Chapter 288 Part 3
It should be okay.
We can do this.
I cancel the Instant Portal, and throw my kukri and Needlefish Javelin.
Radical jumps at the Exorcising Priest, and I follow suit.
I have Indra’s Halberd in my hands.
I use my weight to swoop down on the Exorcising Priest riding on its Lesser Gryphon.
《【Dark Magic】 Level Up!》
《【Water Magic】 Level Up!》
Did we win?
We won, right?
These enemies were fairly higher Level compared to before.
That’s the only problem.
【Identify】 doesn’t work from inside the Instant Portal.
Our readiness was different.
I knew it was going to be a tough battle, but its initial phase was harder than I expected.
Even the Lesser Gryphons carrying the Exorcising Priest were acting very violently.
The second half of the battle was pretty fun, though.
Any problems?
Of course there are.
But every situation has its risks.
Let’s not worry about those and keep moving.
I’m looking forward to Radical’s Level Up as well.
By the way…
The turtle is moving at the same speed as always.
The weather is improving, and 【Identify】 is being quite effective even from a distance.
They haven’t gone that far.
Though they certainly do seem to be moving.
I wonder if their marching speed is okay?
《【Spacetime Magic】 Level Up!》
《【Throw Object】 Level Up!》
《【Hide】 Level Up!》
《【Conceal】 Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster 【Radical】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
Of course, without Adele and Irina’s help, these guys are harder to beat.
That’s the price we have to pay.
It may be just a feeling, but leveling up is very fast!
This can be seen clearly by looking at how quickly Radical’s been leveling up today.
Radical’s AGI has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose STR as her second stat increase.
Radical Viper Lv5 → Lv6 (↑1)
DEX 11
AGI 18 (↑1)
INT 11
STR 14 (↑1)
VIT 17
SPI 11
Skills
Bite Wrap Scent Detection Heat Detection Conceal Poison
I feel like we’re hunters already.
It’s true that these aren’t easy fights, but we’re also still in good shape.
Should we continue?
Of course we’ll continue!
《【Pole Weapon】 Level Up!》
《【Summon Magic】 Level Up!》
《Racial Level Up! Please assign 1 point to any 2 desired stats.》
The time is 4:50 PM.
At last, I get to Level Up as well, huh?
Well, let’s see this as the reward for taking on such difficult battles.
Base Stats
DEX 20
AGI 20
INT 32 (↑1)
STR 20
VIT 20
SPI 32 (↑1)
《You have gained 2 Bonus Points. You currently have a total of 9 Bonus Points.》
With this, they’re now a multiple of 4.
So what’s next?
Should I aim to get both INT and SPI up to a multiple of 5?
Or should I try to get the other stats up to 24?
That way, all of my stats would be a multiple of 8.
That’s right!
Let’s go for multiples of 8 across the board!
By the way, what about getting new Summoned Monsters?
Well, let’s leave that for later.
I currently have two empty slots left for new Summoned Monsters.
Let’s stop worrying about that for now, and concentrate on hunting.
《Summoned Monster 【Radical】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
Hey hey hey hey…
Wait wait wait wait.
At this pace, won’t we be able to get her to Class Change tonight?
In that case, we have to go for it!
Radical’s VIT has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose STR as her second stat increase.
Radical Viper Lv6 → Lv7 (↑1)
DEX 11
AGI 18
INT 11
STR 15 (↑1)
VIT 18 (↑1)
SPI 11
Skills
Bite Wrap Scent Detection Heat Detection Conceal Poison
But let’s calm down for a moment.
The time is 6:30 PM.
I eat some of the Portable Food I got from Adele and Irina, and replace the tip of the broken Needlefish Javelins.
Despite being made from needlefish jaws, they break easily.
It looks like they can be repaired before they break completely, but more often than not they just break before I get a chance to repair them.
It may be a rather expensive way to deal with enemies, but the Javelin is a kind of weapon that simply cannot be disregarded just because of that.
Still, this is a little inconvenient.
I’ll have to think about Javelin tips made from other materials.
It’s impossible to repair or replace them during combat.
This is quite the problem.
Besides, I have to consider the fact that we’ll be hunting at night.
I feel that this lineup doesn’t need to be changed.
