Episode 63
saintess.
In this game, the saintess can be said to be a title that means a martial artist who would be the second best in the entire continent.
Of course, since Alfine is also a saint, she is a representative martial artist.
‘A character with high stamina, strength, and strong melee attacks.’
It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is no way to break through the human barrier (?) called Alpine because it also has recovery skills.
On top of that, she even inflicted mental damage on the player with her unique eccentricities and behavior.
They are a truly terrifying tribe.
“I don’t think the saints this sister remembers were like that, right?”
“At least, all the saints I know are like that, aren’t they?”
I don’t know what the saints Emily remembers were like, but most of the saints I remember in the game are like that.
“It has been said that the personalities of the saints have changed drastically since the current great saintess came to power.”
According to the setting, she is a great saintess who can be said to be the pinnacle and teacher of the current saints.
“I know that the great saintess changed the disposition of the current saintess.”
The fist that Alpine wields is also a s*x-fighting technique that he officially learned directly from that great saintess.
Certainly, there was a setting that the saintess’ skills were invented by the great saintess herself.
“By the way, in today’s church, when it comes to saints, they’re known as fighters who are on par with the Knights Templar.”
No, in a sense, the Holy Women’s Association might be more famous.
Like a saint who ran and crossed a deep lake.
Like a saint who smashed lightning with her bare fists.
Or a saintess who struck down a collapsing mountain with her bare hands and built it back up to create a new mountain.
All saints except for Alpine.
It is said that the girls who can be said to be her seniors did it.
“Who said it? The saints are crazy.”
It is not a curse word, but it is said that it was a word muttered by one of the citizens who were thrilled and moved by the eccentricities of the saints.
“… … The saintess has fallen.”
“What if the devil felt sorry for that?”
In any case, from my point of view, the fact that the saints became stronger was something to be welcomed with open arms.
The Holy Women’s Society are good people who can be trusted throughout the entire game, right up to the ending.
“Whoa… … . In the face of the benevolent divine fist, nothing vile remains.”
good… … kids right?
Anyway, with Alfine, I can freely attack without worrying about back support classes like me or Celidia.
Celidia had already started arranging the remaining wolves one by one, not paying attention to the surroundings.
The number of wolves is decreasing at once.
I quietly watched it, then took my eyes off the pyramids and moved my gaze beyond.
“Even the giants are approaching.”
The battle is not over.
No, I guess I should start now.
An aura so strong that it cannot be compared to the wolves you dealt with just a moment ago.
“Looks like something big is caught. draft.”
“… … It’s earlier than expected.”
I had to hold back the corners of my mouth that twitched.
lucky.
Originally, the probability of experiencing this continuous battle event was only about 13%.
I never thought I would achieve that right on my first hunt.
“Sian, something is coming.”
“Unlike other monsters, the evil energy is blatant.”
Celidia and Alpine now notice and start to be wary.
There is nothing to pay attention to again.
“come.”
The first thing I heard was the sound.
tight. It seems that they come by pulling out all the trees that hinder their progress or breaking them as they are.
A monster that appears loudly, as if it were blatantly proud of its terrifying physical strength and huge body.
“… … that one.”
“troll?”
“Is that a troll?”
I keep my mouth shut after finding out the monster’s true identity, and on the contrary, I’m frankly surprised because I didn’t know anything.
“Do trolls look like that these days? It looks pretty nasty.”
As Emily muttered in wonder, it was far from the commonly known troll appearance.
no head
There is nothing where the head should be, as if it had been ripped off by something.
There is no part corresponding to the right arm. Instead, only the left arm is huge enough to rival the torso.
When he spreads his right arm, it seems that countless tentacle-like plant roots are wriggling inside.
“… … Are you undead?”
“No, it seems to be alive for now.”
《Mutated Troll》
It is a field boss-level monster that you often encounter when walking around the field on the 1st or 2nd day of the Forest of Blood quest.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like that… … . And I feel bad.”
Celidia instinctively sensed something, showing hostility and putting the summoned spirit first.
“Sian, what are you going to do?”
“If you go to other kids for no reason, there must be some guys who can’t handle it.”
Not to mention, I’m afraid to give up the field boss I’ve encountered.
“Let’s deal with it here. Any objections?”
“huh. agree.”
“of course. It will be a shame if you leave behind a monster that looks like that.”
Fortunately, they aren’t the ones to be intimidated by.
You can fight alone, but the toughness of field boss level monsters is not normal.
It’s a monster based on the premise that as many people as possible can deal with it.
“First, let’s burn it with firepower.”
“I will do it first.”
When Celidia stretched out her hand, the waiting spirit opened its mouth and spewed out flames and lightning.
Surprisingly, the flames and lightning do not affect other trees and grass at all, but only cling to the mutated troll and begin to burn its body.
“Is Celdia’s attack effective?”
“No, it’s only burning the outside.”
Celidia shook her head and tried to increase her firepower, but the troll swung it roughly with her huge arm as if it were annoying, and rushed at it.
“ah… … .”
“Do not worry.”
No need to panic. Alfine said calmly and jumped in front of the huge monster that was rushing towards.
But I wouldn’t call that action reckless.
Because I know.
“Huh!”
With a cheering sound, the troll stretched out his huge fist with a clenched fist.
Quaang!
Such strength that you can feel the floor shaking.
Alfine it.
“Whoa… … . Surprisingly, nothing special.”
I casually raised my arms and took it.
It doesn’t push at all.
“Hold on! Alpine!”
In the midst of the confrontation, I finished casting the magic that had been waiting for a while and immediately ejected it.
“First of all, I’ll put this down.”
Bone Spear 3 shots.
Papa pat!
Three bone spears pierce the guy’s torso.
However, it could not penetrate completely, as if it lacked power.
