My Reincarnation Skills Are “Playing With Dolls” and “Playing With Clay”, but What Am I Supposed to Do With These? C182

Episode 182 VR game

"...I'll go first, Lucien will ask for your patience."

"Okay, be careful."

In order to follow Simar, a silver homunculus controlled by Carmilla, Nolte, Butch, Maggie, and Lucien jumps into the shaft following me. 

It seems that there was a barrier set up along the edge of the vertical hole, and for a moment I felt like I was going to break through it, but then I continued to accelerate and fall. 

If you try to follow the Simar that is falling in front of you, you will be able to change your trajectory as if you were following it with wings. 

It really looks like it's flying. 

Even though our bodies were supposed to be inside the building on the edge of the hole, it felt incredibly immersive. 

If it's a VR game, it's very well done. This isn't a crap game. 

However, as it falls, the presence of magical power, moreover, a hostile or malicious magical power suddenly becomes stronger. 

As soon as I felt that I had passed through what seemed to be a barrier again, it became even stronger. 

Look ahead, or down, and be conscious of your map skills. It worked fine. 

In the center of the small cavity, directly below, there are many red dots and several white dots that are overlapping each other, and this is probably the autonomous homunculus that entered earlier. But the number is already decreasing. 

“It’s coming.”

“What kind of monster is it? What are your characteristics and skills? ”

I need to ask you something important before we fight. 

``You've never seen it before, it's a pure magical lifeform. It materializes into the form I am conscious of. Since the magical core resides somewhere within the body, it can be erased by dealing damage above a certain level with weapons or magic. There are also projectiles, so be careful.''

As soon as Simar shouted that fast, he jumped into view. 

What is that? 

A dragon? No, it's not a dragon, it's an elongated oriental style one? 

Is it because I was conscious of that? 

Two, no, three, flying snake-like creatures covered in scales with beards and claws, like the dragons of the zodiac, were coming towards me. 

“Naga! ? ” “A spear with a purpose?” ”

However, the screams from my friends were different. I see, it looks like each person has their own image of what it should look like, so it might be quite difficult to coordinate. 

"Whatever, I'll intercept that long guy."

After making a rough decision based on its characteristics, a glowing green arrow shot through the wind from behind and hit the dragon's head. Is it Lucien? ? 

The dragon's head splendidly flew off, and along with it, the body behind it disappeared as if it were scattered. 

Does that mean you punched out the core? It's amazing for the first time. 

"Everyone, try to look at the magic power, not the form. It seems like the core is where it's most intense."

"That's right, it's a big deal, Forest Elf."

Simard affirms Lucien's words. 

One after another, we used magic and weapons to exterminate the dragons that rose up from underground. 

Maggie seems to be conscious of the sling that she used successfully the other day, and fires a number of glowing bullets. 

Those who escape are exterminated by Carmilla, Nolte, and Butch with weapons. Carmilla has a short sword that glows blue, Nolte has a hammer that glows yellow, and Butch has a purple one-handed sword. 

While watching everyone's situation, I use magic and a sword that shines dullly. 

As if seeing that we could fight well enough, Simar, which had stopped in the air, began to descend again. 

“Be careful as there will probably be a large number of nests that will descend close to the dragon veins.”

As we descend deeper and deeper into the shaft, we fight against more monsters that rise up. 

There was one that was spherical like a fireball, and one that had mussels attached to it like a pathogen, and one that would send the mussels flying like missiles. 

Simar is extremely strong. 

It's basically a ranged attack like an elf, but maybe it's some sort of lightning-like magic that elves don't have? Fire rapidly and slaughter the monsters one after another. 

However, there are so many of them that if you were alone, no matter how strong you were, you would run into a swarm of enemies and get surrounded. That's probably why they needed us support staff. 

We follow the old man so as not to be late, deploy around him, form a front line, or rather, wipe out the enemy...I see, it's certainly similar to ``cleaning''. 

And Carmilla is as active as the old man. 

That's right, it's already the 14th day of the waxing quarter, a full moon. The sharpness of his body and the speed of his movements are amazing. It moves as if it were running through the air, cutting through the monsters one after another with its glowing blue blade. 

It's overwhelming... 

It seems I wasn't the only one who was looking at it thinking that. 

『Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! 

A scream goes up. 

Butch was unable to avoid the mussel fragments thrown by the monster and it grazed his body! ? As soon as I saw this, the left arm of the silver homunculus was wrapped in something like a reddish-black amoeba. 

It seems that Maggie released the "biochemical", but the amoeba does not leave. 

I tried to purify it with "Holy Essence", but it didn't seem to be working. 

Simar noticed and chanted something. 

The amoeba evaporates. 

In addition, Lucien overlays "Great Healing". 

"Haa, haa"

It looks like Maggie has finally escaped the pain. 

``It felt like a tentacle was thrusting into my body, it hurt like hell, and it was horrifying...''

``Is it 'devil' now? ”

"That's right, remember that you can heal by exorcizing the demon, not by purifying it."

The old man answered Lucien's question. 

I see, it's a life form of magical power itself. 

　

As we descended further from there, the hole gradually became wider and became more like a large cave. 

I can't believe something like this is spreading underground on the island. 

The walls of the vertical hole are also reddish, so although it's not dark, the magical power is becoming more and more intense. 

