224 - - Episode 222. Is it useless?

We arrived at the labyrinth's eighty-sixth layer. This layer is characterized by heavy rain that pelted down and thunder that roared everywhere. The labyrinth is unreasonable, isn't it? Before leaving, I told Bell and the others to split up into two groups: one to search the stairs and treasure chests, and the other to be on the lookout for demons. They look so cute as they huddle their heads together and discuss.

I can't tell what they're discussing because of the annoying sound of rain and thunder, but it seems like they're having a good time, so I guess it doesn't matter. After a while, they split into two groups and flew in front of me. It looks like we've been grouped together.

"Beru-tachi, treasure chest!" "Queue!" "......"

Belle said cheerfully, and Rain and Moon joined their voices. ...... Moon's voice is not audible, so maybe.

"Mamoru!""Kukuu!""Mo yasu!"

Tulu, Tamamo, and Flare seem to be on the lookout for demons. At any rate, Flare's firepower won't work against the demons in this layer. ...... but that's okay.

"Okay. Okay. So Bell and the others are going on a search. Tulu and the others stay alert and let us know if any demons are approaching.

I'll be back.

Okay, coo, coo, coo.

The belles happily jumped into the thunderstorm, and the tules surrounded me with full of motivation, yes, it's reassuring.

"Well then, Sylphy, I'm sorry to make you go through all this trouble, but I'm counting on you."

"Yes, I'll go slowly in the direction Yuta wants to go, so make sure to follow his directions."

"Yes, sir."

The wind of Sylphy floats softly around me. And I move toward the thunderstorm at about the same pace I would normally walk. Even though I don't rely on the Great Spirit much, I definitely don't want to be paralyzed by the thunder that travels through the ground. I don't want my heart to stop accidentally, so I guess this is a good place to ask for help. Even if I walk into a thunderstorm, the rain won't come in around me like it did when Sylphy protected me from the blizzard.

"Whoa!"

As I look up, lightning strikes the wind dome and I involuntarily scream. It's just plain scary.

"It's okay. Don't worry, the lightning won't get inside except on the ground.

"Uh-huh. Thank you."

Sylphy is talking to me when I'm scared. The Great Spirit of the Wind says so, so I'm sure we'll be fine. But I'm scared. And when lightning strikes the dome, it discharges from a puddle on the ground, making me even more scared.

By the way, the ground is bare and there is no grass. There are rivers of rain flowing all over the place. In a place like this, it is indeed impossible for normal plants and animals to inhabit.

I try to calm my mind and think serious things in my mind. Yes, I'm starting to calm down!　As I was forcibly convincing my mind, Tulu flew in front of me out of the thunderstorm.

"Goblins are coming from over there!"

"Okay, thanks, Tulu."

Sylphy wisely turns my body in the direction Tulu points. After a short wait, goblins equipped with swords and spears appear. Goblins are adamantite golems in the shape of goblins. But it is irritating to fight a strong enemy in the form of a goblin.

Adamantite is the hardest metal in the world, a metal specialized in hardness, and an unfortunate enemy that nullifies the magic of Bell and his friends with its hardness. Even the heroes are finally defeated by its hardness, wearing out their own weapons.

The heroes lost their own weapons, and they used the weapons of the demons they had defeated to advance. They say that they were able to manage to defeat their enemies because their weapons were made of adamantite.

It is written in the book that the heroes also gave up conquering after the 86th layer, but they defeated small to medium sized monsters in the caves of the 80th to 84th layers and brought back adamantite.

It is natural that we can get adamantite by defeating demons in caves without jumping into thunderstorms. Although it is troublesome to defeat them, it is a very promising mine if you consider it as a never-ending vein of adamantite.

In my case, the hardness of adamantite could be easily cut off before the cheat performance of the pioneering tool. The description of the pioneering tools says that even metals can be cut easily and quickly, and it wasn't a lie. Just as I had done so many times in the first 84 layers, I took out my magic saw and readied it.

The goblin golem has a puzzled look on its face, as if it is surprised that the thunderstorm has cleared up, or that I am floating around. What kind of logic is it that even its expression changes?　As I observe the golem, which does not attack easily, I suddenly think.

"Hey Sylphy, if you break the magic stone, the golem will solidify in the same shape, right?　If we knock it down nicely, won't it have an artistic value like a statue?"

I feel like I have a very good idea, so I ask Sylphy.

"I don't know.　Adamantite is a very rare metal, not as rare as orichalcone, and the size of a goblin alone is worth a considerable amount of money. Who would buy a statue of a goblin for that price?"

"I see. ...... I wouldn't buy it."

