It was not a good day to be a Rare Monster in this area of the Newbie Zone
Chapter 20
Several gunshots made Randidly pause considering his options Although he had gone solo thus far he had to admit that was mostly out of necessity If he could obtain some assistance it would likely make searching the surrounding areas much easier At the same time
Randidly wondered what he would say to people to explain to them what to do Should he teach them the spear Would anybody listen to him
Suddenly feeling a bit leary Randidly turned away from the gunshots and spared the stroller a glance The gore there reminded him that this wasn’t a nice world With a hardened heart he walked away from from the town and headed into the wilderness
Randidly settled down on his haunches rubbing his chin and surveying the area He picked a spot around two miles outside of town to set up Having searched for a few hours and seen no sign of the rare bosses he had decided to start a small base Eventually he had chosen this spot for several reasons
First there were no people in the area The valley that Randidly was looking at had a small cabin but it appeared to have been abandoned rather hastily when the strange wolverine creatures moved into the area Randidly mopped the wolverines up without a thought Most people seemed to have the crazy idea that fleeing to the city was the right answer so the wild places like this were completely devoid of other souls
Second this was around the spot that 4 different types of enemies intersected The wolverines were the big presence here but Randidly had killed dozens of them without finding any rare mobs Also present were strange komodo dragon sized lizards that belched thunder and those imps that Randidly had encountered when he had arrived And while Randidly was searching he noticed small sharp goblin eyes watching him from the brush All enemies were confounded by his Mana Shield and fled from his Mana Bolts so the exploration nearby had gone smoothly
Third the cabin and nearby farm If he was going to spend some time here Randidly wanted to experiment First to see if plants would grow as quickly as they did inside the dungeon but also to try experimenting with different combinations of farming Randidly had found some strange plants deeper in the dungeon and was itching to see what they could do
So Randidly began taking stock of the area clearing out wolverine bodies Randidly found a relatively clear track of land and looked at the supplies he had brought in his satchel Some were poisonous that he wanted to experiment with in making potions but Randidly had brought several food stuffs
The first two were the banana style fruit and the Halnuts In addition he had seeds for Stal Berry Bushes Much more interesting was a plant that grew up almost like bamboo but where the stock could be eaten and tasted like radishes His ultimate find were tiny red potatoes
Randidly supposed he would need to learn how to clean and dress an animal maybe even these wolverines for meat although they looked quite stringy For now he planted his five crops in the areas around the wooden cabin and then sat and meditated while practicing his control with Root Manipulation
His progress from where he started was impressive because he could now transform tiny grass roots into knobbly things the size of caterpillars by flooding them with his mana They extended upwards waving softly at him and Randidly’s mouth curved in a grin
Then the sound of someone approaching made him look up Slowly Randidly stood keeping his spear within his satchel Briefly he considered hiding but he was sitting in the middle of the field between his precious plants
An extremely skinny looking teenager stumbled out of the woods glancing warily around He had small beady eyes and thin brown hair Randidly’s eyes narrowed when he noticed that the kid was using what looked like gloves with claws attached which he had seen drop from some of the wolverines he had killed But after inspecting it it was only a level 1 equipment that simply gave +1 Strength so Randidly hadn’t bothered to collect them
But he supposed that to a person who started with 2 or 3 strength +1 was quite a lot
The kid gave him a surprisingly frank look then narrowed his eyes Oy you think you can move in on my spot while I’m away
Randidly was honestly taken aback Was this really the right time to quibble about a spot Wasn’t the human race in jeopardy
Swaggering aggressively forward the kid gave him a dismissive look Weakling If you must you can hang around and do odd jobs for me but get in my way don’t be surprised if I hmph hmph well
The kid was interrupted twice by screeches coming from the nearby forest covered hill Stumbling forward the kid ran to Randidly’s side
Haha as my f first o o order investigate that noise
Sighing Randidly was considering what to do when he heard a high human yelp of pain Picturing that eviscerated hunk of flesh in the stroller Randidly slowly walked forward removing his spear from his satchel Although he didn’t want to purposefully seek strangers out that didn’t mean he was willing to just let them suffer right in front of him
In a second he had accelerated forward into the treeline leaving the stunned kid behind
At the very least hopefully he would keep wolverines away from digging up the seeds that Randidly had planted
As he raced through the trees the sounds of combat grew more loud Deciding that timing was more important than stealth Randidly burst out through a bush onto a mountain road Immediately he saw that a truck had been forced to swerve to avoid a falling tree and was now swarmed by goblins Several hooded figures huddled in the bed of the truck were the source of the screams batting at the approaching goblins while a man near the front of the pickup truck was swinging a wood cutting axe A shotgun and empty casings lay at his feet as well as several moaning bodies of wounded goblins
Still there were at least 4 dozen of the goblins still living and only 4 or 5 turned to face Randidly as he arrived His lip curled upward in derision
He immediately activated the skill he had learned when he had maxed out the Phantom Thrust Path Phantom Onslaught Instantly his spear blurred dozens of lightning quick stabs ripping forward goring the goblins that noticed him to pieces and plowing through several of the ones that weren’t paying close enough attention
As they all slowly turned to him Randidly raised his hand and poured mana into his palm launching a large Arcane orb which slid forward into the thickest concentration of goblins and exploded with a wave of concussive force
Those nearest were torn to pieces while the remainder fell back stunned
And Randidly wielding a spear like a god of death reaping lives moved among them
After he had dispatched most of them Randidly noticed that the man wielding the axe who Randidly now noticed had short grey hair and seemed about 50 years old had taken the opportunity to kill several of the nearby goblins his axe crushing their smaller bodies But several more crept up behind him stone weapons in hand
Grasping Roots
Instantly huge roots sprung from the ground slithering up the goblins and gripping their necks Then they squeezed shattering their spines
Looking around at the mangled body and the few scared survivors even Randidly was slightly surprised at his own strength He supposed that these enemies really were designed for it to be possible to overcome by the average person but still
As the old man chased away the last goblin he turned and met Randidly’s eyes Both were silent for several seconds
And then several more
Randidly’s eyes flicked to the side and he noticed that the figures in the bed of the pickup truck had pressed themselves down out of sight His eyes slid back to the old man who had noticed the shift in Randidly’s attention and had narrowed his own eyes
As the old man opened his mouth to finally speak Randidly threw something at him and he reflexively raised his hand to catch it When he looked at it the old man was surprised to find a small bottle filled with red liquid