Chapter 87: The Mithril Basilisk
As the giant monster adjusted its body inside the cave, Melina and I stood perplexed at the sight with our mouths wide open.
If a monster were immune to magic, then I would have to rely on physical strength. However, the basilisk’s body was fully covered in mithril, so even if I used all of my strength, I doubted I would do any significant damage.
It was even worse for the princess, as she pretty much relied only on magic to fight. She wasn’t weak by any means, but she also wasn’t strong enough to do anything in this scenario.
Taking a few steps back with care, the princess opened her void pocket, pulled out a hunting knife with a dark green-colored blade, and then handed it to me without taking her eyes off the monster.
"What’s this?" I whispered, trying not to get the monster’s attention.
"It’s an adamantite knife. I can’t think of anything else that can hurt it..." she explained.
While mithril was a metal that nullified magic, adamantite was a metal that could conduct it. Still, they were both just as sturdy, so even with an adamantite knife, I doubted I could go through its defenses.
Melina and I walked backward a few more steps toward the tunnel, thinking that it would be a good idea to back off and think of a new strategy, but the monster turned its face and stared at us for a few seconds, followed by a sudden tail movement that shook the entire cave.
"If the place comes down, we are gonna be in a lot of trouble..." I muttered, realizing that we had no way of excavating our way out. Since the entire cave was filled with mithril veins, we wouldn’t be able to use magic to save ourselves.
Right as I spoke, the basilisk pulled out its tongue, and a lash of venom flew toward us, making us both split up and quickly avoid it.
The small acid pond covered the exit to the tunnel as if somehow it knew that was our only way out.