"I'll trade the treasure for it. Cono agreed.

In any case, he will carry the treasure with him.

"First of all, we need to beat Monique," Ed said. ”

"Yes. ”

Cono nodded.

"Heed my warning. Don't even think about escaping this treasure. The divine punishment is truly terrible. ”

Ed's voice was full of sincerity. That's natural. After all, he himself had been punished by the goddess of death.

"We just need to kill Monique or whatever his name is. Why should I run with the treasure?"

Conou looked at Eder with an expression that seemed to say, "Who do you think I am!?".

"I'm just telling you for your own benefit. If we can't defeat Monique, then we should leave the treasure here and run. ”

"It's not going to happen. There are no unbeatable monsters in this world," Conou said.

"That's true. Grano agreed.

"Yes, you can't deal with a monster right away...... Ed said.

'We'll be fine because we know what his weaknesses are. ”

Cono smiled.

When fighting monsters, the most basic strategy is to identify their weaknesses and exploit them.

"You're referring to holy water," Granor said. ”

"Mr. Granno, can you incorporate the holy water of the oasis into your water system?" asked Conou.

"I can. ”

"Good. ”

Cono looked pleased.

Grano can use the holy water of the oasis to cast spells, making him Monique's worst enemy!

"But I need to be close to the oasis to use its holy water," Grano said. ”

"Hmm. Then we just need to take him to the oasis," Conou said.

"You know holy water is his weakness, do you really think he's going to go to the Oasis?" Ed asked.

"We have to make it happen. ”

"How?"

"A cat will never let a fish pass!"

As soon as Con'o's team exited there, the entrance to the Tower of Wisdom was closed.

They can't reopen the door because they no longer have the Tulu Slab.

"I really wanted to read < Grangeol's travel journal >. ”

Ed showed a look of regret.

"You'll have another chance later," Grano reassured Ed.

"I think. ”

Ed nodded.

Con'ou's party placed the Tower of Wisdom behind them and headed for the Oasis.

It didn't take long, because the oasis was right next to the tower.

"Huh. Cono smiled.

If he defeats Monique, all the treasures will be his.

Granor pulled out a few bottles from his subspace.

"Here. ”

Conou and Eder accept the empty bottles and begin to fill them with holy water.

Even though Con'ou and Eder can't fuse holy water into a spell like Granor, they can spray Monique or use it to cover weapons.

"It's done. ”

Cono put a full bottle in the inventory.

"I'm done too. ”

Ed had neither stock nor subspace, so he put a few bottles of holy water in a pouch hanging from his belt.

"Next. ”

Cono begins to extract the treasure from the oasis, and Granor and Eder follow suit.

Platinum cups, gold elephants, diamond necklaces, etc.

Outside the oasis, several treasures are piled up that can be sold to jewelry stores or wealthy people at high prices.

"I think that's enough," Granno said. ”

"I agree. Let's try to call Monique. ”

Cono raised the gold cup.

"Oh, the craftsmanship. I should have brought it with me. Conou said loudly.

He then placed the gold cup in the inventory.

"Oh, a diamond necklace. I should take this too. ”

Conou began to put the treasures into the inventory one by one.

And then...

The sand bed rises, forming a small hill.

Due to its yellow color, it is easily distinguishable from the surrounding gray sand.

The sand bed rushed towards them like a huge tsunami.

Two arms and a human-like face were formed in the sandstorm.

Come on

Sha Face cried.

[You discovered the greedy Candida.] ]

[You were the first to discover him.] ]

"Be vigilant!"

Con Ou withdrew his demon sword and anointed it with holy water.

Ed also painted his mace and four-colored skull shield with holy water.

Granno (Granno), stationed in the oasis, began to shout in a quiet voice.

One!

Monique's giant sandhand flew towards them, one intent on catching Conou and the other on finding Ed.

Kang Ou rushed towards the Sandhand to attack, abandoning any attempt to dodge or block.

"Hap!"

Cono swings from top to bottom down.

Southwest!

His demonic sword pierced through Monique's sand hand.

No, it looks like it's cut through a big cut.

