Chapter 44 – Finding the Electric Eel

“What do I do?”

The Bull Demon King, who had returned to the waypoint yesterday and slept pleasantly, fell into contemplation with a serious expression as he looked at the withered green onion root in his hand.

Thinking about it, there were definitely the Red Fur and other entities in the green onion field yesterday. And the neatly planted green onions.

In other words, it meant someone was growing the green onions. He, a great warrior and the leader of all Black Minotaurs, had stolen someone else’s property.

If other Black Minotaurs were to find out about this? There would be no disgrace like it.

Munch, munch.

Moo~

For now, the Bull Demon King put the withered green onion, the only evidence, into his mouth and eliminated it. Delicious.

Go back in a month and pay the price.

The Bull Demon King decided to visit the place again in a month when he could leave the waypoint to pay the price for the grass he had eaten first. At that time, he would pay the price and eat more grass. This time, he could not eat properly due to the 1-hour limit.

But what should I pay with?

The Bull Demon King sank into thought about what to give as payment. Although Se-jun had already created a packed reward list, the Bull Demon King did not know that.

***

Kkueng!

Kkueng woke Se-jun and the rabbits with a loud cry.

“Hup!”

Se-jun got up energetically and added a stroke to the wall, starting the morning of the 207th day.

“Let’s eat breakfast!”

Se-jun called the rabbits and ate breakfast. The breakfast menu was carrots and steamed corn.

“Whew.”

Pyah…

Pyak…

However, the faces of Se-jun and the rabbits were gloomy beyond measure. It was because the carrots and corn they were eating now were the last.

The carrots harvested first had already been eaten long ago, and the carrots they had been eating recently were those Se-jun harvested by planting the tops of the carrots.

However, even that carrot eaten now was the last. And the corn was the last too. From the day after tomorrow, they had to eat only green onions and cherry tomatoes.

A situation where they could not even catch piranhas and crayfish from the pond, and they had to wait about 2 weeks for potatoes, the fastest crop to harvest. It seemed hungry times would come.

Munch, munch.

Chew, chew.

Having eaten such a gloomy breakfast, Se-jun and the rabbits began the morning farming.

Pyak!

Today, the black rabbit also diligently lent a helping hand.

Because the black rabbit’s determination to go outside the pond was too strong, Se-jun persuaded the black rabbit to go outside the pond only when they were together for now.

And Se-jun and the black rabbit agreed to explore outside the pond for 2 hours after lunchtime.

Pyak! Pyak!

To fill the 2-hour gap when Se-jun would be absent from work, the black rabbit plucked cherry tomatoes from the cherry tomato branches Se-jun harvested on behalf of the mother rabbit.

Instead, the mother rabbit joined the green onion leaf slicing and worked in the green onion field with the sickle rabbit.

And the reason the mother rabbit was able to join the green onion slicing work like this was that the baby rabbits had now begun to help with the farming work bit by bit.

Pyang.

Pyap.

Pyat.

As much as farmer blood flowed in them, the baby rabbits felt interested in farming and followed their older brothers to experience the job.

Slice.

[You have harvested 6 well-ripened Magical Cherry Tomatoes at the same time.]

[Job experience points increase slightly.]

[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases slightly.]

[Due to the effect of Proficiency Increase Lv. 1, the proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases by an additional 5%.]

[You have acquired 136 experience points.]

“Four D+-grade and two D-grade.”

He could calculate what he harvested just by looking at the experience points. The ratio of harvesting +-grade crops was gradually increasing. It seemed the job experience points were almost filled.

When Se-jun was harvesting cherry tomatoes, wondering when his job grade would rise,

Buzz, buzz.

The poison honeybees were seen moving busily as a group.

“What is it?”

Se-jun turned his head toward the direction they were heading, wondering where the poison honeybees were going.

“Huh?”

There, the cherry tomatoes planted for his job quest in the past were blooming. Out of 1,000 planted cherry tomato seeds, only 621 grew properly.

“Is it already time to harvest?”

Saying so, the place Se-jun’s gaze directed was the potato field. Because he had planted them the day after planting cherry tomatoes, the planting period was similar. Since he would finish eating the corn tomorrow, Se-jun’s eyes went more to the potato field.

