He continued his journey with Dius and the others while secretly placing the beacon on the road, and the next day he arrived in a village near the Stogal mine.
It was surrounded by stone walls, and many buildings and others were well built with bricks.
It was a little different from the village I imagined, but they say this is developing quite a bit as a relay point for the mine.
We stayed in that village for a day and the next morning we left for the mine and before lunch we finally came to the destination, the Stogal mine.
I was wondering if there was a pit in the big mountain... there was a big round hole in front of us that was drilled spirally from the ground to the basement.
How many meters in diameter is this? 1km seems light...... It's pretty deep down there, too.
"Wow... is this the mine? It's so deep. Is this where people dug?
"Sounds like it, but it looks a lot older and I don't know the details."
"Oh, is it that old a place? I feel like I saw it... I don't think I'm mining anymore."
"Now that the demons are coming out, it doesn't look like we're doing any normal mining. Instead, when you defeat a rare species of Iron Gargoyle, you drop iron ore, so when you need iron in the army, the kingdom sends magicians to hunt."
"Is that why you feel a little lonely? But defeating demons and getting iron seems easier than digging."
There were some big buildings around the hole, but they were already unused or weathered and worn out.
There's demons out there. I don't know if I can do normal mining.
Still looking up in the air, there are a dozen demons flying with big wings that look like rocky demons.
But when it does, you mean it wasn't originally a place where demons sprang up, right?
What the hell happened here back in the day......
"What neighborhood did the demons come from?
"There's a further horizontal hole at the bottom of this hole, and it's coming out of there. You can see it from the other side, can't you?
"Heh, are you coming out of that? All right, then let's head inside."
I always wanted to go to a place where the passing object sprang up, but when I heard it, Dius opened his eyes and shouted out loud.
"Hey, wait a minute! Are you insane?
"Hmm? What's the matter with your sudden panic?
"What's the matter... I don't care what you think about getting into a place where gargoyles come out with this number of people! Normally I would invite demons from a remote place and destroy each one!
"Isn't that inefficient?
"What... efficiency?
Dius is turning his eyes to me like he sees something that doesn't make sense.
I'm here to pick up the colotium, so I think it's natural to worry about efficiency.
"... Estelle, is it possible that the hunting of the Otakuras is always like this?
"Yeah, we're pretty much going into a place where demons spring up and knock 'em down."
"You're magically sweeping it away as you run through the razors that keep gushing in the northern caves and attract them. Lord Okura is scared because he says efficiency immediately in the hunt..."
"Wow... just imagining it is a sight that makes my stomach ache..."
He even frowns at Migle and looks at me with eyes like he sees someone he shouldn't be involved with.
I don't want you to look at me like that. I know if you're a lunatic like Sissha, but I'm still decent!
"Gargoyle can only attack as decent as a magician, right? If we're going in there, we need to prepare more carefully and increase the number of people. Going without any preparation. What a suicide."
"If you're a magician, Mr. Estelle will be here."
"Hehe, I'll take care of it. I'll shoot a bullet of fire into the horizontal hole and blow it all up for you."
When I appealed with both hands to Estelle next door, she smiled and took out her wand and red book. I'm willing to kill you.
Look at that. Scream like Dius panicked again.
"We didn't come here to destroy the hunting grounds! Don't do that to me!
"I'm just kidding. Don't take it seriously."
"Haha... I guess that didn't sound like a joke to me either..."
I thought I meant it too... No, well, if that pit-like hole collapsed, it wouldn't be as much damage as a sprinkler, so I would have stopped it before I did.
Just in case, I ask you to refrain from the magic of the explosive system here. It would be dangerous if it collapsed by mistake.
But... it's really inefficient not to go into a demon gushing place.
Hopefully they'll run multiple at the same time, like Lizardman, but Gargoyle doesn't seem to have that kind of habit.
"I knew it was dangerous. But isn't it distracting to go away and defeat Chimatima and Gargoyle and wait for the Colossus to come out?
"That's true... so there's no other way."
Um, is it a level where even B-rank Dius hesitates to go inside?
When I was thinking about what was going on, Knoll had joined the conversation.
"Then how about we go to the front of the hole and hunt the demons that come out? It is certainly dangerous to go inside. It's also inefficient to invite demons from away places to hunt."
"Oh, did you have that hand? I didn't think of it because I kept thinking about going in there. Sometimes Nor can say things like that."
"Not every once in a while, I always admire you! Lord Okura is always an extra word! You're going to be rude!
Knoll is angry as he steps on the group Tai.
I accidentally said it, but I doubt it's always on...
But he made a really good suggestion this time. Me and Nole weren't in the goblin woods at first either, so should we have hunted just like that?
"Hmm, if that's the case, I can handle it...... but the gargoyles here are strong there, right? If we get to the front of the hole, we'll fight quite often, but are you okay?
"Dius is worrying, isn't he? We're here, so as long as we don't hit about 100 bodies at the same time, we'll be fine."
"Estelle is reliable...... But Gargoyle, unlike Kobolt, is really strong, right? Because you're hard and quick, even the Mage will have a hard time attacking you."
"Oh, that sounds a little troublesome..."
You're a fast opponent...... that does sound a little tricky.
