Chapter 134: Monarch of Skulls

Name：Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist? Author：
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Chapter 134: Monarch of Skulls

While we were on our way back to Volton from Sophia’s parent’s home, Sophia suddenly stopped the carriage.

「Hm? What’s wrong, Sophia?」

「............ Something feels like it’s calling out to me. It’s a very weak response, but......... it seems to be requesting to be saved............. I don’t quite understand.」

It seems Sophia doesn’t understand it well either. Sophia says that she thinks that what’s asking for help isn’t a person. But we have to go if it she’s bothered by it.

「Then let’s go if you’re worried. If there’s nothing there then it’s fine. If there’s something that’s asking for help then wouldn’t it be good if we could help?」

「Yes, thank you very much.」

We went off the road, altering our course and heading to the west.

Travelling about 50 Km off the path, it smelled faintly of sea water.

「We’re close to the sea? Does that means we’re at the western end of the continent?」

「Ah, that is the place.」

Sophia, who held the reins, turned the carriage to a location that could be considered a village or a town from long past.

That place had buildings which had already weathered with only their ruins remaining, a spring around 50 meters in diameter, and a river that flows out towards the sea. Water continues to gush forth even now, as the spring doesn’t seem to have petered out.

However, this is..................................

「It became a monster nest[1].」

Right. With the extremely stagnant air and thick miasma, I’m confident that, among the monster nests that riddle these savage lands, the density of miasma here is particularly high.

「I can’t see monsters in this concentrated miasma. Which means, ............ Everyone! Prepare for battle!!」

I jumped out of the carriage and hurriedly unfastened Tsubaki.

Sophia and the girls leapt off the carriage with weapons in hand and were being vigilant.

「Akane, Marnie, cover Lulu-chan!」

When I yelled that out, from the surface of the ruins, out came Zombies, Ghouls, and Skeletons.

Inside the Sanctuary Field, the Skeleton King shrieked agonizingly.

Titan and Kaede opened a path.

There, I swung Ice Bringer, routing the Skeleton Knights and General as I ran to the Monarch of Skulls, the Skeleton King.

Mowing them down, stabbing them, and smashing them.

Mixing up the Ice Bringer with taijutsu, I defeated the Skeleton Knights and General.

〈The 「Spear King Technique」 Skill has leveled up〉

〈The 「Fist King Technique」 Skill has leveled up〉

I made free use of Insight, Presence Detection, and Evade skills to dodge the sword and spears of the slowly approaching Knights and Generals as I defeat them.

〈The 「Insight」 Skill has leveled up〉

〈The 「Presence Detection」 Skill has leveled up〉

〈The 「Evade」 Skill has leveled up〉

〈Requirements have been met. The 「Mind’s Eye」 Skill has been obtained〉

I had become able to follow every single movement of the surrounding enemies quite clearly.

The speed of my advance was accelerating quickly.

Gaki!!

My drawn Ice Bringer and the Skeleton King’s large sword caused sparks as they clashed.

A long time since I last fought with a clearly superior enemy, I resolved myself to use everything I’ve got. The curtains on the fierce battle between Monarch of Skulls and I, rise.

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Footnotes:

1. Author Typo: Wrote 魔鏡 – makagami – magic mirror, should have been 魔境 – makyou – monster nest