379 # 360 Apostle of Order and the Beast of Immortality.txt (1/2)

After debating what to do for the evening, I couldn't decide and decided to talk to Farida.

'I need to ask you about the Sandwall Desert, if that's okay?'

Okay?　Is it about the trials of God?

It's obvious.

'Oh... we're defeating the Apostles of Anubis, Horus, and Sebek... it has something to do with it, doesn't it?'

'You guessed it. But still, Anubis, it's amazing that you beat Horus. You were pretty strong, weren't you?

'Oh. That's a lot of summonses.

After all, Anubis and Horus are in a strong classification, aren't they?

'We need to collect the items, right?

Yes. However, you can get it by defeating each of the apostles. Also, don't get an item from someone else and use it because it will anger the gods.

I guess that means they won't accept foul play. In case you asked what would happen, they said that in the desert, they would lose their escape and be targeted by a large army of Sphinxes. I decided not to try.

'What other apostles are out there?'

'There are the apostles of Selket, Maat, Mersegel and Set. Selket's apostle is in the town of Myrian, and Maat's apostle is supposed to be near the village of Hout. The apostle of Mercegel is in the valley to go to where God's trials are, and Set is camped before God's trials.

You've got a general idea of where you're going to come out. I thought so, but Anubis seems to hang around at night. I've heard that Horus is targeted when it's flying in the sky. Next time I'll have to go after Serketo or Maat.

”The closest village to Nefer is Hout. Its specialty is the acacia tree. This is the village where the sandboard that Takht has is made.

Jesus... that's one I'll have to go to! Sounds like fun!

I think it's settled. Okay, let's go. Don't you want to know how strong I am?

Are you sure?　I don't have an axe to grind.

'It's stronger with an axe, but if you're dealing with Maat, you'll be fine with your bare hands. Set is tough though.

That's a lot of confidence. And I guess Set is still the strongest. Then Livina and Sephone come in.

'I'm coming too!　It's not fair that you should go to Bran!

It's not fair!　You may take the concubines with you.

'Maat has a pet named Amemit, so you'd better not, okay?　He'll eat you because he loves the dark attribute and he's also an immortal killer.

”...

They decided not to go. Well, the two of them would go out of their way to tell me that, I guess it's because of Farida and Crus. So I decided to take them only at first.

I didn't know Amemit, so I asked Farida for information on Amemit.

'He's a crocodile head, a lion with a mane and upper body, and a hippopotamus phantom with a lower body.

I pictured a weird beast in my mind, a weird beast in my head.

'Sucking and biting are its main attacks. You have to be careful, because if it bites you, it will kill you instantly. After that, they should be using light breathers as well. But they can't fly, so that's a good thing to think about.

It's like a beastly version of Gratney. For now, I started out with Livina, Stra, Farida, Konoha and Stra.

I got on Stra and we were off.

'Are you sure it's this way?　The compass points in a different direction, but...

No problem. I like this dragon! Comfortable.

There's no wyvern in the Sandwall Desert. I've never seen one before either, but I get a strong sense of flapping my wings and flying. Maybe that's what it's like to ride a bird.

'It's about time... the tactics are coming.

What? When I was thinking, Sandstorm suddenly flew out of the sand. It would have been awful if it wasn't for Farida's warning. Then a huge worm came out of the desert.

Sandworm Lv 35.

Normal Monster Target Active

This guy....maybe he's the monster that was the tentacle of the Disaster Chimera...he's a worm, but I had a feeling that he was. But still.

”Farida...

Don't you think we need to do some prep work before we fight Maat?

No offense.... but you knew this guy was going to be in this place. Well, whatever.

Let's go.　Hey, Strahm!

When I say that, Stra launches a series of flame bombs and Sandworm can't resist and escapes into the ground. Then, as usual, I can flush it out with an arc quake.

'That won't be necessary,'

Farida jumps down. She swings her fist at him.

''Concentrate...Demon Fist!

When Farida's magic fist hits the desert, a tremendous impact is generated, and the sandworm jumps out.

I've found it! Demon Fist!

The sandworms in the air were mercilessly blasted by the demon fists, and they were blown away.

Then, one after another, the sandworms came out. This is not good!

''Oh dear. It looks like the impact of the ground brought them out. Good. I'll play with you a lot.

