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Once you've captured a dimensional evil spirit, finding the Iron Swarm shouldn't be too difficult.

Demons always gather in the most aggressive mines of all dimensions, where there is a high chance of swarms appearing.

After leaving the fortress, Ian was able to meet Iron Swarm again within an hour.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

An Iron Worm roaring with its mouth wide open.

Ian was nervous when he saw this for the first time, but he could not find anything like tension in his face.

Since Epic Monster had already identified all the attack patterns and weaknesses, he was no different from the usual mob for Ian.

“Buddy, over here, over here. Where are you looking? ”

Ian chuckles, throwing a piece of the Magic Crystal in his hand at the Iron Worm.

The stone then hits the swarm in the forehead and bounces off.

Ting-!

And then the next moment.

Gaaaahhhh -!

The worm grows furious to the very edges of its head.

From his point of view, his favorite food was a dimensional magical decision, but getting hit with food made him feel dirty.

Kuaaa! Kuaaaa!

An iron swarm leaping towards Ian, revealing teeth the size of each door.

As the swarm begins to move, the mine begins to shake violently, like an earthquake.

Then he suddenly dug into the ground.

Kuquaquaquaquaquaqua.

One of the most challenging patterns of Iron Swarm attacks was when he dug underground like a mole, like now.

It was impossible to predict where he would bounce back to the ground in an instant with that huge body.

If you're unlucky enough to stand in a position where he'll pop out, you'll be forced to play the game.

But for Ian, who had more than a few years of fighting him, there was a way to predict his movements.

Blame-!

Ian leaps into the air as he sees the swarm digging into the ground and climbs onto Finn's back.

Then another piece of Magic Crystal that was in my hand was thrown somewhere.

“My friend, over there! ”

Shhh -!

A Magic Crystal Shard that flies through the air, emitting a blue light.

Surprisingly, the iron worm rises toward the direction Ian threw the piece.

Kwakwakwakwakwabam-!

The Iron Swarm rushes towards Ian's thrown Magic Crystal Shards like a play-dog!

Gulp-!

And Ian naturally leaped in that direction as if he had expected to.

“Okay, boarding complete! ”

Ian sits on the back of the Iron Worm and starts pickaxing just like he used to.

Boom, boom, boom!

But this is not yet a pickaxe for mining minerals.

It was to create a groove for both feet to fit in order to increase the ride.

Ka-ga-ga-gam-!

And because of the amazing performance of the golden pickaxe, the worm's back quickly falls into a recess.

Grrrrrrrrrrr!

An Iron Swarm roaring back into the air.

Ian, who was then perfectly seated on his back, resumed mining in the 'moving mine’.

“I'll make you feel better. Hang in there?”

Ian mutters with a muttering silence about what's not hurting him. He swings his pickaxe again.

Boom, boom, boom.

And from the Blue Back of the Iron Worm, minerals begin to pour out.

- We've hit the exact location.

-There is a crack in the grain of the bed.

- Mining failed.

- You obtained a 'Dimensional Magic Stone Fragment’.

- Mining succeeded.

- The durability of the "Defense Captain's Golden Pickaxe" item is reduced by 1.

- You dealt fatal damage to the Epic Monster 'Iron Worm of Magic Power’!

- Reduces the health of the Magic Iron Worm by 127!

- You obtained the 'Dimensional Magic Stone’ item.

- Magic Iron Worm HP reduced by 136!

- Mining succeeded.

- You obtained the 'Dimensional Magic Stone’ item.

- Reduces the health of the Magic Iron Worm by 152!

- Mining failed.

- You obtained a 'Dimensional Magic Stone Fragment’.

…… Snapshot……

And Ian had to make a happy face to see the system window pouring out of a pile of 3-4 lines each time he wielded his pickaxe.

"Khh, I knew this golden pickaxe was a bull 's-eye. ’

A Defense Captain's Golden Pickaxe that has a nearly five times higher chance of mining finished Magic Stone than when mining with Tiber's Pickaxe!

Of course, this was also a result of the fact that Ian's proficiency was much better than that, but it was undeniable that the performance of the golden pickaxe was the greatest cause.

And one more thing.

"I have more than a few times more time this time! ’

When I first met him, Ian spent a very long time only identifying him.

So the amount of time that could be used for mining was actually not that long.

But this time it was different.

We don't know exactly how long it's been on the ground, but we can probably rip out its spine for an hour from now.

Anyway, Ian started digging around again, and it was very successful.

I've already acquired seven Magic Stone pieces in the first 10 minutes of pickaxing.

Rather, the number of fragments is less than the finished product.

- You obtained the 'Dimensional Magic Stone’ item.

- You received the 'Dimensional Magic Stone Fragment’ item.

- You obtained the 'Dimensional Magic Stone’ item.

