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Chapter 206 – Part 3

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Translation: DarkHeartedAlchemist
Editor: Weasalopes

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Ok, I don’t think any adjustments to the team are necessary, so we can resume the hunting at any time.
But now that the nighttime is soon approaching, there is a possibility that we might see a sudden difficulty spike.
Hunting at night is always a little scary, so maybe it’d do me good to rethink my strategy for now?
Nah, let’s have a go at it. If any difficulties do show up, we’ll just have to deal with them as they come.

We were attacked by a herd of Murder Hippos.
They swarmed in on us even before I had the chance to use Call Monster.
There’s more than 10 of them.
If I won’t strengthen us with spells, it’s quite possible that they’ll wipe us out?!

What the hell is this?
Aren’t Hippos supposed to be docile, harmless creatures?
And to add fuel to the fire, not only my HP bar has been reduced to less than half, but Jericho was at about 50 % of his own HP bar as well!
That is not scary anymore, that’s straight up mortifying!

《Summoned Monster『Jericho』Level Up！》
《Please add 1 Bonus Point to increase the value of the statistic of your choosing.》

Well, Jericho was the one who fought the hardest in this current battle, so the fact that he actually managed to Level Up was no surprise to me.
All I had to do now was to recover our lost HP with spells and we were pretty much done here.

The stat which rose with Jericho’s Level Up was VIT.
The one I chose to increase with that Bonus Point was STR.

Jericho Mud Golem Lv4 → Lv5 (↑ 1)
DEX 6
AGI 6
INT 6
STR 38 (↑ 1)
VIT 37 (↑ 1)
SPI 6

Skills:
Punch Kick Magic Resistance [Slight] Self-healing [Slight] Block Liquefaction

Shortly after I managed to patch us up, we heard another one of Volff’s low growls.
Are there still some enemies around?!

Cannibal Alligator Lv 4
Monster Target Subjugation Active
Battle Position: Ground, Water Breathing Water Attribute

It’s not another Murder Hippo, but something else entirely.
And by something else, I mean just as scary!
There are four of them.

Mace worked nicely against them, but they were still pretty tough to deal with.
When one of the blew my attack away with a swing of its tail, I honestly thought I was going to die.
But we somehow managed to pull through.
The best way of fighting them was to stop them from opening their mouths, filled wit rows of razor-sharp teeth.
I dodged the incoming attack, got to the side of the Alligator’s head, grabbed its mouth firmly with both my arms and continued to hold it down.
Then using the power of Rampage, I managed to execute a throw on the damn thing.
Who would have thought that the throwing techniques are going to be effective against the enemy such as this?
Then, to finish it off I dug one of my Hidden Claws right between its eyeballs. It continued to thrash about for a few moments before it finally died.
Good grief.
Just give me a break here!

It seems that the rest of my monsters managed to defeat the other three Alligators without running into too much trouble.
In hindsight, I initially thought they were tougher, but the Alligators are actually easier to fight against than Murder Hippos.

《【Throw】Level Up！》
《【Joint Lock】Level Up！》

Hmm, not bad of a result I guess.
Oh, I also managed to obtain this.
【Material】Cannibal Alligator Skin Quality C Rarity 4 Weight 3+
Cannibal Alligator skin. It is a high quality material for various arts & crafts.

This is…
Wow, Alligators are much better at dropping items than Murder Hippos.
But here’s the thing.
We’re not even halfway through the night and my MP bar is almost completely exhausted.
Let us be on our way.
Let’s go back to S1W3 for the time being.
Night hunting will be so much easier in there.

We have to get there as fast as possible if we want to avoid any unnecessary trouble.
So I sent Volff And Senki Back.
Who’s going to be a better fit to accompany me?
Naturally the mighty Teromea.

Also, Shishiko and Tigris are placed in the avant-garde.
To tell you the truth, I was a little worried.
Neither Teromea nor Shishiko have been Leveled Up since their birth through Monster Fusion.
I guess I should have let them fight at least for a bit so they could get some actual levels, huh?
But now that you’re here, you guys will Level Up properly, right?
I will be sure to make it happen!

We finally reached S1W3, but the nighttime I here was not easy either.
It was a complete 180 from how it was during the day.
The monsters who were asleep during the day began to emerge from their hiding places, changing the random encounters considerably.
This guy for example.

Nue Lv.3
Youkai Target Subjugation Active
Battle Position: Ground Lightning Attribute Poison Attribute

Man I’m glad I decided to switch the party members up.
With the current setting, we managed to get close to it without giving it a chance to use the Lightning rain attack.
Teromea was the one who defeated it with a strike of the cane to the head from behind.
It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but a victory is still a victory, skill or no skill.
At least I got myself another item.

【Material】Yellow Crystal Quality C+ Rarity 3 Weight 0+
Yellow Crystal. Also known as Citrine. Often used in creation of magic seals due to its large grains and high transparency.

New airborne monsters have also appeared.

