My Reincarnation Skills Are “Playing With Dolls” and “Playing With Clay”, but What Am I Supposed to Do With These? C97

Chapter 97: Chase

Even though we hunted a large number of monsters yesterday, there were still quite a few monsters such as giant rabbits and demon boars springing up from the first floor of the Ozark labyrinth.

There is no doubt that the number of occurrences is considerably higher than in Scutari's labyrinth. This must be the effect of the twin labyrinth.

But today, I won't be crushing all the low-level monsters. Unlike yesterday, the limit on the number of parties has been lifted, so there are a lot of adventurers who will follow, so it's good manners for adventurers to leave their prey behind.

Above all, the main topic today is to track down that suspicious party of the barons and see what's going on. That's why I chose to follow instead of showing my back.

Basically, we decided to focus on speed while expelling only the monsters blocking the path to the main cave and those that seemed to be coming out of the side holes.

In other words, let the Haniwa Golem lead the way, and only exterminate the monsters that come out to attack it or are surprised by something, and leave the low-level monsters that are frightened and hide in side holes alone. , that's what it means.

　

Of course, I wouldn't want my back attacked by the monster hiding in the side hole, so I'll have Carmilla protect the last one today.

It has the highest enemy detection ability, so there is less risk of being caught by surprise, and it has the best reflexes, so even if you are caught by surprise, you can usually dodge it. What's more, my legs are fast, so I don't have to worry about being late.

The plan is to have the slow Haniwa Golem walk slowly, and basically use that pace to take care of the monsters that appear with me, Lina, and Nolte.

Knowing that there are no tough opponents on the first floor, Lina equipped herself with ceramic armor and a sword in monk mode. This is because I want to raise the monk's level a little more. I also basically save MP with swords. If you do that, the number of monsters that Nolte will be in charge of will inevitably increase, but it will be a good experience if you are dealing with a first floor opponent.

After slipping past the worm shell and descending to the right route on the second floor, I encountered the first party returning. This is the party I entered in about 4th place.

"Those guys are the worst, they went out of their way to provoke the monsters in the side hole..."

The baron's party seems to be scattering pieces of meat to lure the monsters in the side hole, and leaving them behind even after their own battle. Thanks to that, monsters are coming out from the side one after another on the right route of the second floor.

"Do I need treatment?"

"Ah, I managed to heal as much as I could on my own. And then I ran out of MP, so I'm going to pull you out."

Although the level is not high, there is one magician and one monk, making it a well-balanced party. However, if we run out of MP, it becomes difficult to continue the battle, a pattern we often see.

They were pulled out without much damage, but as I was told, the number of monsters suddenly increased.

Some of the ogres, vampire bats, and kobold swarms also have bows, and all of them are dangerous opponents with melee weapons. Nolte switches to a bow, and Lina and I switch to magic attacks.

Thanks to that, I think I gained a considerable amount of experience points in a short period of time, but I also consumed a lot of MP.

However, what was important here was my newly learned ``contemplation'' and Lina's ``meditation.'' The recovery efficiency of meditation didn't seem to be as high as meditation, but being able to recover MP after a while of rest is very helpful.

I think I was able to get about half of my MP back by having Nolte and Carmilla keep an eye on the surrounding area and resting in the shadow of the stopped golem. Carmilla used her concealment on the way to check out the situation a little further ahead.

　

Thanks to that, the map skill showed that there were still two parties of adventurers and a considerable number of monsters ahead.

The person leading the way, probably the Baron's party, is moving faster. The reason why so many red dots representing monsters disappear all at once is probably due to the use of powerful range attack magic.

On the other hand, the second group was probably surrounded by monsters, as it almost overlapped with the red dot. Eventually, the red dot disappeared, but the white dot that indicated the adventuring party did not start moving either. After a while, he returned to me.

In the group that came into view, two people were seriously injured, and the remaining four people seemed to be walking two at a time, lending each other their shoulders. It looks familiar. It was a party of adventurers named Pezos who had exchanged words at the end of the first day. At that time, Pezos was LV12, but now it is LV13.

The rest of the party is a well-balanced party with a LV13 warrior, LV11 warrior, LV7 knight, LV12 monk, and LV11 magician, but it seems that the monk and magician are seriously injured.

"Are you okay?"

"Is it Shiro? Is this golem yours?...I came out of the side hole behind me and was attacked by surprise. There are too many holes here."

Pezos himself only seems to have scratches, and is surprised to see the Haniwa Golem for the first time.

Apparently, the monk himself was bleeding from his head and was unconscious, so he couldn't use any healing spells. When Lina, whose MP had recovered, applied "healing", the wound quickly closed and she calmed down.

"I'm grateful...I can do the rest on my own, so it's okay."

A man named Dayan, a monk, looked surprised that Lina, who looked like a teenager, was taking on such a labyrinth, but he said nothing and bowed his head respectfully.

“You guys should be careful too.”

Although Pezos and the others had healed from their injuries, they seemed to be exhausted, so they left with that and pulled up.

Only the baron's party was left, but that white dot disappeared from the map a little further ahead.

I understood the reason right away. When I turned a gentle curve and opened my field of vision, I could see the light of the barrier that marked the end of the floor about 200 meters ahead. It seems that the Baron's party has entered the barrier to challenge the master of the floor.

　

And in front of him is another large hole. This is not a bat in terms of size. Several red dots began to move.

Nolte snorted and grimaced.

“Weird meat is being spread around.”

As rumored, the barons seemed to have spread the bait. Even though we don't hunt them, they are a nuisance.

"Coming! Is this... an orc?"

