Editing Rune Soldier Louie:Volume1 Chapter2 (section)

===Part 7 – Goblins===

All the stones on top of the door had been removed.

Merrill then came onto the scene, she was looking for the correct position of the door.

She knocked on the door, then she started to pour water over the dust covered door, the flow of the water would determine the cracks of the door.

“I got it! I got it!”

Merrill shouted repeatedly, with her dagger in hand she drew a big square.

“Good girl!”

Genie said, as she touched Merrill’s head.

“Don’t treat me as a child!”

Merrill said angrily, as she pushed Genie’s hand away.

“Do you know how to open it?”

Melissa asked.

“I’ll need to examine it a little more. However, we could get our magician to use an incantation to open the door!”

Little Merrill watched proudly.

(They need a man to do everything.)

Louie said inside himself. He then prepared to chant the incantation, he was going to use the “unlock” spell.

“Alright, it’s magic time!”

Louie said.

As he began to chant the incantation, he could feel himself get slightly weaker, though this is only natural as using magic does take some of your strength away.

“Since this ruin is small, there shouldn’t be many hidden dangers.”

Merrill said.

(I still hope there’s some fun to be had.)

Louie said inside himself, just as he finished the “unlock” spell.

At that moment, a large grinding sound could be heard, the door was opening.
 
After the huge door fully opened, everybody could see a staircase leading underground.

“Alright, let’s go in!”

Genie said as she lit a torch, she was the first to descend the stairs. Merrill and Mellissa followed after her, Louie was guarding the rear.

(Oh yeah, I forgot I borrowed this from Ila……)

Louie reached into his pocket, and pulled out a magical treasure.

It was the “four” magical glasses. Before leaving to go on the adventure, he borrowed several magical treasures from Ila.

“——This is a very important item to me, you better bring it back!”

Louie remembered what Ila said to him before he left.

Because this was very important to her, she told him more than once. She really didn’t want it getting lost or broke, she even asked if he wanted her to accompany him.

This magical treasure is very dangerous, logically speaking, it should be sealed away with all the other forbidden treasures. Mainly because it has the ability to kill someone with the evil eye, a function within the glasses.

However, this wasn’t the reason why Louie wanted it. He needed it to see in the dark, it would come in useful when searching dungeons or seeing in the night.

When Louie put on the glasses, he began to chant the incantation for night vision. Then, his vision became all red.

He could clearly see everything as clear as day, with this he could move freely in the dark.

While feeling the effect of the magical glasses, the three girls and Louie continued down the stairs.

“Yuck, there’s a bad smell……”

Genie said, desperately trying to find its origin.

“It could be the smell of dust, sometimes books have this smell.”

Louie said aloud.

“Or this foul odour could be coming from a foul beast……”

“Maybe it’s a zombie. The ancient kingdom manipulated undead monsters.”

After listening to their words, Merrill said something.

“Could a necromancer really be in here?”

A necromancer is a magician who manipulates and creates undead monsters. Among the undead monsters, there are zombies, vampires, headless horsemen, and so on.

This made Louie become excited.

“Melissa, you change positions with Merrill. Merrill, keep an eye on our rear, and remember to protect the stupid magician.”

“Ma'am” Yes, Ma'am!”

Whenever Genie gives instructions, Merrill always loudly agrees.

“If our opponent is an undead monster, the magician is going to be more useful than any of us.”

Merrill said.

They finally came to the bottom of the stairs, in front of them was a big room and two doors.

“Two doors? Which one do we take?”

Genie said, then she put her hands on one of the doors. She tried pushing it open, but it wouldn’t open.

“Maybe they’re locked.”

Merrill said, then she ran to Genie’s side.

“Aren’t you supposed to be guarding the rear?”

Louie said.

“I know. Just give me a minute over here.”

“No matter. Monster or not, I’ll defeat whatever comes my way.”

Louie pulled out a sword, he bought it the day before he departed from Ohfun.

He turned around, and took a good look at the staircase.

Then, he suddenly discovered something.

(Is that……)

There was a space at both sides of the stairs, it looked like it was doors.

Genie didn’t notice this, since her touch didn’t light up that area. However, Louie was using the magic night vision glasses, with this he sees in the dark.

Louie walked towards the door. Then, he gently put his hand on it, it easily opened.

He heard strange sounds coming from within.

It was a big open room, there was dozens of small creatures wriggling towards him.

Just then, he smelled that terrible stench again.

(This was the odour Genie was talking about!)

At that moment, Louie could only think of calling out the monsters name.

“Goblins!”

Louie cried, Genie and Merrill turned around to see the oncoming danger.

“You idiot! What did you do?”

Genie’s voice thundered behind him.

“Retreat!”

Melissa shouted.

“What the hell were these things doing here!?”

Louie grabbed his magical wand, and took a defensive posture.

He then walked slowly back to the bottom of the stairs, and planned to take on the goblins one at a time.

The goblins were holding small daggers, they were more agile than they expected, one of them swung it’s dagger at Louie.

It hit him in the thigh, although it was painful, fortunately the stab wound wasn’t deep.

“You bastard!”

Louie shouted at the goblins, as he charged them with his sword and magical wand.