Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious?

After running for some time, Ron finally reached the cross tunnel where he separated from Laxus.

After the miners had all escaped from the side tunnel, he quickly warned them.

"You should move further away from the cave entrance now!"

Immediately afterwards, Ron waved his hands and released all the clay spiders.

The clay spiders stretched out their eight legs in mid-air, forming a horizontal line before landing steadily.

Instead of heading straight for the scaled rats, they dispersed and formed a circle around the outline of the burrow.

Squeak squeak squeak!!

The squirrels kept moving forward, their intelligence not yet sufficient to make them aware of what was about to happen.

Just as the scaled rats were only a dozen steps away from them, Ron quickly formed hand seals.

After everything was ready, he finally calmed down and unconsciously smiled.

Goodbye, drink!

At the same time, the spiders that formed the outline of the cave entrance revealed mini magic circles. The circles of white light magic circles strung together on the cave entrance to form a bright white halo, instantly overshadowing the blue light that emanated from the cave entrance.

Boom!

The fragile load-bearing rock strata at the tunnel entrance collapsed instantly, and the entire tunnel floor was rocked by the explosion, causing the largest tremor in history.

The ground where Ron and the miners were standing was shaking violently, and their faces were constantly being slapped by the sound waves. Huge rocks next to the cave entrance were falling down and crashing onto the ground.

Boom!

As the massive rocks continued to fall, the squeaking of the scaled rats gradually subsided, and eventually a stone wall formed at the entrance of the side tunnel.

Until the last rock crashed down, their sounds ceased to be heard, and the side tunnel entrance was completely sealed off.

The stone wall continued to vibrate, and the rain of falling rocks did not stop, nor did it spare the swarm of scaled rats, whose screams could be heard.

Ron breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the miners, resuming his verbal tic.

"The tunnel is now sealed off, you are safe now, hmm."

Chapter 31 Safe Evacuation

Once the noise subsided and the scaled rat could no longer charge out, the fear on the miners' faces finally disappeared.

Having survived the ordeal, they sat down on the ground, their legs completely exhausted, leaning against the rock wall and panting heavily.

They looked at their saviors, their eyes filled with emotion and fervent gratitude.

"Thank you, mage, you saved us!"

The miners had never seen Ron's magic before, nor did they understand the clay modeling magic he was demonstrating. However, having witnessed such wondrous techniques many times, they naturally categorized Ron as a mage.

Seeing that they were about to get up and bow, Ron moved closer to them and told them not to stand up.

During this time, the two small white birds also landed on his shoulder.

"No need to thank me. I just happened to be asked by the mayor to come and rescue you. Hmm."

The miners were stunned for a moment, then lowered their heads, their eyes filled with shame.

Unexpectedly, the mayor sent mages to rescue them. If they hadn't been a hindrance inside, the mages might have been able to eliminate all the monsters much sooner.

"Rest here for a while, and then follow the main road out of the mine, okay?"

The rest of the monsters are up to us to deal with, okay?

After Ron finished giving his instructions, the miners helped each other and slowly made their way out of the mine.

After watching them leave safely, Ron reached out and touched the magical clay on his body, calculating the amount of clay left.

He brought a total of six bags of magic clay. He has used two bags and has four bags left, which should be enough.

However, he only had less than 20% of his magic power left. This magical clay still required too much magic power to be injected, and he needed to wait for his magic power to automatically recover.

However, Ron also gained a lot. He carefully looked at the prompt text that appeared in mid-air and counted the monsters that had been blown up.

[The boundless mind was triggered multiple times]

[Increases the maximum magic and mental power by 11.5 points]

[Current performance level: 94%]

Each of these magical beasts can provide 0.3 to 0.6 of magic power and mental power, so it seems that more than 20 magical beasts have been killed in this explosion.

Unfortunately, the tunnel wasn't stable; otherwise, if I had let it blast the monsters, I might have gained even more magic power and mental strength.

Surprisingly, the current role-playing percentage has already increased to 94% in less than an hour.

After demonstrating his magic in front of those miners, his current role-playing level kept soaring.

It seems that this role-playing involves not only performances but also costumes, and fighting in front of people can also enhance the current role-playing experience.

Moreover, given the speed at which this combat increases my role-playing ability, it seems I can reach 100% in less than half a day.

Ron rested on the spot for a while, and when no one was around, he took out an item from the Multiverse Item Storage that could restore magic power.

[Blue Potion (D): Can be extracted and consumed directly. Restores mana steadily over 15 seconds. A single-use consumable.]

Ron drank the potion, and after the blue liquid in the bottle was used up, it disappeared from his hand.

Just then, the ground beneath Ron's feet began to shake violently.

He regained his balance, frowned, and walked onto the stone wall.

He pressed his ear against the stone wall, but he could no longer hear the sound of falling rocks or the squeaking of the scaled rats. They must have been buried alive.

