Chapter 348 Part 2
By the way…
What about the horses in charge of aerial battles?
Skeleton Pegasus Lv.2
Demon Undead Enemy Target Active
Battle Position: Ground, Mid-Air
Light Attribute Dark Attribute Wind Attribute Earth Attribute Lightning Attribute
Dah!
What a pitiful sight for a Pegasus!
There’s no rider on its back.
And it’s only one.
Does this mean it’s an easy opponent?
Absolutely not.
It’s quite challenging in various ways, you know?
In essence, it looks as if a skeleton of a horse had grown phantom wings and had started flying.
However…
The variety of attacks that shower from above us is simply overwhelming.
Florin, and even Telomere, barely managed to block its attacks.
That’s right.
This monster was superior to them in terms of maneuverability like that!
A familiar sight is generated on the monster’s head.
A horn.
Is it similar to the one Aotsuki can grow?
Though its straight appearance resembles the lightning blade that can extend from a Tokkosho.
Then it continues to charge from the air.
It’s really nasty how it keeps targeting only me.
Well, to be honest, I was half hoping for it too.
What about the Five Element Seal?
It’s totally ineffective against it.
I changed my strategy after the third failed attempt.
I switched to defending with Void Sphere.
Then I would counterattack, but…
Getting the timing right is quite difficult.
What would’ve happened if my Slow spell hadn’t worked?
I might have been wasting spells forever.
Gravity Prison…
That one seems to have worked, although the monster is still able to fly.
And Downburst?
This one finally forced it onto the ground.
Volff and Telomere tried to suppress it, but its resistance was really fierce.
I also tried to restrain its movements with Branch Bind, but nothing would make it stop thrashing about.
I cut its head off with Indra’s Secret Sword.
Of course, it’s an Undead monster.
It won’t go down that easily.
Next, I smashed the head that had rolled on the ground.
To scatter the soul inside it is the first step towards finishing this guy off.
The body, and the soul supposed to be inside its core, are quite troublesome.
The ribs guard it like armor.
Telomere keeps destroying them with her hammer, but that part repairs itself very quickly!
I also joined in, turning this into a bone demolition festival.
To onlookers, this must be a gruesome sight.
By the way, Volff…
Why do you seem to be having so much fun?
You look like a dog who has been given a bone.
Isn’t chewing on bones necessary to maintain the health of the fangs?
Then chew to your heart’s content!
We somehow managed to take down that Skeleton Pegasus.
No items left behind, though.
Well, let’s put that aside.
In a sense, this one was perhaps the most troublesome of the nocturnal enemies here.
As a result, it seems that fighting these is even more exhausting than fighting those Burkas.
Also, since they’re Undead, they’re a poor matchup for my Summoned Monsters.
Florin’s Poison doesn’t work on them.
Telomere and Yukiwa can’t drain their MP.
I’ll have to replace them with other Summoned Monsters.
What should I do then?
Should I go somewhere else as planned?
Change of plans: let’s hang in there a little longer.
I want more horse hide.
As expected, plans aren’t set in stone.
《【Sword】 Level Up!》
《【Two-handed Sword】 Level Up!》
《You have acquired the【Two-handed Sword】 Skill 【Rock-Splitting Cleave】!》
《【Ice Magic】 Level Up!》
Wait a minute!
【Two-handed Sword】 has been leveled up and a new weapon art has been added.
That’s fine and all, but…
Why has 【Sword】 leveled up as well?
I don’t understand.
No, wait.
Have I overlooked something?
The time is 8:10 PM.
Let’s calm down.
Time to use an Instant Portal.
Calm down…
Alright.
Have I calmed down?
Let’s take a look at the new Skills I can acquire now.
Anything noteworthy?
【Short Sword】.
It requires 6 Bonus Points.
Also, 【Short Katana】.
This one also requires 6 Bonus Points.
And finally, 【Long Sword】.
This one requires a hefty 12 Bonus Points for acquisition.
I have no appropriate weapon to use with the 【Long Sword】 Skill.
No, to be more precise, Goki has one, but that one has a penalty to Magic Skills.
I might try using it, though.
No, wait.
There’s 【Small Katana】.
This one would work with the Lesser Sword Dragon’s Short Sword.
Oh no…
Do I need to try this one out?
Have I been wasting that weapon all this time?
There’s a conceivable idea.
The three weapon Skills of 【Short Sword】, 【Sword】, and 【Two-handed Sword】.
And the three weapon Skills of 【Short Katana】, 【Katana】, and 【Long Sword】.
