I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 473

Among the beasts I had faced so far, none were as gigantic as this frilled lizard.

I had given a wide berth to the monster-movie crab and crayfish by the lake, and the same went for the ruler of the Inverted Waterfall.

Guys this big radiated an overwhelming pressure, so I always avoided fighting them.

Of course, I had repelled the Mechanical Kraken, which was far larger than them, but it was proper to consider that an exception.

In the first place, putting a monster I went looking for on the same level as one that raided my shelter made no sense.

Unless it was truly unavoidable, I intended to ignore them like a cow staring at a chicken.

"Kyaaaak!"

"What a miserable fate mine is."

However, I couldn’t do that this time. I felt like I had poked a hornet’s nest for no reason.

I glared at the white frilled lizard roaring while expanding its frill wide.

In terms of size alone, it was on par with Cheongseol’s mother, Nidhogg. And that wasn’t all.

’It looks like Adamantium is mixed inside its body...’

Overall, it had a color similar to marble, but dull gray patches were visible here and there.

Pababapak!

As the frilled lizard opened its neck frill, a shower of Adamantium daggers rained down. Since I had deployed my Body-Protecting Gangqi, I didn’t suffer much damage.

Adamantium only possessed tough durability; cutting power required the touch of a craftsman.

However, the speed of the daggers launched from its neck frill was no joke, meaning one wrong move could prove dangerous.

"Master! What do we do!"

"I’ll deal with it as best I can! Cain-ssi, please protect the kids!"

A creature that big was better handled by me, since I had the highest weight class.

Aside from the kids and Cain, it would be better for the others to support me.

At least Ludwig’s baseline strength had increased, so it would be easier than before.

Kwaang!

The lizard’s giant front paw came crashing down on me. Fortunately, its speed was slow, allowing me to dodge quickly.

Without hesitating after dodging, I swung the Sword of the Heavenly Demon. A vivid Aura Blade was coated over the blade.

Kwaak!

The Sword of the Heavenly Demon could slice through ordinary steel like butter. Yet, it failed to sever the lizard’s thick front leg.

Digging halfway in was the absolute limit. Truthfully, this wasn’t completely unexpected.

The Adamantium daggers the lizard had spewed from its frill earlier. Had those really formed naturally?

’This bastard harbors Adamantium inside its body!’

The true Wolverine was right here. Glancing at its claws, even those were out of the ordinary.

"Kyaaaak!"

Still, pain was pain. The lizard shrieked and moved its front paw.

I hastily retrieved my sword and awaited the next attack. Given its size, just its wild rampaging alone made things tough for us.

"Kaaaaah!"

The lizard tilted its head up toward the sky and flared its frill wide open.

A barrage of Adamantium daggers shot forth from its frill, and before long, a dreadful situation unfolded.

The daggers launched into the sky began pouring back down like rain.

Even if I could remain unscathed thanks to my Body-Protecting Gangqi, the others couldn’t.

’What about Lackey and Ahjussi Ludwig... Ah. Thank goodness.’

Fortunately, Lackey hurriedly deployed a shield with his gauntlet, and Ludwig ducked inside it.

Cain was the same. Since the Dullahan’s physique was so huge, encircling the children was enough.

The problem was the frilled lizard. Even though it was an attack method that could harm itself, the creature didn’t flinch at all.

"Kyaaaah!"

Instead, it charged forward as if this was its chance.

It didn’t care in the slightest about the Adamantium daggers pouring down from the sky like rain.

Even when hit on its body, it only produced T-t-t-ting! sounds without sustaining a single wound.

The place the creature charged toward was where Lackey and Ludwig were. The issue was that the Adamantium rain was still pouring down.

If they deactivated the shield, they’d get hit by the Adamantium downpour, but staying still meant getting crushed by the lizard.

Without hesitating, I sprinted toward them. This was a problem I had to resolve.

Hwoosh!

The lizard raised its massive front paw high. It was the foot I had sliced halfway through earlier.