Boom!

This time, Ron heard the sound and confirmed that it was coming from the main tunnel.

"Judging from this commotion, it seems Laxus has run into trouble, hmm."

Ron gave the command, and the two white birds that had been perched on his shoulders took flight again, heading towards the entrance of the main tunnel.

Ron put his hands back into the bag at his waist, took a step, and followed the bird.

……

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Inside the main tunnel, a yellow flash of lightning hurtled toward his target, a leaping, scaled rat.

"Lightning Fist!"

Laxus's fist, crackling with several thick yellow currents, struck the scaled rat's abdomen hard.

Before the scaled rat could even let out a scream, it was electrocuted and its whole body convulsed, white smoke billowing from its body.

After Laxus withdrew his fist, the scaled rat collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.

The scaled rat's body still retains electrical current, which continues to stimulate its muscles, causing it to twitch from time to time.

The ground behind Laxus was littered with these electrocuted scaler rats; they were all dead, only occasionally twitching.

After clearing out this last target, Laxus began to pant heavily.

He couldn't help but smile. Although the monsters had caused him some trouble, they were still no match for him.

Without thunderclouds in the mine, Laxus couldn't summon lightning to electrocute the scaled rats.

The scales on the backs of these squirrels protect them, and he tried releasing electric shocks on their backs, but it didn't cause much damage.

So Laxus could only find an opportunity to defeat them all and deal with them one by one.

Although it took some time, at least he had completely cleared the area.

The remaining task is probably to see if we can find more scaled rats and then eliminate them one by one.

He glanced at the white clay spider that was lying obediently on his shoulder.

The spider stared back at Laxus with its two small eyes, as if asking what he was looking at.

"That guy, he should be alright, right?"

Laxus just felt a violent tremor coming from the tunnel next door; Ron probably encountered some lone monsters.

However, since the clay spider is still around, it means he's alright for now. Hopefully, he can safely rescue those idiot miners.

Clearing out monsters remains his primary objective; to avoid missing any lone monsters, he'll venture deeper into the territory.

Laxus wiped the sweat from his face, feeling that he still had more than half of his magic left, and decided to continue deeper into the tunnel.

Laxus loosened his shoulders, kicked away the monster carcass beneath his feet, and freed up more space for his legs.

Thump...thump...

Just then, a slow, rhythmic sound came from deep within the tunnel.

Laxus frowned, looking puzzled as he peered deeper into the depths.

"What is that sound? Could there be other magical beasts?"

The sound didn't seem like something a scaled rat could make.

Laxus then felt the ground tremble slightly with each thud from deep within, causing the sand and gravel around him to rise.

As he ventured deeper, the sound grew louder, and Laxus realized that it sounded like the footsteps of some kind of creature.

When he reached the corner, he saw a huge black shadow through the blue light, and his eyes widened in shock, freezing on the spot.

Chapter 32 The Incompetent Rat King

The enormous black shadow slowly approached Laxus, and it gradually grew larger.

Laxus, seeing the enormous dark figure, decided against a direct confrontation and instead looked around. He looked up and noticed a naturally formed hill.

He nimbly made his way to the top of the hill, stepping over the jagged, protruding rocks, and hid there.

Only after the dark figure emerged from around the corner was its full form revealed in Laxus's eyes.

It was a scaled rat that was over three meters tall, but its appearance was quite different from that of an ordinary scaled rat.

Its body became increasingly wide and heavy, and its entire back formed a flat, scaly shell.

Its back was no longer covered with tiny scales, but with large scales like magic crystals, each scale having a spike that emitted a blue light.

Each time it exhales, it carries a visible white wave of air.

Laxus broke out in a cold sweat the moment he saw the whole picture.

Where is the rat in this?

How did it become the Beast King? It looks more like a turtle now.

"squeak!"

The scaly rat king continued to drag his heavy steps toward the cave entrance.

Seeing this, Laxus could no longer let it crawl toward the exit.

He had promised Ron that he would personally eliminate all the magical beasts, so he couldn't just back down like this.

Laxus took a few deep breaths, steadied himself, and began to charge his hands, several streams of electricity condensing in them.

Ultimately, the current in his hand condensed into a light gun.

Laxus seized the opportunity, charged up, and leaped into the air, his feet crackling with electricity, heading straight for Rat King's head.

Only then did Rat King realize something was wrong. He raised his head slightly, but he couldn't stop Laxus's shot.

"Lightning Strike Spear!"

Laxus gripped the lightning spear and stabbed it hard into its head, activating an electric magic circle.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

The Rat King's hair emitted a bright yellow light, absorbing all the magic power from Laxus's shot.

As soon as Laxus unleashed his lightning spear, he used his feet to push off, creating some distance between himself and Rat King.

Thick white smoke billowed from the Rat King's head, but Laxus didn't have time to investigate.

"Did it work?"