Chapter 113

The sun was high in the sky.

– Woong

The Holy Sword raised its blade.

At the moment the sun reached its zenith, when vampires felt the sleepiest.

“I’m sorry… I’ll only drink a little in the future…”

It had been a month since the Head of the Gallery abandoned me and returned home alone.

Now was Erzebet’s perfect chance as she sleep-talked.

I was tired of acting as a substitute for the Head of the Gallery.

– Woong

Life is truly survival of the fittest.

The Holy Sword didn’t mind much, despite the fact that its master had deserted it. Probably.

“…Don’t go!”

– Woong!

Erzebet, who was sleeping soundly on a perfectly good bed, yelled.

In an instant, the Holy Sword flinched.

But thankfully, it seemed like she was just having a severe sleep talk.

Summoning its courage, the Holy Sword quietly moved outside the room.

– Woong…

It finally succeeded in seeing the sun.

Having successfully escaped, the Holy Sword momentarily basked in the sunlight before quickly flying away.

*

[One-Eyed Frog Monster has been defeated.]

[Rewards are being distributed.]

“What?”

I created a bounty to encourage Gallums to participate.

And when the bounty was placed on a monster, I handed the rewards to the Gallum.

Looking back, it was a deal where I lost out.

But I thought of it as an investment for the Gallery.

[Variant Monster ‘One-Eyed Frog’ being assessed…]

[This entity is worth 1,500 Mana Pills.]

[10% commission will be paid.]

– Thud!

At that moment, something dropped into the room.

Turning around to the sudden noise, I found a package on the floor.

When I opened it, there were Mana Pills.

Exactly 150 of them.

“Is this real?”

The system ensured that when operating for the Gallery, it wouldn’t incur losses.

For example, there was the ‘Preemptive’ system.

But this time, I had acted unilaterally.

And yet, they were willing to pay out rewards?

“Ahh, the system, is it a god?!”

But the rewards didn’t end there.

As I consumed one Mana Pill, my experience points began rising.

And at the end of that rise was a message that had never appeared before.

[82.52% left until next level ’10’.]

[An achievement reward will be given upon reaching Level 10!]

The fact that they would give achievement rewards.

I had no clue what that meant.

But considering the level-up rewards so far, I felt it was more than worthwhile.

It was effectively an additional source of Mana Pills, not to mention the achievement rewards.

“If that’s the case…”

Perhaps I could finally put into action what I had only imagined in my head.

I briefly calculated and began consuming the Mana Pills.

The bunker was overflowing with them.

[82.51% left until next level ’10’.]

[82.5% left until next level ’10’.]

Though the increase was minuscule, I couldn’t help but feel excited.

Then it happened.

Myoran: Head of the Gallery, urgent matter!

Myoran: If you’re viewing this, please help us! Meow.

“Huh?”

The village chief of the Rabbit Beastfolk.

A desperate plea for help came from Myoran, who was literally a rabbit.

*

Myoran: (Meme of the barrier about to break)

Myoran: (Meme of a shotgun broken in half)

Myoran: The great magic you gave us… it’s been destroyed!

“What?”

Myoran sounded unusually urgent.

I confirmed, and what came back was a picture of a shotgun broken in half.

“No way, how did it break?”

In the medieval era, a gun was an absolute weapon.

Especially in this world, magical defenses only defended against magic.

In other words, modern weaponry wouldn’t be affected.

What good was a magic defense of 10,000? The gun dealt physical damage!

“I don’t know how it broke, but…”

The situation looked dire.

I decided to send additional support.

Myoran: I’m so sorry, meow.

Myoran: The great magic you gave us has been utterly destroyed!

Head of the Gallery*: It’s all good, it’s all good.

There was a common misconception in the Gallery.

That firearms were incredibly rare.

So they thought the firearms on the market were minimal.

Head of the Gallery*: Did you send it, and did you receive it?

Myoran: ?

Myoran: What is all this, meow?

But that wasn’t the case at all.

To begin with, shotguns? They didn’t cost much.

It was just that they hadn’t distributed them in order to prevent chaos when firearms hit the market.

A shotgun broke by a monster?

Head of the Gallery*: Weapon support.

[10 ‘12-gauge Shotguns’ and ‘50 Bullets’ have been delivered!]

Now, let’s check if the firepower is sufficient.

*

Ten minutes after sending the weapon support.

A new post appeared in the Gallery.

[Concept Post: From the Rabbit Beastfolk]

Author: Myoran

Hello, Gallery members.

And our pillar, Head of the Gallery.

The Rabbitfolk express our overwhelming gratitude to you, meow.

(Picture of a Sandworm defeated in a bloody mess)

(Picture of rabbits huddled together holding shotguns)

Head of the Gallery, you’re a god! Meow.

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– ? What am I looking at?

– Damn, how many guns is that?

– I can’t even recognize what it is.

“Thank goodness it seems to have been resolved well.”

It was a Sandworm, after all.

There wasn’t a single intact monster left in front of the shotguns.

But there was something odd.

– Head of the Gallery*) So can you finally tell me? Why were you overwhelmed?

The Rabbitfolk had the shotguns I sent long ago.

And though they lacked in ammunition, they had a single bullet.

Moreover, the Sandworm was a monster that had invaded once before, so they should have been able to suppress it with a single bullet.

