" So you're entering a competition ? " " Exactly I left a decoy at home " " Can you explain that ? " " It will take more than a month for you to understand the words I know " " That's so little even for a nap " Mother said as if she was bragging .
" It's fine no one is rushing you But I'll be staying until Beryl passes here " Lily pointed at a map that showed their movement " Oh can I come ? " " You want to ? " " Why not ? " Lily thinks about it .
' I came here to sabotage them but the problem is I only have a few things to be able to understand the language nabbing one to put a chip to obtain a translator won't be that hard and Mother isn't really useful '
" Why ? " " I just said why not " " And I asked why ? " " Because I can't go anywhere with my big body so can't you just let me go out with you ? " Lily thought about it " Actually that's not a bad idea " Lily grabbed a spare translator and fitted it on Mother .
" Then we'll have to use this to head down " Lily turned to the microphone and told Beryl " Beryl Mama and Papa will be gone we'll see you later " Lily looked at the map and took Mother " How are we going down ? "
" Just sit down and don't move too much " Lily pushed Mother into a pod and started the countdown " Here's your seatbelt " the pod ejected and started to fly down " Wow this is so relaxing " Mother said looking through the barrier to the sky .
" Activating camouflage " They reached down the ground lightly and exited the pod " So where are we ? " Mother asked and Lily looked from the cliff .
' According to info this place is where the phenomenon of portals appear along with a kingdom which is present around it Argus caught some glimpses of these portals closing but we're not entirely sure what it is '
" Hey husband you haven't told me anything " " It's complicated for you to think about it , but you'll force me to say it so I'll have to tell you , let's just say that just like those TV I show you this place has many of those TV's except you can enter them as for what's inside Argus never figured that out yet we only had this kind of fast-moving satellite only recently so we couldn't know more "
" So what do you suggest we do husband ? " Mother asked climbing on Lily's back . Lily went back to the pod and checked the features according to Argus's briefing . She clicked on a few buttons and seats appeared " You take the front and I'll take the back "
The pod transformed into a vehicle and Mother climbed on it while Lily started to make it move " So what do you think it's like ? " " Don't know according to the information Argus squeezed out of this dry towel there are two unique things in this world , those rifts which people enter and the people "
' Also the station of the sponsorship was detected in an area which should be the territory of those rifts it seems like the ones who gained the sponsorship are those close to the rifts '
Lily smiled ' So that means if I want to sabotage I have to assist the people who attack these rifts I thought it would be as simple as poisoning the water supply but no way would that work if I don't understand these rifts '
Lily thinks of possible ideas but most of them don't allow her to use her poison properly " Oh that's right " Lily smiled thinking of the ingenious idea she just got .
She made some modifications to her mask and it completely changed her facial features " Good , Hey Mother I'll be using a different face and voice "
Mother turned as Lily turned off the disguise " So this is me but ... this is also me " Lily replied with different voices and faces "Wow what kind of trick is that ? " "One of the many I have " Lily the vehicle into backpacks which both of them carried and activated the camouflage .
Soon they arrived by a tall wall , Lily poked the chip into the guard who thought it was some pest waited for the information to be gathered and pulled it out ' Good that clears the language problem ' she copied the data to Mother's translator .
Before she could say anything Lily guided her into an alleyway where they turned off their camouflage and exited with clothes that blended in with new faces and voices " So what kind of food do you like to eat "
" Oh how about this one " Mother nabbed a skewer from a basket the vendor was about to get mad until Lily came up " Sorry how much was that ? " she paid for it and walked with Mother .
' according to the guard's information , we can have a few backstories to go with my goal is to sabotage the rifts first which means clearing them so I can pretend to be a senior adventurer '
Mother sat on a fountain devouring the food " Ohh I never thought I could eat so many kinds of food this stuff is great " " Be careful about that you don't want to end up getting too fat " ' Now concerning how I plan to get in I should look for a way to announce my presence '
Lily looks around and sees a crowd surrounding two mercenaries " Can you leave us alone it's not our fault our leader is a no-show " Lily walked over to the crowd " What's going on " " It's another no show again " " Oh tell me more "
" What are you , a newborn ? " " You could tell me more " " Then if you want to know these two are supposed to be with their party leader to clear a rift " " So this is went the no-show appears right ? " Lily notes the Rift keyword .
" Exactly does with combat jobs prefer to fight the monsters outside it's good cause it has more monsters to kill and harvest but the problem is the damage , the king already issued a law that anyone who lets monsters out of a rift must pay for the damage but it's still not enough because they can still make a profit or they could force a payment for the rift clear . "
" But those two look a bit angry about it too " " That's just the usual victim of these kinds of no shows I bet that party leader is just waiting outside the rift to profit out of the monsters but as long as nobody gives them payment for rift clearing they won't do anything"
Lily smiled and walked to the two adventurers " Hello newbies care to tell me where the rift is ? " " How would I ? " They suddenly spot a badge on Lily's chest .
