You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

The fact that the hypothetical world could be paused and shut down means that at least he and Isolde existed in reality at the same time.

If I were to travel to the most prosperous cities in the future, would it be possible to encounter Isolde?

The stronger you are, the closer you are to Isolde, and the greater the risk of being exposed.

Lotte wanted to try learning Isolde's swordsmanship in the simulation world, but wouldn't it be easier to expose herself if she used her unique swordsmanship in reality?

The future is truly... unpredictable.

Tired, Lotte was slowly dragged into sleep.

I don't know how much time passed.

"Lotte, wake up!"

A startled cry made Lotte open his eyes abruptly. He immediately rolled over and drew the sword that was lying to the side.

It was already daylight. Bard and Hagen hadn't woken Lott last night; the two of them had been taking turns on duty.

"What's up?"

"Someone's coming!"

Chapter 17 The Plans Have Changed!

In the white mist outside the cave entrance, several figures slowly appeared.

The six people helped each other forward, with a bald man holding an axe standing at the front.

Bald recognized him: "Sigel? You're still alive?!"

Bard's voice startled the other party, and the three adventurers at the back fell to the ground.

Sgor paused for a moment, then crawled into the cave using both hands and feet.

He rolled around on the ground several times, throwing the giant axe to the ground.

"What's wrong?"

Sgel pointed outside the cave entrance: "Quick, quick, the Misty Bear Spirit is behind us. Do you have any recovery potions?!"

Bald took out six bottles of high-grade life potions from his bag, which Yar had given him before he set off.

Sgar quickly bit open the cork with his teeth and drank it all in one gulp.

His injuries gradually healed, and his mental state also recovered considerably.

"Bard, is there anything else to eat?" Sgel rubbed his stomach and grinned. "We haven't eaten for two days."

“I brought black bread; Ya’er asked me to.”

Sgel and the others knelt on the ground and wolfed down their food before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Bard pressed on, "What exactly happened?"

“We were trapped in a cave two days ago, and the Misty Bear Spirit was guarding the entrance, trying to eat us. Yesterday, for some reason, it suddenly left, and that's how we managed to escape here. But we encountered it again this morning, and it has been chasing us all the way.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the roar of the Misty Bear Spirit came from the cave entrance.

Having recovered, Sgor picked up his giant axe, his tall figure standing guard at the cave entrance. "Do you know that a new mage has come to our town? When I met the Misty Bear Spirit this morning, I found that its fur had been roasted black."

“Right next to you.” Bard pointed at Lot. “Lot, the apprentice mage, he cast the fireball yesterday. Perhaps he lured the mist bear spirit here, which saved your lives.”

Bard was worried that Sgor and the others would be prejudiced against Lot, so he told Sgor and the others about the credit first.

Sgel glanced at the unfamiliar face, unable to recall who Lott was for a moment, until he saw Sophie's staff and Adam's sword in Lott's hands.

Goodness, undead set.

"Lotte," Sgor said, "can you still cast spells? That guy has a talent for resisting swords. We can only hold it off; we can't inflict any effective damage on it."

"Yes, you can. But..."

“We’re not Sophie, and I don’t like her either.” Sgel patted Lott on the shoulder. “If there’s danger, you and Bald and the others should retreat first. Bald, Hagen, you two protect Lott. We’ll hold the fort.”

The earth began to tremble, and the thick fog took shape, transforming into a sharp spear that pierced straight in from afar!

The Misty Bear Spirit burst forth from the white mist, roaring as it crashed into the cave entrance.

The rock wall at the cave entrance was instantly smashed down by its sturdy body. With its mouth wide open, it snapped into the nearest adventurer.

"what--!!!"

The weapon in the man's hand was like a decoration, instantly deformed by the bear spirit's impact and biting.

It bit the man tightly, tearing at his body relentlessly. The spurting blood quickly stained its fur and splashed onto Lotte's face.

Sgor, wielding his giant axe, stood at the forefront, directing Lot behind him, "Quick! You guys run first, and please come back to help us after the magic incantation ends!"

Without further hesitation, Lotte and Bard were the first to rush out from the side.

Sgel and the others engaged the Misty Bear Spirit in combat. Their skills were excellent, clearly a level above Bald's, and they were able to withstand the Bear Spirit's attacks.

They fought and retreated simultaneously, the five of them cooperating very closely. If one of them was injured, someone else would immediately step in to cover for him.

This was the first time Lotte had ever seen how a real team of adventurers worked together.

He arrived at a hilltop and, from a distance, raised his staff, aiming it at the Misty Bear Spirit.

The fireball condensed again in front of the staff, whooshing as it flew towards the Misty Bear Spirit.

"Roar--!"

The Misty Bear Spirit saw the fireball from afar. It shook off Sgor and the others and ran to the side, trying to avoid the magic.

Using his heightened senses and spiritual awareness, Kolot kept his staff locked onto the location of the Misty Bear Spirit, causing the fireball to curve in the air but still manage to hit it!

Seeing this, Sgel and the others immediately took advantage of the bear spirit's weakness and retreated towards Lot's side.

When the bear spirit caught up again, the Sgor team went up to block it, while Lotte released fireballs from behind.

Lotte's squad and Sgar's squad covered each other as they withdrew, quickly approaching the edge of the forest.

After the Misty Bear Spirit was hit by Lot's fireball once again, Sgar ran breathlessly to Lot's side and asked, "Master Mage, how many spells can you cast?"

