Chapter 26: Breakdown of the Internal Theater
Peaceful times come quickly and leave just as fast.
On this day, the two were engaged in high-intensity combat training near the lava lake. Magic Mind vs. Magic Mind, Body Mind vs. Body Mind. The clashing of Zoa Ele scythes sent brilliant sparks flying, while gorgeous magic circles collided and annihilated each other, dissolving into nothingness.
"Ah! This bastard actually used a sneak attack!!" Body Mind roared in anger while dodging an assault from Magic Mind.
"Who told you that your strength is lacking? You just have to sit there and take the beating," Magic Mind mocked mercilessly, causing Body Mind's hair to stand on end instantly.
The chaotic brawl between the six consciousnesses made life miserable for the local monsters in the Middle Stratum. Since Shirazawa had learned the
Shirazawa had almost reached his breaking point over the last two days. The constant chattering occupied nearly all of his attention; especially Shiro's consciousness bodies—their ability to ramble was simply peerless. If it weren't for the assistance of
Information: (Body Mind, control your wife. She's getting more and more talkative lately.)
Body: (Heh, you have some nerve talking about mine. It's all because of yours. If yours didn't chat with my baby every single day, how would she have ended up like this?)
Magic: (Both of you shut up! We're still in the middle of a fight, don't disturb me! I must win against that smelly woman today and reclaim the dignity we lost!)
Information: (Magic Mind is actually not slacking? My god, is the sun rising from the west?)
Magic: (Little Magic said that if I win today, she'll agree to go on a date with me. Brothers, give me some strength!)
Body: (Holy crap, you guys are moving fast.)
Information: (For the sake of Magic Mind's lifelong happiness, let's give it our all! By the way, is it convenient to disclose the contents of the date?)
Magic: (Hehe, Little Magic promised me that tonight we would... together...)
Body: (Together?)
Information: (Together what? Hurry up and say it!)
Magic: (Hehe, research magic together...)
Information: (Faints!)
Body: (Magic Mind, after we get out of here, don't tell anyone you know us. It's too embarrassing.)
...
Hearing the contents of Magic Mind's date, Shirazawa couldn't help but cover his forehead. However, for the sake of his brother's lifelong happiness, he had to pull himself together and continue the fight.
"Ah—!!"
"Bang! Rumble!"
Boulders tumbled and dust filled the air as the ground shook. Everything eventually returned to silence. After a while, the smoke gradually cleared.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Shiro crawled out from the smoke in a disheveled state; she had lost this round. Although she didn't know what was being discussed in the other internal theater, Shirazawa's side was filled with jubilation.
Magic: (Yahoo~ We won!)
Information: (Magic Mind, brothers could only help you this much.)
Body: (Good luck!)
Magic: (Don't worry, brothers, I'll definitely seal the deal!)
[Proficiency reached. Skill
Magic 2: (Yahoo~ Brothers, I'm here!)
Information: (No way, the 6-person theater has upgraded to an 8-person theater?)
Magic 2: (Then should I go?)
Body: (Since you're already here, stay for a meal before leaving.)
Magic 2: (Hahaha, I won't be polite then. Brothers, let's party together!)
Information: (Sigh...)
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"Shirazawa, where did all the catfish and eels in the Middle Stratum go? I've been looking for half a day and can't find a trace of them."
Shiro stood atop a giant boulder, using her
"Big sister, is there a possibility that those guys have all ended up in your stomach?"
Shirazawa sat on the rock, resting his six legs on another large stone, leisurely crossing his legs. Shiro's eyes widened as she thought it over carefully, realizing that this was indeed a possibility. In other words, the Elroe Guneseven and Elroe Gunerave had been eaten to extinction by them?
"Ah! This is a fact more terrifying than a horror story!!!" Shiro held her face and let out a horrified scream.
"We can only wait for the Small Elroe Gunerush to slowly evolve into Elroe Guneseven. I told you to show some restraint, but you didn't listen. Look at this, it's a total disaster now."
"But, I couldn't help it." Shiro complained in a low voice, then her eyes darted around before leaning closer to Shirazawa's ear. "Hey, Shirazawa, since the tasty things in the labyrinth are all eaten, shouldn't we consider heading outside the labyrinth?"
Shirazawa frowned slightly, pondering for a moment. "Mmm... it's possible, but for the sake of prudence, I think it's better to evolve into an Arachne before we go out to mess around."
If possible, Shirazawa was prepared to stay in the Great Labyrinth until he became a god. There were no training grounds more suitable than the Elroe Great Labyrinth.
"Arachne?" Shiro was slightly taken caught off guard. "No way, how long would that take to evolve? Days without gourmet food are simply hell. I don't care, I want to eat delicious things!"
Shirazawa chuckled softly, "I really can't do anything with you. Fine, let's go to the Upper Stratum first to find the labyrinth exit. If there's danger, we'll just use
"Mhm, Shirazawa, love ya~"
Shiro excitedly pounced into Shirazawa's embrace and gave him a hard kiss on the cheek, then... tore off a large piece of flesh.
"Hey, hey, hey! You're a spider now, a spider! Even with
"Ehehe~" Shiro pecked Shirazawa's lips once more and then dashed away. "Let's go~"
Shirazawa sighed. This girl's personality was really something...
...
"ROAR—"
A tragic dragon's cry echoed throughout the Middle Stratum, followed by a violent trembling of the earth. "What's going on?"
The two who were searching for the path to the Upper Stratum were startled and warily ran toward the source of the loud noise. Soon, they arrived at the origin of the commotion.
"That... that is..." Shirazawa stared at the scene on the ground, dumbfounded, thinking to himself that this was unscientific.
"ROAR! ROAR!!"
Several red giant Wyrms roared to the sky and charged forward.
"Holy crap, are those stupid Wyrms crazy?" Shiro shouted and quickly hid behind Shirazawa, her eyes full of wariness.
The reason she said that was because the target of the Fire Wyrms was the Queen Taratect standing at the peak of the labyrinth. In other words, their mother.
At this moment, the distance between the Fire Wyrms and the Queen Taratect was only a hundred meters. Shiro couldn't believe it—were these Fire Wyrms actually going to fight the Queen Taratect to the death? Were these guys usually this brave?
[Monster]: Elroe Gunesohka
[Level]: 20
[Status]
[HP]: 3701 / 3701
[MP]: 3200 / 3200
[SP]: 3700 / 3700 (3700 / 3700)
[Average Attack Ability]: 3280
[Average Defense Ability]: 3700
[Average Magic Ability]: 2890
[Average Resistance Ability]: 2600
[Average Speed Ability]: 2170
[Skills]: Omitted
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[Queen Taratect: Appraisal Failed]