episode_0362

“A large group of monsters were found 500 meters to the right. Large golems, many small golems. A large number of animal-type monsters are moving around. There is a high probability that it is disguised as a pile of stones in the surrounding terrain.”

When I ride around on Damon and spot a monster, a scout is on standby and quickly relays the information to the main unit.

The main unit changes its route little by little by deciding whether to avoid the monster or fight it.

“A group of monsters were found about 700m to the left. In a swamp, a monster with a humanoid upper body but a snake lower body was discovered. “The number is about 30 to 40.”

The deeper we went into the contaminated zone, the more monsters we had never seen before appeared.

Since the name was not properly confirmed, information was mainly conveyed by describing its appearance.

Of course, I was familiar with that type of monster.

‘They mainly appear as miscellaneous mobs.’

If this type of monster appears as a miscellaneous mob, there is only one boss monster.

A boss that resembles a Medusa.

‘I can’t see it now, but it’s probably hiding somewhere else.’

Additionally, from what I remember, Medusa’s anger gauge, that is, when her berserk rage fills up, she curses the entire character with a status abnormality that prevents them from doing anything.

‘It’s the kind of thing you can’t avoid if you don’t know how to attack it.’

The strategy is surprisingly simple.

This can be resolved by pouring in attacks before the anger gauge fills up, or when the anger gauge is full and you are about to cast a curse, you can reversely place a curse to prevent the ability from being used.

‘The golem is a monster that must be beaten hard. The problem is that I am very stubborn. It would be better to catch those on the left rather than the ones on the right. Is there a path if I go this way? ‘

The originally planned route was on the right.

But I knew that if I went left, there would be a path.

‘Now that I’ve checked the left and right sides, what’s left is the front.’

How far did you travel on Damon?

“What is that?”

I was shocked when I saw the sight from afar.

The ground was bubbling with lava.

The good news was that the lava occupies a small area centered around one crater.

I asked Damon why he didn’t know this.

“Did you see that?”

-I saw it.

“But why didn’t you tell me?”

-I told you? I can’t go from the front. So you decided to move to the right.

“… … .”

I realized that quite a few things were omitted from what Damon had told me.

-It’s a direction I’m not going in anyway, so should I bother telling you all that? I saw more than one or two things? If I had to explain everything I saw, I would have been more annoyed.

“… That’s true. Okay, I admit it.”

If there is something like that in front, you can never go there.

I had to decide between right and left.

“Let’s go back.”

After completing reconnaissance, we joined the unit where it was moving.

As soon as I joined, there was someone waiting for me, and I went with him to where the deputies were gathered.

After hearing the news that there was a monster, the military stopped for a moment, but when I returned, people’s eyes were focused on me.

As I started to go scouting on Damon, people suddenly became more interested in me.

It’s not that there were no deaths at all, but the advantage of knowing in advance which monsters would appear was excellent for alleviating the soldiers’ fear.

“You said there was a golem on the right and a swamp snake-shaped monster on the left, right?”

“you’re right.”

“Isn’t it easier for anyone to see that the right side is more comfortable? The original route was also on the right.”

“Yes, but I think it would be better to go left.”

“On the left?”

“If you deal with a golem, there will be too much noise. “There will be a lot of monsters around there.”

That’s the biggest difficulty when catching a golem with high defense.

The sound is so loud that it is excessive.

On the other hand, if you catch the monster on the left, there will not be too much aggro.

It is not a monster that is difficult for ordinary soldiers to deal with.

“I think it’s well worth the shift to the left.”

“Didn’t you say it was a type of monster you had never seen before?”

“It’s also the type of person that you can almost get a feel for just by looking at it. What do you think of snakes? “What would it be like if it were a swamp?”

“poison… ?”

“Yes. “Are there any monsters that are easier to deal with than poisonous ones?”

It’s true that addiction can be a pain in the ass, but detoxification is possible with a therapist.

In addition, it had certain weaknesses, so it was easy to deal with.

“If you think about regular soldiers, that would be better. Think about the time it will take to kill golems.”

“Ah… that’s right. Golems are difficult to destroy.”

The kids might not have acted like they did in the past to help ordinary soldiers, but now they were strictly following orders.

“What would you like to do?”

When I actively recommended the left side, the lieutenants decided to follow my opinion.

“Then let’s go left.”

“Do you all agree?”

“Yes.”

“I agree.”

As soon as our eyes meet, he agrees.

By being by Thalia’s side, they also knew who it was best to stand behind.

Not everyone liked me, but at least no one was as openly hostile as at first.

‘It was annoying, but it’s a good thing.’

I want to focus all my attention on destroying the hatchery, but if there is infighting, it will be a headache.

It was a good thing that traffic was controlled before I got upset and flipped over.

