The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 51

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 51

 

“Do you know what this is?”

 

Right after the two people who had no other choice nodded their heads, Ello took out a plump fruit from the shelf and held it out.

 

The dark brown fruit about the size of a human fist was something they had never seen before, but Kairen and Lucia let out exclamations.

 

“Ah! This smell!”

 

“We smelled this before coming here!”

 

The rich meaty aroma flowing from the fruit.

 

It was that fragrance that had been overflowing from outside the tree, making their heads dizzy.

 

“This is a fruit that you humans don’t even know exists yet. I call this a meat fruit.”

 

Meat fruit.

 

Literally translated, a meat fruit.

 

A simple name, but it suited it perfectly.

 

Crunch!

 

As Ello bit into the fruit in one go, oily juice splattered everywhere.

 

Kairen unconsciously licked the juice that had splattered near his lips.

 

“I love this fruit very much. No, without this fruit, there would be no joy in life.”

 

It was an exaggerated expression, but understandable.

 

Just from licking the slightly splattered juice, that rich taste continued to linger in his mouth.

 

“Master. Could I have just one bite…”

 

Lucia, unable to resist the temptation, reached out her hand.

 

Kairen also harbored expectations.

 

If Lucia got to eat some, wouldn’t he get some crumbs too?

 

But it was a hopeless wish.

 

Thwack!

 

“Ow! That hurts…”

 

Lucia, who had been hit on the head with the staff, clutched her head.

 

“Greedy fool. Do you know how precious this is? Now, this is a fruit that only grows on this tree.”

 

Anger flickered in his eyes as he recalled the old past.

 

“In the past, this entire area was a grove of these trees. The entire Kamatra Mountain Range would vibrate with the scent of meat fruit.”

 

As if the mere thought was ecstatic, his eyes became drowsy and drool even hung from the corners of his mouth.

 

“But just as insects swarm to sweet flowers, monsters swarmed to the meat fruit.”

 

Soon he wiped away the drool with his hand and clenched his fist tightly.

 

“The desires of monsters who knew no moderation were endless, and they coveted the meat fruit while destroying the grove. And as a result, now only this one tree remains that bears meat fruit.”

 

“Then that proposal you mentioned…”

 

“There’s someone who covets even this last remaining meat fruit tree. I want you to eliminate that bastard.”

 

“That’s right! Please get rid of him!”

 

“If even this tree disappears, we’ll have nowhere to go!”

 

“That monster! I hate that ugly monster so much!”

 

The spirits around them also joined in with Ello’s words, crying out in unison.

 

“Ah. So if we deal with that monster for you, you’ll also grant our request, Master?”

 

Lucia, thinking it wouldn’t be as difficult as expected, clapped her hands and asked back, and Ello nodded.

 

However, Kairen, who hadn’t missed the key point, asked in a sharp voice.

 

“So what exactly is the identity of this monster?”

 

At that question, Ello gave a bitter smile.

 

“It’s a troll. The boss of this area.”

 

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Troll.

 

Appropriate hunting level is around 40.

 

A monster with strong defense and regeneration.

 

Therefore, after leaving Ello’s house, Lucia immediately made a rational proposal.

 

“Kairen-nim. Should we go back first and request support? Given the situation, Gania Castle would probably actively help us.”

 

It was quite a reasonable proposal, but Kairen shook his head.

 

“It’s a good method, but we don’t have time. Just the time to go back and return would take three or four days. If Serena dies in the meantime, everything would be for nothing.”

 

“That’s true, but…”

 

Since Kairen’s statement also made sense, Lucia trailed off.

 

Then how?

 

To the gaze looking at him with such doubt, Kairen answered resolutely.

 

“Let’s try it with just us first.”

 

“…What? The two of us hunt a troll?”

 

Lucia’s eyes widened in shock.

 

The monsters she had hunted so far were only goblins, kobolds, and orcs.

