episode_0078

The sword penetrated the slime and went in with great force.

And Aela, an elf with better hearing than us, seems to have heard something.

“Oh. I think this will blow up a bit big.”

“Yes?”

As soon as the sword plunges into the pit, Aila puts on the hat attached to her cloak and crouches in place.

Bulging-

A group of slimes that suddenly swell.

It reminds me of what I experienced last time at the demon’s castle.

The population of slimes covering Aplesia seemed to be expanding to its limit…

Fuuu!

It exploded with a bright sound.

“Holy shit.”

“Huh? What are you talking about… wow! What, what!”

From the center of the pit, slimes rise high into the sky along with a pillar of fire.

Hearing that sound, Peria, who was writing a contract, turned around and quickly covered herself with her bag.

And I also made a quick decision.

I already feel dirty because of the humidity, but it would be the worst to be caught in a rain of blood-soaked slime like that.

‘Then there is only one way.’

“Periaaa!!!”

“Wait, don’t come! If you use me as a shield again, I won’t let you get away with it this time!”

“I’d rather die than suffer from that! And did you just skip it last time? And you’re holding a bag!!!”

I put my arm around Peria’s side, who was holding the bag tightly.

“Kiyat!”

Then, he lifted the entire feria and bag and used them as a shield.

Patter-patter-thump-patter-

Rain of slime falling from the sky.

I think about this while avoiding the red rain, using the bag-carrying Feria as a shield.

I guess I’m going to get hit again, but this time I took it all into account and acted accordingly.

I’d rather just get a few hits and be done with it than feel uncomfortable and go back for hours.

When the rain, which lasted about 10 seconds, ended, the dark green surroundings completely turned into a sea of blood.

“…get down.”

“Yep.”

Peria’s cold voice completely stiffened as she hugged the bag, and she carefully put it down, the opposite of when she lifted it with force.

“I have a lot of work to do today, so I’ll see you once I’m done, brother.”

He speaks with a smiling expression that contrasts with his cold voice.

“…Okay.”

‘I guess I didn’t think well.’

If I were to just get hit now and be done with it, it wouldn’t matter, but if it goes on like this, I don’t know how I’m going to get hit when I go back, so I’m getting scared like this.

“Ugh! The smell is so bad! Before I left, I forgot to wash my cloak, so I secretly took my sisters’ cloak with me. I’m going to be in big trouble when I get back because they say it stinks.”

‘I’m so jealous of that.’

When Eila feels that the rain of slime has stopped, she takes off her cloak and shakes off the slime. The cloak is waterproof and there are no traces of wetness.

“Irim, please hold on to the end here.”

“Okay. I’m going to catch it, so let’s push it in carefully. Looks like they’re asking me too.”

Erilla must have been having trouble removing the slime that kept sticking to the cloak on her own, so she asked me to hold the other side of the cloak.

Bang- Bang-

After that, we both grabbed the cape, put our arms together, and snapped at the same time! And I pulled it, and with each pull, the slimes started flying into the air.

After shaking off all the slime, Eila praised me after seeing the remnants of my skill, the slime exploding in all directions and the remains of a huge burning plant in the pit.

“The firepower was a bit strong, but Lee Rim still did better than expected. It’s unexpected, isn’t it? This is a skill that requires a good weapon and good sense. Even if you have this level of skill, you can beat most people!”

Although Aila praises it, I feel it is a bit lacking.

An opponent who throws a sword like that would be like a plant rooted on the ground, and with my vague throwing skills, which I usually throw axes at, ordinary mercenaries would naturally bounce or dodge.

“Someone has to accept it. Those who fight a little dodge or bounce off all the weapons I throw at them.”

“Why are you thinking of throwing it? You can fight with that.”

Ayla looks at me with an expression of not understanding.

“You want me to fight with that? If it explodes while holding it, wouldn’t it be dangerous for me too?”

“Of course, that’s true. We also don’t use that technology carelessly. It is a very sensitive and meticulous skill, so unless the weapon is very good, it will explode if you touch it, so I don’t dare to fight with it, so I just end up shooting it with an arrow. In addition, it is a technique that can overcome the opponent a bit.”

“Did you say that knowingly?”

I am dumbfounded by her words.

“So, Lee Rim is good at weapons. And it’s not like it can just generate that kind of firepower. You can use it separately depending on the situation. Rather, it has to be that way, right? First, get the sword from the pit.”

Rather than blindly denying what Ayla said, I decided to follow what she said.

With Eila holding the rope, go down into the pit.

All the slimes inside the pit flew away, so the pit became empty for a moment and the bottom was visible.

