Kuro no Maou

Ravagigant Pead is a giant mukade-shaped monster with a bright red crust. There is a giant mukade called Gigantopide, but it is the subspecies Rava that Soytz obtained the properties of the fire attribute.

It is sometimes called by the cheap name of the volcano Great Mukade, mainly because it lives in volcanic areas.

Under the influence of luxurious fire and earthy primitive colour magic that fills the Balrog Mountains, nesting around here is bigger and stronger, even Damask's guild is said to be a cautionary monster.

"It's a lot of scratches... but it doesn't look like it's wearing out"

Mukade appeared, scars like the one slashed with the great sword, cracks in the crust are slightly more prominent. In particular, there is a large vertical and one-letter cut to the head, which is cleaved to the right eye. You can call it a ship's eye.

But none of the scars were bleeding and the crust was regenerating. After a battle with this great swordsman, is he caged in this nest hole and being cured, and so on?

For once, that scar may be a sign that the third prince, Carl, attempted to resist death at the end.

Whatever it is, it's no different to crusade him here.

"Demon Bullets (Barrett Arts)"

Well, I wonder what his defense looks like, preemptive strike for now.

Me and Sariel, like we showed each other, shoot a demon bullet. "Dual Eagle" and "EA Voltex" erupt the fire - and at the same time, the opponent has been letting go of one shot.

It was the flames, not the runoff of the magma, that were released from the giddy and open mouth. An orange glowing, drooling fluid arrives with the same thickness and momentum that multiplied the fire truck's water discharge by dozens.

If it hits the boulder, it won't be too hot.

I'm the booster for "Tyrant Armor (Maximilian)," and Saliel runs straight and dodges Mukade's Magma Breath.

"After all, if it's a guy this size, wouldn't it pass the demon bullet too?"

He keeps shooting as he runs around in evasive motion, but the crust with the red metal gloss plays the bullet at leisure and doesn't get one crack in it. Even when it hits cracks that are about to heal, it does not have any particular effect. How hard and thick is it? Perhaps even the grenade won't go through the damage against it.

I can't be stupid to let go of a 'charged particle cannon (plasma blaster)' under such a far ground.

"Then it's quicker to slash it!

To replace it with a dual eagle, calling from the shadows is "Are you a sheep!" No, Senior, please.

Shut up and take "Absolute Grievance" "Neck Break" and press straight to Ravagigant Pead.

Sariel either had the same idea as me, or he switched to 'Rebellion Cross' and approached him from the opposite direction.

"Eh!

Lily is shooting up a flashy beam with the Meteor Striker for now so we can cover our avant-garde proximity.

Just like when you deal with Larspun, light magic is ineffective against heat-resistant monsters. 'White light arrows (Lux chrissagita)' is all I'm blind to for a level of muckade that throws up magma braces, but this is enough for just cover.

Mukade looked pretty angry against Lily as she showered a dazzling light, emitting a magma brace as she giggled.

In the meantime, he moves around the cave in vain, to his torso.

"" Blackie ""

"'One Wear (Thrust)'"

Black slaughter and spikes, bursting into the red crust.

Me and Sariel's martial arts each break a hard, thick crust.

"Whoa, jeopardize!?

Bushaaaa! and erupting from the wound was not blood, but burning bodily fluids like the same lava as Magmabrace.

It took a bit of a splash, but fortunately, it wasn't enough to exceed the heat resistance temperature of The Tyrant's Armor (Maximilian), and it was done with no damage.

Sariel's guy, you expected, avoided it gorgeously, without a single coge trail on his monastic clothes. Damn, in places like this, I still think you're no match for her.

"Master, you should leave for once"

"Oh, something sounds a little nasty -"

Because of the scratches he sustained by smashing through his crust, Mukade raises his voice and twists his body violently. Just because the original giant had countless sharp legs of mukade swooping around, it was in a physically dangerous state, but there was something more, I suspected, and retreated as Saliel put it.

Immediately afterwards, the whole body of Mukade was wrapped up in things like red, the moment I thought,

BOOOOOOOO!

A tremendous momentum erupted with red smoked gas.

It is apparently quite hot, erupting from the whole body of the mukade, which becomes a scorching hot breeze and blows through the cave.