There was definitely a long line running through Monique's hand.

However!

"I didn't feel anything. ”

He didn't feel anything. It's like amazing air.

The sand filled the damaged area and the wound healed immediately.

Sandhand clenched his fists and tried to grab Conou.

Con felt a chill run through his body and quickly rolled to the floor.

Scratch!

He barely dodged his hand with the width of his hair. Monique didn't grasp anything but air.

If he slows down even a second, then he will truly experience what it feels like to sink into a quicksand pit.

"Maple. ”

Cono swung upwards with his demonic sword, leaving a wound on the back of Moniksha's hand.

But he didn't feel anything this time either.

It felt like he didn't do any damage to Monique because there wasn't any shards spilled.

This is...

In fact, his sword never made physical contact with Monique. When his sword is about to touch, the sand disperses on its own.

Eder and Conou had the same luck.

He dodged the sand's hand and struck down with his mace.

However, the sand was scattered in the area of impact, and his mace passed through the air.

"Damn it!"

Ed quickly moved on to his next attack.

But the sand kept changing its form as if it were a living thing, and Ed's holy water-coated mace never touched.

Not only that, but Ed opened his mind and Monique jumped at the chance.

A sand cone sticks out of Monique's arm.

Ed quickly raised his shield. Holy water made his shield sparkle.

The sand cone briefly approached Ed, but then stopped and retracted.

"Mr. Con'ou, the sand can move freely. It's hard to hit," Ed shouted.

"Keep attacking!" Conou shouted as he swung his demon sword several times.

At that moment, Grano cast a spell.

Water polo!

Twenty holy waters fly to Monique!

When the water balloon closes, Monique makes a hole in his body to allow the water balloon to pass through them effortlessly.

Conou's eyes darkened.

He has the ability to be nasty.

By freely manipulating her sand body, Monique was able to easily evade the party's attacks.

Escaping should be my specialty.

Cono dodged the sand cone flying towards him and swung his sword as quickly as he could.

This is the fastest speed he can summon without using Gluttony or Demon Triggers.

However, it did nothing.

"Hmm. ”

Conou wondered if he should use gluttony. By using gluttony, his attacks will be faster and more powerful.

But Moderna and his men were waiting for them outside, so he wanted to save as much as he could.

Cono decided to wait for the time being. At the same time, Granno (Granno) correctly casts another spell.

Grano's ball spins.

Bubbles made of holy water fly into the air.

Exploding drops!

If the bubbles come into contact, a small explosion is created. However, the caster is unable to channel bubbles.

Guided by the wind, countless bubbles flew towards Monique.

By riding the wind, the speed and direction of the bubbles change. Not only that, but they are everywhere.

"There's no way he'll dodge all of this, right?"

Con'ou watched the situation unfold.

However!

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Monique has the ability to do the impossible.

Once again, his body was pierced by holes in basalt and the like, allowing the bubbles to escape without touching him.

"Impossible!" Ed shouted in shock.

Even though he is usually calm, so much so that Grano even trembles.

"Yes, that's impossible. ”

Conou's eyes sparkled.

Monique's evasion is ridiculous. It's as if he's set up so he won't be beaten.

"Oh, it's in the water. We are retreating," Conou said.

They should not continue to fight without a plan. They need to develop a new plan for dealing with Monique.

"Understood. ”

Ed retreats to the oasis and covers his body with a shield.

"Oh, Mr. Granno. Please take care of the treasures beyond the oasis," Conou said.

"Good. ”

Grano casts a spell that causes the holy water of the oasis to sweep across the treasure.

Conou then flinched as he stared at Monique.

Eventually, once they are in the water, Monique is unable to continue chasing them.

Yellow!

Monique's sandy face growled for a while.

However, he alone roared and couldn't hurt Con'o's team.

In the end, Monique disappeared into the gray sand.

The first half of their battle ended in a draw.

"What are we going to do now?"

Ed stared at Conou.

"We can't beat him using the usual methods. ”

He felt something as he fought Monique. He's not like other monsters. You can't defeat him just by attacking and defeating him.

