episode_0029
by adminThe identity of the dungeon master who appeared before us was none other than Progian.
A higher species of Giant Toad that often appears in swamp dungeons.
The name ‘frogian’ is simply translated as ‘frog man’.
The appearance also follows its name. It looks like a frog standing on two feet and giving it a slightly more ferocious appearance.
The problem was the frog’s unique body structure and monster-like monstrous physique.
“ Damn, that guy is not compatible with me!”
Miguel cursed and took a stance.
Just like he said. Frogians are like the natural enemies of hunters who use striking as their main weapon.
The amphibian’s unique slippery skin and elasticity of the muscles greatly reduce the damage from most hits, and it crushes the enemy from the front in close combat with its huge size approaching 2 meters and 70 centimeters on average.
“Hermod!”
Miguel cannot last long enough against the Frogians.
As soon as he realized the fact, he called Hermod.
Was he aware of the situation in advance before my call? Almost at the same time as I shouted, Hermod leapt forward and passed by the Frogian, flashing the daggers in both hands.
Damn it!
“… It’s so tough?”
Hermod, who let out a light sigh and had a dumbfounded expression on his face, immediately joined Miguel’s side.
Hermod ran quickly and cut the Frogian to pieces with the daggers in both hands, but unlike the cool technique, his expression was not cool.
“Grrr!”
The strangely distorted cry of the frog made me frown.
The red lines engraved on the body were the scars caused by Hermod’s hacking.
Anyone who sees a wound like that is at best a scratch. Even the deepest slashes failed to cause significant damage.
The Frogian roared as if his wounds were stinging here and there and kicked the ground.
“Crazy!”
Tung-!
A six-sided barrier was placed around Hermod, who instantly became the target.
It was a hasty barrier, but it still fulfilled its role well.
Hermod was heartbroken as he looked at Frogian, who was unable to break the barrier and was stuck on top of it.
“You bastard!”
Miguel jumped up with magic power rising from his body.
Miguel, who had risen to a position twice as high as Frogian’s height, quickly fell and punched.
“Gruk!”
However, Frogian was not an easy opponent either.
“Tongue… ?!”
If you hit the head where the brain is located, no matter how strong it is, you are bound to suffer damage.
Therefore, Miguel’s decision to leap for the head was correct, but it was a weakness that Frogian was well aware of.
Ouch-!
The Frogian quickly raised its head and stretched out its tongue, entangling Miguel’s right arm.
The tongue of the Frogian, which seemed to be twice as thick as Miguel’s forearm, which could never be called thin, was squeezing Miguel’s right arm.
“Mana Bullet!”
At that moment, a ray of light shot out from next to me.
A small magical bullet was fired, leaving a trail of light like a comet.
Sigh-!
“Keeee!”
Frogian, who was ready to throw Miguel away at any moment, widened the distance with a painful scream.
This is because the mana bullet fired by Han Se-hee cut off the guy’s thick tongue.
“… I even shouted the magic name despite being embarrassed, but it wasn’t a meaningful blow.”
“I’m going crazy. I’ve seen mutant salamanders do that in my hometown’s forest, but I’ve never seen a frog do that.”
Han Se-hee said that she shouted the name of the technique to cut off the tongue that was tying Miguel up.
Since the name of the spell is also included as part of the chant, she has raised the power of the spell through her chanting.
However, as can be seen from Miguel’s subsequent words, her determination was soon in vain.
“A playing frog.”
Now I couldn’t help but frown.
Although monsters and characters in creative works often appear with regenerative abilities, this is not always the case in reality.
As shown by the Frogian in front of us, it is not a trait that does not exist, but it is also not a trait that can be found commonly.
“Was Frogian originally a monster with strong regenerative power?”
“That can’t be right. It’s clearly an abnormal situation.”
Clearly abnormal situation.
No one denied what Hermod said with a stern expression.
An exploiter who monopolized the magical power that should have been shared by numerous monsters in the dungeon.
Because the tyrant-like and greedy owner of the dungeon was none other than Frogian.
“Just in case, I’m asking, is it possible to kill him with a mana bullet?”
“… It will be possible.”
“It sounds like it’s difficult.”
Miguel swallowed his saliva and took a stance. Magic power began to flow beyond his body.
“I need to use my mystery.”
Miguel displayed his determination and gathered his magic power.
But I stopped him from using mystery.
His mystery, which I learned from our weekend meeting, is not suitable in this situation.
“I will handle it.”
So I do it.
Deals with Progians more reliably and reliably without consuming much stamina.
