Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Mantis? I Have Another Bold Idea!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After passing through the low-level region, he directly entered the deepest part of the forest.
“Rimuru.” When he had summoned it, this little fellow became very intimate, touching him with its cold body. After being apart for more than ten hours, it was missing its master.
From the looks of it, a Boss-level pet had very high cognitive abilities.
This was unlike the Two-Headed Demon Hound.
As a pet created from a Level 3 prototype, it showed no emotion at all.
As for the Giant Axe Minotaur, it was just dull by nature. Its eyes were firmly fixed ahead as it held the battle axe in its hand tightly. Clearly, it wanted to fight.
After getting the reward, all the experience had been given to the minotaur to increase its level. It had already reached Level 5, and its attributes could already suppress normal Level 10 monsters. No wonder this guy could not hold back.
“Let’s go. We’ll set off now!” Lorne patted Rimuru on the head and led his pets through the forest.
After a night of exploring, all the map resources around the Beginner Village had been explored. Now, they were all occupied by the guilds.
Lorne did not want to compete with the other players for resources.
Therefore, this time, his goal was the forest beyond.
In the outer layer of all the known maps, there was also an area covered in black fog. The name could not be seen on the map, giving people a sense of danger.
But Lorne did not care.
He led the party directly into this dark region.
Since Rimuru’s attack was long-range, Lorne let it stay on his body as a fixed cannon. While protecting its master, it also dealt long-range damage.
The Giant Axe Minotaur was responsible for slashing, and the Two-Headed Demon Hound was responsible for assisting.
However, so far, Lorne had not found a monster that interested him, so he had not been able to create anything.
…
As he was farming, his friend list suddenly lit up.
It was a message from Twinkle Rose.
“Tyrant, where are you? I brought someone to save you.”
While Lorne was surrounded, Twinkle Rose and the others were trying to clear the dungeon. When she revived in the village, she heard news about Lorne and rushed to the village entrance, but she did not see anything.
Seeing this news, Lorne did not know whether to laugh or cry. This beautiful guild leader’s information was too slow. By the time she came to rescue them, everyone would probably have left already.
Of course, he was very touched by the fact that the Twinkle Rose had brought people to save him. After all, fighting a guild like Domination would result in heavy losses.
“There’s no need. The matter has been resolved. Unfortunately, you came too late and missed a transaction.”
Lorne appeared relaxed, but such an attitude made Twinkle Rose very shocked.
At this moment, a player happened to pass by. She hurriedly asked about what had happened at the entrance of the village. When she heard that all the NPCs in the village had come to support Lorne, her beautiful eyes widened several times!
After a long pause, she replied, “What are you doing now? Do you want to explore the dungeon with us?”
Exploring the dungeon?
No, now was not the time.
Lorne rejected her invitation. His mission was to clear the Nightmare difficulty dungeon. With his current strength, he was not too confident.
“Alright, Little Brother, take care of yourself. Big Sister is going to bring people to tackle the dungeon.”
Twinkle Rose had specifically used the phrase “little brother”. The last time this guy had called her “big-busted sister”, she had been trying to find a way to get back at him. The phrase “little brother” was simply too appropriate.
“Please don’t use the word ‘little brother’ without knowledge of what it means. It really doesn’t suit me.” Lorne said with a meaningful smile.
“Little kid, you sure like to brag.”
At the entrance of the village, Twinkle Rose looked at the message in the chat and could not help but laugh merrily. Even the frustration of her failure to clear the dungeon vanished. Then, she closed the chat, drew her sword, and led her team to the forest. She wanted to recover her lost level and then reattempt the dungeon.
…
In the forest, Lorne grinned.
It seemed that the beautiful guild leader had an interesting personality. She was not as serious as she looked. This was even better. At the very least, when they were chatting, it was not too lifeless.
After chatting for a while, his mood improved a lot.
Very good! Young people should work harder!
Taking out his short staff, Lorne increased the pace of their trek through the forest.
“Ding! You have killed a Jungle Bull. EXP +20 (+35).”
“Ding! You have killed a Forest Lizard. EXP +18 (+32).”
“Ding! You have killed a Poison Marsh Frog. EXP +20 (+35).”
“Ding! You have killed a demonized wild boar. EXP +16 (+28).”
“…”
The monsters in the Beginner Village posed no threat to Lorne. He quickly arrived at the target area. After entering, the types of monsters that appeared became more and more disorganized. There were almost all kinds of monsters, and they were all Level 8-10.
This was Lorne’s ideal farming area.
As for the third pet, he still had not created it.
There was no need to worry about that. Without inspiration, he did not want to replace the Two-Headed Demon Hound just like that. After all, with Minotaur One and Rimuru around, the efficiency of farming monsters was not slow.
“Ding!”
“You used 4500 experience points to raise your pet [Giant Axe Minotaur] to Level 6.”
Ten minutes later, the minotaur’s level increased again, and its attributes increased significantly.
Health: 1,800, Attack: 112-157, Defense: 45
With such attributes and a powerful skill effect, it was not a problem to crush level 10 monsters.
At this moment, Lorne heard something unusual.
He moved toward it.
When he came out of the forest, he saw a strange creature eating the corpse of a demon wolf not far away.
What was that?
A mantis?
Lorne’s eyes widened. The creature before him was a mantis, a giant mantis over a metre long!
Its two arms were like sickles, easily slicing through the demon wolf’s corpse.
Lorne’s eyes lit up at this sight.
He had a bold idea.