Chapter 142 – Old Ties
ㅡKoo-goo-gu-gu!!
The trees and bushes around them shook and the ground trembled just as one creature ran.
It feels like witnessing a living natural disaster.
‘A scene from a monster movie I saw a long time ago is flickering.’
While recalling the past, Roden quickly pulled out his sword and glanced sideways at Marill while recalling the past as he saw Tyranno approaching furiously at a speed that contrasted sharply with his massive body.
If you try to fight him with her current skills, you will most likely be defeated.
“Because you don’t know, stay away from me. You can learn a lot just by watching, so keep an eye on it.”
“… Yes.”
As she watched Tirano run towards her, she felt the difference in strength between her and her opponent, and calmly nodded her head.
‘I’m going to be a hindrance, not a help…’
Loden, not missing the moment when Marill, who had kept enough distance from her, gently bit her lower lip, smiled silently into her heart.
‘Even though he’s convinced, he looks like he’s secretly resentful.’
It is a fairly sound phenomenon as her position to teach her.
This is because there is much more potential for development than a disciple having a fear of a much stronger enemy.
She wanted to say a few words for her, but Tyranno was already within range. There is no room for idle chatter.
Roden, who evaded Tyranno’s attack with her side as she rushed forward with her mouth wide open, swung her sword at him with a flowing motion.
Chow! As her flesh splits open, her blood splatters everywhere. She feeds great counters, but Loden is not feeling very happy.
She only splattered her blood loudly, but she was in fact cut shallow.
She tweaked her strength a bit to show her apprentice some tricks with sword fighting against larger foes, but her defensive power exceeded expectations.
“The leather is tougher than I thought.”
Despite the blood loss, Tyranno continued the attack by striking his thick tail like a blunt weapon.
ㅡWhoops! Kwajik!
As her tail collided with the ground, the ground rumbled like an earthquake, denting Roden’s seat, which she quickly dodged.
‘With this much power, a mediocre warrior would score a goal in one shot. … You did well to leave Maril behind her.’
Her massive tail remained anchored to the ground, sweeping through the surrounding terrain without stopping, again targeting the enemy.
All kinds of thick plants placed in the middle do not serve as a cover and fall away like straw while being swept away by the tail.
The tail, which was loaded with power that was quite burdensome to just meet, approached Roden at an angle and speed that was difficult to avoid.
Well, if you try to avoid it, there won’t be anything you can’t avoid… Do I really need to put in the effort?
Roden swung a sword containing sharper mana than before and neatly cut off the Tyranno’s tail.
Cooong! The ground shook as the thick flesh fell to the floor.
ㅡKwaaaaa!!!
Having been injured by a creature other than his own kind for the first time in his life, Tyrannosaurus rushed with much more ferocity than at the beginning, his bloodshot eyes widening with boiling pain and anger.
The more I look at it, the more pure physical ability is definitely at a high level…
‘Eventually, it came back to the same pattern. It’s a dinosaur I’ve been seeing for a long time, and it looks pretty similar to a Tyrannosaurus, so I was looking forward to it, but in the end, is it a beast?’
I guess my expectations were too high.
You’ve seen enough patterns now. Roden, who spurred the ground like an arrow, raised his sword at Tyranno, who was rushing this way.
The target area is the neck. It is a trick to finish cleanly with one blow without dragging it any longer.
ㅡWhoops!
The moment the sword was about to touch Tyranno’s neck, the guy twisted his body greatly and avoided the slash, so he couldn’t finish it with a single blow.
“Looks like you were able to respond to my attack thanks to being hit once. It’s been years since I’ve wasted against monsters…”
He not only dodged Roden’s attack, but also tried to counterattack. I was surprised in my heart.
Roden, who jumped high to avoid Tyranno’s physical attack, trying to crush him with his massive body, cut off his head. This time he hit without missing.
Thud! The battle ended with the heavy sound of Tyranno’s huge head falling. Marill, who had been watching from a distance, approached Roden, and she took out her canteen with a word of hard work.
“Thank you.”
It’s exceptionally refreshing, perhaps because it’s the water you drink right after you move your body. As Roden, who was thirsty, approached the corpse to dismantle the Tyranno, Marill, who was next to him, offered to help with the work.
“It’s okay to be alone.”
“I’m rather uncomfortable being alone.”
Speaking like that, I couldn’t stop it, so the two of us started dismantling it together.
“As for Drake in this district… Did I mention that leather and sinew are mainly dealt with?”
