Clearing the Game at the End of the World Chapter 222

Chapter. 12. Lettuce to Windmage (13)

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“Please go slowly! “We are strong people like you and Borka…”

“Use some magic to hold on! “We have to get there before the wizards come!”

“The direction the moon rises. “Five returning wizards.”

Sigh!

The professor, who was crossing the valley in half-monster form, quickly hid behind a rock at Idrasil’s words.

There was nothing good about being caught in the eyes of wizards returning from a search. From now on, they were going to perform various tricks on the nest, which was on alert, and of course there was a high possibility that it would turn into a monster form while moving and engaging in combat, and the magicians saw that the ‘Red Mute’ who had done this was getting along well with the guests. It was obvious that the moment we noticed, the target of those magic barbarians would immediately turn towards us.

“…The frequency of return is decreasing.”

“I vaguely saw a few letters flying around. Perhaps the wizards who remained at home are calling in wizards who have gone far to search.”

“I don’t have much free time… I guess. Borka, is there still much left?”

“We’re almost there. “It’s the valley below the rock beyond that rock.”

“About 5km? Let’s hurry. “That 6th rank old man, his patience didn’t seem very deep.”

Wind wizards fly without being affected by the terrain, so they will be able to move much faster than the group.

The professor impatiently moved his feet, calculating the amount of free time he would gain while moving and the time needed to carry out the operation.

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“Everyone is here. “It’s down here.”

“I understand without you having to say anything. “It smells like mute.”

The narrow valley, dimly illuminated by the moonlight, looked as if a major battle had taken place.

The valley is full of cut marks here and there, as if it had been cut by thousands of giant blades, and between them are a mixture of scorched marks and melted rocks.

When I first heard the explanation, I thought they had been ambushed and escaped by firing delaying magic, but judging by the size of the traces, it seems there had been a fairly intense battle.

The werewolf’s yellow eyes twinkled through the moonlight, and Borka silently approached me and whispered into my ear.

“There is definitely a scent of mute, but contrary to the captain’s expectations, it doesn’t seem like they have produced any more defensive troops. “There isn’t a single movement.”

“well. “My thoughts are a little different.”

The valley vaguely visible in the moonlight was quiet, but his throbbing body and sense of smell, urging him to give Mut’s blood immediately, were telling him otherwise.

‘I am confident in my eyesight, but it is not comparable to a werewolf’s unrivaled night vision. If a werewolf couldn’t see it, he couldn’t find it with my own eyes.’

Instead of looking at the valley, the professor closed his eyes.

A rocky valley in the middle of the night where only the sound of the shallow wind and the low breathing of the group can be heard.

In the silence, the professor focused more on Ye’s throbbing sensation. A feeling that is whispering to me to immediately enlarge my body and run wild, as if pushing my body out from within.

As the professor had no intention of moving despite that angry impulse, his senses became even more violent and stretched out towards the prey right in front of him.

….Tuk. ….Tuk. ….Tuk.

A strange, inexplicable sensation was guiding the professor. An inexplicable sensation, like seeing with your ears and hearing with your eyes. The heartbeat that can be clearly felt through the breath you inhale or the air that touches the tip of your tongue.

The professor had to unconsciously wipe away the drool as the bright red lumps appeared as if drawn over his closed eyes.

“Tsu-eup. Wow, there are so many. “It was a good thing I didn’t get any closer.”

“Did you find it?”

“huh. “He hid well.”

“…No matter how much I look, I can’t see it. “Where are you?”

“There’s a lot of it there you see. wait. I’ll show you soon. Otman, are you ready?”

“Give me 30 seconds, no, 20 more seconds. “There is enough groundwater because of the rain that was sprinkled in advance, but the water I was drawing couldn’t keep up with your speed, so I only have about half of the groundwater I’ve collected….”

“That is enough. “Can I borrow just 2 liters?”

“You collect it and spend it, you bastard!”

“Hehehe. You know that if there is a trace left behind in that monster form, there will be an uproar. This time, I have to work only as a wizard. “I need a lot of mana, so please understand.”

Slosh!

When I placed my palm on the floor, I felt water containing Otman’s familiar mana from below. The professor gently pulled it out and then carefully let it flow onto the surface of the valley. The water soaked the dry valley and a few rock fragments and quickly seeped into the ground.

For a moment, the group watched as the professor silently pointed his finger at the wet rock.

Scream!

At that time, what I thought was a rock began to shake, and eight thin legs emerged from underneath it and began to hurriedly escape the wet ground.

“Um, what is that?”

