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Chapter 304 Part 2

《【Grab】 Level Up!》

Well, it all worked out in the end.
Although we did take some damage, we were able to finish them off.
I tried using Ice Field during the battle, but it didn’t seem to have any effect.
I thought it would’ve been funny to cause them to slip and fall.
But perhaps I was being too naive.

【Material】 Flame Sheep Wool　Raw Material　Grade C　Rarity 5　Weight 2+
Scarlet Sheep wool. It holds the power of fire.

Oh?
Did we actually get something good?
Let’s just say that around one out of three of these sheep dropped these.

This seems nice, doesn’t it?
Let’s check with Call Monster.
These Scarlet Sheep seem to move in herds.
Is there any herd with a decent number of them around here?
Hmm.
I’d like to actively hunt these if I had the time, but…
Our priority is to keep moving.

　Schnetziege　Lv.3
　Demon　Enemy Target　Active
　Battle Position: Ground　Ice Attribute

These ones are Ice Attribute, huh?
They look like goats.
Are they really Active? They appear to be very calm.
There are nearly 20 of them.

Hmm.
Should I add some Resist Ice?
Let’s also use Enchanted Fire!

I’m glad I used Resist Ice.
But it’s still cold!
It’s freezing!
Please work, 【Cold Resistance】!

I couldn’t help but think about putting on my winter clothes!
That’s how troublesome these guys’ Ice Attribute attacks were.
None of them are single-target.
All of their attacks are AoE.
The fact that they launch these AoE attacks in quick succession makes them extremely troublesome.

Somehow I was able to endure the cold and charged, and while Aotsuki also trampled over some of them, these goats were moving pretty fast.
In the end, we went all out by relying on Kyokuya’s Breath attack.
This battle was also quite time consuming.
Just like the Scarlet Sheep before them, I dislike these Schnetziege because they are very troublesome to deal with.
I’d like to get done and over with them somehow.
After all, it seems like we’ll have to be prepared to take some damage in order to finish them off.

【Material】 Snow Goat Fur　Raw Material　Grade C　Rarity 5　Weight 2+
Schnetziege fur. It holds the power of ice.

It feels like the item drop rate is getting worse than ever.
I’m starting to get a weird feeling in the air…?

　Blaublitz　Lv.2
　Demon　Enemy Target　Active
　Battle Position: Ground　Lightning Attribute

Another kind of goat.
These ones are bluish-white, which gives me the creeps.
I’m starting to see a pattern here.
The monsters I’ve found so far are all based on some kind of herbivores with different elemental Attributes.
That seems to be the case…
Right?

Is this a superior version of the Blitz I’ve fought in the past?
It feels like they are.
There are about 10 of them.

Using Resist Thunder is a given.
Let’s use Enchanted Steam.
I want to prioritize damage so we can get rid of them as soon as possible.

In a sense, I’m grateful to have Aotsuki.
This high mobility is incredible!
The Blitz I’ve fought before are also very fast monsters, but these ones here are even faster.
How would they compare to Volff, huh?

The same can be said for Aotsuki.
I think the difference in mobility made the difference between life and death.
I suppressed their movement using Gravity Prison.
Then followed up with Thorn Fence to get them all tangled up.
And that’s all she wrote.
But still…
What if they had taken the first move?
Things could’ve gotten very dicey.

《【Horsemanship】 Level Up!》
《【Paralysis Resistance】 Level Up!》

Enough about those Level Ups…
What did these guys drop?

【Material】 Thunder Goat Ham　Raw Material　Grade C+　Rarity 5　Weight 1
Blaublitz thigh meat. Although it is a high-quality ingredient, it is difficult to obtain.

　Meat!

But is this all?
No, no.
I haven’t encountered any monsters in charge of the air yet.
Depending on how strong that kind of monster is, we may or may not be able to move through the air.
I hope this opponent isn’t too much of a nuisance.

　Stray Sheep　Lv.4
　Demon　Enemy Target　Active
　Battle Position: Mid-Air, Ground　Omni-Resistance

Umm…
How are these sheep flying?
They have no wings…
And there are three of them.

Wouldn’t this be an easy win for us?

I was definitely not expecting this from this kind of monster.
Something like this was waiting for players to fly around here?
What am I going to do?
What should I do?

These sheep attack by ramming.
That’s all.
But they have a few tricks up their sleeve.

