We went down the vortex-digged mine and headed to the hole where the gargoyle came out.
A bunch of gargoyles descended and attacked me along the way, but I instantly killed them with a swing of knoll, and I smashed them easily when I tried hitting them with Excalibur too.
Don't realize that Excalibur is also over-enhanced and has a strength that won't be sprinkled for the price......
When we arrived at the lowest level of the mine, there was a huge horizontal hole that was likely to be 4 or 5 m across.
I kept hunting the gargoyles coming out of there for hours with all sorts of trials and errors, and to this day.
"I should've knocked you down pretty good already, but Colossus isn't coming out at all"
"That's right. That's where the rare species Iron Gargoyle comes out..."
"Ah, Iron Gargoyle is out again. Yes."
A full-body silver monster, Iron Gargoyle, appeared from the hole.
Shortly afterwards Estelle waves her wand, and elongated water is released from the magic formation that emerged in the air, and the direct hit Iron Gargoyle becomes a particle of scattered light in pieces.
And again, we wait for the next prey to come as we look at the hole that's only about the size of a gargoyle.
I normally had a gargoyle opponent with Dius and the others at the beginning of the hunt, but when it was a big hole about 4m across, it was hard to come out of that way.
I got really annoyed with the gargoyle that came out flying and flew around the air for a while.
When I was wondering what was wrong, this Heihachi came down with a heavenly revelation.
First, I had the holes where the gargoyles would come out built and blocked the walls with Estelle's earthly magic.
Have a hole the size of only one that can pass through that wall, wait in front of it, beat me with a knoll when the regular gargoyle comes out, and beat Estelle's magic in if it's an iron gargoyle.
This hunting method was the most efficient.
I was worried that the dirt wall would not break, but the ester-stamped wall doesn't seem to be a vicious attack to the extent of Iron Gargoyle.
"I've never hunted like this since I became an adventurer..."
"I don't think anyone's ever been hunting like this before..."
Look at us like that. Dius and Migle sat there with their eyes like they said, I don't know...
"I heard you guys hunt a lot, but I didn't think you'd make it this far."
"I've been going on for quite some time now, Estelle, are you okay? Aren't you tired?
"Yeah, I'm perfectly fine with this. Less than the usual third of the time."
"When hunting with Lord Okura, it's normal to do it from morning to night..."
"From morning to night...?
Migle looked confused and I watched too. My face is slightly caught.
Hunting from morning to night seems unusual, even from B-rank.
"Okura, I don't know why you're hunting like that, but I don't think a long hunt is a very good idea, do you?
"It is! I want you to say more!
"Gu... you've been reflecting and understated lately!
To Dius' words, Knoll do more! I'm moving forward and backward with one hand up like I said.
It would be a lot easier than before......
"Nevertheless, at first I thought you were talking about being lost in blood, but you guys would be fine going in there."
"It's not like that. Now I'm unilaterally because I'm waiting to get out and hunt, but if I go inside, I won't either. Exactly. Iron gargoyles don't go that far with me or Knoll."
"Even regular gargoyles are unusual at the point where they're beating and crushing..."
I thought I could go inside if it stayed this way because gargoyles are easy to defeat, but the rare species were still quite strong.
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● Iron Gargoyle Race: Gargoyle
Level: 55
HP: 6500
MP: 0
Attack: 1400
Defense: 6200
Agility: 130
Magic Resistance: 0
No intrinsic ability
Skill cleavage nails
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Even Knoll can barely make it through the attack if he gets so hard, so he's handling it with Estelle's magic.
I made the hole the size of only one gargoyle to make sure it hit this guy with magic.
They fly in the sky and attack me there at the speed, so the first one struggled a bit.
When it comes to getting inside this horizontal hole, it's tough right now because we have to fight square and square.
If I had Sisha, they would treat me no matter what, so I considered if I could just go inside a little bit...
He doesn't work as a cleric very often, but if he's not there, he feels different.
