Chapter 341: Pumpkin ghosts and desert canyon raid

Chapter 341: Pumpkin ghosts and desert canyon raid

At night, I log in as usual.

I was going to go to Hawk Valley for the night, but a quest came up, so I headed to the Sandwall Desert.

First, I take Lily and Koihi to Nefert Town to gather information.

Then suddenly I heard a story that sounded bad.

"...Between you and me, I heard that Coconut Village was attacked and burned to the ground"

"Is that true?"

"Yes...I heard it from a fellow caravan member. I'm sure of it"

I heard they sometimes attack caravans, but I never thought they would burn villages. But I don't think they would burn it down without a reason. Shall we go? I'm also curious about the famous coconuts.

"Thanks. I'll add some color to the information"

"Hehe...you know the story. Older brother. Thanks"

Now, shall we go to Coconut Village, relying on the desert compass? The members are Lily, Koihi, Nowa, Hix and Cinth.

"Lily, please don't use your powers"

"I know~. Takuto"

I hope so. We met a lot of light bodies on our way to Coconut Village. Identification.

Will-o-Wisp Lv17

Summon Monster Subjugation Target Active

The Will-o-Wisps deploy their magic circle all at once. Then comes a red laser. Heat lance!

Dive and duck!

We all swoop down at once, ducking the heatlances and I take aim at the Will-o-Wisps.

"Shining!"

I took down the Will-o-Wisps, but I took the blitz damage. That's a nasty skill to have.

Then Lily attacks the Will-o-Wisps with her signature big swing and the Will-o-Wisps are obliterated. Then Lily takes electric damage, but Lily is unperturbed.

"Oh? Doesn't it hurt?"

Checking the status, Lily has not taken any damage. The holy dragon blessing is a skill that prevents abnormal conditions. It does not prevent skill damage. Then the suspicious thing is the blessing of the stars.

So, Lily was to defeat Will-o-wisp.

"That's it!"

Koihi warns as Lilly annihilates all the Will-o-Wisps.

"Takuto-oniichan! Above!"

"What!?"

We're suddenly hit by a direct hit of flame. Damn! The one triggered by annihilation!

I looked up and saw an enemy with a pumpkin head, a cloak and a lantern in its hand.

Jack-o'-Lantern Lv35

Summon Monster Subjugation Target Active

"Kabokabo!"

You son of a bitch...you laughed at me for being a pumpkin!

"Shining!"

"Kabo!"

My Shining and the flames from the Jack-o'-lantern's lantern collide. Tsk! I guess we're even!

"Kabo!"

Jack-o'-lantern waves his lantern and multiple fireballs float in the sky and come flying at me.

"Water Wall!"

I block it with a water wall. This guy is a joke, but he's strong. But I'm not going to get into a magic war with him!

"Rune Magic!"

I use my rune magic and just when I think I have sealed it, the Jack-o'-lantern disappears as a phantom. That was an Illusion!?

I heard a metallic sound behind me.

Koihi was stopping the knife held by Jack-o'-lantern.

"I won't let you do it!"

"...N!"

When Nowa attacked with shadows, the Jack-o'-lantern ducked.

"Holy Fire! Flash!"

Koihi releases a flash with holy fire in it, but it is lost in the illusion. Then Jack-o'-lantern appears in front of her, laughing.

"He's getting away..."

"...N"

"No, you saved my life. Thank you, Koihi, Nowa. Thanks to you, I know how to attack the illusion"

"Eh?"

I stock Shining with delay magic. Now I'm ready to go.

"Koihi, point me in the direction he appears"

Probably because of that guy's skill, I don't feel any sign of him. Koihi is my best bet here.

"Y, Yes!"

I hold my staff up to the Jack-o'-lantern. This is not the same power as before!

""Shining!""

"Kabo!"

The shining and the Jack-o'-lantern's flames clash with each other, the power of shining increased by continuous chanting. This time I push, but here Lily slashes at the Jack-o'-lantern.

"Yaaaa!"

But the Jack-o'-lantern stops working its magic and disappears in an illusion. An unexpected event, but it comes.

"Takuto-oniichan! To the right!"

I hold my staff to the right.

"Release!"

Shining was released and hit the Jack-o'-lantern with the knife. Bingo. Earlier, Koihi had stopped Jack-o'-lantern's attack. In other words, at the moment of the attack, Jack-o-lantern had become real.

Spica had also used an illusion to avoid and then attacked. I have never used illusion during an attack. In other words, illusion is probably a skill that cannot be used during an attack. And when I saw that he had avoided Nowa's attack, I saw that there was a time lag between when he attacked and when he was able to use his illusion. Whether Lily knew this and attacked is a mystery.

"Ka, Kabo..."

Jack-o'-lantern disappears in illusion. It will come again...but now that the story is known, the rest is left to Koihi.

But the Jack-o'-lantern took an unexpected action. It was not me he was after, but Lily. That's not a wise choice.

"!! Yaaaa!"

"Kaburaaaaa!?"

