Chapter 20 – The Hero had the dishes stolen by Minnalis
「Haaa!」
「Gyaahhh!!」
The sensation of the sinewy flesh while cutting the bones ran through my hand.
The creature that cried in pain spanned over two meters, it was a monster that looked just like a large wild boar. However, apart from the slight resemblance it obviously differs from a normal wild boar, its bristles were dyed in a vibrant green and protruding from its head was a large black horn the size of a fist.
The creature was a monster was called “Green Boar”, it stood alongside goblins as monsters that beginner adventurers hunt down as a source of income. Their numbers were less than that of goblins (rather, goblins just bred too quickly). Although the power of its blows was slightly stronger than that of a goblin, it’s an easy prey to hunt as its only attack was basically a linear rush.
Above all else, unlike the goblins, their meat could be eaten.
It couldn’t be called appetizing, and no matter what, this meat wouldn’t be anything other than the lowest grade of meat. However, processing it into dried meat allowed it to last for a long time and for the beginners that earned little, it became a reliable emergency ration.
「Gyaaah, Gyaaaah!」
Cutting off its right foreleg as I moved past it, I cleanly decapitated the incapacitated Green Boar with the 【Soul Sword of Beginning】. Without thinking, I ended up picking it up from its hind legs to drain the crimson blood that was spewing out. But really though, I’ve secured way too much Green Boar meat and so I just threw it back to the ground without hanging it on a tree.
If I came back in a few hours, the dog-shaped monster, Garms would probably gather, attracted by the smell of blood. Since they were not very smart, they would start eating the meat of the Green Boar on the spot without paying any attention to its surrounding.
The plan was to gain experience easily using surprise attacks from behind.
「Fuuu, at last I’ve passed 3000…」
For the time being, I checked the amount of experience points I acquired from the earlier battles on my way back to the base where Minnalis was waiting at.
It was now the second day since we escaped from the town’s walls.
I tirelessly hunted the Goblins, Green Boars and Garms, that dwell in the forest surrounding the Royal Capital.
Of course, the purpose was to collect experience points and to increase our combat effectiveness.
If it’s the level of the rabble which made up the princess’ imperial knights that were in the area of the summoning, then I could probably cut my way through even if I was surrounded from the front with twice the number of people. However, unlike the ornamental knights that fundamentally cared only about their appearance and position with only stats to show, it would be impossible with the actual knight corp under the command of the knight Captain.
The former was a group whose parents were aristocrats and raised their levels by leveling in safety, surrounded by their followers. So to speak, they were mascots playing the “Admirable Knight Sirs”, decorations used to appeal to the masses.
The latter, however, was an armed force that exists with the sole purpose of fighting—genuine knights. Charging through monster subjugations and wars as the vanguards, the knights that danced a waltz with the Death God on the line between of life and death. Naturally, their bodies were minced full of scars, and a few even had a look that would make the masses hesitate to call them out as the people’s heroes.
Still, that power alone was genuine.
If I was surrounded from the front by any more than 10 of them as I am right now, there’s probably no choice but to escape whilst being prepared to receive some injuries. Otherwise, what was left would be a scene of me turning into a bloodied corpse, a shadow of my former self.
At the moment, whether it’s levelling up using the experience points, or unlocking the soul sword, my first priority was to hurry it up and get more power within my grasp once again.
「Though I say that…, this -20,000 is just too much no matter how you look at it, Kami-sama…」
Without thinking, I heaved a deep sigh.
By the way, I’ve killed nearly 50 Goblins, Green Boars and Garms in total over the last two days, and the experience I received amounted to roughly 2,000.
Adding the remaining that I haven’t allocated, the experience points that could be allocated was no more than a meager 3,000 points, which falls far from the 20,000. Moreover, it was because I had a stroke of fortuitous luck and managed to discover several hordes that I could kill nearly 50 of them in two days; it would be difficult to hunt that number on a regular basis.
「Shit, what New Game+? Isn’t this second run-through just a hard mode grind?」
Monsters in the vicinity of the capital were quite weak, and the average level of monsters were about 20. Which was basically about the same level as an adult male who was born and lived within the walls of a city.
Of course, if the levels were the same, it does not mean that their strengths were the same. Basically, the monsters have higher stats even if their levels were the same. Since their combat instincts were strongly embedded in their bones, if ordinary people who have not been trained to fight head on in a one vs one with something of the same level as goblins, they would most likely be defeated.
However, what matters was not the level difference, the point was that it depended on the correction of the difference in stats. No matter how great the level difference, if you kill an opponent that fell behind in stats, you won’t receive as much experience points.
And so, I may be Level 1 right now but with the Soul Sword and the effects of the unidentifiable 【Title】 both raising my stats, then without any bias from me, it should roughly be about the stats of a Level 50.
Though no matter how much stronger they were to humans of the same level, there definitely weren’t any monsters around these parts other than the 『Low Rank』 mobs.
「Let’s leave levelling up alone for now. For the time being, I should unlock the 【Eight Eyed Transparent Tome Sword】.」
After I made the Status Board appear, I tapped on the 【Eight Eyed Transparent Tome Sword】 in the Soul Sword column.
