Orc Slayer

“Ah…”

Americano belatedly realized.

She opened her Inventory and found it.

[Ring of Contract]

She had forgotten to appraise it.

“I’ll get it appraised later.”

She was already at the hunting grounds.

She had ascended the western Gurumi Mountain to complete the [Gumiho Capture Request].

The request stated that a Gumiho lived on Gurumi Mountain and could be lured out with an empty fox orb.

She took out the empty fox orb and wandered around, waiting for a reaction…

“Orc…”

“Gob…”

Only corpses of goblins and orcs piled up.

She shook the blood off her sword.

She took out the empty fox orb again.

She turned it this way and that, but,

“Where is it?”

The Gumiho didn’t appear.

“Orc orc.”

“Oorc.”

More orcs.

Americano didn’t use Magical Power.

She hunted solely with her arm strength and swordsmanship.

Because of her [Nine Yin Severed Meridians], she was cold even when standing still, but if she didn’t use Magical Power and moved constantly, her body temperature would rise as much as she moved.

With the addition of the [Heater] magic on her breastplate, she used a small amount of Magical Power to cool down when her body temperature rose.

She [Enhanced] her body to negate the penalty of the [Nine Yin Severed Meridians].

In theory, she could fight infinitely.

‘Well, I have to control my strength that much.’

She lowered it enough to suppress her [Berserk] state while fighting.

She practiced in advance for future party climbs.

For now, she decided to fight orcs; it seemed sufficient at the orc level.

“Hoo…”

She blew out a breath, but no Chill came out.

“Oㅋ!!!”

“….”

The last remaining orc kicked off the ground and charged.

She parried the axe,

And beheaded it.

Orcs were stupid.

‘Is that different from being bad?’

The orc fell.

Whether death was honorable or running away was shameful, even though dozens of comrades were dying, they didn’t run away but charged with screams.

Even knowing it was a dog’s death.

“O… rc…”

She annihilated the orcs once again.

Was the scream a roar calling for comrades?

“They keep coming.”

In fact, it didn’t matter how many orcs came.

Rather,

[‘Ready Posture’ has increased to level 3.]

[‘Northern Empire Swordsmanship (Inferior)’ has increased to level 2.]

[‘Mana Cultivation Method (Basic)’ has increased to level 2.]

It was what she wanted.

‘There’s no practice like real combat.’

She could raise her Skill levels even without using much Magical Power.

She was somewhat tired from the continuous victories, but it was worth the effort.

“Orc orc.”

“Ocucc.”

“….”

Americano was walking when she discovered another group of orcs.

Even if she caught them, there were no side incomes like experience points, and the advantage and disadvantage of Full Dive was that you had to collect and make the loot yourself.

Even if she didn’t catch the orcs, there was almost no theoretical loss.

But the reason she deliberately revealed herself from the bushes to catch them was,

“Come on.”

“Orc!!”

Just because it was fun.

It’s a game, of course.

What else would you enjoy in an RPG game but combat?

Besides, orcs had an interesting habit.

If you fairly presented your sword, they would fight one-on-one without exception.

She killed the first one instantly.

“O…rc…”

“….”

Even if a comrade died,

““O-orc! O-orc! O-orc!””

They rather liked it.

Americano drew her sword and waited for the next one.

“Orc! Orc! Orcut!!”

An orc clenched his fist and shouted his race’s name.

The orc that came onto the stage had [Orc Elite Warrior] floating above his head.

The color was orange.

A worthy opponent for practice had appeared.

Sword and axe collided.

Clang!

The Orc Elite Warrior knocked away Americano’s sword with his axe.

As expected of an elite warrior, his reaction sensitivity was different from that of an Orc Warrior.

“Oooorc!!!”

“!”

An axe aiming for her head after parrying her sword.

She lowered her upper body and slipped through the orc’s armpit.

She had first fought an Orc Elite Warrior on the 20th floor, and she had become much stronger than then.

However, because she had limited the use of Magical Power with her [Nine Yin Severed Meridians], her movements were not free.

Using Magical Power would be simple, but,

‘I wouldn’t last long if I did that.’

Honestly, she was increasingly thinking that her real body might not actually die.

But it wasn’t time to be relieved yet.

Not that being cautious would change anything.

Anyway, she would stay on the mountain for a long time until tomorrow, which was the critical point.

To complete the subquest.

To enjoy the game for a long time.

She enjoyed the present as if she would die tomorrow.

The sky was heading towards evening, but she had no intention of returning to the village.

Stamina? Perfect score.

Magical Power? Always full.

However, the [Nine Yin Severed Meridians] provided a near-infinite amount of Magical Power in exchange for the body freezing as Magical Power was used.

It would be fine if her mental strength could endure it, but just as concentration could not be maintained for 24 hours, combat sustainability was drastically reduced each time Magical Power was used.

If she endured with mental strength, she could pull up her combat sustainability, but unless it was a powerful boss that stimulated her competitive spirit, it was difficult to find a reason to endure the pain while dealing with mere mobs.

Americano knew what kind of person she was.

