Read Adventurer Tale of Pouring 25 Years of Life into a Useless Skill, and Now After All That Time is the Strongest

201 - - Oni no Oka (The Oni no Oka)

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　East side of the city of Bossaria.

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　Beyond the outer gate was an endless rolling landscape.

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　Here and there a series of hills like a gentle wave rose gently and faded away into the edge of the field of view.

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　Some of the hills were covered with dark wasteland thorn bushes, which added variety to the otherwise monotonous landscape.

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　As far as the eye can see, the area is more than twice the size of the Ko-oni Forest.

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　The almost unobstructed view allowed one to see far into the distance.

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　Perhaps this is why the gate guards were not outside, but inside the walls, or more precisely, in a room built inside the outer walls.

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　In the case of Dadaan, the forest is so close to the gate that the visibility is poor and it is necessary to stand guard outside.

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　However, in this town, even in the event of an outbreak, the crowd of monsters can be seen from a considerable distance, so there is no need to stand guard out front.

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　However, if we had let our guard down, we would have been attacked from beneath the ground.

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　As they passed through the outer gate, the gate guard glanced at Thor and the others and looked surprised, then hurriedly saluted with a fist on his shoulder.

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　It seems that the face of the hero who liberated this city is surprisingly well known.

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　Thor steps outside and lightly feels around his feet.

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　Compared to the stony riverbed and the wilderness that hides the hard ground beneath the sand, it seems moderately soft and easy to walk on.

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"...... looks like it would be good for farmland."

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"Yeah, yeah, it's going to be a nice field..."

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　Thor's unintentional mutterings are echoed by Sola in a bouncy voice.

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　She seems to be imagining a field of wheat covering the entire surface of the land.

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　But this will not be possible unless the miasma is eliminated from this place.

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　Currently, this hilly area is nothing more than a wide open space, as there are no resources available like the forest of kobolds in Dadan.

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　This is one of the reasons why it is difficult for people to gather in Bossaria.

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　However, the seemingly empty hills of Inuki are not completely devoid of resources.

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"Well, let's get going. Sisan, take the lead.

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"Yes, I'm on it!　Come on, guys, let's go!"

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　We already discussed the details yesterday.

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　Today's objective was to find the correct entrance to a dungeon somewhere in these hills.

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　The labyrinth, called the Inukinushi's Tunnel, is a small dungeon, usually only three layers high.

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　It is said to be quite rich in mineral resources, such as iron and copper, because of its name.

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　This is the only resource that can be extracted from this hill, as I mentioned earlier.

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　However, such a useful dungeon seems to have expanded in various ways during the long period of its neglect.

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　The depth of the dungeon has increased, but what is more troublesome is the fact that false entrances and levels have been created.

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　When you enter, you find yourself at a dead end or outside again, and you can't get to the main goal, the level where the supposedly noxious gas holes are located.

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　There are currently five dummy levels that have been explored by other F-rank adventurers.

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　The recovery of ore has already been completed in those dummies.

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　However, Sisan and his team have been asked to take over the job because the city might be in danger again if the main body is left unattended for too long.

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　However, the area deep in the hills is much larger than expected, and there are also troublesome problems regarding the cave.

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　So Thor and the others were urgently called upon to help.

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　Thor turned his attention to the five who had taken the lead.

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　Their faces, looking ahead, showed no signs of hesitation or fear.

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　His back was not strained too much, yet he maintained a moderate level of tension.

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　Only one person, Ecclesia, still looks a bit uncertain.

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　The other four are walking with a much stronger gait than they did a few months ago.

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　It is not only the attitude that has changed.

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　Their equipment had also changed considerably.

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　Sissan's shoulder and chest armor is made of red iron, while his worn-out round shield is still the same.

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　His weapon had also been changed to a heavy iron club with a large hook on the end.

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　The other boys also carried new weapons and wore dull blue leather armor.

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　The girls in the rear guard also carried the same reddish driftwood staff as Sora's, but unfortunately it did not seem to have a magic stone on it yet.

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　Sisang and the others, now looking more dependable than ever, silently continue their way over the hill.

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　Moe, with his insect cage at his waist, followed behind them in a good mood.

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　The sledges are off today, as Sisang is in the mood for walking.

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　The child sometimes activates the , which gives buoyancy to the leather shoes of the Thunderbirds, and they glide along.

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　Thor and the others look at each other and smile, as if they, too, are in a different state of health.

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"Ah, there's something here, Tor-chan!"

