So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

The old man shouted that, and the hidden Heaven Medicine Party members charged.

Obern quickly started chanting magic missile spells and Oliver drew his dagger.@@novelbin@@

But that's not what's important right now.

'Oliver, throw me!'

"Yes!"

Oliver grabbed me and threw me forcefully towards the ceiling.

I spun around and reached where the adhesive bomb was.

The charging Heaven Medicine Party members were just buying time, the real threat was this adhesive bomb.

I managed to stop by wrapping my tail around a ceiling beam.

And I could see the adhesive bomb up close.

'How do I disarm it!'

Pelerian would give me the answer.

"There's no such thing. Grab it and throw it!"

'Darn it.'

My precious bomb, again like this.

I detached the adhesive bomb with my tail.

Suddenly its blinking speed increased.

I threw it like a baseball through the window.

Crash-

The adhesive bomb broke through the window and flew far away.

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And exploded outside.

BOOM!

Despite my fastball, the explosion's impact was huge.

Enough to completely destroy that side of the facility's wall.

「You have killed Heaven Medicine Party Henchman on Medicine Water lv32」

「You have killed Heaven Medicine Party Henchman on Medicine Water lv41」

「You have killed Heaven Medicine Party Henchman on Medicine Water lv51」

「You have killed Heaven Medicine Party Henchman on Medicine Water lv30」

...

Several Heaven Medicine Party members were crushed to death under the collapsed wall.

「Your level has increased.」

Didn't expect this kind of harvest.

"Arghh."

And Obern and Oliver also did their jobs well.

They subdued the Heaven Medicine Party members high on medicine water.

They weren't a rogue guild, just drug manufacturers, so they could only really do physical attacks.

Oliver quickly subdued the old man.

"Where is Oban VanKloss?"

But the old man suddenly laughed.

"What, kuk, you, hehe, you're Noksu."

"You know me?"

"Why did you crawl back after escaping the sewers."

"Shut up and just answer the question. Where is Oban VanKloss!"

From what I can see, he should be somewhere around here.

That's why they set up this trap.

"Do you know how medicine water came to be?"

"If you don't stop talking nonsense-"

"The Emperor, the Emperor created it..."

"..."

While we were taken aback, the old man kept mumbling.

"Lord Oban VanKloss is doing what must be done... Don't interfere. Cough."

And he suddenly vomited black blood.

Oliver flipped the old man's body in shock, but it seemed too late.

The old man's eyes were rolled back.

"Damn it, he killed himself."

If we hadn't dealt with the adhesive bomb, it would have been a truly fatal attack.

We looked around but didn't find anything special.

'Let's go, everyone.'

We left the partially destroyed facility and headed deeper into the deep part.

"...Looks like we found the right place."

Oliver said that.

There were footprints leading into the deep part.

Footprints that appeared to be from one person and some beasts.

"They say Oban VanKloss is a master of summoning."

Obern nodded and added.

Then these must be traces of Oban VanKloss and his summons.

"Monsters and humans wouldn't travel together like this otherwise."

"Ssassat." (That's right)

Then we should follow them.

That's when we spotted suspicious terrain.

There was a large hole in the middle of the sewer passage wall.

'Did they use adhesive bombs to make this path?'

Inside was a natural cave without any artificial traces.

The footprints continued inside.

'How exciting!'

I couldn't help but exclaim at the feeling of adventure.

"Let's only keep one light on when we go in."

Obern turned off his light.

Oliver covered his light with white cloth.

The light was much weaker, but this was better for stealthy approach.

We moved forward silently, killing our footsteps.

And such efforts were rewarded.

'There he is...'

Everyone quietly stopped.

The natural cave was deep and wider than expected.

And there was even a cave lake inside.

There was one person and uniquely shaped beasts there.

How we could see in this dark cave was because a soft light was emanating from that man's body.

He looked to be in his 50s, or maybe 60s.

'That's definitely Oban VanKloss.'

There was no room for doubt or mistake.

Because he looked exactly like the portrait drawn on Oban VanKloss's wanted poster.

The only difference might be that he had more white hair.

The beasts moving around him like guards must be his summons.

I signaled to Obern.

'You go.'

He nodded in the darkness.

We passed him the single lit lamp we had kept.

Obern would now go back to call the Sword Saint.

Until then, we just need to keep watch here.

'What is he doing?'

Oliver whispered.

Oban VanKloss, emanating soft light, was standing still in front of the lake.

Could he be lost in admiration while staring at the lake?

It's too far to see clearly.

'Stay here, Oliver.'

I'm perfect for moving quietly.

Very slowly, I moved forward.

And focused my eyes to examine the summons.

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[Spirit Beast Eleanor] (Summoned)

[Traits]

[Netherworld]

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Oh? The level isn't showing.

"A spirit beast."

Pelerian mumbled.

"It's something like a magical beast that lives in the netherworld. So he really is a master of summoning."

'Do you know a lot about summoning?'

"It's an art favored by western mages. I don't particularly like it though..."

Though I can't see their levels, they look quite strong.

I wonder if I can level up by killing those things.

Until then, I.

Hadn't thought about trying to kill Oban VanKloss.

After all, Obern just left to call the Sword Saint.

But when I looked at Oban VanKloss's status window.

──────────────

[Oban VanKloss lv209(-)]

[Traits]

[Rebel], [Fighting Spirit]

...

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First, his level seemed manageable, and.

I could see what state he was in.

──────────────

...

[Status]

[Concentration], [Astral Projection]

──────────────

He's deeply focused on something.

'Oh, isn't this a good opportunity?'

That's what I ended up thinking.

'Should we try an assassination?'

When I explained the situation to Pelerian.

He too found it very interesting.

"Take out Atillike's Claw."

This is why you should always be careful about assassination.