 

She who had barely managed to hunt such low-level monsters, suddenly a troll?

 

Just imagining it made her legs tremble.

 

“Is, is that possible? That?”

 

To her trembling question, Kairen gave a faint smile.

 

“Well. The level difference is extreme, so I can’t be certain.”

 

“Th, then rather than support…”

 

“However, it’s not completely impossible. If we do well, we might be able to catch it.”

 

After running a light combat simulation in his head, he nodded.

 

It was a difficult opponent, but it was too early to give up on trying.

 

“Let’s try it with just us first, and if it doesn’t work, we’ll request support. We might end up just wasting time, but if we succeed, we’ll save a lot of time.”

 

A gentle but firm voice.

 

Lucia nodded as if enchanted.

 

The protagonist of this quest was Kairen.

 

If he wanted to do it, that was the right way.

 

Moreover, he had much more hunting experience than herself.

 

Rather than half-hearted opposition, trusting and following was the right answer.

 

However… she was worried whether she might be a hindrance.

 

“Whew…”

 

She let out a long breath from tension.

 

She rubbed her sweaty palms on her pants.

 

“Now. Then let’s find the troll first. While we’re walking, let’s also make a plan for how to fight. I think…”

 

Kairen, who started walking side by side, explained the plan at length, and Lucia nodded repeatedly.

 

And because she was too nervous, she failed to notice.

 

That while checking her items and skill window, she had unknowingly pressed some button.

 

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[Troll] An ancient race that exists throughout the continent. Possesses a ferocious nature and endless gluttony. Intelligence is no different from a child, but possesses blessing-like regeneration ability. Tip: The small white spot embedded on its back is the troll’s weakness. If you strike that spot, its regeneration ability is temporarily lost.

 

While searching for the troll, he looked through the Monster Bestiary and smiled with satisfaction.

 

The white spot on its back is its weakness. He had obtained quite useful information.

 

“Now, then…”

 

It was the moment when Kairen was about to close the Monster Bestiary and start walking.

 

“Kairen-nim! Co, come over here!”

 

Lucia’s urgent cry came from inside the forest.

 

It was a voice mixed with sharp tension, completely devoid of her usual timid demeanor.

 

Kairen immediately sent hand signals to Rookie and Garuda and launched himself toward where the sound came from.

 

Where he arrived, there was Lucia, pale as a sheet and holding her breath.

 

And at the end of her gaze…

 

“…!”

 

A gruesome scene unfolded.

 

A pack of about ten Gnolls.

 

All of them were torn apart beyond recognition, reeking of blood.

 

Their bones weren’t just broken but crushed, and their flesh was ripped apart.

 

The surrounding trees were snapped and broken as if they’d been bombed.

 

“The only thing that could do this…”

 

“In this area, it would only be the Troll. You said that guy was the boss around here.”

 

After answering in a calm voice, Kairen looked down at the massive footprints stamped beside the corpses.

 

The footprints continued in one direction, and Kairen immediately followed the trail.

 

Rookie also growled low and stuck close to Kairen’s side.

 

Garuda circled silently overhead, keeping watch.

 

How far had they gone?

 

At Garuda’s warning, Kairen crouched down.

 

After hiding behind a massive tree, he looked beyond the thicket.

 

Gray-tinged green skin, a frame several times larger than a human.

 

And floating above its head were two red letters: ‘Troll.’

 

He had found his prey.

 

‘Shh.’

 

After commanding Lucia to stay silent, Kairen carefully drew an arrow.

 

Clearly visible on the creature’s back was a white spot the size of a human fist.

 

As he marked the target and drew his bowstring.

 

The creature sniffed around, surveying its surroundings.

 

Kweok (Fresh, fresh smell.)

 

The moment he understood the creature’s words, their eyes met and Kairen urgently shouted.

 

“Lady Lucia! Get away!”

 

Simultaneously with his shout, the creature picked up and threw a truck-sized rock.

