Chapter 197: Fifth Day of Quest; Stairs and Obstacles!

"By all the ships! How much more do we have to climb!!" Magen shouted desperately after having been climbing and climbing stairs for a good while.

This time she did not even use her verbal tic.

"Vremya?"

"Vrem?"

Everyone turned to look at me. I...

Looking upward, I saw that there was still a little more to go...

"Perhaps we should have dinner here? Although there is still a little more, if you want we can rest." I spoke while looking around us.

Now we were in an area of the staircase called a landing. The stairs in this place had a spiral and square design. The staircase was very wide and had broad steps, which made one think that it had been designed to go up and down with cargo and that many people could pass without feeling cramped.

Apart from the stairs, I had detected some rooms in the central area of the staircase spiral with certain kinds of marks and formations.

I could only theorize that they were some kind of spatial points and perhaps they were used as a transportation room in the style of an elevator.

I did not know those marks and in school I had not seen books that contained those formations, nor had they been taught in classes.

I could only theorize that it was a kind of elevator, since they did not contain energy nor any magical fluctuation, only a spatial trait that I could feel.

There was no energy in the entire ship, only the light that emanated from our familiars and from luminous pearls. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The landing of the staircase was between floors. It was more than enough for us to camp.

Although there was dust and debris everywhere, because there was an air current and good ventilation, there was no problem with staying to sleep in this place.

Speaking of sleeping, my eyes did not reach the surface and I could not know what time it was outside. I could only feel the state of Xuexue and the three little kitties. According to the feedback I felt from Xuexue, there was still light outside the cave that entered little through the tunnel dug in the snow.

I would like to go for Xuexue. On the other side of the ship there was a series of caves and I could feel that one led to the surface and was large enough for Xuexue to enter even by jumping. But I did not know where that cave came out. My eyes still did not reach beyond ten kilometers.

Xuexue and the others would have to wait for today. At least I had left them enough food. Besides, my guardian shadow was still with them, although according to Xuexue, somewhat desperate.

"Fine! Let us cook something!!"

"Should we not continue?"

"There is no problem, perhaps we should camp here inside the ship."

"By the way, does anyone know what time it is?" I asked. I had a watch in my bag, but it always confused me. The measurement system in this world was simple, but I was not fully used to it. My brain always wanted to transform the measurements to my metric system and my 24-hour time system.

"Eh, it is the Circle of Extension plus twenty three (four) (two) degrees!" Xifia, Dianeira and Magen spoke at the same time while looking at their pocket watches.

And after speaking they looked at each other.

"I think you are ahead..."

"No! You have the mark behind..."

Each girl had a style of watch with a chain. Magen’s was golden and shiny with a shield symbol. Xifia’s was a little more minimalist, with a dull silver material and had two crossed swords as a shield. Dianeira’s seemed to be made of a very light coffee-colored wood that seemed full of vitality and had a bow engraved as a shield.

Each watch with its thin chain had its own air of luxury, but without losing nobility.

But it seemed that it was not yet exact. Each girl had a different time with a few minutes of difference...

But if we left aside the small minutes, it was around five twenty in the afternoon. It did not surprise me that, according to Xuexue, barely any light entered through the snow tunnel, if the sun was already beginning to set.

"I think we will camp here... But it is better to continue. When we reach our goal we can have dinner there and prepare a camp to spend the night."

After making a decision, we all began to advance again, climbing the stairs. Magen, although a little sad about not being able to eat, had to make an effort to advance quickly and climb soon.

Although climbing two kilometers on stairs was like running twenty kilometers on flat ground, it was not very long with our physical condition.

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"It is blocked..."

"Let me cut it."

After some time we arrived at what seemed to be the last floor according to the end of the staircase. Above us there was still a ceiling and obviously there were still more floors, but the design of this service staircase only reached here.

Around us there was a large hallway with double doors. I could see that there were restaurants with kitchens, personal rooms and other quarters.

But the hallway that led toward other stairs on my route was blocked by what seemed to be a collapse.

Xifia took her sword with both hands and prepared to deliver a Slash attack.

Xifia’s white sword glowed with a milky white light and her aura changed to that of a warrior in calm.

"{Edge at Limit - Day!}"

Xifia brandished her sword like a samurai diagonally from right to left and from top to bottom.

