Transported to a hyper-realistic RPG.

Approximately 20 kilometers from where we defeated Banshee, we are opposed to another S-Rank monster.

Gulp, gulp, gulp!!

"W-What's that noise?!"

Gulp, gulp, gulp!!

"There must be some monsters in the woods that make noises other than us."

Gulp, gulp, gulp!!

"You can hear me from over there..."

"I want to stay away from you, but..."

The sound comes from the middle of the valley road. Moreover, around here, the left and right mountain skins protrude, and the road width is narrow. It seems difficult to get past the Lord of Sounds.

"I have no choice but to go..."

We make a terrifying step toward the sound.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp!

Sounds like scraping a hard object. It's a nasty sound.

"That's..."

If you follow the sound, you can see something moving between the trees.

Every time that shadow moves, there is a rattling sound. The size is about three meters long. Even in the dark, I don't know if there's anything there that's sharp enough for me to understand.

"What...?"

"I think it's a rock turtle."

"Rock turtle...?"

It's an unusual monster, so I don't think many people know it...

To summarize what Heine told me.

Rock turtles are big turtles whose staple food is rock. I think this is the most appropriate explanation.

A turtle about three meters long bites the rocks and swallows them, melting them in their stomachs like a furnace.

Eating various rocks, the melted rocks seem to be laminarly attached from the inside of the armor covering the back. In short, the longer you become a living individual, the thicker and stiffer the Rock Turtle's armor becomes, and the higher your defense is, the more you can't believe it.

I don't know how long rock turtles can live, but it seems that some of them carry thick armor of several meters, and they are supposed to live for hundreds of years.

Since it is a living turtle that eats rocks, there are basically many individuals living in the ground, and they rarely appear in places where people can see it.

It seemed that Heine had only heard about the presence of such monsters, and it was her first time to see them.

For once, rock turtles spit out melted rocks from their stomachs and bite into them with their jaws strong enough to crush rocks. Of course, if you take such an attack, there won't be a single human.

However, it seems that the movement is slow and I don't use magic... Since the number of discoveries was small, it was only speculation that it was so.

It looked like a very troublesome monster to fight... but I could hear from Heine in so much detail because the Rock Turtle had no interest in me and was obsessed with eating the rocks with her head in the ground.

”Even so... even if you just ate it, it doesn't seem to be of interest to us, but... letting it pass like this...”

I don't think so.

"I'm just not aware of our existence right now."

Rock turtles are monsters that settle in the ground and are said to have significantly lower vision and hearing. Even when we're talking at this distance, our senses are dull enough not to notice our presence. ”

The distance between us and the rock tortoise is less than ten meters. It's pretty close, but Rocky Tortoise didn't notice us.

However, even if you try to avoid rock turtles to the greatest extent, the roads around here are narrow, and you have to get up to about 3 meters anyway. If you get up to that distance, you will notice a stony rock.

"If you have high defense, most attacks will be bounced back." Even if my senses are dull, if I don't pass the attack, I won't have a problem...? "

"Considering that Banshee and the territory were next to each other, it would be better to think that they had enough defense to bounce back that blow."

Banshee's blows are as intense as scraping the ground lightly. Still, the rock turtles weren't attacking. Thinking of it that way, it was a pretty troublesome opponent.

Is your temper rough?

"I wonder... I don't know because I've never heard of it before."

I think it's better to move thinking that if we're found out, we'll get stuck...

When that happens, we'll have to fight the rock turtles... is that how our attack will pass? "

In the darkness, the rock turtle's armor is slightly within reach of the lantern's light, with brown, green, and dark blue spots.

I don't know how thick the armor is... but when I asked if our weapons could penetrate the armor and damage the main body... I honestly didn't feel confident.

"If there's a chance that the attack will go through, I think it's just Synya's attack."

"Our party doesn't have any personnel specializing in attack power..."

Without a type of member that specializes in piercing and destructive power, it would be very difficult to push against such an opponent.

However, in this case, the opponent's feelings are dull, and he has time to consult, and he is still a good person.

If you're slow, why don't you run through the side all at once?

"If what I've heard is true, spit lava out of your mouth." I find it difficult to avoid all of that and move on. ”

"... I can't help it, let's keep our distance for a while." If I stay here, I don't know when I'll find it. ”

No matter how dull the rock turtle felt, it was too dangerous to consult nearby.

So we go back a little way and start talking about what we're going to do with lunch.

Lunch at a time like this?! You may think that if you don't eat when you eat, you will not eat anything for a day, and if there is a gap, you will actively take a rest and a meal.

There were no signs of other monsters in this area, and it was just right. Pick something easy to eat, remove it from your inventory, and discuss rock turtles while filling your belly.

After all, it's best to attack with magic, right?

"It makes sense to have to rely on magic, as physical attacks are highly unlikely to pass."