With that in mind, I kept hunting until the sky turned dusk.
"Um, you're late, so it's almost sundown"
"That's right. Unfortunately, is this the end of the story?"
I arrived around noon, so I haven't hunted for half a day yet.
And yet Knoll is going to be done by now. There's no reason to keep doing this.
"What are you talking about? We'll be camping nearby tonight and hunting again first thing tomorrow morning."
"What... are you still going to do it!?
"Ha, does it end to the extent that I've spent two days hunting? You've decided to do it till you get out."
"Looks like you lit your brother's weird motivation..."
I took a few days to get here because of it, but after a few hours of hunting, it wouldn't be over.
I definitely want to give you the colotium this time to Dius.
The demon stones sent by them, albeit in small quantities, are in good quantities.
I want to make sure you return this thank you!
… There are some thoughts that this will make it easier to hunt for rare species if the equipment is improved.
"Okura... okay? I appreciate it as far as I'm concerned, but I'm sorry I let you guys spend that much time."
"You don't have to worry about it. Don't you regret coming so far and giving up? If you hunt till you get out, you're sure to come out, I'll do it for days."
"He's saying things that don't make sense again..."
"What your brother says is weird isn't what started right now"
"I don't know if I'll do it for days on a boulder..."
"Osakura-san was like this..."
I was willing to hunt until I left, but that opinion was dismissed and I was only going to hunt tomorrow and go home.
We traveled a little further from the Stogal mine and set up a tent there.
"I couldn't be very active in battle, so I'll help you with dinner at night!
"Whoa, then we're going to make delicious rice together!
"Oh, well, so am I."
"No! Estelle was working hard with magic, so rest!
"It's okay. I'm not that tired.
Looks like Knoll and the others make the night meal, and the girls are the only ones doing it with Wye.
Knoll seems to enjoy doing this a lot on his own, but he seems to enjoy whether everyone likes to do it too.
Dropping off such a sight, I sat down next to Dius.
"Dius, don't you know how often Colossus comes out?
"Um, I don't know. I've never seen the real thing either. I heard that when the army picks iron here, it comes out very rarely."
"Heh, how long have you been hunting for that?
"I'm not that familiar with it, but I guess we'll do it for at least 10 days. Sounds like a pretty massive crowd, so I don't think it'll be for a few days."
You've only done that and come out rarely....... It doesn't seem like you can even run into it to the extent that you've done it two days a day.
"Will you come out or be suspicious even if you work hard tomorrow"
"Right. But Osakura and the others are hunting at an abnormal speed, so there's a good chance they'll come out. No matter how many troops, I don't think you can instantly kill them as soon as they come out"
I know it's late compared to going directly inside, but you should still be hunting at that speed in your current state.
I don't think it's too late because of the large number of troops, but we'll be faster because we're killing them instantly from waiting to get out.
"What about the strength of the Colossus itself?
"I've never actually fought, so I wonder if I'm that familiar with it. According to the standards of the association, it was a B-rank recommendation. Unlike what it looks like, it moves fast."
"Sounds strong there, but it sounds harder to wait for you to come out of there than to knock it down"
"I knew it, but I heard it was a B-rank recommendation and the reaction was strange..."
Dius has a shocked voice, but he can't help it because it seems harder to encounter it than to actually defeat it.
Talking about that, Migle came over here on a small run.
"Dius, lend me that!
"Oh, uh... here"
"Thanks."
Dius took the red powdered vial out of the bag and threw it gently at Migle.
Received, she returns to the Knolls, who are cooking, showing the bottle and explaining something.
Feels like I saw it. Spices? Nevertheless...... I can't believe I just know what I want. What kind of mind is that?
"How long have you known Dius and Mr. Miggle?
"What... Well, it's childhood friendly for once. I've known him since he was an adventurer."
"Heh, that's why you always seem so close"
"I don't think it's a bad idea... does it look that way? There's always been a fight, like before we left."