　What can I say, I feel a sense of oppression from all around me, like I'm diving to the bottom of the ocean. And I felt my whole body being shaken by the vibrations of the deep bass. 

Does this mean it's connected to the dragon vein? 

The dragon vein, in other words, is the "source of magical power that flows deep underground."

"It's coming, the real hit is here, it's going to teleport, so watch each other's backs."

Under the instructions of the old high elf, the seven of us flew back to back and expanded into a spherical shape. 

! !　

Suddenly, a reddish-black monster with many tentacles like a giant octopus or squid appeared at Nolte's feet, in the upper left as seen from me. Is this a hydra? 

I wonder if it's possible to teleport with something this big. 

Before the tentacles reach Nolte's legs, they emit fireworks, but they don't have much effect. 

I came up with an idea and fired a thunderbolt this time...it worked! I don't know if he has resistance to fire or if lightning is his weak attribute, but the old man also seemed to have lightning-based attacks. 

However, this guy is still strong, and even if you cut off his tentacles, they will grow back. And... 

“He came here too! ”

It was Maggie's scream, almost a scream. A second hydra appears in front of Maggie, who has the lowest fighting power, and extends its uneune tentacles. 

Lucien's light arrow ignored the tentacles and hit the torso. 

Two, three... Finally, his body began to convulse and the tentacles stopped moving. 

"It's no use using tentacles. Find the core."

“Sorry.”

 it was! Be aware of the flow of magical power. 

Carmilla evaded the tentacles and jumped onto the giant hydra's body while screaming. 

And then, the dagger pierces the area where the magical power is particularly strong. 

The giant body became hazy and evaporated... 

“Well done, Carmilla! ”

Meanwhile, Simar's lightning magic hit the person whose tentacle I had cut off earlier, turned into a ball of light, and disappeared. 

As I descended further, I saw something bluish-purple, almost black, at the bottom of the cavity, but it was shining brightly and wavering in the shape of a rippling band. 

It seems contradictory that it sparkles even though it's black, but that's the only way to say it...Maybe it's because of the energy flowing at wavelengths that our eyes can't see, like ultraviolet light. 

Is that, is that the dragon vein? 

“Okay, there it is.”

What the golden homunculus pointed at was a dark, shadowy, cocoon-shaped sphere floating near the vast river of incorporeal energy. 

“That sphere is a nest where monsters spawn, destroy it! ”

It's probably a habitat, or rather a "breeding place" for monsters, formed by the energy leaking out next to the dragon veins. 

From there, more and more monsters of all sizes come out. 

Then, as if to make a final stand, another hydra appeared. 

One of the tentacles grazed my leg, and I felt an intense pain that felt like it was going to be torn off, but Lucien was able to cast a curse at the last moment and exorcise the demon. 

“That’s helpful.”

　Recover by filling it with biological elements yourself. 

While searching for the opponent's magical core, I cut off another tentacle that extended towards Maggie with my sword. 

“There! ”

Approach the main body as it is and slam the well-crafted thunder element into it. 

Finally, Hydra disappeared. 

And while we were attracting big fish, Simar finally captured the "nest". 

One, two, three powerful lightning strikes were struck one after another, the whole thing was engulfed in light, and then it disappeared. 

“You guys did a great job. It worked better than I expected... Okay! ! ”

Suddenly, Simar looks up and shouts. 

Far above the vertical hole that we had left behind, Hydra had appeared by "transfer". 

And, instead of us getting behind it, it continued to soar toward the ground. 

“Chase me, chase me, I’ll destroy you! ”

　

I see, what we feel here is a homunculus operated by a VR system. 

Our real bodies are inside that small building built on the edge of the shaft. Are you trying to attack there? ? 

Everyone flies the silver homunculus at full speed. 

Chasing the last hydra. 

It doesn't seem like he can teleport unlimitedly either. 

Like our teleportation magic, I don't know if it's only within the visible range or what kind of limitations there are. 

However, I have no choice but to chase after him. 

However, because of the difference we had at the start, it was difficult for us to catch up with the range of magic and arrows. 

In my panic, I thought of that. Please! 

Finally, a hollow that leads to a side hole to the ground comes into view above. 

There's still a long way to go, if I can at least stop for a few seconds... 

“Don’t give up! ”

The golden homunculus, the fastest man, scolded as he flew in front. 

 and···

Just as the hydra broke through the last barrier placed in the vertical hole and extended its tentacles to the building on the edge of the hole, a powerful lightning strike magic was fired from behind the building. 

While his whole body was convulsing, the giant body still gained momentum and was about to crash into the building. This time, the earth-colored long sword mowed down the giant body, which was filled with magical power and was able to firmly catch it. 

Our magic and arrows, which had finally caught up with the hydra, which had finally stopped moving, were shooting at it in a chaotic manner. 

The giant body swayed, scattering a large amount of magical power around it, and finally disappeared. 

(You're late, you were in a dangerous place)

"You saved me...Lina, and Taro, you really saved me."

In addition to Lina in her wizard costume, Taro also looks proud as he holds his ceramic sword in a cool manner. No, it's okay if you're proud of yourself, because that's all you've done. 

 yes. Our homunculus has been separated deep underground, but Lina and my body remain above ground. 

In that case, the skills of "playing with dolls" and "playing with clay" should be able to be used "in this place" normally. 

　

The immersive feeling of VR was so high that I didn't realize it until the last minute, but somehow it happened.