"Ok?"

"Sophie can only release it a maximum of four times a day, and you've already released it five times. Don't you have any adverse reactions? Don't you feel mentally exhausted?"

Each time a spell is cast, it consumes mental energy.

The only way to restore mental energy is through meditation. Even sleep cannot restore mental energy.

A typical novice monk can only cast a basic fireball spell 2-3 times before feeling dizzy and weak, requiring 30 minutes of meditation to recover.

Lotte's spirit attribute has not been increased and remains at the initial 14 points, which is not enough to support him to cast five fireballs.

There is only one reason: the [Breathing Meditation] that Lord Isolde taught Lot allows him to recover his mental energy with each breath.

This caused Lot's mental recovery speed to far exceed the consumption speed of the [Basic Fireball] spell!

In other words, Lotte can unleash the Basic Fireball spell almost without limit.

Of course, Lott couldn't tell Sgar this skill. He explained, "I have stronger mental power and can cast spells many times."

"Many times? Can it be released ten more times?"

"There shouldn't be any problems."

Sgar slowly stopped and looked back at the bewitching Misty Bear Spirit that was chasing after him.

"If that's the case... then why are we even running?"

Turn around and fight it!

"Lotte, are you willing to stay and fight it?!"

"I don't want to."

Lott refused outright.

The risk of defeating the Misty Bear Spirit is too high; it's not worth the risk for him.

Sgor's voice trembled slightly: "It killed Delia, it killed Cole, it killed Tirese, it killed all five of us teammates. It treated us like food, it treated us like animals, I must kill it! If you are willing to stay, you can have a gold coin."

This is a very tempting proposal.

Originally, 2 gold coins were split equally among 18 people, but now Lotte can get 1 gold coin all by himself.

Moreover, the Misty Bear Spirit has already been hit by five of Lotte's fireballs, and the magic has caused it considerable damage.

With the protection of professional adventurers like Sgar, killing it wouldn't be impossible.

Lotte also slowly stopped walking and first looked at Bald and Hagen.

They both nodded, thinking there was no problem.

Lott then said, "Sigl, the three of us will stay in the rear the whole time, do you agree?"

“Agreed. But you can only get one gold coin if your magic remains uninterrupted.”

"no problem."

Sgar slammed his giant axe into the ground, walked to Lot's side, and pulled him into a tight embrace.

The pent-up emotions of the past few days finally found an outlet, which made Sgel very excited.

He turned to look at the Misty Bear Spirit chasing after him, and assumed a fighting stance.

"You Misty Bear Spirit, I XXX! We have a sorcerer now, so die!"

The plan has changed; let's defeat the Misty Bear Spirit!

Chapter 18 The Despair of the Misty Bear Spirit

The fog became even thicker.

The Misty Bear Spirit stopped roaring; it even began to slow its pace, blending its body into the thick white fog.

The suffocating silence made everyone present feel uneasy, as if a bear spirit would suddenly appear behind them at any moment.

Sgel immediately retreated to Lotte's side, and the five of them formed an outer circle, while Bald and Hagen were responsible for guarding the inner side.

"Don't panic. Just hold off its first attack. Then we'll just entangle it and prevent it from hiding again."

Hagen drew his bowstring taut; as the only ranger in the team, he was now tasked with finding out the location of the Misty Bear Spirit.

He frowned slightly, raised the bow, and aimed it at the position in mid-air.

"No way..."

Before Hagen could finish speaking, the bear spirit broke through the fog above the Blood Demon, leaping high into the air and swooping down towards Lotte in the very center!

Hagen immediately released his grip, and the arrow in his hand, with a purple afterimage, struck the bear spirit's eye. However, the bear spirit, relying on its momentum, was still able to pounce on Lotte.

The giant axe and warhammer were swung out from the two sides of the bear spirit, and Bald and Sgar, the two strong men, gritted their teeth and unleashed their full power.

Both of them were very strong, and they held the bear spirit in mid-air, preventing it from pouncing on Lotte.

"Twist it!"

Sgor gripped the giant axe tightly in both hands, raised it high behind him, and slammed it down hard on the Misty Bear Spirit's shoulder.

The sharp axe blade instantly sliced ​​through the bear spirit's rough, thick skin and got stuck in the bear spirit's firm muscles.

At that moment, Baldr also leaped high into the air, swinging his warhammer and smashing it into the giant axe, driving most of the axe into the bear spirit's body.

The bear spirit roared and hurriedly retreated, its enormous body swaying.

Lott suddenly realized that even though the giant axe had cleaved deep into the bear spirit's wound, not a single drop of blood had flowed out.

Upon closer inspection, one can see countless tiny blue threads stitching together the wound, eventually even pushing Sgor's giant axe out of the wound.

At the same time, the surrounding fog visibly thinned out considerably.

Is this... the talent of this mist bear spirit? It can rapidly heal sword wounds by consuming mental energy?

“Damn it…” Sgor picked up the giant axe from the ground, “Let’s charge! Don’t let it hide again!”

"it is good!!"

The five people surrounded the bear spirit, giving it no chance to dodge or escape.

The bear spirit stood up straight, its height seemingly exceeding five meters. It used its weight to press down on Sger. Sger raised his giant axe to block the bear spirit's claws, but the difference in strength was too great, and he almost instantly knelt on the ground.