I Leveled up from Being a Parasite, But I May Have Grown Too Much - Chapter 99 [ Unholywoods Exploration Party]

ED/PF : akshaythedon

Kyo~Kyo~kyo~

Kachi kachi kachi.

VWOOOOOO.

Mysterious sounds, unclear whether it came from a whine or an evil cry like sound, emanate from various places in the forest.

Just like the atmosphere when I investigated the basement of the ruined mansion, the atmosphere seems to be very gloomy.

Why is it so terrifying to battle against an undead?

.Well, theyre undead, after all.

But the current me will not get easily confused by that.

Since this is the second time I’m experiencing such an atmosphere, I wont easily lose to the things that inhabit this place thanks to the previous event in academy.

By the way, this place is eerie, right?

Suu’s saying so while looking around restlessly.

Naturally, this is the habitat of those zombies, after all. So, you have never come to this place, Suu?

Never

How about you, Jackrosa?

I have. Thats why Im alright. Hide behind me if youre feeling scared

No, thats wa~y too pitiful, or rather its a matter of pride

While saying so, Suu and I shrewdly follow Jackrosa.

Utility is more important than pride.

Come to think of it Jackrosa, Im curious about what kind of training you do in this kind of place

Because this place is calm and quite

Quiet?

It seems like there are a few strange roars here and there to me.

Well, it certainly is far more quieter than the city.

Though its still noon, the inside of the forest is dim, and I can neither see far away nor can I know what’s hidden behind the mist. A while after walking in such surroundings- Naturally, theres no road, and we encountered places where the roots and the branch of the trees entwine together to stop our path or form a maze-like passage similar to that in a labyrinth.

We advance for a while in the same manner, but soon enough, we stop walking.

The passage before us is blocked by trees.

Are, its not here?

I could enter via this place when I came here before

Jackrosa is peeking through the gap between the entwined trees while tilting his head.

He kept looking and then muttered I see.

It seems the passage changed after my previous visit, since we were able to advance via this road before

The passage changes after some time? This dungeon sure is a troublesome one

Doesnt that mean that the map is also useless?

Nevertheless, it seems that we have no choice but to take a great detour, but theres no doubt that we will definitely get lost inside the maze due to this one change in the wall.

Though we can just go back, it would end up as a killjoy if we were to take a U-turn here. I want us to somehow bypass this wall. I get this feeling that the way ahead will become simpler if we manage to pass through this point.

Suu and Jackrosa are glancing around to search for a different road.

And then, at that time.

Thats right, theres no need to take a U-turn. I have a way to make us advance through this blocked path

I take out a hatchet almost at the same time as the two stopped moving.

Its one of the items that I acquired for an adventure.

The trees in this place are hard as hell, and normal hatchets wont work on them. Moreover, itll be dreadful if we were to be caught by those thickets, leaves, and ivies. It feels like being cut with a sharp tool. Previously, I had wasted one of my spears to test that

Well, just look at me, Jackrosa. My forte includes weeding grasses and cutting trees

I wield my hatchet while saying so.

At the same time, I invoke the following skills: Terrain Adaptation : Forest,Lumber Processing,Farming Tool Mastery, and Plant Suicide AttackIm casting farmer and lumberjack skills using both of my hands.

Im using farmer and lumberjack classes since those two jobs have skills that specialize in fighting against plants. Thus, I can use it for a battle against a tree or a grass.

Moreover, I know where I have to aim my hatchet thanks to JudgementPlant.

Take this!

When I swing my hatchet while using the combination of the above skills, it made a nice, crisp sound as it cut through branches and trees.

Moreover, we were neither entangled by the leaves nor was the blade chipped.

Yosh, everything turned alright.

I break through the wall and create enough space for someone to enter.

I could connect this passage to inner passage.

Amazing, EijiEven dungeons arent your match

Suu expresses his admiration while clapping my shoulder.

Sure enough, at this rate, even the dungeon will lose its face.

Or rather, can I even do this? It feels like breaking the wall of dungeon is foul play, but Oh, whatever. Lets just advance forward.

But, in order to not cause extreme environmental damage, lets not overdo this and only use this just in case I need a shortcut like this scenario.

It’s also exhausting on my magical power.

Yosh, lets go. This way, we can advance through the same way as in Jackrosa’s memory

Jackrosa nods with the lips of his mouth slightly turned up.

Thus, we continue to advance even further.

Its dark

As he said, the dungeon sure is dark inside.

Its not as dark as in the night, yet its still noon outside.

I heard that this kind of darkness is a natural characteristic of this dungeon.

Advancing further in this condition is rather taxing, right? Lets turn on the light

Suu takes out the lamp and activates it using magic.

The lamp is shining brightly But, for some reason, only the lamp shines brightly, and the surroundings are still shrouded in darkness.

Its as if theres a curtain

The light couldn’t illuminate the surroundings. It is as if it’s being devoured by the darkness.

Even when the three of us try to see each other’s face, we were unable to do so unless we remain close to each other within a certain distance.

What shall we do? This is a dangerous situation

We might end up crashing against the plants if we continue as it is. How do we advance in this kind of situation, Jackrossan?

When we cast our gazes at Jackrosa, he tilts his head.

Thats strange

Eh?

It was brighter when I came here for the first time. It wasnt like this before

EH?

EH?

Suu and I exchange glances after hearing Jackrosa’s words.

Though both of us didnt say anything, we could understand from his expression the emotion, again?

.Sorry

Ah, no no no, were not putting the blame on you But, what shall we do then? Its not like its a different place, right?

That’s for sure. I remember the route we just passed before, after all

Uhn, what does that mean?

It seems that Jackrosa has memorized the general structure of the labyrinth, but there are some different places.

Could it be that the dungeon can evolve too?

Itll be extremely troublesome if that were to be true.

Or else, it means something happened recently in Unholywoods.

At any rate, we are in deep trouble. Just walking in this kind of darkness itself is already quite dangerous

The lamp is useless, and not even our shadows can be seen. As expected of one of the six wonders

We bring our faces as close as possible to the lamp to think about a countermeasure for this kind of situation.

When I look up The face I saw with the lamp below is too scary!

.Ah, thats right.

If, for example, we are close enough, well be able to see the surroundings, right?

Yes. As long as its this close

Suu’s hand is moving to measure the distance between us.

Thats plenty enough, then. Ill be the vanguard, so please follow right behind me

Is that true, Eiji?

Ah. I recall that I have a skill that allows me to see in the darkness. Maybe, I ca I can see through this darkness now

Night Vision skill of theMiner class.

Its a skill to see in the darkness, but it is quite handy in this place where the light from a lamp is useless.

When I invoke the skill, I can see a white forest similar to the one we passed by so far in my field of vision.

It seems we have no more problems to advance forward. Lets go. Follow right behind me

Thus, we dive deeper into the dungeon.

Ah, be careful, theres a snapped branch near your right hand!

Since therell be stumped roots along the way, please move while sliding your feet carefully. We will advance while confirming the current status of the roots below us

I keep giving such advice while we continue to advance through the forest.

It became bright

I heard Jackrosa’s voice.

When I cancel my skill and watch Ooh, its true.

But when I turn around, that place is covered in darkness.

Though it is only one part of the forest, it seems that it is strangely wrapped in darkness.

We managed to overcome the darkness for now, but

Yeah, its quite troublesome

Somehow, it feels as if it’s not easy to stroll through this forest.

But, I feel that it’s more interesting to move forward in such conditions.

Lets continue to push forward at this pace!