Chapter 287 Part 2
You can hardly call those “Info” screens…
Still…
Something quickly starts to change.
Is the river’s water level rising?
I can feel the tension of the Summoned Monsters rising rapidly.
Oh no!
None of our Summoned Monsters are suited for an underwater environment!
Well, although the water level has risen, it’s not by so much that it will end up submerging the surroundings of the tower.
So what’s the point of this?
『I saw something in the river!』
Adele called out to us.
It certainly looks like there’s something there.
What could it be?
They came ashore on our side of the river.
Suimizuchi Lv.8
Event Monster Demon
Enemy Target Active
??? ???
Lorelei Lv.9
Event Monster Demon
Enemy Target Active
??? ???
Kelpie Slave Lv.2
Event Monster Spirit
Enemy Target Active
??? ???
Suimizuchis?
They’re the same as Strand, aren’t they?!
Does that mean this guy is poisonous?
That’s dangerous.
And there’s a lot of them…
Are they more than 20?
Well, our side is pretty much equivalent to 18 people split into three parties.
And that Lorelei…
There’s only one of those.
But its songs can be a threat.
Back when Konohana had one of those under her command, it proved to be a reliable supporter.
And it’s very beautiful, too.
Still, the air around us feels very tense.
But it looks very… suggestive.
If it weren’t for this situation, I’d like to watch it at leisure.
Ah, I know!
A screenshot.
Let’s take a picture of it.
Finally, the Kelpie Slave.
Its upper body is that of a horse.
Is its lower body that of a fish?
I have no way of determining that, since it’s partially hidden in the water.
That’s right, this guy is approaching like he’s wearing a water current around his body.
It looks like a whirlpool itself.
There’s only one of these.
In the end, this is a Spirit.
It’s not going to be an easy opponent.
Besides…
The water?
Yes, the water.
I quickly choose what my first spell will be.
Resist Aqua.
At the same time, I throw the kukri at the Spirit.
Then, I charge.
If we let them strike first, things are going to get messy.
『Keith! We can retreat behind that mud wall!』
「Please go there and cover me with your arrows! Prioritize the Lorelei!」
『Roger!』
What about our damage?
Of course I’m taking some.
The Suimizuchis jump to the front acting as a wall, but I ignore them and aim straight for those at the rear.
The song is still going on.
And a whirlpool is covering the surroundings.
This is also quite troublesome.
It’s the perfect stage for the Suimizuchis.
They attack us from within the whirlpool, and even after taking our attacks, they dive into the whirlpool to escape.
It seems that they’re recovering HP in the water.
Not even half of our offensive spells can reach the whirlpool.
Oh, come on!
The Summoned Monsters are also having a hard time.
I use Switch Monster to switch Kyokuya out for Strand.
He’s fighting hard to prevent the Suimizuchis from escaping into the whirlpool while taking some damage.
The enemy’s Level is higher, though.
But this is somehow counterbalanced by our strengthening spells.
What about the song?
I hear some new voices.
It’s a duo of Mermaids under the command of Adele and Irina.
Can you fight song with song?
However, those at our side are the ones who can’t afford to pour their MP bars in to this for much longer.
Even if it’s a little unreasonable, I’m going to try to finish it off.
What exactly?
Of course, I’m talking about the Kelpie Slave.
I have the protection of the Resist Aqua spell.
Or there should have been…
Even so, a water column that was unleashed from the whirlpool did end up hitting me directly.
I still managed to kill the Kelpie Slave using my Martial Arts, but both Zangetsu and I are at about half HP.
「Regenerate!」
Let’s take some recovery measures.
Most of the Suimizuchi still remain.
Our Summoned Monsters keep getting poisoned.
Curing them of poison takes some time, but the Lorelei is my top priority right now.
I’ve already been feeling like my consciousness is about to drift away for a while now.
My MP bar is at about half, but I have to stop that song.
I have no choice but to shut it up!
Zangetsu and I attack the Lorelei, and then Wolff and Helix follow.
The song stops for a moment.
We attack again.
