Chapter 714 An Explosive Challenge

Chapter 714 An Explosive Challenge

Arad walked toward the basement and went into the dungeon. The goblins moved out of the way as they saw him walk in. "Our lord!" One of them gasped.

"How are you doing?" Arad asked as he walked between them, heading deeper into the dungeon.

"We're doing well. Nothing is lacking, and everything is abundant. Our numbers have been increasing lately, but Lady Meryem's children dug us larger nests." The goblin replied.

"How about food?"

"Lady Aella has been hunting for us every now and then, but the majority of our food supply is from the mushroom and fungus farms we've built here alongside the Kobolds and Axols." The goblin replied, pointing toward a massive cavern with glowing blue mushrooms and Axols swimming everywhere.

"They've been hard at work all this time." Arad smiled, "This might be a dangerous part of the forest, but even it can't sustain all the monsters of the dungeon." He walked into the large room and squatted down beside the mushrooms.

"Great one?" One of the Axols looked up at Arad, climbing into his hand. The most uptodate novels are published on n0velbjn((.))com

"You've been doing great, thanks to you the dungeon monsters are well-fed." Arad patted the small Axol.

"We eat drops. Don't need hard parts..." The Axol looked back at the mushrooms.

The glowing blue mushrooms looked like any other mushrooms that could be found on the surface. The two differences are that they glow blue and that they are covered with a dew-like lair of oil that Axols feed on. That meant the Axols only needed to eat the oil and they left the meat of the mushroom to the monsters to feed upon.

The goblin approached Arad, "We provide them with water from the spring, clean the farm, and replant the mushrooms. The Axols tend to it and help it grow safely by enchanting the water with their magic. They are like bees to it."

"Aren't there any other kind of mushrooms? I feel like eating only blue ones would get stale after a while." Arad looked at the goblin.

"Lady Aella's hunters help break that for us, so it's not a problem." The goblin replied, "But, there are indeed other types of mushrooms. White, red, green, purple, and even long ones that glow with an even brighter blue color than those."

Arad put the Axol down and stood, "I'll find more of them for you to plant here. I'm sure I spotted some around Rita."

"Please don't bother with us, it's not a priority." The goblin shook his head and Arad patted him. "Don't worry, it'll only take me a few hours at most."

Arad then headed deeper into the dungeon until he reached the Kobold's layer where Kin was recovering. "I see you're doing well," Arad said with a smile as she lifted her head.

"Vlad's blood control damaged a lot of my veins. Human healing magic doesn't work on me that well," She replied, looking at him with glowing golden eyes.

"Vlad is dead now," Arad smiled, "And I came to send you to see Baltos. You can shift into a humanoid form, can't you?"

Gin nodded as her body burst into a pure light. "It's painful, but I can do it," She walked toward him in her usual maid uniform. "But, I doubt I can fly or walk all the way to mountain peak."

Thud! Arad put his hand on her head, "That's why I'm here. See you later," ZON! He teleported her to the Keep.

"Now," Arad stretched, cracking his neck. "Let's check on who this woman posted out in the forest." His eyes flashed purpled as his vision fused with the animals, seeing Selica, Sena's assistant, sitting on a stone right at the edge of the forest.

"Wait...you know?"

"I can see her magic on you. I'm not that stupid," Arad replied. He did indeed think she was a drakaina that posted in his land as a mating call and got excited for a moment, even for how weak the magic seemed. But he immediately noticed that it wasn't the case.

"Then why are you fighting me?" Selica asked with a worried face.

Arad mimicked Selica's stance, throwing a few punches, "I just wanted to see how you fight, efficient movements without any wasted effort." He looked at her, "You can't develop such a fighting style without being always pushed to the edge,"

"Not all of us are as powerful as you or have the regeneration to tank fatal hits. A broken rib should be enough to drop me down." Selica sighed, "I can't risk any damage," She approached him, "Lady Sena wanted me to tell you something. She's coming to visit tomorrow or the day after to discuss something,"

"She could've just come on her own. Why did she send you?" Arad sighed.

"Probably related to why she told me to sit here and release magic," Selica scratched her chin, "I don't know what she's planning, but I don't like it."

"That I can't guess," Arad looked around, "Should I teleport you to her office?"

"No need, I'll go back on my own," Selica stared at him, "But, I didn't expect to be able to stand my ground for even a second."

"I never tried to begin with," Arad replied staring at her.

"How big the gap of strength is? Mind showing me?" She clenched her fist. ^Even if he got faster or stronger, I can guess how his attacks work. Even magic shouldn't pose that much of a...^

Suddenly, Selica found her nose touching Arad's massive chest. He appeared in front of her face before she even realized it. And as quickly as that, her vision turned back.

***

Selica opened her eyes in Sena's office, asleep on a couch as she stared at the ceiling. "Where am I?"

"Arad brought you here," Sena replied, sitting beside her.

"Wait! What did he!" Selica cried.

"Calm down, he did nothing to you. It only took one wave of his magic to knock you out," Sena stared at her, "He didn't even need to hit you to win,"

Selica took a deep breath, "Why did you send me to him?"

"So he can learn how to punch. He trained with swords but not fists." Sena stared at her. "That small encounter with you should get him a bit intrigued in martial arts. Besides the barbaric fist-fighting, that Nina taught him."

"So I'm a training dummy," Selica laid down, exhausted.

"Oh! We have more work to do," Sena smiled, "I already spoke with Arad when he brought you here. We're going with him to the University of the Arts."