Chapter 20 – The Hero had the dishes stolen by Minnalis
「Haaa!」
「Gyaahhh!!」
The sensation of the sinewy flesh while cutting the bones ran through my hand.
The creature that cried in pain spanned over two meters, it was a monster that looked just like a large wild boar. However, apart from the slight resemblance it obviously differs from a normal wild boar, its bristles were dyed in a vibrant green and protruding from its head was a large black horn the size of a fist.
The creature was a monster was called “Green Boar”, it stood alongside goblins as monsters that beginner adventurers hunt down as a source of income. Their numbers were less than that of goblins (rather, goblins just bred too quickly). Although the power of its blows was slightly stronger than that of a goblin, it’s an easy prey to hunt as its only attack was basically a linear rush.
Above all else, unlike the goblins, their meat could be eaten.
It couldn’t be called appetizing, and no matter what, this meat wouldn’t be anything other than the lowest grade of meat. However, processing it into dried meat allowed it to last for a long time and for the beginners that earned little, it became a reliable emergency ration.
「Gyaaah, Gyaaaah!」
Cutting off its right foreleg as I moved past it, I cleanly decapitated the incapacitated Green Boar with the 【Soul Sword of Beginning】. Without thinking, I ended up picking it up from its hind legs to drain the crimson blood that was spewing out. But really though, I’ve secured way too much Green Boar meat and so I just threw it back to the ground without hanging it on a tree.
If I came back in a few hours, the dog-shaped monster, Garms would probably gather, attracted by the smell of blood. Since they were not very smart, they would start eating the meat of the Green Boar on the spot without paying any attention to its surrounding.
The plan was to gain experience easily using surprise attacks from behind.
「Fuuu, at last I’ve passed 3000…」
For the time being, I checked the amount of experience points I acquired from the earlier battles on my way back to the base where Minnalis was waiting at.
It was now the second day since we escaped from the town’s walls.
I tirelessly hunted the Goblins, Green Boars and Garms, that dwell in the forest surrounding the Royal Capital.
Of course, the purpose was to collect experience points and to increase our combat effectiveness.
If it’s the level of the rabble which made up the princess’ imperial knights that were in the area of the summoning, then I could probably cut my way through even if I was surrounded from the front with twice the number of people. However, unlike the ornamental knights that fundamentally cared only about their appearance and position with only stats to show, it would be impossible with the actual knight corp under the command of the knight Captain.
The former was a group whose parents were aristocrats and raised their levels by leveling in safety, surrounded by their followers. So to speak, they were mascots playing the “Admirable Knight Sirs”, decorations used to appeal to the masses.
The latter, however, was an armed force that exists with the sole purpose of fighting—genuine knights. Charging through monster subjugations and wars as the vanguards, the knights that danced a waltz with the Death God on the line between of life and death. Naturally, their bodies were minced full of scars, and a few even had a look that would make the masses hesitate to call them out as the people’s heroes.
Still, that power alone was genuine.
If I was surrounded from the front by any more than 10 of them as I am right now, there’s probably no choice but to escape whilst being prepared to receive some injuries. Otherwise, what was left would be a scene of me turning into a bloodied corpse, a shadow of my former self.
At the moment, whether it’s levelling up using the experience points, or unlocking the soul sword, my first priority was to hurry it up and get more power within my grasp once again.
「Though I say that…, this -20,000 is just too much no matter how you look at it, Kami-sama…」
Without thinking, I heaved a deep sigh.
By the way, I’ve killed nearly 50 Goblins, Green Boars and Garms in total over the last two days, and the experience I received amounted to roughly 2,000.
Adding the remaining that I haven’t allocated, the experience points that could be allocated was no more than a meager 3,000 points, which falls far from the 20,000. Moreover, it was because I had a stroke of fortuitous luck and managed to discover several hordes that I could kill nearly 50 of them in two days; it would be difficult to hunt that number on a regular basis.
「Shit, what New Game+? Isn’t this second run-through just a hard mode grind?」
Monsters in the vicinity of the capital were quite weak, and the average level of monsters were about 20. Which was basically about the same level as an adult male who was born and lived within the walls of a city.
Of course, if the levels were the same, it does not mean that their strengths were the same. Basically, the monsters have higher stats even if their levels were the same. Since their combat instincts were strongly embedded in their bones, if ordinary people who have not been trained to fight head on in a one vs one with something of the same level as goblins, they would most likely be defeated.
However, what matters was not the level difference, the point was that it depended on the correction of the difference in stats. No matter how great the level difference, if you kill an opponent that fell behind in stats, you won’t receive as much experience points.
And so, I may be Level 1 right now but with the Soul Sword and the effects of the unidentifiable 【Title】 both raising my stats, then without any bias from me, it should roughly be about the stats of a Level 50.
Though no matter how much stronger they were to humans of the same level, there definitely weren’t any monsters around these parts other than the 『Low Rank』 mobs.
「Let’s leave levelling up alone for now. For the time being, I should unlock the 【Eight Eyed Transparent Tome Sword】.」
After I made the Status Board appear, I tapped on the 【Eight Eyed Transparent Tome Sword】 in the Soul Sword column.
