Chapter 206

[Sorry for the delay, here's the new-new-new-new(?) translator's work, with the new-new editor. Hopefully, this team will stick for the next 300 chapters...(12/6)]

Evan D. Sherden, Discovering the Witch. (6)

[Whoooooooooomp!]

[Haaarrghhhh!]

[Diiiieeeeeeeeeeee!]

"AAA-AA-AAAAA-A!"

Multitudes of high-ranking grass-type monsters and ground golems that could qualify as field bosses were on the move. Arisha was the first to act on Evan's instructions.

"Belois, cover for me!"

"Okay!"

Belois covered Arisha's body in several layers of support magic. In addition to that, Arisha activated her wind magic and started to move at lightning speed.

"Charge from the sky to the ground! Or, to be more precise, charge to the white flower stuck on the head of the ground golem that's rising from the ground!"

"Raihan Hyeong!"

"I know! The Guardian's Protection!"

Meanwhile, Raihan jumped straight out of the corridor into the cavity and courageously activated the Guardian's Protection.

Watching the enormous amounts of monsters who were filling the horizon turn their heads at once to see Raihan was quite a spectacular scene!

"Go for it!"

Of course, Evan and Belois weren't just watching. Belois cast all sorts of defense magic on Raihan, and Evan used a realm master's throw to send four of his defense kits to him.

The defense kits surrounded Raihan and immediately formed a strong defensive wall that protected him.

"That's it!"

[Arrrghhhhh!]

[Whaarrrgghhhh!]

Immediately after that, countless monsters struck the defense wall, but surprisingly, there wasn't a single crack in the wall. This scene was enough to prove Evan's alchemy was unrivaled and unmatched.

"He's safe, Master!"

"Hyeong! The dungeon pillar is starting to fall. You have to stop the impact!"

"I know. I don't know how long I can withstand it, so give me the signal as soon as possible!"

"Evan, I recovered it!"

A disaster unfolds as the dungeon shakes to its root while the ground and the dungeon's walls collapse. But without any hesitation, Arisha struck down at the destination and safely recovered the Grass of Innocence. It was only possible because of her training with Illoin. It was a great move!

Of course, this all would have been impossible if the ground golem had not been taunted by Raihan.

"Come to me! Here!"

Arisha pulled out a sheet of paper she had stored in her inventory pocket, all the while evading the collapsing dungeon fragments, and tore it to pieces.

At that moment, she disappeared and reappeared behind Evan. She used the short-distance spatial movement scroll that Evan had given her.

Originally, it was a random coordinate scroll for dungeon escape, but as a result of some magic intervention, she was able to move to her desired location.

"Evan, throw it!"

"Okay!"

When Arisha put her hand on her shoulder to give Evan a signal, he took out all the ten bottles of herbicide he prepared and threw it with all his strength.

The herbicide bottles crashed against the rising ground as they spewed black liquid, and Arisha immediately activated her wind magic.

"Daughters of the Wind, spread your breath!"

"It looks like the daughters have stinking, bad breath. Ah!"

"Let's get out of here at once!"

"Master Evan!"

Serena was already talking gibberish, so Arisha soared to the ground holding onto Serena's back. Evan also shouted as he threw himself into a hole in the ceiling together with Belois.

"Hyeong, hold on for a little more, and we can tear it up as soon as the barrier collapses!"

"Ye-e-a-h!"

The ground golem fully awakened to Raihan's roaring reply, and at the same time, the dungeon's ground fell. Much of the Dungeon had already been completely buried!

[Tchyaaa!]

[Haarrghhhh!]

When the whole dungeon collapsed, many grass-type monsters that had been trapped were screaming, but they couldn't get out. Why? Because Raihan was still taunting them!

"Wow, it's a living hell. Like literally, a living hell."

"Says the person who got us in this situation......"

Evan floated in the air with wind magic as he looked down in amazement.

With the present conditions, an astonishing scene, absent in the game, was unfolding before their very eyes below.

[Whhhhhaaaaaarrrgghhh!]

[Arrrghhhhh!]

Under the completely collapsed ground, only the screams and groans of the obliterated monsters could be heard.

Even the ground golem, which was taunted by Raihan, was making full use of their attacks regardless of the enemy. So, the speed at which the monsters were going down was faster than ever!

[Uuuooghhh!]

[Urrgghhh!]

The monsters might have had some chance if they had gotten over with the party quickly. But now that Evan had spread the herbicides, they had nowhere to go. The herbicide inflicts enormous damage to the monsters, and at the same time, it makes them immobile!

Moreover, if it is within a certain range, no matter how many monsters there are, the debuffing effect could end them instantly.

However, as effective it was, it was also very expensive.