“I don’t know, other than it’s mute. But I guessed something like that would exist.”

The professor grinned as he felt the heartbeats of the mutes scattered throughout.

“The magic was poured to the point where the valley turned upside down, but the fact that the nest was still intact means that it was dug deep into the rocky valley so that the magic’s influence could not be applied. “A chamber maid with only the ability to adapt to the environment other than mute production couldn’t possibly have that level of digging ability, so I thought there must be a mute with the ability to dig.”

No matter how hard Mute, who was carrying the rock, tried to escape, the magically controlled water continued to follow the rock and wet it, and when it finally gave up, the eight legs closed inward, and the rock with legs began to lift up.

thud.

The hollow rock rolled down and what appeared was a crab-like creature.

‘It looks like a hermit crab.’

It threw off the rock that served as its shell and ran away in a hurry, squeezed itself between the rocks cut by the wind cutter, and began covering it with sand.

“They hid it that way… to the point where it doesn’t even affect the senses of our species.”

“When it’s not moving, it feels almost like it’s inanimate. That kind of behavior is not because they dislike water, but because they are naturally made to blend in with the water nearby. “A single wet rock in a dry valley looks unnatural to anyone.”

The number of objects that the professor could feel was in the hundreds. It’s probably safe to say that all the rocks rolling around in this valley are of that type.

Looking at the end of the hermit crab-like Mute’s legs, I thought that the Mute that shot the wizard was probably one of them.

‘This would mean that we have evolved to the point where we are producing mutes that are adaptive to the environment, rather than simply focusing on individual abilities. It is an ability best suited to rocky valleys, and using an entire rock as cover is also good against Wind Valley wizards who use wind blades or lightning.’

The wizards said that the reason they couldn’t launch the hot air balloon was because of the flight type mute. But all I can detect around here are those hermit crab-type mutes.

‘…It’s a small nest. It’s a bit disappointing.’

Chamber Maids can produce different types of mutes depending on the size of their nest. Usually, small nests produce only one type of mute, medium-sized nests produce two to three types of individuals, and large nests the size of a village can produce six to seven types of mutes.

Chamber maids do not have the ability to produce different individuals depending on the situation like the queen, so the nest in front of us now is a nest that specializes in producing only this hermit crab mute.

In other words, there was another nest hidden somewhere in this rocky valley that produced bird-like mutes that interfere with hot air balloons.

‘If possible, I want to catch them all at once… If I create a sense of crisis here, won’t the avian mute send reinforcements? If you follow it, you can find other nests….’

Snap!

[This is Hydrasil. The wizards who set out have just passed the Three Peaks Rock.]

“Tsk. “It won’t work.”

The professor thought about being greedy for a moment, but gave up his mind after hearing Idrasil’s message. It seemed like something I could do, but the wizards were so fast that they were already past the halfway point.

“Come on, there are three minutes left until the rendezvous with the wind train. “Please start with each task.”

“Umm. “It’s an enemy that has defeated wizards in its own way, so I wonder if we can help at least this much…”

Ottoman expressed his doubts as if he could just do this much and asked if he should prepare a large-scale order such as a backwater waterfall or a handful of river water right now, but the professor flatly refused.

“Uh-huh! Although the work of the Corps of Engineers may seem trivial, it is a decisive task that determines the success or failure of an operation. Combat isn’t just about cutting, exploding, and smashing things. As I said on the way here, Otman and Notum are the team to attack the nest, and the rest just need to prepare to retreat.”

Strictly speaking, it is a bit different from the work of the Corps of Engineers. Anyway, the job is to increase the efficiency of friendly fire fighters through work, so it’s roughly similar.

“Hmm. “Look, Professor, I have a similar opinion as Ottman… Is there really nothing I can do?”

“Huh? Mr. Aldrich… are you bored?”

“No, that’s not it. These days, whenever an incident happens, it’s during the day, so it’s a shame, but working at night like this and not doing anything is a bit….”

When I said something, it was said that the pride of Kangchae, who was limited to the night time, was a bit hurt. Well, everyone was moving hard, but the thought, ‘I’m sorry, the sun is still up…’ must have stayed in my mind.

Of course, that doesn’t mean Aldrich doesn’t have work to do. Aldrich’s soul art would be enough to deal a huge blow to the mutes swarming over there. But he shouldn’t waste his energy on this. Anyway, even the runaway locomotive friends over there have more than enough firepower.

“I left Aldrich behind because he had something else to do. Would you say he is a kind of reserve Joe?

“Preparatory group? For what?”