This is the kind of personality Farida had. Then the sandworms suck in their breath. Breaths from all of them! I panicked, but Farida looked relaxed.

''It's no use... that kind of thing won't work on me. Magic jamming!

Sandworms' breaths deactivate as a purple shockwave is released from Farida. What the hell...

”A skill that interferes with your magic and blocks your magic-using skills. We'll just have to tie up with this... come here. I'll beat every last one of them to death!

One after the other, Fareeda is taking out the sandworms with her magic fists...she's so alive.

'Tact... what are you going to do?　This?

'Oh...I've zoned out on too much. The concubines are joining the fight!

Relax. This is not what we're after. If we can't hit them at long range, we're going to take out the enemy from far away, out of the way of Farida.

In the end, I mainly attacked with Stra's fireballs and my Explosions. Livina killed the surviving enemies with her magic bullets, Sephone killed them with her shadow spear, and in the end, Sephone's dark wave motion wiped them out.

''You're still getting weak... well, it's better that way because it feels like you're fighting.

Weakening? There's a cruel sandworm lying around Farida...

I mean, if you knew they were going to leave, you should have told me.

Hmm. Livina is right!

What you're saying is very true. But I don't think you can say it from behind me.

'Wasn't the tacto a konoha?　I chose to evolve that boy, but was it too much to ask?

I was certainly tempted to aim for Konoha's evolution soon.

'It would certainly be nice if I could evolve Konoha. I thought about it, but even if I did, you'd have to tell me about that sort of thing beforehand.

'I understand. So, regarding the Maat's Apostle, Maat deals with the magic of wind, fire and light. I'm sure you'll be able to take care of the Maat Apostles for me.

You did a battle, including this one. I knew it was weird because Farida is not a good match for Amemit, and neither is Amemit. If you can block the magic, Farida will have the advantage.

Okay, fine. Then you'll deal with the Maat's messenger.

Thanks. Tact. I won't let you down.

Moo.

Don't be pissed off. They turned it down because they were at a disadvantage.

They demolished it and found two soil-based rocks. All this demolition work, two rocks. Not very efficient.

We didn't stop, we headed straight for it and Fareeda found Maat's Apostle. Amemit was already there.

Maat's Apostle?

?　?　?

Amemit?

?　?　?

Amemit is about the same size as a person? Thank God it's not as big.

We go down and call Aranea and Meir instead of Livina and Sephone and give them instructions. Then they dive into the dirt.

'You've thought of it. That's how we're going to capture Amemit.

Do you despise it?

No way. I'm a demon.　You must love it.

Are you trying to make me one of your own? I just want it to be easy to take down. Stock up on magic with delayed magic and then we're on our way. Then the Maat Apostle was waiting for us. It's a disciplined apostle. My conscience hurts a bit.

I'm not going to be the only one to have to do it. The chanting is faster than mine!

”Blitz!

I release a series of blitzes and Amemit becomes a shield. Okay, now I'm not going to be shy. Then Maat's Apostle uses Sandstorm. I get on Stra and escape into the air.

Stra fires a fireball and Amemit sucks in the fireball and then sucks us in. I already have a plan for dealing with it.

'Release!'

As a magic circle is drawn on Amemit's ground, Maat's Apostle moves away and Amemit is struck by the explosion. A time bomb. Furthermore, Stra's corrosion breath hits.

The Maat's Apostle raises his staff.

'I won't let you!　Magic jamming!

Maat's Apostle and Amemit are hit by a shockwave, blocking their magic-using skills.

Amemit tries to get at Farida, but Konoha's feather throw and Strah's fireball stalls him. Then comes a synchronization from Mir.

'Tact-sama!　We're ready to go!

”Yes! Drop it!

The pit created by Aranea and Meir is activated. But Amemit did not fall to the ground. He fell into the sticky and steel threads set up inside the pit and was bound in the air of the pit.

Quickly, Mir bound Amemit's mouth with the vines, and Aranea joined in and sealed it completely. If it's a marvel to be able to open its mouth, just stop opening it. The capture of a real-life crocodile is also a good idea, but first tie its mouth tightly and restrain it. If this guy is a crocodile too, there's nothing we can do about it.

The rest of the time, Meir doused them with pollen and all of us ended up battering them with magic and long-range attacks. It looks like the battle was pretty one-sided on Farida's part. They were taking down the Maat apostles faster than we were.

We got this one when it was dismantled.

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