I can see.
By activating Presence Detection, Organism Detection, Magic Energy Detection, Danger Detection, and making full use of Perception Strengthening, I’m fully aware of the Lamia’s every movement.
A flexible arm from the left…!
Clink!
I block with a sword, and feel a sharp intense impact. I’m assuming I hit claws, but I couldn’t destroy them with the power I used to counter them.
Then a tail from the right!
“Whoa.”
‘Kishaa!’
I dodge with a light jump, and this time, three traces of magic energy appear in the sky.
I keep using Magic Energy Detection, and I guess polishing it raised my proficiency with it, because a sign that they will activate is enough for me to know the elements and what kind of spell they are, like they’re colored.
From the left, it’s water, wind, and earth.
They’re all the big series. Level three. Danger wise, it goes earth, wind, and then water. Not that I want to be hit with water anyway.
I know from my training that being hit with water doesn’t hurt that much, but my clothes and armor would absorb it, making them heavier and making it harder to dodge attacks.
The wind is a lump of turbulent air with a small tornado inside. If that hits me, I’ll be blown away and my posture will break.
The earth one is a rock. It will hurt no matter how high my Constitution is, and worst case scenario, break bones.
So basically, I don’t want to get hit by any of them.
The solution is simple… I just have to dodge them all.
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“Ahh, ahh.”
‘Shrrr…’
How much time has passed?
I keep parrying Lamia’s attacks at close range, regardless of whether they’re supposed to be close or long range attacks. Sometimes I dodge, and when I see a chance for a decisive blow, I execute a very thin slice to increase my fighting proficiency.
Finally, Foresight has no trouble activating even when my eyes are closed. There’s nothing more to learn from this thing.
“Thanks for the nice lesson.”
Slash!
【Level up】
【Leveled up from eighty-three to a hundred and five】
I open my eyes, and see the Lamia’s smoke immediately dispersing.
In the end, I couldn’t see her with my naked eyes.
“Ahh… Everyone, it’s over.”
When I say that, my partners who dispersed all come running.
“Good job!”
“You won your rematch!”
“It was pretty frustrating not being able to see it for those twenty minutes~!”
“Master, excellent job seeing through it at a close range. It was magnificent.”
“Thanks everyone… Did you have your eyes open, Aira?”
“If I erase my presence, our eyes won’t meet.”
“Ah, I see…”
I’m pretty sure that’s how she dealt a killing blow to that Lamia’s blind spot last time.
“That’s not fair, Aira~!”
“We wanna watch too.”
“You should all learn a concealment skill as well.”
“Aira’s skills are really rare. They don’t usually show up in auctions.”
“Surely they will drop or appear in treasure chests eventually if you follow master.”
“True…”
“Hum, it was Invisibility and Presence Obstruction, right? I don’t have them either.”
“I don’t think your fighting style necessitates them, Shouta.”
“Maybe.”
Anyway, let’s check the drops.
“Aira, did we get everything?”
“Yes. Earth-Shaking, Water Current Control Lv1, Wind Magic Lv3, Water Magic Lv4, Earth Magic Lv4, Wisdom of Sorcery, and Magic Energy Recovery Lv2.
As for items, we have Orochi skin, Orochi reitan, Lamia hair, Lamia cast-off skin, and a golden treasure chest. Lastly, a large magic stone and an extra large.”
“Yes, I’m glad everything dropped.”
“So what now?”
“I’ve learned its movements, so I’m going to start taking them down when they appear. But I’m a bit tired, so I was thinking we could have lunch. Let’s go back to the entrance.”
““““Yes!””””
Enki crushes normal enemies as we go, and takes down about forty by the time we reach the entrance.
“Master, would you like to go to the second floor?”
“No, there’s the powered up one to think about… It’d be annoying if it reset because I went to another floor, so let’s rest here. It might not be very spacious, but we can at least set up a tent.”
“Yes. It will not be a problem if we place it in the middle of the path.”
Aira immediately sets up the tent, and we all sit around a table inside it.
“How should we distribute these skills?”
“First, I’m keeping Earth-Shaking. Two more and I can compress it.”
‘Goh.’
“So, Water Current Control… Hm, I have no use for it, so I’ll keep it too. And Magic Energy Recovery Lv2… Aki.”
“Eh? Me!?”
“You looked lonely when you were the only one who couldn’t participate in that hard mode practice because you didn’t have it.”
“Yes, but I don’t really use magic. It’d be better if you gave it to Ayane.”
“I mainly use magic, but I don’t fight that much anyway.”
“Yes. And we need ten levels to test Magic Energy Super Recovery, but I’m not planning to hunt four more Lamias now. And you use magic energy with the combat arts in your weapon, right?”
“I’m not gonna say I didn’t want to participate too, but… Uu, okay, I’ll take it.”
Okay, she accepted.
There are only three snake areas here, I guess I could stay longer for Lamias, but we can do that after taking out the powered up one.
“As for magic, Enril can take Wind Magic Lv3, and Ayane can take Water Magic Lv4 and Earth Magic Lv4.”
‘Popo.’
“Lastly, Maki, take Wisdom of Sorcery. And let me compress.”
“Yes please.”
Maki’s skill combines with Destructive Wisdom and they evolve into Hallowed Wisdom.
Now all that’s left is the golden treasure chest.
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Well this from I’ve fight? Geez. I hope the other chairs aren’t this slow. Well I know they will be faster, side he’ll kill like four and a powered up one and he might even so a rare bear monster.
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