It's been 1 year since Ben arrived on Earthland. He learn a lot about magic from the book that he borrowed from Roubaul. He also keep training & getting stronger everyday.
Their job is still hunting like usual, and they've reached deep in the forest. They also kept observing the Lizardmans that haven't made any move since they found the nest 9 months ago. However, there is a change right now, they've found trails of Lizardmans around their village.
"The Lizardmans might attack anytime now. The scouts have saw them preparing their weapons. There are around 231 Lizardmans that capable of fighting, so we need to be careful."-Roubaul
"What's our plan, Gramps?"-Ben
"Stay in the village, and wait for them. We'll prepare some defensive measures to fight them here. We'll prepare traps around the village that can help to break their scales."-Roubaul
"Won't it be better to take the initiative? They won't suspect us to attack their nest at all. Altough they're intelligent, but they're not humans. They won't have any defensive mechanism that can protect their nest from us. We have mapped their nest, so it's a very big advantage that we have over them."-Roubaul
"No, it's not that easy. Lizardmans' scales are very tough, it can even protect them from your current dragon's roar."-Roubaul
"What?! Are you serious?"-Ben is surprised
"Yeah, that's why many people hunt them for the scales, and many of them didn't return. Lizardman have tough scales and very strong body, don't underestimate them!"-Roubaul
Ben is surprised that his dragon's roar can't break the Lizardmans' scales. Ben's dragon roar is a basic dragon slayer spell, but it have great power. Even Roubaul say that Ben's spells are very strong now, and he can be considered as a high C-class mage, almost a B-class.
Even so, his spell can't break Lizardman's scales easily. He need a lot of hit before he can break the scales slowly. Lizardman is a species that have immense durability after all. People even consider them as a human version of dragon, altough it's clearly an exaggeration.
Ben finally agree with the plan and they all start preparing their plan. The guild members place many traps in the forest around the village. They're not a rich guild, so their traps are just some traps made of rocks or woods.
"Gramps, if even my dragon roar can't break their scales, these traps won't do it either."-Ben
"What can we do? We don't have a lot of resources to make strong traps. At least these will weaken their scales a little. If we have empty lacrima crystals, then i will be able to make them into explosive lacrima. That will break some of their scales, or at least weaken them."-Roubaul
"Lacrima?! I know where we can find a lot of lacrima crystals!"-Ben
"Really?!"-Roubaul
Ben remember the cave that he found on his way out from the forest after he just arrived on this world. That cave is filled with a lot of Lacrima crystals. If he can take those lacrima crystals, Roubaul will be able to make them into weapons.
"If you can take those crystals, we will have more chance to win this. But can you take them today?"-Roubaul
"Yeah, but i'll need Wendy's help to get there faster & to carry more crystals."-Ben
"Okay then, you guys take the crystals, while we keep guarding the village."-Roubaul
"Okay."-Ben
Ben take 2 pickaxe and a wood cart to store the crystals. Then he take Wendy to the lacrima crystal cave. Wendy enchant Ben to make his body lighter, so he can run faster. Ben also use his light element on his feet to make him run even faster.
Ben pull the cart with Wendy & their pickaxe in it too. Ben follow the direction that A.I Chip show him. A.I Chip have marked the cave, so he don't need to find the way again. They arrive in 15 minutes, and immediately enter the cave.
"This place is still the same as 1 year ago."-Ben
"Is this all the lacrima crystals?"-Wendy
"Yeah, let's get to work! We need to be fast right now."-Ben
Ben & Wendy then start to harvest the lacrima crystals. They take as many as they can and fill the cart until it full. They finish after 30 minutes, and the cart is full to the brim now.
Ben & Wendy then return to the village with the cargo. They need to be fast, but also careful because the cart might flip, or the wheels might break. Of course Wendy put enchantment on Ben to make him stronger & faster.
They arrive in the village after 1 hour, and luckily the Lizardmans haven't come. They take the crystals to Roubaul, and he is surprised by the quantity & quality of the crystals.
