(Monster Eater)
(Episode 7: The First Slaying Quest)
The Barona trout fishery quest is complete.
We got the reward, and the momentum is good.
Besides, we've decided to team up.
Let's get ready for our first quest as a team.
That said,
but with an E-rank member in a two-person team,
we probably won't get any decent quests.
Of course I know that.
So at first...
Excuse me.
I'll be teaming up with this man from now on.
Could you register our party?
S... S-rank adventurer, Elysia of the Jade Storm!
Why would you team up with the Miasma Scavenger?
Sorry, understood.
Please fill out this form for party registration.
Thanks for your help.
Also, I want to help Rudd raise his adventurer rank.
What requirements are he missing now?
Uh, let me see...
Mr. Rudd has sufficient achievements in gathering.
He's only lacking subjugation.
Then, tell me
what the most difficult quest we can take is.
Yes.
The quest you can take...
The one to slay the graywolves seems perfect for you.
Skill: Vanish.
Take this!
I'll leave the incoming wolf pack to you.
Let's go, Cylphiid.
Lend me your strength.
That is Elysia's special skill.
Spirit Magic.
Wind, sever it all.
The power is astonishing.
These are low-level graywolves, but to eliminate them in one hit?
I still can't unleash the power I had before the curse.
It's quite formidable to still have this power after dropping in the rank.
I wonder how absurdly strong she was at her peak.
Darn, I can't activate my skill in time.
Cylphiid!
This is great!
Thanks for saving me, Elysia.
You should thank her instead.
It seems we can't relax just yet.
I just saw about ten more wolves hiding in the grass.
Probably even more are lurking in the shadows.
In that case, it's my turn now.
Skill: Sonic Perception.
There are probably less than thirty graywolves left.
Plus those we just took out,
I can reach my subjugation requirement after finishing them all off.
Elysia,
please attack them at the locations I call out.
Sonic Perception's accuracy drops if it's not for an enclosed space.
And precisely sniping every enemy
must be quite hard for Elysia too.
But...
If we can attack them from the outside,
we can gather the entire pack in one place.
Good, my job is done.
The rest is yours, Rudd.
Skill: Paralysis Cloud.
Fifty-two in total.
We can finish off the paralyzed ones easily afterward.
Still, the number is really absurd.
I didn't expect to encounter such a large pack in just one day.
The number of graywolves increased
probably because not many people wanted to take this quest.
For a quest of this rank,
there are indeed too many of them.
By the way, was it Spirit Magic you used?
Yes.
I can cast magic by borrowing the power of spirits in nature.
She is Cylphiid, the wind spirit.
Spirits rarely appear, but they are basically omnipresent.
Using spirit power requires the mana as a cost.
While it consumes the mana to activate just like regular magic,
Spirit Magic can cast stronger spells with less mana.
And those inexplicable phenomena are Spirit Magic's forte.
I've never heard of the wind magic that lets one float in the air.
Ow... ow!
Stop it!
By the way, Cylphiid loves pranks.
The more dramatic your reaction, the more she enjoys teasing you.
Alright, Cylphiid.
Let him go now.
It's almost dark. I want to head back early.
Let's fly back for the next part of the trip.
This is awesome!
Hey, Spirit Magic has attributes too, right?
Which other attributes of Spirit Magic can you use?
I'm also proficient in Water, Ice, Light, and Earth magic.
But my affinity with Dark and Fire attributes is poorer.
Borrowing power from spirits with poor affinity demands a huge amount of mana.
And they might not be willing to lend their power at all.
They often won't appear if you call them, and you can't even sense their presence.
So, Cylphiid actually likes you a lot.
By doing this?
Yeah. Didn't I tell you she loves pranks?
Elysia, there's smoke over there.
I remember there's a village in that direction.
Darn it.
Aren't graywolves the only monsters in this area?
Why would it appear here?
Baphomet.
Skill: Water Bomb.
Are you okay?
Thanks for saving us.
Leave that monster to us.
Please explain the situation.
We just got back from a nearby maze and stopped by this village to rest.
Since my partner is injured, we planned to stay the night.
While we were eating, a huge explosion sounded outside.
We grabbed our weapons and rushed out to find this devastation.
I see.
So, it appeared without any warning.
Baphomet shouldn't just suddenly appear in a place like this.
What could be the cause?
What should we do?
We'll do anything to help.
Okay. There's something I need you to do.
Appraisal.
SKILLS: WISDOM OF CINDERS, WISDOM OF EARTH Wisdom of Magic.
SONIC PERCEPTION, ENHANCED WILLPOWER Wisdom of Magic.
My fire magic is still too weak now.
It's useless in actual combat.
But if I eat this monster,
maybe I'll be able to use that in battle.
My attack was blocked!
Rudd!
Are you okay?
It didn't release all those flame spears
and kept two in reserve.
So it was for defense?
This is a formidable opponent.
It seems to be wary of us now.
Let's exchange information while we can.
Not all the villagers have evacuated yet.
I've asked those two adventurers to help with the evacuation.
But it'll probably take some more time.
How much mana do you have left?
Still plenty.
But if there are still villagers here,
I can't blast it away with high-powered magic.
Without high-powered Spirit Magic,
I'll just have to deal with it myself.
Rudd,
I'll handle its magic.
Leave it to me.
No matter what happens,
don't stop moving.
They canceled out.
She countered its attack with an opposing spell of equal power?
Go!
She created rubble of the same mass to block its attack.
Is this the level of an S-rank adventurer?
Strength Enhancement!
How is it to be defeated by your own magic?