I dare say they can inflict various sorts of status ailments such as Sleep, Confusion, Charm, Darkness, and Silence.
These effects don’t seem to last that long, but that seems suitable for this type of common monster.
This battle was quite stressful until all of us were able to recover from our status ailments and I managed to use Psycho Pod on us.
Where was I aiming for with that spell?
Our eyes.
The right moment to attack them seemed to be whenever they stopped moving in mid-air.

We managed to kill these by pinning them to the ground with Gravity Prison, but it was a tough fight.
How many times did I have to use Dispel Magic or Restore until we killed the last one?
These guys are disgusting.

《【Charm Resistance】 Level Up!》

Not so bad, huh?
Well, that’s not what I’m worried about.
This may have been good in terms of training my skills, but I’m still worried about something.
What’s that?
These status abnormalities.
Aotsuki was afflicted by one in the middle of the battle.
It was Darkness, though.
But what if it had been Confusion, or Charm?
What if it had been Sleep, instead?

I’m scared of what could’ve happened in those cases.

Anyway, why don’t these guys drop any items?
That also hurts.
Should I stop flying?
No, let’s not instantly dislike something without having tried it.
Turn away no one, or so the proverb says.
Should I stick to that plan?

Still, countermeasures are necessary.
We’ll need to have Psycho Pod on at all times while flying, or things could get dangerous.

《【Joust】 Level Up!》
《【Cold Resistance】 Level Up!》

Well then.
This last battle was against another herd of Schnetziege… no, I can’t pronounce that, so I’ll just call them snow goats.
The problem is where we killed them.
We seem to have found a place that seems to be an area portal.
It’s a tree.
A huge tree.

Alright.
What’s gonna come out next?
Who will be our next opponent?

Up to this point, this has been nothing but a series of herbivores like sheep and goats.
And each of them has been more troublesome than the previous one.
I’m sure the one we’ll have to deal with now will follow this pattern, right?

It looks like it will.
What about our lineup?
Is it okay to leave it like this?
The time is 6:30 PM.
The surrounding area is getting quite dark.

Yeah, that’s it.
I’ll have to make some changes in our lineup.
I’m sorry, Aotsuki, but I’m gonna have to switch you out.
And Senki doesn’t even have any gear on.
It’s a surprisingly difficult choice, isn’t it?
No, worrying this much about this is a waste of time.

Let’s go with Volff, Goki, Jericho, Shishiku, and Telomere.
We don’t know what we’re up against after all.
So I’ll go with the tightest lineup I can come up with right now.
My weapon of choice will be the Petrified Wood Staff.
So, shall we get to it?
Let’s have a nice dinner after we’re done releasing this place.

《Innocent souls have been sacrificed》

《Innocent bodies have been sacrificed》

《Their remains rest here》

《You too can become our brethren》

Here’s the Info screen.
Will it be another goat?
Or maybe another sheep?

Well, it doesn’t matter, doesn’t it?

　Demonsbone Goat　Lv.2
　Event Monster　Demon　Undead
　Enemy Target　Active
　???　???

　Demonsbone Sheep　Lv.2
　Event Monster　Demon　Undead
　Enemy Target　Active
　???　???

Well, you can tell by their names.
They’re skeletons.
They’re Undead.
A goat and a sheep.
So in the end it was neither one or the other, it was both.
Only two of them, huh?
The abilities of these two must be extremely high.
After using Sense Magic on the two of them, I can say that their magic power is indeed quite high.

But what’s up with that appearance?
They’re huge.
Not as big as a Skeleton Mammoth, though.
Judging from their skeletons, are they half animal and half man?
They also have a lot of arms.

The problem is what they have on their hands.
It’s made of bones.
A lot of them.
It looks like some sort of spine?
It’s long, so it looks like it could be used like a spear.

What will we do then?
If they are undead, the first spell I have to use is a given.
Oh, wait.
Let’s get some weapon artes set up before that.

「True Fighting Spirit!」 「Bless!」 「Meditate!」 「Intelligence Attack!」

I activate these weapon artes all at once.
Then we step forward.
I select and activate a standard spell.
Volff runs out first, moving to circle around the two Undead animals.
He’s provoking them.
And keeping them in check as well.
The two Undead animals aren’t even looking at me.

「Enervate Undead!」

I start with this spell.
Alright.
The main event starts now.

Let’s fight!