Price of Management

“Ugh…. ”

“It's home in no time! ”

“Indeed, a spirit! ”

I told Dean's group who were surprised.

“Sleep in here with the breeze. ”

“Thank you for your consideration. ”

The Dean party rejoices to avoid the wind.

- Was I good?

I smiled at the question of gnome.

“Of course. I've never seen such a beautiful house. Our gnome skills aren't normal, are they? gnome is a genius.”

- Am I a genius?

“Of course.”

- Heheh heh.

Noonum is shy and full of himself. He doesn't know what to do. Oh, that cute one!

The gnome is returned. I wanted to play with Noam, but I had to save my spiritual friendship because there might be a monster attack.

The reputation of the Dean mercenaries who have made their bed in a round earthhouse was great. I said that it would be the most comfortable camp of my life because it was warm and cozy.

I was also proud of them because I thought they were good at learning spirituality.

I gave Dean the mercenaries a mattress number, and Hansen and I went to bed.

The Hansen guy fell short, but I couldn't sleep well.

Let's just look at the book.

When I was bored, I took out the "Introduction to Necromancy" I brought to read.

Yeah, we don't know when the battle will start, so we'll have to see how we can use gnomes to fight it.

I rummaged through the battle. Oh, here it is.

Battle-Noom Side

The Earth family has less combat efficiency than other systems of spirits. For example, Water or Wind Spirits can make blades to slash enemies, but doing the same thing with Earth Spirits increases the consumption of Spirit Affinity.

Especially if you are a lower spirit, you need to focus on saving as little spirit affinity as possible, which is why you need your colleague's help in battle.

Battles involving Earth's lesser spirit gnome must be positioned to support allies specialized in melee combat.

Combat methods that make hands out of dirt and either hang or grab an enemy's legs are most effective.

Of course, there are ways of making sharp spears out of clay, but as I said before, it consumes more Spirit Affinity than any other system.

Instead, if you encounter a large monster like Blood Scorpion, it is useful to dig a deep pit and then bury it alive.

In places that are close to steep mountains or cliffs, they can cause avalanches or drop rocks to attack enemies, making them the most advantageous terrain for the spirits of the earth.

Oh, I see.

It was the right choice to hire Dean's mercenaries. A lesser spirit contracted with the Spirit of Earth was not fit to fight alone.

Of course, it didn't mean that he regretted the contract with Noam.

How can we look away from our cute gnome?

I closed my eyes and imagined the battle.

The user makes a palm of dirt and grabs the ankle. Oh, that's right. We can dig up the ground and take down a huge tree at the enemy's feet.

I wish I could have caused an earthquake, but I still can't do it as a lowlife.

After imagining it like this, I fell asleep. I wanted to sleep with the book hot.

I had a bad dream.

Lightning strikes in my dreams.

Kwa-neung-Kwam!

The lightning strikes the earth like crazy. I was so terrified that I couldn't move. Finally, another flash of lightning struck me. Oh, no, no, no!

I awoke from my sleep, shaking. It was still an ambitious dawn when I woke up.

... Hansen's snoring sound was echoing like thunder. Just let him go!

Knock-knock.

“Confucius Caroc. Dean.”

Dean knocks outside.

“What's going on? ”

“Come out for a moment. ”

I got out of the wagon in my coat. Dean and Lex, Mark and Hans were all awake holding spears, weapons.

The atmosphere is unusual. What the hell is going on?

Dean points west toward the forest.

“I hear some strange noises over there. ”

I listened quietly, and I heard a strange sound from the direction Dean was really pointing.

Glittering

The sound of lightning strikes, the dull noise that breaks things, and the screams of people.

The thunder dream wasn't Hansen's snoring, it was that noise.

“Looks like there's a battle going on over there. ”

“What about that lightning bolt? ”

“Perhaps a wizard. We should probably be prepared, just in case.

Me and Dean's mercenaries focus on the direction the fight is taking place with a tense face. The only good thing about selling was Hansen, who was still in a dream.

“Rex, reconnaissance. ”

“Yes, Master. ”

Rex grabs his spear and walks out.

“Let's all go together. ”

Dean looks at me.

I continued to say.

“If people are being attacked by monsters, you have to help them. ”

“I see. I see. Let's do that. We'll take the lead. ”

Dean's mercenaries lead, and I follow.