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　Moe suddenly turned around and pointed to the empty ground ahead.

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　It seems that he had not missed the electric search, as he had been told to do.

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　At the sound of his voice, Sisan stopped and turned his head toward Thor.

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"What should we do?"

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"Yes. I want to see it with my own eyes. Will you fight me once?"

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"Yes!"

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　The hillside has a reasonably good view, but Thor and the others have not seen any monsters in their line of sight since a few minutes ago.

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　This was actually due to the fact that the monsters were skillfully hiding themselves to suit their environment.

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　Sisan, shield at the ready, steps forward, armor creaking.

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　As he approaches the spot pointed out by Moe, a long, thin object pops out from under the ground.

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　It was about as thick as Thor's second arm.

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　At first glance it looks like a brown snake, but the monster boldly challenges Enjirushi.

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　It seems to be unable to penetrate through the round shield at all, though it is trying hard to raise its fangs.

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　Sora, seeing the monster, expresses his frank opinion.

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"Wow, it's a big worm!"

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　Just as the girl said, a large worm broke through the ground and appeared.

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　The only difference was the numerous sharp fangs peeking out from its mouth.

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　The monster and the shieldman were easily pitted against each other, but it was the giant worm that made the first move.

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　The long antennae extending from its head twitched, and then it slammed down on Sisan's face with a mighty slap.

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　The boy easily parried the attack with his hooked club, which would have easily caused lacerations on a normal human being.

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　He dexterously hooks his antennae and bends downwards to pull.

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　The large worm was dragged to the ground, unable to overcome the difference in weight.

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　Sisang's foot immediately stomps on the base of the antennae, blocking the monster's movement.

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　Now it is time for the hooked club to come into play.

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　The sound of pounding flesh continues for a few moments, and then the worm's body stops wriggling.

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"So this is the fang worm!"

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"I see you've got a pretty color inside.

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"Can you eat this?"

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　While the approaching Thor and his friends peer at the monster carcass with great interest, Sisang, who has finished his work, nonchalantly cuts off the tips of the antennae.

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　Fang worms are, as the name suggests, large worms with fangs.

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　They hide under the ground, and when approached, they bite with their fangs or strike and entangle themselves with their antennae, the only one extending from the head.

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　Its epidermis is elastic and somewhat difficult to attack.

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　However, since they are basically unable to move immediately from the place where they appear, the first blow is almost the end of them.

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　In other words, they are like horned moles in a forest of kobolds.

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　Its pink flesh is tender, but it is also similar in that it is pale and has little flavor.

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　The same is true for the single skill point that they can earn.

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　We are told that this monster appears frequently, so we take only the antennae part of the proof of defeat and leave the meat behind.

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　After proceeding for a while, Moo reacted again.

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"Hey, what is that?

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　At the tip of the child's round finger was a black mass.

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　It looked a little like a wasteland thorn bush, but much smaller.

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"Oh, that's a screaming weed. Let's get rid of it.

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　Hink, the archer, squeezed his bowstring as he answered.

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　The arrow flew through the air in an instant and pierced the center of the black mass.

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　As I got closer, I saw that the new monster looked like a plant.

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　The petals of the flower resembled a human face, and beneath the petals were several swollen black clusters.

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　Hink's arrows pierced and split the flowers and stems.

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　This monster, called a screamer, is a kind of plant that has the habit of popping its tassels when approached.

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　That's all there is to it, but the problem is that its tassels emit a loud noise.

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　If you carelessly listen to it at close range, it is said to seriously affect your hearing.

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　But if you attack from a distance like this, you are really up against nothing.

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　Sisang quickly digs up a long root, cuts it off, and puts it in a leather bag.

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　The parts of the tree that proved to be the killer are also edible, he said.

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"Sounds interesting. Now let's go to Mu's!"

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　The child, who had been watching the scene with excitement, suddenly shouted and produced a small purple lightning in his hand.

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　Then, without a sign of hesitation, he unexpectedly threw it diagonally forward.

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　The purple serpent flew in an arc and fell behind the thorny bushes in the wasteland.

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　No one had noticed, but it seemed that the screaming grass was lurking there as well.

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　As everyone looked on in amazement, a tremendous sound echoed through the air.

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　The distance between the two places was enough to cause them to frown.

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　Sisang, however, became panicked and hurried to warn everyone.

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"Watch out!　They're gathering!"

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　At the same time as the voice was uttered, a group of beasts in armor appeared from behind a hill.

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