Chapter 337 Part 1
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I’ve logged in.
What time is it?
It’s 11:50 PM.
Normally, this is the time when I would’ve logged out, but…
I haven’t forgotten about the stat penalty I’ve sustained, you know?
It’s not about revenge, but I’ll continue my night hunting until morning.
How far will I go?
The Tokkosho, I guess.
That’s what I want to get my hands on.
I don’t need any sumo loincloths.
What about the Cintamani Stone?
Sure enough, it hasn’t produced any Magic Stones at all.
Well, I had expected as much.
What is the current status of the Summoned Monsters under my control?
Excluding the Apnea and Outerreaf, which are only for underwater use…
Everyone who had already undergone their first Class Change has already reached Level 6.
For the Fused Monsters and those who had undergone their second Class Change, there’s no need to rush to earn experience points.
I can summon one more new monster, but I can make do with the current lineup.
The problem?
It’s still me.
Stat penalties and dying are quite troublesome.
But I cannot make any progress if all I do is fear the risks.
As always, the only way is forward.
Well then.
Let’s get to summoning my monsters right away.
Time for some night hunting.
Let’s deploy the Summoned Monsters that are better suited for night activities…
Telomere, Florin, Abyss, and Yukiwa.
And I’ll add Senki to act as their wall.
It seems that Jericho still has a slight stat penalty.
That’s too bad, but I’m sure it’ll be back to normal by morning.
Using strengthening spells to buff ourselves is essential, but I should also use Void Shpere as much as I can.
I know it’s a burden.
The night is scary.
Even with Night Vision or the Flashlight spell, it’s still scary.
Engaging in hand-to-hand combat carries a particular risk at night, too.
I’ll still do it, though.
I’ll refrain from using Indra’s Secret Sword after all.
From the get go, I already have less room for maneuvering when fighting during the night.
Let’s stick to what I think is just right for stability.
My main weapon will be the Petrified Wood Tonfa.
I’ll take the initiative during battle by throwing the White Elephant’s Javelin and Lion Sage’s Kukris.
After that, it’s close combat.
Let’s also use the Black Rope and Tokkosho together.
What about weapon arts?
That depends on the opponent, but I want to be able to use True Fighting Spirit and Intelligence Attack at any time.
What about Boosted Power?
That’s a last resort.
What about Heroic Summoning?
It should be usable by now, but it greatly depletes my MP bar.
Even if I use it, it’ll be at the absolute last moment.
I hope it doesn’t come to that, though.
《【Seal Magic】Level Up!》
《【Physical Reinforcement】Level Up!》
How’s the night hunting going?
Not much different from daytime.
The monsters are of a slightly higher level?
And it seems that now two doujis can appear at the same time.
They are accompanied by a lot of Dokkakus and Gohous.
If you think of it as something that makes it easier for us to earn experience points, then it’s a good thing.
But it’s not good in terms of me wanting another Tokkosho.
The appearance rate of Deva Emperors and Deva Warlords is evenly split up to this point.
I’m partially glad about that.
The Deva Emperors that can drop a Tokkosho are of a lower level than these ones.
Then there’s my Sealing Magic.
I use the Five Elemental Seal a lot.
All to support my Wraith, Yukiwa.
For example, the Deva Warlord from just now…
His Water Attribute blade is not a problem for Yukiwa at all.
But other types of blade do hurt him.
It’s significantly less than the damage I would take, but still.
So I decided to use it for support.
Telomere and Florin are focusing on providing aerial support.
I can leave that to them.
The problem is Abyss.
He’ll inevitably take damage.
Yet, he can heal himself quickly.
Although Senki’s Self-Regeneration has become quicker since his last Class Change, it’s still no match for Abyss’.
This is easy to see since they’re healing themselves side by side, but…
It still gets dangerous for Abyss from time to time if I don’t support his self-healing without my own Dark Heals from time to time.
He’s not as tough as Senki, after all.
The opponents here are definitely superior.
Well, once it’s down to the last one, they’ll be in spectator mode for my hand-to-hand battle, and his recovery will be progressing more or less efficiently.
As long as there are no stat penalties, there should be no problem.
Both Telomere and Senki are here.
There are many opponents.
Will they level up by dawn?
I hope so.
