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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 68 Part 2

「What is the big deal with having some hair growing on your groin. Mine is much thicker.」

Aiza says while stealing glances at me. No, I already know it, and that is not right as a reply. Don’t compete with your twelve-year-old daughter.

「But I’m sure it’ll grow long soon….」

「When I was your age, Remia, I was already….」

「It ends up sticking to my panties….」

「When I am cleaning, fallen pubic hairs are….」

The mother and daughter talk while stealing glances at me. As usual, the conversation is not in sync at all, but they are on good terms with each other, so I leave them alone and leave the house. Today I am going to explore the labyrinth.

The seventh stratum of the labyrinth. This is where the stratum lord, the two-tailed giant scorpion, is located. Its rank is 25. My level is 33, but under normal circumstances, it is not an opponent that I can beat solo. However, I have the best equipment and restoration medicines at my disposal, and if I make full use of my skills, I think I have a pretty good chance of winning.

Since I don’t know its exact location, I make my way forward while making a map of the stratum. The area around the stairs is full of adventurers, as expected. There are also rooms with no one in them, but first, I go around all the rooms. As I proceed deeper, I find a room that is considerably larger than the rest, in which I discover the stratum lord. Even if you defeat this stratum lord, you cannot sell the materials, so it is unpopular among the adventurers, and no one tries to defeat it. However, since you can get a seventh-grade magic stone from a rank 25 monster, I would like to defeat it by all means, even if only to make medicines.

This is a room that hasn’t been visited by anyone for a while, so it is brimming with monsters. The ranks of the monsters on this stratum range from 4 to 10. Spending my magical energy liberally, I push through the monsters with brute force. Fortunately, the stratum lord is at the back of the room, so first, I am going to exterminate the monsters around the entrance.

Taking magical energy and strength restoration medicines, I spend my magical energy unsparingly as I activate body enhancement as well as weapon and armor enhancement and cut down the monsters. The stratum lord immediately notices me and comes in this direction. Since I also have potions at my disposal, I doubt I will die even if I suffer some attacks, so I confront it. If push comes to shove, I can just beat an immediate retreat.

The scorpion keeps me in check as it wags its large tail in the air. A stinger is sticking out from the tip of its tail, and it is easy to imagine that it is poisonous. Suddenly, the tail extends and attacks me. Instant movement. Succeeding in dodging the scorpion’s tail attack just as it is about to hit me, I move to cut off the tail as it is. If it were not for the poisonous stinger at the end of its tail, the scorpion would be nothing to be afraid of.

At that moment, along with a dull *thud* sound, a shock runs through my left thigh. Then my vision begins to shake. When I look at my thigh, I see that the scorpion’s second tail is extending from under its belly and piercing my thigh with its stinger. As it takes aim at you while wagging its conspicuous colored first tail in front of you, it launches a poison attack at you with its inconspicuous colored second tail from under its belly. To be honest, I have let my guard gown. I escape from the room with all my might and drink a low-grade green potion. The effect is immediate.

The restoration medicines are slowly taking effect, so I catch my breath for a while in the passageway outside the room. At that moment, the stratum lord emerges from the room and attacks me. Not good, I had always thought that the stratum lord would never leave the room. If I leave it alone, it will probably attack other adventurers.

I take out a low-grade blue potion from my storage and drink it. Then I take out my mithril alloy iron ball and throw it with all my might. Given that the target is so large, it doesn’t miss its mark. As the iron ball hits the scorpion in the face, I manage to greatly reduce its vision. I then pour magical energy into my sword, turn around in one go using instant step and cut off its tail. When I promptly put some distance between us and throw another iron ball at its face, probably because it cannot see what is in front of it well, its movements clearly grow duller.

I have cut off the scorpion’s conspicuous tail and destroyed its face. Right now, its only means of attack are its pincers and second tail. The second tail is inconspicuous, blending in with the surrounding colors, but if you pay attention, you will not miss it. Now that it has lost its first tail, it is easier to fight as I can focus my attention downward. As I take my time to cut off the second tail, and then switch my weapon to an iron spear and repeatedly launch attacks at it while keeping my distance, the scorpion soon stops moving, and the subjugation is complete. After defeating the stratum lord, a treasure chest appears. Inside is a low-grade yellow potion. It is a cure-all. It is a potion that cures not only poison, but also all abnormal conditions and simple illnesses. Rather than selling it, let’s keep it for emergencies. Then, I take the magic stone out of the scorpion and put the corpse into my storage.

Result-wise, it was a good thing that the scorpion came out to the passageway. That is because as there is a huge pond inside the room, there is a good chance that I will lose my iron balls, so I would have no choice but to fight with my sword and spear only. The spear I am using is an iron spear that I brought from Amberlius, and since it has bad magical energy conductivity, its attack power is low. I would like a spear made of red iron or mithril. With a one-handed sword, I have to get very close to the enemy to attack, so if I fight against a high-ranked monster, I am more likely to get hit by its attacks. With a spear, I can attack from a relatively safe distance. I can also fight by attacking with a spear at first, then switching to a sword when the opponent gets too close. If I want to buy a spear made of mithril or red iron alloy, I will need about several to several dozen large gold coins.

Since the reward I get from the Mahra warrior order is a whopping four large silver coins per day, I am sure I will be able to save up enough eventually. What should I do? Maybe it would be a good idea to head to Lambert, which is also known as the iron production land, and then buy one there.

After defeating the stratum lord and resting for a while, I return to the room to clean up the monsters. That is because I thought there was something on the other side of the pond. Sure enough, there is a small room, which has probably not been visited by anyone for a while. There are four treasure chests. There is only equipment made of iron inside, but they will probably fetch a decent price if sold. The one-handed sword for instance, if you buy one, it will cost you a few small gold coins. While I was exterminating the monsters, a treasure chest appears. The low-grade potions I have in my storage have also reached a considerable amount. Just like this, I will continue to collect potions, gather medicinal herbs, and make and store restoration medicines. This is so that I can explore the puppet labyrinth in Lambert more efficiently.

I wonder how much time I have left to explore this labyrinth. I dismantle the monsters and head home.