" Are you a senior adventurer ? " " Yep shall we get to that rift before it causes more damage " " Sure " Lily smiled and Mother followed her " What are you doing ? " she asked with her translator off .
" I'm just trying to announce myself " Lily told Mother and the two adventurers went forward to introduce themself " My name is Mash and this feline is Mertle " " Hey who asked you to introduce me ? " Mertle said and Lily followed them .
" I heard you two are newbies " " Yep we just finished camp so we were about to go earning some money but that guy bailed on us " Mertle said " I should have tried to convince you to not take this guy but you did it anyway " Mash complained .
" Hey if we didn't take him we wouldn't have gotten to see a big sister like this senior " Mash wondered why Mertle thinks that way when Lily is much smaller than both of them " So senior how do you fight ? "
Lily checked on the types of combat the rift divers have " It's ranged mostly " " Oh that sounds complicated me and Mash are in close combat I fight with my claws and he fights with a sword " " Now who is introducing me instead of letting me do it ? " Mash complained .
" Hey you started it first " Mertle said and they arrived at the rift ' There's the guy they talked about nearby " The information of the previous party leader was displayed on Lily's goggles .
' A guy named Lou , wields dark weapons and wears dark armor I'm surprised he hasn't been arrested considering his guild's criminal records , it's kinda laughable how ignorant some people are '
" Here it is senior do you need to let your bag down " Lily looked at Mother and clicked a button and they all formed into a cane " Wow that is amazing what kind of skill is that ? " Mertle asked " It's complicated let's just say I shrunk its size but not the weight , now let's proceed this Lou person is nearby although he can't hear us "
" Agh I knew it this is so gonna ruin our reputation " Mash said " Then let's hurry and clear this Rift " they entered and found themselves in a dark cave " Don't worry my weapon has a torch " the cane glows and Mother spat out some fuel to let it burn .
" Wow your tamed beast sure is amazing senior " Mash said " Hah just see what my original body can do " none of them understood a word Mother said because Lily turned off the translator " Oh hey Mash look over there "
" So is it generally in this location where we appear ? " " Yep in some cases unless the rift wants to confuse us " Mash answered not suspecting the fact that Lily is supposed to be a senior yet asked a newbie question " Then let's move forward "
Lily whispered a few words to Mother and she quickly spat out fuel on the location " Let's continue " Lily saw some skeletons on the ground and saw them moving .
" Hurry quickly Senior if you don't run they'll come back to life " " Get to the front " Lily told Mother and she walked backwards and opened her goggles letting the radiation deform the bones and change the fire .
Mash and Mertle continued to slaughter all the undead " Senior are you okay back there ? " " Yep I already made sure the undeads won't try to get up " " Wow are you a priest then ? "
Mash asked " Close enough at least " " Wooh having two professions at once you must be amazing I'm surprised you came with us " Mertle said with excitement .
" Just what I do , chasing profits is something that's a livelihood , ensuring your home is comfortable and safe is my principal " Lily said with confidence ' Well I do feel much fuller now than when I was in my old home ' Mother thought .
" Senior we are here " Mash said pointing at a giant door " What do you think the boss monster is ? " Mertle asked " I don't know from Camp they say undead monsters can be very different , a necromancer , zombie dragon or maybe a coffin enchanted with necromancy with the corpses of previous adventurers "
Lily pushed the door and looked at the place " Hmm that's weird " she looked at the mutated body of Lou " You bastard what kind of poison was that ? " " Ahh it's the monster " Lily put her hand back and looked at Lou ' they don'tt recognize him at all '
Lily smirked which irritated Lou " WHERE'S THE ANTIDOTE " Lou charged with a longsword and Lily dodged it while Mother pulled the two rookies away " Keep them safe Dear " the two rookies were confused since they couldn't hear the translation properly and Lily kicked the paladin away with ease .
" Wha , I thought she said she's a ranger ? " Mertle said " Yeah me too " " Of course , she's that strong " Mother realizes none of them understood her and tried to fix the translator poking it since she barely understands technology .
Lily stepped back as Lou swung his sword ' He's supposed to be a paladin but wears black armor kinda ironic but then again I do like the preference of usage than looks ' Lily lifted the cane to block the strike , tilting her cane to allow the sword the strike the ground and swung the cane to shatter it .