Does not matter.
“Emily!”
Emily, understanding my instructions, swiftly flew towards the troll, wrapped her demonic energy around its slender arm, and created a storm to strike it.
Not towards him, but towards the half-stuck goal.
“Go in.”
Contrary to the mischievous voice, the storm that raged with terrifying power made the goal pierce its way into the man’s torso, as if hammering a nail into it.
“Alfine retreat! Celidia freezes his feet!”
Following my instructions, the two acted immediately.
As Alfine released her strength and ran backwards to distance herself, a terrifying cold wave raged and trapped her legs in ice.
“Then where… … Would you like to explode it from the inside?”
The reason why he dared to set aside other magic and pierced the goal spear into his torso.
I am about to show it from now on.
The Bone Lance and Bone Spear-type magic can generate additional effects when a certain skill level is reached.
“Bone fragments, explode.”
At the same time as he signaled with a hand gesture, the deeply pierced bone spear exploded inside the troll’s body.
Exploding fragments also cause physical damage.
Troll-type monsters are hard, but not enough to deal with the damage that explodes inside the body.
At the same time as the explosion, pieces of flesh were scattered from the body, and about 20% of the body was blown away, and the creature staggered from the damage.
A serious injury that wouldn’t be strange if it was an instant death for a normal creature.
but don’t fall
“… … After all, you won’t die from this. Should I completely cut it into pieces or burn it?”
I also clicked my tongue at the jingling vitality comparable to that of the undead.
“Cellidia, Emily, can you focus only on firepower without paying attention to the surroundings?”
“of course.”
“Leave it to me.”
Celidia was already mobilizing all of her spirit magic to create a fireball.
unusual opening.
can’t get behind him
“We do too.”
“Huh, let’s show our firepower.”
Emily and I stretch out our arms as we cling to each other in a show-stopping manner.
Two sparks arise, and as they merge, the flames grow stronger.
Two masses of red flame and black flame fall straight towards the troll.
aaang!
The heat that boils up in an instant creates a frenzy due to the temperature difference and blows toward us, the caster.
“Oops, the aftermath… … .”
But the aftermath has nothing to do with us.
With the sound of fingers snapping, the transparent wall spread out in front of us to block the hot air.
“I told you? As long as I’m there, I won’t let anyone do any harm.”
A blocking technique using Alpine’s divine power.
“And with this kind of firepower, it can even burn the forest… … Let’s block it a bit.”
When it is further unfolded, a transparent wall surrounds the burning troll.
The fire was contained to prevent it from spreading into the forest.
“This way, I can concentrate more, right?”
“It was perfect. Alpine. That’s just right.”
It is similar to a kiln.
This is to trap the heat so that it burns completely.
As the temperature of the flame rises further, the tough form of the troll finally collapses and begins to oxidize.
《You have killed the mutated troll.》
《Acquire experience.》
《You have reached level 26.》
《Acquire 5pts of level-up bonus skill points.》
《Remaining Skill Points: 13pt》
When there was nothing left to burn, the flames rapidly dwindled, leaving only small embers.
When it is completely collected, the monster’s ashes are blown away by the wind.
No matter how regenerative a monster is, it’s not uncommon for a monster to resurrect from ashes.
“phew… … . It’s really tough. What is that?”
Celidia sighed a little, collected the summoned spirit, and then asked.
“Does this forest even mutate monsters like that?”
“Okay. Is it the influence of the forest or… … Maybe someone was playing a prank.”
“… … really?”
“Well, that’s what I’ve been saying. It means that there is nothing strange in a forest like this.”
Saying it like a joke, I glanced around.
“I don’t think there’s anything more to see around here. Let’s keep going.”
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The result of exploring the forest until the sun went down.
I was able to carry out the practice tasks smoothly.
《Sub Quest》
《Discover 7 kinds of herbs 7/7》
《Explore more than 30% of the map》
《Find 4 or more types of field boss level monsters and defeat them 4/4》
“This should be enough.”
The quota was fully achieved. After all, I’m the type of person who feels relieved when I finish my homework in advance.
《You have cleared the sub-quest.》
《Acquire experience.》
《You have reached level 27.》
《Acquire 5pts of level-up bonus skill points.》
《Remaining Skill Points: 18pt》
That should be enough.
“Let’s go back.”
“I never thought I would be able to fight this much monster in one day.”
“Are you going to walk around like this tomorrow?”
“No way.”
The quota was fully achieved.
“At this level, even the professors won’t blame you. So, let’s do something else in moderation tomorrow.”
And tomorrow I’ll do something other than hunting.
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3rd day car.
It was around the time that the sight of this forest began to become familiar to the eyes.
From dawn, I wake up diligently and start ‘work’ for today’s schedule.
Items such as appropriately created tables and shelves were arranged outside the base, and a tent was set up on top of them.
“Sian, can I leave it here?”
“I guess this should be enough. Just in case, let’s build more fences around the base.”
At least I want to finish preparing before the day is completely bright.
As they were moving vigorously and busily, perhaps because of the noise, Celidia and Alpine also poked their heads out of the base with puzzled expressions on their faces.
“… … What are you doing?”
“I’m preparing for what I’m going to do today.”
“I will help.”
“I don’t know, but I will help first.”
There were only minor finishes left, but I gave instructions and explained to Celia and Alpine, who meekly began to help.
“From today, I won’t be hunting or exploring.”
Because I’ve done enough work.
When hunting goes beyond a certain level, the efficiency in comparison to experience drops.
There’s no reason why you should hang yourself.
A sufficient number of monsters were hunted, and with that alone, a certain degree of performance was secured.
much less
‘anyway… … Soon it won’t matter.’
It’s better to do something else than that.
If possible, do something that is personally beneficial to me.