The exploration of the southern continent finally begins.
My wife and children remain on the island. Only a few members of the team can come with me. There are nineteen of us, including myself, Taki, Kiaris, Benare, and fifteen others.
We have all carefully prepared for today. The average level, except for me, is 50,000, which is a respectable strength even against the ancient demon king from another continent, but we still can’t help but feel a little uneasy about the southern continent.
We left our ship anchored in the high seas and are sailing towards the coast in small boats. On the beach, many adventurers are disembarking from their boats one by one.
“I see some familiar faces. They are all well-known adventurers.
“We are not the only ones who are eager to do this.”
We are at the northern edge of the southern continent. Besides the Rurik, there are over thirty ships anchored on the high seas.
They all belong to people who have come to the southern continent for one reason or another. When we reach the beach, I give some instructions.
“Store everything you don’t need. Carry only the essentials. If you get lost, send a message to everyone.
The team leaders start passing out the messages. All except the fifteen team leaders are the best of the best, also known as the “Hell Patrol Team.
We have all written suicide notes, just in case, even though we don’t plan to die. It’s just a precaution. Suddenly, a scream is heard in the distance. There seems to be a monster on the beach. We run towards the sound.
“Is that a monster?”
It’s a giant with four arms and a single eye that appears to be at least ten meters tall. The monster is crushing adventurers with its hands. It seems to be some kind of troll. Before I can decide whether to intervene, two adventurers move.
“I’ll kill it with a single blow,” says the man in the kimono.
“Ha, I’ll take his head,” says the long-haired man in impressive armor as he cuts off the giant’s head with his scythe.
It was almost simultaneous. It seemed very slow to me, but apparently it was an extremely fast attack. The scythe-wielding man licked the blood from his face as he said, “Don’t steal my prey, samurai.
“I have no complaints. If you wrote his name, then you should apologize. But as you can see, this monster has no name.”
the samurai replies. The two men stare at each other.
“These two are famous adventurers. One of them is Chiba, who uses a strange sword technique from the Far West. The other is Spike Stars, a member of the Sixth Holy Knights of Kristnadum.
Kristnadum is a land famous for its twelve heroes.
The Sixth Holy Knight, formed by these heroes, is a knightly order that also engages in adventuring activities and is highly respected both within and outside the country.
The Fourth Order of Holy Knights, who once warned us, is also a member of the Twelve Holy Knights. Suddenly, I realize that I’ve been paying too much attention to the samurai.
Chiba… where have I heard that name before?
“Well, it’s time to go. If you’re the team leader, you should lead,” Kiaris scolds.
I hurry to join my comrades.
****
The southern continent was a hellish place, far beyond imagination.
There were monsters everywhere that were impossible to defeat if you were below level 10, and their abilities were extremely annoying. However, there were also great rewards for defeating them.
“Bena, look out behind you! The two-headed wolf’s fire is coming!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll block it.”
Bena turned his staff into a stick and blocked the two-headed wolf’s fire. At that moment, Kiaris killed it with his sword.
Although he still screamed in a strange way, it was a habit that seemed incurable. It was a unique personality that I liked.
Currently, we are conquering the ruins where lava flows. It’s near the beach where we first disembarked.
It is said that other expedition members are also challenging the ruins in various places. However, they are also facing great difficulties due to the unusually strong strength of the enemies. We have already conquered two ruins, so we seem to be one step ahead.
I killed the lava spiders with my sword. The threads they spit out are tough and heat-resistant. The artifacts and materials that can be obtained are very valuable.
The expedition’s budget was in bad shape due to the development of the island and the expedition itself, but it seems that we will soon be in the black.
“Attention, I will use paralyzing smoke. So refrain from breathing.”
Takigi tapped the test tube on the ground, releasing paralyzing smoke. The smoke dissipated with the breeze from below and disappeared in less than a minute.
But it had a great effect. The monsters slowed down, and some of them couldn’t move. Once they reach that point, all that’s left is to clean up.
“We don’t have time to rest. It’s a miracle no one has died.”
“It is true that everyone needs a break at this point. As group leaders, we must make a decision after evaluating the situation.”
Kiaris looked at me with eyes that said: “You are the leader, so decide.”
We are conquering the ruins, but our mission is to explore the areas near the landing site and build a base. We are like a vanguard, and we must prepare to join the main team in a month.
However, we have already finished building the base and made maps of the nearby areas. We also have enough food and water for several weeks, so we have nothing to do.
I would like to go further into the continent, but the group members stop me, so I only move around the nearby areas. Although I said it was a hellish place, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Everything was shrouded in mystery, and I was curious.
“Leader, I found an artifact!”
Takigi came out of a room and called to me.
In the room, there were countless boxes made of stone. When we opened them, they were filled with artifacts we had never seen before.
There was a jar with eyes that I had seen recently. It was an artifact that could keep flowers alive for over a year.
Although it is a relatively common rare artifact, it sells for a large amount of money just because it was made in the South.
“This seems to be a large artifact.”
“Let me see.”
A group member with evaluation skills handed me a heart-shaped object. It was a poisonous purple color and as hard as metal, but surprisingly light.
It is said that you can double the amount of experience you gain just by having it. The downside is that it only works on one person at a time, but it is undoubtedly an amazing item.
We also found items that temporarily turn you into a werewolf and items that give you complete immunity to poison.
“Yo, ahhhh!” One of the party members shouted.
I turned to see a spy from the Sixth Holy Order and the Knights of Spike holding a blood-stained scythe.
