Chapter 101
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The rain is stubbornly persistent.
However, thanks to the increase in personnel, the burden hasn’t grown significantly.
The addition of personnel and supplies happened the day after Anon informed us. Of course, it wasn’t all at once, but I’m still impressed by how quickly it was done. I had expected it to take much longer.
Unlike in my original world, the streamlined structure from top to bottom of the organization here, along with the overwhelming power of those at the top, seems to be the reason.
Of course, there are pros and cons to this, but in this case, it worked in our favor.
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On this day too, we’re dedicating ourselves to eliminating the Fog, swallowing the words 「When will this rain ever stop?」
Upon returning to the mansion, Anon reports to us.
「Ichiro, the Fog has finally appeared in Arrogance and Virtuous as well.」
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I’m worried about those on the other side – the Arcana Kingdom’s Royal Knight Order, Siesta, and Purume.
No matter how much I try to conquer the Newly Constructed Most Challenging Dungeon, there’s a limit to what I can do.
That’s only natural, and I feel ashamed for even thinking about it, to the point where I ask myself, 「Who do you think you are?」
But even knowing this, I can’t help but wish for their safety.
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It’s been over a week since the rain started.
I thought we could manage comfortably with the increase in personnel, but that was an optimistic view.
We get soaked every time we go out. On top of the unimproving situation, the constantly increasing Fog is gradually wearing us down, not just physically but mentally as well.
Diete, the mage of the team, in particular, looks so exhausted it’s worrying to see.
Milo and I persuade her to rest for a few days, and the two of us set out to eliminate the Fog, with Milo using his presence detection skill.
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Several more days pass, and there’s a change in the Fog’s appearance.
Reports come in of different monsters appearing than before.
In addition to the default combination of Fog, ghouls, and skeleton warriors that we’ve been dealing with, liquid-like monsters have now appeared.
Once the first report came in, it happened quickly.
These liquid-like monsters are now seen at almost all of our bases, and we’re no exception.
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I’d like to call these liquid-like monsters 「Fog Slimes.」
They’re incredibly troublesome monsters.
Perhaps because they’re liquid, reckless sword strikes and blunt attacks are completely ineffective. Unless we destroy their core or eliminate them with magic, they keep regenerating and dividing over and over.
In the continuing rain, it’s a very tedious task for the elimination squad to aim for the core with such poor visibility.
We’re also hesitant to use fire-attribute magic because of the rain.
Fire-attribute magic has many high-power techniques, so being restricted from using it is quite troublesome.
This has become a significant burden for all members involved in the elimination.
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As if in proportion to our growing aversion, the Fog Slimes increase in number.
And finally, an even more alarming report comes from the eliminators.
Apparently, a ghoul that was cut in half changed into a liquid state with a squelch, and then transformed into two ghouls, as if dividing.
Similar cases have been observed with skeleton warriors.
In other words, ghouls and skeleton warriors with the properties of Fog Slimes have been discovered.
While it’s fortunate that magic is still effective, the fact that the monsters appearing in Fog elimination now have properties that almost completely nullify simple physical attacks has greatly increased our burden.
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「What on earth is going on…
This is too different from the previous Sealed Domain───」
Sensei mutters quietly.
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