‘If you listen to me, you’ll have rice cakes even in your sleep.’

As things that went according to my opinion were always successful, there were people among them who wanted to join me.

And as their numbers grew, the frequency with which my opinions were accepted increased.

This time too, the route change was confirmed in an instant based on my opinion.

“Do you have any other opinions?”

“……”

“doesn’t exist!”

“Then I will convey this to the commander.”

The results of the meeting were delivered to Thalia, and a change in route was made immediately.

As the army moved along the changed route, they encountered the monster as planned.

The soldiers already knew when we would fight, so they did their job and faced the monster.

With everything going so well, my only complaint is one thing.

“Stay calm.”

As soon as the battle started, without fail, Thalia held me close to her side and prevented me from going anywhere else.

“Again?”

“Okay, again. “Don’t even think about going anywhere else.”

“The soldiers are taking care of themselves now, so there is no danger, so there is no need for this, right?”

These were not the soldiers who were confused in the beginning.

Although minor mistakes still occurred, other soldiers around them skillfully covered up the mistakes and were able to resolve them on their own.

Ordinary soldiers were also growing through experience.

“An unlucky person may die from being hit by a blind arrow. “At least I have to stay at a distance where I can protect you.”

Because Thalia acted so forcefully, I still never experienced combat on the battlefield.

Wow!!!

“An unusual monster has appeared over there!”

“Send your direct troops.”

Not long after the battle began, the boss monster appeared after being stimulated.

It was Medusa, with hair writhing like snakes.

‘I guess my prediction was right.’

The regular soldiers were scared and stepped back, and their direct unit appeared and took their place as if they had been waiting.

“That… won’t be easy to deal with. “It’s just like you said.”

“That’s a good thing. “If someone else had come out, the unit members would have been embarrassed.”

I was fortunate that the boss monster, or more accurately the mid-boss, appeared as I expected.

“It looks burdensome.”

“We probably won’t be able to kill it as easily as we do now. But we will do it.”

I believe the children will be able to do well.

Thalia and I watched the battle of our direct unit with sorrow.

This battle was not as easy as I expected.

It was visible that the children were being pushed back little by little.

“omg!”

Medusa’s attack also affected the surrounding area.

We clenched our fists as we watched an ordinary soldier lose his life in one fell swoop after being hit directly by Medusa’s blind attack.

‘My mouth is dry.’

I thought it would be easy since I was just watching, but it wasn’t like that at all.

Seeing the children clearly showing signs of exhaustion makes me want to jump in and help.

But before I could step forward, the Fran in the rear began to emit light.

‘yes!’

Once again, I realize the importance of healers.

You should never fight without a healer.

The light from Fran naturally seeped into the bodies of the unit members, and the expressions of the unit members, who had been showing signs of exhaustion, became at ease.

The children’s attack gained momentum again.

“Your eyes are getting redder.”

“That’s what you said.”

It is a boss monster that uses all its powers when it goes berserk.

The moment it hit, the successful attack was as good as gone.

You absolutely have to restart, but as you know, restarting is impossible now.

“Are you ready?”

Medusa, who had been patched to reality, unleashed a disgusting and bloody attack.

The snakes that escaped from her head threatened the children, and Medusa’s yellow eyes became increasingly red, showing evidence that her anger gauge was filling up.

‘I can’t believe that children who have just turned 20 can stop such a terrible monster.’

Thalia pointed to one side in response to my question.

“It’s waiting over there.”

“There will be times when your eyes will sparkle. “I need to use it right away, but I don’t know if I can use it well.”

It would be nice if I could see and signal, but Thalia won’t send me to the battle.

That was an action that crossed the line that Thalia could tolerate.

“I couldn’t trust just one person, so I kept two people with similar abilities on standby. “One of you will do it.”

If I failed, I had to run away without looking back.

This is because it was unknown how wide the boss monster’s entire energy would affect.

You may say that you have to save the children, but as it is a technique with a wide range, once attacked, the status ailment is removed, so there is no possibility that the children will die immediately.

So it was better to worry about the lives of ordinary soldiers.

‘An ordinary soldier would die in one hit.’

Not long after, the boss monster finally raised its anger gauge and went berserk.

Right now, our soldier should have inflicted a status ailment on the boss monster.

“shit! It’s late! retreat!! “Retreat!!”

【Kyaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!】

“Ugh!”

“My ears!”

“Ahh!”

Although they were out of range and did not suffer any abnormalities, the soldiers were shaken by a scream that seemed to tear their eardrums.

“Oh, can’t the two of us do that one thing?!”

Damon realized that things were not going as planned and moved quickly.

In an attempt to inflict a status ailment on the boss monster, he snatched two regular soldiers, who had failed and froze, one by one with his claws and ascended to the sky.