But I’d like to have my nocturnal Summoned Monsters play an active role in these upcoming battles.
But who should I recall?
After being troubled by this for a bit, I recall Jericho and summon Telomere.
Not only we’d be fighting during the night, it’d also be in this forest.
Telomere has a terrain advantage.
She won’t fall easily to the Lesser Gryphons.
Rather, her ability to suck blood might come in handy.
《Summoned Monster 【Goki】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
It’s not like he defeated a monster in battle.
He beat me during a sparring session, and ended up leveling up as a result.
Hmph.
T-this doesn’t bother me!
He just barely managed to score a win against me!
Besides, it’s another step towards his next Class Change.
I’m happy.
Yes, this is something to be happy about!
Goki’s INT has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose SPI as his second stat increase.
Goki Rakshasa Lv10 → Lv11 (↑1)
DEX 22
AGI 18
INT 18 (↑1)
STR 22
VIT 22
SPI 18 (↑1)
Skills
Bow Hatchet Sword Club Buckler Block Evade Hide
Dark Attribute
Those numbers look nice.
But I’d like to expect more than this.
We’re probably very close to his next Class Change.
The attacks on Instant Portals by the Majin are getting more and more spaced out.
It seems I can now use Call Monsters to count how many Lesser Gryphons around the Slave Beast – Turtlesnake there are at night.
I’m sure there are still over 50 of them.
I refuse to count any more.
I’ll start caring about it once they’re around the 30s.
Even so, it’s frustrating that I can’t use Call Monster to summon them because they have a Majin on their backs.
Well, since I can use the spare time to fight Goki instead, this isn’t a waste of time.
Just a little longer…
If we attack a few more of them like this, their numbers will be reduced enough that we’ll be able to boldly power through them and finally find out the truth about this group of monsters.
Of course, doing so is probably very risky.
But I don’t want to take unnecessary risks.
The group of monsters might break through the W6 map and enter the W5 map by the end of the night.
At some point, we may have to fight them despite the risks.
Well, this is fine for now.
Let’s reduce the number of Lesser Gryphons and Majins to earn experience points.
And Radical…
Would having her fight me help in trying to get her to Level Up?
It might be helpful.
But I’m not looking forward to that.
Goki has a shield, so we’re evenly matched.
I can’t say the same about Radical.
Being able to wrap around me and poison me, things could get very messy if she gets help from the other Summoned Monsters.
So let’s not do that right now.
《【Javelin】 Level Up!》
《You have acquired the【Javelin】weapon arte【Long Throw】!》
《【Thunder Magic】 Level Up!》
Well, believe it or not…
Telomere’s battles tend to be quite flashy…
But tonight is different.
I’m not letting her use any flame attacks.
They’re just too flashy.
Dark Strips and Wind Blades are enough.
No, even those are a bit flashy from an outsider’s position.
But her flame attacks are much flashier.
My Skills are coming up nicely.
I’ve also changed the set Magic on my Indra’s Halberd to Ice Magic.
Yeah.
It’s going well, but the Level Up we’re looking for is still missing.
Radical.
I’m starting to get worried.
It’s already past 10 PM.
Showing a little impatience, she got really close to the Slave Beast – Turtlesnake.
Hey, Radical…
Just a little longer.
《Summoned Monster 【Radical】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
There we go!
With this, we can say that our hard work has paid off.
Radical’s AGI has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose VIT as her second stat increase.
Radical Viper Lv7 → Lv8 (↑1)
DEX 11
AGI 19 (↑1)
INT 11
STR 15
VIT 19 (↑1)
SPI 11
Skills
Bite Wrap Scent Detection Heat Detection Conceal Poison
《The Summoned Monster “Radical” has cleared the conditions for Class Change!》
《Please go to the Status Menu to access the Class Change options》《Please do the class change separately from the monster status screen》
The time is 10:50 PM.
It’s too early to wrap things up, but I’d like to take my time to do Radical’s Class Change now.
I select and activate the Return Home spell.
I’d like to return to the area portal of the Silent Bamboo Woods before going any further with this.
NEXT CHAPTER
RELEASE RATE
Summoner is Going
Speed up schedule by 10 hours
Current schedule: Every 80 Hours
Thanks for the treat.