Kaga Michio
Current levels & equipment:
Explorer Lv.19
Hero Lv.15
Mage Lv.1
Herbalist Lv.3
Equipment:
Durandal
Leather Armor
Leather Jacket
Leather Gloves
Leather Shoes
We returned to the inn where we had breakfast.
If anything, master, I am sorry for my lack of knowledge about magic, but during my short time as an Adventurer I just didnt have much contact with the ones capable of using it.
Its fine, its not like you could do anything about it. While we are on the subject, is there anything more you remember about magic and using it? Every little bit might be helpful.
Well, I heard that certain monsters can be either weak or resistant to certain types of magic. I think it was called Elemental Affinity? I think you were able to defeat those Needlewoods so quickly because they must be weak against fire.
So that means that if we keep on hitting the monsters with the element they are weak to, then we should be able to defeat them that much faster, right? In that case, lets try fighting by using magic some more. Any problems with that strategy?
None to speak of! If that is what you decided to do master, then I will follow your every command!
Roxanne expressed her agreement with my general plan of action as she was picking up the branches left by the defeated Needlewood.
Also, feel free to use your Scimitar to assist me more actively. And be sure not to let yourself be pushed against the wall, even by accident.
Dont worry, I will protect you from the front, because mages always fight from the backlines. Not to mention that protecting you is my duty as your slave, master!
Now that sounds like a solid strategy. Only a genius tactician like me could have come up with something as elaborate like that.
We continued to walk around the Labyrinth with my magic ready to cast and my hand always close to the handles of both Durandal and the Copper Sword. Another Needlewood we have come across got hit with a Fireball straight to its ugly mug. If defeating monsters with magic takes time, then the remedy for that is quite simple: you just have to spam magic as soon as you see the enemy appear, and dont give him even a moment to react. That is my master plan.
The Fireball advances through the cave, but then something rather bizarre happened: the Needlewood avoided my Fireball by ramming itself into the wall. Hot damn that was weird to watch. Well, they might not be intelligent, but monsters should still have their instincts which should be telling them when the danger is approaching, so it shouldnt be all that surprising that they are able to avoid attacks like that, so maybe launching the Fireball right from the get go wasnt as good of an idea as I thought it was? Unlike the Fire Storm, the Fireball is not an AoE spell, so it has to be precisely aimed in order to work properly.
I tried using it again, but failed. It seems that you have to get close to some extent firing the next shot, so I did just that and tried conjuring the next Fireball. However, it did not work. Aww shit, another failure? Having no other choice, I finished the Needlewood with Durandal
As I expected, there is a few seconds delay between each consecutively fired spell, even with my Chant Omission Skill, so even with it active the spells are going to be on brief cooldown each time. All in all its not that big of a problem, but in tough fights that might require fast reactions from me it might make that just a little bit tight.