"Honestly, that guy is a monster."
Being able to notice its existence while concentrating on practicing my swing is probably the result of my daily training.
A giant over two meters tall. Sharp fangs protrude from the corners of the mouth.
"Orc monsters are far more dangerous than goblins and kobolds."
He temporarily stopped practicing and leaned against a tree trunk to hide.
Fortunately, I was downwind and the orcs turned away and didn't seem to notice me.
It was about 300 meters away from the oak tree. We hid in the trunk and got closer.
At the same time, he never neglects to find his fellow orcs.
"As you approach, the orcs appear to be focused on finding food."
They devour newly sprouted tree buds and edible wild plants, seemingly unaware of their surroundings.
It's natural that the orcs are unwary, and monsters that eat orcs don't live in the mountains nearby.
"Wild bears are occasionally seen, but they seem to know that if they fight, they will hurt each other, so they rarely fight directly."
"Do you really think you are the owner of this forest?"
"Goblins and kobolds don't go where orcs are."
"If there are no other orcs, the only dangerous existence here is the orc in front of you."
While paying attention to the direction of the wind, he slowly closed the distance.
"My feelings have sunk into submission."
"Death Necklace"
When I was about thirty meters away, I put the goblin-killing donut-shaped death collar around the orc's thick neck and threw the stone I picked up.
The stone clattered and hit a tree near the oak tree.
"Boogie!"
"Did you do it?"
Startled by the sound of the stone, as soon as the orc moved, the Death Suffocator's blade bit into his neck. Just when he thought blood was about to spurt out, he was knocked away by his big glove-like hand and shattered.
The nape of the neck was severed, but the oak's thick skin and fat impeded the process, and the death-suffocator's blade did not reach the carotid artery.
"One more time, Death Asphyxiator."
"Boogie, booha!"
Destroyed in the same manner, the orc's neck was bleeding, but even from a distance the wounds were far from fatal.
Fortunately, I had not yet noticed my presence hidden in the trunk of the large tree.
"I want to know what happened"
The reason why it can't hurt the orcs is probably because the power of death suffocation is not strong enough and there is not enough momentum to make it retreat.
If you pierce the tip of the spear with great force, you can inflict a deeper blow.
"The question is how to gain momentum."
"No, you want to be bait?"
In order to make the orcs notice my presence, I used the steps to descend to a height of about 2 meters and shook the branches to make a sound.
"Bush?"
"The distance to the oak tree is about 20 meters."
When he noticed the sound and turned around, he made a spear and poked him in the neck, as if to provoke him.
"Ola, hold on, you bastard of a pig."
"Bushihi!"
After discovering the opponent who had just harassed him, Oak let out a roar and rushed forward.
While waiting for the orcs, I activated my physical strength enhancement magic, ready to avoid them at any time.
"Puff puff!"
The orc rushed over on all fours, raised its front legs and lunged at it.
"spear!"
"Boogie"
I pulled the orc as close as I could, held the tip of my spear to my throat, and fought back with all my might.
The orc's huge body was pierced through the throat and passed through me. I ducked out of the way and fell to the ground.
He backed away and stood up to keep his distance, keeping an eye on the orcs.
The right half of the orc's neck was severed, and blood spurted out.
Still, the orc stood up on its hind legs from all fours and caught me watching.
A chill ran down my spine as the orc's gaze, filled with searing rage, pierced me.
"I wonder if this will kill me."
"Puff"
Just as he took two steps towards me, the orc's eyes began to lose their vitality.
When the terrifying anger was extinguished and the unfocused eyes became like glass balls, the orc's huge body shook violently and fell to the ground on his back.
"Phew you scared me."
Even though I was completely out of the orc's attack, my back was still soaked with cold sweat.
Wait until the blood spurting from the oak tree's neck stops with the heartbeat, then slowly approach.
Orc meat is used for food, so if I take it home, I can sell it for a good price, but I can't take it with me.
The purpose of demolition is magic stone and heart.
Even a goblin's heart can have this effect, so eating an orc's heart should further increase its magic power.
Different from when the goblins were defeated, there was a lot of blood flowing here, and the smell of blood was in the air.
