I Will Be the Only One Who Heals at the Prison Academy - Chapter 280



280 – Apex Predator #2

280 – Apex Predator #2

The eastern field is usually the field where high level people head.

Unlike low- to mid-level fields, the monsters that appeared in high-level fields were powerful, and the environment itself had many unreasonable aspects.

For example, it feels like this.

“Victor, look at this… ! Lava is flowing… ! There’s lava on the floor… !”

Bubbly, bubbling.

As Nike said, we could see lava flowing like a river next to the road we were walking on.

Maybe that’s why my throat burns and my lips become dry.

“It’s a place where not even a single blade of grass can survive. It’s completely different from the Rashgard forest where I used to live. In a place like this, neither animals nor plants can live.”

Nike gave a harsh assessment.

Then I discovered something and my hair stands on end.

“Oh! There is grass! Grass grows even in such a barren place! After all, life is amazing!”

Nike thought it was amazing that the grass had taken root even in this inhospitable environment.

Nike stretches out her hand toward the grass that looks like a flame.

I grabbed Nike’s shoulder her and made her stop doing that.

“Nike, that is ‘Flame Grass’. “If you touch it, you’ll get burned.”

“Yeah, really? It looks so pretty. Ugh… , There is nothing I like about this place! Still, it’s good that there are no rabbits… !”

Nike looks around and smiles.

Nike’s eyes immediately turned to Victorica.

“… Rabbit.”

“Why, what? Why do you look at me like that?”

Little Victoria seemed a little embarrassed.

“Huh-.”

Then she let out a small sigh and said.

“By the way. I really wouldn’t have been able to enter without the cooling potion. “I can’t believe it’s this hot even though I’ve raised my resistance to heat to the maximum level.”

Victorica’s school uniform top was soaked with sweat.

Her underwear is see-through.

Because of that, Victoria had to wear a thin light blue scarf to avoid the attention of people around her.

「Cool Scarf: A scarf that brings a pleasant breeze when worn. It is said that her thread was spun by the wind that blows in winter.”

Is this an item that increases resistance to heat?

Among those sold in stores, it is a high-end product.

It looks like Victorica has prepared herself well for her eastern field.

“Oh.”

At that time, Enio shouted.

When she turned her head, she saw Enio’s black stockings burning in flames.

“… “My shoes?”

It is a “Burn” Debuff that is given with a certain probability in the eastern field.

The effect was to cause damage to the character or damage the durability of the item.

“Just stay still.”

I poured the water bottle I was carrying onto Enio’s floundering lower body.

Wow.

Although the fire went out.

Enio got wet.

“Sssss…” ” , I feel uncomfortable. Victor, you made me wet. Too bad. “My shoes and stockings are all wet.”

“I couldn’t help it. “If I hadn’t put out the fire, everything would have burned down.”

“Of course, I know. What should I do with this instead? There were holes in my shoes and stockings. I can’t wear it like this. “Almost all my shoes were burned.”

Zech.

Enio took off his shoes her her her and showed me his her toes her her her.

Then he reached into his her own shadow her her and pulled out her one of his her new shoes her her her.

“I brought a new change of clothes. Still, you have to worry about equipment and clothes. It’s really not an ordinary place. It’s so hot it’s hard to breathe.”

That’s right.

It is a place where we not only fight against monsters, but even the environment attacks us.

A situation where you have to worry not only about your own safety but also about the equipment you are wearing.

So no one would have been able to enter easily.

If you’re a high-level party with high equipment durability, there’s nothing to worry about.

“If you were to hide the crown, there would be no better place than here.”

Huhuhu – it was a smiling Enio.

Nike, who was fanning his her face her her with his her palm her her when he thought it made sense, asked.

“How weird is that dragon creature that lives in a place like this?”

That is correct.

A creature living in a nest in this place, which has the worst conditions for living things, must be far from ordinary.

His temper will be dirty and cruel.

Zech.

At that time, Melvin, the vanguard who was ahead, stopped walking.

“Party 1. Stop for a moment.”

What’s going on?

It was a time when I wondered if a monster had appeared.

“There are bones.”

Melvin’s eyes lit up with quite serious curiosity.

For a moment, I thought, “Does she even need to stop walking?”

“Everyone, look.”

When Melvin looked at where her hand pointed, she saw that there was indeed something that could be called a’bone’.

It is also quite long and huge.

The size is approximately 1.5m to 2m.

While I was wondering which part of the bone it was, Enio said.

