He did not say anything harsh. Instead, with the calm composure of an old god, he symbolically patted the Wizard Tower at his waist.
The two people approaching immediately stopped approaching. They seemed to have forgotten that he still had a level-seven Wizard Tower.
They seemed to recall how, when they had first encountered him, he had stood against everyone's attacks without budging in the slightest.
Everyone's expressions became uncertain.
At that moment, a team emerged from the other end of the passage. They were also from the three great academies, though they were an independent noble team. The group was in an especially sorry state, and there were fewer than ten of them.
The moment the ten people entered, they relaxed. Some even sat directly on the ground, their faces blank with shock.
But they also saw the number of people present and the situation in the chamber. They fell silent; it seemed everyone had suffered heavy losses.
Dole had no desire to pay them any attention. Since he needed to conduct experiments, he deliberately moved away from the others. Yuno and the other women followed Dole, and the four of them occupied the innermost passage.
At this point, Dole was already wholeheartedly studying the monster's physiological traits—its tough skin, bodily structure, and so on.
He seemed to feel that he had discovered something. The substances making up this creature did not seem ordinary; they were unlike those of normal lifeforms.
After examining it beneath a microscope, he discovered that the creature's fundamental components, its minute cell bodies, were completely different from those of humans and Magic Beasts.
The most basic substances composing this creature contained a great deal of crystalline material, which appeared to be the pure elemental silicon of alchemy.
All lifeforms on the main plane could