Offer a Tribute and Become an Archmage - Chapter 181



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Offering Tribute to the Great Wizard Chapter 181

Slime [3]

Episode 181.

Gnome.

The height is about Ronobe’s waist.

If you only look at their appearance, they remind you of goblins, but their ears are not as long as goblins’ and their noses are blunt. Above all, their skin is gray, so you think they are a completely different species. Unlike others who are wary of gnomes, Ronobe can only be surprised.

“Is this your first time seeing a gnome?”

“yes.”

It’s a world where there are goblins and orcs. It’s not strange no matter what happens. But just because it’s not strange doesn’t mean it won’t surprise you when you see it in person.

‘A gnome…’

I knew it was a fantasy world with goblins and orcs, but I never knew there was a race called gnomes.

“It’s not a species you see often. It’s a species that lives hidden deep in the forest or in the crevices of rocks. I heard they occasionally appear in the south, but why here…”

It’s to the point where I feel like elves and dwarves might even appear.

Of course, that wasn’t the time to ask that.

“Umkiki! The rice has legs! My son, the new rice!”

As expected, the slime was indeed a monster created by gnomes. The green slime was quite different from the slimes that Ronobe usually saw in games.

‘It’s not slime, it’s more like slop…’

It was a bit different from the round-shaped slimes that were still in a squishy, ​​monster-like shape. I don’t know if all slimes in this world are like that, but contrary to my bewildered thoughts, the situation turned out to be urgent.

“Raise your shield!!”

The gnome flew away and hid in a crevice in the cave, and the slime started to run towards the group.

“Don’t be afraid! There’s a wizard behind you!!”

Kael looked back as he shouted, and Ronnobe and Mick had to respond to his belief.

‘They’re manipulating us cleverly.’

It’s annoying, but there’s no other way.

It wasn’t the time to fight while engaging in a war of nerves, and Kael was still maintaining his magic. Without his magic, there would be no light, so it was obvious that the fight would be disadvantageous.

“The window at your feet.”

The slime was rushing at me, but not very fast. How fast could the slime be? It would be more accurate to say that it was pouring down rather than rushing.

“Kkaaaak!”

“Ugh! It stings!”

Although he was blocking with a shield, he could not block every part with the shield.

They are not the same army.

I didn’t even get the same stuff.

Even when private soldiers gathered together and blocked with their shields, each with a different size and shape, there were still parts that could be penetrated.

But the good news is that even if you come into contact with the slime’s mucus, your body won’t melt instantly or anything.

‘Is it hydrochloric acid?’

It seemed to have a digestive fluid with hydrochloric acid levels high enough to melt human skin.

But in the end, it’s just a liquid.

The bastard’s body froze at the spear that Ronobe lightly used at his feet.

The compatibility was superior to Ronobe.

“Stay still!”

Mick swung his sword as Ronobe froze the spilled slime.

“Wind and air.”

Squeak-!!

The slime that was pouring down like waves froze, and Mick cut it down. It was a magic that made the wind called Pungryu fly like a blade. It was a long time since I saw it, but it was an eerie magic even when I saw it again.

“We’ll have to fight well. This might be a longer battle than I thought.”

“… That’s right.”

I cut down the slime, but it’s still a slime.

No matter how much you cut it down, you can’t kill it unless you take down its core. If you continue to fight in a sluggish manner, it will be disadvantageous for Ronobe and his party, who have a limited number of times they can use magic.

“Sir Kael! Where is his core!”

“…”

Kael has no answer.

Whether it was because it was overwhelming to maintain magic in such an urgent situation, or because he was nervous because he couldn’t see the slime’s core, he broke out in a cold sweat.

‘Both, I guess.’

Slime has a master.

That gnome from earlier. If so, then its core is likely to be magic itself, and the stone in the staff the gnome was holding, the grimoire itself, may be the core of the slime.

‘The answer is simple.’

All you have to do is find the gnome and kill it.

But isn’t life just as simple as having an answer? The size of a gnome is less than half that of a human. That means it hid in a crevice that humans can’t enter. Since it’s in a space that humans can’t enter, even if you know where it is, you won’t be able to find it and kill it.

That’s why Kael kept his mouth shut while he was talking so blatantly.

Of course, it wasn’t Ronobe’s fault.

“When I asked you to come, you were talking confidently, but now you’re keeping your mouth shut like a mute.”

“…”

Kael bit his lip.

‘Wow!’

I felt completely refreshed.

Unlike the cool waterfall-like interior of Ronobe, the situation was bleak.

