How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 158

176. Hidden Elements are Often on the Wrong Path (3)

“……I can’t understand it. All you guys are doing is a summoning ritual, right?”

If it fails, you can just give up.

I recalled the contents of Volume 23 and muttered absentmindedly.

Whether they heard me or not, their eyes widened.

“Just? Did you just say ‘just’……?”

They were so angry that their bodies crumbled even more.

“……This is our wish.”

“……This is our only future.”

“……Human! You know nothing!”

Know nothing?

“……Future, huh.”

I repeated their words, as if chewing them over.

Unfortunately, I don’t know the truth.

The original story is that they summoned that Demon King-level demon, and that guy was eventually defeated.

There was no description of any circumstances or anything like that.

It was just that a powerful monster appeared and everyone worked together to defeat it.

And what those guys are saying is also an element that wasn’t in the original.

Originally, in Volume 23, it goes without saying that Sylvester and his companions are much stronger.

Even if those guys had recovered some of their strength, there’s no way a mid-level demon would be a match for them at that point.

They were cut down and disappeared before they could even say anything.

“I don’t know what your wish is… but I don’t know if it’s desirable for us, too.”

I have no intention of listening any further.

It is a fact that there are definitely people who will be unhappy if whatever they dream of comes true.

I have no intention of leaving it unattended rashly.

“Let’s end this.”

At my signal, a burst of flames completely incinerated the two demons.

Their bodies were already at their limit of being maintained, so they burned well, like dry firewood.

This is definitely complete annihilation.

“……For now, two have been taken care of.”

So, what should I do now?

The options that came to mind are two.

One is to go support Sylvester and the others.

The second is to move independently and prevent the situation myself.

‘Ugh, I’m worried about either one.’

I hope you don’t think I’m being heartless.

I believe that our protagonist is a talented person who will do well even if I don’t help him.

Besides, there is no element that he will struggle with.

Preventing the incident itself should also be something that Sylvester should lead.

‘Honestly, if I mess with the original elements, I can only see a future where I cause accidents…….’

I’ve been worried about it lately.

I wonder if I have a constitution that causes more accidents than Sylvester.

I’m seriously considering coating myself with only luck-based traits sometimes.

‘Well, it’s a pointless act, though.’

My luck seems to work well for business, but it seems meaningless when it comes to the original story, so I won’t do such a stupid thing.

If it seems like it’s not going to work out, I’ll step in, but if it’s not dangerous, wouldn’t it be better to do something else?

‘Should I move separately on my own…….’

I have an excuse that I encountered two demons.

Even if I waste some time, I can say later, ‘I almost died fighting the demons!’

Anyway, I’ve grasped the spatial arrangement pattern here.

Don’t think that I’ve completely mastered the ability to control space.

Now, if I’m determined, I have the confidence to cut a free pass ticket and go straight to the deepest part where the main summoning circle is.

‘……Honestly, sticking behind Sylvester doesn’t seem to benefit me much.’

It’s not just about discussing benefits.

This development, this situation.

If I only stick behind Sylvester, I’ll only see the surface.

And there will be no room for me to intervene there.

I was sure of it a little while ago.

Those guys are properly carrying out the framework of the original story that I know.

If it’s desirable, it’s truly desirable.

But…….

‘Strangely, it’s unsettling.’

The timing is different. The situation is different.

But why does it fit so well?

That ignited my rebellious spirit and curiosity.

‘……Shall I take a look away for a moment?’

It’s said that it’s not good to look at only one place too much, right?

I grinned and looked up instead of down.

‘The ceiling…….’

Yes, I headed up there.

“The orthodox strategy route was below, but come to think of it, I hardly knew what was above, right?”

Then let’s go up there.

‘I don’t think it’s going to work out to just head to the destination according to the book…….’

In the original story, Sylvester went down when exploring this place.

Because there was mainly a suspicious aura there.

However, it collapsed due to the appearance of the Demon King-level demon and the aftermath of its power, and he never explored the upper floors of the castle.

But that doesn’t mean that the place doesn’t exist.

The novel is a novel.

And what I’m looking at is, for now, the reality within it.

As soon as I decided on a policy, I immediately used my ability to move to the upper layer of this place.

Originally, there is a gimmick that connects several spaces to make intruders get lost in preparation for intruders, but I have no obligation to obediently attack it.

“I wish there was something worth salvaging…….”

This place will collapse whether Sylvester stops the summoning ritual or not.

A place that disappears if there is no business.

Of course, I have to take care of it before that.

“First of all, even the plants that grow here are rare to see right now.”

From those that grow naturally in an environment similar to the Demon Realm to the remnants of their condensed power and the materials of the monsters they were cultivating, there is a truly wide variety.

It is a treasure trove full of things to scrape together if you have the time.

For example, this strange grass with magical energy right now.

I cast a noise magic around the grass just in case and grabbed it! I pulled it out.

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

A nasty sound rings faintly.

Even though I killed the sound with my magic, if the volume is this loud, my eardrums would have been blown out if I had just pulled it out.

“Is it a Mandragora from the Demon Realm?”

Even if Mandragora itself is not uncommon, it is said to exist on the continent.

However, the Mandragora of the Demon Realm is said to be of much better quality.

Instead, it is difficult to handle because it is more difficult and much more dangerous.

