Chapter 183
Chapter 183 - Let's Feel a Sense of Impending Crisis
「It was no good . 」
Jinrai said when Hippomaru-kun returned to the grasslands . Naoki riding behind Jinrai also shook his head .
The man who had been riding the carriage Nora said「Is that so?」as his shoulders slumped . It was something he could have expected, but he still had a slight hope that they were alive . That was gone now . He and the coachman were both despondent .
「They were terribly messed up . We were only able to collect two Adventurers Guild cards . 」
Jinrai continued after Naoki's disappointed words .
「For now, we gathered and burned them . Now that group shouldn't come back as undead . 」
Adventurers' zombifying or becoming ghosts was a matter of life and death . When dead adventurers were discovered they were buried, which wasn't about moral principles, but a necessary part of protecting oneself . There were more than a few cases of mummy thieves becoming mummies themselves .
「Is that so? Thank you Jinrai-san, Naoki . 」
But Kazane being Kazane, she thanked Jinrai and Naoki . That was partially for their own safety, but it was no lie that she wanted them to rest in peace . To say nothing of the dead adventurers being Kazane and the others' acquaintances .
One hour had already passed since Kazane and the others destroyed the Kobold Earth Dragon Modoki Riders . Kazane and the others had confirmed that the fallen carriage was no longer usable and that the horse was dead, and while they let the attacked men rest for a while, Jinrai's group went to search for their escorting party .
The man Kazane and the others saved was named Nora Kolgument . He was a chef specializing in dragon cuisine in Dolmu City, and when Louise heard his name she said「That is . . . 」so it seemed he was a fairly famous person .
Nora said he went to Crimiona City himself to purchase Earth Core Dragon meat, since it hadn't been offered for sale in a long time .
Normal Earth Dragons and flying dragons were one thing, but it was quite difficult to hunt Earth Core Dragons . Normally, only one would be found at the center of a massive flock of Earth Dragons, and they also only appeared in the deeper layers of dungeons .
Also, it goes without saying that dragons were huge . The amount that could be brought back from a dungeon was normally quite limited; bringing back all the materials from a defeated dragon was difficult . It seemed that several material custodians would be hired by adventurers so they could quickly descend and collect the materials .
In that sense, Kazane's party might have been lucky, since they hunted the Earth Core Dragon at the entrance of the dungeon . Although without Kazane's group, the adventurers who were there would have become food instead of the Earth Core Dragon .
「It seems that somehow the storage wasn't properly closed, so it looks like they were lured by the scent of the Earth Core Dragon meat . 」
Nora looked uncomfortable as he said the reason they were attacked by monsters . He made a mistake he never should have made as a person who worked with dragon cuisine . Nora was filled with bitter feelings .
「It wasn't master's fault . It was the escort group's mistake, don't you think? Even though we thoroughly warned them to be careful . Those idiots . Even though they should have double checked to make sure it was closed, it was open, and things immediately became like this . 」
Apparently the escort adventurers were also working as assistants and were the ones who forgot to close the storage . But Nora shook his head at the angry coachman .
「Nevertheless, if they hadn't restrained the monsters to the last, we might have been caught and killed before Kazane-san and the others could save us . We shouldn't speak badly about them . 」
The coachman also understood that . So he didn't say anything more .
「Hmm, so they were lured by the scent of the Earth Core Dragon's meat? Then maybe that couldn't be helped . 」
「Monsters will approach for such a reason?」
Jinrai nodded after Kazane's question .
「Remember when Yuuko-nee ate the Black Rock Dragon Meat . Kobolds will transform the moment they eat that class of meat . I don't know if they would turn into a Kobold Blue or a High Kobold . 」
I see, Kazane said as she nodded . Those words were sufficient for Kazane to understand that that was something a monster would want at any cost in this survival of the fittest world .
Even so, it wasn't normal for them to be attacked by such a large group of monsters, and they thought that Kobold Blue was drawn by the smell and used the other monsters as a screen to eliminate the entire group in one go . But Kazane had another concern .
「By the way, Nora-san . You said the escort adventurers' party was『Skull Killer』, right?」
「Yes . 」
Nora replied to Kazane, and Naoki, Lyle, and Emily behind her had shadowed expressions . That was the name of Bluesea's party, who they had met at Blue Rifon Fort . Nora had also spoken Bluesea's name . Unfortunately, it was certain that he had perished in this battle .
「He said that since it was his party's failure, he would jump out first . He was a good man . It's regrettable . 」
「Yeah . Is that so?」
「Kazane, they completed their escort job successfully in the end . It wasn't a bad death . 」
Jinrai added comforting words, but Kazane's face didn't clear up .
「Jinrai-san, I'll ask just in case, but there wasn't a『Childstone』near the adventurers' remains?」
Jinrai tilted his head after those words .
「No . . . what is it?」
When Nora heard Kazane's words, he clapped his hands and said「Ah . 」
「That reminds me, Bluesea-san talked about that . He said he obtained something incredible in his previous battle . He was saying he would get a large amount of money when he sold it at Dolmu City . 」
Jinrai's expression turned grim after Nora's words .
「No way, he had a Childstone?」
Kazane nodded after Jinrai's question .
「Bluesea-san had a layer 40 class Childstone . In addition, he also ended up carrying Earth Core Dragon meat . 」
A Childstone was the core of a dungeon gatekeeper . If a monster obtained and absorbed it, a strengthened monster would be born . The same was true if Earth Core Dragon meat was eaten . Jinrai honestly didn't know what degree of monster would be born if both happened together .
「We can't deny the possibility of a Minotaur class monster being born . 」
Kazane frowned after Jinrai's words .
「If it's that class, anything less than a rank B party wouldn't be a match, and it would probably require more than one . 」
The Minotaur they fought at Rock Hold Cave was strong . That ferocious superhuman strength combined with the defense from Material Shield was amazingly effective . They had also fought against the Stone Minotaurs that had the same power but no Material Shield, and she understood their true power after obtaining the Skill and making one fight .
And she could predict something really bad after forming the Stone Minotaur and Knight-san Golem Corps . It was the creation of a monster corps centered on the strengthened monster . It was perfectly possible that the opponent was a Kobold, and Kobolds frequently moved in groups, so it was also possible that the Earth Core Dragon meat was shared among several monsters .
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