Legend

"So, what are you looking for at the request?

Ray asks to Vihera as he walks down the maze-like path that continues uninterruptedly, away from the place where the smell of blood is thick and the other monsters have dismantled the cyclops that are likely to come together.

Vihera, who was asked that question, turned her gaze to Büne, who was walking while stroking Seto without changing her expression with chills, and opened her mouth when she confirmed that she nodded small.

"Jewel Sniper is a monster. It's a very rare monster, and once I saw it in this dungeon several times in the past, there were sightings of about a couple of pairs of tailored adventurers. So, there was a report that the jewel sniper was found on the 14th floor of this basement a few days ago, and the merchant found out about it."

"Jewel Sniper......?

I remember hearing anything from Preades, or even the information I examined downwards, and Ray leans his neck against the name of an unfamiliar monster.

But soon I remember the existence of a monster similar to it, and at the same time Elaine opens her mouth to the same idea.

"I see, Ant Hell"

"... Ant hell? What's wrong with that bug?

It was the word Elaine had spoken, but Vihera asked as she approached Ray as if provoking.

No, I guess you're actually provoking, not as if you provoke.

Since the battle against Cyclops ended with incomplete combustion, there was no doubt that there was a desire to provoke Elaine to fight.

... Most importantly, the biggest reason is simply to make fun of it.

Neither did Ray notice such a quiet exchange between the two, and Ray nods at Vihera walking next door.

"It's not a bug, it's a monster. You know there's a whole bunch of cactus and cactus modoki growing on the 13th basement floor?

"Yeah.... no way, did you go through there? Also, it's a lot more of a hassle to imitate."

"I didn't know it was coming. Anyway, after passing through a section of that cactus, we were attacked by monsters who looked like giant ant hell."

There were events such as the one who was creating an abnormal species to be precise, or the one who found a cactus modoki that was both abnormal and harmless, but that just couldn't possibly be out-of-the-box, and deluded.

"That attacking monster is Ant Hell?

"I'm just calling it that for convenience, and I think there are other official names. Anyway, it was a monster that didn't exist at all in the information I was looking into in advance. That's what Vihella said, like Jewel Sniper."

Vihera with such an enviable eye for Ray's words.

If you try to make it a vyhella that prefers to fight, it would be an honest desire to fight for unknown monsters or monsters that rarely come out.

Elaine opens her mouth to Vihera, who is deliberately trying to rub against Ray's side because she understands it.

"Unfortunately, I defeated Ant Hell here, so it won't be easy to fight anymore."

"... heh"

Ray, who understood Elaine's intentions and the look on Vihella's face moves pickly, but still seemingly unaware of it, continues the conversation with the flow as it is.

"So, is it the merchant's request to collect that Jewel Sniper is a monster's demon stone or something?

"... No, you're not. The body of the monster itself. That's what I'm asking you to do if you can."

"Live capture? Also, a troublesome imitation... basically, can you take the monsters home alive?

His own height, of course, was Ray, whose giant Ant Hell appearance was past his brain than Seto's, but he therefore asked, but Vihera gave him a poked expression of intent and grinned and nodded at his mouth.

"Jewel Sniper is a worm-shaped monster only about 10 cm long. That's all it's gonna be hard to find, but once you catch him, it's not gonna be hard to bring him home."

"Bug-shaped about 10 cm? You're a lot smaller. Rank?"

"Physical ability itself is not that high, and if you can make direct contact, even adventurers of Rank D will be able to catch you lightly.... I'm having a hard time taking it to that state."

Or maybe that word of Vihera pulled some sort of fate trigger.

What's this all about? That's what I tried to ask back, Ray, but I jumped off the scene in a daze so that I could be moved by something I felt at that moment.

Then, a hole of about 10 cm thickness abruptly opens into the rock, which was right near where Ray was walking until a moment ago.

"Huh!? Beaune!"

"Mmm!"

A voice I hear Ray regaining his posture while rolling about a few degrees down the ground.

A voice like a hurry for Vihera and a powerful voice for Bühne.

As he turns behind the rock that was nearby listening to that voice, several similar holes are drilled towards the ground as if to follow him.

"Damn, what the hell happened!? Seto, Elaine, are you all right!?

"Oh, no problem"

"Gru!"

A few hide themselves in the shadow of a rock big enough to hide themselves, and when Ray, finally exhaled in relief, looks around him with a voice, making sure he has one and one figure right on his side.

As soon as Ray saw his actions rolling to the ground, he immediately took his consciousness into a state of combat and lurked himself into Ray's hidden rock shadow as he pulled out his jointed sword.

"I wish you could have been worried about us."

It is Vihera who has jumped into the shadows of the rocks with Büne who speaks that way.

But even though he was attacked by someone, Vihera is not particularly excited about the fight, and is calm.

You must have noticed the meaning of the gaze directed from Ray and Elaine. Vihera opens her mouth with her shoulders flattered.

"I know what you're worried about, but you can't help but look forward to the fight when your enemies aren't around, can you?

"... no enemies nearby? Is this how they're attacking us? Vihella wouldn't be so hard to get close to an enemy using magic or a bow, would she?

"Pfft, sure, if Ray's right, but unfortunately this enemy is different.... Hey?

"Mmm."

Hiding in the shadow of a rock, Vihera asks Bühne, who is next door.

Biune snorts briefly at the inquiry.

"I'm not sure. What makes you think so?

