[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 194: Solving (2)

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"Hey, what happened to you guys? "

Seeing the pale faces of Rico and Kaira, Norman inevitably formed a worried expression as he approached the two.

However, the two suddenly raised their heads, and with a puzzled expression looked around him.

The reaction made them look as if they did not understand what was happening. From the looks of it, they seemed to have also erased all those worries.

As soon as Norman approached them, Rico suspiciously asked, "Norman, what happened? "

"Eh … "

Norman's footsteps stopped. He paused for a moment, then looked back, at Noelle and Cryll who were still waiting.

Noelle also had the same question Norman had, so she really wanted to know the answer. Unfortunately, however, it seems that the victim himself does not understand what is really going on.

Noelle turned to Cryll and nodded simultaneously. The two quickly approached Rico and Kaira.

"What happened to you guys? "

I was also curious about that .. Rico intended to interrupt, but immediately canceled his intention as he saw seriousness in the eyes of the three people before him.

He immediately shut up and thought about it, but did not manage to find anything.

"Eh .. I .. Don't remember anything! Tell me, how long have we both been here?! "

As someone with analytical skills, Rico of course realized this oddity in an instant. She immediately asked to be sure, but was immediately startled by Noelle's next answer. Noelle said that she and Kaira had been in this place for about 10 minutes. But, Rico clearly remembered, that he had only been in this place for about three or five minutes!

"Some one erased our memories."

Rico immediately lowered his head and bit his own fingernails in frustration as he tried to find the answer. On the other hand, Kaira also began to understand the situation, and came to think hard.

Noelle who saw it inevitably felt the sensation of deja vu extraordinary. True, what Rico and Kaira have just experienced is identical to what happened to him and everyone while still on the surface!

At that moment, Noelle remembered very clearly that she was looking at something, but that memory instantly disappeared in an instant, followed by everyone's memories of her. What really happened back then? If Noelle could find the answer, then she would find a clue about everything related to the dungeon.

However, he had no other clue. The only clue he has here, is a similar case that happened to Rico and Kaira.

(Suddenly missing message .. )

As Noelle thought, she then remembered something. Noelle turned to Cryll and Norman to receive confirmation from them.

"A little while ago, the two of them were discussing something, right? "

Cryll and Norman also remembered it. What Kaira said at the time was ; "Actually ... What we just found … "

As Rico and Kaira listened to his explanation, the two of them instantly turned grim. Various estimates about their previous situation instantly flowed into their heads.

With a heavy voice, Kaira then interrupted. "Maybe ..Our memory is lost when we have discovered the reality of the person who created this dungeon. But ... Actually I doubt that. I guess ... I'm thinking about another related figure .. Rico, what about you? "

No need for immediate confirmation, Kaira already knew the answer. He and Rico tend to have the same way of thinking, so both can come to the same conclusion in a relatively short time.

Noelle nodded, and turned around, looking at the garden that was covered in gray fog as far as the eye could see.

(What did they find, thus causing their memories of it to instantly disappear? )

Noelle had a slightly wild theory, but she did not bother voicing it, and instead waited until someone else there alluded to it first.

Naturally, Noelle knew that her explanation was related to what she experienced while still on the surface.

Ignoring Norman and Cryll who were still examining Rico and Kaira's situation, Noelle immediately squatted down and tried to find a justification in her theory.

The wild theory says that another figure who became the mastermind behind the formation of this dungeon is someone whose strength exceeds common sense, so as to give a random reaction to everyone.

In silence, Noelle began to connect all the existing points.

It all begins with his journey to an unknown island, with the goal of saving Cryll. After reaching his goal, everyone who participated chose to rest and just went home the next day. However, all of their plans were thwarted due to the forced teleportation that suddenly appeared.

Also, before the teleportation, Noelle clearly felt an awkwardness.

He felt like he had seen, or found something, but in the end forgot everything as if he had never been involved with it.

In this case, Noelle's conclusion was the same as the situation experienced by Rico and Kaira.

The other entity that created the dungeon was the one controlling their memories! This corresponds to the name of His honor that Noelle read on the inscription.

In her mind, Noelle began to recall all the contents she had seen from the inscription; "The white and gold, who became the mysterious ruler in the dreamland, who ruled the path of illusory light and fog. Enjoy all the dishes, and share them with his followers. Who gave the calamity of fear to his enemy."

"The one who likes beautiful stories from fairy tales and the past, as well as 'He' who does not like sadness. 'He' who created an imaginary garden, who showed good memories to everyone, also who showed nightmares to everyone."

