcement."

One tube of Noelle's blood owned by Chloe only has a capacity of about 100 milliliters. While Chloe herself needs about four to seven tubes so that she can bring out her full potential as an Abyss Clanman.

He drained a lot of Noelle's blood in the previous Eisen assault incident, and he didn't have time to report to Noelle for a refill. So only one tube is left now.

"That could be, but .. There's another problem."

The problem is, Chloe has a contract with Noelle. He would gain significant reinforcement if he drank Noelle's blood, but it caused him to be unable to receive a great strengthening from the blood of others.

If Chloe wanted to gain the equivalent of drinking Noelle's blood, then she would probably make Lilith's body dry up.

And of course, Lilith didn't want that either.

Lilith who had explained the situation was inevitably running out of sense.

However, it didn't last long.

With a slightly awkward face, Chloe said, "Actually I have another idea, but … "

"Quick say! " push Stella while holding onto Chloe's shoulder.

"I-it .. I see there's a way out there. So ... If we can break through, then maybe we can get out quickly."

"So .. The problem is in 'how do we do it', yes … "

"Unn."

Chloe nodded. Stella and Lilith instantly fell silent while thinking of various possible solutions that could be used.

As a result, one idea came out.

"Chloe .. Your power is to control shadows, right? Is it affected by how dense the shadow is? "

"Eh? Un, sure. It's too dark in there, so .. I can barely control the shadow that might be there."

"Then ... Lilith, can you use light magic? "

The sudden mention of her name left Lilith in shock for a moment, but she immediately regained her composure and answered Stella. "I can."

The answer is as Stella had guessed. Actually, Stella did not need to ask, because she already knew what Lilith's ability in magic was like. Lilith's ability in practicum was striking at the academy, so inevitably Stella would have heard about it.

"That's great, then .. I have one plan, do you want to follow it? "

" … Just explain your plan."

Stella's lips curved into a wide smile, while both her eyes narrowed sharply.

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"Well, as I explained earlier. Lilith will cast light magic on my arrows, then I will fire it at the stalactites that are there. After that, Chloe immediately used your shadow teleportation ability to move to one of the shadows there. As long as the light magic is still on, you should immediately eliminate all enemies in the path."

It was a plan that was quite easy to understand, and execute. Even if Chloe can't use her full strength, she should still be able to do everything Stella asks.

Chloe and Lilith nodded, and Stella began to prepare her bow.

The position of the horses he had prepared, and feel the light magic start to run by Lilith. The tip of his arrow instantly emitted a dazzling light, the intensity of the light was enough to illuminate almost all the vast parts of the cave.

Stella shot her arrows straight through the gap that formed in the bars, which then directly stuck into the nearby stalactites.

A dazzling light began to spread from the center of the cave, filling every part of the cave with an extremely bright light.

The brighter the light, the more dense the shadow. "Now! " cream Stella.

Chloe then immediately moved from where she stood, towards the shadows formed under the feet of the strange creatures.

Brackas also suddenly appeared, and became a support for him.

All the shadows there began to move, like a puddle of calm water being pelted with stones.

A second later, a black spear of considerable size appeared, piercing the bodies of all the strange creatures that were there.

"It's time! "

Stella used reinforcement on her leg, and directly kicked the cell. The iron bars that were blocking were instantly shattered, and Stella along with Lilith who was carrying Levina instantly jumped down, running down the path that Chloe created.

However, it is clear that things will not go well.

The strange creatures began to move, as if the prick from Chloe's shadow spear wasn't enough to stop them.

Their ink-like bodies began to approach, and controlled the tentacles growing on their backs to attack. However, a shadow wall suddenly appeared and blocked the movement of the creatures.

"Come here! " said Chloe while running towards a small hallway at the end of the view.

Stella and Lilith immediately ran after her, but always got various obstacles from the creatures.

Fortunately, the light magic that Lilith cast was still active, so Chloe could cast even more shadows.

(I heard Chloe doesn't have much mana, but .. How could she cast so many of these shadows? Is this not magic? )

Even as the question flashed through Stella's head, Chloe's controlled shadow continuously created protection and attacked all of the strange creatures.

And just as he was intent on creating another attack, he noticed it. The shadow's fading. That fact made Chloe immediately wake up and look at the arrow that Stella fired at the previous stalactite.

The arrow was still attached, but the light that was covering it started to dissipate.

"! Hurry along! "

Even though Chloe urged them to move faster, it was not an easy thing to do that. It might not be a problem for Stella, but Lilith's condition right now holding Levina would obviously be difficult.

"Uhh–"

Chloe groaned for a moment, before finally using a dagger to inflict wounds on the blood vessels in her own hands.

Her face distorted as she endured the pain, but it did not last long as Chloe had slightly eased the pain.

The blood flowed very fast, and the red liquid slowly formed a dense network, making it look like a spider web.

With the net, Chloe immediately catches Lilith with Levina, who she then pulls with all her might so that the two men are immediately drawn towards Chloe.

Not stopping there, Chloe also immediately exerted her strength to throw Lilith with Levina towards the exit that was in sight.

Both of them were thrown and safely landed, while Chloe slightly fell down due to such great momentum.

"Lookie! "

Stella yelled at him from the front, and gave the end of a very strong thread to him. The thread she had just made at the expense of a few strands of her hair, coupled with the roots of the trees around, made her engage like a rope.

Chloe caught the tip of the 'rope', and immediately held it very firmly. And that way, Stella immediately pulled it, making Chloe instantly carried to the exit, while the light that illuminated the cave disappeared.

"Ahaha .. Thank goodness we had time … "

Stella breathed tiredly as her body lay on the ground. He spread out his arms while looking at Lilith and Levina. Both of them were fine, that fact was enough to calm him down.

"Now ... We made it out .. We just need to find a way to go deeper … "

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"Alright, Rico. Which way are we going next? "

In a room filled with dozens of doors, Kaira opened her voice with a smile as she stared around.

There's only a door. Doors everywhere, filled his eyes.

Rico is also seen standing next to him, with a metal stick in his left hand, and a revolver in his right.

"I think we should get in that door."

With his wand, Rico pointed at one of the doors. His expression was firm, unlike his usual self. He also seems confident in his choice.

"And you think? Why do we have to go in that door? "

Still displaying her smile, Kaira asked. However, Rico only answered him with a small nod, before finally saying a few words.

"That's because .. The door looks cool! That's the only reason! Just look! The door looks different than all the doors! The answer is clear! "

"ahaha! I knew you'd say that! I agree with you! Let's go in now! "

With a smile on their faces, the two immediately entered the door, only to discover that it was a room full of venomous bees.

The two of them then came out with faces and bodies filled with sting marks.

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