Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne? Chapter 159

Year 7444, Month 10, Day 5

During that time I'm using the spell {Detect.Life} to check the surroundings.

【Male/1/10/7414.Ogre】

【Age: 30 Years Old】

【HP: 449(449) MP: 1(1)】

【Speed: 10】

【Endurance: 40】

Huh? What's with this absurd amount of HP. After reading the sub-window for their race and it seems they grow 1 HP per month while growing..In addition to that there's those physical abilities...If it stands up properly with it's back straight it should be around 3 meters I guess. Since it's hunched over it looks a bit shorter. Short and thick legs, long arms with bulging muscles that seem to be thicker than an adult males waist. It seems to have some flab but hidden below that is a body of muscle that almost looks like steel and their face is like if you were to take a Hobgoblins and make it even more fiendish.

The goblin raises a scream.

"Now's the chance."

Saying that Miduchi sent a {Flame Javelin} flying.

Bel, Toris, Ralpha, and Gwine are using attack spells as well.

A shout is raised.

Strangely enough the goblin was still stuck to the ogres waist just like that. I guess it didn't come out...

I sent an {Ice Javelin Missile} flying and the ogre tried to shift it's body to evade it but it slammed into it's chest.

Certainly that's true. Though the damage of them was pretty scattered, if it's like this then I need to think about what's ahead. Since we started from an ambush this time all f our attack spells were clean hits. If it was to block with it's arms, legs, or club, or even further to just evade then there's no doubt it will be more troublesome. If there's a number of them and they charge in while taking on the attack spells and swing their clubs around the only one who can use spells at that point would be me. As expected something like chanting an incantation while evading attacks in the middle of combat is impossible. The best they could manage was chanting a short incantation while in the middle of running. Even then that's difficult. If you think it's a lie then try doing it.

The value of the ogre's magic stone that Zulu brought was just over 120,000. If we sell it then it'll be about 800,000 Z (8 silver coins). It seems like it'll be quite the profit but...

"I checked it's status but it didn't seem to have any magic special skills so that doesn't seem to be the ogre mage we had heard about."

Zulu said while handing the magic stone to me.

For the time being we've achieved our goal. I wonder what we should do?

"Since we just finished one off from a distance with magic after all..If possible wouldn't it be best to directly take one on in combat?"

Zenom said. Wun, if it's just one of them if we all surround it I think we can mange it though. If there were multiple of them or the ogre mage which uses magic was among them then it seems like it will be quite difficult though. However, Zenom boasted about being able to win one on one and Miduchi has even defeated five at once with less people than we have right now. Although, in Miduchi's case since they were all dark elves with quite a bit of mana it's difficult to make a decision on.

"I, don't want to see anymore of that~"

Gwine said her honest feelings. Certainly the happening just now was shocking. I don't think it's unreasonable to get afraid seeing an ogre craving a female goblin smaller than Gwine. It should be considerably terrifying thinking about it in it's place.

"Orks do even worse things. Do..Don't get afraid of something of that level."

Ralpha tried to cheer up Gwine with a weird way of putting it. But you know, I saw it right. You suddenly looked downwards. I can understand the feeling and I think it's a normal reaction but the only ones clearly afraid are you and Gwine. Of course, Bel, Miduchi, and Angela the other women aren't making very good faces but they aren't afraid.

"Gwine, relax, it's alright. I won't let something like that happen. And Zenom and everyone else is here as well. In the first place, do you think I would lose to a monster at that level?"

I intentionally said it with confidence. If it comes down to it then it's fine if I just bury it after all. Though it would be fine to freeze it the same as up until now as well.

"Now, let's try taking on one more of them. If the next ogre is alone as well then we'll try close combat. Let's limit using magic to only when we're injured. If there's multiple opponents or one uses magic then I'll finish it off."

I drop the magic stone into the bag on my hip and smiled at Gwine.