Wow, this is a little shaky.

I was ambushed while walking along before I got back, but the mercenaries took care of it.

This is the first time I've been in combat myself!

“Noum.”

- Yes, sir.

The gnome rises from the ground.

“Shh. Keep your voice down. ”

- Yeah, what's wrong?

“I'm going to fight now. Will you help me? ”

- Yeah, I'll protect you.

“My goodness, my gnome is so relieved. ”

- Heh heh, I'm good.

“But is gnome good at fighting? ”

- I didn't fight.

Oh, my God. Is this okay?

No, no problem.

All you have to do is do what you saw in the book last night. Dean's mercenaries fight in front of him, then back him up.

“Just do as I say. ”

-Yeah.

“Shh. We're getting closer. ”

Dean warned you.

I hear a real fight getting louder and louder. However, I no longer heard the screams of the man.

You have entered the distance where you can see the battle. We looked behind the trees or the bushes.

“Damn……. ”

It was Dean's swearing.

Seriously, I heard a fucking sound coming from my mouth.

We were fed up with fear.

Four metres tall enough to be enough. A green body that is tightened with steel muscles. A huge monster standing like a steel pillar.

People call that an Ogre.

Six cruelly torn corpses were scattered all around the ogre. And…….

“Hah… haha…! ”

A little girl about 145 centimeters across from an ogre trembles with a wooden staff. With a pale face that would faint in an instant.

“Master, it was Glitch. I have to run right now... ”

Lex says in horror, but Dean shakes his head.

“Don't be silly. We weren't gonna get away with it. ”

Dean told me.

“I think we should risk our lives, Duke Carroc. We've already sensed the Ogre's sense of smell. ”

“Sorry. I shouldn't have come with you all..." ”

“No. Look at the ogre's eyes. ”

The ogre's eyes were bloodshot in green.

“That's a hungry ogre. The Ogre's sense of smell is 10 times more sensitive than usual, and it detects all prey within 10 kilometers. If they hadn't come here, they would have been attacked by Ogres. ”

“Then…? ”

“Luckily, the girl who looks like a wizard is still alive. Joining and fighting is a win-win. ”

“Then there's no need to hesitate. ”

I firmly prepared my mind.

Ogres.

Even if he shows up with just one, the territory will flip.

Especially if the hungry Ogres start feeding against Humans, a few villages will be wiped out for example.

Ogres eat once, but they don't eat for a year.

Think about it. Kill that giant body, full of muscles that are much denser than humans, for a year at a time!

We encountered such a monster.

“Let's go!”

The members and I leap forward in Dean's cry.

“We'll draw his attention, so use the animosity to grab his ankle." ”

Dean seems to know how to fight alongside the spirits of the earth.

“Got it.”

“There's the Wizard! We'll hold them off, so feed them with magic! What's your best attack magic? ”

The Wizard Girl replies favorably to Dean's question.

“Thunder chain……. ”

“Damn, Ogre skin is resistant to electric shock and fire! ”

At that moment,

“Glug!”

The ogre looks at us.

“Incoming! Scattered! Restraint!”

On Dean's orders, Lex, Mark and Hans scatter to the left and to the right, straightening their spears and repelling the ogre.

“Rrrrgh!”

A roaring ogre!

At that moment, I shouted.

“Noum! Walk! ”

- Yeah!

Norm scoops the ground with a shovel. The ground shakes, and a large palm of dirt strikes the right ankle of the ogre.

Kuoooo!

“Grrrgh!”

A fallen ogre tries to get up, shouting in anger, instead of running.

“Hold your head down! ”

- Yeah!

Soon, the hands of the soil pressed on the back of the ogre.

“Bury your head! ”

As instructed, the hand of the soil presses down on the ogre's head and buries it in the ground.

Dean's group turns red.

“Got it, got it! Suffocating an Ogre like that...! ”

“Rrrrghhh!”

The ogre's power was not something that a gnome could bear.

An ogre jumps up and pulls its head from the ground, spraying its hands with dirt.

“Hehe!”

At that moment, my head was pounding and aching. This was a sharp decline in spiritual friendship against Ogre power. Damn it, it's a mistake! We shouldn't have confronted his superpower!

The angry ogre came running to me instinctively knowing that I was the one who was doing the spirits.