Slice! Slice!

Feeling good at the thought of harvesting potatoes soon, Se-jun vigorously harvested cherry tomatoes while cutting the branches.

And when he went up to the surface after finishing the cherry tomato harvest,

Snip, snip.

The wife rabbit, wearing a slightly flashier apron, was slicing green onion leaves with sharp and enlarged scissors.

Yesterday, the wife rabbit also underwent her second awakening. Thanks to that, Se-jun was able to accurately grasp what the wife rabbit’s ability was.

The wife rabbit’s ability was an all-rounder type. As she underwent the second awakening this time, the performance of all the equipment contained in the wife rabbit’s apron rose.

Se-jun also joined the green onion field work group, slicing green onion leaves and planting the newly multiplied green onion roots.

The effect of the good harvest influenced not only the growth of green onion leaves but also the growth of roots, so in the land where the good harvest came, the speed at which the roots multiplied was also incredibly fast.

“At this rate, I will restore the field ruined by the Bull Demon King within 5 days.”

When Se-jun finished slicing all the green onion leaves like that,

Pyak!

The black rabbit came up to the surface. Today, it was not to move piranhas, but to move the prepared lunch.

The lunch menu was grilled green onions and cherry tomatoes. Se-jun and the rabbits ate lunch silently.

And

Munch, munch.

Kkueng, who was no longer able to eat piranhas, filled his stomach with green onion leaves. In an instant, about 10 huge green onion leaves entered Kkueng’s stomach.

“You eat well.”

Seeing Kkueng eat green onion leaves better than expected, Se-jun wondered if the green onion leaves he took home had also all disappeared into the stomachs of the Crimson Giant Bear mother and cub.

“If you need green onion leaves, take some more.”

Kkueng.

At Se-jun’s words, Kkueng nodded his head vigorously.

“You are good, not being a picky eater.”

Stroke, stroke.

Kkueng!

As Se-jun stroked Kkueng’s belly out of pride, Kkueng immediately lay flat on his back to make it easy for Se-jun to stroke him and began to eat green onion leaves.

While stroking Kkueng like that, Se-jun suddenly had a question.

“Why isn’t he growing much lately?”

Considering the growth rate so far, he should have already grown to over 5 meters, but Kkueng was still maintaining a size of about 3 meters. No, he did not know if it was just his imagination, but he felt like he had become smaller than before.

“It’s not that he’s lacking food…”

Yet Kkueng was overflowing with energy these days.

While Se-jun was worrying about Kkueng,

Kkurorong.

Kkueng fell asleep with a green onion leaf in his mouth, and Se-jun also fell asleep leaning his back against Kkueng’s body.

And

Pyarorong.

The black rabbit, who became sleepy after eating lunch, also climbed onto Se-jun’s lap and fell asleep.

***

Pyak!

The black rabbit, who regained his energy from the nap, woke Se-jun. It was now time to explore outside the pond.

“Now, eat one green onion of detoxification.”

Pyak!

At Se-jun’s words, the black rabbit chewed and ate one green onion of detoxification. It was to prepare against potential poisoning.

“Next, check the rope.”

Pyak!

The black rabbit checked the rope wrapped around his waist. The rope was a minimum safety device, and they agreed that Se-jun would pull the rope if the black rabbit pulled it twice.

“Here is your weapon.”

Se-jun handed the black rabbit a harpoon made by connecting his dagger to a short piece of wood fitted to the black rabbit’s body. In the water, a harpoon was easier to use than a hammer.

Splash!

Equipped with the rope and harpoon like that, the black rabbit entered the pond.

“Be careful.”

Pyak!

The black rabbit replied and went out through the hole in the pond.

Slip, slip.

Se-jun prayed for the black rabbit’s safety as he let out the rope.

***

Outside the pond, it was so dark that nothing could be seen in front. However, the black rabbit, who had already been here once, did not panic and waited. Then, his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, and the front began to be visible.

If it had been complete darkness, such a thing would have been useless, but it was possible because there was a faint yellow light down below.

Yesterday, just as he was about to adjust to the dark here and walk around the surroundings, a commotion occurred outside, so he had gone back to the pond.

‘Now, let’s go!’

Paddle, paddle.

The black rabbit kicked his feet vigorously toward the lower area. The target was the yellow light.

