Extra: Fallen King's Tomb, part 1

"Okay."

Clinton didn't offer any further explanation and quickly caught up with the giant of mist, Pass was also close behind. Despite the considerable weight of his axe, he ran as if it had no effect whatsoever. Like Clinton, he soon caught up with the Fog Giant, who was running with legs several meters long.

The two men, one on the left and one on the right, strode forward and swiftly severed the legs of the giants on their respective sides.

Because he was running, the powerful inertia caused the giant, who had lost both legs, to fall to the ground and be unable to move for a short period of time.

Upon noticing the commotion, Galan and his companions quickened their pace and disappeared into the fog before Clinton and his companion could take down the giant.

"They should be able to do it, right?" Pass said with some worry, watching the three figures disappear into the mist.

"Captain, why don't you... go along too?"

"There's no need for that, after all, they have Brother Galan over there."

Clinton remained remarkably calm. He reasoned that if even Galan couldn't handle the monster, he wouldn't be of much help anyway.

On the other hand, he was still somewhat uneasy about leaving Pass Fog Giant to deal with alone...

Lia followed behind Galan, panting heavily.

Because she was being led by Galan the whole time, even though she couldn't keep up, Galan dragged her a long way.

"Was your physical fitness really this bad? I should have taken you for a run before."

Seeing that Lia was clearly falling behind him, Galan's tone revealed a hint of helplessness.

"Running... no way!"

... Galan... don't mistake us for warriors too...

On the other hand, Lucina, who was trying her best to keep up with Galan but was still struggling, couldn't help but complain.

"Oh oh...:

Seeing that both women had said so, and considering that they had run so far and were being held back by Clinton and Pass, he realized that...

That Fog Giant probably won't be able to catch up.

He wasn't afraid even if the giant caught up; after observing it, he concluded that the giant posed no threat to him.

The only problem on his side was that having Lia with him made his movement extremely difficult.

Galan also stopped, giving them time to rest.

"If you keep running in one direction, won't the monsters run away?"

Having gotten a chance to catch her breath, Lucina brought up the question that had been on her mind while running.

After all, if the other side knew that the group was heading towards it, it would likely change its location, right?

"Probably not. If the other party could move, they definitely wouldn't have reacted so strongly..."

Galan thought for a moment and then gave his reply.

In his view, this monster itself was definitely not very threatening, otherwise it wouldn't have set up so many obstacles to prevent others from finding it.

It should be somewhere around here.

Although there was no concrete evidence, Galan judged from the direction and speed of the surrounding airflow that the terrain where the three of them were now was completely different from before, and they must have been very close to the monster's hiding place.

However, due to the Dense Fog, he could find nothing else besides the cracked stone bricks on the ground and the walls on both sides covered with totems.

It must be here... but why can't I find it?

He searched the area at least three times, but aside from knowing it was a dead end, Galan found nothing else.

Impossible. If it's a blind spot... it's absolutely impossible that they deliberately lured us here.

Although for a fleeting moment Galan had the thought that he might have been fooled, he quickly realized he had overlooked something: in Dungeon like this, it's quite normal to have Hidden Chamber or secret doors, right?

It seems the monster must be hiding in some Hidden Chamber nearby; otherwise, all my previous deductions would be inexplicable.

To prevent himself from triggering any mechanisms, he also had Lucina stand next to Lia, ready to defend herself at any time.

After that, based on his previous experience, he began to explore the surrounding walls and finally pressed a hidden stone onto the totem on a pillar.

The space erupted in a deafening roar, and dust rained down from above.

But then, a large door appeared to split open in the wall next to them.

The moment the door opened, Dense Fog filled the room, and there was no doubt that the monster was inside.

"Going straight in seems a bit unsafe, Lucina. Can you handle that monster at this distance?"

Seeing that there was no view inside the house, Galan was worried that they might have set a trap for him. Since they had already found the other party, it was better to leave it to a professional Mage to handle.

Taking risks is not in his nature.

"Since you've put it that way, I have to give it a try even if I'm not confident."

Seeing Galan's troubled expression, Lucina breathed a sigh of relief.

So far, the other party's performance has been so perfect that it has instilled a sense of fear and unreality in her.

But seeing that the other person was also eating, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

From this perspective, the other party is still just an ordinary human being...

An unprecedentedly thick fog completely obscured the view Hidden Chamber, making it impossible to see what was inside.

In addition, the fog's ability to block [Mana Detection] made it impossible for Lucina to pinpoint the opponent's location.

"Since I can't pinpoint the exact location, I'll just ignore it!" With that thought, raging lightning element immediately gathered on her Staff. Powerful lightning churned the surrounding air, and before Galan could warn her that "using too much force might cause this place to collapse," the unreasonable lightning serpent rampaged outwards, heading straight for the Hidden Chamber. "[Lightning of Destruction Release Magic]!"

The frenzied energy exploded within the Hidden Chamber, causing the entire corridor to shake violently.

A powerful gust of air swept away all the fog in front of them in an instant.

The only difference this time was that the fog did not re-gather after it dissipated.