We went through the orc-infested Tunnel no. 8 and managed to eliminate one orc. But Sharle-sans suspicion finally exploded due to the discrepancy between my rank, my weapons, and my abilities, along with my belongings Ive displayed so far. The thing was, she had it all wrong. To clear her suspicion, I showed her the letter written by Malta-san of Marida Company.
As I looked at her back as she took the lead, we proceeded further down the tunnel. Finally, my map showed a circular shaped room at the end. That was probably the innermost part of the mine. In addition to that, there were also five dots within the room. Most likely the last remaining five orcs.
Its just up ahead, isnt it?
Yes, it seems they ca all the way back here. Looks like the remaining five are grouped up. What do we do?
This ti Ill take the front. What Ill do will temporarily paralyze them, so aim for that mont.
Got it.
Lining myself up next to her, I saw her fish out sothing from her toolbag. It was a magic stone. I could tell from its color that it was one of the rare thunder-attribute stones. She brought it closer to the jewel attached to her bow. I watched as the stone seed to lt into the stone.
Sharle-san, whats that?
Fufun, by absorbing a magic stone with a certain elent, my attribute bow can imbue its arrow with the sa elent.
I see, by feeding it a thunder stone, that magic arrow with also gain the paralyzing effect of that elent.
Yup! Its a bit expensive this way, so I cant use it often. Here I go!
With the stone absorbed, I could see electricity running through the bow string. Just when I wondered if shed be electrocuted, she easily drew the string back without a sign of discomfort. With the innermost chamber finally visible, the mapped showed the orcs hugging the walls, but it was not clear what they were doing. I took a peek from the chambers entrance and saw the orcs Eating the magic stones?
Thats bad. Theyre trying to force themselves to evolve into a stronger species by ingesting the magic stones directly. We have to strike now!
Roger that, Im ready to go anyti.
Sharle-san jumped into the chamber and nocked her magic arrow. anwhile, I dashed in after her and along the wall toward the preoccupied orcs. I made sure to also not hinder Sharle-sans line of sight.
VuHyyyyyyyyy!
Noticing my presence, the orcs stopped their actions and raised whatever mining tools within their reach, brandishing them at with mighty roars. I could see the madness in their eyes as I tried to flank one. This certainly was a roundabout way to approach them, however I was deliberately trying to funnel their focus away from Sharle-san.
Here I go, Lighting Chain!
BuGyaaaaaa!
Once hit, the orc scread in pain as its body stiffened. It was electrocuted before finally falling on its back. At the sa ti, it jumped over and hit the other four as if guided by a mysterious force. Believing them to be paralyzed, I attacked directly. With both the pistols in my hand, the right one had a full 18 rounds while the left had 17 rounds left.
First of all, I needed to kill the downed orcs quick. The dots on the radar indicated that they were still alive. I did a slide jump forward, then, with the help of the power suit, I soared into the air over the orcs. I aid downward as I twisted my body in mid air. The czech weapons spewed fire one after another. The 9x19mm parabellum rounds rained from above and wrecked an orcs eyes, nose and mouth.
I landed right behind the first orcc. Having sowhat overco its state, it managed to stand while using the pickaxe as a crutch. But before it could get up completely, Id already slashed the back of its knees, forcing it down a kneeling position. I thought I could end it by stabbing the back of its neck, but seeing that the area was covered in a thick layer of fat, I refrained from doing so.
Instead, I aid at its left air, and stabbed through the ear canal with the attached bayonet. The blades length was 17cms, and not all of it managed to pierce through. Once I felt a hindrance, I pulled the trigger twice and the pistol rounds punched through the skull, allowing to push the blade into its brain.
Two dots disappeared off my radar, confirming their deaths. Now that I found another way to deal with them myself, the three remaining orcs were just waiting for their imminent deaths.
You, are you really an ordinary adventurer?
After I dispatched the remaining orcs and was currently in the middle of reloading, Sharle-san approached . I might be wrong, but did I see a hint of fear in her eyes?
Yes, just an ordinary D rank adventurer.
But your rank is clearly a fraud Theres no way a re D rank could execute those orcs with the sa calmness you showed just now
Alright, it seems were done here. Let us head back. If we go now, we should have ti to properly enjoy our dinner in Blitora.
Leaving the orcs behind, we headed back to the town. Itd be up the other adventurers and the miners to clean up the ss. Orc skin seed to be a useful material, but skiing them would require a lot of ti. So, I decided to put returning to the town as a higher priority and have the reward negotiated later.
Wait a minute, you still have the stomach to eat at after all that? Well, whatever. With this, I shouldve earned enough money to cover the rest of the trip to Amar.
Is that so? In that case, tonights dinner will be on . Although, Ive been wondering why you seed to be lacking in traveling expenses?
I asked but received no answer from Sharle-san. Curiously, when I looked at her, I found her face reddening up to her ears. Perhaps noticing my gaze, she turned and t it.
Uh, I kinda forgot to ask for traveling expenses back in the capital And then, a large stock of thunder elent stones arrived in the town below. I bought them up without thinking You saw how the bow works. It consus the stone to imbue itself with the elent, so its quite the expensive weapon
I see So thats why she returned to the tavern but didnt order any dinner.
Honestly, I was going to try earning so spare change by teaching you the basics on adventuring. But the way I see it, you dont need it. And I even pointed my weapon at you. If only that oldman didnt call back, I wouldnt have been making so many blunders.
But I did find the dismantling lesson to be useful, cause I dont really know how to do it myself.
After I replied, I noticed Sharle-sans shoulders were quivering ever so slightly. That, and she was stealing glances at .
Thanks.
As I picked up on the muttering, my attention was caught by the light at the end of the tunnel. Apparently, the miners were waiting at the entrance with torches in hand.
Oh, youve returned!
Did you kill them all?
Told ya, didnt I? The two will shackem and return in no ti at all!
Surrounded by the dwarven miners, we tried to answer their questions while informing them of the bodies inside. Sharle-san and I rushed back to the guild office afterward.
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