Chapter 290 Part 2
《【Physical Reinforcement】 Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster 【Zangetsu】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
I have no words.
We won?
We definitely won.
But there are only a few corpses lying in front of me.
I don’t even know how many I killed.
I checked the surroundings using Call Monster, but there were no more monsters after us.
The Insanity Bard isn’t here anymore.
Since I stopped hearing its song halfway through the battle, it seems that it either fled or was killed.
I have now way to confirm what actually happened.
The Svadilfari Slaves didn’t seem to have left a corpse behind either.
I guess their fate was the same as the Insanity Bard’s.
I knew there was a warning screen in my virtual window.
It seems to be a message to let me know that I’ve reached the limit for recording a video.
I don’t need this!
Ah, that’s right, Zangetsu has leveled up.
Zangetsu’s VIT has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose INT as her second stat increase.
Zangetsu White Horse Lv10 → Lv11 (↑1)
DEX 9
AGI 29
INT 9 (↑1)
STR 29
VIT 30(↑1)
MEN 8
Skills
Trample Dash Endurance Run Wild Gallop Stampede Kick
Rider Recovery [Slight] Magic Resistance [Slight] Light Attribute
I wonder if we can finally take a breather?
By the way…
What can we get from the Garms’ corpses that were laying all over the place?
I left contacting the others to Irina, and went with Adele to harvest whatever items they may have dropped.
What we got were some Magic Stones.
I found one among five corpses.
Adele got two among five corpses.
So not worth it!
Definitely!
What’s my current lineup?
Zangetsu, Obsidian, Rig, Heather, and Nias.
Obsidian, Heather, and Nias’ MP bars were almost completely depleted.
Should I give them some Mana Potions?
Or should I give them some Magic Stones for them to eat and recover their lost MP?
No, let’s actually switch them out.
『I’m completely exhausted.』
『What’s next?』
「Hunting demons. Can you see that over there?」
I’m looking southward.
And what’s there?
A being whose majestic appearance surpasses even that of the previously mentioned Slave Beast – Turtlesnake…
A Kim Kui Slave and a group of Demons following it.
Of course, I can also see what seems to be a flock of Lesser Gryphons flying around it.
The current time is 1:20 PM.
The central area where W6’s area portal is located is dreadfully close.
It seems to be highly probable that it will remain destroyed.
In addition, there is something to be scared about…
It’s the speed at which the Kim Kui Slave is marching.
Isn’t it extremely slow?
「I’d like for us to keep on hunting monsters for as long as time allows, but…」
『I don’t mind that.』
『The battle with that group just now was really close!』
「Well, yeah.」
『Wait a little. I will post the video.』
『Ah! Can you send in Keith’s and mine along as well?』
「Can you tell me where to put this?」
Irina shows me where to store the video and I copy it there.
Then I delete my original to recover some video recording time.
Well, then.
Now we hunt Majins.
My MP bar has also decreased significantly to nearly half, but that’s not a problem.
I can work with this.
I can just recover little by little using Mana Potions.
Adele and Irina are also exhausted, but they still seem to be motivated.
「Do you have enough time?」
『We can stay until 3 PM today!』
『Though I’d like to stay a little longer, since this is a special event.』
I see.
They’re not discouraged even after this recent experience!
Then, is it okay to go a little harder?
Wait.
As expected, I wouldn’t rush into that group of monsters in these conditions.
Let’s keep on hunting steadily, shall we?
We’re still after Lesser Gryphons and their Majin.
Oh yeah, let’s try to raise the power level of my team while Adele and Irina are still here, shall we?
I’ll change my formation before setting up an Instant Portal.
Goki, Couturier, Modulus, Kiyohime, and Kotohogi.
Really, back where we started.
What about Adele?
Mystic Eye, Lesser Ogre, Silver Fox, Imp, and Big Spider.
Really, you’re tagging along?
And Irina?
Great Owl, Clay Golem, Imp, Oni, and Big Spider.
You too?!
The three Imps have reunited.
Of course, the two Big Spiders and the Oni were here so they could Level Up as well.
I can’t object to that.
The experience points we earn will be more spread out among this many members, but the more Summoned Monsters we have, the less the risks we’ll be taking.
