Chapter 176: The Volchark.

Chapter 176: The Volchark.

[Shadow Armament] [Lifetaker (13 kills)][Various Spell Buffs] inflicted on [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir, Saori Segawa]s Job [Shadow Warrior] has risen from [Level 6] to [Level 11]

Attributes have increased due to level up

Acquisition requirement fulfilled. [Lava Resistance Lv. 1] gained

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Concentration Lv. 9] [Inferno Resistance Lv. 2] [Lava Resistance Lv. 2] [Mana Recovery Lv. 7] [Monster Synergist Lv. 2] gained

Here you go, eat up. I offered the helmetless Grimnir a bowl of meat and vegetable stew. It was easy and fast to make, especially with the help of these red-hot rocks, heated from staying close to that magma lake.The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñòv€l-B1n.

You have my thanks, Saori I apologize for all of this. It is my fault, Grimnir confessed, looking down with regret from what happened. Never would I have expected to misjudge the stability of the ground. I havent mined in ages, and my own bladdarg overconfidence forced you to come to my rescue.

For scouting, you moved far too far away, Mister Grimnir. I am glad Hestia got there before that monster killed you, but let us stop blaming people, alright? I am not in the mood, and I do not think you are, either, I shook my head, to get rid of my urge to complain in his face. He explained to us how he got into that predicament in the first place, naming his greed for the voldunna ore as the reason.

Grimnir nodded, accepting the bowl of stew. Yes, I understand. Still, my life was saved, that is unquestionable. A tazong is honorbound to repay his savior in any way or shape if it doesnt dishonor their clan, so once this is over, name whatever you want, I will make it with my honor as a blacksmith on the line. If I fail, I shall lay down my hammer.

After giving Grimnir his bowl, I went over to Tasianna to check on her, How are you holding up? Will the igloo be able to last?

Not with this heat. If I dont keep pouring mana into it, the mana slime will melt eventually.

We managed to make it out of the magma lake with only a few more fights, and fortunately, nothing came of that bad feeling Id had. However, we had to leave the volchark corpses behind since we didnt have Hestia around, and my storage couldnt handle this many bodies with my meager Mana capacity. It really makes you appreciate how much her [Storage Magic] can carry.

After entering the cave, Tasianna created an igloo out of mana slime for us to rest in. We were deep in the tunnel, but the heat from outside was blazing, making it quite uncomfortable to rest in. Tasianna couldnt have [Fairy of Winter] active all the time, since it drained mana, so she made an igloo when I described it. Unfortunately, due to the heat, that plan isnt working too well.

Forget it. Itll cool the air long enough for us to eat and then go to sleep. It is more important for you to rest and regain your mana, Tasianna.

After everybody ate their fill, Tasianna and Grimnir immediately fell asleep while I kept watch. I also took this time to sort through our potion stocks, Health and Mana. Without Hestia around, the only spell we had to heal our wounds would be Tasiannas [Ocean Healing], which she recieved from leveling [Torrent Magic] to level two, so we had to rely more on potions for now.

I need to prepare. This can be considered an emergency.

Acquisition requirements fulfilled. [Mid-Air Maneuvering Lv. 1] [Mounted Fighter Lv. 1] [Rider Lv. 1] gained. 8100 SP remaining

Multiple proficiency requirement fulfilled. [Multi-Cast Lv. 5] [Delayed Cast Lv. 3] [Sundering Enhancement Lv. 10] [Piercing Enhancement Lv. 10] [Crushing Enhancement Lv. 10] [Air Walk Lv. 7] [Inferno Resistance Lv. 5] [Lava Resistance Lv. 5] [Mana Recovery Lv. 8]. 2250 SP remaining

Skill requirement fulfilled. [Sundering Enhancement Lv. 10] [Piercing Enhancement Lv. 10] [Crushing Enhancement Lv. 10] merged into skill [All Damage Enhancement Lv. 1]

Ok, finished. Thank you very much for all the SP. I should not spend everything, keep some in reserve just in case. This should be good enough to help me handle whatever.

After losing [Tenebrous Magic] to create [Stygian Voltage], someone might think that casting spells shouldnt become my focus anymore, as most of my offensive power now came from my black lightning, garm pack, and dagger skills. However, that's not how I saw it. Two spells I do use quite often would be [Shadow Dash] and [Dark Tendrils], and the more I could cast them simultaneously, the better. Furthermore, I have a couple skills that directly improve the power of my dark magics, so theres a ton of room for growth as well.

Thats why [Multi-Cast] should be one of my first priorities, along with [Delayed Cast]. The latter allowed me to create the magic circles for five [Shadow Dash] casts and delay the execution of them until I needed to use them, making my teleportation faster and more seamless. I wouldnt have to deal with the magic materialization process, after all.

