Case 47: North Zircon Conquest – Orcinus Nova and the cheese plan.
''I win.''
I raise my sword above my head.
As I clench my hand, preparing to strike down—
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''!!''
Accompanied by a screeching whistle that seems to be bashing against my eardrums, I can see in the corner of my eyes a giant beam of ice flying in my direction.
I immediately use [Blink] to retreat, getting out of the strike range.
BOOM—!!!
The beam squarely hits the snow-covered area below, blasting up dirt, soil, trees, and just about everything in a spectacular explosion. Then suddenly, the snow blows even harder. It is as if a blizzard has descended out of nowhere.
I turn my head to the side and witness another unbelievable sight—dozens of giant whales and sharks alike are heading toward us, led by a sparkling orca.
The orca itself is only half the size of others, but I can see its jaw is filled with terrifyingly sharp teeth, and the normally black part of its skin is instead replaced by a frosty blue, crystal-like layer.
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Name: Orcinus Nova
Race: Blizzard Orca Title: Blizzard's Chosen One
Level: 55
HP: 330/330 MP: 367/375
STR: 6.9 INT: 7.2
AGI: 6.7 STA: 6.3
Skill: [Blizzard's Chosen One],
[Ice Magic Lv.9], [Lightning Magic Lv.8],
[Ice Resistance Lv.6], [Inspect Lv.8],
[Domination Lv.7], [Telepathy Lv.7],
[Status Condition Nullification Lv.6],
[Deadly Wail Lv.6], [Counter Lv.5],
[Auto Regeneration Lv.4], [Inventory Lv.4],
[Language Lv.4].
State: Normal.
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With my eyes glued onto the status screen, I shoot myself back to my party members with [Flight].
0.5 seconds. The next barrage of magic has already been initiated by the enemies.
[Blizzard's Chosen One: Champion of the Blizzard Fairy - Olwen. Enable the user to establish a territory and recruit followers. +0.7 for all stats when in established territory] [Unique]
1 second. The barrage is estimated to be completed soon.
[Deadly Wail: Enable the user to let out a wail that can stun other entities. Cost: 5 MP, CD: 5 seconds] [Rare]
''So that's solved. But we still have to prepare a suitable battleground and a way to surprise the orca as well ideally.''
''Battleground, huh... I was thinking like, if we could grill it in a huge fire like grilling a normal fish, but the orca won't be staying still for sure, even if Slenderman could hold it in place.''
''Precisely.'' Skely nods. ''It still has magic.''
Now, I'm quite confident that the level 9 [Ice Magic] of the orca will be able to expel any kind of fire we might prepare, or actually, any kind of elements. And we can't drug it like we did with the ancient basilisk either...
''Argh...! This is so frustrating!'' Ariel exclaims before flying around aggressively, clipping herself into the wall.
...Clipping?
''...Hey, Chloe.'' I speak up.
''Hm?''
''Remember the Jellyman reportDisturbing content. Be careful when you search it up.?''
''...!''
Chloe's eyes widen once more, and soon after, an excited smile blooms on her face.
''Now we're gaming for real.'' She says.
The night quickly passes when we're focusing on strategizing.
It's now the morning of November 12th. Both Chloe and my main body have to rest, so I am now watching over Chloe with Nydia in Peln's body.
To summarize yesterday's finalized plan, we decided to defeat the Blizzard Orca by suffocating it.
Inspired by the Jellyman report and Ariel, we thought it was a good idea to teleport the Orca directly into the deep ground, where even with its incredible stats, it would still not be able to wiggle itself out of being crushed. I didn't think I would be using physics to defeat a flying orca here, but I digress.
To do that, two conditions must be achieved.
First, we need a space deep underground that is only large enough for one or two people to fit, so when we execute the plan of teleporting, there would be no space for the orca to go, thus forcing it into the wall. This can be achieved by simply digging, as Skely said. Sometimes I still forget that we have superhuman strength.
Second, we need a way to locate the orca. Once we do that, we can utilize the double teleport method to move it accordingly. This can be achieved by simply letting Ariel go scout with some precautions, or better if we could use the yetis the other day.
So tonight, we will be proceeding with the digging.
''Hm... I wonder if Claire is doing well.'' Nydia speaks quietly.
''She joined a club, right?'' I reply.
''Yeah, the Media Club.''
''If it's Claire, then I think she would be fine.''
''Mhm.''
I don't know why Claire joined that club, but she does she, I suppose.