Ray and Elena, who thoroughly enjoyed physical contact with Seto, were marching through the desert on the thirteenth basement.
　Each time you walk, the tip of your foot sinks into the sand, or the temperature above 50℃ takes your strength away, and intense direct sunlight falls from the sun as if to accelerate it.
　However, walking on sand is already a habit on the 11th basement floor, and direct sunlight in temperature has also been greatly reduced by the effects of dragon robes and overcoats.
　However, it is only with Ray and Elena's stamina and endurance that they walk straight to their destination, the basement, rather than walking along the long-distance peaks of the dunes.
　In addition, Seto, perhaps because he ate sandwiches, he is keeping an eye on the people around him while flying vigorously in the sky.
　As I walked on in the desert like that, I soon saw a myriad of cacti growing.

"Cactus... Ray, do you remember what I heard from the Pleiades?"
"Oh, I hear some cacti from the 13th basement are mimicking monsters."
"Well. With that in mind... what do you do?"

　Ray also frowns and twists his head when he asks Elena, looking at the innumerable cacti in front of his eyes, which is so dense that he can describe as a forest of cacti.

"It's plainly suspicious to see cacti growing so densely. I'm sure there's a cactus monster that mimics it."
"The easiest way would be to fly over here... Ray, let alone it would be difficult for me."

　Perhaps because of the unique trait of Seto created by magic, which is not found in ordinary Gryphon, Seto can basically only be carried on his back by about one ray.
　More than that, I almost managed to manage the child.
　However, a blow on the front foot can be said to be unreasonable, since it has the power to blow off even monsters weighing 100kg.
　At any rate, there were not many steps to be taken, as long as Sett could not move with Elena on board.
　That is to say...

"Do you take a big detour or force yourself into it?"
"I don't want to take a detour... if possible."

　Saying with a sigh, Elena, who saw the forest of cacti spread far and wide.
　Even Ray wants to get at least two magical stones because they are unknown monsters.
　Thus, their interests are in agreement, and next they have to worry about how to defeat a cactus mimicking a cactus.

"If you think it safe, I think it would be quick to clean it up with Ray's magic or mine."
"If possible. I heard from the Pleiades that cactus respond sensitively to magic."
"Oh, and it only reacts to magic without distinction of attack magic or recovery magic, so it's no trouble."

　Elena responds to Ray's words with a sigh.
　The cactus, as the name suggests, is essentially motionless because it is a monster that mimics a cactus. But when it feels magical, it evokes a defensive instinct, or simply launches an attack, revealing its identity.
　Ray was reminded of a machine gun when he heard how countless spines were released from the cactus.
　Moreover, the spines that are released will instantly grow out of the cactus itself and will not run out of bullets.
　Such attacks are said to be carried out by all the magical cactus monsters and cactus.
　Clearly not powerful enough to penetrate the Dragon Robe, it was almost impossible to prevent all attacks from hitting hood gaps or uncovered areas.
　Furthermore, Elena is simply wearing a low-temperature overcoat, which is almost impossible to expect from a defensive force.
　And the only material that can be obtained from the cactus is the magical stone, which also serves as a proof of subjugation, and no other material can be obtained. It is a monster that has a hard time to knock down, but has very little to gain, and that seems to embody the tiredness of hard work.

(though that's probably why they've bred so far.)

　If the cactus was a self-moving monster like Trent, it might have knocked down the attacker. But basically, the cactus remains motionless and is also a complete ambush-focused monster.
　Another reason for the increase is that it is located here, far from the desert peaks.

"By the way, the magic is rejected," If that happens, we have no choice but to kill the cactus that hinders us with our skills and physical attacks."
"…it's troublesome, but can't be helped?" It might have been quicker if we had moved up the mountain so that other adventurers could pass."
"I won't deny it. But..."

　Ray responds to Elena's words and holds his death size out of the mistling.

"You'll certainly react sensitively to magic, but what about the skills you've acquired in the art of the beast? ...Elena, I think you'll be fine, but be prepared to respond to whatever happens." Set!"
"Roll-rolling.

　Even if you didn't tell them the details, they could hear the conversation at that call alone, and they probably understood what Ray meant.
　All right, they come flying down to the earth, flapping their wings.
　She moves directly next to Ray and asks him what to use.

"The fire whirlwind is the best, because it has the height of a tornado and can be seen by other adventurers." I don't want to expose it to the public as much as possible. Then what about the king's oppression... I don't you think? The cactus is a monster with little movement. Then it's a matter of range and firebreath."
"Grunt!"

　Just say, "Leave it to me!" and make sure you're ready to take a deep breath and exhale your firebrace.

(In my case... I don't have much skills to attack a wide area.)

