A fiery flame engulfed the Rock Wolf that is within range.
The Rock Wolf wound around the fire now are howling and fell down one after another in the flames. Some Rock Wolf managed to escape from the flames, but they were struck one after another by Nod and Erza, keeping the body on fire.
The Rock Wolf armor was soft unlike in the previous battles.
Armor resembling a breaking rock allowed a steel blade to cut it easily.
"Oh, what a ware …"
“It must be some kind of life …”
Rock Wolf"s armor doesn"t let semi-blade blades its thick armor. On the other hand, it is vulnerable to fire, and if you burn it, you will lose its hardness quickly.
That was why Rock Wolf can be defeated even by the second adventurer from the bottom, as specified in the rank-up quest for Stone Adventurer.
The ability as an adventurer cannot be measured directly with the mastery of sword or spear skil. It is important to be able to take the necessary actions to achieve the goal.
For example, some monsters weak against physical attack. On the other hand there is monster that extremely vulnerable to magical attack.
When you have to fight against such an enemy, an adventurer who only fights completely clueless of that is not the right person for that request.
Avoiding the battle itself and selecting tactics that work well. And can you gather that information in advance?
This is what adventurers need after Stone Adventurers.
Therefore, the rank-up quest for Stone Adventurers is unavoidable if they fight with a push like the request of a Normal Plate Adventurer. On the other hand, the task of subjugating monsters that can be easily defeated by investigating is specified.
However,
“Oh … Rock Wolf"s fur sells at a reasonable price …”
In the case of Rock Wolf, if you use a fire, the armored fur that is a drop item will burn. n.o.body wants a burned wolf"s fur, and the profit of selling the material, which is the savory taste of the subjugation request, can no longer be expected.
Although Rock Wolf armor has a weakness that it is vulnerable to fire, it has a certain demand as a material for armor because it is difficult to burn if special treatment is applied.
Nod had seen a n.o.ble of his acquaintance-a father"s colleague-wearing Rock Wolf armor.
It is treated as armor that can be bought cheaply, and the selling price of the fur of the material is not so much, but if the number is a lot it will be something.
There are as many Rock Wolfs in front of you as there are Rock Wolfs that Nods have stripped off.
If you collected all the fur, it would have been more than the one-time reward for a Normal Plate Adventurer.
"Then, were you confident that you could win by being surrounded by that number?
Erza tell Nod he had no choice.
Nod that could not make money for the first time in their lives and were not allowed to suffer serious injuries needed to win.
For that reason, even if the worst deficit is, a kite that has prepared a group of demon wolves on fire has been prepared to fulfill the request and return alive.
He bought several alchemy oils in barrels and buried them in the ground with a magic tool for ignition.
Rock Wolf"s armor is composed of body hair solidified with seb.u.m, and its flammability is quite high.
The amount of alchemy oil that can spread the fire over a wide area is quite expensive.
He hoped that it would be possible to defeat it without having to use it by working with Erza.
Can you make a connection with an excellent adventurer named Erza and you can be safely promoted to a Stone Adventurer? So Nod thought.
“……Nod?”
“Oh, I know”
Is it okay? Erza talks to Nod with a voice that just says so. She knows what she wanted to say without being told specifically by Nod.
The alchemy oil fire is weakening and disappearing.
Most Rock Wolf burned themself to fire, but not all finished.
In front of them is a lucky Rock Wolf that isn"t caught on fire, and an Armored Wolf who was still willing to fight while its armor is still on fire.
“Let"s do it”
“Yeah, I"ll do it”
The battle was heading to the finale.
The Rock Wolf herd was already annihilated.
The remaining four Rock Wolfs survived and also one Armored Wolf.
Armored Wolf had much of its body armor left unburned. The resistance to fire is probably higher than that of Rock Wolf.
However, the body is burnt all over and its breath is rough.
Nod is able to see that the Armored Wolf had already lost most of its HP.
But still, what is trying to confront Nods is the Rock Wolf"s Leader.
Nod began to feel confident and started the final battle.
First, Nod is about to slashes the wolfs.
Hold the shield without any gaps, and show the swing of the attack with minimal movement from behind.
Then, aiming for the gap, the Armored Wolf and the Rock Wolf united to attack Nod.
Nod hits as if it had collided with the buzzer. Burned by such a flame, this power is still struck by Armored Wolf.
However, the blow was triggered by a Nod.
Nod slashing is a feint, and the center of gravity is a shield-based defense. As expected, Armored Wolf"s rush was blocked by a shield. The other Rock Wolf is also using a fang to attacks Nod.
In the meantime, Erza finished the Rock Wolf unit with a quick move. The remaining are three wolf.
Armored Wolf tries to join the rest of Rock Wolf because it knows its bad luck. But that"s right, Nod slashes again.
Armored Wolf was restricted in movement and forced to confront Nod.
First of all, after defeating this human being- it doesn"t know it"s thought so, but Armored Wolf made another attacks on Nod.
This time it was a device from Armored Wolf, and the combined attack with the Rock Wolf under it certainly damaged Nod.
"……. Guh !?"
The second attack on Nod was also a rush - a simultaneous Rock Wolf bite him.
The impact of a rush from the giant that made a quick breath to Nod delayed the action of Nod, albeit momentarily.
In the meantime, its subordinate Rock Wolf tries to push his brutal fangs to the neck of Nod.
Nod used his arm as a shield to defends it.
Rock Wolf fangs are pierced on his dominant arm with a sword.
Probably an individual who has gained considerable experience, Rock Wolf"s tough jaws exerted their power without regret, penetrating the hard armor of Nod on the sharp fangs.