" What a terrible swordplay " Lou reached to Lily's hand and she pulled it back and pointed at his head firing green flames which increased the radiation even further " That was so fast " Mash said " As expected of a senior "
Lily looked at the flesh which slowly deformed to the point the Phoenix's ressurection ability couldn't work anymore and turned to the sword ' It's broken but this will do '
Lily grabbed the sword and walked to the rookies who waited for her " That was awesome Senior " " How did you do that ? " " It's a very long story "
They pushed open the door and saw a throne " What that wasn't the boss ? " Mash asked surprised to see a much more intimidating foe at the front " It might be an appetizer for the main course " Lily said .
" Oh really ? " ' I spout nonsense and they accept it ? But I do have credibility if I'm acting as a senior ' " Outsiders again how many times must you come here until you learn ? " coffins flew from the side and Mash quickly destroyed some while Lily swung the broken sword to break some .
The corpses sprouted out to attack them and Lily quickly fired the radioactive phoenix flame toward the throne . The invisible ghost moved coffins to protect him but the phoenix flames started to resurrect the corpses while the radiation was killing " AAAARRRRGGGHHH "
The ghost felt pain and found themselves possessing an abomination , Mash and Mertle pushed their opponent away to see the fleshy abomination " Oh that is so gross " Mertle said " I'll take care of it "
" Hey I've been meaning to ask but did you intentionally turn off this thing you put on me you said it helps with language right ? " Mother asked .
" Sorry , but I had to make sure they don't talk to you after all only I should have the attention " Lily let the phoenix flame course through the broken sword and the abomination swung their body parts . She used the cane to form a shield and threw the sword letting it stab the abomination .
She quickly deploys a shield and the sword explodes emitting intense radiation throughout the area . Lily passed the shield leaving behind her cane to protect the rest until the radiation was extracted . She seizes the soul of the ghost ' It's only a little bit but at least this way I get to keep some loot '
" We're done here let's get out " Lily said " Sure Senior " the two rookies were amazed by the fire while Mother had no such impression ' I could breathe something much worse with my body ' they stepped out of the room .
" Wooww the loot here is amazing " Mash grabbed a sword and Mertle grabbed some gems " Senior you are amazing what kind of spell was that explosion ? "
" Something you wouldn't want to get caught in " " Of course that explosion destroyed that boss I'll definitely die if I get caught " Mertle said ' Yeah ' " So this Lou guy what happens if we kill him ? " " Oh that would be the worst he's guild members would go after us " Mertle said .
" Yeah it's so stupid if you hurt a newbie under them they set an example , It's so stupid why are you wasting your higher-ups to defend your rookies are they that weak you have to babysit them " Mash gathered the things .
" But the one thing they always guarantee is that anyone who parties with them always clears the rifts and gets a lot of rewards and they would give a good description of our abilities " Mash said .
" That's why I told you to get him " Mertle said " Yeah but with all those suspicious things they do , I was worried we might get caught in those suspicious things " " These kids sure love to fight " Mother said " I mean they did make it their job "
" Also why can't they listen to a word I say ? " " Because it's in another language now let's leave and destroy that laughable guild " Lily walked to what seemed to be the exit " Ehh Senior where are you going " Mother stopped while Lily was still lost in her thoughts and entered the other exit .
" Huh now this is a bit embarrassing " she looked at the ominous mountain in front of her " I'll have to use this ghost soul then , Death helped a little bit to help me access memories just like a search engine "
Lily retrieved the soul and used the arts Death taught her " Wow I just killed a general and I already reached this rift world " Lily looked at the floating text that was extracted from the soul .
"The rift king is a powerful user of the arts of portal making however that power is suddenly limited and is now stuck in only this world"
' It matches the guard's memories I could come here and sabotage but right now I have to go back ' Lily went back to the other exit to see them waiting " SENIOR "
Mertle pounced on Lily hitting a magic shield " Come on let's head out " they left with Mertle rubbing her head and Mash laughing at her while Lily kept the coins .
As soon as they stepped out through the exit the rift started to close " Wow this is so amazing " Mertle said watching the rift closing " What did they tell you at camp ? "
" Oh they say that a rift is preserved by a boss monster which once killed will allow us to leave and when anything that is foreign leaves the rift it closes " Mash said .
" I didn't know that " Mertle said " Wait Senior did you never go to camp ? " Mash asked " You can say that , now do you want some food ? " Lily asked Mother " Sure why not but first make them understand what I say "
" Alright " Lily activated it " Good now let's go eat that tasty meat but get rid of the wood that wasn't good at all " " You weren't supposed to eat that part " The two rookies were surprised to see that Mother was talking and in a distant a few guild members of Lou .
