Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"Hmm..." Kato Hui tilted her head and put her index finger to her lips, "This is... a secret~"

"Tsk, I just don't want to tell you. As expected, I said I shouldn't listen to you and protect you..."

Snapped--

Cathy was slapped mercilessly on the head again.

Melissa said to Kato Megumi with an apologetic look on her face.

"Ahahaha, I'm so abrupt..."

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 272 Chapter The Frightened Eriri

Seeing that Kato Megumi was blinking quietly and not saying anything, Melissa was worried that the other party had misunderstood her, so she spoke quickly.

"In fact, we are not following you to do anything bad. We just want to repay you for saving our lives before, and want to secretly escort you for a while."

Melissa explained hurriedly. After all, no matter how you look at it, their behavior of following her didn't seem to be well-intentioned. Instead, they seemed to be people with bad intentions.

If she had known she would be discovered, she would have been more open and aboveboard, instead of ending up in this situation. In the final analysis, she trusted her team's strength too much and underestimated the magician in front of her.

"Um...really?"

Kato Megumi asked back, her expression calm but hard for Melissa and the others to figure out.

Don’t you believe them?!

"Yes, really, what onee-sama said is true. We just want to repay you for saving our lives. We are not the ones who intend to do anything bad."

The priestess at the side explained, fearing that the person in front of them would not believe them.

However, it seemed that the more she explained, the worse it got. No matter how she explained it, it felt like what she said was just like the lines of some bad guys. This explanation made people even more suspicious. The priestess looked embarrassed and stammered, not knowing what to do. Seeing this, Casey was speechless.

"Do I need to explain anything? We just need to know that we are protecting her. We will see the outcome later anyway. She can't beat us!"

slap~

"I'll hide~"

Facing Melissa's slap attack, Casey tactfully took a step back.

"Haha, I knew you were going to hit me on the head again. This time you can't reach it!"

Dong-clang——

Casey was stunned by the severe pain.

The priestess at the side used her staff to make up for the long distance and struck Casey hard on the head.

"Well done, Erin."

Irene smiled shyly.

Melissa glanced at the deceived Casey with pride, and no longer paid any attention to this idiot. Instead, she explained to Kato Megumi very sincerely.

"Although you may not believe us, we do intend to repay your life-saving favor and want to protect you throughout the process."

"If you are worried that we have bad intentions towards you, we can promise to stay away from you. If you think we are doing something bad, you can leave us alone immediately."

"no need……"

"what?"

Just when Melissa was racking her brains to show that she and others were harmless, Kato Megumi suddenly spoke.

"You don't believe us? We are definitely not the kind of people who..."

"No need, I trust you..."

Kato whispered.

"I know you don't believe us, but we really... ah? Believe us? Do you really believe us?"

When Melissa was about to ask again, Kato Megumi didn't have time to bother with them anymore, so she turned around and walked in the direction Eriri and the others were searching.

"Let's go..."

The cave here is too big, and I don’t know where Eriri and the others have gone. Just to be on the safe side, we should look for them to avoid any danger.

Seeing Kato Megumi leave like that, Melissa and the others were confused. What was going on? Should they believe them or not?

However, whether they believed it or not, they had already been exposed, and they couldn't hide again like they were trying to cover up the truth. So after hesitating for a while, Melissa and the others followed Kato Megumi and followed her steps deeper into the cave.

As they went deeper, the cave became more and more spacious, and a certain energy in the air became more and more intense. The temperature became lower and lower, and the light in the cave became darker and darker. The surrounding cave walls were no longer the glowing rock soil before, but had turned into ordinary stones.

Not only Kato Megumi felt this change, but also Melissa and others behind her.

However, before Kato Megumi could carefully observe the environment, a miserable cat cry suddenly came from the darkness in front of her.

It's Eriri's cry!

The few of them were stunned, and before they could react, they felt a gust of wind suddenly blowing past them, and the Kato Megumi, whom they were going to protect, had disappeared.

"Hey, where's the person? Wasn't he here just now?"

Melissa looked stunned.

"There seemed to be a strange meowing sound just now. It seemed to be the voice of the talking magical pet. It should have gone to the front!"

Casey said.

"Then hurry up, let's catch up!"

As they spoke, the three of them hurried over.

Unlike the other three people who were slow to react, Kato Megumi rushed to the scene as soon as she heard the cat's meow.

However, before she could say anything, Sabei suddenly rushed out of the darkness holding Ying Lili, and an orange fur ball jumped into her arms with a frightened look on its face.

"What's wrong? Eriri!? What happened?"

Kato Hui was stunned for a moment and asked with concern.

"Rat! There's a rat! I'm scared to death. My eyes are glowing."

Rats? What's so scary about rats? Kato Megumi was amused.

"It's not just any rat, it's a very big skinless rat!"

Sabei also added with gestures and excitement.

Both the man and the cat looked frightened and shocked, which made Kato Megumi curious.

The three people behind them also hurriedly caught up and heard what they said at the same time.

Rat? What kind of rat could be so scary?

As if to verify their description, countless blue will-o'-the-wisp flames soon appeared in the darkness, making this dark and cold cave even more creepy and strange.

swish swish

A rustling sound suddenly came from the front, accompanied by the appearance of phantom blue will-o'-the-wisp. Kato Megumi frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable, and stepped forward to block Sabei.

