49 Chapter 49: Fire
"That must be the boss room. What are those patterns..." I muttered to myself
"Hey John, we got company." Said, Serena as she pointed over at the angry-looking dogs which had jumped out of the fire pole
There were around 20 poles which were lit up and a dog came out of each one, meaning there were around 20 dogs
"Anyone have any dog food?" I asked as i cast Glacies and formed 8 Ice spikes around me
"I think, we're the dog food" Said Ariel as she began to gather air in front of her
The dogs started to growl as they slowly approached us.
"h.e.l.l hounds..." Muttered Serena
I wonder where her monster knowledge comes from... Probably her master?
The dogs wore an intimidating evil expression as they continued to approach us. Their jaws looked big and heavy, getting bitten by that thing would probably be bad.
Light and heat radiated from the inside of their mouth straight to their chest as they all simultaneously charged at us, as they barked with rage.
"John, should we start flying up?" Asked Serena
"Eh? Why?" I asked as I stomped the the ground with my right foot
From where my foot landed, ice spikes began to rise and spread forwards towards the h.e.l.l hound. They were around 10 meters away from us, and the Ice spike spread and grew faster than i expected. The momentum from the dash dragged most of them straight into the spike.
The spikes pierced their bodies as they drove right into them.
As i kept my right foot implanted on the ground and continued supplying energy to the spike, the Ice continued to spread until eventually it pierced and engulfed all the remaining h.e.l.l hounds
I took a deep breath and let it out as i watched my breath turn into a cloud similar to fog. The entire room's temperature had completely changed.
"J-John... Are you sure this wasn't overkill? It's cold..." Asked Serena as she s.h.i.+vered
"Y-Yeah... That... That took a lot more magic than i expected." I said as i sat down on the ground
"Well done, john!" Said Ariel
They weren't even surprised!?
"T-Thanks" I replied
As i went down
The fatigue from using all that magic power caught up and i began panting heavily. I watched each breath turn into a small fog. The room must have been really cold for this to have happened.
Why did i think it would be a good idea to use my own power instead of the magic stones on my gloves?
"John, are you alright? Do you need a break?" Asked Ariel as she cast ignis and began to heat up the ice around my leg
"I'm good, that attack just took more out of me than i expected." I said
"G.o.d, when are you going to stop being so reckless?" Asked Serena as she did the same
"Hehe... Thank you." I replied
"That wasn't a compliment!" Said Serena
With their help my leg unfroze and i laid on the ground for a few seconds.
I stared at the ceiling as i muttered "I wonder if you're having fun watching us... Enjoy the show, while you can..."
"Who are you talking to?" asked Serena
"Just who ever is responsible for what's happening to us." I replied
"So you don't think it's a coincidence either?" Asked Ariel
"Coincidence? Us getting shut in the dungeon with no option to retreat, only to be able to move forward... I doubt it's a coincidence. Even rose said it was unusual when we were taken straight to the 10th floor" I said
"You have a point. Everything feels wrong about this. We haven't fallen into any traps it's the dungeon itself that won't let us return."
"Well... That's fine isn't it?" I asked as i got up
A smile was formed on the faces of the two girls who understood what i meant.
"It's simple If it's going to keep us in here. Then We're going to end it."
Rather than thinking negative thoughts, we should be as optimistic as we can.
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Since the ice was formed using my power, it was easy to open up a path inside. 90% of the hall all the way to the door was covered in ice spikes thanks to me. So unless we made a path, we wouldn't be able to reach the door
I could have gotten rid of the ice on my leg, but that wasn't only due to magic, it was due to how cold my magic was. Meaning if i wanted to unfreeze it, i wouldn't be able to do it by just removing my magic power from that area.
I would have to heat it up as Ariel and Serena did.
"Are you sure, we won't need to collect the magic stones?" Asked Ariel
"h.e.l.l hounds are C rank individually but B-rank when they travel in packs. John also said we don't have enough s.p.a.ce and it's a waste of energy to look for small stones inside of all this ice." Replied Serena
"You're right..." Said Ariel
After a while longer, we finally reached the door.
"These patterns, I'm guessing he's on a totally different level compared to the other bosses we've faced. It would have been more frightening if he wasn't the element i'm strongest against." I said
"Don't drop your guard even if it's a weaker element." Said Ariel
"Understood, is everyone ready?" I asked
They both nodded i opened the door and we walked inside