V4C96 (2/2)
“Ichino-sama’s Slash is powerful.”
“I will not be beaten.”
I was praised but I could not say that I didn’t intend to kill it.
Hn ‒, it seems like it’s impossible for me to aim with precision.
“「Charm」!”
Carol next to me released her first magic.
Immediately afterward, a black elephant like the one before suddenly went on a rampage and mowed down the monsters with its massive nose.
The surrounding monsters looked like they did not know what to do with the sudden betrayal but monsters that fought back against the black elephant that was attacking with disregard appeared and a section devolved into a brawl.
Excellent, I must make sure to not attack that location.
A battle where we still had plenty of room for spare unfolded.
The battle with the ants was not a waste.
Carol’s Charm magic and Marina’s Wind Arrows were reliably decreasing the number of monsters.
We were dominating the flow of battle.
Haru’s eyes did not let that escape. In order to not let the flow of battle return to the enemy, she precisely cut down the monsters that would have an advantage in that situation.
I still had plenty of allowance for MP as well.
How many monsters would we be able to defeat until I run out of MP?
I was the most worried for Haru.
Maybe Haru was conscious of it too, she has only been releasing Slash when it was needed since a while ago.
In exchange, she was releasing arrows from the bow we obtained from the bandits.
When I looked at Haru, she silently nodded.
It seems like she can still continue.
I would actually want to annihilate all of them in one shot with a powerful magic but I wonder if there’re any good methods?
Initially, I thought of setting the grassland on fire like what Dakyat’s soldiers did to burn the monsters to death but the monsters would charge at us while clad in the fire.
“「Fire」!”
The flames that illuminated the darkness exploded within the monster herd.
However, the monsters totally did not look like they were faltering.
The power of Carol’s skill is truly amazing.
” …… Ah, now that I think about it, this scene ― 「Thunder」! 「Ice」! 「Stone」!”
Looking at the monsters disappear as the fireball and thunder descend onto them and they did not evade the clumps of ice and stone that flew at them, I recalled the behavior that the monsters exhibited before.
The figures of the monsters closely resembled the figures of the monsters determined on advancing eastward even when wrapped in a sea of fire.
Were the monsters aiming for the east because they were being attracted by something?
“Carol, I’ll change your job. I have something I’m curious about. Haru and Marina also, please stop attacking for a moment.”
“Yes, understood.”
I changed Carol’s job from Temptress to Farmer.
The next instant,
【Ichinojo Leveled up]
【Magician skill: 「Magic Attack Strengthening (minor)」acquired]
【Magician skill: 「Darkness Magic」has skilled up to「Darkness Magic II」]
【Apprentice Practitioner skill: 「Healing Magic II」has skilled up to「Healing Magic III」]
【Apprentice Practitioner skill: 「MP Strengthening (minor)」has skilled up to「MP Strengthening (small)」]
【There are no further levels for Apprentice Practitioner]
【Title: Peak of Apprentice Practitioner acquired]
【Title skill: Learning acquired]
【Practitioner skill: 「Healing Magic III」has skilled up to「Healing Magic IV」]
【Practitioner skill: 「Shield Magic」has skilled up to「Shield Magic II」]
【Practitioner skill: 「Magic Defense Strengthening (minor)」has skilled up to「Magic Defense Strengthening (small)」]
… My level went up.
In other words, combat had ended.
Combat ended even though there are that many monsters around?
“The monsters are leaving.”
“Or rather, it looks like they are aiming for Ferruit as before.”
Just like what Haru and Marina mentioned, the monsters really seemed like they had no interest in us and changed course to the east.
As expected, they are being manipulated.
It’s not as strong as Carol’s 「Captivating Powder of the Night」 but the monsters’ actions were being restricted by some strong power.
“Ku, kuhahahaha!”
Discovering that fact, I crumbled into laughter.
“Ichino-sama, my level increased too but … what happened?”
“This is not just a bonus stage, what’s this, I don’t know if somebody did this for some particular reason or that this is a natural phenomenon or a paranormal phenomenon but I thought of something incredibly awesome!”
Finishing off all the monsters in one go.
Thinking of the method, I gave a daring smile.