Magical girl? She got tricked into this!

Of course, Ando Meiko didn't care about their little actions. Her mind gradually drifted away. She looked around and found that there were traces of deforestation everywhere.

The place they were heading to was a small hill with a high terrain. The hill was overgrown with weeds. The tallest vegetation among all the plants were some drought-resistant ferns, so it looked very desolate.

The weeds were obviously cut recently, which means that they have just opened up this road recently. I wonder what will be at the end of it?

Several people walked along the newly opened road, going diagonally upwards and soon reached the top of the hill. Looking around, Ando Meiko realized that this was not a hill, but a cliff far away from the rift valley.

"This is the trouble we want you to solve." The village chief pointed to one of the places.

The two girls looked in the direction he pointed at the same time and were stunned.

It was a magical beast that seemed to be integrated with the surrounding rocks. It had eight strong long legs, a shell covered with hard rock, and a pair of huge claws on both sides. The tail raised high like a rock pillar was particularly scary. It was actually a scorpion that seemed to be made entirely of rock.

"This is... impossible. How could such a thing exist?" Melinda widened her eyes in disbelief.

The village chief was deeply impressed, then nodded helplessly and said, "Isn't it hard to believe? When I first saw it, I felt the same way as you do now. This monster must have just arrived recently, and it's located right between us and the water source."

He sighed deeply and continued, "Although the desert is barren, the land is rich in resources. We have no shortage of food, but we need to go to a specific area to obtain water. If you can help us drive away this demon beast, we will personally deliver the food to you without charging a penny."

While listening to their discussion, Ando Meiko looked at the scorpion carefully.

It was not surprising that Melinda was so shocked, because this kind of monster was a specialty of the Great Rift Valley and was called the Rock Shell Earth Scorpion. This kind of monster was usually only level four, and the highest level of the Earth Scorpion King was only level five, and its body size was only the size of a wolf or tiger.

The rock-crusted scorpion at the moment was extremely large. Not counting its tail, its height alone was over 40 meters. Moreover, the aura it exuded was exactly the same as that of the ancient demon tree in the Soul-Slaying Dungeon.

"A level seven magical beast..."

Volume 7: A Strange Journey to Another World: Chapter 98: The Rock-Crusted Earth Scorpion

Meiko Ando did not try to hide the murmurs that came out of her mouth, so her words were heard by the village chief and Melinda who were closest to her.

This statement shocked the two men so much that they exclaimed, "Wha...what? A level seven magical beast? This scorpion is actually a level seven magical beast? Are you sure?"

"Yes, I've dealt with level seven and level eight monsters before. The magical aura emanating from the Rock Shell Scorpion is somewhere between those two. It should be considered above average among level seven monsters."

In the rift valley, there is only one level eight magical beast, the six-winged netherworld snake, which is the true king. But the one blocking the village's water source is actually a level seven rock crust earth scorpion, which is equivalent to the overlord of the area.

Melinda gritted her teeth and hesitated for a moment, but she finally decided to give up. "I'm sorry, Village Chief, but we're really powerless against a level seven monster."

Melinda didn't need to refuse. Even the arrogant village chief had already let out a helpless sigh, his expression depressed, and he looked like he had aged ten years in an instant.

With this level seven monster stuck here, they couldn't break through no matter how hard they tried. They could only find another way to find a new source of water to sustain their livelihood.

"Well, since you are a level seven monster, I won't make things difficult for you. I allow you to exchange food with us, but I hope that the exchange is a large amount of water."

Water can be said to be the least valuable thing in this world, because this world has water-attribute magicians who can use magic to create a large amount of usable water.

Both Meiko Ando and Beth can use water magic, so using water in exchange for food is like the village giving it to them for free.

Of course, this is also a helpless act. Finding water is not a simple task that can be completed in two or three days. During this period, sufficient available water must be ensured, otherwise they will die of thirst before they find anyone.

Meiko Ando was deeply moved when she heard this. She understood that the village chief was not trying to make things difficult for them, but was only choosing this method because he had no other choice.

She was actually hesitating whether she should help them. After all, although monsters like the Rock Scorpion didn't use much magic, their characteristic was that they had extremely strong defense. Ando Meiko naturally had some means, but she wouldn't risk her life for a stranger.

However, when she heard that the village chief was actually willing to exchange food, her hesitation disappeared. They were just trying to survive, and since she had the ability, she should probably give it a try.

“I can’t guarantee success, but I can give it a try.”

Ando Meiko's words rekindled the fire of hope in the village chief's heart. He turned around and grabbed Ando Meiko's shoulders, asking hurriedly: "Really? Are you telling the truth?"

Before Ando Meiko could reply, Melinda slapped the village chief's hand away, took a step forward, and protected Ando Meiko behind her: "Village chief, please calm down."

