Chapter 471: Splitting into Groups
Upon returning to the cavern, I tell Aro and the others about the levelling grounds I found, and propose that we head over there now.
“Hou… A grove of troll mandragoras, you say? How unusual.”
Volk murmurs. It seems they’re rare from his perspective, too.
『You know of them?』
“I do. They’re valuable, but rare and vicious. They’re the cause of many an overconfident adventurer’s death. They’re usually hunted amid ogre mandragoras.”
…Ogre mandragoras…? I don’t know what those are, but I guess they’re the pre-evolved species. Volk hasn't accumulated knowledge over his twenty or thirty years in this world for nothing.
“They might be a little easy for me, but I shall accompany you.”
That’s reassuring to hear from someone who can defeat a fenrir by himself. For Aro and the others, a troll mandragora might still be a little tough. No, if Aro were to fight effectively, I’m sure she could take one of them down, but it would still be too much to ask of treant-san, the nightmare, or the black lizard. If Volk were act as a second person who could step in if things got dangerous, I’d be most grateful.
With Aro and the others on my back and Volk and magiatite-jii following behind, I walk through the mist-covered forest. I decide not to use [Dragon Mirror] this time so that I can regain some MP, and because I've already levelled up and we're in too large a group to hide effectively.