Black Bat Lv2
Monster Target Subjugation Active
Battle Position: Air Dark Attribute Vampire

Oh, that one is what Jeanne once was.
And it aimed at me from behind.
But it didn’t get anywhere because Teromea and Shishiko got to it first.
Yep, even here night hunts are scary.
Even with my monsters at my side, I absolutely cannot let my guard down.
Anyway, let’s snatch that Drop Item real quick.

【Material】Black Bat Fangs Raw Material Quality C Rarity 3 Weight 0+
Black Bat Fangs. Be careful when handling the tips.

Some of the monsters I have already seen during the daytime, like Cannibal Lions, Forest Tigers and Venom Pythons.
So it looks like Battle Hawk switched with the Black Bat and Chimera switched with Nue.
But that was not the only thing that’s changed.
Cannibal Lions were hunting in groups now.
Forest Tigers and Venom Pythons were the ones who appeared when Call Monster was used.
They were also hiding from us, waiting for a perfect ambush opportunity, attacking from the totally unexpected directions.
I should add Resist Thunder to my active spells just in case Nue decides to attack us again.
With that precaution in effect, I hunted for some time.

Anyway.
We somehow managed to defeat all of the monsters in the area.
Shishiko, Volff and Tigris were the avant-garde while Teromea was in the rear guard.

It was manageable, but all that fighting was tougher than I would have liked.

The current time is 11:30 PM.
Looks like none of my monsters will Level Up tonight.
And I got very little Drop Items as well.

《【Dash】Level Up！》
《【Sprint】Level Up！》

So apparently the night hunting in this spot might not be as efficient as I initially thought it would.
In that aspect, I like fighting against Deva King Much more.
But Heroic Spirit was fine as well.
I am also getting better against Sasquatches and Wendigos.
As for this swampy area, I can also handle pull my own weight against the Lizardmen if only during the daytime.
But Mammoths and Skeleton Mammoths are still a no-go.
Their size alone makes them an enemy whom I rather not fuck with unless it would be absolutely necessary.

Yeah.
Let’s start again, shall we?

[Return Home!]

We’re going back to the Wind Spirit’s Village.
This is going to be our fresh start.

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Protagonist Keith
Race Human Lv21
Profession Grand Summoner Lv 7
Bonus Points Remaining 4

Skills:

Sword Lv 7 Spear Lv 7 Club Lv 7 (↑ 1) Blade Lv 7 Rope Artes Lv 7 Staff Lv1 7 (↑ 1) Punch Lv14（↑1）　Kick Lv14（↑1）　Joint Lock Lv14（↑1）　Throw Lv14（↑1）　Evade Lv 14　Block Lv14（↑1）　Summon Magic Lv21　Spacetime Magic Lv12 Sealing Magic Lv 5（↑1） Light Magic Lv 12　Wind Magic Lv12　Earth Magic Lv12　Water Magic Lv12 Fire Magic Lv12　Dark Magic Lv12　Ice Magic Lv 10　Lightning Magic Lv 10（↑1） Tree Magic Lv 10 　Dust Magic Lv 10　Lava Magic Lv 10　Steam Magic Lv 10 Alchemy Lv10　Pharmacy Lv8　Glassmaking Lv6　Woodworking Lv 9 Synergy Lv15　Appraise Lv15　Identify Lv15　Discern Lv4　Cold Resistance Lv 8 Grab Lv12　Horsemanship Lv11 Ropework Lv7 Precise Manipulation Lv14　Jump Lv7 Acrobatics Lv 7 Heat Resistance Lv 8　Climb Lv 8　Dual Wield Lv13 Dismantle Lv 11 Swimming Lv 7 Diving Lv 5 Dash Lv 4（↑1） Sprinting Lv 4（↑1） Physical Reinforcement Lv 12 Mental Reinforcement Lv 12　Speedcasting Lv 13 Magic Effect Amplification Lv 11 Magic Range Expansion Lv 11

Titles:
Old Summoner’s Younger Brother
Protector of the Forest
Knower of the Middle Path
Sea Monster Vanquisher
Guardian of the Lapis Lazuli Light
Spell Library
Martial Arts Fighter
Weapon Expert (New!)
Battleholic (New!)

Summoned Monsters:
Jericho Mud Golem Lv4 → Lv5 (↑ 1)
DEX 6
AGI 6
INT 6
STR 38 (↑ 1)
VIT 37 (↑ 1)
SPI 6

Skills:
Punch Kick Magic Resistance [Slight] Self-healing [Slight] Block Liquefaction

Heather Silky Lv2 → Lv3 (↑ 1)
DEX 9
AGI 23
INT 23
STR 6 (↑ 1)
VIT 6
SPI 25 (↑ 1)

Skills:
Flying Levitation Resist Magic 「Medium」 MP Recovery Increase 「Medium」 Wind Attribute Earth Attribute Lightning Attribute

Naias Merrow Lv1 → Lv2 (↑ 1)
DEX 19
AGI 17
INT 24 (↑ 1)
STR 7
VIT 8 (↑ 1)
SPI 18

Skills:
Two-handed Spear Water Attribute Transform Nigh Eye Cursed Song Cursed Spell Water Breathing

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