The village chief came to his senses and realized the inappropriateness of his behavior. He could only scratch his head and bow to the two girls to apologize: "I'm sorry, I was too excited just now. I lost my composure."

"It's okay." Ando Meiko smiled and shook her head, then returned her gaze to the giant scorpion, which was as motionless as a real rock. "I'm serious. I can give it a try, but there's no guarantee of success. The best I can do is lure it away. Whether it will come back is beyond my control."

"Thank you. Your willingness to try is the greatest help to us. Our entire village will be grateful for your help." The village chief took the three teenagers and bowed sincerely to Ando Meiko.

"Melinda, you must keep this a secret from Beth and the others for me."

"I understand Ruby, but what are you going to do?"

Meiko Ando did not answer her question. Instead, she walked to the edge of the cliff, took a breath slowly, turned over and lay down. At the moment when everyone was distracted, she had already fallen into the abyss of the rift in the cliff.

"Ruby? You, you are..." Melinda's immediate reaction was that she immediately ran to the edge of the cliff and looked down, but she did not see Ando Meiko continuing to fall. Instead, she saw her using the force of the rock wall to shoot out like an arrow.

With the body strengthening magic activated, Ando Meiko jumped back and forth between the rock walls. Every time she jumped out with the force, she would cross a long distance in the air.

This powerful strength stunned the village chief and the three young men beside him. They were born and raised in this small mountain village and had never seen anyone with such ability.

After a series of rapid bounces, Anten Meiko quickly approached the Rock Shell Scorpion. She summoned the Flame Demon Spear and stabbed it into the ground at the point where she was about to break away from the rock. She then rotated her body while holding the gun tightly to offset the external force, allowing her feet to stand on the Flame Demon Spear.

The entanglement magic was cast, and three chains connected to the ground and bound to the gun body, making it bend into a "7" shape. Then the chains disappeared, and the powerful catapulting force instantly catapulted her whole body out, so that ordinary people could only see a vague red light and shadow with the naked eye.

The Flame Demon Spear that served as a springboard had disappeared, and Anten Meiko once again projected a brand new Flame Demon Spear. The tip of the spear pointed forward and moved with her body, becoming a lightning thorn with astonishing speed.

This shot, driven by the inertia of Anten Meiko, directly hit the body of the Earth Scorpion from the back of its head, and the magic power injected into the Flame Demon Spear was released and exploded.

Countless pieces of stone fragments fell off the body of the Earth Scorpion and flew in all directions. At the same time, the seventh-level monster, which was awakened from its dream, howled in pain.

It turned its gaze and glared at the tiny human girl in front of it, who was as small as an ant. The huge rock tail fell towards her like a meteorite.

An Teng Meizi landed on the ground without any pause. She pushed her feet hard on the ground, and her whole body turned into a shadow and bounced out, drilling through the chassis of the Earth Scorpion.

The scorpion's tail missed and created a deep pit in the hard ground. Then it bent its eight limbs and exerted force at the same time, dragging its forty-meter-long body and jumping up, turning around with its head facing down.

The scorpion's tail, which seemed to be made of rock, suddenly stretched twice as long, drew a parabola in the air, and fell heavily to the ground. Although it still missed, the airflow caused by the huge force also blew An Teng Yazi away for a long distance.

But this was exactly what An Teng Meizi wanted. When she flew backwards, the Earth Scorpion, angered by her, had no intention of letting her go.

After landing with a loud bang and causing a small earthquake, its eight long limbs moved briskly, leaving behind a trail of afterimages. Even though it was carrying heavy rocks on its back, it was still able to chase after Anten Meiko at a brisk pace.

This feeling of oppression really makes people feel scared.

Volume 7: A Strange Journey to Another World: Chapter 99: Full Bloom

Meiko Ando ran rapidly along a rift, and the earth scorpion following closely behind her kept destroying the surrounding terrain along the way. The entire rift kept collapsing and forming ruins along the way.

The chase lasted for two to ten minutes. They rushed out of the rift valley and came to a wide area with rocky cliffs all around, like a gladiatorial arena.

"Level 7 monster, huh? Then I'll finish you off right here!"

Although the Rock Scorpion is huge in size, its three-dimensional mobility is very impressive. If fighting with it in the rift valley, Ando Meiko will be forced to dodge. In this wide terrain, it can give her enough space to display her skills.

"Project! Flame Demon Weapon Set!" She instantly released a large amount of magic power and summoned three complete sets of Flame Demon Weapon Sets in the air. "Combination! Flame Demon Battle Sky Formation!"

The three sets of Fire Demon weapons were perfectly combined with the Fire Demon Wheel as the center, forming three red magic circles in mid-air that were so complex that they would make people dizzy at a glance.

The flame ignited in the middle of the magic circle and rose infinitely, forming three huge fire giants and ancient fire demons.

