Chapter 685: Two (2)
"As we analyze the changes compared to when we first attacked, it's clear what the Pope’s intentions were. He reduced the quality of the soldiers and increased their numbers. He must have been hoping for various problems to arise from the mental and physical exhaustion," Garad said.
"It's obvious from looking at the soldiers. The enemies we fought before were all madmen, but now, the ones below are knights who value honor," another added.
"A simple yet effective approach," Garad remarked.
"Well, it all turned to waste as soon as the kid skipped that part," another voice chimed in.
At Garad’s dry laugh, the expressions of the hero’s party became complicated. As he had said, all the Pope’s efforts were rendered meaningless by Lucy’s antics.
"Did you really have to bring that up?" one of the heroes asked.
"Sorry, everyone. It’s my fault for being useless," Garad responded.
"Garad! Don’t you have any sense! You’ve made the hero gloomy again!" someone else scolded.
"What’s wrong with that? Wasn’t I right? How long are we going to deny reality?" Garad snapped back.
Ever since entering the dungeon, Lucy Alrn had continued her strange behavior.
She had jumped over thousands of soldiers in one leap, then in the next room, suddenly started digging a hole and teleported to the next door.
After doing something strange at the outer edges, she moved toward the soldiers, only for them to fail to recognize her.