Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"We're almost there. According to the map, if we walk northwest for another half a day, we'll reach the plain..."

Emory suddenly spoke up.

"Half a day?" Klina frowned. "Is this map reliable..."

It's no wonder she had doubts. This was a misty forest with few people. If they made a wrong move, they would be in a disadvantageous situation. Therefore, they had to be extremely cautious about the reliability of the map.

"Don't worry... This is a map put together by adventurers..." Alyssa explained, "Although this place is sparsely populated, there are adventurers coming and going frequently. With the accumulation of knowledge over the years, a map is naturally indispensable."

"For safety reasons, to avoid entering the territory of dangerous monsters, every time adventurers come to the Misty Forest, they will draw a map according to their own route, and then the Adventurer's Guild will integrate them, so we have the one in our hands."

Alyssa carefully explained the origin of the map, which made Klina feel a little relieved.

"Then I feel relieved..."

"No, it's not time to relax yet... It only takes half a day to get from here to the nearest plain, but we will inevitably pass through the territory of a kind of insect called the Sas Eye, so we must be extra careful. You know, this kind of insect is a social demon insect, and its best skill is parasitism."

Emery looked at the map and pointed out the route they were taking with his index finger in front of everyone.

"But now is early summer, which is the hatching period of the SARS eyeworms. These insects will not come out. You can rest assured. As long as we are careful, there shouldn't be any problems..."

Emery analyzed that, after all, although the Misty Forest Team did not come here often, they had been here a few times before. Even if they were discovered by the Sas Eye Bug, as long as they left the opponent's territory, the opponent would not chase them.

Because of this, this AAA-level dangerous eye worm is listed as a Class B dangerous prey in the Adventurer's Guild. This is because they have too many weaknesses. Not only do they not leave their territory, they are also afraid of light and fire. Normally, as long as you don't actively provoke them, basically no one will be killed.

"So... what does the Sas eyeworm look like..."

Kato Megumi suddenly tilted her head and asked.

"It looks like a beetle with multiple pairs of compound eyes. It's not big, about the size of a thumb... It's brown all over, its compound eyes are purple, and its body is covered with layers of thin carapace."

Kato Megumi thought for a moment, then suddenly picked up something from her hair and handed it over.

"Is this what it looks like?"

Emory took a closer look and found that it was a beautiful silver bug. Although he was curious why the saint put the bug on her head, Emory still focused on observing the appearance of the bug first.

"Yes, that's right, but the color is a little strange... Could it be a mutation? You know, this kind of eye worm is..."

"..."

"No! That's not right."

"How come you have this kind of bug on your hand! And it's a baby king bug!"

Emory was suddenly shocked. Damn it, isn’t the eye worm’s territory still ahead? How come this thing appeared in the hands of the saint?

You have to know that this thing acts in groups. A single one may not seem to have much power, but when they act in groups, even three or four teams cannot resist their attack.

Where human power is limited, people can only protect themselves with their hands, weapons and equipment when facing attacks. However, for this tiny SARS eye worm, human attack and defense seem insignificant. As long as the skin is touched, the eye worm will inject a large number of parasites into the skin in an instant. At that time, humans can only serve as a breeding ground and nutrients, and become a tool for hatching the eye worm.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 110, Chapter The Appearance of the Sass King Bug?

Of course, magicians might be better...

The thought of worms crawling out of his body one after another, coming out of his mouth, ears, and all holes, even through his skin, made Emery shudder and feel extremely sick.

He immediately became alert and suddenly shook his head left and right, worried that he was surrounded by SARS eye worms.

Seeing Emory like this, Kato Megumi patted Emory's shoulder to turn his gaze, then spread out two fingers and released the silver Sas eye worm.

There was no restraint in its eyes, and it did not attack others or run away quickly as Emory had imagined; it just flew up slowly, as if acting coquettishly, circled around Kato Megumi a few times, and then landed on her hair, acting as a decoration again.

"It came to me on its own initiative... When I found it, it was flying around me."

Looking at Emori Mudong's stunned look, Kato Megumi said innocently.

"And I didn't sense any hostility from it. On the contrary, it kept sending me a feeling of joy, as if it really liked the holy light power that permeated my body."

"This...what's going on? Aren't Sas eyeworms photophobic? Why do they like light?"

Emory was a little confused. What was going on? He had a strange look on his face.

Kato Megumi did not give any explanation, but directly demonstrated the reality with her actions.

"Xiao Yu"

She stretched out her index finger and cast a sacred spell. Along with the transformation of her mental power, a golden light soon appeared on her fingertips. Because of Kato Megumi's control, the light was as big as a firefly and flickered like a flame.