Thanks to being away, it was hot, but if you were exposed to an array at close range, it would burn the whole human race. Even we can't spare a little damage.

"That's a pretty nasty muckade."

The distance is magma brace, high heat gas injection even when approached, which can be dealt with without blind spots. You have a dangerous, all-purpose ability to be warned in your guild.

Then do not spare any effort and use protection to defeat them all at once?

"Chrono, Sariel, go again!

Just what I thought, Lily screamed.

Apparently, you have an idea for being a young girl. Then I'll believe her.

"Let's go, Sariel. Decide next."

"Yes, Master"

A ravagigant pead that scatters a shitload of gas and then spits magma braces around the vertical hole again. Feeling like breaking through a volcanic eruption, I run through the lava pouring down.

Luckily, from his perspective, he doesn't capture the movement very accurately against us, who are small and quick prey. The aim of the braces is pretty rough. Not so much that I can't forcefully distance myself.

Problem is, we're ahead of us packed in time.

A hot sensation that makes your skin tingle, even when wrapped in heavy armor.

I have a feeling there's going to be a gas injection of high heat, no, it can be called certainty.

The Mukade bastard has decided to let us go in full swing, assuming we jumped into his nostalgia.

But if Lily told you to go, I'd go in there without thinking about it. So, I'm just full of strength, shaking my 'neck off'.

BOOOOOOOO!

As such, high heat gas sprays up enough to stain the vision bright red.

But it's not hot. Rather, it's just a little cooler.

"Koru, get out of the way!

Using pseudo-ice attributes, "Sealed Cold Strike (Cold Seal)" is a demon bullet for restraint (Barrett Arts) when it comes to freezing, sealing, and so on at the same time as landing a bullet.

If I can use it, so can Lily. In the first place, Lily can normally use ice attribute magic. I made ice candy in the village of Iles because Lily hoofed me with ice exhalation.

In normal combat, Lily herself did not have the opportunity to exercise any attributes other than light during her activities at the 'Element Master', as light magic is too strong to use the aptitude ice attributes at the juxtaposition level, and Fiona would use them more if necessary.

But this time, in Fiona's absence, the rare condition of a light-resistant mukade overlapped, making it Lily's turn for ice magic.

That's how "Koru Doru" was released, which became a frigid wind junction that pinpointed me and Saliel.

The scorching gas is erupting with tremendous momentum, but it's only releasing throughout, so it's not as convergent as a brace. I mean, it's easy to scatter.

A gaseous attack that is difficult to prevent with a physical shield is Theory that is blown away with wind defensive magic. The hot air scattered by the ravagigant speeds is wound up with swirling airflow to prevent direct blows, while also shutting out the high heat by adding cold air of the ice attribute. The result is that my body feels only as cool as it gets in the cooler wind.

"Sealed Cold Strike (Cold Seal)" will only freeze the shooter, so I won't be able to be aggressive with these applied moves.

Just to prevent high heat gas, the impromptu cold air junction knitted by Lily could almost be called her original.

Anyway, thanks to Lily, gas spraying is prevented, and we only do the easy job of releasing martial arts with all our might.

"Darkness."

"'Shock Through (Fully Charged Thrust)'"

The martial arts of Kaishin burst for two Rank 5 Adventurers.

A massively wielded pitch-black slash cleaves a long torso wrapped in a hard, thick crust into a horizontal sword, and a black thunderous reverse cross tip blows its head to dust.

Thus, the volcano Mukade fell, scattering the magma's body fluids flashly as if it were to erupt as well.

Twice, three times, my long body jumped big, but that's it. It never occurred to me that just pimping over a hundred sharp toes would cheerfully move only the unscathed intact part.

"Thanks, Lily, that was a perfect follow up"

"Eh heh."

In the midst of being remorseful about not moving again, I am in the mood for the end of the battle wondering if that is enough because Lily has begun to choke around beside me with blatant praise.

Instead of me, I'll leave the confirmation of death to Sariel as he tunes the carcass of Mukade draining his scorching fluids with a cross spear.

I feel totally done with my job, but this time it's a search query, not a crusade query, so I still have another job left to do.

"Well, let's say we look for the prince."

It would be your word if even a piece of the remains could be recovered.

