Monster Livestream Star - Chapter 34

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◈ Monster Livestream Star ◈

Chapter 34: Godrick's Party (6)

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A roar that would chill ordinary adventurers and put them on guard just by hearing it.

But.

▶It’s pissed LOL.

▶Of course it’s pissed. Its head got cracked while headbutting a Slime LOL.

▶Wasn’t it supposed to be cautious?

▶It doesn’t have the brains for that.

▶Looks like we’ll finally get a worthwhile low-level fight after a while.

▶Low-level fights are always fresh. Always new.

To the viewers, it sounded like nothing more than a blustering roar from something that did not know its place.

Like a Shih Tzu barking at a wolf.

Of course, the Slime hearing it directly did not let its guard down or underestimate it.

‘Coins!’

It only thought about defeating the Moon Kobold before it so it could grow stronger and see more things.

The Moon Kobold bared its teeth and raised its sharp claws.

This attack carried the clear intent to kill its opponent, not catch it and play with it.

Boing!

Just as it had inside the cave, the Slime dodged the Moon Kobold’s attack.

Craaaack!

A tree near where the Slime had been was struck by the Moon Kobold’s claws.

The thick trunk was deeply gouged along the path of the Moon Kobold’s claws.

It was a sight created purely through physical strength.

It was far weaker than the viewers, of course, but the Moon Kobold was still a mutant variant and more than threatening enough to humans.

But even an attack like that only worked if it landed.

The Slime bounced across the ground, weaving around its attacks.

As it dodged the Moon Kobold’s claws, the Slime recalled what it had learned.

Fenrir’s words when he taught it how to hunt with Body Slam.

And the things Godric Party said when attacking monsters in coordination.

Strike the opening.

Right after a monster attacked, when it missed its target and was left defenseless.

That was when you attacked.

Boooiing!

The Slime used Bounce Tackle once again, leaping toward the Moon Kobold’s jaw this time.

But its opponent did not fall for it so easily.

The Moon Kobold quickly swung its missed arm, trying to swat away the airborne Slime.

Baaang!

A powerful burst rang out.

Grrat!?

The Moon Kobold had intended to knock the Slime away and immediately follow with another attack.

But when its hastily swung hand collided with Bounce Tackle, it was instead violently flung back.

The Slime only bounced back as far as the ground, creating an opening for another attack.

Boooiing!

The instant it touched down, the Slime followed up with Bounce Tackle straight into the Moon Kobold’s abdomen.

Guaaaah!

The Moon Kobold clutched its stomach in agony.

A blow powerful enough to crack a skull had struck its abdomen.

Its insides twisted, and pain overwhelmed it so badly that it could barely breathe.

▶It’s an opening! Go go go go!

▶LOL, that must hurt like hell LOL.

▶It held up better than the Scarlet Goblin.

The viewers were also certain that the Slime would win this fight.

‘Finish it!’

The Slime bounced toward the Moon Kobold to finish it off.

Grrk! Gwoot! Graaah!

Wracked with intense pain in its abdomen, the Moon Kobold no longer looked down on the Slime.

Quite the opposite.

It now saw the Slime as strong and was terrified of it.

The realization that its life would soon end made its body tremble and convulse in pain.

Graaah! Graah!

As if screaming, Don’t come closer! Don’t come closer!, the Moon Kobold wildly swung its claws.

Even the Slime had not expected the movements caused by that sudden convulsion.

Slash!

By chance, the Moon Kobold’s claws injured the Slime.

Part of the Slime was shaved away by its claws.

‘That hurts!’

It had been a while since the Slime had felt pain.

But pain did not make it stop.

It had already experienced much worse.

The pain of poison, and something even worse, the pain that came from using Perception excessively until its very soul hurt.

Compared to that pain, this was not enough to intimidate the Slime.

It only made it angry.

‘Mean!’

Boooiing!

The Slime’s furious Bounce Tackle struck the Moon Kobold in the face.

Craaaack!

Like with the Scarlet Goblin, the furious Bounce Tackle left the Moon Kobold’s face deeply caved in.

And the Moon Kobold’s arm, which had been flailing convulsively, dropped limply to the ground as its life ended.

The moment the Slime completely defeated the Moon Kobold.

[You have acquired 30 coins.]

The system informed it that it had defeated a monster that met the conditions.

Thirty coins.

It had received three times as many coins as when it defeated the Scarlet Goblin.

That brought the Slime’s cumulative coins to ninety-two.

Its current coins had become seventy-seven.

‘Coins! I got them!’

Boing! Boing!

Having completely forgotten the pain the Moon Kobold caused at the end, the Slime happily bounced in place over and over.

[Threadwork Madam]▶Malangi, are you okay? Does it hurt?

As the Slime bounced happily, Threadwork Madam, Arachne, asked it worriedly.

▷I’m okay! It doesn’t hurt!

It was not a lie.

The Moon Kobold’s claws had shaved away part of the Slime, but the blow had not reached its core. The missing part had already regenerated without leaving even a trace.

[Free Spirit]▶Malangi, did you get coins?

▷I did! Thirty coins!

▶Oh LOL. That’s three times the Scarlet Goblin’s.