“It wasn’t supposed to come in after all.”

“Shut your mouth.”

The muttering of the questioning instills hesitation in the soldiers’ movements. Tommy shouts for them to shut up, but it is too late.

The fear that spreads like a fire dulls the body.

“Ugh, euaaaah!”

Eventually, one soldier, unable to bear the pain, ran away from the battle line. As one soldier ran away, the line that had been blocking the slimes collapsed, and in an instant, the battlefield became a mess.

“Ahhh, my, my foot!”

“Save me! I don’t want to die!”

“Ka, Kael! Please save me!”

Things are not going well.

The slime kept pushing forward, but the group was continually pushed back.

“Ronobe!”

“I know. Cool underfoot!”

Tsk tsk tsk!!

The slime that was trying to cover the soldiers freezes, but even that only lasts for a moment.

The thing’s body pours endlessly onto the frozen slime, as if to tell you to freeze and cut it as much as you want.

“Sir Hopper! Can’t you freeze the entire slime!!”

Kael, who had been keeping his mouth shut, shouted.

There doesn’t seem to be a way out. If you could freeze all the slimes, you could slowly dry out the gnomes and kill them. However, this method requires that a prerequisite be met.

“If it were that simple, I would have done it a long time ago!”

The slime is as big as a house.

And this guy too.

‘It doesn’t freeze well.’

At first, it didn’t freeze to this extent.

Even in that brief moment, as if I was adapting, my freezing point gradually decreased. It felt like I was fighting some kind of liquid, not slime. And more than that.

“Slime even eats ice!”

Even Ronobe’s frozen body was covered in ice, digesting it. It was a difficult situation, as he couldn’t just use magic because it was useless. The most meaningless war of attrition that he had been most reluctant to do was happening.

The situation is worse than expected.

‘I can’t even use oil paint…’

There weren’t many cards that could be used since you couldn’t cause an explosion inside the cave. In fact, it wouldn’t be of any use anyway, and even if you turned into a beast, what effect would it have on something that was no different from liquid?

“Lord Hopper! Buy me some time!”

Mick shouted.

Mick, holding the sword, closed his eyes as if he was deeply concentrating. It seemed as if he was trying to do something, no matter what it was.

Tsk tsk tsk!

Ronobe, who had frozen the slime that was reaching out like a hand once again, thought it wouldn’t work, so he used Jiyu.

Even inside a cave, oil appears.

‘I don’t know what that guy’s body is, but…’

Oil does not mix with other liquids unless it explodes. Oil can be a very powerful weapon simply by boiling.

“Yutang.”

If it doesn’t freeze, you can try boiling it.

“This is going to hurt pretty bad, kid.”

The boiling oil instantly caught fire and covered the slime.

-Keep going!

“Good!”

It’s painful.

It was cold and then it got hot, it was like dying.

I have my doubts about whether slime has pain-sensing nerves, but it seemed to be effective.

That’s enough.

Humans are simpler animals than we think.

Even when you are terrified of the enemy’s might, you find hope when you see even a little bit of weakness.

“It works!”

“Yeah! Well, it’s just slime!”

“How dare you, monster!!”

The morale of the soldiers who were scared and retreating is rising. Morale is a mysterious power. It squeezes the strength of those who were exhausted and collapsed and makes my courage a hundredfold.

“There’s no need to wield a sword for no reason! Hold the shield with both hands! The wizards will take care of the rest!!”

Liam’s shield knocks away the slime.

“Get out of the way, get out of the way!!”

“Uratcha!!”

Tommy and Jill picked up a large rock and threw it at the slime.

thud!

The rock was so impactful that even the slime hesitated.

“!!”

“Get out of here!!”

That was when.

A huge magical aura emanated from the air, along with Mick’s shout.

“!”

Ronobe knew.

This is Mick’s Akan.

“The Dragon’s Wind.”

It’s not much different from just being pungryu.

However, the range and destructive power of the blow were incomparable to that of the wind.

Tsk-!!

The slime’s body was split in half.

“Wow!!”

Kkwadduk!

Mick’s ‘Dragon’s Wind’ didn’t heal easily, unlike regular wind, as it seemed to hit the slime as well. The range was so large that black marks were left from the floor to the ceiling.

The soldiers cheered, but Ronobe did not let his guard down.

Why is slime called slime? Even if it seems effective now, it will gradually recover over time.

We need to wrap this up for sure now.

“Get out of the way!!”

My head is spinning.

I was debating whether I should use the hot water to burn this thing to death, or just freeze it.

