Master Of None

Chapter 2351: 2351. So simple?



When the small group heard that Walker was so on edge, they did not go against his warning whatsoever. This was another of the time she had been so on edge since they came in to the poison jungle dungeon. A small expedition to see what they could take as a future here had become a major risk.

The white slug moved slowly, it had slowed its place upon sensing the manas around. That had clearly also attracted it in the first place. A monster that could use a unique poison to break down manas so it could eat them would need mana to sense mana and pursue it.

There had just been a large amount of fire mana that was used. Not to mention all the mana that the guardian vine and root had used to control the entire jungle around it. That mana was now spreading out and being controlled by the plants which should have had control of it in the first place.

All this change in mana flow was definitely enough to attract more than just one monster or another. The more dangerous monsters would keep coming. "Walker, what do you want us to do?" Gil's arrows were sure to do damage. He knew he could fire them, but would they do enough damage?

The attacks he could use could be down with just normal arrows made from tougher metals. This could definitely hurt the mana burn slug. But was it worth it?

"Do you want to lose your arrows? because we can't handle the poison on them. Even if you are the most careful you can be, it is still too risky." under no circumstances would Walker be letting gil touch anything that the mana burn slug touched.

Gil was an arcane archer. He needed to use mana to make his arrows and overall skills stronger. Gil had also learned to draw in mana while utilizing the tur elven dagger techniques. If he were to be affected by mana burn poison and then use that style... Well, it might end up worse than expected.

"I can handle it." One of the demi-human soldiers spoke out. He was a fox trait demi-human. His nose was exceptional and he had various tracking skills. But primarily, these were all skills that did not require mana.

"What do you think stay away from that means?" Walker waved his hand and a wall of earth moved. But the soldier nodded and leaped to the top of it.

"I am not touching it, I have these spiked balls made of condensed iron ore. There are small holes inside it. Some have poisons to confuse enemies or to disorient monsters. I am a scout that causes certain reactions to help those I work for. And I have salt on me."

"You mean that you think that these mana burn slugs will react the same as the garden slug or the leaf melting slug will? Farmers use salt to chase them out of their fields but this is a monster with poison and poison resistance." Alma spoke for everyone, she believed that this monster would not be deterred by something like this at all.

"And my skill, weakness sense tells me I can harm it." The demi-human pulled back a spiked ball in a slingshot. Out of all the odd weapons to be used here, Walker wanted to say that it would never work, but his gut said that he was overreacting right now.

As the metal ball was released, it shot through the air with a slight whistle. The next moment, the spiked ball slammed in to the softer mucus covered skin of the mana burn slug. It penetrated and the slug began to flail around. The salt within the little holes of the metal ball was actually working.

"Well, I didn't think that would work at all." Alma just looked at the slug as it tried to gather itself and move away from them. The soldier fired several more of the salt filled balls in to it. "I can't say the skill is as good as the all round appraisal which tells you plenty more. But sometimes it tells me enough to get the job done."

"A scout is the best defense against one of the most dangerous poisons that we have ever seen." As Gil laughed a little, he pointed at Walker to get something to put the dying mana burn slug in. While they did not desire to research this monster, they had no choice. Since the slug would be dead soon, they had to make a move to bring it back.

If they managed to do so, they could find things to prevent and protect them when it came to these monsters and their poisons. Especially when it came to fighting more of these in the future.

"No one is going to move anywhere near it. I am going to use earth magic to move it in to one of the iron chests in my spatial storage. I am also going to seal it in earth as well before wrapping it in a cloth." Walker's movements were quick and kept everyone away from the monster's body. He also took one of the scout's metal balls and looked at the salt.

"Just salt, huh." he looked at the scout and the scout shrugged. "My parents are farmers. I always grew up using these things to get rid of pests. Then I became a scout and didn't stop using them. I just do it for various reasons now." This was like a causal event for him, but to be fair, he had volunteered to work in the most dangerous group within a dangerous never explored dungeon.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

As Remey continued to bombard Walker for information after they had dealt with the mana burn slug, they also looked for other evidence of what the damage was left behind from the guardian vine and root. Not because they were worried more seeds or roots of the plant would be around, but to see what would happen if Alma grew it outside of this dungeon.

They could see that some of the trees had been forcefully grown faster. Their bark was scarred and had larger cracks. This meant that they had been saplings pushed to grow larger and fused partially with other trees. The guardian vine and root might be a decent plant when controlled, but when let live freely, it was a pest to the forest, or in this case, the jungle.

Once they returned to the remainder of the group that came for this expedition, Ignus also asked a few questions wanting more information. He had arrived when Remey had and gone to find the others while waiting. But he had also been in a few battles. The noise had attracted a few interesting monsters.

"Gliding green snake, berserk rabbit, and the poison breath frog. All three attacked us while you were handling the larger issue. As soon as we felt the change in the ground and the trees, they began to move through the trees. They were foolish to come near me." As far as Ignus was concerned, this was just the natural attempt for a monster to try and get territory. He was just there to stop them for the time being.

Meanwhile, a lot of other things had begun to happen outside of the poison jungle dungeon. The information about a dungeon appearing and how it had been something around in the furthest if ancient times made a lot of gossip start. So many people had been full of fear recently because of the potential ancient monsters returning, unknown expansion of the world, and because there were monsters changing because they were finally getting the manas they needed to develop.

Ter. right now, they saw another potential. Places of extreme value and treasure. They could discover it and be welcomed by that kingdom. Meaning, that all sorts of people with grandiose dreams began to push out and explore.

The boom in adventurers, outer guards, and even mercenaries was hard to keep up with. Some issues would arise while these numbers rose. Undesirable tendencies and characters would be a sure thing. Every single kingdom had them. It would call for adjusted laws while also calling for even more guards which were already being recruited and trained at all times. Another seemingly small change making waves throughout the entirety of the Genesis alliance. But that was just a second thought compared to the opening of the next bridge to the elemental planes. Walker would have sensed it immediately if he had not been within the poison jungle dungeon.

Not that he didn't know where it was. He had been there before and would be returning there much sooner than what he had expected. Mordant would be surprised as well.

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