Ch.35 People in Trouble, And The Approaching Turtle

"Good job, both of you."

"Thank you for your hard work, Takemaru-san."

"Good job. That was a pretty good teamwork, wasn't it?"

We completely crushed it. We managed to defeat it without even receiving a single hit from it.

I was surprised by Takemaru-san's erratic behavior using the shield, but it frightened the enemy, and Sakidori Midori-san was able to attack from an opening created by him. My telekinesis support only worked because he was pushing back with the shield and tilting its center of gravity...

"As expected of Takemaru-san."

"Huh? Thank you?"

"What's so impressive? Look, you can even see a question mark floating above Takemaru's head."

Certainly, I went straight to praise after finishing my thoughts. Of course my point wouldn't get across.

"I'm sorry. I meant to say that it was easier for us to defeat it because you keep hitting the opponent with your shield."

"Oh, so that's what the praise is for"

"Takemaru may be a bit barbaric, but he's skilled in using weapons."

"Hey, what do you mean by barbaric? I'm just fighting in the way the game wanted us to."

Sakidori Midori-san shrugged her shoulders.

That fighting style is definitely not normal. I was a bit surprised when he kept hitting with his shield.

Well, no matter what method he use, as long as we win in the end, Takemaru's playing style is probably correct if we think of it that way.

I wonder if I could use telekinesis to hold a shield and keep hitting someone like that.

"Well, we need to quickly skin off the material. It'll take a while."

"You're right"

"That's true"

I replied, but I left the skinning to the other two. They had skinning knives, and more importantly, they were bigger than me, so it wouldn't take long to for them skin it.

The plan was to leave one scale on the ground and dismantle the rest, but the skinning window was only 3 minutes. So, in order to finish within that time, we gave up on skinning everything.

In the end, all we got from skinning was a few scales and some meat cut into pieces that would fit in my bag.

In this world, it's normal to eat monster meat, so I thought that this lizard's meat would also be edible. I'm looking forward to cooking it.

Once everyone has placed the skinned items into their own inventory and turned them into items, the corpse disappears.

A drop item appeared in front of each of us.

"Is what I got an amulet made of eyes and scales? Seems like it"

"Mine are definitely sunglasses. I like them. Ah, but they're the wrong size."

"These are flesh and scale gloves. I already have the gloves so this is a duplicate."

Our rewards are all different. My dropped item is a charm made of scales. The string is normal, but the surface is rough.

It can be worn around the neck and doesn't get in the way when flying. It's probably just an accessory, but I'd like to appraise it to find out more details.

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[Accessory item: Poisonous Lizard (Gift Lizard) Amulet]

★★☆☆☆

A talisman made from the scales of a poisonous lizard (gift lizard)

It's quite sturdy, so it can be used as a weapon.

VIT +5

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It's only a 2-star item, but it does increase VIT quite a bit. That's great.

The flavor text says it can be used as a weapon, but won't the string break when you swing it around? Is the string really that durable?

"Can I trade you my sunglasses for those gloves? These don't fit me."

"Fine with me. I don't have sunglasses yet."

When I closed the window, the two of them were exchanging their items.

It's nice that friends can talk about duplicates and unwanted items and exchange them easily. This was my first time exterminating lizards, so I didn't have any duplicates and I couldn't experience that.

All my items have automatic adjustment functions or are very rare, so they're not that easy to get.

After collecting all the rewards, I started walking again. It seemed like those lizards didn't act in groups, and there was no sign of any monsters nearby.

We were just a short distance away from the forest where the bears were said to live.

"Damn it! It's too hard!"

"Onii! Attack! Dodge!"

"Ah... Gaaah..."

From a little distance away, I could hear the sound of people fighting a monster.

The forest ahead is the destination, which means there are people fighting nearby.

The 3 of us look at each other's faces.

"There's someone fighting up ahead. We don't have to go straight here to enter the forest, so should we get out of the way so that we won't disturb them?"

"Um, should we go and check first? It sounded like they're having a hard time, and if it's someone I know, I'd like to help them. I'm sorry, but in that case I'll have to drag you guys into this."

"I also want to check the battle before entering the forest. If the ones fighting are NPC I know, then I don't want to just sit back and ignore them while they're struggling."

"Understood. Then I'll watch the battle from afar and lend a hand if it looks like my help is really needed. In that case I'll need to get permission to join the battle from afar."

"It would be a problem if someone reported you even though you stepped in to help afterall."

We came to an agreement and decided to wait until we got closer to the results before making a decision.

Although the fighting was taking place at a distance, it was possible that the monsters had good hearing. We carefully moved towards the sound of the fighting.

We crouched low and moved forward, trying to hide in the grass. The sounds of combat were quite close. I popped my head out and saw 2 male players and 1 female player.

The enemy they're fighting is a giant turtle.

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Name: Heavy Demon Turtle Votilica

Level: 20

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The appraisal revealed that it was the area boss of the first area.

Because the name was written in the same way as the Fairy Flame Gerbil.

But why is the area boss here? This isn't supposed to be the path to the next area.

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〘Material item: Poisonous Lizard (Gift Lizard)'s Eye〙

★★★★☆

Poisonous Lizard (Gift Lizard)'s One of only two eyes.

Its eye sockets are vertical, like the eyes of a dragon, and even in death, it glares at its opponents.

〘Material item: Poisonous Lizard (Gift Lizard)'s Meat〙

★☆☆☆☆

Meat obtained from Poisonous Lizard (Gift Lizard).

The poison is only found in the internal organs, so their meat is edible. It has a mild taste, making it perfect for dieting.

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