Thanks to the “Warm Lovers'” statue effect, Weed had more resistance to the cold. Although he still had the remnants of a cold, his condition would not get worse.
Thereafter hunting was much easier. Along with Alveron and Seoyoon, they had spent nearly fifty days in the Versailles Continent, continuously fighting Ice Trolls.
“There’s no end to killing them.”
Ice trolls have frightening regeneration ability. If a limb was cut off, it would be grow back in just a short time. When their Health drops really low, it will only require them a few minutes to regenerate it.
With 1-2 people it seems like going up against an invincible army. It was a good thing that there was a cliff and the Ice Trolls couldn’t get down from it.
“Now we know why the quest had high difficulty.”
When he fought with the Legions of Undead, he used information he had against them. But the Ice Trolls were different level, and thus, they were harder to deal with.
Weed had to change his strategy.
"It's too difficult fight Trolls if we separate. Wyverns, fly up into the sky and grab a hold of the Ice Trolls! And from there, drop them down here."
The Wyverns brought the Ice Trolls down from the cliff one at a time.
I'll be able to get a lot of the Ice Troll's blood which is used to create potions that restores Health!
Divide and Conquer!
With Weed's instinct, he was able to form a great strategy.
“Listen, you have to bring them into a secluded area so we subjugate them!”
Since early childhood, Weed had already mastered the art of hard work. Because of the fall and their teamwork, the monsters’ morale dropped quite significantly.
Ice Trolls weren't like other monsters, so when they are not mobbed together, hunting them was lot easier. They caught it and killed it before they had a chance to use their regeneration ability.
“Moonlight Sculpting Sword!”
Weed raised his sword.
The Ice Trolls were overpowered by the beautiful ornate sword. Now the situation of the battle has been reversed.
It was by no means a fair fight. He killed them all before they could try to regenerate their health.
“Kuoooo!”
Even as they were about to die, the Ice Trolls resisted and swung their Axes aimed at their feet.
Ignoring the incoming strikes, he shouted.
“Cold Eyes!”
He closed his eyes from the Ice Trolls’ incoming attacks.
If you do not try to predict the occurrence of the battle, winning would be impossible. That was Weed’s way of battle.
Trapping the monster quickly and decisively!
“Ahh! Die. I’ll kill you!”
With his eyes closed, he swung his wielded sword.
It looked like an ignorant action that even a novice wouldn’t do.
It was tantamount to the most disgraceful behavior in battle.
Whenever Seoyoon attacked, her sword leaves an afterimage of a black hue.
A Berserker’s attack to kill Ice Trolls.
The profession that gets stronger as one slaughters and sees blood!
While they are weaker in shorter fights, the longer the battle goes on for the stronger they get. During combat, although briefly, she could forget about her pain.
Although the tension on Seoyoon’s face showed that the battle was difficult, she never once looked towards Weed.
‘No, no, don’t look...’
She did not want Weed to see.
If he saw her fighting, he would start laughing. Because of this she desperately turned her head away.
With his eyes closed fighting, Weed turned towards where Seoyoon fought.
Alveron silently healed the Wyverns and Bingryong's Health whenever it got low.
Hunting in the Valley of Death for over 50 days! Finally, the number of trolls decreased. No matter how they tried to escape the Wyvern’s grasp, their efforts were in vain.
Weed looked up at the bright blue sky impatiently.
“I can’t believe all of them disappeared!”
As if looking for chicks in a chicken farm, it was hard to find Ice Trolls, even after rubbing one’s eyes. Although it was because he was earnestly hunting them, he was filled with regret.
“Now it looks like I will not be able to procure the Ice Troll’s blood, which I’m certain I can make money off of.”
But when he suddenly spotted a large group of Ice Trolls, he was happy. Like a farmer who saw a well grown grain in his field, even though it was possible to be crushed to death for that single grain.
For every bottle filled with Ice Troll’s blood, Weed earned approximately 5,300 gold.
Rapid recovery potions. It increases Stamina and Health recovery, and they were produced in large quantities and placed inside his bag.
Because of limited supply of potions, it was worth an arm and a leg. During hunts, it was rare for people to use such potions, but it can be extremely useful during a Guild Siege.
“Heu heu heu.”
Weed laughed at the sight of blood! He laughed with joy to the extent that his stomach began to hurt.
“...”
Alveron and Seoyoon showed no reaction while they watched Weed.
After seeing it for a day or two they got used to it. Although Weed’s behavior was strange, he was trained in disciplining himself. And soon, Weed returned to his usual attitude.
