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Chapter 198 – Part 4

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Translation: Charlotte
Editor: Weasalopes

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What about Denier? How was he contributing to the fight against the Einherjar Soldiers?

Denier was quietly shooting webs from behind Senki.

His aim was very accurate.

The balls of thread that hit the Einherjar Soldiers seemed very sticky.

It was probably making it tough for them to move.

Hmm…

It was a very interesting form of support.

But maybe I had to rethink my team a bit.

There was nothing for Taylor to do.

I definitely had to replace Senki.

Senki’s role was the same as Shishiku’s role.

But could Taylor take on an Einherjar Soldier or Einherjar Fighter on his own?

Well, with spells he could probably make do somehow.

Anyway…

For the time being, I recalled Senki and summoned Gokame.

Let’s go with this…

The time was 6:10 PM.

I completely lost track of how many battles I fought.

How many times was it?

I didn’t really care anymore.

The last two rounds were especially good, since I got a Modgud’s Tear from one, and a Suttungr’s Mead (Inferior) from the other.

《【Club】 Level Up! 》

《Summon Monster 『Denier』 Level Up!》

《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

Again?

It was really early!

Well it happened to Couturier too, so I wasn’t as surprised that time.

I focused on the virtual window in front of me.

The stat that went up with the level-up was AGI.

I put another point into STR.

Denier　Big Spider Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)

DEX　20

AGI　19 (↑1)

INT　15

STR　7 (↑1)

VIT　8

SPI　7

Skills:

Bite　Vibration Detection　Conceal　Spin Web　Trap　Poison

It was a good time to change my Summon Monster team again.

Heather’s MP’s bar was roughly half full.

Unfortunately, I was not able to get her to level up.

The same went for Senki.

But that was alright. I recalled Heather.

Who did I want to summon so badly now that it was darker?

That’s right. I summoned Zuiun.

After Zuiun’s Class Change, I would be able to fuse Mumyo, Jean, and Zuiun together.

What would my new Fusion Summon Monster be?

I just had to level up Zuiun and find out.

What was most important was getting to Zuiun’s Class Change.

I quickly ate a few more pieces of Portable Food with plenty of water, and got up to get back to challenging Bifrost Guards.

The battles were definitely starting to get monotonous, but they were still fun in their own way.

I could mix it up using my different weapons, after all.

So, what else was there to do?

There wasn’t much to do but be careful.

I had to be sure to keep up my pace.

In that case, would it be smarter to swap out Denier?

Yeah… Probably.

I could have Nias fight too.

But that didn’t really matter.

I wanted to have Zuiun fight as much as possible.

But then, something very unexpected happened.

It happened while I was fighting the Heroic Spirits, at a pretty good pace.

The Bifrost Guardian and Einherjar Soldiers didn’t seem like anything special either.

Bifrost Guardian　Lv.2

Heroic Spirit　Enemy Target　Active

Battle Position: Ground　Light Attribute　Fire Attribute

Einherjar Soldier　Lv.5

Heroic Spirit　Enemy Target　Active

Battle Position: Ground　Earth Resistance

Yep, they were the same as usual

But this time, they dropped a new item.

【Armour: Armguard】 Einherjar Armguard

Grade B-　Rarity 6　Weight 1　Def+11　Durability 170

Power Reduction -1　DEX Increase [Slight]

Armguards worn by Heroic Spirits, primarily by Einherjar Soldiers and Einherjar Fighters.

The material it is made of is unknown. It seems to be some kind of leather.

It is very light and also helps in handling weapons.

Wow.

It felt similar to the items the Deva Kings, no, Deva Emperors dropped.

But I guess in this case, it dropped its armour?

What’s more, they were nice enough to drop two of them.

Was the item cursed?

A trap?

I wasn’t looking at a trap here, right?

Well in any case, I was grateful for the treat.

I swapped out the Einherjar Armguards for my Fighting Bull Armguards.

How did they feel?

Yeah. It was a nice pair of armguards.

It was a normal pair of armguards, but it felt a lot lighter.

Just looking at their stats, the Einherjar Armguards definitely looked like the superior item.

The issue was that I wasn’t used to how light they were.

It would probably take some time for me to get used to it.

But I could do that easily… There were plenty of enemies around, after all.

