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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 67 Part 2

「It’s none of your business. I just hunt monsters and sell them.」

「Stop lying. I’ve never heard of a porter hunting monsters. It would be much easier to make money as a porter, no?」

「I’ve been hunting since I was a child, so I can make more money this way. More importantly, you want a potion, no? How much will you pay it for?」

「Hah, I don’t need any more. They are going to die soon, after all. Even if they drink the potion now, they won’t be able to make it back to the town.」

「I watched how you guys fought the spiders, and you had pretty good coordination. Haven’t you been working together with them for a long time? Are you really going to give up on them so easily?」

「Damn, you were watching from afar, huh. No, you instigated the spider, didn’t you?」

「Why did you come to such a conclusion?」

Filled with murderous intent, the adventurer tries to close the distance between him and me bit-by-bit. He is still more than ten meters away. Judging from the way he fought earlier, it will be risky to fight him head-on. Let’s run away here.

I put my sword away into my storage and run up the mountain.

「You bastard, hold it right there!」

He chases after me from behind, but he has a sword and a shield, and more importantly, he has just engaged in a life and death battle against the spider. There is no way he can keep up with my speed. I quickly climb the mountain and look down at the adventurer, and even though he is breathing heavily, he continues to come toward me. It looks to me that having lost his comrades, he is unable to make a calm judgment. At any rate, I guess he wants to find relief in killing me.

It will be troubling if he goes back to town as it is and makes a big fuss about me killing his comrades, so it looks like I have no choice but to kill him. I take a mithril alloy iron ball out of my storage. From here, the adventurer will be in full view, and I don’t think there will be any chance for me to miss my mark. I infuse magical energy into the iron ball and throw it. Whether by accident or by reflex, the adventurer blocks the ball with his arm. However, the magical energy-imbued mithril alloy iron ball breaks his arm and sinks into his ribs, rolling down the mountain along with the adventurer. That guy is not dead yet, so I cannot let my guard down.

I take out my sword and walk down the mountain, keeping a wary eye on my surroundings. The adventurer is still lying on the ground. Without letting my guard down, let’s end his life.

「Ugh, wait. If you give me a potion, I’ll give you some information.」

「Begging for your life now? Pray tell what kind of information it is.」

「It’s about the place where the propagating magic moss grows.」

「By some chance, you’re not going to tell me it’s in the lake beyond this point, are you?」

「N, no. It’s in the labyrinth. Even among the adventurers, only a few of us know about this place. Since there’s a limit to its number, we have to take turn and collect a little at a time, but I am going to let join our group.」

「I know it. It’s in a room across the pond on the lower stratum, no?」

「H, how did you….」

「I hit the bull’s-eye, huh. Well, just as I’d expected, I guess. Just so you know, it’s not like I have any need for propagating magic moss or anything, after all. I guess that’s it for the talks. Let me free you from your suffering.」

「Ugh, damn it, damn it….」

I stab my sword into the man’s throat. It looks like my level goes up again. Taking his belongings, money, sword and shield, I head back to the place where the other adventurers are. No longer able to even speak, they seem to be at death’s door. At this rate, they will probably simply get eaten alive by monsters. I finish them off and take their belongings. Let’s hurry ahead before monsters come over.

I return to the place where the spider is and take out the magic stone from the corpse. This is the first time I have seen a seventh-grade magic stone. It is pretty big and will probably serve as a good material to make medicines.

I return to the summit and have lunch. The place where medicinal herb clusters grow is just around the corner. I have plenty of time, energy, and magical energy. Steadying my breath, I erase my presence and head there. Equipped with a steel shield, I draw my mithril alloy sword, getting ready to get into battle anytime. I crouch down and observe the river. There they are. Are they otters? They are preying on fish and frogs, and the ones I can see alone are four in number. This is bad. There could be dozens of otters in this river. On top of that, not only do I not know how strong they are, there is also the possibility that there are some superior species among them.

