9 Episode 9 "I Saw The Chief Priest! The Giant Aquatic Creature" Leviathan "Hidden In The Lake In The Village !!".Txt
"Leviathan.
A giant aquatic creature. About the size of a small whale.
Its head is covered with numerous tentacles, which will attack if it raids its territory or makes a noise near its home. The tips of their tentacles have needles for stabbing paralyzing venom. Basically, they are omnivores and will eat just about anything. It is said that the inhabitants have been eaten by sheep and cattle.
The image is of a whale with a sea anemone on its head.
Its tentacles have a regenerative ability. Even if you slash them, they will immediately return to normal.
It used to take six adventurers with level 15 skills to fight it off.
By the way, the reward for getting rid of them was 40,000 arsha.
If you exterminate them, the reward is 80,000 arsha. However, it didn't matter to those of us who didn't join the guild.
'Oh no, no, no, no! Why is this thing here?!
A whale-like head is literally sticking out of the lake. Dozens of tentacles have reached out from there, trying to entangle Rita on the lakeshore. Rita is flying and bouncing around, dodging it just in time.
It's hard work.
I guess we didn't get there in time.
We were on our way to ask the villagers for information about Leviathan.
Rita dodges the attacking tentacles, and kicks and punches them, trying to fight them off.
I see. She has martial arts skills.
She's like a wild animal.
She's dodging and kicking away dozens of tentacles. Does that guy have eyes on his back?
One person is good enough to defend against Leviathan's attacks. Rita... Wow.
"Cecil.
Yes, Mr. Nagy.
Let's get right to work on our ancient language magic.
Okay, I'll use the 'fireball'.
Yes, sir. All right, when I tell you, let's go. Hey, High Priestess Rita!
I shouted to Rita, who was fighting on the shore.
"I'm going to unleash my super magic on you.
Stop, stop, stop!
'Why?'
At the sound of my voice, Rita pointed to a carriage parked on the shore.
There are no horses.
The windows and doors were open and several human legs were sticking out of them.
It was surreal.
Are those the people from the Iturna Order?
He jumped into the carriage to escape from the tentacles, but was paralyzed by the poison.
Are you asking me to let my men die? You're going to save them all!
Yeah.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no!
It's quite dangerous to interrupt this state of affairs with my fighting ability.
The shore was churning with pink tentacles, and Rita was desperately trying to deal with them.
I'm only level 2 in Swordsmanship, so breaking into the carriage and rescuing the carriage is quite difficult for me.
I was allowed to go with the carriage, but I'm not willing to risk my life for it.
I can save at least one Rita, though.
''All right! Request! I will formally request it.
And while we're talking, Rita is getting cornered.
''If we don't stop 'Leviathan' from moving at least a little bit, we won't have time to talk?
"Cecil. Can you stop him with normal magic? A guy who has enough magic left to shoot ancient fireballs.
''You can use the 'Arrow of Fire'. But since it's at this distance, it can only be used as a check. ......
'That's fine. In the meantime, if I can afford to talk to Rita.
Okay.
Cecil raised one hand in the air.
''Breath of the Spirit, shoot my enemy! Flaming arrows!''
A flame as big as a human arm flies toward the lake.
I'm not going to be able to get the same thing for you. I'm sure you'll be able to find a few dozen tentacles to fold up and pull them to the shore of the lake. But the tips of the tentacles are aimed at the carriage. I moved a little closer to Rita, asking Cecil to shoot another 'flaming arrow' when the enemy starts to move.
'What do you think the teaching of mercy is! Abandoning people in need is such an outrageous thing to do!
Rita shouted as she turned her back to us.
Oh, I knew you'd say that, though.
'It's your fault for not even saying hello to the village chief. If you had told him that you were camping near the lake, he would have told you about the Leviathan. You're the one who ignored it and put your foot in the danger zone!
I told you so! He told me to go say hello to the dwarf village chief since you're in his service! My subordinate said, 'I said hello' as it were!
'You can tell by looking at them that they're not very popular! Didn't you think it was weird that there were no fishing boats out there?
I told you! Then he told me, 'We camped here 10 days ago too, so it's okay. I'm a new chief priest, so I couldn't be too pushy!
So Rita was licked by her men.
The other priests were nobles and Rita was the only person who was picked up.
I can see how Rita was looked at, even from what I heard earlier.
But for the 'Iturna Order', coming here is an annual event, and besides, they don't stay at the inn or say hello because they are human supremacists and they look down on demi-humans. They take the liberty of camping by the lake, but they do it all the time, so it's fine - and then they're attacked by the owner of the lake, who has not been back in decades.
That's strange.
It reminds me of a part-time job that went under after ignoring the advice of a subcontractor or a beat-up person on the jobsite and losing a lot of money. I've heard a lot of stories about upper management wasting their efforts on the jobsite in their world, but ...... is a bit of a stretch.
...... It's hard to blame them.
Okay, I'll take the case. How about 20,000 arsha?
20,000? I thought they were going to splash you with a million or so.
This guy really thinks I'm an outsider.
