CH 287

“Ha!”

“It looks like we’ve defeated most of the monsters in the vicinity.”

“Well, let’s take a short rest and then move on.”

A week had passed since we arrived in the deep forest. As expected, everyone seems to have gotten used to life in the deep forest, and they don’t look as pained as they did on the first day.

Incidentally, my level has risen to 7 in this one week. I was motivated to improve when I saw my level and status increase.

“Let’s move on then.”

We rested for about 30 minutes, and then we went deeper into the forest.

“Oh, it’s beautiful.”

“Yes, it is.”

We found a large lake in the middle of the forest. I had no idea there was a lake here. It must be quite large, because we couldn’t see the other side.

“Hey, where are you two going?”

“Bathing.”

“You’re not complaining about a refreshing dip in natural water once in a while, are you?”

Shana and Elira naturally started walking toward the lake. Even though their bodies are magically cleaned, I can certainly understand why they would want to find such a crystal-clear lake and enter it. But let’s wait for a moment.

“No…there is definitely something in this lake…”

“What do you mean?”

“No, I don’t know the details, but maybe monsters?”

“Huh?”

There’s a big lake relatively deep in the deep forest, which is generally such a dangerous area, and there’s nothing in it! It’s not safe!

“Besides, have you seen any monsters since you came here?”

“I certainly haven’t.”

We have encountered some monsters when we were walking around.  But in this area, even with Shana’s skills, no monsters seem to have been found.

“I give up bathing.”

“Haa…it can’t be helped.”

The two seem to have given up on bathing in tears. But they are still looking at the lake.

“Oh, I remember there is a sea in the land of the beastmen, isn’t there?”

“Yes!”

When Sophie was teaching me, I learned that there is a sea in the land of the beastmen. By the way, they do not know what is beyond the sea. I heard that not a single person who has crossed the sea to find out has come back.

“So, did Carina want to bathe in the water, too?”

“No! It’s all right! I’ve seen the ocean before, but I’ve never been in it!”

I think Carina would want to go in the lake if she could, because when Shana and the others were walking towards the lake, Carina seemed to follow a bit.

“What about Sophie?”

“I would love to bathe in the water if it was just me and you, Nii-sama. But even if we leave it at that, I think it would be better for our experience if we defeat the monsters in the water.”

Sophie said, perhaps catching on to what I wanted to do. It is safer to defeat the visible monsters around you than to defeat the monsters in the water where you do not know what is there. However, I am wondering what kind of monsters are in a lake like this. Well, there is still a possibility that there are no monsters…

“Alright! Let’s defeat the monsters in the lake. Spiritualization.”

I said, stepping out a little ahead of everyone else and began preparing my magic. If it’s an attack into the water, it’ll be me and Zeal’s turn.

“Ha!”

I accumulated lightning above the lake, and as soon as I swung my left arm down, I dropped it in succession like rain. I tried to make it rain down on the entire lake as much as possible. I felt that the lightning would pass over the entire lake that way.

“Oh, something is floating.”

After about a minute of magic, something charred black and human-shaped floated up. For a moment I thought I had killed a man, but it was a half-fish monster named Sahagin.

Incidentally, Sahagin, like the undead type, is also highly ranked, although its status is lower than that of other monsters of the same rank. The reason for this is that Sahagins are always near water, so when they fight, they are always near water. In other words, you will always be fighting on a field that favors the Sahagin. Furthermore, in water, the speed of the Sahagin far exceeds ours. That’s why they are ranked as high as zombies.

“It should be fine by now.”

“Right.”

In total, I’ve been raining lightning for almost 10 minutes, but I haven’t hit the Sahagin, which has already floated all over the lake, and hasn’t gone into the lake. What a surprise, the level went up by 2. How many Sahagin were there in this lake? I have a feeling there are probably more.

“Oh well.”

There was still some lightning that had accumulated above the lake. I thought about absorbing it, but then I dropped it into the lake all at once to dispose of the charred sahagin floating in the water. A charred monster is almost worthless. And since I can also hunt the remnants, I can kill two birds with one stone.

Dooooooooooooooooooo！！！！

A violent Lightning rumbled over the lake. The force of the lightning created waves in the lake, and a little bit of lake water came to me. The water felt nice and cold against my feet.

“Well, let’s get moving.”

“Wait. Something is coming from the lake.”

I said to everyone, but Shana put a hold on me. I looked at Shana’s eyes and turned toward the lake again.

“”Shhhhhh… !!!!!!””

A snake? A dragon? Two long blue monster like snakes or dragons appeared from the lake.