"Well, there are all kinds of people in the world, so it might go up in value, why don't you take it down nicely and show it to Marie?"

What do you think?　I don't think that even the most fond of people would buy such an expensive statue of a goblin. A dragon or something like that might be worth it, but a statue of adamantite that big is a bit too expensive to be worth it. There may be people who want it, but I don't think there is anyone who can afford it. Well, it might be a good story, so I'll take one of them home with me.

"Yuta, he's coming!

When I came back to consciousness at the sound of Sylphy's voice, I found that five goblins had jumped on me at once. Unintentionally, I cleave them with my magic saw, cutting off all five goblins in one swift motion. The severed golems are bounced off the wind wall and fall to the ground with a dull thud.

I failed. I cut it in half from the torso when I meant to take it down cleanly. We'll take down the next one cleanly. I want a biped that can easily locate the magic stone. The upper half of the body is still trying to move, so I ask Sylphy to help me to stop it.

"...... Hey Sylphy. The goblin's upper body is bouncing around in the water, is it safe to cut it with the magic saw?"

"...... I wonder how that's going to work?"

Sylphy tilts her head. Maybe it was dangerous to cut the goblin in half?　Were those golems jumping on you and you didn't mind?　I can't believe the magic saw has an insulating function, and now I'm breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Sylphy, I'm sorry, but I have to stop you, can you make the goblin golem float?"

"Yes, I think so. That would be better.　

Sylphy brings the goblin golem to the surface, checks to make sure it is not electrified, and puts a stop to it.

"Sylphie, I'm going to proceed with the plan of not fighting until we have the electricity countermeasure, so could you please raise the altitude for the time being?

"Okay. I'll make sure I'm high enough to avoid being attacked by demons.

If there was no electricity on the ground, I might be able to defeat it, but I can't fight a demon while worrying about that in a place where thunderstorms are continuously falling.

"Yes, please."

Sylphy has raised our altitude, so we are safe for now. I thought I'd have enough time to get to the top, but there's a pitfall I didn't expect. I'm completely useless now.

"Well, we're not going to fight this time. You guys go find the stairs and the treasure chest."

Okay... cooing... no wonder!

Tulu, Tamamo and Flare fly off to explore. It was pointless to split them into two groups.

"So what's Yuta going to do now?"

"Well, I can't think of anything we can do at the moment. I need to think about lightning protection, but I don't know what to do."

They say that pure water does not conduct electricity, but in fact it does slightly. Even if we put up a lightning rod, it would be saturated if there is lightning everywhere. ...... We have to hope that we can find a lightning-resistant magical tool in a treasure chest?

"I'll blow the clouds away?"

"I feel like that would take away from the best part of exploring the labyrinth."

"Yeah?"

Sylphy tilts her head. I know it's a little late for that now that we've got the fire dragon down and all, but having the weather control for the entire labyrinth is beyond easy mode.

I don't want to be hard, but I do want to feel a sense of accomplishment. It's a different world after all, and I should be able to enjoy it the way I want to. First of all, I need to be able to walk on the ground with electric shocks and defeat enemies, so let's try various things for now.

I'm going to try a few things.

Three chests of gold. Seven silver treasure chests. Twelve wooden chests. Belle and her friends have found quite a few treasure chests in their search. It seems that even the heroes did not have time to search for treasure chests in this rain and thunder. The treasure chests were also electrified. It is too strange that there is not a single scorch mark on the wooden treasure chests, even though they were directly hit by lightning.

Since I am afraid to touch the treasure chests directly, I ask Sylphy to float them and discharge the electricity before storing them in the magic bag. Having finished collecting the treasure chests, I decide to check them on the stairs leading down to the 87th layer.

Unfortunately, the golden treasure chest did not contain a magic wand, but I got a magic sword, a magic bag, and a treasure. I'll ask Nomos to check the magic tools later, but I'm lucky to get the magic bag. One of them can be dedicated to Gina and the others, which saves us a lot of trouble.

"I've finished checking the treasure chests, but I'm not going to go any further today, I'm going to do an experiment here and I need everyone's help.

"Experiment?" Cu?""" What are you doing?""" Cue?""" I'll take care of it!""" ......"

"I need your help so I can walk on the ground normally. Please."

The belles nodded in agreement. Flare is nodding, too, which means he didn't understand what I meant when I said I'd take care of it. I'll make sure to tell them that I don't know when I don't know, because I'm afraid I'll have to pay them back later if they take on the job on the spur of the moment.

Bell and the others will help me out, and now the question is whether the lightning countermeasure I've thought of while retrieving the treasure chest will work or not. The possibility of getting electrocuted is very scary. I hope it will be enough to give me an afro. .......