'I'll give you 20,000! The bounty for the "Lord of the Lake Extermination" that the village is asking the guild for is 80,000. 40,000 if we just get rid of him. We just help the priests, so half of that is 20,000. That's fine!
Uh-huh.
'............ is really good, right? Can you pay?
I'm so ridiculous!
I'm not fooling around.
(1) Increase your resilience with your sword or sword (10% + LV x 10%)
Effect: Increases the regenerative ability of an opponent cut with a sword or blade. It is added to the opponent's natural healing ability. The increase is this skill's level x 10% + 10% (current increase: 20%).
"Swordless Fighting Lv 1
(2) Skill to increase the 'damage' of the 'body'.
Effect: Increases the damage dealt to the opponent in a bare handed state.
I just replaced the middle sentence because 'Healing LV1' was 'Increasing the Resilience' of the 'Body'. I knew it wouldn't be a cheat if I made it by myself.
With 'Gifted Swordsmanship Lv 1', you increase the resilience of the opponent I cut.
And if the opponent's resilience is 100%, it's 120%.
The regeneration ability will go out of control.
If Leviathan's regeneration ability is "Instant Recovery 100%", then "Gifted Swordsmanship Lv 1" will change it to "Instant Recovery 120%".
The Leviathan's tentacles wouldn't have 20% extra flesh on them, but there was no doubt that they would regenerate in a strange way.
For example, what happens if all of a sudden the weight of a human arm increases?
The movements and the load on the shoulders and elbows all change.
And the Leviathan's tentacles are probably moving on instinct. I don't think it's possible to control its regenerative abilities.
That's why this guy doesn't even know why his tentacles are suddenly so heavy. There's no way it can move them.
''It's a secret, but my sword can cause the enemy's regenerative abilities to spiral out of control. However, its level is low, so its hit rate is poor.
I explained to Rita.
Rita looked at me with a disapproving look on her face.
You mean, ...... you have no choice but to slash the tentacles I've destroyed and stopped moving?
There you go. I discount my clients' fees, so consider it a shield.
Holy shit! I knew you weren't an outsider!
It can't be helped, I'm not a cheat character.
Flipping her golden hair, Rita kicks three tentacles together.
I scratch the tentacles that have stopped moving with my short sword. Quickly.
Repeat below.
''Don't get carried away! Back!
Suddenly, Rita pushed me away.
When I turned around, I saw the tentacles behind me with the 'paralytic needle' bared.
"You're an amateur? At all!
The 'paralytic needle' shallowly rips at Rita's shoulder as she defends me.
But Rita sneered.
"That's not going to work! ''Holy Blessing!''
Rita's entire body glowed gold. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
"...... is surprisingly amazing, Rita.
I'm the chief priest! I've been trying since I was little!
The effect of the "divine protection" is to nullify the poison and paralysis, Rita said proudly.
The reason why all the priests are paralyzed and only one of them is pimply, is because of that.
I thought the 'Iturna Order' was full of disappointing guys.
Rita twists the tentacles one after another. It's like she knows where they're going.
Sometimes she sniffs them out.
And Cecil was right. It's a d*mn fine piece of machinery.
But I'm getting off on a tangent.
I asked Rita.
'A carriage is like a room, don't you think?'
Huh?
I pointed at the carriage with its legs sticking out, and Rita let out a disgusted voice.
The completely overweight carriage, with its wheels biting into the dirt, still miraculously stood still and did not fall over.
'What are you talking about, a carriage isn't a carriage,'
But in other countries, it's not a car - it's ......, well, I mean, there are people who live in vehicles like that, and horse-drawn carriages are similar, and they have walls, roofs, and doors, so I guess it's not really a room at all.
I can't say ......, but so what?
A room is a building, right?
Maybe. But so what?
Yeah, you know, they are a building.
I run up to the carriage and raise my fist.
Aiming at the area where the frame is, the place that seems to be the most sturdy...!
"'Building Strike Lv 1' (No Destructive Feature)!
Gara gara gara gara gara gara ────
Yes, it was still too much to ask.
The impact caused the carriage to go about 40 meters forward, but the axle snapped off in the middle of the carriage and it fell straight to the side. Oh well. It should be fine from this distance.
"What the hell was that? What is this all about?
I was wondering if we can't move the carriage as a room and use our skills to deal massive damage to buildings. ...... We can move that much, right?
Who the hell are you? I thought you were just a jerk!
It's not like I'm an outsider to begin with so get the hell out of here!
Me and Rita start running.
'Leviathan' can't move because his tentacles are in the way. He's just floundering on the shore of the lake.
Enough of the carriage has left the lake.
You can run away without fighting, but you also want to check the power of Cecil's magic.
If we damage the 'Leviathan', we might drop some valuable items.
''Cecil! You can shoot!
As I ran, I shouted to Cecil, who was continuing his chanting.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
And then──.
''It's like a volcano that pierces a scorching heat in sixteen directions: ──── fireball!''
The ancient language magic 'Fireball' exploded.
The lake was blown away.