The otters are over a meter tall, with sharp eyes, and there is not an ounce of cuteness in the way they devour fish and frogs. I need to watch out not only for their water magic, but also for those teeth. What about their speed? They seem to be pretty fast in the water, but not so much when they are on land. If push comes to shove, I will retreat immediately and flee into the forest. It should be difficult for them to use water magic in the forest. That is because, unlike manipulating water from the river, in the forest, they would have to create water first.

I move closer slowly while keeping a low posture, looking for an opportunity to launch a preemptive attack. The river seems to be shallow. Infusing magical energy into my sword, I close my distance with them using instant step and swing my sword down on the head of a nearby otter. The otter lets out a high-pitched cry. Given that the otter has a good defense, I didn’t manage to kill it with a single blow, but it should have been a fatal wound.

Soon after, its brethren come over and hit me with water cannons. I retreat while holding up my shield. There are probably around seven of them. As I block the water cannons head-on, my shield ends up getting bounced off. What incredible firepower. I have to block them at an angle. The attacks are powerful, so if you get hit directly, you will most likely end up suffering considerable damage. They are on a completely different level compared to the frogs in the labyrinth.

If I keep staying in one place, I will end up getting hit by their attacks, so I temporarily retreat to the area before the forest, and then, the otters stop their attacks and don’t seem to come after me. Making up my mind, I take strength and magical energy restoration medicines, switch to my mightily alloy shield and charge toward the otters while using weapon and armor enhancement. Getting into the river, I slash at the otters while moving around. The otters in the distance attack me with water cannons, while those nearby attack me with claws and biting attacks.

Anticipating the effect of the restoration medicines, I use my magical energy liberally and slash at the otters one after another. Even though I end up getting bruised all over, it seems that I managed to exterminate each and every one of the otters. There are eight otters in total. Thank goodness there were no superior species. Appraisal.

Clawed Otter, rank 17

I also get my hands on eight eighth-grade magic stones. There are presences of monsters both upstream and downstream of the river, so I dismantle them some distance away from the river. Getting hit by numerous water cannons and claw attacks, I end up consuming a considerable amount of stamina and magical energy. Gradually, the restoration medicines take effect and the wounds begin to heal, but as expected, the lack of immediate effect is a little tough. I also have automatic recovery, so I refrain from drinking a potion.

I collect medicinal herbs while staying alert to my surroundings. Collecting just enough Kaina grasses and Iruna grasses for my needs, I also find some golden ginseng. There seems to be no black ginger. After collecting everything that I need, I enter the forest and look back, and then, I can see the figures of otters. They must have moved here from upstream or downstream. As I think that I will have to clean up the otters every time I come here, it makes me a little depressed. I head back to Mahra while using body enhancement on my body, which is still sore from the otters’ attacks.

「Oh, these are otter pelts, aren’t they? Moreover, there are eight of them. The way you dismantled them is also perfect. Alright, altogether with the other pelts too, what do you say about four small gold coins?」

I cash in the materials at the Adventurers’ Association. It nets me a larger sum of money than I expected. It is worth all the trouble I went through to defeat them.

「Hoh, quite the large sum of money there. I don’t think they have such great of a defense, though?」

「Otter fur is a high-class material favored by the nobility. They attack from a distance with water magic, so they are difficult to defeat. The standard practice is to charge toward them with your might and kill them, getting hit by their attacks all the while, but you’ll have to consume a few potions, after all. As such, not many adventurers actively hunt them, you see.」

I see. I fought them after taking highly effective restoration medicines in advance, after all. Maybe they are monsters that are not worth it for other adventurers. With this, I have more than two large gold coins on hand. It might be a good idea to save up a bit more and buy a high-purity red-iron spear.

Going home, I cook dinner with Aiza using the otter meat. Remia is doing her homework. What a fulfilling day. After enjoying dinner, I end the day with getting into bed with Aiza.