145 Episode 145: The Vicious Demons

"Well, we've gathered enough material, and it's time to go home"

I call on everyone because the collection of materials has dropped. [M]

"Come on! I'm so hungry!

"We've gathered a lot of materials, and for a while the Adventurer Alliance is going to say we don't need the demonic material of the corrosive earth."

"Heh, it's possible."

When we all jump up into the sky in ridicule, we see a shady corrosive earth in the sunset.

"And it's huge. I wonder how far ahead it is?

"It must be spreading to the next country."

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"Hmm? That?

And that's when you, Gyro, look on the ground and snap your neck.

"What's wrong, Mr. Gyro?

"No, that swamp, it's not back to normal? You see, at that monster of Mukade's."

"Huh?"

That being said, Gyro, what you pointed at was the boundary between the land of corrosion and the ordinary ground.

On the earth side of the corrosion among them was the Giant Poison Sentipede, which grew like a tree from the ground and was freaking out.

"That was just a demon that was hardened to the ground by my brother's magic, wasn't it? That neighborhood is supposed to be purified by my brother's magic and back to normal ground, and it's swamped again, huh?

"Oh, it's true"

If you ask me, yes.

If my magic fixed it to the ground, it would be odd if it wasn't on normal ground around that Giant Poison Sentiment Speed.

Giant Poison Sentipede has his body unnecessarily many times.

Then the ground comes loose or my body comes out of the ground one by one.

And as he continued to loosen up the ground as he swung his body many times, Giant Poison Sentiment Speed finally succeeded in exposing his entire body.

And as he sank his body into the swamp, he fled toward the back of the swamp.

"With that being said, the land of corrosion is the same type of danger area that erodes the surrounding area as the forest of the Warcraft..."

and whine as Ms Liliera remembered.

"But isn't this too soon? It's going to erode to King's Landing in a few years, isn't it?

As Mina fears, this is certainly fast. Wouldn't it be faster to erode than the Warcraft Forest?

"They do say that churches regularly perform rituals to reduce the rate of corrosion. I hear the specifics are kept secret."

So, even at this rate of erosion, the country hasn't panicked.

"But come on, this is going to work out normally if my brother goes around purifying all the allowance and gradually, right? I was able to purify it normally until just now."

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"No, no, no, no, no. Whatever."

"I don't know what I'm trying to say, but the boulders have too much scope. No matter how much, Mr. Rex, it's not a boulder."

And Liliera and the others are going to take a look at this one.

"Right. I wonder if it's realistic to purify all of the land of corrosion with this magic, since the radius of a few dozen meters or so is the limit when it's a high-area purification made for urban cleaning. I don't know exactly how wide the land of corrosion is, but if it's as wide as it is eroding into neighboring countries, it's going to be contaminated again with the poison from the swamp that's pouring in from elsewhere as it's purifying one place."

"Well, I thought my brother could solve it, daddy."

"Well, there's something that Lex the boulder can and can't do."

"Oh, right."

"Come on, let's get an inn in a nearby town before dark"

"" "Yes" "

Finish the conversation and we'll go back the way we came.

"Surely there was a village a little further ahead."

"Let's make it a city beyond that. Looks like there's a better place to stay, huh?

"Well, if it's a village, there's no chance the inn itself."

"Yeah, I think that's a good idea, too. You have to buy the demonic material from the Adventurer's Guild for the Golem."

"Uh, did you have that? But you can't make new gear or anything with this demonic material?

And Gyro asks me if I can't make something out of the materials of the demons you hunted in the land of corrosion.

"You know, I didn't just have you geared up with dragon material the other day."

"But my brother might be able to make something awesome."

"I know how you feel, but isn't that what materials are better than dragon materials?

"Ah, well. Right. Our gear is Dragon gear."

"When you think about it, you suddenly feel like you've got the last piece of legendary gear that a brave man gets in a fairy tale."

"Something dragon material."

"No, I'm not."

"" "Huh?

Everyone looks back at my words. [M]

"Dragon material is definitely a good thing, but some of the dragons are qualified, and some of the other S-rank equivalent demons are stronger than dragons,"

"" "Stronger demons than dragons!?" "

"What kind of demon is stronger than a dragon!?"

"Yeah, Volcanic Reiger, king of lava and beasts, Tidalfishew, ruler of ice and snow and water, Bang Wing, emperor of wind and lightning, Venom Beat, transcendent of poison and temper, I wonder if it's famous around here"

"That's not the existence of a myth!? You're kidding me about everything!?"

"Yeah, I'm not kidding. They're real."

Yes, they are real demons.

Well, there's no such thing as appearing in a basic human being... or a normal human being can't live in their habitat.

"Ma, are you serious... Seriously, there exists a mythical demon..."

No, it's rare indeed, but as much as I call it a myth... oh well.

Maybe in this day and age they don't show up much before humans.