Up until now, on the right route of the second floor, the main creatures were ogres, kobolds, and bats, and I hadn't encountered any orcs. The orc was on the left route we entered on the first day. Maybe this side hole is connected to the left route... Perhaps because I was thinking about such unnecessary things, I was momentarily delayed in responding to the group of orcs that jumped out.

<Orc Leader LV7> <Orc LV4> <Orc LV3>...

The group of 7 or 8 orcs didn't seem to notice us at first, but when they saw us, they stopped in shock for a moment when they saw the honey golem at the head of them, and then they yelled and raised their bows. I set up and hit.

It's okay to hit Haniwa Golem. I take out my ceramic shield, Nolte uses her magic crab shield, and Lina uses her magic shield. Carmilla didn't need to worry, she took cover in an instant and got out of her line of sight.

We rush behind the golem, put away the shield, and attack with magic. The orc leader dodges with nimble movements, but the orcs fall one after another. Then, Carmilla suddenly appeared behind the orc leader who had switched from a bow to a long sword and thrust a dagger into her back.

There are 4 left. With a flash of Haniwa Golem's great sword, two of them are blown away. Just when he managed to dodge them and the system collapsed, Nolte swung his hammer and knocked out one of them.

And the last one, I switched to a sword and cut it into pieces...it was shallow. Lina, who had also switched to a sword, delivered the final blow. I was going to end it in the end.

When I changed Lina into monk mode and had her collect the magic stone, the barrier of the master of the floor suddenly disappeared with a rumbling.

"Did you do it?"

The baron's party defeated the owner of the floor. But it's a little strange...

I will concentrate on my perception skills.

The barrier has cleared and I can now see what's going on inside the worm's shell. I haven't gone inside, so it doesn't show up on the map yet, but there's no sign of monsters, of course. However, I can hardly feel any sign of the Baron's party...

“Let’s go look inside!”

I ran out with a bad feeling and gave instructions to Nolte and the others. Carmilla runs faster than anyone else.

I understand that a large-scale cave-in is occurring inside the worm's shell, but even when I go near it, my map skill shows only three, or maybe only two, faint spots of light? Did you get caught up in it?

“Be careful not to get caught up in it, and when it subsides, rescue the people buried in the mud!”

When we entered through the crack in the shell, all we saw in front of us was a large depression that had already caved in.

The white spot of light that is still shining is that slave elf woman right nearby. Her body is half buried in the sand, but she's alive.

She digs desperately. She looks labored but is breathing.

It seems Carmilla has found someone else. She was digging in the sand with Nolte, but it seemed to be quite deep, and the spot of light disappeared. All of the other people's light points disappeared almost immediately.

"Lina, please apply her 'healing' on her girlfriend."

After I asked for it, I realized that I too might be able to recover HP using alchemy's ``bioresource''. But before I could do it, Lina chanted a spell, eh? He makes a face like that.

(It does not work···)

"What did you say?"

This time, the elf opened his mouth at the same time as I used alchemy to meditate on "bioresources."

"No, it's okay, so why bother..."

This time, a pale light enveloped the elf's body, and his pale complexion improved a little. Even if it wasn't as effective as the monk's spell, it would have made things easier. but···

"Ah, thank you. Thank you for saving me."

She has a beautiful voice that sounds like a bell, and a beautiful face even when covered in dust.

<Lucien Elf Female 33 years old LV19

　　　　／Slave (Slavery: -)

Spell: "Wind", "Plant", "Water", "Earth", "Barrier"

"Purification" "Healing" "Treatment" "Serenity"

"Great Healing" "Protection of the Heart"

　　　　　“Demon”

Skills Spirit's Eye Spirit's Ear

Hide -to -mouth bowing rate increased (middle)

Identification (beginner level) Appraisal (beginner level)

Bow skills (LV6) Sword skills (LV3)>

She has so many different spells and skills... Even though she's 33 years old, she looks like she's about the same age as me and Carmilla. Elves are generally a long-lived race, so if she's 33, she might actually be a girl.

"What happened?"

It was probably an accident that occurred when the master of the floor was purified and the barrier was broken, resulting in a cave-in. Even though I thought so, I couldn't help but check.

"We defeated the master of the floor, but as soon as he purified the remains, a collapse occurred...and everyone was caught up in it."

She explains in a thin but steady voice as she takes her breath. It's an easy-to-understand explanation that makes the scene come to mind. However, something doesn't feel right.

"What happened to everyone?"

"Unfortunately, no one but you."

"···Oh really"

The elf beauty lowers her eyes sadly.

“I lost my master and his friends, so what should I do now?”

　It sounded like you were worried. She was covered in sand and seemed unable to recover from the shock, so I couldn't leave her alone like this.

"Let's go with you to the exit. Can you walk?"

"It's okay...um, you're fine on your own. I'll call someone for you."

"There are monsters that come out of side holes, so it's dangerous to be alone...Anyway, I'll block the entrance to that cave to prevent the monsters from the third floor from coming out."

I tried to use my clay skill to close the mouth of the three-story cave that I could see below.

“Ah... you’re an alchemist, right? If so, could you please seal this place?"

The elf points to the worm shell right next to us. It's true that it's closer to building a wall here, but... why does it have to be here?

“Lina, can you build a wall here with earth magic?”

Lina chants a spell while tilting his head, and again, nothing happens. I guess so. The female elf was completely expressionless.

There is a sign of a monster deep inside the cave. There's no time.

It's a bit far away, so MP consumption is high, but instead of going here, I used my clay skill to close the mouth of the third floor cave. It works without problems, right?

Then she asked, trying to keep her cool as much as possible, she told herself.

"Why did you kill her friend?"