Chapter 146: Ruins Murals and Ninjas

Chapter 146: Ruins Murals and Ninjas

The fifth day of the event. After the usual production activities, I explored the lake with Ion, Chess, Puyosuke and Seguro in the morning, but nothing came of it.

I knew there was one on the floating island, but not in the lake at the same location...so there must be a slate at the Berserk King Kong base area and maybe another one.

I started exploring the forest in the afternoon. The members are Lily, Setia, Gray, Liqueur and Darley. Then Lily says she'll take the controls.

"Please be considerate of Lily-oneesama's feelings. Takuto-sama"

Gunu...my escape route is blocked...

When I get on the Darley, the usual outbursts begin.

I now know what it's like to be a rodeoer...but I couldn't go on like this.

"Lily, stop!"

"Wa, Wait a bit longer!"

It's not good. I squeezed Lily's hand gently from behind and slowly loosened the reins. And then Darley calms down.

"Ah..."

"When you want to calm him down, don't pull too hard on the reins. If you pull too hard on the reins, Darley will suffer. Now, tell him to move forward"

"Y...Yes"

When Lily gives the command to go forward, she grips the reins tightly. This is the cause. I support her and try not to pull too hard on the reins.

Then Darley runs as usual.

"Waa!"

Lily seems to be feeling good.

"Remember what this feels like, okay? When I pull hard on the reins, it's when I want to make a sudden change of direction or when I want him to stop because it's dangerous. This is about right for normal situations"

"Yes! Thank you! Takuto"

After that, Lily's control was stable even without my help. She even knocked out the Wolfman with ease while riding Darley.

"I'm glad that Lily-oneesama is no longer a marvel...but I'm not satisfied"

What's wrong with you, Setia...it's good that she can now control it properly.

Once again, I headed for the next base area. I have a pretty good idea of where the base area is.

We found the first base area by heading south from the north. Then there are two base areas, east and west. That left only the south.

But what we found on our way south was not a base area.

"Are these...ruins? Setia, is there poison?"

"Yes"

So it's not the base area after all...but it looks like there is a slate. I'll contact Ruin-san for the time being.

"I'm sorry to bother you. I found a ruin different from the base area south of the first base area"

Well, it's also in the south. But isn't it the base area?

"According to Setia, there is poison here. Maybe it's different"

I see. It's too far for us to go, so you'll have to explore. I'll let Mel and the others know

"Please"

That's it. Now that I have permission, let's explore.

Liqueur and Darley were replaced by Ion and Koihi. Now, let's explore the ruins.

The ruins were full of traps. There were many arrows and spears coming out of pits and walls. Well, it's easy because Koihi can sense them.

And then there were monsters. Here it is!

Ghost Lv4

Summon Monster Subjugation Target Active

This is the ghost I saw in the wilderness. He's one of the guys who can possess you, so Setia and I killed him with our magic bullets.

That's why Setia and I were very active in the ruins. Info flows in the middle of the battle.

Your staffs level has reached 20. You have acquired the martial arts Trident Magic and Shift Change

Hmm. I took the opportunity to use them. The first is Trident Magic. It's like shooting magic bullets at up to three enemies. You can also shoot three shots at one body. It's a useful technique.

But what's more useful is Shift Change. Shift Change is a technique that allows you to switch the location of your party members. For example, if I'm being targeted by an enemy, I can switch places with Lily and let her do the fighting.

There are many other strategies you can use. For example, I could switch the biting Gray and Puyosuke, or Hiyori and Kurogane.

The problem is that you can only switch one pair at a time. And it looks like this technique can only be used once per battle. I don't think they're going to let us switch around all the time.

I searched safely while using Light and apparently reached the end point. It was a big hall.

Then something appears.

Phantom?

? ? ?

So there's a boss after all.

It means the same as a ghost, but this one was more like a wraith. And this one had a scythe for a weapon. It seems to be a pre-evolution of the Grim Reaper.

Now, what to do...a ghost boss is unexpected.

While I was thinking about this, the Phantom possessed Lily. Lily, controlled by the Phantom, attacked Ion...I guess it targeted the wrong person.

As a result, Lily is beaten up by Ion as usual. Phantom is so merciless that it takes over Ion and targets me this time.