"However, that armor should be physically and magically strong against attacks from the outside." I don't think most magic attacks make sense. "

How about you hammer it directly into your body?

This kind of opponent is a classic… from the inside, but…

"It has enough heat to melt the rock, but it still doesn't scratch your body." Even if you cast magic, I don't think it will cause any damage. "

"That's right..."

If such a classic is applicable to the opponent, it is not designated as an S rank.

"Fire magic cannot be used because it is in the forest, and water magic means nothing to a tortoise whose stomach is turned into a furnace." Tree Magic and Dark Magic have less attack power. The only thing you can use is light magic... but if you use light magic in this darkness, your presence will be too great... "

"This is it!"

"In that case... it seems that the wind magic can be used safely..."

How about pumping compressed air into your body and releasing it in your stomach? ”

"Eh, I'll say something nasty..."

"When I was doing solo adventurers, I used this method to defeat monsters several times." It was surprisingly effective against all kinds of monsters and was very user-friendly.

However... when I became an S rank monster, I could defeat it with this magic. There are quite a few monsters that can't be defeated well...

In the Game Age, we have slaughtered quite a few monsters below A rank in this way.

The problem is that although it is advanced magic, it can only be used on its own, so it can't be used if there is a number. If it is a fast-moving opponent, it can't put magic into the body well. It doesn't make sense that the opponent's monster has defense that can withstand this attack.

Rock Turtles were slow-moving monsters, so I thought the former two were fine, but the latter's defenses were subtle.

Since it attacks the main body, even if the strength of the helmet is irrelevant, this attack method cannot be used if the main body has enough defense to withstand it in the first place.

"If it's not a sure way, it's better to think of it as a solution."

"That's right..."

"...... Master, how about using ice magic?"

Ice magic...?

"If the body of the rock turtle has enough heat to melt the lava, wouldn't it be hard for the rock turtle if it were cooled down?"

"I see... that's a good enough story..."

Nil-sama, thank you for your wisdom.

"I've told you many times to stop."

"That's... but..."

It seems that Nil really hates being called.

Even though the Effesters have been told to stop calling, they are... stubborn.

Surakutan, what do you think will happen if the rock turtle cools down?

"I don't know... I honestly don't know.

Thinking of it as a normal tortoise, I thought it might be hibernating, but... it's a monster.

I don't know if the rock in my stomach will solidify, or if it will get cold in the first place... I don't know if I don't try it... "

Hibernate...

If you just chill and sleep, you don't have to fight, and it's easy and good, but what about the monsters hibernating...?

"Just like Wind Magic, consider it as a solution...... but Ice Magic has a better chance of working better."

It's the same as Lightning Magic, and Thunder Magic glows, so if you use it, is it Wind Magic and Ice Magic? "

"I think I can use the lysate I made, but if I melt that thick nail polish, it will take a long time, so I wonder if I can use it this time."

Is there anything else I can use like poison?

"If the poison was extracted from the same S-rank Aitvaras, it might be effective against rock turtles."

However, if you let the poison get into your body, you'll have to hurt somewhere, right? "

"It just evaporates when it enters the stomach." If we manage to get one of the scratches on the main unit, it might work... "

What do we do? How about using this as a plan to launch an attack?

"That's right. Let's start with Nil's Ice Magic." After that, it was a poison attack on the main body and wind magic. Heine and Pilate try the poisonous vampire magic if you can. I don't know if it works.

I prepared Nil's Ice Magic and then started the battle. Ideally, I could use ice magic to damage the opponent, but I asked them to move thinking that the damage wouldn't go through. "

Got it.

Nil replied and Heine and Pilte nodded.

"Me, Efu, and Surakutan are the hatemakers of the rock turtles anyway." I'll make sure Nil and the others don't get attacked.

If you can, try attacking the main body and armor. "

Got it.

Yeah.

I gave instructions to Surakudan-eff, and when everyone was ready, I headed back to Rock Turtle.

Gulp, gulp, gulp!

As usual, the rock tortoise bit the rock on the ground and seemed to be swallowing it.

If you're a monster that has fought once, or have detailed information, we can't be so careful.

Honestly, with this member's party, S rank monsters can be crushed. I thought it was overpowered.

However, I didn't hear anything about Rock Turtles during the game, and I didn't know what kind of monsters Heine didn't know.

Fighting monsters without that kind of information was very dangerous. If we charge without knowing what the other party is doing or what type they are, we will be completely destroyed.

In order not to do that, we also need to move carefully. For this member's party, it was a monster of rank S, but the rank S was still rank S. It's easy to get killed with a little caution.

It was too bad for a laughingstock to leave with the enthusiasm to help the demon king and die before reaching the demon realm.

"First of all, I'll try to get close." If you can get through, it would be better. ”

"Oh, please."

I heard that the rock turtle was moving slowly, but there was no real possibility that it would be very fast. So, if you can get away with it, let Surakutan start the job.