[Jiggly Queen]▶Well done, my kin! Keep growing with that spirit!

[Just Slam Into It]▶Kahahaha! This is all because I taught it so well!

▶Then why can’t you raise your kids right?

[Just Slam Into It]▶Shut up!!!!

The Slime was in an even better mood after defeating the monster it had sought and receiving coins.

Now, only one thing remained.

▶We’re finally getting a nice, fresh mukbang[1].

As the victor, it only had to eat its prey and go back.

+++

“Yaaawn.”

When morning came, Def sat up and let out a huge yawn.

Rubbing their eyes, Def looked beside them.

As always, the Slime was sleeping on the bedsheet.

Def gently stroked the Slime.

“Tongtong, wake up.”

Brrr!

The Slime woke with a faint tremble.

Boing! Boing!

Then it immediately hopped onto Def’s head.

“Tongtong, are you in a good mood today?”

The force it used when climbing onto Def’s head felt more lively than usual, so Def asked.

Boing!

“Is that so? Hehe. Do you think something good will happen today?”

With the Slime on their head, Def finished eating with the group and headed to the guild.

“Hehe! Orcs again today, Boss?”

“Yeah.”

“Sniff, it’s not like there are any D-rank requests we can handle besides Orcs.”

“Sometimes I want to take other requests too!”

“I understand how you feel, Seugol. But we have to ride a carriage far away to find other monsters. ...Huh?”

The moment Godric entered the guild, he noticed the restless atmosphere.

Tension hung among the people.

“Is that true?”

“I heard it last night too. They said it was quite a roar.”

“Even so, it was probably just a Kobold or a wolf, right?”

“Would everyone be making such a fuss over something like that?”

“The old man at the inn where I live kept shouting that a Moon Kobold appeared.”

“A Moon Kobold? What’s that?”

“A mutant variant of Kobolds?”

“Let’s wait for the guild’s announcement. What good does it do for us to stand around here talking?”

Godric decided he would not learn any details just by listening and spoke to Seugol.

“Seugol, go ask around.”

“Yes, Boss!”

A short while later, Seugol returned after talking to people and explained what they had learned to Godric.

“They say a monster’s roar was heard all the way in the city last night! And it seems that it was a Moon Kobold, an incredibly rare mutant variant!”

“That’s why it’s so restless?”

‘Over nothing but a monster’s roar?’

“Is this Moon Kobold supposed to be that strong?”

“No, from what I heard, it’s around C-rank! But they say once it grows, it becomes strong enough to reach A-rank!”

‘A-rank?’

A-rank was given to monsters that could truly be called monsters.

Monsters on the level of the Black Dragon, the Disaster, were S-rank, beings beyond all standards and natural calamities in themselves.

Below that were A-rank monsters, not quite natural calamities but still requiring considerable force to subdue.

They were monsters among monsters, the kind that even veteran adventurers would not consider defeating alone.

‘No wonder everyone’s so worked up.’

Then the receptionist raised their voice loudly enough to echo through the entire guild.

“Everyone! Please listen! The guild has just made its decision!”

At the receptionist’s voice, the restless guild instantly fell silent, and the adventurers listened to what came next.

“The roar heard last night has been identified as a Moon Kobold’s roar! In addition, the Moon Kobold is believed to be very close to its ‘transformation’!”

“What?”

“Is that true?”

Tension filled the guild at the receptionist’s words.

The guild’s reasons for believing the Moon Kobold was nearing transformation, in other words evolution, were as follows.

According to old records, Moon Kobolds were originally difficult to find.

That was because Moon Kobolds were quite cowardly and rarely left their territories.

If one actively went outside, it was a sign of transformation.

Once sufficiently grown and transformed, a Moon Kobold’s temperament also became vicious, and it attacked everything around it.

Since there had been no further news after its roar, the guild judged that it had not yet reached transformation.

Therefore, the guild decided to post a request to subjugate the Moon Kobold with an exceptional bounty.

It was a request to subjugate the Moon Kobold believed to be in the area estimated from where the roar had come.

Considering the potential danger, the reward was comparable to subjugating an A-rank monster.

It was also first come, first served, with no need to formally accept the request at the counter.

“Everyone! We’re counting on you!”

As soon as the receptionist finished speaking, most of the adventurers left the guild all at once.

Whatever happened to their tension and fear over the Moon Kobold’s appearance, the adventurers raced off to catch it with gold coins gleaming in their eyes.

After all, it was a sweet request where they could earn an A-rank reward for defeating a C-rank monster!

“B-Boss! Let’s hurry too!”

Watching the adventurers rush out, Seugol urged Godric as well.

“Where do you think we’re going?”

“To catch that Moon Kobold or whatever it is!”

“Do you think we can? We’re still D-rank, Seugol. A C-rank monster would be difficult for us.”

“But the money...”

“Seugol, you really are stupid.”

“What! Hawein, what did you say!”

“Didn’t you see the people leaving? There was even a B-rank adventurer party. Do you think we can compete with them?”

A B-rank party was a veteran party in this city.

They possessed strength that could not even be compared with Godric Party, which had only just begun taking down Orcs together.