178 Accursed Land (1/2)

Woof! Woof!

*Jiggle Jiggle*

With the order in place, Sheila and Raksha, the adult grey fierce wolf, immediately launched themselves straight toward the countless giant ants in front of them. Kuu, the Giant Slime, also started to enlarge itself to the point that it almost touches the cave's ceiling to defend their back against a surprise attack from the Giant Ant on the outside. Among the three, Kuu has the highest vitality, even higher than Sheila's. So, it is no brainer for her to leave Kuu at the back to protect their rear.

It has been a week since then. During the seven days, Sheila had been spending most of her time in reality by entertaining herself with her hobbies. Of course, she also didn't forget to use the other half of her time to train in the Trial Tower for the quest. In essence, Sheila considered balance in mind so that she won't break apart if she ended up pushing herself too much.

Her current level is 37. It seemed all that hard grinding she had done so far is not a total waste at all. From her observation thus far, she concluded that the Giant Ant Queen is the Boss for this floor. And if she managed to clear this floor by killing the Giant Ant Queen, she had a feeling that she will level up by then.

Without looking back, Sheila charges forward with a blazing red sword in her hand. The sword had somehow turned out like this mostly because of her skill, Swordsmanship. It wasn't just her level that increased during the hard grinding, some of her most-used skills, also follow along with it.

”Infernal Sword Technique — Hell Slash!...just kidding~ it's just a normal slash.”

Though she called it 'normal slash,' the outcome of it is that the small number of Giant Ants approximately close to her was all split into two. The Giant Ant's exoskeleton is very tough and can even deflect a bullet from her Magic Gun, yet here and now, it was killed just like that with a swing of her sword. Of course, if Sheila had spent more mana into her bullet, the power from that single bullet should be enough to shatter their exoskeleton to pieces. However, she didn't do so.

For a specific reason, she now wanted to practice more on her sword technique than just finishing them off with the magic gun. To Sheila, specialized in one aspect is not enough for her. She might be greedy, but for the sake of keeping her loves one safe from harm, she needs to be more than that. In fact, if she's going to be a leader of her organization, she has to be powerful. She needs to become extremely powerful, so powerful that it will bring fear to others and enough to overwhelm them that they have to think twice before making a move on her and those close to her.

Sheila may or may not have been influenced too much by her hobbies. Nevertheless, it isn't wrong to be prepared in advance for the worst-case scenario.

With a howl, Raksha dives straight into the group of immobilized Giant Ants before shredding them all to pieces with its sharp claw. Afterward, Raksha immediately moved on to another giant ant close to it and bit it in the neck. While Raksha is tearing them apart like a crazed wolf, Sheila is also having the time of her life practicing her sword skill on the giant ants. There was also a time when the two decided to partners up to cover themselves while Kuu is busy fighting against the agitated giant ants from the outside. But at the end of it, Sheila and her tamed monsters are just too strong for normal giant ants to handle.

If both of them, Raksha and Kuu didn't evolve the day before, they would have a bit of a problem against that many giant ants. It was very recently that she found out that she can leave her tamed monsters in the Trial Tower once she had summoned them before leaving. If she hadn't forgotten about Raksha, she would not have known about this. One can even say, finding fortune within misfortunate.

When she's relaxing outside the Trial Tower, two of her tamed monsters were left behind to grind level by themselves. It didn't take long for both of them to reached level 30 and evolved. Sheila was actually quite surprised at the time when she found out that Kuu also evolved, following Raksha's footsteps. As its level increased, the only thing different for Kuu is it's getting bigger and bigger, the higher the level. And finally, a miracle happens once it reached level 30 and evolved to Giant Slime, it also gained a few useful skills.

”Yes, I can feel it. I'm sure of it now that by the time I clear this floor, I'll level up.”

Woof! Woof!

”Yes, yes. You also did a good job there, Raksha.”

Sheila spoke while patting the head of the adult grey wolf in front of her. Though she wants to do this some more, she has to move forward, or it will be a hassle if the queen gave birth more than she can possibly handle. If it is a wide-open space, she would not have any trouble fighting against an army or two, but that's not the case here.

Although the inside of the cave looks spacious for the giant ants to move around without any trouble, it is not wide enough for her trump card. For now, she has a feeling that she can take care of the queen and the soldiers protecting it, but if she gives it time, it might not be the same. With that thought in mind, Sheila stopped patting Raksha and went to collect the loot scattered on the ground before diving deeper into the cave, followed by a small blob and an adult wolf.

***

Room 7, Second Floor, Public Apartment.

”Are you sure you want it at this price?”

Sara asked. Honestly, she didn't need to ask as she understood that the man in front of him is very desperate in selling the cursed land. After reading his background information, she judged the man to be unlucky.

After graduating from college, the man soon found a decent job and though it took a while, he found his soul mate right after. And a few years later, both of them finally decided to tie the knot. Life has been very good to him up until then. But one day, he was browsing through the internet and came across a single ad. At that time, he was looking for a house, but his budget is nowhere enough to get him a dream house.

But at that time, the single ad he came across to, it feels like a light shining in a dark sky. Just as he was about to give in and find a cheap apartment, the ad came, which showed him a mansion and its surrounding land is up for sale. Believing that nothing is wrong from the way the client spoke, the man ended up buying it all.

For the first few days, everything is fine. And just as they thought of having a kid in their new house, both of them suddenly felt abnormal ill at once. Thanks to his strong will, the man managed to call on an ambulance just before both of them lose unconscious. Later on, he woke up and found out the truth from a doctor about the mansion and its surrounding land. It was then that he learned the world could also be cruel sometimes. Without any other choice, the man ended up putting the land back on sale.