Chapter 235 – 54. Imoogi. (2)
I went to poop and saw a fucking big snake in the distance!
I saw a giant snake in the middle of the wiggling, and I was surprised and ran away!
The yellow-eyed snake was devouring the monster!
After half a year of subjugation began, eyewitness accounts of the Imoogi began to be relayed to Allen.
Imoogi that couldn’t be a dragon. He was the one who made the Empire withdraw from this road development project.
Sensing that the time had come to deal with him, Allen, on the day of his brief return to the base, gathered the sobriety in one place.
“It is about time.”
Instead of saying that he worked hard as usual, the money ghost said that it was time. The clever ones there seemed to have figured out what he meant by that.
Unrecognizable Pig Ax Cuckoo asked, wriggling his big eyes that looked a bit wide.
“When?”
“When hunting the Imoogi, the de facto ruler of this mountain range.”
Those who noticed it nodded as if they knew that.
“A long time ago, the Imperial Army was stopped by him once. Of course, things were different then and now. At that time, the Imperial Army was the ones who enjoyed a long peace, and we are the ones who have been hunting humans and monsters for over ten years at most. There is also the presence or absence of information.”
This time, the water mage Pickbas Danju cautiously opened his mouth.
“Is it possible to hunt?”
“Of course. However, you must thoroughly prepare for hunting. Even though he didn’t become a dragon, he’s still a great spiritual creature. Clever, ruthless. If we do something wrong, we may be hunted in reverse.”
After Allen finished speaking, he glanced over the crowd with a cool gaze for a moment.
Quiet silence… It sounded like someone was swallowing.
The murloc ball, which had been tapping its fingers together with its hands together, opened its mouth.
“Then how are you going to prepare for the hunt?”
“We will lure them with traps. Dig a huge pit, and fall into it.”
“It’s a pit.”
Everyone nodded lightly back and forth. Allen elaborated.
“If you simply go head-to-head, you’ll most likely miss him. If it were a field, I’d take it by force anyway, but this is a mountain range dense with trees. Neither magic nor attacks are easy. If he tries to escape, it will be hard to stop. The one who ran away won’t show up easily, and in the end it will end up leaving behind a trail.”
“I agree with you.”
Other sobriety also announced that they agreed with Allen’s idea.
“Fortunately, he already has experience winning against humans. There is a high chance that we will succeed in attracting them.”
“So, if you fall into a pit, you will attack me, is this it?”
“You’re right. No matter how imoogi it is, it won’t be fine even if it fires magic and arrows.”
“Then the problem is the pit.”
According to eyewitness accounts, the Imoogi was around the size of an old tree, so it would have to be quite large to sink it into a pit.
“It will have to be very big and deep. I need to make the lid strong enough to withstand even if a snake climbs on it. It will probably take a lot of time.”
“What can I do? I need to catch him so I can stretch my legs and sleep. … Does everyone think so?”
– You’re right!
The sophomores gathered their mouths and answered so loudly.
After the Imoogi sightings came out, the number of people who couldn’t sleep at night in the mountains increased dramatically. Because of the anxiety of what to do if the huge snake suddenly appears and swallows itself in one bite.
Therefore, you should definitely catch and kill the Imoogi at this opportunity to increase your work efficiency.
Whatever it was, there was enough reason to catch the Imoogi.
So Allen dug a pit, searched for a large and spacious place, and then put in mercenaries and workers to dig a pit quickly. Still, with hundreds of people taking turns shoveling, the work was completed much faster than expected.
A pit so wide and deep that you might think it’s a volcanic crater if you exaggerate a bit. They are now starting to make a cover to cover it. A pillar was erected in the middle of the pit to serve as a support, and trees were densely placed on top of it, covering it with soil and fallen leaves.
They repeated several times the practice of knocking over the supporting pillar by pulling the rope at the same time as Allen gave a signal.
“When the snake comes up, it will be much harder to pull the pole. You have to take that into account.”
Since the pillar is pressed down by its heavy weight, it must not be easy to pull it over. However, it was impossible to rehearse it in advance, so I had to roughly estimate the weight using rocks. Just in case, Allen decided to put in a little more people than the people who took down the boulder.
… However, in all of these operations, one most important thing remains.
– Who will be the bait to lure the Imoogi?
Allen had a lot of trouble. Risk is also risk, but you have to give it a certain trust.
Originally, she thought it would be right to leave her role to Natasha, so he tried to set her as the bait, but before he asked her to lure her serpent, her blind saintess came to him first.
He said that he would do that role—-.
“It’s never easy. Your life also depends on it. … On days when you do something wrong, everyone becomes dangerous.”
“Do not worry. I will definitely do it.”
“… Can I hear your reason for doing it?”
“I had a dream. A dream of facing a giant snake. There I was luring the snake somewhere. … I’m thinking maybe it’s a precognitive dream.”
Allen nodded her head, looking at the odd-eyed face that seemed determined. If you’re determined, then that’s the right thing to do. Still, she’ll do enough of her luring role with her.
And true to her word, she might be a real precognitive dream.