“Uh… a preliminary warning about uninvited guests. Do you remember the first time you caught a chamber maid?”

“I remember. “The guards crawled out like they did…”

“Not that kind of mute. If you disturb the nest, there’s one that will definitely come looking for you. “We are just waiting to catch him if we can.”

Knock knock.

“Notum. I found all the grass. You can’t do it if you don’t start with Water Mage. “It’s not good to get in trouble.”

“Okay, okay. “It’s not that difficult, so let’s get started right away.”

While the professor was explaining the ‘preliminary’ mission to Aldrich, Ottman was the first to move his hand to Notum’s pick.

Snap – tap! Tap!

“It is a river flowing in the sky. [steam].”

Steam is a first-tier water magic that can be activated with just a simple spell and a rough seal.

Push profit-

Chi-Ik-

Following Otman’s guidance, the water that had been staying under the surface turned into steam and began to fill the valley.

“!!!!”

“Kak-kak-kak-kak!”

“What? “Tap-tap-tap-tap!”

“Let’s go!” “Knock, knock!”

The steam quickly filled the small valley, moistening everything, including the valley and the rocks. The rock hermit crabs, startled by the sudden change in environment, began to raise their bodies one by one, making nervous friction noises. Unlike before, it doesn’t seem to throw off its rock shell even when it gets wet. Maybe it’s because the entire valley is wet and it doesn’t look unnatural even if you’re carrying wet rocks.

‘It would have been best if I had taken off the rock I was carrying on my back, but it wouldn’t have mattered since I was already wet enough.’

The mutes saw that a lot of water droplets had gathered in the valley and started to flow through the valley, so they began to run somewhere in a hurry.

Rocks of various colors crawled along the walls of the valley and gathered in one place. At first glance, there is a narrow crevice in the bottom of the valley that appears to have been formed naturally, and hermit crabs lie down on top of it to block out the water.

Even a fool could tell there was something important there.

“I guess that ‘maid’ is over there?”

“yes. Since they dug into the ground and hid in the rocky terrain, water will accumulate when it rains. If you even think about drainage ditches while digging, isn’t that just named, not just muted? I don’t know if the chamber maid is the type of creature that can drown, but since the unintelligent mutes are designed to defend the queen and chamber maid first. “I thought that if something went wrong, they would naturally flock to the escort target.”

“It’s a bit creepy to see hundreds of rocks, big and small, moving in such a chaotic manner.”

“If you think Mute is cute, you should first get it verified. The time has come. “Where have the wizards come from?”

“Here he comes.”

“hmm? Can you see it already?”

“Even a blind person can see.”

The professor who was calculating the observation time, distance, and movement speed of Idrasil turned his head with a puzzled expression, but was immediately convinced.

Grumble. Rumbling.

The Wind World wizards, completely angry, gathered all the people who had gone out to search and set off again.

Although their appearance was not visible in the dark night sky, the thunderclouds they dragged were clearly visible.

‘I’m sure it will work this time.’

Originally, wind-type magic was lacking in physical power. The video quality is not good with the nest dug into the ground and the mutes here, which are also half-burrowed into the ground, holding rock shells and shooting out thorns.

But this time is different. The entire valley was drenched in electricity so that it could pass through very well, and they were crowded together tightly in the nest area to avoid missing even a single one.

Pajik. Fazizik.

The wizards stopped far away from the valley. The strategy is to unilaterally defeat them at an altitude that is beyond the range of the mute projectile. Good idea.

Mana, enough to make the fur stand on end, began to gather in a distant thundercloud, and Mute must have sensed it as well, and he began to become even busier, and his toes, which were their means of attack, began to point towards the floor instead of towards the wizards. The mutes dig into the ground so fast that dust is raised even in the thick steam as wet rocks are dug up.

Kwakagagak! Kwagak!

Seeing it sink into the ground in an instant, it looked like they were trying to cut up the entire ground where the nest was rooted and move it to a deeper, safer place.

The professor was still relaxed.

‘These days, everyone has shown moves that deviate from the play I know, but at least this one moves more like I know.’

Considering the current period, we are still in the middle of World March, but suddenly, due to the extremely intelligent Mute, measuring time has become meaningless.

Near the end of the main scenario, there was a very large tunnel beetle with a nest in its stomach and moving around from time to time. Looking at the speed at which Mute is currently evolving, it is safe to say that it has sufficient application skills, let alone combat power, so such an escape pattern was predictable to some extent.

That’s why I had prepared for Notum a long time ago.

