Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 101
Only Noblemtl
Episode 101 Who will catch more? (5)
In fact, it was the first time that both Galen and Lilia had actually seen a basilisk.
The time when both of them were determined to chase after evil spirits was when they were staying in the eastern pioneer zone.
At that time, the Basilisk was a powerful evil species that the two of them could not even dream of, as they were only at the upper-tier level. So they did not even think about looking for it.
After Galen struck gold, he left the frontier not long after, and since then he has mostly wandered around the human world.
The reason why it was easy to recognize her was because Lilia belonged to the church.
“The scales are dark green, and there are bumps along the back that look like a chicken’s comb. The belly is a dark yellow-brown. It matches perfectly.”
“Well, that would be scary if that big snake weren’t a vicious species.”
“Thanks to you, I could see it clearly from the sky!”
Surprisingly, the church was also a specialist in hunting evil spirits.
This does not mean that priests specialize in beating up evil spirits on a regular basis.
As the only super-large organization that spread across the world and had a long history, there were many records, including countless pieces of information about evil sects.
So much so that a separate ‘encyclopedia of evil species’ with illustrations could be created.
“Are there any precautions?”
“Is there anything else besides ‘petrification’? But ‘petrification’ is also a distortion anyway.”
It is common for evil spirits as powerful as gold to become the subject of ghost stories among the general public.
The most famous horror story about the basilisk was that anyone who looked into its eyes would be turned to stone.
Of course, this was far from the truth.
Even magic doesn’t have such crazy performance, so what about evil spirits?
“Then there won’t be a problem.”
“Can I deal with it first?”
“If you just leave me my share.”
“Don’t worry about that!”
As always, agreement was reached easily.
What Lilia wanted was the ‘experience’ of fighting an evil species that was not easily encountered, such as the Basilisk.
The evil one only had to kill as a result. He didn’t care who killed him.
Therefore, it is possible to coexist with Galen, who wants ‘experience points’ through contributions that directly reduce HP.
The two walked together around the swamp.
Just because it’s near a swamp doesn’t mean there’s only swamp. For Galen, who has a keen sense of water flow, finding a safe, dry ground was a piece of cake.
By the time he got close enough that his eyesight could clearly distinguish the dark, evil-looking creature’s appearance.
The Basilisk also reacted to them.
I don’t know if he’s a gnome, but I think this is his first time seeing a human.
It seemed to me that he was annoyed to see strangers walking towards him calmly even though their eyes met.
The coiled snake moved its body. It was slithering at a speed that was not appropriate for its size.
“I’ll just watch from here.”
“Yes. I’ll be back!”
Galen waved his hand lightly.
Sssss!
A part of the ground rose to thigh height. It was an application of territorial advance.
Galen sat down appropriately on the improvised rock.
Lilia took off her bag on the flat area next to it and walked leisurely.
When she reached a perfect viewing distance, not too close or too far from Galen, she came face to face with the basilisk.
“It’s really big!”
Lilia was purely amazed.
The Basilisk was the largest ‘creature’ I’d ever seen.
I’ve seen bigger water giants so often that I wasn’t impressed by their size alone.
The Basilisk let out a threatening sound, his pride hurt as his opponent showed no sign of fear even in front of him.
“Shhh! Shhhh!”
It makes an unpleasant sound as if someone is thinking it’s a snake. It sounds low and heavy, perhaps because the sound box is large.
But, at that moment.
“hmm.”
“huh?”
Galen and Lilia groaned in almost identical tones.
The only difference was that Galen frowned and Lilia nodded.
“I feel a tingling sensation for a moment.”
“I think this is petrification.”
“Huh?! Are you okay?”
“Oh, it’s not a big deal.”
It’s like the old story about how when you encounter a tiger you freeze and can’t move.
My body actually froze, regardless of my will. Rather than paralysis… … it was like when your muscles are surprised?
I thought perhaps this phenomenon was distorted into petrification.