Xifia’s entire body glowed along with her chant until it reached its limit and when she brandished her white sword, a beam of light like a waning moon shot out toward the debris that obstructed the hallway.

Xifia, when she was fighting and put on that serious expression, was very beautiful~

*BOOOM!*

*CRAAKSH!!*

*POOM-PAD-TRACK*

The debris was cut and then knocked down by the energy emanating from Xifia’s sword, while the air expelled by the force swayed her short silver hair.

"Tiks~ Show-off..." Magen at one side crossed her arms and clicked her tongue.

"Ehem~ Ready." Xifia coughed softly to disguise her embarrassment at Magen’s words and broke her pose after her attack, not without first giving an annoyed look to her best friend.

"Good, let us go. Ahead there are other stairs, they take us close to the command center of the ship." Waving my hand, a current of wind expelled the dust and threw it to the ground.

We continued trotting at a moderate speed, passing through hallways and doors.

I was glad to have a trap ability like being able to see space, or this huge place would definitely lose us inside this labyrinth of hallways, doors and stairs.

Although I tried to calculate, how many people could have come in this huge spaceship?

When we were on another floor we ran into another blockage.

"A blockage! This time I will knock it down with my shield...!"

"{Triple Lunar Shot!~}"

At one side, I could see how Dianeira gave a jump to get ahead of me, then she stood firmly sideways with her left foot slightly forward and bent and her right foot behind.

At some point the little white rabbit that was resting in her green hair disappeared and Dianeira was drawing her bow with a bright silver arrow.

When she finished her chant she released the silver arrow and three lights shot out from her bow.

The wind blew her green hair tied with a ribbon in a high ponytail. Her long and stylized white neck could be seen in its entirety with her hair tied.

The expression on her face was serious, with her dark green eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Dianeira’s beautiful emerald green eyes shone with a clear and pure light like a pair of tender tree leaves.

*Swish-Swish-Swish*

*Cruks!!!*

*POOOM!!!*

"Dian!" Magen placed her hands on her waist and posed angrily, shouting at Dianeira.

"HA! Slow~" Dianeira obviously mocked.

Afterwards, Dianeira turned to look at me and gave me a look while raising an eyebrow and with a smug smile.

And Dianeira’s attractiveness ended...

"Let us go..." I gave Dianeira the white eyes and pointed to keep advancing.

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"Another blockage! Fine, let me have this one..."

"{Judgment}"

A magical formation of dark purple and black color appeared in the air in front of the debris that blocked the hallway and an almost solid black energy sphere came out of the magical formation.

*TROCK*

"Kara? AAAHHH!!! {Divine Mantle!}!"

*BOOOOM!!!!!*

The black energy meteor impacted against the debris and a great weight was felt shaking the ground.

Magen barely reacted and raised her shield to launch the white energy shell to protect us from the shockwave.

Turning to look at my left side, Kara was with her usual poker expression, but with her left hand raised holding her twisted black wooden staff, pointing it forward.

Since I was close to Kara, I could see her white and delicate face hidden in her black hood. The wind barely moved her dark robe and traces of black energy like gases surrounded her body.

Kara’s beautiful sapphire blue eyes were tinged with a black light color. She also had a beauty wrapped in shadows and darkness.

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Ahead there was one last obstacle on the route I had chosen. This time Magen could demonstrate her power and show off...

"{Charge...}" A low voice, barely perceptible, was heard behind me.

Then a current of wind blew my clothes from behind forward and I had to hold and arrange my hair with my hand.

*PUUUUM*

*BOOM!!!*

After arranging my hair behind my ears, I waved my hand to push away the dust that had risen from a heavy blow that also made the ground tremble.

Among the knocked-down debris was a plump girl about one meter eighty tall. She had long, thick white horns coming out of her forehead.

A cow tail swayed behind her along with her black and white hair that moved with the wind.

Her beautiful hazel eyes showed vertical pill-shaped pupils and her pink lips had a slight, barely perceptible smile.

In her hands, this tall and large minotaur girl held a large two-handed hammer. Her beautiful face was slightly flushed and had an expression between shy and wild.

"Tikshna? Yooo!!!" Magen let out a complaint shout.