OP System The Hero Backup

Chapter 1.12: Helping a Human Party

I didn't see it wrong. They're really human. His posture, his skin, and they could also speak! It's not good, I can cry because I'm too happy. Remove tears, remove tears.

After my eyes cleared of tears, I then noticed them again. The clothes they used were made of leather and iron armor commonly worn by medieval fighters.

Their bodies are also heavy and muscular. That's a real girl, right? How could he build his muscles to that size? Otherworldly people are great.

They have tankers as their protectors, then the other two are close-quarters fighters. Looks like they are an experienced party, am I just approaching them, huh? Then pretend to be familiar and who knows they want to accept me. After that, the adventure in the real isekai world I can finally feel!

I imagined a fun adventure like the anime-anime I watched while on earth. I also clenched my hand. Yosh. I've decided, I'll go into their party.

But I realized I missed one person. A young man who was far behind from his three party friends. He holds a big wooden stick— magic wand? Anyway he held it in doubt and it seemed that his body was trembling too.

He's the new kid, huh?

Why would he be able to enter a party this strong. I then used Skill [Appraisal] to check the level and status he had. Level 16's? His level was twice as low as the other party— members who averaged around 30s level.

What made him get into such a powerful party? I guess I need to confirm it even further. But ....

I looked towards the monster they were fighting. The party was on the edge of a lake fighting the strange monster. This place was originally one of the candidates for my residence before I finally set up a house near the river. And I broke my intentions because of that monster.

If you ask me to describe it. Emm, I think I'm gonna raise my hand. He's too absurd to be said to be a living creature. I mean, look at that melted body! The monster was more like a moving mud than a living thing.

Its eyes are only two round holes of equal magnitude, while another large hole below it forms a mouth with a sharp curve resembling fangs. Simple but also strange shape, I suspect he is an ancient creature that has not evolved in this world.

What made me not want to bother fighting him was an advantage that troubled me greatly.

"W-what's this?! He set me up?!"

Oho! The Great Sword Master has just set an example so I don't need to explain it to you guys. Yes, the main body movement is slow, but because of its mud-like shape, making the shape of the body has an uncertain limit.

So that as experienced by the Great Sword Master now, his legs could not be released easily even though he had rebelled and thrashed. And since his body was made of a kind of mud material, the sword slash had no effect on him either.

Though the distance of the original body of the monster is still far from the four of them, but increasingly attacked, the small part of his body that was scattered can still be controlled and can also return to his original body.

I paused my intention because I didn't want to be attacked at all times by the scattered parts of his body dragging me into lake— I didn't want my deep sleep disturbed.

The only reliable one right now is ....

I looked towards the Witch Boy. I know, I know! The ages of the two of us do not seem too far away, but I will still call him the Witch Boy.

By the way, I'm talking that he's the only one who can be relied on because magic is very effective on him. But it seems his mentality has not yet been formed.

He still had not moved and stopped trembling from where he had stood before. Comeon! Your friends are fighting desperately and you're just as quietly scared as a fool. Was he really a member of this party? Aren't you in the wrong party, oi?!

Damnit. Should I go out and help them? No, I have nothing to do with them. But what if they die? I did [Appraisal] on a mud monster about three weeks ago and it's about 40.

"[Record]"

I once again did [Appraisal] to him out of curiosity as to whether monsters could also level up. Although that rarely happens in any RPG game I've ever played, anyway.

"??!!" My eyes widened when I saw the status of the Mud Monster.

Wh-what?! No way! The mud monster is now at level 62?! How can he improve so fast when it's only been three weeks I haven't seen him? His level was now higher than that of Pak Hecaton and Neigh.

They can't possibly beat him. Even I myself would be a little troubled. Should I help them? No, should I? They're not someone I know anyway. So why am I so hard to help them.

But ... They were the first humans I met in this world. I had even imagined a wonderful adventure with them in my head, would I ... just let them die?

"Joseph!"

"??!!"

The witch boy called out the name of the Great Sword Man so he looked up. "[Fireball Shot] !!" And he chanted the Skill that made a fireball come out from the end of his staff, lunging straight towards the foot of the Great Sword Man being snared.

BOOM...

His attack was hit directly— even looked quite crushing. The shot was directed so that his feet did not burn. But after the dust disappeared and their view was clear, everything was taken aback while I put on a familiar face.

"I thought so." My mind slipped out of my mouth.

The fire attack from the Witch Boy had no effect whatsoever on the mud monster. The difference in their levels was both too far away and even the Great Sword Master who had the highest level was hard to escape from his entanglement. Even now he was trying to drown her.

"I won't let it!"

"Don't come any closer, Arnold!"

Oho! Just moving now you? The Shield Man who had tried to pull the hand of the Great Sword Man released his grip and then slammed his large and heavy shield into the mud that pulled his friend's feet.

The weight of the shield can indeed make the mud scattered. But after that what? The mud monster only stayed to unite the scattered 'body parts' and he would return to health. And in my opinion, his decision was also arguably fatal. Absolutely fatal.

"Si-shit ...!"

Pak Perisai's feet were trapped just like the previous Great Sword Man. Oh right, I actually know their real names through [Appraisal], but I prefer to call them by my own name.

By the way, both of them are in a terrible state. If in the near future there is no helping, drowning to death in the bodies of mud monsters is the only future they have.

Uh! I understand now! So that was the reason why the mud monster could grow so fast, because it trapped the living creatures around here with its vast reach. Whether it was big or small, human or not, once they were trapped inside there was no way out.