Have the exact location of Lily's telepathic, GPS-substituted ancient jewels determined from the carcass of this huge mukade.

Um, or, um, roaring, Lily narrowed down her position and went... not five minutes later, she discovered the jewel.

"- After all, is he the only one found?"

Beautiful blue light lights up bonkers, fist-big balls. The more I hold it directly, with my hands, the more I can feel the magic of a slightly different sign.

It was this one ancient treasure that came out intact from Mukade's belly, and instead of the prince, I could not find any other thing that seemed like a person.

"Large monsters of carnivore are very digestible. The time it takes to digest a mortal-sized corpse..."

"No, I don't think I need that kind of information now"

In short, there can't be a single piece of it left, such as the body of a prince eaten by a ravagigant pead.

"I recovered the artifact, so I'm convinced."

"Yay, it's Quest Complete -!

"Now's not the time to be happy with clearance."

How can our women be so dry? Because you're an adventurer? Let's just say that.

Namamidabutsu, and I alone at least chanted one of the Buddha's memories, and punished the treasure that became the relic of the third prince, Karl, with "Shadowgate".

To bring back the recovered ancient jewels and the unfortunate consequence that the Prince's death will be confirmed, we will just follow the vertical hole.

I've dived this far into the corner, so as an adventurer, I'm willing to do a little treasure hunting, but I wouldn't even be wacky like that. Fiona's waiting for you.

That's how I started going straight back to the ground, right after.

"... Master, I have detected signs of an enemy. There seems to be quite a few."

"I knew it, I just felt that way too"

In the middle of the lower realm where the old pits and tunnels made by the underground monsters intricately blended in, me, Sariel, and, of course, Lily felt a big sign.

I haven't checked yet. But there are signs of the movement of Zorozolo and the army right next to us, and they're complaining about it in the sixth sense.

"I don't think so, but there's a 'Bugs Brigade' nest here too, isn't there?"

When it comes to large groups of monsters, they are the ones most new to my memory.

"Damask Adventurer Guild records show that 'Bugs Brigade' has never built a nest in a Ballog abandoned mine"

They are not underground monsters, although they may stretch their nests deep into the ground. Due to the nature of being out on the surface and seeking prey, they would not imitate it to operate solely under the ground.

"I thought we should change our return route."

"Oh, but... it wouldn't even go wacky to just avoid it. If so many monsters come out on top, it's important. I want to make sure you know who you are."

If this is just an event in the dungeon, there's nothing wrong with it. But it's not a game where people and monster habitats are clearly distinguished, the reality of the other world is that too many monsters in the dungeon can overflow outside, and the scourge of hitting people can normally happen.

I know enough to say I don't like how dangerous that is to say that I fought Gridgore in Ischia with Gratney Octo in Pioneering Village, and Bugs Brigade in Farren, an army of monsters three times already.

It's easy for us to go home lurking, but we need to do more than just detect the danger and gather information in case of a crisis. Most importantly, I care about this disturbing army of monsters myself.

In my opinion, imitating a deliberate penetration of his neck into extra danger, Sariel obeyed me only with promises, with a faceless expression that did not divulge any fine dust or grievances. Lily didn't pinch her mouth in particular either, so she would have decided it was O.K. for about a scout.

"Saliel, get ahead of me. If the army finds you, it's a pain in the ass."

"Yes, Master"

"Lily is like wearing a predator coat"

"Yes."

Hide the glowing fairy as if she had nothing to do with covert action with a handy transparent cloak, and she's ready.

"With all due respect, Master's 'Armor of Tyrants (Maximilian)' also stands out"

"Oh, sorry."

Right, because the red magic line is glowing, it's a design that can be found in one shot even in the dark, isn't it, Koz?

Actually, it's not equipped with stealth modes like optical camo or anything?

……

Miriam's making up her mind, which means there isn't.

I take off my armor and become the 'Devil's Embrace (Bafomet Embrace)' I am most used to wearing.

Now it is time to be ready.

Thus, he kills the signs and the footsteps and approaches the direction in which they emit disturbing signs.

Saliel walks unhesitatingly through the labyrinth of the pits and caves that are so seldom written on the map. Fortunately, I was able to proceed safely without being entangled by other monsters along the way.