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Lily and Mother ate some food by the fountain again " Husband this stuff is good they should just give you food that's meant to be eaten why put something I can chew with food "
" That flat pancake you said tastes weird and is made of paper you weren't supposed to eat that but at least you didn't eat the Beryl brings to you " " I actually gave it two licks and the second has much lesser taste plus I ate hard rocks before they usually taste like too much and the texture isn't right "
Lily busies herself by reading the material from the soul learning more about the situation of this group of outcasts .
' They had a plan to bring the rift world to this world because they learned from the sponsorship that they have "purified" it even without their presence fully there , they probably plan to bring it over but the problem is it will get delayed if one of the generals get killed so that means there's still some time '
Lily looked at the castle in the distance ' I should head there I'm sure if I have this badge I can get in without a problem plus now I have a way to make the king trust me and some information to drive them to the right goal ' Mother turned to see Lily walking and quickly wrapped all the food and stuffed it into her mouth .
Lily walked with the cane continuously tapping the ground and a dagger flew past her " Stop right there faker " ' Oh good the laughable guild came ' " You killed our dear member I'm not sure if you were living under a rock but you gotta pay for what you did "
" Oh right , so what did you do to those two ? " " Nothing too bad at least not until we are done dealing with you " A chain sickle flew and wrapped around Lily's cane they tried to pull it but felt the force Lily had gripped on the cane .
" Some people are really stupid " Lily pressed the button and shot a fast energy bullet through the head leaving the corpse and more started to appear " You know a guild like yours is really laughable "
Lily cast a spell and started to kill the guild members slowly " Man I'm impressed you divers went so far " the guild members started to attack more relentlessly .
" It's so laughable according to those two your guild has a ridiculous way of keeping your place but in the end, it doesn't benefit anyone other than you "
The members were starting to see why Lou lost as Lily's cane continues to kill them " Kinda like corruption back at home some officials who had bigger net-worth after finishing their presidential whatever "
" What did we ever do to you ? " " What the hell ? " Lily was stunned to hear that " You guys kill a lot of people and expect nothing bad to happen to you guess you must be really stupid huh ? " Lily kills the last one .
" So where are you heading to ? " " The king I plan to meet him " Mother didn't know much about society so she simply followed Lily curious to see what she planned to do ' This is quite low for me to do something like this but I'm not here as Lily I'm here as someone else '
Lily arrives at the castle gate this time not intending to dodge the guards " State your purpose " " I would like an audience with the king " the guards look at the badge that Lily had on which represents.
" Okay welcome Lou " Lily smirked and the guards escorted her " Is this supposed to be your tamed companion " " Yes she's my companion " They walked through the grounds as people messaged the king of Lou's presence .
" Lou , what are you here for ? " the king asked with many officials around him who gathered upon hearing Lou from the guards .
" Lou is not here " Lily removed the transformation revealing the first layer of her disguise , the guards quickly pointed their weapons towards Lily " I came here because I heard that you are having troubles with does rift I also bring you a warning "
The king was suspicious of Lily " Can you at least tell me who you are ? " " That will be by the end of this but just be sure that I am on your side " " But how can I trust you ? "
Lily looked at the guards and pressed a button and the weapons of the guards magnetized towards Lily " I don't care if you trust me I'm willing to show that I can do other things you don't want me to do but one thing is clear is that I have the intention to bring you a warning and make you trust it "
' If she wanted to harm us she would've done so ' " Now then let's start giving you some prophecies " Lily used the Ghost general's soul and projected a meeting with the Rift king " These people that called themselves descenders call us candidates to fight this Labyrinth ? " the rift king asked within a shadow .
" Yes according to their introduction , there are also other candidates for it and according to them the land has been purified from the Labyrinth's influence through the rifts which these rift divers live in " " That is ridiculous how can I allow these people to live in the land which my rifts freed from this Labyrinth ? "
" What shall we do ? " " Descend my world into this world , I will not allow these people to live in my land and not recognize me as a king " " What about these people ? " " incorporate them according to my system "
Lily closes the projection absorbing the ghost general's soul " See that ? " " You are a preposterous intruder " Lily gave the speaker a shot in the head " By the way I should show you this " Lily revealed the speaker's face in the ghost general's memories .
" There are some traitors who are trying to save themselves , also that is not just limited to your nobles ruler , there are also some guilds who already swore loyalty to the rift king so I had to kill them when they ambushed me on the streets "
Lily revealed the guild members from the soul " I'll be supporting you from behind and I do plan to do some cleaning " " Wait you said you would tell me your name " the king reminded and Lily nodded " Oh that's right call me Immortal "
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