All of those sentences explained about the power that this 'being' possessed, be it directly, or even implicitly.

Connecting all the nicknames that exist in the honor name, Noelle finally found one thing that further strengthens his previous theory.

All that is explained in the inscription, has indirectly said that the entity in question has power over one's dreams and past. In this case, more specifically, memory.

This was in line with what she had experienced along with Cryll and Norman before.

Ignoring their appearance in a cave and their escape in a long passageway, everything they experience next is based on what they once imagined, or dreamed of in the past.

Be it a cottage in the fairy tale titled 'The Adventures of Prince Alexander in a Land Full of Oddities', a skeleton army carrying a machine gun, and trapped in a maze that Noelle suspects as a backroom … All of that was included in the thing that the three of them remembered. They had memories of him, which was why this dungeon manifested their past memories and made that a challenge. Or at least that's Noelle's first conclusion.

" … Haha …… "

After coming to a conclusion from connecting all the dots, Noelle could only laugh dryly while looking at Rico and Kaira.

Both of them were still confused, but it seemed like they were still fine since they could use their strength optimally like before.

(If my guess is correct, then this 'person' must be the one who controls this place. If 'She' does have powers related to memory and the past .. I don't think it's surprising that we'll lose our memories immediately after finding some clues, why bother getting rid of our memories? Is that really his power? Or is it even just a basic rule that binds all beings, that beings with lower castes should submit to the one above? )

As soon as Noelle thought about it, she suddenly realized that her head was starting to feel pain, as if she had seen or heard something she shouldn't.

(Ahh .. True my guess .. I must stop thinking about it now .. )

The final conclusion, if one could somehow achieve knowledge of 'them', then the related memories of that entity would be instantly erased from their heads. Noelle still did not know whether this was related to the power of that 'creature', or was a basic rule for all living things. But, it was clear he had retreated one step from the cliff just now.

Actually, it's all a good thing. Noelle could not think of any advantage from knowing existences like 'them'. Existing, knowing about 'them' will only bring about excessive fear and anxiety.

As many people say, 'Discognition is a blessing'.

After organizing her thoughts, Noelle returned to everyone. They for a moment forget about the matter, and discuss to determine what they will do next.

The problem is, there is absolutely no clue to the way out. It was true that they had not explored this place, but all the illusory fog present in this place would only make them stray, which would then cause everyone to be scattered about each other.

In the end, they agreed on one thing. That was to wait until the other group arrived here. It would increase their numbers, and could ease the anxiety of all of them.

(I don't know when we should wait. But ... This is the safest option so far.)

Noelle really did not want to take the risk that would harm her and Olivia. He can only play it safe.

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On the other side ….

Stella vigilantly looked around her as her body hid behind a huge rock. His left hand grasped his bow, and his right hand was ready to shoot that magic-covered arrow at any time.

Not far behind her, Chloe and Lilith carrying Levina can be seen to have similar movements. They were all vigilantly moving from one place to another.

They carefully chose their steps, and looked for a place to hide.

As Stella looked behind the stone, she discovered that the giant figure was still asleep in the middle of a pile of treasures made of gold.

That giant figure was what they had been avoiding all along. They moved very carefully just so as not to wake her up.

What really matters is that the giant sleeps right in the middle of the only path they have. So, they can't just move around.

It may look stupid, but it could be that the giant has very sensitive hearing so it will wake up with a little sound of footsteps. In addition, he may have a fairly strong detection of vibration. It could be seen from how he occasionally opened his eyes, and went back to sleep every time Stella took a step.

After confirming that the giant was still sleeping, Stella looked back, and gave the code to Lilith and Chloe who were behind her.

Chloe, and Lilith, who were with Levina, ran along, making sure not to make any noise with their feet.

Chloe created a foothold from her shadow, so as not to create any sound. Lilith used a barrier that wrapped her legs to ensure that no sound came out.

Fortunately Levina was completely calm and said nothing so far, so their situation was relatively safe.

It was truly a blessing considering a child of Levina's age would definitely cry out loudly when caught in a situation like this.

After quite a long effort, they were all finally close to the intended exit.

However, the only problem, was that the giant had an extremely large body, thus blocking all their way.

At this moment, there was only one way they could think of; that was to pass through that gigantic body by flying or a huge leap.

But, how do you do it? Levina might be able to use her shadow to create a foothold, but it would produce a gurgling sound as her shadow formed.

His voice was indeed small, but there was a distance like this, the giant would definitely hear him right away.

While Lilith or Stella .. They don't even have magic that can do that.