We devised techniques for using bound threads and selected weapons with the most suitable shape for hunting such large amphibians.
The shape of the selected weapon is woven based on the techniques of the Gyeolgyesa master prepared in advance.
What appeared as a barrier weapon was a spear.
Instead of the ignorant size shown when dealing with Hermod before, he created several spears that were slightly larger than ordinary spears.
“Gurgling… !”
Did he feel that something was out of the ordinary when he saw the dozens of spears that began to decorate the air?
The Frogian shrank back and began to be openly wary of the barrier armament.
“Wow… .”
“As expected, it’s amazing.”
The blue-colored barrier armor cast in the shady, dark swamp cleared away the muddy shadows.
Leaving behind Han Se-hee and Miguel, who were amazed at the sight, I stretched out my hand.
Spears of barrier pour down in the direction I pointed.
The spears of the blue barrier embroidering the air are flying one after another from the air like arrows.
“Crrr!”
Of course, Frogian wasn’t stupid enough to quietly accept the attack.
As soon as the barrier armament was fired, the Frogian started running wild, but it wasn’t a big problem for me.
As long as the connection with my magic power is not lost, the barrier armament will continue to move under my control.
If it flies to the wrong place and gets stuck, it is pulled out and ejected again.
If you avoid it, it changes its trajectory and aims again.
If you get it right, dig deeper and open the wound.
The detection barrier reads the space at every moment and uses the acquired situational information to increase the accuracy of the operation.
‘… now!’
Clang, if it had been made of material rather than magic power, wouldn’t it have sounded like that?
A heavy burden was placed on the body of Frogian, who was constantly running around inside the barrier area.
As if a coin had been inserted between the wind-up doll’s mainsprings, the darting Frogian rolled on the ground in a twisted motion.
“Krrr… !”
It is a technique that imposes a heavy load on the enemy inside the barrier and restricts their movements.
Because it has been used against Professor Caria so far, its effectiveness has not shined, but that is only because Professor Caria is strong.
Basically, the original role and strength of barrier art is to grant buffs to allies and debuffs to enemies.
So, my barrier technique, which has reached EX rank, can easily restrain at least one monster like this.
“It’s over.”
Hermod’s short monologue.
As he said, the fight is already over.
Because prey that could not move could no longer be called prey.
Poobubuk-.
The sound of skin and muscle being pierced was heard one after another, and the Frogian met its end in a hedgehog-like form.
“So, is this the end of the dungeon?”
Miguel, who was staring at the out of breath Frogian, opened his mouth.
I also confirmed that the Frogian’s breathing was clearly cut off and responded by scattering the barrier weapons.
“Yes. Now let’s go back to base camp. Let’s return straight to Eden and report on the small elite phenomenon that occurred in this dungeon.”
Everyone nodded, showing that there was no disagreement.
Is it because the crisis of an unexpected situation has been overcome? Or is it just because I can escape this wet and sticky swamp dungeon and return to base camp?
Everyone’s dazed expressions gradually began to brighten with smiles.
“Wow, it’s definitely a great technique, by the way. I vaguely felt it when they turned me into a beehive, but the level of precision of the spell is truly amazing.”
“That’s right. As Hermod said, I’ve never heard of something like this being possible with barrier techniques.”
“My words. Maybe Seong Yu-jin is really the top student as Hermod said?”
The quiet atmosphere suddenly began to become noisy, centered around Hermod.
The main topic of conversation was, of course, about my barrier officer who easily killed the Progians.
Han Se-hee was impressed by my barrier technique, and Miguel just thought that the skill I showed was amazing.
‘Still, I have to do what I have to do.’
I laughed off the conversation one by one and collected the Frogian’s body.
The Frogian that we hunted a little while ago is a superior species of Giant Toad, created through a small number of elites.
It can be used as evidence for abnormal phenomenon reports, and after its role as evidence is completed, it can be sold to private companies and make quite a profit.
High risk, high income.
This is the perception of the hunter industry, and it is actually true.
Moreover, it is a by-product of swamp dungeon monsters, which are difficult to attack and are always in short supply, and are also the corpses of Frogians, a higher species.
‘I got stabbed here and there with the spear created by the barrier weapon, but it’s still like this… ?’
Even if you can’t do it, you might be able to get about a few million won.
With that in mind, I set up a barrier to transport the body. The plan was to transport the Frogian’s body within a six-sided barrier that could be remotely operated.
Crispy-.
However, a problem occurred.
“Huh?”
Pasasak-.
The Frogian’s body slowly began to crumble, as if sand were being chipped away.
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