Chapter 78

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The invading coldness and the water drops falling on her body woke Kim Yu-Rin up.

It was pitch dark everywhere. The steam of breath escaping her lips were white. It was really cold in here. So, she tried to wrap her body with the Mana Barrier. However, Mana in her body didn’t respond.

Thanks to the puzzlement and the subsequent realisation of the severity of this situation woke her up from the dazed state real fast. At the same time…

"…Kheu-eu."

She heard a low growl out of the blue. Surprised, she quickly turned her head around and saw the Hero Orc. And her heart nearly jumped out of her mouth. He was so close that if she reached out, her hand would touch him.

She forcibly suppressed her wildly beating heart and tried to stand up. It seemed like she must’ve hit something while falling, as her knee joints ached. But figuring out where she was had higher priority than worrying about such pain for now.

So, she looked around.

For a cave she fell into after the ground gave in, this place sure looked… man-made. And for some strange reason, she could not control her Mana at all.

‘Is this because of an isolation barrier?’

With a dead-serious face, Yu-Rin touched the dark wall of the cave. And when her skin came in contact with the wall, a strangely cold sensation crept up all over her body.

"*SFX for a sound someone makes while shivering in cold*"

She couldn’t help but collapse back down while her body trembled from the invading coldness.

And seeing her like this, Kim Sae-Jin let out a quiet sigh. Just what the heck was this bothersome situation, when he was getting sleepy from using up so much of his own Mana?

‘But man, where is this place anyways?’

Only after he activated the Eyes of the Wolf could he check out the interior of the cave better, but still, the end could not be seen at all. There wasn’t even a single beam of light in this perfect darkness.

Feeling frustrated and irritated, he began pressing down on his forehead.

"It’s an isolation barrier magic," said Kim Yu-Rin. "Since there is a high probability that simple collapsing of the ground would not harm the Knights who can use Mana Barriers, it seems like there had been a specialised isolation enchantment placed here beforehand. But a Lich can not lay out such a multi-layered magic spell."

She turned her head to look at the Orc. She wasn’t sure whether he could understand her words or not, but seeing that he was quietly gazing at her made her think that maybe, he could.

"That’s because a Lich lacks any form of reasoning and so it only uses destructive spells. That’s why this was the handiwork of humans for sure."

"…"

The Orc wordlessly nodded his head.

‘Man, this is so damn frustrating.’

The mouth of Kim Sae-Jin the Orc was itching madly right now. The Proficiency for the Vocal Cord Reconstruction had increased so ‘nicely’ that now it was already at B, meaning it was not a problem to talk in this Orc Form. However, for an Orc to talk like a human was… just a bit wrong, was it not? Of course, Kim Yu-Rin did meet a talking Goblin in the past, but still.

"In that case… should we start… walking now?"

Only half sure of the Orc understanding human speech, Kim Yu-Rin gestured with her hand. Then, the Orc really took the lead and began walking deeper into the cave.

"Huh."

She stood there with her mouth hanging loose while staring at the back of the Orc in a daze, before waking up from the stupor to hurriedly follow him.

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