As a result, the Phantom leaves Ion. No, because it's no different from our usual training. In fact, it's much weaker than the training. It's only natural, though, because the Phantom does not move because of Ions idea.

And I'll be next. This guy...he's so stupid. You have a natural enemy in this place.

"Sorry, Koihi. Can you help me with blood awakening?"

"Ye, Yes! Coming! Blood awakening!"

Koihi wears a silver-white aura and casts spells.

"I will purge you of all your sins and impurities"

The Phantom, seeing the shining sword, rushes away, but it's too late.

"Flash!"

Koihi closes the gap in an instant and the Phantom is cut in two. And then comes the info. Eh? A blow? Maybe Koihi's blood awakening is even worse than I thought.

You have cleared the Ancient Ruins. You have earned 3 skill points

Koihis Katana level has reached 10. She has acquired the martial art Nukiuchi

I got skill points! Now my remaining skill points are 39pt.

And the Nukiuchi that Koihi learned is one of the arts of sword drawing. It's a technique that uses the drawing of a Katana and attacking in the same stroke.

The reason why there are few skill points...is it because the boss was weak? I guess it's because this is not the base area after all. Then what is this place?

""Te, Terrible experience...""

Well, I'm sorry about the two who got possessed.

Now, I'm going to dismantle the raged Phantom. Here are the results.

Piece of cloth: Rarity 3 Material Item Quality E

An ordinary piece of cloth. Flammable.

Dark-based Stone: Rarity 3 Material Item Quality E

A stone with a dark attribute. Used as a material for weapons and magic stones.

I'm not sure what a piece of cloth is for. What would you use a piece of cloth the size of a handkerchief for? Okay, I'll give it to Mew-san.

More importantly, I got a dark-based stone! This is something to look forward to.

I beat it without a second thought, but thinking about it, if it wasn't for Koihi, I'd be stuck.

I looked around to see if I could find the slate I was looking for and found a mural on the wall and a place where the slate would have been. I'm pretty sure it's there because of the writing and the indentations.

The mural looks like an ancient Egyptian mural. It depicts a battle that once took place in its entirety.

First, an iron ship comes from the sky. After that, a huge female being astride a dragon and using small demons invades the island.

The island is poisoned and finally the dragon and the giant woman attack the iron ship.

Reading Lv8

Cooking Lv26

Feeding Lv6

Fishing Lv14

Synchro Lv5

Name Setia Elf Lv26Lv27

Vitality 3233

Magic Power 8284

Strength 24

Defense 1920

Agility 21

Dexterity 8284

Skills

Staff Lv9Lv13

Bow Lv6

Woodworking Lv10

Collecting Lv10

Dose Lv5

Wind Magic Lv3

Fire Magic Lv7

Water Magic Lv12

Earth Magic Lv13

Wood Magic Lv15

Tree Magic Lv5

Elven Knowledge Lv12

Spirit Summoning Lv4

Name Koihi Cerian Beast Lv23Lv24

Vitality 52

Magic Power 4850

Strength 52

Defense 31

Agility 5658

Dexterity 4344

Skills

Katana Lv9Lv10

Dual Wield Lv1

Flame Magic Lv5

Fox Fire Lv9

Sign Detection Lv9Lv10

Danger Detection Lv5Lv8

Sorcery Lv1

Blood Awakening Lv3Lv4

Name Sabik Black Mamba Lv2

Vitality 36

Magic Power 10

Strength 26

Defense 15

Agility 25

Dexterity 20

Skills

Bite Lv5

Coiling Lv4

Deadly Poison Lv5

Heat Detection Lv2Lv3

Name Loco Moco Cloud Sheep Lv2

Vitality 52

Magic Power 20

Strength 5

Defense 32

Agility 20

Dexterity 6

Skills

Ramming Lv3

Danger Detection Lv2

Run Away Lv1

Hair Growth Lv4Lv5

Milking Lv4Lv5

Cold Resistance Lv1

Name Airy Ibex Lv5

Vitality 43

Magic Power 19

Strength 25

Defense 17

Agility 33

Dexterity 18

Skills

Horn Strike Lv3

Climbing Lv1

Danger Detection Lv4

Jump Lv1

Gale Lv3

Light Magic Lv6

Milking Lv4Lv5