Chapter 106: Sniping the Monsters

Let’s rewind time for a moment.

Having parted ways with Ygroot, the leader of the rescue team, Rest continued to exterminate the monsters on the plains with his sniper skills.

“Stone Bullet!”

The magic unleashed by Rest gained momentum as it flew, piercing through the monster hundreds of meters away. A monster on the plain, about five hundred meters away, was shot in the head and fell lifeless to the ground.

Normally, this magic didn’t have such power and range. However, Rest compressed the stones created by magic even further, shaping them into elongated cones and accelerating them with magic, resulting in significantly increased power and range.

Although there were no telescopic scopes available, he substituted with the magic of “Presence Detection.”

“Presence Detection” could expand its range as much as the amount of magic power put into it. However, Rest had infinite magic power. If he wanted, he could expand the detection range to ten or even a hundred kilometers. However, expanding the range too much would overload his brain with information, risking mental fatigue.

Therefore, while expanding the detection range to about one kilometer, Rest intentionally reduced the accuracy of the information to prevent his brain from being overwhelmed.

(“Presence Detection” could sense not only the presence of humans and monsters but also insects, small animals, and plants. With enough magic power, it could even determine if the presence belonged to an acquaintance, male or female, their age, and magic power. However… this time, I’ll limit the detection targets to humans and monsters only and restrict the acquired information to just their position and size. This way, I can endure expanding the detection range to over a kilometer…)

Once he located the positions of humans and monsters, all he had to do was shoot magic. He targeted the monsters, avoiding humans, and gradually decreased the number of monsters coming from the depths of the plains.

Of course, his priority was to eliminate the monsters attacking the students. He shot and exterminated tens, twenties… even over a hundred monsters.

“All right… with this, the first wave is exterminated.”

Rest took a breather and relaxed his shoulders.

His magic power hadn’t decreased at all, but his mental strength was wearing thin from delicate work, causing his brain to feel fatigued.

Rest took out a honey candy he brought as a portable ration and put it in his mouth, replenishing his brain with sugar.

(Although the cause of this stampede is unknown… the second wave will come sooner or later. What caused these guys to come out in the first place?) 

After all, it’s absurd for monsters from the depths of the plain to come to the outskirts. Something significant must have happened.

(If I extend the detection range a bit more… maybe I can pinpoint the cause…?)

Rest decided to give it a try.

Currently, Rest could only detect signs within a radius of one kilometer. Anything beyond that would overload his brain, no matter how much he reduced the information.

(But… finding a way around that is the essence of ingenuity, isn’t it?)

Taking a deep breath, Rest held out his right hand.

Then… he began to narrow down the range of “Presence Detection” emanating from him.

Normally, the search range of “Presence Detection” expanded in a circular pattern centered around oneself.

However, Rest gradually reduced it and extended it forward. While keeping the search area the same, he lengthened the range forward.

(With this method, I should be able to examine the depths of the plain without overloading my brain with excessive burden. Now then, what could it be…!?)

With a mix of anticipation and anxiety, Rest, using stretched-out magic power, searched the depths of the plain and was taken aback when he sensed an unexpected massive presence.

About five kilometers away from Rest’s location, there was an incredibly powerful monster presence. It was so intense that even with the reduced precision of “Presence Detection,” he could grasp it. Driven by this immense pressure, the monsters from the depths were fleeing towards this side.

“That couldn’t be… the master of the monster realm!?”

In the lair of monsters known as the monster realm, there exists a being known as the “master.”

Masters generally do not move from the center of the monster realm… but perhaps someone has provoked that presence, luring it outwards.

(If such a creature were to appear, the extent of the damage is unknown…!)

At the entrance to the plains, there is an operational tent. Teachers are present there, along with staff from the rescue team and escorts for guests… but even so, it’s uncertain whether they can stop this monster.

(Would they dare bring such a monstrosity close to where Viola and Primula are…!)

It’s reckless, even I acknowledge that… but still, there’s no choice.

Putting the newly formed family at risk is not something I can allow.

There is fear. The opponent is undoubtedly an overwhelmingly superior enemy that Rest has never fought before.

Even so… the fear of losing someone precious outweighed everything else.

“…I will fight.”

Rest made up his mind.

With full awareness of the danger, he kicked off the ground, aiming to confront the presence believed to be the master of the monster realm, “Sabnok,” and dashed towards the depths of the plain.

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