'It was so expensive I feel like crying. I wish this situation wouldn't have come. If it weren't for brewing the Elixir, I would have never used resources for the herbicide.'

[Ooooouuuuuucccccch......!]

[Zaaaaammm!]

[Plop......!]

[Bloop,Plop.......]

The monsters' screams rang out for a while even after the Knights came out, but it quickly fainted.

It was the moment when Evan's herbicide, Raihan's taunting, and the ground golem's annihilation amalgamated and brought victory to the Knights!

[Uooooggghhh]

Shortly after that, Raihan's bold silhouette was seen on the ground. By faithfully carrying out Evan's instructions, he was successful in defending the Knights. Once he confirmed all the dead monsters, he immediately tore out of the space movement scroll!

But what's really terrifying is that Raihan was unscathed even though his armor and shield were soiled with dirt.

Of course, Evan knew he'd be alright. But seeing that, even Evan couldn't help but feel terrified.

"You didn't get hurt at all....!?

"Whew, I felt thrilled after a long time."

In a situation where the dungeon is overthrown and had been buried with hundreds of thousands of monsters with levels over 50, he said this was thrilling for him. Evan could tell how much Raihan's shielding and defense skills had improved over the past few years.

After a long time, Evan felt skeptical whether it was a good decision to help Raihan grow or not.

However, that thought was cut off as the only surviving ground golem began to make its move.

[N-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o]

Eventually, the ground golem that broke the dungeon had safely escaped along with Evan and the Knights.

Somehow, that ground golem had also helped in destroying the monsters. But dealing with the monster after that was going to be another piece of work.

[I'-m-m-m-m-m-m-m]

"......Wait?"

But its movement looked a little weird. They were ridiculously slow.

The ground golem's attack power was incredibly high in the original game, but its agility was next to zero. However, Evan can't remember it being that slow.......

He was so slow right now that a slug's movement would have appeared faster.

"Why is it so slow? Did someone debuff it? Its magic resistance is no joke."

"I've been trying to do that before, but it never worked out properly. The cause appears to be something else."

Belois wanted to take a guess as she calmly took a look at the ground golem's entire body.

She said cautiously, seeing that the enormous 10-meter giant's body was partially stained in black, "I wonder if the herbicide affected the golem as well."

"Huh? Hmmm."

'Why did my herbicide, which is made exclusively for grass monsters, affect the ground golem, a dirt monster?' Evan, who was tilting his head, was in bewilderment.

"That's what happened. The ground golem used absorption...... There was a downside to its absorption skill!"

"Absorption?"

"It's a traditional bug in the Yo-Ma Great War Series. Absorption is one of the monster's unique skills starting from the slime system. It is a terrifying skill that inflicts enormous damage to the target if it succeeds. It temporarily takes the target's status effect along with the HP and MP. It seems the bug is at work......"

"Yes, that's why I told you to be careful."

Evan remembered Serena telling him about the cautions when a ground golem uses its absorption skill. Evan had forgotten about it, so it took a while for him to recall what she told him completely.

"This is the bug: the ground golem absorbed the debuffing effects of the grass-type monsters. That's why it's in that condition. It ate grass monsters that were already in a terrible condition due to the herbicides and absorbed their depleted status."

"......Hmm, well."

'In the first place, there weren't a lot of monsters that came out with absorption skills, and the abnormality caused by absorption was quickly resolved, so we didn't even consider it.'

But this happened because the absorption effect overlapped. In other words, the more number of grass-type monsters it absorbs, the longer its debuffed status will last!

[Uooooggghhh.......]

Evan thought that he saw the ground golem groaning for a moment because it couldn't speak or move properly.

To improve the Knights' performance, Evan wanted to face the field boss with a full airborne attack. But who would've thought things would end up this way?

However, waiting for it to recover from its condition seemed ridiculous. Above all, seeing that the black spots are spreading on its body, it was unlikely that it could recover from its condition.

"Well, there isn't much choice. Attack as hard as you can......"

Evan tilted his head as he felt powerful magic coming from afar! This power...... Evan looked into Belois' eyes. She also nodded her head as if she was trying to confirm Evan's thoughts.

"We have guests."

Belois raised her head and looked at the horizon. Three dots were flying towards them, coming at a faster rate.

"I've come to save my compatriots!"

"We can still turn around and leave them...... Ah?"

All of them, who appeared at a very fast pace, were riding stylish brooms, wearing black cloaks and large cowl hats.

"The giant golem......"

"Is dead......?"

"It's not dead yet. It's dying. But It's ours, don't touch it."

"What!? Huh!?"

The witches looked back at Evan as he gave them a harsh response and then stopped in mid-air in amazement. Evan already knew, but Belois just had to say it with her own mouth.

"They are witches."