“I get it. Instead, never make a mistake. It’s just one time. Opportunity is really only once… !”
“All right. I will definitely succeed.”
So, she was all set for every role.
After Allen’s final inspection of her, she finally commenced her operation.
The day of the showdown.
The start of the Imoogi hunt.
The plan began in the early evening when the sun was setting.
The mercenaries, all heavily armed, waited in the waiting area with the workers holding their breath.
… Unfortunately, on the first day, however, the Imoogi didn’t show up at all, so it was a failure.
So the opportunity was inevitably passed to the next day.
The second day greeted like that.
Even though the blind saintess searched for the place where the Imoogi was often seen since early evening, she couldn’t find it.
She was first surprised by its overwhelming size. … But you can’t come this far and step back.
Odd-Nun first lit the torch he had prepared with a flint, then waved the blazing torch loudly to attract his attention.
– Oh!
The straight, bright yellow eyes clearly caught Odd Eye waving a torch.
Eat or not
The size is a bit small and it looks a little worried.
It was different from the food the Imoogi usually ate. But that’s something I’ve eaten before. … As he remembers, the taste was definitely good.
The Imoogi, which eventually decided to swallow it, began to slowly move towards the blind saint.
When he saw it up close, he confirmed that it was bigger than he thought. Goosebumps ran down his back, but he forgot his fear and started running towards the trap.
Everywhere she looked, it was the same deep forest, but she had already practiced finding her way several times and moved to the exact location of the trap. She also clearly checked the marks she had inscribed in advance just in case.
She brought the thumb and forefinger of her right hand together in a circle and brought it to her mouth, whistling loudly several times.
… And several mercenaries with good hearing, including Lucky Rick, were sure to hear it.
“The signal has come! It looks like you succeeded in luring it, Lord Dan!”
… At las… !
“Send the ready signal!”
When the signal from Allen Danju went, the mercenaries and workers, who thought it would be a waste of time today, tightened their grip on the rope with a lot of tension.
Perhaps sooner or later a blind saint will appear as a trap site.
It was a real timing battle from now on. The key is to destroy the pillar as quickly as possible at the right time.
And the gum milk inspector, whose role is to confirm Odd Noon’s appearance at the front, hurriedly sent a hand signal to Allen.
ㅡ!
It means that the blind saint appeared.
From then on, Allen held her breath as much as she could and focused all her nerves on her path.
… The ground soon began to feel a slight vibration.
Really, it comes… !
Behind Odd-Nun, who appeared waving a torch, a giant snake with bright yellow eyes jumped out.
It is the serpent he has been searching for so long… !
The size is much larger than expected, so I was worried that the pit could accommodate it for a moment, but I couldn’t stop the plan that had already started. Still, the pit was also dug very deep and large, so it’s probably not lacking in size.
Soon Odnun and the giant snake climbed onto the trap.
As the flag was raised and the signal for preparation was given, people held the rope tight enough.
Such a tense moment. Just then, the giant snake suddenly stopped in an ambiguous position.
Odd-Nun jumped up and down and waved his torch wildly to get him to come closer, but he was unsteady. … Looking around, he must have sensed something suspicious.
Damn, did you get it… ?
Even if it rots, it is said that it is a spiritual thing, after all, a spiritual thing is a spiritual thing. It must have caught the suspicious aura slowly rising around him.
Can not help it.
“Pull it!”
Allen shouted.
With that sound, the flag fell, and people began to pull the rope as hard as they could.
Damn it!
However, the weight felt from the string was much more enormous than expected. It feels like two or three more rocks are on top.
“Pull more!”
Progress was slow. Didn’t the giant snake suddenly change its course at that time? It looks like it will just run away.
It was only a few seconds from the time he started pulling the string until the Imoogi changed its direction.
Allen immediately set into motion an emergency plan.
“Shoot the floor!”
Several spells flew almost simultaneously with the cry.
It hit the trap floor around the Imoogi.
Breaking down the floor with magic was postponed as a last resort because it could not be practiced separately, but the moment the Imoogi noticed and tried to run away, it could not be postponed any longer.
Allen had ordered in advance the most powerful magic possible for wizards. In particular, when the powerful manatan of the Patong Master hit the bottom of the trap, it showed enough power to completely smash not only the floor but also the pillars supporting it.
The Imoogi’s body, which was trying to turn and run away, tilted forward, but then part of the floor collapsed and it began to fall into the pit.
At the same time, the string that was being pulled taut came along. And the floor collapsing in succession.
At the signal to pull her rope, the blind saint Odd Noon quickly snatched the rope that was attached to the arrow shot by Anne, the archer.
And while running to get out of the trap as much as possible, the floor began to collapse with a magical explosion.
ㅡ!
She arced like a pendulum, slammed once against the wall of the pit, then climbed up on her quicksand.
… Imoogi?!
The guy didn’t fall out completely. The tip of his torso rests lightly on the ground.
However, the head and top of the torso were undoubtedly stuck in the pit.
It’s not as perfect as the original plan, but… , But still quite successful.
… Now, it was his turn to crush him.
