Chapter 283 Part 3
I plunge the Tokkosho into its rear.
Then I follow up by firing off the offensive spell I had queued up.
「Pulse Laser Burst!」
Is that the smell of meat cooking?
No, it’s more like burning.
As the monster is stopped, Orthros bites into both of its back legs and doesn’t let go.
There’s no hint of mercy.
Are you trying to bring down a monster that’s only trying to run away?
Nue, who had come down into the pit, joined in and dragged the mole into the center of the hole.
This is definitely a strong monster.
But…
Right now it looks like nothing more than a pitiful victim of our sheer number superiority.
But, you know.
Even I have a little bit of mercy.
At least I’ll end it’s pain before too long.
As the Summoned Monsters continue to attack, I fire another Pulse Laser Burst at close range.
Rest in peace.
Well, in the end, it was no mercy.
Wasn’t this just torturing it to death?
Let’s say it’s the monster’s fault for being too tough.
「Keep an eye out.」
『Got it.』
This hole seems to be a completely physical phenomenon.
It’s totally different from Pitfall.
I’ll have to get back up as soon as I get the mole’s drops.
【Material】 Sapphire Grade C+ Rarity 6 Weight 0+
A variant of corundum. Also known as blue jade. They come in various colors.
Its hardness is second only to that of diamonds.
The only difference it has with rubies in terms of composition is its coloration due to the difference in impurities.
I got a gemstone out of it.
Among the other gemstones I’ve seen so far, is the rarity of this one is comparable to that of alexandrite?
If so, we’re actually earning money out of this battle alone!
What about the anger that has been contained within this pit, huh?
It’s gone.
《【Appraise】 Level Up!》
「This monster had a nice item, huh?」
『Eh?』
『More importantly, Keith… can you climb?』
「I’m fine. Looks like I can.」
It may not be very efficient, but let’s use the Fly spell to get Zangetsu over the hole.
What about me?
I simply climbed up the wall.
I just didn’t want to lose to Volff and the others who were having such an easy time climbing their way up.
「This is it.」
『Whoa!』
『I’d like to hunt more of them if we can find the time.』
「Yeah.」
It’s just as Irina says.
An army of monsters, most likely led by Majin.
We should give priority to confirming how many of them are there.
But to think I’d be dragged down to the bottom of their pits over and over again!
How many of these moles are there?
And it’s not as if Call Monster is luring them in at all!
Though if I slow down, I might be able to hear Volff’s warnings in time, which would allow me to maybe manage to avoid falling into those pits.
But deep down, I think that I want their jewel even if it gets me stuck in these holes.
I’m nothing more than someone who is powerless before his desires.
I’m well aware of that.
【Material】 Ruby Grade C+ Rarity 6 Weight 0+
A variant of corundum. Also known as red jade.
The red ones are known as rubies, while the blue ones are known as sapphires.
Its hardness is second only to that of diamonds.
I even managed to get another gemstone.
This is just delicious.
If it weren’t for this event, I’d gladly take on more of these.
It wasn’t intentional, but it ended up being a series of fights.
As it could be expected from a monster that lurks underground
Invisible and Blind don’t affect them at all.
By the time I got around to the rear of the demon army, I had secured a good number of both sapphires and rubies.
Their drop chances are also quite high.
It seems that 【Disassembly】 is doing an exceptionally good job.
《【Disassembly】 Level Up!》
As I’m thinking about that, it goes and levels up.
No, really, if it weren’t for this event…
It’s such a shame.
Twin Horn Lizard Lv.3
Monster Enemy Target Active
Battle Position: Ground Earth Attribute
This thing attacked me while I was using Invisible and Blind.
This was completely my fault.
It looks like there’s monsters in charge of the ground level as well.
Twin Horn, right?
As its name suggests, it has two horns.
So, it’s a lizard, huh?
But it’s huge!
I wonder if it’s comparable to those Sphinxes and Spinks.
And yet, it’s pretty nimble.
『Do you want to run away?』
「I’ll take care of it right now.」
There’s no guarantee that running away will make things better for it
Conveniently enough, we’re surrounded by a forest.
And yet, mounted combat is possible.
But…
An earthquake?
The ground is shaking?
Naturally, this didn’t affect any of the Summoned Monsters that can fly, like Helix.
Our attacks are focused on the monster’s head.
Heather and Pixie also continue to attack while keeping a certain distance.
The earthquake has stopped, hasn’t it?
『Adele, your arrows!』
『Roger that! I’ll aim for the eyes!』
Arrows are fired one after another.
And what about me?
I charge in as soon as the ground stops shaking.
Beasts of prey pass me on both sides.
Hey, hey.
Leave some for me, will you?
「Lance Charge Burst!」
I charge at its unprotected belly
Then I check the monster’s HP bar…
What? It’s not even down by 20%…
And even after the Summoned Monsters attacked it, it’s only down by 30%?
I did feel some resistance when I hit it…
But it didn’t feel like it would be this hard.
I’ll have Zangetsu retreat for now.
The monster swings its head around in a big arc.
