Chapter 344 Part 1
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【Weapon: One-handed Hammer】 Petrified Wood Hammer Grade C Rarity 6
AP+23 M・AP+0 Destructive Power 5+ Weight 3+ Durability 400
Magic Item Attribute Disruption [Small] Resistance Disruption [Medium]
Smithing Skill Boost [Medium]
A hammer with a Petrified Wood hammerhead attached.
A weapon that temporarily neutralizes the special traits of the attacked opponent.
Be cautious when using in blacksmithing, as it also destroys the special traits of the material.
[Custom]
Its core material is Hell’s Latch heartwood, which hardly contributes to magic activation.
I tried making a hammer using disassembled Petrified Wood.
This one came out nicely.
Let’s give it to Telomere later.
Now, let’s continue.
I’d better recover some MP using a Mana Potion.
Next are some Snow Dragon Maces.
Let’s make one for Goki and another one for Abyss.
I should have enough material for both.
What’s my main concern?
That would be my MP bar.
Making these is a huge burden, you know?
It is difficult to create these weapons one after another unless you’re planning to take rests every now and then to recover MP using Mana Potions.
【Armor: Accessory】Snow Goat Gloves Grade C+ Rarity 5 Weight 0+
Durability 50
Gloves made of Snow Goat Fur. Contains the power of ice.
They’re convenient when holding hot objects.
※【Heat Resistance】Skill +2 Ice Attribute Damage Reduction [Small] DEX -2
Modulus had also finished knitting a new pair of gloves.
I’m not sure why, but they turned out just as I expected.
However, there’s little spun yarn left.
Let’s have her work on spinning more from the Flame Sheep Wool and Snow Goat Fur I have.
I have already secured quite a lot of these materials.
Modulus shouldn’t have any problems doing her work for the time being.
《You have acquired the【Lava Magic】spell【Magma Pillar】!》
I leveled up as I finished processing a Snow Dragonstone (Lesser) with the Shape spell.
It feels like it happened so quickly…
And I’ve even acquired a new spell? What’s up with that?
Is it because I’m working too hard?
That’s right.
Incidentally, my MP bar is down to about 10%.
As far as my mood is concerned, I don’t feel like doing anything other than logging out.
But maybe my desires are limitless.
South Sea Pearls and South Sea Black Pearls…
I still want more of those.
After finishing my meal, I recalled Bunraku.
I’ll fill the open party slots with Goki, Abyss, and Telomere, and I’ll also update their weapons.
I should also take the time to recover my MP with another Mana Potion!
I’ll just have to be patient until my MP bar goes back up to around 50%.
What time is it?
It’s currently 7:10 PM.
It might be a little late, but let’s go do some night fishing.
Let’s also remake my lineup.
It’ll be Rig, Nias, Strand, Apnea, and Outerreef.
I’ll also give Nias a Mana Potion.
Are we all ready?
Vodyanoy Lv.6
Fairy Enemy Target Active
??? ???
According to the information I previously received, I knew that these were here.
Though I had never thought I would encounter one of these while traveling at night!
I had thought that the ocean current was strange.
But, you know.
This felt totally underwhelming.
I dove underwater while riding on Apnea and charged at it.
Then all of my Summoned Monsters attacked at once.
That initial sequence itself was enough to bring it down.
It was truly disappointing.
What else can I say about this last battle?
I almost couldn’t help but admire Nias’ attacks.
She was persistently harassing the monster with her attacks, which were directed at its head.
It was rough, but not so much for the damage itself.
Rather, that’s because her attacks were clearly aimed at the monster’s eyes.
The Vodyanoy is a Fairy, right?
It has a very demonic appearance, though.
Still, to be honest, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for it.
《【Synergy】 Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster『Apnea』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
The time is 9:40 PM.
Leaving squids aside, aren’t octopi a problem?
They keep appearing in high Levels.
Though it’s still tolerable because they leave items behind for me.
Apnea’s STR increased automatically upon leveling up.
I’ll choose AGI as his second stat increase.
Apnea Beluga Lv4 → Lv5 (↑1)
DEX 14
AGI 29 (↑1)
INT 16
STR 16 (↑1)
VIT 18
SPI 10
Skills
Bite Evade Underwater Mobility Semi-Aquatic Night Vision Cursed Noise
Vibration Detection Pursue Wind Attribute Water Attribute
Now.
What about South Sea Pearls?
I haven’t obtained any new ones.
Instead, I got three South Sea Black Pearls.
One of them is Grade C, and the other two are C+.
It’s starting to lean towards these, hasn’t it?
No, no.
