After Maroon returned from his … break, Aridus and the prince started the second phase of their plan, larger skirmishes.
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"Looks like another assault will happen soon." an adventurer exclaimed. Having been the one to fight the Human Bugs, as the higher-ups called them, he can be called as an experience exterminator of the newest monsters prowling Zell Forest.
'I prefer these going extinct.' The Human Bugs did not offer much except for the usual Mana Core, unlike other Bugs which can be butchered for their carapace to make armor and shields, with some with pincers can be turned into decent weapon.
"Yeah. Ready for another easy job." Despite the Human Bugs being at least C-rank, they are easy enough to kill for veteran C-rank adventurers. Even a group of experienced D-ranks can do the job, though it will take some preparation to ensure lack of casualty.