“TrEna do MuuiKta. wUtra viNe! Entangle!”

Sooooooo!

With Notum’s spell, plump plant stems stuck out from between cracks in the rocks.

Among the things I had for lunch today was something called ‘drowned body glue.’ A strange aquatic plant that lives deep in the ground, and when it rains, it spreads out its stems to collect water.

‘The disciple said that it grows so abundantly that whenever it rains in this area, you get kicked by your feet, right?’

Local plants are excellent catalysts for druid magic and sorcery. If you have it, of course you should use it.

Because Otman had drawn so much groundwater, all the drowned grasses in this area were sticking out their ends toward Ottman’s chunk of groundwater, as if stretching out their arms with all their might.

He asked Notum to gather these aquatic plants and prepare a restraint spell in case they run away.

There was no need to force it. Slippery, wet water plants tangled around Mute’s toes as he dug into the rock, significantly slowing down his digging speed, and the thunderclouds brought in by the wizards had created enough spherical lightning to brighten the night sky like daylight.

Gurgling!!!

“Gagagagagak! Knock! Kak!”

“Kkakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! “Knock!”

puck! Puff! puck!

Finally, the lightning bolt escaped from the wizard’s hand and cut through the valley, hitting the mutes soaked in water. A sound like a fuse exploding was heard one after another, along with a sound that I couldn’t tell if it was a scream or a friction sound.

A lightning strike so strong that the entire valley was completely charred. And as if that wasn’t enough, a thundercloud filled with spherical lightning seems to be already preparing for the second strike.

“It’s over. “It’s a success.”

“….yes. It’s a success. “The maid strategy.”

Ugh.

“What is the strategy?” “So was there anything else?”

Ottoman asked, seeing the professor’s visibly droopy appearance.

“Yeah. A goal much more valuable than a single nest. Because of that, I moved separately from the wizards and was waiting with a lot of blood and mana. Oh, Aldrich, you can also lift the spell. “I guess he didn’t come.”

“Gosh, Nell must be disappointed. “I was really looking forward to it because I missed it last time.”

Wow, what a shame. The nest was removed, but the one I was really targeting wasn’t even visible.

‘Falcatus you idiot.’

Part of it was because I didn’t want to go around with those variables, but if that were all I could have just followed suit and sprayed rain.

Last time I raided the Chamber Maid’s nest. Before I could hit a few of the guard mutes, most of the mutes around me came rushing in on tunnel worms, making the battle much more difficult than I expected.

The named Mute I met at that time was Falcatus. I don’t know what number the Queen’s child is, but it is a scheme-type name created from the characteristics acquired through my blood.

Already, when I saw Rodrick suddenly reduce his offensive and extend his tentacles towards the Empire, I thought, ‘What kind of trick is this again?’, but I thought I would use this opportunity to mess with his nest and catch him.

The reason I arrived first, moving without the wizards’ knowledge, and prepared to hunt the nest using only the minimum amount of mana and combat power was for the sake of the one that might jump out if I touched the nest. Just by any chance, there may be one among the wind wizards who has been parasitized by Mute, and if so, all of us moving together will be in its field of vision.

Falcatus, who was almost finished once by that unknown spirit named ‘Nel’ under Aldrich’s control, would never show up without a named or a bunch of level 2 or 3 mutes, so he came here on purpose without anyone knowing, but he wasted a lot of preparations. will be.

‘I didn’t know anything else, but I thought I would personally manage the nest, which has a limited production speed. Was I wrong? Or is there something too important to pay attention to here? ‘Is it more important than a magic tower wizard’s decision to go hunting for maids?’

Even when things were going well, every time I thought about him, I felt a tightness in my stomach, so I wanted to get rid of him as quickly as possible.

Perhaps it was luck or skill, but it didn’t appear until the nest was reduced to ashes.

At least, that was the opinion of Aldrich, who was spreading spiritual power as much as possible and watching to see if any new souls were inhabiting it.

“Let’s withdraw. Anyway, the nest was robbed. In the future, if wizards discover a nest, they can come here first, work on it, and then get out of there.”

Gurgling!

The professor moved without making a sound in case the wizards caught him, but the wind wizards did not notice the professor and his group disappearing behind the rock, as if they were only thinking about pouring out magic.

The professor clicked his tongue as he looked at wizards whose multitasking ability was close to zero, and who were unable to pay attention to anything else when they focused on one thing.

Seeing that he didn’t even think about being alert to his surroundings during the battle, I felt like I would have to continue to follow him and assist him in the future.

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fantasy,