It’s hard to find, so it’s better to secure several in preparation for when you fail to process it.

‘Well, if I don’t think I can do it, I can just sell it.’

You can sell it, or you can use it in other ways.

“……That’s if I get out of here safely…….”

While muttering to myself in a small voice and continuing to collect materials.

I stopped my hand and flew my body slightly upwards with teleportation.

Kwaang!

A rock twice as big as my height fell where I was, just barely avoiding it.

Of course, it couldn’t have flown in on its own.

“Hey, throwing that kind of thing at people is dangerous.”

When I turned my gaze towards the direction the rock came from, a number of monsters appeared there.

Orcs, Minotaurs, um, there are also strangely shaped monsters.

Should I call it a giant lizard with a comb?

There is a monster that flaps its scales and feathers and screams, showing off its presence.

“Was that a Cockatrice?”

It’s a pretty rare monster.

Originally, it is a rare monster that inhabits high-difficulty dungeons or unexplored regions that are difficult for humans to access.

‘Could that also be summoned?’

Of course, the other monsters are also hard to see in this area.

Is this some kind of monster expo?

I licked my lips secretly as I looked at them.

Very good.

‘Certainly, rare monsters were also materials that sold well, right?’

They are already showing hostility, and while I’ve encountered them, let’s hunt them all down.

First of all, the most annoying thing is the Cockatrice.

Although the differences vary from individual to individual, it mainly deals with the power to cause poison or petrification.

There is a possibility that the Cockatrice’s poison will not be properly withstood by my current body, and I am worried about what will happen if I get petrified.

So let’s get rid of it first.

“Gnome! Please make a thick wall!”

Before the Cockatrice could flash its eyes at me and do something, a stone wall that soared from the floor struck the guy’s chin.

As the guy’s head soared, something like a black ray grazed upwards and melted the ceiling.

This guy is an individual that spews poison.

Is the selling price of a Cockatrice with poison even higher?

Surely that guy’s poison sac is valuable as a high-quality poison, right?

“I’ll take care of you first!”

In addition, stone walls were summoned to surround the Cockatrice, blocking all sides of the guy, and the lightning I dropped burned him.

-Keugeugeugeugeugeut!

It makes a dying sound, but it is still alive.

Um? It’s tougher than I thought?

Even after dropping lightning several more times, it doesn’t die.

“What? Why aren’t you dying?”

In the meantime, I felt a strange sense of incongruity.

Other monsters screamed and rushed towards me.

First, the Minotaur charged at me and punched down.

“That’s about it. No way!”

Activate the buff of the Giant’s Armor to enhance physical abilities.

I blocked the Minotaur’s fist with my arm as it was, and used space fixation to bounce back the orc that was attacking from behind, causing it to retreat.

“Where to! Heup!”

As it is, give strength and twist the waist with all your might and swing your arm.

The trick is how well you can make use of your waist rather than your arms.

-Kueoreo?!?

The Minotaur made a sound of embarrassment.

Because I grabbed it as it was, swung it around, and threw it away.

The monster thrown at me was concentratedly attacked by other monsters and shattered in mid-air.

Well, that’s enough to make a gap.

“Go! Fluorite!”

It would be okay to burn it widely with Salamander, but there is a possibility.

There are many monsters, so it’s better to grind them with a sure method.

Besides, I was worried that the monsters weren’t dying strangely.

If you look closely, the Minotaur’s corpse, which was smashed by the monsters’ attacks, is still wriggling.

‘It seems like they’ve done something to the monsters.’

Then I have to deal with it for sure.

The shadow spreads widely.

The amount that is laid is only enough to submerge the ankles.

-Keueo?!?

The monsters don’t know how to deal with even the strange phenomenon, so they just hit the shadow under their feet meaninglessly.

But an attack with Aura is not a normal physical impact, so there is no way it will be effective on the shadow.

“And the end.”

I have no intention of letting them escape.

As I pretended to turn my palm over.

The shadow soared as it was, covering the monsters like a wrapping cloth.

And the shadow covering the monsters contracted.

Kaddeudeudeudeudeudeuk!

The sound of crushing bones and twisting and bursting flesh rings out.

When the shadow was released, the monster’s corpse, which had been shattered by the pressure, scattered with a splash.

‘……It’s not a very good sight.’

It’s not like I’m using cruel methods on purpose.

I was worried because it kept moving even after being zapped with lightning several times.

Now, is it dead or not? It’s not an area to argue about?

I took a quick look at the monster’s corpse.

‘Ah, it wasn’t a properly living monster.’

Something is inserted between the shattered fragments of the monster’s corpse.

It’s not a magic stone, but a mineral that faintly emits an evil feeling.

When I collided the power of the mineral with spirit power and erased it, the fragments of the monster that had been wriggling finally drooped.

‘Is it processed with demon technology?’

It seems a little different from the undeadification that is generally used.

A secret method that does not harm the potential of the existing monster’s material and draws out the specifications of its lifetime, or even higher performance.

If Sylvester were here, he would know the principle in more detail, but this is the extent of my reasoning within my knowledge.

Maybe the demons were going to use these as soldiers after calling their superiors.

‘But is this really demon technology?’

I’m tilting my head a little because I feel like I’ve read this in another story.

Where is it?