“Would you want to go hunting again, Alveron?”
“Yes.”
“Use your holy magic. From now on, we’re going to need it for the upcoming battles.”
“Okay.”
Alveron blessed both Bingryong and the Wyverns.
First, Weed commanded Bingryong and the Wyverns so that they would attack the Lamias. Up until now, the strategy had been to attack only the Ice Trolls in order extract their blood, but from now on the plan had been changed to capture the Valley of Death.
Weed’s current level was 312.
From the time Bingryong and the Wyverns were brought to life, their skill levels had risen significantly. Now, they didn’t have a hard time defeating the Lamias.
Weed's level would have risen beyond level 300 a long time ago, but because he had given life to many sculptures, he constantly lost levels. Although he hunted to death with Pale and the rest of his party, he was only able to get his level a little over 300. His levels were mainly gained through battles he fought in the Valley of Death.
Weed’s eyes shone.
‘It is finally time to aggressively conquer the Valley of Death!’
The Wyverns and Bingryong were fighting extremely well. Compared to dealing with the Ice Trolls, Lamias had relatively weak defense.
"We are the elegant Lamias."
“Try not to fall for our charm.”
“Venom of Eucla!”
“Shoot them with poison stingers!”
The Lamias opened fire and fought in turmoil.
The icy road allowed the Lamias with snake like bodies to move quickly by gliding across it.
Although they provided formidable resistance to ice attacks, they fell quickly to the Wyverns’ offense. Bingryong lifted itself off the ground with its big wings and used its claws to attack.
“My body is huge. But why are my legs so short!”
Venting his dissatisfaction, he continued to complain.
Compared to his enormous body, his feet were abnormally short. Because of this he hesitated to walk even during battles.
“There’s no law stating that great works of art must have convenience in action.”
Weed’s excuse was because there were problems with the nature of the ice.
In order to properly distribute the weight, short thick legs worked better than long legs. Thanks to Bingryong’s huge body only short thick legs could support him.
Nevertheless, Bingryong and the Wyverns cornered the terrified Lamias. Without the protection of the Ice Trolls, the Lamias downfall was inevitable.
A one-sided massacre!
Groups of mere level 200 Lamias came and died quickly.
Initially, without the cluster of Ice Trolls supporting them, Lamias were nothing but a small threat.
The Lamias died leaving spoils such as snake leather, gold, silver, poison stings, and some ores.
“We did it.”
“Keurwawrawrarwa!”
The Wyverns and Bingryong flew up in the sky and let out a loud roar.
Weed’s eyes were focused on the opposite cliff. In between the valleys, there were a bunch of clustered groups of monsters.
The Lizard King, Possessed Soldiers, Dibase’s Priests, Demonic Followers, and Puppets.
These various kinds of monsters formed into one large army.
Chuk!
Weed raised his hands summoning Bingryong and the Wyverns.
“Alveron, heal and bless them so they can continue to fight, the battle is not over.”
“Ok, I will regenerate their exhausted Stamina.”
The Wyverns and Bingryong set out again.
“Kuooo!”
Bingryong and the Wyverns were flying around while fighting the Lamias and other monsters in the Valley of Death.
The Lizard King wielded an axe, while the demonic followers stabbed their enemies with spears and swords.
“The roughly flowing melted snow, through the dark and moist power, will strengthen your flesh. Bloodlust!”
The Dibase Priests casted blessing spells on the monsters. Unlike Alveron’s divine magic, which had no side effects, the aftereffects were huge. It was similar to curse magic that temporarily enhanced attack.
“Dibase ordered us to cast flame magic on the huge lump of ice.”
“Dibase ordered the Possessed Soldiers to attack the Wyverns without delay.”
“Dibase commanded his minions. Behold, we will demonstrate what will happen to those who dared oppose us!”
The Dibase Priests commanded the Legions of monsters. Monsters who were void of faith, overflowing with evil and greed, followed the Priests.
Since they became united through the accurate command organization, the army of monsters were able to block the Wyvern’s attacks with ease. Bingryong’s attacks were also not very effective.
Once on the ground dozens charged devoid of fear. The monsters commanded by the Dibase Priests did not completely dwindle.
“Ice Bolt!”
Even though Bingryong used his prided Ice Magic with enormous power, the Priests were able to counter it by casting flame magic.
The Wyverns circled the sky not fighting properly. While Bingryong was too scared and didn’t want to continue fighting.
“It looks to be going alright. However, this isn’t the end.”
Weed’s eyes were glinting coldly.
Going by the Versailles Continent’s time, he had spent more than fifty days