To stay on the mountain for a long time, she had to be able to defeat at least an Orc Elite Warrior in her current state.

“Orc!”

“Orc!”

Before she knew it, she was also excited and shouted “Orc!” and the Orc Elite Warrior seemed happy about it and shouted “Oooorc!!”

But Americano was still a newbie.

She didn’t know.

She didn’t yet know that an [Enhancement]-less sword could break more easily than she thought.

No…

Clang!

Clang!

Crack!!

She knew now.

“Ah…”

It broke.

The Orc Elite Warrior’s axe, which was swung down with all its might, broke the sword.

The axe fell like a guillotine.

The orc rejoiced in victory.

Was it because she limited her Magical Power and focused on the fight?

The axe, which should have fallen in an instant, was approaching slowly.

[Synchronization Rate 42%]

She had limited her Magical Power, but,

It didn’t mean she wouldn’t use Magical Power when she felt like she was going to die.

As she fully drew up the power gathered in her mana hole, lightning wrapped around her body and every strand of her hair stood on end.

She pulled [Enhancement] to the maximum on her head and received the axe with her head.

───!

A flash of light burst.

Crackle, crackle.

Electricity flowed.

Americano shouted.

“Gyaaaaaaaa!!!!!!”

She grabbed her head and screamed.

“I used it!!! I was going to sweep them without using it, what is this!!!!!”

[Berserk] erupted.

She didn’t deliberately hold it back.

[Berserk] amplified her emotions and relieved her mood.

The broken sword in her hand.

[Broken Steel Sword from Beginner Village]

She threw the broken sword on the ground.

“Even a training sword lasted longer than this!!! I didn’t Enhance it, but it broke after only catching a few?!! I’ll never use it again!!!!!”

She kicked the broken sword stuck in the ground.

“Haaaaaaa.”

A thick Chill was emitted.

Head, it feels like it’s going to break.

She used the mana drawn from the mana hole as Magical Power to create lightning.

No, in fact, creating lightning was secondary.

The problem was,

“Ugh…”

Drip.

She knelt down.

Her hand, which was grabbing her head, was wet.

Blood.

Her eyes rolled back at the sight of her own blood.

“Gurgle gurgle.”

She foamed at the mouth.

She couldn’t block the orc’s axe completely, and her head was torn.

She gathered Magical Power and [Enhanced] her defense, but because of that, Chill gathered in her head.

It throbbed tens of times more than when her head felt dizzy after eating shaved ice.

She tried to cool it down by covering her head with her hands, but her cold hands couldn’t cool the Chill that had seeped into her bones.

The breastplate with the [Heater] enchantment was some comfort, but,

“Geee…”

Head!

Warm up my head!

Americano opened the equipment window, took off her breastplate, and put the breastplate on her head.

She collapsed as she was.

“Ugh…”

My head.

My head,

“It won’t cool down..!”

Gyaaaaaaaaak!!!!

She raised her body and wailed with the breastplate on her head.

Her body staggered.

She leaned against a tree.

“Covering my body with a blanket… will do the trick.”

The blanket in the warm magic-enchanted accommodation would be salvation from this pain.

Warm and longed-for blanket.

Americano barely held onto her mind, which felt like it was going to break, and returned to the village.

Axe.

Split the orc’s head.

Cut the orc’s neck.

Cut off the orc’s arm.

Cut the orc’s body diagonally.

“Oooooooo!!!!rc!!!!!”

“Screw orcs!!!”

The orange orc with [Orc Elite Warrior] floating above his head charged.

Thinking about how she was suffering because of the same orc, her anger exploded. An attack filled with anger caused blue flames to erupt on the axe.

She split the [Orc Elite Warrior] in half along with his axe.

“Oㅋ!!!!!!”

“Shut up!!!!!”

She threw the axe at the orc roaring in the distance.

“Gyaaaaaaaaak!!!!!!!!”

Painful! Annoying! Cold! Painful! It stings!!!!

Pain that tore at her lungs.

“Cough!!”

Blood was mixed in with her cough.

Her annoyance increased.

She gritted her teeth.

“Haaaaaaa.”

The Chill mixed in with her sigh was emitted like dry ice.

The thick Chill collided with the ground and spread slowly.

She coughed repeatedly and moved her steps.

“Orc!”

Another orc appeared.

She kicked off the ground and rushed out, slamming the axe down on the orc.

As if the orc had called for comrades, additional orcs appeared.

She killed the orcs.

Killed.

And killed again.

“Keuk.”

Her annoyance didn’t subside.

The Chill rooted in her head.

She slammed her throbbing head into a tree. Thud.

A headbutt without using Magical Power.

Only her head hurt.

But she could slightly relieve the pain caused by the Chill. Thud. Thud.

Americano, who had regained some composure, tilted her head in “?”.

Before she knew it, the orcs were gathered in front of her.

She understood when she saw the orcs guarding her back.

Ah, I see.

Orc Village.

She was coming back to the village, but it seemed she had come to the orc’s village.

[Orc Chieftain]

Red letters.

The chieftain of the village was at the forefront.