The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 182

Chapter 182: Domain of Law and Judgment

As the elevator doors opened, a different scene greeted us compared to the floor below.

The architecture resembled a sophisticatedly decorated and pure white temple, reminiscent of the first floor. The only difference was the decorations and sculptures depicting angels holding swords and scales, along with various people, giving off a strict atmosphere.

Proceeding cautiously down the corridor, we soon reached a door. Unlike before, the ancient characters on this door were fragmented, resembling more a series of words than coherent sentences.

“Fire… Life… Sin… Atonement? Punishment?”

Trying to decipher the characters, which seemed even older and more cryptic than those on the floor below, based on the carvings on the door, the sculptures depicted angels surrounding a figure holding fire, with other angels engulfed in flames behind them.

“What do you think?”

“…It’s quite difficult to decipher, but it seems to be related to fire.”

A proper scholar could probably make an accurate inference from the carvings and ancient characters, but I could only understand to a certain extent; I wasn’t an expert.

When I received investigation requests for difficult interpretations, I would accurately transcribe and submit them to the guild, but I regretted not studying more.

“…Most likely, the monsters in this room are fire-based or use such magic. We’ll have to fight first and analyze from there.”

Deciding that pondering further wouldn’t yield answers, I opened the door. Inside the circular room, there were collapsed barriers and benches scattered around, giving the impression of an assembly hall.

As we progressed halfway, spears rained down from above. Dodging the spears, we were then confronted by the appearance of monsters from above.

They were eight angels clad in full armor, wielding spears and round shields, and they looked down on us with wings spread.

“Just like the carvings.”

As everyone prepared, one angel descended with a spear at the ready. Following suit, the other angels also descended on separate trajectories.

“Tearful Sky Shield Phalanx!”

Half of the descending angels were blocked by Serena’s deployed water shields, but the remaining four continued their assault, to which Aria and I responded.

Using the stake shield pile shield formed by combining the large shield and spear, I stopped the angel coming straight at me. Meanwhile, another angel looming above tried to thrust its spear down, but I deflected it with my vambrace and struck its cheek. Despite being punched in the face, the angel immediately tried to get up.

“Take this!”

Aria, who was fighting two angels, swung her flaming sword in a straight line, cleaving both in half at the waist.

Then, a sound like a hammer striking resounded, and the angels, including the ones that were slashed, gathered together and transformed.

“What…?”

In the blink of an eye, the fused angels became one giant angel. Clad in solemn armor, the giant wielded a flaming club and a large shield inscribed with ancient characters.

“The sinners who take lives with fire shall atone with the flames of punishment.”

“…So that’s how it is.”

Understanding the mechanism of this floor from the engraved characters and the recent events, we prepared to face the challenge ahead…