Magical Engineering

“Damn, this is likely going to complicate everything. Is Quarilyn even still here?” I asked as the bus pulled to a stop near one of the transport docks.

“Yes, she and another librarian are somewhere inside. It also looks like she re-enabled my access at some point, as now that we are this close, I sense most of the functions of the archives again. This may turn out to be a mixed blessing. The size of the dungeon suggests the Triox have mostly abandoned this location,” Elody answered.

“Sure does, but none of ya I assume have ever been in a dungeon of this size before,” Mel retorted, his color shifting redder as he spoke. He was getting nervous. That didn’t bode well.

“So what’s the new plan then?” I asked, not sure how best to tackle this now.

“Ain’t sure yet. Gonna have to get inside and get a good lay of the land ‘fore we know if it’s safe ta split up,” Mel replied.

“Let’s get this door open and figure out what the bay looks like!” Timon yelled. This was one of the few times I’d ever heard the man without his joking tone. Elody walked up to Timon and drew a few lines with her finger on the large door. The tracings glowed blue for a moment before vanishing, along with the door.

“I don’t see or sense anything in here. The transports look untouched, too. That seems odd,” Elody said, stepping into the room. Dıscover more novels at novelꞁire.net

“Yeah, I ain’t sensing anything either,” Mel added. His color stayed red despite this.

“Alright, spread out and check the room. John stick with Maud. Alex, you’re with me,” I said as I joined Elody inside. The room was huge, so even if they thought it was entirely clear, that was hard to trust until we poked around it all.

“What are we looking for?” Alex asked as we started to spread out. I led us down one of the center rows, heading back toward one of the eventual entrances to the Adventurer Hall I had first met Mel at.

“Anything that moves honestly. And if you hear any voices in your head, I want you to tell me immediately,” I answered. I already had medical telemetry up and running on her just to make sure. I planned to a watch for anything unexpected. As we talked, I released Alpha and Beta from my storage and pulled up a chat window.