 

Kweok!! (Human!! Delicious human!!)

 

At Kairen’s urgent cry, Lucia instinctively threw herself aside.

 

Kwaaaaang!

 

Right behind her, the ground screamed in agony.

 

As the white dust settled, she turned her head and her face went deathly pale.

 

The surrounding trees were pathetically snapped, and the ground was deeply cratered with the massive rock embedded in it.

 

If Kairen hadn’t shouted? If she had stupidly stayed there?

 

She would have obviously woken up startled in her capsule.

 

‘I almost wet myself…’

 

Her legs went weak and her breathing became rough.

 

However, Lucia clenched her sweat-soaked hands tightly.

 

Her heart felt like it would burst from the suffocating tension and fear, but the corners of her mouth turned up.

 

A life-or-death battle where one mistake led to death.

 

A hunt where she fought powerful enemies in cooperation with allies.

 

This was exactly the moment she had always dreamed of.

 

“You’re smiling?”

 

At her strange smile, Kairen tilted his head.

 

He was puzzled by why she was smiling, but there was no time to satisfy his curiosity.

 

He turned his gaze back to the Troll.

 

Since the ambush had failed, the answer was a frontal assault.

 

“Garuda! Behind the Troll!”

 

With his shout toward the sky, Kairen moved his body.

 

He shot arrows at the Troll that was approaching with heavy steps.

 

Understanding its master’s intention, Garuda silently circled behind the creature and condensed massive mana in front of its beak.

 

Kweok! (Strange bird!)

 

Sensing the mana, the Troll ignored Kairen’s arrows and immediately turned around.

 

Then, just as it pulled back its shoulder to throw the massive club it was holding.

 

Paaang!

 

Kairen, who had been waiting for this moment, didn’t hesitate and aimed for the white target, hitting it precisely.

 

Kweeeek!!

 

[The Troll loses its regeneration for 1 minute!]

 

Kairen grinned at the Troll writhing in agony and the cheerful notification.

 

Moreover, the arrow he had just shot was an Arrow Made from Minotaur Horn.

 

Though it was needle-sized compared to the creature’s bulk, its power was no different from a throwing spear.

 

Kweok! (Human!!)

 

The enraged Troll turned around again.

 

Just as it was about to charge at Kairen with blazing eyes.

 

“Is that really okay though?”

 

Kairen twisted the corner of his mouth mockingly.

 

Kwaaaaang!

 

Simultaneously, a massive storm struck the Troll’s back.

 

While watching the storm turn the surroundings into a wasteland, Kairen gripped his bowstring tightly.

 

The one-two punch had landed perfectly, but this was a Troll.

 

Even with its regeneration temporarily gone, it wouldn’t die from this much.

 

As expected, the Troll emerged from the white dust cloud, letting out a roar.

 

Kweeeeeek!!! (Human!! I’ll tear you apart and eat you!!!)

 

Killing intent and rage that made his whole body tingle.

 

However, Kairen calmly cast his skill.

 

Kweeeek!

 

Just as the Troll’s club came crashing down toward Kairen’s head.

 

“Lord Kairen! Get away!”

 

As Lucia urgently shouted and tried to cast a shield.

 

Kwaaaaang!

 

The terrible scene she had imagined didn’t occur.

 

Instead, a massive shockwave tore through the air and spread in all directions.

 

Kweok?

 

When his Full Power Strike was blocked, the Troll let out a bewildered sound.

 

At the same time, within the cloud of dust, it discovered the fierce eyes of an existence even more massive than itself.

 

The identity of those eyes was a monster no less formidable than the Troll.

 

No, a magical beast treated as an even higher-grade monster.

 

However, now it was merely Kairen’s companion—the Minotaur’s red eyes rippled with fury.

 

Moooooooo!

 

The loyal servant’s Roar, having sensed the vicious killing intent directed at his master, shook the Kamatra Mountain Range.

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