Chapter 138

The Saintess and the Black Wolf

With the black wolf as her guide, Saintess Alka followed it obediently .

She wondered how it had come to this, but she couldn’t think of an answer .

However, since she had always dove into dungeons by herself, she didn’t find it so bad being guided in the dungeon . She even felt like she’d become a tamer .

[Mu? … Was there a wall here?]

Correction, they were lost .

However, the wolf said something outrageous in the next instant .

[… Destroy it? Kun kun… yep, I can . ] [1]

“Eh—you can destroy it?”

[I can . I, am strong . Even if I, destroy it, it’s fine . ]

For destroying a dungeon’s wall, the saintess felt it was a very out-of-the-norm monster .

However, inside [Treaty]’s effect, the saintess knew that dungeon walls somehow mended themselves at a ridiculous speed . To the extent that they would repair after just 0 . 1 seconds even if it was completely destroyed . She had even gotten herself caught inside of a wall, dying . Getting crushed was painful .

“No, it’s alright . Let’s search for a path . ”

[Okay . ]

The black wolf retraced its path . Trying to follow it, the saintess suddenly heard the sound of something moving fast .

“—!”

She tilted her neck to the side, inclining it on reflex . Immediately after that, an arrow cut through the space her head had just been at .

Then a pain followed . An arrow hiding in the shadow of the first one managed to strike her in the shoulder .

A sniper . Moreover, an advanced one . Looking in the direction the arrows came from, she saw a golem with two bows equipped in both of its hands . No, ‘both of its hands’ was a bit off . Why? Because it had four hands and four feet . A hand extended from its back, re-nocking the bow with arrows .

However, the black wolf preyed on it immediately . It never released the next two arrows .

“Ku–, golems… no choice . ■■, ■■■■■■■■—[Healing] . ”

She forcibly pulled the arrow out . There was flesh still attached to the arrowhead due to [Spines] on it, but she didn’t pay it any attention . Since it was somewhat numbed, she gouged out some more of the wound, rubbing antidote into it as she placed recovery magic on herself . The magical power’s healing of her wound she had gouged out was compensated for, recovering .

The black wolf returned .

[Oi, it shot, my follower, so I ate it, was that bad?]

“… No, you saved me . ”

[Hmm, good then . Let’s go . ]

The black wolf resumed walking as if nothing had happened .

… The saintess once again followed behind it . Unexpectedly, she realized that she was being defended .

It wasn’t too big of a deal . She was simply shot by a variation species of golem . That’s all .

It was a monster that used a large amount of poison, as well as a monster that used a bow and arrows . It was even a monster that had four arms and legs .

However, if the wolf didn’t deal with the golem before she was hit with another poisoned arrow, it might have been too late for her to cope with it .

[Mu . ]

The wolf flicked its tail… four arrows dropped to the ground .

The saintess noticed the new attack as well . However, she hadn’t realized the number was doubled . There were two of that variation species this time… they were variation species, but there were several of the same kind… maybe it was a new species? If so, she’d name these hecaton golems or something . [1]

[What do, you want?]

“… I’ll defeat them . ”

The saintess retrieved her battle hammer from her [Storage] . They were still golems . Even if they were variation species, their basis shouldn’t have changed .

The wold didn’t interfere this time… it didn’t attack the saintess from behind either .

She quickly put an end to the golems and went back to the black wolf .

[Then, let’s go?]

“… Yeah . ”

The saintess had always dove into dungeons by herself . She had also died alone, and captured them alone . It would have been a different story if she had comrades that could be revived, but unfortunately, she hadn’t met someone like that so far . Even if she searched for someone like that, they likely didn’t exist…

And so, this was her first time being defended .

It was surprising that the one who should have been her enemy—the wolf—was the one doing it, though .

… She felt a thump in her chest .

The antivenom she’d taken a while before might have been a little slow in circulating around .

[Mu? This is also, a wall… Destroy it?]

“No, I have [Mapping], so let’s look for another way . Destroying it is a last-resort measure . ”

[Really? Well, okay… Follow me, close . You, are weak, after all . ]

“… Right . Fufufu . ”

The saintess obediently followed the black wolf closely, who was searching for a path .

This was also the first time she walked onto the battlefield behind someone .

Even when she asked for a guide, the saintess walked in the lead . The saintess should defend others, because they had limited lives, because the saintess was the strongest .

But right now, she was being protected by a wolf much stronger than herself .

(I am weak, so I’ll follow . )

The saintess walked through the dungeon with fresh feelings that she had never experienced before .

She even considered spending a little extra time in the dungeon’s capture .