Sure enough, Lily's danger premonition detected the Jack-o'-lantern's attack and Lily's counter hit the Jack-o'-lantern directly. He was blasted in a straight line to the ground and the impact of the collision sent up a cloud of dust.

"That thing is dead"

"I think"

"...I'm sure of it"

To take on a natural enemy, of all people, is a match made in heaven...a man in heaven. I find the fallen Jack-o'-lantern and dismantle it.

Charcoal: Rarity 5, Material, Quality C-

Charcoal used to build a fire. It is also used for cooking and heating utensils and for blacksmithing.

Flame stone: Rarity 5, Material, Quality C-

A stone that reacts to fire and bursts into flames. If you make a mistake in mixing it, it will be a catastrophe.

Flame stone is probably a material for bombs. I regretted a great deal about charcoal. I went through the sale of a seven-ring and charcoal stove at Elixir Lapis. The heating device could be a kotatsu? I don't believe there was one in Elixir Lapis...maybe it was somewhere else.

We were out of the desert and into a canyon. Apparently there is Coconut Village at this point.

But they would not let us get out of the canyon safely.

"Takuto!"

"Something is coming from the right wall!"

I let Hix rise to avoid the attack. What came out of the canyon wall was a huge drill. That drill transformed and became a mole. I identify the enemy.

Drillmole?

? ? ?

Now that transformation, I want to see it again...did I miss it? I thought the drill broke in half and it turned into a mole.

The mole has a drill nose and drilled fingers for hands.

"Mogu!"

Transforming again. Yeah, it's still a drill all of a sudden. Then it comes toward us as a drill.

Hix uses his lightning breath, but it doesn't matter, it comes at us. As it rises again and runs away, Koihi warns.

"Takuto-oniichan! Beside!"

What!? A spiky iron ball breaks through the wall and appears, which Hix is unable to avoid and is blown away by it.

"Change!"

Koihi changed into a ball of fur and prevented me from hitting the wall. She can do this kind of thing for change. It helped but it worked...identify the enemy.

Ankylosaurus?

? ? ?

We got hit by a blow from the tail of an ankylosaurus...

"Hix, are you okay?"

"Pii..."

Looks pretty tight. He got hit by a completely unexpected attack. He may not be an option.

Magic Power 9698

Strength 193197

Defense 65

Agility 7880

Dexterity 7274

Skills

Light Fist Lv10

Flight Lv25Lv26

One-handed Sword Lv35Lv37

Large Sword Lv30Lv32

Danger Premonition Lv2Lv4

Hammer Lv13

Rengeki Lv13Lv14

Tempering Spirit Lv30Lv31

Light Magic Lv6

Light Wave Motion Lv8

Dragon Technique Lv12

Dragonification Lv6

Dragon Breath Lv3

Holy Dragon Blessing Lv5

Name Koihi Shrine Beast Lv18Lv19

Vitality 81

Magic Power 110112

Strength 113116

Defense 50

Agility 132135

Dexterity 82

Skills

Katana Lv24

Dual Wield Lv1

Wind Blade Lv10

Flame Magic Lv12

Evil Flame Lv16

Holy Fire Lv23

Sign Detection Lv24Lv25

Danger Premonition Lv26Lv27

Spirit Power Lv6Lv7

Illusion Lv2

Shinto Magic Lv6

Lookout Lv9

Swift Lv10

Sorcery Lv4Lv5

Blood Awakening Lv9

Cooking Lv18

Invocation Lv1

Beastification Lv3

Name Nowa Dragonewt Obsession Lv18Lv19

Vitality 66

Magic Power 141144

Strength 50

Defense 42

Agility 60

Dexterity 118120

Skills

Shadow Manipulation Lv13Lv14

Flight Lv7

Curse Strike Lv4

Shadow Detection Lv10

Shadow Movement Lv6

Shadow Hiding Lv16Lv17

Shadow Binding Lv15Lv16

Shadow Summoning Lv4

Sign Isolation Lv9

Mimicry Lv5

Night Vision Lv20Lv21

Evil Eye Lv7Lv8

Dark Wave Motion Lv2

Darkness Magic Lv2

Dragon Technique Lv4Lv5

Dragonification Lv4

Evil Dragon Blessing Lv5

Name Hix Lesser Griffon Lv18Lv20

Vitality 7680

Magic Power 9498

Strength 126130

Defense 5052

Agility 138140

Dexterity 6870

Skills

Flying Lv30Lv31

Claw Lv10Lv11

Riding Lv21Lv22

Whirlwind Lv18Lv19

Windproof Lv10

Wind Blade Lv9

Gale Lv17

Afterimage Lv14

Wind Magic Lv14

Lightning Magic Lv14

Lightning Breath Lv10

Majesty Lv4

Strengthen Horsemanship Lv18Lv19

Name Cinth Imp Lv17Lv20

Vitality 3236

Magic Power 5862

Strength 3036

Defense 2426

Agility 5864

Dexterity 3640

Skills

Flight Lv12Lv14

Bloodsucking Lv7

Night Vision Lv9Lv10

Sign Isolation Lv9

Hiding Lv5

Dark Magic Lv9Lv11

Curse Lv1