For a moment, Lilith thought of coating Chloe's shadow with her barrier so as not to produce sound. But, the idea was immediately thrown away when a dim light emanated from Levina's small body.

The three of them suddenly looked towards Levina, and found a symbol faintly appearing on her forehead.

Not yet had they had time to question what was happening, they suddenly floated in the air, making the three of them almost let out a small scream sound. Fortunately, they were able to hold their voices from coming out.

Finally, the four of them arrived at the other side of the road blocked by a gigantic body. However, inevitably all three are confused. What the hell is going on?

At that moment, Stella tried to ignore him and attribute Levina's power to what she saw during the Nix Regina raid on Eisen.

(Indeed, this child has a lot of mysteries ... Like .. Why did this child suddenly appear between Noelle and Olivia? )

Stella recalls the explanation Noelle and Olivia gave when they pointed out Levina's whereabouts.

(Also ... What does that have to do with the man who calls himself Nix Regina? )

Shaking her head to restore her focus, Stella then looked around.

It was a large door, its size matched that of a giant body.

From the other side of the door, they could feel quite a strong magic energy radiating from there. Even Stella and Chloe who were not very good at sensing magic were a little surprised because they could clearly sense it.

The three of them stared at each other for a moment, then agreed to check what was behind that door. Then, they walked through the door, and found a pile of golden treasures that hovered up. As if, someone had been stockpiling all of those treasures for a very long time.

The only thing they thought when they saw it was the giant behind the door, which blocked their path earlier.

He must have lived to gather all these treasures, and tried to guard them.

Lilith unhesitatingly walked up to an object that was emitting extremely powerful energy, then looked at the details.

Just in case, she had already left Levina with Chloe, and she had also approached the thing with Stella who was ready to give an attack.

As Lilith took the object to take a closer look, a sentence carved using the ancient Minerva language caught her attention.

Lilith involuntarily read it, and caused a gate to suddenly appear.

" ……… "

Stella immediately pulled Lilit back and prepared to attack, but there was nothing dangerous about the gate. Lilith carefully removed her grip against her arrow, and looked at Lilith.

"What'sthis? "

Lilith anxiously shook her head. "I don't know. But ... Maybe this is the so-called spirit gate."

Lilith had never crossed the spirit gate before, so she didn't really know. But he could understand his characteristics based on the explanation Norman and Kaira had given.

The two of them stared at each other in silence, then switched to Chloe who was still hugging Levina vigilantly.

Chloe felt their gazes, and nodded. "It's very faint, but I can feel my connection with Master starting to re-form. Brackas, do you feel it too? "

Brackas suddenly emerged from his shadow, and nodded lightly, making sure that his voice did not come out. After which, he actually came out, and stood guard behind everyone.

"Let's go in."

After calming Levina down, Chloe came forward, and touched the light emanating from the gate with her finger.

Eventually, terrible whispers began to fill her ears, causing Chloe to automatically release her hand and begin crouching with her eyes wide open.

"Acst .. Harold … "

He muttered in confusion, and mentioned a name he had never remembered before. No, that doesn't mean he doesn't know about the name. It was the name of someone that his Master had brought to meet him before. A red-haired man by the name of Harold.

As Stella and Lilith anxiously approached him, a huge shock suddenly appeared.

They look back, and find Brackas growling at the giant figure emerging from the door.

The giant hatefully looked at them, and he raised his hand high up as if trying to reach something.

Finally, a giant hammer was formed in the hands of the giant, which he then swung with all his might at them all.

Brackas was a wolf with an unknown type of evolution, and he also had quite a high intelligence. So, when he sensed the imminent great danger, the first thing he did was to bring out dozens of shadow tentacles from under his feet, wrapped around everyone's body with it, and jumped into the spirit gate.

He doesn't know the risks, but he must carry out his duties as the 'guard dog' that Noelle is assigned to protect everyone.

Soon after, various whispers that he did not understand began to enter his sensitive ears, making Brackas want to curl up in pain. However, her awareness and pride of the task Noelle gave her made her ignore all the pain, then wrapped the bodies of Chloe, Levina, Lilith, and Stella with her own magic.

That way, at least he had already given everyone the first security measure.

Finally, after a few seconds that felt like so long, everyone was able to come out and find themselves in an entirely new place.

It was a place filled with various flowers, yet it had a gray mist that was thick enough to cover it.

Not far away, they finally heard a voice that instantly made them calm.

"You … "

It was Noelle, who had come with everyone who had already arrived at this place.

As soon as he sensed Noelle's presence, Brackas finally relaxed himself, and dropped himself to the ground, trying to calm himself from all the whispers.

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