But it seemed like it had no effect on Lilia at all.
It wasn’t a particularly effective hit for Galen either.
Even if his actions were slow, a magician’s job wasn’t to use his body anyway. His magical power was still moving normally.
“Are you sure there’s no problem?”
“Really. If you are sick, why don’t you call the bishop who is right next to you?”
“Phew.”
“Please pay attention to the Basilisk. It seems very angry.”
Almost simultaneously with Galen’s nod, the basilisk pounced on Lilia.
Lilia, who was already reading the waves in the air, jumped to the side without even looking back.
The gaping mouth of a snake swept past the spot where she had just been.
The sword of light that had been pulled out suddenly struck down the body of a snake passing by.
square!
The scales were scraped away and blood lines were drawn.
Considering the size of the Basilisk, it was only a scratch, but even a scratch doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt for a human.
“Shhh!”
Of the two humans, the Basilisk judged Lilia, who was closer and had wounded its body, to be more threatening.
The snake, writhing nervously, lunged at Lilia again.
“Hmm, if I were to carve it little by little and eat it, would I be able to carve it and eat it?”
Lilia dodged the charge more nimbly than the nimble snake’s movements, and equally scratched the snake’s body with her whirling sword.
The whip that roughly swung my entire body around was dodged by jumping much higher than a person’s height.
Sagakak!
Of course, he didn’t forget to put a knife in the body passing by his feet.
After a while, it seemed as if a new type of stripe had appeared on the basilisk’s body. Like a bloody straight line arranged in a disorderly manner.
The basilisk, now furious, lashed out even more violently, but Lillia still managed to dodge without allowing a single hit.
“I feel like I’ve already run out of things to see!”
“No matter how big it is, it’s still a snake. What can you do?”
How many movements can a body without arms or legs do?
With similar attacks being repeated over and over again without any new patterns, Lilia seemed to be getting bored.
“Still, its body is definitely stronger than that of a wyvern.”
“To what extent?”
“Well, a little lower than a special clay doll? But it’s still pretty much impossible for a white warrior to hurt.”
In other words, the Golden Warrior could inflict as much damage as he wanted.
Just as the brothers Alon and Veron destroyed several custom clay figurines.
Likewise, the earth elves’ punches will be enough to deal a heavy blow.
Even before absorbing Damus’ teachings, the newly awakened Lilia’s instantaneous attack power was already ahead of theirs.
Papa Pot!
After deflecting one attack and the Basilisk’s movements becoming sluggish, Lilia activated Miracle of Blessing.
She, burning with platinum, swung her sword with all her might.
This time the results were definitely different.
Choaaaak!
The scales and the flesh beneath them were cut off in a single piece, almost as if they were being crushed. The tip of the knife scraped all the way to the bone.
“Huh?!”
The pain that I had been tolerating continued to persist, and then suddenly, out of nowhere, a deep wound appeared.
The terrified Basilisk slid forward, shaking its body wildly.
The speed at which he was moving away was so fast that even Lilia was momentarily dumbfounded. It seemed to be faster than when he was attacking.
with a plop!
Without a moment’s hesitation, the Basilisk threw itself into the swamp.
His swimming speed was also unusual. He swam through the current in an instant and reached the middle of the swamp.
It’s really weird seeing a guy as big as a house doing that.
I’m embarrassed, so I have to clean it up quickly.
“Is it my turn now?”
“yes!”
Galen got up from his seat and walked closer to the swamp.
He smirked as he looked at the snake eyes that were floating in his direction and raised the magic power of his water manipulation.
I already figured out what kind of evil it was just by looking at Lillia, so there was no need to waste any more time.
Swaaaaaaah!
Exactly from the point where the Basilisk was floating, the swamp suddenly began to split in half.
The water surface on which the Basilisk is floating quickly sinks. The water that escapes to the left and right is pushed sideways and rises tall like a wall.