“Yeah, I remember that too. We have to pick out the best quality parts and take care of them.”
Roden, who skillfully pulled out the thick tendon, pulled it hard as a test and showed that it did not break easily even after being pulled tight, and showed elasticity that returned to its original state when the pulling force was loosened even a little.
At this rate, it was comparable to that of an ogre’s tendons.
‘It could be useful as a material for making good quality bowstrings or strings.’
In addition, the leather is in good condition, so I think you can get a pretty good price.
After a while, the two of them took a short break after finishing the dismantling work, and quickly left before the cleaners, attracted by the smell of the corpse, gathered.
Marill, who was trudging along with Roden, smiled awkwardly as she looked back and forth between herself and her Roden with a look of realization on her face.
“Ahaha… We worked carefully in our own way, but both of us ended up covered in blood.”
“I know. Usually, I solved it right away with a clean from Merim or Roxia.”
When I started to pay attention to her words, the smell of blood subtly stimulated my sense of smell, but since there was no water that caught my eye right away, I couldn’t wash it.
Like other dinosaurs I’ve encountered so far, I tried to pounce, but when the distance got closer, I was startled and ran away in a hurry.
“…”
Roden, who lowered her gaze from her guys to the palm of her own, muttered, looking at the bloodstains still evident.
“It looks like we’re running away because of the smell of blood in our bodies.”
“? Didn’t the monster that smelled the blood attack much more recklessly?”
“It’s usually the case, but depending on who the owner of the blood is, there are cases where you feel intimidated.”
Recalling the figure of Tyrannosaurus she had just seen, Marill nodded her head with her accepting face.
‘Perhaps he belongs to the apex predators in this district. He’s covered in his blood, so he can easily avoid minor battles.’
Deciding that there was no need to catch even the fleeing enemies, Roden set out on the road with the goal of hunting other Tyrannos who might be inhabiting this area.
The next layer here is the boss area with a fairly high probability, so if possible, I plan to enter and attack there through this exploration.
* * *
After a day like that, in the world outside the dungeon…
ㅡDagdak, dagdak, dagdak!
A two-headed chariot with restrained splendor was moving along the road with the sound of powerful horseshoes.
“~♫”
As soon as the person who was driving the wagon with the hood tightly pressed down saw the final destination, the gate of Collard, a whistle leaked out spontaneously.
“Is this the capital of Haron… To come this far thanks to Mana-sama’s stubbornness, I don’t know if I should like this or not.”
Slowing down slowly while muttering, he stopped the carriage in front of the gate and took off his hood as a nearby guard approached to check.
What was revealed was a naive young man with brown ponytail hair.
“Haha… Everyone is working hard.”
He smiled and greeted the guards lightly.
“You’re a coachman younger than I thought.”
“Procedurally, I need to check the inside of the wagon. I’d be grateful if you cooperated with the inspection so that we wouldn’t get tired of each other.”
“As much as you like.”
When the young man nodded and turned his back, the door had already been left open, and it was a tall knight wearing light green armor and a spectacled woman dressed in a scholarly style with long braided blue hair.
“Shut up~! Is this collard, right?”
“… Yes, Mana. It is almost identical to the landscape of Collard that I remember.”
“Okay? You have finally arrived. The dungeon is still safe, right?”
Under the circumstances, the glasses-woman called Mana was the center of the party, and the guards, judging that she was a person with some status, raised her words just in case.
“Is the party all three like this? I need you to show me your ID…”
“Yes, yes.”
She replied coolly, and Mana, who showed her ID, explained that they had been escorted by a scholar from Altma in the neighboring country and visited to investigate the ecology of the dungeon that had been maintained in this city for over half a year.
“… There isn’t anything that could be an issue. You may pass. Welcome to collard. Scholar.”
“Hoho, good job.”
After the brief inspection, the young man returned to the driver’s seat, and the scholar and escort knight returned to the carriage. Then the wagon, which moved immediately, began to enter the city.
“Hmm, the downtown area has changed a lot compared to the outskirts.”
The knight who was admiring the interior of the city through the window frame took off her helmet, revealing the face of a blonde-haired woman. Opened
“It was a measure we had to take because of those ears, but it makes me feel sorry that only Seras keeps covering them up.”
The identity of the woman named Seras is an elf with a history of adventures as a companion and partner of a warrior known to the public as having died after a desperate struggle with the demon king.
She answered the scholar politely, pricking up her elongated ears.
“This is no big deal. I’m more comfortable doing this too, so don’t worry. Princess.”
