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Chapter 49: Trust

We headed to the Black Mountain.

After arriving at the foot of the Black Mountain by carriage, we climbed up.

The Black Mountain, a vast area, approximately a hundred kilometers in diameter, is connected by a group of mountains.

According to history, this was where a Demon King, who posed a threat to the entire continent, was born. Eventually, he was defeated by a hero, and the Black Mountain was thoroughly cleansed of high-level monsters. Since then, it has been swept every three years, making it only a D-ranked magic district for eight hundred years.

And the hero who defeated the Demon King was the first king of the Dolge Kingdom, and his hero teammates are the ancestors of the current three major duke families.

The reason the Dolge Kingdom established its capital near the Black Mountain was to keep future generations vigilant and maintain constant vigilance against the Black Mountain.

Because of this, the nobles of the Dolge Kingdom also valued martial prowess.

Those with strong abilities would be respected.

—As I was idly thinking about these random things, Laphae spoke up.

"Night, you said we're going around the Black Mountain, but where exactly are we going? We're not going to the center of the Black Mountain, are we?"

"Of course that's impossible. We'll just go around the outer layers, experience some adventurer life by fighting monsters, and then go back."

Indeed, unlike monsters born in dungeons, monsters born in magic districts start at LV.0.

However, in magic districts, monsters of any level can be born, not just the low-level ones like slimes.

"Monsters like Earth Dragons and Sky Dragons, even if they're only LV.0, are incredibly powerful creatures just based on their latent abilities, and they're not uncommon in the formidable magic districts.

And precisely because the Black Mountain, as a D-ranked magic district, regularly spawns high-level monsters like Earth Dragons.

However, there's a pattern to the monsters in the Black Mountain: the more powerful the monster, the closer its spawn location is to the central area.

So, as long as we stay in the outer periphery, there's no danger.

Moreover, even if we encounter an Earth Dragon, there's no need to worry too much with me (Yue) around. Although Earth Dragons are naturally powerful with their latent abilities, they're not stronger than that assassin in the dungeon, so there's no problem for me (Yue) who has already leveled up comprehensively.

In fact, it wouldn't be bad to encounter some powerful Earth Dragons.

After all, I want to have a powerful monster pet.

Hmm, both of me want to.

I (Night) don't even have one yet, and I (Yue) still need nine more before all of the slot is filled, so encountering some powerful monsters wouldn't be bad.

—Although that's what I'm thinking, is this scene really not a mistake?!!

As expected, adventurers don't have a good ending.

I'm sorry, I was wrong. If there's still a chance in the future, I will never expect such things again, and I will definitely not play any adventurer games again.

If there's still a chance in the future.

"Did you guys hear anything?"

My (Yue) question marked the beginning of everything.

While we were leisurely climbing the mountain, searching for monsters and playing around, suddenly, I (Yue) heard a strange noise in my ears, and a feeling of unease rose in my heart.

"No?"

"Onee-sama, did you hear anything?"

Except for me (Yue), no one else heard it, and I (Night) didn't hear it either.

This may be due to differences in Attribute values; my (Yue) senses are more sensitive.

And in the end, there were already strange things happening. Since we set foot on this mountain, the monsters have disappeared.

At this moment, the four of us had already reached the center of the mountain forest, but we hadn't seen a single monster from start to finish, as if all the monsters on this mountain peak—all fled to other peaks of the Black Mountain.

Thinking of this, I didn't plan to ignore this feeling of unease.

"Let's stop here for today, and let's go home immediately."

"Huh? Why? Onee-sama, let's play a little longer."

Yuki seemed to be addicted, swinging the diamond sword in her right hand up and down, acting spoiled.

To this, I (Yue) was just firm: "If you want to play, come back tomorrow. Anyway, let's go home today. I have a bad feeling."

My intuition was right.

But—

It was too late.

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble

The mountains suddenly emitted a mournful groan that made my ears feel deafened.

Instinctively, the four of us closed our eyes, dropped our equipment, covered our ears with our hands, and grimaced in pain.

We should have been more alert earlier.

If we could have noticed something wrong a little earlier, maybe we could have escaped the impending disaster?

But, in the end, who could have expected such a change in the Black Mountain, which had remained unchanged for eight hundred years, the moment we set foot on it for the first time?

So, it was all too late.

The ground of the mountain peak beneath our feet suddenly cracked open, and then, in the blink of an eye, it split into pieces and collapsed downward.