Are they set to grow by distributing experience points to each other?
For spells, it seems that if you use Universal Magic spells, the experience points gained are shared to the set Magic Skills.
That’s reasonable.
But for swords, are they shared regardless of size?
Even for katanas?
It seems a little forced, but I guess it’s still rational as well.
Before I knew it, my 26 Bonus Points had gone down all the way to 2.
Yeah.
I used them for all three of the 【Short Sword】, 【Short Katana】, and 【Long Sword】 Skills.
I acquired and activated them.
I have no regrets.
So, which one should we try first?
Let’s continue fighting with Indra’s Secret Sword.
What Magic Skill should I set it to?
It’ll be【Tree Magic】.
《【Short Sword】 Level Up!》
It’s leveling up.
This one is leveling up, even though I’m only using Indra’s Secret Sword!
But it seems that the experience points aren’t distributed so generously.
Typically, Skills I’ve just acquired tend to have their first Level Up after a single fight against strong monsters.
But this only happened after the sixth fight.
Each of those fights was reasonably hard, and I think I’ve gained a considerable amount of experience points from all of them.
Let’s try changing weapons.
This time I’ll be using the Jeweled Sword.
Normally, you’d think that the 【Sword】 Skill would be enough for this weapon, but…
《【Short Sword】 Level Up!》
Another Level Up.
And this one came faster!
It’s been only four battles.
No, the Levels, numbers, and types of opponents I’m facing are different, and it’s impossible for them to be in exactly the same formation in the first place.
So, a simple comparison seems impossible.
Rather, I ought to think that these four battles seemed easier than the previous six.
Then why?
Is it because the Jeweled Sword is smaller and lighter than Indra’s Secret Sword?
And since it can be used in a way more similar to a short sword, the experience points distribution leans more towards the 【Short Sword】 Skill?
That makes sense, but…
The difference in weapon size is significant.
At least for me.
The way of using it, especially how to handle it, is very different.
How does this work?
Well, I have no choice but to keep going.
《【Short Sword】 Level Up!》
《You have acquired the【Short Sword】 Skill 【Scoop Out】!》
《【Dash】 Level Up!》
《【Endurance Run】 Level Up!》
《Summoned Monster『Yukiwa』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
So 【Short Sword】 has leveled up and a new weapon art has been added, huh?
Scoop Out?
According to the explanation, it seems to have something to do with thrusting and gouging.
There’s also one more weapon art that I’m not used to seeing.
Critical Pick.
It seems to be a thrusting attack aimed at vital points.
Oh…
That’s dirty.
In other words, it looks like a nice weapon art to have.
Whoops, I almost forgot about Yukiwa.
Yukiwa’s SPI increased automatically upon leveling up.
Let’s choose INT as his second stat increase.
Yukiwa Wraith Lv7 → Lv8 (↑1)
DEX 5
AGI 5
INT 29 (↑1)
STR 5
VIT 5
SPI 26 (↑1)
Skills
Flight Shapeshift Physical Attack Permeability Magical Resistance [Slight]
MP Absorption [Small] Dark Attribute Fire Attribute Water Attribute
Hmm.
Interesting.
It seems that the Jeweled Sword is faster at leveling up the 【Short Sword】 Skill.
But you should think that the total amount of experience points distributed as a whole has not changed.
That would be more reasonable.
So, would the same apply to Katana Skills?
Let’s try it.
But before that, shall I change our lineup?
Let’s recall Yukiwa and summon Kurama.
A spear would be better when dealing with Horse-type monsters.
Although it seems not to be a good match for Skeleton Pegasus, that’s another matter.
All I have to do is press on.
Now, let’s change weapons.
Let’s go with the Quartz Illuminated Sword.
This one too will be set to 【Tree Magic】.
It’s quite helpful.
Whenever my attacks connect with an opponent, branches and vines wrap around them, hindering movement.
Swords, katanas, and even spears are not good against Skeleton Pegasus.
But being able to hinder their movement is good enough.
Now then.
Will a Katana-type sword follow the same plan as the swords?
《【Short Katana】 Level Up!》
《【Long Sword】 Level Up!》
As planned, they’re leveling up.
That sure was fast!
They’ve leveled up in just three battles?
And…
The Quartz Illuminated Sword is good.
Really good.
To me, it feels like the weapon that best matches my stature.
Apparently, as long as they’re part of the same set, there is no doubt that experience points are being shared between Skills.
This is very interesting.
So, what now?
Should I try playing around with it and trying out different things?
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