Jobless Reincarnation: Sword, Magic Hat and Romance System

Chapter 69: Searching for the Source, Hunting Down.

Winters are very cold.

Before long, the "Blood Lake" had frozen over.

By the lake, Allen and Paul squatted in a position as if they were defecating, looking at the holes in the snow that had been cut open, revealing the exits of the monsters.

"It's windy."

Allen placed his hand on the hole for a long time, then looked at Paul with a serious expression.

The latter scratched his head.

"Huh? Really?"

"Yes, very faint, but my 'sensory flow' tells me there is definitely wind."

Paul's lips twitched upon hearing this.

"I still can't believe that your self-created profound technique combines one of the five profound techniques of the Water God School. In fact, you had already fully mastered it two months ago. If you keep going like this, you can forget about being a Water Saint if you only have two more. You'll qualify as a Water God if you have three, right? Just go back to the Water God School's main dojo and be crowned Water God!"

Allen glanced at Paul, whose eyelids were half-closed, and realized that the other man needed to say some nonsense to distract himself from his drowsy state.

"From the moment I arrived at the Water God School's main dojo at the age of four and witnessed Reda unleash 'Sensory Flow,' I've been constantly thinking about and learning from it. I've watched it countless times over the years, and only now have I truly mastered and integrated it. It's not as simple as my uncle made it out to be!"

"According to what you're saying, I also had an epiphany about the Silent Blade, so why don't I know the Blade of Light now?"

Paul rubbed the dark circles under his eyes, feeling that what Allen said made no sense.

"Huh? I don't even know that, where did you learn it from?"

Allen's eyes lit up. He bent down and reached into a dark hole at his feet, and to Paul's astonishment, pulled out a saw-thorn rabbit.

It is dead.

Its body was covered with countless wedge-shaped teeth marks and deep, bloody holes the size of fingernails embedded in its flesh.

Hilfirolz and Rudy, who were standing nearby, gathered around.

It's worth mentioning that after the three reunited with Allen, although their eyes each held some 'story,' they didn't ask about Loki again, which made Allen breathe a sigh of relief.

Allen pointed to the saw-thorn rabbit's lower body, which had been almost completely eaten away, and the numerous bloody holes near its head.

"The giant gnawing rat ate the lower half of the body, while the forest snake ate the brain of the upper half. The two monsters had been fighting over it for a while, but I suddenly scared them away, leaving their corpses behind and no one took them."

"The marks on the lower body are consistent with the characteristics of a giant gnawing rat; its teeth are very hard, and it likes to gnaw on bones along with the meat. However..."

Allen squeezed the saw-toothed rabbit's neck with his fingers, and blood mixed with ice shards was squeezed out from the bloody hole on its face.

Rudy's eyes widened upon hearing this.

"This is."

Hearing the commotion, Hilfi finally shifted her gaze from Allen's face to the rabbit corpse.

"The fangs of the forest snake are hollow, and it is attracted to blood, but this carcass still has blood. This does not conform to the hunting habits of the forest snake."

Allen reached out and ran his hand through the fur on the rabbit's neck, tiny ice shards melting and scattering around him.

"The forest snake's mucus; it's competing with the scorpion for food. Logically, in this situation, the forest snake should first suck the blood clean, but it seems to prefer flesh and blood."

Rudy tilted his head.

"Uncle?"

Allen ignored him, squeezed the rabbit carcass again, and after looking at the not-too-viscous blood, made a judgment after exchanging a glance with Paul.

"My body is not lacking in water, and there is a gathering place for monsters near flowing water."

Rudy blinked.

"That doesn't make sense, does it? Of course there's no shortage of water when it snows, right?"

Upon hearing this, Allen reached out and stirred the blood on the ground, speaking to Rudy.

"Replenishing water by eating snow requires small, frequent amounts; eating too much at once can cause severe hypothermia and lead to sudden death. Monsters are intelligent and not stupid. But this rabbit's blood isn't thick at all, proving that it replenished itself with a large amount of fresh water several hours ago, rather than by eating snow."

Allen turned to look at Paul, whose expression was grave as he gazed into the forest.

"What do you mean, Uncle? Have you found a lead?"

Under Roltz's somewhat somber gaze, Paul pointed northeast into the depths of the dense forest, his voice a little hoarse.

"Twenty kilometers away, there's a valley with a geothermal lake."

He turned to look at Allen, hesitated for a long time, and then asked.

"Are you really going?"

Allen smiled, his eyes narrowed.

"This is the fastest way, once and for all. Staying here all winter is not a solution. If I get worn out like you, Uncle, and the monster tide hasn't subsided by then, it will be troublesome."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rudy, who was still somewhat confused, realized what was happening and his face turned pale.

Why is the monster tide coming on and on? It's because they bred too many last year. So, was Allen's one attack that repelled them effective?

no effect.

The number of monsters killed was far from enough; the monsters simply mistook Allen's attack for some kind of natural disaster.

They will come back again.

So Allen's meaning is clear: rather than passively waiting for monsters to come to him in this terrible weather, he might as well take advantage of this time when his energy is at its peak—

If you storm the densest concentration of monsters and unleash a few more of those "avalanche drops," you could kill more monsters than if you waited here for ten days or even a month. But Allen's attack doesn't have a very large area of effect; it's not as good as a large-scale magic attack. Wait, wouldn't you kill even more monsters if you used magic?

Thinking about this, Rudy finally realized why Allen had been putting on such a show of explaining for so long. He stiffened his neck and slowly turned his head to look at Allen.

Allen stared intently at Rudy.

Allen has already spread out an excessively long map of the Yan Kingdom.

Rudy instantly understood the meaning behind Allen's expression, and he struggled to speak, attempting to make one last effort.

"I've never fought any monsters. I'm still a few months away from turning seven."

Allen returned his gaze with a bright smile.

"What a coincidence, this is my first time too."

Rudy was taken aback.

Afterwards, Paul and Roltz discussed it for a long time and concluded that this was really the right way to clear out the monsters. If they dragged their feet again this year, or retreated further to ensure they had the energy for a defensive tug-of-war, then another wave of monsters would come next year, and the number of monsters would definitely be more than this year.

The two initially agreed to Allen's suggestion.

But they were still worried about letting a few 'kids' do this alone, so they decided that Paul would accompany the group.

But this decision has created a new problem: who will be in charge of the protective netting at the edge of the forest?

In this situation, it would be more appropriate for Paul and Senis, as the main DPS and main healer of a former S-class adventurer team, to each take turns supporting the team.

But Senis needs to take care of the children.

Therefore, the final plan is as follows:

Wait for the monsters to come again, defeat them, and immediately dismantle the protective netting. Retreat to the edge of the forest and set up the netting again in a location where the villagers can barely manage.

then

Taking advantage of the monster's momentary pause to catch its breath.

Take over the enemy's stronghold and crush them.

Staffing:

Advanced swordsman, Paul – the forward who clears the way.

Water Saint, Allen – Flanking cover, protection role.

Hunter, Roltz - Scout, Logistics Support, Road Logger.

High-level magician, Hilfi; Water Saint-level magician, Rudy – Mid-level, firepower output.

Finally, three hours later, the monster attacked again.

With Rudy's magic added this time, the monsters retreated even faster.

Dismantle the net, retreat, and re-build the net.

Everything is proceeding according to plan.