But the worry was fleeting. I wasn’t sure whether fire or ice could kill the bastard.

then.

“Iceland maple leaves.”

A single maple leaf appeared from a trembling hand. It was also an Akan that was not yet fully usable.

One of the reasons is that it is not a maple that eats blood, but a maple that is covered with ice.

Oil and blood, the ice maple leaves that gathered together were a mixture of cold air and oil. Oil and ice had to be strong in their own way, so if they didn’t find the balance, it was magic that wouldn’t work.

It is a magic that is difficult to use because it is difficult to manipulate, so it is not practiced often.

But now, this magic was needed.

One maple leaf.

The small frozen maple leaves were as red as blood.

There was no need to make a tree like Anna. Anna’s freezing was ultimately blood.

Since blood is the source of energy, the more blood is compressed into a single maple leaf, the stronger the freezing power becomes. Ronobe knew this fact better than anyone else, and he needed this power more than anything right now.

Bam. The moment the blood-drinking maple fell on the slime, the maple burst and disappeared in an instant, and the cave instantly became like a cave in a snowy mountain, filled with bone-chilling cold air.

Tsk tsk tsk!!

The soldiers cheered as they saw the cave and even the slime completely frozen, but they shivered from the cold air that Ronobe had caused.

“Hey, I won!!”

“Wow!!”

The slime was completely frozen.

That wasn’t all. The completely frozen slime began to turn to ash as if it was burning inside.

Freeze and burn.

This is ice floe.

This was the direction that Ronobe was hoping for.

Of course, it’s also great to use peaceful magic like Anna.

But Ronobe knows.

The fact that this world cannot be resolved peacefully. That is why Yu Bing. It was a power that Ronobeigi, who inherited the power of the two masters, could handle. Since blood and oil do not mix, it was a powerful power that could be used because they were different.

“Whew! Phew…!”

Because it required a high level of concentration and mental strength every time he wrote, Ronobe collapsed in exhaustion.

“Ronobe, are you okay?”

“huh…”

My vision is blurry, as if the blood vessels in my eyes have burst.

“Sir Hopper, are you all right?”

“Yes, I don’t think Mick is normal.”

“Haha, you saw it.”

Mick’s face turned pale, as if he had been working too hard.

“My Akan is not complete.”

This power even though it is not finished.

These were truly the words and actions of a wizard intent on slaying a dragon.

In comparison.

‘That human lamp is …’

I didn’t do anything except express my dissatisfaction. To be honest, magic is quite difficult to maintain even just one magic. It’s not easy to maintain one magic and use another magic.

The bastard knew that fact and kept his mouth shut even though the slime was neutralized.

‘Looking at the situation going back, I think I should finish it too.’

A creature that didn’t even fit a person’s waist was hiding in a crevice in the rocks. If it had been here long enough, it would have probably made an escape route like a fairly long tunnel.

If you live here, even a gnome will have some means of living.

‘If you see that it’s not there…’

You have to go into the crevice of the rock.

Even though the slime is frozen, if a gnome shows up and does something, who knows what will happen. That’s how magic is.

I don’t know what will happen.

So, it’s right to deal with the guy for sure before that.

“after.”

Ronobe took a potion out of his bosom and drank it, then rested for a moment and then approached the crevice in the rock.

It’s a small gap that even a child wouldn’t be able to easily fit through. No one here would be able to get in.

But it’s not Ronobe.

“Liam. Stay safe.”

“yes!”

“Take care on your way.”

After seeing Benny off, Ronobe transformed into a white raccoon and entered the gap.

After passing through the crevice of the rock, the entrance inside was not that narrow. The passage was much longer than I had thought, and I could not see the end even after walking for a while. It was twisted and turned, and after going up and down repeatedly, a cavity of an appropriate size appeared.

Of course, the bastard’s voice too.

“Umkiki! You humans are stupid! I, Ukinna, am smart! My son, Mokiki, is strong and smart just like me! Umkiki!”

It was the voice of a gnome.

As I approached stealthily using my footsteps, I could see the creature’s dwelling.

A gnome was seen leisurely drinking tea from a bowl in a small space with a chair, table, and utensils.

A table made by weaving leaves.

And a chair.

It was like looking at a dwarf’s shelter.

But that’s over now.

“Get out of here, you punk!”

He sneaked up behind him and bit his neck with his fangs.

“Umkki! Umkki!! Umkieeek!!”

Not only did it look like shit, but its scream was also shit. The bastard struggled and resisted, causing me to fall off his shoulder and roll on the floor.