Don’t worry about that.
There’s nothing wrong with that.
Let’s resurface for the time being.
Both Nias and I should be using Mana Potions to recover our MP, right?
And what do I see as I emerge on the surface of the sea?
A wonderful night sky!
I couldn’t help but let out a cheer.
It doesn’t look like there are any islands around here.
Well, it’s nighttime, so it’s difficult to confirm their presence.
Let’s check my current location on the wide area map.
Huh?
Have we been dragged away quite a lot to the south?
It seems that we’ve reached the border between the E5 and the S1E5 Maps.
Big Ammonite Lv.3
Demon Enemy Target Active
Battle Position: Underwater Water Attribute
What is this guy?
It’s an ordinary ammonite.
In terms of shape, that is.
It’s almost as big as Apnea.
Umm…
Maybe this is a monster from the next Map?
A large monster has appeared, huh?
Looks like the sea is getting harder, doesn’t it?
It took quite a while to finish it off.
But still…
We were always in an advantageous position during the battle itself.
It’s this guy’s mobility.
It seems to be well adapted for underwater movement, but it’s slower than a Heavy Armored Squid.
It seems to be very tough, but that’s about it.
Other than its tentacles being able to grab you, it poses no problem.
In a way, I was disappointed by it.
Plus, it left no items behind.
Was it good in terms of experience points?
I really can’t tell.
Archelon Lv.2
Demon Enemy Target Active
Battle Position: Underwater, Ground Earth Attribute Water Attribute
Hmm.
I’m starting to see a pattern here.
It looks like it’s time for the “ancient large creature” series, huh?
There are three of these.
I wonder if they can leave their shells behind as items.
In terms of underwater maneuverability, we had an overwhelming advantage.
At any rate, they’re tough.
Hard, even.
They’re very difficult to kill.
I got close to them and attacked after using Lower DEF on them, but…
Their shells are too hard.
Even if I hit them directly, my attacks get repelled almost as if sliding on their surface.
Of course, we aimed for the forelimbs, hindlimbs, and head.
But their counterattack is fierce too.
It’s just a simple bite, but it’s still dangerous.
Apnea and Strand were not hit directly, but they were grazed a few times.
And yet they took quite a bit of damage.
I feel like I’m going to cry if these guys don’t leave any items behind…
【Material】 Emperor Turtle Egg Raw Material Grade C+ Rarity 4 Weight 1+
An Archelon egg. Normally used as food after heating, and about the size of a handball.
It has a bland taste.
Huh? Just eggs? Why?
Well, it’s better than nothing, I guess.
Besides…
What does this S1E5 Map look like?
I mean, is it a sea of ancient creatures, like the dinosaur Map?
Could there be other monsters like these ones here?
I’m curious about the monsters that can be found here, but my main goal is to get more South Sea Pearls and South Sea Black Pearls.
Let’s go near the ocean floor.
What about the Big Ammonites and Archelons?
After using Call Monster, there don’t seem to be enough of them to warrant concern.
It’s inefficient to fish for pearls while avoiding them.
There might be other unfamiliar monsters around here, but oh well.
You have to take risks, right?
Xiphactinus Lv.5
Demon Enemy Target Active
Battle Position: Underwater
It seems it’s not just near the surface of the sea…
There’s such a creature near the seabed.
It’s big!
A huge fish that seems like it could swallow me whole.
What in the world is such a huge creature doing here?
Not only that, there’s two of them?!
It has terrifying fangs.
If those things bite me, I’ll be in big trouble.
Is there any way for us to pull through?
《Summoned Monster『Outerreef』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
That was close.
I thought I was going to die!
The moment I was blown away from Apnea’s back by a body slam, I prepared myself to die and respawn.
I’m glad I had Outerreef’s riding gear made.
It’s like I was only able to escape because of it.
Fighting underwater while riding Outerreef made me dizzy, though.
Outerreef’s DEX increased automatically upon leveling up.
Let’s choose AGI as his second stat increase.
Outerreef Black Dolphin Lv4 → Lv5 (↑1)
DEX 15 (↑1)
AGI 35 (↑1)
INT 16
STR 10
VIT 16
SPI 12
Skills
Bite Evade Underwater Mobility Jump Semi-Aquatic Night Vision
Cursed Noise Vibration Detection Pursue Water Attribute
That’s scary.
We took no direct hits.
None of my Summoned Monsters were hit directly by those monsters’ attacks.
And yet, the only one of us who is unscathed is Rig.
As for Nias, she was left with only half of her HP!
Well, it makes sense.
It doesn’t seem like these monsters were just big.
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