With Ando Meiko's current ability, she can control up to four flame demons at the same time, but she is not a gambler and will not put everything she has into one skill.

Although the three-headed fire demon was much shorter than the earth scorpion, its strength was that of a genuine level seven monster. The three-headed fire demon rushed forward, and its three pairs of giant flaming fists slammed heavily into the earth scorpion, causing it to roar angrily due to the pain.

The Earth Demon Scorpion placed its tail parallel to the ground behind it, and moved all eight limbs to spin in a circle. The rock scorpion tail instantly brought out a powerful sand and gravel storm, knocking the three ancient fire demons surrounding it back.

Then it inserted its giant claws into the ground to stop its spinning body, and raised it towards where Ando Meiko was. Countless huge rocks were thrown towards Ando Meiko like a tsunami.

"Entangle, Glass Shield!" Two spells were cast one after another, and the barely intertwined metal chains formed a defense to block all the flying debris.

Ando Meiko jumped back, somersaulted in the air and landed steadily on a huge rock. A red light flashed in her hand, and it transformed into a longbow with exquisite workmanship that looked like a work of art, the Tianhong Bow.

Although its attack was blocked, the Earth Scorpion did not pursue the retreating Ando Meiko, because the three ancient fire demons that were swept away by it adjusted their formation and rushed forward.

Although three level seven monsters fighting against one level seven monster seems to be a huge advantage, the carrier of the Ancient Fire Demon is the pseudo-legendary Fire Demon suit itself and has no entity. Even if they have the aura of a level seven monster, they are only at the bottom of the level seven.

The Earth Demon Scorpion is a pure earth-attributed monster. Its attributes have already restrained the ancient fire demon. What's more, its defense is very strong. Although the fire demon's attack can shatter rocks and cause pain on its body, it does not cause any substantial damage. Of course, it can delay the attack.

Meiko Anten stood on a huge rock, the Rainbow Bow had been pulled to its full string, and a very obvious magic spiral had condensed at the tip of the red arrow.

Among the five elements, wood overcomes earth, and the Rock Scorpion is a pure earth-attribute magical beast, so the magic power that Anten Meiko fused into the spiral arrow was exactly wood-attribute magic power.

When she was doing training at school, she had created the entanglement magic when she was helping Ayaya Hyakki solve the problem of Meili's rampage.

She originally imagined it based on the changes in the tree roots. Later, when she became stronger, she changed the magic from tree roots to stronger chains.

Therefore, the entanglement magic at the beginning was actually of wood attribute, but now it has become of gold attribute.

This means that as long as the input magic attributes are different, the entanglement magic will be adapted to suit various attributes.

He input his winding magic into the spiral arrow, and the arrow body that looked like red crystal immediately grew delicate grass sprouts. The entire arrow body was transformed into a lifelike being made of tree branches.

The highest level of charge for the spiral arrow is level six, and with An Teng Meizi's current ability, the best she can do is to increase the quadruple star-piercing spiral arrow to level five after applying attribute magic. Otherwise, it might be enough.

"Go ahead, Spiral Arrow - Full Bloom." She spoke softly in a calm tone, then loosened her grip on the bowstring.

The arrow shot out quickly, leaving behind a trail of green fluorescence in the air, just like fireflies floating in the wind, which was extremely beautiful.

The spiral arrow quickly crossed half of the field, and the front end of the spiral arrow shot into the rock shell of the Earth Scorpion, continuously rotating and releasing penetrating power.

It didn't take long for the green arrow, which was only the size of a toothpick compared to the Scorpion, to penetrate the rock protection layer. The green arrow did not go any deeper, but quickly condensed into a seed.

The moment the seed took shape, it absorbed the magic power from the Earth Scorpion and quickly took root, sprouted, and grew vigorously. Vines grew outward with the seed as the center.

They broke through all the rocks that blocked its steps, like the morning glory that climbs up the pole, and in almost the time it took to breathe, they spread to the entire body of the earth scorpion and tightly bound its eight limbs and a pair of claws.

Although the growth of the vine has stopped, its body is still constantly drawing the magic power of the Earth Scorpion and transmitting it to various parts of the vine. Flower buds are beginning to emerge in various parts of the vine.

Having lost a large amount of its magic power, the Rock Shell Scorpion was both angry and panicked. It kept roaring and struggling while rolling around trying to rub off all the vines on its body.

In order to give in to Ando Meiko's method, the ancient fire demons' offensive has stopped. They stand quietly by and guard. Without Ando Meiko's order, they remain motionless like statues.

The constant infusion of magic power made the flower buds on the vines grow vigorously, and soon they bloomed into brightly colored magic flowers, with a fragrance that spread all around and was refreshing.

