"Seal pillar?"

"... Do you know?"

"Oh, it's my first time to see the real thing."

Sealed pillar.

In the BBO, this pillar was located where a monster higher than the area boss appeared, called the "Raid Boss".

When the raid boss appears, the pillars look different than usual, and the BBO players watched it and organized a suppression party or made equipment to prevent raid bosses.

What changes the pillars make will vary from pillar to pillar, but one thing is certain: the raid boss that emerges from where the pillar is located is not as easy to defeat as a Raging Ape.

"If you know, it's fast. I'd like to ask you to look at the sealing pillar. If it's not blue, please report the pillar's color and orientation. Reward 50 million gil."

… Apparently, the sealing pillars in the forest of death seem to change color and turn at the same time.

In this type, as soon as the raid boss appears, a large amount of monsters will attack in the direction of the pillar.

This is a phenomenon called "stamped".

Perhaps the guild sent this request, watching for the Stampede.

"Is it a warning of stampede?"

"... Do you know about Stampede, did you even do guild executives before the adventurer?"

"No, just as an adventurer."

"Stampede isn't information that would be revealed to the average adventurer ... Well, as Eldo says, the purpose of this request is to detect stampede in advance and take action .... … There are 17 cities in the forest of death that could be damaged by the stampede, but there is only one large barrier to prevent the stampede, and scouting to decide where to put the barrier I need to do it. ''

"I understand. Let's take it."

Fortunately, the sealing pillar requested was in a position where it could be reached by simply proceeding while hunting normally.

Because it is close to the cliff, you can see the situation without taking great danger.

Rather, it's like a hunt for the hunt to complete the request.

In addition, you will have to go down the forest along the cliff, so you can surely defeat a lot of monsters and level up.

There is no reason not to take it.

`` Wear on ''

So we got the guild's request and went into the forest of death again.

If possible, I would have wanted to raise it to around level 15 while Milia was there ... By the time this request was fulfilled, it would reach level 15.

Above 15 levels, it becomes easier to hunt alone.

I received the ideal request.

next day.

We were heading to the forest of death to check the status of the sealed pillar.

"Today we go deep into the forest, but the way we fight is the same as yesterday.

"Of course!"

Milia said, holding a spear and walking behind me.

Today's request is far away, but what we do is the same as yesterday.

It's easier than yesterday, as it doesn't provoke monsters that are too far away to save energy.

… Adjust the pace of good combat so you can reach level 15 just when you reach your destination.

You don't need to push it to level 15 today, but you should be ready to fight alone as soon as possible.

――And just around noon.

We went along the cliff without any problems and came close to the sealed pillar.

"Now ... I'm going to leave the cliff soon. I'm going to pick a route that is as inconspicuous as possible because it makes me more susceptible to pinch shots."

"I understand."

My level is already up to 14.

You've defeated the demon as you go up to level 14, so it's probably time to go up to 15.

Just defeating a monster that is likely to get in the way to get to the sealing pillar, the level is likely to rise.

With that in mind, I use Magic Search to search for demons.

"... a lot of demons"

The route to the sealing pillar was quite dense with herd of demons.

In a normal place, the distance between demons is more than 500 meters.

But here, the distance is only about 200 meters.

…… It ’s a sign of stampeding that there are more monsters around.

Probably, the color of the sealing pillar has changed.

If you think about it now, it may be because the seal pillars were the only monsters in the forest that were blood tigers.

"Somehow, the monsters are terrific ... I don't have the detective ability like Eldo, but I still know it's a bad place.

"Oh, I'll do something ... wait for the route,"

With that said, I figure out which route to get to the sealing pillar most efficiently.

In such a situation, the increased number of battles increases the time to arrival and increases the probability of receiving a horizontal spear.

"Okay, the route has been decided. One battle. Please keep me at least three meters away."

I chose a route that was a little detour but less prone to accidents.

By smashing the demons that may find us first, you will not be able to fight other than the target enemy.

If you're confident that you can't find a demon, you have a faster route, but this route is less likely to fail.

There is still room for magic, so let's choose a safeguard.