Chapter 360 The Drula Mines Part 3

Chapter 360 The Drula Mines Part 3

.

.

.

—

[Your quest has been updated]

[Mineral Chain part 1

Resko is in dire need of materials, especially Iron for the confection of tools and weapons.

With the welcoming of the refugees from the forest, the scarcity of resources is now at an all-time high.

Requirements:

Locate the old mines and see if there is anything to harvest! 1/?

Rewards will be based on the final quantity of iron available to the village.

*Jyter remembers the location of 2 Major Iron mines and 5 Minor iron mines that were exhausted prior to Resko's fall. Their locations have been marked on your map.

*You found evidence of extensive mineral deposits existing underneath the Drula Mountains. Passing this information to others could lead to a potential reactivation of the abandoned mines.

]

"..."

'Great, just as I remembered. Now I just need to make this place safe.'

/Turn.../

"Are we leaving? I already miss the surface air." David said with a scoff as he held his breath

"We'll hunt down the Queens first... Besides, can you even breathe? There's no hole in your neck for that."

"First, rude, second, of course I can breathe, not that I need to but it still feels nice..."

"So why are you breathing in this place? You keep complaining about how inconvenient it is."

"Heg, life wouldn't be fun if I just experienced its good parts, wouldn't it? What is an adventure without the smell of rain in the mountains and the wet fur of a giant monster running at you?"

"You can't walk without expecting your soles to get dirty, that is a constant in life."

"..." The source of this content no/v(el)bi((n))

'Better stop talking here before he goes on another philosophical journey.'

Rolling his eyes, Dale left the small room, going deeper down into the mineshafts...

...

/Sometime later.../

"... Are you going to ride the minecarts?" David asked as he saw an empty minecart resting on the rails, collecting dust

"No, that's childish. And highly unsafe."

"I know you want to, they're a bit rusty but they'll roll, come on, no need to be embarrassed, I won't tell anyone."

"Yeah they will, they're minecarts. Besides, are you sure you aren't the one that wants to be in the cart?"

"I do want to... But wait a minute... You already tried it before didn't you?" David asked suspiciously as he raised his eyes to look at Dale

"..."

The more he looked at him the bigger his certainty became!

'There's no need to waste my energy on the other critters, I just need to take down the Queens then I can focus the rest of the time hunting if I see the need to gain some Levels.'

"That's a bit reckless, if you attack the walls everything here could collapse!"

"True, but unlikely, see those strange pillars of molded rocks? That's a metal alloy."

"These Ants will eat and melt down the rocks, chemically separating ores from it before spitting it out whenever they need as a strange form of cement, this entire room is pretty much one entire husk of iron, it's pretty stable. Especially since it can support its own weight."

"Urg... Your call, just remember to run fast if things go South."

"That I can do."

/Grab.../

He had already spent quite some time looking around, soon enough an Ant was bound to find him and start a mess by spreading pheromones, so he had to act quickly.

He grabbed his spear, getting in a throwing position...

"If you miss I'll laugh."

"Shut it, I'm focusing!"

'As if I would miss an unmoving target.'

[Kresor Ant Queen

Challenge Level: 75-85

*Boss*

Affected by:

#Unrest

]

"Humph!"

'I just need one shot...'

/THROW!/

/BOOM!/

/JUMP!/

As his spear pierced the air, hitting the queen's head with incredible brutality, Dale jumped forward, holding his sword as he slashed at the walls.

There was no need to exert too much force, he just needed to spread his energy wide enough to kill the eggs and undeveloped ants.

With that in mind, he stirred his sword forward!

/Slash!/

...

.

.

.

Notes

Next chapter will hopefully end this small Arc and we'll progress with more Questing, Leveling Up, and progress for Resko.

I previously did not enter into details for what happened in the two months I skipped, but now I'll go over it more clearly as we continue on with the main Plot.

There will be further timeskips specially with the Arcs I have in mind, but they'll be later down this Volume if not towards its end, that's just how it is.

Peace!