LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 86 - Episode 86: Capturing the Rare Monster
Episode 86: Capturing the Rare Monster
Saizou and I came to the Katai Mine.
We’re here to capture the Super King Metal Hitoden that lives in this cave.
I stood in front of the space-time hole where the spawning monster Waitedale appears and relentlessly blew the summoning flute.
And then, an hour later. Finally.
“Hoooo!!”
It’s the appearance of the Super King Metal Hitoden.
A giant starfish-shaped monster towering over 20 meters.
With its iron skin, it offers an insane amount of experience points.
With a level of 10,000, it’s quite formidable.
Even Saizou here finds it troublesome.
But the spawn rate is just too low.
Just encountering it takes too long, even an hour.
I need to figure out a way to call only this one.
For that, I need to capture it and conduct summoning magic research.
“Hoooo!!”
Oops, Blizzard Breath?
“Magic Magic Defense”
Defense is not a problem.
Now, should I use this for capture?
I took out a chain from the subspace storage box item box.
“Oh! Lord Zaus. Are you planning to capture it with that chain!?”
“This is called the ‘Sealing Chain.’ It’s an item that neutralizes the opponent’s abilities and seals them.”
Wrap this around Hitoden’s body and voila!
“All right. It should calm down now.”
Or so I thought.
Barriiiin!!
The chain disperses.
The Super King Metal Hitoden strikes a victory pose.
“Hoooo!!”
“Gegeh!! The sealing chain doesn’t work!!”
Well, well.
Then, how about putting it to sleep?
I’ll try using sleep-inducing magic.
“Slumber Magic Gussurii”
“Hoooo!!”
Hm. Rejected, huh?
“Lord Zaus! Monster types like Hitoden have magic resistance, so debuff assistance magic won’t work!”
That’s right.
This monster is high-spec.
High defense.
Complete magic resistance.
Half damage from strikes.
Automatic health regeneration.
Resistance to all elemental attacks.
Nullification of special abnormal effects.
Super speed.
Hmm.
With all these abilities, capturing it is difficult.
Paralysis or sleep magic won’t work.
Then, should I weaken it by reducing its health?
But wait, it has automatic health regeneration.
This is a skill that automatically recovers 5% of its health every few seconds.
So even if I incapacitate it and leave it on the brink of death, it will fully recover after some time.
Bringing back a corpse is out of the question altogether. I can’t even do that.
The Super King Metal Hitoden is a spawning monster like Waitedale. This type is automatically generated by the Demon King’s protection.
It has no ego and disappears when it dies. Therefore, studying its corpse is impossible.
Hmm.
Should I forcibly bring it back alive to the Demon Duke’s Castle?
I wouldn’t mind taking attacks myself.
But it’s level 10,000.
Even if I’m fine, my subordinate monsters would be killed by its attacks.
“Lord Zaus!! It’s dangerous!!”
Huh?
Ah, it’s Hitoden’s strike attack.
Bam!!
“What!? You took it without guarding!?”
“Hooo!! Hooo!! Hooo!!”
Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!
Well.
Attacks from this guy don’t affect me.
As a precaution, I’m using the Seven Rings Strengthening Chakra – Level 10x Strengthening First Burst.
My level has risen to 1.2 million. An attack from a level 10,000 is nothing.
“Haaah… What a sight, Sai. Taking the Super King Metal Hitoden’s attacks without guarding.”
Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!
It’s level 10,000, after all…
Even if I create a cage and confine it, it’ll just break out.
Difficult.
Capturing the Super King Metal Hitoden has proven to be this challenging!
Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!
“Hey, Saizou. What do you think we should do to bring this guy alive to the castle?”
“W-well… Maybe it would be easier to put it in a sturdy cage.”
“A sturdy cage, huh…”
Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!
Come to think of it, this place is a mine.
“I wonder what kind of metal can be mined here?”
“I-I’ve heard rumors that Adamantine can be mined here.”
Hmm.
If it’s Adamantine, it’s a considerably hard metal.
If we make a cage out of Adamantine, we should be able to confine the Super King Metal Hitoden.
But…
“In that case, we’ll need skilled craftsmanship to make an elaborate cage…”
“In that case, I’ve heard that the Dwarf tribe is good at it, Sai. That family is adept at both smelting and carpentry work.”
“Where are they?”
“Hehehe. They are residents of Kikori Village that Lord Zaus saved.”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, there was such a village when Saizou and I first fought. It existed in the world of Breque, but since there were no major events, I don’t remember much about it.
That area hadn’t been invaded yet.
Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!
“But it’s going to be a hassle. The Dwarf tribe is a group of finicky artisanal demons. Will they listen to our request willingly…?”
“All right! Then let’s conquer Kikori Village!”
“Huh!? C-Conquer!?”
“Yeah. Once it becomes my territory, my orders will be absolute.”
Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!
“Shut up.”
Thud!!
“All right. Once that’s settled, let’s return to the castle.”
“W-We’re returning so soon…”
The invasion of the Zaus Army is left to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Saizou and I returned to the Demon Duke’s Castle.
“Heyyyy, Stasa. Are you there?”
I visited the office of the Foreign Affairs team.
Stasa is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the leader of this team.
There were about thirty staff members in the office. They were probably members of the merchant guild brought by Namba.
They all stood up as soon as they saw me.
“Zaus-sama. Welcome!”
As expected of Namba. It seems like she’s given them some education.
“That’s thoughtful of you. Carry on with your work without worrying about me. More importantly, I have something to discuss with Stasa. Where is she?”