Chapter 101 101 – Surprise in the Oasis

“Wow, the ultimate Milf!” Raymund chirped like a kid who got a lot of candy. He didn’t expect to be so happy to see another character.

The red-haired woman opened her eyes. “Elise? Why you are here…. Oh, stupid question. Of course, you participate in this tournament.”

“How are you?” Elise smiled. “I…”

“How are you, my ass!” Olga cut Elise’s words in annoyance. “Do you know how panicked me and the others were when you disappeared!? Why don’t you say goodbye, huh!?”

Elise didn’t know what to do with those questions, but then Olga hugged her.

“Aah, I missed you, girl.” The waffle seller rubbed the back of Elise’s head. Before the female warrior hugged back, Olga had already let go of her embrace. “Well, we’ll talk about it later. I have to get past that damn thing. I need the money to grow my waffle business. Hey, since you left, my stall has become a success…. Why am I talking at length? Please, don’t bother me anymore, Elise.”

The female warrior took a few steps back and raised her hand. Olga closed her eyes again. Veins appeared on the red-haired woman’s neck and hands a few seconds later.

When she opened her eyes, Olga ran fast, jumped over the heads of the adventurers, and stuck her fingers into the wall. She then started climbing, leaving tiny holes with those fingers..

“Use Olga’s holes to climb up, Elise!” Raymund gave instructions.

Elise rushed to the wall, but it was too late. Someone else had used it, and a scuffle was already taking place over the little holes at the bottom of the wall.

“Shit, we have to think of another way.” Raymund snorted, starting to sound frustrated. “We can’t wait for them to climb up, or you’ll be left behind…” The god paused for a moment. “Hey, Elise, can you go to the far right of the wall?”

Even though she didn’t know her master’s purpose, Elise complied. Once, at the very end of the wall, she met a man with smooth brown hair and a white shirt. There is the text ‘official’ on the shirt. However, that wasn’t what caught Elise’s attention. Any tournament must have people to take care of it.

There was a gap at the end of the wall that separated it from the cliff.

“Errrr…. If I pass through this place, will I be disqualified?” Elise grimaced, unsure of the question that came from her master.

The official smiled. “Of course not. You’ve practically crossed the wall, right?”

Elise checked the bottom of the gap. It turned out that there was still a wall there, but only twenty inches high. It would be almost effortless to jump over it.

“The organizer of that tournament has a great sense of humor!” Raymund laughed hard. “They like to prank people. I’m curious about the other participants’ responses when they find out about this!”

Although still hesitating, Elise moved towards the gap. However, before really going through with it, she delivered another question from her master. “Err…. Can I use my pets in this tournament?”

“The regulations specifically state that pets are a tool for participants.” The official explained. “The Kozlovs wanted to see the participants’ creativity in going through the obstacles.”

Mona, who was still perched on Elise’s shoulder, barked.

“I see. Thanks.” Elise then passed through the gap. She had a bit of a hard time doing it because her boobs and buttocks were getting in the way, but it wasn’t a big deal. Within seconds, Elise was on a different side of the giant wall.

Yua, sliding down with her claws, was almost speechless when she saw that Elise had run away from the wall. The female warrior is now in the first place.

“She passed through the gap on the side of the wall,” Raymund explained in a mischievous tone. “Turns out it’s not against the rules.”

“Really, sir?” The kunoichi snorted. “You told Elise, but not me?”

“Hey, hey, did I hear your jealousy, Yua?” Raymund chuckled. “When you climbed up, I only just found out about the gap.”

“What the fuck!?” Renee, who was already at the top of the wall, cursed. “Is that Elise!? How can she climb that fast!?”

***

Followed by a floating crystal ball, Elise continued to run on the barren plain. She had already met several officials who had told her that the next stage was still a long way off.

The female warrior then passed through the palm trees. And as soon as she got out of there, she stopped with her chin down to the max.

“You must pass through this lake, and you must not use a detour.” A female official explained, then pointed up. “Remember, you are being watched by these crystal balls.”

“Oh, my.” Raymund was also amazed at what was in front of Elise. “Honestly, it looks terrible…. And it’s disgusting too.”

A few feet in front of Elise, there was a large lake with giant pink tentacles. The tentacles twitched wildly and appeared to be covered in shiny slime.

“Well, try to approach those things, Elise. Observe carefully. Maybe there’s a loophole or something you can use.” Raymund gave the command again.

Elise gulped but kept to her master’s words. She walked to the lake with such careful steps.

Seeing the official’s smile, Elise felt the hairs on her neck stand up. However, she kept walking until she was only five feet from the shore.

“Prepare your weapons, Elise!” Raymund shouted.

Just as Elise drew her sword from her back, a single tentacle moved swiftly towards her. The female warrior managed to dodge, but another tentacle entangled her body.

Holding back the urge to scream, Elise stabbed at the tentacle that lifted her high. Red blood dripped from that thing, but it had no effect. Elise was thrown hard. Her body hit one of the palm trees until it shattered.

“Are you all right, Elise?” The god asked.

Elise got up with a slight grimace. “I’m okay, sir.”

“Ah, I forgot to warn you.” The official came to the female warrior while widening her smile. “These tentacles get more aggressive the more you hurt them.”

“I see. It’s getting more and more interesting.” Instead of being annoyed, Raymund’s tone grew even more enthusiastic. “Again, we have to think of a way out, Elise.”