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Chapter 204 – Part 3

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Translation: Charlotte
Editor: Weasalopes

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Walking through the field at night, I had to be alert. It was especially important to watch out for monsters in the sky.
I got Bunraku to use his bow and arrow as his main weapon.
I gave Goki a sword and shield.
Goki would probably be the first to encounter any monsters.
I would have to consider Goki’s defence too.

Were they going to come at me?
So far, it was just Steppe Lions.
There were not that many of them either.
Maybe I was just worrying too much?

No, it looked like the map did actually have something else up its sleeve.

Skeleton Bird　Lv.2
Monster　Undead　Enemy Target　Active
Battle Position: Air　Dark Attribute

A flying monster, huh?
On top of being in the sky, it was also an undead monster.
The more I thought about how it could even fly, the more my head started to hurt.

Guessing from its size, I would assume it would be about as strong as a Carrion Feeder?
But the difference came in when considering the mobility of the Skeleton Bird.
It was fast.
But only when it was diving down to attack.
I was very grateful I only had to deal with one of them.
I used 【Fire Shot】 to get some damage on it, and Obsidian followed up my attacks.
It was killed by Tigris when it fell to the ground.
Well, it was a relatively easy monster to defeat, provided that somebody could come close enough to attack the spirits inside the Skeleton Birds.
The process to reach that stage was what made these undead monsters so difficult!
I’m talking to you, Skeleton Mammoths!

When I tried to collect its item drops, it dropped a Magic Stone.
It was a rather subtle reward.

But I kept going.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there was one more new monster that only came out at night.
Right as I was thinking about that, I ran into another monster.

Hipping Rat　Lv.1
Monster　Enemy Target　Active
Battle Position: Ground　Wind Resistance　Earth Resistance

Yep.
That fight was quickly over.
Even though there were seven of them!

Chasing around the monsters as they scurried about here and there was quite fun.
I had Obsidian too, so I wasn’t worried about letting them get away.
As expected, Bunraku did not even bother trying to use his bow.
Bunraku automatically swapped to his spear.
It wasn’t the easiest battle I had ever fought, but I knew that as soon as I could catch them, it was checkmate for them.

They all left behind only pebbles.
Wow…
At least drop your skin, please!

If I wasn’t mistaken, I had a feeling I saw the Hipping Rats together with the Twelve Heavenly Generals.
I tried using 【Call Monster】 once again.
I could finally see the monsters around me.
As expected, if I didn’t encounter them by chance first, I wouldn’t be able to see them or call them using 【Call Monster】.
But there was something else I was concerned about.
More precisely, the Centaurs.
I felt like there were more of them.

Oh no. They noticed me.
After that, the night turned into a game of tag with pack after pack of Centaurs.
I can’t believe I was so careless…
I wasn’t even calling them, but they came one after another to attack me.
Don’t you underestimate me!
After all of that, I had no choice but to take them down.

After taking out three large herds of Centaurs, we were finally given some rest… Mostly mental and emotional rest.
The Centaurs didn’t drop anything good.
The most I could do was try to break down their equipment to get Obsidian Stones.
But the process to do that was quite time-consuming too… It probably wasn’t worth the effort.
I decided against it. I still wanted to focus on movement, after all.

《【Two-handed Spear】 Level Up! 》
《【Dash】 Level Up! 》
《【Endurance Run】 Level Up! 》
《Summon Monster『Tigris』Level Up! 》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

Tigris levelled up… That made for a good reason to sit down and take a short break.
It looked like it would be impossible to reach the S1W3 map in just one night.
As expected, just walking without Zangetsu definitely made movement a lot more difficult.

Oops, almost forgot.
The stat that went up with the level-up was AGI.
I put another point into VIT.

Tigris　Sturmtiger Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)
DEX　11
AGI　22 (↑1)
INT　11
STR　22
VIT　22 (↑1)
SPI　11

Skills:
Bite　Threaten　Sense Danger　Night Vision　Conceal　Wind Attribute

Yep. I was very grateful to the game for choosing to put one of the stat points into AGI.
That line of numbers was just beautiful…

I gave up on marching all the way to S1W3.
I used 【Call Monster】, hoping to more efficiently hunt the monsters.
I took the plunge and recalled Obsidian and Tigris too.
I summoned Gokame and Denier.
They were weaker, but I already had Goki, Heather, and Bunraku.
If I used spells to strengthen all my Summon Monsters, we would probably be alright.

I switched up my weapon too.
I put away my Swordfish Spear and pulled out my Beltfish Dagger and a Tonfa of Torture.
I wrapped my Black Rope around my shoulder.
My main goal was now to train Denier.
Of course, my main prey would be Steppe Lions.

The time was past 11 PM.
If possible, I wanted to call it a day after Denier levelled up.
Come on… Where were the info screens…?
How many more monsters would I have to take out until another info screen…?

《【Rope Artes】 Level Up! 》
《Summon Monster『Bunraku』Level Up! 》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Yeah. I got a few level-ups.
It wasn’t for Denier, though!
But I definitely wasn’t complaining.

The stat that went up with the level-up was DEX.
I put another point into SPI.

Bunraku　Metalskin Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)
DEX　29 (↑1)
AGI　10
INT　20
STR　14
VIT　14
SPI　13 (↑ 1)

Skills:
Two-handed Spear　Bow　Cooking　Magic Resistance [Slight]　Self-Repair [Slight]

I could still go on for a bit longer.
If I worked a little harder, I could probably reach Denier’s level-up too.
Denier was contributing nicely to all the fights too, shooting balls of sticky thread at the Steppe Lions.
Denier was definitely making the fights easier.

