Chapter 304 Part 3
Goki’s weapons are a mace and a shield.
These are good choices for this type of enemy.
He swoops down on the sheep.
Well, to say that he swoops down on the sheep might not be technically correct due to the difference in size.
Shishiku goes for a Breath attack, and the area in front of him becomes brighter.
This scatters fire bullets ahead of him as well. And the fire bullets are scattered.
I’m letting them do whatever they want.
I go towards the goat.
I already have my next spell ready.
However, let’s wait until I’ve charged it up a little longer before unleashing it.
It attacks me with its spine-like lance.
As I dodge its close range attack, I unleash my spell at the wrist of the hand that holds its weapon.
「Pulse Laser Burst!」
Alright.
Let’s see how tough you are.
Is the battle going smoothly?
I guess I could say it is…
But I could also say it isn’t..
Even though we retain an advantage over our gigantic opponents, we are unable to finish them off.
The bones on their rib cages and skulls are extremely hard.
For both of them, I’ve decided that destroying their hind legs so they wouldn’t be able to walk properly would be our top priority, so I’ve been trying to cause them to fall in order to destroy their bones.
This has more or less worked so far.
Their HP bars are also decreasing at a steady pace, but we’re also allowing them to recover.
That’s how this battle feels like.
Enervate Undead is being really effective, huh?
Several markers indicating status abnormalities overlap the enemies’ red markers.
That’s right.
The usual Lower DEF, Lower ATK, and Gravity Prison should be in effect as well.
This is an advantageous situation.
But still…
I’m hoping to see some kind of opening.
It looks like we’ll have to take some risks after all.
I break the goat’s leg bones again, make it lose their balance, and approach its skull.
This time, I’m really close to it.
Time to go wild on it with everything I’ve got!
《Are we the ones to be sacrificed?》
《Are they the ones to be sacrificed?》
《Everyone has something to sacrifice》
《Know that this is a truth that remains unchanged everywhere》
I’m glad to see the Info screen, but…
I’m tired.
Psychologically, though.
Looks like we won, so we can take a breather, right?
《S1W5 Map’s Area Portal cleared!》
《You have gained 7 Bonus Points. You currently have a total of 19 Bonus Points.》
《【Unconscious Resistance】 Level Up!》
Was my decision the right one?
I can’t say for sure.
I may be exhausted, but at least we won.
Still…
That victory didn’t come without a price.
Stat penalties..
The ones who got those were Shishiku and me.
Shishiku gets away with about a stat penalty of about 10%, but I can’t say that I’m that lucky myself.
Stats
DEX 21 (-8)
AGI 21 (-8)
INT 32 (-13)
STR 20 (-8)
VIT 20 (-8)
SPI 32 (-13)
It’s terrible.
To go exploring in these conditions is absolutely unreasonable, especially at night.
So I have to take care of myself.
At any rate…
I have 19 Bonus Points now.
I’m still 1 point short, though.
Of course, this is so I can learn 【Heroic Summoning】
I want to learn that skill so bad!
But being 1 point shy from it makes me feel frustrated.
This is definitely an area portal, right?
According to the wide area map, it’s called Altar of Blessing
I don’t see anything resembling an altar around here, though.
Naturally, I should refrain from continuing to hunt under these circumstances.
First of all, let’s have dinner.
I recall Shishiku and summon Bunraku.
I’m glad this place is an area portal.
Even sparring is difficult in this state.
I’m still able to make up for my stat penalties with my own buffs, but even then, I’m still unable to win against Goki.
Besides, this huge reduction of my stats has also made it so that using too many spells has a greater impact on my MP bar.
So let’s refrain from doing that as well.
What happens if it becomes too hard to even support sparring sessions between Summoned Monsters?
Should I use a potion?
I could also recover my MP bar by using a Magic Cloth and Magic Stones…
No, wait?
There’s someone among us who seems like a good match for me right now.
What are our next match ups?
First, we have Telomere fight against both Abyss and Yukiwa.
Then there’s me versus Kurama.
That’s right, Kurama.
Of course, spells are off limits.
So I guess we’re even.
In terms of stats, and considering my current penalties, Kurama is superior to me in everything other than INT and SPI.
It’ll be a hard battle for sure, huh?
But that’s why it has meaning.
Let’s finish the meal Bunraku made for us
Then I ask it to continue excavating ancient stone pillars.
The current time is 7:30 PM.
I have a feeling we’ll be spending quite some time sparring with each other tonight.
《Summoned Monster『Kurama』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
My body feels heavy.
This is quite tiresome, isn’t it?
A wooden sword for each of us.
No buffs for either of us.
And yet it’s such a hard fight!
But this is fine.
This is good.
This fight is worth the effort.
Kurama’s DEX increased automatically upon leveling up.
Let’s choose AGI as his second stat increase.
Kurama Oni Lv1 → Lv2 (↑1)
DEX 18 (↑1)
AGI 13 (↑1)
INT 10
STR 16
VIT 16
SPI 10
Skills
Sword Dagger Buckler Block Evade Hide
By the way… Kurama is leveling up quite slowly.
Well, that’s probably because I’m not as always.
We’ve sparred with each other more than 10 times, haven’t we?
About my stat penalties being lifted…
I feel like it’s taking too long.