So killing and eating humans can also level up, huh? Somehow I realized that the system in this world is quite cruel as well.

"What should I do?!" The muscular female knight was now the one panicking. Well .... his friends were now on the verge of life and death, so it was only natural that he panicked.

"Just don't come any closer! You'll be the same fate as us if you get too close!"

"How shall I go then?!"

"Skill magic. Only magic skills can release us, so you need to go get help to the city."

"Are you stupid?! The trip from the city to the Jinnestan forest alone took a week, I won't have time!"

"Then return to the city. Just leave me and Arnold and go with Rondesh, warn the other adventurers not to approach this lake."

The female knight put up the horses and was already consumed with emotion. It seemed like he was going to fate just like the other two party friends. But the Great Sword Master shouted out loudly which made the female Knight speechless.

He smiled and put on an expression all would be fine. "Go, only you and Rondesh can do it."

"Grkh!"

But the mud monsters didn't let him enjoy their farewell. He continuously swallowed and his suction also grew stronger and stronger.

Alright, alright. No need to be influenced by their drama. I don't know them. So I didn't have to bother to save them. It seems like they also can't give me an adventurous experience that attracts— levels also below me.

"Pretend not to know, ah~"

Is correct. I'll pretend I didn't see it. Not that I'm cruel or heartless, but there's no guarantee that they're good people. I also don't know if I can beat him or not. They have also given me quite useful information, the human city is seven days away from here. That's also if I'm not lost.

I decided to get out of here. If I stay here too long, I might change my mind. I covered my ears as I turned around and walked away from the lake. Apathy, apathy.

[Quest Held Begins]

[Defeat The Ancient Monster of The Lake, Lasponero Limnis]

[Tier of Difficulty: Difficult]

[Reward :???]

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Sometimes I think that this system is so diligent about me.

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Joseph's party and his friends are now in doubt as they are faced with two choices. Leaving their friend and leaving here safely or trying to save him in despair.

And the one who is in the fruit at this time is Miranda. Actually he already knew the best choice for himself and his party, but still he did not want to choose it. Since this party for him was already more than an ordinary party, they were family.

Well ... I think I understand his feelings. Might as well.

"[Dark Domain]"

"??!!"

"Huh?! Whahuh? What's going on?!"

The Great Sword Master looked panicked as the previously clear blue sky was now slowly closing as if it was enveloped by the darkness that formed a small dome. No, I'm not sure if they know the real form. Because the darkness of the [Dark Domain] rejected the incoming light from the outside completely.

Now [Dark Domain] has closed perfectly. It turned out that this Skill was quite great as well, it could make the mud monster look confused and seemed to be frightened.

And to me, [Dark Domain] is my game territory. Because he belongs to my Skill, so I can fuse into it. Similar to Skill [Shadow]. There are indeed some differences, but each of them has its own shortcomings and advantages.

Alright. Just discuss my new skill. Pak Swords and the others looked confused and frightened— especially Rondesh who seemed to already want to pee in his pants.

But I have to tell them this. Although I didn't say it directly, but I will say it now.

They are! Very! It's lucky!

They were very lucky because suddenly an impromptu quest notification popped up when I wanted to leave them. Because now I have a reason to help them.

"[Shadow Construct: Blindfold]"

"Eh?! Whatisthis? What the hell's going on? I can't see anything!"

I close their eyes because I don't want them to see what I do next. System says mud monster's difficulty level is 'Hard', huh? Lower than Neigh and Pak Hecaton means.

Then I'll do this. I appeared behind the mud monster and he noticed it. His panicked face could be seen from all three holes in his face that were shaking uncontrollably. Was he really a level 60 monster?

"Yes, [Eater]"

Is correct. This is how I beat him. I'll eat him alive. His movements were slow, also when he tried to approach me, I just slashed at him with a scythe. You could say this is free EXP for me.

"Kryekh!!!"

Gee. He was shouting, even screaming. The sound was quite deafening and made the party frightened. Take it easy, take it easy, Mr. Big Sword and his friends. The conditions here are all under control.

"Good meal."

And I started eating it too. It feels, yeah .. not good. Its texture is not hard, but also not liquid makes it stick to the roof of the mouth, teeth, and under the tongue. Besides what do I expect from the taste of a piece of soil. I should be thankful that at least it's non-toxic and doesn't burn me like it was when I ate Neigh.

I continued to eat it and when he tried to attack and suck me, I immediately slashed it and continued to eat it. Eating, being attacked, slashing, then eating again, as soon as it reached the part of his face full of expression did not escape my target.

After nearly finishing everything off, I found something that was nothing like mud. This thing is inside the 'head' of the mud monster. Shaped like a crystal and transparent, I can also feel magic energy from within it.

"It's the center of the mud monster's life, huh?" muttered. I turned it around and watched it well. "Aum!" And I ate it too.

After eating it, the mud monster immediately fell onto the floor limp as if lifeless. So it's really the center of her life, huh? I think I managed to beat him. My job is much easier because [Dark Domain] prevented him from escaping. A pretty useful skill.

[Successfully defeated The Ancient Monster of The Lake, Lasponero Limnis]

Skips!

I'll listen to that later. Now there's more important than that.

I then deactivated the [Dark Domain] then also opened the blinders of these four people. They squinted their eyes adjusted to the sunlight and were then shocked when they saw me.

Yes ... let's see, what kind of man is in this world.