And there, after the first explosion, was the remains of a plant the size of a baseball field, burning vigorously.

The flames were extinguished when the slimes began to go back into the hole where the plant was, but the flames still remained in the center of the completely burned, unrecognizable giant flower.

And of course, the magic sword is stuck in the middle without any scratches.

When I pulled out the sword, the remaining flames completely disappeared, and the magic sword still had a red tip.

As soon as this plant called Aplesia was pierced by my sword, it didn’t miss the opportunity and immediately bit into it with its teeth. It was holding the sword so tightly that I had to use some strength to break its teeth and barely be able to pull out the sword.

As I climb up the pit to avoid the slime that comes flooding back with the sword, Eila extends her arms.

“Now, catch it!”

“Thank you.”

And as soon as I finished climbing the pit, Aila told me to use the sword.

“Did you bring it? Then, in that state, stab one of the slimes here.”

As Ayla said, I stabbed a nearby blood slime, and the slime exploded with a small cracking sound and a small flame.

“Did you see it? The power of this varies in proportion to the magical power the opponent has. The sword’s power can only be exerted if the tip of the sword touches it precisely. The Aplesia grows by absorbing all the magic power of the ley lines here, so it exploded extremely large. Normally, unless you pierce something like a magic tank that contains so much magic power that it starts to flutter, a flame like before will not form. If you fight an ordinary opponent, you won’t end up with a flame that will eat Lee Rim, right? As long as you don’t stab magical creatures that are magical creatures themselves. Still, it’s pretty good at making the other person picky.”

‘I guess that’s what they meant by dividing by situation.’

If so, it might be a very good technique for everyday use.

If I use it incorrectly, even I can be engulfed in flames, but normally it doesn’t produce that much fire power, and it is said that this plant’s case is special.

“And of course there is a way to deal with this. Earlier, I told you to move your magic while imagining rotating it, right?”

“That’s right.”

“An opponent with a good sense will notice what state the weapon is in and rotate his magic in the opposite direction before the weapon collides. Then the explosion will be canceled.”

“Oh, that’s what it was.”

Now we know the general features of this technology.

The firepower increases in proportion to the magical power of the opponent. The stronger the magical power, the stronger the explosion occurs, but if the magical energy is low, there is no significant damage.

Just looking at the difficulty of the technique, it is a technique that can only be defeated by an opponent who does not know how to respond, but there is a high probability that it will not work against an opponent with a fairly good sense.

‘Well, there’s no need to just think about killing the other person with this. Let’s just say there’s one more card hidden away. Since it’s a different weapon from the magic sword… can I call it an explosion sword?’

It feels like a skill that could be harmful if not used at the right time, but it still seems to be a good skill that can easily make the opponent nervous if used in the right way.

“Oppa. Stop and come here quickly. I think I found it.”

Meanwhile, Peria, who was looking at the slimes with a lantern, calls me.

Looking at the area Peria was pointing to, I saw a place where translucent slimes were scattered across the floor and returning to the pit.

“Oh, I guess this is it.”

“I think so. I’ll be holding the lantern. Would you like to bring a shovel and try digging? Bring your pocket too.”

He takes out a shovel and a bag from a bag that was once yellow, covered in blood, and has now turned red.

After that, insert the shovel into the empty center of the slime pool.

Mulkyung-

As I scoop up the shovel, a small transparent slime lands exactly on top of the shovel.

Peria, who saw that, smiled brightly and said.

“It’s like a water drop rice cake.”

“What is that?”

“Was it formerly the Empire? There is an expensive store that specializes in sweet foods, and my teacher bought it there once. I really enjoyed it.”

“It’s rice cake, I suddenly want to eat it so much.”

I normally didn’t like it, but it’s been so long since I haven’t eaten it that I want to eat it.

It might be similar to what comes to mind when you think of foods like kimchi or red pepper paste in foreign countries.

As I was appetizing along with Peria, she told me to lick the slime.

“Oppa, why don’t you lick it? Aren’t you clean now because you haven’t even eaten blood?”

“Is that so? But it looks similar, it’s just slime. I don’t really want to eat it.”

“No, who told you to eat it? I just told him to lick it. But I’m just saying this, but I’m really thinking about eating it. You are truly amazing. Who eats things like slime?”

I wondered what he was talking about, and it seemed like he was just being playful as usual.

However, Eila, who heard the sound, shook off her cloak, took the transparent slime from Peria, and put it to her mouth.

“This is delicious.”

“Oh! wait for a sec! Don’t eat it!”

Hororok-

Aila drank the slime in an instant after that.