Chapter 24
Below the outer city cliffs lay a landscape of grasslands, thorny bushes, and forests, teeming with small animals and, of course, magical beasts.
If I’m not mistaken, those chunks of meat on the dining table belong to the category of magical beast meat. Even if my stomach can digest these things, they bring no comfort in terms of texture or taste. On the contrary, my taste buds send a signal of “disgusting, inedible” to my nerves, forcing me to spit the meat out.
There is a fundamental difference between small animals and magical beasts. Be it body size, running speed, or even the texture of the meat, everything changes. The fact that I can’t eat magical beast meat proves I’m still human after all.
“Rustle.”
A bush shook, and a gray wild hare hopped out. It perked up its long ears, stood upright, and twitched its whiskers along with its nimble three-part mouth.
Catching a rabbit is such a simple task for a magic user!
Just as I was searching my mind for a binding spell—
《Rank S · Eighth Tier Magic · Hellfire》
A small, incredibly fast black flame flew from Nia’s hand and landed on the rabbit’s fur.
Yamero! (Stop it!)
“Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~~”
The gray rabbit didn’t even have time to scream before it turned into ashes, not even bones remaining.
“Lord Demon Lord. Barbecue. Fun.”
Her sharp golden eyes stared at the rabbit ash.
“No, that’s not it. Barbecuing food, barbecuing food. There’s no point if you burn it all away.”
“But. Rabbit. Food. Magic. Barbecue.”
Rabbit is food, then barbecue with high-tier magic. Logically sound. Peh, how is that possible!
In Nia’s eyes, a live rabbit is moving food, and what’s on the table is non-moving food. I see.
“Nia, remember, next time you can’t burn the rabbit away completely.”
“Nia. Understood.”
I feel like I forgot something…
There was another wild hare on the grass in the distance. Completely unaware of the approaching danger, it lowered its head to eat grass.
《Rank C · Third Tier Magic · Flame Jet》
Violent flames spewed from Nia’s magic circle, roasting the rabbit.
The smell of burnt fur wafted over, the stench expanding in the scorching air. I couldn’t help but cover my nose.
Right, we haven’t plucked the fur yet!
“Barbecue” finished, Nia grabbed that lump of charcoal and held it in front of me.
“Lord Demon Lord. Barbecue. Eat.”
“No, this isn’t barbecue.”
I sighed lightly. That soft lump of charcoal in front of me could barely be recognized as the shape of a rabbit, but it was vastly different from meat humans eat.
The consequence of improper magic usage is messing things up.
Nia actually started eating it without changing her expression. Is anything fine as long as it’s meat?
The scene was too “beautiful” to watch.
Forget it. Judging by this situation, we have to kill the game with physical methods first, then skin it.
A wild boar dashed out of the woods. Brown fur, thick trotters, grunting foolishly.
Hmm, let me search the magic entries.
Let’s use wind magic then. Chopping the whole pig in half works too.
《Rank A · Third Tier Magic · Wind Blade》
A crescent-shaped cyan wind blade swept toward the wild boar, but the boar suddenly leaped up in the woods. After cutting down a few trees, the wind blade eventually disappeared.
Don’t think about running!
《Rank A · Fourth Tier Magic · Ice Seal》
《Rank S · Third Tier Magic · Giant Wind Blade》
Countless hard ice spikes burst from under the pig’s hooves, freezing the entire wild boar directly. The giant wind blade that followed tore the boar and the ice block in half, blood splattering.
Wild boars run fast, so I also had to consider the possibility of it running away immediately after the ice magic wore off. Before fully understanding the species of this world, ending its life with magic is the best method.
I just need to use fire magic to melt the ice and wind magic to skin it later.