Dius is frowning, but I guess that's the one who's close enough to fight.
Then I laughed at him listening to his old stories and such, finished eating the night meal I could, and spent the night sleeping in turns in preparation for tomorrow.
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The next day.
"Shit, it's evening already and you're not out yet!
"Mm-hmm. If we don't get this far, is Colossus a rare species among rare species?
"It's easy to hunt, but it's hard not knowing when you're coming out"
He came in front of the blocked hole again from first thing in the morning, knocking down the gargoyle that even came out.
And I'm hunting nonstop until the sun goes down, but still Colossus doesn't show up.
I can work hard because I'm sure I'll save one demon stone at a time, but there's something hard about waiting for demons that I don't know when they'll spring up.
"Look, Dius. You've got so much iron ore."
"Ha, really. I don't know how to take it home."
Dius and the others are laughing at the pile of iron ore the size of a soccer ball, dropped by the defeated metal gargoyle.
Coupled with yesterday's share, there must be about 40 of them.
Better than that, it's time to go home because the sun's going down.
But I haven't gotten the colotium yet...
"What do we do, Dius? You want to try again tomorrow?
"... No, unfortunately, let's give up and go home this time"
You could have done it another day if Dius wanted, but he shook his head sideways looking sorry.
If that's what he says, I can't help it. I'll have to go home this time.
Suppose we hunt at a later date and give it to Dius when we get the coliseum?
That's what I thought, when I tried to speak to Estelle to keep the blocked horizontal hole back before I left.
Don, and I thought I heard a dull noise coming from the other side of the dirt wall.
"... hmm? Hey, can you hear anything?
"Really? I don't hear anything..."
"You're giving up badly. Listen to me even if I'm hallucinating... is that it?
"Ah, brother. There's something in the hole."
"Oh!? Oh, that..."
When Estelle looked at the tip of her finger, she saw a flashy orange object from a hole for gargoyle.
Just as far as I can see, it's pretty big, and I'm trying to get my hands out of the hole and get outside.
Is that Colossus... check your status.
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● Race: Colossus
Level: 70
HP: 26,000
MP: 0
Attack: 2600
Defense: 8000
Agility: 180
Magic Resistance: 0
Inherent Ability Hyperarmor
Skill shrinkage
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At the same time I saw the status, Colossus pulled his hand in and lost sight.
You gave up and went back inside? Statuswise, the defense is unusually high, and nothing else is special.
Still, this offense is a threat to Estelle, so let's stick to it.
Dius and Migle usually rely on Mr. Gauss to defend them, so I have to take their place.
The ideal is to kill instantly at the opening... is that it?
The shrinkage of this skill...
The moment I realized that skill, the wall that was blocking the horizontal hole smashed away with the roar.
And the earthen smoke went up, and a huge bronze statue of a possible man-shape came out of it on foot.
Shrinkage is a skill to move forward at once. This guy used it to tack on the wall!?
That's why you went back inside!
I immediately set up a pan lid and an Excalibur, and I stepped out in front of Estelle.
Dius and the others take their weapons and, needless to say, fall back behind me.
When Colossus reacted to the motion and wondered if he turned to me, he suddenly luminescent his body...
"Become - buho!?
If you notice, Colossus is in front of me, and at the same time he's been kicking me forward with his stone pillar-like bumpy feet.
But after I see it, I take a critical attack with the lid of the pan.
Ahhhhh...... thanks to Excalibur's speed of action + I made it.
"Nor!"
"I'll take care of it."
I let Knoll attack me first to slow down her movements in the usual pattern, but she is trembling with a strange voice and hands with swords.
"And I was paralyzed..."
"Whoa!
I just need to slow down, but I slaughtered him as much as I wanted!
While Knoll is getting his hands paralyzed and mottled, Colossus turns that way to see if he's changed his target to her that he's attacked.