《【Javelin】Level Up!》
《【Dash】Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster『Yukiwa』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
It’s 4:10 AM.
It’s been a while since I got an Info screen.
But that goes to show how passionate I was about this.
The passage of time is both quick and slow.
Yukiwa’s INT increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose STR as his second stat increase.
Let’s quickly choose an Attribute to occupy his new empty Skill slot.
Ah, he seems to have learned another new Skill as well.
Yukiwa Wraith Lv6 → Lv7 (↑1)
DEX 5
AGI 5
INT 28 (↑1)
STR 5 (↑1)
VIT 5
SPI 25
Skills
Flight Shapeshift Physical Attack Permeability Magical Resistance [Slight] (New!)
MP Absorption [Small] Dark Attribute Fire Attribute (New!) Water Attribute
What are the results so far?
Can I say it’s been going well?
I got another Indra’s Secret Sword.
What about the Tokkosho?
Although there were lower-level Deva Emperors, it hasn’t dropped yet.
What’s more, I got yet another sumo loincloth!
【Disassembly】 seems to be quite active.
Though it’s not in line with my wishes!
What about Yukiwa?
Let’s keep using him in battle.
His MP bar has decreased significantly, but there’s no problem.
He can replenish it by absorbing it from his opponents.
《【Rope Arts】Level Up!》
《【Ropework】Level Up!》
《【Endurance Run】Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster『Florin』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Hmm.
Just as planned.
Florin’s DEX increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose AGI as his second stat increase.
Florin Poisonous Bat Lv6 → Lv7 (↑1)
DEX 20 (↑1)
AGI 28 (↑1)
INT 12
STR 13
VIT 13
SPI 12
Skills
Bite Flight Echolocation Evade Ambush Suck Blood Poison
Memory Lapse (New!)
He’s learned a new skill.
And it’s a mysterious one.
What is it?
This Memory Lapse… What does it do?
Well, I guess I’ll find out once we try it during a fight.
I wonder what will happen.
There is still some time left until dawn comes.
I wonder if I’ll be able to see what that Skill does before that?
《【Steam Magic】Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster『Abyss』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
It’s 5:40 AM.
Dawn is approaching.
Just as I expected, Telomere hasn’t leveled up yet.
But three of my nocturnal Summoned Monsters have done so.
This should be enough of an achievement for now.
Abyss’ DEX increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose AGI as his second stat increase.
Abyss Skeleton Fighter Lv7 → Lv8 (↑1)
DEX 20 (↑1)
AGI 20 (↑1)
INT 13
STR 16
VIT 16
SPI 13
Skills
Sword Club Buckler Block Evade Physical Resistance [Medium] (New!)
Magical Resistance [Slight] (New!) Self-Repair [Medium] Dark Attribute
So what about Florin’s mysterious Skill, Memory Lapse?
From just looking at its effect, it’s similar to my Sealing Magic.
Ever had a situation where you forget what to do next?
I often do.
This Skill seems to forcibly induce such a situation.
How did I find out what that Skill does?
It happened when facing a pair of Fuutenki General and Raitenki General.
There were times when I braced myself for whirlwinds and thunderstorms that ended up never happening.
It seems to have the effect of causing temporary “complete forgetfulness” of weapon arts and spells.
Its duration is quite short compared to my Five Elemental Seal.
But it’s still quite useful.
It synergizes particularly well with Telomere.
A single bite of hers can inflict Poison, heal her own HP, and delay the activation of weapon arts and spells.
It benefits a single attack in many ways.
But sadly, morning is already approaching.
That’s all for the night squad.
And the thing I wanted the most, a new Tokkosho, hasn’t come to me yet.
Unacceptable.
No, it’s all because there are too many higher-level monsters!
After finishing off a Deva Warlord using my Black Rope, I deployed an Instant Portal.
I wanted to repair our equipment before doing anything else.
I’ll recall Telomere, Abyss, Florin, Yukiwa, and Senki, who are part of the night team.
I’ll summon Bunraku and Modulus to have them continue their cooking and knitting.
Then, after breakfast, I’ll summon the monsters who will be joining me for the morning hunting.
Goukame and Couturier.
We’re still working on improving our fighting power…
No, that’s not it!
Let’s speak honestly.
What I want is another Tokkosho!
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