“It’s the thigh. Very similar to humans. There is a high probability that it was a bipedal creature.”

I wondered how Enio could figure it out just by looking at these white bones.

You are very knowledgeable about the human body.

Soon.

Next to the thigh, the bones of the upper and lower arms, ribs, and skull were also found falling into the river of lava and overflowing.

“If we compare… “It must have been about 4m.”

The words of honor student Diarmid made us think of a 4 meter tall person.

In fact, it would be better suited to be a giant, an ogre, or something rather than a person.

According to Diarmid, “It could be the Flame Giant who lived in Ludens in ancient times.”

Is it a flame giant?

It’s the first time I’ve heard this name, but it must be a powerful creature.

It’s sure to be difficult if you encounter an enemy.

Is it fortunate that only the bones remain after death?

There aren’t any of them still alive, right?

I always end up encountering something like this out of luck.

Slurp.

Then Nike placed her hand on his bones and said,

“Why are there only bones left? Did he die by falling into lava or something? Or, a volcanic eruption? It seems unlikely that such a large creature would have died naturally. If it’s a giant, it’s strong enough to live almost forever.”

Nike’s curiosity her was creative

Surprisingly, the person who answered that question was Akasha, who had been looking around all day.

“Predation.”

“Predation?”

In response to Nike’s question, Akasha pointed with her hand to the scars carved on her long thighs.

“This is a sign of predation. This is a mark that is often left on the bones of animals that have been eaten. It looks like the broken ribs here were crushed by a large being and the femur was bitten off, causing death.”

It was Akasha who was imitating biting something.

Akasha was quite knowledgeable about animals.

Since this is what he says, I can trust it to some extent.

Then the problem is this.

Who would prey on the “Fire Giant” So powerful that it is said to live forever?

There was only one answer here.

Everyone didn’t say anything as if they had noticed it.

It felt like the ground with boiling lava right next to it had become a little cooler.

* * *

Just before.

It was once said that the east of here is so barren that no living thing can survive.

But I have no choice but to correct it.

Life is strong, so it takes root anywhere.

Even in the lava field where the dragon’s nest is located.

━Shaaa!!!

A snake that looked to be at least 5 meters long roared.

The thickness of its body was like a beam and its wide open mouth was like a large cave.

The scales are bright red, burning like flames. In fact, rather than scales, it looks more like a volcanic bomb that could burn and explode at any moment.

「Lava Viper」.

This is a medium-sized monster that appears in the lava field, and is quite difficult to deal with.

I never thought I would encounter something like this as my first monster.

It would be better to warn everyone first.

“Everyone be careful! “It’s a snake, but it spits out a strong acidic substance rather than poison!”

Grumbling.

Lava Viper’s body glowed red like the boiling sun.

━Shaaa!!!

“Everyone, don’t worry!”

At that time, Melvin shouted loudly.

The guy took out a large shield and jumped in front of a large viper that looked like it was about to spout strong acid at any moment.

“It’s a game!”

Kang, Kang-!

Melvin struck her shield with the ax she was holding.

The lava serpent’s head turns towards Melvin at the sound of her annoying sound.

《Taunt》, a technique that forcibly pins down the target of attack, must have worked well.

“Arnoy, for some reason I’m angry at the annoying sound… ! Very loud noise… ! It’s nymphophobic… !”

And for some reason, Melvin’s provocation seemed to have worked on Arnoy, who was in the same party. He’s a strange guy.

Wow-.

Soon, acidic breath burst out from the snake’s large mouth.

Cheeeeek.

Strong acid pouring down as if it would melt Melvin’s huge shield.

In fact, “Lava Viper’s” Breath had an armor-breaking effect that significantly reduced the durability of the equipment. It is natural for equipment to corrode and break.

However, Melvin’s shield is quite strong and blocks her attacks.

“Wow, that’s awesome! Victor, just like you said, this “Maximum Large Shield” Seems to be working! It’s sturdy!”

“Maximum Large Shield” Has mediocre defense performance but has quite high durability.

It was a good thing I told you to prepare it in advance.

Of course, it is still too early to let down your guard.

“Dearmid, Akasha! “I’m going as promised!”

“I am on the right, senior Akasha is on the right.”

“Hmph, don’t grab my ankles.”

Sereung.

Diarmid pulling out dual swords from his waist.

And Akasha also pulled out a long rapier.

“Yeonhwan Island!”

“Cosmos Waltz.”

Sak Sak.