Zenom entered the range of the ogre while evading it and hit it in the lower leg with his {tomahawk} while running past behind the ogre.

The ogre was caught by surprise but it quickly changed it's feelings and this time set Gwine who was further in the back as it's target. It started charging again. Bel's arrow stabbed into the ogre's left shoulder.

Zulu stood front of the ogre with his shield while swinging his bastard sword blocking the charge of the ogre. As expected the blade that was a meter long looked like a threat in the ogres eyes. It used it's club brush the attack away and blocked it.

Making use of that gap Toris who was next to Zulu lowered his body and while evading the club he stabbed his long sword into the right thigh of the ogre. On the opposite side Angela who was holding a shield as well was used her broad sword to keep it in check.

Miduchi who had gone around Toris used her magic scimitar to cut even further away at it's right thigh. With a feeling of slicing she managed to cut deeply into it. While pulling the blade back she managed to cut it's right arm as well. That attack cleanly entered through the forearm and of all things it cut straight through the bone in the forearm from midway through.

I guess it didn't realize that, the ogre went to swing it's club but after realizing it couldn't it let out a dull yell with a mix of surprise and anger. I guess it finally started to feel the pain, it fell to it's right knee, and tried to pick up the club with it's left hand.

"Ya~~!!"

There Ralpha went around Angela and after jumping up at 1 meter she used both of her hands to swing her {tomahawk} down aimed at it's head. It was the ideal attack reading the timing but the ogre who tried to defend itself with it's club was just a bit faster it seems. However, receiving Ralpha's attack I guess the club was cut halfway through, or it broke, it's length had been reduced to half.

I reflexively felt a bitter smile come to my face.

"That is, a "baseball" swing~"

I guess Ralpha's attack to it's face was the deciding blow, after the ogre's movements got clearly worse Toris, Zulu, and Angela all ganged up attacking it from all sides and it completely died. It's HP went beyond the minus and it went to where identify showed it as "Corpse(Ogre)".

We collected the magic stones and returned to the 6th floor.

Certainly it was just as Zenom said, most of our members should be able to somehow fight them one on one. I'm sure even Bel as long as she crushes one eye can circle around to it's blind spot and slowly cut it down. However, after all it's not an opponent that can be underestimated. That first attack with the club that Zenom evaded, I doubt there's anyone who can endure it. Even at best it'd be a bone fracture and if they took it to the head I'm sure it'd be instant death. After all if there's a large number of them it would be bad. There's no doubt if the ogre mage that supposedly uses spells is mixed in then it'll be a considerably tense fight.

However, I overlooked Miduchi's attack power in close combat. What was that, magic weapons are amazing~ I didn't think it would go that far. If we can find one it might be effective to use it ourselves rather than selling it right away.

Toris, Zulu, and Angela still have some awkward parts remaining but it seems they've started to get used to the sheild and if we split them into groups of two with Zenom, Ralpha, and Miduchi as the front line, Gwine as the shortstop, and Bel backing them up with arrows then I don't think it will be that difficult for them to win against three ogres without taking any injuries.

It's necessary to keep an eye on things a number of times I'm sure but if it's like this then exploring the 7th floor might be considerably fast. The paths are quite wide so I'm sure the number of teleport destinations is less as a result of that. Even if there isn't actually less I still feel it's the same as if in essence there's less.

The dinner Giberuti prepared for us was delicious.

Author's note: Occasionally including some spells.

"{Find.Trap}" Divination

Discover traps that have a large number of parts within range of sight. Effective duration is an instant.

"{Detect.Snare}" Divination

Discover traps that have a low number of parts within range of sight. Effective duration is an instant.

"{Detect.Life}" Divination

Detect living creates within the valid range of effect. Basic range is a radius of 100 meters. During detection if nothing is specified it will detect all living creatures with a body weight of over 10 kg. Living creatures only includes up to birds, mammals, and reptiles. It doesn't react to fish, insects, and amphibians. Effective duration is an instant.

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