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Chapter 333
Legend Chapter 333
The adventurers who arrived at Rei’s location were significantly fewer in number than those who had left Emoshion earlier .
Most of them were either warriors equipped with leather armour for easy movement or thieves and archers, who wore light armour . Even if they were part of the same party, those who wore heavy armour or mages who were too slow were left behind .
However, there were also many others who had given up after seeing the Lemrace, despite not knowing it was the Lemrace yet .
When those who hadn’t been discouraged after seeing the 30m monster leap into the air or those who wanted to gather more information to protect the city arrived on the scene, they saw the huge monster with most of its head shattered, clearly dead . Rei and the others were all gathered around the body, trying to recover as much of their strength as they could .
One of the adventurers approached Rei as the others were taken away by the sight of the huge corpse before their eyes .
「H-Hey . You guys were the ones who did in this monster, right?」
「……Yeah, we killed it . 」
In a place that was clear of the Lemrace’s blood and flesh, Rei, who was leaning against Set to recover his strength, gave a small nod as Egret and the others nodded in agreement as well .
Hearing them confirm it, the adventurer took in a small breath at the huge size of the Lemrace before speaking up again .
「If such a huge monster got this close to the city, we would have found out immediately . Where did this come from? It didn’t come from underground, did it?」
「You’re right . It was in the sea until a short while ago . 」
Rei said that as if it were nothing big, and for a moment, the adventurer didn’t seem to understand what he meant .
It was the same for many of the other adventurers who were listening in to his coversations with Rei .
Rei continued to rest on the ground, next to the dead 30m long monster . The surrounding area was a mess due to Rei’s attack, the Lemrace’s water breath and the destruction from the Lemrace leaping up repeatedly . Observing the surroundings again and again, another adventurer asked Rei before long .
「You’re not saying……it’s the Lemrace……are you?」
For whatever reason, Rei had been persistently targeted by the Lemrace . Because of that, it wasn’t that hard to guess the identity of the monster Rei had killed . However, despite having seen ships being sunk many times, it was completely unexpected for the adventurers that Lemrace had been this big .
Almost everyone at the scene, including the rest of the adventurers, looked at the dead body of the Lemrace with stunned expressions . While this was happening……
「AH-AHHHHH-!」
There was a sudden scream .
As the adventurers all turned to look in the direction of the scream, they saw a man in his twenties with a cunning face .
He shook his hands while screaming to get rid of the corrosive liquid that had stuck to his hands as well as both his daggers .
The corrosive liquid had only touched his hands for several seconds, but the man’s hand already looked like it had severe burns .
However, not everyone who looked at the man seemed to be worried . Some held disgusted expressions as they looked at him .
Most of them had realised what the screaming man had been trying to do . That was right, he had tried to secretly take away some materials from the Lemrace .
「I’ll say this now, the Lemrace has the ability to secrete corrosive liquid from its skin . If you touch it, you’ll end up hurting your hands like that man over there . ……Well, should I say as expected of an adventurer, his injuries don’t look that bad, probably because he let go of his daggers quickly . 」
At Rei’s words, the man’s companions quickly rushed to pour a potion over his injuries .
Seeing that, Rei remembered the pain in his side before noticing it wasn’t as bad as when he had been fighting earlier .
(As expected of a body made by Zepairu . ……Well, even if the injury heals itself after the fight, it’s still very slow . No, maybe that’s not true if I consider the case of a drawn out fight . )
A short distance away from Rei, who was thinking to himself, a few other adventurers had serious expressions as the watched the screaming man .
They had also been aiming for the Lemrace’s material, but were now glad they hadn’t been the first ones to make a move .
「But, how can you prove that this is the Lemrace?」
The first adventurer to speak suddenly asked Rei .
Saying that the Lemrace had been forcibly transferred from the coast off Emoshion and then killed didn’t seem like it would convince Emoshion’s guild or city administration .
「That’s a good point . 」
Of course, Rei had half expected to be told that . In the first place, only he knew what he had actually done, Rei had only told Egret that he had some kind of magic item . And, for the residents of Emoshion, all they knew was that a 30m long monster had appeared not far from the city . It was a fact that it would be hard to
「If Set and I fly out to sea and the Lemrace doesn’t attack us……no, that’s not good enough proof, is it?」
「Probably not . Few people would be convinced by such uncertain circumstantial evidence . It would probably be better to stay in Emoshion for a bit longer to make sure that there is no more damage from the Lemrace . 」
Rei nodded as he had no choice but to agree with what the man had said . However, Rei immediately looked at the man as he asked questioningly .
「Why are you telling me this? At first, I thought you would try to take whatever was left over, but that doesn’t seem to be the case . 」
The other adventurers who had also spoken to Rei nodded .
Many of the adventurers here had planned to take away as big as a cut of profit as they could away from Rei .
Of course, it would be impossible to strip any materials away from the monster without Rei’s permission unless they were bandits . But, there wouldn’t be an issue if both sides made an agreement or contract .
However, the man shook his head and smiled as everyone else around looked at him .
「What are you saying, unlike many of the other adventurers here, I’m from Emoshion . If the Lemrace is really gone, I would be more than happy . 」
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