Chapter 87

The wicked guild master Act and the hero Lawrence.

They came to the most difficult dungeon, the Seven Hells, to obtain the hero's treasure.

The moment they opened the door to the Seven Hells, a fierce heat wave hit them.

"Kah...! Haa... haa... d, did I die? Did I die...?"

"You're still alive, Viul."

Viul, who had returned to human form, was lying on his back.

"R, Luna... What happened to me?"

"You were hit directly by the heat wave from the Seven Hells, and most of your body melted."

"That's right... Then why am I still alive?"

"Thanks to the guild master."

The mage Eli, still holding his staff, said.

Thanks to the barrier he had set up, the heroes remained calm even in the heat wave.

"At the moment Viul was about to vanish, I used my unique time acceleration to take a sample of your cells."

"Luna revived you from those cells."

Luna's ability to completely repair the body from a single cell was extraordinary.

But even more extraordinary was Act's courage to dive into the heat wave without regard for his own safety.

"Guild master... You even risked your life to save me..."

"Don't get the wrong idea. It's just that it would be inconvenient to move without you."

"Sniff... I'm so happy..."

Viul, with tears in his eyes.

But Urgar sighed and said,

"Shouldn't you be a bit angrier? If the guild master had stopped you, you wouldn't have been on the verge of death."

"Huh! That's right! That's terrible, Guild master!"

"It's your fault for not listening to my warning."

Act had tried to stop Viul from touching the door, but Viul ignored him and opened it.

"B-but..."

"Come on, Viul! You're alive now! That's what matters!"

Lawrence patted Viul on the shoulder.

"Don't just stand there. Let's go."

"Fei... You could at least show a little concern for my body... Han..."

With a dejected look, Viul followed behind.

"Don't be down, Viul."

The tamer Mido patted her shoulder.

"Guild master, despite his appearance, was worried about you the whole time. He held your hand while you were having nightmares."

Viul remembered... She had a dream of someone gently holding her hand.

"What... Oh, I see! Hehe♡ Guild master... You were worried about me, weren't you?♡"

Viul patted Act's head.

"Viul."

"What is it, Guild master?♡"

"There's lava in front of you. Jump or you'll melt."

"Eh?"

Sizzle...!

"Kyaahhhhhhhhhhh!"

Thud, thud, thud, thud! Viul rolled on the ground.

Luna instantly healed her.

"More! Faster! Tell me next time!"

"It's your fault for forgetting this is a deathtrap and acting so carefree."

"That's... true, but..."

Despite stepping on the lava, she only suffered burns thanks to Eli's defensive magic.

"By the way, this place... It's dangerous. We're completely inside a volcano..."

Lava pools were everywhere.

Just breathing felt like the heat was scorching her lungs.

The fact that a heat wave strong enough to erase the second form of the evil god dragon Viul was constantly generated... gave a sense of how harsh the environment of this dungeon was.

"In such a harsh environment, there's no way any living thing could exist! Let alone monsters!"

Just then,

"Mido. Two o'clock. Five shots."

Act pointed to the lava.

"Got it!"

Mido took out her bow and loaded a magic arrow.

Five arrows flew with one shot.

They pierced the forehead of something that had just emerged from the lava.

"Kyaa! What is that!?"

"Lava Lizard. A lizard-type monster that lives in lava."

The giant lizard sank back into the lava.

"That lizard was swimming freely in such hot lava just now..."

"It has super-resistant scales. It won't melt from this heat."

"Then why did Mido's arrows pierce it?"

Mido said, impressed.

"Guild master is amazing. He not only predicted the timing of the enemy's appearance but also accurately identified the tiny gaps in the scales!"

"Don't get too excited. Urgar. Ten o'clock. Gae Bolg."

Thud! Urgar kicked off the ground and unleashed a powerful spear attack.

Just as numerous Lava Lizards were emerging from the lava, Urgar's spear pierced them perfectly.

"Hmm... Did you see that, the magnificent spear technique of Urgar?"

But everyone's attention was on Act, who had given the command.

"Guild master makes all surprise attacks ineffective! He's amazing!"

"Act is truly incredible!"

"Hey! Praise me, you guys!"

After that, Act continued to give precise instructions to Lawrence and the others.

All surprise attacks by the enemies failed.

He instantly identified the enemies' weaknesses and used the appropriate team members to defeat them.

"Amazing... With Act at the center, the hero party functions like a single organism..."

"Having Act around really makes the battle much easier! I wish he would stay in my party forever!"

Lawrence smiled and instantly killed a lava giant ten times his height.

"Don't be silly. I have my own mission. You must fulfill yours."

"Aye! You're right! I'm sorry! I shouldn't have been so dependent!"

Thanks to Act's precise instructions and route selection, they progressed smoothly through the Seven Hells.

But...

"Um... Act?"

"What is it?"

"It's a complete dead end..."

Before them was an endless lava pool.

No matter how hard they looked, there was no route to the other side.

"Even Act can make mistakes, huh?"

"Shut up. The path is there."

Act pointed to a part of the lava.

"No, no, no, it's completely lava."

"Jump into it."

"Sure!" "Sure!" "Sure!"

"No, no, no, no! Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!"

Before Viul could stop them, the heroes dove into the lava area Act had pointed to.

"What are you doing! The hero party will be wiped out before defeating the demon king!"

"You should jump too."

"No way! No way! I absolutely won't jump in!"

Transforming into the evil god dragon, she leaped up.

"Goodbye! Jyuuwachii!"

"Don't run."

Act activated his unique time manipulation ability.

Viul froze in mid-air.

"No, no, no, no, no! Lava, lava, lava, lava, lava!"

Viul fell headfirst into the lava with a splash.

Act sighed, leaped up, and dove into the lava.

He would have been instantly charred, but he transferred to another location.

"Kyaah!"

Act landed on Viul's head, who had fallen ungracefully on the ground.

They were in an underground space without lava.

"Am... I alive? Why?"

"A transfer magic array was disguised and set up in the lava."

Act got off Viul's head.

The hero party was unharmed.

"Amazing, Guild master! To see through a magic array disguised with such advanced illusion magic!"

Eli looked at Act with sparkling eyes.

The rest of the party members also looked at Act with admiration and trust.

"Explain before jumping... Please, please, please, please, please!"

Viul, with tears in her eyes, shouted.

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