Having already cracked the outer shell of the worm, the rest of the fight was fairly easy.
Since I still had a couple of [Stamina recovery] potions, I did not have to worry about running low on stamina as I fought against the boss monster. Thus, I vigorously hacked away at the weakened surface of the monster whenever it appeared from beneath the sand.
ten minutes after the first crack, the cracks that were only as small as thin spider threads started enlargening revealing the worm's soft inner layer.
twenty minutes after the cracks expanded, the tough outer shell finally couldn't withstand the attacks and broke, fully revealing the pulsating inner layer of the worm.
Finally, thirty minutes after the outer shell was broken, I rested on top of the carcass of the now-dead worm. Slowly catching my breath and looking at my clothes which were now riddled with holes, I bitterly smiled as I lamented at the fact that I had brought no spares.
My sword which was firmly imbued on the body of the worm was covered in green blood, and if it weren't for the fact that I was too exhausted to move, I would've already removed the sword as the blood was highly acidic.
Fortunately, being an artifact, the sword could withstand the acid, giving me enough time to recover before finally retrieving it.
-Shuaa!
Removing the sword from the corpse, green blood sprayed everywhere and some of it even got on my clothes further ruining them.
At this point, I couldn't even be bothered caring about my ruined clothes as I was facing a bigger issue.
"How do I store this...?"
Alternatively looking at the massive corpse and my bracelet, my brows knit.
If I was fortunate enough, then maybe I could store the corpse but...looking at the contents of my bracelet I couldn't help but cursed inwardly as half of my storage space was already filled with corpses.
It simply did not have enough space to fit this monster.
What bugged me off even more was the fact that this sort of issue could've easily been resolved if the safe box still worked.
Although I wouldn't need to pay a deposit, a small commission would've been needed to pay if I were to have called for help in regards to collecting the monster corpse.
But now that the signal was gone...
I swear I will kill this goddam demon!
There was no doubt that the corpse of this boss monster could've fetched me a hefty sum, but now that I didn't have enough space and I couldn't call for support, I was only left with two options.
One, dump some of the monsters inside of my bracelet to make space for this monster, or two, only take the most important parts of the monster and discard the body.
Typically, the skinning and material collection would be left to the dungeon management as untrained hands could result in the monster's corpse becoming damaged and thus reducing the overall monetary compensation given.
At the end of the raid, the corpse would directly be given to the dungeon management which would process it in front of you. During the corpse dismantling in the off-change that a monster core was found, the dungeon management would immediately propose an offer to you.
Typically, not all monsters had monster cores as only a small percentage of monsters had them, but on the rare occasion that a monster core was found, you had basically hit the jackpot as each monster core went for a really high price.
Looking back and forth between my bracelet and the gigantic body before me, I contemplated for a bit before sighing and making my way towards the monster.
-Sha!
Using my sword, I directly hacked the worm's massive body, resulting in more blood splattering all over me.
At this point, I doubt I'll be able to return with clothes on...
Sensing something, the humanoid creature slowly opened its eyes revealing two deep red eyes that exuded boundless bloodlust.
Staring at me who was frozen solid in place, the humanoid-like creature eerily smiled as it looked down on me.
"Ku Ku Ku, what have we got here?"
Chapter end
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