"Let's take it down quickly before other monsters get close."
"Well, unlike goblins, they seem to be very fat!"
As soon as I stepped on it and took it apart, the orc's body twitched, and I was shocked.
"Well, he died, didn't he? Didn't he come back to life again?"
Even when I was an elf, my body moved a little, but my arms never jumped anywhere near the top, and most importantly, the orcs were so big, which scared me even more.
My limbs jumped again as my bayonet came apart.
I had no choice but to press the orc's limbs with my shield and start dismantling them.
“Wow an amazing layer of grease, lard, lard”
The knife that cut open the orc's belly was covered in fat.
An ordinary knife will dull quickly, but since it is a knife made with natural magic, you can remake it multiple times and use a brand new blade.
Anyway, the orc's body is very big, so I cut its belly into a disk-sized piece, stretched my arms in with my body's strength, and finally took out the part containing the heart and the magic stone.
He cut the magic stone out of the flesh and sprinkled it on the remaining snow nearby to wash away the blood.
Having said that, when the village was fighting goblins, some people also used water magic weapons.
"There will be more opportunities to defeat monsters in the future. It might be a good idea to buy one when you go to town."
I put the magic stone in my backpack and my heart in a box made of natural magic.
After using the residual snow to remove the orc blood stains on my body, I wiped off the protective clothing.
"With this, I shouldn't be able to smell blood anymore."
Taking the orc heart with me, I moved to the swamp where I ate the goblin heart.
Located on the top of the rock in the middle of the cliff beside the stream, there is almost no need to worry about being attacked by monsters.
I prepared gloves, an apron, a cutting board and a kitchen knife with natural magic, and cut open the orc's heart.
When it is cut in half, it loses its parasite-like appearance.
Carefully, carefully, slice the orc's heart into thin slices.
After slicing the other half of the heart, I put down the knife.
"Then I'll go right away."
I put about three oak hearts together and popped them into my mouth.
The taste of blood spread in my mouth as I bit into it.
"Yeah, I forgot if I wanted ginger or garlic."
The flavor of Orc Heart is richer and mellower than that of Fairy Heart.
"That's not bad, huh?"
As I was getting carried away eating the slices, I suddenly had a reaction.
"Gujiji this is dangerous"
When I was Fairy Heart, my stomach felt as hot as when I stole my parents' eyes and drank whiskey in my previous life, but it wasn't like that this time.
It's hard to find the right metaphor, but that's probably how you'd feel if you swallowed a lot of dried wakame.
The piece of the orc's heart that fell into the stomach expanded with huge force, and the overflowing magic energy forcibly expanded the magic veins and blood vessels, corroding the whole body.
Speaking of which, when I was doing basic physical strengthening magic training, Mr. Zeol told me that if the magic essence goes out of control, blood vessels will burst and the heart will explode.
"Maybe he's in that rage right now."
Centered on the abdomen, the body seemed to be forcibly pushed away, and the whole body was screaming.
"If this continues, all the blood vessels in my body may burst, and my heart may explode."
"Ga"
I squatted on the rocks by the stream and activated natural magic in as wide a range as possible, trying to consume as much magic power as possible.
The tower that reaches the universe, the roof that covers the sky, the shield that is harder than diamond, and the supersonic arrow are just images that consume a lot of magic essence, regardless of whether they are actually activated, so I continue to use heavenly magic.
I don't know how long he continued to use natural magic, but somehow he managed to save his life, but his body was in a mess.
The out-of-control effects of demonic energy in the demonic veins and bloodline extend to the body.
All the muscles in his body seemed to be in severe pain, and as soon as he stood up from his lying position, he let out a groan.
"I think it took about five minutes to get up from there."
The only magic she can use is the steps she takes for granted in her daily life, and that magic seems to disappear whenever she lets her guard down.
"I don't want to use body-enhancing magic because it's too scary."
"It's great that you saved a life, but you still have a lot of problems ahead of you."
It is far away from the village, in the mountains, and there is even residual snow around.
With my current physical condition, if I spend the night in the mountains like this, it may be very cold in the morning.
"Anyway, if that's not possible, we need to move somewhere safe and warm."
