Chapter 296 Part 3
It seems that the Majin is a Fire Breather.
After all, it was breathing fire at us.
But I ignored it and rushed into its Svadilfari Slave instead.
The poison didn’t seem to work, but I successfully paralyzed it.
What about its HP bar?
I instantly deleted about 80% of it in one swing.
Amazing…
Boosted Power is amazing!
But there are still some concerns.
Nearly 20% of my own HP bar has been reduced by the Fire Breather’s flame attack.
The effects of Boosted Power are still going on.
So I can’t use spells to recover.
Since I’m riding Zangetsu, I think I can recover naturally to some extent.
But this is definitely not the most effective way to recover HP.
I’m starting to get a little worried.
Whoops, this won’t do.
Don’t get distracted.
I’ll be able to recover as much as I want once Boosted Power wears off.
Though it seems that Boosted Power can’t be canceled halfway through.
A Tri-horned Lizard is up ahead.
Rushing head-on, I drive my jousting spear into the monster’s forelegs.
Did I just go through it?
No, it feels more like its flesh has been torn off.
However, there is no time to confirm this.
There’s another Tri-horned Lizard ahead and to the right.
I attack again.
Looks like I won’t even have time to settle down.
『We’ve confirmed the remaining number of guards! 12 more to go!』
『What even is that Slave Beast – Turtlesnake? Finally we’ve managed to reduce its HP by roughly 10%!』
「At any rate, just focus on getting rid of the monsters guarding it for now! We’re almost there!」
『Yes!』
How many times have we circled around this turtle?
I don’t remember.
What I do know is that this is my second Boosted Power in this battle.
Our flying Summoned Monsters are also participating in the attack after being buffed up by their Summoners.
The same goes for the rest of our ground forces.
The Slave Beast – Turtlesnake, which so far hadn’t made any moves that weren’t meant to help it keep moving forward, suddenly stops walking.
It braces itself on all fours, and seems to be about to do something else for a change.
「Graaahr!」
A short bark from Volff.
A warning?
Is something coming?
The Slave Beast – Turtlesnake stretches its head out and upwards.
Then it looks up at the sky.
It seems to be gathering something?
What does Sense Magic reveal?
A powerful mass of magical power?
Oh no.
Some kind of big attack is coming!
「Use Dimensional Mirror! Any other wall-like spells you may have will do as well!」
That’s all I could say.
Will we make it in time?
I hope we do!
What is the Slave Beast – Turtlesnake releasing towards the ground?
It’s a breath attack.
That’s what it looks like.
It breaks through several of the defensive spells most of us have managed to put up in one go.
Our Stone Walls…
Our Aqua Shields…
A Werewolf was the last to catch the approaching breath attack.
This is Yasuo, the Werewolf under Irina’s command.
However…
It looks like it’s going to release a second one.
Once again, my eyes empowered by Sense Magic can see the coming of something dangerous.
But this isn’t an attack that can be used in quick succession, right?
That alone actually helps us a lot.
『Everyone, prepare your wall spells!』
『Stay away from its head as much as possible!』
「Keep going around it! I’ll stop that thing!」
I leave my instructions to Haruna and Konohana and leave the Summoners’ line of battle.
I have to stop that attack.
I cannot let this turtle attack us as much as it wants.
This breath attack doesn’t look like it can kill us in one shot, but it’s still very dangerous!
What about Boosted Power’s effect?
It’s still going on.
Let’s attack quickly while it’s still active.
The turtle’s legs are in my sights.
Specifically, its right front leg.
I spur Zangetsu on and we charge at it diagonally in front of the turtle.
What is the idea behind this?
It’s to make it lose balance.
The turtle has gathered a lot of power and should have enough to use another breath attack soon.
There’s no time to waste.
Charge!
What’s the result of this attack?
What about the turtle’s HP bar?
As far as I can see, it hasn’t decreased by much.
It looks like the damage all of us have dealt to it so far has brought it down by about 20%, but it didn’t seem to move it at all from my attack!
Still, there’s one major achievement.
The turtle has been poisoned.
What about paralysis?
As expected, paralysis doesn’t seem to work with this guy.
More importantly, the turtle’s breath attack ended up being released into the sky, so it was completely wasted.
Okay.
Let’s continue attacking like this.
I take another look around the turtle.
The last remaining Obsidian Beast has fallen, and all that remains now is the gigantic Slave Beast – Turtlesnake.
Another Summoner has already cast Lower DEF on it.
The same goes for Lower ATK.