A water shield appears in front of me, but I have no time to worry about it.
I plunge in, prepared to take some damage myself.
The tip of the javelin hit Lorelei directly in the chest.
Its HP bar is completely crushed.
Still…
The Lorelei’s last cry was terrifying.
Ouch!
I can’t forgive you for making my ears hurt like that!
Did the damage spread to everyone?
To be able to do something like that at its last moments… What a creature!
How many Suimizuchis are left?
I’d say 10, maybe a few more.
But they no longer have the terrain advantage.
Retreating to the river doesn’t seem to offer them any benefits anymore.
That’s a great help.
But still…
Even taking that into consideration, they’re still quite troublesome.
It’s that poison…
That’s not normal poison at all!
It’s Deadly Poison.
The two Pixies are working hard to cure the Summoned Monsters that are fighting at the front lines from it.
That’s all we can do to keep their HP bars from reaching zero for now.
If we don’t cure them from that Deadly Poison, all recovery effects on them will be halved.
It’s painful to see that my own Detoxification spell fails from time to time.
But I have to keep going.
There is no doubt that we already have the upper hand.
We have to press forward.
We somehow managed to win.
But, although we won…
I wish we had had a cleaner victory.
If only we’d had information about this in advance…
I can’t help but think that.
The corpses of the Suimizuchi are piled up all over the place.
But the guards that appear when a relay portal is opened typically don’t leave any items behind.
All of the corpses disappear.
Then, another Info screen appears.
《Our name is Oblivion》
《Or Reminiscence》
《Here is the nirvana of memory》
《The cradle of souls promised to those who move forward》
《Know that you have no choice but to move on》
《Even if it you are forgotten》
Okay, enough of that.
I’m pretty sure that we won.
Great!
It seems that now we’ll have some time to recover.
《【Tree Magic】 Level Up!》
《【Throw Object】 Level Up!》
《【Sleep Resistance】 Level Up!》
《【Poison Resistance】 Level Up!》
『Oh? I Leveled up? 』
『Me too.』
Adele and Irina seem happy about Leveling up.
Their Job Level went up to 6.
Their Race and Summon Magic are probably somewhere around Level 20 as well.
『Do you think we can log out now?』
「Yeah, sure.」
『Before we go, we should summon our new guys!』
Adele summons a Sea Snake and Irina summons a Big Spider before logging out.
What should I do now?
I recall Strand and summon Kyokuya back.
Should we have a sparring session?
No, maybe I should make that wooden sword first.
【Weapon: Katana】Ebony Bokken Grade C+ Rarity 4
AP+5 M・AP+3 Power 2+ Weight 3+ Durability 120
An ebony wooden sword. For practice.
As expected from hard timbers.
It took quite a bit of time, but it seems it came out fairly well, huh?
But I’ll use it until it snaps.
I won’t show it any mercy.
I hold it in one hand and shake it.
It’s really heavy.
The blade itself is slightly thicker than that of a normal wooden sword.
But it had to be this heavy, otherwise there would be no point in using it.
So long as I can swing it as much as I want by holding it with both hands, I won’t have any objections.
It still feels pretty heavy, though.
「A bokken, and a black one at that?」
「I’ve seen people buying those as souvenirs!」
Ah, that’s right.
For some reason, they sell wooden swords just like this one at tourist spots.
「It’s for practice. But more importantly, let’s get ready to depart.」
「Roger!」
「What are we going to do about the inside of the tower?”」
「Well, we’ll leave that for later.」
Interested in the tower?
Of course I am.
I also feel like it has something to do with getting some kind of title.
It seems to be the same as the relay portal at the south end of S5.
Either way, we’re advancing towards W6, so our priority is to check the monster swarm.
Let’s keep moving.
I wait for a while until Adele and Irina confirm their lineup.
Adele’s team is now White Horse, White Wolf, Fighting Falcon, Golden Fox, and Orthros.
Irina’s is Battle Hawk, BattleHorse, Black Wolf, Great Owl, and Pixie.
Although there have been some changes, I have no complaints with our formation.
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