Slime Immortal.

Chapter 18 It turns out to be a magic wand
"We... fight stinging bees?"

In the camp, Sergash hugged the newly maintained oak stick tightly, the tip of his tail trembling slightly, and his nervousness was visibly evident.

The mere thought of monsters like stinging bees terrifies lizardmen.

Even a lone Stinger can make a strong Lizardman roll on the ground in pain.

If you are unlucky, you may even have to undergo amputation to save your life.

If they came out in full force, the larger beasts in the swamp would be in trouble, and even the tribe's most elite hunting team would have to turn around and run away.

She went to fight the stinging bees... Wasn't she really going to deliver food to the stinging bees?

"Are you afraid?"

Segash nodded, then shook his head, feeling a little guilty.

"I, I should be able to help."

"I know nature magic."

She waved the oak club in her hand, pretending to release a spell, as if this could give her some confidence.

Huh?
It turns out that this oak stick that can be used as a mace is a melee weapon used to physically exorcise stinging bees?
Chen Yu felt like he had misunderstood something.

This was the oak branch he had personally helped to select three days ago... The reason for choosing it was very simple. It was thick and straight enough, and heavy enough. It was very powerful when swung, and it was guaranteed to clear out a group of poisonous bees with one swing.

It's because he has no hands, otherwise he would have wanted to get one for himself.

I never expected that Sergash was used as a staff.

No wonder she has been treating this piece of oak so tenderly these days, peeling and polishing it, and carefully maintaining it, putting in so much effort.

But sticks and staffs look similar...

They're all sticks, so using them as staffs should be... no problem, right?
Chen Yu suddenly felt a little guilty, but on the surface he maintained the composure that an envoy should have.

Sergash was completely unaware of his thoughts and was still immersed in joy, showing off the staff in his arms as if it were his treasure.

"It turns out that the black willow staff was lost during the escape. Without the staff, casting spells is always difficult."

"But this one is much better!"

"It's made of iron oak. It's hard and heavy, symbolizing strength and tenacity. Using it to cast spells will prevent them from being interrupted."

"You can't find oak of this quality anywhere else."

As long as it works.

"As long as you like it."

In fact, iron oaks like this are everywhere in the deep swamp and are not rare at all.

But seeing her delighted expression, Chen Yu decisively suppressed the truth that was surging in his heart.

Never mind, it’s a new wand after all, let her be happy.

"What spells do you know?"

Chen Yu planned to do a thorough pre-war survey so that he could deal with the stinging bees later.

"Spells... I only know two."

According to Sergash, she knows a spell called "Swamp Stealth". After casting the spell, it can increase the speed of the caster in the swamp without leaving any footprints. When the target of the spell is other people, the effect is halved.

No wonder he had never seen any footprints left by lizardmen in the swamp. It turned out that there was such a magical spell.

If Segash's staff had not been lost, the group of gnolls would have found it difficult to find her even if they turned the swamp forest upside down.

"The other one."

"Vine Entanglement. After casting this spell, you can control the vines growing in the swamp forest to entangle your prey."

"When I went with the hunting party to catch hard-shelled water lizards, I used vines to catch them."

"As for catching stinging bees... I haven't tried it yet."

When talking about hunting, Sergash originally raised her head slightly, but when she mentioned the stinging bee, she lowered her head in uncertainty.

"It's okay, just hide behind and watch me operate."

Knowing about the existence of vine magic, Chen Yu felt even more confident. After all, for him, the most troublesome thing wasn't the stinging bees themselves, but that tall oak tree.

Such a tall tree must be about ten meters high. He crawled for a long time but couldn't reach the top. He was harassed by stinging bees on the way, and it was difficult to reach the stinging bees' base camp.

If you can take the opportunity to use vines to knock down the stinger bee nest first, it will be much easier to deal with the stinger bees.

"let's go."

Chen Yu was carried out of the camp by Sergash and faced the tall oak tree.

"Let's go, our goal is to destroy the stinging bees!"

"Well, let's go!"

Segash was infected by the passionate emotions, and his tension was greatly relieved.

In a trance, she felt as if she had returned to the grand moment when the hunting team set out after the ice-breaking festival in previous years.

The tribesmen saw them off, prayed for them, and blessed them... They entered the swamp forest with the hope of the tribe to open up wasteland and hunt.

Now, the tribe is her hometown, which she can never return to, but she seems to have found some of her lost past here...

Chen Yu and Sergash dived into the swamp and quietly emerged from the water.

It is early morning now, and the stinging bees are still resting in their hives, while the usually noisy beetles are hiding under the roots of trees and sleeping, motionless. If you don't pay attention, they look like black stones.

"Sir Envoy, what should we do now?"

"Follow the plan and take down the stinger hive first."

"Huh? Oh."

Do they have any other plans?

She doesn't know.

Never mind, just follow the messenger's instructions.

She held up the oak staff in both hands in the swamp, muttering strange and rhythmic words.

Chen Yu stared at the oak staff with great interest. This was his first time coming into contact with so-called magic, and he watched it very seriously.

As Sergash chanted, the oak staff began to emit a green light, like flowing swamp water, and then dispersed into light spots that floated around the oak tree.

When the light spots encountered the swamp vines hanging on the oak tree, those vines seemed to come alive under Chen Yu's slightly surprised gaze, climbing on the oak branches and winding towards the stinger beehive.

"Buzz-!"

The stinging bees on the tree apparently also noticed this strange scene. The noisy buzzing of their wings broke the tranquility of the early morning. They swarmed out of the hive and attacked any vines that approached.

But it was too late. A vine had already climbed to the location of the carrion beehive, entwining and stirring the place where the carrion beehive was attached to the oak tree.

After only a few seconds, a huge black shadow fell from the top of the tree to the ground with a "bang" sound.

The stinger hive fell down.

"Success."

Segash clenched the staff in his hand, cheering in his heart.

"Very good, let's hide first."

Listening to the buzzing sound coming from the beehive, Sergash dived into the swamp from the bottom of his heart and asked curiously.

"What should we do now?"

Lizardmen live in riverbanks and swamps all year round, and diving and holding their breath are commonplace.

Diving is nothing to Sergash. As long as she doesn't do strenuous exercise, she can stay in the water for half an hour.

"Silly, aren't there lots of beetles on the shore?"

"Let them fight for a while, then we'll take action."

"Oh, I understand."

Sergash hurriedly checked the staff in his hand, fearing that it would fail at the critical moment.

(End of this chapter)