Hey, watch it!
Apparently, this guy’s attacks are based on countering its opponent.
And what’s more…
Its HP bar seems to be slowly recovering.
But that’s okay.
Our attacks are getting through, so there’s no problem.
Let’s keep it up.
《【Precise Manipulation】 Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster 【Helix】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
It took longer than expected, but we somehow managed to defeat it.
Nue and Orthros start munching on the monster’s flesh.
I turned to the virtual window that had popped up while looking at them from the side.
Helix’s INT has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose AGI as his second stat increase.
Helix Fighting Falcon Lv.9 -> Lv.10 (↑1)
DEX 15
AGI 32 (↑1)
INT 24 (↑1)
STR 15
VIT 15
SPI 15
Skills
Peck Flying Far Sight Wide Area Search Ambush Danger Sense Air Mobility
Wind Attribute Earth Attribute
By the way, this Twin Horn Lizard…
Is this a monster unrelated to the event?
I don’t know what it looked like before the event, so I have nothing to compare it to.
Ah, right, did this one drop an item as well?
【Material】 Twin Horn Lizard Meat Grade C+ Rarity 2 Weight 6+
Meat taken from a Twin Horn Lizard. Refreshingly healthy.
Look at that.
Meat, huh?
We go around to the rear of the monster army.
This wide map is similar to the area around the center of the W6 map.
The Lesser Gryphons may be probably still flying around the perimeter as if on alert.
They’re not neglecting their rear guard.
It’s actually pretty tight.
There’s a forest around us, but it’s a mess.
Half of it has been razed to the ground.
Hmm?
I wonder if we can follow this trail and find out where the monster army came from?
「Should we try following this marching trail?」
『What about that army?』
「We can’t hunt them all on our own. How’s that heads up?」
『I’ve just finished with the Bulletin Board!』
『I’ve been talking to Fiona via Telepathy on the road.』
「I’m curious about the area portal in W6. I’d like to check it out.」
『Are we leaving the army alone then?』
『I’d like to check out the W6 area portal. I agree with Keith here.』
Irina seems to be curious about it as well.
What’s actually going to happen at the W6 area portal?
Let’s go check it out.
Protagonist Keith
Race Human Male Racial Lv 29
Job Grand Summoner Lv 15
Bonus Points Remaining 24
Set Skills
Sword Lv 12 Two-handed Spear Lv 11 Joust Lv 10 (↑1) Club Lv 12 Dagger Lv 11
Rapier Lv 10 Rope Artes Lv10 Staff Lv 22 Punch Lv 19 Kick Lv 19 Joint Lock Lv 19 Throw Lv 19 Evade Lv 19 Block Lv 19
Summon Magic Lv 29 Spacetime Magic Lv 17 Seal MagicLv 11
Light Magic Lv 17 Wind Magic Lv 17 Earth Magic Lv 17 Water Magic Lv 17
Fire Magic Lv 17 Dark Magic Lv 17 Ice Magic Lv16 Lightning Magic Lv16
Tree Magic Lv 16 Dust Magic Lv16 Lava Magic Lv16 Steam Magic Lv16
Alchemy Lv 13 Pharmacy Lv 9 Glassmaking Lv 8 Woodworking Lv 11
Synergy Lv 20 Appraise Lv 21 (↑1) Identify Lv21 (↑1) Discern Lv 7 Cold Resistance Lv 9 Grab Lv 17 (↑1) Horsemanship Lv 17 Precise Manipulation Lv 20 (↑1) Ropework Lv 10
Jump Lv 10 Acrobatics Lv 10 Heat Resistance Lv 12 Climb Lv 9 Balance Lv 10
Dual Wield Lv 18 Disassembly Lv 17 (↑1) Swimming Lv 6 Diving Lv 6 Throw Object Lv 6 (↑1) Dash Lv10 Endurance Run Lv10 Hide Lv3 Conceal Lv3
Physical Reinforcement Lv 18 Mental Reinforcement Lv 19 Speedcasting Lv 19
Magic Effect Amplification Lv 18 Magic Range Expansion Lv 18
Petrification Resistance Lv6 Sleep Resistance Lv5 Paralysis Resistance Lv6
Confusion Resistance Lv4 Dark Resistance Lv4 Unconscious Resistance Lv6
Charm Resistance Lv1 Poison Resistance Lv2
Summoned Monsters
Helix Fighting Falcon Lv.9 -> Lv.10 (↑1)
DEX 15
AGI 32 (↑1)
INT 24 (↑1)
STR 15
VIT 15
SPI 15
Skills
Peck Flying Far Sight Wide Area Search Ambush Danger Sense Air Mobility
Wind Attribute Earth Attribute
Heather Silky Lv6 -> Lv7 (↑1)
DEX 9
AGI 24
INT 24
STR 8 (↑1)
VIT 8
SPI 27(↑1)
Skills
Flight Levitation Magic Resistance [Medium] MP Regeneration [Medium]
Wind Attribute Earth Attribute Water Attribute (New!) Lightning Attribute
Companions
Adele & Irina
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