And when I saw my body glow again, where I moved to make it stop immediately - an arrow flew over the head of the Colossus.
Further, I can't see it in the chase, but something hits me, and my body lights up.
"Estelle, it's time!
"I know! Eh!"
I hear Estelle responding to Migle's voice, and Colossus' feet sink into the dirt.
In a hurry, me and Nole jumped off the spot and the fireball quickly flew away, causing a mild explosion when it hit Colossus.
Still, the statue of the giant was alive, but when two or three shots and three fireballs continued to strike directly, the crack finally spread and smashed all over his body.
When his whole body was shattered and turned into particles of light and extinguished, a colossal orange ore had fallen on the spot.
"Damn, what are you doing to a stiff opponent?"
"Mi, it didn't look so hard... and I'm glad I finally came out, so I got to stick with it."
"Sure, the moment I came out too, I might have lost a bit of my mind with joy"
Compared to iron gargoyles with metallic colors, I can see a little that they don't look that hard.
It's also strange to say that I'm happy to be able to help... if I think about Knoll's pomposity.
I was alarmed and the response was delayed, and I couldn't properly communicate my status at the time I saw it, too. I have a burden.
"Dius, thanks for your help. Thank you, Mr. Miggle."
"No, we were of little help..."
"I'm just a little distracted, but I'm glad Mr. Knoll's okay."
"Ugh, it's disgraceful..."
The arrow was Migle's offense, and what you didn't see was Dius' sonic blade, right?
I wouldn't have made the attack, so it was helpful that the two of them attacked and interrupted their skills.
I don't mind if I eat a direct hit of the Colossus offense, but I don't want you to be in too much pain.
Well, I got the colotium you're looking for. Let's make sure it's okay.
It's a gothic rock with an orange colour, and the whole thing is glowing and irresistibly luxurious.
The size... is the same as the balance ball. It's too big for an ore.
"Is this colotium..."
"I've never seen anything like ore before."
"Ho, is this going to be the pot? The next time you get it, you're going to have cookware made with this!
"I wonder if you want to make cookware out of rare ore..."
Totally. Well, we're hardened with Gacha gear, so we won't be building or strengthening gear with this.
But don't worry if you can mix it in a synthesizer.
"How do I take this home? Hold on to the boulder..."
"Yeah, Shit. Let's just get you to a nearby village."
"Ah... yes"
Migle was about to say something, but she shut up when I held the colotium.
I have Estelle's assisted magic on my power bracelet, so I'll lift it if this is about it.
I really just want to put it in a magic bag, but I don't really want them to know, so let's take it by hand here very seriously.
"Hey, it was critical, but I'm glad you got it"
"Right. What should we do with the share? Honestly, we weren't very helpful, so make up your mind."
"Hmm? Dius will take it all."
"What... are you gonna give me a whole one of those?!?
"Oh, I guess that's why I'm here. Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to take money or anything."
Is that it? You were here with that promise the first time... Oh, I was just going to, I might not have said it in my mouth.
"Well, that's a bit of a boulder... and if you sell this, at least 5 million G is a crappy substitute, right?
"That's five million... well, it's cheaper than having you cooperate to that extent."
I've been feeling a little spared to hear that, but the gratitude for helping me collect demon stones is hard to replace anything.
But back to back with my feelings, when I heard back, Dius looked at Migle properly and looked blue and white.
"Miggle... I wonder what the hell we're doing to help. I'm getting a little scared..."
"Wow, me too..."
"What!? Beth, there's nothing dangerous here! I just promised to help you get the material you want first, and hunting for rare species if Dius and the others are better equipped... well, don't look at me like that!
"Excessive service is also an idea."
"That's right. If you get this far, you're too suspicious."
Duh, how can they react like that!? There's a back end to what I'm doing for the chatter, but I don't even know how annoying it feels!
Between then and returning to the village, he was desperate to remove the anxiety of Dius and the others.
Hmmm, too good a condition makes me anxious the other way around......