I Got Fired As an Adventurer, So I'm Starting Anew As an Alchemist! Frontier Exploration? Alright, Leave It to Me!

Chapter 108

108. If You’re Scared, You Can’t Fight, Isn’t It?

I’m hiding behind the roots of a tree, and some time passes.

Maybe the Hydra went in the wrong direction, I start to hope.

Suddenly, the sound of trees being toppled comes from beyond the horizon.

The mist thickens, making visibility poor.

I can’t see the Hydra, but I can hear and feel it coming closer.

The swamp trees disappear into the dense fog in no time.

Oddly enough, the mist is thinner around the divine sake.

(Is this mist caused by that eight-headed Hydra? Maybe the divine sake repels the magic.)

The area around the divine sake is clear of fog.

Suddenly, a huge snake’s head appears.

(...Huge! I thought so the first time, but seeing it calmly, it’s even bigger!)

At some point, the sound of the Hydra knocking down trees stops.

Instead, the Hydra slowly approaches the barrels without knocking over any trees.

Eight heads split into two groups of four, peering into the barrels.

Eight tongues wiggle just in front of the barrels.

(It’s so different from the sight of it guzzling cheap soldier’s liquor as seen through Raidock’s vision.)

The Hydra seems to know it’s a good sake, drooling profusely.

It has a lecherous look, gathering around the barrels as if licking them.

I can tell it wants to savor the drink.

(Is it a heavy drinker!?)

After a while, two of the heads slowly move toward the contents of the barrels.@@@@

The remaining heads begin to guard the area.

(Is it a heavy drinker!?)

Even though it has eight heads, do they fight over which head drinks?

I was a bit hopeful...

But it seems the Hydra has no problem with any head drinking. They have a proper division of roles.

Finally, the Hydra skillfully slurps the divine sake with its long tongue.

Its massive body stops moving.

Even the six heads that were on guard stopped.

After a moment of strange silence, the Hydra roars.

Mogyaaahhhhh!

(What kind of voice is that!?)

I almost say it out loud, surprised by the goofy sound.

All eight heads have a dazed, slack expression...

Oh yeah, it’s delicious, isn’t it...

As the divine sake decreases, my hostility toward the Hydra rises.

(That thing... is the enemy! Unforgivable! Where’s Raidock!?)

I want Raidock to slice it up, but considering how fast this greedy, drunken Hydra got here, Raidock isn’t catching up.

(But if it gets drunk, all I have to do is wait...)

I start to feel relieved, then inwardly shout, “I’ve set up my own flag!”

Gyaaoooowooo!

Sure enough! The Hydra noticed me!

I click my tongue and dash out from my hiding spot.

It seems pissed off that I interrupted its fun time. I can tell it’s furious!

My internal organs and bones are restored!

Except for my torn-off leg!

Unfortunately, even legendary healing potions can’t regenerate lost parts.

That requires a higher-grade potion.

Even so, my legendary healing potion has a unique feature.

If a body part is severed and still retains its shape, it can be reattached!

I grab my torn-off leg and press the wounds together.

“...Guh!”

Ignoring the intense pain!

Pouring a third healing potion on the wound, it reattaches with a hiss of smoke.

For good measure, I chug a stamina potion.

“Heh!”

Wiping my mouth, I stand up, seeing the Hydra looking at me in amazement.

Where I was thrown... that’s where Myrna is hiding.

I won’t let it go any further!

The Hydra is almost done drinking the divine sake but is busy licking the last bit at the bottom.

The Hydra’s head is nearly on the ground.

I pull a spool of thread from my pocket.

It’s the [Magic Transmission Thread] I made but had no use for.

It can only transmit a small amount of magic.

When I tested it, it couldn’t handle much magic and fell apart, so it was shelved.

But now, a small amount of magic is enough!

The thread leads to the bottom of the two barrels.

What’s buried there... of course, it’s the Magic Bomb we used to dig for Leafan and Mithril ore!!

The thread transmits just enough magic to trigger the bombs.

Because these are alchemical bombs, the magic needed is minimal.

The command to detonate is transmitted to all the bombs.

Big explosion!!

It’s like a volcano erupted around the barrels, with a huge blast and the earth shooting up.

I made sure the explosion energy would shoot straight up.

Thanks to Leafan for thinking of the drilling blast.

Gyogwaaahhhh!

Pinpoint.

The challenge was getting the Hydra close enough to the magic bombs.

I bet everything on the Hydra drinking the divine sake!

“I win!”

The explosion was massive.

For a moment, everything is covered in dust.

“Cough!”

Squinting, I glared at where the Hydra was.

The dust soon settles.

And.

“Well... of course.”

I give a fierce smile.

At the now six-headed Hydra.