I Was a Loner, but My Class Got Summoned to Another World… - Chapter 88 - Old Mine

“Well, there are a few ways we can try doing this. First, we rush in and hope one of those beasts doesn’t run away—not the most likely choice to tame one. Second, we sneak in as close as possible and try trapping one using a type of lure. Or our third option, we make them surrender by throwing in as much power as possible, hoping one gets caught in all the action,” Valeria said, waiting for Logan to answer. She was just here to help, not to make the choice.

“Let me guess, the correct choice is trying to lure them… They love stone, so maybe using a mana crystal will suffice. I guess we’ll be leaving the mounts and larger creatures behind and start descending slowly then,” Logan answered, hopping off Scorch to look for a section in the pit where they could start descending.

“Well said. Let’s go then. We will need wire traps, and as soon as we get close, you will start tossing a few of those fragments to lure them,” Valeria instructed, pointing to the section she deemed best before beginning to climb down.

The pit was large, carved in by magic. It took a considerable amount of time just to get halfway down.

They knew going back up would probably take the rest of the day if they didn’t hurry.

There was no time to waste; the task of taming needed to be done today.

Fortunately, paths had been created, and large rocks littered the place, providing cover. Discover stories at My Virtual Library Empire

As soon as they reached the bottom, they saw three large worms eating what looked like iron ores, while some moles popped up every now and then to take some for themselves.

“So which of the two do you think I should tame?” Logan whispered as he took out various crushed crystals, the last of the ones he had.

As for the big crystals, he only had three left, which he kept for emergencies.

“Both are good. You may want the mole since it’s not as creepy, but those worms dig far faster and deeper underground,” Valeria replied while preparing traps, making the string invisible using dark magic.

She tied the crystals with the thin strings and began throwing them in obvious spots where the monsters would gather.

Sensing strong mana around, the closest mole sniffed the air as it closed in.

It was a little small in size, which was perfect for what they needed.

“You will be in charge of reeling it in. I will shoot it to make it sleep. It will be rough, but you will need to heal it after,” Valeria instructed.

Valeria began taking out her crossbow and placed thin bolts while adjusting them to shoot.

“Wait, you’re going to shoot it? What if you kill it?” Logan tried to keep his voice down.

“Well, of course. How else do you think we will get it to calm down? If we just come out and try catching it, it will alert the others,” Valeria replied.

“Don’t worry though, it’s just a mild paralyzing dart. It produces a small electrical current which will stun it,” she added while sniping the creature as it got close.

Logan readied himself, trying to ignore the weird method of taming.

At least he didn’t need to whittle its life dangerously low and use a ball to capture the creature.

As the earthen mole bit into the crystal, he saw the bolt fly and hit one of its arms.

As soon as it convulsed a little and fell to the floor, Logan began pulling the string given to him.

It sort of worked until the creature’s claws got stuck next to a large rock, and Logan had to reposition himself.

“Say, teacher, what if we have to break the line because the crystal is stuck in its stomach or something?” he questioned as the mole got closer to them.

“Logan, they eat rocks. Do you really think a small amount of mana-filled string will hurt them?” Valeria told the boy the reality of the situation.

Soon, the creature was close enough that they could pull on one of its arms. Luckily, it remained stunned enough not to fight them.

Before it could get up, they took the dart, which still pulsed with electrical currents, and tied the mole to pull it away into a good area with cover.

“Well then, heal it and do your magic. We should try catching a worm next. I think it would be better if we have both; maybe you’ll get what you want that way,” Valeria stated while keeping lookout.

Logan took out his slime to heal the mole, then placed a few drops of blood on its back before it could fully recover.

It seemed to not like the first few drops of blood and ignored the taming, so Logan teased it with a big crystal and tried more drops of blood.

That got the creature’s attention as it let the mark form.

[Hey there, I am sorry but you won’t be able to have all the crystal, kid. Take a few bites before I put it away though,] Logan said before he placed the crystal back.

He was amazed the crystal was a third gone after just eight bites.

“Are you done yet, kid? We have to hurry, the climb back will be tough otherwise,” Valeria reminded him.

“Sorry about that. Who is the next target?” Logan said as he gave orders to his mole to stay back so they could continue.

“Let’s go for that large beast there. I was thinking about just going for the biggest one. I’ve been observing the worms, and the bigger they are, the slower they react to stimuli,” Valeria said, pointing to the biggest worm, which surfaced a few times to eat whole stones half a meter wide.

“If you say so, teacher. How will we do this? I don’t think a small string will work with those,” Logan asked, hoping his theory was wrong.

“Well, you have half of a crystal or something like that, right? Offer it up. Let’s put it next to where the creature last surfaced and hope it comes up to eat it. While it struggles to swallow it, you go in and do your blood trick. If that doesn’t work, you may have to give up another one of those,” Valeria said, not considering the amount of money Logan would have to waste just feeding the creature.

“Well… it will let me look for more crystals, hopefully… so why not?” Logan agreed, waiting for the large creature to surface.

They already had an idea, as the last rock it gobbled up was ten meters from where they now hid.

“I suggest you place the mana crystal… there, and get one of those fingers ready to bleed because it’s fast,” Valeria explained, staying back this time.

Logan rushed to place the already-bitten crystal and tried to run back, but he was only able to take two steps before feeling a rumble beneath him.

He recalled the beast that should have come out of the hole, realizing it had to be large to cause the earthquake he was feeling.