The attack of the two boasting fast swords was aimed at Lava Viper’s neck.

Paang-!

Paaang-!

A large explosion erupts from the Lava Viper’s neck

This is because of the passive attribute “Explosive Scale” That activates when attacked.

However, Diarmid and Akasha, both highly agile swordsmen, were able to safely escape the aftereffects of the explosion after the attack. It’s the same as the game.

━Shaaah!!!!

A Lava Viper that has lost its hard scales.

The guy made a creepy cry as if he was very angry.

The first time Lava Viper is truly scary is from the second turn.

Lava Viper, who lost his scales, goes berserk and begins to harass party members with high attack power.

“It would have been like that originally. But your turn hasn’t come yet.”

━Shaaak!

Pop, pop, pop.

The body of the giant lava serpent made an unnatural sound.

It was a sound as if a piece of unoiled metal was being forcefully creaked.

A snake with its head raised stiffly.

Enio’s dark shadow is connected to the shadow of its huge head

“Tethering such a large animal is too much for me.”

Enio said sternly.

In fact, when you restrain an opponent of a higher level than you, the success rate is lowered or the number of turns you can restrain is reduced.

But it’s okay.

“《Vine Root》!”

Nike tossed the seed.

Then, the seed germinated in the air and wrapped around the body of the giant lava serpent like a snake.

━Shaaat… !!!

“Oh, the vine roots are on fire! Maybe it’s because it’s so hot!”

Nike’s imprison did not seem to last long.

However, preparations are almost complete.

“Spear of light, 《Brunak》!”

Sreuk.

A long spear of flashing light was already completed in Victorica’s hand

Pot.

It is thrown into the air and penetrates the snake’s body.

━SUVeeeee… !!!

The lava serpent made a sound of extreme pain.

Blood flows from the pierced wound.

However, it seemed like it would be difficult to deal with Viper with the magic of Victorica riding the water ball tree.

Does our offensive power need some finishing touches?

“Cutting the light.”

Zech.

The sword pulled from his waist and cut through the air and headed towards the snake’s nape.

Damn.

The huge head fell to the floor and its big eyes moved steadily and looked at me.

━Shibaaa…

Are you cursing this guy now?

Because I just fought a very absurd battle.

“Lava Viper is a high-level monster. “If we had fought normally, we would have lost.”

Normal refers to a party of 4 like D&A.

But there are 8 of us.

Even after provocations, checks, restraints, and desperate measures, there are still personnel left.

It makes you wonder if the battle can be like this.

However, unlike me, who felt like I had committed a slight foul, the party members were extremely happy.

“We defeated the monster in the eastern field!”

“This large serpent is probably the largest and strongest of all serpents… ! But Arnoy’s party won… !”

Nike and Arnoy running around.

Soon, Melvin also saw the giant serpent’s body disappearing and said, “Wow, it was like a dragon. But things worked out exactly as I had planned! “The big shield was important!” She claims.

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“My dual sword technique works well in this eastern field.”

“It was a pretty cool snake, but it wouldn’t be my pet.”

Diarmid and Akasha didn’t show it either, but they seemed very excited and intoxicated by the battle.

Soon someone tapped my shoulder.

Enio.

“The battle really went on just as Victor planned. To be honest, I was skeptical. “Victorica was weaker than I thought, so it was a miscalculation that I wasn’t able to kill her monster.”

“Well, what’s wrong? Because it was me, I caused at least that much damage! Don’t you know how great it is just to inflict fatal wounds on a high-level monster?”

The field was already hot, but the heat of victory made it even hotter.

I didn’t show it, but I felt a little good too.

I feel relieved that the 8-person battle I had planned came true.

Battle for 8 people instead of 4.

This will also be a different variable from the D&A I knew.

Then I suddenly became curious.

“What happened to party 2? “I remember him following behind us.”

They were definitely fighting their own battle.

I’m curious how you’re getting through it.

Yumi and Luke.

It’s a good opportunity to find out their fighting style.

“As for contact with the second party, I’ll leave it to Arno… !”

Arnoy placed his hand on his forehead and seemed to be concentrating.

Perhaps they are trying to cast the nymphs’ secret skill, ‘transmitting thoughts at random’.

I’m not sure, but it seems that nymphs can share each other’s thoughts to some extent even if they are far away.

Soon Arnoy spoke.

“Wow, this is a big deal… !”

“What’s going on?”

“It looks like there was a serious injury in party 2… !”

Are there any injuries already?