Upon discovering its favorite food, the eye worm on its head immediately spread its wings and flew up, then crawled to Kato Megumi's fingertips, opened its small mouth, and took bites of the intangible holy light. However, the amazing thing was that as it gnawed, the holy light really seemed to be eaten halfway, becoming less and less, and finally becoming dim until it disappeared completely.

Looking at the spiritual eyeworm, Emory touched his chin, thoughtfully.

"Mei, can you communicate with it...can you understand what it means?"

"Well... not really..." Kato Megumi shook her head, "I can only feel some general emotions..."

Emory was not surprised to hear Kato Megumi's answer, he just wanted to ask. As the king of the Sas eye worms, the eye worm tribe would never allow the king to wander outside alone, and yet the impossible thing happened. This meant that something might have happened in the opponent's territory. Just in case, they might need to change their route to prevent any problems.

Emory immediately opened the map and started to replan the route.

Dora was not interested in the king worm, she just thought the color looked pretty. After all, Kato Megumi even lent her an Eriri to play with at will, and she was not the kind of woman who was indecisive. However, Alyssa was very interested in this new member, and when the whole team stopped, she came to Kato Megumi, hoping to feel what it felt like to touch the king worm.

Kato Megumi did not hesitate much about this, but nodded decisively, picked up the eye worm on her head, and put it in Alyssa's palm.

Alyssa gently picked up the King Sass insect and stroked it carefully with her other hand, as if she was looking at something she liked.

As if it had left its favorite place, the King Insect moved restlessly at first, trying to break free. But when Alyssa took out a green pill the size of a fingernail from her pocket, gently crushed it into powder, and sprinkled it in front of the King Insect, the King Insect immediately became well-behaved.

"Eh...what is this? It's all quiet all of a sudden."

"This is a ball made from flower stamens, which is very popular with insects."

Alyssa explained softly.

"This kind of stamen can soothe the emotions of insects very well. It is also helpful to the body to a certain extent, and can better sort out the magic power in their bodies."

Kato Hui didn't expect that Alyssa actually had such a thing in her hand. After looking at her behavior and her cautious movements, she suddenly became curious.

“Alyssa, do you like bugs very much?”

"Like it……"

Alyssa smoothed her long hair and smiled gently.

"It's just that I don't like ordinary bugs... I only like intelligent magic bugs. Unfortunately, such bugs are rare. This is the first time I have seen a magic bug that can convey its meaning."

"That's right, this woman is so strange. After every hunt, she stares at the demon insects with glowing eyes..."

Dora interrupted.

Kato Megumi was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Alyssa, who looked as quiet as a young lady, actually had such a hobby.

However, before he could say anything, Krina beside him suddenly interrupted their conversation.

"Be careful, something is coming..."

……

……

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 111 Chapter The Monster Attack

As soon as the reminder came out, Krina drew out her sword with a swish. The crisp sound of the sword and the scabbard was particularly loud in the silent fog, and Krina hurried to Kato Megumi's side and began to be on guard.

"What, what happened!?"

Seeing what Clina did, Emery and his gang quickly became alert.

"My intuition tells me that something is coming..."

Krina's explanation was not quite an explanation, which confused the people around her. What did this mean? Kato Megumi had to explain.

"Well, Clina's five senses are very sharp. There are some things she can't express clearly, so it can only be called intuition... To cause her to react like this, there must be something coming around..."

"That's right, Your Majesty is right... I can sense that something is changing around me, and it is coming towards us..."

Krina nodded to confirm. After Kato Megumi's explanation, Emery finally understood. Some people's talents are just different from others. For example, they are blessed with inexplicable luck, have great physical strength, and are extremely sensitive to senses. Emery and his friends have also heard of these characteristics of geniuses...

It seems that Krina is also one of these geniuses with special talents, worthy of being the saint's guard.

The surroundings were foggy and unusually quiet. In order to have a clear vision, Kato Megumi cast a holy light barrier to repel the fog outside the barrier. Emery and the other two also took out their weapons and stared at the surroundings vigilantly. Once any movement occurred, they would immediately swing their weapons and attack.

"Mei... the code of conduct in the forest is to be quick, accurate and ruthless. Not only can you not hesitate but you must act quickly and cleanly. Once you discover danger, you must take the initiative regardless of whether you can see it clearly or not."

Because everything that can move in the forest is basically harmful, and if you hesitate, you will not only harm yourself but also your companions.

When Klina reminded her, Alyssa immediately returned the king insect in her hand to Kato Megumi, and drew her weapon and prepared for battle.

