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βChains of Restraint!β
Chains of light appear out of nowhere and bind the Chimera.
Itβs Meishaβs holy magic.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Asuka and I approach and begin to hack at the monsterβs body with our respective weapons.
The venomous snake in its tail was my initial target.
Itβs the only one not affected by the blinding attack.
I quickly sever it from the body and crush its head.
Asuka is hacking away at the goatβs neck, of course, to prevent it from using magic.
βThree more seconds!β
At Meishaβs warning, we jump away from the Chimera.
If the restraint is released, we wonβt be able to handle it.
βOne more time! Icicle Lance!β
The moment the chains of light disappear, Miliariaβs magic flies out again.
Even though itβs blinded, the Chimera seems to sense the attack and tries to avoid it with a large jump.
βBreak!β
In response to Miliariaβs voice, the ice sphere shatters into pieces.
And those pieces become countless projectiles, striking the monsterβs body.
Each one probably isnβt causing much damage, but there are so many of them, and the Chimera canβt avoid them while itβs jumping.
After being beaten down, it falls heavily to the floor.
Even so, the dragonβs head rises, trying to breathe fire.
βYouβre a stubborn one, arenβt you?β
Megβs voice can be heard from close to the Chimera.
A knife thrust up from below pierces and pins the dragonβs upper and lower jaws.
Megβs figure appears for just that moment, then disappears again.
It seems she has to reveal herself when she attacks.
The dragonβs head, filled with breath to the point of saturation, explodes in all directions.
βNowβs our chance! Letβs press the attack!β
I saw an opportunity.
βOooooo!β
βUryaaaa!β
Asuka and I charge in, swinging our swords in all directions.
No need for defense or evasion.
Just attack relentlessly.
The Chimera goes berserk, and Asuka and I are scratched by its claws, our bodies accumulating wounds.
βDistant Healing!β
Healing magic rains down, but the number of wounds is increasing faster than they can be healed.
Thatβs why we have to finish it here.
βMagic Missile!β
This time, itβs a race against time.
Miliaria repeatedly casts the spell with the shortest casting time.
βDie.β
Meg appears on the Chimeraβs back, stabs the monsterβs neck with the knives in both hands, and disappears.
βNow!β
βFinish it!β
My sword from the left, Asukaβs sword from the right, we cross them and sever the last remaining battered goatβs head.
The Chimeraβs body falls down.
It has lost all its heads, and its body is covered in wounds.
Of course, so are Asuka and I.
Meisha, who has rushed over, uses a powerful touch healing spell on us.
βWeβ¦ we won.β
Asuka stares at the carcass as if she canβt believe what sheβs seeing.
Well, itβs really amazing that we won.
There were many dangerous moments.
βHehehe. Magic stones, magic stones. Such a big monster must have a huge magic stone.β
Meg happily begins to cut open the Chimeraβs corpse.
I hate to disappoint her, but the size of the core is the same for all monsters.
I didnβt even have time to warn her.
βWhat the hell is this!β
Meg laments, holding the ordinary core she extracted.
Well, it canβt be helped.
When you first become an adventurer, you expect that if you hunt a big monster, the core will be big too.
And then youβre shocked to find out that all cores are worth the same.
Well, there are many good things about getting materials and such.
With a wry smile, I sit down on the floor.
I need to rest a bit, or I wonβt be able to go to the eleventh floor and tell the others about our victory.
βIβll go and tell them.β
βAh, Iβll go too.β
Meisha and Meg, who are relatively energetic, walk towards the stairs.
Asuka and I are exhausted, and Miliaria is staggering from overusing magic.
Eventually, the adventurers come up to the great hall with words of gratitude.
About forty of them in all.
You might think that with this many people, we could have defeated the Chimera, but thereβs not enough space for forty people to spread out.
If we were all pushing and shoving, weβd probably be unable to move and get roasted by a dragonβs breath all at once.
We wave and respond to words like βWe wonβt forget this favorβ and βWeβll repay this debt someday.β
I apologize for my lack of cordiality, but Iβm exhausted.
βWhen we get back to town, Iβll deliver something to your clan house, Nel. What would you like?β
βYou made it back safely, Linus.β
I extend my right hand to the man who came up to me and started talking.
We give each other a high-five, making a lively sound.
This guy is Linus. Heβs the leader of the prestigious adventurer clan in the city of Gaillia, known as the βHard-Boiled Guysβ, which is one of the top two.
To put it simply, heβs a worthy rival from the Gold-lined Butterflies era.
βIf you ask me what I want, Iβd say wood? I want to build a changing room.β
βSorry, Nel. I canβt understand a single thing youβre saying.β
Heβs laughing, asking why I want wood.
Itβs annoying. Without a changing room, our girls will be wandering around the clan house naked.
It would be awkward to know where to look.
βIt would be better to have a changing room next to the bath, right?β
But you know, itβs embarrassing to appear poor. So, Iβll be vague with my words.
β. . .β
Linus pats my shoulder.
Gently.
And then he remains silent.
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