Chapter 34
Thirty-Fourth Episode〜 I Want to Use the Lantern
There are very few adventurers acting solo and it seems normal here to hunt in groups .
Solo adventurers like me seem rare .
Well, I am not actually solo, my partner is Rollo .
Such a Rollo is walking slowly with her feelers extended cautiously in the air .
Rollodinu is in her black panther form . (TL: Fun fact, panthers are actually black leopards, so calling them black panthers is redundant . )
Rays of light are shining beautifully off her black fur .
As I walk through the passage surrounded by black thorns while watching Rollo… The sudden sound of fighting- jumps to my ears .
I do not forget to search for magic essence using presence detection .
I detect an awful lot of magic essence .
I am curious so I quickly head in the direction of where I hear the sounds of fighting ing from .
When I pass through the thorny cave, there is an unnatural hole in the ground . Uhyo, ants are vigorously appearing from the unnatural hole .
The swarm of ants surrounds the adventurers one after another .
The adventurers number five people, I wonder if they will be all right .
This is a lot of ants, it looks dangerous .
There is an adventurer whose movement’s stand out .
Defending their panions, they are killing one ant after another .
However, they seem to be hopelessly out numbered, injured adventurers are appearing one after another .
-I should help .
“Rollo, don’t interfere, just clear away the ants in the surrounding area . ”
“Nya!”
I raise my voice and shout, intentionally attracting attention .
I release a battle cry towards the ants .
Rollo also attacks an ant .
The length of the ants’ antenna is around one meter .
Their heads have two thin antennae and their mouths have sharp looking mandibles .
Six legs move bustling from the body tormenting the adventurers .
The “yellow claws” that are “proof of subjugation” are evident on their forelegs .
“Helping may be bad, I apologize-“
While stabbing, and killing the ants with my black spear I talk to the knight-ish adventurer who seems to be a shield wielder .
“No way, thank you-“
The knight speaks grateful words to me .
Their visor is lowered so I cannot see their face .
They are wearing half plate armor, and have a shield and long sword in their hands .
I can see the magic essence because they are focusing mana in their arms and their feet .
They seem to be able to use fighting moji .
The knight throws another ant to the ground with precise movements .
They quickly bring up their sword to defend against an ant, and then swing their long sword down, splitting the ant in half .
To protect the injured adventurers .
Impressive movements .
“Is that so, then, I will slaughter the ants without reserve . ”
The knight silently nods to my words .
I continue attacking the ants while nodding slightly .
After confirming, I immediately plunge into the swarm of ants .
The black spear easily goes through the head of a nearby ant, killing it .
While pulling out the black spear I deliver a spinning kick to the abdomen of the ant from the side, sending it flying .
Then I turn my body on the tips of my toes .
Using the momentum of pulling out the black spear I move into a spinning kick, and bring the spear crashing down in the ant’s head .
Furthermore, I continue moving the black spear horizontally . I move the butt end to an ant approaching from the right, pulverizing it .
At that time, Rollo enters my view who jumps down with the appearance of fighting .
She removes the leg of an ant with her sharp claws and fangs .
The movement serves as a restraint .
After removing several legs and immobilizing it, she strikes the ant’s head with her feeler bone sword and slaughters them quickly .
She is fighting efficiently . As one would expect of a divine beast .
How about I entrust the small fry to Rollo?
Even though I think it is lazy, I begin using the black spear simply . The blade of the black spear is thrust into the head of an ant .
In no time, almost twenty of them are defeated .
Before long, there no more ants nearby . They must have been exterminated .
Rollo returns to my shoulder and scratches the back of her neck with a hind leg .
She scratches with the feeling of 『This fur is scratchy, Nya』
The adventurer I helped also seems to have defeated the ants .
Corpses are laying all over the ground .
The knight who was fighting hard before talks to me .
“Thank you . My name is Quiche Bakunda . Call me Quiche . ”
I identify them as a woman from their voice .
Since their visor is down I cannot make out her face, but I can see her eyes .
Fair light green .
“No, no, this much is expected . I am Shuya Kagari . You may call me either Shuya or Kagari . ”
“Thank you . ”
“Thank you for earlier . ”
The adventurers who were bitten and injured by the ants speak energetically .
“N, Nyaon . ”
Rollo cries from my shoulder as if to say 『It’s only nyatural』 and turns a proud face to the adventurers . [ED:” nyatural”
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