Chapter 143 - Devil’s Plague 4 (2/2)

This monster was probably used to create the love potion that Kriemhild used to seduce Sieg.

There were some things to be careful of when capturing a mandragora, such as its screams when it would get uprooted. A mandragora’s screams had debuff effects.

Therefore, from ancient times, renowned collectors used well-trained dogs to collect mandragoras instead of doing it themselves.

The dogs would receive the debuff attack on their behalf.

“How interesting. But we don’t have a dog with us, so what do we do?”

“That’s obvious. You will uproot it.”

Woohyuk looked at Helena with a cheeky smile on his face.

Helena couldn’t hide her shock.

“Why me? Melee combat is your speciality in this party.”

“Because you have the highest resistance against debuffs.”

Moreover, he couldn't receive Helena's divine magic buffs because he had two classes of darkness properties.

Since mandragoras couldn’t perform physical attacks, Helena alone would be more than enough.

Helena sighed as Woohyuk would not give in.

“Oh well, I have no choice. Allen and Reina are still weak in mind and body right now.”

“Just think of it as harvesting potatoes. Don't be afraid.”

“Who, who said they were afraid? I'm just reluctant because it feels like I've become a countryside woman picking her vegetables.”

Helena was proud of her noble lineage.

She took a deep breath and pulled the mandragora out of the ground,

”Kiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

The mandragora’s scream echoed and cast a debuff spell.

Helena’s face went pale and she dropped the monster on the ground unwillingly.

“M-mommy…”

“Your courage is quite weak despite being a saintess.”

Woohyuk picked up the mandragora as he spoke in a sarcastic tone.

A plant-type monster in the shape of a human-like ginseng.

Everyone admired the bluish magic it emanated.

“It definitely looks useful as medicinal material. Let’s quickly make a cure to heal my brother.”

“But we shouldn’t rush ourselves. Although it’s a herb, it’s still a monster.”

“This may be the existence that Lady Orphelia saw in her dream. I should also take a few with me.”

The mandragora was a rare medicinal herb.

It would be beneficial to take as many as they could using this opportunity.

Woohyuk packed the mandragora that Helena had uprooted in the sage's pocket.

“With this much, we should have enough to make cures for three or four people. You can go back now and find other medicinal herbs.”

“H-how do I know what kind of herb I want?”

When Karin asked, Woohyuk took out a piece of paper with the recipe for the cure on it and gave it to her.

He had written this in advance as he had predicted that reaction.

“Are you going to explore this ruin? I guess you’re after an important item in here.”

“Yes, you’re right. It's an indispensable item.”

[Hydra’s Dark Breath].

It was one of the materials necessary to craft the Seven Color Rainbow Ring.

As long as he obtained it, there would be no other reason for him to remain in the Lydia Kingdom.

There was a lot of work to be done for the future, so he couldn’t delay his plans any longer.

'They may be in danger if I’m not around to protect them while I explore this place.'

Allen and Reina were weak in mind and body, and Helena and Karin were not suited for physical combat.

In order to avoid the worst case scenario, Woohyuk opened Lemegeton and summoned Demon King Amii.

“Escort these people, Amii.”

“…”

Amii made an unpleasant expression, but she obeyed Woohyuk's words.

She was afraid that he would whip her all day long again if she disobeyed him.

Eventually, when the party left the cave, Woohyuk summoned Demon King Volak this time.

“Pull it out.”

Since Helena wasn't there, he needed someone to uproot the mandragoras instead.

Triton was currently pulling the feathers out of the fire-winged birds on the wrecked ship deck.

Other vassals were also carrying out their duties, so he had to resort to Demon Kings.

“…”

Volak glanced at Woohyuk before picking the mandragora.

The mandragora didn’t even scream, as if it had realized that Volak was a being it couldn’t anger

‘It’s so much more comfortable to have the demon kings as underlings.’

Thanks to Lemegeton, he could now defeat the 72 Demon Kings much faster than in the past.

Even the Witches of the Seven Deadly Sins wouldn’t be much of a problem at this speed.

Helena said he would despair in the future, but for now, he didn’t have such pessimistic thoughts.

'Well, I just need to pay attention to Lilith and Aleister since I have Lemegeton.’

Woohyuk was curious about the hidden powers of Lemegeton.

It seemed to have the power to rule over the demon world, and hopefully, it could also grant the right to enter other dimensions.

There was also a strong possibility that new epic quests would be given him in relation to the Divine Thrones system.

While Woohyuk let his imagination run wild, Volak spoke as he harvested the mandragoras diligently.

“Umm… Lord Asura, I would like to express an opinion.”

“What is it?”

“It’s nothing bad, but… this task is not very difficult to accomplish, so we could finish harvesting the mandragoras faster if I mobilize the demons in my demon kingdom.”

It was possible for the owner of Lemegeton to indirectly control the sealed demon kings’ territory.

Woohyuk happily nodded.

“That is true. Then, let’s declare a mobilization order right now.”

“Tha-thank you.”

“You don’t have to thank me. You will continue working with them.”

“…”

Woohyuk didn’t think of giving him preferential treatment because he was a Demon King