It took a long time just to get down from the rocks by the stream.
Normally, you will feel the pressure just by using the steps you can use unconsciously.
I picked up a branch and used it as a walking stick to go down the mountain.
Nowadays, this is a place where you can use both footsteps and physical enhancement magic to run down like flying, but you have no choice but to choose a place with a good view and walk on the ground.
In a state where neither the natural magic nor the physical strengthening magic can be used normally, encountering goblins and kobolds is the end.
As I walked, I paid more attention to my surroundings and listened carefully, but fear welled up in my heart.
"No, it's scary, it's scary, don't show anything"
Whenever the wind blows on the branches and the birds flap their wings, my body trembles and pain spreads throughout my body.
Even though I was in the snowy mountains, I was sweating profusely and couldn't stop.
"I'm impatient, but my progress is slow."
As the sky grew darker, his anxiety increased day by day, and excessive tension disrupted his breathing and thinking.
I was really lucky. I didn't encounter any monsters until I went down to the village.
It's possible that unattended orc corpses were used as bait.
When I entered the village and saw someone walking toward me, my nervousness exploded and I collapsed on the road.
I felt someone running up to me and calling my name, but I didn't have the energy to answer.
"You ate an orc's heart, didn't you?"
"Yes"
If I were interrogated as soon as I woke up, there would be no room for excuses or deception.
Mr. Zeol came to ask me. I was sleeping in a separate bed from Mr. Zeol.
"I don't know where you got this knowledge from, but you know how dangerous it can be."
"Yeah I thought I was going to die."
As soon as the magic riot started, Mr. Zeol nodded and told him that I had used up the magic power of large-scale attribute magic.
"If you don't do this, you will definitely die. Listen, the heart of an orc, even one scouted by the Knights, can cause the magical nature to spiral out of control and become irreversible, or lose life. This is how you can survive safely Coming down was nothing short of a miracle.”
"Yes sorry."
"Well, I did it without knowing it, so there's nothing I can do about it, but don't do it again. Good."
"Yes"
It seemed I had slept for three days and three nights since my breakdown, so I had to cancel my trip to the departure ceremony.
The pain in my body disappeared, but when I got up, I felt dizzy and unable to act as an escort at all.
It seems that Miguel himself is going to hear the pass/fail decision.
Olivier will be taking part in the departure ceremony this year, so I'm sure he plans to meet again in Ibrox City.
After I got home, my mother scolded me and refused to allow me to go into the mountains.
"Well, I have no intention of going into the mountains until I'm healthy again, but even if someone tells me it's not good, I'm going to go."
"If I don't collect the herbs, Grandma Carissa will be in trouble."
After cleaning the floor, I started to move my body, walking, jogging, and swinging.
"Your muscles look good." Even though I was injured, I'm probably back to where I was since I can move with almost no discomfort.
"However, magic is of no use." The balance between natural magic and body-strengthening magic was disrupted.
"Even if I eat the heart of a goblin, my magic will be out of balance." This time was different from that time.
The range and intensity of natural magic are strange.
For example, if you try to harden it to a 30cm square size, you will end up with a 3m square lump.
Even if you try to harden it with something like a rubber sheet, it will harden.
As far as physical strengthening magic is concerned, the degree of strengthening is too great and too terrifying to be used.
I was going to throw a rock lightly, but really, it's not quite up to the tune of a major league level fastball.
"It feels like you're doing something you can't do on the ground."
It is a terrible mistake to think that as long as the magic index rises, you can fight alongside Horacio, who is being targeted by the Cavaliers.
“I wonder if this will go back to the way it was or what it is now?”
In terms of simple functionality, it's much better now, but in terms of overall usability, it's much easier than before.
"If I can't get back to normal, I guess I'm going to have to adapt to the situation."
“Currently, thumbs are also banned.
A year ago at this time, I was just thinking about how to increase the power of magic, but now I'm worried about how to make it less powerful.
"I think this is a very ironic situation, but what's your magic quotient right now?"
Since the departure ceremony has been cancelled, if I have the chance to go to Ebro again, I would like to go to the guild to measure it.
"It would be nice if Horacio's data from a year ago were omitted"