The massive loss of magic power made it impossible for the Earth Scorpion to maintain its rock shell. Large chunks of rock fell off its body and turned into debris that scattered on the ground.

The huge body that was originally forty meters high is now only more than twenty meters. The real body of the Earth Demon Scorpion hidden under the rock shell is finally exposed in front of Ando Meiko.

The earth scorpion, having lost its rock shell, turned grayish white all over, like a terminally ill patient who had been bedridden for over a month without any nutritional supplements. Its eight limbs, claws and scorpion tail were extremely small and slender, and looked extremely weak.

At this moment, the Earth Scorpion was like a peanut with its shell peeled off to reveal the shriveled fruit inside.

Volume 7: Strange Journey to Another World: Chapter 100: Additional Effects

The body of the Earth Scorpion is very fragile. The reason why it has the strength and defense to compete with other monsters is entirely because it uses the magic "Rock Shell" to cover itself with this shell.

This is the only magic it can use as an earth-attributed magical beast, but the price it pays for this magic is that it is far more powerful than any other magic of its level.

It looks very powerful, but in fact it is just like a hermit crab, pretending to be strong. If it were to face other monsters of the same level in its shell, even those that are weaker than it could be easily killed.

Therefore, the best way to deal with the rock-shell scorpion is to take off its rock shell.

This is also something that Meiko Ando has taken into consideration. In order to better integrate into the battles in this world, she has been studying the collision between magical attributes.

The best way to deal with the earth attribute is to restrain its wood attribute, and the best way to deal with the rock shell scorpion is to peel off its protective cover.

Since the rock shell was created using magic, its nature was to inject magic power into the rock and manipulate it. In this way, it was only necessary to destroy the magic power in the rock that belonged to the Earth Scorpion.

Ando Meiko followed the line of her own winding magic and thought of seeds that absorb water and nutrients to grow. Using winding magic as the foundation, she created this new wood-attribute arrow, the Spiral Arrow - Full Bloom.

Once this arrow hits the target, it will immediately turn into a seed and take root in the spot. It will absorb the target's magic power, grow, wrap around and bind the opponent, and then continuously draw magic power to make itself bloom. It seems to have a parasitic flavor.

Without the protection of the rock shell, the skinny earth scorpion curled up into a ball, its whole body shaking constantly. Its smart little eyes stared at Ando Meiko, with a human-like pleading light flashing in them.

She had already drawn the Rainbow Bow again, intending to shoot another arrow to completely end the Earth Scorpion's life, but she was stunned when she saw the look in the Earth Scorpion's eyes.

According to the information Melinda provided, the Earth Scorpion is not a monster that harms humans. They feed on sand and soil. Although they are kind-hearted, they will not rashly invade other people's territory, even humans who are very weak to them.

If it weren't for Ando Meiko's sudden sneak attack that aroused its anger, it probably wouldn't have resisted so violently.

She sighed softly, flew over to the Earth Scorpion, and said calmly, "Your species shouldn't have such a powerful individual. Your presence has affected the lives of the nearby villagers. I can let you go, but you have to tell me what happened to you."

The body of the Earth Scorpion is very fragile, not to mention there are three ancient fire demons around watching closely. Ando Meiko doesn't believe that it dares to suddenly attack her.

The Earth Demon Scorpion seemed to understand what Ando Meiko said. It immediately made a "squeaking" sound and danced as if it was trying its best to express something. Finally, it swung its slender scorpion tail forward, and the tail hook stayed somewhere on its body.

Ando Meiko glanced at the Earth Scorpion leisurely, then jumped up from the ground, turned over and came to the back of the Earth Scorpion, and walked to the place indicated by the scorpion's tail hook.

She squatted down and took a closer look, only to find a fist-sized red crystal at that location. She could feel the magic power overflowing from the crystal continuously washing down the body of the Earth Scorpion.

"Is this a magic stone?" Meiko Ando exclaimed in surprise, then suddenly realized.

As the name suggests, magic stone is a stone that stores magic power, just like the magic core of Warcraft, but the magic core is something that is bred inside the body of Warcraft.

They could have been the most common stones on the roadside, some kind of minerals, or even rare treasures hidden between heaven and earth, but they all had one characteristic in mind: they were always under the influence of powerful magic.

In short, the reason why this earth scorpion suddenly changed into this appearance was probably because of the magic stone on its body. So Ando Meiko reached out and grabbed the magic stone, and pulled it out from the back of the earth scorpion with force.

This magic stone seemed to have taken root and sprouted into the body of the Earth Demon Scorpion. When she pulled it out, a lot of blood and flesh were immediately brought out. The pain made the Earth Demon Scorpion tremble all over and let out a low "squeak" sound, but it did not dare to act rashly.

She could feel that the magic power contained in this magic stone was amazing. If it was used as material to make a magical weapon, it would definitely not be an ordinary item.