Then, under the bright and soft glow, she put down her backpack and took out the tent to start setting it up.
[Hero's Camping (Continue on the road if below 5)]
After bustling about for a while, looking at the tent in front of her that was crooked and made people wonder if it would leak wind, the Hero's expression was somewhat embarrassed.
She coughed lightly twice, stretching her long boots to press down on the stakes at her feet.
"It's quite sturdy...right?"
The Gleaming Scale Serpent tactfully remained silent, but the skepticism in its vertical pupils was unerasable.
"After all, it's my first time, it'll get better..." the Hero muttered softly.
Afterwards, she cooked some dry food with the Fireball Technique, washed her face with the Water Creation Technique, and then crawled into the tent.
"I'll rely on you for the first half of the night, Gleaming Scale. I'll rest first, call me when it's time for my watch."
The Gleaming Scale Serpent nodded and faithfully curled itself outside the Queen's chamber.
After all, it's the outdoors, not so many formalities, and the Hero crawled into a sleeping bag and slept clothed as it was not her first day out.
Having a tent and a sleeping bag was already comfortable, and she had learned magic, able to have hot meals and wash up without having to endure like a savage.
Magic is really convenient, I wonder if there's a spell that can directly create a dwelling?
I'll ask at the library when I have a chance.
The Hero closed her eyes, her body gradually relaxed.
I've heard that the Mage Association has special camping arcane artifacts, should I check them out when I get back to the city?
She made a rule for herself to use the Count Black Card only three times, having bought weapons and armor already, should she buy some adventure gear next?
But all these... I'll decide...later...
In the dark tent, the breathing sound gradually steadied, with only the soft twinkling starlight that occasionally flickered like blinking eyes.
[Hero's Luck (No assault if above 5)]
[Luck insufficient! Assault happens at (1 now, 3+ after falling asleep, 5+ late at night, 8+ at dawn)]
Not long after the Hero shut her eyes, as a drowsy sleepiness enveloped her consciousness and she was half-dreaming, half-awake—
A piercing chilliness suddenly shot up her spine, causing her to open her eyes abruptly.
[Assaulter's LV is at maximum 52, is a Regional Boss]
1. You pitched your tent on a Rock Giant
2. Earth Devouring Snail♛
5. Sealed Guardian Spirit Snake
10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure
[Earth Devouring Snail Rank5]
An Earth attribute high-level demon, its habitat is mostly desolate to the extreme, not a blade of grass grows.
Extremely rare, with its true form unclear—more precisely, not many have seen its full appearance.
This type of magic creature stealths beneath the deep soil, and when it appears, it directly swallows everything above ground, whether it consumes or merely toys with its prey is unknown.
It's said that Earth Devouring Snails only surface when they're breeding offspring, and if there are no other members of its species nearby, it might never leave underground in its lifetime.
Though just a high-level demon, as long as it stays underground, even those of the Demon King species may not deal with it.
They do not eat using mouthparts but possess a sort of spell-like ability, turning earth and rock into a vortex-like flow, yet no one has seen their true form.
What suddenly appears on the surface is a vortex as if seeking to devour everything.
[Earth Devouring Snail LV52]
Earth crack LV7: Shatter the earth, devour enemies. Causes D2+70 damage to targets on the ground.
Earth Escape LV5: Submerge into the earth, like a fish in water. Movement speed +50 in soil, provides 250 damage reduction.
Vibration Sense LV6: Listen to the earth, no escape. Perception D2+60 on ground targets, when a target is caught, initiate long-range attacks.
Earth Armor House: Not only is the snail shell extremely thick, but beneath that hard shell, there actually lies a vast otherworld. Armor*2, Extra Shield Value = Constitution, recover shield value after submerging into the earth.
Infinite Vortex: Open up random vortex passages on the earth, transporting whatever is consumed to an unknown place.
[Earth Devouring Snail's Dark Pollution (Constitution resistance -30, lower values indicate lower hostility, above 50 signifies killing intent, higher than Intelligence 66 then depravity)]
[Hero's next action—]
A chilling breath that made one's hair stand on end shot from behind straight to the crown of her head, the solid earth beneath the soft sleeping bag seemed to have turned into the gaping maw of a child, with the Hero like a sweet candy about to be stuffed into the mouth.
The extreme sense of crisis sprung the Hero's eyes open, jumping up like an electrified cat.
She didn't even need to struggle out of the sleeping bag, still midair she 'bang' transformed into a golden-red fuzzball amidst a shower of sparks.
And the moment the sleeping bag hit the ground, the earth began to melt, turning into a tide-like vortex that devours everything—
[Hero (Phoenix) LV29]
Constitution: 220 (+140 )
Intelligence: 68 (+18 )
Perception: 60 (+19 )
[Hero activates Skill: Extrasensory Sensation]
D68+d60=d68(27)+d60(12)=39
[Earth Devouring Snail's action (Agility 84)]
Note: If Perception is more than 30 points lower than the assault, will be swallowed; if Perception is lower than the Assault, then the Hero's belongings and the Gleaming Scale Serpent will be swallowed. Depending on how much higher Perception is than Assault, determines how much the Hero can keep; 50+ retains everything.
[Earth Devouring Snail's action Critical Success!]