The Novice Alchemist’s Store

The ski giant Snowglide Centipede has changed the target for us, and the people around us are fleeing to the left and right as Iris warned them to, or are being delayed and scooped, but this is not the time to worry about it.

"Let's go!

Yes!

Kate and Lorea are left on the spot, and me and Iris run away.

Aim for the legs.

The trouble with the ski giant Snowglide Centipede is that it can move quickly even on deep snow that would normally take its feet off.

If we can steal that speed, it will certainly be advantageous for us to have snowshoes (snow boots).

When Kate ran to the side of the damaged tentacle, she was surprised at our speed, unlike the people she was dealing with. The ski giant Snowglide Centipede applied brakes and slammed the heavily shaken tentacle toward us.

But that attack, which has a lot of preliminary motion, is not difficult to avoid unless it's caught in the snow.

Iris runs further up, jumps diagonally forward to avoid it, and I slow down a bit and drop off the antenna passing in front of me.

The tentacles blend into the snow and the powdered snow rises white.

I stepped into it and shook out the sword that had been thrown out.

I felt a slight response called a katsun.

That alone cut off a thicker tactile sensation than my leg and fell to the ground.

At the same time, a louder noise hits your ear.

And because of the loss of tentacles, the snow glide sentimental pose of the collapsing ski giant.

"That's the manager!

Iris was quick in his praise.

Without being confused by the enemy's movements, he stepped in and shook down his sword.

Gatsu!

The joint at the left forefoot tip was destroyed with a hard sound.

As a result, the flat area used to slip on the snow surface became flat.

"Nice to meet you, Iris!

The ski giant Snowglide Centipede can support you even on soft snow because of its toes.

What happens if it disappears?

Your legs will sink into the snow, and your posture will collapse even further.

"At this rate, let's take the left leg."

"That's right!

The ski giant Snowglide Centipede attacks with snow speed, tentacles, and sturdy jaw bites.

Actually, however, it is also an attack method that depends on the other person's slow movement on the snow.

Avoiding body contact is not difficult if you can run normally, and jaw biting is an effective means of attack for opponents who can no longer move due to body contact or tentacle attacks.

In other words, if you cut another tentacle, the ski giant Snowglide Centipede is just a big bug.

--No, it's a threat enough, but it's a big bug.

"Iris, get your legs!

When I ran safely to the tentacle to the right, Iris ran in the opposite direction.

The ski giant "Snowglide Sentipide" showed us that we were lost for a moment, but I wondered if he wasn't so smart, and he shook his right tentacle closer to me.

If you remember earlier, I think you'll be alert.

Naturally, I wave my sword away from that tentacle.

A tentacle that is cut off again with a light response.

The ski giant Snowglide Centipede pulled his body to fight with the sword he returned, but by that time Iris was already circling to the left.

"Yaah!

Iris' sword, swinging through with his temper, also took his toes from the second leg of the ski giant Snowglide Centipede.

Snowglide Sentipide, a ski giant who couldn't support his weight, leaned and fell towards me.

When I stepped through the side, I flashed my sword towards my front right leg.

Slightly stiffer than the tentacles.

But it wasn't hard enough to prevent my sword, its leg was cut from the root, and the ski giant Snowglide Centipede was completely out of balance.

Bashnh!

Is it because of the deep snow?

With much lighter sounds than imagined from the giant, the ski giant Snowglide Sentipide sank his upper body into the snow and blew up the powdered snow.

When this happens, the work is halfway through.

The first battle with the giant bug (centipede) ended when the head was cut off while avoiding the rattling legs.

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"Good work. It's over faster than I thought.... I was just watching."

"That's right. I thought giants were more dangerous."

I saw the ski giant Snowglide Centipede stop moving, and Lorea and Kate approached.

Iris pointed to the head of the mutilated ski giant Snowglide Centipede with a slightly more complicated look on his face.

"No, it's dangerous enough, isn't it? Look at that sharp jaw, both of you. If you're moving over the snow, it's gabriel. Thanks to the snowy mountain shoes (snow boots) prepared by the store manager, I was able to manage....."

"Because it is a giant (centipede) that is considered dangerous because it can move quickly on snow, the ski giant" Snowglide Cenipede "If we can manage that, we won't be so scared."

That's true. - If you can't, you'll be like them. "

That said, Kate looked at a few men who were looking at us from afar somewhere - specifically three men.

When I first found them, there were about 10 people, most of whom were hit by the ski giant Snowglide Centipede and rolled around the snowfields.

There are people who stand still, but there are people who don't move at all.

Situations that need rescue anyway.

Looking at them like that, Lorea looks at me anxiously.

"What are you going to do? In this case, you should rescue me, right?

If you can afford it.

If they're the same collectors, they need each other's help.

Nevertheless, if you encounter a needy person in a situation like this, it is very difficult to actually help.

Normally, collectors only have supplies they don't need to carry out their activities.

Cold protection, fuel, food.

Especially in places like Winter Mountain where it is life-threatening to enter without preparation, it is difficult to carry more supplies than necessary, and even if you force yourself to help, if you succeed, you will fall together.

All we can do is rescue and first aid to the extent that we can't afford it.

--provided that the opponent is a regular collector.

"Probably not a collector."

"Yes, and... do you notice anything smelly?

The smell I noticed in the middle of the fight.

When I shook my index finger towards the universe, Sung Song and Kate, who caught her nose, wrinkled her nose head.

"- Speaking of which, something stinks. What's wrong with this?

"This is a potion of alchemy that attracts insects. It's used to gather bugs that are made of alchemy... but of course it's also effective against giant bugs (centipedes)."

"Eh, is there something like that? I don't want to use it."

"I'm fine with a little, but a lot of bugs..."

I imagined the insects approaching, and the three of them looked at each other.

Yeah, I don't want to use it as much as I can, and I keep it in the warehouse tightly sealed just by making it.

If you accidentally spill it at home, it will be catastrophic.

It is more precautionary than bad poison.