I already knew about [All Damage Enhancement] from Gael, so increasing my overall damage isnt a bad investment. [Air Walk], [Inferno Resistance], and [Lava Resistance] are there to help me fight better in this place as well as allowing me to maneuver and tank better. And [Mana Recovery] is generally just good, especially with my new focus on stygian lightning.

Mid-way through the night, the garms woke up from their sleep and we switched watch duty. Uno, Song, and Sarasa were with us, while I believe Quatre should be with Ellaine right now. My sleep quality was pretty bad; I was sweating to the point I had to put my coat into my storage, and I even considered taking off my shirt, no matter how indecent it was.

When I woke up, my fur was just drenched in my sweat and the humidty from the last of the melted igloo. It did make me learn that I could continue producing black electricity with my white fur no matter how wet I got. Good to know if I ever needed to fight underwater.

Before we departed, Tasianna used her magic to give everybody a refreshing cold shower, getting rid of yesterday's fatigue and the sticky feeling after our sleep. After a quick sandwich breakfast, we were off, journeying through the tunnel until we found a herd of those four-legged pachycephalosaurus monsters.

Rock-Breaker Rachycephalarus

A rachycephalarus with thin fur and the ability to store water inside special organs to cool down the body internally and keep it hydrated on long journeys. Adapted to live inside volcanoes, these fire-resistant beasts have a rock-breaking skull smash to dissuade any would be hunters. Rank D

They were initially wary of us but, after we showed we had no intentions to attack them, the herd simply ignored us and began to move away. Grimnir, knowing life inside tunnels and caves better than us, suggested we follow them since the monsters inside this place should know the surroundings better than us. As the maps we had of this place didnt depict every single tunnel and we just had no idea where we were on the maps, this idea was better than nothing.

After one of the monsters growled at us for following them, we decided to stay further back from them. With how labyrinthine this tunnel system was, choosing to follow them was the best choice we had, since they helped us find the exit eventually. The only unfortunate part was that it was by another magma lake, only passable through leapfrogging across a series of islands or by going completely around it.

I really wanted to reunite with Hestia and Ellaine as well as my students as soon as possible, but my [Detection Sensor] confirmed that a few signals were inside the lake. If those volcharks continued attacking us, it would only slow us down and possibly endanger us. Rushing wasnt good, even though I really wanted to do it right now.

Magma Belcher Volchark

A four-legged volchark whose main diet consists of consuming rocks, able to deconstruct it into valuable nutrients. Able to survive in rivers of extreme heat, these creatures gorge upon large amounts of magma and rocks in their expandable stomachs, to either consume or use as a projectile against aggressors. Evolution has given them the ability to walk on land. Rank C

Tasianna quickly casted [Fairy of Winter] to cool us down and surround us in an [Air Shield] to prevent the gases from knocking us out. Tazics like Grimnir were highly resistant against volcanic gases but breathing clean air was still preferred.

As we followed the herd of rachychephalarus around the magma lake, my [Detection Sensor] suddenly caught something interesting in the depths of the lake. It isnt moving much, but that bad feeling from before seems to have crept back up. I called for my garms, telling Tasianna and Grimnir we should ride on them for the rest of the trip, the signal worrying me a bit.

Argh, a tazong should not be riding a damn mount. By Crustacias twintails, how do you tall people even keep yourself balanced on them, guh, Grimnir grumbled, finding it uncomfortable to stay on Sarasa since dwarves have trouble staying on them due to a balancing problem.

Stop complaining, Mister Grimnir. Let us just get this do-

Gueeeeeeeeeeeehhhhh! The loud, pained cry of one of the herds youngs interrupted my sentence, echoing through this whole place. Looking over to them, it looked like some magma popped, sending a large amount of the molten rock onto the rachychephalarus young. The herd seemed agitated, trying to scrape off the magma and calm down their young at the same time, even pushing it forward as multiple members of the herd began to run.

Huh? What is-oh no!

The signal from the depths, it was coming closer and closer to us, causing my [Danger Perception] from [True Wolven Instincts] to ring even louder and louder, to the point ignoring it was impossible. As Grimnir and Tasianna were about to move forward, I ordered my garms not to move any further but to retreat instead.

Because we were in trouble.

Slarrrghhhhhhhh! A high-pitched motor-like sound erupted the moment magma exploded into a geyser, rocks breaking as the panicked cries of the herd of rachycephalarus pierced through all the other noises. As the dust and smoke settled, the silhouette of a giant beast became visible, having broken through the ground while its large jaw was lodged into the wall next to it.

With one swift movement, the creature closed its mouth shut, crunching through the wall before storing it all in its elastic-like stomach. There was blood smeared on its lips and teeth, the remains of the herds.

Mheeehhhhhh! However, some of the rachycephalarus seemed to have survived, crying desperately in vain for their lost members. This however, just attracted the humongous sharks attention, snapping its head around in a split second.

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