Granno said, "I agree. ”

When he saw Monique avoiding bubbles, he also believed that Monique could not overcome them by conventional methods.

"What then?"

"Wait a minute. Think about it. ”

Cono covered his mouth with his hands, thinking about how to defeat Monique.

"His weakness is holy water, but ...... Can't hit him with it. ”

In other words, they need to do something to hit Monique to the core with holy water.

"It doesn't seem to make sense to attack faster or increase the number of attacks. If this is the case, then we will have to divert his attention so that he cannot take advantage of his special abilities...... That's it. Treasures, treasures, belongings.

He felt like he would come to the right conclusions.

If they throw treasure at Monique and attack while Monique is distracted, won't their attack work?

The question is...!

''If we use this method, then we can reduce the treasure that I can take home.'' If it doesn't work, then we're wasting treasure. ”

Therefore, Conou tried to think about other ideas. However, he didn't think about anything.

At the time, Grano said, "Holy water is not Monique's only weakness. ”

"And then?" asked Ed.

"His greed," Grano said. If we use this greed for our own benefit, then it will become his weakness. ”

"Ah, is that so, how would he react if we threw a ton of treasure at him and dipped it in holy water?"

Will his thirst for treasure conflict with his fear of holy water? If they do, then he will open the door.

"In addition to using the treasure, there has to be another way," Conou said. ”

"If anything," said Grano, "then I'm sure you'd have thought of it, Mr. Conou. ”

"Oops. ”

He's right.

"It probably won't work. ”

That was Conou's last effort.

"But it's possible. ”

Grano keeps hitting the target.

"Oh. Then let's go. ”

Eventually, Cono agrees to the plan: defeat Monique with the treasure.

"Okay. Then we'll get the details straight. Grano said with a smile.

Conou couldn't laugh anymore.

Soon after...

They started the second half of the battle with Monique.

The way they seduced Monique was much the same.

Whenever Grano handed him a treasure, Conou would place it in his inventory.

melon

The yellow sand monster Monique lunged forward again.

He turned the sand into two arms and a face again.

"If our plan works, then we have to fire him as soon as possible," Conou said. ”

"We will, so please focus on the fight. Grano said, his feet were immersed in the water of the oasis.

"Will I get a bonus this time?" said Ed with a smile.

This guy!

Con frowned.

"He's been asking this!!"

If he could, he would tell him, "I won't give me any more money", but if he wanted to reduce the amount of treasure lost and kill Monique as soon as possible, he would need Ed's Cursed Territory to reduce Monique's defense.

Therefore, he needs to coax Ed.

"Yes. I'll give you a bonus. Con said.

"How much?"

"Ten gold. ”

"That's it?"

"Where's 20?"

“...”

Eder turned his head, and it seemed that Conou did not have the authority to negotiate.

"30 gold. ”

"Should I use a mace?"

"40 gold. ”

"I'll put a shield. ”

"Oh. Well, 50 gold! If you want more, then I'll slice you with my demonic sword," Con Ou glared.

"Understood. Let's take 50 gold coins. ”

Ed smiled with satisfaction.

He can travel with Conou to earn money. Not only that, but it has always felt great to take money from him.

"You. Do your job well. I'll watch you. ”

Cono gritted his teeth.

"Of course. ”

Then Granno shouted, "He's coming!"

Monique's sand hand targets both Conou and Eder.

Conou and Eder tried to carry out a counteroffensive, but, as expected, it did not work.

"Mr. Grano! now!" shouted Conou.

Grano picks up a golden elephant statue from the oasis and throws it to Monique, painting it in the water prison.

Monique's face rushes to the surface of the water surrounded by treasure.

Once he canceled the water prison, the golden elephant soaked in holy water pounced on Monique's face.

Conou, Eder and Granno closely observed Monique. What decision will he make?

Moniku hesitated, sounding painful.

It seems that the greed in his heart and the fear of holy water are clashing.

Good!

Eventually, he surrendered to his greed.

His sand devours the treasure that falls.

Melon!

Monique struggled in pain, red shards falling from him.