The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 196: "Abigor the Gargouille"

"─Isn't it a lot? Are there more coming from the forest than the town?"

"I don't know about that. But it seems like there are more than earlier, at least. Maybe it's some event where weak ones keep increasing in numbers gradually?"

From the way she spoke, it seems like during the first wave, Lyra was protecting Hugelcup.

The number of angels flying in from above is clearly greater than the first wave. Honestly, whether a few more come or not won't change the outcome, and dealing with them won't yield much experience for me and for Ubel. As of now, even if we obtain drop items, it's uncertain whether we can effectively utilize them, making it somewhat of a waste of time.

If possible, I'd like to lead them somewhere and pass the problem on to other players, but unfortunately, there are no players around here.

The fact that the party we killed earlier hasn't respawned in the vicinity means, for some reason, they teleported from the town without resting and attacked again. Whether they'll reappear or not is unknown.

"─It's still strange. No doubt about it. Those angels are irregular. There doesn't seem to be any other towns or dungeons under attack. At least, there's no information on social media."

I thought she was sleeping while standing with her eyes closed, but it seems she was checking social media. Lyra seemed to have received a similar education as mine in general after all. Even if she was absent-minded, she wouldn't expose a foolish expression.

"So, only this forest is under attack? ─Certainly, Rifure was attacked earlier than here, but now there doesn't seem to be any other place under attack. What's going on?"

"Rare-chan, did you do something? Like, did you do something noticeable during the previous attack?"

"Even if I did, well, I didn't see it, so I can't say anything. But probably, Blanc must have done something without holding back. There are many players there, and if they're being attacked because of something they did, it should have been a topic on social media too."

"Yeah, well, that's true. Is there anything else noticeable..."

No, there was something else noticeable.

"─It's the birth of the Evil King Lyra, announced to the entire world. Maybe those angels were ordered by their boss after hearing that?"

"Hey, stop with that wording; it's making my back itch."

Is the [Wicked Hand] stirring? If this hand also increases in number with added skills, it might be possible. (T/N: it could also be 'Evil Hand')

But for now, let's focus on the angels.

The angels are probably minions of a greater angel, and no matter how many we kill, they should resurrect automatically over time. Even if we exterminate them here, it won't affect the event, but if the original second wave is delayed because of this, it could be troublesome.

No, it doesn't really matter. Whether the intervals of angel attacks are slightly off or not, other players won't notice.

"If they sent angels after hearing that announcement, it's certain that the Archangel's faction has [Divine Wisdom]. Coming here means they heard the information about the Tore Forest with [Divine Wisdom], so, in other words, it either possesses at least the Archbishop-class [Divine Wisdom], or it has minions who do."

"If there's something like a floating object called the Sky Castle that can move freely, they might come this far. Especially with the Symbol Tower over here."

What Lyra is calling a Symbol Tower is probably the World Tree. It does stand out.

"But even if they're said to dominate the Sky Castle, is there a possibility that they can't move freely?"