25 - vs. Rock Armor Club

The Rock Armor Club stood up from the sand, and when it saw us, it turned away, moving its paces.

This startled us, and we scattered to the left and right.

The rock armor club uses its strong walking legs and another force to leap away and escape at a speed that makes its weight seem insignificant.

If it turns its back on us, then it must…. Mean that.

“Oi! Seito! Magane! Avoid it!!”

“Eh?”

However, the three of them did not evade the attack.

They responded to Taku’s call, but it was too late. If they had been informed that this was an armor club, their reaction might have been a little different. Well, I think you can tell what it is just by looking at it.

The two in front of us, Seito and Magane, were oblivious to our movements as they pushed towards the hermit crab that had its back to us.

Maya dodged after Yumi, but Kuria, who was at the far end, saw us spread out and panicked, her eyes black and white.

This is the reaction of a normal person who is not used to fighting, and more importantly, it’s a fatal gap.

“Wh!? Guuu!!”

“Ga!?”

Suddenly, a large rock came flying towards them as if it had been hit by a bullet, Magane immediately thrust her large shield into the ground and tried to catch it.

However, perhaps due to the fact that the ground was sandy, the shield was blown away before it could dampen its power in any way.

Seito was caught up in this and flew away with Magane.

The power to blow off things horizontally with the ground is not unusual, and what makes it possible is the thing that the giant hermit crab has: the power of magic.

“Kya!”

The one who shouted was Kuria. She was so surprised that she fell down. Well, she was able to avoid them, so the result was good.

The problem was the two who took the direct hit.

Fortunately, they didn’t get trapped under the big rock, but the power of the blow broke Seito’s arm that was holding his sword, and Magane’s shield was badly dented as her arms got bent trying to support it.

They don’t seem to be dead, so no problem.

“Taku! Senri! Get these two down, and recover the clear! Yumi and Maya, keep your distance and stay away from him!”

「「「Roger!」」」

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“Ha, hahii.”

“….Got it.”

I’ve given my orders for the time being.

I was going to poke around a bit and see what I could do against it, but I’ve been hit back hard.

The problem was how to damage it. Taku and Senri’s steel swords would break before they could break the rock, Yumi and Maya’s magic attacks didn’t seem to work.

Even if they tried to hit the main body, the hard scissors would block their attacks from reaching it.

Defeating it with a physical attack was not realistic.

So, what do we do? Yes, let’s do it this way.

“Maya, how many more times can you use magic?”

“….if it’s fire magic then about 10 more times…”

“Then aim for the hermit crab scissors.”

“….Got it.”

The hermit crab crawled out of the rock and began to move. It would be irresistible to be targeted by the two slow-moving demons again.

“Taku, Senri, seize it!”

“Yeah!”

“I’m on it!”

I jumped on the top of the large rock before it could react.

If he is using magic to strengthen its body, he should not be able to attack if his magic is disturbed.

I sent a wave of magic power through my arm. Then, perhaps not liking the interference, it began to flail about, trying to shift me out. This is an opportunity.

“The legs!”

“Zaaa!”

“Haa!!”

Before I could call out to them, they were on the move, and they succeeded in cutting off the relatively soft joints of the hermit crab.

In return, their iron swords, which had become brittle from dealing with the crabs, were broken, but it was enough to win the battle.

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The hermit crab retreated to the rocks as if in a panic. The entrance is blocked with large, hard scissors.

The rest is an endurance battle. Maya’s fire magic makes the scissors brittle, and Seito’s hard sword shatters them. Finally, the defenseless hermit crab is dragged out and that’s it.

Of course, the expected acid bullets were blocked as much as possible by my magic jamming and I was careful about the hermit crab’s superhuman strength.

Well, I’m sure it’ll be fine.

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“Haa haa haa, we won…..?”

“Zee, haa, I thought I was going to die.”

“……..”

“….It was a tough opponent.”

After that, the hermit crab that had its scissors destroyed abandoned the large rock and ran around the beach.

My magic jamming can only be done when I’m in contact with the crab, so I was in a lot of trouble as acid bombs rained down on me.

Especially Kuria.

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Taku and Senri cut all of the legs, Seito’s sword skewered the body and stuck it to the ground, and I held it down so that it finally stopped moving.

And Seito’s party is caught off guard.

…..I don’t think I’ll be able to fight anymore, either, but I’ll keep my guard up.

“Taku, stop.”

“Ah.”

As Taku, sword at the ready, approached, the hermit crab flail wildly, spraying bodily fluids all over the place—

“It’s over.“

—Taku’s sword cut off its life.

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[Search Quest]

Defeat the Four Bosses

Participation Requirements

Defeat the bosses.

Achievement Condition

Defeat the four bosses.

Failure Condition

None

Achievement Rewards

Participant Reward

Skill points: 3 to 5 points.

Overall reward:

New Skill

Removal of Field Restrictions

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[Search Quest]

“Defeat the four bosses.”

Participation Requirements

Defeat one of the following bosses: Wild Doc Leader, Horn Rabbit, Big Slime, or Big Armor Club.

Achievement Conditions

Defeat all of the bosses “Wild Doc Leader”, “Horn Rabbit”, “Big Slime”, and “Big Armor Club.”

Failure Conditions

None

Achievement Reward

Participant Reward

5 Skill Points

Participant Contribution Random Reward

41-83% contribution

Skill Crystal “Detecting Signs” x3

Skill Crystal “Search for Enemies” x3

Skill Crystal “Covert” x3

Extra Evaluation Reward

Participation in all defeats

Friendship with the individual Reina

Friendship with “Estia Revelion”

Defeating the evolved form of the boss “Bighorn Rabbit”

Defeating the evolved form of the boss “Rock Armor Club”

Defeating the evolved form of the boss “Big Poison Slime”

16 Skill Points

Skill “Friendship”

Skill “Deep Affection” (?)

Overall Reward

New skill release

Release of field restrictions

There were a lot of things that came up, but the important thing here would be “field restrictions lifted”, and I have a feeling that we’re in for a bumpy ride.