The threads that Denier shot out were quite thick too.
Looking closer, they were not mono-filament threads like you would see in a fishing line.
It looked and felt more like industrial nylon or polyester fibres.
A nylon thread would be about 1680 deniers thick, if we’re talking about polyester threads, maybe 1500 deniers?
Wait, no, I made a mistake.
I suppose nylon threads would be 1850 decitexes and a polyester thread 1650 decitexes?
Oh dear…
SI units could be quite confusing at times!

Well, leaving the complaints for later…
The Steppe Lions had a habit of calling in their friends too, which allowed me to fight multiple at once.
The time was past 11:40 PM.
Come on, Come on!

《Summon Monster『Goki』Level Up! 》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

I got a level-up, but it was for another Summon Monster.
But that was okay. No complaints.

The stat that went up with the level-up was AGI.
I put another point into STR.

Goki　Rakshasa Lv4→Lv5 (↑1)
DEX　20
AGI　17 (↑1)
INT　16
INT　20 (↑1)
VIT　19
SPI　16

Skills:
Bow　Hatchet　Sword　Buckler　Block　Evade　Hide　Dark Attribute

I would have loved for the other stat point to go into VIT. It would have led to a much more beautiful line of numbers.
What a shame…
But, to my delight, there were more info screens waiting for me.

《Summon Monster『Denier』Level Up! 》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》

Finally, I got what I was aiming for.
Nice!
I could finally log out without feeling like I left my work unfinished.

But before that…
The stat that went up with the level-up was DEX.
I put another point into STR.

Denier　Big Spider Lv2→Lv3 (↑1)
DEX　21 (↑1)
AGI　19
INT　15
STR　8 (↑ 1)
VIT　8
SPI　7

Skills:
Bite　Vibration Detection　Conceal　Spin Web　Trap　Poison

It felt a bit strange, giving up on my initial goal… But I was glad I decided to focus on training my Summon Monsters for the rest of the night.
But I would definitely have to focus on reaching S1W3 once it was daytime again.
What kind of map would it be…?
I was definitely looking forward to meeting many new monsters.

Oops, my thoughts were starting to wander to strange places.
I quickly logged out. There was still much preparation to do for the next day.

Protagonist　Keith
Race　Human　Male　Racial Lv21
Job　Grand Summoner Lv7
Bonus Points Remaining: 1

Skill Sets:

Sword Lv7　Two-handed Spear Lv7 (↑1) 　Club Lv6　Dagger Lv6　Rope Artes Lv7 (↑1)
Staff Lv16　Punch Lv13　Kick Lv13　Joint Lock Lv13　Throw Lv13
Evade Lv13　Block Lv13
Summon Magic Lv21　Spacetime Magic Lv12　Seal Magic Lv4
Light Magic Lv12　Wind Magic Lv12　Earth Magic Lv12　Water Magic Lv12
Fire Magic Lv12　Dark Magic Lv12　Ice Magic Lv10　Lightning Magic Lv9
Tree Magic Lv10　Dust Magic Lv10　Lava Magic Lv10　Steam Magic Lv10
Alchemy Lv10　Pharmacy Lv8　Glassmaking Lv6　Woodworking Lv9
Synergy Lv15　Appraisal Lv15　Identify Lv15　Discern Lv4　Cold Resistance Lv8
Grab Lv12　Horsemanship Lv11　Precise Manipulation Lv14　Ropework Lv7
Jump Lv7　Acrobatics Lv7　Heat Resistance Lv8　Climb Lv8　Balance Lv7
Dual Wield Lv13　Disassembly Lv11　Swim Lv6　Dive Lv5
Dash Lv3 (↑1)　Endurance Run Lv3 (↑1)
Physical Reinforcement Lv11　Mental Reinforcement Lv12　Speedcasting Lv13
Magic Effect Amplification Lv11　Magic Range Expansion Lv11

Summon Monsters:

Helix　Fighting Falcon Lv4→Lv5 (↑1)
DEX　13
AGI　28 (↑1)
INT　23
STR　13
VIT　14 (↑1)
SPI　15

Skills:
Peck　Flight　Far Sight　Wide Area Search　Ambush　Sense Danger　Air Mobility
Wind Attribute

Goki　Rakshasa Lv4→Lv5 (↑1)
DEX　20
AGI　17 (↑1)
INT　16
INT　20 (↑1)
VIT　19
SPI　16

Skills:
Bow　Hatchet　Sword　Buckler　Block　Evade　Hide　Dark Attribute

Rig　Yellow Pudding Lv3→Lv4 (↑ 1)
DEX　18
AGI　10
INT　8 (↑1)
STR　8
VIT　11 (↑1)
SPI　8

Skills:
Dissolve　Shapeshift　Viscosity　Surface Tension　Nullify Physical
Lightning Attribute　Fire Resistance

Bunraku Metalskin Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)
DEX　29 (↑1)
AGI　10
INT　20
STR　14
VIT　14
SPI　13 (↑ 1)

Skills:
Two-handed Spear　Bow　Cooking　Magic Resistance [Slight]　Self-Repair [Slight]

Tigris　Sturmtiger Lv1→Lv2 (↑1)
DEX　11
AGI　22 (↑1)
INT　11
STR　22
VIT　22 (↑1)
SPI　11

Skills:
Bite　Threaten　Sense Danger　Night Vision　Conceal　Wind Attribute

Couturier　Giant Bee Lv2→Lv3 (↑1)
DEX　17
AGI　27 (↑1)
INT　12
STR　4
VIT　8 (↑1)
SPI　8

Skills:
Sting　Bite　Flight　Evade　Ambush　Poison

Denier　Big Spider Lv2→Lv3 (↑1)
DEX　21 (↑1)
AGI　19
INT　15
STR　8 (↑ 1)
VIT　8
SPI　7

Skills:
Bite　Vibration Detection　Conceal　Spin Web　Trap　Poison

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