LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 84 - Episode 84: Searching for Ultra Rare Items
Episode 84: Searching for Ultra Rare Items
Saizou and I came to the Katay Mine.
This place used to be the Demon King’s territory.
Now it’s under my jurisdiction.
There’s a cave here where monsters spawn, so it’s been made off-limits to keep trouble away.
It wasn’t marked because it wasn’t a place where valuable resources were mined. Although it’s within my territory, it’s undeveloped land.
This time, we came because we heard there’s a monster here that drops a Metal Pineapple.
The Metal Pineapple is an ultra rare item. It seems to be like a steel fruit.
I’ve never seen it in the game’s data, so it’s an item I’m not familiar with.
I wonder what kind of monster drops it?
The cave was like an old gold mine.
It seems gold was mined here hundreds of years ago.
Now, it’s a place feared more for monster attacks than for gold mining.
In the main game, you couldn’t enter; it was just part of the background.
What could be inside?
“Lord Zaus. Inside the cave is the spawning ground of the powerful monster, Waitedale.”
“Does the monster that drops the Metal Pineapple appear among these Waitedale monsters?”
“Yes. The one dropping the item is the Super King Metal Hitoden that appears deep in this cave.”
Metal Hitoden, huh…
A high-experience-point starfish-type monster. It’s the leader of the Waitedale monsters that spawn.
Metal types do have high experience points.
Being a Super King means it’s the final evolved form.
Oh, right.
I haven’t explained about the Waitedale monsters yet.
Let me briefly explain about the monsters in this world.
There are two types of monsters.
Firstly,
Living monsters or Okeradatte.
These are monsters that exist with their own will as living beings.
They have families and reproduce through mating.
Gobtaro, Dosuke, and Saizou here are examples of this type.
All the monsters that are my subordinates belong to this type.
And the last type,
Waitedale monsters.
These are monsters that naturally spawn under the Demon King’s protection.
Their strength varies in proportion to the Demon King’s power. If the Demon King becomes stronger, so do these monsters.
They seem to spawn automatically from designated points. The monsters in the Infinite Dungeon are of this type.
They don’t have biological will and automatically eliminate enemies of the Demon King. When they die, their bodies disappear without a trace. Also, sometimes their bodies turn into items or gold coins.
That’s it.
There are two types of monsters in this world.
Now, let’s get back to the story.
It seems that Waitedale monsters appear in this Katay Mine.
So, defeating them yields items and experience points. Even if caught, they won’t become my subordinates.
If they won’t become my subordinates, then there’s no need to hold back.
“Oh! Lord Zaus! It’s a Metal Chameleon!!”
Hmm.
A Level 5000 Waitedale monster.
It’s been significantly strengthened under the influence of the Demon King.
“Lord Zaus, be careful! Its defense is high, and its attacks are heavy!”
Hmm.
“If they won’t become my subordinates, then there’s no need for them.”
*Crash*
“Eh!? Y-You defeated it in one blow! That’s amazing!”
Oh!
I gained 10,000 experience points.
As expected of the Metal type. Just being a Metal type gives more experience points compared to other monsters.
However, now, to raise my level by just one, I need over 10 million experience points.
After all, my current level is 120,000. Gaining 10,000 experience points won’t change anything.
“Let’s hurry.”
After that, a bunch of Metal type enemies appeared one after another.
“Lord Zaus! A swarm of Metal Scorpions!”
“Hmm.”
“These ones have powerful pincer attacks──”
*Swoosh*
“Let’s go.”
“Metal Rats!”
*Swish*
“Next.”
“Metal Bats!”
“I have no use for small fry.”
*Crunch*
“Metal Tanuki!”
*Whoosh*
“Metal Monkeys!”
*Bam*
“Metal──”
*Slash*
Phew.
I have no business with such small fry.
“That’s amazing! As expected of Lord Zaus,Sai! Even though it hasn’t been an hour since we entered the cave, my level has increased by over a thousand!”
Hmm.
Is this the benefit of being in a party?
The experience points I gained from defeating monsters are also going to Saizou.
My level probably went up by around 10.
Well, it might be a better increase than defeating regular Waitedale monsters.
But, I didn’t expect there to be a cave like this.
If I let my subordinate monsters pass through here, it might become a decent leveling spot.
However, the base level of the Waitedale monsters is too high. There’s a possibility of casualties if only subordinate monsters are sent.
Sending only subordinate monsters might not be efficient after all.
“Lord Zaus, this is the deepest part!”
It was an open area there.
In the center was a large starfish-like monster.
It seemed like the center was its mouth, from where strange noises echoed.
“Hito~!”
Oh…
It must be about 20 meters tall.
A starfish monster with an iron skin.
Super King Metal Hitoden.
I loved this monster in Breque 3.
After all, defeating it yields incredible experience points. There wouldn’t be any players who dislike it.