After moving a little, the water current flowed strongly toward the yellow light, and the black rabbit drew closer to the yellow light even faster.

The further down he went, the colder the water temperature became.

And

‘What in the world is all this?!’

Arriving at the place where the yellow light came from, he saw the corpses of a huge number of piranhas and crayfish dragged in by the water current. The yellow light was flowing from the opposite side of the piles of corpses.

As the black rabbit pushed through the pile of corpses and moved forward, the corpse of a giant eel emitting a bright golden light from its head appeared. The eel’s corpse was so long that it seemed it would equal the eel’s length only if green onion leaves were connected about 25 times.

‘That’s the one!’

The black rabbit was convinced that the eel was the Giant Electric Eel Se-jun had mentioned.

Paddle, paddle.

Paddling his feet, the black rabbit approached the head of the Giant Electric Eel and

Stab!

stabbed the head with the harpoon to cut the flesh, and while fumbling around inside the eel’s head,

Flash!

he found a fist-sized bead emitting a golden light. ‘Uncle will like this!’

Pop.

The black rabbit escaped from the eel’s head, hugging the bead in excitement.

Then, carrying the harpoon on his back and pulling the line twice, he hugged the bead with his whole body and entrusted himself to Se-jun’s hands.

Thump. Thump.

The rope was pulled, and the black rabbit was rapidly dragged upward. And at some point, the black rabbit lost consciousness. He had held his breath for too long.

***

‘It’s the signal!’

Sensing the two tugs felt from the rope, Se-jun began to pull the rope.

Since pulling too strongly could snap the rope, he pulled the rope as quickly as possible but with composure. After pulling the rope diligently for about 2 minutes like that, a golden light began to be visible beyond the pond hole.

“What is it?”

Although Se-jun felt it was strange, he pulled hard, and the black rabbit arrived inside the pond carrying the golden light along the rope.

“Black rabbit!”

Se-jun hastily entered the pond and pulled the black rabbit out. Then he removed the bead he was hugging and the rope,

Inhale.

and just as he inhaled and was about to perform CPR on the black rabbit,

Smack.

“Ah!”

A black front paw blocking Se-jun’s mouth.

Pyak!

The black rabbit frowned and looked at Se-jun. ‘Uncle, what are you doing!’

“No. I was trying to save you…”

For some reason, Se-jun felt a bit disappointed.

Pyak!

The black rabbit, who regained his senses, stood up vigorously. Then he brought the golden bead Se-jun had tossed aside and handed it to Se-jun.

“What is this?”

Se-jun received the golden bead the black rabbit handed him.

[You have acquired the Giant Electric Eel’s Core.]

Although the same message had popped up when he pulled it from the black rabbit’s arms earlier, Se-jun had failed to check it.

“The Giant Electric Eel’s Core?! You found the Giant Electric Eel?!”

As Se-jun looked at him in surprise,

Pyak!

The black rabbit raised his head and boasted. I am strong!

Although he did not know why finding the corpse of the Giant Electric Eel connected to being strong, Se-jun checked the core’s options first.

[Giant Electric Eel’s Core]

This is the core of the Giant Electric Eel that lived for 1,000 years in the underground lake on the 99th floor of the tower.

It contains the power of electricity and emits light.

Upon consumption, you can learn the skill: Thunder Rain ().

Usage Limit: Mana 10 or higher, the slayer of the Giant Electric Eel (Park Se-jun)

Grade: A

A core that allows one to obtain a skill! The mysteries of the tower were truly endless.

But

“I cannot eat it now.”

He could not consume it yet with Se-jun’s mana.

“Here, this.”

Squeeze. Squeeze.

Se-jun handed the golden bead to the black rabbit and began to massage the black rabbit’s shoulders.

Pyak?

At Se-jun’s suddenly strange attitude, the black rabbit tilted his head. Uncle, why are you being like this all of a sudden?

“Lord Black Rabbit, I request one piece of eel.”

It was Se-jun, who wanted to eat eel.

Thus, dinner was decided as grilled eel made from the flesh of the Giant Electric Eel that the black rabbit sliced and brought.

And when the grilled eel was almost finished,

“I have returned-nyan!”

Theo returned with great achievements.