Myoran) Please look at this, meow.

Myoran) (Picture of numerous eyeball monsters parasitizing the Sandworm)

Aah!!!!!

What is that?!

No way, I think I’m developing a phobia!

“Ahhh!”

The issue was they weren’t just dealing with the Sandworm.

In an instant, I doubted whether Myoran had unleashed a surprise tactical nuke at that horrendous image.

It was a swarm of eyeball monsters that were parasitizing the Sandworm.

But that only raised further questions.

“No, what use are eyeballs underground?”

I could understand the eyeball monsters acting like eyes for the Sandworm.

But usually, the more underground a creature is, the more its eyes degrade, doesn’t it?

However, those eyeball monsters parasitizing the Sandworm were an exception.

This could easily be found in the Malgal Wiki.

[Topic: Monsters/Eyeball Fleas]

[1. Overview]

A massive body with numerous legs beneath its eyeballs.

[2. Characteristics]

Incredibly creepy.

Instead of parasitizing other animals or monsters, it shares vision.

Pairs well with monsters that have quick reflexes.

Especially compatible with Sandworms.

“This type of monster is new to me.”

As a standalone, it had no offensive power, just pure creepiness.

But once it began to parasitize, it maximized the monster’s reaction capability with a shared vision in all blindspots.

– Myoran) It evaded the shotgun, meow.

“Oh, it’s that good?”

It had managed to dodge a gunshot.

In reality, it sensed the threat and turned its body away from the barrel first.

But that alone was enough of a threat.

– Head of the Gallery*) How many bullets are left?

Myoran) 24 bullets are left, meow.

“This won’t do, not with just shotguns?”

It could be blocked.

But this way, it would never end.

This time, we were lucky there were no casualties, but if someone got injured, who knows what might happen?

There were healing potions, but due to the pain, I’d also have to prepare anesthetics, which was troublesome.

“Hmm…”

The Sandworm itself was weak.

It could be killed in one shot, so it wasn’t a creature with high defense.

[Title: My small precious field… 🙁 ]

Author: Puffball

(Picture of a field destroyed by the Sandworm)

(Picture of a round-eyed bunny looking up in despair)

What am I supposed to eat now…? ㅠ o ㅠ

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– Can I grow it instead?

– Wow.

– Ugh.

Author) ㅗㅗㅗ

However, it was incredibly fast.

If you didn’t kill it in one shot, it would cause significant damage to the village.

– Eyeball Flea ←Just the name is disgusting.

– Can’t you just take it out in one shot?

How can you take it out in one shot, you idiot?

I needed something to restrain that fast-moving reflexive body.

[Flashbang] – 130p

The Special Operations Unit SAS said.

Let there be light.

And the shop always knew the answer.

*

The Rabbit Beastfolk lived underground.

Due to their inherent weakness, they had fled from both humans and monsters into hiding underground.

But this wasn’t a good idea.

“Chief, they’re coming again!”

“Oh no…!”

Monsters also existed underground.

It was only a matter of time before the Rabbitfolk village was discovered.

Choosing the underground had turned out to be a poison, tightening the grip on the Rabbitfolk.

– Crunch!

“The barrier has been broken!”

The sharpened barrier shattered under the Sandworm’s attack like it was a toy.

“Fire!”

– Bang!

Myoran’s adorable bunny foot pulled the trigger on the shotgun.

A Sandworm should have been easily killed by a single shot of that abnormal great magic…

– Swoosh

“Mew…”

But it simply dodged.

The Sandworm was slower than the bullet.

But it was faster than the finger pulling the trigger.

Of course, it wasn’t completely ineffective.

– Kieek!

Some Sandworms were struck down by the blind shots flying everywhere.

However, that wasn’t enough.

“Ahhh!”

Finally, injuries started to mount.

“We’re running low on bullets…”

At this rate, we’d be wiped out.

Despair flickered in the usually calm Myoran’s eyes at that moment.

[5 ‘Flashbangs’ have been safely delivered!]

[‘Earplugs’, ‘NRR 33 Ear Plugs’ (20 pieces) have been safely delivered!]

Suddenly, a notification appeared before my eyes.

“This, what is this?”

At the same time, peculiar metal pieces fell from the air.

Only the Head of the Gallery could do something like this.

Myoran instinctively turned on the Gallery.

And of course, just as expected, a message arrived from the Head of the Gallery.

– Head of the Gallery*) Never wear earplugs double-layered, cover your ears with your hands, close your eyes, and open your mouth while saying ‘Ah’ for a few seconds.

“!”

Myoran and all the Rabbit Beastfolk were fully focused on the Head of the Gallery’s words.

They exchanged glances before quickly curling their long ears and getting down as ordered.

“Duck!”

Myoran pulled the pin from the grenade with all her might and threw it outside the barrier filled with Sandworms.

‘I’ve seen it. If it’s that…’

It was another spell the Head of the Gallery had occasionally scattered.

Though small and resembling this one, the effects it produced varied.

Some emitted heat like a flame, while others scattered sharp blades across the world.

“Ugh…”

The Gallums didn’t dare raise their heads, knowing the power, but…

– Swish?

The Sandworms were attracted.

The Sandworms and Eyeball Fleas noticed the flashbang that had fallen onto the ground.

And in that instant…

– Flash!

There was light.