He will endures the pain, but he will drops his sword from his hand.
With a vise in the arm, the muscles were swollen to push the fangs back, and Nod swung around the arm.
Beyond the shield, the trajectory hitting Armored Wolf changed its trajectory just before Rock Wolf opened its mouth, avoiding collisions.
And instead ──
“Gann !?”
While drawing a parabola, a steel stab penetrated a Rock Wolf trying to twist and land in the air dexterously.
“Are you okay Nod?”
“Good … It"s okay, My hand isn"t broken. It"s stopped by chain mail.”
It was the support of Erza who finished the divided Rock Wolf. There is no surrounding.
From the bottom of the cracked hard leather hand, thanking the metal for peeps, Nod moved to check the tone of the arm.
Should be fine. He can stillhold his sword.
“Now … Are you ready?”
Two glances pierced Armored Wolf.
After the battle ended, Nods moves again through the rocks and began stripping from the remaining Rock Wolf traps.
After stripping off the paddles, they were buried together so as not to be corrupted, so the traces of Rock Wolf disappeared from the rocks.
The Rock Wolf pack is annihilated, leaving only Nod and Erza on the battlefield.
When counted before filling, the total number of Rock Wolfs has risen to eighty-two, including those that have been defeated to date.
“I never stayed this way”
It is Erza"s words.
Nod also agreed. How many were written on the request form? You should ask the guild staff after returning home. You should expect additional rewards.
There was a day and a little time before the carriage of the adventurer"s guild we had requested in advance came.
The parts that have already proved subjugation and the materials that can be peeled off have been collected.
Nod decided to make efforts to collect as much as possible to make up for the deficit in the spare time-the amount of alchemical oil used was considerable.
Since it was a mountainous area, I couldn"t get a kind of medicinal herb, but I could collect some minerals instead. The amount was not a big deal, but it should be some money.
In such a situation, Nod and Erza returned to the royal city.
Along the way, Nod worked hard to make a little money. In addition to not missing a piece of small copper coins, he sought for monetary value such as medicinal herbs.
On the going trip, the carriages were packed with alchemy oil barrels and the like, but on the return trip, he thought that the carriages is narrow again with Rock Wolf fur, etc. Despite being narrow, it didn"t feel bad.
And he returned to the royal city after five days as usual.
The Adventurer"s Guild has completed a report on the achievement of the request.
At that time, Erza was angry with the staff becauses he fought with Rock Wolf far more than prior information and Armored Wolf more than anything else.
She complained with full of anger so that she burned like that red hair color.
The situation was as good as that of the flame that burned Armored Wolf, and Nod did not have a curtain.
“Fuuuh, I did it”
Erza, who gets an additional reward from the adventurer"s guild to the reward presented in the request, has a happy face.
In addition, when combined with the stripped Rock Wolf"s fur, the remuneration this time is considerable.
Even if you subtract the amount used for the bag, it is still quite profitable.
And …
A new guild card peeked on Nod and Erza"s necks.
That is a Stone Adventurer guild card.
Unlike the slightly rough texture that carved out the stones of a Normal Plate Adventurer, the beautifully polished surface of the milky white stone reflects the smooth and shines.
Other than the texture, it is the same as before, but one Nod has raised his adventurer rank.
Nod is enjoying that feeling.
“Hey Nod, I have a proposal …”
Erza, who has a milky white guild card under her vermilion hair, asks.
“What?”
Nod prompted the question to continue.
“Aren"t you willing to sell the Armored Wolf"s fur?”
Armored Wolf, while being burned by the firearms of Nod, left part of the armor is still a good fur.
Nonetheless, Armored Wolf is that big. Even some of that armor was enough to be used as armor material.
They decided to make the distribution at the party with Erza 50:50 half in advance. In fact, the commission rewards and Rock Wolf materials were divided.
All that remains is Armored Wolf material.
Armored Wolf"s material, apart from its resistance to flames, has much better protection than the hard leather armor that Nod and Erza currently wear. If you can make that equipment, you can do it at the request of a Stone Adventurer.
But unfortunately, the armor of Armored Wolf was burned down by using a flam. Only the amount left to make armor for one person remained.
If you divide the two, you will only be able to arrange some of the equipment, but if either one monopolizes, you can make the top equipment from it.
And Nod now needed more money than equipment.
Erza wants to prioritize equipment. A Nod that wants to secure money.
What they want is different.
Nod was glad to receive Erza"s suggestion.
“Alek”
After that, Nod who left the adventurer"s guild rushed home with his feet.
The home of Ferris, which has returned home for the first time in about two weeks, welcomed Nod as it always has.
After taking off his armor, Nod went to Alex, the Ferris family"s butler.
“Oh, welcome home Nod-sama”
Nod offered a leather bag to Alex who greeted him.
There are silver coins in the heavy bag.
“I"m sure it"s in the bag, but check it out just in case.”
Well, I"m tired so I"ll take a break. While saying that, Nod quickly left Alex"s room.
Alex bowed deeply, holding the leather bag he received with both hands. The head did not move for a while after Nod left the room.
Alex"s eyes were clearly locked to the bandage seen under Nod"s right arm"s sleeve.
That"s why he is promoted to Stone Adventurer.
The Ferris family financial crisis came to an end.
Nod is mission complete with a deadline.
By the way, the reason why he doen"t struggle against Armored Wolf is because he is strong. And Erza who partic.i.p.ated with the idea becomes a strong ally.
During this adventure, Nod"s hard leather armor broke, so it is his daily life asking for equipment again.
At first, Nod want to equps the Armored Wolf fur armor, but for some reason Erza equips it. Because his main target is money.
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