"Master"

"Oh, I know"

At the end of a winding narrow pit, a light was seen leaking. It is a glow of fire that burns red.

That's a sign that someone is burning a pine light. If I could see that far, I could hear a lot of footsteps in my ears, as well as creepy groans and whispers.

We approach carefully and ascertain the identity of those marching down the bottom of this land.

"- Flame oak, after all"

Bright red skin with a massive, musculoskeletal body. And a ghost face with horrible horns.

This is the first time I've seen it, but I'm pretty sure Koitsu and the others are flame oaks.

It has long been a monster attributed to Dwarves. When it comes to monsters forming large armies in the Balrog Mountains, they are first given the lead.

The third prince has gone missing because, for the first time in decades, the rival Flame Oak led the army in and attacked him.

"Does that mean they were just an advance party the other day, and this one was the main unit"

"Yes. From the direction we're going, it's obvious we're aiming for a damask. It cannot be considered mere mobility for migration"

Flame oak army to attack the capital damask, which still seems to make no mistake.

Pretty bad, huh?

What they're going on is a giant breast cave. The number of flame oaks that go there without a long line of snakes seems to be five thousand. I don't even think it's the whole army just the guys I'm looking at here right now, so I can assume there will be more soldiers.

Not only the numbers, but the quality of the soldiers seems pretty high.

Normal flame oaks only have bright red skin, but those with more powerful powers say they can eat ore and form crusts that become natural armor, and have magma-like blood in their bodies as well as ravagigant peads.

Among the soldiers moving on, there are also multiple groups full of goths, like wearing full body armor (full plate armor). That would be the elite force for them.

There were also quite a few other troll type guys who were in sumo wrestling shape and nearly four meters tall.

"Hey, what's that monster caught in that cage? It doesn't look like a savant."

What bothered me was that I was deliberately carrying monsters that were kept alive in trees and iron cages. Caught are mainly beast shapes, such as wolves and pigs like those in the woods. I don't see a whole bunch of underground monsters out in the Ballog abandoned mine.

"Aren't you going to eat?

"I see, what a carnivore."

I wonder if it's a luxury item that wants fresh meat even on the battlefield.

If that's the case, I see, there was definitely a guy right next to him who was going to consume luxury goods.

He's the boss.

The whole flame oak is sweeping over like a big god put in charge by a troll. Speaking of which, the goblins who attacked the pioneering village were also in charge of the gods. I guess it's a standard style in the man-made monster industry.

The Flame Oak boss has a slightly skinny, tight, thin, macho shape compared to the rest of them. Inside the body, there are black tattoos like countless snakes intertwined. Somehow, you still seem pretty young. Is it a prince for flame oak?

Though it is the body shape that is thin, the three horns that grew from the forehead and the lateral head are longer and more splendid than any oak, and yet more like a crown.

Wearing brilliant ornaments on bright red fur and a flashy dedicated helmet with splendid triangles popping out, it is obvious that his appearance, equipment and standing position are distinctly different from those of the others.

"Yes, you must be the general who leads the army. It is basically a strong and large individual who stands at the apex of a monster oak, but sometimes there is a magically superior sorcerer type. In that case, intelligence turns, making it a more troublesome and powerful army than the normal boss leads."

I don't care what you think, that fine macho bastard would be the sorcerer type. I have a cane, and that tattoo isn't just fashion, it should work as a magic formation.

"Eliminating with sniping from here... is too much for a boulder"

Here and now, there's nothing you won't be able to kill.

But after they kill us, they're all coming at us. Whatever it takes, it's tough to deal with that many. Worst case scenario, he could have guarded with powerful defensive magic and failed to kill.

It's too risky.

All you have to do here is retreat and bring the information back to the damask.

"It would be enough to gather information. Back to the ground?"

"Unfortunately, Master, it's hard to run right now"

"What's up?"

"Surrounded"

I haven't found it yet.

But I was a little late, so I figured.

In addition to that bell cave, a group of Zorozolo and Flame Oaks began to appear in the pits and caves we came through just now.

"Because of the narrow path for the march, it seems to be going in multiple routes"

"So we just jumped right in the middle of their march route."

Moving on or off, the oak is everywhere.

This is certainly making it harder to return...