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Lesson 17: The Luminous Stone of Life

"Oh, this is the monster...!"

”Even monsters like this will be defeated, so it's really amazing after all”

At present, in the center of the place where knights, soldiers, and adventurers were stationed, a giant spear made of soil was unveiled, with its torso skewered and lifted.

Everyone was frightened by a monster with petrifying abilities.

Just seeing it turns your body into a stone.But now that he's dead, he's safe.

Some were driven by the urge to throw stones at their feet.However, the body of the great serpent was to be handed over to the Alistair family as evidence of a crusade.Besides, Aleister's most powerful adventurer could not possibly be terrified.

A proof that the monster that was a threat was subdued.

There's nothing more effective than decorating a corpse.

"--The people outside are noisy, but let me explain."

Gelato asks in a tent dedicated to the Knights.

Only Gerat and his brother, the head of the Knights, and the six of us are here.It is possible that he will be deeply involved in this situation, so he took care that Gelato could only talk to himself.

There is a pile of red jewels on the desk in front of you.Because of the difference in saturation, it was very uneven when collected in one place.

First, let's correct one mistake.

Misunderstood?

“Yes, the enemy's aim is not to 'petrify' them.”

Petrify them to keep them from escaping.

However, there was something I did while I couldn't move after petrifying it.

"It's a 'seizure of vitality'."

Noel answers for me.

Noel was petrified before I went to the forest.At first, I decided that the enemy's petrification ability was stronger than I imagined.However, I could tell from my actual opposition that my petrification ability was only a little stronger than other monsters.We don't have enough power to petrify us.

In fact, it was the opposite.

At that time, Noel's vitality was gradually being absorbed.

It was sucked away before it was petrified.

Because of this, my resistance was temporarily weakened, and I couldn't resist Noel's resistance.

Then I picked up something like this shortly before I encountered a monster.

I showed her the finger that seemed to be the monster of the beast I picked up along the way.

By defeating the great serpent, the monster's fingers were also released from petrification, and it was a bear-shaped monster with mixed white and blue hair.

"No way, is this Ice Bear...!?"

"Winter is near, so it's no wonder it's coming out."

A monster that appears for a limited time.In the spring, I don't know where it will disappear, but it is a bear monster that can also use the magic of the ice system that appears only during the winter when it snows.

The Knights weren't aware that monsters appeared only in the forest in winter.

"But I have to get ready to go back to Aleister right away..."

The monsters that appeared only in winter were basically strong.Even the Knight was prepared to make sacrifices, and he was willing to leave it to the adventurer who was accustomed to fighting in the forest.

"Fortunately, those who were petrified were able to save all of them."

But you can't leave right away.

"They..."

The powerful monsters were subdued and relaxed, even those who were starting a banquet.The knights were mixed, and they weren't ready to leave immediately.

"Well, everyone's life was fine, so I know what it's like to make a fuss."But just because you're alive, you shouldn't make me do anything stupid. "

"That's right... I was deprived of my vitality."

"Yes, sir."

The red jewel is a condensation of the lives of the petrified.

At first, by devouring weak monsters, the Great Snake could evolve dramatically.Because this way, I could normally get more power than fighting monsters.

"You should know because you went there."Was there a monster corpse in the place where the great serpent was in the territory? ”

"Speaking of which..."

I was trying desperately to remember it, but I couldn't afford it at that time, and I thought that the situation where there were monsters was natural because there were usually other monsters and it was a dangerous place.

However, when I looked back, I noticed that there were no monster bodies at all.

"The petrified opponent will eventually change into the" "Luminous Stone of Life" ""

A glorious stone of life.

Melissa remembered that there was a gem with such a name when she read the old literature.

Life became a jewel. It was beautiful and attracted many people.

There was an aristocrat who had a monster with similar abilities to the Great Serpent, and he fattened his own stomach by feeding his slaves' lives with jewels.However, even in such a situation, the adventurer who noticed the nobility's work was secretly moved and the nobility was defeated along with the monsters.

After that, the issue was more about taking people's lives than about creating gems, and even monsters with similar abilities were hunted down.Now I don't have as much aversion as I did at the time, but since I was temporarily hunted down, the number has dropped dramatically.

The fewer monsters there were, the fewer luminous stones there were, and the memory of those things faded.

A gem whose name is now only heard in the old literature.

“This is an irreversible change.The life force that was turned into a jewel cannot be restored after defeating the monster.But by defeating them, you won't be robbed anymore. ”

"That's good."

Gelato was relieved by Melissa's words.

There are people who are very weak, but there are no people who have died.

This is why we rushed to crush the monsters.

The more time you spend, the more vitality you'll be sucked out.

I also felt anxious when I came into contact with Noel.

Absorption of Vitality lasted even though it was far away, and you can gain Vitality by connecting without having to grit the Luminous Stone.Moreover, everyone was paying attention to petrochemicals, and they did not expect such acts to be carried out inside the petrochemicals.

However, at the same time that the Petrification was lifted, I was unable to absorb the Vitality.

I can easily predict what kind of action a rushed monster will take.

Speeds up absorption.

I knew there were limits and I didn't expect to die anytime soon, but I understood that there was not much grace left.

"I wanted to try it in full, so I waited for Noel to recover, but I'm glad I did in time."

The Serpent's interest had shifted to us.

Superior prey. It's important that you suck it out of the prey you've got, but your awareness is completely turned on in anticipation of how much vitality you'll gain from us.

"In the meantime, I was really helpful this time."It looks like winter is coming up, and I'll start preparing to retreat tomorrow.The forest survey will resume when winter starts and spring begins. "

Yes.

Mr. Gelato tries to leave the tent.

Then, on the other hand, there was one who came into the tent.

"Excuse me."

Even if many soldiers are screaming outside, the minimum number is still watching the surroundings.

The soldier who came into the tent was one of those who was watching his surroundings.

Is something wrong?

He tells the vigilante in front of the tent that he is in an important meeting.

Entering the tent means they let me through.

Is there a monster coming out of the forest?

The forest is full of monsters driven out of their territory by the Great Serpent.

There weren't enough monsters to get saturated, but it didn't mean that the abandoned monsters didn't pop out.