　When I see Seto's condition, I mutter in my heartily.
　Ray...more precisely, only three of the skills available for death size are attack skills: flying, power slashing, and corrosion.
　Among them, corrosion corroded the enemy's metal equipment, as the skill name suggests, and there is no point in using it in this situation, and the powerslash can deliver a powerful blow, but only against one of the enemies.
　Then Ray's skills naturally become the most versatile and familiar.

(Unlike power slashes, it can be used continuously.)

　I've been able to use it several times, and through training, I've been able to release the backlash that I'm getting with a power slash, but it's still not a skill that I can use continuously.
　Breathe, exhale, exhale, exhale, exhale...

"Let's go, Set!"
"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

　The firebreath comes out of Rey's mouth as if to burn everything up.

"Flying! Flying! Flying! Flying!"

　Next to this set, Ray repeatedly swings his death-size, fearing he'll lose again, and then he slashes the cactus along his path.
　The cactus that touches the firebreath bites angrily and burns away without doing anything.
　Some cacti tried to detect a crisis and release spines as soon as they touched the flames, but they were unable to resist the force of the flames that Seto into charcoal.
　When Ray is released, he cuts the cactus in half and holds his breath with a single blow.
　Fortunately, the power of flying was just right for defeating the cactus. If this had been too powerful, it would have knocked one down and damaged the cactus growing behind it half way through and bitten the needle like a machine gun.
　On the other hand, if the force is too weak, the first can't be overthrown and the needle is released in the same way.
　Next to Ray and Sett, who are repeatedly attacking in such a situation, we also cut off the body from the point where Elena is close to the attack range of the cactus by using magic through a connecting sword drawn from the scabbard of the waist.

(...react to magic magic, but not magic items?)

　Ray, watching Elena's attack with a flash of fire, thinks inside, but soon agrees.

(Then, is it reacting to the magic technique...? Magic items give magic power to the magic items themselves, not the outside.)

　I think so, but in the end I realize that there is no point in attacking Death Size with magic.
　I don't think the death size is inferior to the connected sword. It's purely a matter of arms.
　It's about 2m long, but even considering the length of the blade, it's possible to attack at medium range.
　However, the range of attack of a whip-shaped connected sword is considerably wider than the death size.
　Of course, it's not as good as an archery weapon, but it's still possible to carry out long-range attacks.

(Then throw a spear... No, don't you have any idea what's left of course.) I'll have to collect it in earnest later. It is a labyrinthine city where adventurers gather, and there are many arms and blacksmiths.)While thinking like that, they continue to shoot dead-size and shoot, and the attack by two and one of them takes the life of a cactus as if they were cutting weeds.
　The only drawback is that Seto's firebrace is too powerful. The flames turn not only the body of the cactus but also the magical stones into charcoal.

"Seto, adjust the flame a little more. As long as the amount of magic stones is small, it's better to get more."

　I didn't particularly give a cry of approval because I was spitting out my firebrace at Ray's words, but I'm sure the power of the flames coming out of Seto's mouth will go down.
　The less powerful firebrace does not change the way cacti are wrapped in flames into charcoal, but it takes longer to convert them into charcoal, and consequently the magic stone does not turn into charcoal by moving to the next target before it turns into charcoal.
　Two and one of them knock down any cactus that can be knocked down from the spot and begin to move forward little by little.
　If you take one step, a new cactus dies, and if you take two steps, you'll get more. Under such circumstances, the number of cacti will gradually decrease, taking three, four, and five steps.
　Of course, they live all over the surrounding area, so they don't knock everything down. It's only a place where the rays can get through and not be attacked by cactus.
　Other adventurers, or guild officials, might want to see if they could knock it down, but Ray and his colleagues couldn't be bothered to deal with monsters that had no material and were only accessible to magical stones.

(Even so, since you can get at least magical stones, it's a good game for a guild lacking magical stones...however, it's possible to attack the cactus safely from a long distance, shoot it continuously, and get the magical stones of the fallen cactus.) ...that's how easy it is at that point.)

　Ray thinks inside as he progresses little by little.
　The most popular long-range attack, the bow, is difficult to kill a cactus with a single stroke, and at the same time, the number of arrows is limited. In the case of magic, the cactus reacts and shoots innumerable needles when it is intended to be it used.

(Or, if it were a kind of rock-throwing machine... well, it's impossible.) It's hard to get this far in the desert in the first place, and more about running out of bullets than arrows. At least you can't use it unless you have an item box like me.)

　Thinking this way, the gradually advancing Reyes finally reached the middle of the cactus-infested area.
　Spreading before us are countless bodies of cactus. or a normal burnt or severed cactus
　And the bodies of such cacti and the cacti that have not yet been attacked remain motionless.

"Well, first we'll take the magic stone out of the body of the cactus, and then we'll move on like this."

　At Ray's words Elena nodded and Seto let out a cry of approval.