“Wow, is that even possible?”
Lilia said, curious. Galen shrugged.
“I didn’t really have anything to show you.”
Galen, who had no water restrictions thanks to the spirits, spent a lot of time on land, which was unusual for a water-type wizard.
“The swamp is generally shallow. That means there isn’t much water, so I can handle it.”
As they spoke, the ground around the Basilisk was revealed. Water still rose like a wall to the left and right.
You could call it the miracle of Moses. Of course, since there is no Moses in this world, there is no such expression.
The Basilisk was looking around in confusion at the incomprehensible phenomenon.
The ending would have been the same anyway, but thanks to this, more time was saved.
Because the magical power of the territorial advance was advancing along the exposed bottom of the swamp.
Sssssss!
The muddy ground suddenly rose up around the Basilisk.
Soon a group of giant clay dolls appeared.
“Eek.”
“If the ground isn’t solid, it will weaken, but it doesn’t matter in the current situation.”
The dolls come walking in staggeringly.
The Basilisk tried to escape late, but it was already too late.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The lead doll spreads its arms and embraces the basilisk. The snake writhes and breaks more easily than expected. However, there are many dolls. They embrace and hold on regardless of whether their own bodies break or not.
The soggy floor and the soggy doll formed a fantastical combination that wouldn’t let go of the Basilisk.
“Shhh! Shhh!”
Once movement was blocked, clay figurines continued to pile up on top of it.
No matter how strong the Basilisk was, it was stuck in the swamp and couldn’t even move properly.
Soon, the wall of water that the water flow control was holding back collapsed.
Choaaaah!
After a few ripples like waves, the swamp returned to its original state. At least on the surface.
“Snakes can swim well, but they can’t breathe underwater.”
“You can link magic like this.”
“Actually, it would be much simpler to just blow it up with fireworks.”
“oh.”
“I guess it’s because you have an eye for it.”
“If you don’t want to be a bother, it’s better to hide it until you can.”
While having a casual conversation.
Galen turned his gaze towards the swamp.
“I think this is enough.”
The swamp has split again.
The basilisk lying on the exposed floor was motionless.
“He must be dead, right?”
“Dead, for sure.”
Well, it was an experience gain. More than anything, it was accurate evidence.
“Should I call the agents? This isn’t the high ground, so it might take a while for them to find us.”
“I’ll sort it out in the meantime. Please take care of it.”
“yes!”
Lillia retraced her steps, planting a flag nearby.
Meanwhile, Galen stopped his advance on the territory and removed the earth that had encased the Basilisk. He returned the swamp to its original state and pushed the body into the water, carrying it to land.
Soon, Lilia returned, guiding the agents.
“… … .”
The earth nymphs froze in unison at the sight of the giant dead snake.
Galen said calmly.
“I’m sorry to keep calling you, but I can’t carry this even if I just cut off the head.”
“… … How did you catch this?”
“We cut them into appropriate sizes to make them sluggish, and then drowned them.”
“Ugh… … Sa?”
Looking closely, the basilisk’s entire body was soaking wet.
The evil species that was so hard to catch because it always ran into the water when it was disadvantaged died in the water?
“Isn’t it okay if I just catch it by whatever means possible?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“There will be no problem with the settlement, right?”
“Uh, yeah.”
“Then please do so.”
The agents could only nod their heads.
The two men exchanged a quick nod, moved to one side, took out a map, and began to rummage around.
“Where should we go now?”
“I saw it earlier, over here. In the small flat area. There were some things that looked like horses here?”
“If you say so… … .”
“It was like a bicorn.”
“Was that on the score sheet?”
“I don’t think there is, but I was wondering if it could be used in a similar way to the Wyvern.”
“Oh, that’s a good idea.”
The agents who overheard the absurd conversation swallowed dryly.
The earth elves had hardly ever seen humans, and had even less opportunity to see human wizards.
I finally realized how formidable a contender this special 7th group was.