…… Snapshot……

But after a while,

So, Ian, who hardly forgot his backbone, suddenly came up with a funny thought in his head.

‘Wait, but this guy... What happens if we get rid of him? ’

Up until now, I've only been thinking about pulling out Magic Stone with a pickaxe, but suddenly I wonder what kind of reward I'll get when I defeat this guy.

‘I think I'll collect 40 Magic Stones in no time...' Why don't we gamble? ’

Suddenly, I thought, "Ian, your eyes are starting to sparkle!"

Immediately, Ian examines the life force of the Iron Swarm.

- Magic Iron Worm/Lv:?? (transcends)

- HP: 248,930/250,000 (99.57%)

"250,000 health... Hmm. Looks more agreeable than I thought. This? ’

You can only deal 100 to 200 damage with a pickaxe.

Given his vitality, DPS is actually only about 50, but how is Ian going to take 250,000 lives at this amount of damage?

“Okay, let's give it a try. ”

Ian grips the 'Dimensional Magical Stone Fragment’ he just mined with his right hand.

Then, like a baseball player, you hurl it forward forcefully.

“My gosh, Gazua! ”

Shhh!

A piece of magical power flying somewhere, drawing an elongated parabola on Ian's power helmet.

Turn it off?

And the Iron Worm, who discovered it, began to rush toward it without question or question.

Kukwakwakwakwabang-!

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I was flying on the back of Cortus by accident. Vanessa and Sarah found Ian.

“Hey, is that Ian? ”

“Yes, I think so……. ”

“What's he riding on? ”

“Well, don't you know better, summoner? ”

“Woohoo! Where did she get that wonderful summon again? I want it!”

Ian's premonition. Vanessa, who glows with her eyes, and Sarah, who is interested in her work.

The two of them look at each other and nod at the same time to see if they had the same idea.

“Sis, let's just... ”

“Shall we follow him? ”

“Cole!"

Sarah and Vanessa were basically users of Zlgem before becoming rankers.

Because of this, I was much more interested in following Ian than the quest that was going on right now.

There is nothing more exciting to the two sisters now than "Ian."

‘If you follow Ian, the Congo will fall too thick. ’

Sarah and Vanessa were unable to participate in the 'World's Tale Plate’ battle that was last week.

At that time, they were just the first two to enter a warrior village.

But that didn't mean I hadn't seen the game.

Ian's Carrie flipped the slant almost all by herself.

Seeing it, the two sisters felt goosebumps all over their bodies.

I realized that what Ian showed me was just the tip of the iceberg.

“Cortus, turn south! ”

“Grrr, what's wrong with you all of a sudden, master? ”

“Don't talk nonsense, hurry! Just follow that guy down there! ”

“I don't know what's going on... …. Got it.”

At Vanessa's command, Cortus tilts his head, but he spreads his wings and turns the direction of the flight.

and quickly followed behind the strange giant creature that was driving the earthquake.

“Don't get too close, Cortus. Let's keep our distance and catch up. ”

“Understood, master. ”

Ian was so fast on a whirlwind, but there were clear limits as to how fast he could move on the ground.

Because of this, Sarah and Vanessa on Cortus were able to catch up with Ian with ease.

“Hmm, where is she going? ”

“Well. If we head this way, we'll soon be out of the forest.... ”

“I know. But this isn't the way back to the camp, is it? ”

“That's right. If we were going back to the mainland, we should have gone southwest, not southeast. ”

The twin sisters chasing after Ian and talking with an interesting face.

“Vanessa, by the way. ”

“Huh?"

“Maybe we shouldn't take that summoner in the future. ”

In Sarah's words, Vanessa asked with a curious expression.

“Why? That's so cool! As soon as I met Ian, I was going to ask him where he took that. ”

“Phew, I don't know what's cool, it's so chaotic. If you carry a kid around like that, you'll be too conspicuous. ”

“Oh, I don't know. I love those worms. ”

“ ……. ”

And while the two sisters were beating each other, Ian, who was on a whirlpool, came out of the forest one day.

At the end of the plains that spread through the forest, a magnificent fortress was built.

Vanessa finds it interesting and opens her mouth to Sarah.

“Sis, it looks like the wall continues from the main camp to the east.... ”

“That's right."

“Is there another NPC over here? ”

“What NPC? ”

“That main quest state might have a special NPC to give you something like Hidden Quest, not the Fortress Commander?! ”

“Oh, if I thought Ian was coming this way.... I mean, it's possible. ”

Apart from the truth, Sarah and Vanessa begin to unfold their imaginations.

But the imagination of those two people did not last very long.

“ ……! ”

The moment Ian with the giant worm approached the fortress...

Pumpeng-Pumpeng-!

Kuaang -!

The turrets that were stationed in the fortress started firing all together.