Of course, she was careful and did not forget why Kato Hui was looking for their team. So while being vigilant, Alyssa also introduced Kato Hui to the mentality needed to face this situation.

"Eh? Aren't you afraid of accidentally hurting something? Like adventurers or something..."

Kato Hui couldn't help but ask, to which Alyssa just smiled softly.

"Even so, we cannot hesitate, because the safety of the team is the most important thing. Regardless of whether we encounter monsters or humans, we must be vigilant in this forest. Even humans are unreliable. Teams that approach without warning can sometimes be more terrifying than monsters."

Alyssa said meaningfully.

During this short period of time, Kato Megumi also saw Emory throwing something around the barrier, and Dora also cast a spell, as if making some preparations.

"The captain threw out a kind of stone called a magic-sensing stone. This stone is very sensitive to the breath of magic beasts. Once a magic beast passes by, the stone will emit light. This allows us to better see the direction of the magic beast and be prepared to deal with it."

"And Doro is performing preventive measures. One is the Swamp Spell, which can temporarily make the surrounding land soft and form a swamp-like area. This can slow down the actions of monsters when they attack. The other is the Growth Promotion Spell, which stimulates the vitality of trees, allowing them to thrive and let the crowns and leaves intertwine to form an effective barrier to prevent attacks from the air."

Alyssa stood beside Kato Megumi and carefully introduced to her the time required for these adventures, the preparations made by the team, and the preventive measures, teaching her the preparations and coping experiences that she should have for adventures.

Different things need to be prepared for each place. For example, the sensing stone is usually prepared only when the vision is obstructed. Usually, due to the limit of portable items, the team can only choose some props to assist hunting according to where they are going.

However, this time, because of the space equipment, they have more or less prepared everything they need, which makes it much more convenient for them.

Everyone tensed up and held their breath involuntarily, looking nervously outside the barrier.

Not long after, a faint light suddenly appeared about ten meters away outside the barrier, followed by a whistling sound, and several sharp wind blades shot towards him like sharp swords.

"Here it comes! Everyone be careful!"

Emory reminded loudly, and the fragile barrier turned into starlight and collapsed because of the attack of the wind blade. However, this was not the end. Several strong wind pressures attacked next, and Emory rushed forward and punched. Under this fierce impact, Emory's arm immediately became much thicker, veins popped out, muscles bulged, and the whole arm seemed to be filled with blood, and it doubled in size in an instant.

At the same time, Emery's arm was lightly covered with a layer of fighting spirit, and he hit the incoming wind blade head-on.

"boom--"

The head-on collision between the wind blade and Emory produced a powerful force, and the mist around Emory was immediately dissipated, and he involuntarily took a few steps back.

"Hiss~ That's awesome! Doro! Come on..."

"Hehe! I get it. Stop pushing me. Eat my big fireball!"

A blazing flame quickly slid across an arc of light and, under Dora's control, shot quickly towards the place where the wind blade came from.

Zi La La——

The flames, fog, and trees reacted violently with each other. A large amount of steam and trees were evaporated and burned. The explosion of flames made the land around the attacked area suddenly empty, leaving no cover, revealing the attacking monster.

"Roar--"

The monster howled loudly, and the piercing sound reached everyone's ears, making people feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"Tsk, there's no damage at all.

Emory clicked his tongue and looked at the monster in front of him with a surging fighting spirit. The opponent had been temporarily slowed down by the swamp under his feet, and they also saw the appearance of the monster clearly.

It was a hairy beast with three heads, like a large bison, covered with hair all over its body. The three heads looked like tumors, abrupt and strange.

The appearances of Warcraft are all kinds of strange, and Emory has never seen a beast like this, but this does not mean that he cannot judge the strength of this beast.

To be honest, the strength of this beast is quite good. It is very strong. It may be difficult to deal with it alone, but if their team can deal with it, it should be more than enough.

In this case, why not give this opportunity to those who need it...

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 112 Chapter Kato Megumi's First Battle

Thinking of this, Emory immediately looked at Kato Megumi.

"Your Majesty, this demon beast is quite powerful. Would you like to give it a try? I remember that one of your purposes is to gain experience and learn. No matter how good the experience is, it cannot compare to the actual hands-on experience. After all, experience is accumulated in battles step by step. Only in this way can you gain a deep understanding and memorize these experiences deep in your mind."

Kato Megumi was stunned. She didn't expect Emory to suddenly ask her to fight the monster alone.

However, the hesitation was only for a moment, and Kato Hui then nodded in agreement

"Well... that's fine...