After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 288

Ansel lunged forward, his bespoke blade slicing through the damp air. He hit the creature’s metallic skin. After so long, they naturally already determined the weak spots of the creature, one of which was an orifice located at its neck.

He really liked the sound of metal to meat the slashes there made, in contrast to the clashing sound of screeching metal that annoyed the hell out of him.

Amos and the other spearmen jabbed at another approaching creatures, keeping some at bay to be more manageable.

Ansel deftly blocked the countered the disgusting critter’s attack, sparks flying as its shiny skin hit his weapon. _{freēwebnovel.com}

They spun their weapons in wide arcs to guard the injured ones and Kimura.

Soon, more and more monsters fell and a lot of them were left with one-on-one fights.

Amos thrust his weapon into the bog’s mire. Using it as leverage to get above a monster, he landed on one head and raised his spear to stab another with great precision.

[Ghasa (Lv2), +50 copper, +50 experience]

[Congratulations! You have activated a Profession: Spearman!]

Amos’ eyes widened. "YES!" He yelled, unaware of the new monster that appeared behind him.

"Hey!" Ansel yelled and threw the sword as if it was a javelin.

He wasn’t an athlete though and his accuracy sucked, and the throw was just enough to distract the thing for a second.

Fortunately, it was enough for Amos to gather himself and turned his body with his spear, stabbing repeatedly until it died.

[Ghasa (Lv1), +30 copper, +30 experience]

"Tsk," Ansel tutted as he walked to his sword which was now filled with bog grime. "Ugh."

Amos looked very guilty. "Sorry."

Ansel sighed and couldn’t bring himself to reprimand the hardworking kid too much. "It’s fine. You’re assigned digging duty though."

Amos, who was nervous, immediately brightened at the ’light’ punishment. "Yes, sir!"

…

When all the monsters fell, the group didn’t rest. They immediately went to get their resources lest more monsters get attracted!

The team was divided into two groups: One to dig the pit, one to both guard them and arrange to put them aside, to dryer grounds.

They dug out as much from the alleged iron bog as they could, ignoring the smell and stickiness of the water.

The colorful rocks varied in size, from a rock as small as a pebble to one as large as a small boulder. They had rough and textured surfaces with unnatural intricate patterns.

Kimura took one, fascinated, and took out his tool from the space—joining the ’exclusive’ group of experts who took priority over bringing their tools over the basics (like food).

He called it… Chipper.

He happily chipped the outer skin of the ore. It was not easy, but he couldn’t give it to others lest they damage it.

After a while of working, a metallic luster revealed underneath, and his expert eyes confirmed the legitimacy of this resource.

His eyes were bright and he lifted his head to look at Ansel, who had been watching closely. When he nodded, Ansel and the others almost jumped up in glee.

"That’s it!!" Ansel said, relieved, finally forgetting about the stickiness of the body. "Let’s go! They still had to process those back home!"

They didn’t stay the night and rushed to the territory. They arrived right before dusk and each one of their small team received lovely notifications!

The members of their small team received different amounts according to contribution, and it was even more than they expected.