The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 42 Part 2
「Whoa!」
「Hey, what the hell is going on?」
Suddenly, a shout comes from the direction of the beehive. It seems that the effects of the illusionary butterfly scale powder have worn off, and the porter and his guard near the hive are being attacked by the golden bees, which have come to their senses.
Zuma and the others run toward the hive. The porter and his guard are running, tumbling down the foot of the hill. Surrounded by more than a dozen golden bees and stung by their poisonous stings one after another, the porter collapses and does not move an inch. He seems to have died. The guard man rushes to Zuma’s side with wounds all over his body.
「Hey, what in the world is going on?」
「Ugh, I don’t know. The bees suddenly attacked us. What’s going on with the scale powder?」
Twenty or thirty bees are flying around Zuma and the others, attacking them one after another. They probably have no leeway to check on the safety of the magician.
「Damn it, damn it, not good, there are too many of them. For now, let’s spread out and run into the woods.」
「Zuma, what about the honey?」
「If we hire a porter, we can always retrieve it any time. Leave it alone for now.」
Zuma and the others run into the forest separately.
Alright, now is my chance. I will finish them off one by one.
The man who previously acted as the guard for the porter seems to be lagging behind due to the poison spreading through his body, and ends up becoming the prey of the golden bees attacking him from behind. Now there are only five people left, including Zuma. Zuma seems to be protecting Marin desperately. Looks like he likes her a lot.
Bam!! At that moment, I feel an impact on my back. When I look back, I see three golden bees circling around. Crap. I was so focused on Zuma that I didn’t notice them. It seems that my armor mitigated the attack on my back to some extent. I don’t feel like I’ve been poisoned, either.
Appraisal! Their ranks are 10, 10, 11. The bees are circling in the air, so my sword can’t reach them. What to do now… I guess I should aim for a counter.
After some hesitation, I take out the iron spear I took from Amberlius from my storage. Without infusing any magical energy into it, I thrust it at the bee’s wings. Watching Faye overpower the golden bee seems to be helpful. The golden bee’s skin is hard, but its wings are soft. I aim at one bee’s wing after another, dropping them to the ground and taking my time to kill them while keeping my distance. I take out their ninth-grade magic stones and go to look for Zuma. My level has risen to 24.
「Damn it, looks like I’ve completely lost him.」
There is a good chance that Zuma and the others have returned to the city. That is because now that the porter is dead, they have no way to retrieve the barrels of honey, so there is no point in staying here.
「Wait a minute. I have both the magic wand and the scale powder of the illusionary butterfly with me, so should I give it a try?」
I go to the foot of the hill and take the wand and scale powder out of my storage. When I appraise it, I find that it is a wand made from an old demon tree. I channel my magical energy into the wand and interfere with the magical energy in the air. It feels smoother than usual. I put the scale powder on the wind and scatter it toward the beehive. I can tell that my magic power is decreasing rapidly, but I continue to do so until I am on the verge of running out of magical energy.
The golden bees around the hive are starting to fall into confusion. It is difficult to control the magical energy, and I am unable to scatter the scale powder on all the bees, but I will use my physical abilities to overcome the rest.
Just to be safe, I drink another lower-grade blue potion and restore my magical energy.
「Ugh, the heck is this?」
The second blue potion tastes somewhat bad. It is hard to swallow. Did I happen to get a defective product? Or does the potion I keep taking have side effects?
At any rate, I put off the verification for later and move to retrieve the honey. Using presence concealment, I go to the area below the hive and retrieve the barrels. Most of the barrels are full of honey. There are eight in total. As I recall, he said that one barrel is worth five large gold coins, right? That is a lot of money. I put the barrels into my storage and go into the forest again.
「I did it. With this, it’ll surely give Zuma a blow.」
At that moment, I hear the buzzing and flapping of bees, and when I turn around, I see a bee that is one size larger than the others. It is about 60 centimeters long, and its arms are in the form of big scissors. Appraisal!
Scissor Golden Bee, Rank 19
「Damn, a superior species, huh. Is the scale powder of the illusionary butterfly ineffective on it because its rank is higher?」
I take out my steel shield from my storage and draw my red-iron alloy sword. If I fight it here, I might end up getting attacked by a large flock of golden bees that come back to their senses. I guess I should retreat toward Magt little by little while fighting.
The scissor golden bee watches what I am doing from the air for a while, but suddenly stretches out both of its arm scissors and attacks me.
I block both scissors with my shield and sword. With this speed and power, it is possible to deal with it somehow.
Suddenly, as soon as I feel the pressure from the both arms scissor attack decrease, the bee makes a thrust at my stomach with its tail. Both of my hands are occupied, so my stomach is defenseless. Crap. I quickly backstep using instant step, but don’t make it in time.
With a dull thud, I feel a stinging pain in my stomach. If it were not for the small fire dragon leather armor, it might have reached my internal organs. For this armor to exhibit its true value, I have to infuse it with magical energy and use armor enhancement, but it is difficult with my amount of magical energy.
I don’t think I can beat this guy. As expected, I guess I will have to run.
Distancing myself for once, I try to run away. !? Suddenly, I am assailed by a strong nausea. Is it poison? In a panic, I take out a lower-grade green potion from my storage, crunch it, and swallow it. The potion exhibits its effect and the nausea disappears in an instant. What an amazing effect. I would like to try detoxification magic, but there seems to be no leeway for it. The scissor golden bee is blocking my way. It seems to be intending not to let me go.
I try exchanging blows with it several times, but my attacks are ineffective, as they get blocked by its hard skin. It feels as if it was covered with iron skin.
It is not good to take too much time here. If I can’t escape, then I guess I have no choice but to make up my mind.
Putting my sword and shield away, I take out the mithril alloy sword I snatched from the Amberlius knight and hold it with both hands. Given the bee’s speed, I should be able to deal with it somehow. I use body enhancement and channel my magical energy into my sword. The magical energy consumption is severe, but I am challenging it to a decisive battle.
The scissor golden bee attacks me with scissor attacks. Left, right. I deliberately don’t block the attacks with my sword and dodge them just as they are about to reach me. Here it comes! It is the poison needle attack. I dodge the attack using instant movement and swing down my magical energy-infused sword with all my might toward its outstretched tail. Just like slicing a radish, I managed to cut off the tail without much resistance. With this, its fighting power should have been reduced by half.
I wondered if maybe it would try to escape, but it seems that its fighting spirit has not waned at all. Its expression is inorganic and hard to tell, but clad in vicious air, it attacks me as if it has gone mad. Now that its tail is gone, as long as I take my time and deal with it calmly, I should be able to win. Switching my sword to a spear, I aim at its wings, drop it to the ground, and eventually manage to defeat it. It ended up taking about ten minutes. When I take out the magic stone, it is a little big and reddish. It is an eighth-grade magic stone.
「Looks like I managed to survive somehow. I couldn’t kill Zuma, but I’ve reduced his party by half. I’ve also stolen the honey, so I guess that’s not a bad result.」
I run toward Magt.
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Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter
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