There is not enough light here, and it is impossible to see what the so-called "rat" looks like. Kato Megumi thought about it and realized that there was something in the space that provided light. There was a kind of glow stone that was very good and could provide light at this time to see what was rustling around.

Glowstone is a companion mineral of the magical material Sikkim ore veins. Although it does not have great hardness and strength, and its conductivity to magic is not good, it is indeed a very good stone as a light source.

Not only can it emit normal daylight, but it can also determine how long the light lasts based on the amount of magic power input. The magic fluctuations created during the input determine its brightness. In this case, it is more reliable than relying solely on magic flames to provide light.

He took out the glowstone, input magic power, and adjusted the brightness to the maximum. In just a moment, a dazzling light suddenly appeared, illuminating the surrounding environment, and the so-called "rat" also came into everyone's sight.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 273 Chapter Come on, show me your strength!

In the bright light, Kato Megumi also saw the so-called skinless rat.

"Is this... a mutant pig with a pointed nose?"

It is better to say that it is an avian monster with a pig's body, a mouse's head, and a squirrel's tail than to say that it has no skin.

The blue veins on Rourou's skin are clearly visible. It is thin and transparent, giving people a wet and sticky feeling. Its teeth are sharp and densely arranged like gears. Its claws are black and pointed and look extremely sharp. Its eyes are the size of marbles and flash a deep blue light.

Now, this group of monsters with rat heads and pig bodies are densely appearing around the group and have surrounded them unknowingly. However, it seems that because they live in a dark cave and are afraid of the light, this group of monsters has not approached yet, but just chirping around, ready to move.

"Look, look, isn't it disgusting and scary?" Eriri quickly stretched out her cat claws to point at the monster in front of her, but after looking at it for a while, she quickly turned her head and stepped into Kato Megumi's arms, "Eh~ I don't want to look at it anymore, it's a bit disgusting."

As he spoke, his body trembled and he buried his head deeper.

Kato Megumi patted her on the shoulder in amusement, somewhat agreeing with what she said. Although it wasn't particularly ugly, there was always a weird feeling that didn't seem right.

However, while comforting Eriri, Kato Megumi did not forget to care about Sabei beside her. She looked at Sabei who was panting and asked.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt or anything?"

Sabei shook his head, and at the same time felt convinced by Kato Megumi's concern.

"It's okay. When we first discovered them, we left and didn't fight them head-on."

This means that we don’t know what the abilities of these monsters are?

Kato Megumi thought to herself, however, based on the aura of the monsters she felt, although the number of these monsters was a bit tricky, they should be able to be dealt with!

Just when she was about to take action, Melissa and others behind her noticed her dilemma and their eyes lit up.

"Why don't we take action? We used the recovery scroll and recovered after a period of time. Now our condition has returned to normal, which is just right for us to deal with these strange monsters."

Melissa took a step forward and pushed herself.

"Besides, don't you believe that we are here to protect you? Let us take care of these monsters, then maybe you will trust us more!"

Looking at Melissa who volunteered, Kato Megumi was stunned and did not respond, while Eriri next to her raised her head and looked at Melissa who was speaking.

"Ah! You are the same group from before. How did you get here?" Ying Lili looked confused, but then she seemed to have thought of something and looked at the three people vigilantly, "You are not here to steal the treasure! I tell you, the treasure is ours, don't even think about it."

"We haven't even asked you for money yet! Don't try to do anything bad!"

Seeing Ying Lili's vigilant look as if she was protecting her child, Casey snorted coldly.

"I'm telling you..."

Casey was about to say something, but he saw the petite priestess beside him silently holding out her scepter, and he immediately shut his mouth!

Melissa touched her nose awkwardly and explained.

"We are here to repay you for saving our lives just now. Don't worry, little demon pet, we don't want the treasure."

Hearing what Melissa said, Eriri looked at her suspiciously, then she withdrew her guard and asked tentatively.

"Are you here to protect us?"

But do they need protection? Eriri was a little dissatisfied, but she didn't want to waste the thugs who came for free, so she turned her eyes to Kato Megumi and asked for her opinion.

"Hui, look, do you want them to..."

However, Hui nodded decisively.

"sure!"

Kato Megumi looked at the three people. Their strength should be good! After all, they were the team that could get here. However, just in case, she still asked one more question.

"Can you handle these monsters?"

"Don't worry! Even though they seem to be numerous, there is no problem at all."

Melissa patted her chest and assured them. Seeing her confidence, Kato Megumi nodded and made way for them.

Melissa immediately got into the state, excitedly commanding the team, leaving the range of light and rushing into the group of monsters.

"Kathy, release your sword skills, and Irene, get ready to cast your barrier."

As he spoke, Casey subconsciously rushed out, picked up the big sword and fiercely slashed out a white sword energy.

Obviously, this large-scale slashing was very effective against such a dense group of monsters. The strong impact and force blew away a large group of monsters at once, clearing an area in an instant.

The priestess Irene behind them was not to be outdone. She instantly cast a holy light shield to create a safe zone for the three of them.

"Chiji..."

The dense group of monsters were obviously not frightened by the sudden attack. Instead, it seemed as if the ferocity in their bodies was aroused. They immediately surrounded the shield and attacked and gnawed at the shield with their sharp claws and teeth.

咚咚

Click click click.

The stable shield began to ripple after a short while, and the priestess frowned.