Vol. 9 - Chapter 457 - Nico-chan's Power Up and Training!

Starting day 2nd of our summer camp, we toured around the 19th floor, gathering luxurious food ingredients and hunting bosses.

The luck seemed to be in our favor as well as no one had to return back midway, which enabled us to go full-throttle mode in our harvest and hunting.

The first thing I did when we reached the 19th floor was to discuss our plan with Mert.

"Alright, who wants to take the head start in boss hunting? No wait, maybe it would be better to decide on member to hunt rare boss I guess?" (Zephyr)

"Hmm, Nico is must in party when it's about the rare boss. So we have to decide on rest since we can't go unlimited farming. But I don't think it needs to happen today, right? Maybe we should leave the rare boss for the last day." (Mert)

"It's also a sound choice. Maybe we should decide based on the member's growth. Nico is confirmed for sure at least." (Zephyr)

"Then, you can leave this task to me. I will decide on them." (Mert)

"Wow, are they talking about me or...are they not?" (Nico)

Indeed. Get yourself ready, Nico. It's going to be a wild ride for you! <Flute> number was set, so it would depend on her ability on how many rare boss's drops we could obtain in the limited round.

We carried group one first, albeit this time we had changed the members to <Arc-Arcadia>. Of course, there were also few members of <Eden> mixed in as their guard and guide.

The second group consisted of the rest of <Eden> and <Helper> group. I left Mert and Nico to take care of them while I made a trip to the 12th floor. It's really a huge lifesaver when you have dependable people to share the work!

By the time we came back, group 1 had already started their boss battle. Great, this was actually why I had carried them first. <Eden> members had already gained a great deal of experience so this was the time for them to learn and showcase their skill under <Eden> member's supervision.

Bow certainly had advantage in attack, but with guns, they would be able to play a gun and a shield in each hand style. Later would at least give them some defense, unlike the paper armor <Treasure Hunter> originally were. Imagine getting clobbered mid-way in the game, wouldn't it defeat the purpose of having <Treasure Hunter> in party if we couldn't even use <Rare Drop Collection> skill.

Nico's current equipment was a handgun and an oblong shield.

The handgun was a bit bigger compared to normal guns and sported black design, so it could be used with both hands as well. In that case, it actually increases the power of shots as well. As expected of the game world...I guess?

The shield was like a smaller version of tower shield, and closer to a riot shield in appearance. It was one meter long, so it was enough for Nico to even hide behind if she crouched to take cover.

Hiding behind the shield stabbed into the ground while shooting with a handgun; quite a safe playstyle, eh? Though this also made them immobile.

Her armaments were all defense---albeit a lightweight one, since armor was impossible for <Collector>---focused to give her more padding to soak in the damage, which was the highest priority.

The name of her equipment was <White Robe Armor of A Fairy>, similar to Karua's <Mercenary Fairy Armor Set>. Except, the former was made from drops of regular monsters of <Four Season Spirit Dungeon>.

The set consists of white robe with an ear hood covering her head, slightly loose pants and boots. Over chest, she was wearing leather armor, and on her back, she was carrying a rabbit-designed rucksack---<Item Bag>.

I must say, it actually comes out as stylish dressing. To be honest, I didn't expect her to look this good in it. Hmm, was it because she always gave a researcher-like vibe? Must be so.

Anyway, now that Nico's equipment wardrobe was complete, it was time for her to gain some field experience. I need her to learn how to not get flattened, how not to become the hate target of boss, and if time permits, give her some pointers about offense.

After all, it was the camp at the end. Training inexperienced members or guiding others was one of the main objectives. In short---the real thing had just started!

In this way, our second day of Camp became boss farming and training day.