We might as well do this while we still can, right?
《Summoned Monster 【Kotohogi】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
What time is it?
It’s 3:10 PM.
It looks like Adele and Irina are about to leave.
Let’s hurry up.
Kotohogi’s SPI has increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose VIT as its second stat increase.
Kotohogi Imp Lv5→Lv6 (↑1)
DEX 7
AGI 22
INT 22
STR 4
VIT 5 (↑1)
SPI 24 (↑1)
Skills
Flight Levitation Echolocation Magic Resistance [Medium] MP Recovery [Small]
Light Attribute Dark Attribute Wind Attribute
By the way…
Both Adele and Irina’s Imps have become Level 8 after this last battle.
What choice will the two of you make?
What did Adele choose?
Adele’s imp, I-chan, has become a Succubus.
Still…
She seems to be as lazy as ever, even after her Class Change.
She’s yawning and everything.
Speaking of which, Mo-chan, Adele’s Big Spider…
It’s now Level 6.
What are you going to turn it into?
She must be planning to turn it into an Arachne.
Well, she probably got interested after seeing my own Arachne, right?
I can totally understand that.
And what about Irina?
Her Imp Nightwing has become an Incubus.
She had recalled her Clay Golem and summoned Howl, her Black Wolf.
The goal here was clear.
To fuse them into a Werewolf.
A naked man appears before my eyes and kneels.
Then he transforms into a wolf.
Hmm.
I think he should be given some equipment.
Irina’s Big Spider, Orihime, is now Level 7.
And Souen, her Oni, is Level 7 as well.
It seems that Souen is particularly close to leveling up.
It’s a shame…
But if you have to go, then you have to go.
「Well then, sorry, but I’ll be leaving now.」
「I’m worried about you being here all by yourself, Keith!」
「Why?」
「I can’t help but think that you’ll do something reckless, like earlier today.」
「Take care of yourself!」
Hmph.
But, you see…
We took a risk coming here.
Is there anything I can do to step into this large group of monsters?
Of course, I’m not gonna recklessly throw myself into it!
I say my goodbyes to Adele and Irina as they use Return Home.
Now, let’s continue the hunt.
I’ll use an Instant Portal.
What about my lineup?
I’m a bit concerned.
I recall Couturier and summon Jericho.
Kotohogi has also grown to Level 6.
Imps are very good at evading.
Its MP bar is depleting quickly, but it still has about 40% left.
Will that last until the evening?
Well, I sure wish it does.
How are we going to deal with the three pairs of Lesser Gryphons and their Majin riders?
That’s already been easily decided.
Modulus will use her webbing to seal the movements of one of the pairs.
Kiyohime will jump down from the top of a tree in order to coil around the second pair.
And I’ll take care of the last pair.
What will be the key?
I’ve been wondering where to put Jericho’s attack power, but…
Basically, I’ll have it help me deal with the last pair.
This is because I want it to restrain the Lesser Gryphon as much as possible until we kill their Majin riders, especially their Exorcising Priest.
What about Goki and Kotohogi?
They’ll be Kiyohime’s support.
The probability that Modulus will be able to seal the first pair’s movements with her webbing is very high.
I can safely leave that to her.
Well then.
The trap has been set.
Should I do some woodworking while I wait?
What am I making?
A Javelin.
I’m trying to use White Elephant Tusks for their tips, but…
They’re already quite big and heavy, and a material that is surprisingly difficult to work with.
If it was a regular Spear, this wouldn’t be so much of a problem.
But since I’m trying to make a Javelin instead, it’s proving to be quite the hassle.
I’ll have to do some serious trial and error.
So, we’ve just had four battles against these Majins…
It wasn’t that bad, huh?
These fights are going slightly better than planned.
However…
Crafting a Javelin isn’t going as planned at all.
Although my first prototype was Grade C-…
It doesn’t look like it can be used as a Short Spear, let alone a Javelin.
I ended up removing the wooden handle and discarding the rest.
It’s no use.
It’s so hard to make these so they have a proper weight balance!
If the handle isn’t thick enough, they become unwieldy and very difficult to actually throw.
Shortening the handle alone won’t cut it.
I have a feeling that this is going to be a pretty difficult thing to get done right.
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