Still, this turtle’s threat level hasn’t diminished.
We’re dealing with its breath attacks as well, but we’ve also received our fair share of damage.
It doesn’t seem like everything is going to go perfectly.
So far, we’ve managed to reduce the turtle’s HP bar by a little over 30%.
It seems that the Poisoned status effect didn’t last long, as there are no markers showing that the turtle has any sort of abnormal status at the moment.
We can’t just rely on poison to do everything for us either.
We need to deliver a decisive blow, you know?
「A pitfall ahead of its front right leg. Can you do it?」
『We’re going to try to restrain its movements?』
「If we can make its right front leg to sink into a pitfall, it’s head will be closer to the ground and it will be easier for us to attack it.」
『Roger that!』
『Those who can use Pitfall, gather at the front!』
Several Summoners come to Haruna.
Irina was among them.
As for me, I was setting up my buffs before activating my third Boosted Power.
Ah, that’s right, I can’t forget about the Spacetime spell, Regenerate.
This’ll do.
Attack preparations are complete.
And I am fully ready as well.
Honestly, planning to attack its head sounds scary.
But the emotional uplift is winning here.
I’m getting excited.
Well, let’s give this a try.
『Pitfall!』
After that loud chorus, the body of the Slave Beast – Turtlesnake seemed to go down.
It sank towards its right side, as if falling.
Whoa!
This is a great opportunity!
As if to check its condition, I went around the turtle’s head, and there it was, on its left side…
My target is the turtle’s throat.
「Boosted Power!」
I spur Zangetsu on and charge towards the monster.
Its throat is probably rather soft compared to its shell.
I have to hit it now while it’s exposed!
I ended up attacking it repeatedly, over and over and over again.
Along the way, I managed to poison it again, and I may have been able to paralyze it successfully one time as well.
The effect of my fourth Boosted Power ended, and a few moments later, the Slave Beast – Turtlesnake finally fell.
That’s right.
Its HP bar went down to 0.
We hunted it.
No, we beat it.
We actually beat it!
《【Joust】 Level Up!》
《【Summon Magic】 Level Up!》
《【Spacetime Magic】 Level Up!》
《【Precise Manipulation】 Level Up!》
《【Heat Resistance】 Level Up!》
《【Balance】 Level Up!》
《【Mental Reinforcement】 Level Up!》
《You may learn the following Support Skill(s):【Silence Resistance】》
《Job Level Up!》
《Racial Level Up! Please assign 1 point to any 2 desired stats.》
Wow, a lot of level ups!
There were over 70 of us fighting the same monster! How many experience points did that thing yield?
It’s truly terrifying.
So, which of my stats should I increase?
I’m not really worried about that.
I’ve already decided this in advance.
Base Stats
DEX 21 (↑1)
AGI 21 (↑1)
INT 32
STR 20
VIT 20
SPI 32
《You have gained 2 Bonus Points. You currently have a total of 11 Bonus Points.》
Still…
The Info screen doesn’t end there.
It doesn’t end.
《Summoned Monster 【Zangetsu】 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a stat of your choice.》
Hey!
That was a quick Level Up, wasn’t it?
Well, Zangetsu has contributed a lot to this battle, so it makes sense
Zangetsu’s STR increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose SPI as her second stat increase.
Zangetsu White Horse Lv11 → Lv12 (↑1)
DEX 9
AGI 29
INT 9
STR 30 (↑1)
VIT 30
SPI 9 (↑1)
Skills
Trample Dash Endurance Run Wild Gallop Stampede Kick
Rider Recovery [Slight] Magical Resistance [Slight] Light Attribute
《The Summoned Monster “Zangetsu” has cleared the conditions for Class Change!》
《Please go to the Status Menu to access the Class Change options》
I’ll do it!
I’ll definitely do it!
But first, I have to check the situation around us.
It was a fairly long battle.
This is where we check how much damage we’ve actually taken, and start recovering.
『Keith, what about checking the corpses for items?』
「Before that, let’s take a look at our damage and recover. The Summoned Monsters should return to their masters.」
『Yes!』
Let’s use a Mana Potion on myself while we’re at it.
We still have a long way to go.
So I’ll have Volff and the others recover as well.
The one who suffered the most damage was Couturier.
Well, I’m glad there’s been no status penalties.
None of my Summoned Monsters fell in battle.
NEXT CHAPTER
RELEASE RATE
Summoner is Going
Speed up schedule by 10 hours
Current schedule: Every 80 Hours
Thanks for the treat.