However, true to a beast inhabiting the Forest of the Four Seasons, it had completely regenerated. What a pain in the neck.

’Extremely hard durability on top of insane regeneration... Isn’t that just me?’

Brushing off useless thoughts, I glared up at the front paw slamming down from above.

Given its scale, it was large enough to easily cover three people. Blocking it was the only way to survive.

Kwaang!!!

Lackey’s shield shattered easily, and the giant front paw crushed down upon us.This chapter is updated first at novelрing.com.

However, no one was injured. Because I had raised both arms and exerted every ounce of my strength to hold it back.

"Ughhhhh...!"

"O-Ooh...!"

"..."

When I held off the lizard’s downward slam, Lackey gasped in awe.

Ludwig was no different, though his expression was closer to asking: "Is that guy even human?"

"Grrk?"

The lizard itself even let out a slightly flustered noise. Holding out with all my might, I looked around.

I had to endure until the Adamantium downpour falling to the ground stopped. Fortunately, it didn’t take long.

’Now!’

Shouting inwardly, I shoved the lizard’s front paw back with all my strength.

With a Bwoosh-, the creature’s front leg floated back into the air. It was the moment the power of the External Arts I trained all winter manifested.

Kwaak!

During that split second, I grabbed my sword with both hands and stabbed it directly into the sole of its foot.

This, too, was the fruit of my winter training. Had I not trained, it would have ended with just a push.

Chwaak!

I ripped the embedded Sword of the Heavenly Demon sideways with force. Blood splattered everywhere as a long laceration tore open.

In agony, the lizard shrieked and recoiled backward. During this time, Lackey prepared a spell.

"Burn to ashes!"

Hwareureuk!

Lackey fired a powerful fire spell. No matter how tough its body was, its skin ought to be ordinary.

And it scored a clean hit. The lizard writhed in intense agony from Lackey’s fire attack.

Though it regenerated rapidly thanks to its characteristic recovery, I was satisfied with dealing an effective blow.

"A prolonged fight will be difficult."

Ludwig advised after seeing this. This was something I had already guessed as well.

The lizard’s sheer size was one thing, but its regeneration was bound to cause a headache.

Moreover, Cain was currently out of the combat force while guarding the kids.

We had to somehow induce a single devastating blow to secure victory.

’Because of its hard hide, every strike must pour in massive power.’

Regrettably, the only person capable of producing that single powerful blow right now was me.

While Ludwig’s baseline strength had grown, he couldn’t generate the force to pierce Adamantium skin.

The same went for Lackey. He could cast various spells, but he couldn’t drop a Meteor.

’Isn’t there a way...’

I stared at the lizard slowly regaining its senses, then raised my head. Suddenly, something caught my eye.

The excavator, which was far larger than the lizard—specifically, its blade section.

Since it was such colossal heavy machinery, it was connected to the core frame by cables to support the weight.

If possible, I wanted to sever the connection, but doing it manually had extremely low efficiency.

"I have a plan. Ludwig-ssi. Do you see those cable lines over there?"

"The ropes connected to the blade?"

"Yes. When I give the signal, please cut those. They aren’t simple ropes—they’re likely steel cables."

In fact, there was a high possibility they were Adamantium cables. Durability was paramount for things like that.

Therefore, to be safe, I handed the Sword of the Heavenly Demon over to Ludwig. I was fine using my Mythricon sword.

"Kyaaaah!"

In the meantime, the lizard regained its senses and charged at us.

Its body turning slightly red meant it was thoroughly enraged. It might be burned by the fire spell Lackey threw.

"There’s no time! Go quickly!"

"Understood."

"And be careful when cutting those cables! They might snap back like a whip!"

Ludwig nodded as if he understood what my warning meant.

Soon after, the lizard flared its frill and showered Adamantium daggers, but we narrowly escaped its range.

"Lackey. Now let’s lure it over there."

"Got it."

What Lackey and I had to do was lure the lizard right under the excavator’s saw blade section.

Fortunately, the lizard was furious, so luring it wasn’t difficult.