—There was no time to evade at all, and the four of us fell together towards the bottom.

"Ahhhh, onee-sama!!!"

Xue'er's terrified cry suddenly reached my (Yue) ears amidst the roaring of the mountain collapse, where nothing else could be heard. I struggled to lift my head while falling, and then I saw Xue'er's figure.

As we traversed through the dark mountains, the four of us imitated the adventure teams we had seen on television, maintaining a certain distance from each other as we progressed.

Leading the way was me (Yue), followed by Xue'er in the middle, and then walking together were me (Night) and Laphae.

So, at this moment, the four of us falling through the air were also divided into three groups.

I (Yue) was falling alone on one side, Laphae and me (Night) were falling about ten meters away from me (Yue), and Xue'er was falling right in the middle between me (Yue) and me (Night).

In the sudden turn of events, Xue'er was clearly frightened. The Diamond Sword was long gone, and she was falling amidst a chaotic dance of boulders and debris.

She would die.

If thing continues on like this, Xue'er would die.

No, not just Xue'er, all of us would die.

Below was an abyss, deep and unfathomable, and we were plummeting into it as if into a bottomless pit.

Undoubtedly.

Once we hit the ground, everyone, all of us, would die.

Laphae, just within arm's reach of me (Night), also stared wide-eyed in terror, realizing the gravity of the situation. She took out a jade stone from her pocket.

It was a teleportation stone.

Yes, this was the only means of escaping the danger now.

As Laphae cried out, she reached out her hand towards me (Night), the teleportation stone between her fingers.

"Hurry! Take it! Channel your magic!"

Laphae wanted to give me (Night) the teleportation stone to get me out of danger.

Only me (Yue) and Laphae had teleportation stones, but unfortunately, I (Yue) was separated from the others by a distance, making it impossible for me to pass the stone to anyone else, while Laphae could.

—She chose to give it to me (Night).

In that instant, I (Night) raised my head and locked eyes with me (Yue), calculating the distance and our falling speeds.

At this moment, under the intense pressure exerted by the atmosphere on our bodies, I couldn't control the use of magic, but if it was a simple impact spell, then it could still be used.

—It was enough.

With this thought in mind, I (Night) raised my right hand and grabbed Laphae's wrist, channeling all my magic power in an instant.

Instead of taking the teleportation stone, I exerted all my strength, all my might, and threw Laphae forcefully downward.

At the same time!

Me (Yue), also with full magical strength, tilted my body and laid flat in the air, extending my right hand towards Xue'er's body—towards the upward diagonal direction.

"Cyclone Technique!!!"

A tornado formed, then instantly exploded!!

Me (Yue) quickly moved away from the falling impact under the recoil force of the hurricane shockwave, while at the same time, Xue'er's body was pushed towards me (Yue)'s opposite side, directly towards where me (Night) was.

"Night—!!!"

Boom—!!!

It was the sound of Laphae's body colliding head-on with me (Yue) and being tightly held by me (Yue).

"Onee-sama—!!!"

Boom—!!!

It was the sound of Xue'er's body colliding head-on with me (Night) and being tightly embraced by me (Night).

Both of them shouted anxiously and fearfully.

But at this moment, I ignored them all.

Though we were the same soul, the same will, at this moment, I (Yue) still locked eyes with me (Night).

Though we were the same person, at this moment, I (Yue) still spoke to me (Night) with determination:

"I'm leaving it to you."

Though we were the same person, at this moment, I (Night) still nodded to me (Yue) and replied:

"Yeah, leave it to me."

Without any hesitation.

Without any delay.

I (Yue) activated the teleportation stones of Laphae and me (Yue) in an instant with magic.

"Night!!!!"

"Onee-sama!!!!"

The fearful and desperate shouts of Laphae and Xue'er couldn't stop the spatial teleportation.

In an instant, the figures of Laphae and me (Yue) disappeared.

I (Night) pressed Xue'er's head against my chest, looking down, then, with determination in her trembling voice, I whispered to Xue'er's ear:

"It's okay, Xue'er, onee-sama is right here."

"Don't worry, Xue'er, with onee-sama here, I'll always be by your side."

I stared firmly at the ground below, which was finally visible and getting closer, holding Xue'er tightly and speaking softly.

"Believe in me, Xue'er. onee-sama won't let your life end in a place like this."

Boom—!!!