After about half day of Burkhart-san and me continuing to defend against the attacks with our magic barriers had passed, it finally ceased its activity after having its mana run out.
If it was something like a light novel from my previous life, it would develop into the readers dashing out complaints since it completely failed to be a decent fight as well, but in reality we were risking our lives here.
As we had picked a reliably safe methods, there was no reason to state any complaints.
There is nothing better but to leave such flashy fights to that Armstrong-doushi.
Although there was also the danger of it resuming to gather the mana in the air once again, since Luise discovered a stop switch at the abdomen part of the dragon golem, this worry was suspended. It was decided that it was fine for now.
Given that the combat golem’s task was protection, I guess it could be expected to at least have a stop switch. Actually, it is possible to change the switch to on and off.
Luise having changed the switched to off, we decided to enter the open door in the back the dragon golem had protected. (E: N00bs! Oh wait, they are, but Burkhart should know better!)
I felt uneasy about the things that the dragon golem was protecting.
“Will it be safe?” (Elise)
“The mana in the air is infinite, but the amount within a specified space is extremely small. Even if it gathers the necessary amount to resume its operation, I reckon it will at least take several weeks to do that.” (Burkhart)
Even in the unlikely event of the stop switch being a fake, the dragon golem will apparently take time until it starts to move once again.
As consequence of excessively using the breath attack against an unexpected enemy like us, it ended up squandering its mana in one go and thus coming to a standstill.
And yet, after attacking with all its power for half a day, you could definitely call this golem a nasty weapon as well.
“As for the occasionally arriving intruders, I guess it finished them off in a single breath attack up until today. If it’s one shot of the breath, the necessary mana can be saved up within a few days, too.” (Burkhart)
However, it was only the previous invading adventurers, who fell prey to it during their investigation before the dragon golem was suspended.
These ruins being completely concealed, you can compare it to a miracle that the student found that open switch for entering.
Of course, even that dragon golem hasn’t been active continuously for more than several thousand years. Certainly it was in a state of being close to full of mana, I guess.
By estimating the amount of remaining, unburnt equipment of the pitiful victims being scattered around on the ground, it became apparent that this place really was an underground ruin that hadn’t had its treasures robbed yet.
“Well then, the problem is that room lying ahead, huh… ?” (Burkhart)
The dragon golem with its intense breath attack was posted in a spacious floor.
By stopping its activity, it somehow became possible for us to relax our minds.
Aware of the fact that the missing adventurers had met their demise here, they must have ended up lowering their guard thinking that there wouldn’t be anything beyond this point.
“I wonder whether there are also treasures?” (Erwin)
“Since a dragon, albeit being an artificial construct, was defending this place?” (Ina)
Towards Erwin’s words, even Ina, who usually is seriously cautious in her everyday life, isn’t very vigilant and ends up opening the door lying behind the dragon golem.
At this point, for the two people not having found any abnormality either, it wouldn’t be agreeable to turn their backs on it.
“You two! Look around for something like the existence of traps a bit more carefully!” (Burkhart)
Following the two, Burkhart-san also goes through the previously opened door.
Elise and I are following him.
At last Luise, guarding the rear, enters the room.
“Are? A dead-end?” (Luise)
This room was around 10 meters wide in all directions. The room was empty and the ceiling, wall and floor were completely made out of stone.
“A dead-end, is it?” (Erwin)
“… Don’t tell me…” (Burkhart)
“Ano, Burkhart-san?” (Erwin)
“Leave the room right away!” (Burkhart)
Towards Erw, who is carefreely talking about it being a dead-end, in the back, Burkhart-san launches a loud voice.
“What the hell has happened?” (Erwin)
“Listen, hurry up!” (Burkhart)