Of course, I don't just leave it to you to look at, but I'm also preparing defensive magic for you.

"No, let's go..."

The first time I saw a monster, I was nervous.

Gulp, gulp, gulp!

Slatan suddenly approached the rock turtle that was making a noise by inserting his head into the ground.

Slowly. Slowly.

If we get closer to within three meters, but there's no sign of attacking us, we can all get out of the way and move on.

Of course, that's the best solution.

The light of the lantern lifted from the waist of the slatan shakes and hits the rock turtle.

The four legs from the armor were closer to a mole than a tortoise. It looks stiffer than a mole, so it might not be comparable...

There was no tail, and the surface of the armor covered the main body firmly.

There was enough light to clearly recognize the appearance of the rock turtle, but the rock turtle did not react, and the slatan was even closer.

This is when I thought I might be able to go…

Gulping......

The sound of a rock turtle suddenly stopped.

When I saw it, Surakutan stopped his leg.

The distance is about four meters.

"Run!!"

"Ngh!!"

Tan!

Zuga, zuga, zuga, zuga!

When I scream, Surakitan kicks the ground and jumps towards us to escape.

Rock turtles slipped their hind legs to the place where Surakutan was and scored the ground.

The attack was fast, but the movement itself was slow, and he turned his face toward us.

It was dark and invisible, but the eyes of the rock tortoise were pure white, like fish living in the deep sea. Probably, almost no vision.

The main body of the rock turtle has brown, green, and dark blue spots, just like the armor, and the surface is rusty.

Garrigue!

The mouth of the rock turtle is big enough to be swallowed lightly by humans, and there is a rock in it that would have eaten before, and if you move your mouth, it will shatter into pieces.

"Friendly turtle-san... so it doesn't seem like it..."

"If you ask for a handshake, you'll be crushed in your mouth."

I don't like that...

”What?!” ”

Zuga, zuga, zuga, zuga!

When I, Surakitan, and Ef are standing hard, Rock Turtle relentlessly runs towards us with her front legs.

Fufu! Slatan! Let's make a gap!

Roger that!

Leave it to me!

The three of us, the frontrunners, split up in three directions to avoid a rock turtle attack.

Until now, Rock Turtles had only attacked with their feet. It doesn't seem to use magic, and it doesn't seem to spit lava out of its mouth, as Heine said.

An attack that deliberately spits out something at the corners is probably not an attack method like using a foil. In that case, I was worried about the magic attack, but I didn't see any magic coming.

I am being careful, but I will also try to do something about it.

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

"Huh?!"

Zugaan!

When a tortoise as large as three meters rages, the surrounding trees are easily overturned.

Banshee was like a big gorilla, moving enough to avoid the trees. However, since the rock turtle has most of the body, it can not move flexibly, and it is tumbling down against the trees.

You want to fight as quietly as you can!

As the trees collapse, a gap forms in the forest, and the sunlight enters. It's good to have an easier view, but we can see monster-like shadows in the sky above us.

They're targeting us from the sky as we fight rock turtles. From the perspective of the flying monsters flying overhead, it seems that the bait is making noise here.

"Watch out for the top!" If you show me the gap, they'll come for you! "

Ahh!

Even though rock turtles were troublesome, I had to keep an eye on the sky.

There is also a way to step back and get back in position... but this will have the same result over and over again. It was impossible to instantly kill without noticing the boulders, and the trees blown away just by the rock turtles swinging their legs lightly.

If we do the same thing over and over, we better keep fighting.

Gin!

"Hard!!"

Slatan ran a dagger on the main body of the rock turtle, but the sparks were scattered and there were only minor scratches on the surface.

Shinya-kun! The main body is also hard on the surface!

Since the toenail is made of melted rock, I thought it would be impossible for it to be softer than the main body surface, but it seemed that I was predicting it.

It should be easier than removing the armor!

Unlike the toenail, the main unit moves, so there must be parts that cannot be strengthened. It's the same as the armor humans wear.

Gin!

Shit!

Looks like the Effe attacked from the side, but just like Surakutan, the attack didn't go through.

Zugagh!

"Ngh!!"

Awwww!!

Rock turtles stretch their necks and chop the surface with their mouths in an attempt to bite into the ground.

The Effe quickly jumped back and dodged the attack, but the attack itself was still fast. If you only move your four legs and neck, it won't be affected by the weight of your armor, so it'll be faster...

Haa!

Giggles!

I aim at the gap created in the rock turtle by attacking the foe, and I swing my sword down towards the front leg of the rock turtle.

No!

Zuga, zuga, zuga, zuga!

At first, it was a blow with the power of a sword, but it didn't even damage the main body, and the surface just peeled off a little. No, if it peels off, if it attacks several times, it will reach the main unit one day. Isn't it useless?

Nil!

“You can go anytime!”