Now all that remained was immobilizing this guy completely.

’Severing its ankles is useless due to its recovery speed. Instead...’

Using cold energy should subdue it to a degree. I rapidly accelerated the mana inside my body.New chapters come out on novel⁠ping.com first.

Meanwhile, Ludwig reached the designated spot. After checking a few times, he shouted loudly.

"Adamantium!"

"Ah. Damn it."

As expected, even the cables seemed to be made of Adamantium. I instructed him to get to work immediately.

Severing Adamantium in one strike was impossible. He had no choice but to saw away diligently like cutting wood.

Soon, Ludwig began sawing away on top of the cable, while Lackey and I engaged the lizard.

Kwaang! Kwang!

Spreading its frill to launch daggers, pounding down with its giant front paws...

The lizard’s attack patterns themselves weren’t particularly tricky. Its weight class was just ridiculously high.

More importantly, preventing the creature from noticing our plan was crucial. I didn’t know how smart it was, but right now it was driven by instinct.

Kkigigik-

How long had Ludwig been at it? An ominous noise rang out from the excavator.

Glancing above my head, the saw blade section had visibly lowered.

’Normally, just cutting the cables wouldn’t cause it to plunge down, but...’

There was a strong possibility that various safety systems had "deteriorated" over the vast passage of time.

One might wonder why it worked despite being degraded. But that was a separate matter entirely.

Even a computer left unmaintained for over 10 years turns on when you press the power button, right?

It’s just that the monitor doesn’t turn on, it acts like it has no graphics card, and the storage drive is fried.

"Grrk?"

The problem was that the lizard caught on. The creature looked down at the expanding "shadow".

Then, sensing something amiss, it raised its head. It seemed to realize the giant saw blade was slowly coming down.

"Ahjussi!"

I urged him to hurry. Ludwig was sawing through the last cable.

In truth, it looked intact at a glance, but parts of it were deeply notched.

Rather than snapping them one by one, releasing them all at once would deliver a massive impact upon impact.

"Kyaaaah!"

The key was making sure the lizard didn’t escape from that spot. And that assumption was on the brink of shattering.

Sensing danger, the frilled lizard hastily tried to break away from the spot.

"Slip!"

Kudangtang!

Fortunately, thanks to Lackey’s quick thinking, we averted crisis.

I didn’t know what spell he cast, but that massive lizard slipped and wiped out.

Just falling caused tremors, but I barely managed to hold my ground.

"Kyaaa! Kyaaa!"

Kwaak! Kwak!

It wasn’t over yet. Since the ground was slick, the lizard began crawling using its claws.

Left unchecked, our meticulously laid plan was bound to crumble. So what did I do?

"Where do you think you’re going!"

I grabbed the lizard’s long tail and held on for dear life. As expected of a frilled lizard, its tail was so long that it stuck outside the spell’s area of effect.

Realizing its tail was grabbed, the lizard struggled violently. Each time, I thwarted it.

Trying to twist its body to escape the zone? I yanked it back so it couldn’t leave.

Thanks to Lackey’s magic making the ground slick, pulling it back was surprisingly easy.

Ting!

Just then, a sound resonated above my head. As soon as I heard it, I snapped my head up.

The cables Ludwig had cut were snapping one after another.

Naturally, the giant saw blade section descended, and the lizard’s struggles grew more frantic.

Ujikkeun!

To top it off, even the heavy steel girders snapped. It seemed impossible to withstand the passage of time.

Thus, unable to support the weight, the saw blade plunged right onto the lizard’s head.

Kwaddeudeuk!!

Bursting into a deeply ominous noise, it crushed down brutally.

No matter how tough its skin was, no matter how powerful its regeneration was.

If its head and torso were completely flattened, there was no surviving that.

Just as the Mage King, Kadir, had slain a dragon using the raw "physical force" of a Meteor in the past.

Limp-

I had dispatched the giant frilled lizard using a similar method.

"..."

Simultaneously, Maengkkongi’s BGM came to a complete stop.