Zoukar invoked some magic while grabbing Kazuma with his hand. He stuck to the cave wall as firmly as one could. Zoukar prepared Kazuma to feel stuffy in that congested setting. Yet Kazuma had no idea what and why Zoukar's behavior meant.Still, he had some inkling that Zoukar had not planned to abandon him yet. However, his breath stuck in his throat when the cave shook more fiercely than before. That trembled Kazuma's heart, and he let out a squeal in that state.Unfortunately, this fickle sound enraged Zoukar, and he clenched Kazuma's neck tightly. He gradually tightened his grip and whispered in his ears, "You bastard, are you trying to make us all die here by the horde? If I hadn't invested much in you, then I may have thrown you out as bait. Shut your trip and watch that."Kazuma tried to endure the choking and glanced at the cave. He noticed some mana around them, maybe some shield or something else, but he also noticed some shadows or silhouettes of something coming towards th

Zoukar and Kazuma yet again hid behind one of the cave corners with illusion magic. They sat together as Zoukar threw a monster carcass in front of Kazuma. The so-called spoiled and decayed food smelled even worse than shit itself.Kazuma felt nauseous and threw up, yet he couldn't even do that since his body had not consumed anything for a long time and he had nothing to eat after his summoning. Kazuma twitched his nose and sneezed a bit while coughing.He turned to Zoukar, who had some grains and meat jerky for himself. He tore the raw and tight jerky with his old molars, crunching some grains with it. He snorted with each bite as if it didn't taste good enough.Kazuma still found Zoukar’s food edible since he saw Zoukar eating it without vomiting, while Kazuma had to eat something outrageously bad, poor in odor, and must be worse in taste. Kazuma didn't even try to sniff the food; its odor was already spread all over the place.Zoukar snorted and rebuked, "Eat that stuff fast, or el

"With this, we can definitely win through this predicament of battling the queen and her guards!" Zoukar exclaimed. He resumed, "This stone is called an 'elemental stone' and since it's red, this stone belongs to the flame element. These are usually hard to come by and contain some expensive magical spells that a person with a different elemental affinity can use. I found this stone in a dungeon similar to this one. It contains the flame level 2 spell [Conflagration], which surrounds the user with an aura of heat, combusting almost anything within proximity of the user. We also get a short-range fire blast that effectively incinerates anything close to the user."After a momentary laugh, Zoukar resumed, but this time his statement was directed at Kazuma. He said, "Oh! You must not know about the level of spells. Each primary level spell is required to learn a greater level spell. Every element has a series of such magic spells. Similarly, [Conflagration] is a successive spell of the pr

Kazuma and Zoukar stood before the ants as firmly as they could. It was challenging for the tiny creature Kazuma inhabited to stay composed before the intimidating aura and killing intent leaked by the queen ant and her royal guards. That was one hell of a threat. The ants daunted him with only their presence.Kazuma swallowed and sweat profusely while Zoukar giggled slightly. He concentrated mana around him and focused on casting a spell. He invoked [Summon Undead] and a small army of undead soldiers conjured from the ground. They stood tall before the ants with dark mana shrouding their dead bodies.Startled by the undead, the royal guards raised their sharp claw-like appendages toward the undead soldiers. They made some crackling noises and marked the undead soldiers as their targets. Two guards stood before the ant queen while another two stepped forward to face the undead soldiers.Zoukar commanded the undead, "Go and remove the nasty pest from my eyes!" The undead soldiers marche

Although Kazuma had a certain amount of faith in Zoukar and his magic abilities, he still had to fight his way through the fight between the two guard ants and the three skeleton knights trapped in the ant formation. Kazuma believed Zoukar would help them after this fight since he had already commanded these four to fight this one out by themselves.From Zoukar's tone, Kazuma could figure out his head approximately. Zoukar wasn't one with a stable mentality. However, his main traits could be described within a few words; insane and cruel! That would be his command if he decides on a certain thing. At least until he completes this one. He would never move forward.Kazuma noticed these personality characteristics in Zoukar during his stay with him throughout the dungeon. Kazuma encountered the most uncertain and crazy personality throughout his whole life. In fact, Zoukar was named MAD as a nickname for this precise trait of his.Since it was clear that Kazuma had to fight these two guar