Anyway, Enchant Plant and Bahamut are treated like legendary demons.

Many people went to the secret for their material in previous life and previous generations, so some clever demons may have had trouble interacting with humans and changed the location of their nests.

"I mean, I'm more curious as to why Mr. Rex knows such a demon exists..."

... I guess I'll just keep my mouth shut about that.

And that's how you do it, you see the town you want.

"You see the town."

"Finally! Let's get this messed up!

"You buy more material than that, don't you?

"Shouldn't we take the inn in time? Buy it tomorrow morning."

Because we've been hunting all day, we just split everybody's opinions.

"Um, shall I split it with you then? We split it it between a group that takes accommodation and a group that buys materials."

"Right. I think that's a good idea."

"Say it! Don't sell me the material!

Then I'll take the inn.

"My magic bag is only for me, so I guess it's a material buyout."

Then Mina and I will take the inn.

"Please, Mr. Liliera."

"Say it! Then let's go ask for a quick buy, brother!

When everyone's role was decided, we went down to the street in front of the city.

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"Hey, what is this massive demonic material?!?"

We found an Adventurer's Guild in this city, and we asked to buy the materials quickly, but the receptionist was surprised if they were a little too numerous.

"Sorry, I've been hunting a little too much"

"Or too much hunting, this is the material of the demons that are roping the land of corrosion!? Isn't it a hell of a dangerous demon with all the poison!? How can you exorcise this many?!?"

No, Giant Poison Sentipede isn't a big poison.

"Ko, this is Inferno Spider!? And this is Pain Needle!? Aah!? Even Murder Spike!?"

"Oh dude did you hear that!? Inferno Spider!? You've been hunting that scorching poison demon!?"

"A pane needle is a hey, isn't it? You're a shitty demon to hide at the bottom of a swamp and stab a poison needle that's sturdy enough to pierce an iron plate when people get close, right? Besides, if he gets stabbed, he'll beat around with the rest of the pain..."

"I've never seen Marderspike or anything like that before. How did you defeat a sturdy poisonous turtle covered in thorny methyl with a systemic poison needle!?"

"" "That's so massive too!?" "

Is that it? That's crazy... the receptionist and the adventurers are strangely surprised...

"Hmm, right, right"

In the meantime, for some reason, only you, Gyro, seemed proud.

"Ha! Speaking of which, I've heard! I'm talking about the King's Capital Adventurer's Guild, where a hell of a lot of poison is now being sold!

Hmm? Wang Du's Adventurer Guild? I kind of need to talk about feeling visionary...

"What!?"

"That poisoning seems to detoxify that Inferno Spider."

"No, isn't that an antidote for regular inferno spiders?

"No, everything. That poisoning seems to be an all-purpose poisoning that works for any poison"

"" "Universal poisoning!?" "

Uh, is it separate from the lower all-purpose poisoning I taught you?

"Come on, you're serious. If there's such a poisoning, don't you need another poisoning?

"Calm down, assuming there's something like that, it's expensive and it's not very easy."

"Oh, and so is that"

"No, that's very cheap, and they're not that profitable compared to normal poisoning."

"Seriously!? If I had that poison, I'd buy it too!?"

"An all-purpose poison to detoxify Inferno Spider... if it exists, I'd love it. The land of corrosion is nearby. I just want to keep it just in case..."

"" Right. ""

Um, why are those people so frightened of poison about Inferno Spider?

That demon's burning poison does seem painful, but it's enough poison to treat it adequately with a lower all-purpose poisoning. I can even treat normal detoxification magic, and whatever, if I take the immune pills for demonic poison beforehand, that would be enough poison to do it...

"Oh well! That's what this is about!

That's when I realized it was important.

It's a mutation.

Regardless of the demons, creatures of nature can be mutated to produce something completely different from their original species.

At the same time, mutations can result in stronger properties.

I mean, I guess the inferno spiders the adventurers are talking about are mutations that have become more toxic.

In fact, it seems like quite some time has passed since I died in my previous life, and it's not surprising that Inferno Spiders who happen to live around here are becoming far more ferocious than Inferno Spiders of my time.

"Cheng Cheng Cheng Cheng, that was a blind spot"

Then I guess the all-purpose poisoning that the adventurers are talking about is another thing from the junior all-purpose poisoning recipe I offered.

"Still, are there demons with mutations that enhance their properties? We have to be careful."

Probably, but maybe it also has the effect of corrosion on the earth.

Um, given the way receptionists surprise, other demons may also be under the influence of the corrosive earth to enhance their toxicity.

This will require greater attention in future poison control.

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And if I had strained my mind, for some reason, Gyro, you would have stared at me silently.

"Is that it? What's wrong, Mr. Gyro?

"... No, I feel like my brother is making a strange mistake."

Hmm? Gyro you say funny things. Is that you?