After over an hour, my stats finally seemed to have recovered a little.
It’s taking too long, isn’t it?
No, wait.
Doesn’t recovery get slower while you’re in combat?
It’s possible.
But I’ve already started doing this.
I want to continue.
《Summoned Monster『Kurama』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Have I gotten used to my body feeling heavy already?
This causes a desire to rise within me.
I’m glad I won this last fight.
Kurama also got to Level Up, so we all won here.
I was able to defeat Kurama.
I think we’re more even in terms of stats right now.
This is interesting.
Kurama’s STR increased automatically upon leveling up.
Let’s choose VIT as his second stat increase.
Kurama Oni Lv2 → Lv3 (↑1)
DEX 18
AGI 13
INT 10
STR 17 (↑1)
VIT 17 (↑1)
SPI 10
Skills
Sword Dagger Buckler Block Evade Hide
Well, are two Levels in one day enough for us?
Absolutely not.
I want to work a little harder.
The time is 9:50 PM.
Can we keep this up for a little longer?
《Summoned Monster『Kurama』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Somewhere along the way, my stats began to surpass Kurama’s.
So I gave him a few buffs before resuming our battle.
As expected, recovering from stat penalties while in combat is slow.
That’s what I think.
But then all that means is that I get to stick with you until it’s over, right, Kurama?
Kurama’s AGI increased automatically upon leveling up.
After thinking about what to choose for its second stat increase, I finally went with VIT.
Kurama Oni Lv3 → Lv4 (↑1)
DEX 18
AGI 14 (↑1)
INT 10
STR 17
VIT 18 (↑1)
SPI 10
Skills
Sword Dagger Buckler Block Evade Hide
The time is 11:40 PM.
It’s time, isn’t it?
In the end, the day ended without me fully recovering from my stat penalties.
Telomere, Abyss, and Yukiwa haven’t leveled up either.
Hmph.
I’ll try to make up for this tomorrow.
Where do we log out?
I guess all I have to do is use Return Home to warp back to Twilight Castle.
Once I’ve finished repairing our gear, I head out of the area portal.
Then I select and activate Return Home.
Although we managed to turn in quite a profit today, I am still not satisfied with it.
The reason for that is the fact that I ended up getting these stat penalties.
And there’s also the fact that my now 19 Bonus Points are still 1 point less than what I need in order to learn 【Heroic Summoning】.
Let’s hope tomorrow is a good day.
Protagonist Keith
Race Human Male Racial Lv31
Job Grand Summoner Lv17
Bonus Points Remaining 19
Set Skills
Sword Lv12 Two-handed Spear Lv12 Joust Lv13 (↑1) Club Lv14 Dagger Lv13
Rapier Lv11 Rope Artes Lv11 Javelin Lv9 Pole Weapon Lv8
Staff Lv23 Punch Lv20 Kick Lv20 Joint Lock Lv20
Throw Lv20 Evade Lv20 Block Lv20
Summon Magic Lv31 Spacetime Magic Lv19 Seal Magic Lv13
Light Magic Lv19 Wind Magic Lv19 Earth Magic Lv19 Water Magic Lv19
Fire Magic Lv19 Dark Magic Lv19 Ice Magic Lv18 Lightning Magic Lv18
Tree Magic Lv18 Dust Magic Lv18 Lava Magic Lv18 Steam Magic Lv18
Alchemy Lv15 Pharmacy Lv10 Glassmaking Lv8 Woodworking Lv12
Synergy Lv22 Appraise Lv22 Identify Lv22 Discern Lv7 Cold Resistance Lv10 (↑1)
Grab Lv19 (↑1) Horsemanship Lv20 (↑1) Precise Manipulation Lv21 Ropework Lv11
Jump Lv11 Acrobatics Lv11 Heat Resistance Lv13 Climb Lv12 Balance Lv13
Dual Wield Lv19 Disassembly Lv18 Swimming Lv6 Diving Lv6 Throw Object Lv11
Dash Lv12 Endurance Run Lv12 Hide Lv7 Conceal Lv7
Physical Reinforcement Lv20 Mental Reinforcement Lv20 Speedcasting Lv20
Magic Effect Amplification Lv20 Magic Range Expansion Lv20
Petrification Resistance Lv6 Sleep Resistance Lv6 Paralysis Resistance Lv7 (↑1)
Confusion Resistance Lv4 Darkness Resistance Lv4 Unconscious Resistance Lv9 (↑1)
Charm Resistance Lv2 (↑1) Poison Resistance Lv3 Silence Resistance Lv3
Summoned Monsters
Kurama Oni Lv3 → Lv4 (↑1)
DEX 18
AGI 14 (↑1)
INT 10
STR 17
VIT 18 (↑1)
SPI 10
Skills
Sword Dagger Buckler Block Evade Hide
Sputter Hawk Lv3→Lv4 (↑1)
DEX 11 (↑1)
AGI 23 (↑1)
INT 19
STR 11
VIT 11
SPI 11
Skills
Peck Flight Farsight Wide Area Search Ambush Sense Danger
NEXT CHAPTER
RELEASE RATE
Summoner is Going
Speed up schedule by 10 hours
Current schedule: Every 80 Hours
Thanks for the treat.