After defeating a few groups of Heroic Spirits, that odd feeling on my arms completely disappeared.

I had a feeling 【Enchanted Melt】 was making the fights easier.

Using 【Seal Attribute】 on the Bifrost Guardians made the fights a lot healthier too.

Emotionally, at least.

I could still fight the Bifrost Guardians without the spell, but then I would have to be a lot more cautious.

I would have to be a lot more aware of my own position, and keep my distance.

With the Bifrost Guardians, I would have to rush in to attack, and then quickly back out before they could retaliate.

If I was feeling greedy, I could go in and try to go for a choke too.

Thinking about my tactics in that sense was very fun.

《【Mental Reinforcement】 Level Up! 》

It wasn’t the info screen I was looking forward to.

It was a bit disappointing.

But there was hope.

I had a feeling that the Bifrost Guards were slowly becoming generally higher-levelled.

Was it just my imagination?

No, it wasn’t just my imagination.

Comparing the Bifrost Guards and Bifrost Guardians…

The Bifrost Guardians were definitely starting to become more common.

The time was 9:30 PM.

I could still go for a little longer.

Zuiun’s MP bar wasn’t a concern.

If Zuiun needed to, he could just absorb it from the enemy.

Would I be able to get myself another Fusion Summon Monster?

Would I?

I wasn’t too sure.

The time was 11:20 PM.

The info screen I was waiting for came when I defeated a mace-wielding Bifrost Guardian with my own mace.

That last fight was quite dangerous!

《Summon Monster 『Zuiun』 Level Up!》

《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

I just made it in time.

I was certainly facing much stronger enemies, but I was very grateful for that.

The question was whether it would all be worth it or not.

Anyway…

The stat that went up with the level-up was INT.

I put another point into SPI.

Zuiun　Mist Lv7→Lv8 (↑1)

DEX　4

AGI　4

INT　21 (↑1)

STR　1

VIT　6

SPI　20 (↑1)

Skills:

Flight　Shapeshift　Physical Attack Permeability　MP Absorption (Slight)　Dark Attribute　Fire Attribute

《Summon Monster 『Zuiun』 has cleared the Class Change conditions!》

《Please go to the Monster’s status screen to access the Class Change candidates.》

And with that, everything was prepared.

It looked like everything was ready.

The time was getting late too.

I used 【Instant Portal】 one last time. I would probably log out right away afterwards.

But before I logged out, I wanted to enjoy myself for a bit.

I was working the whole day for these fruits, after all.

Anyway…

I recalled Gokame and Taylor.

I summoned Jean and Mumyo.

I removed all their equipment.

And with that, were all my preparations ready?

I still had to take things slowly, I didn’t want to mess anything up.

I moved on to the next step: Zuiun’s Class Change.

Class Change Candidates:

Wraith

Just one candidate?

I had never encountered anything like it before.

If 【Fusion Identification】 were to disappoint me, I would probably burst into tears.

I would no doubt fall into a pit of despair!

But, what did it actually look like?

Zuiun　Mist Lv8→Wraith Lv1 (New!)

DEX　4

AGI　4

INT　23 (↑2)

STR　1

VIT　6

SPI　21 (↑ 1)

Skills:

Flight　Shapeshift　Physical Attack Permeability　MP Absorption (Small) (New!)

Dark Attribute　Fire Attribute

【Wraith】 Summon Monster　Battle Position: Ground・Low Air

A type of superior mist.

It is said to be a ghost or a spirit too.

Its main means of attack are its multiple attribute Special Skills.

It can float in the air, but it cannot fly high into the sky.

It is practically weightless, and all physical attacks are nullified.

However, it is extremely weak against light. Sunlight will result in an extreme penalty to its abilities.

《The target is an eligible Summon Monster for fusion. Two more Summon Monsters are required.》

《All Summon Monster Fusion Targets are present.》

Very nice.

Alright! I excitedly moved on to the next step: Fusing them together.

「Fuse Monsters!」

I focused on the virtual window that appeared in front of me.

Which Summon Monsters did I choose?

Jean, Mumyo, and Zuiun.

Yeah.

I checked my selection again to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes. There was no being too careful now that so much was at stake.

Everything looked good.

I focused my gaze at the “Fuse” button.

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