But the gnome was still moving without being paralyzed. It was amazing. I had never seen anyone resist Agadon’s paralyzing poison for more than five seconds, and yet he was still holding on! It seemed that he was resistant to the poison because he was a gnome and not a human.

“You! You! The wise man of the forest!!”

“… What is that?”

“The sage of the white ermine! The sage of the forest! You sages are gone! We have lost our home! All! All! You! Because you resisted… ya!”

“What? What does that mean?”

“Die!! It’s all your fault!”

The moment I approached.

The bastard swung his cane.

Boom! The stone tied to the staff shattered as it hit the wall. The gnome grabbed the stone with both hands and lifted it high into the air.

“My son! Mokiki!”

“Your son went to America, what are you calling him?”

“My son will not die! He is immortal! That is Mokiki!”

The gnome glared at Ronobe with a death-defying gaze and said.

“The wise man of the forest is no longer needed. We will go our own way!”

“So what was that from earlier!”

That was when.

The gnome broke the jar with the stone he had lifted. Then a lump of yellow slime appeared and gradually grew in size.

“Oh… I didn’t expect this.”

It was the moment I wanted to see Yonterion.

“My son! Mokiki! This is the delicious food that his mother gives him!”

-Euuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

As the stone containing the gnome flashed, the slime formed a shape and attacked him. However, it was only then that the gnome fell down, as if it had been poisoned.

“Fuck…”

Even if you use cool feet to freeze the waves, the waves that follow will still cover Ronobe. In fact, this one didn’t freeze as much as the original slime.

“Cool ice rink!”

I blocked the slime’s attack with a round ice wall, but liquids, whether water or mucus, also have weight. As the slime, which had transformed into a huge mass, pressed down, cracks began to appear. As I watched the slime sneaking into the small cracks, I started to feel sick.

Crunch, crunch!!

“Wha, bubbles!!”

Using bubbles doesn’t help much.

He even swallowed bubbles.

*

“Umkiki! Even the wise man blessed by the forest is no match for my son!”

Ukinna was confident of victory.

‘He is a wise man who can turn into a small, powerless white sable! Then there is no way my son will lose!’

The paralyzing poison is lethal, but it’s only this bad. You’ll be fine after a short nap.

In that case, it was you who won.

“Eat it up! Mokiki!”

That was when.

Krrrrrrrr.

The howling of a beast was heard. Ukinna’s bones, which had fallen to the ground, were chilled.

“no way…!”

Choaaaak-!!

What came out after tearing through the slime.

It was a huge gray bear.

“Kueu …

“Umkiki! Umkiki!!”

They bite, scratch with their claws, and swim into the slime, tearing it apart.

Even the slime couldn’t put up much of a fight against that strong power. Even though it’s a slime, it’s not that strong. It’s just using its body’s special characteristics and mass to push through. An ordinary person would feel pain and melt just by touching the slime’s body.

But if it is the appearance of a beast that resembles a god, it is a little different.

Tear, tear, tear, taste, tear.

Gray bear.

Ronobe continued to advance, and the slime gradually gained strength.

Even if I tried to catch the gray bear by making my body into a tentacle, it was no use against the weak slime’s strength.

“It’s not good!

Of course, even Ronobe, who had been transformed into a gray bear, was not immune to pain, but the bear’s tough hide protected him.

The bear is strong.

The natural strength and leather are both strong.

The gray bear of Lonobe, which had become stronger by the grace of God, could not be stopped by slime or something like that.

thud!

Ronobe, who had shaken off the slime and fallen in front of Ukinna, smiled faintly.

The space was cramped, but the chaos caused it to collapse, creating some space.

“Forest, have you forsaken me…”

“The forest probably never had you.”

“You damn punk! Your damn gall…!!”

Crunch!

He tore the gnome apart and broke the stone he was holding.

He was a guy who had a hard time, but his actual strength was weak.

“What, it wasn’t a grimoire?”

The stone he had. I thought it looked strange, but it wasn’t actually a stone. When I sniffed it, it smelled like the organs of a living thing.

There were also small stones inside.

“It’s a monster.”

This wasn’t a grimoire, it was a strange stone embedded in the heart of some beast.

He used it as a tool itself.

And one more thing.

“Frume?”

On one side of the bastard’s room, herbs grew.

That’s what’s called the herb of Lorraine. Prumé was being cultivated.

The number is astounding.

“three.”

There were three Prumes that were much larger than the ones that Ronove had bought at the auction house.

“oh my god.”

I don’t know why this is here, but it was a huge harvest.