"It's easy. Sure, we're being attacked from a distance.... like this."

Tell him so, throwing the stone of fist magnitude that was falling nearby.

The moment I get out of the shadow of the rock, something runs through the sky again and hits the stone, crushing it as it is.

"Do you know where they're attacking you from? If you're as strong as Ray or Seto, you can naturally detect signs, right?

"... no, I didn't understand"

"Gru."

Seto rattles his throat as he agrees with Ray's words.

But Vihera opens her mouth without blaming it.

"I guess so.... There's nothing wrong with the Rays. It is also our target, Jewel Sniper, who is making this attack. There's a gem embedded in your back that looks like you're covering up most of your body, and you use magic to attack from there.... like that."

At the end of Vihella's gaze is a stone that was smashed apart a few seconds ago.

"But power itself isn't that much of a problem. No, if you do hit it, it's as powerful as you can see, but it's not like Ray did it. Take Jewel Sniper, take him down, the biggest problem is his range. More than a bow, it'll fire an attack from a distance. Besides, given the size of Jewel Sniper, it's going to be hard to find."

"... mmm..."

Beaune nods in agreement with Jewel Sniper's explanation.

"Farther than a bow or magic, huh? That's definitely troublesome."

"Oh. Especially since this terrain is more advantageous to the other side than this."

Adventurers walking on the ground have no choice but to walk through maze-like passages made by rocks. But Jewel Sniper can target it from a range farther than bows and magic.

Yes. Ordinary adventurers have no means to fight back than they have been targeted from afar. That's why he was named Jewel Sniper, which has sniper meaning in his name along with the gems embedded in his body.

But... that's only for the normal adventurer, the adventurer who has no choice but to go on the ground.

I quickly gather my thoughts in my head and throw a few stones in a row falling around me out of the shadow of a rock.

Each time a stone is destroyed by a sniper by a magic shockwave, but I give an anticipation of the direction I'm sniping from the blowing direction of that destroyed stone... there's a grin in Ray's mouth when he decides he can.

"Vihera, Bühne, it's a deal. I'll catch this monster named Jewel Sniper and turn him over to you guys. Instead, I want you to trade me for the Cyclops Demon Stone you just got. What do you say?"

Though that's what I'm asking, Ray's honest feelings were that I didn't mind this deal ending unsuccessfully. If that happens, all you have to do is get Jewel Sniper's Demon Stone instead of the Cyclops Demon Stone.

If you use Jewel Sniper's Demon Stone, you will undoubtedly acquire or enhance your projectile skills only for Warcraft, which is likely to enable you to master the distinctive abilities of a monster with that Demon Stone as a skill.

Still, I took the deal because the Cyclops' Demon Stone was more attractive to Ray in one way or another. Unlike Jewel Sniper, who specializes in attacks from a distance, Cyclops is the greatest feature of its power.

(If Death Size absorbs, power slash, if Ceto absorbs... I wonder what. Poison claws because you don't have direct attack system skills? Or a new skill? Whatever the power slash is, it is likely that Seto will be able to acquire Physical Attack System skills.... I don't think you can learn skills. Though honestly subtle considering it's a Rank C monster)

Even while thinking that way, Büne and Vihera consult each other and eventually turn their gaze to Ray for conclusions.

"What do we do?

"Please."

Short exchanges.

But that was enough.

In the first place, it was after Jewel Sniper that Vihella and Buune were on the 14th floor of this basement. If you kick a deal with Ray here, just a monster who rarely shows up, you won't be able to get it first. In that case, the request would fail, no remuneration would be obtained and, conversely, 30% of the remuneration would have to be paid as a penalty.

Especially if you try to make it a Bühne who needs a lot of money, that was never acceptable. Then it would have been natural for such a conclusion to be guided, since it is still a decision that we should give up the demonic stones of the Cyclops that we defeated by chance, and for Vihella, gold is fine as long as we can live every day.

"All right, Seto. You know what I mean?

"Grrrrrrrr!"

Seto rings sharply at Ray's call.

Having heard that, Ray takes the Death Size out of the Mystering and straddles it to the back of Seto, who is giving in instantly, activating his skills.

"Magic Shield"

The skill is activated with the words, and a shield made of light appears right on the side of the ray.

"Huh? What's that? Ray could have used that magic, too?

"Yeah, only once, but it's a shield that can prevent enemy attacks."

The first time Vihera sees the magic shield, she sends a signal by gently tapping Seto's neck with it briefly returned and spanned.

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Ringing high with that signal, he ascends as if running up through the air wings with a few steps of help out of the rock shade.

"Preventing enemy attacks... Then why didn't you use them then? If I had used this, I would probably have beaten me in that fight. Are you saying that you were being modest?

Vihera squeaks as she sees one and one behind her steeply away.

Elaine about to say something towards such a vihella, but I immediately shake my neck to the side and think of it.

The battle that was taking place under the moon was watched through the Yellow.

No, to be precise, it is more correct that I later experienced the sight of the yellow.

So Elaine knows that in that fight Ray hasn't handled himself in a bare-handed state without a weapon.

Make it the magic shield Ray used now, or the flying slashes he uses a lot, because they are death-size skills gained by Warcraft.

However, given the importance of information on warcraft, there was no reason to tell Vihera about it.

(Hopefully it won't be weird later)

It was Elaine whining so inside out at the unpleasant feeling that sprung up in her chest.