Estelle's magic is powerful, but her experience so far seems to make it hard to hit her that she's an anti-aircraft opponent.
Bombing the demon around seems like an easy way to take it down, but that won't last long with too much consumption of her MP.
It would seem helpful to have Luna or Freesia at times like this... should I check the status of the gargoyle for now?
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● Race: Gargoyle
Level: 45
HP: 3500
MP: 0
Attack: 700
Defense: 2500
Agility: 100
Magic Resistance: 0
No intrinsic ability
Skill cleavage nails
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You're not weak. With regular gargoyles. With this, Iron Gargoyles and Colossus seem to have a lot of strength.
This does sound dangerous to get inside. Was it still important to check the status?
Still, thank you, Dius. It feels like you've fought Gargoyle before.
"Have the Dius and the others been here before?
"Yeah, I've been here as a Wizard's escort for wanting to investigate this place several times. Ever since I got here, I've been fighting around that magician."
"Hey, it was really tough then... I told you not to go in the hole... ah"
Migle is rushing to hold her mouth with her hands, but it's too late.
"Did you possibly go inside because you hated me unusually from earlier?
"Ugh... well, that's..."
"... Actually, only once did the Wizard's person get inside that horizontal hole and chase him. Then Gargoyle came from the back more and more, and he fled right back. I didn't really feel comfortable living then..."
I see, that's why you've been trying so desperately to stop it.
Anyway, if you're ready to go in, if you suddenly go in and get chased by a large group of demons on this level, you can also nod traumatic.
Well, the hunting policy has been decided, and it's time to actually fight Gargoyle before we get downstairs.
"I can't help but talk, and try to fight once to see what Gargoyle looks like. How were Dius and the others defeated?
"First, Miggle asked me to draw him in with a bow, and Mr. Gauss stopped him where he came from. So I was distracted by the sonic blade and held it down with the miggles while I watched the gap and had the Wizard attack me."
I knew Dius and the others had a solid way of fighting.
I have 2500 defenses, so I can't do any damage without magic.
Referring to the stories I heard, this time Migle was going to pull me over again, and I was going to prevent it and Nor and Dius were going to distract me and take Estelle down there.
First, ask everyone to hang Estelle's supporting magic, as usual.
"Hmmm! I knew when I got Estelle's supporting magic, I'd be motivated! Even the gargoyle is going to pierce it now!
"Hehe, I'm glad you're happy. So confident, can Migle crush stones with arrows?
"What, I don't know if it's possible to crush it into boulders... I think you can stick with it if you try."
Can't even B-rank Migle shatter a rock?
How substandard is the friezia that pierced the lapis and crushed them to the rock behind them...
That guy's gonna knock Gargoyle out on his own.
You're ready to fight, and Migle keeps her arrow on her bow.
And the moment I set my aim on the gargoyle in the air and stopped breathing, I let go of the arrow.
Her unleashed arrows go on with light and are central to her goal so that she can be sucked in.
The arrow pierced his body without being bounced, and Gargoyle, who noticed our presence, descended as he roared.
Oh, you're supposed to have a high defense, but the arrow pierces you? Besides, it's a great hit to hit with a blow.
Migle still has the B-rank merit, too.
"Yay! I really stabbed him in the gargoyle! Hey, Estelle!
"Yeah, it's amazing. You have good arms."
"Eh, that's not true."
"Miggle, not if you're happy! Prepare for interception!
"Oh, I'm sorry"
Migle was praised by Estelle and laughed at her mouth open, but went back to a serious look when Dius noticed her.
And I'll be out in front of Migle to pick up the gargoyle that's coming my way to the meeting.
Gargoyle, who has descended, waves up his sharp clawed hand and waves that hand down at me in the way.
I would take that with the lid of the pan, but only to the extent that I had a mild impact.
After all, it's only enhanced, and I can't handle the damage to this extent.
"All right, Knoll! Now!"
"I'll take care of it!
Next comes the turn of Knoll and Dius. Knoll's coming to Gargoyle with his sword in one hand.
...... hmm? Wait a minute. Gargoyle's status, if Knoll attacks now......
That's what I've been thinking.
"- Go!
The sword swung down with Knoll's hanging voice.
And her sword is bounced - crushing Gargoyle's body in pieces, without having to.
Ah... did this happen after all? With that defense, Knoll's normal attack already took the damage.
The person who attacked him is tilting his neck when he sees the crushed gargoyle.
"Well, it's crushed, isn't it?
"If you defeat me with one blow, you won't have my turn."
"Oh, I'm sorry..."
Estelle, who was putting up a cane to attack, swells her cheeks and is a little obstinate.
Dius and Migle were circling their eyes when they saw Knoll crush the gargoyle with one blow on the other.
"Ga, crush the gargoyle with one blow..."
"Yes, it's too much bullshit for anything! Mr. Ogura, what's going on! As was the case during the Great Crusade, but who is Mr. Knoll really!
"What, hey... even if they say that..."
Migle's stuffing up and asking me questions.
We managed to mislead the scene while we were free, and we started moving towards the entrance to the pit that was at the bottom of the hole.
Phew, I was just distracted by Estelle's magic and forgot the specs of Knoll himself...