"These are good lacrima crystals, we can make many things from it."-Roubaul
"You can make them later, there are a lot of crystals there. So hurry up and make the explosive now!"-Ben
"Ah, that's right."-Roubaul
Roubaul then start to process the lacrima crystals into explosive. Ben & Wendy are tired, so they just sit there while looking at Roubaul. Ben is watching the process intensely. He is really curious by magic items making.
Roubaul start to process the crystals into explosive. Usually, craftsmen will shape their crystals into balls, but they don't have time for it, so Roubaul just cut the crystals into the right sizes. Then Roubaul start to put spells in the crystals.
"So it just installing spells in the crystals?"-Ben
"Essentially yes, but it is not easy as that. It need precission and high understanding of the spell that you want to install in the crystals."-Roubaul
"Ooh, maybe i'll learn it. It's very useful after all."-Ben
Ben & Wendy stay there to watch the process. Then sometime later, the alarm went off.
"They're here."-Ben
Ben put all the finished explosive crystals in a bag. Then he run outside with Wendy to defend the village. When they arrive at the border, they see many Lizardmans have come. Their wood & stone traps have been triggered by the Lizardmans, but it didn't give them notable injury.
"Tch, as i thought, wood & stones aren't enough."-Ben
Ben distribute the crystals to the guild members. Then they start to throw the crystals toward the Lizardmans. The crystals explode and push the Lizardmans back. It also break and crack their tough scales slowly.
Roubaul keep creating the explosive at fast rate. Some womens also keep taking the crystals and distribute them to the guild members. They just use lacrima explosive until they run out of it in 49 minutes. Now they don't have any choice but to fight directly.
"WENDY, STAY ON THE REAR AND PROVIDE SUPPORTS!"-Ben
"YES!"-Wendy
Wendy back off, and Ben is rushing toward the enemies. Ben now cover his hands & feets with sun plasma.
"Sun Dragon's Plasma Strike!"-Ben
Ben attack the Lizardmans in close combat using his hands & feets. The Lizardmans' scales have been cracked or broken by the explosive, but they're still tough. Ben can't imagine how tough is the scales in it's best condition.
Ben jump and hit a Lizardman's jaw, make it fall to the side and break it's jaw's scales. The Lizardman get hurt, but Ben also get hurt. The sharp scales actually act like a weapon too, not only shields.
"I need more power."-Ben
Ben raise his magic's power to make it stronger. This way, he'll break the scales before it touch his skin and hurt him. Ben try it on another Lizardman, and he is right. His fist didn't hit the tough scales because it get destroyed by his magic already.
Ben grin and continue his battle with the green guys. Ben use his fists & feets to attack the Lizardmans. He also get punched sometime, and it really hurts. Luckily Wendy cast healing spell on him right after he get hurt.
Ben & the guild members keep fighting the Lizardmans for tens of minutes. It's not easy to fight the Lizardmans and break their scales even after their scales get cracked by the explosives. Ben see that his friends start to get pushed back by the tough Lizardmans.
"EVERYONE, GATHER THEM IN ONE PLACE! I WILL USE SOMETHING BIG."-Ben
""OKAY.""-Guild members
"WENDY, HELP THEM!"-Ben
"YES!"-Wendy
The guild members exert more strength to push the enemies to gather in one place. Meanwhile, Ben is eating sunlight to restore his energy.
"EVERYONE GET BACK!"-Ben
Everyone retreat, and Ben raise his hands to make a big magic circle in front of him. Then a very small sun miniature formed on the magic circle.
"Dragon Slayer Secret Technique! Supernova!"-Ben
Ben shoot the very small sun to the group of Lizardmans. Then it create a big explosion and engulf the Lizardmans there. The magic is based on Supernova, but the power is of course, very meager compared to the real thing. Even so, it's enough to fry the Lizardmans defeating them.
"Hah, i did it."-Ben smirk
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